God's Imitator

The Judicial Court became incomparably quiet; the vast majority of Jurors were dumbfounded, completely unable to imagine the case would develop this way.

This explanation sounds extremely far‑fetched at first, but on closer thought, given that the information about the "Lion King Card" has already been verified as true, this does indeed seem to be the only reasonable explanation.

Otherwise, what else could it be?

The man once had assets of over a hundred million? That sounds like pure nonsense.

The woman actually had assets of over a hundred million? That completely contradicts the evidence already in hand.

If we replace the "Chip Stacker" in this argument with the man, it might barely hold up, but up to now there’s no evidence that the man ever worked as a Chip Stacker, and the probability of a man accompanying a female tycoon and being gifted such a card is far lower than that of a woman accompanying a male tycoon and being gifted such a card.

What’s more, the hypothesis that "the woman was a Chip Stacker" is also supported by two pieces of evidence: her "bank transaction records" and her "Moments and social‑media photos."

The moment this card was confirmed to be a "Lion King Card," many of the previous analyses and hypotheses completely collapsed, and the possible truth of the case was narrowed down to a very small range.

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Lin Sizhi paused slightly, then continued: "So, if we combine this with the previous information, the truth becomes obvious.

"This newlywed couple met in a casino.

"The man had no proper job and often got gambling funds through shady side hustles; he had racked up quite a lot of debt because of gambling. But he was handsome and charming, with a sweet tongue, so he was very attractive to women;

"The woman was a Chip Stacker at the casino and also an online influencer. Through this kind of gray‑area work she obtained wealth far out of proportion to her own capabilities, especially after her parents died and left her 15 million in real estate and various assets, turning her into a fat sheep.

"The two of them approached each other with some element of love, of course—after all, the man was handsome and the woman exuded the aura of a socialite; good‑looking men and women naturally attract each other.

"But of course, there were also interests involved.

"The man coveted the woman’s assets. He could not possibly show her his true financial situation, so he inevitably disguised himself as a successful professional, while the woman, in fact, also wanted to squeeze some profit out of the man. As a Chip Stacker, this kind of business was hardly her first time.

"However, under the man’s passionate pursuit and skillful PUA, the woman was genuinely moved, and only then did she rashly get the marriage certificate and wed him.

"But clearly, such a marriage was destined to be fraught with crisis, which is why the woman’s expression showed such obvious worry.

"You have to know, a wedding photo is a whole series of photos; there can’t be just one, and both parties will choose the one they’re most satisfied with to put in the frame.

"And the reason the woman chose this particular photo is precisely because she liked her own expression in it the most—it draped a veil of tragic beauty over this romance.

"After the wedding, the man continued to push forward with his plan. He tricked the woman into signing a ten‑million insurance policy, kept her under control with drugs, and decided to finally carry out his wife‑killing plan on this yacht.

"But the woman was not completely unaware.

"Because the final outcome was that the two of them fell into the sea together. If the man had been fully prepared, while the woman was completely unsuspecting and also under the influence of drugs, how could she possibly have dragged the man into the sea with her?

"Therefore, not only did the woman sense something, she even arranged a counter‑kill plan.

"She found a helper on the boat and had him lie in wait in advance.

"Once the man tore off his mask and made his move and the two started grappling, the helper she brought would show up in time, appear as a righteous rescuer protecting the woman, and push the man into the sea, completing the counter‑kill.

"Unfortunately, this helper she found seems to have had ideas of his own; in the end, he chose to push both the man and the woman into the sea.

"Only in this way does it match the actual direction the case has taken.

"And there are only two people on this yacht who are qualified to be this ’helper.’

"Namely, Tang Qing and President Wang.

"I am a Lawyer who couldn’t even truss up a chicken, and Dr. Feng doesn’t look particularly robust either. The woman couldn’t possibly have come looking to the two of us when seeking a helper.

"By contrast, the Detective, due to his professional needs, must often deal with criminals in his daily investigations and should be skilled in basic combat; and President Wang is the actual owner of this yacht, a magnate with far‑reaching connections, who must have a few trusted henchmen.

"Only you two would be capable of pushing this couple into the water, without anyone noticing, and without being detected by others.

"Moreover, although the method of boarding the yacht was an online lottery, for the two of you, it probably wouldn’t be difficult to tamper with it, would it?"

Amid everyone’s shock, Lin Sizhi paused again, then continued: "Of course, other possibilities do exist.

"For example, during the struggle, the woman might have erupted with great strength out of her will to survive and fallen into the sea along with the man. The helper she had arranged in advance failed to help at the critical moment and later, in order to distance himself, could only pretend he knew nothing.

"Or else... the woman never found any helper at all and never arranged any counter‑kill plan. She still deeply loved the man, and under enormous psychological pressure and the influence of the drugs, her mental state had become extremely unstable.

"In the end, driven by decisive yet extreme and complicated emotions, she chose to pull the man into the sea and die with him, putting a full stop to this mistaken yet tragically beautiful love story.

"As for which specific possibility it was... I’m more inclined toward the latter.

"The evidence is that ring I showed at the very beginning.

"Everyone, please look: this ring does indeed have a diamond on it, but the diamond is of moderate size; it’s not particularly large.

"If it were a couple from the working class getting married, using this as a diamond ring would be reasonable, but judging from the woman’s lifestyle habits and photos, she was clearly accustomed to high consumption; and when it comes to something as romantic as a diamond ring, there’s no reason she would buy only one this small.

"Furthermore, this ring was placed all by itself; no other rings appeared.

"As a newlywed couple, there’s no reason for one of them to wear a ring while the other does not.

"Since they both wore rings, why would this ring be left behind?

"The answer is simple: according to the habits of the vast majority of people when they marry, they prepare three rings.

"Two are matching bands, for daily wear; the third is a diamond ring, only worn on extremely formal occasions such as the wedding.

"In terms of size, the man’s band usually has no diamond and is larger; the woman’s band usually has a small diamond on it, just like this ring.

"And the true diamond ring should have a much larger diamond, with a price possibly reaching tens of thousands or more.

"The woman would generally choose between the band and the diamond ring based on the specific occasion; whichever one she didn’t wear would be left in the ring box.

"This box is quite exquisite; it was originally meant to hold the diamond ring, but right now it holds the woman’s band.

"So, the woman took the diamond ring out of the box and put the band she had been wearing back inside.

"Because she had already resolved to die with the man, of course she had to put on this most valuable diamond ring, the symbol of their love. Aside from that, she actually had no special reason to insist on wearing this diamond ring on her person.

"Of course, this may also be my conjecture, so I ask the Jurors to examine this ring to see whether any useful information can be obtained."