Chapter 197 She is the murderer (more updates with monthly tickets)
Xu Dongsheng was completely speechless. Being stared at by everyone, he was about to cry in anxiety, "I, I, I, I didn't kill anyone... When I found her, she had already died. I don't know how long she has been dead!"
As soon as Xu Dongsheng finished speaking, Doctor Lu, who was checking Jiang Xueying's condition, turned around and looked at him suspiciously, "She died a long time ago? Xiaoxue's body still has some body temperature."
"Not cool enough yet?"
Xiao Ji suddenly turned his head to look at Dr. Lu, said something in surprise, then, filled with grief and indignation, his eyes red, he pulled the machete out from the wall, pointed the blade at Xu Dongsheng, wishing he could stab it directly into the other's cheek.
She gritted her teeth and roared, "You are still making up stories! What do you mean she has been dead for a long time? You just rushed down and attacked her! Who else could have rushed to this restaurant in such a short time except you?
"You beast! How did Xiaoxue offend you? Why do you treat her like this?"
The seeds of doubt were buried in the hearts of every native resident of the villa. Everyone watched Xiaoji attack Xu Dongsheng, and no one stepped forward to stop him.
Wen Nan walked forward, placed his palm on the back of Xiaoji's hand holding the knife, and said softly: "Xiaoji, this matter may be a misunderstanding. Put down the knife first, and we will sort it out slowly, okay?"
Xiao Ji was still very angry, but for Wen Nan's sake, he slowly put down the knife. However, he was unwilling to let Xu Dongsheng go so easily. He still trapped the other party in the corner and had no intention of letting him go.
Wen Nan said helplessly: "The entire Blizzard Villa is now sealed off. If he is really suspected, even if he wants to run away, where can he run to?"
Xiaoji thought about it and finally compromised. He put down his foot and stepped back from Xu Dongsheng.
She turned around and walked to the table, sat down on it, raised one leg high, put her foot on the chair, and rested her hand holding the machete on her bent knee, swinging the tip of the knife towards Xu Dongsheng, "Tell me, who else could have done this besides him?"
Wen Nan did not answer Xiao Ji's question, but just said: "Doctor Lu just said that Xiao Xue's housekeeper must have had an accident not long ago. In other words, if Xu Dongsheng is really the murderer, then he just killed Xiao Xue and immediately alerted everyone in the villa that there was a murder case. Isn't this waiting for everyone to catch him in the act? "If I were him, and I really wanted to escape the crime, after committing the crime, wouldn't the first thing I would do be to hide the body, or destroy the crime scene, or at least stay away from the scene before sounding the alarm?"
Xiao Ji frowned and thought about it carefully for a while. He felt that what Wen Nan said made sense.
However, the maid Susu standing on the other side said, "Maybe Mr. Xu knew we would think this way, so he deliberately used this reverse thinking method to help himself get rid of suspicion?"
Hearing Su Su say this, Xu Dongsheng was about to cry again, "Do I look...like someone who can think about so many people in such a short time?"
Su Su really looked him up and down, then whispered, "He really doesn't look that smart..."
"This matter may not be as simple as it seems," Doctor Lu stood up and said, "Xiaoxue...there are no wounds on her body, nor any signs of death from suffocation or blunt force trauma."
Su Su looked at Dr. Lu in confusion, "Then how did she die?"
Doctor Lu shook his head. "I don't know either, but I will do physical examinations for Xiaoxue regularly, and I can confirm that she does not have any heart disease or other diseases that may cause sudden death."
Ah Zi, who was standing on the other side, thought for a moment and asked, "Poisoned?"
Doctor Lu continued, "If a poison that comes into contact with the skin causes death in such a short period of time, it will also show up on the body. If there are no traces..."
Ah Zi said again: "So it's food poisoning?"
Hearing this, Susu thought for a moment and frowned, "Xiaoxue is now strictly controlling her body shape. She doesn't eat after noon, and she doesn't drink water after the afternoon to prevent edema."
Now, these guests were invited into Blizzard Villa after dinner. If someone wanted to poison Jiang Xueying's food or drinks, the suspects could only be the natives of the villa.
