Live Action Murder Mystery

After all, everyone in the discussion room is there.

At this moment, Yang Ye and Gu Liang did not continue to discuss anything in detail.

In order to hurry up and finish their lunch quickly, several players decided to give up the rest time and go to investigate first.

On the one hand, Gu Liang eats slowly, on the other hand, he wants to have a good chat with Yang Ye.

So, in the end, only the two of them remained in the discussion room.

Going to the door to check and confirm that there are no players, Gu Liang justly closed the door and returned to his seat.

Gu Liang said to Yang Ye: "By the way, I can explain the mural to everyone later. At this time, I would like to ask, what do you think of the vote just now?"

Yang Ye thought for a while, and said: "The first question, vote for the boss, there is no suspense. The third question, who killed the famous ladies and housekeepers, there are too few clues, so we can only think from who knows Meidesign, the results of the vote It’s very uniform, and there’s nothing wrong with it. The fourth question is to ask who is a vampire. The real vampire has to hide it, but for good people, it’s okay to only vote for me and Su Lan.”

"Only the second question is actually not just Su Lan. There are many suspects, but everyone's votes are too unified."

"Yes. That's it." Gu Liang said, "Su Lan voted for you, it should be a vent. Li Xiaoyu voted with me, as expected. But even Meng Qiancheng, he didn't vote with me. And the two new players ... all voted for Su Lan."

Yang Yedao: "This only means that what they know is much more than what they say."

"Maybe it's not just you and me who have been systematically organized into a group. Others also have something to hide in common."

"In my opinion, many people's timelines are too blank. But in fact, they may be able to confirm each other. It's just that they help each other hide it for branch lines or for other reasons. Just like you and I hide each other .”

After listening to Yang Ye's words, Gu Liang let out a sigh of relief, pressed the space between his eyebrows, and thought that this might indeed be the case.

When everyone is discussing the second question "Who killed the chef".

Su Lan asked Gu Liang, saying that his timeline was too simple, and Gu Liang could only explain from the elevator stop for the time being.

He did get off the elevator after 9 o'clock.

But this thing is actually flawed.

Mama Ai and Boss Mei were the first to arrive in the kitchen. It was 9 o'clock at that time, and they were the first to discover the body.

That means someone killed the cook before 9 o'clock.

It is very easy to manipulate the elevator and figure out which floor it stops on.

Even if Li Xiaoyu hadn't taken the initiative to say that she had paid attention to the elevator, no one could prove that the elevator stopped on the first floor before 9 o'clock.

So in fact, no one can prove that Gu Liang didn't go downstairs before 9 o'clock.

Su Lan didn't continue to entangle with Gu Liang about this matter at that time, Gu Liang was understandable.

Because she was the one who committed the murder in the kitchen before 9 o'clock, and she might also be the one who passed the elevator in the lobby before 9 o'clock.

If she still said that she came after 9 o'clock, Gu Liang's suspicion would not change.

If she insisted on labeling Gu Liang as a suspect, she could only say that she saw the elevator moving before 9 o'clock with her own eyes, then she would blew herself up and lied.

In addition to the fact that time is running out, she has no need to defend herself.

Thinking of this, Gu Liang said to Yang Ye: "You are right. Then, the two new players who followed me, Sister Mei and Boss Mei, they are more likely to hide the story. They can form a group. But from another angle--"

"Boss Mei and Mama Ai came to the main hall together, and Sister Mei and Mr. Rong arrived together. They can also form a two-two combination. The stories of these four people are a bit mysterious, and they may have stories about each other."

Yang Ye added: "The discussion time is only 15 minutes. After everyone finishes talking about the timeline, there is not much time left."

"At this moment, there must be one thing on their minds - I have concealed the story, and my timeline is blank. What should I do if someone asks me?"

"They have to protect themselves first, so they don't have much energy and time to question you. That's one of them."

"Secondly, it's what I just said. Two or even four of them cross-checked the timeline, and in fact locked the suspicion on you, me, and Dream Tourist."

Gu Liang let out a long breath. "I get it... I get it completely."

Gu Liangdao: "So, it is possible that the real situation is like this - in the eyes of other people, especially Boss Mei and Sister Mei, you, the question mark, Dream Tourist, and me, the three of us are the most suspicious. You should It's a vampire, so they didn't run away. So, they wanted to see who might be a vampire among me and Dream Tourist."

"In their eyes, that question is actually a choice between me and Meng Tourist."

