The Sixth Round
Upon hearing his words, the Count and Countess's eyes instantly became empty and deep. Their once fair skin turned withered and dark, and their black eyes, devoid of white, stared straight at the crowd, as if awaiting their answer.
Everyone knew in their hearts that the time had come to hand in the answers.
Qin Rang met those gray eyes directly, and suddenly his head spun again. When he came to his senses, he frowned and rubbed his temples, forcibly suppressing the discomfort surging in his heart.
Are the aftereffects of the Evil Ghost Mask really this severe? I've had them before, but never as intense as this.
Tao Yuan was stunned for a while before she came to her senses. She belatedly realized that her thoughts had been wandering, and her once certain answer had become hesitant.
The others didn't speak rashly either, glancing at Qin Rang, each with their own thoughts.
Qin Rang felt a little relieved when he thought that they had already accumulated 30 Dream Points.
Although Qin Rang felt that the person had been killed unjustly, he still felt that everything had gone too smoothly.
Qin Rang's plan was for them to deliberately create an opportunity for the people behind the scenes to act first, and then capture him on the spot with the Count and Countess.
In this way, they could not only find the murderer, but also better ensure the safety of the Count and Countess under their prescribed circumstances. Furthermore, they could directly present crucial evidence to convince the Count and Countess.
At the same time An Ying also used Weird Object that made the Count and Countess immune to damage in advance to ensure that they would not be killed by the murderer.
Everything is indeed unfolding as they envisioned; it can be said that everything is going smoothly.
But... he still felt a strong sense of unease.
Given their luck, things shouldn't have gone so smoothly. He had even prepared Plan B, Plan C, Plan D... but none of them were needed.
"Was I the one who committed the murder?" Wang asked again.
His response was still silence.
Tao Yuan and Qin Rang exchanged glances, both reading suspicion in each other's eyes, and neither spoke.
The Count and Countess, who had not received a reply, gradually regained their spirits, and their skin returned to its fair and lifelike appearance.
Wang acted as if nothing had happened, his expression returning to normal.
The Doctor arrived late, led by a servant. Bai Yang turned his head and saw the Black Cat's figure on the stairs.
After the Doctor finished examining the bodies of the Eldest Miss and Eldest Young Master, Wang suddenly stared at the Count and Countess and said, "Strange, so much time has passed, why aren't you dead yet?"
Upon hearing this, the Count and Countess were immediately horrified, and their expressions finally changed.
They stared in astonishment at Wang, at their youngest son, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"You... want to kill us?"
Wang shook his head, resting his head on his elbow and laughing, "No, it wasn't me who wanted to kill you, and I didn't kill anyone."
"It's just that some people took my experimental samples and put something in the drinks."
"Moreover, just in case, someone poisoned a lot of the wine. I don't know when the wine you drank was poisoned and when it wasn't."
"Why... why didn't you say so sooner!" the Count roared.
He swirled the wine in his hand and said, "Why should I warn you? Watching you unknowingly walk into someone else's trap and struggle bitterly is actually a wonderful thing, isn't it?"
The Countess rose in disbelief, her hand, adorned with Ruby ring, pointing at him with trembling fingers, her gaze fixed on him as if he were a demon. "Incomprehensible... How dare you..."
Wang Ye gently stood up, looking at her with satisfaction. "That's the expression I wanted. Your performance was exactly what I expected."
"Disbelief, regret, resentment, and fear."
"But Mother, you should blame the person who did it, or blame these strange guests. They brought forward your death, it has nothing to do with me."
"From beginning to end, I only told the facts to those who needed to know. Eldest Sister knew about Kane and Qing Ge, eldest brother knew that Eldest Sister killed Second Older Brother, and you all know your death is imminent."
"Look, I'm clearly doing a good deed." Wang laughed, a very happy laugh.
"Look, these are all things I've learned from you. Are you happy?"
The Count gripped his sword tightly: "I'm going to kill you—"
The moment he raised his sword, the Butler stepped in front of Wang.
"Young Master, don't go forward, it's dangerous."
Wang smiled and agreed, showing no intention of running away. "Okay."
As Qin Rang watched, he suddenly felt a metallic taste in his throat. He covered his mouth in shock, but could not stop the blood from flowing out.
Luo Jiayu also vomited a mouthful of blood, and blood began to seep from every pore of her body. Even when Tao Yuan and Tang Pin used their Weird Object at the same time, it was to no avail.
"How could this be... When did you...?"
Tao Yuan quickly manipulated the bubbles to continuously fly out and cover his teammates. Soon, Wang Ding and the others also vomited blood one after another. Only Bai Yang looked at them in surprise, completely unharmed.
Wang chuckled lightly, "I already said it's wine, do you really not know what time it is?"
Blood continues to flow out, and the body temperature gradually drops.
In a daze, Qin Rang thought of the Third Loop.
No matter how they looked back, they could never return to that special Third Loop. Only there did they drink the wine that was arbitrarily offered to them.
The people in the hall gradually fell silent, until only Bai Yang, Wang, and the Butler remained standing in the living room, exchanging smiles.
The Black Cat on the stairs wagged its tail contentedly, seemingly quite satisfied with the outcome.
[End of Round 5]
[Round Six Begins]
When Tao Yuan woke up again at the dining table, she suddenly felt a warm sensation under her nose. When she touched it, she found that it was bleeding profusely.
Thinking Previous Loop time she died, Tao Yuan found it hard to swallow the breakfast in front of her.
"Why are you bleeding?" The Eldest Miss in front of me was very surprised and quickly went to call the Doctor.
Tao Yuan took the handkerchief handed to her by the servant, suppressing the waves of dizziness in her head, realizing that her body was giving her a warning.
The constant death and rebirth are not entirely without harm to their bodies. They didn't feel anything the first few times, but this time the reaction upon waking up was particularly severe.
Because of the accident, they missed breakfast, and they also declined to attend the dinner party that evening.
"When exactly were we poisoned?" In the middle of the night, the group gathered in the room to review the incident, still unable to find a solution.
"Perhaps it's what Qin Rang said, that the wine we drank in the Third Loop, or perhaps the water and wine we usually drink in the Castle, all contain poison."