During the day, Mrs. Brown spent a great deal of time in the bedroom "taking care of" her sick husband. Apart from making lunch and dinner, she rarely came downstairs.
Alex was a homebody. He liked shutting himself in his room and entertaining himself. Susan was the only one who went running around the whole villa.
But today, Susan felt a chill creeping down her back. Under the watchful gaze of the oil painting hanging on the living room wall, she sensed something was off. She hugged her music box and went back to her room to read one of the adventure stories she'd bought before.
The monsters' movements gave the deduction team an enormous amount of freedom. They could wander almost anywhere in the villa. Of course, Mrs. Brown had told them, "Guests are welcome to spend their time however they like, or go sightseeing around town. Just be careful on the way."
Using a stroll as his excuse, Yu Xing wanted to explore the garden outside. He still remembered the scent he'd caught when he first arrived at the Brown family villa, mingling with the earthy smell.
Even after a whole night, even though it was only a small detail, it hadn't escaped his mind.
This was exactly what his Schrödinger's memory was for!
In fact, his memory was excellent—but only when he focused and wanted to remember some tiny detail.
He could forget everyday conversations and things he'd seen almost as soon as he turned away. His mind was already full of too much; even old memories gradually faded, let alone trivial matters that didn't concern him.
As it happened, the deduction game was exactly the kind of place where he had to concentrate.
Yu Xing took Masha with him and left York behind.
York was going