Chapter 991 Elimination!
Li Guangjun was the one who helped Butler Phil hold up the candle holder to light the candles. He was slightly taller than Nie Yuyang, so he could shine the candlelight a little higher up.
Nie Yuyang climbed onto the folding tripod that the servants had painstakingly brought over, and by the light of the candle, changed the light bulb.
The light bulb lit up as soon as it was plugged in, instantly illuminating the previously dim corridor.
Zhao Yun'er and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. The corridor wasn't particularly dark, but with the flickering candles, the butler's face, and the four walls with their distinctively dated features, it gave off a creepy feeling that made them feel uneasy all over.
It's much better now that there are lights; at least it's not as oppressive as before.
When Butler Phil saw the lights come back on, a smile appeared on his face. He thanked the two men earnestly, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, guests. It's so late, and it's raining heavily outside. If you have nothing else to do, please go back to your rooms and rest. You can visit the castle tomorrow."
Hearing his words, Nie Yuyang and the others felt a little embarrassed: "We're sorry, we were rude. We ate a lot tonight, and with the rain, we made a bit of a racket, so we couldn't sleep and came out for a walk to digest. We'll be right back."
"Very well, then I wish you all sweet dreams." Butler Phil said, bowing respectfully to the group before quickly leaving with the two maids.
After watching the group walk away, Zhao Yun'er couldn't help but ask, "Brother Nie, are we really going back like this?"
"Of course not. He just said that, if I hadn't answered that way, would he have left so readily? Now that he's gone, how would he know if we went back or not?"
Zhao Yun'er nodded in agreement and gave Nie Yuyang a thumbs up: "Then... shall we still look for the castle owner's bedroom?"
"try to find!"
As soon as Nie Yuyang finished speaking, the group was startled by the director's voice suddenly coming from the loudspeaker.
"Li Guangjun is eliminated! Li Guangjun is eliminated!"
Four people: “???”
"Why? How come Brother Jun was suddenly eliminated? Director, explain yourself!"
Although Zhao Yun'er usually loves to bicker with her boyfriend, she actually cares about him more than anyone else. Right now, she's practically glued to Li Guangjun, looking furious as if she'd bite anyone who tries to grab her.
As if to grant her wish and dispel everyone's doubts, the director's voice rang out again after only a few seconds: "Li Guangjun made contact with the assassin and touched the assassin's 'weapon'. She has been assassinated by the assassin and is eliminated! Eliminated! Eliminated!"
The director spoke louder and louder, his excitement was palpable, which made Zhao Yun'er and the others so angry that they wanted to grind their teeth and curse him countless times in their hearts.
"When did you make contact with the killer and physically touch the killer's 'murder weapon'? He was clearly with us the whole time!"
"Right, could it be that this assassin 'killed' right under our noses? But who could it be?"
Compared to the anxiety and frustration of the three, Li Guangjun, who was eliminated, was relatively calm.
Candlestick.
"Candlestick?"
Before Li Guangjun could offer any further explanation, he was dragged away by staff members who appeared out of nowhere.
Zhao Yun'er wanted to stop him, but she was outnumbered and outmatched. Gu Shaoling also helped persuade her, so in the end she watched Li Guangjun being taken away with a huff.
"Who is it?"
"housekeeper."
"What?" Zhao Yun'er's eyes widened as she looked at Nie Yuyang in surprise.
"The killer must be the butler, and the murder weapon is the candlestick he was just holding."
Upon hearing Nie Yuyang's words, both girls' expressions changed.
"It's a candlestick."
The lifestyle in Country D is different from theirs, and electric lights are already widespread. Under normal circumstances, people don't need candles, so they naturally wouldn't think of those exquisite and beautiful candlesticks. In order to hold the candles in place, a sharp long spike is often attached to the base.
This long spike is quite useful for securing candles, but it would also be just as useful for committing murder!
When Butler Phil appeared, he was carrying a candlestick with three candles in it. If he had been alone, Nie Yuyang and the others might have been more wary.
But soon the two maids reappeared, along with the tripod, which led to the discovery that the light bulb on the third floor had burned out, forcing them to light candles.
In this way, the presence and role of the butler become logical.
After realizing that the butler was very likely the killer, everything became suspicious.
Although the folding tripod was small, it was quite heavy. With so many male servants in the castle, why did the butler specifically send two petite maids to move this ladder?
The most likely explanation is that he anticipated the enthusiasm of these people and knew they couldn't remain indifferent to the fact that some were old and some were weak.
Once they soften their hearts, they naturally fall into the trap he set.
Just now, Li Guangjun took the candlestick, and Nie Yuyang took the light bulb, and someone was immediately affected.
After hearing Li Guangjun's words, Zhao Yun'er was so angry that her hair almost stood on end, and she immediately went to find Butler Phil to settle the score.
Seeing this, Gu Shaoling quickly pulled her aside: "Going there now is like sending a lamb to the slaughter! Someone just got eliminated, and you're going to find him. That's like blatantly telling him that I already know you're an assassin and what your weapon is, and that I'm here to cause trouble for you. Do you think he won't get angry and desperate and send you to reunite with your boyfriend right away?"
Upon hearing Gu Shaoling's words, Zhao Yun'er stiffened slightly, yet she said with some reluctance, "I... then I'll go and die with him, that way you'll win, and I can go join Brother Jun sooner."
"...It's not that easy! How do you know that if you die together with him, we'll win?"
"Isn't he the murderer?"
Did the director say that the killer was a single person?
The two of them: "!!!"
"There can be several more assassins? What's the point of this game? Is the production team really trying to kill us off?"
Zhao Yun'er had barely finished complaining when the two of them gave her a look that left them speechless: "You're only just realizing this?"
Zhao Yun'er: "..." Sorry, I was too naive. I actually expected the production team to be human. Pigs can fly!
The sow, caught in the crossfire even while lying down: "..." Seriously, what does this have to do with me?
It turns out that Nie Yuyang has been in the industry for a long time, and the fact that the butler was exposed so easily means that there must be other accomplices.
Dealing with him is easy, but no one can predict whether his accomplices will suddenly appear to take advantage of the situation.
However, the group had clearly overestimated themselves. They were still hesitating about whether to cause trouble for the butler and also trying to avoid other "assassins" so as not to be taken advantage of.
The target of their concerns, however, had already grown impatient and decided to strike first.
(End of this chapter)
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