Absurd deduction game

Five forty in the evening.

Frequent in and out of deductions will always lead to misjudgments of time.

The last time Yu Xing came back, he stayed too long in the snowy mountains. When he entered Nanshui Town, he kept feeling the wind, snow and cold. As a result, when he arrived at the gate of Ruibo University, he realized that spring had already begun.

The students must have just returned to school, and after the last class, they came out for a walk.

The university town is always so vibrant and prosperous. There is a snack street directly opposite the school gate, and there is also a low-key small bar on the street.

Standing at the school gate, you can have a panoramic view of the scene across the road.

In order not to look too unique, Yu Xing put on a jacket over a short-sleeved shirt, simple light blue jeans and sneakers, and blended in perfectly with the student team.

On the contrary, Qu Xianqing was more mature. She wore a long thin windbreaker, her hair was tied into a high ponytail, and she put her hands in her pockets. She looked like a stern sister next to Yu Xing.

The two of them waited here for Zhu Yan to come out.

According to Zhu Yan, the bureau had something to do with her temporarily. She went before five o'clock, so that she could return to the school around six o'clock and meet Yu Xing.

They didn't have to wait long.

"I'm coming!"

A few steps away, a girl dressed neatly rushed over and threw herself into his arms as Yu Xing turned around.

Qu Xianqing raised a faint smile.

The two people had a hidden presence, but when Zhu Yan came, the invisible barrier was broken, causing many people to focus on them.

Yu Xing held Zhu Yan steady and looked at her carefully.

Long time no see, Zhu Yan is still the same.

She is developing with age, following exactly human growth rates.

Under the dusk of sunset, the girl looked happy and pressed her face against Yu Xing's chest, leaving only the top of her hair.

Perhaps no one would have thought that she is the most mysterious "impermanence" of the Mijin City Crime Unit - Zhu Yan seems to have become an urban legend from another angle.

"Senior Zhu Yan!"

Most people knew that they shouldn't disturb others for hugs at this time, but some people still exclaimed.

It can be seen that Zhu Yan is also a famous figure in school.

Zhu Yan raised her head without any scruples and looked at the place where the voice came from. It was a junior student who had just entered school this year and joined her music club.

She smiled at her younger brother, and then whispered to Yu Xing: "There are many people chasing me, and I haven't agreed yet."

Qu Xianqing raised her eyebrows. She was protective of her shortcomings and thought straightforwardly: "If you meet someone you like, you don't have to worry about your identity. You don't know how to eat people."

Yu Xing thought so too. Zhu Yan looked exactly like ordinary people, so as long as she wanted to, she should not have any less deserved experience than ordinary people: "Xiao Ququ is right, this is your freedom."

"No, actually I also want to try the feeling of falling in love, but..."

Zhu Yan whispered, "It's all your fault."

Yu Xing: "?"

According to his observation, Zhu Yan definitely had no such intentions for him, so how could she blame him?

"Having met someone like you, how could I look down on an ordinary human being?" Zhu Yan frowned, looking really sad.

It is said that you should not meet someone who is too stunning when you are young, as it will affect your life.

Zhu Yan had obviously been affected. When she met someone chasing her, she felt that he was far inferior to Yu Xing, so naturally it was difficult for her to be moved.

Qu Xianqing also fell into silence, and then showed the same look in his eyes strangely.

Yu Xing: "..."

Yu Xing knocked each of them angrily: "You are so heartless. You blame me now. Why didn't you blame me when you were a kid?"

Zhu Yan then let go of him with a smile and turned to hold Qu Nianqing's arm: "Let's go buy milk tea!"

The three of them only wandered around the school gate for a while, then walked to the snack street opposite. Their destination was the shopping mall a few hundred meters away, but they could buy some snacks at the snack street first.

A moment later, Yu Xing walked behind holding a cup of milk tea, and could only see the intimate back figures of the two girls.

To be precise, Zhu Yan was the more active, with half of her body pressed against Qu Nianqing's body. Qu Nianqing just responded coldly, one warmly and the other quietly, but inexplicably harmonious.

Hehe, he said he was thinking of himself, but his true colors were revealed so quickly.

Yu Xing couldn't get into the topic of girls, so he could only complain silently from behind.

Only when Yu Xing was approached and asked for his contact information, would they turn around in unison and stare at Yu Xing with burning eyes.

