Chapter 305: This Guess Is Spot On

"Have you thought about taking revenge on him?" Han Fei asked, "Then how do you intend to revenge him?"

Gou Hao gave a wry smile.

"Sneak up on him when he's not watching and lay a trap, give him a blunt hit, but I wouldn't dare; I'm just thinking about it."

Xu Mo kept staring at Gou Hao's face.

From his facial expression, Xu Mo realized he wasn't lying.

Whether he previously said he wanted to revenge Lu Yu, or now says he simply never dares to revenge Lu Yu, neither is false.

So, Gou Hao isn't the murderer at all?

He doesn't even have the courage to give someone a blunt hit from behind, let alone kill.

Besides Xu Mo, Han Fei clearly realized this too; he also saw that Gou Hao wasn't lying at all.

The two exchanged a glance, and for a moment both were puzzled.

After a few seconds, Han Fei spoke again.

"Where were you after ten o'clock last night?"

"Ten o'clock last night?" Gou Hao thought for a moment, then answered, "I started at eight last night and kept writing my reflective notes in the dormitory; after finishing I took a shower and went to bed."

"Can anyone vouch for you?"

"Yes, my roommates were also in the dormitory; we were all catching up on notes."

Hearing this, Han Fei and Xu Mo exchanged another glance.

Although Gou Hao had some motive to kill, he's very timid; if he really were to murder, he likely lacks the courage, and… if his story is true—that he started memorizing words at eight, then showered and went to bed—he has a solid alibi.

Han Fei and Xu Mo could see that Gou Hao wasn't lying to them; he was indeed in the dormitory last night and had no chance to commit the crime.

Moreover, lying about this is pointless, because the Police could simply ask his roommates to verify his claim.

"Alright," Han Fei nodded, "We'll ask your roommates to verify what you said."

After speaking, Han Fei printed out Gou Hao's statement.

He handed it to him, "These are the words you've said; check if there's any problem, and if not, sign here."

Gou Hao carefully read through the statement.

"No problem," he then signed his name on the statement.

The reason he was so bold in openly admitting his grudge against Lu Yu was that he simply isn't the murderer.

He has no need to hide anything.

Even if the Police suspect him of killing Lu Yu because of his words, he isn't afraid, since he has a solid alibi.

Moreover, Gou Hao is rather timid; he wouldn't dare lie to an officer.

He also believes that lying to an officer will inevitably be exposed, which would only increase the Police's suspicion.

Rather than that, it's better to just tell the truth.

Anyway, he has a clear conscience.

Han Fei called in Wang Dachuan, who had brought Gou Hao to the Police Station.

"Send him back, and privately check with his roommates to see if he left the dormitory after eight last night."

Although Han Fei thought Gou Hao wouldn't lie.

Out of caution, he still had Wang Dachuan ask Gou Hao's roommates to see if Gou Hao had lied to him.

"Got it, Han Team!"

After Wang Dachuan left with Gou Hao, Han Fei let out a long sigh.

Damn, all that effort was for nothing.

After finally pinning down a suspect, it turned out the murderer wasn't him.

Now they have to start the investigation from scratch.

……

Even by ten o'clock at night, the Police hadn't identified any other suspects.

Lu Yu's social connections were easy to trace, and a suspect could be quickly pinpointed because he was still a student.

A student's social network is simple and easy to map.

But the social ties of the other two victims were far more complicated.

The first victim, Zhu Xingde, was a senior executive at a finance firm and was extremely adept at socializing.

Describing him as 'adept in all directions' is apt; his tongue could speak to anyone appropriately, from elite business magnates, company owners, and corporate executives down to all sorts of drinking companions.

He could even strike up conversation with most technicians at the major foot‑massage parlors.

Finding a suspect among so many people is far from easy.

As for the third victim, Yang Meng, she could only be described as equal to or surpassing Zhu Xingde in social reach; her circle was even broader…

She was an online female streamer, and her Live Broadcast Room was filled with countless Big Brothers.

She didn't shy away from courting the money of those Big Brothers.

Many Big Brothers even emptied their families' savings to send her gifts, borrowing money if necessary to tip.

They did this just to earn a line from her: "Thanks, big brother, for the rocket, mua! Big brother, give me more~."

The family conflicts she sparked were countless; many couples argued to the point of divorce.

With that in mind, would there be few people who hate her?

Obviously not.

The officers, too, didn't know until they investigated, and were shocked when they did.

There are at least dozens who hold a hostile attitude toward Yang Meng, seeing her as a fox spirit who ruined their families.

All these people could potentially be the murderer…

Seeing that progress was really slow and it was already late, it had unknowingly become ten o'clock at night, Han Fei didn't let everyone keep working overtime and instead sent everyone home.

After the Police left one by one, Han Fei continued to sort things out piece by piece on his own.

……

Xu Mo had just gotten home when he heard the four girls shouting from the next room.

"Footsteps, footsteps! Someone's coming! Let's stay still, be careful not to be spotted, lie low, don't fire…."

At that moment, the four girls were sitting upright on the sofa, intently clutching their phones.

They were playing a game called Peace Elite, colloquially known as 'chicken'.

When he leaned over to look, Xu Mo exclaimed what a great crew, these are four Lao Liu!

By then, most of the players in the game had already been eliminated.

But the four of them hadn't killed a single person, surviving purely by hiding, and had been hiding up to now; conservatively, they'd been hiding for at least half an hour… maybe longer!

Their way of hiding was to lie on the rooftop of a small western-style house, apparently having no intention of fighting anyone head‑on, only wanting to use the high ground to shoot Black Gun.

So much perseverance? Hiding on the rooftop as Lao Liu and managing to stay hidden that long, without killing anyone, and still making it to the final circle…

"You're back, there's stew in the kitchen, I'll get you a bowl, you play this round for me." Zhou Qiaoqiao handed her phone to Xu Mo and turned toward the kitchen.

Xu Mo took Zhou Qiaoqiao's phone with a wry smile; instead of going down to hunt, he inherited her role—continuing to hide as Lao Liu!

Looking at the rooftop scene in the game, Xu Mo suddenly recalled the Rooftop at the crime scene.

I think I now understand how the murderer 'evaded' the cameras; Wang Dachuan's earlier guess seems spot‑on! Xu Mo's eyes lit up.

Perhaps the murderer had gone up to the Rooftop long beforehand and hid there, and after pushing the victim off, stayed lying on the small gatehouse atop the stairwell leading to the Rooftop, remaining hidden for a long time before finally leaving.

Because the time gap was so long, and the Police didn't review the footage that far back, they overlooked him, who had been on the Rooftop before the victim.

As for why they didn't see anyone else on the Rooftop at the time, it was because the murderer was lying on the small gatehouse atop the stairwell leading to the Rooftop, and the Police didn't inspect that little roof, simply overlooking it…