Rong Yu: "We can deduce from the cause and effect. Because Lawyer Lei killed the illegitimate daughter, Ling, the illegitimate son, Guan killed Lawyer Lei to avenge his adopted sister. The reason Lawyer Lei targeted the illegitimate daughter, Ling is that, from what we see now, the only ones who can truly threaten my brother and me for inheriting the inheritance are the illegitimate daughter, Ling and the illegitimate son, Guan. And the illegitimate daughter, Ling killed my brother first, so Lawyer Lei, to help me, had to target the illegitimate daughter, Ling."
Liu Qingling followed the train of thought provided by Rong Yu for a moment, then said to Rong Yu: "Well done! Then who do you think killed me? Can you deduce it?"
Rong Yu: "I can deduce it, but, is this important?"
A smile tugged at Rong Yu's lips as he said, "This string of plot is only useful for the detective route and the escape route. If you are on the treasure hunt route like me, then whether you know the answer or not isn't important at all."
Liu Qingling suddenly stopped and reached out to grab the blue box from Rong Yu.
But Rong Yu turned sideways to block it, raised his hand, and threw the box towards a spot not far away!
Yin Chengjue was standing right there and easily caught the blue box.
"Ling Ting is the treasure hunt route player, and you are the escape route player. Am I right, Butler Liu?" Yin Chengjue held the box in one hand, behind his back, and made a gesture to Ling Ting, who was hiding behind him.
Ling Ting understood the gesture and immediately ran out from the room, taking the blue box from Yin Chengjue's hands.
She said somewhat unconfidently, "Really give it to me to hold? I'm afraid others will snatch it away. This is very important for us, right?"
Yin Chengjue said firmly, "It's okay. Right now, among the players still participating in the game here, you are the only girl."
Ling Ting: ?
Yin Chengjue gave her a "you know what I mean" look and repeated, "You are the only girl."
Ling Ting blinked, opened the box, and took out the Gundam toy that was clearly well-preserved inside by the villa's owner.
Then, under Liu Qingling's disbelieving gaze, she tucked the Gundam into her clothes.
The other gentlemen who arrived shortly after: ...
"Yin Chengjue! You're playing dirty!" Wei Shu, who didn't know where to start, complained dissatisfiedly.
Rong Yu: "How can this be called playing dirty? Our treasure hunt route and your task routes don't conflict. You find yours, we find ours, river water does not interfere with well water."
[井水不犯河水 (jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ): lit. river water does not interfere with well water; fig. to each their own; minding one's own business without conflict.]
Ling Ting had now grasped the essence of Yin Chengjue's words. She just tucked the Gundam toy, suspected to be the key item for the treasure hunt route, into her embrace, curled up on the ground motionless. The moment Wei Shu stepped forward, Ling Ting exaggeratedly shouted: "Ah! Molestation!"
Wei Shu quickly raised his hands to show innocence and glared angrily at Yin Chengjue and Rong Yu: "Don't use the lady like this! You're taking advantage of my gentlemanly manners!"
Liu Qingling made eye contact with Yang Ji.
Yang Ji waved his hands repeatedly: "No way! Don't look at me! I'm a married man! Before coming on this show, I didn't know the games could be played like this!"
Yin Chengjue: "Don't make it sound like it's our side not following the rules. Clearly, it's your two task routes cooperating against us. On the contrary, we haven't obstructed you or snatched your key clues. We're just trying hard to protect our key item. How is that playing dirty?"
Ling Ting cooperated: "Yeah, yeah! You're being double-standard, you know? The magistrates are free to burn down houses, while the common people are forbidden to light lamps! I'm just protecting our stuff! If you have the ability, come and grab it, come on!"
[只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 (zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ, bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng): lit. The magistrates are free to burn down houses, while the common people are forbidden to light lamps; fig. One set of rules for the powerful and another for the common people; rank hypocrisy.]
Lei Miao, who had come downstairs by now, made a move to grab it upon hearing this.
Ling Ting immediately shouted: "Ah! Molestation!"
Lei Miao helplessly raised his hands in surrender: "Alright, alright, I won't grab it, okay? I just want to know what that thing is. Why can you become fabulously rich after getting it? Can't you satisfy my curiosity?"
Yin Chengjue: "No."
Rong Yu: "Unless we make a deal."
Lei Miao instantly perked up: "What deal?"
Yin Chengjue and Rong Yu exchanged a look. Rong Yu then said to Lei Miao, "Look, you're already down one team member. Now your goal is the same as the detective route's: to find the real murderer. They succeed if they find the murderer, you can resolve the resentment and let the souls bound here by resentment successfully move on if you find the murderer. And I now know who killed Butler Liu and who killed me. I have the evidence of two murderers' crimes."
Lei Miao frowned: "So you mean?"
Yin Chengjue: "Abandon the detective route and cooperate with us. We have what your escape route wants here."
Wei Shu: !?
Wei Shu: "Damn! You're actually poaching right in front of us!"
Yin Chengjue ignored Wei Shu's irritable outburst and extended his right hand to Lei Miao: "So? It's a good deal, right?"
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