The Prosecutor Is Accustomed To Waiting For A Rabbit To Hit A Stump - Chapter 23

Chapter 23

It was like a glance thrown her way amidst the hustle and bustle.

Gu Ye saw Lin Fan’s widened eyes, a look of surprise or perhaps shock. The corner of her own mouth couldn’t help but turn up slightly, like the upturned eaves of an ancient building—both elegant and classical.

Xu Sheng, who had changed his clothes, came out and saw Gu Ye in the wheelchair, bursting into laughter. “As expected of the determined despite disability! So, did you break your leg? Are you unable to walk?”

Gu Ye glanced at him, ignoring the comment.

The five players, plus the host, sat down at the table.

Gu Ye had a specialized wheelchair spot. Lin Fan, thinking to avoid annoying her, planned to sit diagonally opposite Gu Ye, keeping a distance from the ‘high mountain flower.’

However, the host placed name cards on the table. “Please take your seats according to the name cards.”

“Got it!” The rich second generation, sitting next to the ‘Beautiful Receptionist,’ was the first to respond.

The name card placed next to the Surveillance Manager, played by Gu Ye, was for the Female Lawyer, played by Lin Fan.

Lin Fan felt a bit uneasy as she sat down. She was afraid that the great Prosecutor Gu next to her might shoot her dead with cold, disgusted stares.

Fortunately, once the reading stage began, Lin Fan didn’t have much energy to spare for exploration, immediately immersing herself in her script.

The first paragraph of the script read: “The legal profession has two paths: one is to be true to one’s conscience, and the other is to use the law as a personal tool to aid the wicked. Attorney Zhang, a famous criminal defense lawyer at a renowned law firm, was well-known in the industry, specializing in ‘not guilty’ pleas and successfully exonerating defendants numerous times. One day after work, the famous Attorney Zhang was found tragically murdered in his office, revealing all the secrets hidden beneath his professional halo.”

It seems the deceased is Attorney Zhang.

Lin Fan turned the page to her character’s content.

It read: “Your father is a police officer, and your mother is a judge. Under their influence, you aspired to pursue a career in law from a young age. You excelled academically, skipping grades in elementary and junior high school, and successfully enrolled in a Double First-Class university to study law. After graduation, you became a lawyer.

Due to your ex-boyfriend being a doctor, handling medical malpractice disputes is your specialty. You always thought life would continue peacefully, until your beloved younger sister suffered a tragedy: she was raped by a villain while out playing.

You were furious and wanted to kill the defendant, but you still chose to believe in the law, the belief you had always held in your heart.

However, the defendant’s lawyer bribed forensic personnel to issue a factually incorrect appraisal report. Although the judge in the first instance ruled the rape conviction based on the hotel corridor surveillance, the second instance overturned the conviction due to unclear facts, and the rape defendant was eventually acquitted and released.

Not only that, you also heard that the defendant applied for state compensation. Just as you were seeking other avenues of relief to expose the truth, your sister committed suicide by slitting her wrists.

In your sister’s suicide note, you discovered that Attorney Zhang had contacted your sister and threatened her. Attorney Zhang told her that if she continued to pursue the matter, he would not let her and her family off the hook.

You held your sister’s ashes, sending her off for the last time. Your inner faith in the law collapsed…

A sentence spoken by your university professor suddenly flashed in your mind: ‘Talion’s Law (an eye for an eye) is an existence older than the law.’

You know that murder must be paid for with life. Your first target is Attorney Zhang.

You began preparing the murder plan and learned that the victim in another case represented by Attorney Zhang, the Surveillance Manager, also suffered a similar experience. You contacted him.

He followed you on Weibo, but to be cautious, you did not follow him back.

You began planning the murder through Weibo private messages. You eventually decided that the Surveillance Manager would carry out the murder, and you would help move the body to rule out the Surveillance Manager’s suspicion (as he is paralyzed from the waist down and cannot move heavy objects). After the plan was confirmed, you both entered the law firm sequentially.

You resigned from your former law firm and applied to the one where Attorney Zhang worked. Due to your past achievements, you were easily accepted into the firm.

You also met the Beautiful Receptionist, who was being sexually harassed by Attorney Zhang, and at the same time discovered the secret relationship between the Beautiful Receptionist and the Intern Xu.

You saw your sister’s shadow in the Beautiful Receptionist. To protect her, your determination to kill Attorney Zhang became even stronger.”

The script had just begun, but Lin Fan couldn’t help but bite her lower lip.

