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Chapter 266 - 234: The Secret Chamber Murder Case, But Xiao Yi_2

Chapter 266: Chapter 234: The Secret Chamber Murder Case, But Xiao Yi_2

Then, they saw it. At the long dining table, more than a dozen people were seated, grasping forks and knives as if they were preparing to feast.

However, the food in the plates before them was their own severed heads.

It was as if someone had decapitated each of them, then served their heads on the plates before them for their consumption.

But, these people no longer had the mouths to ingest any food, as their entire heads were already detached from their bodies.

Moreover, the abdomens of these corpses had been hollowed out, completely empty without a trace of the internal organs, their location unknown.

Oddly, despite the gruesome condition of the bodies, there was not a single drop of blood on them, their clothes, or the floor—all was immaculately clean.

"This..."

Facing this abnormal scene, everyone felt an instinctive disgust, a sickness rushing to their heads.

Even the police, accustomed to dead bodies, could hardly bear to glance at the scene again... but out of duty, they reluctantly entered.

They couldn’t help but think that they would be tormented by nightmares hereafter.

"How disgusting," Carl said, his face stern without pinching his nose anymore, "Who could have done such a vile thing? Why would anyone do something so disgusting?"

"Not only that." Hele came over and pointed in a direction, "There’s more..."

Hele pointed upward.

"More?"

Xiao Yi and Carl followed his direction, looking up at the ceiling.

Then, they saw it—high up on the ceiling, out of reach, was writing in blood that covered nearly the entire surface.

The dark red blood formed utterly twisted characters, unreadable by anyone, without any pattern or logic.

Besides, the bloody scripts were still flowing... Just then, a drop of blood dripped down right in front of Xiao Yi.

"This..." Xiao Yi slightly widened his eyes, remarking somewhat emotionally, "Now, that’s quite a grand statement."

"Having seen it with your own eyes, what are your thoughts now?" Hele asked.

Carl had fallen silent.

However, Xiao Yi was not swayed in the slightest.

Xiao Yi said, "Is this the crime you claimed was impossible for humans to commit? It doesn’t seem that extraordinary. What’s impossible about it? It’s merely a bit troublesome, takes a bit more effort. It looks to me... much like a ritual scene orchestrated by some illegal religious organization."

"It’s understandable that you think so," Hele conceded. "In fact, I had similar thoughts at the beginning, but as the investigation progressed, I quickly dismissed these theories."

Then, Hele revealed their investigative findings.

"Firstly, this villa was inaccessible before we forcefully broke in. The villa had been completely locked from the inside, all windows and doors bolted shut, impossible for anyone from outside to enter, and anyone inside would inevitably leave traces if they attempted to exit, after all, they would not be able to lock the doors from the outside."

As Hele spoke, Xiao Yi countered:

"Are you sure there’s no one else in the house? Maybe someone was hiding behind a door, waiting to slip out when you weren’t looking. Besides... locking a door from the outside, why is that impossible? There are plenty of small mechanisms that could be used."

"At the time, there were dozens of police officers and countless onlookers. If someone could escape unnoticed under such scrutiny, they are certainly no ordinary person," Hele explained. "Moreover, unfortunately, the Glor family, due to frequent conflicts of interest with others, had modified their home’s doors and windows to be more robust and had a more complex locking mechanism. The complexity of these locks isn’t something you can engage with just a small gadget. You’d understand if you saw it for yourself."

"I see." Xiao Yi nodded slightly, having understood the situation.

"Do you have any more questions? If not, I’ll continue," Hele went on to say, "Moreover, those corpses don’t have any external injuries, which means they died without any resistance. And the state of their deaths also proves they didn’t commit suicide. After all, no one can commit suicide so beautifully.

"And the possibility of homicide has also been ruled out. We’ve investigated and found that the bodies here include everyone who was in the villa at that time, a total of eighteen people, with every body and head accounted for. There’s no possibility of switching bodies to fake a death. Moreover, there’s no possibility of escaping through a hidden passage. There’s no nineteenth person in this villa."

"Oh?" Xiao Yi asked, "Have you already investigated whether there is a secret passage inside the villa?"

"Of course," Hele nodded, "Professionals have conducted a thorough investigation of the interior of the villa, and the testimonies of the workers responsible for its construction have all confirmed that there is no secret passage."

"...I understand," Xiao Yi also kept this point in mind.

"Then, the most important point," Hele continued, "is that in the absence of a nineteenth person, there’s only one possible truth left—that one or several of the eighteen people killed the others as well as themselves. However, if that were the case, there would be a huge problem with the logic, which is that it’s impossible for all eighteen people to die.

Even if one person killed all the others and arranged the crime scene to look as it does now, they couldn’t possibly commit suicide so perfectly. No matter how meticulously they might have set up mechanisms to assist with their own suicide, it couldn’t be done to this extent.

No matter how much you think about it, how much you investigate, the murders here couldn’t be carried out by humans, so... there’s only one possibility left, and that is..."

"The Evil God using the mysterious power of God to kill?" Carl said with a heavy face, "An absolute locked-room murder, a criminal method that’s absolutely impossible to carry out, this indeed seems... like a helpless conclusion. It seems... we have no choice but to believe that the Evil God really exists, huh?"

"...! Locked-room murder? Impossible crime!?" For some reason, Xiao Yi reacted particularly strongly to those two terms.

"That’s right," Hele said, "Apart from the work of the Evil God, there’s no other possibility."

"That’s not right."

However, looking at the two who had already believed in the existence of the Evil God, Xiao Yi remained steadfast.

"There is no God in this world, no matter how impossible a method of crime seems, it’s nothing more than human intelligence and superior skill... As long as it’s done by a human, there must be traces left behind, it’s just a matter of whether we can find them or not. If we can find them, then those traces will become evidence!"

Listening to Xiao Yi’s words, Hele’s eyes widened slightly, "Evidence? Your talk sounds just like a detective. Could it be... you are actually a detective?"

"I am not a detective," Xiao Yi snorted proudly, and said, "I just happen to have the relevant interest and ability. To be frank, I have indeed solved a few cases."

[...Ah?]

Xiao Yi’s words instantly flooded the live chat room, which had been seriously discussing the murder method, with question marks.

[Brother Xiao Yi has solved cases? Could it be the Bull murder case?]

"Interest and ability?" On hearing this, Hele’s eyes also lit up immediately, "That’s really interesting. Can I hear your deduction?"

"Hmph..." Xiao Yi smiled proudly, "Then I’ll let you see for yourself."

[It’s over, it feels like the Bull murder case is going to happen again!]

Although that clear detective state was inexplicably absent, Xiao Yi had already picked up on a clue, so he immediately stated his deduction.

"You say this is an absolute locked room, right? Unfortunately, you failed to notice that there is actually a secret passage that you’ve overlooked."

"A secret passage that’s been overlooked?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present perked up, all eagerly looking at Xiao Yi, their eyes sparkling with expectation.

Then, they saw Xiao Yi walk to the side of the fireplace, confidently and proudly saying:

"Don’t forget! The chimney is also a secret passage that connects to the outside world!"

"...Ah?" Everyone was momentarily stunned.

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