The Devoted Second Male Lead Decided to Favor Someone Else

Chapter 157: Ultimate challenge

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Lu Shijin walked into the living room on the first floor, there was no one there except him.

This is very embarrassing, he won't be the only one who comes out to find someone to discuss, right

Just as he was planning whether to stay here and wait or go back if no one came, the door of the living room was pushed open.

It was Lu Zhongze who walked in, his eyes lit up the moment he saw Lu Shijin.

"Hi! You're here too!" Lu Zhongze was very happy, and quickly walked to the sofa opposite Lu Shijin and sat down, "I thought no one would come over, thinking that staying in the room would be boring anyway, so I might as well come out to get some air. I didn't expect to meet you by such a coincidence."

Lu Shijin laughed dryly, "Yeah, what a coincidence, I also think it's too boring to be alone in the room with no one to talk to."

Lu Zhongze was quite familiar with himself. He came tonight than Lu Shi, but he was more at ease than Lu Shijin. Seeing the teapot and cups on the coffee table, he poured two cups of hot tea for himself and Lu Shijin. After drinking the whole cup of tea leisurely, he He picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup.

Just when Lu Shijin thought that Lu Zhongze wanted to drink another cup of tea, Lu Zhongze suddenly asked, "Are you the murderer?"

Such a straightforward question, Lu Shijin's brain didn't react for a while, but when he met Lu Zhongze's probing gaze, Lu Shijin quickly understood.

Lu Zhongze was testing him. If he did something wrong, he would feel guilty, and the subconscious reaction of a person is the most real. He asked a question suddenly, just to observe his own reaction.

Lu Shijin stabilized his mind, put on a dazed expression, and asked Lu Zhongze blankly: "Ah? What did you say?"

Lu Zhongze couldn't find any flaws in Lu Shijin's face, he was a little unwilling, smiled and said: "It's nothing, I'm just joking with you, let's liven up the atmosphere." He glanced at the door, and said to himself, "Should I be here today?" Will it be just the two of us discussing it?"

Lu Shijin shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe."

Lu Zhongze looked at him with a friendly expression, "I don't think you will be the murderer."

Lu Shijin slightly raised his eyebrows, "Really?"

Lu Zhongze nodded, and said seriously: "And I can fight you, I'm not, should we form an alliance? In fact, this game is to find the murderer, so except for the murderer, everyone else can cooperate, and it's also good for yourself. It's more beneficial, what do you think?"

"What you said makes sense." Lu Shijin responded lightly, but did not expressly express whether he agreed to Lu Zhongze's cooperation.

Lu Zhongze also knew in his heart that since he was talking about cooperation, he had to show his sincerity for cooperation before he would agree.

"Did you find any clues there? I have some clues here that I can share with you." Lu Zhongze leaned back on the sofa, looking relaxed and casual, but his hands overlapped on his abdomen revealed that he did not let go alert.

Lu Shijin raised his legs and nodded with interest, "I would like to hear more about it."

Lu Zhongze was about to open his mouth to continue, but unexpectedly the closed door was pushed open again.

Lu Zhongze held his breath in his throat and couldn't move up or down. He looked towards the door, and after seeing the person who came in, he cautiously closed his mouth.

Unexpectedly, the person who came in was Li's nephew.

The atmosphere became very awkward for a while, because Lu Shijin and Lu Zhongze had never communicated with this nephew Li. The discussion between the two of them was okay, but now a stranger suddenly joined them, and they had nothing to say.

However, why nephew Li came, you can understand after a little thought. Mr. Li's family of three is currently in a group, and nephew Li must have been sent by them to investigate the "military situation".

Lu Shijin thought about it, by the way, there are three members of the Li family, holding three votes in their hands. If they are hugged by them, it will be a huge threat to others, so we must find a way to alienate their relationship, nephew Li Now that you are here, of course you have to make good use of this opportunity.

Lu Shijin glanced at Lu Zhongze calmly, lowered his eyelids and nodded slightly, giving Lu Zhongze a wink.

