After bursting out of the secret chamber, the bright sunlight shone down, causing Tong Kong to feel a stinging sensation and secrete tears.

My skills had recovered, but the Yin corpse was nowhere to be seen. He stood at the entrance of the secret chamber, looking around, and was pleasantly surprised to find that he was in the open-air corridor of the teachers' dormitory. Behind him were rows of rooms, in front of him was the azure sky, and below was a small garden. "Room 3-208."

Zhang Yuanqing glanced back at the room where he had been imprisoned.

"According to the task prompt, the crime scene is Room 404 in Building 3, which is on the fourth floor of this building."

Fortunately, he was spared the time to search for the dormitory building. After all, he only had a little over a minute left. If he encountered a detective team while searching for the crime scene, he would really have to try to take on seven of them.

The ultimate battle had not yet begun, but the competition had directly entered its climax. Zhang Yuanqing ran wildly, found the corridor, and rushed to the fourth floor.

Soon, he arrived at the fourth floor and accurately found Room 404.

The door was tightly closed and seemed to be locked, but this was not a problem for Zhang Yuanqing. Without disturbing the scene, he used Spirit Travel, his spirit leaving his body, passing through the security door, and entering the room.

"Ka-cha!"

The latch popped open, and the spirit behind the door twisted the doorknob.

The spirit returned, Zhang Yuanqing pushed open the security door and entered Room 404.

He summoned the Observer and quickly scanned the living room, sweeping over the coffee table, TV, sofa, and various pieces of furniture. These furnishings were neatly arranged, obviously not the primary crime scene.

Zhang Yuanqing quickly passed through the living room, pushed open the bedroom door, and found the murder scene in the study.

The study was in a mess, with overturned chairs, scattered books, and broken glass everywhere, presenting a scene after a fierce fight. There were also patches of dried blood on the floor.

lingdian.

In the corner of the study was a single bed with messy bedding. Only the corpse was missing, presumably taken away by the Public Security Bureau.

Wearing the Observer glasses, Zhang Yuanqing had a deep, focused gaze, scanning every corner of the study like a scanner. He walked and looked, not letting go of any details, including the bottom of the single bed.

"If there's only the crime scene, I can't prove my innocence, and there's not much time left." Zhang Yuanqing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he opened his briefcase and took out his phone.

The phone was not locked, and it lit up with a single tap. Without any other operation, the illuminated screen automatically played a video.

In the video, the light was dim, the study window was covered with curtains, and there were no lights on, creating a dim and quiet atmosphere. The shooting angle was aimed at the desk, and a figure in a shirt was sitting at the desk, with their back to the camera, wearing a mask, and typing on the computer.

"Cough, cough." The person at the desk coughed a few times, saying with a heavy nasal tone:

"I caught a cold recently with the changing seasons!"

The phone's perspective sank slightly, and the person holding the phone took a seat.

Then there was a silence of more than ten seconds. After struggling for a while, the phone's owner took the initiative to speak:

"Professor Li, I came to Jingcheng this time to have you look at the manuscript."

Professor Li, sitting at the desk with his back to him, ignored him, seemingly feeling that there was nothing to say.

The phone's owner said anxiously: "I know the previous version of the manuscript was unsatisfactory, and the sales were not good, causing your reputation to decline. But this time, I came with confidence. Please take a look at my new book, you will definitely be satisfied."

Professor Li replied with a heavy nasal voice:

"I'm no longer interested in your manuscript."

"Professor Li..." The phone's owner suddenly stood up.

"Alright!" Professor Li also stood up, his tone softening:

"Since you came all the way to Jingcheng, I can't let you come for nothing. Put the manuscript down. Let's have a drink, and you can also talk about the inspiration for the price. But whether or not I use your manuscript, I will consider it myself."

The phone's owner was overjoyed.

In the video, Professor Li got up and walked to the glass cabinet next to the desk, taking out a bottle of foreign wine shaped like a water bottle.

Professor Li returned with the wine bottle, looking at the camera, and said:

"Why are you holding your phone?"

