Holy Radiance?
Most of the viewers in the live stream were stunned by Yin Zhu's words, completely bewildered as to why she would mention that name, resulting in a large number of question marks filling the screens of the Dragon Kingdom.
One second it was a bizarre murder case, and now it's fast-forwarded to the part where the real culprit is revealed.
Crime mystery anime series are typically made to be completed in a single episode.
If this were a novel, readers would naturally be able to react quickly. However, for viewers in a live stream, which spans more than ten hours, there are many events that can interfere with their judgment, and many people will not notice some unimportant information during casual conversations.
However, the humans on Earth have something incredibly technologically advanced called live stream replay.
While most of the comments were filled with confusion, a very long comment stood out from the question marks, resolving the doubts of most people:
“I reviewed the live stream recordings of [Shenghui]. When Zhu Zi went to the supermarket to apply for a job during the day, Lvdou mentioned that Shenghui worked the night shift and was resting at home at the time. Yin Zhu also works the night shift, but her shift starts at midnight, which means that the person on duty from dark to midnight is Shenghui.”
"But the store manager didn't expect that he would be killed by another new citizen before he even got to see Yin Zhu."
Yin Zhu, who was in this strange world, indeed made the same judgment.
After confirming that there was no supervisor inside, Yin Zhu could basically guess what had happened while she was fast asleep.
At this moment, Yin Zhu finally understood why the Sin City instance looked so normal, unlike previous instances where the world situation was deteriorating and there was no sense of urgency.
This time constraint comes from humans.
However, if the time limit originates from humans... pondering this point, Yin Zhu directly revealed the name of the murderer inside.
Upon hearing Yin Zhu's voice, the people inside were probably caught off guard and made a sound as they bumped into something.
"What? You don't want to show your face?"
Yin Zhu had no intention of actually going in. Although her eyes had adjusted to the darkness, she wasn't sure she could physically defeat that guy, and standing at the doorway would make it easier to escape in case.
Besides, as a disobedient and annoying chosen one, Yin Zhu's greatest skill is getting people who don't want to talk to her to open up.
Feigning indifference, Yin Zhu chuckled, "You killed the store manager, which puts me in a difficult position. How am I supposed to explain this to Chen Lvdou tomorrow? Will he lose his job as soon as I arrive? Or should I tell him it was God's will?"
In the dense darkness, a figure gradually approached Yin Zhu, its size exactly the same as Sheng Hui's before.
Sheng Hui's face was not clearly visible in the darkness, but he did not intend to leave the supermarket. He simply stood in the dark supermarket and looked at Yin Zhu, whose smiling face could be seen under the streetlights outside. His voice was low and hoarse: "You don't need to worry about it. I'll explain to him."
This topic was never Yin Zhu's focus, but just a starting point. Now it seems that Chen Lvdou is indeed a convenient starting point for communicating with Sheng Hui.
So Yin Zhu added a few more words: "Last time, when he couldn't find a place to stay, he went to look for a job, and you came to save him, right? Because you took the initiative to admit that you lived with him, the supervisor couldn't kill him on the grounds of 'no place to live,' and you were assigned to the night shift because you offended the supermarket supervisor."
"He told you?" Sheng Hui recalled that Chen Lvdou had mentioned meeting Yin Zhu before he left.
"Just take it as a guess." Yin Zhu seemed to casually reveal the truth. Whether the other party believed her or not was not her concern: "If you are also here for God, I don't think we are enemies."
"Also?" Sheng Hui's breathing seemed to quicken.
“God’s followers are everywhere, so you’re not the only one.” Yin Zhu’s expression became more devout and respectful. Although she didn’t know which religion Saint Radiance believed in, all religions were basically like this.
Oh, except for the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Ramen.
Judging from Sheng Hui's prayer gestures, Yin Zhu prejudged that he must be a follower of the Western religion.
Under Yin Zhu's affected manner, Sheng Hui's emotions became even more agitated: "God is so perfect, naturally there will be countless believers! Did you also receive a dream from the gods, asking you to come and cleanse the evil here?"
Yin Zhu smiled without saying a word, and said mysteriously, "Think about it carefully."
The more detailed the explanation, the easier it is for contradictions to arise and for the truth to be exposed. Conversely, the more vague the explanation and the less obvious the contradictions, the more subconsciously people will try to interpret all the issues in the direction they firmly believe in.
Having laid the groundwork for his subconscious thoughts with his previous remarks, Yin Zhu's ambiguous statement naturally led Sheng Hui to interpret it in a different way. It's unclear what exactly he was imagining, but he even took a sudden step forward, revealing a look of sudden realization: "So, you're also a believer in God—"
Yin Zhu smiled, raised her index finger to her lips, and said "Shh": "It can't be said."
After confirming Yin Zhu's identity, Sheng Hui finally calmed down and his attitude improved a lot: "At first, I thought you were just someone who would go along with the corrupt practices of this city."
Seeing that the other party had been completely fooled, Yin Zhu naturally wouldn't remind him of the truth. Instead, she asked the question she cared about most: "More than that, I'm curious whether you will become the person in charge here, or whether you plan to abandon this base and go and kill more people in charge."
All that buildup was for this moment, so that Sheng Hui would obediently answer his question.
After a moment of silence, Sheng Hui answered earnestly, "Give me a month, and I will definitely be able to kill that city lord and liberate everyone imprisoned in this sinful city. Under the divinely bestowed talent, the ruler is utterly vulnerable."
“You’re too confident,” Yin Zhu disagreed. “I haven’t had any direct conflict with them because their abilities are all different. If I were to rashly alert them, I’m afraid you’d be targeted by the entire Sin City in less than a week.”
The manager of this supermarket is greedy and personally preys on customers and employees, but that doesn't mean other managers will let you get close easily. For example, the temporary apartment we stayed in was like that; you had to get past the waiter before you could even see the manager.
At this point, Yin Zhu raised an eyebrow and asked, "You should know that the staff at the temporary apartments are all shady characters, right?"
Yin Zhu noticed on the first day that they spoke to souls in the tone of "eat," and although they would lead the way for guests, they always kept a certain distance. If you didn't make contact, you probably wouldn't realize that they weren't living people.
Although the fact that "all the hotel staff have the same face" itself proves that their identities are very strange.
“…I know, the staff are ghosts, the chef is a monster, that’s why I’m in a hurry to move out.” Sheng Hui revealed information that even Yin Zhu didn’t know, “The chef knocks on the guests’ doors every day and takes the guests who open the door to him as his daily food source.”
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