Meeting Convened, Lin Yu Becomes the Focus!

After clearly seeing that the offering was a shriveled human head, Xia Yue was naturally terrified.

She stood by the wall, her face pale, clearly unable to complete the task of setting up the offering and lighting the candles.

In comparison, although Lin Yu was also startled, his reaction was much calmer than Xia Yue's.

On one hand, Lin Yu had already been scared in the kitchen before, so he had a general understanding of this game's nature.

On the other hand, although Lin Yu was a little scared, someone still had to do this task, so he deliberately put on a calm demeanor.

"Acting" could sometimes bring about positive self-suggestion.

By the end, Lin Yu genuinely didn't feel as scared anymore.

Soon, Lin Yu finished the task.

He just needed to move the head to the front of the shrine and then pick up the matches on either side of the shrine to light the two extinguished candles.

Fear and physical discomfort were probably the only difficulties of this task.

Effortlessly completing the task, Lin Yu quickly led Xia Yue out of the uncomfortable room.

In the hallway, Xia Yue was full of gratitude towards Lin Yu, who had completed a task by himself.

"Thank you so much, Detective Brother..."

"You're welcome, it was just a small favor. We'll both be in danger if it's not done anyway," Lin Yu said, feigning ease. "You can put in more effort on the next task."

"That's true. As they say, a man and a woman working together makes the job easier."

Xia Yue leaned against the hallway window and smiled. Crows perched on the bare trees outside cawed incessantly.

However, Xia Yue's smile was somewhat forced compared to before.

The shriveled human head they had just seen had undoubtedly reminded her again...

This game was themed around "death."

It was definitely not a fake "prop," but the remains of a life that had truly ended.

The two walked to the end of the hallway, preparing to go to the third floor for their next task.

Just then, footsteps suddenly echoed from the stairs below.

Xia Yue and Lin Yu became alert again.

However, this time, before they could hide, they ran right into the pair coming up from downstairs.

It was the duo of Chen Zhuo and Xu Xiumei.

Little fatty Chen Zhuo stopped immediately upon seeing Lin Yu and Xia Yue.

"Be careful, Teacher Xu, these two look like they're ambushing us!"

Chen Zhuo bravely shielded Xu Xiumei.

Xu Xiumei also looked at Lin Yu and Xia Yue warily.

Lin Yu was helpless.

"Who's ambushing you here? We're going upstairs too..."

"On the contrary, you two—if I remember correctly, your assigned task isn't upstairs. What are you doing going up there?"

He questioned them in return.

Called out by Lin Yu, Chen Zhuo immediately retorted, "We have no obligation to tell you what we're doing!"

With that, Chen Zhuo pulled Xu Xiumei and walked back down the stairs.

Lin Yu observed their movements and, combined with his previous observations of the ancient castle's structure, guessed that they might be changing stairs to come to the second floor.

"Not just the thief and the burglar, but the otaku and teacher combination... is also strange."

Lin Yu couldn't help but complain.

The two combinations he had encountered consecutively were both suspicious, making him wonder if there was something wrong with the game itself.

Xia Yue was a little curious, "What was suspicious about the two people we just met? Was it also because they were going somewhere outside their assigned task?"

"Yes, and the strangest thing is that they were going somewhere outside their task together," Lin Yu said seriously. "Put yourself in their shoes, if I told you now that I was going somewhere outside my task, would you agree?"

Xia Yue paused, then thought seriously, "I'm not sure. It might depend on the reason you give me—if the reason is sufficient, I would agree."

Lin Yu nodded and asked in return, "Then, from another perspective, if you were trying to convince me to go somewhere outside my task, could you think of an excellent reason—one that would not only make me go but also make me trust you completely?"

Lin Yu's question stumped Xia Yue. After pondering for a long time, she revealed a wry smile, "Now that you put it that way, it is indeed strange."

"Yeah, especially that otaku. He clearly heard my identity as a detective and my abilities before, and he trusted me quite a bit... But this is also a good thing. It's precisely because there are 'abnormalities' that I can better judge who the werewolf is."

Lin Yu saw that Xia Yue was starting to worry again and changed the subject to comfort her.

"That's right! With Detective Brother here, there's nothing to worry about!"

Xia Yue perked up again and said, "Let's continue with the tasks—we're counting on you to shine during the meeting tonight!"

Lin Yu also nodded and continued to work on the remaining tasks with Xia Yue.

However, because the other two groups they had encountered earlier were suspicious, Xia Yue and Lin Yu couldn't help but be more cautious from then on.

The tasks themselves were already tedious, and after a whole day of work, both Xia Yue and Lin Yu felt exhausted.

"I'm so tired, this is even more tiring than working!"

After completing the last task on today's schedule, Xia Yue sighed and said.

At this moment, the already dim sky outside had completely darkened.

"Dong--"

The heavy bell chimed, signaling that it was close to the starting time of the night, and it was time for them to return to the meeting room.

"Let's go."

Lin Yu was also somewhat exhausted, like a hellish final exam week where you have to rehearse at night after finishing your studies.

The two of them dragged their heavy feet back to the meeting room where they had first started. After pushing the door open, they found that besides them, the remaining five people were already seated in the meeting room.

Yu Longguo raised an eyebrow when he saw Lin Yu and Xia Yue enter.

"It's quite a surprise, not a single death today."

As soon as he said that, Bao Liu looked at Yu Longguo and asked, "Hey, soldier, what do you mean by that?"

Xia Yue was also displeased. After she and Lin Yu sat down, she looked at Yu Longguo and said, "Isn't it a good thing that no one died?"

"Of course it's a good thing," Yu Longguo said coldly, "but it also means the werewolves are more patient than I thought... If they couldn't resist and killed someone today, there would naturally be a breakthrough – isn't that the biggest point of pairing up in twos?"

"But your way of thinking is too cruel!"

Xia Yue said indignantly.

Yu Longguo sighed, "Don't be so naive, young lady. Haven't you realized this is a 'death game' yet... Even if the werewolves don't kill anyone, in order for humans to survive, they have to eliminate at least two werewolves – and elimination means death!"

"This is a game where at least two people will die!"

As Yu Longguo spoke, Xia Yue was speechless.

Not only Xia Yue, but the others in the room were also silent.

Finally, Chen Zhuo broke the silence.

"Alright, alright, I actually think our human side has a high chance of winning now... Although the werewolves held back and didn't attack, perhaps because they didn't find a good opportunity, but regardless, in a werewolf game, this is equivalent to wasting a werewolf's 'turn'!"

"Because of the detective's existence, the good guys can identify one person's identity every day, so as long as the detective uses their ability... the werewolves are actually at a disadvantage now!"

After Chen Zhuo finished speaking, everyone's gaze naturally turned to Lin Yu, who had been silent all along.