Hidden Moth-Chapter 535 - 304: Forbidden to Abuse Power and Frame the Innocent
He Kao’s decision was to wait for the notification from his mentor, the elderly Master, without taking any initiative. For now, he would go about his usual activities.
Yesterday, he asked Qian Guran to find out about Luo Mingzhi’s situation. Old Qian was highly efficient; by noon, he called and said he had gathered some information, and asked if He Kao was free in the evening for a detailed discussion at a designated place.
Old Qian arranged to meet at Yao Shaolan’s law firm. In matters like these, Yao Shaolan’s assistance was inevitable. When they met up with Old Qian and Lawyer Yao in the evening, He Kao learned that Luo Mingzhi had been formally detained by the police the day before.
This was somewhat unexpected because Jiaobide hadn’t been missing for a full month, and there’s no evidence to classify it as a victim case, nor has it reached the legal definition of disappearance.
However, the mysterious disappearance of a visiting scholar from the United States drew significant attention from the university’s security department, which organized an investigation and subsequently reported to the police.
The current indirect evidence confirmed: Luo Mingzhi went to Jiaobide’s apartment on Sunday evening and shortly thereafter, went downstairs with a large cello case, leaving in Jiaobide’s car.
About an hour later, she drove the car back to the same spot, but the cello case was nowhere to be seen, and Jiaobide was never seen again.
After reviewing the surveillance records, the police concluded that Jiaobide should have been in the apartment before Luo Mingzhi entered, yet he disappeared along with all the computers, phones, and other devices that might hold records from the apartment.
Having ruled out all impossible scenarios, the only possibility left was that Jiaobide was taken away by Luo Mingzhi in the cello case...
If curled properly, a cello case can fit an adult; there have been instances of this abroad.
The only puzzle was how Luo Mingzhi managed to carry the cello case, weighing as much as an adult man, with just one arm down the stairs?
Faced with police questioning, Luo Mingzhi claimed she had never left her dormitory that night, simply reviewed her phone after dinner and went to bed.
According to the police, she was clearly lying, prompting suspicions that Jiaobide might have been murdered and that Luo Mingzhi was likely the prime suspect, leading to intensified interrogation.
As the police probed further, they began suspecting a case of murder, potentially involving passionate crime. Though Luo Mingzhi couldn’t account for the night’s events, she divulged almost everything else to the police.
Luo Mingzhi claimed she met the visiting scholar from the United States, Jiaobide, a year ago.
Jiaobide possessed a mysterious aura, was handsome, remarkably charming, and most importantly, he openly appreciated and praised Luo Mingzhi.
If it were someone else doing this, it might be deemed harassment, but Luo Mingzhi was instantly attracted to Jiaobide, and within a week of meeting, they ended up in bed together.
Jiaobide was exceptional in bed, evidently a seasoned veteran, initially surprising and gradually addictive, leading Luo Mingzhi to believe it was love at first sight.
Visiting scholars in humanities had relatively light teaching duties, yet plenty of social engagements; Jiaobide was often busy, though Luo Mingzhi didn’t know what kept him so occupied.
She spent the night at Jiaobide’s place every few days, usually averaging about twice a week...
However, from the police interrogation perspective, it was a different narrative. Jiaobide seduced the female teacher Luo Mingzhi upon arriving at Qi Yuan University, making her delirious and exploiting her financially and emotionally.
Actually, Jiaobide may not have intended to exploit her financially, as Luo Mingzhi’s money meant little to him.
Yet Luo Mingzhi willingly spent money for Jiaobide; whenever they were together, she proactively covered expenses, relentlessly assisting him in other matters.
Jiaobide’s exchange visiting period lasted two years, with only half a year left before returning to the United States. Luo Mingzhi had long planned to accompany him to the United States.
Though Jiaobide never explicitly mentioned it, Luo Mingzhi assumed it was naturally understood...
This left the investigators a bit baffled; putting aside Jiaobide’s intentions, Luo Mingzhi’s ideas genuinely seemed hard to articulate.
If it were decades before, it might be hard to say, but under current circumstances, resigning from a 985 public university position in the Eastern Country to follow a second-class humanities scholar of Eastern Country descent to the United States?
She was running headlong to miss the fairest opportunity; given the current situation in the United States, even Jiaobide’s own livelihood was doubtful!
The focus at the police station had gradually unveiled a clear case scenario, and the officers shouldn’t be blamed for overthinking since these were the situations they encountered frequently—
A counselor from Qi Yuan University, Luo Mingzhi, deceived emotionally and financially by the visiting scholar from the United States, Jiaobide, had planned to go to the United States with him as he neared his return home.
That night, she confronted him and discovered she had been deceived; he never meant anything further, leading to a confrontation, where, in the heat of argument, Luo Mingzhi might have acted violently...
No trace of Jiaobide’s body was found on the scene; he should have been placed in the cello case by Luo Mingzhi, driven to an unmonitored riverside, and the case, weighted with heavy items, was thrown into the river.
As for the main puzzle of the case, how could she carry the cello case downstairs? That might not be entirely inexplicable.
In emergencies, heightened adrenaline and intense mental stimulation can unleash great strength, allowing one to perform tasks ordinarily impossible.