Good heavens, did I manage to avoid the Beautiful Receptionist only to directly choose the murderer’s accomplice?

Thinking that she might be the killer or the accomplice to the Surveillance Manager, Lin Fan subtly glanced at Gu Ye next to her.

The profile of Prosecutor Gu was truly stunning: a slightly prominent nose bridge, plump lips, deep-set eyes, and proud brows. Her long, curled eyelashes slightly fluttered with the movement of her eyes.

Absolutely gorgeous.

A killer?

Lin Fan withdrew her stolen glance and continued to immerse herself in her script.

Next came a lengthy timeline, accurately detailing the time points of various actions (too long to include in the main text, detailed in the author’s notes).

The most important actions were bolded, including: 8:56 AM You arrive at the law firm, finding the Beautiful Receptionist already there. You tell her that Drug H (which causes loss of sexual function after three doses) will be delivered today. You plan to drug Attorney Zhang today to avenge the Beautiful Receptionist.

10:40 AM You send a Weibo private message to the Surveillance Manager: ‘Act between 6:30 PM and 6:40 PM tonight. I will ensure that Boss Ma, the Beautiful Receptionist, and Intern Xu are not at the law firm. Proceed according to the original plan. Best wishes for our successful revenge.’ After sending, you deleted the private message trace.

6:05 PM You put Drug H and Sedative X (causes unconsciousness for three hours after fifteen minutes) into the coffee, which the Beautiful Receptionist delivers to Attorney Zhang. You instruct the Beautiful Receptionist to ensure Attorney Zhang drinks it. The Beautiful Receptionist agrees. At the same time, the Beautiful Receptionist mentions that Boss Ma invited you and her to dinner at the restaurant downstairs. Believing this wouldn’t affect the plan and would provide an alibi, you gladly agreed.

Following this, during dinner with Boss Ma and the Beautiful Receptionist, you used the excuse of going to the restroom to quickly return to the law firm, moved the now-dead Attorney Zhang to another storage room, and intentionally knocked over the coffee to make the body movement seem less obvious.

The last sentence of the script: Your mission: Please determine whether the Surveillance Manager is the murderer of Attorney Zhang. If he is, you are his accomplice. Please use all your skills to help the Surveillance Manager hide his guilt, while also hiding your own.

If he is not, please find the person who truly murdered Attorney Zhang.

Side Mission: Do not actively expose the romantic relationship between the Beautiful Receptionist and Intern Xu.

Hmph!

There isn’t an answer provided; she has to figure it out during the game.

So, is Gu Ye the murderer or not? Lin Fan closed her script and looked at Gu Ye.

Coincidentally, Gu Ye had also finished reading her script. Their eyes met in mid-air.

Lin Fan wished her eyes could talk, blinking at Gu Ye. —Are you the murderer?

Unfortunately, they weren’t close enough for that kind of psychic understanding.

To Gu Ye, the little white rabbit was blatantly winking at her.

And wow, she’s so cute!

Gu Ye raised an eyebrow at her. Don’t worry, I’ll lead us to victory.

In Gu Ye’s Surveillance Manager script, the last sentence was: Please determine whether you are the murderer of Attorney Zhang. If you are, the Female Lawyer is your accomplice. Please use all your skills to hide your guilt.

If you are not, please find the person who truly murdered Attorney Zhang.

Hint: Do not expose your method of operation.

After reading the method of operation in her script, Gu Ye could piece together almost the entire murder story.

What a coincidence. She was the one who usually put murderers in prison, and this time, after everyone chose, the killer’s role was left for her.

It gave her a sense of identity displacement.

Gu Ye had that cold, mature-woman look. That raised eyebrow was utterly commanding, making one’s body go numb.

However, the habitually straightforward Lin Fan didn’t pause to appreciate the charm. At this moment, she didn’t understand the meaning behind Gu Ye’s raised eyebrow and kept deliberating internally.

So? Is she the killer or not?

But there was no time for further eye contact. The host began the routine, and the murder mystery game started.

The first step was self-introduction.

The host started with the person who seemed to know everything yet nothing: the Female Lawyer, who was the somewhat clueless Lin Fan.

Lin Fan cleared her throat, feeling nervous. She had no concept of how to do a self-introduction, what information from the script could be shared, and what details needed to be concealed or even lied about.

But everyone’s eyes were on her, so Lin Fan had no choice but to start.

“I am the Female Lawyer…”

Never mind whether Gu Ye is the killer or not, I should just pretend I don’t know the Surveillance Manager…

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