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"Yes, I already know. You see, Ling Zhiming has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Normally, the books in his study would be meticulously organized, every single one neatly placed in the Bookcase.
So the murderer threw all the books from the Bookcase onto the floor to confuse the police, a classic trick of hiding a tree among the leaves. The goal was to conceal that extra pile of books."
"You mean the murderer took all the books out of the Bookcase to hide that extra pile?" I exclaimed in surprise.
"Exactly. Why would the murderer go through all that trouble to move the books out of the Bookcase instead of just taking them away? It's simple: he couldn't exit through the Main Entrance. Ling Zhiming's study is on the third floor, and he couldn't possibly carry that pile of books down using the Water Pipe.
I read in a News Report that between nine-thirty and ten o'clock at night, the butler of Rose Manor, Old Zhang, was fixing the Electric Wire at the Main Entrance of the study. The murderer must have heard noise outside and realized he couldn't leave through the Main Entrance, which is why he thought of climbing down using the Water Pipe."
"There's a Canal right outside the third-floor study window. Why didn't the murderer just throw all the books into the river? That would have been much easier. The fact that he didn't do that suggests one possibility.
The murderer is a book lover who couldn't bear to destroy the books. Moreover, he must have had enough Confidence to return to the crime scene for the books; otherwise, leaving them here would be no different from tossing them into the river. We can look at our suspects: first, it can't be Xie Peiyun; she has an Alibi.
It also can't be Hu Wei; aside from his Alibi, his Love for Books contradicts his Cautious nature. So the only possible murderer of Ling Zhiming is his brother, Ling Zhipeng."
"That can't be right; Ling Zhipeng had no reason to kill Ling Zhiming," I frowned, trying to counter her reasoning.
"I don't think it was about inheritance. From his act of bringing books to Rose Manor, it seems Ling Zhipeng didn't intend to kill his brother when he arrived. It must have been a spur-of-the-moment decision, an impulsive crime. As for motive, it likely stems from blaming his brother for mismanaging things and letting their family business fall apart."
Luo Xiaoye narrowed her eyes slightly as if recalling something.
"Wasn't it also Ling Zhipeng who took home the Emerald Rose?" I asked her, trying to find a crack in her expression.
"This shouldn't be his doing. First of all, Ling Zhipeng climbed down the water pipe from the third-floor window, making it difficult to carry anything, especially something as large as the Emerald Rose. Furthermore, there's no sign of the padlock that secured the glass cabinet, which puzzles me. If Ling Zhipeng had pried open the padlock, why would he take it with him?
You see, a murderer would never do something meaningless at the scene. There’s only one possibility: the padlock wasn’t pried open at all but was instead unlocked with a key. To avoid leaving any traces that could be discovered by the police, the criminal had to hide the padlock; otherwise, they would be suspected. So, it was none other than Ling Zhiming himself who stole the Emerald Rose!" Luo Xiaoye's voice carried a note of certainty.
"Why would he do that? What benefit does he gain?" I asked, feeling confused.
"Perhaps he wanted to commit insurance fraud. As you know, the company is facing bankruptcy, and this Emerald Rose is practically the only valuable asset left. But if it were truly auctioned off, he wouldn't want to let it go. When he staged the scene to look like the Emerald Rose was stolen, Ling Zhipeng unexpectedly showed up and disrupted his plan. As for where the Emerald Rose is hidden, I fear only Ling Zhiming knows."
Luo Xiaoye sighed softly, seeming somewhat resigned to this conclusion.
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