After clearly seeing that the sacrificial offering was a shriveled human head, Xia Yue was naturally terrified out of her wits.
She stood leaning against the wall with a pale face, clearly unable to complete the tasks of arranging the sacrifice and lighting the candles.
In contrast, although Lin Yu was also startled, he remained much calr than Xia Yue.
On one hand, it was because Lin Yu had already been frightened in the kitchen earlier and had a general understanding of this ga's nature.
On the other hand, although Lin Yu was also sowhat afraid, soone still needed to complete this task, so he deliberately maintained a composed deanor.
Sotis, "acting" can bring positive psychological suggestions to oneself.
By the end, Lin Yu genuinely didn't feel as scared anymore.
Soon, Lin Yu finished the task.
All he needed to do was move the head to a new position, placing it directly in front of the shrine, then use the matches on both sides of the shrine to relight the two extinguished candles.
Fear and physical discomfort were essentially the only challenges of this task.
After easily completing it, Lin Yu quickly led Xia Yue out of that unsettling room.
In the corridor, Xia Yue felt imnse gratitude toward Lin Yu for completing the task alone.
"Thank you so much, Detective..."
"No problem, it was nothing. After all, if we didn't finish it, we'd both be in danger," Lin Yu said casually. "You can contribute more for the next task."
"That makes sense. As they say, n and won working together gets the job done easier."
Xia Yue smiled by the corridor window as crows perched on the withered tree outside cawed incessantly.
But compared to before, her smile seed sowhat forced now.
That shriveled head had undoubtedly reminded her once again...
This was a ga thed around "death."
That was definitely not so fake "prop," but the remains of a real life that had passed away.
The two reached the end of the corridor, preparing to head to the third floor for their next task.
Just then, footsteps suddenly echoed from the stairs below.
Xia Yue and Lin Yu imdiately beca alert again.
However, this ti, before they could hide, they ca face-to-face with the people ascending from downstairs.
It was the pair of Chen Zhuo and Xu Xiui.
The chubby Chen Zhuo stopped in his tracks upon seeing Lin Yu and Xia Yue.
"Be careful, Teacher Xu! These two seem to be lying in wait for us!"
Chen Zhuo bravely positioned Xu Xiui in front of himself protectively.
Xu Xiui also looked at Lin Yu and Xia Yue warily.
Lin Yu felt exasperated.
"Who's lying in wait here? We're just going upstairs too..."
"More importantly—if I rember correctly, your assigned tasks aren't upstairs. What are you trying to do up there?"
He turned the question back on them.
Cornered by Lin Yu's question, Chen Zhuo imdiately retorted, "We have no obligation to tell you what we're doing!"
With that, Chen Zhuo pulled Xu Xiui back downstairs.
Observing their movents and combining it with his earlier observations of the castle's layout, Lin Yu guessed they were likely trying to reach the second floor via another staircase.
"Not just the thief and the ruffian, but even the otaku and teacher pair... are acting suspicious too."
Lin Yu couldn't help but mutter.
Encountering two suspicious pairs in succession made him wonder if there was sothing wrong with the ga itself.
Xia Yue asked curiously, "What was suspicious about those two we just t? Was it also because they were going sowhere unrelated to their tasks?"
"Yes, and the strangest part is that they were going together to places unrelated to their tasks," Lin Yu said seriously. "Put yourself in their shoes—if I told you I wanted to go sowhere unrelated to our tasks right now, would you agree?"
Xia Yue paused, then thought carefully before answering, "I'm not sure. It would probably depend on your reason—if it was convincing enough, I might agree."
Lin Yu nodded and countered, "Then look at it from another angle—suppose you needed to convince to go sowhere unrelated to our tasks. What compelling reason could you give that would not only make go but also make trust you completely?"
Lin Yu's question stumped Xia Yue. After a long silence, she gave a bitter smile. "Now that you ntion it, it does seem very strange."
"Exactly. Especially that otaku—he clearly heard about my detective identity and abilities earlier and seed to trust sowhat... But this is actually good. It's precisely these 'abnormal' behaviors that will help better identify who the werewolves are."
Seeing Xia Yue growing worried again, Lin Yu changed his tone to comfort her.
"You're right! With you here, Detective, there's nothing to worry about!"
Xia Yue regained her composure and said, "Let's continue with our tasks—then you can showcase your skills during tonight's eting!"
Lin Yu nodded and proceeded with Xia Yue to complete the remaining tasks.
However, after encountering two suspicious pairs earlier, both Xia Yue and Lin Yu couldn't help but beco more cautious.
Coupled with the inherently tedious nature of the tasks, by the end of the day, both were utterly exhausted.
"I'm completely exhausted—this is even more tiring than work!"
Xia Yue sighed after finishing the final task on their daily schedule.
By then, the already dim sky outside had darkened completely.
"Dong—"
A heavy bell tolled, signaling that it was almost 7 PM—ti to return to the eting room.
"Let's go."
Lin Yu was also worn out, feeling like he was back in the hellish final exam week where he had to rehearse plays after studying all day.
The two dragged their weary feet back to the initial eting room. When they opened the door, they discovered that the other five participants were already seated inside.
Yu Longguo raised an eyebrow when he saw Lin Yu and Xia Yue enter.
"What a surprise—not a single death today."
At his words, Bao Liu looked at Yu Longguo and asked, "Hey, Soldier, what do you an by that?"
Xia Yue also frowned. After sitting down with Lin Yu, she stared at Yu Longguo and said, "Isn't it good that no one died?"
"Of course it's good," Yu Longguo said coldly. "But it also ans the werewolves are more patient than I imagined... If they had killed soone today, we'd have a breakthrough by now—isn't that the whole point of pairing up?"
"But that's such a cruel way to think!"
Xia Yue said indignantly.
Yu Longguo sighed. "Don't be so naive, girl. Haven't you realized this is a 'Death Ga'? Even if the werewolves don't kill anyone, humans still need to eliminate at least two werewolves to survive—and elimination ans death!"
"This is a ga where at least two people will die no matter what!"
As Yu Longguo spoke, Xia Yue fell silent.
Not just Xia Yue—the others in the room also grew quiet.
Finally, Chen Zhuo broke the silence.
"Alright, alright. I actually think the humans have a strong advantage now... Although the werewolves might have held back because they couldn't find a good opportunity, in Werewolf ga terms, this is equivalent to wasting a werewolf's 'turn'!"
"With the detective here, the good guys can confirm one person's identity every day. So as long as the detective uses his ability... the werewolves are actually at a disadvantage now!"
After Chen Zhuo finished speaking, everyone's gaze naturally turned toward Lin Yu, who had remained silent all this ti.
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