Chapter 250: Confirming Ghost’s Whereabouts, Disguised Affection More Sickening Than a Dog

It wasn’t an accident, but a long-planned conspiracy.

This was… Su Ming’s first thought after watching the footage. It wasn’t a preconceived notion but a conclusion drawn from numerous clues converging.

Not wanting to waste too much time on this past case, Su Ming spoke slowly.

“Chen Ju.”

“I believe this is a deliberate murder case due to several key factors…”

“When closing the box, Ghost subtly glanced at his wife, as if assessing her position.”

“This explains how Ghost could precisely pierce the heart, leaving no chance for rescue or surgery.”

“Next, when he thrust the sword into the wooden box, you could see Ghost’s arms pause, indicating he encountered resistance.”

“A normal person, knowing there’s someone in the box, should immediately stop and put the sword down. But what did Ghost do?”

“Not only did he subtly twist his wrist to widen the wound, but he also immediately pulled the sword out, making the injury even more severe.”

“The final scene of the video is equally controversial. Wouldn’t an experienced magician have basic first aid knowledge?”

“Why would he lift his severely injured wife, causing further harm?”

“I think… if he had done nothing and waited for the circus’s medical staff, the victim might have had a chance.”

“Such a large circus would surely have a basic medical station.”

After listening to Su Ming’s analysis, Chen Sheng pondered for two seconds before expressing his confusion.

“Team Leader Su.”

“I feel… the details and issues you mentioned could just be mistakes made under extreme tension and anxiety.”

“Based on this alone, it’s hard to definitively call it murder.”

“Of course, now that we’ve confirmed Liu Su is Ghost, we can infer from the outcome that it was intentional murder, but…”

Before Chen Sheng could finish, Su Ming interrupted with a wave of his hand.

“Indeed, it’s hard to be certain based solely on these details.”

“But, Chen Ju, did you notice that at the moment of the sword thrust, Ghost urgently called for the staff?”

“At that time, the box hadn’t been opened yet. A normal reaction, or one under tension, would be to first check the situation, right?”

“Yet, Ghost calmly called for medical help, but his actions were anything but calm.”

“Or perhaps, he didn’t want to be calm, intending to completely kill his wife.”

“Can a person’s actions and demeanor be so contradictory? Acting frantic while mentally composed?”

“I think… unless he deliberately disguised himself this way to escape blame, there aren’t many other explanations.”

After a brief pause, Su Ming squinted, lightly tapping the table as he continued.

“Even though I’m not on the scene, I can roughly deduce what might have given Ghost the opportunity to commit this act.”

“If I’m not mistaken, Ghost’s wife likely inhaled something special, causing her to fall into a coma and lose mobility temporarily.”

“That’s why she couldn’t hide in the lower compartment and was precisely stabbed in the heart by Ghost’s sword.”

“Of course, the police will investigate the possibility of Ghost’s wife being unconscious, checking for any special substances in the box. But is there a chance…”

“That the gas didn’t come from the box, but from some jewelry or clothing on the victim, reacting with substances in the box?”

“Individually, the gases are harmless, but mixed, they cause a violent reaction leading to temporary unconsciousness.”

After hearing this deduction, Chen Sheng and Xu Changsheng were stunned, drawing a sharp breath. They hadn’t imagined that such minor, seemingly insignificant clues could lead to such conclusions.

Su Ming’s ability to deduce so much from so little was truly astonishing.

Reflecting on this, Chen Sheng sighed deeply, shaking his head with a sense of helplessness.

“What a pity.”

“If we had been this meticulous back then, Ghost wouldn’t have slipped through, and the case wouldn’t have been ruled as accidental death.”

Clearly, Chen Sheng, still possessing the soul of a detective, continued to pursue the unresolved case of the woman in the water tank.

The errors and oversights that allowed Ghost to evade capture were a source of regret and reflection for him.

But in the next moment, Chen Sheng suppressed these complex emotions, adjusted his expression, and opened the next photo provided by the Criminal Investigation Technology Section.

In the photo, a middle-aged man with a short, scruffy beard, greasy, unkempt hair, and wrinkled, unpressed clothes was buying cigarettes in a convenience store, with a bag of instant noodles beside him.

Pointing to the photo, Chen Sheng narrowed his eyes, speaking with a sharp gaze.

“This is a photo of Liu Su, also known as Ghost, from five days ago.”

“He’s still living in the house he bought with his wife, hasn’t remarried, and visits her grave monthly to lay flowers and clear weeds.”

“Honestly.”

“If the evidence weren’t so overwhelming, I wouldn’t believe that his display of affection, regret, and despair was all a disgusting act.”

“All to hide his true nature and continue his crimes…”