Lin Yu's life of traveling through time

Back in the police station's archives, Tangli and Xiao Li were flipping through the piles of files in an attempt to find out who the woman in red was who had committed suicide by hanging herself in recent years. At this point, the three of them hadn't slept for more than 24 hours.

Lin Yu's heavy eyelids had long since fallen asleep, his long legs resting on the desk. He tilted his head and fell asleep. His snoring was particularly clear in the quiet archive room, making Xiao Li, with red eyes, want only to walk over and slap him. It was too annoying!

Tang Li stubbed out the cigarette in his hand. The ashtray beside him was already filled with cigarette butts. He stood up, stretched, and called out, "Lao Lin, wake up. I found a woman in red who hanged herself for love. Can you tell if it's her?"

Lin Yu rubbed his eyes in a daze, yawned, and then took the photo. His eyes suddenly lit up a little, and he said excitedly: "Yes, yes, yes...that's her, wow! She is indeed a beauty, but it's a pity. What do you think of this picture?"

After reading it, Lin Yu took the record from the file and said, "Sure enough. This is a special case. Tangli, look, it says that three years ago, a cemetery manager reported that he was on patrol in the morning and saw a woman in red. She hanged herself on a locust tree next to a newly dug grave. There was a suicide note and money next to her high heels. The suicide note said that she and her husband had unfortunately killed her beloved husband while traveling, so she dragged the body to dig a grave and buried it in the middle of the night. But she didn't want to live alone in this world, so she committed suicide for love, hoping that the gravekeeper would bury her and her husband together."

Lin Yu summarized the general situation and was very confused. This was too strange. He looked at it again and asked suspiciously: "Tangli, why didn't I see the blue notebook on the woman the gravekeeper mentioned?"

Lin Yu searched through the pages but couldn't find it. "How could it be missing? Shouldn't it be sealed with the files? Who took the notebook? Is there some unspeakable secret in it? Tangli, can you find out who is in charge of the case?"

Tangli checked and found out that the case was handled by the famous police officer Fang Zhengguo. However, Fang Zhengguo had retired last year and was now living in a famous nursing home in the city.

"Lao Lin, let's go to the city sanatorium and ask Mr. Fang."

"Okay, let's go. I never thought that he would be the one handling this case."

The two drove to the sanatorium, which is surrounded by mountains and water. The environment is very quiet and elegant. It is a good place to spend your retirement years.

After registering them, the guard at the access control office took Tangli and Linyu to a sunroom. Mr. Fang, with his hands behind his back, directed the nanny to water the plants in the sun. Noticing someone coming, his eyes fell directly on Tangli: "You must be Tangli, right? I've heard from your superiors that you're a good investigator. What can I do for you?"

After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, Tangli revealed all his doubts about the "case of the woman in red hanging herself for love".

"Mr. Fang, do you know where the 'blue book' is?"

Mr. Fang frowned, his expression grave. After a long moment, he sighed and said, "Ah! I didn't want to mention this case again, but since the case you're facing now is related to it, and I can help you solve it, I won't hide it. The 'blue book' you're looking for is with me. Come with me."

Mr. Fang led them into the study, where three walls were lined with closets filled with books. Mr. Fang pushed the spine of a collection of detective novels inside, and after a series of clicks, the bookcases swung open, revealing a pile of yellowed files.

Lin Yu's eyes widened, wondering why this was so mysterious. Was this how all criminal cases were handled? Did Tangli's family have a similar secret room?

"These are some of the cases I've encountered in my 40-plus years of investigating cases that still evoke doubts. The 'woman in red hanged herself for love' case you mentioned is the one I'm most baffled by. It's already been determined, so it's hard to say. Some things are probably impossible to explain clearly."

Mr. Fang pulled out a blue notebook from the file and said, "The owner of this notebook was Chen Ruoyu. He was a business genius and founded a company called Kuafu Electric Appliances."

Lin Yu was already incredibly surprised. He hadn't expected to find Chen Ruoyu so easily. Was this the so-called effortless acquisition? Or was it fate? He had a feeling that the identity Lao Liu had assigned him wasn't a random match. Who would have no regrets or wishes, only to abide by the law? But it didn't matter. Completing the commission was the key.

"Mr. Fang, what's the name of the owner of this notebook?"

Mr. Fang didn't know why Lin Yu asked the owner of the notes again, but he still said patiently: "Chen Ruoyu, the founder of Kuafu Electric Appliances."

Lin Yu asked excitedly: "Mr. Fang, is this Chen Ruoyu married? Does he have a wife named Qianxia?"

Mr. Fang stared at Lin Yu in confusion and asked, "Do you know him?"

