Chapter 251: Chapter 250: Case Solved

The phone screen lit up, showing a young man in his early twenties holding up the flag of the “Rapid Mountaineering Association,” his smile dazzling under the sunlight.

“Rapid Mountaineering Association?”

Ji Xuehui frowned and murmured, “Weren’t Lin Yue and the others part of the ’Peak Mountaineering Association’? Could it be that someone among them once joined this association?”

Xu Ying suddenly leaned closer to the screen, her fingertip lightly touching the man’s features in the photo: “Look, his facial features… bear a seventy to eighty percent resemblance to Lin Yue!”

She looked up at Chen Su, “Could this phone belong to Lin Yue?”

Chen Su lightly rubbed the back of his phone with his fingers: “I just tried searching for the ’Rapid Mountaineering Association,’ and it showed that the association has been disbanded.”

He frowned slightly, “What’s even stranger is that all related online articles redirect to a 404 page—as if they’ve been deliberately erased.”

“Someone is intentionally wiping away traces of this association…”

Xu Ying pondered, “Captain Ji, can we have colleagues from the Information Department investigate further?”

Ji Xuehui immediately dialed a number.

Guan Lin suggested, “Let’s head down the mountain first and use professional equipment to recover the phone data. The truth should be within it.”

Before leaving, Xu Ying carefully instructed the Rock Sheep Clan Leader on precautions, promising to come back in three days for a follow-up.

The Snow Cleaning Weasel rubbed against her boots reluctantly: [Don’t forget our promise, see you on the reality show!]

Xu Ying bid farewell to the little animals.

By the time they returned to the West Mountain Police Station, it was already past 8 p.m.

Guan Lin wasted no time in sending the phone to the technical department.

Two hours later, a shocking report lay before everyone.

“Confirmed, it’s Lin Yue’s phone.”

Guan Lin’s voice was a bit tight, “We recovered a message that failed to send.”

The screen displayed:

“The plan is done, brother, I’ve avenged you.”

Recipient: Lin Qian

A colleague from the Information Department added: “Lin Qian is Lin Yue’s younger brother, who died in a mountaineering accident five years ago. At that time, Lin Yue was abroad on a trade business and was unable to return in time to bid farewell to his brother.”

Xu Ying and Chen Su exchanged a glance, understanding written in both their eyes.

At that moment, a young intern from the Information Department rushed in: “Captain Ji! We’ve contacted the families of the three deceased, confirming they were all members of the ’Rapid Mountaineering Association!’

“From Luo Zhiqiang’s wife, we learned details about the accident five years ago…”

The intern opened his notebook, “The team of four climbers included the three victims of the current case: two rich second-generation friends, Zhou Mo and Cheng Zeyan, and the mountaineering guide Luo Zhiqiang.”

“The fourth person was Lin Yue’s younger brother, Lin Qian. When climbing the ’Ghostly Sorrow’ peak, they encountered a blizzard. According to the survivor’s description, Lin Qian returned to the camp alone to get supplies to save a fatigued teammate, but ended up caught in an avalanche…”

Ji Xuehui interrupted, “Was the official conclusion an accident?”

“Yes. But Luo Zhiqiang’s wife revealed…”

The intern lowered his voice, “There was actually a fierce dispute within the team at the time. Some wanted to abandon the climb, others insisted on continuing. Lin Qian was the only one supporting abandonment, and he quarreled fiercely with the others over it.”

“Zhou Mo and Cheng Zeyan, both from wealthy backgrounds, had a better relationship, and the guide Luo Zhiqiang also sided with them.”

Chen Su suddenly stood up, “Lin Yue didn’t believe it was an accident. He thought his brother was murdered.”

Everyone fell silent, clearly realizing that what Chen Su said was true.

This snow mountain murder case was meticulously orchestrated by Lin Yue for his brother’s revenge.

The following noon, the light in the forensic examination room stretched everyone’s shadows long.

The forensic results were out, making the case clearer and providing more evidence.

The forensic expert adjusted his glasses and pasted an X-ray on the lightbox: his fingertip pointed at Lin Yue’s gastric image, “Here, you can clearly see undissolved capsule residue, while the other victims only had liquid ethylene glycol.”

Xu Ying gazed at the blurred shadow, as if seeing Lin Yue swallowing poison before his death.

Chen Su stood by her side, his cold, chiseled profile striking under the blue light: “Did he leave himself a way out?”

“No, a dead end.”

The forensic expert shook his head, “Tests showed the residue contained cyanide. The ethylene glycol level in Lin Yue’s system was not enough to be fatal; it was this capsule that truly took his life.”

Ji Xuehui snapped her notebook shut: “So it was murder-suicide?”

“More precisely, an execution ceremony meticulously planned.”

Chen Su’s voice was as cold as ice, “He deliberately brought in Luo Zhiqiang, the guide from back then, as a witness.”

As the forensic expert explained, the brutal truth gradually became clear: Under the pretense of mountaineering, Lin Yue lured Cheng Zeyan and Zhou Mo to the snow mountain, prepared energy drinks mixed with ethylene glycol, and watched as they gradually lost consciousness in the extreme cold.

When Luo Zhiqiang tried to escape, he caught up and delivered the final blow.

In the end, he kneeled in the snow, between Cheng Zeyan and Zhou Mo—

He forced the two he believed to be murderers to kneel in the direction of the Ghostly Sorrow peak, while also feeling guilty for not being by his brother’s side to guard him.

In the afternoon, the technical department further searched Lin Yue’s phone and retrieved an encrypted video.

In the footage, Lin Yue calmly spoke to the camera: “Xiao Qian, they finally knelt to confess before you.”

His eyes were frighteningly gentle, “Brother will join you soon.”

After watching the video, everyone fell into silence.

“Close the case.”

Ji Xuehui said softly, gently laying Lin Qian’s photo over Lin Yue’s autopsy report.

The two similar young faces finally reunited in this way within the file folder.

Everyone sighed for quite a while.

Now, with four bodies, including the perpetrator and victims alongside evidence, everything was complete.

This means that tomorrow’s second episode of “Desert Survival Law” could proceed with the live recording as planned!

When Xu Ying called Director Shao to share the good news, Director Shao nearly cried with excitement, even audibly kowtowing on the other end as Xu Ying heard the knocking sound.

“Director Shao, you’re exaggerating, I’m just doing what I can to help the police solve the case.”

Director Shao’s voice was choked with emotion: “Solving the case so quickly, thank you! Over ten million have reserved the second episode online, such high popularity, almost extinguished by this murder case.”

“Little Xu Station Chief, this is a monumental fortune you’ve caught with your own skill!”

“Rest assured, the higher-ups have agreed to give you a greater share of the program’s revenue.”

Xu Ying couldn’t help but ask secretly: “How much are we talking about?”

Director Shao smiled mysteriously: “A number more outrageous than a million.”

Ten million?

After hearing this, Xu Ying almost felt dizzy with happiness!

Recording just a few days of a reality show and earning a share of ten million, the entertainment world truly brings in money fast!

Halfway through laughing, Xu Ying suddenly remembered to ask about something important: “Wait a minute, Director Shao, are the celebrity guests still the original ones or are there new ones coming in?”

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