Game of Order
Chapter 14

Ants on the Same Rope

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The child Yin Ge pointed at shook his head, instantly choking up. "Sister..."

"Hmph." The bride's mother snorted. "Why are you still calling her that? She's already willing to do anything to stay alive."

"I've never seen such a heartless woman. That child has been following you all this time, and you still bite back at him. Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Yin Ge frowned. "It seems you really aren't very smart."

At those words, the bride's mother's expression changed instantly. "Who are you calling stupid?"

Yin Ge ignored her and explained directly, "Don't forget, the child is currently the only [Son of Heaven] Godhead, and on the first day, he discerned that I possessed a Godhead."

At that, Yin Ge looked at the bride's mother. "If I remember correctly, you were very certain earlier that the child was the Son of Heaven."

"Following that line of reasoning, if you acknowledge that he is the Son of Heaven, then you must acknowledge that I possess a Godhead."

"If you think I'm the Killer, then why did the Son of Heaven you identified say that I have a Godhead?"

"So there's no basis for you to accuse me."

With just a few words, Yin Ge pointed out the flaw in the bride's mother's reasoning.

After speaking, she turned to the child. "I don't mean anything else by it. I'm only making a normal deduction."

The child sniffed and nodded obediently. "I know, Sister. I believe you. You're not a bad person."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

After giving it some thought, they knew Yin Ge was right.

If Yin Ge was the Killer, then the child could not be the Son of Heaven. Instead, he was most likely the Killer.

But if that were the case, was Yin Ge the Killer too? Was the child also the Killer?

Could there be two Killers?

No one was sure.

Sensing the danger, the groom's younger sister began grasping at straws. "Th-then what if there's some kind of Godhead Law that interferes with the Son of Heaven's Discernment Law?"

Filled with doubt, everyone looked toward the best man, who had the most information.

The best man shook his head slightly. "I've never heard of such a Godhead rule."

The hopeful look in the groom's younger sister's eyes instantly dimmed.

The situation was now very clear.

Yin Ge and the child were bound together. Anyone who wanted to accuse Yin Ge would have to get past the child first.

But the child was most likely the Son of Heaven. Only the groom's younger sister had clashed with the bride during the incident and had a motive to kill her.

Moreover, the groom's younger sister's Godhead remained unclear.

Overall, the groom's younger sister was the most suspicious and the most likely to be identified as the Killer.

This was within Yin Ge's expectations.

She knew perfectly well that the affair between the bridesmaid and the groom was fake, but only she knew that.

Even if she bluntly told everyone, they might not believe her.

So dwelling on the incident itself was merely a waste of time. It was more efficient to quickly narrow down the suspects and then analyze and verify them through their Godheads.

And from the perspective of Godheads, she had a binding relationship with the Son of Heaven Godhead. Anyone who wanted to accuse her would certainly have reservations.

But was the groom's younger sister really the Killer?

Yin Ge could not be certain.

After all, everyone was tense, and they had not yet had time to discuss what happened last night.

Thinking of this, she looked at the best man and said, "No one died last night."

"That's right!" the bride's father said with a puzzled expression. "Didn't they say the Killer would murder someone at night?"

Only then did the best man let out a breath of relief. "One less death means one more chance for us to win."

"Most likely, the [Feudal Lord] and [Court Minister] Godheads took effect."

As he spoke, the best man looked at Yin Ge. "You said you're a Court Minister. Did you use your Law last night?"

Yin Ge stared straight at the best man and nodded. "I saved you."

At that, a faint smile appeared on the best man's face. "Last night, I partitioned the child into my territory, because his Discernment Law might expose the Killer."

Hearing that, Yin Ge breathed a sigh of relief.

Because she knew the best man would no longer accuse her of being the Killer.

But the others had yet to realize it.

Like someone clutching at a lifeline, the groom's younger sister, who was under the greatest suspicion, grabbed the best man's arm.

"The bridesmaid is lying! How could she possibly have saved you? The person the Killer most wants to kill must be the Son of Heaven!"

"The Son of Heaven poses the greatest threat to the Killer! Why would the Killer kill you?"

"Yeah, I think so too!" the bride's mother chimed in.

Although the bride's father said nothing, he nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with that view.

Even the child scratched his head, clearly having been led around by the groom's younger sister's words.

The best man looked at them as if they were idiots and let out a deep sigh. "Whether the Killer targeted me or the child, the bridesmaid is most likely not the Killer."

Yin Ge took over. "If the Killer targeted the best man, then unless he partitioned himself into his own territory, only a [Court Minister] could save him."

"And he just said that he used the Partition Law on the child. The only person who could have saved him was me."

"So I'm most likely the [Court Minister] Godhead. I'm a good person."

"Of course, there's also a second possibility: the Killer targeted the child."

"And the best man used the Partition Law to save the child. The child is most likely the Son of Heaven."

"Then the Son of Heaven had already said that he discerned me and that I possess a Godhead."

"So no matter which possibility it is, I cannot be the Killer."

"That's right." The best man nodded without hesitation.

The bride's father looked pained. "I feel like I'm about to grow a brain."

The bride's mother, who had been attacking Yin Ge all along, stood silently to the side, unable to say anything.

The child nodded repeatedly. "Sister, yesterday I discerned the bride's father. He has a Godhead."

The bride's father said, "Haha, that's right! What an adorable child. So smart."

Yin Ge nodded. "Good. Now we can confirm that one more person possesses a Godhead."

The best man reached out and patted the child's head. "I'll buy you candy when we get out."

Holding the best man's hand with his left and Yin Ge's with his right, the child happily said, "The bride's father has a Godhead, and Sister isn't the Killer. We all have Godheads."

They had effectively become ants tied to the same rope.

This also meant that the child and the bride's father would most likely not accuse Yin Ge of being the Killer, while the best man supported Yin Ge as well.

Only then, when she could basically guarantee that she would not die tonight, did Yin Ge relax slightly.

Realizing this, the other suspect, the groom's younger sister, collapsed onto the ground. "No, you... you're ganging up on me."

"I didn't do anything. Why are you treating me like this?"

"I have the [Grand Physician] Godhead. I have a Godhead. I'm a good person!"

"Grand Physician? You're the Grand Physician?" The best man furrowed his brows and walked over to the groom's younger sister. "Do you know what your Law is?"

"Death Immunity! Don't accuse me. I-I really am a good person," the groom's younger sister blurted out without hesitation.

Hearing this, the best man turned to look at Yin Ge.

Before Yin Ge could speak, the groom's father coldly asked, "Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier?"

"What would saying it earlier have changed? I only have one chance at Death Immunity. What if the Killer kills me twice in a row?" The groom's younger sister shouted, her emotions completely unstable.

"If you truly are the Grand Physician..." The best man took a deep breath. "Then the Killer can only be one of those two."

His gaze fell on the bride's mother and the bride's father.

That gaze carried too much pressure. The bride's mother was filled with terror, while the bride's father was full of fury.

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