Seeing the unpleasant expressions on the faces of Tianxiaguihuo and Yuanshi Tianzun, the latter even swearing, Sun Miaomiao, with a slightly solemn look on her small face, leaned over and said, "Let me see the information."
After reading the item information, Sun Miaomiao's little round face immediately fell. The door could only be opened once every half hour, and they had to wait for nightfall to open the main gate.
Zhao Chenghuang and Zhai Cai turned into statues with stiff faces after seeing the information about the Sect Lock, remaining motionless.
In the first half hour, they opened the door to Dong Fashi's room. Then, night fell, and Bigfoot and Hongjige were eliminated.
In the second half hour, the group opened the door to the Single-Passing Knight's room. They had to wait for the third half hour to open David's door. But before that, there would be another nightfall, and someone would surely die during nightfall.
The clues in the deceased's room would be permanently sealed. Zhao Chenghuang was silent for a long time, and said with a bit of gritted teeth, "I suddenly think Hongjige was right. Wouldn't it have been better to choose the combat副本 at the time?"
The next nightfall, no matter who died, would cause the team to lose some important clues, infinitely increasing the difficulty of deduction.
Zhai Cai sighed and then smiled, "There will be certain deaths if we don't choose the combat scroll. Believe me, in an eighth-level difficulty level, Ju Mang and I can only guarantee to pass the level, but can’t guarantee the team is unharmed. Therefore, choosing the mystery is the only chance to pass the level without loss, even though it is possible to be wiped out."
"Don't we have an old saying in Huaguo: 'Take a gamble, and your bicycle might become a motorcycle.'"
Sun Miaomiao corrected, "That's not an old saying, it's an internet slang."
"Whatever, whatever!" Zhai Cai said awkwardly, waving his hand.
He seriously analyzed, "Actually, the murderer has been locked down, among Dong Fashi, Daniel, and the Werewolf. And the Werewolf is between the Tutor David and me. Tonight, no matter who dies, we can pinpoint the identity of the Werewolf!"
"At that time, as long as we deduce a murderer from the three, we can crack the mystery of the ancient castle and leave the painting," Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself.
Zhai Cai's tone and expression revealed ease and confidence, as if this game was stable, vaguely revealing the excitement of wanting to be the MVP.
What gave him courage and confidence?
It was definitely not wisdom, mostly a character-exclusive skill. He wondered what exclusive skill he had obtained.
Unfortunately, he couldn't ask. Zhang Yuanqing thought silently. He saw the Single-Passing Knight stare at him and shouted, "Don't be too happy too soon. Maybe you're the one who will die tonight."
If the witch kills him, even if his skills are amazing, he won't be able to use them. Zhai Cai's expression froze, and he fell into contemplation. There was about a quarter of an hour left before nightfall.
While discussing, everyone tensed their nerves. Tianxiaguihuo, leaning against the wall, said, "Dong Fashi's motive for murder is obvious, and there is also physical evidence. Compared to that, the Exorcist Daniel and the Werewolf are less suspicious. Daniel has no motive to kill. As for the Werewolf, the situation on the scene tells us that when the Werewolf devoured the owner of the ancient castle, he didn't encounter resistance, and there was no fight. At that time, the owner of the ancient castle was unable to resist. The only question is whether she was dead or unconscious at the time."
The three fatal wounds were uncertain, whether they were first or last. Zhao Chenghuang and Sun Miaomiao actively participated in the discussion. Zhang Yuanqing took the opportunity to say, "I need a quiet place to think about some things. I'll go back to my room first."
The three saints were puzzled, but didn't press him, letting him go. Only Zhai Cai looked thoughtful. Entering Dong Fashi's room, Zhang Yuanqing opened the item bar, took out the black wooden box, and then took out the Ice Pen from the wooden box. With the system's prompt, he paid all the points.
He used the Fortune Reversal skill. He couldn't hide his skills anymore, because he was afraid that he would be killed by the witch at night.
After paying for the skill, the exquisitely carved Ice Pen automatically fell off. His palm just rested on the table, and the Ice Pen began to melt at the same time, and small water droplets appeared on the table.
Zhang Yuanqing re-gripped the Ice Pen and whispered, "The murderer who killed Ya·Lansi, the murderer who killed Ya·Lansi..."
Zhang Yuanqing felt a powerful force pour into the Ice Pen. Then, his palm, uncontrollably driven by the Ice Pen, slowly moved, writing the letter "d" on the table. The next moment, the force attached to the Ice Pen disappeared.
The Ice Pen completely melted, submerging the letter "d".
"d..."
Zhang Yuanqing frowned, trying to decipher the result of the Fortune Reversal. A few seconds later, he understood the meaning of the letter "d". Among the six characters, the names that contain the letter "d" are Dong Fashi, Daniel, and David, corresponding to him, the Single-Passing Knight, and Tianxiaguihuo.
"So Tianxiaguihuo is the Werewolf. Yes, the previous deduction was correct. The murderer is indeed among the three." Zhang Yuanqing wiped the water stains off the table and left. Although the Fortune Reversal didn't give an accurate answer, it verified their deduction that the murderer was among the three.
He didn't have to worry about any more tricks. The three saints who returned from the City of the Dead were discussing the case. Zhai Cai crossed his arms, leaned against the wall, listening, but didn't interrupt.
Seeing Zhang Yuanqing return, he raised the corner of his mouth and took the initiative to ask, "Have you figured out any clues?"
Zhang Yuanqing nodded, "The murderer should be among Dong Fashi, Daniel, and David."
Tianxiaguihuo stopped the discussion and couldn't be convinced by his statement. "How do you know I'm the Werewolf?"
"Intuition!" Zhang Yuanqing said.
"I believe your intuition!" Zhai Cai nodded.
Tianxiaguihuo looked at Yuanshi Tianzun, and then at the Single-Passing Knight, feeling that these two had an indescribable strangeness.
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a sharp and shrill cat cry, and the surroundings quickly darkened, as if dark clouds had covered the sun from the horizon, and the blood curtain descended. In the rich and deep darkness, everyone was waiting for death.
"My information has already been given out. I'm the one who will die tonight. Zhai Cai should be able to understand my hint and find the murderer among Dong Fashi, Daniel, and David. Although I'm still a little uneasy, if I really die, I can only choose to trust my teammates."
Zhang Yuanqing's mind raced, and in the slightly nervous wait, he saw the darkness recede and the sunlight pour in.
"It's dawn, huh, I didn't die..." Zhang Yuanqing was pleasantly surprised and immediately looked at his companions.
The faces of the Single-Passing Knight, Tianxiaguihuo, and Zhao Chenghuang appeared in his vision one by one. Only Sun Miaomiao was missing, but there was no corpse of Sun Miaomiao in the corridor, only a charred and oily human-shaped outline.