Newspaper Boy

Chapter 95: Deduction of the Murderer

The Way of the Extraordinary had no skills? Zhang Yuanqing's expression turned grave. With Tianxiaguihuo's intelligence, he couldn't possibly misunderstand his hints, which meant he truly had no skills.

Could it be that not every character possessed skills, and only special characters did?

The first two to possess skills were Dong Fashi and Daniel, and both were suspects. The last suspect was the Werewolf.

And the clues in Tianxiaguihuo's room didn't point to David being the Werewolf. In other words, only three suspects had character skills... Tianxiaguihuo's David wasn't the Werewolf, so he didn't have character skills!

If reasoned this way, the logic was self-contained, but this conflicted with the results of the Ouija board.

Just imagine, if only three suspects possessed character skills, it indirectly verified the uniqueness of the three suspects.

Then the murderer must be among these three. But the revelation given by the Ouija board was the letter "D". Those whose names contained "D" were Daniel, David, and Dong Fashi.

If David was the Werewolf, the logic of the three suspects was correct, and the Ouija board's revelation was also correct.

"It's also possible that the Ouija board's revelation points to Daniel and Dong Fashi and has nothing to do with the Werewolf, Lunen..." Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself. The clues were actually very clear, but they couldn't be connected into a self-contained logical closed loop. Instead, it felt like a tangled mess.

Zhai Cai obviously also realized something was wrong, scratched his head, leaned closer, and whispered, "Seems like a blank slate, not the murderer. Are you sure David is a suspect?"

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

His statement indirectly answered Zhai Cai. No matter how clever a person was, no matter how strong their logical ability, they were still no match for a Scout specializing in high-level Insight.

Zhai Cai scratched his head again, "David isn't a suspect, nor is he the Werewolf. Then Lunen is the Werewolf, becoming one of the three suspects."

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

The result of the Ouija board had actually removed the Werewolf from the suspects.

Tianxiaguihuo and Zhao Chenghuang exchanged glances.

From the beginning, they couldn't keep up with the two's train of thought. They always felt that Single-Line Knight and Yuanshi controlled clues they didn't know, but that was impossible. All the clues were shared.

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

"If you're sure the murderer is between Daniel and Dong Fashi, then we can accuse them now. I don't think we need to wait until tomorrow, because tonight it might be Lunen who dies. So the earlier we have a public vote, the fewer people will die."

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

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

Zhang Yuanqing was caught in a dilemma.

Single-Line Knight's words made sense. According to the Ouija board's results, the murderer was "between Daniel" and "Dong Fashi." Then accusing them now was the most correct decision. Anyway, the Werewolf Lunen's suspicion could be ruled out. Then whether or not the clues in his room were seen didn't matter much.

Moreover, Zhai Cai was prepared for the worst. So if the accusation failed, the team would lose three people, and the survivors would die. Waiting until tomorrow, the worst situation would become the team losing four people and the survivors being three.

But Zhang Yuanqing vaguely felt that something was wrong. As someone who had cleared many decryption-type S-class dungeons since becoming The Way of the Extraordinary, sometimes experience and intuition were more important than logic.

Just like a basketball player could judge whether or not this shot would score based on their feel. If the feel was off, then they knew the shot would fail the moment the ball left their hand.

Zhang Yuanqing had this feeling now. Was it that only the characters of the three suspects possessed skills?

Was Sun Miaomiao's death because of the Yangs family's bloodline?

The Demon Hunter Daniel's motive for killing hadn't been found. David had no obvious motive for killing. Then what were the roles of the poison "Love Letter" and "Parchment" in his room in the case? There were still many doubts that hadn't been resolved, a tangled mess. This time, the feel was off.

Zhang Yuanqing said, "I want to see Lunen's room for clues. I'm betting that Zhao Chenghuang won't die tomorrow. If he dies tomorrow, then we'll accuse them directly."

Zhai Cai sighed, "Actually, I prefer to accuse them now. Even if I fail, I can still live. If I wait until tomorrow, what if I die tonight? Then if you guys fail to accuse them, I'll also return to the Spirit Realm."

He looked at Zhao Chenghuang and Tianxiaguihuo. "It's also risky for you two."

Zhao Chenghuang and Tianxiaguihuo were expressionless.

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

"The public accusation must simultaneously shout out the murderer's nickname. He can't just say it alone... Xiao Heizi... Finally revealed his chicken feet."

Zhang Yuanqing complained inwardly. He actually understood Zhai Cai's worries. Daniel had a skill.

If Single-Line Knight died tonight, then the skill would be wasted. In addition, Zhai Cai hadn't activated his skill yet. Zhang Yuanqing guessed that Daniel's skill must meet certain conditions to be activated, unlike the Ouija board that could be used at any time.

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

Then they quietly waited for the arrival of the night. Time quietly passed in silence. The sharp and shrill cat cries rang out again. The night arrived. The darkness quickly enveloped the castle, and the light swallowed the four of them.

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

A moment later, the tide of darkness receded. Zhang Yuanqing, Zhai Cai, and Zhao Chenghuang immediately looked at each other and then looked at the ground together. Tianxiaguihuo was lying straight on the ground, as peaceful as if he were asleep.

"Phew..." 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 find Lunen's room!"