Wan Ning opened her eyes and found that Lu Tianming had rushed out of the door, and not far from her was Ah Feng, while on the other side was Zhao Mengqi, who was already lying in a pool of blood.

"I'm not a murderer!" Wan Ning said quickly, realizing that the situation had changed.

Ah Feng didn't act immediately, just stared at the dagger she was holding in her hand. Wan Ning knew what he was worried about, and he successfully attacked Lu Tianming, giving people the impression of being ruthless. She understood that Ah Feng must have been secretly observing them, and saw that there was a conflict between the three of them, so she showed up to enjoy the benefits of the fisherman.

"This Lu Tianming is disguised!" Wan Ning explained to Ah Feng: "I just took the opportunity to make a move. ”

But Ah Feng still didn't react, just continued to stare at her. Wan Ning quickly revealed all her thoughts: "When talking to him, this Lu Tianming showed his flaws. ”

She casually mentions the murder case in the Renfu community, but discovers that the murderer in the castle has a similar way of taking his heart. Her original intention was to connect the two cases in order to figure out the psychology of the murderer. But what she didn't expect was that when she was talking about the case in Renfu Community, Lu Tianming actually showed that she didn't know anything. This big case that caused a sensation in the whole country happened in Ancheng, and as a reporter of Ancheng Chenhui Daily, Lu Tianming didn't know anything about it?

If this is just a coincidence, then the next mentioned Huangdao beer is her temptation. She pretended to talk about Hwangdo beer, which is a specialty of Anseong. Although Lu Tianming nodded in understanding, in fact, Huangdao beer is not a product of Ancheng, but from her hometown Huangdao City.

After listening to Wan Ning's explanation, Ah Feng's expression finally changed, and he pointed to the dagger in Wan Ning's hand, indicating that the suspicion had been lifted. Wan Ning immediately put the dagger back in her pocket, showing her sincerity.

"So, the murderer is Lu Tianming?" Ah Feng pondered for a moment and said, "It's really unexpected, at first I thought it was Wang Qiang, and then I doubted you. ”

"Then why are you still suspicious of me?" Wan Ning asked puzzled.

Ah Feng thought for a moment and explained: "It seems that we are all controlled by Lu Tianming, but all the clues related to the ancient castle were discovered by you. You're like a real director, leading us to cannibalism. ”

"Well, you're overestimating me." Wan Ning replied with a chuckle, and then asked, "Have you been spying on us all this time?" ”

"Yes, if I can't find the real culprit, I will not hesitate to kill all of you." Ah Feng uttered a rather cold word. Although it sounded a little arrogant, Wan Ning, who knew his strength, knew that this was not a threat, but his real plan. Ah Feng really intends to solve the situation by killing everyone.

This plan once flashed in Wan Ning's mind, but due to her own lack of strength, she gave up this idea and was forced to follow Lu Tianming, almost dying as a result.

"If Lu Tianming is the murderer, then his disguise is really perfect, I have never doubted it." Ah Feng said.

"No, the fake Lu Tianming is the murderer, and the real Lu Tianming is not the murderer!" Wan Ning corrected.

"What?" Ah Feng was a little confused.

"I mean, the original Lu Tianming is real, he is indeed an ordinary person, and he was involved in this incident like us, and Lu Tianming just now was the murderer, he was replaced, and the real Lu Tianming may have suffered an accident."

As for when Lu Tianming was replaced, Wan Ning guessed that it should have been outside the castle not long ago, when he got rid of the skeleton man's pursuit, and then appeared in the castle hall. After all, the situation was critical at the time, and she saw Lu Tianming being entangled by two skeleton men, and then suddenly he appeared in the hall.

Wan Ning was sure that there was no problem with Lu Tianming at the beginning, because there were no flaws in his speech logic, quick thinking, and good at summarizing. And now Lu Tianming always exudes an indescribable feeling, is it gloomy? Or hypocrisy? Wan Ning was not smart after the fact, but when she was talking to him just now, she felt the kindness he deliberately showed.

The originally close-knit small team has now collapsed, and everyone has a bad heart, and Lu Tianming just now brought her a different feeling than before. Wanning has always had the ability to observe small emotional changes in others, a habit she has developed since she was a child, because she has always been sensitive because of the lack of love. She habitually observes other people's movements and micro-expressions.

"Then we found out the real culprit, this side quest? Isn't that the end of it? Ah Feng suddenly had a look of approval for Wan Ning. He began to trust the girl who could remain calm and analytical in such a dangerous situation, and slowly followed her train of thought.

"Find out the real culprit, not just reveal the identity of the murderer." Wan Ning clarified: "This is like the difference between the criminal police solving the case and the witnesses reporting the crime. If we only reveal that the fake Lu Tianming is the murderer, it is not enough to meet the conditions for us to find the real murderer. We must know the true identity of the fake Lu Tianming and how he accomplished all of this. This is the real finding of the real culprit. ”

"But isn't the murderer the Count? The Earl pretended to be Lu Tianming. Ah Feng hesitated as he spoke, as he began to realize that he could not fully explain the whole incident, and he could not even be sure if the Earl was the murderer, nor how those people died before he disguised himself as Lu Tianming.