"N-nothing."

The picture ended there, presumably the suspect stopped filming and put away the phone.

"So that's what happened." Zhang Yuanqing held the phone, frowning and pondering.

Suddenly, rapid footsteps came from outside the corridor, followed by the sound of a key being inserted into the lock, and then the security door outside the living room opened.

A group of people rushed in "whirr."

It was the detective team led by Zhao Chenghuang and Landlord.

At this time, Zhao Chenghuang and others had changed into security officer uniforms, and a few of them were carrying briefcases, looking like they were out on official business.

Squeak~ Zhang Yuanqing pulled a high-backed chair and sat down, crossed his legs, and looked at everyone with a sneer:

"The struggle between good and evil, the interweaving of light and shadow, the contest between the murderer and the detectives, will all be revealed today. The door of fate has been opened, detectives, you will usher in your respective endings.

"And as the villain, I will still be at large. Because the only one who can defeat me is the legendary Sherlock Holmes detective." His gaze was sharp, his mouth sneered, and his expression was evil and crazy, like a charismatic villain in a TV series.

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Senmiao interrupted in a crisp voice:

"Yuanshi Tianzun, are you too into the role? Don't waste time, let's get into the plot."

Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice:

"Starting with fighting and killing is what small fries do. A charismatic villain must have exclusive lines and an exclusive opening, so that it can match his style."

Sun Miaomiao blinked her dark, round eyes: "But you don't have any charm. You're so strange."

Zhang Yuanqing's expression froze, and he was no longer in the mood to continue. He waved his hand as if swatting flies:

"Let's start, let's start, wo diu lei lou mou."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Spirit Realm prompt echoed in the ears of the eight players: 【Everyone is here, the duel begins. This round is – Court Trial!】

【Duel Mode: The detectives must present evidence to accuse the suspect. The suspect must prove his innocence within the specified time, otherwise he will be judged guilty. When the suspect proves his innocence, the detectives must present evidence again within the specified time, otherwise the suspect will be judged innocent!】

【Note: Skills are prohibited in this round, and violence is not allowed.】

The rules were simple. What the suspect had to do was to overturn the evidence presented by the detectives one by one and prove their innocence. Because it was simple, there were almost no loopholes to exploit.

After listening, Sun Miaomiao turned to look at Tianxiaguihuo and praised:

"You guessed right. This round is indeed about who has more 'handles' in their hands. We have ample evidence of Yuanshi Tianzun's crime, so the chances of winning are high." Tianxiaguihuo was slightly smug and said:

"This round was originally more favorable to the detectives. But the suspect must also have something to rely on, and that reliance should be in the briefcase next to you, Yuanshi Tianzun."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded: "There are indeed some clues inside."

"Did you find it in the prison cell?"

"Yes."

Tianxiaguihuo pondered:

"We were just in a room downstairs. The task prompt we received was to arrest the suspect in eight minutes. I kept counting the time. You probably used six minutes to escape the prison cell.

"Based on your level, we can deduce the difficulty of escaping the prison cell, and the level of difficulty can determine the importance of the clues in the briefcase. You were two minutes away from not being able to escape, so it seems that the clues in the briefcase are very important."

Everyone immediately looked at Zhang Yuanqing.

"It is indeed very important." Zhang Yuanqing smiled and nodded, giving an affirmative answer.

The expressions of Sun Senmiao and others suddenly became complicated. Even the aloof and cold Zhao Chenghuang raised his eyebrows, his eyes shifting back and forth between Yuanshi Tianzun and Tianxiaguihuo.

In the room, Tianxiaguihuo boldly speculated on the gameplay of this round based on the items and information obtained by the detective team. The task prompt just now proved his speculation.

Accurate prediction.

And now, Zhang Yuanqing not only escaped from the prison cell, but also obtained important clues, increasing the difficulty of the detective team's victory.

From these aspects, it can be seen that the level of the two in clearing the dungeon is indeed above them.

Zhao Chenghuang withdrew his gaze and frowned, "Stop talking nonsense, let's begin."

