6. The most important point is that although they had already killed the real scientist Dr. Pang Simai, they deliberately gave the research paper to one of their own, creating a fake Academician Lyon to be sent to Donghai City to die... this looks every bit like a deliberately set [trap] and [decoy]!
...
In an instant, Lin Xian opened his eyes, as if enlightened.
"So that's how it is."
Lin Xian took a deep breath, finally seeing through the huge snare that Ji Lin had painstakingly created all this time—
[He purposely designed a fake scientist as bait, then left himself some level of influence within the Donghai City Police Department... his goal was to lure me into attempting to rescue this fake scientist!]
"Ji Lin, you've really hidden yourself too deeply."
At that moment, Lin Xian realized that this genius mystery novelist truly had a meticulous mind, having laid down such a convoluted and comprehensive plan.