Honey and Arsenic

But that did not necessarily mean anything.

Yin Ge thought it over. She was the only one who knew that the failing student had already died; no one else did.

So when Beasthood acted, it was indeed possible that it had targeted the failing student.

The first to respond was the school bully. He looked at Yin Ge as though she were an idiot. "Who else could it have been if not Beasthood?"

"It couldn't have been Court Minister or Scholar, could it?"

That was exactly what Yin Ge had wanted to hear.

She had brought up the failing student's death precisely because she wanted others to mention the two Godheads, Court Minister and Scholar.

Then, by hearing whether they had used Laws yesterday or used Laws on anyone, she could eliminate Godheads based on that information and find Beasthood.

She was not worried that everyone lacked information about Godheads and Laws, because in the original Son of Heaven Game, the military principal had already told everyone about the Son of Heaven Game.

Therefore, everyone had gained a certain understanding of Godhead and Beasthood.

Other than Beasthood, only Court Minister and Scholar could truly kill someone during the nighttime period.

Yin Ge observed everyone's expressions.

She quickly noticed that the school beauty was looking at everyone as if she wanted to say something.

But after seeming to think of something, she ultimately remained silent.

Could the school beauty be one of the two Godheads, Court Minister or Scholar?

Yin Ge filed away that information, then shifted her gaze to the others.

Neither the military principal nor the military grade leader spoke. They seemed saddened by the military failing student's death.

Everyone else had their own thoughts as well, and no one spoke.

Was it because they had participated in the original Son of Heaven Game and gained experience, learning how to hide themselves?

This would only waste time, Yin Ge silently pondered.

Since they needed to identify the Killer, they still had to analyze the events first and find one or two people with the greatest suspicion hanging over them.

Then they could use Godheads to corroborate the factions of those one or two suspects and identify Beasthood.

She had already explained this process to the military principal.

To avoid becoming the center of attention too early and to better observe the others, Yin Ge did not plan to bring it up herself.

So she cast the military principal an inconspicuous glance. The principal understood at once and immediately stepped forward.

"Just like in the last game, everyone should go one by one and talk about what happened during the day, so we can find the most suspicious person."

"Then we'll use Godheads to corroborate their identity."

Hearing that, everyone reacted differently.

Yin Ge, meanwhile, glanced at the homeroom teacher and the grade leader.

Among the daytime events, those two were the ones she found most suspicious, so she planned to focus on observing them.

But before either could speak, the school bully had already raised his hand. "I'll go first!"

The school bully recalled the day, then said, "I was in class all day with that high school student we can't see, Zhang Zichen, and the school beauty."

"The three of us should be good friends, right?"

So that high school student was named Zhang Zichen... Yin Ge memorized the name.

The school beauty nodded, echoing the school bully. "Mm. We were together the whole time."

Only then did the school bully continue. "Ahem. Also, that Zhang Zichen seemed to have suffered a medical accident and lost... lost his reproductive organs."

He awkwardly rubbed his nose.

So it really was like that... Yin Ge thought.

"Wouldn't that make him a eunuch?" The sports committee member's mouth moved faster than his brain. Only after speaking did he realize it was somewhat inappropriate. "Sorry, sorry. I'm just too blunt when I talk."

Those words were indeed unpleasant, and no one paid him any attention.

The school bully shot him a glance before continuing. "After PE class, Zhang Zichen was in a pretty bad mood. Other than that, nothing special happened."

PE class?

It seemed that the key daytime event really was what had happened between the homeroom teacher and the grade leader during PE... Yin Ge once again confirmed her thoughts.

The school beauty said nothing, merely giving a slight nod in agreement. Her body leaned a little toward the school bully.

Yin Ge noticed that. She remembered that during yesterday's personality period, the school bully and school beauty had gotten into a verbal conflict.

But after an entire day, the relationship between the two no longer seemed so tense.

At the same time, when the military grade leader heard the school bully mention "PE class," he wanted to speak, but the homeroom teacher, who had been staring at him the whole time, took a step forward first.

"I'll go!" The homeroom teacher gave the military grade leader a suspicious look before speaking.

"During the morning, I was either teaching class or writing lesson plans in the office. Nothing special happened."

