"Yes." Jian Jing admitted straightforwardly, "This was my first reaction. Was the body really Dan? Could it be that someone wanted me to testify, thinking that Dan was dead at 12:30. So the crime was committed before that time? The truth is the opposite. He was still alive at the time, and the murderer acted after me."

"But according to the witch's diary, the ceremony must be held at 0 o'clock." Zhang Xueer said.

Jian Jing: "This is a clue I got this afternoon. Now I have basically ruled out Xiaodao-kun's suspicion."

She sat up straight, stretched her waist, and continued.

"And the seventh point is what I said at the beginning. Maybe the murderer left clues on the head, so he had to chop off the head, and chopping off the witch's head was to cover up this point."

Wu Lie asked: "Then which one do you think is most likely?"

"Witchcraft taboos, covering up clues, and provoking and showing off skills, these three points all make sense." She pondered, "So, the first doubt requires a specific analysis of each person's situation, the second point requires returning to the scene, and the third point depends on our understanding of each other."

It is now seven o'clock in the afternoon, and there are still three hours before the vote at ten o'clock.

Jian Jing: "Let's not waste time. I plan to go to the scene to take a look. What about you guys?"

Park Min-cheol: "I want to talk to everyone alone."

"My head is exploded. I'd better go to the deck to get some fresh air first." Liu Xiuzhi smiled bitterly, "It's a mess now."

Li Kangna: "Okay, let's do our own things."

Everyone scattered like birds and beasts.

-

Liu Xiuzhi came to the deck. It was dark and the starry sky was shining above his head.

He sat at the bar by the swimming pool and asked for a martini.

The waiter brought a tray, leaned over to block the camera, and his lips opened and closed silently.

Liu Xiuzhi nodded calmly.

Ishikawa Keito walked to the end of the corridor and waved to the cameraman.

The cameraman understood and temporarily interrupted the live broadcast and played a commercial instead.

Keito Ishikawa walked into the bathroom and bumped into a staff member.

"Mr. Ishikawa, I like your performance very much." The staff member said enthusiastically, "Can you give me an autograph?"

Keito Ishikawa was a little surprised, but quickly agreed: "Of course."

The staff member handed over the prepared paper and pen.

He picked up the pen, and suddenly found a line of words written on the paper, and he stopped abruptly. But in just a second, he wrote his name as if nothing had happened.

"Thank you." He said.

Staff member: "I am Japanese, and I hope my country can win."

Keito Ishikawa: "I will."

-

Buffet restaurant.

Li Kangna was holding a plate and waiting for steak. When he saw Wu Lie coming over, he smiled and said, "I'm so hungry that my brain can't function normally at all. Do you want some?"

"Of course, one serving each." Wu Lie said to the chef.

While waiting, the two chatted.

"The xiaolongbao this morning was really good. I wonder if they will be available tomorrow." Wu Lie said, "When I was a kid, I went to my grandmother's house, and the thing that impressed me most was the xiaolongbao."

Li Kangna: "It's hard to find authentic Chinese food in the United States."

The two of them talked about food, and the cameraman would not follow them all the time, as that would be too tiring. In a restaurant or conference room, they usually choose a fixed lens and only use a few cameras so that they can take a break.

Now, the cameraman made a gesture to them and sat down far away, keeping a certain distance for the live broadcast.

Li Kangna glanced at the camera and mouthed something.

Wu Lie smiled and nodded helplessly.

Li Kangna didn't say anything and continued the conversation as if nothing had happened: "I usually cook it at home, but it never tastes as good as before."

"I know a good Chinese restaurant in New York..." Wu Lie also had no different expression.

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8:30, the highlight came.

The thirteen guests gathered in the conference room, and the atmosphere was as heavy as the last dinner.

"Ahem." Park Minzhe spoke first out of habit, "Now everyone should have an idea in their mind. I suggest that everyone take turns to speak. Who goes first?"

He looked at Jian Jing, but for some reason, she was distracted and had no intention of speaking.

Li Kangna spoke first: "Let me tell you what I think. The motive for the murder this time is undoubtedly the reincarnation technique. From the clues we have collected, I think the murderer is the one chosen by Dan. Taking the infant mortality rate into consideration, I rule out the children, and the remaining ones are me, my third son, and my nephew.

"I know I'm not the one. My nephew's behavior is a bit strange. He said he didn't go to find Dan. I didn't believe it at first, but when I thought about it carefully, if Dan chose him, he would definitely designate him as the heir, which would make it easier for him to take over later and would also make him less vigilant, but we didn't get any clues in this regard.

"So I think the third son has the highest probability. It is natural for the father to pass on the gene to his son. As for the fate theory, he has always been saying it himself. We have not found any evidence, so I cannot believe it."

These words were concise and powerful, logical and convincing, and it was a good start.

"I have similar ideas to Li." Wu Lie said, "What I care about most is actually beheading. Although Teacher Jian and Xiaodao talked about a long list of things about headless corpses, they are all too... how to say it, unrealistic. I think the murderer's purpose of beheading is very simple, to vent his anger. He hates Dan, and among all people, the only one who hates him very much and is suspected to be a container is the third son."

Park Min-cheol won two votes, and the pressure suddenly increased.

He had to defend himself: "I'm not the murderer. I just thought about it carefully. The murderer beheaded people to prevent witchcraft, including the witch's. It proves that he doesn't know everything and only has a vague understanding. But one thing is certain, he knows the secret room, so the scope is narrowed down to family members.

