Performance in Desperate Straits - Start!

Even though Yu Longguo and Xu Xiumei seemed quite certain.

Lin Yu still hadn't given up his "performance."

Besides, he had awakened as the "Deceiver," so Lin Yu felt he should struggle a bit more.

What if he could bluff his way through?

With that thought, Lin Yu put on a displeased expression and looked at Yu Longguo. "What do you mean? Why are you saying I'm not a werewolf? I think you're the one who doesn't seem like a werewolf!"

"I have werewolf weapons, what about you?"

As he spoke, Lin Yu brandished the dagger in his hand.

Yu Longguo took a scimitar with a wolf's head carved on the hilt from his chest. "Don't try to accuse me. I have werewolf weapons too!"

Chen Zhuo couldn't help but laugh when he saw Lin Yu and Yu Longguo arguing.

Even at this "moment of life and death," seeing how everyone was now vying to prove they were werewolves in this "Werewolf game" struck him as darkly humorous!

Seeing Yu Longguo produce the scimitar, Lin Yu didn't hesitate and continued to press his questions aggressively. "Then if we both have werewolf weapons, why do you think I'm human and not a werewolf?"

Xu Xiumei spoke up then. "The Thief just said that he killed the Thug by mistake after discussing it with you!"

"You clearly knew yesterday that there were more werewolves, so why did you let him kill the Thug?"

Xu Xiumei said with great pressure.

Lin Yu was about to speak, but Yu Longguo interrupted him. "Don't try to argue with me that you only just realized... Your behavior at the meeting yesterday, deliberately acting like a werewolf, I don't believe you didn't know!"

"Detective, you're a smart person—don't say foolish things."

Yu Longguo had blocked off one of Lin Yu's potential excuses.

However, Lin Yu remained calm.

He hadn't planned to use such a foolish excuse anyway.

"Because I genuinely thought the Thug was human. The Thief told me that he and the Thug recognized each other as werewolves because the Thug had werewolf weapons."

"But I thought about the Thug's ability... so I suspected the werewolf weapon might have been something he used his ability to produce for bait."

"Because at first, I saw the Teacher and the Otaku, and the Thug and the Thief, these two pairs were very tightly bound, appearing to trust each other completely. So I guessed it might have been two pairs of dual werewolves recognizing each other. Therefore, in my view, the humans I suspected first were the Soldier and the Veterinarian."

"But after killing the Veterinarian, I verified the Soldier... and you are a werewolf."

"So that proves there was a human pretending to be a werewolf in those two pairs... Who would have thought my guess was wrong, and the actual situation was that this 'Otaku' was too stupid and was completely fooled by the Teacher!"

"I'm truly sorry, brother Thief, I was too arrogant... so I didn't tell you the truth!"

Lin Yu said with a sigh.

And this speech was very compelling.

Chen Zhuo looked at Lin Yu in disbelief, as if he truly believed he was a werewolf.

Although Yao Zhengye was displeased, he still believed Lin Yu was a werewolf to about seventy to eighty percent.

"Damn it, Detective Brother, you really played me hard!"

Even Xu Xiumei's expression showed a hint of wavering.

But at this moment, Yu Longguo sneered again and said loudly, "Detective, you are indeed very dangerous—your words are too deceptive!"

"If I didn't have conclusive evidence... I would have truly been fooled by you!"

Yu Longguo said coldly, and Lin Yu felt a sense of dread.

He looked at Yu Longguo and, bracing himself, asked, "What conclusive evidence do you have?"

"That dagger of yours belongs to the 'Veterinarian'."

Yu Longguo said calmly, making Lin Yu's scalp tingle.

Then, as if afraid Lin Yu wouldn't give up, Yu Longguo continued:

"Although I was alone, I completed tasks much faster than you imagined. So on the first day, after finishing my first task, I was just wandering around... and I happened to see her walk into the storage room alone."

"I hid. After she left, I went into the storage room... and there, I found an opened werewolf weapon crate."

Yu Longguo said coldly, and Lin Yu felt a chill down his spine.

He had calculated everything... but he could never have predicted such a coincidence!

Yu Longguo's voice came again. "Stop struggling, Detective! In this game, it's almost 'impossible for humans to win'!"

"You being able to kill the Veterinarian and scheme to kill the Thug already exceeded my expectations!"

A bitter feeling welled up in Lin Yu's heart.

Yes, this game... it was too hard for humans!

He tried to make one last "struggle."

"But is it possible that I am indeed a werewolf..."

Yu Longguo interrupted him, a cruel and ferocious smile appearing on his face.

"It doesn't matter if you are... Lin Yu! There are five werewolves!"

"This proves that even if one or two werewolves die, it doesn't matter... In any case, I will kill you today!"

Yu Longguo announced with a cruel and cold tone.

Lin Yu let out a breath.

Despair!

This "Soldier" was even more ruthless and decisive than he had imagined!

As expected, his luck was too bad...

It wasn't just because Yu Longguo ran into Xia Yue by coincidence.

It was because being assigned to the Human faction was a stroke of terrible luck from the start!

Because this was a faction where even the smallest "coincidence" could lead to his eternal damnation!

Not to mention his only teammate was an "Otaku."

It was simply too unbalanced!

Lin Yu even had the thought of giving up completely – "Might as well just die!"

He was already dead anyway!

But in just an instant, Lin Yu dismissed this thought.

How could that be!

He had come to this game inexplicably enough...

How could he give up just because of the game's "inexplicable" imbalance?!

"Calm down, Lin Yu... Being assigned to the Human faction might mean that the higher existence designing this game believes I am stronger and smarter than all of them combined!"

"Moreover, my profession is the 'unique profession' of Deceiver... I should have chosen Detective from the start! If I had known this would happen, I should have said my profession was a Gunner, with the ability to summon an AK with infinite bullets!"

Lin Yu thought through gritted teeth.

But he also knew that was just his fantasy...

After all, if he weren't a Detective, he wouldn't have been the first to immediately notice the game's "trap"!

And an ability like "summoning an AK" was hard for them to believe in the first place!

What's more... things had already reached this point, and time couldn't be turned back!

He needed to think of a way to break through the current situation!

He looked at Yu Longguo, whose expression was cold and who was eagerly holding his curved saber, and felt death creeping closer.

"Any last words, Detective?"

Should he try to defeat Yu Longguo?

The chance was slim...

Even if he defeated Yu Longguo, there was still Xu Xiumei holding a gun!

Should he try to convince them that he was a werewolf?

No, Yu Longguo had already made up his mind to kill him...

Besides, he was already "suspicious," so delaying any further was pointless.

The more Lin Yu thought, the more desperate he became.

The only way to break through seemed to be "time reversal"!

But as he thought of this, a crazy idea suddenly popped into Lin Yu's mind again.

What if time... could actually be reversed?

He suddenly trembled uncontrollably.

"Deceiver, perform..."

Lin Yu remembered the teachings of his department's old professor.

"Performance is essentially deceiving the audience, and the most primitive performances, originally derived from 'witchcraft,' were even intended to deceive 'gods' and 'the world'!"

"In the depths of winter, people would dress in green and dance, performing vibrant trees, attempting to deceive the gods and the world into believing that spring was coming, so that the 'gods' would bestow warmth and water."

The current situation could indeed be called a desperate one.

But his innate "performance talent" had saved him from desperate situations before.

Lin Yu took a deep breath.

Since he was going to die anyway, why not try to put on a grand performance that could deceive this world and the gods at this final moment of his life!

He looked up at Yu Longguo, a helpless smile appearing on his face.

"Alas, I lost to you again this time!"

Now...

The performance had begun.