The skull is quite large, while the space behind the refrigerator door is relatively small, usually used for storing eggs and drinks. Therefore, the skull is not stable and will roll out whenever someone opens the refrigerator.
"But what does that prove?" Guan Haifeng couldn't help but ask.
Rong Yu: "This means that the person didn't want to hide the skull at all, but rather wanted us to find it."
Rong Yu: "First of all, we need to be clear about one thing. This is a TV show. Before the show started, the director said that all the prop corpses we see here should be treated as real corpses. So we can rule out the possibility of a prank and treat this as a real human skeleton."
Everyone knows this, after all, the production team couldn't possibly bring out a real skull.
Rong Yu: "So, assuming this is a real human head, what would be our first reaction when we see a human head?"
Wei Lu said, "Of course I'm scared."
The atmosphere was a little awkward.
Liu Qingling cleared her throat, trying to salvage the situation: "Well, being startled is indeed a normal reaction."
As soon as he finished speaking, six pairs of eyes turned to him.
Liu Qingling: "..." Is it my fault for talking too much?
Yang Ji chuckled and quickly said, "Leaving aside others, if it were me, when I see a head, I would think, 'Where would the body be?'"
Guard: "Yes, I just looked around everywhere. I searched under the refrigerator and only found frozen meat, but no corpse."
"Um..." Wei Lu asked cautiously, "What kind of meat is that frozen meat?"
Liu Qingling: "I don't think so, right? The production team said that these are the ingredients we used to cook these past few days, so it's definitely not some strange meat."
Wei Lu: "Of course I know this isn't some kind of strange meat, but whether it's considered strange meat in the setting is another matter!"
The others understood what Wei Lu meant and all showed mixed expressions.
Yin Chengjue spoke up at the right moment: "Since it's a skull, it means it has been dead for a long time. Even if you cut off the meat and froze it, it would be frozen solid. So we don't need to worry about the meat. Instead, we should find a skeleton without a head. There should be some clues on the skeleton."
“That makes sense! So when we split up, remember to find a skeleton!” The guard slammed his fist on the ground.
The group split up and searched several rooms separately.
Having learned from his previous experience, Yin Chengjue, while searching, also made sure to observe everyone's behavior in order to confirm their purpose.
Those eager to find the body are definitely the detective players. Wei Shu has already talked himself hoarse under Yin Chengjue's deliberate guidance, but unfortunately he hasn't realized it yet.
Three people have now been exposed in the detective storyline: Wei Shu, Guan Haifeng, and one more person. Yin Chengjue suspects it is Rong Yu, but he cannot rule out the possibility that Rong Yu is harboring the same purpose as him and is trying to provoke the players in the detective storyline to talk about it amongst themselves.
There's no way around it; this game started because of a skull, which is a crucial tool for solving the detective's case. It's understandable that everyone is trying their best to draw out the detective's side.
Having ruled out the possibility that Wei Lu was on the detective route, Yin Chengjue deliberately observed Wei Lu and found that she was wandering around in front of several doors, looking for keys everywhere. Therefore, she was most likely a player on the escape route.
"Brother, are you looking for your keys?" Rong Yu's voice suddenly rang out from behind Yin Chengjue. Yin Chengjue turned around and saw Rong Yu's smiling face.
"Guess." Yin Chengjue pried the key off the table, held it up between two fingers in front of Rong Yu, and asked, "Do you want this?"
Rong Yu raised her hand, grasped Yin Chengjue's hand, and gently scratched Yin Chengjue's palm with her fingertips.
Yin Chengjue: "..." This is happening in front of the camera!
However, Rong Yu merely touched it briefly and then pulled away, casually taking the key that Yin Chengjue was holding between his two fingers.
"I'll take anything my brother gives me," Rong Yu said in a voice only the two of them could hear.
After Rong Yu finished speaking, she turned around and went to another place to look for clues, leaving Yin Chengjue standing there. He pressed his palm, which Rong Yu had scratched, and felt a tingling sensation in his heart.
"You little fox..." Yin Chengjue shook his head helplessly and continued searching for clues to the treasure hunt in the room.
In fact, when he played the game last time, Yin Chengjue had already considered how to quickly complete the three mission lines.
The detective storyline's mission is clear: to find the real culprit. The escape storyline's mission is also clear: to escape from here (without using any abnormal means of escape). And the treasure hunt storyline's mission is to find the treasure here.
Previously, Yin Chengjue thought that the treasure was a physical object, but after seeing the pilot episode where Liu Qingling held the object and uttered the words "pure white heart," Yin Chengjue realized that the so-called treasure did not necessarily refer to a physical object; it could also be an abstract thing, or anything at all.