Speaking of diet...
Everyone's eyes fell on the head chef Xiaoji who was sitting at the table.
Xiaoji quickly changed from an aggressive attacker to the target of the attack. Her momentum instantly waned. "Why are you all looking at me?"
"Xiaoxue's three meals a day are all prepared by you, right, Xiaoji?" Su Su asked aggressively, "The one crying thief is you, right?"
"Susu, stop spitting blood!" Xiaoji slammed the machete on the table with a "smack". "If that's the case, her favorite coffee is made by you. Don't you have any suspicion, Susu?"
After that, Xiaoji pointed at A Zi and said, "And you! A Zi, aren't you the one who brings the food I prepare for Xiao Xue to her room every time?"
Then, she looked at Dr. Lu again, "And Dr. Lu, you can't get rid of suspicion either! Didn't you prepare the supplements that Xiaoxue takes every day for her?"
The characters in the dungeon started biting each other, which was for the best.
This way, players will be left with the opportunity to complete side quests.
Thinking of this, Wen Nan stepped forward, interrupted the characters' argument, and said, "Listen to me, everyone. I think that instead of being suspicious of each other here, why not try to find the murder weapon first?"
Wen Nan's words awakened several indigenous people.
Doctor Lu nodded in agreement, "Mr. Ye is right. If the murder weapon is found, then the method of committing the crime will most likely become clear, and accordingly, the suspect will have nowhere to hide."
Xiaoji snorted in disapproval when he heard this. "We don't even know what the murder weapon is. Two small pills? Finding something like that in such a big villa is like looking for a needle in a haystack, right?"
Doctor Lu thought about it, shook his head and said, "This kind of deadly poison should not be left randomly. It is likely to be deliberately sealed and packaged and hidden in a secret corner. If you want to find it, it should not be that difficult."
Although this sounds reasonable, someone nearby questioned: "Well, I have a question..."
Everyone looked over and found that it was the butler who had suggested calling the police at the first moment. He asked cautiously:
"I don't understand. Why do we have to find the murder weapon? If we destroy the scene, wouldn't it be easier for the murderer to destroy the evidence? Just like now, wait here obediently. When the blizzard is over tomorrow and the signal is restored, wait for the police to come. Isn't that good?"
This young-looking servant actually has a point.
The signal was disconnected and they were trapped in this mountain villa. Suddenly, a murder occurred. For these non-professionals, the best solution should be to keep the integrity of the scene as much as possible and wait for it to be unblocked the next day.
When Wen Nan was guiding everyone to look for clues about the murder weapon, he was actually worried that someone would raise this question.
Because it’s really hard to refute.
If other native residents of the villa responded to the butler's suggestion and decided to stay in the restaurant and wait for news, then the situation would become very passive for all players who accepted this side quest - they could not leave the restaurant alone when no one was paying attention, nor could they quietly look for clues. Such behavior was too suspicious and would likely arouse the suspicion of the native residents.
But why don’t you just wait patiently for the repair team? Why don’t you just wait for the police to come?
Because the players only have 60 minutes to find the murder weapon, and just during the conversation, this time has been reduced to 50 minutes! It is impossible to give such an answer.
How could he convince everyone present? Wen Nan pondered over it, but soon he realized that he was worrying too much.
In fact, Wen Nan doesn't need to worry about this matter at all. The native residents of the villa will solve it themselves.
"Instead of hoping that the blizzard will stop tomorrow, we might as well take action ourselves now before the murderer has a chance to destroy the evidence." Su Su said, glaring at the servant coldly.
Xiaoji, the head chef who had just been arguing with Susu, now quickly formed a united front with Susu, pointing at the male servant and angrily scolding: "Xiaoxue was killed for no reason. I just want to find the murderer right now! You are so eager to delay time and want everyone to waste a night in vain. Could it be that you did it?!"
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The servant shrank his neck in fear and hid behind other people. He did not dare to raise any more objections. He just said in a low voice: "No, no! I, I just mentioned it casually. Everyone, everyone, calm down..."