"Teacher Jian reminded me before that the murderer may not be the container himself, but someone who loves the container deeply, or someone with a vested interest. "

Please allow me to help everyone recall that there are witchcraft-related props in the rooms of the lady, the eldest daughter-in-law, and the second daughter. They are people who only have a vague understanding. So, after Dan's death, will the lady's interests be harmed? No, on the contrary, she can be with her lover. What about the second daughter? No, Dan will not choose her or her son-in-law. The child is not born yet, and the risk is high. Therefore, in the eyes of the eldest daughter-in-law, the most likely person is her husband.

"If the eldest son turned into Dan, she would definitely not be able to accept it emotionally. Moreover, the couple had no children for many years, but they did not divorce, which proved that they had a deep relationship. She wanted to protect her husband and maintain her own status, so it is not surprising that she chose to kill Dan."

After taking a breath, she continued.

"As for the beheading theory, I agree with Teacher Jian's guess that the murderer wanted to cover up the evidence. If it was suffocation, strangulation requires strength and it is easy to leave wounds on the back of the hand. Strangulation is more reasonable, and this may leave a mark on the neck - a ring. Only married people wear rings on their hands."

Park Min-cheol looked at Valeria's finger, which was a large diamond.

The eldest daughter-in-law got the first vote.

Valeria had never expected that she would become a suspect, and immediately defended herself: "I think this accusation is completely unreasonable."

She sorted out her thoughts: "My interests are related to my marriage, not my husband's soul. Even if Dan becomes the eldest son, it is not a loss for me. I agree with the ring, but I am not the only one wearing the ring. Others are also suspects. It is too strange to just assume that it is me."

Park Minzhe nodded: "Maybe the evidence is not sufficient, but there is another reason why I lock on you. During the entire investigation, you have been too invisible. Although you seem to have been actively participating, you rarely express clear opinions. You just guess based on what others say. You tried to clear your suspicion before, making us think that the suspect is the candidate for the container, ignoring the closest people around them."

Valeria pursed her lips: "Everyone has their own way of playing."

"Yes, but my intuition tells me that the murderer is hiding very deeply." Park Min-cheol said.

The air was quiet for a while.

The next person to speak was Ishikawa Keito.

He said: "Unlike reporter Park, I think we have complicated the case. Now things are very clear. Dan wanted to reincarnate into someone else to achieve eternal life, but was killed in return. Please think about it. The ceremony is held at 0 o'clock. The housekeeper said that at this time, Dan usually rests. If he asks someone to go over, won't the other party be suspicious? Especially the third son, the relationship between father and son is not harmonious.

"Considering that the possibility of choosing a woman is not great, the wife has no blood relationship, and the daughter is from another family, it is too strange to ask the eldest daughter-in-law to meet him in the middle of the night. I think the only person who will meet him without any precautions is the nephew. Please think about it, Dan knew he was going to die, and he met so many relatives before he died, but he didn't meet his nephew? He is lying."

Ishikawa spoke the last few words with particular conviction.

Jian Jing couldn't help but glance at him, and she could see "confidence" from his hair.

She frowned.

Jiang Baiyan said: "You say I am lying, do you have evidence? Do you think Dan has ever thought about meeting me? I talked to him before the dinner, and he met other people because they had difficulties, but I didn't. Besides, Dan knew that he would be reincarnated as someone else, was it necessary for him to leave a will to everyone one by one? "

Ishikawa Keito waved his hands and did not refute, but he did not change his mind.

The next person to speak was Andre.

He said readily: "You have said what I think. The third brother and the nephew are both possible. I need to think about who it is specifically. Anyway, it is either you or him."

Terauchi Kumiko: "I'm sorry, I may have some different ideas - the witch's diary never mentioned that the container must also be present at the scene. If I were Dan, why would I call the container over? What if he resists? The safest way is to let him stay in his room without knowing anything and wait for the ceremony to be completed."

Many people looked hesitant.

She continued: "So, the nephew said that he had no past. Not only is he not lying, but it proves that he is the container chosen by Dan, but he is not the murderer. "

Kumiko is beautiful, gentle and generous. At first glance, she is just an ordinary Japanese woman. But as long as you get along with her for a period of time, it is not difficult to find that she is smart and careful, and often notices some details.

Therefore, everyone is listening to her carefully.

"I think the murderer is his father. Although Teacher Wu said that he went there at 10:30, this is only his one-sided statement. Maybe he wanted to borrow money from Dan, but he accidentally heard the whole story. In order to protect the only child - please don't forget that the original child was seriously ill and would not live long - and in order to transfer Dan's property to the child, he decided to kill Dan. "

Kumiko Terauchi said slowly, "The most important thing is that phone call. I thought about it for a long time, why did the murderer call the restaurant? I couldn't figure it out until I looked through the phone book and suddenly realized that I was wrong. Maybe the call was not from the murderer, but from Dan."

"Why did Dan call the restaurant?" everyone was puzzled.

She said: "Dan wanted the murderer to think that he dialed the wrong number in a hurry and failed to ask for help. In this way, the murderer would not be suspicious."

"Ah." Kojima Shigeru exclaimed softly, as if he had suddenly realized something, "It's an internal number."

Terauchi Kumiko nodded: "The restaurant has an answering machine, we all heard, 'Hello, this is the restaurant, the call is connected'... The murderer breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect that the restaurant's internal number is-56."

"56, Wu Lie. "Zhang Xueer took a deep breath and suddenly understood.

Wu Lie retorted: "Anyone can call, why didn't the murderer deliberately frame me?"

"I don't have conclusive evidence." Kumiko said calmly, "I just screened according to the possibility, and the most suitable person is you. If someone gave it to you, then the murderer must know Chinese."

Jiang Baiyan: "The pronunciation of Arabic numerals is almost the same in China, Japan and South Korea."

"It's more likely that it's a Chinese." Jin Lan'er retorted.

Andrei and Valeria looked at each other, and both had less suspicion: Russian numbers are not pronounced like that.