Chapter 1

Does Tianxia Guihuo have no skills? Zhang Yuanqing's expression became serious. With Tianxia Guihuo's intelligence, he couldn't have misunderstood his hints. That means he really has no skills.

Could it be that not every character possesses skills, and only special characters do?

The first two to possess skills were the Dong mage and Daniel, and both of them are suspects. The last suspect is the werewolf.

And there are no clues in Tianxia Guihuo's room pointing to David as the werewolf. In other words, only the three suspects have character skills. Tianxia Guihuo's David is not the werewolf, so he doesn't have character skills!

If you reason this way, the logic is self-consistent, but this conflicts with the results of fu ji (planchette writing).

Imagine, if only three suspects possess character skills, it indirectly verifies the specialness of the three suspects.

Then the murderer must be among the three, but the fu ji gives the revelation of the letter "D." Those with "D" in their names are Daniel, David, and the Dong mage.

If David is the werewolf, the logic of the three suspects is correct, and the fu ji revelation is also correct.

"It's also possible that the fu ji revelation points to Daniel and the Dong mage and has nothing to do with the werewolf Lun En," Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself. The clues are actually very clear, but they can't be connected into a self-consistent logical closed loop, and instead feel like a tangled mess.

Zhai Cai obviously also realized something was wrong, scratched his head, leaned closer, and whispered, "Looks like he's just a Bai Paizi (white tile), not the murderer. Are you sure David is on the list of suspects?"

Zhang Yuanqing was immediately stumped. "If Guan Ya hadn't died, that would be great!"

His words indirectly answered Zhai Cai. No matter how smart a person is, no matter how strong their logical ability is, they can't compare to a scout specializing in insight.

Zhai Cai scratched his head again. "David isn't a suspect, and he's not the werewolf, then Lun En is the werewolf and becomes one of the three suspects."

"No... The werewolf isn't the murderer. The murderer is between the Dong mage and Daniel," Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice.

The result of the fu ji has actually removed the werewolf from the list of suspects.

Tianxia Guihuo and Zhao Chenghuang exchanged glances.

From just now, they couldn't keep up with the two's train of thought. They always felt that Dan Chuan Qishi (Single Lineage Knight) and Yuanshi (Primordial Beginning) controlled clues they didn't know, but that's impossible. All the clues are shared.

Zhai Cai nodded and suddenly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, saying in a low voice, "Remember the prompt we got when we entered the painting? If the public deduction fails, the person who dies in the case will die completely..."

"If you're sure the murderer is between Daniel and the Dong mage, then we can deduce the murderer now. I don't think it's necessary to wait until tomorrow, because the person who dies tonight might be Lun En. Deducing it a little earlier can save one person."

"Assuming we fail, we lose three teammates. But if we succeed, several of us can leave."

Zhao Chenghuang and Tianxia Guihuo looked at Zhang Yuanqing. "Let me think, let me think!"

Zhang Yuanqing was in a dilemma.

Dan Chuan Qishi is right. According to the result of the fu ji, the murderer is between "Daniel" and "the Dong mage." Then deducing the murderer now is the most correct decision. Anyway, the werewolf Lun En's suspicion can be ruled out, so it doesn't make much sense to look at the clues in his room.

Moreover, Zhai Cai is prepared for the worst. So, if the deduction fails, the team loses three people and four survive. But if we wait until tomorrow, the worst-case scenario would be that the team loses four people and three survive.

But Zhang Yuanqing vaguely felt that something was wrong. As a person who has cleared many S-level decryption-type instances since becoming a Lingjing Xingzhe, sometimes experience and instinct are more important than logic.

Just like a basketball player can judge whether this shot will score based on their feel. If the feel is wrong, then they know the shot has failed the moment the ball leaves their hand.

Zhang Yuanqing has that kind of feeling now. Is it true that only the characters of the three suspects possess skills?

Was Sun Miaomiao's death due to the bloodline level of the Yangsi family?

The demon hunter Daniel's motive for killing hasn't been found, and David has no obvious motive for killing. Then what is the role of the poison "love letter" and "parchment" in his room in the case? There are still many doubts that haven't been resolved. It's a tangled mess. This time, the feel is wrong.

Zhang Yuanqing said, "I want to see the clues in Lun En's room. I bet the one who dies tomorrow isn't Zhao Chenghuang. If the one who dies tomorrow is him, then we'll deduce the murderer directly."

Zhai Cai sighed. "Actually, I prefer to deduce the murderer now. Even if I fail, I can still live. If I wait until tomorrow, what if I'm the one who dies tonight? Then if you deduce the murderer and fail, I'll return to the Lingjing Xingzhe world with you."

He looked at Zhao Chenghuang and Tianxia Guihuo. "It's also a risk for you two."

Zhao Chenghuang and Tianxia Guihuo were expressionless.

"Okay," Zhai Cai shrugged. "I respect your opinions. The minority submits to the majority."

"The public deduction must simultaneously call out the murderer's name. One person's word doesn't count... Xiao Heizi (Little Blackie)... Finally showing your chicken feet."

Zhang Yuanqing complained inwardly. He actually understood Zhai Cai's concerns. Daniel has skills.

If the one who dies tonight is Dan Chuan Qishi, then the skill will be wasted. In addition, Zhai Cai hasn't activated his skill yet. Zhang Yuanqing guessed that Daniel's skill must meet certain conditions to be activated, unlike the fu ji, which can be activated at any time.

The four of them didn't continue to discuss the case. They either leaned against the wall or sat by the bed, silently sorting out the clues and reviewing the entire case.

Then, they quietly waited for the darkness to descend. Time passed quietly, and the sharp, shrill cat call rang out again. Night fell, and the darkness quickly enveloped the castle, swallowing the four of them.

Zhang Yuanqing waited for a few seconds in the darkness and realized that he hadn't died yet, so he knew that he wasn't the one who died tonight.

Soon, the darkness receded like a tide. Zhang Yuanqing, Zhai Cai, and Zhao Chenghuang immediately looked at each other, and then together they looked at the ground. Tianxia Guihuo was lying stiffly on the ground, as peaceful as if he were asleep.

"Hoo..." The three of them exhaled at the same time. "It's good that I'm not the one who died!" Zhang Yuanqing immediately urged, "Let's go, let's find Lun En's room!"