There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game

The first time someone seriously referred to him as disgusting, Shi felt slightly disoriented.

And while Los remained cold and serious as he issued his warning, he took the opportunity to retreat before the judge recovered their senses to continue the negotiations.

Shi wanted to say something but hesitated. He glanced at Los's retreating figure, then toward the direction of the apartment, his expression troubled.

The Tower of Judgment and the Sixth Palace both belong to the Script Space, but their relationship isn't exactly hierarchical, nor do they intersect in any direct way.

In fact, some special Subspaces can bypass the Tower of Judgement and be directly managed by the Sixth Palace, and only after the Sixth Palace delegates authority can the "Judges" intervene.

Of course, all duties related to the order of the real world outside of the Subspaces belonged to the Tower of Judgment.

That was the reason why Shi had so firmly counterargued just now.

But regarding how to handle those players and creatures living in the world, the Tower of Judgment wasn't the sole decision-maker because they were more like pure enforcers of Order.

Now that the Sixth Palace had set its target and strictly ordered the Tower of Judgment not to interfere, Shi really couldn't find a reason to refute it.

So what exactly did the Sixth Palace want with that person?

Shi was debating whether to be genial or not when he received the message from the opposite party first.

Xu Shuo: [Is the situation resolved?]

Shi suddenly remembered that he had left abruptly without a chance to say goodbye.

Shi: [Sorry, I wasn't able to tell you earlier. I sensed other forces interfering with my detection nearby, so I tracked down the source, but now the problem is somewhat resolved, or not resolved at all.]

Xu Shuo: [Who is it?]

Shi contemplated the chat panel for a while.

Shi: [Do you know about the Sixth Palace?]

Xu Shuo: [Go into detail.]

Xu Shuo: [Or you could come over and tell me face to face?]

Shi hesitated upon reading this message, then raised his head to survey the silent surroundings, as if cautiously observing if there would be any eavesdroppers hidden in the shadows.

After all, if the person's spiritual power was enough to interfere with his detection, their strength was at least on par with his own. If they were to conceal their presence and secretly observe him from nearby, he might not be able to detect them at all.

With this thought, Shi tentatively took a small step towards the direction of the apartment.

Then, another small step.

And one more.

The next moment, his silhouette abruptly vanished!

In a high-rise building not far from this location,

Los impassively watched the judge head toward the apartment after turning around, and he pushed up his black-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

A warning was a warning, and prevention was a different matter.

He wouldn't actually prevent the judge's actions. Doing so would only alarm him and might lead the Tower of Judgment to pay closer attention to what the Sixth Palace was doing.

The current situation was just right.

Themis had received the first warning, violated the second, and to avoid further conflict with the Sixth Palace, he wouldn't dare to breach the third warning—continuing to investigate that person.

This was his true intention!

It was apparent that Xu Shuo also seemed to enjoy extracting information from this judge.

Even though he could stop the judge, he couldn't prevent Xu Shuo from approaching on his own...

So he had to settle for the next best thing.

Los let out a heavy sigh and was about to pack up and rest when he suddenly received another message from a teammate.

: [Damn it! Look at this guy!]

: [Is there something wrong with him?]

: [His skill column is completely off, right? And aren't these Character Cards a bit too much? Is he really just a level two newbie??]

: [Boss, could he be our target?]

Los silently looked at Xu Shuo's player panel.

It was as if a glaring flaw had slapped him in the face, rendering him speechless.

The fellow was more than just problematic on his own; it seemed everything he touched might eventually turn into a BUG, right?

He suddenly remembered something an employee who was debugging a program had said this morning: "What's the use of celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival? We are only fit to spend it with BUGs."

Destroy it all.

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At seven o'clock in the evening.

Xu Xi had finished the zongzi and was studying computer-related books in her room, while Xu Shuo was washing the dishes in the kitchen.

At that moment, Shi appeared suddenly like a thief with a guilty conscience.

He sat at the dining table, cautiously releasing his spiritual power to scout the surroundings.

He finally confirmed that no one from the Sixth Palace had followed him.

He hadn't expected the other party to trust him so much. This discovery made Shi feel somewhat guilty, although upon reflection, he couldn't quite pinpoint why he should feel this way.

After all, he had never agreed to give any warning from the beginning.

When Xu Shuo turned around after finishing the dishes, he saw Shi sitting there with a serious expression, looking quite imposing, who had appeared without notice.

"Is it some kind of troublesome matter?" Xu Shuo asked.

"Ah, not really troublesome, it's just that there might be some conflicts between us regarding the allocation of work," Shi explained diplomatically.

"Are the Sixth Palace and the Tower of Judgment almost the same in the Script Space?" Xu Shuo raised an eyebrow.

He remembered hearing words like "Fourth Palace" and "Fifth Palace" from Themis before, and if he connected the dots, there might also be a "First, Second, Third, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth Palace," which wouldn't be surprising either.

As for the Judgement, Xu Shuo first heard about it from Hong Rao.

It was said to be some beings specifically responsible for maintaining the order of the Script Space. Hong Rao appeared to hold such beings in great awe since they seemed to control the existence or extinction qualifications of the Script Space and the Script Worlds.

In fact, judging by the methods used by Themis, the Judgements might indeed have this capability.

But apart from the existence of the "Tower of Judgment" in the Script Space, it seemed that there were other forces that could be mentioned in the same breath?

Xu Shuo really wanted to know what those "Palaces" did.

"Actually, they're like us, maintaining the order of various worlds."

After confirming that Los wasn't nearby, Shi started to disclose some information with a little more ease, "You can think of them as branches of the police, with different types managing different scopes, it's just that we Judgements oversee a slightly broader area."

Xu Shuo asked, "So what exactly do these places do?"

Shi was a bit embarrassed, "Details about the Script Space are not to be disclosed."

Xu Shuo: Then what's the use of you?

He had called Shi back because he thought it would be easier to extract information face-to-face than online—at least face-to-face there could be ambiguous verbal enticements.

However, although Shi was naive in character, he held very tightly to principle matters.

He couldn't uncover any deeper information.

Xu Shuo suddenly felt like an unscrupulous man, coldly stating without expression, "I see, it's getting late, I'm preparing to rest."

The implication was clear: You can leave now.

Shi scratched his head, "Also, there's one more thing I need to tell you. The defense line I set up might have some problems, so it's probably not very effective against the Abyss erosion right now. I need to go back to the Tower of Judgment and ask someone about it."

Xu Shuo: "...What?"

If the "defense line" didn't work, wouldn't that be like erecting a shining beacon in the darkness, except the beacon lacked the strength to repel invaders?!

This guy was too unreliable for someone who served as a Judge?!

Seemingly perceiving Xu Shuo's shock, Shi sheepishly took out a square silver cube.

It was the familiar Rule Item— "Within the Cube."

This object could unfold to perfectly shield against two energy impacts of any magnitude. During their first encounter, Shi had left it with Xu Shuo as collateral, which he later redeemed for two million.

Time had passed, and now it had returned.

Shi said, "Because of your constitution, most of the Abyss erosion will likely occur around you. You take this to shield yourself for a few days. As soon as I find out the cause, I'll come right back to reform the defense line!"

This was the real reason Shi had come to find him tonight.

As for the person from the Sixth Palace, Shi strangely didn't much feel like talking to them anymore.

Looking at the cube, Xu Shuo suddenly asked, "So if I don't use it up, are you going to take it back later?"

Shi was stunned, "No."

Xu Shuo happily put the object away.

It was just for a few days after all.

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