Chapter 717: Chapter 717: Because of Tomorrow’s Inn
Zhu Shu said, “We entered the game in the morning. First, we had breakfast with all of the guests at the inn, then we all gathered in Yan’s room to discuss our plans. Around noon, we heard a woman’s scream from outside, so we all rushed out to see what happened.
We found a woman’s body outside. Yan and Lin Kui checked the body… Lin Kui is a subordinate that Yan recruited from the testing team.
The body was not far from Yan’s room. It was a female guest staying in room 305, and her chest had been stabbed several times. As Yan was preparing to search for more clues, the guests and detective came upstairs… The detective discovered the body and questioned each of us. Unexpectedly, the guests from room 405 suddenly accused Yan and Lin Kui, saying they were the murderers.”
When she mentioned this, Su Man was indignant, “Yan and Lin Kui touched the bloodstains on the body while investigating it, and this was even used as evidence! Now they are being held by the detective on the first floor!”
Bai Youwei frowned, “Just because they came into contact with the blood…”
“That’s not all,” Zhu Shu said. “There were blood stains at the entrances of rooms 401 and 403, and there were bloody handprints on the doors.”
Zhu Shu explained to Bai Youwei, “Rooms 401 and 403 are Lin Kui’s and Yan’s.”
A woman died outside Yan Qingwen’s room, and the area nearby was covered in blood. On top of that, the detective arrived just in time to see Yan Qingwen and Lin Kui checking the body. It was almost impossible to clear their names from suspicion.
Bai Youwei contemplated, “Hmm… Yan Qingwen was taken off guard and plotted against first.”
“What’s wrong with these people? Why are they plotting against us?” Su Man expressed indignantly, “Wouldn’t it be better for us to find the murderer together and clear the game?!”
Bai Youwei twitched her lips and looked at Su Man speechlessly, “I mean… Can’t you think it over? This isn’t an ordinary game, it’s a battle game. In a competitive game, players can hardly cooperate. Your task is to find the murderer, but theirs may not be the same~”
Su Man was stunned, “You mean… their task is not to find the killer?”
Bai Youwei placed a hand on her forehead, this was such a belated response…
Zhu Shu sighed lightly and whispered, “Weiwei is right. We wasted too much time initially. We never thought the opponent would start setting up their moves just a couple of hours into the game.”
“Exactly, where’s the logic in murdering someone right off the bat?” Su Man couldn’t help but say, “I thought they would at least wait until nightfall.”
“The opponent took advantage of everyone’s mentality, which made it easy for them to succeed.” Bai Youwei said. “At the onset of the first battle, every player tends to be cautious. Once in the game, most are busy observing and getting familiar with their surroundings. This is actually when they are least alert.”
After a two-second pause, Bai Youwei lowered her voice and continued, “Besides… Yan Qingwen might not realize that he’s been exposed. The opponent saw that he is the leader of your team, so they targeted him first.”
Zhu Shu and Su Man looked at each other in dismay.
If Bai Youwei’s analysis holds, then… they were being watched from the moment they initially met in Yan Qingwen’s room!
Su Man suddenly felt a chill, furrowing her brows and saying, “Who could it be… The game has only just started, and they’re already plotting to this extent. It’s just too perverted…”
Bai Youwei fell into silence.
Honestly speaking, if she were to enter this game, she would fall for it too.
Because when people are in an unfamiliar environment and given a task, they subconsciously gather with their companions and plan together.
Especially since Yan Qingwen had been in the military, this kind of schematic approach was deeply ingrained in him. But he definitely had no idea that even such a small detail could be used as a point of weakness.