Prophet

After saying this, he paused briefly and looked around, finally resting his gaze on Moqi Xinzhi in the shadows.

Then he continued, "I'm the seer. On the first night, I checked Killer because he really was famous. On the second night, I checked him..."

Bearded Man pointed at Yin Chao, his expression hard to describe. "Because his allegiance was just too unclear. Unfortunately, he's a good guy."

His choices and reasons for checking them were exactly the same as those Moqi Xinzhi had given earlier.

Yin Chao propped his chin on his right hand, his lashes lowered. He thought these words alone weren't enough to shake Moqi Xinzhi's claim to be the seer. Instead, they would put Bearded Man in danger.

Was Bearded Man a werewolf stepping forward to turn the accusation back on the seer?

Or was he a good guy claiming to be the seer to muddy the waters?

Or... was he the real seer...?

Bearded Man seemed to know his words did nothing to prove his claim. He sighed, sounding somewhat defeated. "On the third night-that is, tonight-I checked Liang Chen. Without a doubt, he's a good guy..."

He raised both hands and pressed them against his temples. "Things look really bad for the good guys right now. Moqi Xinzhi is definitely not the seer! I've had such a goddamn hard time! I finally cleared someone (a player confirmed as good by the seer), and the fucking werewolves killed him! You think this is fucking easy for me?!"

Time ticked away amid Bearded Man's complaints.

A second beam of light fell on the player who, like Bearded Man, belonged to the Ares Guild.

Yet despite his short, limited speaking time, the man chose to begin with silence.

Curious, Yin Chao carefully studied the man illuminated by the beam.

He was in his early thirties, with bluish stubble on his chin and a hunched back. He was probably a subordinate accustomed to bowing to his superiors. His eyes were dull, their outer corners drooping.

He looked utterly miserable.

Nearly half his speaking time had passed when the man swallowed nervously, his face somewhat pale.

Finally, as though he had made up his mind about something, he spoke.

"I don't know anything, but I'm definitely a good guy. I also believe Mr. Wanqi is a good guy... Pass..."

Oh-ho! Yin Chao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Bearded Man beside The Gloomy Man.

Bearded Man seemed just as surprised, staring in disbelief at the man who had just spoken.

The Gloomy Man had been following Bearded Man from the beginning, so he was the best qualified to say whether Bearded Man was good or bad.

Yet he had said he believed Moqi Xinzhi was a good guy. Wasn't that indirectly calling Bearded Man a werewolf?

Yin Chao was fascinated by dramas like this that laid human nature bare. His languid air vanished in an instant, and he became positively animated.

After The Gloomy Man came Luo Lingyue. Expressionless, she glanced at Yin Chao beside her.

"I'm the witch. I'll follow the vote. Nothing else to say. Pass."

Yin Chao was next. First, he laid out all three possible explanations for Bearded Man's claim to be the seer.

Then he asked a question he had wanted to ask all along.

"Why do you all trust Moqi Xinzhi so much? Is it because he used his skill on you?"

Smiling brightly, he turned toward Moqi Xinzhi. "Isn't that right, magician?"

Behind his lenses, Moqi Xinzhi's pupils trembled slightly, like a crack opening in a mask, only to seal shut an instant later.

Time was up. Zhao Guojun spoke after Yin Chao.

This time, he was much calmer, a completely different person from the man who had lashed out like a rabid dog earlier.

"When you make a claim, you need evidence to back it up."