: I'll Play a Game with You

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The sealed doors and windows startled the NPCs at Shilan Middle School; these sheltered flowers had never seen anything like this before.

"This is illegal detention. Do you know who my father is?"

While comforting Chen Wenwen in his arms, Zhao Menghua spoke in a domineering manner.

"idiot."

Seeing this, Su Xiaoqiang couldn't help but mutter something.

Lu Mingfei understood what she meant.

Even if Zhao Menghua didn't see the flames that suddenly appeared in Lin Zhiying's hand, he should have seen Ye Sheng's abilities after entering the conference room.

This is clearly beyond the mundane; it belongs to the extraordinary realm.

Zhao Menghua's current statements are as ridiculous as a child trying to threaten an adult.

"I'm sorry, but as I said, the police have no jurisdiction over what happens here."

Ye Sheng chuckled, walked to the round table in the conference room, pulled out a chair and sat down, then snapped his fingers lightly.

The next moment, Zhao Menghua, who was standing still, suddenly felt a cold, damp sensation as something slowly crawled up his body from his ankles.

At the last moment, Zhao Menghua hurriedly pushed Chen Wenwen out of his arms.

His hands and feet were bound and forcibly closed together, his bones and muscles were compressed inward.

Zhao Menghua had no doubt that as long as Ye Sheng gave the order, he would be strangled to death by the things surrounding him.

Lin Zhiying noticed that the chandelier on the ceiling of the room was swaying slightly, as if in sync with Ye Sheng's anger.

"I am willing, I am willing to cooperate with the investigation."

At the critical moment of life and death, Zhao Menghua immediately yielded, and as soon as he said those words, his body regained its freedom.

"Since there's no problem, please come sit down."

Ye Sheng said with a calm smile, but Zhao Menghua found his smile chilling.

"Does anyone else have any objections?"

"One cut through water" glanced at Lin Zhiying.

Lin Zhiying nodded slowly. "One-Cut Water" and "Blue Dream Sky" indicated that they had no objections and sat down at the round table.

There was only one empty seat left on the round table, because Lin Zhiying did not sit down.

Lin Zhiying squatted down next to Professor Guderian's corpse and gently pulled open his upper clothes with a dagger.

He needs to perform a simple autopsy.

Upon seeing the dagger in Lin Zhiying's hand, a playful expression flashed across Ye Sheng's face.

"So, what did you find?"

Ye Sheng did not urge him, but asked instead.

Lin Zhiying didn't say anything, but turned over Guderian's body, letting everyone see his naked upper body.

On Guderian's back, there was a handprint that stood out conspicuously.

The surrounding skin was blood red, as if it had been burned by high temperatures.

"Was it done by a ghost?"

Chen Wenwen said timidly,

Her words immediately reminded everyone of what the cleaning staff had mentioned earlier about a fire that had occurred on those two floors.

Could it be that Guderian's death was caused by a vengeful spirit?

While they were discussing, Lin Zhiying pulled out a chair and slowly sat down.

After the last person arrived, Ye Sheng, who was sitting in the middle, looked around the two sides of the table.

"The truth behind Professor Guderian's murder is hidden in this room."

He tapped on the table, signaling everyone to quiet down.

"From now on, each of you will be both a judge and a suspect. You can think of it as a game, like Werewolf."

"See that knob in front of you?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei realized that the table in front of him was different from a normal table.

In front of each seat is a small glass panel and a small sign with numbers written on it, next to which is a raised knob.

There was a red line in the middle of the glass. Lu Mingfei gently turned the knob, and the red line jumped and appeared on different numbers.

The numbers start from "1" and end at "17".

"Each round is divided into a discussion phase and a voting phase. The discussion phase lasts five minutes, during which everyone can speak freely."

"The voting phase lasts three minutes, and the results will not be known to others. If you want to abstain, you must reveal your identity."

"The person who receives the most votes in each round has three minutes to defend themselves. After that, everyone votes again. If more than half of the people still vote for them, they will be eliminated."

"The game ends after three rounds, and everyone else can leave."

Ye Sheng explained the rules of the game in one breath.

The people around the table remained silent, digesting the massive amount of information, which determined whether they could leave smoothly.

Lan Mengtian frowned slightly, as if thinking of something. This so-called game didn't seem to have any direct connection to finding the real culprit.

Just like Ye Sheng said, it's more like a... game?

The number on the scroll wheel was seventeen, and there were also seventeen interviewees in the room.

The two correspond perfectly; is all of this a coincidence?

The next moment, all players simultaneously heard the system notification:

[Ding, Mission "Academy Interview" (Level B)]

[Mission Description: Upon arriving at the interview location, you discover that Professor Guderian, one of the interviewers, has tragically perished.]

The meeting room was closed to the outside world, so at the time of the incident, it was a locked room.

Everyone in this locked room is now a suspect, including you.

