Chapter 230 Found You, Merlin
Aiwass returned to the second floor with the old supervisor and the reporter.
He still didn't fully believe that the old Overseer was Pure White. But it didn't really matter whether he was played by Pure White, Living Silver, or someone else.
Because he couldn't be the detective, Lulu, or Merlin. This way, the other party's general position was already clear - those four people were originally a group, and Aiwass didn't need to make a special distinction.
He was 100% certain that the "reporter" was Merlin and could not be Sherlock.
The real Sherlock didn't have such a strong desire for advancement - his primary goal was to help Isabel advance, but at the same time, he didn't expect much from Isabel.
Because he was not loyal to Isabel, but to the heir chosen by Queen Sofia.
Ultimately, his loyalty is to Queen Sophia, who broke the tradition of Avalon and, even when there was irrefutable evidence of the assassination of the crown prince, she still resolutely made an exception to protect his father and reuse his brother.
How many monarchs in the history of Avalon have such magnanimity?
...As for Isabel, Sherlock had always felt he couldn't rely on her. He'd been incredibly venomous towards her before he'd even known Lulu was Isabel. Even now, he still needed Aiwass's help to smooth things over with Isabel; otherwise, it would be difficult for them to get along.
——Another flaw is that he played too quickly.
Just like when someone dies of poisoning, a true detective would first open the windows for ventilation, carefully investigate the surrounding remains, and find plenty of helpers to collaborate with him in the investigation, rather than just rushing in and performing an autopsy.
Sherlock is not the kind of reckless detective. He can remain calm at almost any time.
If the reporter is truly Sherlock, then he would definitely prioritize gathering intelligence on every level.
If it were just one suicide, it would be fine... the first death would definitely be safe. The reporter did claim to have already conducted a round of investigation.
But the real question is, after knowing that the "teacher" was a fox, why didn't he share the information with Aiwass or conduct a second round of investigation with Aiwass?
Although Sherlock was very aggressive towards Aiwass, Aiwass knew... Sherlock's trust in him was probably on the same level as Isabel's.
If Isabel's trust was based on emotion, Sherlock's was based on reason. Knowing that only Aiwass and himself were on that floor, and that there were no ears on the other side of the wall, Sherlock didn't conduct a thorough investigation or share any information, instead hastily dragging Aiwass to the next floor.
——What if the floor where he met Aiwass was the zeroth floor?
It's entirely possible that the level above him is the first level, and it's entirely possible that "Evans" is played by Merlin. Would Sherlock commit suicide multiple times without investigating?
Moreover, before he even confirmed that Aiwass was the "Fox," he had already directly mentioned that the speed of time flowed and the nodes entered were different. Such information would have been realized only if Aiwass died once.
But he said he had only met Jacaranda once, which meant he hadn't met any of his "resurrected" companions. How could he be sure his case wasn't unique?
——Only Merlin.
Merlin knew Aiwass couldn't be Merlin, and he also knew Aiwass had indeed just appeared. His words were the most efficient, the most convincing to Aiwass, and the most effective... But it was precisely because he pursued efficiency in his words that he exposed his own vision errors.
But Aiwass did not intend to make this matter public.
Because he suspected that this was a flaw that Merlin deliberately revealed.
"Announcement" seemed to be a means to counter Merlin, but it was actually a trap.
——Yes, if he directly announced Merlin, then Merlin would indeed be locked in this floor. But as long as this is not the zero floor, they will eventually leave this floor.
Whether they killed Merlin on this level or left this level on their own, Merlin would be freed. The means of leaving was death, and after death, Merlin would naturally be untethered.
In fact, when he exposed Merlin's identity, he only trapped Merlin in this level. And the price he paid was that he was also trapped in this level.
If this were a high-level organization, and one person's intelligence was missing, the others' deductions could be flawed, and this misleading information, based entirely on facts, would be fatal. If this were a low-level organization, Merlin would still be squeezed out when the real actors arrived. In other words, revealing one's identity only worked when everyone was at a low level like Level 1 or Level 0.
So, what if Merlin’s identity isn’t revealed?
As Weizhe's apostle, Merlin shouldn't be so careless when presiding over Weizhe's ceremony.
Even though there was only one person missing from their ceremony, Merlin couldn't take it too seriously according to the rules and had to let things slide a bit...
But when chatting with him before, Aiwass vaguely felt that Merlin was a somewhat immoral person.
This wicked old fox, even if he lets up, it'll be at the very end—after he's fooled everyone. He won't miss an opportunity to crack a joke; he's just that bad-tempered and cheerful.
Aiwass didn't dislike this kind of person. Aside from being less eccentric, lively, and wicked, he and Merlin were essentially the same kind of person. But precisely because they were the same kind of people, Aiwass could guess Merlin's logic and thinking.
In any case, Merlin's arrangements should only take effect after Aiwass exposes him.
But Aiwass tried to pretend not to see it.
Since Aiwass didn't reveal his identity, it would be too embarrassing for Merlin to just quit acting.
Merlin himself had said that this ceremony, now with the Nine Pillars of Deity watching, had a completely different nature. It was like an open class with leaders observing. Merlin could lose, but he couldn't profit, and he certainly couldn't afford to lose. That was why he could only attack the receptionist and not anyone else.
It was too easy for Merlin to win because he was the host himself and knew the answer to all the mysteries.
But because of this, if Merlin was shameless in order to win, then he would probably anger the Nine Pillars. Judging from Merlin's slickness, he obviously respected and feared the Nine Pillars.
After all, Merlin was only an examiner and actor, not even a director or screenwriter. But at this moment, he was already in the play.
He could not transcend the rules of the ritual and was equally helpless.
Merlin must now follow Aiwass and truly help as a detective. Unless Aiwass stops playing, or the true owner of this body descends upon him, Merlin must continue to play the role.
Until they land on level zero or level one.
——Only then will the real game begin.
Aiwass knew this, and Merlin naturally knew it too.
The "reporter" just smiled bitterly and followed behind Aiwass.
But the look he gave behind Aiwass was full of meaning... one could even say that he couldn't wait to see the show begin.
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