The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician
Chapter 342 - 211 Tang’s Strategic Arrangements

Chapter 342: Chapter 211 Tang’s Strategic Arrangements

"Evidence? The partial micro-surveillance retrieved from the Dick estate showed that Jiang Shu was spotted near the Dick estate, and moreover, we’ve found a complete chain of evidence at the scene," Tang discarded those cluttered thoughts as he spoke in a deep voice, "I want to know, has he contacted you during this time?"

"No," Liu Tingruo merely shook her head, then countered, "But do you really think that this was done by Jiang Shu?"

"I don’t know, but the current evidence is very much against him," Tang didn’t articulate his judgment, he spoke to Liu Tingruo in an almost admonitory tone, "If you truly believe that this matter is unrelated to him, then it’s best to persuade him to cooperate with the police. We will do our best to clear his name."

"I understand," Liu Tingruo nodded, then she continued to speak in a very calm voice, "This case could be handed over to the artificial intelligence ’Shu Bao’ for resolution—no data experiment is better than an actual case study. I believe that if it is investigating, it can uncover the truth behind the Diller case."

"That’s possible," Tang agreed with Liu Tingruo’s suggestion, "But Dr. Liu Tingruo, you must not be involved. If you deliberately influence the artificial intelligence, it could cause significant interference with its judgment."

"I understand. I will remain here until then," Liu Tingruo didn’t say much else, and she agreed to Tang’s request without hesitation.

Tang also generously sent the case file to Liu Tingruo. Though said to be a file, it was only an event that occurred an hour ago, so in many respects, it wasn’t formatted strictly according to the police department’s requirements.

It was merely some video footage and on-site evidence, in addition to some situational reenactments simulated by the police.

Liu Tingruo unhesitatingly received the file on her wristwatch, opened a mini Simulated Light Screen, and began rapidly reviewing the information contained within.

Diller Dick’s time of death was around 12:00 noon, inside the laboratory, his research assistant found his body.

The cause of death was poisoning, the specific composition of the poison unknown, only that it was a fast-acting neurotoxin—Diller Dick died within seconds of drinking that cup of coffee.

Within the Dick Family, food and beverages sent to the Diller Laboratory would be inspected by the servants, yet this time’s inspection did not detect the poison.

After the body of young master Diller was discovered, the servant also committed suicide, leaving behind a suicide note explaining the reason—she had been bribed by Jiang Shu.

She had secretly brought Jiang Shu into the Dick Family estate. At that time, in the laboratory, Jiang Shu had some interaction with Diller, but the specific content of their interaction was unknown to her.

After Jiang Shu left, he threatened her to poison that cup of coffee and personally serve it to Diller Dick.

Either she chose her son or she chose Diller.

Reluctantly, the maid chose her own son.

She had worked for the Dick Family for over a decade, an old servant who had been brought over even before the side branches had moved into the Dick residence. By all accounts, she should have been incorruptible, so her betrayal took everyone in the Dick Family by surprise.

But the fact was, she claimed to have been bribed by Jiang Shu because her child had fallen ill and urgently needed surgery funds, which Jiang Shu could provide for her.

Subsequent investigations also showed that her child was indeed sick, and at the same time as she carried that cup of coffee into the laboratory, the child did indeed receive assistance—a significant amount of money from an unknown source was deposited into her account, and the hospital immediately arranged surgery for the child.

However, overwhelmed by guilt, after confirming the successful surgery for her child and that he had been taken away from the Fifth District by the child’s father, she chose to commit suicide, opting to die as a form of apology.

Perhaps it wasn’t guilt after all, as she could not explain the origin of that large sum of money. Once the police began an investigation on her, she would have been instantly exposed.

This murder case was straightforward in its approach, evidential in all aspects—motive, eyewitness, and physical evidence were all present. It seemed that capturing suspect Jiang Shu and getting his confession to the case’s details was all that was left to do.

Liu Tingruo’s graceful eyebrows furrowed slightly; the details of this murder case began to emerge in her mind.

She was thinking, searching for any inconsistencies.

According to the time of Diller Dick’s death, Jiang Shu was with her, and his four Tablet Spirits were in the laboratory, which made it unlikely he could commit the crime.

Moreover, she was well aware that if Jiang Shu truly wanted to kill Diller, he could have done it on that night, but at the time, Jiang Shu seemed to be leaving her an escape route, hence he did not act.

Of course, the main reason was that she didn’t believe it would be this simple for Jiang Shu to be caught if he had committed the crime. The evidence supposedly left by "Jiang Shu," whether eyewitness or physical, seemed foolish.

"Why is there only footage of Jiang Shu entering the estate in the video that contains him, with no footage of him leaving the estate?" Liu Tingruo suddenly realized something and posed the question.

"This... perhaps the maid told him of a path that wouldn’t be captured by surveillance," Tang did not wish to answer directly, so he continued, "This detail might need Mr. Jiang Shu himself to explain."

Liu Tingruo did not respond; she instinctively felt that there was something very peculiar about this murder case, with many details seeming utterly unnecessary.