The Dean's Will

This description also matches, because when Yu Xing insisted on taking the elevator, it had just reached the first floor.

In other words, they were very likely just one door away from Ren Yi and Rubik's Cube at that time, and they almost missed each other.

The next one is the Rubik's Cube.

The chubby Rubik's Rubik's Cube pushed up his thick glasses and smiled shyly. Although he was only slightly chubby, he was not tall and always looked a bit socially awkward. When he was huddled in the chair, he looked like a little bird.

His voice was a little soft. "I have pollen allergies. I was on the third floor fixing my broken air filter. After finishing this task, I wandered around the third floor. Actually, I saw Zhao Mou and Cold Wine across the entire corridor, but it was too far away, so they probably didn't notice me."

In general, he didn't have a concrete alibi to prove himself, because the place he mentioned Zhao Mou and Zhao Yijiu passed through was near the stairs, which was a necessary route and didn't prove anything.

Viewers are also very curious about the Rubik's Cube. Rubik's Cube has not participated in any other live streams yet, but it has appeared in the videos of some experts and performed quite well.

Because points can be redeemed for health and beauty, many deducers, even those who were not good-looking or had various flaws before, have made up for it through their subsequent experiences.

Therefore, Rubik's Cube was so focused on his research that he didn't care about his physique at all. As a result, everyone knew that he had high blood pressure. People like him are as rare as pandas. The only one who could be like him was Lu Xiaorong.

It wasn't that Lu Xiaorong didn't want to lose weight; it was just that he was always chubby, and if he lost weight, he would quickly gain it back. Over time, he gave up on treatment.

The comments section was flooded with mentions of Lu Xiaorong, saying that his physique has a successor.

In reality, the Widow Investigation Team, who were currently watching the live stream together in the team villa and were all in the live stream room in the lobby, exclaimed, "... Pfft."

They laughed wildly, especially Qiu Ziyan, who sat next to Lu Xiaorong and casually slapped Lu Xiaorong fat. "Hahahaha, Fatty Lu, you have a successor! Now you don't even need to leave any descendants!"

Lu Xiaorong retorted angrily, "Get lost! My wife is gorgeous, she'll definitely have a child as cute as mine!"

Yan Li glanced at him indifferently, expressionless, while Yan Ming was startled, as if he had seen a ghost, and looked at Lu Xiaorong: "Wake up, you don't have a wife, don't talk about things that may not even happen in the future as if they are happening now, okay?"

Song Xue blinked, analyzing rationally, "First of all, it's not a good thing that the child resembles you; you need to face the fact that you're not lovable. Secondly, Yan Ming is right; you might be the one suffering from delusions. If it's a mental illness, I suggest you see the team doctor as soon as possible—that is, me—for treatment."

Qiu Ziyan: "Hahahaha!"

Lu Xiaorong was ridiculed by everyone for just one sentence. "..."

Tears of regret streamed down the chubby man's face. How awful! Even the boss had just watched him get bullied.

Fatty Lu tugged at Yan Li's clothes with his chubby hand. "Boss, tell me the truth, am I not cute?"

Qiu Ziyan: "Hahahahahahaha!"

Yan Li couldn't be bothered with him at all.

Feeling neglected and bullied, Lu Xiaorong couldn't take the blow and grabbed a bag of potato chips from the coffee table and opened it.

He focused more intently on the screen, eating while keeping an eye on the situation in the hall, trying to change the subject. "This Pearl Seller something else. Her intuition is incredibly accurate; she was able to suspect the Dark Thief when all twelve people were present."

In this round of "Harmless Morning," the perspective is open to everyone. Viewers can get a complete picture by simply switching perspectives. They naturally saw the Pearl Seller's gestures and special effects when examining people. Therefore, the Pearl Seller was not lying.

The Dark Thief was one of the perpetrators.

As for the other person, it wasn't Han Zichuan, Pearl Seller suspected, but someone else who was not so easy to guess.

After the Rubik's Cube finished speaking, it was the turn of the Dark Thief who had been stepped on by the Pearl Seller.

The Dark Thief looked rather thin, but Yu Xing felt that he and Xu Shu gave off a similar vibe, except that Xu Shu had a very strong aura, unlike the Dark Thief seemed so weak.

