Franklin looked at Ling Qianhe.
He snorted.
"Don't forget our agreement."
Then he continued to pose questions!
"Who is the author of 'The Divine Comedy'?"
Ling Qianhe replied calmly.
"Dante."
"Who is the author of 'Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor'?"
Ling Qianhe was composed.
"Beethoven."
Franklin looked at him.
"In what year did the Titanic sink?"
"1912."
...
Ten questions, covering astronomy, geography, history, and art, but Ling Qianhe answered them all without a single mistake.
Franklin opposite them released Ma Yingying and Li Maike. Li Maike was so angry he wanted to hit someone, while Ma Yingying looked wronged.
"Isn't this a murder mystery game... Why make it so realistic? You scared me to death, I thought I was really going to be pushed into the sea."
"Hey, do you know we are all big stars?"
"Why are you treating us like this? Our fans will come after you!"
She deliberately acted fierce towards Franklin!
Franklin ignored Ma Yingying and nodded, then walked away.
Yang Weiyang now mustered her courage and asked him.
"Hey, do you have any connection with Miss Daisy in the underground cold storage? Did you kill her!"
Ma Yingying's face changed when she heard Yang Weiyang's words.
"He killed someone?"
Yang Weiyang nodded.
"Yes."
Ma Yingying dared not speak anymore—she secretly glanced at Li Maike, and after a long pause, she mumbled and asked.
"Did he really kill someone? Or is it just for the show?"
She was already starting to get scared. Yang Weiyang looked at her, a little confused.
"What are you thinking? Of course, it's just for the show. He's an important plot character, so we can't let him leave!"
She went to chase Franklin, but Franklin walked very fast and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
The man beside Yang Weiyang comforted her.
"He's an NPC, he definitely won't reveal the truth to us so easily."
Yang Weiyang knew this too, but she was still a little frustrated.
She reached out and stroked her chin, asking Lin Muxi.
"What's our next move, where do we look for clues?"
It felt like the clues had ended here.
Meanwhile, Ma Yingying and Li Maike were dejected.
This murder mystery game was even more difficult than they had imagined!
Ma Yingying and Li Maike just wanted to leave this damned game as soon as possible!
Ling Qianhe, however, said.
"You were upstairs earlier, did you find any clues?"
Hanks glanced at him, then took out a diary.
The diary seemed to have traces of spilled red ink on it, and then he explained.
"We found this in a room upstairs. We think it might be a clue."
He opened the diary and read the handwriting.
[These damn lowlifes... How dare they lose my calico cat, such clumsy scoundrels, and they even dare to argue.
[However... he said he's a servant of Count Evergreen? This lowly creature is quite good-looking. Compared to the frail Count, he has more of a man's demeanor.
[Pity, a lowly creature is just a lowly creature, not fit for the stage, tsk tsk.
[Why not toy with him a bit, then discard him.]
Lin Muxi's expression became a little strange.
"This Miss Daisy seems to play rough."
"But, the 'lowly creature' she mentioned... seems to be a key figure."
"Do you have any other clues?"
Vivienne took out something else.
"A white shirt with blood on it. It's a men's shirt, the style is rather plain, not like something a nobleman would wear."
As an international supermodel, she clearly had a good understanding of fashion and clothing.
"The ship is hosting a noble banquet, and the guests are all wealthy and influential. Their attire must be very meticulous."
"Even the threads of this white shirt haven't been trimmed, and it's clearly been washed many times, so it's unlikely to belong to a guest on the ship."
"And this white shirt was hidden at the very bottom of the wardrobe, and it's a men's white shirt."
"I think it might be Miss Daisy's lover?"
Lin Muxi shared her findings from the basement with Vivienne opposite them, and they exchanged information.
"So, based on the items we have so far, Miss Daisy hooked up with the servant of Count Evergreen, whom she called a 'lowly creature,' after boarding the ship?"
"According to her description, the other party should be a strong and extremely charismatic man."
Lin Muxi rubbed her chin.
"They must have a place to live too, right?"
"Definitely not with the guests... and because of their low status on the ship, their living quarters are likely to be in a more secluded area."
"Should be on the second floor?"
Fei Siyu's eyes lit up.
"I seem to recall a place with a dormitory!"
...
On the second floor of the cruise ship, in the workers' living quarters, they searched together and found a toolbox, a handgun, a blood-stained wrench, and a pair of white gloves.
Under the pillow of one of the beds, a pure white paper flower was pressed.
"What is this?"
A token of love?
Unlikely. Miss Daisy clearly wouldn't wear something so shabby.
Fei Siyu squatted down and found a woman's gold ring under the bed. The ring had fine patterns, making it quite luxurious.
It stood in stark contrast to the paper flower.
But the worthless paper flower was placed on the bed with great ceremony.
The gold ring, however, was thrown under the bed.
