After Lin Yu's persuasion, Yao Zhengye gripped his axe, his eyes gleaming with killing intent.
"Brother Lin, Big Brother, you're right. We can only strike first now!"
"But I have a question, Brother Lin... The thug is in the same group as me, after all. If I kill him, won't I become the prime suspect?"
Lin Yu waved a hand.
"No problem. Go ahead and kill him. While you're doing it, I won't be idle either—I'll find a chance to kill someone else."
"When two people die at once, both of us will still be on the field as werewolves—and you saw the voting yesterday. As long as we tie our votes together, we won't be voted out!"
Lin Yu spoke with absolute confidence.
"Even if I can't find a good opportunity, do your best to hide the corpse. Maybe we'll get the chance to use both knives at once, then call a meeting and vote out the last one. Wouldn't that be an instant win?"
After hearing Lin Yu's whole spiel, Yao Zhengye also felt that victory was within reach.
"Sure thing, Brother Lin. I knew you were smart!"
"Having someone like you as a teammate is such a blessing!"
Lin Yu patted Yao Zhengye on the shoulder. "But you have to be careful, because all of this depends on you successfully killing Bao Liu... So, once you see him, don't hesitate. Attack immediately! No matter what he says, don't hesitate!"
Yao Zhengye nodded excitedly.
"Don't worry, Brother Lin. I'll definitely split him in half with one axe!"
With that, Yao Zhengye hefted his axe and turned to leave.
Lin Yu watched Yao Zhengye go, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth.
Good. Whether Yao Zhengye killed Bao Liu or Bao Liu killed Yao Zhengye, the number of werewolves would be reduced by one...
The next thing he had to do was find a way to regain Chen Zhuo's trust.
If he could win Chen Zhuo's trust, Lin Yu would completely control the progress of the game!
Lin Yu recalled the tasks Chen Zhuo and Xu Xiumei had received.
By now, they had probably completed the first and second tasks...
Lin Yu quickly cleaned up the tabletop and completed his first task, then made his way to the bedrooms on the third floor.
This was the location of Chen Zhuo and Xu Xiumei's third task.
After looking around, Lin Yu unexpectedly discovered an unopened human "Supply Crate" in the bedroom and was overjoyed.
"There's actually something this good!"
Not long afterward...
Lin Yu saw Chen Zhuo appear there alone.
The Little fatty climbed the stairs, panting heavily, and stopped at the bedroom door.
"What an incredible opportunity?!"
Lin Yu was delighted. When Chen Zhuo drew near, he immediately jumped out.
"Hey, Otaku!"
Lin Yu's shout startled Chen Zhuo.
When Chen Zhuo saw that it was Lin Yu, he turned and tried to run.
But Lin Yu grabbed hold of his hefty body.
Before the Otaku could call for help, Lin Yu hurriedly spoke.
"Otaku, if I wanted to kill you, I'd have slit your throat already—so don't shout!"
As he spoke, Lin Yu drew his dagger and held it against Chen Zhuo's neck.
Chen Zhuo's face turned deathly pale. Trembling, he said, "Don't do anything rash. Teacher Xu is just finishing up the second task. She sent me ahead, and she'll be here soon! If you kill me, you'll definitely be voted out this time!"
"I'm not going to kill you. I know you're human, and so am I," Lin Yu said coldly. "Xia Yue really was killed by me, but she was the werewolf... I only killed her after taking the knife from her!"
"The Game Rules never said humans couldn't kill werewolves in self-defense. Use that pig brain of yours. Could someone with such crucial information as the 'detective' possibly be a werewolf?!"
Lin Yu spoke with overwhelming force, then added, "There's a human Supply Crate in this bedroom. If you don't believe me, I can open it and show you!"
As he spoke, he released Chen Zhuo.
Chen Zhuo eyed Lin Yu suspiciously.
"You... really are human?"
"Of course!"
Lin Yu pushed open the bedroom door and headed straight for the brown crate in the corner.
Then, with a click, he opened the brown human crate, took out food and water, and tossed the bread to Chen Zhuo.
Chen Zhuo now believed him for the most part. "Damn, Detective... you really are human?!"
An apologetic look appeared on his face. He scratched his head sheepishly. "Sorry. I mistook you for a werewolf last night."
But that apology soon vanished. Rubbing his chin, Chen Zhuo said, "Then again, I don't think you can blame me entirely... Last night, Detective, you acted exactly like a werewolf."
"I did it on purpose," Lin Yu said calmly. "If I hadn't acted like a werewolf, I might have been voted out instead. Aren't you curious why I looked so much like a werewolf last night, yet only received your vote?"
Chen Zhuo froze. "What does that mean?"
"It means this game has a 'Word Trap'—the human faction is actually the two outsiders."
"The soldier is a werewolf, the thug is a werewolf, the veterinarian is a werewolf, the thief is a werewolf... Even the teacher is a damn werewolf! Only the two of us are human!"
Chen Zhuo was shaken by the news.
"Holy crap, seriously?!"
Chen Zhuo scratched his hair and began muttering to himself. "But thinking about it carefully, Teacher Xu really hasn't opened any human crates... She even had me open the Lie Detector and pistol crates!"
After Chen Zhuo finished speaking, Lin Yu spoke.
"Right, Teacher Xu... Uh, wait a second. A pistol?"
Chen Zhuo nodded. "Yeah. Teacher Xu's professional ability was to receive 'one useful piece of information about this game,' right? The information she got was that the human faction had two incredibly powerful Items in this game: a Lie Detector and a pistol."
"The Lie Detector can test whether one statement a day is a lie, while the pistol only has one bullet—but that bullet never misses."
Chen Zhuo spoke seriously.
A bad feeling rose in Lin Yu's heart. "Then where's the pistol?"
"With Teacher Xu..."
After saying that, Chen Zhuo also wore an expression that clearly said, "We're screwed."
The greatest "advantage" humans had for killing werewolves had actually fallen into a werewolf's hands!
Lin Yu remained silent for a long time before looking at Chen Zhuo.
"Give me the details, Chen Zhuo. What exactly is your ability?"
"My ability is that when I remain in a 'stationary' state, my physical exertion drops to one-third that of an ordinary person, while my recovery speed increases threefold."
Chen Zhuo answered honestly.
Lin Yu was silent for a few seconds, then smiled. "Since that pistol only has one bullet, can you take the guaranteed shot later? Guaranteed to hit doesn't mean guaranteed to kill. If you lie down and stay still, maybe your wound will heal!"
"After all, this was caused by your mistake too!"
Chen Zhuo's face turned pale. "Bro, are you serious?"
"Of course I'm joking."
Lin Yu sighed.
The soldier had already been difficult to kill, and now the teacher had a gun...
This game was incredibly difficult. Lin Yu could hardly imagine a worse outcome.
"Can I only rely on a sneak attack? Or should I try fooling Yao Zhengye again..."
Lin Yu sighed as he considered a solution.
And at that moment...
The bedroom door opened.
Looking at the pair walking in, Lin Yu slowly exhaled.
So the situation... really could get even worse!
The two people who entered were none other than the soldier Yu Longguo and the teacher, Xu Xiumei!
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