Chapter 694: The Times Have Changed! Nitpicking!

Silence?

The Forbidden Rule's words?

"How could this be?!" Li Zhenhua's heart trembled violently, his face full of disbelief.

Does he not fear the Recoil for doing this?

"Are you very surprised?" Tang Youning thoroughly enjoyed the shocked expressions people showed, the feeling of personally pushing someone who was in heaven down to hell…

Extremely satisfying!

"I know what you're going to say, it's just that you hope I'll be noticed by the Divinity because of this, and then be punished."

"I want to say the times have changed; slipping through a loophole does no real harm."

"Am I right? Su Xiong?" Tang Youning's cold face after a long time finally blossomed with a smile.

Su Yang said nothing, merely sitting quietly in his original seat.

His expression was neither sad nor happy, making it impossible to judge his thoughts from the surface.

But Tang Youning felt exhilarated because of this—

He finally turned the tide.

Instead of always being passive!

This staged victory, though it didn't manage to kill Su Yang, is merely the beginning.

The real show… is still to come!

"Su Xiong must often exploit loopholes, right? That's why you didn't show surprise."

"I guess you're now thinking… this guy with the surname Tang actually has such ability?" Tang Youning said, bursting into loud laughter.

Su Yang did not deny this, nodded and said, "Indeed, your performance has impressed me; I didn't expect that the man who sold his wife for glory half a year ago now possesses such skill."

Tang Youning, upon hearing this, did not become angry; contrary to his usual self, he agreed, "To be honest, at that moment I was truly scared; I couldn't face death, and I certainly didn't want to die."

"You say I sold my wife; the reasoning is as such, but so what?"

"What I lost, I will eventually reclaim with my own hands!"

"And you, Su Yang… I will personally bury your Golden Road, starting from this moment!"

At that moment, the broadcast suddenly rang out.

"Unfortunately, this round's vote did not find the murderer; Game Duration shortened by 36 hours."

"Remaining Game Duration: 59 hours."

What?!

As soon as the words fell, everyone instantly changed color.

Especially Li Zhenhua, whose eyes widened enormously, his pupils trembling violently.

"This can also count as time?!"

"So that means… we only have one chance left?" Liang Kaiqi said calmly.

Hahaha……

Tang Youning roared with laughter, his voice tinged with a hint of pity, "As long as the time I stall is long enough, you all will die!"

He had already planned everything: just get through tonight, tomorrow Mei Mei will nicely cook something and take a nap, then wait for the night.

Anyway, even if they have more ability, they can't kill me.

"The so-called rules… are merely tools to bind the weak." Tang Youning's face showed a trace of smugness.

"You Tang, you motherf***…" Li Zhenhua's anger rose from his heart, shouting profanities.

"Don't rush to break defense yet; this all is because you forced me. If you obediently follow my words and cast a vote for Su Yang, prioritize killing this guy, wouldn't that eliminate so many absurd things?" Tang Youning said.

"Seems you think you've already won?" Su Yang said lightly.

"Su Xiong, whatever tricks you have, feel free to use them; if Tang even blinks an eye, you'd think I'm a coward!" Tang Youning said.

"As you wish!"

This time, the one speaking was not Su Yang, but Yu Meng.

She suddenly slammed the table, bellowing, "Restart!"

"Dong—"

The bell rang abruptly.

"The voting phase begins; players have thirty minutes of Free Discussion Time, and when the time is up, raise your hand to vote!"

Hmm?

Tang Youning's smile suddenly froze.

"Don't you love to laugh? Continue then." Yu Meng said coldly.

A hint of solemnity flashed in Tang Youning's eyes, but he quickly calmed down.

"I didn't expect Miss Yu to have such a trick up her sleeve."

"Your 'Silence' cooldown time should be more than half an hour, right?" Yu Meng asked.

"Now that the game has progressed this far, I think we needn't continue the 'clash', perhaps we should first eliminate the only uncertain factor in the arena?" Tang Youning suggested.

"You think I'm a fool?"

"Didn't you hear the broadcast just now? This round didn't find the murderer; I'm not the one you're looking for."

"What? When Brother Tang falls into passivity, he starts to speedily kneel? That's not like your earlier style."

"When life is at its peak, one must revel; does surviving a great disaster make even celebration a sin?"

"No matter what you say, we will expel you!"

Yet at this moment, the long-silent Liang Kaiqi suddenly spoke, "I think Brother Tang's words make sense."

"You were fed Bewildering Soup, weren't you? Isn't Su Yang's statement clear enough? He is the mastermind!" Yu Meng said each word with a pause.

Liang Kaiji glanced at Su Yang and said, "Although he can Silence, he cannot alter the result."

"It only spared him from Hang Execution, but the Vote Result is evident to all; he still hasn't the ability to Shield the rules."

"So… there must be another hidden mechanism inside."

Yu Meng was about to argue, but upon reconsideration realized she was right.

Tang Youning was merely afraid of death; using Innate Life‑saving is something almost every player would do.

The duration has indeed been shortened.

It seems…

It can also prove he is not the murderer.

"But…" Yu Meng was at a loss, instinctively looking at Su Yang.

"Even if I am the Mastermind, what does that prove?" Tang Youning, seeing someone backing him, immediately gained confidence and continued:

"Have you all forgotten the Clearance Condition? We are looking for the murderer who killed Diana!"

"What is a murderer? I trust everyone's language proficiency is fine, right?"

"But that knife…" Yu Meng bit her lower lip tightly.

"The knife is merely a decoy; I have long said that Diana's true cause of death was poisoning!"

"Among these eight people, who could have poisoned? I suppose I need not repeat the answer, right?"

"In other words… you have all been used by Su Yang," Tang Youning said.

Zhai Sixin nodded, "The rules don't deceive; we need to start over."

"Incorrect!" Li Zhenhua frowned tightly, "The rule says to find the murderer and Expulsion!"

"Brother Tang sitting here calmly cannot satisfy all conditions, so it doesn't count as Clearance."

"Moreover, haven't you noticed the rule broadcast text has changed?"

"Previously it was 'Player Gu Jun is not the murderer', but this time it became 'Did not find the murderer'."

"The outcome is the same, but the implication differs vastly."

Tang Youning retorted, "Then may I ask Li Dage, what is the difference between the three characters 'Did not find' and 'Player Tang Youning is not the murderer'?"

"One names a specific person; the other is a more generic statement."

"Although I dislike nitpicking wording, the fact is as such."

"The rule indeed says to find the murderer and Expulsion; both conditions must be met."

"If the former is satisfied but the latter is not, why would the time be shortened?"