[Mission Requirements: Try to deduce the truth (Final Mission)]

[Mission Rewards: 100,000 Experience Points, 300 Kassel College Credits]

"May I ask what happens after I'm eliminated?"

Su Xiaoqiang raised her hand at the round table and asked a question.

"You'll find out once someone is eliminated."

Ye Sheng did not answer directly, but gave an ambiguous answer.

"We outnumber them, let's vote them all out together."

Zhao Menghua suddenly spoke up.

Lan Mengtian's heart tightened; Zhao Menghua had pointed out exactly the unfairness he had just discovered.

There were a total of seventeen people present, including 11 NPCs and 6 players.

This means that if the NPCs unite, then all players are destined to be eliminated.

"We're all alumni, is it really okay for you to do this? Besides, we don't even know what the consequences will be if we're eliminated."

Su Xiaoqiang was the first to speak out in opposition.

"I also think it's not a good idea."

Lu Mingfei said in a low voice.

"So what?"

Zhao Menghua looked disdainful and pointed at Lin Zhiying:

"I strongly suspect he is the murderer. I saw him take out the knife with my own eyes, and the knife was covered in blood."

"And let me ask you this: we live in a society governed by the rule of law, would you carry a knife with you at all times?"

Zhao Menghua's words caused a great stir. Indeed, who carries a knife these days?

And wasn't Guderian's cause of death a stab wound to his chest?

Thinking of this, the other NPCs looked at Lin Zhiying with more or less suspicion in their eyes.

"Stop spouting nonsense. So what if I carry a knife? I have plenty."

"One-Cut-Water" slammed his fist on the table in dissatisfaction. He took out his alchemical backpack and started pulling out long knives one by one.

"See those people? They're obviously criminals. Let's throw them out right now!"

When Zhao Menghua saw the act of "cutting water with a single stroke" to prove himself, his eyes lit up instantly, and he continued.

Don't you think you're being noisy?

Lin Zhiying, who had been silent until now, spoke up, her eyes coldly sweeping over Zhao Menghua.

"Whoosh."

Zhao Menghua felt a cool sensation under his ear, and some liquid flowed out. He touched it and found it was blood.

The dagger sliced ​​across his earlobe and was pinned to the floor of the room.

"First round of discussion concludes."

The next moment, Ye Sheng suddenly spoke.

Five minutes have passed.

"Did you see that? This guy suddenly attacked someone. He dares to hurt me now, he'll hurt you next!"

Zhao Menghua covered his ears and pointed at Lin Zhiying, shouting.

"One-Cut-Water" said, "Let's all vote for Zhao Menghua and get this annoying guy out of here first."

The expressions on everyone's faces were varied. With limited time for voting, everyone was turning the knob in front of them.

"Zhao Menghua has five votes, Lin Zhiying has ten votes, Su Xiaoqiang and Lu Mingfei abstained."

A moment later, Ye Sheng announced the results of this round of voting.

There were six players in total, but Zhao Menghua only had five votes, Lu Mingfei abstained, and Su Xiaoqiang abstained.

This means that one of the players switched sides and voted for Lin Zhiying instead of Zhao Menghua!

"Damn it, anyone who dares to vote for my big brother, come out and wait! Don't you understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'? Now that you've voted out the big boss, we'll be next!"

"Find it in five seconds," he said earnestly.

"Don't bother looking anymore, I voted for myself."

Lin Zhiying stopped him and spoke up.

Zhao Menghua listened to these words in disbelief.

He threw the ball at himself? Is this guy crazy?

Did they know they had no chance and would definitely be eliminated, so they gave up?

You're quite clever, aren't you?

"Too bad," Zhao Menghua thought to himself. "Who told you to offend me?"

"Lin Chih-ying received the most votes. Now, she will have 3 minutes to give her self-introduction."

Ye Sheng, acting as the referee, spoke first.

"I have a question: must voting be done using the equipment in front of us?"

Lin Zhiying raised his hand and asked a question.

"Of course, this is to maintain accuracy."

Ye Sheng replied with a smile.

It seems Lin Zhiying has discovered something.

"I see."

The next moment, Lin Zhiying suddenly appeared behind Zhao Menghua.

She placed her hands on his shoulders and gently massaged them.

Zhao Menghua broke out in a cold sweat instantly. When did this guy arrive?

The chandelier on the ceiling gradually began to sway, and the amplitude of the sway increased.

"If voting by a voting machine is required for the vote to count..."

"This means that if I use other methods to prevent people from voting, that's also possible."

Lin Zhiying grabbed Zhao Menghua's shoulder and then pulled him back sharply.

"what!"

Zhao Menghua let out a shrill scream like a pig being slaughtered.

The next moment, the chandelier on the ceiling, which had been shaking violently, could no longer hold on and crashed to the ground with a "thud".

With the only light source gone, the entire room was plunged into darkness instantly.

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