Organizing Clues

Chen Miemie's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, the fake had just bumped into the real deal.

The atmosphere at the scene became slightly awkward.

Chen Miemie was panicking inside, but on the surface, he remained as steady as an old dog.

Pardon my manners, I am Chen Miemie. So you are a friend from the [Lord Nan Society], how should I address you, brother?

My name is Bie Shengtao. Who's your brother? Confess, why are you impersonating a member of our society?

I am indeed not a member of the [Lord Nan Society], but speaking of which, I do have a slight connection with your president, [Lord Nan].

Oh? Bie Shengtao immediately perked up his gossiping ears. What connection?

I have a friend who once helped treat your president's injuries.

That's it? Hmph, I thought it was some incredible connection. That's not a reason for you to impersonate our society's members.

Well, I live here and figured you guys have a lot of influence around the area, so I just borrowed your name for a bit. I'm also from a brotherly organization, look, my brooch, [Court of the Silver Moon].

I saw it earlier. Who doesn't know you bunch of lunatics.

This time it was Chen Miemie's turn to perk up his ears.

Lunatics? Why are you slandering our [Court of the Silver Moon] as lunatics? Let me tell you, don't say things that are detrimental to unity.

Do I even need to slander? Who in the city's mystic circles doesn't know about you guys? Forget it, I'm too lazy to explain and I don't want to get involved with you. If there's nothing else, go, go, go.

There is something. Like I said earlier, what's the situation with the owner of 1803?

Bie Shengtao genuinely didn't want to deal with Chen Miemie and just wanted to send him away quickly.

The entire 18th floor was bought by a wealthy businessman. After buying it, he never lived there nor rented it out. That businessman had an accident a few years ago, and no one knows who the heir of this floor is. No one has ever come to handle the transfer of ownership.

If no one comes to handle it, will it just stay empty?

If the owner dies and there's no heir, logically it would be taken over by the city municipality after a 1-year public notice. The fact that this house hasn't been confiscated means there is a new owner, they just haven't come to do the paperwork. Anyway, I don't know who it is.

Where can I look this up?

The city municipal authority headquarters. But I don't think you have the clearance even if you went.

He indeed didn't.

Just as the unknown of the [Mystic] does not allow outsiders to pry, a high degree of information confidentiality was also a characteristic of this world.

Thanks, Little Bie. Let's keep in touch when we have the chance.

Hurry up and leave, I don't want to keep in touch with you.

After clearing up Chen Miemie's society membership identity, Bie Shengtao, from beginning to end, never asked why Chen Miemie was living in 1803, where the key came from, or why he was looking for the original owner.

These were all Chen Miemie's private matters; they might even constitute a part of his [Mystic].

Minding one's own business, not being curious, and not asking questions could save a lot of trouble.

Sigh, why hasn't old dad come back yet? I only helped him watch the place for a little while and already ran into trouble, sigh. Bie Shengtao continued playing with the puzzle gadget in his hands.

Chen Miemie returned home.

Bobo came up expectantly: Chen Miemie, you haven't had lunch yet, right?

I ate outside.

Hmph. Bobo twisted its chicken butt and walked away unhappily.

On the sofa.

Qinghua and Loop sat on the left and right sides of Chen Miemie.

The meeting to organize clues began.

Piece by piece, small notes recorded the information collected so far, as well as the related suspicious points.

Note 1:

The cross-city package from the [Tea Party] was signed for by someone on his behalf at the original body's home, which is the Paradise Building. The time was the afternoon before the night Chen Miemie woke up.

Suspicion 1: The sender is named Selene. Is this person related to the Great Witch Chen Miaomiao?

Suspicion 2: Who was the person in room 1803 of the Paradise Building who signed for it? According to known information, Chen Miemie lived alone. There shouldn't be anyone else in his room, and no one else should have the key to his house. What state was Chen Miemie in at that time, and where was he?

Suspicion 3: Why did the deliveryman who delivered the package to the door resign, and is he still alive now?

Note 2:

The building manager of the Paradise Building was murdered yesterday.

Suspicion 1: Is the death of this manager related to the assassination attempt on Chen Miemie?

Suspicion 2: If it was to silence him, why choose yesterday? Logically, more than a week had already passed. If they wanted to kill him, they would have done it earlier. Why did it happen right before Chen Miemie returned to the Paradise Building?