With that, he, wearing a security officer's uniform, opened the briefcase he was carrying, took out a file, and announced while reading:

"Criminal suspect Yuanshi Tianzun, you are Professor Li's ghostwriter. Because you were unwilling to be fired, you visited Professor Li at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, trying to persuade him to continue working together.

"Because Professor Li disagreed, you had a quarrel with him, and then a conflict. In a fit of anger, you killed him with a fruit knife on the table. You yourself were knocked unconscious by Professor Li with an ashtray to the back of your head before he died.

"Professor Li's wife returned home after finishing her class and discovered her dead husband and you unconscious."

After reading the contents of the file, he turned his gaze to Zhang Yuanqing, his eyes sharp:

"Now presenting the evidence: the fruit knife has your fingerprints on it; a photo of the bruise on the back of your head."

Zhao Chenghuang took out the relevant inspection reports from the folder one by one and showed them to the criminal suspect Yuanshi Tianzun.

During this process, the other players did not speak, calmly observing to see how Yuanshi Tianzun would respond.

Like them, the off-site audience watched in silence.

At this time, the Colosseum was as quiet as a movie theater. Everyone was engrossed in the plot and forgot to speak.

"So that's how the case went." Zhang Yuanqing listened very carefully, figuring out the course of the case. At the same time, the task prompt came to his ears:

【Ding! You need to prove that you are not the murderer within ten minutes. Countdown begins.】

"What I need to overturn are the fingerprints on the fruit knife and the bruise on the back of my head. The fingerprints on the fruit knife are a given fact. To overturn it, I must have a reasonable explanation." Under the gaze of the crowd, Zhang Yuanqing quickly got into the role and said, "Excuse me, Officer Zhao, was the crime scene disturbed?" Zhao Chenghuang said indifferently, "Except for taking away the evidence during the investigation, everything was kept in its original state."

Zhang Yuanqing then said, "Before I prove my innocence, I want to see the on-site investigation report."

He needed to verify one thing to prove his innocence.

But the on-site investigation report was part of the security officer's investigation process and belonged to the work flow, not one of the pieces of evidence listed this time. Tianxiaguihuo shook his head and refused: "Apart from the evidence, we have no obligation to meet your needs, including the on-site investigation report."

Zhang Yuanqing ignored him and looked at Zhao Chenghuang, scoffing:

"Of course, Officer Zhao can completely refuse. After all, I am so powerful. Any convenience can allow me to turn the tables. I understand your fear!"

Zhao Chenghuang raised his eyebrows, "A clumsy provocation."

He shook his hand and threw over the on-site investigation materials, including photos and written records.

"No, you!" Tianxiaguihuo let out a short cry, his expression angry.

"Although the provocation is clumsy, it's effective!" Zhang Yuanqing laughed. To save time, he quickly skimmed through the reports on the corpse, fingerprints, and other parts, focusing on checking the remnants at the scene.

Half a minute later, he returned the report and began to defend himself:

"Actually, I am nearsighted with a diopter of 500. As we all know, with a diopter of 500, the world is a blur after taking off glasses. There are no fragments of lenses left at the scene, and there are none in the investigation report. That is to say, I accidentally broke my glasses before visiting Professor Li.

"How can I kill someone without glasses?"

Zhang Yuanqing opened his briefcase and took out his broken glasses, showing them to everyone.

The left frame of the glasses was empty, and the right frame still had the lens, but it was covered with cracks.

A tone-deaf person snorted: "Not having glasses does not prevent you from fighting with the deceased and killing him with a fruit knife. Nearsightedness does not mean blindness. This cannot be evidence of your innocence."

"Not being able to see things clearly is one thing, and being able to kill someone is another." Zhang Yuanqing nodded and said:

"However, the traces of the fight at the scene can prove that I did not kill someone."

Sun Miaomiao asked: "How can you prove it?"