"The murderer must be the Count himself." Wan Ning was convinced. She carefully observed Zhao Mengqi's body, Zhao Mengqi's eyes were still wide open, her face was distorted, and the position of the heart had been dissected, and the heart had been removed.

"You two behaved strangely just now, Zhao Mengqi squatted on the ground and cried all the time, and you waved the dagger indiscriminately, when I arrived, Lu Tianming had already killed Zhao Mengqi, and then took her heart, and only ran away after seeing me."

"I myself fell into a hallucination, and Zhao Mengqi was the same. The Count seems to possess a dark power that manipulates people's hearts, akin to illusion or sorcery. Luckily, I had a weapon in my hand, so I took the initiative and was able to stay on attack even when I was hallucinating. The Count has been collecting hearts, and I guess he might need seven, and there are only two left at the moment. ”

Wan Ning looked at Ah Feng. In the end, only two participants are left in this murderous game, and the real murderer reveals his hideous nature, ready to hunt them all down in order to complete his sacrificial ritual.

"We'll go out together tomorrow to investigate, and I've got some guesses." Wan Ning proposed.

Ah Feng nodded. He unconsciously began to trust the girl, and between the two, Wan Ning had already taken the lead in the action.

The third day came, and as soon as it was dawn, Wan Ning took Ah Feng to inspect the bodies of An Junhang, Wang Qiang, and Xu Min in turn. Without exception, even Xu Min, who died outside the ancient castle, had a huge blood hole in his left chest, and his heart was taken away.

"Only Xiaode's body can't be found!" Wan Ning looked at the garden in the distance and said in a deep voice.

"Xiaode?" Ah Feng also suddenly remembered the man who died outside at the beginning, he followed Wan Ning's train of thought, and suddenly realized, "You mean?" ”

"The murderer is Xiao De, and he is the earl."

Wan Ning nodded, and then continued to analyze: "We always thought that Xiao De was the first to die, but in fact, he just pretended to be dead, ruled out his suspicions early, got rid of the shackles of the incident, monitored our every move as an observer, created internal strife, and then defeated us one by one. ”

Ah Feng was already completely shocked, and his usually calm expression also became stunned by Wan Ning's reasoning. Seeing Wan Ning pause, he asked, "How are you sure that the murderer is Xiaode?" Is it just because the corpses are gone? Are there any other possibilities? ”

"Of course it's more than that." Wan Ning chuckled in response, and continued, "Remember the order in which we took turns on the first night? ”

"Remember, the three of us are me, Xiaode and Wang Qiang in order."

"When the skeleton appeared, we couldn't open the front door, there was a hand and foot on the door, but who had a chance to do that? I found out that when the skeleton appeared, it was Wang Qiang who was on duty at night, and it was Xiaode's turn before him. He laid everything down while we fell asleep, locked the door, and lured the skeleton in. ”

"Of course, this is just a speculation on my part, and more importantly, think about it, what does Xiaode look like?" Wan Ning continued to ask.

"Xiaode is very ordinary, combing his back hair." Ah Feng tried to recall Xiaode's appearance, but couldn't recall it.

"Is it impossible to recall what he looked, what he was wearing, or even whether he was handsome or not?" "It's as if he's just an abstract concept and not a real person." I only found out after the fake Lu Tianming was exposed, and I couldn't see his face clearly at all. Combined with the ability he had just cast on me to hallucinate me, I thought it was his method, an illusion, a witchcraft, or magic that could make people perceive something that was contrary to common sense. ”

After Wan Ning finished analyzing, her taste was dry, she opened a bottle of mineral water, took a sip, and then handed it to Ah Feng. She continued: "Since the earl can disguise himself as Lu Tianming, then he can also disguise himself as Xiaode. From the very beginning, our conversation exposes the hint that you can't leave the castle in the mission, and he's clearly not from the modern world like us, so he's not bound by the rules. He pretended to be dead 500 meters away, making it impossible for us to examine the body, and then proceeded with his plan. He was very cautious, did not say much, did not reveal that he was not from our modern society. From the very beginning, he stepped out of the rules, sat back and watched us doubt each other and kill each other. ”

[Side Quest: Find the Real Culprit]

The task is complete.

Ah Feng looked at the hint that the task was completed, and now completely believed Wanning's reasoning. He secretly sighed that Wanning's thinking was meticulous, and at the same time he felt afraid. He didn't expect that the murderer turned out to be Xiaode, who died at the beginning. Without Wan Ning, he might have lost his way like a headless fly and ended up being killed by the calculations of the insidious murderer.

"So, what do we do next?" Ah Feng asked.

Wan Ning breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the hint that the task was complete. She knew that her analysis, while not absolutely infallible, was the most likely scenario, based on a summary of all known clues.

"We're going to kill the Count!" Wan Ning said firmly: "This night has passed, which is the deadline of the mission. The Count will not let us go easily, we can't hide passively, we must take the initiative! ”

She realizes that the skeletons may not be on the same side as the murderer. If so, the Count can summon a large number of skeleton monsters with just a wave of his arm, without having to play a guessing game with them himself. This also means that the Count's power is limited.

Since the skeleton and the killer may not be on the same side, she may be able to exert some influence in this situation.

Wan Ning smiled and said to Ah Feng, "If I am killed, the Earl will appear." ”