After leaving the principal's office, Yin Ge felt as though her thoughts were in disarray.
So far, three incidents had occurred surrounding Zhang Zichen.
First, he had confessed to the School Beauty and been rejected. She had stated that she liked the School Bully and had verbally humiliated Zhang Zichen.
Then, the sports committee member had beaten Zhang Zichen over the confession.
After that, the Principal had repeatedly criticized Zhang Zichen verbally and suggested that he transfer schools.
Judging from the incidents alone, all three of them had hurt Zhang Zichen, so all of them were suspects.
But considering the group's discussion of Godheads during Persona Time the night before, the School Beauty was the only person the Son of Heaven had used Discernment on. To accuse her, they first had to accuse the Head Teacher.
The Principal was on Yin Ge's side, so he was most likely not Beasthood either.
That left only the sports committee member.
The sports committee member... Yin Ge thought back. His behavior during Persona Time really had been unlikeable.
Looks like I need to keep a close eye on him tonight!
Just as Yin Ge was thinking, the Dorm Supervisor suddenly caught sight of someone from the corner of his eye.
That was... Yin Ge took a closer look and realized it was the School Bully!
He stood on the second floor of the teaching building, staring intently at the school gates.
The Dorm Supervisor stopped walking and followed his gaze. Then he saw... Zhang Zichen and his family!
Am I seeing things through slash goggles? The School Bully doesn't like Zhang Zichen, does he? Otherwise, why would the Principal be so repulsed by Zhang Zichen...? Yin Ge's thoughts raced.
It was not until the surroundings suddenly froze that she stopped thinking.
Was it six o'clock already?
The moment that thought surfaced, everything around her abruptly went dark.
When the surroundings lit up again, she was already in the classroom, along with the others.
Persona Time had arrived.
Yin Ge instinctively looked around at everyone, and her heart suddenly sank.
There were only six people here.
One person was missing.
"Where's the Grade-Level Head? He's gone!" the Principal cried out, immediately drawing everyone's attention.
"H-He wasn't erased, was he?" The sports committee member could not help saying, "Where's the Court Minister? Why hasn't the Court Minister used the Law at all?"
Panic immediately swept through the group.
Yin Ge took a deep breath and had no choice but to accept the fact—the Grade-Level Head had been erased.
"Could it be because he Partitioned me, so he was erased himself?" the Head Teacher's voice sounded.
"That's very possible!" the School Bully answered in a low voice.
Yin Ge knew very well that the Grade-Level Head had most likely used the Partition Law on either the Head Teacher or Yin Ge last night.
So Beasthood had taken advantage of the opening and erased the Grade-Level Head.
The thought made Yin Ge's heart ache uncontrollably.
But time was tight. She closed her eyes, forced down her complicated emotions, and looked at the Principal.
Even though he tried hard to restrain himself, Yin Ge could still see the grief on the Principal's face.
Apart from the two of them, everyone else quickly accepted that the Grade-Level Head had been erased and silently organized their thoughts as usual.
The School Bully circled the classroom, stubbornly searching for clues.
Soon, he reached the door and cautiously twisted the handle.
With a click, the door actually opened!
The sound drew everyone's attention.
"We can actually get out!" The School Bully was extremely excited. "Come take a look, everyone. We can get out. In the previous Son of Heaven Game, we could only move within a small area."
"Do you think we can find some clues outside?"
"Should we go out and look?" the School Beauty asked excitedly.
"Let's go!" the School Bully answered immediately.
They had always believed there were clues within the game area, even though the Principal had said there were none.
Having sorted out her feelings, Yin Ge also stepped forward to take a look.
"It's so big!" Looking at the teaching building before her, the School Beauty could not help remarking.
"Everyone, take a look around. See how large the area is and whether there are any clues," said the School Bully.
"Okay!" The School Beauty nodded and headed outside as well.
The others followed one after another.
Yin Ge narrowed her eyes. The school's layout was complicated—this was indeed a good chance to talk privately.
She needed to talk as well, so she inconspicuously glanced at the Principal before saying, "I'll go take a look too."
The Principal understood and headed out as well. "I'll go too!"
After walking a short distance, Yin Ge slowed down. Soon, the Principal caught up with her.
The two exchanged a few quiet words.
Before long, the School Beauty's cry rang out from nearby. "We've reached the boundary! We can't get out!"
Time to go back!
Yin Ge and the Principal exchanged looks and nodded before retracing their steps.
After confirming the boundaries of the Son of Heaven Game, they failed to find anything else useful.
Yin Ge silently committed that information to memory.
Soon, everyone gathered in the classroom again.
Thinking of the erased Grade-Level Head, Yin Ge secretly resolved that she would find Beasthood.
She had to win. She had to win it back!
With that in mind, she did not linger on her emotions. Instead, she looked at the several suspects she had listed during the day.
