Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?

Wen Nan stepped forward and interrupted the characters' argument, saying, "Everyone, listen to me. I think, instead of doubting each other here, we should find a way to locate the murder weapon first?"

Wen Nan's words enlightened the few natives.

Doctor Lu nodded in agreement, "Mr. Ye makes a valid point. If we find the weapon, the method of murder will likely become clear, and accordingly, the suspect will have nowhere to hide."

However, Xiao Ji snorted in disagreement, "We don't even know what the murder weapon is. Two small pills? In such a big estate, finding those would be like finding a needle in a haystack, wouldn't it?"

Doctor Lu thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Such a deadly poison shouldn't be placed recklessly; it's likely deliberately sealed and packaged, hidden in some secret corner. If we search, it shouldn't be that difficult."

Although this sounded reasonable, someone next to them questioned, "Um, I have a question..."

Everyone looked over and saw it was the male servant who first proposed calling the police. He asked cautiously:

"I don't understand, why do we have to find the murder weapon? Wouldn't disturbing the scene make it easier for the killer to destroy evidence? Why not wait here quietly, and once the snowstorm clears tomorrow and the signal is restored, let the police handle it?"

This young-looking male servant's words were actually quite reasonable.

The signal was down, and they were trapped in this estate amidst a sudden murder. For non-professionals like them, the best way was to preserve the scene as much as possible and wait till it was safe to leave the next day.

When Wen Nan led them to seek clues about the murder weapon, he worried someone would bring this up.

Because it's really hard to refute.

If the other estate natives rallied around the servant's suggestion and decided to stay in the dining room waiting for news, it would put all the players who accepted this side quest in a passive position—they couldn't leave the dining room unnoticed nor quietly search for clues, as such actions would be too suspicious and likely to arouse the natives' doubts.

But why not wait for the rescue team, and why not wait honestly for the police to come?

Because the time limit for the players to find the murder weapon was only a short 60 minutes, and during the conversation earlier, this time had already shrunk to 50 minutes!

Such an explanation couldn't possibly be spoken aloud.

How to convince everyone present?

Wen Nan pondered deeply, but soon found he was overthinking it—

This matter really didn't need Wen Nan to worry; the estate's natives would solve it themselves.

"Instead of hoping the snowstorm will stop tomorrow, we should act now before the killer has time to destroy the evidence," Susu said, glaring coldly at the servant.

Just moments ago, Chef Xiao Ji argued fiercely with Susu, but now he quickly united with her, pointing angrily at the servant, "Xiao Xue was murdered without reason, the killer, I just want to immediately, right now, bring TA out! Why are you so eager to waste time, are you trying to make everyone waste a night for nothing, could it be, was it you?!"

The servant shrank back, hiding behind others, not daring to voice further objections, and muttered softly, "It's not, it's not! I-I was just mentioning it casually, please, everyone, calm down..."

The dining room fell into silence for a moment.

The two "little princesses" then stepped forward, as always, the girl on the right spoke, her voice not loud but exuding an undeniable authority:

"Brothers and sisters, matters in the estate should be handled by the estate's people, that's always been our rule. If you don't follow the rules, leave the estate now."

Her words were calm, and as she spoke, the two girls scanned everyone in the dining room. When their gaze met with each person's eyes, there was an inexplicable tightening in their hearts. Some looked down, some averted their eyes, only Wen Nan calmly met their gaze.

The two girls' gaze finally rested on Wen Nan, and they smiled at him, asking, "Brother, what do you think should be done about this?"

Everyone turned their attention to Wen Nan, not understanding why the two "little princesses" had such a rapport with a guest who hadn't been around for long, and even trusted him so much.

But they were the "little princesses," and in the absence of the lady of the estate, they had the authority to kick anyone out of the estate. Given the current weather, being expelled meant death, so no one dared to oppose them at this critical juncture.

Wen Nan, as if wielding a "sword of authority," directly spoke his mind: "Groups of two to three people, split up, and search every corner of the estate thoroughly. To prevent anyone from tampering secretly, record everything and share the footage in real time."

As soon as he finished speaking, the "little princess" nodded with a smile, "Alright, let's do as brother says."

Doctor Lu was left to watch over the body, while everyone else, generally paired with an estate native or invited guest, quickly began to search.

There was a central control room in the estate where everyone's footage was transmitted in real time.

Wen Nan was paired with Maid Xiao Huang, assigned to search Xiao Ji's kitchen, and the two set out quickly.

Since entering the dining room, Xiao Huang had been very quiet, to the point that Wen Nan hardly noticed her.

What had she been doing earlier?

This question just popped into Wen Nan's mind when a message appeared in the system, coming from the [Wenna] guild chat group.

This group didn't have as high permissions as the chat window between Wen Nan and Yu Shujun.

The accounts between Wen Nan and Yu Shujun were linked with golden dominance runes, allowing messages to be sent across different instances and spaces, but the guild group wasn't.

So now, this guild group was equivalent to a small chat group of 6 players on this intermediate map.

The message was from Liang Yiming, dropping a bombshell—

[1ming: The killer is Xiao Huang]

[1ming: Guild leader, be careful]

Seeing these two messages, Wen Nan frowned, his eyes unconsciously glanced at the girl beside him.

She was still wearing that very cool yellow dress, walking into the kitchen with a relaxed expression.

Relaxed... expression?

Such an expression indeed didn't seem like the normal reaction after just learning of the unexpected death of one's superior.

In the guild group, messages rapidly followed—

[Awei: Seriously? How do you know? Were you at the scene when she killed?]

[Winter.: It's impossible, she was in my room before the incident]

[Awei: ?]

[1ming: ?]

[Cold Breeze: ?]

[L.: No way, dude, how... did you do it?]

[Winter: QAQ I don't want to either, she came in herself, I was just scared away by her, otherwise I wouldn't have violated the rules, run to the dining room, discovered the body, and wouldn't have so much trouble]

[1ming: This just further proves Xiao Huang has issues]

[1ming: She went to your room perhaps just to scare you away, forcing you to the crime scene, to frame you for this?]

[Awei: No, so why do you think she's the killer?]

[1ming: Just now, in the dining room, when everyone was suspecting each other, I saw her staring at the dining room entrance, the direction where Jiang Xueying was lying dead, with a sinister smile]

"What's wrong?" Xiao Huang noticed Wen Nan staring at her without speaking and couldn't help but ask.

Wen Nan closed the chat window, focusing his gaze on Xiao Huang's face.

That sinister smile mentioned by Liang Yiming may not necessarily mean Xiao Huang was the killer, but she must know some significant information related to the murder.

So, Wen Nan looked into her eyes and said, "Xiao Huang, can I ask you two questions?"

9527: [Your skill Mind Reading Technique has been activated, total effective time is 10 minutes.]