Xiao Cheng marveled at the quality of her sleep as she pushed open the door and walked out of the room.

The grass in the corridor stopped growing when it was about half a person tall, but it still looked lush and green, full of wildness.

There was no movement in the other rooms, and no one was in the small kitchen. Xiao Cheng guessed that everyone else was probably downstairs, so he simply went downstairs.

Inside the hall, the carnivorous plant hanging from the ceiling had disappeared. If it weren't for the bloodstains left on the floor, what happened last night would seem like a dream.

The electronic display screen was still hanging there, but the words on it had changed. In addition to "The Secret of the Wolf," there were two new lines of description.

"Secret 1, so many, so many."

"Secret 2, more, more, more."

Fang He was the first to notice Xiao Cheng's arrival, and turned to ask her, "Awake?"

Before Xiao Cheng could answer, he added, "Are you hungry?"

Xiao Cheng thought about it carefully and realized she really didn't have much of an appetite, so she honestly shook her head: "Not hungry." Then she pointed to the screen and asked, "Is this today's clue?"

“Obviously,” Fang He nodded, “and as usual, it’s still a mystery.”

"But one thing is certain: after what happened yesterday, the wolf will definitely make its move today."

“Yesterday’s number three was definitely not a traitor,” number two insisted stubbornly. “If you continue to vote haphazardly today…”

"Please get the facts straight," Xiao Cheng interrupted him, her tone indifferent. "The execution of the accomplice, with his identity listed as 'sheep,' is perfectly acceptable. Besides, does it really matter who the accomplice was yesterday?"

"Let's put it in a colder way."

"Number Three is dead. Regardless of the truth, he must have been an accomplice yesterday."

Apart from the two lines of text on the electronic screen, there were still no clues in the hall today. Number One and Number Two even went upstairs to search, but found nothing.

"It seems even the clown is certain that the wolf will make its move today," Xiao Cheng said thoughtfully.

"Are we just going to wait here like this?!" Number One frowned, clearly on the verge of exploding. "What kind of hellish trial is this? Even the clues are so vague and unclear?!"

“You know the clown’s goal is to kill us, so what’s the point of clues? If you ask me, we should all just act alone now. Who knows, we might get lucky and catch today’s wolf?” Xiao Cheng stared down at his toes.

"Going solo?" Number One sneered. "Are you going to your death?"

"Why don't we all go back to our rooms?" Number Two suggested while trying to calm Number One down. "If the wolves are going to make a move, they'll definitely make noise. Our rooms are all right next to each other, they'll definitely be able to spot us."

There's no better way right now. There are still three hours until the vote, and we don't know if there will be an option to abstain this time. We can only hope that the wolves will make their move before the vote and catch us red-handed.

Not long after Xiao Cheng came down, she returned to her room and, before entering, extended a very friendly invitation to Fang He to come in and sit down.

Unfortunately, I was politely declined.

"Be careful," Fang He warned her before closing the door.

"Ah, you too." Xiao Cheng smiled and nodded at him in a friendly manner, and then the two closed the door almost at the same time.

At exactly 12:00 noon, everyone went downstairs to the sound of the bell. In the lobby, the five people stood there, exactly the same, exchanging glances with different expressions.

On the electronic screen, the clown's tone was somewhat agitated.

"You boring sinners!"

"Why are you dawdling over even a game?! Round two! This is already round two! The wolf still hasn't made a move?! I don't want to see yesterday's scene again! That was truly—"

"Utterly boring! Absolutely awful!"

"Excuse my bluntness, Mr. Clown," Xiao Cheng retorted in a teasing tone, "but isn't it clearly your unreasonable game rules that caused this? If you ask me, why not just change the voting time to midnight? That way, the wolves will have enough time to plan and make their moves, right?"

"You must have realized this by now, right? That's why we have that... wheel that decides fate?"

The Joker paused for a moment, then flew into a rage at being exposed: "What nonsense are you spouting! How could the supreme Joker possibly make a mistake?!"

"Alright, alright, then consider it your brilliant response," Xiao Cheng said dismissively. "So, what about today's roulette wheel? Or are you going to decide it for fate?"

Fang He couldn't help but chuckle. Under the clown's angry glare, he coughed to cover it up and defended himself: "No, I just thought of something funny."

The clown was angry, but the procedures still had to be followed. Unsurprisingly, the wheel spun to the blue side again, but Xiao Cheng still pulled a prank when making his choice.

"I won't abstain, I'll just cast my vote and go back to sleep." She winked mischievously. "I've already guessed who the wolf is—"

Seeing that the clown seemed to want to jump out of the screen and beat her up, Xiao Cheng changed her tune like she was coaxing a child: "Okay, okay, I'll abstain. After all, how could I possibly know the wolf's identity?"

The clown snorted and disappeared from the screen in a huff, and then, just like yesterday, a third sentence appeared on the screen.

"Secret 3, mine, mine, all mine."

"Oh... the direction seems to be becoming clearer?" Xiao Cheng glanced meaningfully at Number One.

Number One's expression was not good, but he didn't say anything. He roughly grabbed Number Two's hand and led him upstairs.

Xiao Cheng was about to go back to her room when the mute girl suddenly grabbed her arm.

"Hmm?" Xiao Cheng lowered his head slightly, looking at her with a questioning gaze. "What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?"

The mute girl nodded, then looked at Fang He with a hesitant gaze. Xiao Cheng understood and turned to Fang He, saying, "Why don't you go up first?"

Fang He raised an eyebrow slightly, glanced at them with interest, but said nothing, and turned to go upstairs.

Then Xiao Cheng looked at the mute girl and smiled, "Now it's just the two of us, so just say what you need to say."

The mute girl looked at her, hesitated for a moment, then raised her arm and began to write in the air.

“I was the accomplice yesterday.”

“I know, but like I said before, Number Three is dead. No matter who the real accomplice is, he must be the accomplice.” Xiao Cheng’s expression was not surprised.

"Can I believe what you tell me?" the mute woman continued writing.

"I've said before, the choice is yours. Do you believe me?"

This time, the mute girl did not respond further. She lowered her head and pondered for a while, then took half a step back and bowed slightly to Xiao Cheng.

"Thanks."

Xiao Cheng saw her mouth the words silently, and then the mute girl turned around and slowly walked up the stairs.

"Goodbye, mute girl." Xiao Cheng stood in the shadows of the stairs, smiling, and waved goodbye to the mute girl's retreating figure.

The mute girl paused, but she didn't turn around; her figure slowly disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

Xiao Cheng returned to her room and looked at the empty, luxurious space, feeling utterly bored.

Fortunately, it's almost over, she comforted herself.