"Since there is no evidence that vampires can change from male to female based on 'limited clues' reasoning, girls are more likely. After all, they are princesses, not princes. So they voted for Dream Tourist. Sure enough."

After listening to Gu Liang's words, Yang Ye nodded.

At the same time, his gaze became somewhat meaningful.

Gu Liang asked him: "What did you think of?"

Yang Ye squinted his eyes, the pupils under the lenses looked a little deep. "In this way, the real reason why Meng Qiancheng voted for Li Xiaoyu is rather contrived. You think... is it possible that he is playing against logic?"

Gu Liang couldn't help being serious. "You mean, his identity is doubtful."

"When you explained your timeline, he helped you and convinced everyone that you really have a cleansing habit, so it is possible to choose to take a shower first and then do the task."

Yang Yedao, "I was a little confused at the time."

"Let's talk about the last question, who is the vampire. Everyone chose me and Su Lan, wrong. Other ordinary people don't know why they were wrong, because they haven't found the clue of Earl William yet."

"But you and I know, because there are three vampires. The reason why everyone answered wrong is not because they chose the wrong person, but because they chose less people."

"You are in the transition period, let's not count for now. I am the earl, Su Lan is the princess, and everyone has lost one person - the Duke."

Coming out of the discussion room is the same black wall and thick iron door as the first floor.

Yang Ye and Gu Liang walked in the dark corridor with a flashlight.

There is no movement on this floor, it seems that the players have gone to other floors.

Unexpectedly, there was a wind blowing, and there was a creaking sound from a certain room, and some people shuddered.

Yang Ye held the flashlight in one hand, and the other hand naturally raised up, hooked Gu Liang's palm, and then held it firmly.

"you……"

"I'm afraid you're afraid."

"What am I afraid of?"

"Who is afraid of ghosts calling me? Who is too scared to see a doll?"

"...?" Gu Liang frowned, "I'm a bit jealous of dolls, but what do you mean don't want them?"

"Cough." Yang Ye said seriously, "Let's solve the case. There really doesn't seem to be much to see on this floor. Which floor do you want to go to?"

"..." Gu Liang said: "Let's go to the fifth floor first. On the one hand, our next task is to find the murderer who killed Ai Meili. It is better to go to the fifth floor where she lives to see the situation. It is a half-finished product, and I want to take a closer look at the various rooms."

The reason why Gu Liang called the fifth floor a semi-finished product was because it was different from the third and fourth floors as a whole. When the elevator door opened, there were carpets, flowers, and gold-inlaid decorations on the walls.

When the elevator door on the fifth floor opened, it was actually the same as the first and second floors, with black walls and big iron doors.

It takes some distance in the hallways before the gorgeous carpets and trim begin.

The lady's bedroom is also in that part.

Yang Ye: "Semi-finished product? Well, I understand what you mean. Why do you think this is?"

Gu Liang said: "I think this clue may point to the fact that Princess Rose is not Emily's daughter."

"The earliest owners of this ancient castle were only the Duke and the Princess. One of them lived on the fourth floor and the other lived on the third floor. People were locked in the iron gate on the first floor, while livestock were kept on the second floor."

"As for the fifth and sixth floors, they are vacant. At that time, the Duke may feel that there were not enough cells, so iron gates were repaired on the fifth floor to detain people or animals."

"Until he met Ai Meili and decided to make her his wife, he gave her the fifth floor. He probably asked his servants to arrange a master bedroom first, and then decorated the surrounding corridors and carpets , let Ai Meili live in temporarily. The rest of the fifth floor will be slowly repaired by him."

"It's just that before the fifth floor was completely decorated, an accident happened in the castle."

"In this way, the story is relatively reasonable and can explain why the fifth floor is in such a situation."

After entering the elevator, Gu Liang raised his hand and pressed the fifth floor.

The elevator went up, but stopped on the fourth floor. It seems that some players pressed the elevator on the fourth floor.

Gu Liang suddenly thought of something, raised his hand and pulled it out of Yang Ye's hand.

Yang Ye's eyes were sharp and his hands quickly grasped it again. "Honey, are you sorry?"

"What did you call me?"

Gu Liang's ending sound has changed, probably a combination of extreme surprise, inconceivable, incomprehensible, and a little flustered emotions.

Yang Ye smiled.

It was the first time he had heard Gu Liang's tone raised like this.