The restaurant fell into silence for a moment.
The two "little princesses" stepped forward at this time. It was still the girl on the right who spoke. Her voice was not loud, but it revealed her majesty that could not be questioned: "Brothers and sisters, matters in the manor should be resolved by the people of the manor themselves. This has always been our rule. If you don't follow the rules, get out of the manor now."
She spoke slowly, and while she was talking, the two girls glanced at everyone in the restaurant at the same time. When everyone's eyes met theirs, they felt their hearts tighten inexplicably. Some lowered their heads, some looked away, but only Wen Nan looked at them quietly.
The two girls' eyes finally stopped at Wen Nan, and they smiled at him and asked, "Brother, how do you think this should be handled?"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to Wen Nan at the same time, not understanding why the two "little princesses" would have a relationship with a guest who had just arrived not long ago, and even trust him so much.
But they are the "little princesses". When the hostess of the villa does not show up, they have the right to drive anyone out of the villa. And in this weather, being driven out of the villa means death, so no one dares to disobey them at this critical juncture.
Wen Nan spoke his mind directly as if he had obtained a "golden sword". "Two or three people will work separately in a group and search every corner of the villa as much as possible. In order to prevent anyone from secretly doing something, everyone will record the whole process and share the video in real time."
As soon as the words fell, the "little princess" immediately smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll do as my brother says."
Dr. Lu was left behind to guard the body, and the others, basically divided into groups of two, according to the indigenous people in the villa and the invited guests, quickly began to act.
There is a central control room in the villa, and all the videos of everyone are transmitted there in real time.
Wen Nan and the maid Xiao Huang were assigned to a group and were asked to search Xiao Ji's kitchen. The two set off quickly.
Xiao Huang had been very quiet since she entered the restaurant, and Wen Nan hardly noticed her.
What did she just do? As soon as this question popped up in Wen Nan's mind, a message popped up in the system, from the [Wen Na] guild chat group.
The authority of this group is not as high as that of Wen Nan and Yu Shujun’s chat box.
Wen Nan and Yu Shujun's accounts are connected by a golden control pattern, which allows them to send messages across different copies and spaces, but this does not work for the guild group.
Therefore, this guild group is now equivalent to a small group of 6 players in their intermediate map.
The one who sent the message was Liang Yiming, who dropped a bombshell right away.
[1ming: The murderer is Xiao Huang] [1ming: President, be careful] After seeing these two messages, Wen Nan frowned and glanced at the girl next to him unconsciously.
She was still wearing that very cool yellow dress and walked into the kitchen with a relaxed look on her face.
Look...relaxed? This expression certainly doesn't seem like a normal reaction after learning that his immediate superior had died unexpectedly.
In the guild group, messages popped up one after another quickly—
[Ah Wei: Is this true? How did you know? When she killed someone, were you there? ] [Winter.: Impossible, she was in my room before the crime] [Ah Wei: ? ] [1ming: ? ] [Han Feng: ? ] [L.: No, buddy, how did you... do that? ] [Winter: QAQ I didn't want to, she came in by herself, I was scared out by her, otherwise I wouldn't have violated the rules and run to the restaurant, I wouldn't have found the body, and there wouldn't have been so many things] [1ming: This shows that Xiao Huang has a problem] [1ming: She went to your room, maybe just to scare you out, force you to go to the crime scene, so as to put the blame on you? ] [Ah Wei: No, so why do you think she is the murderer? ] [1ming: Just now, in the restaurant, when everyone was suspicious of each other, I saw her staring at the restaurant door, in the direction of Jiang Xueying's body, with a sinister smile] "What's wrong?" Xiao Huang saw Wen Nan staring at her without speaking, and couldn't help but ask.
Wen Nan closed the chat box and focused his eyes on Xiao Huang's face.
The sinister smile Liang Yiming mentioned does not necessarily mean that Xiao Huang is the murderer, but she must have known some important information related to the murder.
So, Wen Nan looked her straight in the eyes and said, "Xiao Huang, can I ask you two questions?"
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