The Second Accusation

Zhao Yijiu thought that she would get impatient and lose her temper because of her delusions after just a couple of sweeps.

But in fact, he didn't. Under Yu Xing's direction, he finished cleaning two flights of stairs, and when he looked back, Yu Xing was mopping the floor along the path he had swept.

I feel surprisingly peaceful.

It seems that being pulled in to do manual labor isn't such an unacceptable thing.

Yu Xing continued talking incessantly, mostly saying things like "continuing to work is the most glorious thing," but Zhao Yijiu didn't listen. She fell silent and started sweeping the floor diligently, soon reaching the third floor.

There seemed to be footsteps on the third floor, not far away. If you listened carefully, there was more than one. Just as Zhao Yijiu was about to remind Yu Xing to shut up, a cold glint suddenly flashed in her eyes.

"Gurgle..."

A small glass bead rolled down from upstairs, bumped against the wall, and rolled off the wall. It must have been seen by someone outside, because the noise immediately subsided.

A few seconds later, the timid voice of the Rubik's Cube came. "Is someone in the stairwell?"

Two shadows emerged from the sunlight and approached them. Yu Xing smiled, grabbed Zhao Yijiu who was trying to avoid them, and went to meet them.

"Rubik's Cube?"

He raised his voice.

"It's me..." The Rubik's Cube said and then fell silent. The owner of the shadow turned the corner of the wall that was blocking the view, and a slender figure appeared.

Shafuri exchanged a curious glance with Yu Xing for two seconds. "Oh, Xing, and there's Cold Wine too. What are you two doing on the stairs?"

"Clearly, they're cleaning." Yu Xing gestured to the mop in his hand, watching as the Rubik's Cube slowly walked up behind Shafuri.

The chubby boy was shy and didn't stand close to Shafuri. Seeing that there were four people there, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and whispered, "You're here for cleaning... Shafuri and I are looking for Doctor."

Clearly, their tasks overlapped to some extent, so they chose to go together.

Yu Xing nodded, as if she understood. "You're looking for Ren Yi and Han Zichuan? Aren't they on the third floor?"

"They're not on the third floor," Shafuri chuckled. "Time's a bit tight, we have to go now. But after we finish this task, I wouldn't mind having a drink with you."

Yu Xing seemed a little hesitant to respond. He chuckled awkwardly and changed the subject, "Then we'll continue cleaning. Please, both of you."

Shafuri shrugged. The foreign woman's face was full of charm. She turned around, and her slender figure was faintly revealed from under her clothes.

After the two men left, Zhao Yijiu emerged from the shadows and asked, "What did you find?"

"Whether those two are telling the truth or not can only be confirmed during the identification process. However, there's definitely something wrong with that glass bead that rolled down earlier." Yu Xing glanced towards the fourth floor. "The glass bead is clearly not an item from the hospital. Who do you think deliberately rolled it down to alert Shafuri and the Rubik's Cube to the presence of someone in the stairwell?"

The stairs leading to the fourth floor were clean, but that was only temporary. If Yu Xing didn't clean them, he would see a lot of trash as soon as he stepped on them.

In this situation, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to go directly to the fourth floor to take a look, but we can guess.

Zhao Yijiu tightened his grip on the broom handle and said coldly, "Pearl Seller?"

"Why did you think of her?" Yu Xing raised an eyebrow.

"Name." Zhao Yijiu stated concisely, then closed her eyes briefly. "Never mind, let's clean first. Once you're done, your task will be finished, and I'll be almost done too."

Yu Xing nodded, and the two put the little incident aside for the time being. Not long after, they began cleaning the staircase between the third and fourth floors.

Twenty minutes later.

[You've cleaned the stairs! Now you can freely use them without worrying about falling!]

Yu Xing finally heard the system's voice. He straightened up, tidied his messy hair, and told Zhao Yijiu that she didn't need to sweep anymore.

They returned to the first-floor storage room to put their tools away, just as the familiar alarm sounded again.

Yu Xing sighed, "Tsk, this murderer is pretty quick, not giving us any time to patrol the building."

The murderer was efficient, and the person who called the police was just as efficient. This time, Yu Xing and Zhao Yijiu had almost no information left.

They happened to be on the first floor, and after putting their things down, they headed towards the lobby. Because it was close by, they were the first two to arrive.

A moment later, the Pearl Seller came in. Seeing that no one else was around, she nodded to Zhao Yijiu and then gave Yu Xing a cool look.

