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Chapter 36 The Truth Comes Out
In Xiao's piano room, Luo Fei sat down on the piano bench.

Xiaoman was a little impatient: "Stop putting on airs, just talk."

"I already know how the murderer did it. The murderer was in this room at the time, under our noses, and murdered Guan Er."

"But when Guan Er died, we were outside the piano room. As soon as the piano sound stopped, we broke in. There was no one else in the room." Xiaolu said.

"Yes, it does seem so. However, the murderer just used a clever cover-up to complete this impossible murder."

"Cheating?" Xiaoman looked at Luo Fei puzzled.

Luo Fei nodded: "Yes. I never figured out why Guan Er played the violin in the piano room."

"Is it to find six wrong sounds and crack the code on the music score?"

"No, the murderer wanted us to think that Guan Er was still alive, but in fact, Guan Er was already dead before we heard the sound of the piano." Luo Fei said.

"Then the sound of the piano we heard is...?"

Luo Fei walked to the bookshelf and pulled out a record: "It's the record played on the gramophone."

Xiao Lu pointed to the phonograph: "But I remember that there were no records in the phonograph."

"Not really. Because after the murderer finished playing the record, he made the record disappear."

"How could such a large record disappear out of thin air?" Xiaoman asked.

"When Guan Er died, when I investigated this piano room, I always felt that there was something missing compared to the first time I came here."

Xiaoman looked around: "What is it?"

Luo Fei took out a spring-loaded measuring tape from the bookshelf: "This is it."

"Spring tape measure." Xiao Man looked at the tape measure inexplicably.

"That's right, the murderer used it to complete the key part of arranging the secret room."

Luo Fei walked to the bookshelf and continued: "First, pull out the spring tape measure, hook one end to the metal stylus of the phonograph, and tie a short wire, and stick the other end of the short wire to the edge of the record with an adhesive tape, then put the spring tape measure The other end of the bookcase is tied to the column leg on the inside of the bottom of the bookshelf against the wall. In the second step, one end of a five-meter-long fishing line is taped to the door latch and the other end is wrapped around the fixed post where the record is placed , while the middle line drags on the ground."

After listening to Luo Fei's description, Xiaoman was astonished, and at the same time, a whole set of devices slowly appeared in front of her eyes, and she couldn't believe that there was such a thoughtful murderer in the world.

"After the murderer killed Guan Er, he started playing the record."

Luo Fei said as he moved the stylus to the record, and the record began to play the violin piece "Flower from the Other Shore".

"In the end, the murderer quickly left the scene. At this time, we were downstairs listening to the leader's speech, and didn't notice what happened upstairs." Luo Fei waved his hands along with the music, and said to Xiaolu, "Xiaolu, Please go out for a while."

Little Lu hesitated, and walked out in doubt.

"Next, wait for this room to become a secret room." Luo Fei closed the door and turned to Xiao Man.

Xiaoman looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief.

As the turntable rotates, the fishing line dragged on the ground is gradually tightened. When the fishing line is pulled into a straight line, the bolt stuck to the end of the fishing line is automatically straightened, and the door is locked.

"The door actually closed by itself!" Xiaoman said excitedly.

"Don't worry, it's not over yet, use your imagination." Luo Fei walked slowly behind Xiaoman and said softly, "Did you see that the fishing line came off from the tape and was gradually retracted into the gramophone, wrapped around the phonograph? On the fixed column, after a song is played, the stylus will automatically rise, and one end of the spring tape will come off from the stylus and retracted, and the drawn fishing line and the sticky record will be pulled out together.”

"The tape measure was retracted to the leg under the bookshelf, and the records were also dragged under the bookshelves and disappeared into the shadows. That's how the records disappeared." Xiaoman also suddenly realized, and turned her head to meet the tip of Luo Fei's nose, "It's incredible .how did you find out?"

Luo Fei didn't move, and said with a somewhat unnatural expression: "The key to solving a case is a thorough investigation and logical reasoning."

"So that's how it is." Xiaoman stepped back first.

"Little Deer, you can come in."

Fawn was pushing the door outside at this time, but the door didn't move.

Luo Fei smiled and said, "Strength!"

The deer kicked the door open, and the latch flew out and fell to the ground.

"This is the scene at that time. When the three of us entered the room, we only saw Guan Er's body, but not the record. Deer, please take out the record. I want to take it back to investigate the fingerprints on it." Luo Fei said to Xiao Lu. Said.

Xiaolu walked over, knelt on the ground, and took out the record from under the bookshelf.

Luo Fei looked at the deer kneeling on the ground, and his smile deepened: "It's strange, you couldn't see the situation in the room in the corridor just now, how did you know that the record flew under the bookshelf?"

Xiaoman also reacted: "Yes, how do you know? Could it be that you are the murderer?"

"Don't be kidding. There's only so much room in this room, where else can I hide the records? After thinking about it for a while, I figured it out." Fawn said nonchalantly with Luo Fei on his back.

"No, I'm absolutely sure, you are the one who killed Guan Er!" Luo Fei firmly pointed at the deer.

Xiaoman immediately took out his gun and pointed at Xiaolu.

