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In the train conductor's duty room, Ming Jiushun and others inspected the luggage of Gu Qiuxian and Caesar.
The two individuals' bags had already been numbered and placed on either side.
The first to be opened was the luggage of Caesar in lower bunk 024, which contained some travel essentials like toiletries, a wallet, and a mobile phone.
Then, when they opened the luggage of Gu Qiuxian in upper bunk 025, the officers present were taken aback.
Aside from the change of clothes, they discovered bundles of cash hidden within the bag, amounting to at least 200,000.
As for the slightly heavy coat, it concealed around 20,000 in cash within its inner pocket.
Ming Jiushun stared in disbelief, "This doesn't seem like a robbery. The person was killed, yet not a single penny was taken."
Si Jianxuan let out a cold laugh, "With so many people on the train, it's not easy to kill someone without anyone noticing. Who has the time to grab money?"
Ming Jiushun nodded in agreement.
After a moment, he glanced at the bottle of orange juice and couldn't help but pat Si Jianxuan on the shoulder. "You really are something; you even found the pinhole on the bottle cap."
The deceased was Caesar from lower bunk 024, while the missing person was Gu Qiuxian from upper bunk 025, leaving behind a large sum of cash.
It appeared that Caesar had died from some kind of poison—one that was highly toxic and could cause instant death upon contact with blood. It seemed that someone had tampered with his drink.
The strange part was this: what exactly did the murderer intend to achieve?
"The most critical question is whether this killer will strike again," Si Jianxuan said while continuously running his fingers through his hair.
He often played with his hair when he was deep in thought.
At that moment, the train conductor walked in and recounted his recent cleanup efforts: "All train staff and passengers have been accounted for. Aside from one missing passenger, everything seems normal. However, after our inspection, we found a syringe in the trash can outside the bathroom of car 8 where the deceased was located." As he spoke, he carefully placed a syringe preserved in a plastic bag on the table.
Then, a more surprising situation unfolded for Ming Jiushun and the others.
An undercover officer entered and mentioned that a passenger from the lower bunk opposite 024 recalled that the passengers in 024 and 025 had exchanged bunks during lights out, with the lower bunk in 024 initiating the swap.
As for the reason, according to that passenger's recollection, the traveler in 024 said he suffered from neurosis and couldn't sleep due to the constant footsteps heard from the upper bunk.
Since the lower bunk was more convenient and slightly more expensive, the passenger in 025 agreed without any objections.
Ming Jiushun exclaimed, "What is going on here? They switched positions before lights out. This means we got it all wrong! Their actions and luggage were completely mixed up. The deceased is not Caesar but Gu Qiuxian! And the missing person is Caesar."
Si Jianxuan stroked his chin and said, "Given this situation, that large sum of money isn't what we previously thought belonged to Gu Qiuxian; it has been moved to Caesar in the upper bunk."
Meanwhile, to clarify the earlier confusion, Si Jianxuan listed their situations point by point on a piece of paper.
Caesar —
During the day, he was in lower bunk 024 but switched with Gu Qiuxian due to noise and spent the night in upper bunk 025.
He appeared withdrawn, not eating or speaking much, and was in a bad mood.
Currently missing, leaving behind a large sum of cash.
During the day, Gu Qiuxian occupied the upper bunk 025, and at night, he switched to the lower bunk 024.
He was quite lively, playing cards, drinking orange juice, and snacking.
He had died from poisoning.
There were pinpricks on his neck and in the drink.
Indeed, Ming Jiushun carefully checked the identification in the wallet from both pieces of luggage and confirmed this was true.
He couldn't help but sigh, "A small change like this leads to such trouble. I almost made a mistake."
After thinking for a moment, he voiced his doubts: "If it was possible to kill Gu Qiuxian with a poisoned needle, then why inject something into his drink? Isn't that redundant? If Caesar isn't the murderer, then why did he go missing? Why did he switch places with Gu Qiuxian?"
Si Jianxuan suddenly grabbed the train conductor's shoulder. "Please contact the stations ahead immediately to see if there has been a death near the tracks. At such high speed, if someone jumps off, they would surely die."
Upon hearing this, the conductor realized the gravity of the situation and quickly used the intercom to communicate with the nearby stations.
Soon, an anxious voice from Station Master at Station D came through the intercom: "Our maintenance crew worker has found a male corpse in the middle section of Tunnel 18. The police have been notified, and we are currently verifying the identity of the deceased."
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