But Yang Ye still didn't embarrass him, let go of his hand, and only whispered in his ear: "Come and hold me whenever you are afraid. It's okay. Don't be shy. It's just holding my husband's hand, why be ashamed?"

Gu Liang: "..."

The elevator door opens.

Outside the door is Li Xiaoyu.

Li Xiaoyu blinked her eyes. "Hey, you two finally came up. I was going upstairs to find them. They are all on the fifth floor."

Gu Liang: "Are you alone on the fourth floor?"

Li Xiaoyu shook her head: "No. I'm with Su Lan. I found something. I want to go upstairs and call everyone down. Hey——"

Li Xiaoyu looked Gu Liang up and down. "Why is your face so red?"

Gu Liang: "..."

Li Xiaoyu glanced at Yang Ye with a meaningful look in his eyes.

Yang Ye raised his eyebrows, looked at the notebook in her hand, walked out of the elevator with Gu Liang, and said to Li Xiaoyu, "What did you find, please share it with us first."

"I know! I know why the Duke crossed over!"

Speaking of this, Li Xiaoyu looked at Yang Ye, narrowed her eyes, and looked distrusting him, "Wait, aren't you the Duke? You must know about this."

"I'm really not a duke. Didn't you vote wrong?"

Yang Ye asked, "Where did you find it? Take us to have a look."

"Oh, that's right... well, I found it in the duke's room."

Li Xiaoyu was taken by Yang Ye and Gu Liang, and returned to the Duke's room, forgetting to call other people for a moment.

Li Xiaoyu said: "Anyway, this clue shows that it was indeed the Duke who led everyone to cross. What kind of magic did he cast on the mural. You will know after reading this book."

Gu Liang said: "Murals? That means my guess is correct. But this is not a simple 'traversal', it is part of the space that overlaps in time and space. This part of the space refers to the place with murals."

Li Xiaoyu hurriedly asked: "Huh? Time and space overlap? What do you mean! Tell us about it!"

Gu Liangdao: "There are two time-spaces in one space, 300 years ago and 300 years later. Now these two time-spaces are merged together. The medium that combines them is murals. Only places that can be affected by murals Time and space overlap. This explains why some things travel through and some don't."

"The closed areas on the first and second floors are cells for people and animals respectively. There are no murals in the cells."

"So the corpses in this part of the area have not been traversed, they have decayed, weathered, and it took 300 years to see the light of day again."

"Next is the lobby on the first floor. There are three paintings of portraits, roses, and sunflowers. These three paintings existed not only 300 years ago, but also 300 years later. It is estimated that because of the historical value, Mr. Rong bought them , did not destroy them, but preserved them. Therefore, these three murals have caused the lobby space to overlap in time and space, and all kinds of sundries scattered in the castle lobby 300 years ago have come 300 years later."

"From the third floor to the fourth floor, there are murals in the corridors and various rooms; the fifth floor is not completely decorated, but the rooms we went to, such as Ai Meili's, the paintings inside are completely preserved. Therefore, the murals in these places, What was 300 years ago remains the same 300 years later. As in the lobby, these murals became a medium linking two time and space. All items came directly to this time and space, so the roses are still bright, and Ai Meili's body is not Rot."

"Finally to the sixth floor. It was redecorated by Mr. Rong. But after 300 years, the murals in some places are probably damaged, so Mr. Rong asked someone to find a painter to paint again. Others are not damaged Yes, it remains the same."

"Or it may be that the sixth floor was vacant 300 years ago. There was not much decoration, so there were not many murals. We saw murals in every room and corridor because Mr. Rong renovated it. It’s time to get it up.”

"In short, the murals added by Mr. Rong have no magic and cannot form a medium. Only real antique murals have this power."

"Therefore, some rooms on the sixth floor have time-space overlapping phenomena, while others do not. This explains, Xiaoyu, why you saw some rooms with bats and some without."

After the explanation, Gu Liang thought of the first meeting between him and Yang Yechen.

As the earl, Yang Ye went to sleep in a room on the sixth floor of the castle last night.

That room corresponds to 300 years later, and it is the room where Gu Liang stayed as a Ming actor.

Yang Ye mentioned in the morning that his room has the same murals as Gu Liang's room.

Therefore, after the mural made this time and space overlap, Yang Ye came over.

Yang Ye's room was empty, so he didn't bring anything, except the bat in the bathroom.