As long as the answer can be said on camera and confirmed, the production team can determine that the task is successful.
Yin Chengjue pulled a computer out from under the bed. When he turned it on, he found that it required a password. After entering the wrong password once, the password hint displayed was: The Last Supper.
The Last Supper, thirteen people, one traitor.
Yin Chengjue casually typed in Judah's name.
After pressing the confirmation button, the screen displayed "Password correct," and then the computer screen flashed, revealing the desktop.
Yin Chengjue: "..." He was just trying it out casually.
Qin Linlin, who witnessed this from behind the camera, was speechless. Dude! At least explain your problem-solving process to the camera! I'm begging you! Don't keep it bottled up inside; the show needs to be entertaining, you know?
Unable to hear Qin Linlin's mania, Yin Chengjue quickly noticed the only file on the computer desktop. After clicking on it, he found a video inside.
Just as Yin Chengjue was about to look, he suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder.
"Juezi! What clues have you found?" came the guard's voice.
This clueless guy actually put his weight directly on Yin Chengjue's shoulder.
Yin Chengjue clenched his fists, barely suppressing the urge to throw the person away, and said, "Let go."
"Huh? What?"
As soon as Wei Shu finished speaking, Yin Chengjue felt a lightness on his back, and the pressure on his shoulders disappeared instantly.
Yin Chengjue turned his head and saw that Rong Yu had appeared beside them at some point. She was holding Wei Shu's wrist and pulling him aside, saying, "My brother had a stiff neck last night, so let's not put unnecessary strain on his shoulders."
The guard was suddenly pulled away, and was a little confused. When he heard Rong Yu say that, he immediately realized what was going on and immediately gave her an apologetic look: "I'm sorry, Juezi, I know, I know. A stiff neck really hurts so much. Sigh? But the bedding here is quite soft, how could I get a stiff neck?"
Rong Yu sighed and said, "Alas, it's all my fault. I'm a restless sleeper."
Wei Shu patted Rong Yu's shoulder knowingly: "I understand, I understand. I'm not a good sleeper either. Hua Zi always gets a stiff neck because of me."
Why does this statement seem to contain so much information?
Wait a minute! The topic has veered off course so strangely!
Rong Yu quickly changed the subject: "What did you guys discover just now?"
Yin Chengjue: "There is a video in the computer files."
The video is very short, only thirty seconds long, but it contains a lot of information. It is a secretly filmed video showing a person furtively carrying a black plastic bag. At first, the person is only shown from behind, but then he suddenly turns around and reveals... a handsome photo of Guan Haifeng.
To be precise, it was a photo that was added later, intended to tell viewers of the video that the person suspiciously moving things was Guan Haifeng.
After a moment of silence, Wei Shu said, "Could that black plastic bag contain a corpse?"
Rong Yu suddenly looked at the bottom right corner of the video: "Look, the time!"
The two looked over and saw that it read: 8:15 AM, July 12, 2014.
Yin Chengjue: "What time is it now?"
The guard instinctively said, "2020..."
Rong Yu: "No, the time in my character's background is July 12, 2014. The time should be the time shown on a clock."
Wei Shu suddenly realized: "My character's background is also July 12, 2014... In other words, this is a video secretly filmed this morning. Guan Haifeng was carrying black plastic bags at 8:15 this morning when he was secretly filmed."
Rong Yu: "Whose computer is this?"
Knowing whose computer it is will reveal who secretly took the photos.
Yin Chengjue: "This is Yang's room. If nothing unexpected happens, this is his computer."
Wei Shu watched the video several more times, then searched the computer repeatedly, and said speechlessly, "One computer, and all you get is this one video? Isn't that a huge waste of resources?"
Just as Yin Chengjue was about to say, "After all, we're making a show, and they've given us all the clues at once, so what are we still looking for?" he saw Wei Shu's fingertips rapidly tapping on the keyboard, then clicking the mouse and selecting "Show hidden files".
As a result, two more videos appeared in the folder that originally contained only one video.
"Oh dear..." Wei Shu scratched his head sheepishly, "Just doing it on the spur of the moment... I'm the kind of person who, once I get my hands on a computer, just..."
Yin Chengjue: "Why don't you also hack into all the computers and surveillance cameras in this villa? That would make finding clues much easier."
Wei Shu touched his nose: "Hahaha, Mr. Yin, you're really good at joking, hahaha..."
Rong Yu's gaze lingered on Wei Shu for a few seconds before quickly shifting to the extra video.
When Yin Chengjue said this, he lowered his voice and deliberately turned off his microphone so that no one else could hear him.
In an attempt to change the subject, Wei Shu quickly opened the extra video.
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