Survival game: my plug-ins can stack up

Chapter 161 The murderer is... (6k)

The reason why Fan Xiaodan agreed to Zhao Xun's move of the body and took the initiative to help him was to create an opportunity for the two of them to be alone together.

She wanted to test it again to confirm whether Zhao Xun really made a new discovery.

She knew that even if she was alone, she might not be able to pry Zhao Xun's mouth open.

But all she had to do was observe Zhao Xun's reaction and make sure that Zhao Xun really gained something.

The rest is up to her to check.

Since Zhao Xun could see something from the suitcase, she also had a chance to see it.

Later, she went to look through everyone's suitcases. If you don't believe it, she won't gain anything at all.

Zhao Xun knew that Fan Xiaodan was testing himself. He smiled and asked, "Don't you believe what I just said? I did think I had made a new discovery, but later I found out that I was overthinking."

Fan Xiaodan has been carefully observing Zhao Xun's expression, but it is difficult for her to judge anything from Zhao Xun's expression.

After a moment's hesitation, she decided to trust her instincts.

She couldn't tell anything. It wasn't necessarily because Zhao Xun really didn't find new clues. It was also possible that Zhao Xun was very good at hiding, and her ability to read people was not good enough, so she couldn't tell.

In this case, she might as well trust her instincts.

She would check everyone's suitcases later. If she couldn't find any clues, she would have to consider herself unlucky.

Thinking of this, she made a request to Zhao Xun: "Then show me your suitcase. I think that's okay?"

"If you want to see it, of course you can." Zhao Xun agreed readily without any hesitation.

"However, if I want to go upstairs, I have to find a few people to accompany me. I'm afraid it's just me or two people. I'm afraid you're not worried, right?" He looked at Fan Xiaodan with a smile, "Or do you plan to just accompany me? go?"

Fan Xiaodan thought for a few seconds and replied: "Besides me, please call one more person."

Zhao Xun had no objection to this: "Okay, but before that, I want to go to the toilet."

He knew that Fan Xiaodan definitely wanted to go with him.

This not only prevents him from hiding important information, but also allows you to check the suitcase immediately.

But in order to reassure others, Fan Xiaodan would most likely have to call someone else.

Therefore, Zhao Xun will not object to Fan Xiaodan's request.

"Why do you want to go to the toilet at this time?" Fan Xiaodan asked suspiciously.

Faced with Fan Xiaodan's suspicion, Zhao Xun was not angry and just chuckled: "I haven't been to the toilet all afternoon. Is there anything wrong with going to the toilet all of a sudden just after dinner?"

Fan Xiaodan looked embarrassed for a moment, feeling that he was a little too suspicious and unreasonable.

"Okay." She agreed, "I'll wait for you at the bathroom door."

"Okay." Zhao Xun agreed, turned around and walked to the bathroom.

When passing by the living room, Gu Xiaoyun and Dou Yaohui asked where Zhao Xun and Fan Xiaodan were going. They heard that they were going to the toilet, so they didn't ask again.

Before Zhao Xun closed the toilet door, he said to Fan Xiaodan: "It may take about ten minutes, big size."

Fan Xiaodan nodded unnaturally: "I understand."

Zhao Xun closed the door, locked it, and sat down on the toilet lid.

When he came in, he didn't really want to use the bathroom.

But when things got to this point, he had to squeeze out some time to be alone and sort out his thoughts.

Because he suspected that the serial killer in this dream game was himself.

He saw a mark the size of a sesame seed on the lever of his suitcase, three winding lines, which were exactly the same as the marks on the glass bottles and powerful pliers.

The moment he saw the mark, he made this bold guess.

But he cannot jump to conclusions and needs more proof.

So he looked in other people's suitcases.

If everyone has this mark on their suitcase, then this mark may just be an anti-counterfeiting mark from a certain manufacturer, and there is no need for him to suspect that he is the murderer.

But when he saw that Dou Yaohui's lever didn't have the same marks, he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Just in case he missed it, he looked elsewhere in the suitcase.

Just like the markings on glass bottles and forceps are in different locations, maybe the markings on different suitcases will also appear in different locations, so he carefully checked every detail of other people's suitcases.

As it turned out, no one else's suitcase had such markings except his.

Since this mark is unique to him, doesn't it prove that the glass bottle containing cyanide (anti-shielding) compound and the powerful pliers used to cut off the suspension bridge should also belong to him?

Then, he should be the real culprit who killed Grandpa Feng.

He specifically asked Grandma Feng the time he showed up at the apartment to determine whether he had the time to commit the crime.

It turns out that there is.

He had already moved into the apartment at six o'clock. In the eyes of others, he had not left the house all morning.

