Because Lin Yu had not revealed any inspection results, everyone tacitly agreed not to hold any vote today.
The first day's meeting ended in silence.
According to the letter, they had to spend the night in the meeting room.
The meeting room was absolutely safe. Werewolves could not commit murder there.
So they did not need to worry about being ambushed by werewolves while sleeping.
There were several sofas in the meeting room, enough for everyone to rest.
However, even so, no one actually fell asleep—everyone was clearly filled with worry.
Some sat, while others lay down.
But each person had chosen a place alone, without sitting too close to anyone else.
Yu Longguo leaned against a sofa with his eyes closed, though no one knew whether he was asleep.
Bao Liu kept his eyes half-closed, his pupils shifting slightly as he observed the others from time to time.
Chen Zhuo did not sit down. Instead, he kept pacing around the meeting room, looking as though he was racking his brains.
"Could you stop walking?" Xu Xiumei asked softly.
Although Chen Zhuo's footsteps were not loud, they still disturbed the others' rest in the quiet meeting room at night.
"Uh, all right." Chen Zhuo sighed lightly and found a place to sit.
Xia Yue lay on her side on a sofa, seemingly the only one who had fallen asleep.
Yao Zhengye had curled up on a sofa in a corner, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Lin Yu found a sofa and leaned back against it. He did not sleep either, but kept staring at the wall clock.
He was waiting—for midnight.
At the very end of the meeting, Lin Yu had faintly formed a conjecture that could only be described as "crazy."
Yet this crazy conjecture could explain nearly all the "strange things" he had noticed.
Soon...
"Dong—"
The heavy chime of the clock rang out, announcing the arrival of midnight.
Lin Yu's ability as the [Detective] was refreshed as well!
He had obtained another chance to investigate the secrets hidden in someone else's heart!
Lin Yu exhaled, then immediately activated his ability.
"I want to investigate Yu Longguo's secret!"
Lin Yu silently recited the words in his mind, and Yu Longguo's image appeared before his eyes.
That mysterious sensation appeared again. Lin Yu seized the moment and silently recited the next words.
"Investigate Yu Longguo's hidden identity in this Game!"
The scene of Yu Longguo opening his envelope appeared before his eyes.
Unlike Bao Liu, Yu Longguo had noticed the Identity card immediately. He casually glanced at it, then put it away.
He had been so quick that Lin Yu had almost failed to see it clearly.
But he had still seen it.
The Identity card bore the words "Werewolf"!
Another werewolf!
At this point, Lin Yu had already investigated two werewolves—according to his previous deductions, the Game seemed to be over!
But Lin Yu showed no reaction.
He exhaled, feeling that the "crazy" conjecture was receiving more and more confirmation.
However, up to now, it was still only a "conjecture."
Lin Yu closed his eyes.
"Tomorrow, I can verify whether my conjecture is correct."
And no matter what the result was tomorrow...whether the conjecture was correct or not.
This Game would reach its "end"!
Of course, it was also possible that he would die in the process of "verifying" it.
After all, the method of verification might be somewhat dangerous.
With those thoughts, Lin Yu slowly fell asleep.
The night passed uneventfully.
The next day, the grand chime of the clock rang out again, startling everyone awake. They had already been sleeping very lightly!
"Dong—!"
Lin Yu climbed up from the sofa. Soldier Yu Longguo had already walked over to the schedule.
"Today's tasks have refreshed... Let's continue working in yesterday's groups!"
As Yu Longguo spoke, naturally no one objected.
Bao Liu cursed as he dragged Yao Zhengye over. Chen Zhuo and Xu Xiumei were already standing together...
Yawning, Xia Yue also approached Lin Yu.
"Morning, Detective Brother."
"Morning, Veterinarian Sister."
Lin Yu smiled as he spoke.
He had still been somewhat tense last night, but now he had completely relaxed.
As he spoke, Xia Yue pouted.
"Veterinarian Sister sounds so awful..."
"How is that any different from Detective Brother?"
"Of course it's different..."
The two whispered to each other, arousing Yu Longguo's displeasure.
"All right, stop chatting privately. Let's assign the tasks quickly—each group's area should preferably remain the same as yesterday. That way, once we're familiar with the layout, we can work more efficiently."
"I took a look. The number of tasks is still fairly evenly distributed, and there are even some repeated tasks."
As Yu Longguo spoke, Lin Yu and Xia Yue stepped forward to claim their tasks.
After receiving their tasks, everyone filed out of the meeting room and headed for their respective areas.
Lin Yu and Xia Yue once again set foot on the staircase in the middle of the Ancient castle.
In the early morning, a thin mist shrouded the windows of the Ancient castle. The number of crows in the dead trees had also decreased by more than half, but the few remaining ones still faced the Ancient castle, as though they were spying on something.
Listening to the footsteps of the other groups fade away,
Lin Yu suddenly stopped and turned around to look down at Xia Yue.
"What is it, Detective Brother?"
Xia Yue tilted her head.
Lin Yu looked at Xia Yue, staring at her for a long while.
This was the first time he had examined Xia Yue so closely, and he discovered that she was even prettier than he had imagined.
Although she wore no makeup, her skin was extremely smooth.
Her eyes were clear and dewy, with double eyelids that folded inward.
She had so much hair that even he, a college student, felt envious.
Besides, she worked as a veterinarian, so she probably loved small animals as well, right?
"I'm sorry."
Lin Yu said it inwardly, then looked toward Xia Yue.
He remained silent for a long time before speaking solemnly.
"Xia Yue."
He did not use her "profession" as a substitute for her name. Instead, he called her by her name.
Such a serious form of address surprised Xia Yue as well.
"Huh? Why are you suddenly calling me that? Are you trying to..."
"I actually investigated a werewolf yesterday."
Lin Yu interrupted Xia Yue.
At his words, Xia Yue froze for a moment, then shock appeared on her face. "Really, Detective Brother...? Then why didn't you say anything last night? Couldn't we have simply voted the werewolf out?"
Lin Yu sighed, an unwilling expression appearing on his face.
"Xia Yue, of course it's because...the person I investigated was you."
He spoke in a low voice, his tone trembling slightly.
Anyone who heard him would feel as though he were suffering an agonizing inner conflict.
Xia Yue froze where she stood.
"You made a mistake, Detective Brother..."
She began to speak, but Lin Yu did not respond. He merely raised his head and looked at her.
After a long while, Xia Yue sighed, a trace of sorrow appearing on her face as well.
"What a shame. I actually liked you quite a bit... And I wasn't ready to kill anyone yet."
Although she said that, Xia Yue lifted her white lab coat and drew a dagger from the belt at the small of her back, gripping it in her hand.
"I really wonder when you started suspecting me. And why did you suspect me?"
Xia Yue asked softly.
Standing before Xia Yue, Lin Yu's face was expressionless as he spoke in a flat tone.
"Maybe it's because your acting was too terrible, Veterinarian Sister."
Even in the face of the dagger, Lin Yu still looked calm.
But that was only because his control over his expression and his mastery of his lines were too excellent.
Now, as Lin Yu looked at the dagger gleaming coldly before him and Xia Yue's murderous gaze, he felt his scalp go numb.
That "crazy conjecture" had truly been confirmed!
The werewolves now included Bao Liu, Yu Longguo...
And Xia Yue!
The number of werewolves was not two at all!
It was...
Five!!!
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