Zhao Yijiu: "?"

The Pearl Seller's differential treatment puzzled Zhao Yijiu, and Yu Xing also had no idea what this woman, who was probably from Single Prism, was thinking. Before he could even probe her, he was interrupted by the people who came after him.

Shafuri arrived almost simultaneously with Ren Yi and Han Yan. Strangely, they didn't come in from the same direction; Shafuri took the elevator, while the two Doctor came up the stairs. The rest of the group arrived shortly after.

They were all looking at each other, trying to figure out who the murdered one was.

Only the Rubik's Cube is missing.

"Huh?" Shafuri exclaimed in surprise, "The little fat boy is dead."

Yu Xing looked at her; Shafuri's doubts seemed quite genuine.

The fact that only one person died is sufficient proof that the Pearl Seller was indeed a prophet, since only one perpetrator remained on the scene.

Shafuri was met with a torrent of abuse from the hospital director. "Fine! These damned murderers dare to commit crimes against the grain! Do they really think our hospital is easy to bully? You must find him quickly; I must hand him over to the police and let him taste the consequences of murder!"

The dean was furious. This time, he didn't give them any time to react before sealing their vocal cords and starting the second round of identification.

The difference this time is that Yu Xing is the first to confess.

They sat down on the waiting chairs, the cold metal seeping through the hospital gowns, its warmth touching Yu Xing's skin.

A glint flashed in his eyes, and he said only, "There aren't any clues. My task is to clean the stairs from the first to the fourth floor. Cold Wine has been with me the whole time. Theoretically speaking, no matter where the body is, we are suspects for going to that floor. But there are two of us. If only one perpetrator remains on the scene, we can prove each other's innocence."

"While cleaning the third-floor staircase, we encountered Shafuri and the Rubik's Cube. Shafuri said they were going to find Doctor together. I don't understand why the Rubik's Cube died just twenty minutes later, while Shafuri..."

He glanced at Shafuri, his tone tinged with doubt. "When did you separate from the Rubik's Cube, and why? Please explain clearly in time."

The next one is the Pearl Seller. The prophet's ability can only be used once; after that, she'll be just like any other ordinary person.

Her cool gaze swept over everyone, and a smile suddenly appeared at the corner of her lips.

"The Rubik's Cube died while we were walking together. After completing his mission, he was too afraid to travel with Shafuri, so he happened to run into me on the fourth floor and came with me. I was getting water at the time, so I asked him to wait for me at the entrance of the tea room. When I came out after getting the water, all I saw was his body lying face down on the floor."

If what she said is true, then it means that the murderer killed the Rubik's Cube in the short few minutes that the Pearl Seller poured water, without even letting the Rubik's Cube make a sound of resistance.

"When I came out, I saw the corner of a hospital gown around the corner. It disappeared in an instant. I guess I came out after getting water, and the murderer had just killed the Rubik's Cube and was on the run. There was a staircase over there, and by the time I caught up, the murderer would have disappeared to some floor. So I gave up the chase and pressed the alarm on the Rubik's Cube."

The Pearl Seller's gaze fell on Yu Xing: "At that time, you and Cold Wine should have already finished cleaning and gone downstairs to put things away, right? But I think the murderer is a patient, and you're highly suspicious. Besides you, no one will know whether the stairwell cleaner is still there or not. So, when Cold Wine speaks later, I hope to hear that Xing hasn't left for even a second, otherwise..."

She swallowed the rest of her words.

Yu Xing guessed that what she meant was, "Otherwise, I will identify you."

"There's a bug here, the Pearl Seller." The next one was Han Yan, who smiled gently, like a teacher correcting a student's academic mistakes. "Cold Wine is also a patient. According to them, they've always been together, which means that Cold Wine can also know when the stairwell is empty. Why do you only see Xing and not suspect Cold Wine?"

The Pearl Seller didn't answer Han Yan, but only shook his head, signaling him to continue.

"I met Ren Yi on the second floor. A few minutes later, Shafuri and the Rubik's Cube arrived. They asked Ren Yi and me to complete tasks for them, so we separated temporarily," Han Zichuan said. "I took Shafuri to heal, Ren Yi took the Rubik's Cube. If I had to pick a suspect, I'd lean more towards Ren Yi... than Xing."

