I became a big shot in the quick transmigration world.

Chapter 271 The Murder Scene in the Entertainment Industry 13
On the second floor of the villa, in this limited space, no one met; everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts.

Everyone is a suspect.

but
Why did Yingjie become the murderer's target?
Due to limited lighting, Yu Muhuai found no useful clues at the scene.

She glanced at the screen; her phone was almost out of battery too.

Xiaolan was still wiping away tears; she was trembling with fear.

"Why did the power suddenly go out here? My phone is dead. Two people have died. How are we going to get through the night? Will more people die?"

The murderer, the murderer, did he target us all?
I don't want to die! Don't kill me! Don't kill me!

Xiaolan was in a very bad mood. She kept muttering to herself, her eyes filled with fear and anxiety. She clung tightly to the wall behind her, as if only then could she feel a little safe.

But now no one cares about her feelings, because anyone could be the murderer.

You can't trust anyone around you.

Is the electrical box on the first floor?

“Yes,” Lao Liu said, “I specifically checked it when I came to see if it could accommodate so many cameras, right next to the refrigerator in the kitchen on the first floor.”

Yu Muhuai walked downstairs by the light of his flashlight.

Her power bank is with her agent; she didn't bring it. Her phone battery is low, so she needs to use it sparingly.

After passing Yingjie's body, Yu Muhuai quickly ran downstairs.

The resort underwent a simple renovation more than a decade ago, but the entire electrical circuit was not overhauled, so the old-fashioned electrical boxes are still in use here.

Nowadays, you can't see the wires outside the electrical box. When the circuit breaker trips, you can just turn the wrench back in.

However, the old-style electrical boxes are different.

After opening the cover of the electrical box, you can see that all the wires inside are exposed.

However, now, most of these wires have been burned through.

At the very bottom of the electrical box is an igniter.

There was a rather large stone on the ignition switch.

A fishing line is tied to the rock. The fishing line is made of many strands twisted together to make it stronger.

The fishing line emerged from the gap above the electrical box cover, passed over the top of the refrigerator next to it, and hung on a hook on the wall at the other end.

There was a mosquito coil still burning on top of the refrigerator.

This is a timer device. When the mosquito coil burns down to the fishing line and breaks the line, the stone will turn down to activate the ignition switch.

Then a large portion of the power line burned out, causing a power outage throughout the resort.

Without cameras, the villa was plunged into darkness, allowing the killer to move freely.

This suggests that the murderer must have been very familiar with the resort beforehand.

It's late spring/early summer now, and the temperature on the mountain is a bit lower than in the city, so people wear an extra jacket at night.

However, at this time of year, there are already mosquitoes in the mountains.

Therefore, even if someone goes downstairs and smells the mosquito coil, they won't think anything is wrong.

In her previous life, Qi Xin had never heard of any ignition device, indicating that this was a backup plan activated by the murderer because of something.

The biggest difference between now and in the previous life is that in the room where Jiang Heng died, there were instant noodles and a water cup that Yu Muhuai had sealed up.

Thinking of this, she quickly ran upstairs.

There's something wrong, something wrong. She must have overlooked something.

The onlookers had no idea what she was doing, running around so busily.

A few people stayed on the first floor next to the electrical box, studying the timer device. Some people huddled nervously against the wall in the second-floor corridor, not daring to go anywhere.

Those with good stamina followed Yu Muhuai around without complaining of being tired.

"Hey Zhou, don't you have anything better to do? Why are you just following me around like this?"

"Sister Xin, we've gone from being secret lovers to being in the open now, is there anything wrong with me following you?"

Yu Muhuai pursed her lips, too lazy to argue with him. With Cui Zhe by her side, there was no need for her to break the ice.

Returning to the second-floor living room once again, Yu Muhuai walked to the long table where a pile of instant noodles was placed and carefully examined the two sealed bags.

This time she saw it clearly: the sealed bag containing the water cup had been tampered with.

I only caught a quick glance, and Yu Muhuai turned off his flashlight, so I didn't even notice!

Although the murderer was very cunning and even put everything back exactly as it was, Yu Muhuai made extremely small marks on the sealed areas.

This was a mark that the killer didn't have time to examine closely in the dim light.

She felt a pang of regret. She had only shone her flashlight on the table and seen that the instant noodles and water cup were still there, so she assumed that everything was normal and the murderer had not yet arrived.

But little did they know, the murderer had already left!
Crafty guy.

Yu Muhuai propped himself up on his elbow with one hand and his chin with the other, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him and he understood why Sister Ying had died.

Moreover, based on the timeline mentioned by those people, the scope that can be narrowed down has been reduced considerably.

There are only a few people left.

Xiao Lan had stopped crying. She was squatting in the corner of the corridor, sobbing. Lü Siyan was watching her from the side, occasionally handing Xiao Lan a tissue.

The two dared not go far, nor turn off their flashlights, and watched the group of people coming and going from a short distance away from the stairs.

Cao Qin, Zheng Zihao, and Dou Meng were downstairs, still studying the timer device next to the electrical box.

Cui Zhe and Zhou Chongxuan followed Yu Muhuai upstairs and stood next to her, watching her strange every move.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the stuff?" Zhou Chongxuan asked, puzzled.

Yu Muhuai looked at her phone; it only had 20% battery left. She turned off the flashlight, and the room immediately went dark.

Zhou Chongxuan quickly turned on his phone and prepared to use a flashlight for illumination.

Suddenly he felt someone jump into his arms, and then a pair of arms were wrapped around his neck.

"Chongxuan, I'm so scared~~"

Zhou Chongxuan's hand trembled so much that he almost dropped his phone.

He frantically turned on the flashlight and shone it on the face of the person buried in his arms.

The beam of light suddenly shone into Yu Muhuai's eyes, startling her so much that she immediately turned her head away.

"Why are you shining your eyes at him? How annoying!" Yu Muhuai pinched Zhou Chongxuan's waist with one hand, signaling him to cooperate, and punched him in the chest several times with the other hand.

"Cough cough." Zhou Chongxuan was caught off guard and felt a dull pain in his chest. He coughed repeatedly as he was being punched.

However, he also realized that this person must be up to something.

"Sister Xin, Xin Xin, be good, don't be afraid." Zhou Chongxuan patted Yu Muhuai's back while coaxing her.

The two began to lean closer and whisper to each other.

To onlookers, it looked like a young couple comforting each other out of fear, creating a rather affectionate scene.

Cui Zhe coughed, turned around, took a few steps toward the door, and stopped staring at them.

(End of this chapter)