After discovering An Junhang's body, the five of them were in no mood to continue searching the castle and went downstairs back to the hall, but at this moment, a new quest prompt suddenly appeared:

【Side Quest】Find the real culprit

Bonus points: 200 points

"Find out the real culprit!" Wan Ning frowned. This must refer to finding out An Junhang's murderer. The timing of this side quest is really terrible. When looking at the Kasbah today, they didn't find anyone else. Therefore, the real murderer is likely to be among the remaining six. This will lead to an intricate web of relationships between skeptical and inquiring survivors.

Shaw and An Junhang have been ruled out, leaving only six suspects. Even Xu Min, who had been following Lu Tianming, immediately stayed away from him after hearing the task prompt. No one spoke, the atmosphere was tense, everyone was calculating in their heads.

"Definitely not me!" Xu Min was the first to break the silence. "I've been following Lu Tianming, and I have no chance to commit murder!" Then he looked at Lu Tianming.

Lu Tianming nodded, provided Xu Min with an alibi, and also cleared his suspicions. "We've been checking on the fourth floor and can testify to each other."

Wan Ning also stood up, "Feng and I are on the third floor, and we spend most of our time together. She then reveals the discovery of the body of the butler Leon and the Count's plan to kill all seven for the resurrection ritual.

"Kill seven? Well, we need exactly seven people for our mission, so it makes sense. The extra person is likely to be the Earl himself," Lu Tianming analyzed. "He's hiding among us, but if we can find him, we can eliminate the biggest threat to this castle, and we can survive until the mission is done."

Lu Tianming turned to Zhao Mengqi and said, "We all have alibi, and before An Junhang was killed, only you were with him." Looks like you're the prime suspect. ”

After Zhao Mengqi heard this, her face changed drastically, and she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "It's definitely not me!" Not me! She looked at the skeptical eyes of several people, as if she had been cornered, but suddenly, she became orderly and tried to defend herself: "An Junhang and I are in the same school and class, we met in the extracurricular study room, and we are very familiar with each other. I had no reason to hurt him, and I was too weak to deal with him. Believe me, I'm not a murderer! ”

Zhao Mengqi expressed her position in a flurry of words, emphasizing her and An Junhang's familiarity in the real world and their interaction after entering the world of reincarnation, in an attempt to prove her innocence. Wanning's mind was at an impasse, and the situation became more complicated, and she began to wonder if the Count was really hiding in the group. How can a noble duke from another world disguise himself so skillfully without being exposed?

For a while, everyone was not sure who the real suspect was. Lu Tianming suddenly changed the topic and said, "However, in addition to finding the murderer, there is another very important thing. ”

He looked at Zhao Mengqi again.

"We haven't found food and water yet. If you don't drink water for three days, your body will fail quickly. By that time, even if we did not die of thirst and starvation, we would not have enough physical strength to fight the Count. ”

Wan Ning noticed that sweat began to drip on Zhao Mengqi's forehead, and her body was so tense that she was about to collapse, Wan Ning recalled that last night, when Lu Tianming mentioned food and water, Zhao Mengqi tightly grasped the schoolbag in her hand.

"Give me your bag!" Lu Tianming walked towards Zhao Mengqi, and reached out to grab the bag as he spoke. "You've been guarding this bag tightly, what's in it? When I think about food, you look nervous! ”

The pressure of the adult man made Zhao Mengqi unable to resist, and she froze in place, watching Lu Tianming take away her school bag.

Lu Tianming opened his schoolbag, rummaged through it, and took out half a bottle of mineral water and half of the bread he had eaten.

It turned out that Zhao Mengqi had been worried about food and water. In this case, half a bottle of water and half a loaf of bread represent the hope of survival for six people. Xu Min stared at the bottle of water, his throat rumbling, obviously showing extreme thirst.

"You're hiding your food!" Xu Min blamed Zhao Mengqi and said angrily: "We have been protecting you all along, why don't you take it out and share it with us!" “

Zhao Mengqi lowered her head and remained silent. Wan Ning could understand her feelings, and if it was her, she might also want to save more food to increase her chances of survival. After all, people tend to become more selfish in such situations.