Lin Yu calmed down, thought for a moment, and said, "I consider him acquaintance. I actually wanted to wait for this case to be over and have Tangli help me investigate Chen Ruoyu's affairs. I want to know how he died. Some of his explanations don't make sense, and I have to give his parents an explanation."

Elder Fang nodded. "You were asked by his parents to do this! Okay, this Chen Ruoyu's wife is indeed called Qianxia. Chen Ruoyu was a business genius. The first half of the notebook is filled with his various business plans and inspirations, but the second half..."

Tang Li glanced at Lin Yu and asked, "Mr. Fang, what's wrong with the second half? What does it say?"

"The second half is... the terrifying 'Wife-Murdering Manuscript'! It describes five methods of killing a wife: imaginary killing, poisoning, eating, killing in a tree hole, and killing in water."

The atmosphere in the study suddenly turned cold. Tang Li and Lin Yu looked at each other with serious expressions.

Lin Yu frowned and said, "Impossible, this is too abrupt. There is definitely something wrong with such a huge contrast."

Elder Fang asked, "Lin Yu, if you know Chen Ruoyu, you should also know his wife Qianxia! Do you know anything about her?"

Lin Yu racked his brains and said, "Mr. Fang, Chen Ruoyu and I are not familiar with each other. We have only met a few times, but I have never met his wife. This time, his parents still don't believe that their son was killed by his wife. It just so happens that we know each other, so I stopped this matter and thought I could ask Tangli."

This reason was barely plausible, so Mr. Fang didn't dwell on it and continued, "Chen Ruoyu's wife is Qianxia, the woman in red. We understand that she and Chen Ruoyu were childhood sweethearts. When Chen Ruoyu was starting his business, it was she who sold her family's house to help her husband through the difficult times. I think this is also the reason why his parents refused to believe that their daughter-in-law would kill their son.

But later I speculated that Chen Ruoyu might have cheated on his wife after becoming rich and falling in love with another woman, which was why he wanted to kill his wife! Later, this notebook was discovered by Qianxia for some reason. In her grief, she killed her husband with a kitchen knife, put the body in the trunk of her car, drove to a cemetery, buried her husband, and finally hanged herself to express her love for him.

Of course, this is just my deduction based on the scene and some evidence.”

Lin Yu asked, "Mr. Fang, does that mean you have a different opinion now? I don't believe Chen Ruoyu would want to kill his wife."

Tang Li also looked at Mr. Fang, who lowered his voice and said, "A lot of evidence back then pointed to this conclusion. Three years ago, when I first took on this case, I had handwriting expert Kobe examine the handwriting on the notebook, and he concluded that it was definitely written by Chen Ruoyu. So that's how the case was closed."

After a moment's silence, he continued, "But a year later, an old friend of mine came to see me. He's very knowledgeable in handwriting analysis. He saw this blue notebook and, for some reason, remembered something. He decided to take out a signed contract. Coincidentally, this was the contract Chen Ruoyu had signed with him before he died. After comparing the two, he came to a very scary conclusion..."

Lin Yu guessed it. He sighed at the coincidence and said anxiously: "So the whole notebook is a forgery!"

Mr. Fang sighed and said, "Yes, this can be said to be a stain! But this case has been closed a long time ago, and I am about to retire. I... Hey! I don't want to ruin my reputation in my later years, so... so I can't overturn everything and start over... Hey! That's why..."

Lin Yu now understood why Mr. Fang hid the blue book and did not put it in the archives for safekeeping. Lin Yu did not support this behavior but it was difficult for him to say anything.

Tang Li expressed her understanding: "Mr. Fang, I understand. You can be assured that this matter will not be spread out. So, based on your new theory, who could this person be who imitated the handwriting?"

Just as Mr. Fang was about to say something, Lin Yu had already flipped through the blue notebook, making a clattering sound. "If the entire book is a forgery, then the business plan and inspiration couldn't be written by an ordinary person unless they knew the author intimately. So it must be someone close to Chen Ruoyu, or perhaps his rival who knew him best."

Elder Fang was very pleased and looked at Lin Yu with appreciation: "You're right. The handwriting in the second half of the notes is forged in the manner of murder. This should be the cause of the discord between the couple and the murder. Both of them are dead. The real vested interests are their heirs, that is, their parents, and their competitors. After all, the couple has no children."

Tang Li took the notebook and frowned, saying, "I think there must be another person who is problematic. Without this person, it wouldn't be enough to make Qian Xia kill her beloved husband. Lin Yu, look at the woman who has been vaguely mentioned many times in the notes."

Lin Yu seemed to have almost figured out the case. He had a guess, so he said, "Mr. Fang, thank you for today. Tang Li and I are going to check on this woman, so I'll take my leave now. I'll visit you again another day."

Mr. Fang waved his hand: "Go ahead, I also want to see you uncover the truth sooner."