The hospital gown had blue stripes, but the Doctor's didn't. Logically, the strategist shouldn't be mistaken. As long as the Pearl Seller wasn't lying, the perpetrator was undoubtedly the patient. But Han Yan stirred things up at this moment, as if he were supporting Yu Xing.

Yu Xing was very interested in this, and he roughly knew what Han Yan was up to.

Zhao Mou spoke after Han Yan, his hands casually in his white coat pockets. "Actually, this round should be almost over. I believe the Pearl Seller is telling the truth. So, we just need to tally up the patients whose timelines can't be corroborated during the alarm's alarm time. Yu Xing isn't likely to lie, as the Pearl Seller should know best. You identified the perpetrator in the last round, so from your perspective, there must only be one perpetrator left. As long as A Jiu proves Yu Xing's timeline later, Yu Xing can't be the murderer because they can't collude."

It's only the first round, so even if we fail, there's not that much of a sense of urgency.

The rule has always stipulated that perpetrators cannot cooperate or collude with others. If a perpetrator cooperates with a "victim" with whom they have a good relationship, they will be condemned by the online audience and are likely to be assassinated in future scenarios.

Afterwards, Qu Xuanqing, Ren Yi, Zhao Yijiu and others gave their timelines. Zhao Yijiu looked coldly at the Pearl Seller and personally testified to clear Yu Xing of suspicion.

During the identification process, since there was no unified target, everyone threw all sorts of things. The Pearl Seller, however, didn't dwell on Yu Xing and instead voted for Ren Yi.

The others randomly voted for the person they suspected the most. Yu Xing found it amusing. He wanted to abstain, but Fear Hospital didn't offer the option of deception, he cast his Qu Xuanqing, who was unlikely to be voted for by those who didn't want to vote.

The final result was that Ren Yi received two votes and was exiled.

The hospital director was heartbroken. "You're Doctor at our hospital! It's a disgrace! Has our hospital mistreated you? How could you go and kill someone?! There are many ways to cope with work pressure, but you chose this path. I'm ashamed of you!"

The dean seemed to be in a bad mood today, and even the punishment was brutal. He used some unknown force to drag Ren Yi up the stairs to the fourth floor, and then pushed him off the fourth floor, leaving him covered in blood.

No one looked at Ren Yi's body. When Ren Yi was dragged away, his expression was natural, as if he was not afraid of death at all. Of course, he wouldn't have been in pain anyway. It was that expression that showed no resentment that sparked a heated discussion among the audience.

[I don't think this round went very well. To be honest, I don't understand their voting. Can someone explain it to me?]

[I don't understand either. This vote shouldn't happen at all. Fortunately, Zhao Mou voted for Qu Xuanqing, and Zhao Mou voted for Shafuri? Did Qu Xuanqing try to pin his vote on Zhao Mou?]

[I never expected Han Zichuan to throw Cold Wine, Ren Yi to hang Han Zichuan.]

[What a coincidence! Everyone voted for different people, except for Shafuri and the Pearl Seller voted for Ren Yi, and were eliminated with just two votes?]

[They probably couldn't find the perpetrator, so they just randomly threw someone in the wrong place to take the blame, but it's absurd that they could pin it on Ren Yi; he wasn't wearing a hospital gown.]

[Was it intentional for Ren Yi to go to the dean's office after being identified?]

[He didn't throw himself into the water, so how could it be intentional? He probably didn't even expect this outcome, and he lost consciousness after dying, so going to the dean's office wouldn't have helped!]

[Am I the only one who noticed that Xing has sided with Qu Xuanqing? Does he have a death wish? (doge)]

[I have a feeling it's not that simple. Have some of them reached some kind of tacit agreement? I need an expert who can analyze this.]

[Summon Yan Li]

[Summon Song Xue]

[Summon Medusa]

They let the audience shoo them around, and even recklessly tagged a number of hot-tempered big shots, but none of these big shots paid any attention to them.

The members of the Widow Investigation Team were gathered around the coffee table eating snacks. Lu Xiaorong's mouth was bulging, but he didn't say anything.

Yan Li, known as the Cold-Faced King of Hell, stared at the ticket types displayed on the large screen in the hospital lobby, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"Boss, what do you think?" Unlike the audience, Yan Ming found this performance very interesting.

After about ten seconds, Yan Li finally gave his answer.

"Hmph... In this round, someone is trying to manipulate the order of elimination so they can easily kill the people they want."

Who is it?

"It's not just one. Or rather... most of the people here think that way."