Murder Cycle

[Reminder before reading: Friends, please stop reading the comments section before reading the ending to avoid being accidentally spoiled] There is a mysterious curse in the Yuanshan family. It is said that every powerful person in the family cannot live beyond the age of forty-four. Zhao Yuzhi won an award for a mystery novel she co-wrote with her companions, and she was invited to attend a banquet at Yuanshan Manor. The banquet was going on as usual, but unexpectedly, the current leader of the Yuanshan family died in front of everyone. He was only forty-four years old. Police investigation found that the deceased was poisoned. Later, the police looked through the case files and discovered that thirty years ago, the previous leader of the Yuanshan family was killed with the same poison at the same place at the age of forty-four. The murderer's method of committing the crime has not yet been solved. What's even more bizarre is that the mystery novel that Zhao Yuzhi won the Yuanshan Family Award for actually mirrored the murder case thirty years ago, and the companion who collaborated with her on the novel disappeared mysteriously. The unsolved case reappears, what is the truth? Can Zhao Yuzhi escape suspicion? —— Column pre-collection article "Desperate Cruise" On the first night of the seven-day cruise, Zhao Yuzhi received a strange note with the number "1" written in red paint. She didn't understand the meaning of the note. Until two murders occurred one after another on the ship. Two tourists died in their respective cabins. The palm of the corpse's right hand was strangely clenched and placed on the ground. They removed the deceased's right hand and saw the number "4" and the number "3" written in blood on the ground. Only then did Zhao Yuzhi realize that this was a countdown to death. She would be the last victim. Intention: Justice will not be absent