Performance Success, Ability Takes Effect!

Inside the ancient castle's room, all eyes at the long table turned to Lin Yu.

It was like the spotlight on a stage.

Lin Yu sat at the table, hands clasped, a confident expression on his face.

"As long as you believe me, this game isn't actually hard to win."

Bao Liu looked at Lin Yu, frowning. "Why should we believe you? Just because you figured out everyone's profession and it's related to what we do in real life?"

"Are you trying to say I'm a thug in real life and this Yao Zhengye is a thief?"

Bao Liu pointed at Yao Zhengye, saying unhappily.

Yao Zhengye's expression was indeed quite unpleasant.

"Are you saying that since we're not good people in real life, we should just vote us out?"

As expected, after Lin Yu spoke, the reactions from these two were intense.

The way the others looked at them also carried a bit more caution.

Lin Yu shook his head. "Gentlemen, I deliberately didn't mention your professions earlier to prevent misunderstandings."

"I'm saying this only to convince you that I indeed have the ability to lead you to victory—not just my own deductive skills, but also related to my 'professional ability'."

Hmm... good tone, good lines. Thank goodness I insisted on practicing improvisation.

Lin Yu's gaze swept across the crowd, and he adjusted the "costume" he was wearing.

His elegant British-style attire gave off an impression of "wisdom" at first glance.

"My name is Lin Yu, and my profession is... 'Detective'."

"And my ability is to verify the identities of everyone present."

Lin Yu said calmly, spreading his hands.

"What?"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, the other six people's expressions changed slightly!

Verify identities?!

Chen Zhuo was the first to exclaim, "Holy crap, a Seer!"

"Impossible! How can there be such a broken ability!" Bao Liu slammed the table and shouted, "I think you're just spouting nonsense and trying to sow discord!"

Xia Yue, the "veterinarian," also spoke immediately:

"You say your ability is to verify identities?"

"But this game is called [Who is the Outsider], a game about identity. Your ability perfectly matches this game... I think you're lying."

Xu Xiumei, the "teacher," nodded slightly. "Didn't we obtain our professions before this game started? Logically, professional abilities shouldn't be directly related to the content of this game."

Yu Longguo looked at Lin Yu. Although he didn't speak, his eyes held a scrutinizing gaze.

When they first heard about Lin Yu's ability, they were indeed startled.

This was an identity game, and then you say your ability is to verify others' identities? What are the odds.

Only Chen Zhuo vaguely believed him.

"But, Werewolf games usually do have a Seer role..."

The little fatty muttered.

Lin Yu saw the varied reactions from everyone, feeling a bit nervous himself.

He was trying to sense if he had gained the "verify identity" ability he had just claimed.

According to the Deceiver's ability, if they all believed him, he should have already gained the "Detective" ability.

However, Lin Yu felt nothing at all. He hadn't gained the ability to verify others' identities.

It seemed the players present didn't believe what he had just said.

Or rather, the degree of belief wasn't enough for him to gain that ability.

However, although Lin Yu was nervous, he wasn't flustered.

While a bit unexpected, it was within his expectations.

These guys really aren't that easy to fool.

Lin Yu let out a breath.

Before he spoke, he actually knew that his statement had loopholes.

However, the fact that half the people immediately chose not to believe him still surprised Lin Yu somewhat.

That thug wasn't stupid.

And those two women and the "soldier" were all intelligent people.

Lin Yu quickly thought in his mind.

But fortunately...

His performance was sufficiently brilliant.

Lin Yu's gaze just now, the subtle gestures that revealed his demeanor, were enough to make everyone believe he was a "Detective"!

Now, the next step was to patch up the loopholes in his previous statement.

Lin Yu thought rapidly, but his expression remained unchanged.

He adjusted his deerstalker hat, his demeanor calm and unhurried.

"That's right, my ability isn't actually to verify identities. But the reason I said that... is because my ability can indeed accomplish this."

"What do you mean?"

"My ability is actually to know one hidden secret of the target. In this game, wouldn't that be equivalent to verifying their identity?"

Lin Yu's tone was unhurried, appearing very calm and composed.

The others listened, their expressions varied.

Xu Xiumei frowned slightly, "But why didn't you tell us the truth from the beginning?"

Lin Yu had already prepared for this.

"Because I felt that saying I could pry into others' secrets would make everyone more resistant, wouldn't it?"

Lin Yu said calmly.

And this reason was indeed enough to convince everyone.

"So that's how it is..." Xia Yue mused, "No wonder you said that at first."

"Knowing one secret of another person fits the 'Detective' profession quite well," Yu Longguo also nodded slightly, "This explanation sounds much more reasonable."

"In this kind of identity game, the Detective profession seems very powerful..." Bao Liu clicked his tongue, suddenly feeling like his own profession was not very useful in this game.

At least, much less so than Lin Yu's.

Chen Zhuo chuckled, "Of course, a prophet-like role in a Werewolf game is a powerful god that leads the team! You can easily win by rallying around him!"

Everyone else also nodded slightly.

The "Detective's" ability indeed had a unique advantage in this identity-related game.

It was just that Lin Yu looked at the expressions of the five people, excluding Chen Zhuo, and sighed inwardly.

"As expected, no one likes the feeling of their secrets being pried into."

Although his ability was of great help to this game, but...

Excluding Chen Zhuo, the remaining five people looked at him with varying degrees of wariness.

In fact, some gazes contained outright disgust!

No one liked the feeling of their secrets being pried into.

However, disgust and wariness also meant...

They believed what Lin Yu had said!

At this moment, Lin Yu basked in everyone's gazes, clearly feeling... a newfound, innate "ability" within him.

It was as if he could pry into their minds!

As long as he wished, he could now choose any person present and directly probe their deepest hidden secrets.

It could be their "identity" in this game, or it could be another secret—he could choose the general direction of the secret.

The Deceiver's ability was officially in effect!

Lin Yu's performance had fooled everyone present.