An Unexpected Answer! Bu Wang's Doubts!

Looking at the dripping Crowman in front of him, Lin Yu spoke again.

"Examiner, I'd like to ask... after you ask a question, are we allowed to ask you any questions?"

For some reason, the Crowman seemed happy to hear Lin Yu's question, flapping its wings twice.

"Caw caw, of course, this is how I give 'hints'—if you ask the right question, I'll tell you the corresponding 'hint'!"

"Just as I thought!"

Lin Yu understood.

This question further confirmed his guess—the "answers" given by the Crowman were definitely not meaningless!

From the Crowman's "casual" attitude when asked about the error earlier, Lin Yu had formed a hypothesis.

Hypothesis...

If the final answer wasn't a "specific" time, then the error wouldn't really matter!

However, to verify this guess, Lin Yu needed to continue asking questions.

At this moment, the few people in the corner also noticed Lin Yu's actions.

Uncle Tie looked at Lin Yu, holding his stopwatch.

"Nine Waters, what are you doing?"

This somewhat enthusiastic senior uncle asked again.

"Just verifying some guesses, you guys carry on... we might need the results you calculated later."

Lin Yu waved his hand as he spoke.

Number Eight glanced at Lin Yu, opening his mouth as if he was about to say something.

But thinking of Lin Yu's powerful "Soldier" profession, and the revolver he had pulled out at the beginning, Number Eight ultimately didn't criticize Lin Yu's behavior.

Lin Yu turned his attention back to the Crowman.

"Then, I have three questions... First question, Examiner, are the four doors around us related to the 'choice question' in the first room?"

The Crowman turned its head to the side, aiming its single eye at Lin Yu, as if scrutinizing him.

After a while, the Crowman turned its head back and said, "Caw caw, yes, the final choice question... is for you to choose one door from all the doors in the room, and inside is the door to the next room."

As the Crowman spoke, Lin Yu narrowed his eyes.

"Then, Mr. Examiner, what lies behind the wrong doors?"

The Crowman chuckled softly, "Caw caw, of course, it's the endless void, falling in means death... caw caw, but isn't it a bit early to ask about the 'choice question' now? You haven't even answered your first question yet!"

"But are these really unrelated to the first question," Lin Yu said, looking at the drainpipe at his feet, "Mr. Examiner, you seem to be very good at using 'half-truths' to mislead and deceive people."

Having said that, Lin Yu grinned.

"For my third question, you can choose any one of the following questions to answer."

"Does the 'this room' you refer to in your question mean this enclosed space we are in, composed of four walls, a ceiling, and a floor, or does it generally refer to the 'first room' of this game?"

"Do these drainpipes lead to the same void as the 'wrong' doors?"

"Are those 'void spaces' you mentioned considered within the scope of the 'first room'?"

Lin Yu asked in rapid succession.

The Crowman chuckled softly.

"Caw caw... truly impressive, you player—I can answer all of the above questions."

"Caw caw, the answer is the same—yes, just as you guessed."

As the Crowman spoke, Lin Yu looked at the four people huddled in the corner of the room.

"Hey, you can stop fiddling with your utility knives and water levels... the answer is already obvious."

He shouted, and the four looked at him, bewildered.

Because the sound of rushing water was quite loud.

So, although they heard Lin Yu asking the "Crowman" some questions, they didn't clearly hear what Lin Yu was asking.

Just then, the four had also finished measuring the time. Uncle Tie pressed the stopwatch and walked over with the others.

"Nine Waters, we've also got our results—it takes about 2 minutes and 40 seconds for the water level to rise by 15 centimeters, which means the time should be around 53 minutes and 20 seconds... we can say 55 minutes."

Although Lin Yu had made some strange remarks earlier, Uncle Tie still proceeded at his own pace, stating the unified conclusion reached by the four after their measurements and calculations.

Lin Yu shook his head, negating Uncle Tie again.

"No, Uncle Tie, this question is less about measurement and calculation and more about a 'word trap'!"

Saying that, Lin Yu laid out all his reasoning and questions from earlier, telling Uncle Tie and the other three everything.

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Number Eight's face showed an expression of disbelief.

"What, it's like that?! Doesn't that mean we were almost tricked into dying!"

He said in utter disbelief.

April, standing beside him, reminded her boyfriend helplessly, "Hey, this is just a 'reward and punishment' issue. Even if you answer wrong, you won't die directly! You'll just receive some 'punishment'!"

As April spoke, Number Eight chimed in with a foolish grin.

"Oh, oh, is that so!"

A clear, naive stupidity shone in his eyes.

However, both April and Number Eight clearly believed Lin Yu's explanation.

Uncle Tie, upon hearing Lin Yu's analysis, also nodded slightly, somewhat in agreement.

"Now that you put it that way, your reasoning makes a lot more sense..."

"And with the 'Crowman's' answer as evidence, it's almost certain that it must be..."

Lin Yu nodded, picking up Uncle Tie's words, "Exactly, the answer is that at the current drainage and water injection speed, no matter how long it takes, 'this room' can never be filled!"

Lin Yu stated with certainty.

After all, the scope of 'this room' actually included the 'endless void' the Crowman mentioned, not just this house with a volume of 162 square meters!

And upon hearing Lin Yu's words...

Although the three of them had already expressed their conviction, only Bu Wang looked at Lin Yu suspiciously.

"Really? Nine Waters... you're not tricking us, are you?"

Lin Yu looked helplessly at the thief girl who inexplicably started doubting him again.

"Why would I trick you? This is a cooperative game!"

Bu Wang shook her head.

"I don't know, but what if... I'm just saying, what if you're completely insane, petty, holding a grudge against me, and want to torture me by deliberately giving the wrong answer?"

Bu Wang said this, and Lin Yu almost laughed in exasperation.

"Your imagination is quite vivid—if I wanted to torture you, would I go to all this trouble for such little reward?"

Lin Yu pulled out his revolver and pointed it at Bu Wang's knee.

"I'd shoot your leg twice, wouldn't that be more effective than any 'punishment'!"