Chapter 30: Master Detective Cheng Shi

Master Detective Cheng Shi

Time rolled back to inside the wardrobe.

At that time, Cheng Shi said silently, "Don't panic, take him!" and then patted Bai Fei on the shoulder.

Just when Bai Fei thought this was a disguised form of comfort, a small bottle of potion fell from Cheng Shi's fingertips onto her chest, happening to be caught in the middle.

Bai Fei was stunned and looked down.

She saw a line of small characters clearly written on the outside of the small bottle of potion:

"Potion name: The Dead's Disdain.

As long as you drink this potion, you will not truly die within the effective period of the potion."

Bai Fei looked up in shock, only to see Cheng Shi already counting down.

She didn't waste a second, and in the moment before rushing out, she drank the potion in the bottle.

Everyone knew the outcome of the battle: she did indeed die.

But now, she had indeed come back to life.

This was no joke to trick her into charging; Cheng Shi had not betrayed her trust.

As for why Bai Fei trusted Cheng Shi so much.

It was probably hard to say even if she asked herself.

Perhaps it was because he had never had any romantic thoughts about her, who was "easy to handle."

Watching Bai Fei stand up tremblingly from the ground, Cheng Shi finally put his last heart back into his stomach.

Thanks to the previous teammates who were far away but still contributed recognition to "The Dead's Disdain."

Cheng Shi's faith talent 【Offering to the Void】 could not store fabricated items and could only be used on the spot.

But this talent required a prerequisite, which was to be widely recognized by others.

This "widely" was very interesting. After many experiments, Cheng Shi discovered that as long as five people besides himself recognized it, the requirement could be met.

Very coincidentally, it was the same as the number of people in the trial.

At that time in the wardrobe, Cheng Shi didn't have the conditions to make others recognize it, so he couldn't fabricate a new thing. Helplessly, he had to secretly mark a "cliché" bottle of "The Dead's Disdain."

Although this was a big gamble, betting that his teammates wouldn't discover the clues of this potion, Cheng Shi wasn't without confidence.

At least in his calculations, there were 3 or 4 people who wouldn't delve into such things.

Plus Bai Fei at the scene, it was enough.

Facts proved that Cheng Shi had won the gamble again.

Although he always rolled a 1 when throwing dice, fortunately, his gambling luck was good.

Seeing that the two were safe and sound, Fang Shiqing also relaxed a lot. She looked at Cheng Shi with a serious expression, wanting an explanation.

Cheng Shi's face sank, and he looked outside the door.

Fang Shiqing understood immediately, remembering the sentence on Cheng Shi's note: "In a group of three, one must be careful."

If it was based on the situation in the fog at that time, besides herself and Cheng Shi, the only "outsider" at that time node was...

A-Ming!

"Is there a problem with A-Ming?"

Cheng Shi curled his lips and mouthed silently:

"There might not be a problem with A-Ming, but whether A-Ming is A-Ming, that's not necessarily true."

"WHAT!!??"

Fang Shiqing and Bai Fei both changed expressions and shook their heads in disbelief.

Fang Shiqing frowned and said: "The sound of his heartstrings hasn't changed. Are you sure?"

Bai Fei was equally confused and said:

"Big Boss, his attitude toward me is the same as always, it has never changed..."

Even so, Bai Fei still trusted Cheng Shi's judgment.

Since there was a problem with a person, it was definitely necessary to ensure internal stability first.

Cheng Shi shook his head and didn't say anything, just made a gesture, letting everyone get ready to start catching the person.

Regardless of whether A-Ming was A-Ming, as an agile "assassin," it was very difficult to catch him without making a sound!

Relying only on Cheng Shi and Bai Fei might be difficult, but if you added a Fang Shiqing...

This matter would be much easier.

Cheng Shi leaned toward Fang Shiqing like he was hugging a big thigh. Fang Shiqing glared at him for a long time, sighed, and tore a golden page from her book.

S-rank talent, Eternal Prison.

Seeing this, Cheng Shi's face was radiant; he felt the surging power of 【Time】 on this page.

This was a skill left behind by a Time Walker.

Fang Shiqing took the page with a pained heart and walked toward the door. Before leaving, she looked back at Cheng Shi and mouthed:

"Compensate me."

Cheng Shi nodded seriously.

Seeing Cheng Shi agree, Fang Shiqing opened the door neatly and, while the two outside the door were completely unprepared, slapped the page onto A-Ming's shoulder.

"Boom—"

A wave of time power exploded violently, and before A-Ming could make any reaction, he was imprisoned in place by the shackles of time.

He widened his eyes in shock and said in fear:

"Sister Fang! You..."

Xu Lu was also startled. She retreated two steps, took out a small dagger from somewhere, and looked at her big thigh in panic.

"Sister Fang, what's going on?"

Before she could wait for Fang Shiqing's answer, something even more crazy appeared.

