"Ah?" Feng Xunyu was taken aback, her eyes widening in shock. Her body swayed uncontrollably as she let out a cry, her voice trembling as she stammered, "You... you mean to say... my brother was killed by Dad?"
"That's just a hypothesis," Sixuan replied expressionlessly. He tilted his head slightly, his gaze calm and profound. "But the likelihood is quite high, over ninety-five percent."
"How... how could that be..." Feng Xunyu felt her world spinning, her legs weakened as she nearly collapsed to the ground, teetering on the brink of a breakdown.
"You mentioned that Feng Yinxuan's body was discovered in the evening, right after your sister Feng Guyu went missing. The day Feng Yinxuan wrote in his diary was June 14, 2007..."
At this point, Sixuan suddenly paused, tilting his head back slightly as he concentrated for a few seconds before continuing, "That day was a Thursday. The next day, Feng Yinxuan was killed. This means that Feng Yinxuan was murdered on a Friday. Do you know what these two keywords—'evening' and 'Friday'—imply?"
"I don't know." At this moment, Feng Xunyu was in a state of confusion. She shook her head desperately, her hands flailing helplessly in the air, looking utterly lost.
Sixuan did not keep her in suspense any longer and continued his reasoning at a measured pace: "Friday is not a holiday; all students have to go to school, and evening is when students are dismissed. Therefore, my speculation is that on that day, after school, Feng Yinxuan was lured to the rooftop by Feng Leng. At that time, your sister Feng Guyu happened to be coming home from school as well. She inadvertently saw Feng Leng and Feng Yinxuan heading towards the rooftop and, out of curiosity, followed them secretly. As a result, she witnessed the entire process of Feng Leng murdering Feng Yinxuan.
At that moment, Feng Leng noticed Feng Guyu. Having just pushed Feng Yinxuan off the building and already in a frenzied state, he killed his own daughter to eliminate a witness!"
"What?" A new wave of shock hit her like a crashing tide, leaving Feng Xunyu gasping for breath as she pressed her hands against her chest.
"This explanation makes more sense," Sixuan said, standing straight with his hands in his pockets. "Feng Guyu had an introverted personality and avoided contact with others; she wouldn't have offended anyone. So why would she be killed? The most likely reason is that she witnessed the entire murder of Feng Yinxuan and knew the true identity of the killer, which led to her being silenced."
"But... but..." Although Sixuan's reasoning was flawless, Feng Xunyu ultimately could not accept it. Her lips trembled uncontrollably as tears welled up in her eyes.
"Next, let's go check your sister Feng Guyu's room."
Looking up at the ceiling, Sixuan said nonchalantly, "We are only one step away from the truth now."
After taking a few minutes to calm down, Feng Xunyu led Sixuan out of the study, their footsteps heavy as they made their way to the room where Feng Guyu had lived. The room was very simple in style, with sparse furnishings that perfectly matched Feng Guyu's described personality.
Among the items in the room, the most eye-catching was a Seventh-Order Rubik's Cube placed on the desk.
At that moment, the Seventh-Order Rubik's Cube was scrambled, its six faces a chaotic mix of colors.
"There's a Magic Cube over there," Sixuan pointed and said, "and it's a seven-layer one."
Feng Xunyu slowly walked to the desk and picked up the Magic Cube, instinctively twisting it with practiced ease while murmuring, "This Magic Cube belongs to my sister. In my memory, she took it everywhere with her; she had no friends in reality, and this Magic Cube was her only companion."
Watching Feng Xunyu turn the Magic Cube while speaking, Sixuan furrowed her brow slightly and asked, "Can you play with it?"
"I can't. I'm not interested in such a complicated thing," Feng Xunyu forced a smile, his gaze somewhat distant. "I'm just turning it randomly."
Not wanting to press further, Sixuan crouched down and opened the drawer of the desk to examine its contents carefully.
Inside were some books and old photographs. She flipped through them one by one but found nothing noteworthy.
Just as Sixuan was about to shift her focus elsewhere, she suddenly noticed a brand new sticker photo tucked among the stack of old photographs.
Sixuan pulled out the sticker photo and held it in her hand, examining it closely. In the photo, there were two people, one of whom was Feng Xunyu.
The reason Sixuan immediately recognized it was Feng Xunyu and not Feng Guyu was because the girl in the sticker photo had a radiant smile. According to Feng Xunyu's description, such a bright smile could never appear on Feng Guyu's face.
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