Chapter 728: Chapter 728: The Small Experiment at Tomorrow’s Inn
Lu Yuwen pondered and proposed a hypothesis:
“Is it possible… that the perpetrator is under certain restrictions? For instance, they can only kill one person a day, and since the guest in room 305 was murdered yesterday, they could only knock me out in the heat of the moment.”
“That’s highly probable.” Bai Youwei nodded, “If their mission was to kill five guests, they could have just started killing players right at the beginning of the game to swiftly complete their mission. But they didn’t do this, which means there must be some kind of restriction.”
Zhu Shu also nodded in agreement, “Indeed. Everyone was unfamiliar with the mission objectives at the beginning of the game, so that would’ve been the best time to strike. Moreover, they were equipped with anesthetics, making it easy to deal with anyone. The game rules must have imposed certain restrictions on them, otherwise it’d be too unfair to the other players.”
“Perhaps, the restriction could be even stricter…” Bai Youwei pondered and slowly voiced, “Such as, only being able to kill one person a day, and furthermore, each of the five perpetrators needs to kill one person.”
“If that’s the case, they’d have to coordinate their efforts, wouldn’t they?” Su Man widened her eyes in surprise, “Otherwise, it could easily lead to two people killing the same person, or to a surplus of kills.”
Bai Youwei said, “That’s why the five perpetrators have to convene after each murder to discuss their next target. But this could draw unwanted attention, hence the coded message on the slips of paper. To prevent exposure of the information, it’s encrypted in a code that only the culprits could understand.”
Su Man was dumbfounded for a moment but gradually understood, “You mean, the text written on the paper represents the next person they aim to kill?”
Bai Youwei picked up the note, contemplating in silence.
There are a total of 15 guests at the inn. Excluding Yan Qingwen’s squad of five, and the unfortunate woman who was killed, at least five people should be able to comprehend the message on this slip of paper from among the remaining nine…
“Let’s conduct a harmless little experiment,” Bai Youwei proposed.
This time, Lu Yuwen remained conscious for much longer, enduring for approximately an hour before slipping back into a drowsy sleep.
Bai Youwei wrote several notes and, along with Zhu Shu and Su Man, approached the detective downstairs with a sincere proposition:
“Detective, if the code on this note is in Chinese, it suggests that the perpetrator might understand Chinese. We could write some personal secrets on the note and test them. If anyone gets it, their countenance will certainly give them away.”
After hearing the plan, the detective expressed his agreement, “This indeed seems a wise approach. So, what do you plan to write?”
“Of course, it would be content that elicits an emotional response from the suspect.” Bai Youwei waved the note in her hand like a fan, “Detective, come with us as a witness.”
“It’d be my pleasure, miss,” he responded, as he stood up and stroked his mustache. “I’m rather keen to see if they give themselves away.”
Bai Youwei smiled, holding the note as she said, “Let’s start from the second floor.”
The first room on the second floor was room 201, which belonged to Su Man, so they bypassed it and proceeded to room 202.
A woman holding a baby opened the door, an annoyed expression on her face, “What do you want? I’m trying to get my baby to nap.”
“We found a new note in the vase and wanted to check if you can comprehend the writing on it.” Bai Youwei handed out the small note to the woman with a smile.
The note read: The child in your arms is as disgusting as something picked out of a sewage ditch.
The woman quickly read it and snapped back, “I don’t understand it! If you yellow-skinned people can’t understand it, how could I possibly do?”
Bai Youwei withdrew her note, saying with a smile, “Sorry for the disturbance, goodbye.”