Regardless the sequences, here are some possible murder scenarios and motives with all due respect to innocent people as well as to deceased Mr. Heywood;
a) Bo as his family’s dirty business abroad, which Mr. Heywood brokered, could have compromised his ambitious plan
b) Bo as his wife’s love affair with Mr. Heywood made him jealous
c) Bo’s wife’s anger over Mr. Heywood’s unwillingness to divorce his wife
d) Bo’s wife’s anger over Mr. Heywood’s unwillingness to cooperate in business consultations
e) Local officials who were fed up with and worried about Bo wanted to frame him
f) Central government officials, who were fed up with and worried about Bo and who found out about Bo’s coup plans, thought that killing some chicken would’ve scared the monkey (foreign interference was assumed and framing well planned)
g) Close “inner circle” friends who were fed up with and worried about Bo
h) Local business people and/or perhaps competition who rightfully predicted Bo’s fall as well as the fall of shares at companies such as Everbright that would plunge quickly
i) Pressured local military that was scared about the consequences of Bo’s plans to overthrow the central government’s leadership planned to frame Bo ‘cause the choice of telling the truth was highly dangerous to them
j) A “Foundation Group” that set up scholarship funds for Chinese students for abroad studies thought it would have been compromised if Mr. Heywood spoke
k) British Secret Service which has treated Mr. Heywood as a liability

Understandably, some of the above options are as dull as they can be, but what matters to some may not matter to others. Would there be any other scenarios and motives? Which one will stand in the Peoples Republic’s court of law?

Condolences to all relative and friends of Mr. Heywood as well as their forgiveness for my assumptions on