"Detective Qin, don't be impulsive, Luo Fei, you say I'm the murderer, what evidence do you have?" Xiao Lu raised his hand and stood up slowly.

"I first doubted you because you interrupted me a day ago when I was deducing the murder method in the secret room in this room," Luo Fei said.

Xiaolu looked helpless: "If I hadn't interrupted you, you wouldn't have found the hidden compartment of the music box."

"Yes, you successfully diverted my attention to the music score, so I didn't think much about it, and temporarily dispelled my doubts about you. But just now, at my house, you cocked your feet on the sofa... ..." Luo Fei pointed to Xiao Lu's shoes, and continued, "If I read correctly, the tape on the sole of your shoe is the tape on the pin."

"When Guan Er was killed, you were the first to rush into the room. After you entered the door, you saw a small piece of tape stuck to the latch on the floor. In order to eliminate the evidence, you pretended to tie your shoelaces, took off the tape, and pasted it on the It may be that you are too confident, or you may be too focused on unlocking the password in the score, and even forgot that the evidence left by the crime scene is still stuck on the sole of your shoe. If you don’t mind, you can let Shall we take a look at the soles of your shoes?" Luo Fei walked to Xiao Lu's side.

Xiaoman urged: "Quick, take off your shoes."

The fawn took off his shoe, revealing a piece of tape on the sole.

Xiao Lu pretended to be surprised: "Hey, there is really tape."

"Comparing them, it is not difficult to find that this piece of tape was torn from the tape at Xiao Lang's house." Luo Fei laughed. "I must have accidentally stepped on it." Deer retorted.

"It's useless if you don't admit it. On that tape, there must be fingerprints left by the murderer, and only the murderer will leave fingerprints on the adhesive side."

At this moment, Xiaoman stepped forward to take the shoes, carefully peeled off the tape, and put them in the evidence bag.

"Xiao Lang, Guan Er, and Zheng Dong were all killed by you. You caused internal strife in the drug cartel and caused Uncle Cao to kill Guorong by mistake. Although you killed Uncle Cao to save me, you planned to put him to death from the very beginning. It is." Luo Fei said.

"But why did he do this? He is a client, and if he brings you, a big detective, into the case, isn't he just making trouble for himself?" Xiaoman asked Luo Fei.

"He commissioned me to handle the case in order to crack the code on the music score."

"Are you also doing it for the money in the safe?" Xiao Man said to Xiao Lu.

At this time, Xiao Lu suddenly relaxed all over, but the expression on his face was extremely solemn: "No, I am not doing it for money, but to avenge my sister."

Xiaoman was shocked: "Your sister?"

Luo Fei bowed gentlemanly, stretched out his hand to Xiaolu and said, "Let me introduce, the one standing in front of you is Xia Luna's younger sister, Xia Wenjie."

Xiaoman stared at Luo Fei with wide eyes: "Sister? Are you kidding Luo Fei, but he is obviously a boy."

At this moment, Xiaolu lowered his head in desolation: "My parents passed away early, I was brought up by my sister since I was a child, because I am delicate, my sister often dressed me as a girl in jokes..."

"Although in the eyes of outsiders, my sister is a big star, but in my heart, she is a lively and lovely big sister. The days with my sister are always very happy, until one day..., I saw my sister when I walked in the door While packing my luggage, she said that she had already bought a ferry ticket for me and let me go to the United States. At that time, I didn’t want to leave for unknown reasons. Just as we were hesitating, Xiao Lang’s bastards broke in. My sister was in a hurry. Hide me in the closet."

When Xiao Lu said this, his whole body trembled, and tears kept falling down.

"I never thought that this would be the last time my sister and I would see each other. After the gang of thugs entered the house, they pressed my sister on the chair and ransacked the room. My sister deliberately yelled at the window to cover me. Calling me not to go home, warning me not to come out, in fact, I have been hiding in the closet, looking at everything that happened outside through the crack of the door, I bit my hand until it bleeds, and I dare not make the slightest sound, so I just silently Watching my sister die before my eyes."

Under Xiaoman's gun, Xiaolu walked slowly to the piano, showing teeth marks on his palm, and slowly played the melody of "The Flower of the Other Shore", "I will always remember the sound of the piano in the room, I will never forget that Terrible melody, every note is like a knife, piercing my heart one by one..."

"After leaving Shanghai, I used the money my sister gave me to study abroad, but I never forgot to come back for revenge." Xiaolu said, suddenly raised his head and eyes filled with anger.

Luo Fei nodded: "Five years later, when you thought you were capable of revenge, you came to Shanghai and applied to be Xiao Lang's assistant. Xiao Lang didn't know that Xia Luna had a younger brother, and he didn't doubt you at all. You were by his side Through secret observation, I found out the law of activities of the drug trafficking group, and I also know that they use the music score to contact the captain."

"When I finally understood why my sister died and the meaning of her words, when I thought of her tragic death, I wished I could send these murderers to hell one by one with my own hands, but I was too much. Impatient, it aroused Xiao Lang's suspicion." Xiaolu punched the keyboard.

(End of this chapter)