Suspicion 3: What exactly did this manager know that caused someone to not want him to speak?

Note 3:

Yue Junyang once sent a professional bodyguard, [King Kong], to provide close protection. [King Kong]'s body was discovered at dusk that same day.

Before that, he had entered Chen Miemie's home in the Paradise Building, and left 10 minutes later, behaving abnormally.

Suspicion 1: [King Kong] entered Chen Miemie's home in the Paradise Building at around 16:00 in the afternoon, while at 15:20, a mysterious person had signed for the package inside the room. Could [King Kong] have met the mysterious person?

Suspicion 2: [King Kong]'s abnormal behavior occurred after he left the house. What did he discover or encounter? As a professional bodyguard, why didn't he report to his organization, and why did he conceal it?

Note 4:

On the night of the assassination, the killer Ash chose a nail for her first strike, and only used a dagger the second time.

Suspicion 1: How did Ash know that Chen Miemie was in room 1803 of the South District Building?

Suspicion 2: Why did the nail given by Chen Miaomiao (later known to be the root of a lucky four-leaf clover) fall into Ash's hands?

Suspicion 3: After making an oath and leaving that night, there has been no news from Ash. What is her current situation?

Note 5:

The owner of room 1803 in the South District Building, where he currently resides, is a mystery.

Suspicion 1: For the assassination, why choose here? Why couldn't it be in room 1803 of the Paradise Building? What was the purpose of going through the extra trouble of bringing Chen Miemie here?

Suspicion 2: This homeowner seems to be intentionally hiding their identity, making it difficult to trace. Who is it exactly?

Suspicion 3: Who was responsible for the poisoned glass of water on the nightstand in the room?

After Chen Miemie, Qinghua, and Loop organized the clues, they began to discuss.

Chen Miemie, I found something that makes absolutely no sense, Loop was the first to speak.

What is it?

Based on your life experiences during this period, there is no one around you who holds strong hostility towards you or has a conflict of interest. The reason there are so many suspicions is that we still haven't found the motive for someone to kill you.

Chen Miemie nodded:

This is also what I haven't been able to figure out.

I was a prospective graduate at the time, and in a little over a week, I was going to take a graduation exam with a very low survival rate.

If it was an enemy I haven't remembered, they actually didn't need to do anything; just waiting for me to fail the exam would be enough. Even if I successfully passed the graduation exam, it wouldn't be too late to strike then.

Rushing to do it at that specific point in time must have a reason.

Moreover, it had already reached the point of sending an assassin and subsequent silencing. Yet, after the failure that night, there hasn't been a second wave of attacks during this entire time.

Qinghua picked up the first note.

I think this mother of yours, Chen Miaomiao, is a bit strange.

"Although witches are known for their eccentric personalities, as a mother, not showing up before her child faces a life-and-death exam and only sending an item is a bit unusual."

Chen Miemie: "More than that, Chen Miaomiao even arranged an inexplicable blind date for me."

Qinghua: "So, is it possible that the witch named 'Amber' from the blind date that day is also a breakthrough point?"

"It's possible, but we don't know where Amber is, and we didn't even exchange contact information that day. Besides, I kind of feel like Amber didn't seem to want to harm me. As for that [Sun Never Sets Society], don't let me find them, hmph."

Bobo couldn't get a word in edgewise and was very anxious.

It felt like it was being excluded.

It plunged the [Chef]'s sharp kitchen knife into its own chest so that diners could easily slice open its various parts, and then jumped onto the analysis table:

"Do you guys want some afternoon tea, to eat and chat?"

The three people on the sofa stared at Bobo without saying a word.

Bobo drooped the pineapple leaves on its head: "Okay, I get it, I'll get out of the way right now."

"Wait." The three said in unison.

Chen Miemie smiled faintly, picked up the kitchen knife, cut off a few pieces of chicken, and stuffed a piece into her mouth.

"Bobo did well, you reminded us."

"Huh? Reminded you of what?"

"The kitchen knife! That night, when [Chef] was looking for Joker, why did he knock on my door? Was it really just a coincidence?"

Qinghua picked up the thread:

"No, there are no coincidences in the world. This is a very subtle way of using someone else to do the killing. Perhaps this is the follow-up attack of the second wave."