"If I had murderous intentions towards Professor Li, but at this time, my glasses were damaged, and everything was blurry, then I would secretly hide the knife and find an opportunity to sneak attack him, killing him with one strike. I would never fight him, because I might not be able to beat him if I couldn't see things clearly." Zhang Yuanqing spoke eloquently:

"Therefore, the traces of the fight in the study are evidence that I am innocent."

The dungeon prompt did not sound, and the argument was invalid.

Tianxiaguihuo smiled:

"You're right, but could there be a possibility that you, who intended to sneak attack, made a noise because your vision was too blurry, and Professor Li discovered you, so a fight broke out?" "There is indeed such a possibility!" Zhang Yuanqing agreed, and just as Sun Miaomiao and others were smiling, he asked back:

"But why is the bloodstain behind me?"

As he spoke, he stood up from the high-backed chair, facing away from the crowd.

At this time, everyone saw that there was a large patch of dried blood on his back, and there were also some dark bloodstains on the back of his trouser legs.

Zhang Yuanqing turned around and smiled:

"The result of the practice report is that the murderer died from being stabbed through the heart with a knife. Why would blood splatter behind me? It is impossible for me to kill him with my back to the deceased. Combining the glasses and the bloodstains, it can be inferred that the murderer is not me."

【Ding! The detectives need to prove that the murderer is the suspect within ten minutes. Countdown begins.】

"Sure enough, just by raising doubts and forming a paradox, you can overturn the detective's accusation, even if the fruit knife has my fingerprints on it. Doubt benefits the accused." Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Tianxiaguihuo narrowed his eyes. Although he was extremely unwilling, he expected this result. After all, his opponent was Yuanshi Tianzun.

It wouldn't be so easy to solve.

The other players frowned. Although some of them voted for Zhao Chenghuang, such as Qingsongzi and Landlord, that was from the previous round. In this round, Yuanshi Tianzun was their common target.

If they couldn't eliminate Yuanshi Tianzun, everyone would be deducted ten points.

Off-site, the official Players watched with relish.

"When I saw the crime scene just now, I thought of this round. Yuanshi Tianzun also discovered it. But I was able to notice it because I am a scout. How did Yuanshi Tianzun do it? His mind works so fast."

"Now the pressure is on the detective team. This is what makes it interesting. Let's play this mode in future arena matches. It's so good."

"Ah, it's so boring. Let's start fighting quickly. I want to see fighting. If that doesn't work, you can put me on the stage."

"Pei, a vulgar Fire Master."

Landlord, wearing a leather jacket and leather pants, said with a smile:

"Young man, not bad. You don't have any investigation experience, but you can overturn the accusation in such a short time. You have a lot of talent. I'll make it difficult for you too."

He immediately took out a file from his briefcase and said, "The security officers extracted the fingerprints of three people at the scene, namely you, Professor Li, and his wife. And according to the testimony provided by Old Wang next door, only you visited Professor Li at that time period on the afternoon. So the murderer must be you."

【Ding! You need to prove that you are not the murderer within ten minutes. Countdown begins.】Zhang Yuanqing received the task prompt again.

This was an unfair contest. For the detectives, as long as they took out the evidence and accused the suspect in an orderly manner, they could push the pressure out.

On the other hand, the suspect had to rack his brains to prove his innocence based on the existing information.

"The fingerprints and testimony point to me. How can I overturn them? No, I can't overturn them, because this evidence is real. How can I overturn real things?" Zhang Yuanqing pondered and remained silent for a long time.

The other players' emotions suddenly relaxed, and they happily counted down the time silently.

"Change my line of thought. How can I prove my intelligence in the face of irrefutable evidence? From my perspective, I want to prove my innocence, so the murderer must be someone else." He carefully recalled the details of the case, his eyes "During the period from when I entered the room until Professor Li's wife returned, no one else came to visit. But what if the murderer was already in the room?" Fingerprints and testimony are both ironclad, but it is not necessarily the case!"

Tianxiaguihuo's face suddenly sank.

The other players were two seconds slower, and then their hearts sank one after another. Yuanshi Tianzun's sharpness and tenacity made them feel troubled.