"Interesting. It seems this guy has some secrets too. He should be the lover who had an affair with Miss Daisy? I wonder what his name is, and if he came on board to work?"
Lin Muxi was just talking to herself when the door outside was pushed open.
Count Evergreen, played by Franklin, stood at the door. He had changed into a dark red velvet suit, his eyes looking at them with a half-smile.
"It seems you've encountered some difficulties?"
The NPC has appeared again!
Lin Muxi looked at Franklin and asked directly.
"Count Evergreen, do you have a list of the ship's workers?"
He seemed to sigh lazily.
"The ship's workers?"
"There are so many people here, how would I know? A list, you say, that truly puts me in a difficult position."
Franklin looked at them and said.
"You must know about Miss Daisy's disappearance by now? I'm very sorry, Miss Daisy was an invited guest, and I bear an unavoidable responsibility..."
A faint trace of regret seemed to flash in the depths of his icy eyes.
Ma Yingying screamed!
"You did it! You did something to Miss Daisy!"
"You are wicked, you are the culprit!"
Franklin looked at her unhappily.
"Without evidence, those who falsely accuse this Count are not welcome."
"I will ban you from speaking!"
"You are eliminated!"
Several men in black emerged from beside him and dragged Ma Yingying away. No matter how much she struggled, it was useless.
She was taken away!
Yang Weiyang looked at him cautiously and then asked.
"Do you know that Miss Daisy has... met with foul play?"
A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Such a thing has happened? I am very sorry!"
He truly seemed unaware.
In the script, this Count was the owner of the ship.
He was indeed an NPC who ran through the entire main storyline of the murder mystery game!
However, thinking that this guy knew Ling Qianhe, Lin Muxi looked at Ling Qianhe and asked with her eyes.
[Who is the killer?]
Ling Qianhe shrugged.
He didn't know yet.
Lin Muxi was more worried about the killer sent by Madam Ling hidden here.
However, the ship was only so big, and they had already searched half of the area, proving that the person might be hiding in the other areas...
Then, a scream suddenly sounded from outside!
Everyone quickly moved outside.
They found that the scream.
It actually came from the men's washroom.
The scream was piercing and continuous, making people's hearts tremble.
Although this was a puzzle game...
It seemed inappropriate to enter the men's washroom rashly.
And there was the sound of running water inside.
It sounded tense and exciting.
Then Ling Qianhe glanced at Lin Muxi, his eyes meaningful.
"You stay here. Fei Siyu and I will go in."
Lin Muxi was a little nervous.
What if the murderer, no, the killer, was hiding inside?
Ling Qianhe just nodded at her.
Then he moved forward without hesitation.
Fei Siyu, carefree and heedless, followed behind him. The door was pushed open, and as they passed through the corridor, they could hear Fei Siyu's voice.
"This washroom is quite large... It feels like it can accommodate dozens of people showering at the same time. The sound of water is still inside..."
"Qianhe, are you going in?"
"Okay... Huh?"
"What is this?"
"The light seems to be broken, it's so dark here, I can't see you."
"Wait... wait a moment."
Fei Siyu's voice suddenly became tense.
"What... what is it?"
"It's sticky... it fell on my hand, with a very strong smell of rust, do you smell it?"
"Holy crap, could it be blood?"
"Qianhe, don't stay silent, don't scare me!"
Fei Siyu's voice began to panic.
After a long while, Ling Qianhe's steady voice came through.
"I'm fine. It must be a broken drainpipe. It's old and rusty, don't scare yourself."
The sound of water had not stopped, and Ling Qianhe seemed to be walking further in.
Because his voice was getting smaller, and it felt like he had separated from Fei Siyu.
But after only half a minute.
A muffled sound could be vaguely heard!
Fei Siyu started calling him again.
"Qianhe? Are you okay, Qianhe?"
But there was no reply.
Lin Muxi hadn't been worried at first, after all, Ling Qianhe was lucky and had a strong life force.
But she still felt a little nervous, her heart pounding. She couldn't help but ask the system in her mind.
"Is Ling Qianhe okay?"
"What's his life status, show it to me!"
The system replied to her.
"He's fine for now. Strange..."
This was the first time Lin Muxi encountered the little system seeming strange.
"What's wrong?"
The system said.
"System data is chaotic, give me some time, I need to contact the main system. His life status is fine, but it's very strange, his Blackening Value had returned to zero, why did it suddenly jump up just now..."
"Did he remember something, a very bad memory?"
Lin Muxi's heart pounded wildly.
How could she forget.
Enclosed dark environment.
Cruise ship.
If it triggered any memories of his, causing him to blacken, it was also possible!
She took a deep breath, then immediately made up her mind and said without hesitation.
"I'm going in."
She glanced at Yang Weiyang and then said.
"I remember you had a mirror with a light? Is it still there?"
"Give it to me."
When they boarded the ship, their phones were confiscated by the production crew.
She would use this method to illuminate!