The man who spoke looked to be in his thirties. He wore an expensive suit and a bow tie, with a luxury watch on his wrist.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Zhou Lan. You could call me a businessman."
The suited man sat ramrod straight, looking every bit the successful businessman.
"As you can see, I'm very rich."
"And my death was related to money."
"That's right. I'm the wealthy businessman whose money was stolen and whose house was blown up!"
"That thief was called LJ, right?"
"Somehow, he cracked my state-of-the-art security system and opened the safe."
"You should know, my security system was custom-designed by top experts. Not even a mosquito could get in."
"Yet somehow, he broke into the vault without a scratch."
"Fortunately, I discovered him just before he escaped."
"I warned him that I would call the police."
"But who knew that thief would be so brazen!"
"He actually said he'd already called the police himself!"
"He was waiting for them to arrest him!"
"And when the police arrived-"
"Not only did he not run, he even seemed to have been waiting for that very moment!"
"He set off the bomb!"
"With a deafening bang, I lost consciousness..."
"That was how I died."
Everyone thought that this must be the unlucky tycoon.
After finishing, the suited man deliberately folded his hands on the table, displaying his expensive watch.
"My life is extremely important, so I must fight for the chance to come back to life."
The suited man paused. "So I'll get straight to the point."
"Whoever helps me win this game, once I get back, I'll give them-"
"Five million in cash!"
Quite a few people's eyes lit up at those words.
Player 2, the seductive woman from earlier, even said outright:
"Mr. Zhou, we did spend a night together, after all~ I'll help you in the game!"
Lin Jie, however, shook his head inwardly.
What use was money if you were dead?
"Hahahaha!" God clapped.
"Even in death, you haven't forgotten to make use of your wealth! Player 7, I'll give you a role that suits you."
The suited man gave a professional smile.
"All right, next player."
Player 8 was an ordinary woman. She had short hair and glasses, and seemed to wear braces as well. She stumbled over her words a little.
"H-hello, everyone. My name is Liu Yunyun. I'm thirty-one."
"I'm a servant in Mr. Zhou's household. I usually just cook and do the laundry."
"That day, Mr. Zhou suddenly asked me to check his vault."
"I thought it was just a routine task, but when I reached the vault, I felt something was wrong."
"The vault had been opened!"
"When I looked inside, I discovered someone in there!"
"He moved very fast. As soon as he saw me, he grabbed a handful of cash and hurled it at my face."
"I couldn't dodge in time and was knocked unconscious."
"When I woke up, I was here."
"Being battered to death with money should be how I died."
"I was just a lowly servant. I never imagined something so unlucky would happen to me."
After recounting what had happened to her, Liu Yunyun sighed.
Everyone expressed sympathy for her experience.
Only Lin Jie felt something other than sympathy.
...It was guilt.
Had I used too much force and actually battered her to death?
"All right, there's only one player left to introduce himself." God smiled at Lin Jie.
Everyone else turned to look at him as well.
Lin Jie's mind raced.
How should I introduce myself to get a powerful role?
Of all the roles on the good team, the seer was undoubtedly the most important.
Not only could the seer investigate other people's roles, but most importantly, the seer was the leader of the good team.
All the good players needed the seer's investigation results to make their judgments and decide whom to vote for.
It could be said that half of the good team's chances of victory depended on the seer's ability.
The seer's defining qualities were eloquence, leadership, and the ability to keep the whole game under control.
If he demonstrated those qualities in his introduction, perhaps he could improve his chances of getting the seer role.
Lin Jie was about to speak when his thoughts took a turn.
"God, are we allowed to lie in our introductions?" After thinking it over, Lin Jie suddenly posed this question.
God answered quickly. "Of course. There are no restrictions on the contents of your introduction."
Just as I thought.
Lin Jie had initially intended to tailor his introduction toward getting the seer role.
But in this game, the seer could also easily become a target for the werewolves to kill.
Then why shouldn't Lin Jie take a different approach and try to become a werewolf instead?
Werewolves were characterized by cunning, disguise, and acting late at night.
So an introduction full of successful lies would undoubtedly increase his chances of getting a werewolf card.
Lin Jie wove a perfect lie in his mind.
Just then, God suddenly added, "Another reminder: I'll assign your roles based on how compelling your introductions are."
A vague plan began to form in Lin Jie's mind.
He cleared his throat and began his introduction:
"My name is Lin Jie. I'm nineteen."
"I'm currently a sophomore at Qingbei University."
"Both my parents are dead. Since childhood, my younger sister and I have had only each other to depend on."
"I'm diligent and eager to learn, and my grades rank among the best at school."
"I also have a wide range of hobbies. I like chess and card games, and I'm the president of the school's board game club."
Lin Jie paused and looked at God.
God, however, shook his head slightly and gave an almost imperceptible sigh.
It looks like there's really no other way.
Lin Jie gritted his teeth.
To win this game!
I'll have to...
"But actually, all of that is merely my cover identity!"
Lin Jie paused, then finally spoke:
"Everyone, perhaps you've all noticed that your deaths were more or less connected to a certain person."
"Chief Zheng, Mr. Zhou, Miss Liu, Ms. Li, the four of you died directly from the explosion."
"Driver Chen, Student Zhu, Miss Xia, the three of you died in traffic accidents caused by the explosion."
"And all the clues concerning the key figure behind this explosion pointed to one person-"
"LJ."
"Everyone, aren't you curious about who this LJ really is?"
At the mention of that name, everyone grew excited to varying degrees.
Player 1, the police chief, reacted particularly strongly:
"This LJ has had our police force tearing our hair out."
"Young man, do you know something?"
Chief Zheng's eyes shone as he waited expectantly for Lin Jie's answer.
The corners of Lin Jie's mouth lifted. "Mister, think back to my name."
Everyone began silently repeating Lin Jie's name.
The chubby Player 5 caught on first. "Lin Jie, LJ..."
He looked up, his eyes wide as saucers. "Don't tell me you're that phantom thief, LJ?!"