"But during PE in the afternoon, the grade leader decided that high school student Zhang Zichen was skipping class by not attending PE, and insisted on causing trouble for me, his homeroom teacher."

"Everyone saw that. No one can deny it!"

Her words clearly carried another meaning, and everyone turned their eyes toward the military grade leader.

Obviously, most of them had thought of the grade leader reprimanding high school student Zhang Zichen.

The school beauty even unconsciously took a step back, looking at the grade leader with a trace of wariness.

Afraid of being misunderstood, the grade leader hurriedly spoke.

"I wasn't causing trouble for anyone. I was only enforcing rules and discipline."

"When dealing with Zhang Zichen's matter, the homeroom teacher and I did have a minor conflict, but that should have been a difference in educational philosophy, not a personal grudge," he said matter-of-factly.

"Tsk, tsk." The sports committee member shook his head. "That was more than just a conflict. You criticized him in front of so many people. If it were me, I'd definitely lose face."

"Exactly!" the homeroom teacher chimed in. "Children at that age care about their pride to begin with. After what happened to him, he's especially sensitive."

"You think you were merely enforcing discipline, but who knows what that child was thinking?"

"If I were targeted like that every day, I'd rather die."

Hearing that, the military principal could not help speaking up for the grade leader.

"Targeted? The grade leader treats everyone equally. He doesn't just single out one person for criticism. How can that count as targeting?"

"Maybe everyone has different standards in their hearts." The homeroom teacher spoke lightly. "Then tell me, other than him, who else is suspicious?"

The military principal swept his gaze around the group but could not answer that question.

The way everyone looked at the grade leader became even more wary.

"Homeroom teacher," Yin Ge suddenly said.

"Ah, what is it?" The homeroom teacher froze.

Yin Ge patiently explained, "I mean that you, the homeroom teacher, are also suspicious."

What had happened during the Godhead period made Yin Ge feel that the homeroom teacher was more suspicious than the grade leader.

The homeroom teacher's expression instantly changed. "What suspicion could there possibly be about me? No one treated high school student Zhang Zichen better than I did, right?"

This time, before Yin Ge could speak, the school bully spoke first.

"Don't you think you were being a little overprotective?"

Hearing that, Yin Ge decided to listen first and did not speak again.

"Huh?" The homeroom teacher found it hard to understand. "Overprotective? What do you mean, overprotective? Was I wrong to care about him?"

"You weren't." The school bully spread his hands. "But there are plenty of cases where good intentions do harm, aren't there?"

"Just ask the school beauty. Zhang Zichen was actually very unhappy when you kept him in the classroom."

The school beauty nodded. "He cried."

Everyone looked at one another.

"How is that possible?" The homeroom teacher had not considered that possibility at all.

The school bully grew a little impatient. "It would be one thing if I were the only one saying it, but you still don't believe it when someone else says it too?"

"He really did cry. Also, we heard from a classmate that it was because you organized donations in class that news of his disability spread."

"Did you ever ask whether someone needed help before trying to help them?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" The homeroom teacher frowned. "None of you can see Zhang Zichen. How could you possibly have seen him cry?"

"We couldn't see him, but we handed him tissues," the school beauty said softly.

With things having reached this point, the homeroom teacher could not find any grounds to refute them.

She crossed her arms and looked at the school beauty with extreme displeasure. "You idiot, shut up!"

"I used Discernment on you, and yet you're the one suspecting me?"

The school beauty's eyes widened at that, while Yin Ge was slightly surprised.

The homeroom teacher continued without pause. "I'll tell you the truth: I'm a Son of Heaven! I have a Godhead. I'm not Beasthood!"

As she spoke, she shot the school beauty another glare of utter disappointment.

"You used Discernment on her, so does she have a Godhead?" the sports committee member could not help asking.

"She has a Godhead!" The homeroom teacher gritted her teeth. "But it would have been better if she didn't. A godlike opponent is nothing to fear; a pigheaded teammate is the real nightmare."

The school beauty seemed unable to understand the situation. She looked confused and somewhat wronged. "I... I was only saying what I saw."

"Why did you use the Discernment Law on her?" The military grade leader frowned.

"I couldn't stand her constantly pretending to be fragile, so I used Discernment on her," the homeroom teacher said coldly.