Ah? This isn't a love game?

Chapter 196 It’s You!

Like a fire alarm, the shrill, long sound filled every corner of Blizzard Villa.

In the public space of the villa, there was originally only dim lighting from the wall lamps. At the moment the alarm sounded, the incandescent lamps above, the light strips on both sides of the walls, the crystal chandeliers on the ceiling next to the stairs, and the large and small lights in different rooms all lit up at once, making every corner of the villa as bright as day.

Wen Nan was just about to ask Ah Zi if she wanted to go downstairs with him, but when he turned around, he found that the girl in the purple dress was gone.

Little P., who was gnawing on a bone against the wall, also disappeared from the corridor along with her.

Turning around helplessly, Wen Nan hurried towards the stairs.

By the time Wen Nan arrived, the restaurant on the first floor was already packed with people.

Including him, there are 8 players, maid Xiao Huang, maid A Zi, maid Su Su, Dr. Lu, chef Xiao Ji, a pair of twin sisters, 3 male servants, and 2 chef assistants.

The twin sisters and the maid A Zi who were seen in the corridor just now have now returned to their normal human appearance.

When the twin sisters met Wen Nan's eyes, they gave him two identical smiles - even when they turned back into ordinary girls, their smiles were still a little creepy.

Ah Zi didn't notice Wen Nan coming in at all. She was nervously clenching her fingers, her face was pale, and her eyes were fixed on a place not far away.

Wen Nan followed her line of sight and noticed the figure lying in the corner of the wall beside the entrance.

The one who died was actually the housekeeper Jiang Xueying?

The moment Wen Nan's eyes locked onto Jiang Xueying's body, a system prompt immediately sounded in his mind -

9527: [You have successfully triggered the branch story - 'Who killed Xueying']

9527: [This branch story is a time-limited mission. Please find the murder weapon that killed Xueying within the specified time and place the murder weapon in the system scanning window to complete the detection.]

9527: [Because the murder weapon in this case is unique and cannot be evenly distributed to all contestants, this mission only requires finding the murder weapon, and any contestant completes the scanning and detection of the murder weapon, which will be considered a success. For this branch mission, accept the sharing of the mission results.]

The side quest is to find the murder weapon, not the murderer?
Can it be understood that the moment the murder weapon is found, the murderer will also be revealed?
Just as I was thinking, the system prompt continued in my mind——

9527: [The countdown for the side quest begins——]

9527: [59:59——]

The mission deadline is only one hour?!

So short?
9527: [The side story is a non-essential task. If you cannot complete it, it will not affect the contestant's main task and score. If you complete this side story, you will receive an additional 100 attribute points as a reward.]

Wen Nan:?
Right?
Previously in primary copies, a side quest could reward 500 attribute points, and there were also extra props. How come in the intermediate copies, the attribute value of the quest rewards has become as low as 100 points, and there are no props?
9527: [If you are not interested in this branch story, you can choose to refuse to accept this mission. Do you want to refuse? ]

Wen Nan clicked [No].

Come here.

Anyway, everyone is forced to gather here now, and apart from looking for the murder weapon, it seems that there is not much else he can do.

Just as he was thinking about it, a butler in a tuxedo next to him spoke up: "Well, um... should we... call the police first?" Wen Nan looked at the butler and the other two butlers behind him.

When dining in the restaurant before, there were only three maids. This was the first time Wen Nan saw male servants, and they were wearing the same thick suits.

Wen Nan's gaze returned to Dr. Lu, who was also wearing the kind of woolen coat that is only worn in autumn and winter.

In addition, there were the two male chef assistants, also wearing thin down jackets.

It seems that the men in this villa live in the autumn and winter seasons, while the female characters live in the midsummer season.

The butler's suggestion was not responded to by anyone in the restaurant.

Only Su Su, the maid in a white dress, said in a deep voice: "The mountain is closed due to the blizzard. The surrounding signal base stations have been unable to work properly for a long time. Now there is no way to send messages from here. We can only wait until the snow stops tomorrow and the repair team goes up the mountain to restore the system."

As she said this, she looked at the manservant who made the suggestion, "Or, would you like to go down the mountain now and contact the local police?"

In this weather, going down the mountain overnight would be tantamount to committing suicide.

The servant turned pale with fear, shrank his neck, and dared not say another word.

At this time, Doctor Lu walked forward, stood beside Jiang Xueying's body, and looked back at the others present. "Perhaps, if you don't mind, can you allow me to do a simple examination? Although I am not a forensic doctor, I should still be able to try to infer the cause of Xiaoxue's death."

Everyone looked at each other, no one agreed, but no one objected either, so Dr. Lu simply squatted down and began the examination.

Xu Dongsheng, who had been standing against the wall by the restaurant door, breathed a long sigh of relief, with an expression of having survived a disaster on his face.

Although Jiang Xueying died suddenly, he might be the one who benefited the most among the current group of players.

Fortunately, the housekeeper was no longer around, otherwise, he would have no idea what punishment he would receive for breaking all four taboos in the house rules.

However, he hadn't completely relaxed yet.

boom!
A machete was swung straight at him and stabbed into the wall next to his head. The blade sank several centimeters into the wall, causing many fine cracks to appear on the surrounding wall.

Xu Dongsheng was so frightened that his whole body trembled and his face turned pale again.

The head chef Xiaoji came closer, holding the machete that was inserted into the wall in one hand, and stretched out one leg on the other side, stepping on Xu Dongsheng's leg, locking him tightly in the corner, and then staring at his face ferociously.

"What, what happened? Is there any problem?" Xu Dongsheng was so scared that his tongue was tied.

Xiao Ji raised his eyebrows, "You found the person? After 10pm, after the curfew, guests are not allowed to leave the guest rooms. Why did you appear at the door of the restaurant on the first floor? Also, what's with that relieved expression on your face just now?!"

As he said that, Xiaoji spit out the candy in his mouth, "Bah! Tell me! Did you kill that person?"

After hearing what Xiaoji said, all the indigenous people in the villa looked at Xu Dongsheng with hostility at the same time.

(End of this chapter)