Chapter 650: Treading countless miles in vain, yet the answer arrives without effort!

But this…

What can a simple Silver Coin explain?

The only thing that can be deciphered is the portrait on the Silver Coin.

But the man and woman on it seem unrelated to the Count's family.

At first Su Yang thought the figures depicted were the Count himself.

Only after seeing the portraits in the Master Room did he realize the two were unrelated.

Now the only "legacy" left by the corpse reveals a key clue that cannot be solved.

Su Yang involuntarily shifts his gaze to the Bookshelf.

That spot is where the dead person's gaze last fell.

It might be a signal!

At this thought, Su Yang strides forward to the Bookshelf, looking up at the dazzling array of books.

He cannot read the text above; it twists like a sheep's intestine, resembling a ghost's scribble.

He casually grabs a book a few centimeters thick, flips it open, glances at it briefly, then closes it.

At this moment, Liang Kaiqi walks up to Su Yang, curiously asking, "What are you looking for?"

"Existence implies reason; I want to see if I can find the background and meaning of the Silver Coin in this pile of books," Su Yang replies.

"But the text on this…" Liang Kaiqi hesitates.

Su Yang nods, "Learning a language in a short time isn't realistic, but if the book has illustrations, they might give some guidance."

"I'll help you look," Liang Kaiqi says, immediately assisting with the pages.

The two each take their role, dividing the area into two sections with great tacit understanding, each handling one side.

To onlookers this raised doubts, but they said nothing.

Everyone is weighing different Abacuses in their mind; even with the above Luoshi, they still cannot pinpoint a suspect.

Blind selection is unsuitable, as it would shrink the Survival space for the good people.

But each night someone must be voted out, otherwise the murderer staying on site will inevitably devise sabotage.

As time passes, the good players become harder to manage, forced to watch the murderer roam free.

Don't forget, once the deadline passes, every player except the murderer must face Execution!

"Haven't you noticed a problem?" Tang Youning suddenly speaks.

The group stops their actions and casts their eyes toward him.

"So far, we have inspected every room and have gotten a basic grasp of each player's role."

"Yet we have not found the corpse's room in the Ancient Castle…" Tang Youning says softly.

"Right, since she is a member of the Ancient Castle, where does she live?" the Countess asks.

With that remark, everyone falls into silence.

The atmosphere suddenly turns eerie.

The dead person lived in this Ancient Castle, yet in ten hours left no trace.

That's unreasonable!

"The Ancient Castle is so vast; perhaps that nook hides an unknown Secret Room," Su Yang says, returning the books he was browsing to their place.

"Traps?" the Coachman's eyes flash with a hint of realization.

"People of the Ancient Century liked to dig Cellars at home, not only to store food but mainly to seek shelter when crisis strikes," Su Yang explains.

"Who would live in a Cellar?" Tang Youning asks.

"In terms of status, perhaps only Slaves would have such a low position," Su Yang says.

"The corpse was well‑dressed, skin pale and delicate, palms smooth with no callus, clearly not someone who does rough labor," Zhai Sixin says.

"It feels contradictory—a glamorous person, how could they be subjected to flogging? And how could they live in a pitch‑dark Cellar?" Li Zhenhua wonders.

"Talking more won't help; first find the residence before drawing conclusions," Su Yang says.

"What should we do with the corpse?" Li Zhenhua asks for advice.

"Let's leave it for now; maybe it'll be useful later, and we can bury it when it's worthless," Tang Youning says.

"Whether we find it or not, meet here in two hours; no objections?" the Countess looks around.

Seeing the silence, she nods, "We can't delay any longer; this matter is urgent, let's set out now!"

With that, the group tacitly splits into two parties: Tang Youning, the Coachman and the Security Guard head to the first floor to search.

The Countess, Li Zhenhua and Zhai Sixin go to the Second Floor to search.

Su Yang stays with Liang Kaiqi, remaining in place to continue browsing books.

"Aren't you going?" Liang Kaiqi asks curiously.

"What's the rush? If that place were really that easy to find, we'd have found it already," Su Yang says calmly.

"But we didn't anticipate this round before; now we have a purpose, maybe…" Liang Kaiqi starts, then stops.

"If you want to go, I won't stop you; I must figure out the Bookshelf today," Su Yang says lightly.

Liang Kaiqi hesitates slightly, but ultimately restrains the impulse within.

Swish—

In the silent hall, only the sound of pages turning echoes.

Su Yang patiently flips through each book, marking any illustrated content as a key point for future use.

As for Liang Kaiqi beside him…

She has already lost patience, fearing she might miss an important clue.

Outwardly flipping books, her mind is filled with thoughts of other players having already found the room and ransacked clues.

Then I thought that because of this pile of junk books I had wasted time, later, due to an Information Gap, I would be turned against.

I also thought that if they found information in the room that was unfavorable to me, they would Vote Out her that night.

In an instant, countless thoughts surged, and various worries rose to my mind.

Bang!

Liang Kaiji forcefully closed the book and said frankly, "I don't want to waste time here any longer."

"Please, be my guest." Su Yang said slowly.

Liang Kaiji casually tossed the book onto the floor and hurried toward the First Floor Corridor.

Su Yang paid no attention, simply continuing to do his own business quietly.

When the Foot sound faded away, he slightly lifted his eyelids and looked toward the corpse's location.

He immediately approached the dead woman's side, matching her post‑mortem pose, pressed to the ground and Vision Perception toward the Bookshelf.

"That glance must be conveying information; if it's not related to Silver Coin, then it is likely …"

Su Yang's gaze fell on an unremarkable book among them, and a flash of brilliance suddenly flickered in his eyes.

He then rose and walked to the area originally overseen by Liang Kaiji, reaching for the book with a black cover.

He applied a slight force, yet it remained completely unmoved.

"Hmm?"

Su Yang raised his Brow, and continued to increase the force.

No matter how hard he strained, the book was as if welded in place.

He, as if having discovered New Continent, felt his Mouth corner involuntarily lift.

"Miss Liang, Miss Liang, if you just have a little more patience, wouldn't you get what you want? Why rush?" Su Yang murmured.

Speaking, he changed his method of applying force, two Fingers braced against the side of the book, and pushed inward…

"Boom…"

The Bookshelf suddenly opened, revealing a pitch‑black, deep Passage.

Below his Foot lay a staircase leading down into the earth.

Sight this, Su Yang couldn't help but show a Smile,

"Having broken iron shoes in a futile search, the find comes without any effort."