Plot synopsis for Episode 1 of The Republic of China
On the moonlit night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, tycoon Nie Chengjiang moved to a new house and hosted a banquet for guests. He never thought that a murder would suddenly occur in the new house. The deceased, Chen Qiusheng, was a well-known figure in Shanghai. He was active in the business world and futures trading. When he went to the toilet during the banquet, his secretary He Kun and two of his subordinates saw a weapon-armed hand sticking out of the mirror and stabbing Chen Qiusheng. die.
The scene of the crime was cordoned off, and Police Chief Qiao Chusheng led his troops to the scene immediately. After investigation, it was discovered that there was no mechanism to hide people at the crime scene. The walls were hollow, the ceiling had no windows, and there was no escape route before the crime. It was a very typical locked room murder case.
After investigation, on the day of the party, Lu Yao, the director of Sassoon Financial Institution, who had had a quarrel with the deceased, was listed as a key suspect and sent to the patrol room.
During the interrogation session, this talented student who returned from Cambridge University relied on his superb intelligence to quickly logically deduce the true identity of Bai Youning, the news reporter who was listening to the news. Qiao Chusheng invited Lu Yao to help him decipher the mystery.
During the field investigation, Lu Yao not only cleared himself of the crime, but the things behind the murder gradually came to light...