The Dark Thief had dark circles under his eyes; it was unclear whether he naturally had them. He wasn't in a hurry; being identified as the perpetrator in the first round was simply bad luck, and it was difficult to change his mind.

Unlike Werewolf, Fear Hospital only has two perpetrators in each round because each perpetrator can kill one person. However, this means that the "werewolf team" is small and cannot form a good cover or coordination.

In Werewolf, it's common for both players to claim to be the Seer at the start of the game to confuse the situation. However, this doesn't work with the Fear Hospital. If the Seer identifies a murderer, that murderer's claim to be the Seer is highly unreliable and serves little purpose, actually reinforcing the identity of the true Seer. If another teammate claims to be the Seer, it might temporarily stabilize the situation, but then both murderers are exposed, and a misstep could lead to both being eliminated.

Therefore, perpetrators identified at the start of the game in the Fear Hospital will generally not struggle, but will instead try to leave false information to confuse the public.

That's exactly what the Dark Thief did. Seeing that only Shafuri and Yu Xing remained silent, he gave a stiff, sinister smile, "I didn't kill anyone. Yu Jing is a senior member of my guild. If I were really the perpetrator, why would I choose him first out of so many options? Maybe someone is conspiring with the Pearl Seller to frame me? Maybe Yu Jing or the Siren is the prophet? If either Senior Shafuri or Yu Xing could refute the Pearl Seller, I would be extremely grateful."

The next to speak was Yu Xing, who smiled and continued the Dark Thief's words, "You can rest assured, I am indeed the prophet, and I verified the first person I encountered, Ren Yi."

The Dark Thief was momentarily stunned.

Seeing his reaction, Yu Xing's eyes crinkled into a smile, and she chuckled, "You hesitated, which means you didn't expect someone else to reveal themselves as the prophet. Since that's the case, it means you have no objection to the Pearl Seller's words; you are indeed the perpetrator. Thank you for your cooperation, which has given me a definitive guess about the identities of several people."

The Dark Thief's expression turned grim.

Unlike the audience, he never had a good impression of Xing, only feeling that he had accumulated his strength by relying on women, and that he was no different from the canaries kept by some of the Mutation Path and Fallen Path lines in their LSP Foundation.

So he underestimated his opponent and inadvertently revealed a flaw in his expression, which was then seized upon by Xing.

Yu Xing wasn't finished after provoking the Dark Thief. He continued, "You were still feeling guilty earlier, which was using your relationship with Yu Jing as an excuse. You are indeed Yu Jing's junior, but there was more than one dead."

He felt as if this excuse was fooling a fool. "You didn't kill Yu Jing, you killed Hai Yao. Doesn't that solve everything? Hai Yao died in the second-floor toilet. In all the testimonies so far, apart from me, Zhao Mou, and Cold Wine, no one else patrolled the second floor. She died on the other side of Ren Yi area, so that area was unguarded for a long time."

"And there's a large gap in your timeline on the fourth floor. No one can prove what you were doing after the Pearl Seller examined you and before Han Yan came up to you with the flowers?" Yu Xing certainly didn't expect an answer, because the answer was obvious; the Dark Thief had no evidence to refute it.

"In this round, I'll throw out the Dark Thief first. As for the others, I'll leave them for now without solid evidence. Anyway, there are still several rounds to kill... they'll eventually slip up." Yu Xing then introduced himself, "I have claustrophobia. My movements were the same as Zhao Mou described. First, I went up to the second floor and met Ren Yi, then I did a mission on the balcony. After Zhao Mou and Cold Wine came down to find me, we discovered the siren's corpse while patrolling the second floor."

In this way, the patient's illness was basically confirmed.

Claustrophobia corresponds to Yu Xing, pollen allergy corresponds to the Rubik's Cube, Zhao Yijiu has delusions, the Pearl Seller has paranoia, and whether the Dark Thief has lung cancer or heart disease depends on what Shafuri, the last person to speak, says.

Both victims were Doctor; I don't know why Doctor such a tragic fate in this round.

After Yu Xing expressed his opinion, it was Shafuri's turn. Shafuri tossed her hair, and the end of her hair poked Ren Yi's neck, who was sitting next to her. Ren Yi subtly tilted his head and quietly moved away a little.

Yu Xing sat with Qu Xuanqing on his left and Zhao Yijiu and Zhao Mou on his right. He found Ren Yi's expression somewhat amusing.