The location of the bathroom, corresponding to 300 years ago, is estimated to be a dark room for bats to rest. It is connected to the master bedroom and belongs to the range affected by the murals.

So, time is superimposed on the same space, and the bat also came to the bathroom.

So far, it appears that is the case, unmistakably so.

The only thing I don't know is what happened last night corresponding to the time 300 years ago.

As Earl William, Yang Ye received a letter from the Duke telling him to go directly to the sixth floor to check in.

Therefore, Earl William, who came to the castle, never saw the Duke and Princess.

——Does this mean that the Duke and Princess that night were hiding in other floors to cast spells?

At this moment, everyone has come to the door of the Duke's room.

"This book was found in the cabinet next to the coffin. You can go in and have a look."

Li Xiaoyu looked at Gu Liang, "Also, I understand what you just said about the overlap of time and space. But I have a question."

Gu Liang: "You ask."

Li Xiaoyu asked: "Where did the former servants go? It stands to reason that they would also come across, at least part of them."

Gu Liang thought for a while and said: "One possibility is that we can directly enter the investigation link now. As this kind of NPC, they don't participate in the investigation, just like the guards and disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect. But if it's not like this... That wouldn't be easy."

"But consider this matter slowly. Let's do the second phase of the task first."

Gu Liang, Yang Ye and Li Xiaoyu entered the Duke's room together.

Su Lan was also inside, and she was waiting for Li Xiaoyu to call other players over.

Seeing the situation in front of her, Su Lan asked Li Xiaoyu: "Where are the others? Why are there just the two of them?"

Li Xiaoyu blinked her eyes: "After reading this, let's go up together and talk to everyone. Anyway, I think this matter has little to do with the second stage."

Su Lan said nothing with a cold face, and just continued to search for other cabinets.

Yang Ye and Gu Liang ignored her, pulled two sofas and sat down, ignoring the coffin next to them, and looked at the notebook by the light of the candles.

There are two pages in the book.

On the first page, strange formations are drawn, and on the other page, words are written.

The text is divided into two parts, the top is Chinese, and the bottom is English.

It is written in Chinese: "According to old fortune telling, the dead duchess will be reincarnated in 300 years. If you don't want to wait 300 years, you can travel through time and space to go 300 years later."

"Too many people have died in this castle, and the power of resentment is very powerful. You can use and transform its power to make it work for you. The murals are all over the castle, so they can become a medium for absorbing resentment. You follow The spells I gave you, use your own blood, to hide the blood curses in the murals. They can absorb resentment, and then possess powerful energy."

"Of course, the location of the murals is particular. You can make adjustments according to my instructions. All the murals in this castle can be connected to form a magic circle. When the magic circle is finally completed, you can go to 300 Years later, find the reincarnation of your lover."

As for the English below this page, it is purely a translation of this text.

It seems that the Duke hired an oriental magician to write this passage, and then hired someone else to translate it.

After reading the book, Yang Ye said, "This shows three things, first, the reason why the murals can overlap time; second, before the words on this book were written, Ai Meili was dead; third— —”

Yang Ye looked at Li Xiaoyu: "So, you are the reincarnation of Ai Meili, right?"

"That might be. But I don't really have any memory."

Li Xiaoyu frowned, with disgust in his eyes, "If I was ruined by such a big devil in my previous life, I would be disgusted to death. Besides, after I finally died and escaped his claws, I can still be found by him in my next life." ? Then I’m really crazy.”

Yang Ye looked at Su Lan again. "Princess, do you know about time travel?"

"I don't know." Su Lan said.

Yang Ye asked: "All right. This is your father's private matter. Then you know something about the murder of your wife, right?"

Su Lan: "I don't know."

Yang Ye didn't say anything, just subconsciously glanced at Gu Liang.

He was fine, but he was actually quite worried that Gu Liang would feel awkward because of this kind of thing.

But Gu Liang just lowered his head and flipped through the rest of the pages of the book, as if to see if there was anything that had been missed.

He did not express any opinion on the matter.

After all, Li Xiaoyu saw something, stepped forward and took Su Lan's arm, and said in a low voice: "Actually... I probably guessed something. You are not happy. But... But there is no way. According to my experience , Straight ones can bend. But those who are naturally curved, it’s hard to be straight. You can’t force it. Everyone still...mainly do tasks?"

Su Lan's eyes were cold and her face was sullen, but she couldn't help laughing angrily at Li Xiaoyu's words. "What do you little girl know? Based on your experience? You are not a man."