There were so many opportunities for him to avoid other people, climb out of windows, and sabotage the drawbridge.

He would not be injured if he jumped directly from the second floor window, not to mention that there was a patch of grass below, which not only acted as a buffer, but also reduced the sound of landing.

In addition, when Liu Mei and Jiang Shuai were not in the room, he had enough time to blame the glass bottle and the powerful forceps on these two people.

Jiang Shuai lives in the room next to him, and Liu Mei's room is directly above him.

They are all the closest rooms. It is very convenient to enter through the window and will not attract the attention of others at all.

The only thing he didn't think clearly about was how he could poison the milk if he was the real murderer.

Since the dream game is tailor-made for players, feasibility and rationality should be taken into consideration when designing the crime.

He didn't have any special items that could put poison into the milk without causing any damage to the milk bucket, nor did he have such a superb technique that could insert and pull out the poison needle instantly without causing any damage to the milk bucket.

Moreover, there was almost always someone in the kitchen, and he had never met him from other people's perspective.

No matter how he thought about it, there was no way he could avoid everyone and enter the kitchen to poison.

The only possibility he could think of was...

Before others got up, after Grandpa Feng and Grandma Feng went out to buy groceries, there was no one in the kitchen during this period, and this was his only chance to poison.

But at that time, Grandpa Feng and Grandma Feng had not bought the vegetables yet, so it was impossible for him to poison the milk.

The only thing that can be operated is the cutlery.

In other words, he chose to poison one of the cups at that time.

There was no poison in the milk bucket at all, but after it was determined that Grandpa Feng was poisoned by drinking milk, everyone preconceptionally believed that the entire bucket of milk had been poisoned.

Among them, there are no professional detectives or criminal investigators, let alone detection equipment.

The cyanide (anti-shielding) compound integrated into milk is colorless and odorless, and does not even have the smell of bitter almonds. It is impossible to tell by smelling it alone.

Everyone subconsciously believes that the murderer has a target for killing.

It was Grandpa Feng who died, so the murderer's poisoning method must have been aimed at Grandpa Feng.

For example, it is clear that Grandpa Feng likes to drink milk, and it is determined that other people will not choose to drink milk if there are fruits and other drinks.

As for things like tableware, there is no label for someone's exclusive use. The uncertainty of poisoning at will is too high, and there is a high probability that it will not kill the person you want to kill.

It was Grandpa Feng and Grandma Feng who took the tableware. The murderer had no control over whose hands the poisoned tableware would be distributed.

According to the logic of normal people, no one would choose to poison one of the cups.

But what if the murderer kills people indiscriminately?

There is no grudge, it is not to vent anger, and there is no purpose. It is just to have fun and feel the joy of random killing.

Even enjoy the excitement that you may be poisoned by yourself.

If so, poisoning the cup would make sense.

From this, Zhao Xun can correspond to the timeline of poisoning and the timeline of destroying the suspension bridge.

As for the poison in Grandma Feng’s cup of kumquat tea, it’s easier to explain.

After Grandma Feng went out to buy groceries, she never returned to her room, and the kumquat tea was always left in the room.

As long as you find the right moment and sneak into Grandma Feng's room while avoiding everyone, it's too easy to poison her.

If Zhao Xun himself is really the murderer, then the three winding lines on his suitcase, glass bottle and powerful forceps also have a reasonable explanation.

It is very much like the hieroglyph of the word "water".

That is the radical of his name.

The presence of this mark is likely to alert others and is a clue to the real culprit.

Others may not notice clues the size of sesame seeds, but Fan Xiaodan is an old player. Even if he is not very powerful, he should learn to observe carefully through many game experiences.

Once she noticed that little mark, she would probably guess that he was the real culprit.

He had to do something before she went to check the suitcase.

Whether it is to determine whether he is really the murderer or to complete the side mission before Fan Xiaodan, the most direct and effective way is to kill himself.

Zhao Xun took out a dagger from the storage compartment and pointed it at his chest.

After spending nearly two months in the survival game, he barely suffered any injuries, but he never imagined that the first time he faced death would be to take his own life.

The first time you trigger the ability you get from the NPC princess is to kill yourself.

Zhao Xun smiled silently, and then decisively inserted the dagger into his heart, doing it quickly and hard without any hesitation.

There was a sharp pain in his chest, and he could feel his life force draining away quickly.

He pulled out the dagger with some difficulty, lay quietly on the ground, and quickly closed his eyes.

【Resurrection Fury】

It will resurrect three minutes after being killed, and after resurrection, it will randomly select two of its basic attributes to go berserk for half an hour.

Basic attributes: physical strength, strength, speed, agility, vision, hearing

This ability does not limit "being killed" to being killed by others, so being killed by oneself is equally effective.

