Yin Chengjue hadn't searched the villa's male owner's room thoroughly before, or rather, he thought he had searched it carefully. It wasn't until he saw Rong Yu's search method that he understood what a thorough search meant.
Rong Yu immediately crawled under the bed, quickly pulled out the carpet, lifted it up, examined it thoroughly, put it back, and then started fiddling with the vases and ornaments next to her, turning them over and over.
They even emptied the trash can placed by the door.
It truly embodies the phrase "jumping around".
Yin Chengjue was utterly amazed.
"Found it!"
Rong Yu finally took out a row of books from one of the bookshelves and finally saw the blue box hidden behind the bookshelf.
Because the books were on the top shelf, even a tall man would have to stand on tiptoe or stand on a chair to see them. So when people were searching for evidence, they just took a few books down and put them back. They only saw the books and didn't see what was hidden behind the bookshelf.
Rong Yu took the box down, and just then, Lei Miao pushed the door open and entered with a big smile on his face: "Hey, what kind of inappropriate things are you doing locked inside? Share them with me!"
Rong Yu's expression changed: "How could you..."
Lei Miao shook the wire in his hand.
Yin Chengjue stepped in front of Rong Yu, glanced behind Lei Miao, and said, "Since we're doing something inappropriate for children, two people are enough. I don't have any strange fetishes. Or perhaps, Attorney Lei, you're into that kind of thing?"
Lei Miao: "...I am your adopted brother, so don't be so formal. If you have any good clues, please share them with me."
"You can't say that. My brother and I are bound by blood." Rong Yu held the box in her hands and stepped aside. Just as she was about to open the box, Lei Miao suddenly moved, pulled over a chair, blocked Yin Chengjue's way, and then rushed towards Rong Yu!
He clearly wanted to steal the box! To stop them from completing their mission ahead of schedule!
Yin Chengjue was blocked by the chair and was a step too slow. His hand, which was trying to grab Lei Miao's clothes, missed its target!
Fortunately, Rong Yu had excellent athletic ability. Seeing Lei Miao rushing over, he immediately grabbed the blue box, jumped onto the table, and with another powerful kick, jumped onto the top shelf of the bookshelf that Lei Miao had just emptied!
Lei Miao: !!!
Are you a monkey?!
Taking advantage of Lei Miao's shock, Rong Yu jumped down from the bookshelf, a height high enough for him to leap over Lei Miao who had chased him down to the bottom of the bookshelf.
Yin Chengjue's heart skipped a beat, fearing that Rong Yu might fall.
Fortunately, after landing, Rong Yu quickly rolled twice on the ground to cushion the impact of the fall, then quickly got up, grabbed the blue box, and ran out of the room!
"Stop!" Lei Miao tried to chase after him, but Yin Chengjue pushed the chair aside, blocking his path. He then followed Rong Yu out, closing the door behind him.
With a loud "bang!", Lei Miao, who was a step too slow, was blocked by the door again. He could only angrily open the door, but the two people in the corridor outside had already disappeared.
However, before Rong Yu could run downstairs, she saw Liu Qingling blocking the stairwell.
Liu Qingling called out to Rong Yu, "Xiao Yu, come quick! Run this way! I just saw the players on the escape line trying out different escape methods, and two of them have already succeeded! They only need one more person! Let's go stop them!"
Although Rong Yu had run quickly, she remained vigilant and asked, "Try a method? What method?"
“Didn’t we just figure it out? The escape route isn’t about using keys. We’re all dead souls now, trapped here because of our resentment. To leave, we have to eliminate our resentment.” Liu Qingling said, “I just saw Lei Miao eliminate his own resentment, and then he found Wei Lu’s resentment problem and helped her eliminate it too. Now, only Ling Ting, one of the players on the escape route, hasn’t had her resentment problem found yet.”
Rong Yu: "The root of our resentment? The real culprit who killed us is the root of our resentment, right? Only by finding out who killed us can we be freed and transcend?"
Liu Qingling said, "That's right! It was Guan's illegitimate son who killed Lei Miao. Guan's illegitimate son also killed Wei Yang's daughter because Wei Yang's daughter saw him killing Lei Miao and tried to use it to blackmail him, but Guan's illegitimate son killed her to silence her."
"However, Master Wei has always been in love with Wei Yang's adopted daughter. So after discovering that Wei Yang's adopted daughter had disappeared, he investigated every clue and found a clue on the computer in Yang's room. He learned that the woman he loved was killed by Guan's illegitimate son. In order to get revenge, he plotted to kill Guan's illegitimate son."
As Liu Qingling recounted the events to Rong Yu, she led Rong Yu toward the kitchen, saying, "Besides that, I killed Yang the maid, so I am the source of Yang the maid's resentment. Ling's illegitimate daughter had plotted to kill Brother Yin long ago. This clue is one we just found. Young Master Wei died in a suicide pact because his adopted daughter died, and he didn't want to live anymore."
