Day of Imprisonment

Luo Xi nodded, "That's exactly what I mean."

Qin Heli was stunned for a moment, then laughed, his face filled with disdain and a hint of competitiveness: "The stolen goods were found by you under the bed in that female neighbor's bedroom. Moreover, the investigation of the crime scene can confirm that it was committed by an acquaintance. The time of the crime was between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM. It should be that the female neighbor came over as a guest. From the tea that was drunk and the female slippers on the floor, it can be seen that the female neighbor killed out of temporary greed. Moreover, that female neighbor is also missing, which is almost an admission of guilt and escape. From the clues, details, and the location of the stolen goods, it can be determined. I ask you, is there any other possibility in this situation?"

Luo Xi didn't refute. His gaze turned to the body in the bedroom over there.

"You examined the body. How tall was she? What was her weight?"

"Uh, this..." Qin Heli was stunned. He hadn't paid attention to these details.

Hooknose immediately walked in and quickly came out, saying, "The deceased was 1.69 meters tall and weighed about 60 kilograms."

"What about the female neighbor?" Luo Xi asked again.

Hooknose was stunned. Qin Heli immediately frowned, "We haven't seen the female neighbor from beginning to end. Who knows her build?"

But halfway through speaking, Qin Heli froze, then seemed to remember something and rushed out like a madman, presumably to return to the previous bedroom to investigate.

Some of the people present knew what he was going to do, while others were still completely confused.

Soon, Qin Heli returned.

His expression was gloomy, and he said to Luo Xi with a sense of helplessness, "You saw it long ago, didn't you?"

Luo Xi didn't say anything.

Qin Heli continued, "From the photos on the wall of that bedroom and the clothing sizes in the closet, it can be roughly judged that she is no more than 1.6 meters tall and weighs only about 50 kilograms."

Hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

How could a woman who was not dominant in height and weight strangle another person who was superior to her in height and weight?

It's like a child trying to kill an adult, equally difficult.

It's not impossible, but it's very difficult.

"When a person is dying, they will resist desperately, and their strength will be greater than usual. However, there are no obvious signs of fighting at the crime scene, and there are many injuries on the deceased's body. On the contrary, there is no skin tissue of the murderer in her fingernails. That is to say, she was almost completely suppressed throughout the entire process of being killed, and finally strangled to death!" Hooknose also realized some details that he had previously overlooked and added.

"Then, there is only one possibility: the murderer's strength must be far greater than the deceased's. Therefore, the female neighbor cannot be the murderer."

Just then, the phone suddenly rang in the crime scene.

This startled everyone.

No one answered. Everyone looked at Luo Xi.

Now, the job of 'answering the phone' has become the exclusive privilege of the 'robber' by convention.

But Luo Xi didn't answer either. Instead, he said to Qin Heli, "You answer it. Write down what it says."

After speaking, he walked towards the door.

Then, he stood at the door, as if waiting for someone.

Who was he waiting for?

Soon, everyone had the answer.

Heavy footsteps sounded again.

The administrator arrived.

Pressure descended almost instantly. The last time the administrator walked over, he executed the high school girl with violent means. So, who would be executed this time?

His gaze swept across everyone, finally focusing on Hooknose.

"Liu Furong, you are under arrest, according to..."

Only the first half of the sentence was spoken, and everyone felt like they were in heaven and hell at the same time. Hooknose's expression sank. He reacted almost immediately, holding a card in his hand. But the administrator was even faster. At this moment, the gun was already raised, pointing at the former.

"The murderer in the homicide is the male neighbor!"

Luo Xi suddenly said at this moment.

Old Ma didn't shoot, but he didn't put the gun down either. Instead, he turned to look at Luo Xi.

"What's the reason?"

"The first phone call is the evidence. The man called his wife and said that a woman had been killed in the next room, and also said that the case had not been solved yet. He shouldn't know the details of the case, especially whether it has been solved or not."

"Heh."

Old Ma chuckled, seemingly feeling regretful and a little unsatisfied, but he ultimately put the gun away.

"Congratulations, you have passed the second round of the game. Your performance is better than I expected."

"Then, please follow me to receive your clearance rewards."

After speaking, Old Ma walked forward, down the stairs in the crime scene, opened a locked door, and entered another reception room.

Everyone followed, with different moods.

Hooknose had narrowly escaped death. He looked at Luo Xi with gratitude in his eyes.

And he took the initiative to say, "Thank you!"

If Luo Xi hadn't spoken at the last moment, he would have been shot in the head like the previous high school girl.

Ending this cycle day early.

For veterans like them, this was definitely not worth it.

The others were rejoicing, while Qin Heli had a strange expression, muttering, "We passed so easily?"

The mature female ninja couldn't help but say, "Easy? That's because Mr. Robber is here. Otherwise, someone would have died just now. I calculated that the time difference between the two roll calls is only about five minutes. That is to say, a roll call every five minutes, and one person dies. Most importantly, if the person who grasps the key clues to the reasoning dies, then it can almost be declared a team wipe. In this situation, do you still think it's easy?"

