Ability, Rewind!

Yu Longguo was definitely a smart person.

Lin Yu had to admit, he had underestimated him before.

Among the other six players, Yu Longguo was undoubtedly the most ruthless and intelligent.

And because of that...

Tricking him with an "act" would be no easy feat.

But conversely, once such an intelligent person was fooled...

He would start helping Lin Yu "deceive himself."

So, Yu Longguo felt a sense of unease as he looked at Lin Yu's "helpless" smile and heard his words.

"What do you mean by 'again'...? Have we met before?!"

Yu Longguo said coldly.

Seeing Yu Longguo's expression, Lin Yu calmly and composedly continued his act.

"Of course. Why don't you guess when else we might have met?"

"Forget about him, he's probably just trying to confuse us!"

Xu Xiumei said sternly.

Yu Longguo wanted to believe that, but Lin Yu's current demeanor... was too calm!

Who would be this peaceful before dying, just to be mysterious?!

"What exactly do you want to say."

Lin Yu smiled and looked at Chen Zhuo.

"Hey, Otaku... Chen Zhuo, you like the anime Danganronpa and Detective Conan, right? Do you like Ai Haibara? You're following the latest season of a new anime, aren't you?"

Chen Zhuo froze.

"How did you know?"

-- Of course, because you seem so enthusiastic about this 'deduction' game, you'd definitely like similar anime! And out of ten Otaku who've watched Conan, nine like Ai Haibara!

Then, Lin Yu looked at Xu Xiumei.

"Teacher Xu, you're teaching a graduating class with good grades, right... but there must be a few troublesome students you worry about... and your own child's academic performance is also a headache for you, isn't it?"

Xu Xiumei, who had been planning to incite Yu Longguo to kill Lin Yu directly, was now dumbfounded.

"You... How did you know?"

-- Still obvious. Teacher Xu clearly looks like a highly capable teacher, and such teachers mostly handle graduating classes! And she looks like a diligent and responsible teacher, how could she not worry about her students?! She must have had a strong 'obsession' coming here... and that obsession is most likely her students! As for her child... Xu Xiumei is wearing a wedding ring, and considering her age, she most likely has a child—and Lin Yu has never met parents in a teacher's family who are satisfied with their child's grades!

Lin Yu then looked at Yao Zhengye.

"Thief, I actually quite like you... Even though you say you're a thief, you haven't had it easy, and you haven't stolen much. I think... your family members have treated you really poorly, both your dad and your mom!"

"After dying this time, you really want to turn over a new leaf when you get out, right!"

Yao Zhengye's mouth fell open: "Detective, you... How do you know these things?"

-- Still obvious. If your parents loved you and your family was great, would you become a thief?! And what thief doesn't want to turn over a new leaf after getting out?!

Lin Yu's calm gaze finally fell on Yu Longguo.

The words he used to fool the previous three were a combination of his analytical and deductive skills and the psychological "Barnum effect"—people tend to believe a vague, general description applies specifically to them.

Although there was an element of "gambling," it seemed... he had won.

All three were in a state of "shock."

While they might have picked up on something if they thought about it carefully, Lin Yu's rapid-fire words gave them no time to ponder! Moreover, the "shocked" expressions of the other two made them unconsciously develop a "bandwagon" mentality.

However, the most difficult one was Yu Longguo! He had been in the military, had a strong will, and was indeed very intelligent. He was even somewhat introverted and suspicious.

So...

"Activate ability, probe Yu Longguo's deepest, most shameful secret."

Lin Yu exhaled, and then...

A scene appeared.

"A'Guo, what are you doing?! Smuggling this stuff is a serious crime!!!"

"Class monitor... I'm sorry, my mom is really sick!"

Bloodied, the short-haired man in a military uniform was lifted by Yu Longguo, who then smashed a large rock down on him heavily!

"She has uremia... and I'm still short 400,000 for a kidney transplant!"

"It's fine if there's no kidney source, but... I found one!"

"I really need the money! Class monitor!"

"I'm sorry!"

He kept smashing down.

Lin Yu let out a breath.

The last piece of the puzzle was in hand!

The performance continued!

He looked at Yu Longguo and grinned.

"And you, Yu Longguo—I've never liked you..."

"But you're quite pathetic, aren't you? You're actually worried sick about your mom, right?"

"Uremia... even with a transplant, she'll need your care."

As Lin Yu spoke, Yu Longguo's face darkened.

"What the hell... what do you want?!"

Lin Yu's expression remained calm.

"Everyone has a reason they have to keep living. I understand that very clearly. I know none of you want to die..."

Now, everyone felt a sense of importance from his "performance" and lines.

That is, Lin Yu "knew" them well.

So...

It was time for the "climax" of this performance.

He couldn't give them a chance to breathe or think.

Lin Yu spread his arms, a look of regret on his face: "As you might have guessed, this isn't my first time playing this game... Although you can't retain your memories, this game has been played by me over ten times."

"That's why I understand you, why I know each of your reasons for wanting to live!"

Lin Yu's words shocked everyone.

"What?!"

"How is that possible?!"

"What nonsense are you spouting..."

Everyone was stunned.

Xu Xiumei pointed at Lin Yu and said, "I don't know what you're doing saying all this, but... you figured this out using your Detective ability, right?!"

Lin Yu sneered, "Let's not even mention that it's the third day and how I could know the secrets of the four of you..."

As he spoke, he reached out and took the lie detector from Chen Zhuo's pocket.

A nostalgic expression appeared on Lin Yu's face.

"A lie detector, it was a great help in the first few rounds..."

He pressed a button on the side of the lie detector, and the indicator light on top lit up.

Lin Yu slowly said, "Listen carefully, my awakened class isn't 'Detective', but a unique class!"

After speaking, Lin Yu held up the lie detector.

The indicator light on it was green, showing no reaction.

He let go and tossed the lie detector onto the ground.

Then...

Lin Yu uttered the most crucial line of this performance!

"My class name is 'Player'!"

"My ability is... 'Rewind'!"