Chapter 44: Death will eventually descend

Death will eventually descend.

Cursing is cursing, but no one present is a fool.

They had already figured out what Wei Guan was doing.

He was issuing an invitation to the murderer!

The murderer commits crimes on the streets at night, which means all the first-hand traces regarding the truth are hidden in the night.

So for the players, although the night is dangerous, it is a time closer to the answer than the day.

But Yongzhan Town is too big, so big that it's impossible to search every corner in one night, let alone encounter the killer.

So Wei Guan used himself as bait, wanting to provoke the murderer to appear.

And Fang Jue had long seen through Wei Guan's intention; the two of them, without any eye contact, relied solely on keen intuition and equally flexible thinking to perform a scene on the spot.

When Wei Guan went out, the others finally saw through the two's divine coordination.

But the "idiot" they cursed was also sincere.

No one likes a show-off.

This is a fact.

How come I suddenly understand Chen Chong a little bit?

Fang Jue shook his head and smiled, then said to the group:

"There might be no sleep tonight. Everyone, pack up and follow along."

After speaking, he looked back.

In the shadowy corner where a man had originally been standing, the ascetic monk had long since disappeared.

Clearly, he had also seen the clues.

Tsk, not a single fool.

Cheng Shi praised in his heart, then straightened his clothes and slipped out through the back door.

The full moon hung high, the warm wind caressed, and the night in Yongzhan Town was not cool.

As soon as Cheng Shi went out, he discovered that not all residents would obey the curfew; at least some drinkers were still wandering the streets.

They stumbled along while shouting the divine name of 【Prosperity】, as if this way their Benefactor could protect them from death.

He looked at these drunks and smiled, then quickly sneaked in the direction where Wei Guan had disappeared.

Wei Guan was indeed a lone wolf.

Although Fang Jue had cooperated with him and given him an excuse to provoke the murderer, this person didn't seem to appreciate it at all.

After he went out, he didn't leave a single trace.

The faint footprints disappeared directly not far from the inn, and there were no more clues around to guide the direction.

"Damn, truly absolute."

Cheng Shi stood on the roof of a civilian house, frowning and searching back and forth for clues.

Not far away on a high-tower windmill, Yun Ni was doing the same thing.

Everyone had lost their target and didn't know where Wei Guan had run off to.

"He doesn't think he can solve the killer on his own, does he?"

On the other side, Du Xiguang finally couldn't hold it in; he pushed up his glasses and complained somewhat indignantly:

"If he finds the real killer first and makes a choice for us in advance, who will bear the consequences?

People of 【Foolishness】 are always so disgusting."

Ah, indeed.

Cheng Shi smiled in his heart; 【Fraud】 and 【Memory】 seemed to be standing together again.

Wei Guan's methods were clean, and he was a hunter; his technique for clearing traces was superb. Everyone searched in 8 directions for an hour and couldn't find which way he had gone.

It wasn't until another half hour passed, and everyone met up again with dark faces, that the previously disappeared ascetic monk suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.

As soon as he appeared, his complexion was even worse than Cheng Shi and the others'.

Fang Jue discovered him immediately and asked in a deep voice:

"What did you find?"

The ascetic monk said nothing and turned to leave.

Everyone's heart sank, and they immediately followed.

Led by the ascetic monk, the group leaped over walls and moved quickly through the night, arriving at a certain place in the south of the town before long.

On a spacious street, the players suddenly discovered a dead body.

And what this dead body was wearing was exactly that set of white shirt and black vest provided by the inn.

It was Wei Guan!

Wei Guan was dead!

Everyone was shocked, and Cheng Shi's pupils shrank.

He couldn't imagine that a 2400-point player had died so silently in the trial.

One must know that this place was not particularly far from the inn, almost under the noses of the players who were searching in turns.

If there really were sounds of a fight, at least it was impossible for no one to have heard it.

Then this points to one problem: either the murderer's strength crushed Wei Guan's so much that he was killed instantly, or the murderer had a means to mask the sound.

Fang Jue's face darkened, and he quickly flew down to Wei Guan's side.

As soon as he landed, he announced angrily:

"In this place, lying is forbidden!"

【Order】's S-rank faith talent, Law Decree Singing to the Distance!

This is not a special skill unique to Law-bringers; all followers of 【Order】 can make their "temporarily promulgated" laws take effect by chanting the corresponding "Judgment Ballad."

It's just that Law-bringers are 【Order】's singers, and they can apply additional effects when singing the ballads, so this talent is especially useful for them.

A golden light instantly covered the entire street. Fang Jue looked at the group behind him and chanted in a low voice:

"With the Justice Official above, the time for interrogation has arrived.

All lies will be pierced, and all answers will eventually be revealed.

The suspect will accept questioning here, state the sins of the past, and face the inner torment.

Then!

Under the gaze of 【Order】...

Cast into the death row!"

A white light rose from everyone's body. Cheng Shi felt it silently and discovered that not only was he much weaker, but he also had an additional status called 【Confession】.

He furrowed his brows, feeling deeply that something was wrong.

Was Fang Jue suspecting that someone among them had secretly dealt a dark hand?

After all, the search in separate directions had lasted a full hour; there was indeed enough time to come out and kill.

Then why kill one of their own?

Cheng Shi was startled, and a sense of alarm suddenly rose in his heart:

If one thinks about everyone's faith...

"?"

Damn, coming for me?

But before Fang Jue could ask, Yun Ni, who was closest, suddenly leaned in and asked:

"You are a follower of 【Fraud】, aren't you?"

!!!

She is actually still suspecting me?

Cheng Shi's whole body tightened, and a huge sense of oppression rose from his consciousness, forcing him to speak the truth.

Your mother, you can play like this?

Hitching a ride, are you?

Cheng Shi glared fiercely at Yun Ni, his jaws clenched tight, the muscles on his face taut, attempting to strongly resist this sense of oppression.

But he only held on for a second before his mouth was breached.

His face twitched twice rapidly, and he gave the answer very generously:

"·No."

Yun Ni seemed very surprised by this answer; she raised her eyebrows and turned to run.

But Cheng Shi was not someone to be bullied so easily; he immediately gritted his teeth and asked back loudly:

"Why did you want to kill Wei Guan?"

Yun Ni was startled and blurted out:

"I don't like him, so I wanted to kill him."

!

After speaking, her expression changed, while Cheng Shi laughed like a fox.

He had played a trick in the question, openly and honestly swapping the concept!

"Wanting to kill" and "killing," in certain contexts, are not at all the same meaning.

But in other contexts, it is very easy to be misunderstood.

Sure enough, the moment Yun Ni's voice fell, a power of 【Memory】 locked this place and imprisoned her.

Du Xiguang stepped in front of Yun Ni and, without a word, pointed his index finger at her forehead.

"I'll know once I look." ===== CHAPTER 45 =====