Three minutes passed quickly, and Zhao Xun, who was completely breathless, suddenly opened his eyes.

Two pop-up windows popped up in front of him at the same time.

[Please choose two of the basic attributes to become violent, which can last for half an hour. 】

[Note: Half an hour starts from the moment of resurrection. 】

[Physical Strength] [Strength] [Speed] [Agility] [Vision] [Hearing]

Therefore, it will be ineffective if you choose the basic attributes of berserk half an hour after resurrecting.

Understanding this, Zhao Xun did not rush to make a choice, but took a look at another pop-up window first.

[Complete the side mission: Find the serial killer in the apartment and kill him. 】

[Congratulations to player Zhao Xun for earning 500 points and 500 hours of survival time. 】

The corners of Zhao Xun's lips were raised, and his eyes were shining.

It seems that he guessed correctly, the murderer is really himself.

In other words, if he didn't have the ability [Resurrection Fury], he would never be able to complete this side mission.

The result he faces is either being killed by other players, or repeating the same game and the same mission endlessly.

He will no longer be able to get points from the dream game, and will have to keep deducting points, and has to get points from other ways to extend his survival time.

That would be too frustrating.

Fortunately, he had acquired such an ability a long time ago.

Not only did he complete this tricky side task, but he also obtained the highest points ever for a single task and a survival time of 20 days and 20 hours.

The most difficult part of this side mission is that it requires him to doubt himself and kill himself, so he deserves such a high score.

But having said that, the fact that he can understand the motive and method of committing the crime so clearly can only explain one thing.

The part of this dream game that was tailor-made for him was not the character of Jiang Shuai, but the setting of the murderer.

It was very consistent with the part of himself hidden deep in his heart.

If he hadn't met his adoptive parents and been raised carefully by them, he would probably have become someone similar to the murderer.

Just as he was thinking this, a new pop-up window suddenly popped up in front of Zhao Xun.

[Hidden mission: Kill everyone in the apartment except yourself and successfully escape from the police. 】

Zhao Xun narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although there will be no loss even if the hidden task is not completed, for him, not getting more points is already a loss.

What's more, he can also get a new special item, and giving it up means losing it.

The difficulty of this hidden mission is nothing more than two.

Is it possible to successfully kill everyone?

Can you handle this cruelty?

For most ordinary people, the struggle between good and evil, the entanglement of interests and conscience, is always a difficult problem.

But for him, these are not problems.

The only thing he found difficult was whether he could kill Fan Xiaodan.

As an old player, even if Shaozi described it as "living a very difficult life and not caring about others", he should not be underestimated.

Zhao Xun looked back at his first pop-up window and chose [Agility] and [Strength] to become violent.

He didn't know what Fan Xiaodan's special ability was, nor what special items Fan Xiaodan had. Among the six basic attributes, he felt that these two were the most likely to be useful.

Since you decided to do a hidden mission, your first target must be Fan Xiaodan.

While the influence of [Resurrection Fury] is still there, and while maximizing your own advantages, deal with the most difficult one first, and the rest can be easily solved.

"Knock knock knock"

There was a sudden knock on the door outside.

Followed by Fan Xiaodan's voice: "Zhao Xun, are you okay? Ten minutes are almost here."

"It's almost time." Zhao Xun responded, "You should wait more than ten minutes before urging me. It seems like you are very impatient now."

"Of course I'm impatient." Fan Xiaodan said frankly, "I just want to see your suitcase as soon as possible."

"Well, I'll be out right away." Zhao Xun glanced at the blood stains on his clothes and the blood that had not dried on the floor tiles.

He didn't even have time to clean up.

A sudden change of clothes at this time will also arouse suspicion.

Therefore, it is impossible to hide yourself and find opportunities for sneak attacks. Even if you pretend to be injured by others, Fan Xiaodan will not let him get close easily due to his vigilance.

It's better to take action immediately.

Zhao Xun used [Gold Control] to control the dagger to float in mid-air. The moment he opened the door, the dagger quickly stabbed Fan Xiaodan's body.

But in the next second, the dagger bounced away as if it hit some obstacle.

Fan Xiaodan quickly moved back and asked, "Zhao Xun, what are you doing?"

After asking, she had time to raise her eyes and look at Zhao Xun.

Then she froze.

Zhao Xun's shirt was covered in blood, and even his neck and chin were stained with a little dark red blood.

The blood was the deepest and richest on his chest, as if someone had stabbed him in the chest.

"What's wrong with you?" Fan Xiaodan couldn't help but ask, "When you went to the toilet, you made yourself bloody. Did someone attack you in the toilet?"