Lu Zhongze is also a person who knows everything. He immediately understood what Lu Shijin meant, and nodded to Lu Shijin understandingly, then turned his head and waved to nephew Li with a smile, "Hi, how are you."

Lu Zhongze has such an advantage, he doesn't see anyone, he very naturally invites nephew Li to sit next to him, and pours tea for him courteously, saying familiarly: "Oh, I didn't expect the three of us to get together in the end." It's really fate to discuss together!"

Although Li's nephew looked foolish and ignored by everyone, he couldn't resist Lu Zhongze's enthusiasm, took the tea that Lu Zhongze poured for him, and thanked him bluntly.

Lu Zhongze struck while the iron was hot: "Since it's a discussion, let's exchange the clues we got. What do you think?"

"I'm fine." Lu Shijin shrugged and said indifferently.

Nephew Li thought for a while, then nodded: "Yes."

"Then let me talk about it first. First of all, I won't say who I suspect, lest you think I am rhythmic. I will only talk about the clues I have found now." Lu Zhongze clasped the cup with his fingers and continued, "I think this is a case of everyone. Everyone has a motive to kill, and everyone may have committed a murder, but no matter how many people did it, there is only one way to finally lead to Mr. Lu's death. From a legal point of view, there is only one murderer, and everyone else is an attempted murder. , what we are looking for is the real murderer."

Nephew Li asked: "According to what you said, each of us has made a move and is suspected. How can you rule out your own suspicion?"

Lu Zhongze smiled faintly, "I'm not going to hide it from you, my motive for killing is for inheritance. The old man thinks that I'm a prodigal and doesn't want to spend the inheritance on me, so I became murderous. The task assigned to me by the APP is to kill the old man. There was poison in the food, but it is obvious that the old man did not die from poisoning, otherwise the corpse would definitely appear abnormal, and the captain would explain the situation to us, so after knowing the news of the old man’s death, I first ruled out my suspicion.”

The task Lu Shijin received was also poisoning, but will the system arrange poisoning tasks for both of them? I'm afraid that's not the case, so Lu Zhongze is probably lying.

Although Lu Shijin laughed secretly in his heart, he didn't show any unnecessary expression.

Lu Zhongze is now equivalent to declaring himself as a prophet, and wants to lead civilian players to catch werewolves, but his identity as a prophet is still open to question.

Players who can reach the step of the ultimate challenge are not idlers, so although Lu Zhongze claims that he is not a murderer, others will not easily believe him.

Lu Shijin wouldn't believe it, and Li's nephew certainly wouldn't believe it either. However, neither of them questioned Lu Zhongze, and heard what he had to say next.

Lu Zhongze: "So the first thing we need to analyze is everyone's motive for killing, and then find out the way of killing. Whoever's way of killing is the reason for the old man's death, that person is the real murderer."

Lu Shijin nodded, and cooperatively made a deeply appreciative expression, "Yes, it makes sense. Then let me talk about my doubts. First of all, I think Mr. Lu's death method will definitely not be as it seems on the surface. Simple, since there are many people doing it, there must be many ways to kill, but we are not allowed to check the body now, so the way of killing is unknown to others except the killer himself, so let's start with the motive of killing first, because Often the person with the strongest motivation will hope that Mr. Lu will die."

Both Lu Zhongze and Li's nephew nodded slightly in agreement.

Lu Shijin: "Let me talk about myself first. I did it because Mr. Lu wanted to force me to recognize my biological father, but I didn't want to, because he was a murderer. I thought recognizing him would affect my future, so I committed murder." read."

Lu Zhongze raised his eyebrows and said, "I see."

The two looked at Nephew Li and waited for him to reveal his motive for killing. Nephew Li coughed, cleared his throat, and said, "My role is because I am a second-generation ancestor who is idle and idle, so I don't like it. If I change my ways, I will revoke my right of inheritance, so I want to kill him."

What kind of reason is this to kill? Not enough at all okay

But the three of them knew very well that although they all explained their motives for killing, the reasons were superficial, and the deeper motives were not revealed.