Cheng Shi and Bai Fei, who had just died in the room, actually walked out unscathed.

Not exactly unscathed; their clothes were a bit wrinkled.

"You...!!??"

Xu Lu was completely stunned. For a moment, various conspiracy theories played out in her mind.

Most absurdly, she actually began to feel that Fang Shiqing might have agreed to some request from Cheng Shi and was preparing to collude with this annoying 【Time】 believer to kill her.

Seeing Xu Lu so scared, Fang Shiqing shook her head apologetically and then signaled her to listen to Cheng Shi explain what was going on.

As soon as Cheng Shi walked out of the room, he inserted a Desire arrow he had taken from Bai Fei into A-Ming's shoulder.

"Ssh!"

"Brother Cheng!? You didn't die? What are you doing? Birdie, you didn't die either? What... what happened to you guys?"

A-Ming looked at everyone in extreme shock, his eyeballs rolling constantly.

Seeing him like this, Cheng Shi smiled meaningfully.

"Sorry, I didn't die. I probably disappointed you, Your Excellency."

A-Ming was stunned for a moment, then his face darkened and he said:

"Brother Cheng, what do you mean? I naturally don't want anything to happen to my teammates, but you seem to mean that I killed you? I avenged you and killed that guard!"

"Oh, you avenged me, clap clap clap." Cheng Shi nodded and applauded, smiling, "Indeed, you were a step late, otherwise you could have saved both of us."

"Right, there must be some misunderstanding. Sister Fang, let me go first, we don't have much time left."

Fang Shiqing acted as if she hadn't heard, only secretly guarding and being careful of anyone approaching.

Cheng Shi shook his head, not intending to waste time with him.

"You are not A-Ming, right?"

A-Ming stalled, then laughed wildly:

"Brother Cheng, what are you talking about? If I'm not A-Ming, then who am I?

Did you forget? I came all the way from the fog room with you, listened to Sister Fang and split up to scout, and then avenged you... in this room.

Did you lose your memory?"

"I didn't lose my memory, and you don't need to pretend anymore, Uncle Huang Bo."

"!!??"

"Who? Huang Bo?" Fang Shiqing blurted out in shock, then immediately activated a certain talent to test A-Ming's identity, but the result was no surprise; he was A-Ming.

"Cheng Shi, are you sure? Is he Huang Bo?"

A-Ming smiled bitterly:

"Brother Cheng, what are you talking about? Huang Bo is still behind and hasn't caught up yet. The Gate of Memory is still there, how could I be Huang Bo?"

Cheng Shi smiled and continued:

"How do you know he hasn't caught up?"

"..." A-Ming's face changed, and he hurriedly explained, "I mean, when we arrived at the Duke's manor, he hadn't come yet."

"Right, indeed. If I'm not mistaken, up to now, the Gate of Memory is indeed still open, and someone has been left behind and hasn't come over.

But the one left behind is not Huang Bo, but A-Ming.

The real Huang Bo is right in front of me."

A-Ming seemed to be provoked by the endless suspicion. He roared with a fierce expression:

"Cheng Shi, if you have any plans, you might as well say it clearly. I've saved you twice, why do you suspect me!! Saying I'm Huang Bo, show me the evidence. Why do you say I'm Huang Bo?"

Looking at the hysterical A-Ming, Fang Shiqing's expression wavered. She looked at Cheng Shi, only to see Cheng Shi take out a small bottle of potion in public, unscrewing it while saying:

"Actually, there is a lot of evidence.

For example, an assassin who claimed to be unable to withdraw from the fog;

For example, the dwarves who died in the servant's room didn't die at the hands of one person, but killed each other. This doesn't look like a judgment of 【Order】, but more like the handiwork of 【Chaos】;

For example, someone killed the Duke, but that person was neither the guard having an affair, nor me and Bai Fei, yet the murderer is never seen;

And for example, someone clearly had the 'Finger Key' talent to open the door faster, but insisted on choosing the more time-consuming kicking of the door at the critical moment of saving a life..."

Every time Cheng Shi said a sentence, A-Ming's face darkened by a point, and the mouths of the teammates around him opened wider and wider.

By the time he unscrewed the potion, Cheng Shi's smile had already covered his cheeks.

"But it doesn't matter anymore. The potion in my hand is called 'The Truth of Confession,' a good medicine used by the executioners of the 'Grand Inquisition' to interrogate prisoners. No matter who it is, just one drop, and they will answer everything. As an assassin of 【Order】, I think you should know this thing."

Saying this, Cheng Shi picked up the potion bottle and poured it onto A-Ming's head.

But before the potion could flow out of the bottle, A-Ming began to laugh crazily.

"Heh... hehe...

Hahahaha!!

Cheng Shi!

Very good!

You, are very capable."

That smile was exactly like Huang Bo's when they first met.

Exactly the same. ===== CHAPTER 31 =====