Xia Linyin glanced around calmly, her gaze sweeping across everyone's faces.
Some people were expressionless, some were excited and thrilled, and some looked at others with suspicion, as if trying to figure out what cards they had drawn from their expressions.
"Close your eyes when it gets dark."
Upon hearing Liu Wei's voice, Xia Linyin closed her eyes.
The only sound in the living room was the ticking of the clock.
"Werewolf, please kill someone."
Amidst a slight rustling sound, a sudden "thump" rang out, as if something had hit the table.
"Okay, werewolves, please close your eyes; seers, please open your eyes."
Xia Linyin felt Liu Wei walk up to her and linger for a moment, probably looking at her cards, or the cards of the two people next to her.
"Prophet, close your eyes; witch, open your eyes."
"This is the person who died last night, do you want to save him?"
"You want to poison someone, who?"
"Alright, witch, close your eyes. It's dawn now. Everyone, you can open your eyes."
After everyone opened their eyes, Liu Wei pointed at Wei Xiaohua and Ma Yanming and said, "Wei Xiaohua and Brother Ma both died last night. Because Brother Ma was poisoned by a witch, he couldn't leave any 'last words.' Wei Xiaohua, tell us your 'last words.'"
The person killed by the werewolves on the first day can leave a last message. The person voted to die during the day can leave a last message. The person poisoned by the witch cannot leave a last message.
A hint of displeasure flashed across Ma Yanming's face. He had been poisoned to death by the witch on the very first night, without even a chance to speak. It was over before it even began, and he felt somewhat unhappy.
Wei Xiaohua was a very low-profile person, almost never spoke, and always kept his head down, his long, greasy bangs covering his eyes. He glanced up at Xia Linyin quickly before looking down again. "I think Xia Linyin is a werewolf."
"What's your reasoning? You can explain why you think Xia Linyin is a werewolf," Liu Wei reminded Wei Xiaohua after she only said one sentence.
Wei Xiaohua kept her head down and didn't say a word.
Liu Wei said helplessly, "Okay, so you feel that Xia Linyin killed you, right?"
“No—” Wei Xiaohua shook her head, then paused, seemingly unsure of what to say. After a moment, she stammered, “I…I feel like she’s a werewolf.”
“Okay, Wei Xiaohua has finished his last words. He thinks Xia Linyin is a werewolf.” Liu Wei made a gesture. “Now let’s take turns to express our opinions.”
According to the seating order, Tian Chunli was the first to speak, and she raised her hand to smooth her stray hairs.
“I think Xia Linyin is the werewolf. Since this is only the first round, I don’t have any ideas yet and can’t tell who is the werewolf and who isn’t. So let’s listen to Wei Xiaohua for now. After all, these are his last words. He must have seen something.”
Zhao Dahai stroked his chin and analyzed, "I think Yang Shuming is a werewolf because he seems a bit excited and his behavior is strange."
Hearing Zhao Dahai's words, Yang Shuming couldn't help but retort, "I've always been this excited, okay?"
His loud voice made the candlelight flicker.
"No one else is allowed to speak!" Liu Wei looked at Yang Shuming. "Yang Shuming, if you have something to say, you can say it later when it's your turn. No one is allowed to interrupt now."
"As you can see, Yang Shuming's agitation is clearly a sign of his guilty conscience, so I believe Yang Shuming is a werewolf."
Zhao Dahai crossed his arms smugly, with a look on his face that said, "I think you are the one, there's no doubt about it."
Liu Wei waved his hand, "Okay, next one."
Xia Yao shook her head, looking conflicted. "I don't know who the werewolf is."
"Hey! You don't necessarily have to point out who the werewolf is. You can also say you're a villager and say something to prove you're a villager, so others will believe you are." Liu Wei gestured anxiously.
Xia Yao nodded. "Oh, I'm a villager. You have to believe me."
Helpless, Liu Wei sighed and said, "Next."
Zhou Yu smiled shyly, "I don't know if I'm right, but I feel that Li Luo is a witch because in the first round of the game, witches usually choose to save people, but now the witch didn't choose to save people, but instead chose to poison someone, which proves..."
Seemingly unsure of how to phrase it, Zhou Yu paused before continuing.
"The witch poisoned Brother Ma, which proves that the witch thought Brother Ma was a werewolf and was quite confident in her judgment. That's why she chose to poison Brother Ma from the beginning. It seems that Li Luo is someone who does whatever she wants and is not afraid of offending people, so I think Li Luo is the witch."
Seeing that everyone was still looking at him, Zhou Yu blushed and added, "Okay, I'm done talking."
“It’s my turn, right?” Xia Linyin pulled the blanket over herself and analyzed, “I think Tian Chunli is a werewolf. I don’t know if you guys noticed, but when the werewolf kills someone, it makes a thud sound. It must be that the werewolf accidentally bumped into something when pointing at someone. Tian Chunli is wearing a gold bracelet on her right hand. I think that when Tian Chunli raised her hand, the gold bracelet accidentally bumped into the table. So I guess Tian Chunli is a werewolf.”
Liu Wei clapped his hands. "That's more like it. We should analyze things like Zhou Yu and Xia Linyin. Next."
Qin Manwen crossed her legs and tapped her fingers lightly. "I have two suspects: Xia Linyin and Zhao Dahai."
“I also heard the sound Xia Linyin mentioned. Her analysis makes a lot of sense. But besides the bracelet on Tian Chunli's wrist, Zhao Dahai also has a string of beads on his wrist. The sound could have been made by Tian Chunli or Zhao Dahai.”
"But Xia Linyin only pointed out Tian Chunli, and there is another detail: after the thud, there was a sniffling sound. I speculate that Xia Linyin and Zhao Dahai are both werewolves. When Zhao Dahai accidentally made a sound, Xia Linyin sniffed to remind and cover it up. Then, during the analysis, she pointed out that Tian Chunli was a werewolf, helping Zhao Dahai cover for himself."
After listening to Qin Manwen's words, everyone looked thoughtful.
"Finally, it's my turn to speak." Yang Shuming cleared his throat. "Zhao Dahai said I was excited. What I want to say is that, apart from not knowing how to play in the first round, I was excited in every single one of the last two rounds. You have to believe me, I'm definitely not a werewolf. We can't wrong an innocent person. And Qin Manwen is right, I think Zhao Dahai is definitely a werewolf. He is a werewolf, which is why he deliberately framed me."
"Xia Yao is a werewolf, but Xia Linyin is not a werewolf."
Without using words like "I think," "I suspect," or "I guess," Li Luo simply dropped this sentence and then remained silent.
"Alright, the first round of speeches is over. Everyone, let's start voting. After I count to three, point out the werewolf you think is who."
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