My Perfect Female CEO-Chapter 942: Layers of Mist

Regarding the case, Zhang Lu still had many things she didn’t understand, and needed Ye Fan’s super-intelligent analysis to come up with clues.

"You two analyze the case. I’ll arrange how to handle the public opinion." Mengyao stood up and left to find Shen Zhengqing and the others.

Zhang Lu continued from the previous doubts and said: "Fourth, Wu Xiuchun was poisoned to death. The source of the poisonous bottle of water is unknown. Before the live broadcast, there was a routine meeting, and on her way from the meeting room to the live broadcast room, that bottle of water appeared in Wu Xiuchun’s hand. The key issue is who gave Wu Xiuchun that bottle of water—it can’t be traced anywhere, nor has any useful information been obtained. Wu Xiuchun would drink water during a broadcast to replenish energy, and usually there is a person responsible for preparing different flavors of water that the hosts like. Coincidentally, Wu Xiuchun didn’t get the water specially prepared for her but instead received the poisonous water from someone else.

"The person who delivered the water is the direct perpetrator of Wu Xiuchun’s murder, and whether there is anyone guiding them from behind is not known for now."

Zhang Lu explained everything she knew.

"According to what you said, Wu Xiuchun was threatened, from her will to drinking the poisonous water during the broadcast and dying—this was a meticulously planned scheme. Even if a host offended someone, they wouldn’t choose such a public way to commit murder; they would definitely choose a stealthy way, trying to hide themselves as much as possible, which is the best strategy. Even if a psychotic person hated Wu Xiuchun or wanted fame, killing her would reveal their identity, thus achieving some kind of satisfaction."

"Evidently, Wu Xiuchun’s death is not something an ordinary person could accomplish, which rules out the possibility of an ordinary person committing the murder. From thoroughly investigating Wu Xiuchun’s lifestyle to knowing her contact information, to finally delivering the poisonous water to her hands—it’s all meticulously linked in a grand scheme that ordinary people simply cannot do."

Ye Fan shared his analysis, puzzled, "What puzzles me is the motive of the murderer? What motive could there be in painstakingly setting up such a death trap, making Wu Xiuchun’s death known to everyone?"

"Perhaps it’s revenge from an enemy. Wu Xiuchun offended many people, and maybe it was an external enemy collaborating with a colleague of Wu Xiuchun’s, working from inside and outside to kill her." Zhang Lu speculated.

"That reasoning doesn’t hold. If it was revenge, it definitely would have been a private murder, not one that exposes themselves. A grand murder comes with great cost and leaves many clues; no one would be foolish enough to do so." Ye Fan asserted, then continued, "What about the fingerprints extracted from the bottle of water that poisoned Wu Xiuchun?"

"The extraction is ongoing..." Zhang Lu was about to speak when her phone rang. Seeing the caller, her confusion deepened, as she quickly said, "The fingerprints have been extracted. Besides Wu Xiuchun’s, there are no other fingerprints." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"This raises more suspicion. It seems the person who delivered the water was very careful, eliminating all clues. However, it is certain that the direct murderer of Wu Xiuchun is among us, possibly someone within Shuiyu Company, considering they dared to give Wu Xiuchun the water and she drank it without any defense, indicating that this person had a rapport with Wu Xiuchun, enough not to be rebutted by her words."

Ye Fan considered meticulously, "But it doesn’t rule out the possibility that Wu Xiuchun was in a bad mood, upset by the threats, and the water deliverer might have heard about her circumstances, thus revealing the murderer. Of course, this suspicion makes sense only if it’s limited to Wu Xiuchun’s death. But tying it to Wu’s mother’s death makes it impossible—a person who kills at whim wouldn’t have such a perfect death trap. Wu’s mother’s death wasn’t a coincidence, so only the previous suspicion remains. The person delivering the water must have an unusual status within Shuiyu, at least having a good relationship with Wu Xiuchun. Start by focusing on people who had a good relationship with her and could talk to her."

"I’m really impressed with you. Just by understanding the case, you’ve narrowed down the suspects." Zhang Lu issued instructions while seeking opinions, "Do you have any other investigative directions?"

"First, tell me about the circumstances of Wu’s mother’s death." Ye Fan said somewhat disdainfully.

"Look, I’m really overwhelmed, not even introducing such important details before asking for investigative directions is really inappropriate. But don’t look at me like that, I have to instruct a big team of people under me, overlooking something is normal, I can’t cover everything."

Zhang Lu retorted before explaining, "I’ve had my people ask all the neighbors around Wu’s mother, finding no suspicious persons or vehicles. Wu’s mother’s room had an explosion, the body was burned, confirmed to be burned to death with no other suspicious traces or clues. The only suspicious thing is, how did the gas leak and explode? Wu’s mother was perfectly capable of taking care of herself, it’s impossible for such a minor accident to occur. Even if gas really leaked, Wu’s mother could smell something was wrong and turn it off, not just wait for death."

"This issue is simple and can be divided into two scenarios: either Wu’s mother committed suicide, making the lack of clues understandable, or it’s a murder, indicating the murderer is very skilled, hence leaving no clues."

"I lean towards the latter possibility."

"Wu Xiuchun and Wu’s mother almost died at the same time, definitely not a coincidence. If there’s a compelling reason to kill Wu Xiuchun, then Wu’s mother’s death becomes intriguing, what’s the murderer’s motive?"

"This only indicates that Wu Xiuchun might have told her mother some unspeakable secrets, inciting the murderer’s intent to kill. Analyzing this way, everything becomes clear—the murderer set up the trap to kill Wu Xiuchun, starting from the threats. A worried Wu Xiuchun might have visited her mother the night before or earlier, possibly confiding secrets or leaving some incriminating evidence, or maybe just visited. But for the murderer, this was a loophole—killing Wu’s mother was to eliminate future troubles." Ye Fan logically explained.

"The more I hear your analysis, the more I feel this is a deep water." Zhang Lu remarked peculiarly.

"I’ve already sensed something unusual. To painstakingly set up such a perfect murder trap without holes, just for a broadcaster—it really is scheming, not something an ordinary person could orchestrate." Ye Fan affirmed, "Take me to the crime scene. After seeing the body and further understanding the case, we’ll find the mastermind behind it. I’m very curious about what the mastermind is intending."