Chapter 600 - Play Along (1/2)

“He won’t.” Xiang Wan contemplated. “He’s a successful businessman. In normal circumstances, he wouldn’t let his hands be tainted with blood. Moreover, there’s no reason for him to kill Xu Siqi…”

“What if he hated her? Say if the deceased kept pestering him?”

“Even if she pestered him, that still isn’t reason enough to kill.” Xiang Wan snorted a laugh. “Sir Little Bai, you don’t understand men at all.”

“…” What is she talking about? he thought.

Bai Muchuan was puzzled. “Are you saying that I understand women better?”

Cough! Xiang Wan cleared her throat. “I don’t mean that. I’m saying that you wouldn’t understand middle-aged men like him.”

“Oh?” Bai Muchuan looked at her with interest. “Tell me about it.”

“Being a successful businessman and investor in the showbiz industry, he has come across all kinds of people. This type of man has too many ways and means to deal with women who keep pestering them. I am confident to say that there is no need for him to resort to this ‘high-risk’ method. Xu Siqi is just a girl that comes from an ordinary background. Unless she has such a hold on him that he had no other choice but to kill her, he wouldn’t resort to killing.”

“You’re thorough.” Bai Muchuan looked at the stars in the sky. “But what if, there’s actually such a possibility? After all, the murderer may think this way.”

“…” Xiang Wan was stumped.

Yes.

He was right.

They couldn’t rule out the possibility of being silenced.

It could be possible that his new darling might discover the secret of her ‘sugar daddy’ by accident.

Xiang Wan’s earlier inference came from her intuition. Although it got denied by Bai Muchuan, she still felt that her earlier inference had a higher possibility.

“I still feel that the murderer should not be Zhang Houfa. If he wanted to kill, he wouldn’t have chosen a place where he stays, much less letting the girl die in his swimming pool that he spent tens of millions of yuan to build…”

“Mm!”

This reason sounded more convincing to Bai Muchuan.

He was wearing a pair of white gloves and he touched the wall lightly then looked at his finger. “Let’s go to the main hall for a look.” He said slowly.

“Mm, okay.”

Xiang Wan followed and turned around yet Bai Muchuan halted his steps.

“Little Xiang Wan.”

“Mm?”

Bai Muchuan looked at her. “Do you remember a famous case of Justice Bao?”

“Well…” Xiang Wan chuckled. “Justice Bao solved so many cases. Which case are you referring to?”

“I’m referring to those cases where he used his wisdom to solve the crime on the spot and catch the murderer.”

Uh!

Xiang Wan knew there were cases like that but she was unable to recall anything at that time.

She looked at Bai Muchuan, perplexed. “Why are you asking about this?”

Bai Muchuan smiled. “Well, your Lord Bai wants to show you that I can solve this very case, tonight.”

Pffft! Xiang Wan laughed. “So Your Excellency, what plans do you have in mind?”

Bai Muchuan showed his hands. “I don’t have any. That’s why I needed to consult my strategist. How do we find out which one is the murderer out of so many suspects?”

As he said so, the corners of his lips lifted upwards. “Criminal profiling will come in handy at this time.”

“…”

So he wanted her to solve the case by looking at the faces of all those suspects?

“Just cut it out. I’m not so capable.”

Bai Muchuan held her shoulders. “Don’t be humble. I believe in you.”

Such trust made Xiang Wan quiver.

She didn’t feel that with her current abilities, she would be able to tell who the murderer was amongst so many people. She also didn’t believe that Little Bai could solve this case in such a short time period like how Justice Bao, also known as Bao Zheng, a famous politician in the Song Dynasty, who managed to do it. How could solving real-life cases be so simple, easy and effortless?

Back then during Justice Bao’s era, people were still simple.

Now, as time passed by, people also evolved and got smarter.

If one dared to kill, his mental state would be stronger than the average person. They wouldn’t be exposed so easily.

Nevertheless, it seemed that Bai Muchuan not only had confidence in her, he also had a lot of confidence in himself. He returned to the main hall and asked about the progress of the questioning from Quan Shaoteng. After that, he also took a look at the surveillance records and statements.