Deciphering the Subjective Specialty

Stepping from the snow into the town is like stepping from crisp air into vibrant life.

Yu Xing leaned against a tree that had withered down to just a trunk, watching Yan Li gradually blend into the town.

Soon, the other person had already passed the nearest house.

By any measure, this should meet the requirements for "entering Nanshui Town".

Yu Xing stared intently at Yan Li's back, not missing a single detail. She saw that Yan Li's steps did not stop, and he did not even stiffen at all, as if nothing had happened.

Just then, an older woman on the third floor of the house opened her window and peeked out. She noticed Yan Li's presence and paused, her hand still holding the window as she was about to close it.

"That person is strange." Yu Xing narrowed her eyes, deciding that they would have to act together for the time being anyway, and said to Hua Subai beside her, "What do you think that middle-aged woman is planning to do?"

In Yu Xing's view, the old woman's head was slowly following Yan Li's figure, and she even leaned half of her body out of the window.

She leaned forward more and more, her slightly plump body seemingly elongating, revealing the drooling expression of a hungry person seeing delicious food.

She slowly extended her right hand, holding a kitchen knife. The woman stared intently at Yan Li, then gestured with the tip of the knife towards Yan Li, as if studying how to throw it to make a hole in Yan Li head.

Yan Li, who should have immediately noticed her gaze, remained completely oblivious. After walking a certain distance, he turned around and waved in Yu Xing's direction, as if to say, "Everything is normal."

"Can't he see that old lady?" Yu Xing muttered. "Or maybe he can see her but doesn't care..."

Suddenly, the woman made a gesture that looked around to see if anyone was around, as if she were doing something wrong. She made eye contact with Yu Xing, who was outside the town. Yu Xing's expression twisted, and she immediately shrank back and slammed the window shut.

The cleaver slipped from his hand and fell through the window, landing on the ground not far from Yan Li. Only then did Yan Li glance at the window again, his expression indifferent.

"She doesn't seem like a normal person," Hua Subai commented. "I thought that lady was going to mutate into a noodle-like being and eat Yan Li, but she actually shrank back... She's a bit of a coward."

"I saw it, so I didn't continue." Yu Xing was quite certain of the other person's reason for closing the window. Didn't this mean that she didn't seem to care that Yan Li hadn't noticed her actions? On the contrary, she seemed to care more about the eyes of onlookers.

"Hmm, that's interesting. Judging from this alone, it's true that the people of Nanshui Town are acting strangely. We'll have to be careful once we go in." After saying that, Hua Subai suddenly remembered his appearance and added, "Looks like you'll have to protect me, for the sake of our friendship?"

Yu Xing: "... Heh, alright."

However, this experiment wasn't without good news. After Yan Li entered the town, no major threatening events occurred immediately; there was only an abstract old woman.

Moreover, the town and the outside world are in direct view of each other, and there is no barrier to direct scene changes— Yan Li leaned against the wall of that building, arms crossed, watching them mutter to themselves, without urging them on.

It seems we can prepare to head straight into town.

I don't know if there will be any hidden conditions that could lead to death if I enter the town too late, but as long as I'm sure I can enter, I shouldn't waste any more time.

Since no one has received any background information, they can only guess that they are a tour group, and there is no tour guide on the bus, so it is very likely that the tour guide is already waiting for them in town.

If there's a time limit for the assembly, those who are late... will definitely face punishment.

Even with a rule-based punishment like "being late means certain death," there's nothing surprising about it.

The higher the level of the deduction, the less information it provides. The deducer needs to discover various conditions and tasks on their own and cannot relax at all.

Yu Xing turned to look at Zhang Yu was chatting happily with an old man as if they were conducting a neighborhood committee survey. "I'll go get someone."

"Alright, I'll go in first then." Hua Subai greeted them and strode towards Yan Li, who was waiting in the same spot. His decisive steps were completely at odds with his self-proclaimed status as a "newbie."

Yu Xing gave a soft chuckle.

[Wow, I never expected flowers to look like this, it's quite funny.]

Let me tell you a cruel truth: the big boss only jokes around with other big bosses. He'll only pay attention to you when he's thinking about how to make the most of you.

The truth is always heartbreaking.

[Although Xing didn't say anything, his expression seemed to be cursing Hua for being a drama queen, hahaha]

[Did anyone notice how Hana addresses Sachi? "A Xing," huh? Looks like they're really close?]

[Fun fact: I've heard this term used by someone before...]

Are you talking about that person?

[Yes, but Xing's attitude towards them is different, which reasonably suggests there's something going on between them.]

[I'm a newbie and I'm totally confused, which one are you talking about?]

The comments section is always buzzing with excitement, and being able to interact with others is one of the great joys of watching live streams. Many people are joking around while subtly guiding the conversation, trying to entice those in the know to say something.

Gossip is human nature, regardless of the context.

Unfortunately, very few people truly know the facts, and no one will reveal that story to the public.

Yu Xing captured Zhang Yu, who had finished gathering information, and led him back.

Zhang Yu lowered his voice to report the results, "Captain! Let me tell you, these townspeople who came out only have a short period of memory. When I was investigating, I found that they only remember that it snowed today and they can come out to play, but they don't remember when it snowed or what they ate yesterday. It's as if their lives have just begun, but they've been stuffed with some easily punctured false memories."

"I can definitively rule out the possibility that Nanshui Town is a hidden world; its strangeness is only on the surface, and we'll have to wait and see what happens next."

"Also, I learned something from Grandpa Chu: 'This winter is colder than usual, but that family seems unaffected by the cold, they don't even need a charcoal brazier.' Captain, 'that family' is a useful clue, very valuable. Also..."

After listening, Yu Xing raised an eyebrow, thought for two seconds, and then sincerely praised, "Your ability is indeed very useful."

Zhang Yu's abilities are extremely unbalanced; he has no offensive power whatsoever, and he's not even related to supernatural powers like curses... but he has enormous potential.

Zhao Mou had already introduced Zhang Yu during dinner at home. Zhang Yu belongs to the "Criminal Investigation and Reasoning" category, and his unique title is "[Deduction Maniac]". He can automatically organize the information he collects into text files and store them in the system.

At the same time, consuming mental energy to activate active skills will highlight valuable keywords, with brighter keywords indicating greater importance.

Not to mention the special offering [Mind Map] that can directly connect related clues, and other auxiliary offerings [Psychological Profiling Pen] and [Murder Glasses], Zhang Yu can definitely be called a perfect plot decryption deducer.