"Sorry." Yu Xing refused again.

He is tall and very oppressive when he is not smiling. Those who are rejected dare not say a word and will only leave disappointed.

The journey was calm and they arrived at the mall smoothly.

Yu Xing paused when he entered the barbecue restaurant.

Wait, why did he use the word "smooth"?

It was as if he subconsciously thought something would happen on this trip.

Yu Xing, who trusted his premonition, suddenly rang the alarm bell and took the initiative to open the game panel and call the system: "Are you there?"

In the real world, the system's presence is minimal, possibly due to a connection strength issue, with the signal only getting stronger when the game panel is turned on.

The system ignored him.

Yu Xing couldn't get the system out. He followed the waiter's guidance and took his seat with some hesitation.

The three people are in a cubicle. Although the surrounding partitions are very thin and there are only three sides, it still gives people a sense of privacy.

Zhu Yan liked this location very much. The next step was to scan the QR code to order and wait for the food to be served. Then the server started to put on the charcoal fire and was ready to help with the barbecue.

Yu Xing politely told the waiter not to come to this table, they would do it themselves.

It was a very enjoyable meal.

Zhu Yan had a lot to say to him. She shared some cases over the past year. After talking about the suspects, she talked about the strange family members. After talking about the family members, she talked about the interesting new people in the police force. She also talked about some high IQ suspects during the interrogation. What a wonderful performance people have.

Yu Xing grilled meat for the two girls, but he didn't take a few bites.

Qu Nianqing's puppet body didn't need to eat, but she ate a lot with Zhu Yan.

Zhu Yan held her chin in one hand and held chopsticks in the other, in a completely relaxed posture. She was chatting while eating, and there seemed to be light in her eyes.

In the second half, she mentioned several tasks that Yu Xing had given her before.

Those task lines were all broken, and some evidence of illegal crimes was found. There were also deduction qualification tests modeled on this, but Zhu Yan kept in mind where her speed was and never touched it.

There are also cases where the investigation turned out to be in the wrong direction - there were many things Yu Xing asked her to investigate, some were clearly actionable, and some were just guesses, and she could let them go after confirming that there were no abnormalities.

"I cleaned up a lot of messes for you!"

Zhu Yan got angry when she talked about this and curled her lips: "I was going to be crazy busy during that time, but it would be better for you to be the boss with just a flick of your hand. You are really not a human being!"

Yu Xing blocked her mouth with a piece of barbecue dipped in sauce, and said with a smile: "Oh, it's all my fault, little Zhu Yan is so awesome."

Zhu Yan hummed, picked up the milk tea next to her and took a long sip.

The barbecue restaurant was very lively, as if they were one of the many living beings, as if life should be like this.

Yu Xing let go of his doubts for a moment. He might have been overthinking it. There was nothing that could be "unsuccessful". It was already past eight o'clock, and they would soon leave the barbecue restaurant and go shopping in the mall.

Just the next moment.

A strange feeling swept over me.

He looked outside the compartment with some feeling. The other customers in the barbecue restaurant were noisy, some were talking and laughing, and some were chatting quietly. There seemed to be nothing unusual.

But people like Qu Nianqing, whose perception was weak due to his puppet body, also turned his head at the same time.

Their eyes fell on a table in the corner.

There was only one person there, and because of the angle, it could only be seen that it was a woman. Her hair was very long, covering her face, and she was wearing a black dress with a low presence.

Her table was dazzling with everything, and the roasted meat exuded a strong aroma, but her bowls and chopsticks were clean and she didn't eat a bite.

The waiters walking around ignored her completely, as if they couldn't see her.

That woman was incompatible with the barbecue restaurant, and even Yu Xing couldn't remember when she was there.

Was that table there just now?

If you have no impression, then you probably don’t have one. This table and this woman both appeared suddenly.

That faint weird aura is emerging from the woman's body.

After looking at it for two seconds, the woman suddenly turned her head and met Yu Xing's gaze.

An eyeball covered with maggots fell down without warning and rolled into a plate filled with barbecue.

[A mapping-type deduction copy is being formed. This copy will continue to harm the real world after being generated, and it needs to be cleared and closed as soon as possible]

The system suddenly came to life and sent out reminders in Yu Xing's mind without emotion.

[This deduction is an eight-player game. The deduction does not occupy real time. Due to the emergency, the eight closest deductions and those with deduction qualifications near the place of origin will be invited to enter. This cannot be refused]

Yu Xing: "?"