Xu Min tried to take the water in Lu Tianming's hand, but was skillfully dodged and just grabbed the air. Puzzled, he said, "I'm so thirsty, I haven't drunk water for a day." “

Lu Tianming smiled and said, "This is the only food and water we have left, the quantity is limited, and it must be distributed reasonably. “

"Why?" Xu Min asked angrily: "Why should I listen to you?" Who do you think you are! “

"Why?" Lu Tianming sneered, pushed his glasses, and said a little mockingly: "Because you may be one of the murderers." Why should I give you water to drink? Even if you're not the murderer, what have you helped with? Those who can work hard, this is deserved. In order to keep us united against the Count, I don't mind distributing water to those who are worthy, it's just not the time yet. “

Although Xu Min was dissatisfied, in the face of Lu Tianming's strength and words, he knew that there was no point in arguing, so he just muttered a few words, and then stopped speaking, just stared at the water in Lu Tianming's hand from time to time, revealing longing, obviously not giving up the idea of greed.

Seeing the half of the bread, Wan Ning also felt that her stomach began to rumble. She was already hungry and hadn't eaten all day. She didn't know what Lu Tianming's distribution plan was, but she believed that Lu Tianming was a smart person, and he needed to maintain a delicate balance between these people, both to guard against the Earl and maintain the physical strength of the others in order to restrain the Earl. Obviously, it's not a good idea to eat food alone. Of course, the premise is that Lu Tianming is not the earl himself.

Moreover, in front of several other people, if Lu Tianming tried to swallow water and food alone, unless he fled directly and hid, he would inevitably be besieged by others. There are also Ah Feng who is very skilled and Wang Qiang, whose injuries are unknown, even if they are not considered, even three women are enough to suppress him.

"Okay, this bottle of water and bread are divided equally, and I will do what I say. Now is not the time to eat, drink, and rest. Lu Tianming said, put the items back in his schoolbag and carried them on his back. He continued: "Back to the first question, who is the murderer? “

"The murderer is him!"

The five turned their heads, only to see Wang Qiang limping over, he pointed at Ah Feng and glared at him angrily: "The murderer must be him!" When I was chased by a monster yesterday, he led the monster in my direction and ran away on his own, he wanted to kill me! “

Wan Ning noticed a slight change in Ah Feng's eyes, his face was gloomy in the face of Wang Qiang's accusation, and he said with a firm gaze: "I admit that I used you to get out of trouble yesterday, but that was just to protect myself, I don't want to die." “

"Did you hear that? He confessed! Wang Qiang roared, his eyes full of confidence, as if he had found the truth, he continued: "His skills are by no means ordinary, he can kill people easily!" He was the one who brought us to this castle and tried to kill us one by one! “

After speaking, Wang Qiang took out a sharp metal object from behind him and stabbed Ah Feng's throat violently.

This sudden change made Wan Ning stunned, and then quickly dodged, keeping her distance, away from the fierce conflict between the two.

However, unexpectedly, Wang Qiang's attack failed. Ah Feng flashed to the left, skillfully dodging the deadly attack. He passed Wang Qiang with his body, and then waved his right hand quickly, almost causing Wang Qiang to fall.

"!" Wang Qiang cursed, clutched the weapon in his hand, and rushed towards Ah Feng. The slender metal stick-like object seemed to have been detached from somewhere, and the end was unusually sharp, and if it pierced the human body, it would be instantly fatal. Wang Qiang's eyes were blood-red, and after several attacks that failed to hit, he became more and more angry and chased after him.

"Help!" Lu Tianming suddenly said to the three ladies, "Reducing one person reduces one threat, and Ah Feng's suspicion is indeed very big!" “

However, none of the three women took action. Lu Tianming's intentions were obvious, he seemed to want to eliminate the people he considered a threat until he was left alone, so that he could ensure his own safety.

However, none of the three ladies followed his plan. Wan Ning believes that although Ah Feng's behavior is a little suspicious, when An Junhang was killed, she and Ah Feng were together, and there was alibi evidence, so it was not very suspicious.

Wang Qiang's wounds were still bleeding, and this short and fierce battle had caused him to lose a lot of his physical strength.

Ah Feng also understood that he couldn't delay for too long, seeing that Lu Tianming was approaching, he understood that the situation of one against two was not good, so when Wang Qiang attacked again, he dodged and kicked Wang Qiang's leg, causing the wound to reopen and cause Wang Qiang's pain. Then, Ah Feng snatched the weapon from Wang Qiang's hand, and then stabbed Wang Qiang in the throat.

Wang Qiang screamed in grief, blood kept gushing out from his neck, his eyes were wide, and his life was rapidly leaving.

A third person has already died. Wan Ning combined the known clues and tried her best to think. She observed everyone's faces: Xu Min froze in place, pale; Zhao Mengqi hid behind a pile of furniture, trembling; Lu Tianming stood next to Wang Qiang's corpse, his face dark and unpredictable; Ah Feng, on the other hand, lurks in the dark, his whereabouts unknown.

Who is the murderer?