In the second-floor hall, Xiao Shuai frowned as he listened to Ren Ye. "Then if that's the case, the woman was acting early on the second morning? She locked Xiao Yuan in the Kan Room first, then went to the Dui Room herself and stayed up the whole night. Only when dawn was approaching did she voluntarily take poison, making herself look weak from poisoning. That way, she wouldn't have to worry about anyone using mystical abilities to sense her aura..."
"Holy shit, what a ruthless woman!"
"Yeah, she'd kept such a low profile these past two days. I really couldn't tell she was that kind of person."
"...!"
Everyone began discussing what Xiao Yuan had said.
"That's right." Prince Huai slowly nodded as well. "On the first day, I returned to the Li Character Room very early to sort through the clues and information alone. Once I'd organized everything, I was just about to wash up when I heard a door close, very clearly. I found it a little strange at the time, because it happened almost right before eight thirty, and there was only one sound... Thinking back now, the person entering the room should have been the woman. She shut the door so loudly because she wanted to leave everyone with the impression that only one person had returned to their room late."
"Don't underestimate that kind of psychological impression. It can influence your thinking without you realizing it," Ren Ye added.
After a long silence, Old Cadre looked up and asked, "I'd like to see the scene you mentioned."
"No problem. It's downstairs." Ren Ye nodded. "Let's all take a look."
"All right."
Everyone rose at that and followed Ren Ye downstairs, where they carefully examined the rat hole and the claw marks on the wall.