False Rules

"Why?" The Sports Committee Member gritted his teeth. "No, you can't accuse me. I'm the Scholar!"

"Then what is Poor Student?" School Bully shot back.

"He, he..." The Sports Committee Member could not answer, panic filling his eyes. "But I really am the Scholar!"

School Bully spoke again. "You beat Zhang Zichen over that love letter. Maybe you beat him so badly he had to transfer schools!"

"What about the Principal?" The Sports Committee Member gritted his teeth. "Compared to the harm he brought Zhang Zichen, what do those few hits from me even count for?"

"And School Beauty. She and the Principal are both Commoners. Didn't you say it would end once we accused one person and the Court Minister killed another?"

"Why not accuse them?"

The Head Teacher shook her head. "School Beauty is a Godhead. She can't be accused!"

School Bully nodded. "From the looks of it, your suspicion seems greater than theirs."

"You... you aren't all Beasthoods, are you?" Unable to find anything to refute them with, the Sports Committee Member had begun making wild guesses.

Watching the chaotic scene before her, Yin Ge raised a brow and glanced at School Bully.

Accuse the Sports Committee Member? No, she could not accuse him!

Granted, School Bully's logic was clear and reasonable, but it was still uncertain whether he was the Court Minister.

Even if he was, there could still be differences in perspective.

Yin Ge knew that Poor Student was a Beasthood, and she knew exactly how he had been erased.

So using "Poor Student was a Scholar Godhead" to prove that the Sports Committee Member was not a Scholar Godhead was not actually accurate.

If the Sports Committee Member truly was the Scholar, he would be wrongly accused.

Therefore, Yin Ge decided to reveal the true reason behind Poor Student's erasure.

The reason she had not explained it yesterday was that she wanted to use the matter as bait, making it easier to identify the Beasthoods and some of the Godheads.

Moreover, at the time, she had not yet proven her Grand Physician Godhead. Even if she had said it, others would have doubted her.

Yesterday, speaking up would have done more harm than good!

But now that the Court Minister and the Scholar Godhead had both been found, keeping it from everyone would only disrupt the White Night Faction's thinking.

And she had already proven herself to be the Scholar, greatly increasing her credibility. This was the perfect chance to set things right.

Now, the advantages of speaking outweighed the drawbacks.

Therefore, she had to reveal Poor Student's cause of death, but she could only tell a mixture of truth and lies. She could not tell the whole truth.

After all, information such as the Sage was classified by the Neutrino Persona Order Center.

And if she revealed that she could contain Beasthoods, the remaining Beasthoods might feel threatened and come after her. Then her safety could not be guaranteed.

She had to say it, but she could not be the first to bring it up.

Someone else had to start it so she would not become the focus or seem so abrupt.

Fortunately, she had just considered revealing Poor Student's cause of death and had found an opportunity to speak with the Principal.

At that thought, she discreetly glanced at the Principal.

The next moment, the Principal's voice rang out. "Choose someone to accuse from between School Beauty and me."

The Sports Committee Member's eyes lit up, and he nodded at once. "Right, right. You two have the same Godhead. Why accuse me first?"

"Why?" School Bully froze, then frowned deeply. "Wasn't what I said just now clear enough? The Sports Committee Member may have impersonated Poor Student!"

"Actually, there may be another reason Poor Student was erased." The Principal's expression turned solemn. "If a Beasthood exposes himself, that falls outside the rules of the Son of Heaven Game and he will also be erased."

That was naturally a lie, one Yin Ge had taught the Principal in advance.

But to the people before them, all information about the Son of Heaven Game came from the Principal. Naturally, his words were more convincing than Yin Ge's.

At his words, everyone was stunned.

"What?" The Sports Committee Member froze for a moment before speaking excitedly. "I knew it! I knew Poor Student wasn't the Scholar!"

But School Bully was confused. "Expose himself as a Beasthood? Would anyone do that?"

"Of course." The Principal nodded. "Many people with poor mental resilience would rather die than suffer through the game."

He spun lies with effortless fluency.

But Yin Ge knew the Son of Heaven Game was nowhere near that kind. Unless someone was accused or their Personhood was contained, the game would never end.

Yin Ge ran through this information in her mind, then moved the muscles in her face and put on an expression as though she wanted to speak but hesitated.

Soon, the Head Teacher noticed Yin Ge's reaction and asked directly, "Do you know something?"

With that question, everyone's attention turned toward Yin Ge.

Yin Ge naturally said, "If what the Principal said is true, then Poor Student should have been a Beasthood."

"How do you know?" School Bully was deeply puzzled.

Yin Ge pressed her lips together tightly. "When the Principal was speaking just now, I remembered. When you were arguing the day before yesterday, Poor Student told me he was a Beasthood. He was scared and didn't want to play the game anymore."

"Right after he said that, he became like a puppet. He could only wander around and could no longer communicate."

"Thinking about it now, he was already different from us at that time. He should have already been erased."

Yin Ge's chest rose and fell slightly, as though she were terrified.

After hearing her, School Beauty recalled it and widened her eyes slightly. "I think I remember that. Poor Student really did look vacant at the time."

Good thing there was a witness... Yin Ge thought.

The Head Teacher frowned at Yin Ge. "Why didn't you say something earlier about something this serious!?"

"I didn't know then that a Beasthood would be erased for exposing himself." Yin Ge lowered her head, looking deeply wronged.

"And I didn't know whether what he said was true or false. I thought he was trying to bait information out of me."

"You were all arguing too, and before I could say anything, Godhead Time began."

"Who knew he would be erased outright the next day? I thought the Court Minister or another Beasthood had erased him. I didn't understand what was happening, so I didn't dare say anything."

As she spoke, she let just the right trace of helplessness show.

School Bully frowned deeply. "Then why do you dare say it now?"

Yin Ge lifted her head slightly, her tone gaining a hint of confidence. "I've already proven that I'm the Scholar, a member of the Daylight Faction. Of course I dare to say it."

"But there is still a problem." The Head Teacher was still frowning. "Didn't Godheads and Beasthoods only appear at night? How did Poor Student know he was a Beasthood during the day?"

"I don't know that. After all, I've never received a Beasthood." Yin Ge spread her hands.

The Principal spoke again. "According to the information I received, Beasthoods are obtained during the day. There is no need to wait until night."

The materials provided by the Neutrino Persona Order Center did indeed say that. Yin Ge knew this very well.

Upon hearing the Principal, the others fell silent for the moment, because no one could find any flaw in his words.

After a long while, the Head Teacher finally asked again, "So according to you, Poor Student was erased by the Son of Heaven Game because he exposed himself as a Beasthood?"

"That should be it." Yin Ge looked toward the Principal as though seeking confirmation.

"If you weren't lying, then Poor Student died because he exposed himself as a Beasthood." The Principal nodded.

After hearing him, everyone fell silent once more.

Only the Sports Committee Member slowly let out a breath.

"Ha..."