Next, she would first verify everyone's accounts of the incidents to see whether they had missed any clues. Then she would have the suspects reveal their Godheads and determine who possessed Beasthood.
After sorting through it in her mind, Yin Ge spoke directly. "A lot happened today. I suggest that everyone recount what happened to them and see whether there are any clues we overlooked. Who wants to go first?"
Perhaps because she was currently the only one whose Godhead had been proven, everyone carefully considered her suggestion.
As usual, the School Bully spoke first. What he said was more or less the same as what Yin Ge had seen—nothing more than those three incidents.
The others were much the same. Only the sports committee member stammered when he spoke and kept glancing at Yin Ge.
But there was not really anything wrong with what he said. He merely downplayed certain details of his assault on Zhang Zichen.
Yin Ge did not indulge him. She laid out the entire incident from beginning to end.
That also made the others suspicious of the sports committee member.
"Why did you hit him?" the Principal asked.
The sports committee member pursed his lips. "The reason I did it was because of the School Beauty!"
"If I didn't like the School Beauty, who would randomly go teach Zhang Zichen a lesson?"
"The root of the problem lies with the School Beauty. You can't blame me."
He spoke every word with utmost seriousness.
The School Beauty pressed her lips tightly together. "But I really don't possess Beasthood. The Head Teacher said so too."
"She really doesn't." The Head Teacher nodded, then sighed. "The Grade-Level Head had a Godhead too."
In other words, she had used Discernment on the Grade-Level Head last night.
But it was already too late, and it no longer mattered.
"Why did you use Discernment on him?" Yin Ge did not let slip any chance to ask questions.
The Head Teacher answered without hesitation. "In the previous round, he and I had a conflict during an incident, so I wanted to use Discernment on him first and see whether he possessed Beasthood."
"As it turned out, he had a Godhead and did not possess Beasthood."
She sounded fairly sincere.
Yin Ge did not hear anything suspicious in her words, so she turned to the School Beauty, the greatest suspect, and asked directly, "What Godhead do you have?"
The School Beauty did not remain silent as Yin Ge had expected. Instead, she answered frankly, "I'm a Commoner."
A Commoner... Yin Ge frowned.
"I'm the Commoner!" the Principal's vigorous voice rang out.
A flicker of panic appeared in the School Beauty's eyes, but it quickly turned into excitement. "It's you! You possess Beasthood! I said it first—I'm the Commoner!"
She pointed at the Principal, her tone utterly certain.
Their sudden mutual accusations left everyone stunned.
"Two Commoners?" The Head Teacher thought for a moment, then looked at the Principal warily. "The School Beauty is a good person. You possess Beasthood!"
"No, I'm the Commoner!" The Principal stared at the School Beauty as if he wanted to bore a hole through her.
Facing the two people brimming with hostility, no one knew how to determine who was telling the truth.
As for Yin Ge, rationally speaking, she could not rule out the possibility that the Principal had betrayed her.
But emotionally, she trusted the Principal. She felt that he would not lie and was most likely a Commoner.
If the Principal was a Commoner, then the School Beauty's Godhead became uncertain.
Could she directly declare that the School Beauty possessed Beasthood?
No!
First, if the School Beauty possessed Beasthood, then the Head Teacher—who claimed to have used Discernment on her and confirmed that she had a Godhead—most likely possessed Beasthood as well.
Two people possessing Beasthood?
Yin Ge considered what Qin Li had said before. That was not entirely impossible.
Of course, the School Beauty might also belong to the White Night Faction.
She might have a Godhead and be a Commoner.
Or she might have a Godhead but not be a Commoner, instead possessing another Godhead.
Though that possibility was slim, it was not nonexistent.
Taking it a step further, the Head Teacher could very well have a Godhead but not be the Son of Heaven.
Analyzed this way, there were many possibilities. However, Yin Ge had limited information and could not yet determine which situation applied to the School Beauty.
She temporarily set aside the troublesome trio of the School Beauty, the Head Teacher, and the Principal, then looked at the School Bully and the sports committee member, who had remained silent.
The sports committee member hunched his neck and avoided meeting anyone's eyes, as though afraid of being noticed.
Meanwhile, the School Bully's suspicious gaze kept moving back and forth between the School Beauty and the Principal.
Yin Ge withdrew her gaze, stepped into the center, and addressed everyone. "At this point in the game, there's no point in continuing to hide our Godheads."
"Since two Commoners have appeared, if we accuse one tonight and have the Court Minister erase the other, won't we win?"
She spoke very calmly, her gaze moving between the sports committee member and the School Bully.
The sports committee member nodded. "That's right. Exactly. That's exactly it!"
Hearing that, Yin Ge swiftly probed, "Then are you the Court Minister?"
The sports committee member froze and said nothing.
"I'm the Court Minister!" In the silence, the School Bully slowly raised his hand.
The Principal could not help frowning. "You're the Court Minister?"
"Then why didn't you use the Law to save anyone? Two people have already been erased!"
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