inspire-indiana Chapter 97 The Missing Murder Weapon
Chapter 97 The Missing Murder Weapon
Mi Lan's legs trembled with fear, his eyes fixed on Cooper's House, completely unaware that a gloomy gaze was watching him from behind.
"How should we choose?" An Zhiwei looked at Jiang Lin. Kane gave the players five minutes to think. After the last round, An Zhiwei had to admit that Jiang Lin's intelligence was far superior to hers.
"Don't be nervous!" Liu Yangyang said, sticking to her usual approach: "Just pick whatever you want. It's an 8-to-5 round, and the four of us will pick different ones, so at worst, one of us will make it in!"
An Zhiwei couldn't help but glance at Liu Yangyang again; what he said actually made some sense.
In the previous round, 12 players were eliminated, and only the Blue Team retained its 4-player lineup. The worst off was Mi Lan; the Orange Team lost its two strongest players, leaving only two weaklings. And the Red Team also lost their commander, Shen Qu.
"Not necessarily." Jiang Lin glanced at the eight psychics who were drawing lots, his eyes flickering slightly.
Liu Yangyang's expression turned serious for the first time: "What do you mean?"
Jiang Lin: "In the last round of the game, the 12 people who could select the accident car from 30 cars can be considered the elite among the players, so the designers of this instance chose to kill the smart ones first. This is different from the normal instance. This round should not be so simple either."
"You mean, even if the psychic we choose advances, it doesn't mean we can actually advance, because we might not be able to get out?" Ji Xingyi understood Jiang Lin's meaning, and his expression darkened slightly.
An Zhiwei's mood was like a rollercoaster: "What should we do?"
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "Adapt to the situation."
An Zhiwei gave a helpless bitter smile, then turned to look at the eight psychics, her face showing hesitation.
“You can choose Oramkis,” Jiang Lin suggested. An Zhiwei was able to get something from Oramkis, which meant she had won his favor. Following an NPC with high favorability would be relatively safer.
Upon hearing this, Liu Yangyang gave An Zhiwei a strange smile: "Aoshen's technique must be pretty good~"
An Zhiwei glared fiercely at Liu Yangyang.
"I choose Liu Zhen, you two... it's up to you!" Liu Yangyang chuckled incessantly.
Mi Lan, who had been eavesdropping from behind Ji Xingyi, said to Jiang Lin with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Can I come with you? I...I'm scared."
Mi Lan knew she had absolutely no connection with Jiang Lin or Ji Xingyi, and that it was a bit presumptuous of her to say that. But she really had no other choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
"It's your choice to choose whoever you want, and you can come with us. But we have no obligation to protect you, and if you encounter danger, we may not be able to save you, and there's even a possibility that..." Jiang Lin revealed a meaningful smile.
Mi Lan shuddered in fright, the image of Mi Yue's voice and smile flashing through her mind. She gritted her teeth and agreed, "As long as I can follow him, that's fine." Following Jiang Lin would at least give her some direction, which was better than being a headless fly.
Jiang Lin looked at Ji Xingyi.
Ji Xingyi: "I'll go with you."
Mi Lan: "So, who should we choose? Emilia?"
Jiang Lin shook his head: "Choose Michelle."
After the second round of the competition, the top contenders among the eight psychics changed. Oramkis replaced Martha in first place, while Ryujin emerged as a dark horse and became second.
So when the host, Kane, announced the first contestant, "Yoo Jin," a group of people walked out.
There were a total of 6 observers. In addition to Liu Yangyang, Mi Lan's teammate Xu Ya was also among them, as well as Ming Lailai, an acquaintance of Liu Yangyang whose name also has a repeated character.
When Ming Lailai saw that a certain old rogue was also in the group, she immediately cursed, "What bad luck!"
"Liu Zhen is so popular..." Mi Lan couldn't help but sigh.
Jiang Lin chuckled: "Maybe you've been watching too many old movies."
Mi Lan nodded: "That makes sense. Maybe they'll even catch zombies!"
An Zhiwei: "..."
Liu Zhen's team consisted of seven people. After taking the flashlights provided by the competition organizers, they entered the villa. As the last person stepped through the gate, the door creaked shut and was quickly closed by an NPC.
Ming Lailai was startled and accidentally bumped into Liu Yangyang in front of her.
"Hey, watch out, next time you'll bump into me!" Liu Yangyang snorted.
Ming Lailai was about to start cursing when Xu Ya pulled her back. Xu Ya shook her head at the girl, signaling her to calm down.
The advantage of having many people is that it makes the yang energy seem stronger, and the flashlights are also very bright. Liu Zhen didn't go deeper; instead, she stood at the doorway and took out the Bagua compass from her sleeve to begin divination.
Ming Lailai took this opportunity to observe the layout. The main door faced the stairs leading to the second floor. To the right was the living room, and to the left was the dining room and kitchen. There was a lot of dust in the air, and Ming Lailai couldn't help but cover her nose.
"Are we just going to wait like this?" A male player named Zhang Yunfan was getting anxious when he saw that Liu Zhen wasn't moving at all.
"Heh, if you're so bold, go up to the second floor. Your legs are on your own, and no one will stop you!" Another male player next to him scoffed.
Zhang Yunfan was speechless: "Didn't you understand the rules? Liu Zhen has to advance for us to advance! In other words, we have to help him advance!"
“The game let us in so we could help the NPCs find clues. Why don’t we all look for clues on the first floor first?” Ming Lailai agreed with Zhang Yunfan’s point of view and suggested.
She chose Liu Zhen because she believed Liu Zhen was a true Taoist priest who could restrain such evil forces. However, this did not mean that Liu Zhen could unravel the secrets of the Cooper House; only by solving the mystery could she advance to the final round.
The group looked at each other and agreed with Ming Lailai's decision, then went their separate ways.
Zhang Yunfan was quite bold. He took a flashlight and walked towards the restaurant. He shone the flashlight on the table and saw that there were still plates on it, with traces of food left on them.
The accident happened on a rainy day. Judging from the marks, Zhang Yunfan guessed that they must have been eating at the time. After glancing at the others who were carefully searching for clues, Zhang Yunfan mustered his courage and went to the kitchen.
The kitchen was very large, and there was even more dust. Zhang Yunfan carefully entered after covering his mouth and nose, and shone his flashlight around. The light stopped on the island counter.
There was a blackened Western-style kitchen knife lying there.
Zhang Yunfan stepped forward, picked up the knife, and examined it closely under the light. Only then did he realize that the black grime on it was years of blood.
Could it be the murder weapon? Zhang Yunfan frowned, because according to Paisley's account, the police had not found the murder weapon so far.
"Did you find anything?" Xu Ya didn't want to go into the kitchen, so she stood at the doorway and asked Zhang Yunfan, who had his back to her.
As Zhang Yunfan turned around, he concealed the knife behind his back: "No, there's nothing inside."
"Okay!" Xu Ya didn't think much of it and turned back to the hall to gather.