After memorizing the "tasks" he had to do, Lin Yu left the meeting room alone.
He still went to the second floor.
The first task was in the kitchen on the second floor: cleaning the kitchen stove.
After entering the kitchen, Lin Yu closed the door and let out a breath.
"Man, I'm exhausted..."
But the effort was worth it.
Last night's "overexcited" and somewhat "idiotic" speeches and performance had definitely left a deep impression.
Now, aside from Chen Zhuo, the other four players—in other words, the four surviving werewolves—probably more or less believed that he was their teammate.
There was no need to mention Yu Longguo and Xu Xiumei...
Even Bao Liu and Yao Zhengye, who had confirmed each other's identities, might have sensed that something was off.
"I just don't know whether the two of them are smart enough to reach the conclusion that there are actually five werewolves..."
Lin Yu took a rag and began wiping the bloodstains off the stove, unable to stop himself from thinking.
He naturally hoped they hadn't noticed!
Just as he was halfway through cleaning the stove, the kitchen door opened.
Yao Zhengye cautiously poked his head in, then looked at Lin Yu.
He smiled and spoke.
"Detective Bro... Brother Lin! Doing your task?"
Seeing Yao Zhengye's cautious appearance as he came alone, Lin Yu already understood most of what was going on.
As expected, Yao Zhengye and Bao Liu hadn't figured out the truth that there were five werewolves!
Yao Zhengye had come alone...
He was probably here to confirm whether Lin Yu was a real "werewolf"!
If Lin Yu was genuine, then Bao Liu was the impostor!
Even so, Lin Yu pretended not to know what Yao Zhengye was up to and quietly adopted a guarded expression.
He placed a hand behind his waist and spoke cautiously.
"You're the Thief... Why did you come alone? Where's your teammate?"
"I'm warning you, don't come any closer!"
Lin Yu spoke coldly, and Yao Zhengye hurriedly replied.
"Big brother, I know you're a werewolf—we're teammates!"
As he spoke, Yao Zhengye quickly pulled a sharp hand axe from his robes. A wolf's head was carved into the axe's handle.
"Look, this is my exclusive werewolf weapon."
Lin Yu was slightly startled when he saw it.
"You're a werewolf too?!"
He smoothly drew the dagger from behind his waist and weighed it in his hand, but then suddenly put on a fierce expression.
"Wait. You didn't use the Thief's ability to steal my werewolf teammate's weapon and deliberately trick me, did you?"
As Lin Yu spoke, Yao Zhengye hurriedly replied.
"Big brother, I really am your teammate—I saw you kill the veterinarian on the third floor yesterday morning, then lean against the railing and dry-heave beside the corpse!"
"But I didn't tell anyone during last night's meeting... You have to believe me now, right? I'm your teammate!"
Yao Zhengye hurriedly proved himself.
Only then did Lin Yu act as if he had suddenly understood.
"So you really are my teammate?!"
"That's great! The two of us can act together... We can dual-wield right now!"
"Besides, although that soldier is powerful, he probably won't be a match for the two of us working together!"
Lin Yu spoke with an excited expression.
Seeing how Lin Yu looked as if he couldn't wait to rush out and start slaughtering people, Yao Zhengye naturally believed that Lin Yu was a werewolf.
However, a conflicted expression appeared on his face.
"But Detective Brother, something seems strange," Yao Zhengye said hesitantly. "The thug in my group seems to be a werewolf too—and we already confirmed each other's identities yesterday."
As expected!
Faced with the information Yao Zhengye had thrown out, Lin Yu had already anticipated it!
The fact that Yao Zhengye had chosen to tell him this probably meant that he was more inclined to believe Lin Yu was his true teammate.
Thus, Lin Yu also put on a puzzled expression. "Hmm? How did you determine that?"
Yao Zhengye scratched his head and chuckled. "Detective Brother, your previous guess about my ability was correct. As the Thief, my ability really is stealing items from other people. I can use it once a day to randomly steal any one item from someone!"
"Yesterday, after finishing the first task, the thug sneakily made an excuse about going to the bathroom and left first. But I took a peek, and the direction he went in wasn't the bathroom at all."
"When he came back, I was suspicious, so I used the Thief's ability on him. Then... I found a watermelon knife carved with a wolf's head on him! It was obviously an exclusive werewolf weapon!"
"I judged that he might be a werewolf, so I confronted him, told him my identity, and returned the watermelon knife to him."
"At first, the thug didn't believe me. But afterward, we found a 'werewolf chest.' Once I opened it in front of him, he completely believed me!"
As Yao Zhengye spoke, he fell into thought. "Brother, do you think there might be more than two werewolves?"
After listening to Yao Zhengye's account, Lin Yu's mind began racing.
Should he tell Yao Zhengye the "truth" here to win his trust further?
No, wait!
During Yao Zhengye's account just now, there had been a fatal trap that would let him crush Bao Liu right here!
Lin Yu suddenly realized something. He looked at Yao Zhengye, his expression darkening.
"Damn it, that bastard thug played you!"
"Using the werewolf chest and the weapon to determine whether someone is a werewolf is indeed a good idea... But don't forget the thug's ability!"
As Lin Yu said this, Yao Zhengye's expression changed dramatically.
"Damn it, his ability lets him ignore a rule once... He used his ability to open the werewolf chest!"
"Crap, my identity has already been exposed to him!"
Under Lin Yu's guidance, Yao Zhengye reached the conclusion.
And the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed...
Given Bao Liu's arrogant and hot-tempered personality, using his "Thug" ability to forcibly open the werewolf chest, find a weapon, and arm himself was entirely plausible!
At this moment, Lin Yu struck while the iron was hot.
"I just used my Detective ability for today... The thug's identity is human!"
Upon hearing this, sweat broke out on Yao Zhengye's forehead. "What do we do, Detective Brother? My identity has already been exposed to him!"
Lin Yu immediately comforted Yao Zhengye in a low voice. "Don't panic. He didn't expose you during yesterday's meeting, which means he still plans to maintain this false cooperation with you for now."
"With his selfish and hot-tempered personality, he probably has no intention of telling anyone else about your identity... He's very likely planning to reveal two werewolves by himself! Or perhaps he simply intends to kill the werewolves himself!"
"Moreover, I strongly suspect he'd be happy to see the werewolves kill a few people first, leaving the scene 'awash in blood'... Even though they're on the same side, he might not want the others to survive either."
"For example, after I killed Xia Yue yesterday, he might have been delighted—after all, Xia Yue had argued with him on the first day!"
After Lin Yu finished speaking, Yao Zhengye nodded deeply.
"That thug really is... So what do we do now, Brother Lin?"
Lin Yu hardened his expression and made a throat-slitting gesture.
"Strike first—while he's still off guard, sneak up on him and kill him!"
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