Zhao Xun did not respond to Fan Xiaodan, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

He seemed to see the light blue silk scarf around Fan Xiaodan's neck deepening in color at the moment of the dagger attack.

He controlled the dagger to attack again.

The dagger seemed to hit an invisible wall and was quickly bounced away.

At the same time, the color of the scarf darkened for a moment, like a flash, and returned to its normal color the next second.

He was indeed right.

Therefore, this scarf is a special item, and it is defensive.

"Zhao Xun, what's going on with you?" Fan Xiaodan stared at Zhao Xun defensively and suspiciously, "Why did you suddenly attack me?"

People who were fine before suddenly became like this in a matter of minutes.

It's a bit weird no matter how you look at it.

She immediately suspected that Zhao Xun felt that the hidden secret was about to be discovered, and wanted to take the initiative to solve the trouble.

Then Zhao Xun must be the murderer who poisoned Grandpa Feng and Grandma Feng.

But when she saw the blood on Zhao Xun's body, she was a little unsure.

It's all right, it's impossible to hurt yourself, right?

But everyone else was staying in the living room, and she was guarding the door. Zhao Xun was the only one in the bathroom, and there couldn't be anyone else.

She had to suspect that there might be some secret passage in the apartment, where the tenth resident was hiding.

Grandpa Feng and Grandma Feng were both killed by this hidden tenth resident, and now, while Zhao Xun was alone, they wanted to kill Zhao Xun again.

But Zhao Xun suddenly attacked her, which made no sense.

In the first attack, it could be said that Zhao Xun wanted to attack someone else, but ended up accidentally hurting her.

But the second time it was obviously a deliberate attack on her heart.

She was not sure what was going on with Zhao Xun, so she could only try to ask first.

Of course, she dared to do this only because Zhao Xun had exposed his special ability.

Probably similar to the ability to control objects.

And she happens to have special items that can defend against all physical attacks, completely restraining Zhao Xun's special abilities.

So she was not in a hurry to take action. In comparison, she wanted to find out what happened.

"I didn't expect you to be quite calm." Zhao Xun smiled, "I suddenly attacked you, didn't you panic at all?"

Fan Xiaodan's heart skipped a beat.

If she had all kinds of guesses before, then after Zhao Xun said such words, she was almost certain that Zhao Xun was the murderer who poisoned Grandpa Feng and Grandma Feng!

Although she has not yet understood the logic, the time of Zhao Xun's crime, and no conclusive evidence, these are no longer important!

After confirming the identity of the murderer, all she needs to do is...

The moment Fan Xiaodan raised her hand and pointed it at Zhao Xun, she suddenly felt something jumping up on her back.

She was startled and hurriedly stretched out her hand to slap him.

Her special item can defend against all physical attacks. The fact that this thing can still touch her can only mean that this thing does not have the strength to attack and has no intention of attacking.

Even if she understands this, she can't just let something stick behind her.

When Fan Xiaodan's fingers touched a piece of fluff, she suddenly felt a pain in her scalp. Then the pressure on her back disappeared, and a small figure quickly ran from behind her in front of Zhao Xun.

Only then did Fan Xiaodan see clearly that it was the squirrel monkey that had been staying on Zhao Xun's shoulder.

Since Grandpa Feng's death, this monkey has been very quiet. No matter where he goes, he stays on Zhao Xun's shoulder, but does not make any sound. As time goes by, everyone gets used to its existence and ignores it. .

"Good job." Zhao Xun praised the squirrel monkey and reached out to take a piece of hair that the squirrel monkey picked off.

Hair belonging to Fan Xiaodan.

Fan Xiaodan also noticed the hair in Squirrel Monkey's hand, and she felt uneasy for no reason.

"What on earth do you want to do?" She raised her arms angrily, and a fireball as big as a basketball attacked Zhao Xun at extremely fast speeds.

After becoming agile and violent, Zhao Xun's reaction speed was beyond the scope of ordinary people. The fireball seemed to be in slow motion in his eyes, and he easily dodged it.

The fireball hit the bathroom door, instantly setting the wooden door on fire.

Fan Xiaodan's face became very ugly, but he still quickly stretched out his hand.

The next second, the flames on the wooden door were absorbed into Fan Xiaodan's body. The burning time was very short, leaving only some black marks on the surface of the door.

Taking advantage of this short period of time, Zhao Xun took Fan Xiaodan's hair into his mouth.

He didn't expect that he could succeed in the attack at all.

Fan Xiaodan's special ability level is definitely not low, and she doesn't know the specific details of her ability. The best solution is to [devour] her special ability.

Not only can he understand the details of the opponent's abilities, but he can also use them to his own advantage, maximizing the situation to his advantage.

Thanks to [Chuan Liu Feng] for the reward of 1,500 starting coins~