He was still thinking that the system would identify which deductions would continue to harm reality and patch the real world.

He was also unlucky enough that it was rare for him to go out for a meal and to witness the formation of a copy of the deduction.

It feels similar to the time in Alice Land.

The next second, his breath hitched.

What do you mean, recruiting people with deduction qualifications?

Doesn't that mean that this game will become a gamer qualification test for some people? Zhu Yan... Zhu Yan!

"Hey, system, are you here?" Yu Xing called coldly in his heart.

Qu Nianqing next to him also had a cold expression on his face, and evil spirits flashed in his eyes.

The crazy system is indeed different from before. In the past, when encountering this kind of thing, it would even seek the opinion of the deducers and only pull in those who voluntarily entered the game.

Not only is it impossible to refuse now, but newcomers who know nothing about it have to be brought in to fill in the qualifications. As we all know, no matter how difficult the formal deduction is, it is much more difficult than the qualification test. This is simply pushing people in to be used as cannon fodder.

Fortunately, the system responded this time.

【……why you? 】

This female voice is full of emotion.

It was as if it had just passively detected the birth of a new derivation copy, and started pulling people in like a programmed procedure. When it heard the call, it raised its eyes to take a look, and saw Yu Xing.

"Don't pull Zhu Yan." Yu Xing warned concisely and concisely, knowing how fast the system's computing speed was and that game information might be reported in a few seconds.

This tone was even more dangerous than when he exposed the face of the evil god of the system in Nanshui Town. He was really angry.

[Okay, I'll skip this candidate. 】

The system with emotions was easy to talk to him, and the three words "candidate" revealed that it had really attracted Zhu Yan just now.

Yu Xing breathed a sigh of relief quietly.

Zhu Yan across the table was oblivious to this, chewing on the barbecue, her cheeks bulging.

Qu Xianqing's voice was calm, so calm that Zhu Yan wouldn't think there was anything special. She said, "Yu Xing."

Yu Xing knew what she meant and nodded imperceptibly: "You want to eat this? I'll bake it for you."

So Qu Nianqing also breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Yan raised her head curiously: "What? Give me a bite."

[The deducers and candidates have assembled]

[Final list: Unknown, Er, Gaolou, Assassin No. 17, Little Heavenly Master, three candidates]

[The game information for this deduction is listed below]

The deduction prompts a blood red color, which brings a burst of stimulation to people's retinas.

[Small deduction: Silent Barbecue Restaurant]

[Type: Mapping deduction game]

[Analysis: This type of deduction is based on real cases, twisting the rules and order to form an absurd space. The game content has a high or low degree of correlation with reality, and ultimately points to part of the truth of reality]

[This deduction game is an eight-player game]

[This deduction game does not occupy real time]

[Friendly reminder: This deduction is too difficult for you, please keep a low profile and do not interfere with other deductions in analyzing the truth. 】

The friendly reminder was obviously targeted at him by the system - it must have been sent by Qu Nianqing.

With the abilities of the two of them, they may be able to violently push the entire copy space within five minutes, and this is something the system does not want to see.

Because the system had given up so decisively and Zhu Yan had given up, Yu Xing decided to give it some face. Moreover, this game did not take up real time. In Zhu Yan's eyes, he and Qu Nianqing might have been the same from beginning to end.

The next second, the surrounding environment became blurry, the noisy sounds gradually faded away, and the figures disappeared one by one.

A feeling of distorted space filled the entire store. Yu Xing felt it clearly this time. His body entered the intersection of two spatial passages, stepping from one passage into the scope of the other.

The whole world had its darkest moment.

When the light came back on, Yu Xing was no longer in his seat, but in a small changing room.

He was wearing a black and white shirt and trousers, a pair of cheap black leather shoes, and a bright red barbecue apron around his waist.

"Xiao Zhang Barbeque Restaurant" is printed in five large golden characters on the chest of the apron.

His hair was tied back, leaving only a few strands of hair on his forehead.

[This deduction requires identity playing, please do things consistent with your identity, no OOC]

[There are two identities in this venue: guest and waiter]

[Your identity is the barbecue restaurant waiter on your first day of work, please obey the foreman's arrangements]

[Task 1: Leave the changing room within one minute and go to the lobby to entertain new guests. 】(End of this chapter)