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"To be precise, it's just Sun Miaoyan and Xu Renbin," A Liang corrected. "They hadn't appeared before we discovered Xu Renbin was dead."
"Now that Xu Renbin is dead, Sun Miaoyan is the prime suspect!" Wen Ting exclaimed. "Because Xiao Xin was wearing pajamas when she died. If the murderer was male, Xiao Xin wouldn't have opened the door in her pajamas."
"Heh, I don't think so," A Liang chuckled. "The murderer did this to frame Sun Miaoyan on purpose."
"Thank you for believing in me, but why do you think that?" Sun Miaoyan nodded at A Liang, expressing her gratitude.
"It's because of Xiao Xin's death," A Liang explained. "Everyone saw that Xiao Xin's room was a mess and assumed the murderer was looking for something. But that's not the case. I wonder if anyone noticed what was in Xiao Xin's pockets; her keys and pen were in her right pocket."
"That's not unusual; people usually keep those things in their right pocket," Rongrong said curiously.
"For an ordinary person, that might be true. But for Xiao Xin, it wasn't."
A Liang asserted confidently, "When I was serving tea to Xiao Xin, I noticed her right index finger was cut. I asked her how it happened, and she said she accidentally cut it while chopping vegetables. Only someone who uses a knife with their left hand would get injured like that. Therefore, Xiao Xin is left-handed! Her keys and pen wouldn't be in her right pocket! This is something I discreetly asked while chatting with Xiao Xin, and no one else knew."
"Ahem, there are benefits to chatting up young ladies," Wen Ting interjected.
"This means that after the murderer incapacitated Xiao Xin, they changed her clothes and found a pair of pajamas in the wardrobe to put on her, which is why the scene was so chaotic—intending to disguise themselves as a girl entering the room. And the fluff on Xiao Xin's hands was likely placed there to mislead others as well?"
Sun Miaoyan analyzed. "But when they put the keys and other items into her pocket, they overlooked the fact that Xiao Xin was left-handed."
"Exactly!" A Liang praised. "Therefore, we can now confirm that Xu Renbin is 'Murderer A.' The innkeeper and Xiao Xin were both killed by him!"
"But, but he died later too!" Wang Gang asked.
"This means there is another murderer!"
At this point, A Liang furrowed his brows tightly. "And this person is the true mastermind behind it all—'Murderer B.' Now, let’s imagine the scenario. After Xu Renbin killed Xiao Xin, he returned to his room. 'Murderer B' deliberately suggested going out to take a look. When I went out and discovered the note on the wall of the dining room, I called everyone over, and they all rushed out one by one. The murderer stayed behind and called Xu Renbin out of Xiao Xin's room, following him upstairs.
Once Xu Renbin entered his own room, 'Murderer B' unexpectedly attacked him from behind with a weapon that had been prepared in advance, killing him and staging the scene. This could all be done in a very short time. Then, before everyone returned, he locked Xu Renbin's door from outside and hid in a corner on the first floor, waiting for everyone to come back upstairs. Since everyone was panicking at that moment, they didn’t notice whether he had gone to the dining room; they all assumed he had been following behind."
"So now 'Murderer B' is clearly you!"
A Liang pointed at him. "Wang Gang, you are the true murderer! And you orchestrated the entire killing process!"
"This also explains another issue. When the innkeeper was killed, there was blood everywhere, so Xu Renbin must have gotten blood on him. And later, it was you who changed his clothes—since the others were all girls and there was a curtain blocking during the change, you took that opportunity to hide the blood-stained clothes and disposed of them afterward! The reason for pulling the knife out of the body when killing the innkeeper was to clear Xiao Xin of suspicion. Because her clothes were clean and there was no time for her to change."
"You..."
Wang Gang's eyes showed a hint of panic but quickly returned to calmness. He smiled faintly and said, "This is all just your speculation. Where’s your evidence? And how do you explain those two locked rooms?"
"Locked rooms?" A Liang laughed. "That’s merely a diversion. Those coils and wood shavings were placed there by you and Xu Renbin beforehand to confuse others. Indeed, without keys, each room cannot be opened or locked. Plus, with Xiao Xin's room key, each person only had one key. However, what if the keys found in the deceased's pockets weren’t their own? You simply used some method to switch them around!"
"Let’s take some time to go through this from the beginning," A Liang began to describe carefully. "Initially, you gave your room key to Xu Renbin and instructed him to place your key into Xiao Xin's pocket after killing her. Then he would take Xiao Xin's room key and come out to lock her door.
After Xu Renbin used his key to open his own room, you killed him and stuffed the Xiao Xin key into his pocket before taking his room key and locking Xu Renbin's door behind you. At that moment, the key in your hand was indeed Xu Renbin's room key."
"When we forcibly opened Xu Renbin's door, you took a large hammer, smashed the lock, and opened the door. When we saw the keys in Xu Renbin's pocket, we assumed they were his because all the room keys were made of the same material—old-fashioned brass keys that looked very similar. So, we instinctively thought this was Xu Renbin's key."
A Liang paused and continued, "At that time, the lock had already been broken, so you didn't have to worry about anyone trying the lock. Then, while everyone was examining the items at the scene, you quietly swapped the key you had, which originally belonged to Xu Renbin, with Xiao Xin's key. This way, Xu Renbin's key was returned to its original place, and you ended up with Xiao Xin's key. You were able to do this because all the keys were distributed by Xiao Xin, who also assigned everyone their rooms. Xu Renbin's room was conveniently located in the first room by the stairs and separated from Sun Miaoyan's room, making it easier for you to commit the crime.
On one hand, it took the least amount of time to reach the first room in the corridor. On the other hand, since Sun Miaoyan's room was separated, she wouldn't hear any noise from you. In fact, I thought of this because of Scorpio; there are three stars that look almost identical and form a triangular shape..."
A Liang glanced at Wen Ting as he spoke. "In fact, there is not much difference between the three keys, so by swapping them in a triangular order, no one would notice..."
Liang Xueli then added, "And when going to Xiao Xin's room, you followed the same method. In the end, Wang Gang took advantage of others' inattention to switch back his own key."
"Hmph! I'll say it again!" Wang Gang began to lose his composure. "What I want is evidence! Evidence! This is all your baseless speculation!"
"Evidence? Alright, I'll give you some," A Liang said as he raised his hand. "Ling Song, please stand up. You've been lying there for quite a while; you've worked hard."
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