Chapter 14 of 48

Chapter 14

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The third day was an odd-numbered day, so the speech order was in a clockwise direction starting from No. 5 Sun Jieqing.

“Everything is clear now.” Sun Jieqing still had a look of listlessness, causing everyone to believe that he really had an easily tired constitution. “Yang Ge was a policeman, so Shen Mu is naturally a killer. Without a doctor, there is no meaning for a killer to commit suicide. Yang Ge is definitely a policeman who died. He already made it very clear yesterday that the three killers were No. 3 Shen Mu, No. 12 fried chicken, and No. 8 who cannot vote by himself.”

“As for my identity, didn’t Shen Mu say that I was Yang Ge’s teammate yesterday? Whether or not I’m a police officer, it isn’t important. Anyways, I’m a good person, there shouldn’t be any doubt about that. After all, I’ve followed the real police from the very beginning. Furthermore, there’s still Miss No. 1, who acted very willfully, yet she always followed the police in voting. This can prove that she was a good person.” Finished speaking, Sun Jieqing ended his speech.

No. 6 Song Yue and No. 7 Li Fengmei were already eliminated, so it was directly No. 8’s turn to speak. Not knowing if it was because he felt something, today No. 8 didn’t play with the number that changed to green in front of him due to boredom, like during the previous two days, but somewhat looked around uneasily. Finally, his gaze fell on Shen Mu, appearing as if he wanted to go over to him.

Shen Mu’s heart suddenly leapt and he quickly shook his head at No. 8, signalling that he should sit still. Fortunately, No. 8 seemed to understand Shen Mu’s meaning a little, and didn’t continue to randomly move about. This interaction naturally couldn’t escape the eyes of the others, and everyone had made their own judgement in their heart.

Shen Mu let out a sigh of relief, but was a little lost in thought: Little 8 seemed to be slightly smarter than he was at the very beginning? Could it be that he wasn’t actually mentally disabled, but rather autistic? …But are these the symptoms of autism?

Shen Mu thought for a long while, but still couldn’t figure out what the clinical manifestations of autism were. He had to admit that all he knew about autism was just the word “autism”.

Pretty good. Shen Mu thought optimistically, at least it shows that my life in the past 20 years had nothing to do with this word.

In an instant, 3 minutes passed, and No. 9 Liu Bo began to speak: “I agree with what No. 5 said. The killers wouldn’t commit suicide. I also admit that I believed in the wrong person yesterday. I will vote for Shen Mu today, but,” Liu Bo changed the direction of his speech, “With No. 1’s nonsensical logic, I can’t acknowledge her as a good person! No matter how much she doesn’t know how to play, she can’t be like this. Today Shen Mu will be eliminated. It’s okay if tonight turns out to be a peaceful night, but if someone still dies, I will definitely vote out No. 1 tomorrow!”

Ending his speech, Liu Bo gave Shen Mu a complicated look, seeming as if Shen Mu had gone beyond his expectations, but Shen Mu was thinking of something else and didn’t look at Liu Bo.

“But brother, if No. 1 was really a killer, with you attacking her like this, tonight won’t you be…” Shen Xin looked at Liu Bo worriedly and mumbled.

Liu Bo’s face turned black.

“I still don’t understand why No. 3 would help us analyze the rules at the beginning. Was it in order to gain our trust? However, if the rules aren’t clarified, wouldn’t it be easier for the killer to win?” Shen Xin appeared to be unable to completely understand this point, “But now Brother No. 4 died. If it was said that he suicided just to gain our trust, wouldn’t the gains be unable to make up for the losses? So, sure enough, No. 3 is still the killer…”

Shen Xin looked at blackened number 4 and the empty seat, her eyes were filled with guilt: “Then I hope that brother No. 4’s analysis is correct, that tonight will be peaceful and tomorrow, this will all end.”

No. 11 Li Xuesong began his speech: “The reason why Shen Mu analyzed the rules from the perspective of a good person, is very simple, just to gain our trust.” Li Xuesong slightly paused, “I believe that when we saw the additional blue rules, we all had some idea in our heart, but no one wanted to stand out. However good people can only win if we are united, this principle is also something that most people can discover as long as they think about it. Besides, Yang Ge’s identity is that of a police officer. His perspective will be broader than a civilian’s. With the ability of Yang Ge and Fengmei, they would’ve understood the meaning and danger of the rules. At night Fengmei was killed, even if Shen Mu didn’t say it, Yang Ge would have said it.”

Shen Yan opened her mouth slightly, seeming as though she finally understood.

“As for No. 9,” Li Xuesong slightly angled his head, “If No. 8 isn’t the last killer, I still don’t think that the last killer is No. 1, I think it’s you.” Seeing Liu Bo’s complexion change, Li Xuesong still remained calm, “On the first day you were the first to speak. That time you were already targeting No. 1. Although you had your reasons at the time, it’s impossible for No. 1 to be a killer now, yet you’re still doubting her.”

Having made his point, Li Xuesong no longer looked at Liu Bo, instead turning to Sun Jieqing: “If you’re a police officer then directly say that you checked No. 1 yesterday to be innocent. Covering it up will only confuse the good people. Shen Mu and his killer team have long since recognized you to be the last police officer, and other than you, there is no possibility for anyone else to be a police officer. Based on yesterday’s votes, it can be seen that we’re in a state of mutual hostility, and amongst the people voting for Shen Mu, one must be Yang Ge’s teammate.” Li Xuesong swept his gaze past Jiang Shuyi, Liu Bo and Shen Xin,”If they didn’t follow Yang Ge to vote out Shen Mu, and instead turned to vote out Yang Ge, then I can only say that they don’t want to live.”

“Vote out Shen Mu first today, and if tonight doesn’t turn out to be a peaceful night, then the last killer must be among the 3 people who helped Shen Mu vote yesterday, you guys should speak well.” Saying this, Li Xuesong ended his own speech.

“This is how it should be, I have told you guys since the beginning that Shen Mu is a killer but none of you believed it, believing your own judgements to be infallible!” Lin Huiru was finally out of her pressured state today, but with nearly half the hall empty, she was fierce on the outside yet somewhat weak inside. Although her tone was as arrogant as always, her pale complexion and bloodshot eyes revealed her mental state.

Apparently feeling that speaking only one sentence was a little empty, Lin Huiru added another sentence: “Hurry up and vote him out. Stop talking nonsense, it is already so obvious that Shen Mu and No. 8 are a pair of slags! All of you are speaking so much! Do you guys like it here and don’t want to leave anymore?”

It was No. 2 Jiang Shuyi’s turn to speak. It seemed as though making the wrong vote yesterday had given her a big blow, her lips somewhat trembled: “I, I have no objection… then let’s finish this quickly.” After she finished speaking, ahe directly pressed the end button. Shen Mu almost couldn’t bear it. Girl, you are very suspicious now, so you must speak well ah! Don’t be fooled by what Lin Huiru says!

But thinking was just thinking and in a flash it was Shen Mu’s turn to speak. Since entering the venue, Shen Mu had a very solemn expression. After he finished listening to this round, he became even more helpless: “I know it’s very hard for you guys to trust me again,” Shen Mu took a deep breath, “I really am a police officer.”

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