The people here seem to be somewhat wary of Shafuri, and this wariness isn't only present when Shafuri is angry, but rather when Shafuri does something ordinary.

This suggests that her methods likely involve a kind of unpredictable and difficult-to-detect power, such as curses or... poison.

The information Yu Xing obtained from Zhao Mou indicated that Shafuri is a master of poisons and appears to be a sorcerer in reality. With the addition of absurd powers, few can defend against her.

"The previous remarks were excellent. I'd like to give a shout-out to Xing; her rebuttal was very powerful!" Shafuri emphasized the word "powerful," her words carrying a subtle implication.

Her beautiful face had lost its color due to her illness, turning her pale and pitiful. "I have a heart condition. I was on the first floor just now, and I saw you walking around sometimes. But I can't prove I'm completely innocent, so I'll just confess to being the Dark Thief for now, and we'll find a flaw next time."

The first self-narration ended with her. After listening for a while, the dean announced over the loudspeaker, "It seems you already have someone you want to hand over to me for punishment. Now, point them out and tell me your answers."

The large screen in the lobby suddenly flickered twice, and then lines of blood-red text appeared neatly arranged.

That's their Persona Mask designation, with an empty parenthesis after the name to fill in the identification list.

The system's voice echoed in Yu Xing's mind, asking in a rigid and cold tone.

Tell me your target.

Yu Xing answered in his heart, "Dark Thief."

Almost simultaneously, different names were filled into the ten parentheses on the big screen. There was nothing to say about this round; whether genuinely or simply to avoid being targeted, everyone filled in the name of the Dark Thief. Only the Dark Thief chose the Pearl Seller.

For him, choosing either option would have yielded the same result, so he merely used this to express his almost non-existent resistance.

"Oh! It really is this patient! I knew it. Because he had late-stage lung cancer and wouldn't live much longer, he was thinking of dragging others down with him!" The hospital director first condemned him, then said earnestly, "Alas... what a tragedy! Even lung cancer can be detected early through timely examinations. Optimistic and proactive treatment is very helpful in stabilizing the condition. If he had cooperated with the treatment, perhaps it wouldn't have progressed to the late stage at all. My staff, my patients, you must all stay optimistic and believe that anything is possible!"

The sudden motivational speech was a bit abrupt, but at least the dean kept speaking in a reasonable and sincere manner, offering genuine encouragement.

Yu Xing could almost sense the dean's genuine love and care for the hospital from his somber tone.

So he couldn't help but think about things outside the main topic. Every small world has a reason for its formation, and then it develops on its own along with other factors. For example, Alice's Park started with Ghost Faith killing a woman in red. That instance appeared in order to Silk Drawing and Unraveling and find out the evil.

But later, almost nothing related to the murder case could be found in Alice's Park; only Alice remained.

This Fear Hospital is somewhat similar to Alice's Park, Yu Xing thought. The director must have been there from the very beginning, and this hospital might actually be real, but something happened to the hospital and the director died along with it, which is why it became such a closed place.

The hospital director is someone who truly loves his hospital and is a genuinely good person. He cares about his staff, treats patients kindly, and follows the rules.

If the Harmless Morning was also harmless to the Dean, then the screaming night must have been a replay of the Dean's nightmare? In the twilight that followed, the Dean had become a monster, which was probably his fate, a bit of a pity.

Yu Xing's attention was drawn back by a scream.

The scream came from the identified Dark Thief. The hospital director was kind to his own staff and patients, but he was very cruel to the murderer. The Dark Thief was pulled into the air by an unseen force and aimed at... the rotating fan on the ceiling.

The hospital's facilities had a strange sense of age, as if modern elements were mixed with things from the past. There were electric fans next to extremely modern electronic screens and air conditioners. This strange combination did not initially attract Yu Xing's attention, because the Fear Hospital always had this style of decoration.

The director's method of punishing the murderer was different each time; at least in the previous three episodes, Yu Xing hadn't discovered that the ceiling fan in the lobby had this function...

Blood, as the fan blades turned, was splashed everywhere in the hall, including onto everyone's clothes.

The Dark Thief's scream abruptly stopped, but like the dead man, it wasn't even his own scream; rather, it was an unknown entity that had taken over his body in the moments before his death that made it.

The corpse was dragged into the darkness by that invisible force. The lights flickered, as if there was a malfunction, but quickly returned to normal.