"I'm not a man, but I know this circle deeply." Li Xiaoyu said.

"Alright, alright."

Su Lan patted her on the shoulder, "My attitude is not very good, and I'm also a little angry. Especially when voting, the side mission directly failed, and it was Gu Liang who did it, so it's a bit..."

"But the game is a matter of life and death, so I won't really be uncooperative. I really don't know."

Gu Liang raised his head this time and asked her: "We speculate that you are not Ai Meili's daughter, you were born with the Duke and his ex-wife?"

"Yes. I became a vampire when I became an adult."

Su Lan said, "My father was originally a nobleman. He married a well-matched wife and gave birth to me. Later, vampires swept our city, and we all became vampires. Later, during a battle between werewolves and vampires, My mother died. My father took me and my servants and fled here all the way.”

"It's basically the same as the public plot you've heard, I just added details."

Speaking of this, recalling something, Su Lan said again: "He bewitched the villagers here and made everyone worship him as a god. He said he would give everyone eternal life, but in fact he turned some people into vampires. Later, , he captured a lot of people and made himself stronger and stronger by sucking blood."

"Once, one of the people captured by his men was named Ai Meili. He fell in love with Ai Meili."

"In the beginning, my father didn't turn her into a vampire, but let her follow him in a human way."

"Vampires have no soul and cannot be illuminated by mirrors. In fact, this means that after a person becomes a vampire, in a sense, he is already dead. According to my personal understanding, he died as a person and continued to live as a different species. So vampires sleep in coffins, not beds."

"My father originally didn't want to 'kill' her so quickly. But she always wanted to escape, so my father killed her family, killed her, and turned her into a vampire, so that she could never return to the world she wanted to return to. .”

After a pause, Su Lan continued: "There are three kinds of results of a vampire's inhalation. First, it simply sucks blood and does not suck the person to death; second, it sucks the blood and makes the person die; After that person is killed, returning a little of his own blood can turn that person into a vampire."

"But in the third way, people will not become vampires immediately, but there is a transformation period."

Hearing this, Gu Liang and Yang Ye looked at each other calmly.

Su Lan didn't notice it and continued talking. "The transformation period is roughly like, one hour is a human, one hour is a vampire, alternate back and forth."

"Ai Meili likes sunshine very much. So, during the three days of transformation, every time she transformed back into a human, she would go to the garden. The garden at that time...was different from now. My father planted a special one for her. sunflower."

"After staying in the garden for less than an hour, she had to be taken back to the castle by the servants before she became a vampire. After an hour, she could return to the garden."

"Every time she leaves the castle to go to the garden, she is very happy, and when she returns to the castle an hour later, she will be very depressed."

"Okay. I know everything I can say. I continue to lose my temper. You really think I'm so small-minded."

Su Lan glanced at Yang Ye and Gu Liang, and then at Li Xiaoyu beside her. "Little girl, I've told you everything I know."

"The matter about Ai Meili—" Li Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, but still asked.

Su Lan frowned at this moment: "I also find this very strange. I must have thought of killing her. After all, my father likes her so much. I am afraid that in the future, my father will spend all his wealth and magic power Pass it all to her, not me."

"But...whether I did it in the end. I don't know. I really don't know. I may have lost my memory. So, I am also looking for clues about Emily and Princess Rose."

Why is this happening?

Princess Rose remembers everything else, why doesn't she just remember whether she killed Ai Meili or not?

Furthermore, Princess Rose just mentioned that the battle between werewolves and vampires happened to the Duke.

This is why the Duke fled to the East.

But according to what Yang Ye said that day, he escaped here because of the battle between werewolves and vampires.

——Is it just because the two fight frequently?

Gu Liang always felt that there was something wrong with some key details.

After thinking about it, Gu Liang asked Su Lan again: "Have you ever drunk a lot of human blood?"

Su Lan shook her head: "I'm not as cruel as my father. I'm not. The animals on the second floor were prepared for me. I sucked the blood of animals. Ai Meili did the same to me later."

Gu Liang: "Your father is not afraid of light because of his great strength. He has sucked too much human blood. When Ai Meili was in the transformation period, she was not afraid of light when she was a human being, and afraid of light when she was not a human being. What about you? Are you afraid? Is it sunny?"

Su Lan frowned when she heard this question.Then she said: "I don't know. In my story, there is no statement about whether I am afraid of light or not. I don't think I should be afraid."