"So far, only you, me, and Lingting haven't been able to find out who killed him," Liu Qingling said.
Rong Yu: "We can deduce this from a cause-and-effect relationship. Because Lawyer Lei killed Ling's illegitimate daughter, Guan's illegitimate son killed Lawyer Lei because he wanted to avenge his sister. The reason Lawyer Lei targeted Ling's illegitimate daughter is that, currently, the only ones who can truly threaten my brother and my inheritance are Ling's illegitimate daughter and Guan's illegitimate son. And since Ling's illegitimate daughter killed my brother first, Lawyer Lei had no choice but to target Ling's illegitimate daughter in order to help me."
Following Rong Yu's line of thought for a while, Liu Qingling said to Rong Yu, "Excellent! So who do you think killed me? Can you figure it out?"
Rong Yu: "I can push it, but is it that important?"
Rong Yu's lips curled slightly as she smiled and said, "This plot only applies to the detective and escape storylines. If you're on the treasure hunt storyline like me, then whether you know the answer or not is completely irrelevant."
Liu Qingling suddenly stopped and reached out to snatch the blue box from Rong Yu's hand.
Rong Yu sidestepped the attack and threw the box a short distance away!
Yin Chengjue was standing in that spot when he easily caught the blue box.
“Lingting is the player on the treasure hunt route, while you are on the escape route. Am I right, Butler Liu?” Yin Chengjue held a box in one hand and slung it behind his back, gesturing to Lingting who was hiding behind it.
Lingting understood the gesture, immediately ran out of the room, and took the blue box from Yin Chengjue's hand.
She said somewhat uncertainly, "Are you really going to let me take it? I'm afraid someone will snatch it away. This is very important to us, isn't it?"
Yin Chengjue said confidently, "It's okay. Among the players still participating in the game here, you are the only girl."
Lingting: ?
Yin Chengjue gave her a knowing look and repeated, "You're the only girl here."
Lingting blinked, opened the box, and took out the Gundam toy that had clearly been carefully kept inside by the male owner.
Then, to Liu Qingling's incredulous gaze, she stuffed the Gundam into her clothes.
The other men who arrived later: "..."
"Yin Chengjue! You're cheating!" the guard complained, not knowing where to begin.
Rong Yu: "How can you call this cheating? Our treasure hunt route and your quest route don't conflict. You do yours, we do ours, and we'll keep to ourselves."
Ling Ting had already grasped the essence of Yin Chengjue's words. She simply stuffed the Gundam toy, which seemed to be the key item in the treasure hunt, into her arms, curled up on the ground, and didn't move. As soon as the guard took a step forward, Ling Ting exaggeratedly shouted, "Ah! Indecent assault!"
Wei Shu quickly raised his hand to show his innocence and glared angrily at Yin Chengjue and Rong Yu, saying, "You can't take advantage of a lady like this! You're taking advantage of my gentlemanly manners!"
Liu Qingling winked at Yang Ji.
Yang Ji waved his hands repeatedly: "No! Don't look at me, I'm a married man! Before I came on this show, I didn't know the games could be played like this!"
Yin Chengjue: "Don't make it sound like we're the ones who aren't following the rules. It's clearly a collaboration between your two mission lines against us. On the contrary, we didn't hinder you or steal your key clues. We were just trying our best to protect our key items. How is that cheating?"
Lingting chimed in, "Yeah, yeah! You guys are being hypocritical, you know? It's a double standard! You're allowed to do whatever you want, but the common people aren't allowed to do anything! I'm just protecting our things! If you're so capable, come and take them! Come on!"
Lei Miao had already come downstairs at this moment, and upon hearing this, he made a move to snatch it.
Lingting immediately cried out, "Oh! This is indecent assault!"
Lei Miao helplessly raised his hands in surrender: "Fine, fine, I won't steal it anymore, okay? I just want to know what that thing is, and why getting it would make you richer than a country? Can't you just satisfy my curiosity?"
Yin Chengjue: "No."
Rong Yu: "Unless we make a deal."
Lei Miao immediately perked up: "What deal?"
Yin Chengjue and Rong Yu exchanged a glance, and Rong Yu then said to Lei Miao, "Look, you've lost one of your team members. Now, your goal is the same as the detective team's: to find the real culprit. If they find the real culprit, they will succeed. If you find the real culprit, you can break free from the resentment and allow the soul bound here by the resentment to be reborn. As for me, I now know who killed Butler Liu, and I also know who killed me. I have evidence against both murderers."
Lei Miao frowned: "So what you mean is?"
Yin Chengjue: "Give up the detective storyline and cooperate with us. Only here can you find what your escape storyline wants."
Garrison: ! ?
Garrison Commander: "Holy crap! You guys are poaching our players right in front of us!"
Ignoring the guards' irritability, Yin Chengjue extended his right hand to Lei Miao: "How about it? Pretty good deal, right?"
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