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Affinity didn't seem to mind this questioning response. He just smiled and said, "I'm only referring to that reasoning plot. If you add a naming mechanism, it will definitely become a difficult mode. There's no doubt about that."

Compared to them, the Taut Man and the Day Laborer both looked relieved, as if they had narrowly escaped death.

If they didn't have to stay to divide the rewards, they might have already left this place.

"Last time I came, it was just a simple reasoning mini-game, not so dangerous. The rewards were okay, but they met the safety expectations. Who would have thought it would become so dangerous this time? Luckily, we survived," the Taut Man muttered.

Clearly, he had been to this scenario before.

"Me too. Last time, I remember, we just played poker. I'm pretty good at it, and I even earned a few cards to take back. If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have come," the Day Laborer said, also relieved.

The Strong Man sneered at these two.

"Your levels are too low. I don't know how you managed to advance your awakening time. But speaking of the last cycle day, it was very strange. I was outside eating and resting when suddenly the sky and earth collapsed, as if something had exploded. After that, I entered the next cycle day. I felt like I was implicated. Maybe there was a gas leak explosion nearby. In short, I was extremely unlucky."

The Strong Man said casually.

It sounded like a complaint.

However, when the Taut Man and the Day Laborer heard this, they were both stunned.

"Us too. At that time, I was in a scenario, and then suddenly it exploded. I thought I had accidentally triggered the death mechanism. So you also heard the sound over there," the Taut Man said. The Day Laborer couldn't wait to add, "So, our last cycle day was suddenly interrupted? That's not right. Something like this has never happened before."

"How many cycle days have you experienced?"

"Me? Forty-one, not many!"

"That's not many. I've already exceeded fifty cycle days, and I've never seen or heard of a cycle day being interrupted and restarted like this."

The scope of the three people's discussion quickly expanded because other people were also interested in this topic.

Including the Mature Woman, Hook-Nosed Man, and Affinity. Even the Taciturn Man started discussing it.

The game was over, they had cleared it, so he didn't need to pretend to be mute anymore.

"This matter is indeed very strange. Even though I have spent hundreds of cycle days, I have also never encountered it. But in fact, the duration of Imprisonment Day may far exceed our imagination, so even if it has not appeared in the known memory, it does not mean that something similar has not happened in the more distant past," the Hook-Nosed Man's analysis was obviously more rational and more objectively neutral.

"That's just a speculative guess. There is another possibility: the accidental interruption of the cycle day is indeed happening for the first time. If we assume according to this possibility, we will come to another conclusion: a very special major event must have occurred within Imprisonment Day," Affinity gave another explanation.

Obviously, these two were at the same level.

"A very special major event... What is it?" the Taut Man asked.

"I don't know," Affinity shook his head. "But we can treat this matter as a starting point. The things before this starting point are difficult to investigate, but we can observe and record the things after. Even, if this matter is an accident, or even, if it was created by a certain 'Reminiscence Gatherer', then the other party must have follow-up actions."

"What? This, really? Created by a certain Reminiscence Gatherer? What kind of person has this ability?" The Day Laborer thought for a while and questioned.

His subconscious thought was that everyone has two arms, two legs, one head, and one mouth, so why can others do it and he can't?

This is unreasonable.

Deep down, he was a very competitive person, especially after surviving more than forty cycle days. Seeing some Reminiscence Gatherers who were with him in the past, even stronger than him, being left behind by him, turning into Amnesiacs, and he, on the other hand, was walking step by step to the present, that kind of confidence became more and more obvious.

But at the same time, he was very sensitive. If others looked down on him, he would remember it and retaliate.

"Some powerful Reminiscence Gatherers, their methods are beyond our imagination. You think surviving a hundred cycle days is considered a master, but in fact, some real veterans may have survived thousands of cycle days, or even more... So if these Reminiscence Gatherers did something, then it may really become the beginning of some kind of change. I personally think this change is a good thing and am very optimistic about it."

At first, it was just a discussion between two or three people, but it quickly spread to almost everyone present.

Ding-ling-ling~

Old Ma, the administrator over there, pressed the front desk bell, and the bell interrupted this increasingly lively discussion.

"Here are the rewards for clearing the first and second rounds of the game, a total of twenty cards. You can distribute them yourselves. However, as the administrator, I need to remind you that there is actually a third round of game challenges in my level scenario. But whether to participate or not is your voluntary decision. I can only say that the rewards for the third round are more generous, even beyond your imagination. Of course, more generous rewards mean more dangerous rules. Benefits and risks always coexist."

"As for whether to participate or not, you need to decide by voting. Please note that only if everyone chooses not to participate can you leave. Otherwise, you must stay and participate in the third round of game challenges!"