It is necessary to be defensive, how could trust be established so easily, and the three of them knew what was going on, so they could only listen to what other people said, and just pretend to be stupid.

"Okay, let's discuss the other clues we found," Lu Shijin continued, "First of all, I think there is something wrong with Mr. Lu's medicine. Do you remember that the housekeeper once emphasized that the medicines in the two medicine bottles should not be taken in the wrong order? ?As an important NPC, it is impossible for the butler to mention this for no reason, so I suspect that one of the murder methods is that someone will drop the medicine, and who do you think is the most likely to do this among us?"

Nephew Li didn't have the patience to listen to Lu Shijin's teasing, and asked bluntly, "Who do you think it could be?"

Lu Shijin: "In the banquet hall just now, did you notice that the captain asked Ms. Gao if she had ever been a nurse? Ms. Gao used to take care of Mr. Lu as a nurse. She should have a good understanding of the medicines he takes. When she heard Mr. Lu's request When delaying taking the medicine, she thought of the trick of swapping the medicine for the first time, which is also in line with her personality, so I suspect that this is Miss Gao's way of killing people, but I have no idea what her motive for killing is."

Lu Zhongze was silent for a moment, as if thinking about the rationality of Lu Shijin's words, and said after a while: "But the person who thinks of the method of substituting the medicine does not necessarily have to be a nurse, as long as he is familiar enough with Mr. Lu's lifestyle."

"I'm just talking about my guess," Lu Shijin smiled, "Why do you look so nervous and explain it to her?"

Lu Zhongze laughed dryly and laughed: "Is there? I'm just telling the truth."

Lu Shijin knew that the opportunity was coming, so he sipped his tea and said lightly: "Also, I think the illegitimate child may have the strongest motive for killing among us, right? After all, his status is embarrassing, and in order to fight for inheritance, his motive for killing is the strongest." It couldn't be more clear, and don't you find it strange why Mr. Lu was the first to talk to him?"

Lu Zhongze followed up and said, "The first conversation doesn't mean that the motive for killing is the strongest. If so, then this game is too simple."

Lu Zhongze spoke very hastily, and defended Rongzhi, as if he was trying to prove that he didn't speak for Miss Gao on purpose, but he didn't know that the more he did this, the more he would make people feel like he was trying to cover up, but Lu Zhongze's reaction was exactly what Lu Shijin wanted, and he succeeded He diverted his attention away from Rong Zhi.

Nephew Li also noticed Lu Zhongze's abnormality, and asked with a half-smile: "This is neither that nor that, so who do you think is most likely?"

Lu Zhongze took a sip of tea from his teacup, and said calmly, "I won't arbitrarily conclude that who is the most likely real murderer without evidence. I'll just talk about my judgment."

Lu Shijin smiled slightly: "All ears."

Lu Zhongze: "Have you seen the jewelry Mrs. Li is wearing?"

Hearing that Lu Zhongze took aim at his "mother", nephew Li became nervous, "What's wrong? What's the problem?"

Lu Zhongze looked at him and said earnestly: "Let me say first, I don't mean to drive a wedge between you, I'm just seeking truth from facts. I used to be a jewelry appraiser. The emerald necklace chain around Mrs. Li's neck is full of emerald beads. It's green and clear, at least worth tens of millions more, but the problem is that her necklace looks real, but it's actually A-grade."

Nephew Li asked suspiciously: "So?"

"A high-class lady must have a lot of jewelry. How can she wear a fake jade necklace to show off in the market? So obviously she doesn't know that her necklace is fake, so there is only one possibility," Lu Zhongze said. With a long voice, he raised his chin and squinted at Li's nephew, "I was dropped by someone. Did you do it?"

"Of course not! Why should I change her necklace?" Nephew Li denied it.

Lu Zhongze smiled cunningly, "If it wasn't you, who else would it be?"

Lu Shijin followed closely: "Could it be Mr. Li?"

"It's him?" Li's nephew subconsciously frowned, obviously unaware of this, and it seemed that the relationship between the family of three was not so united and stable.

Lu Zhongze didn't answer and asked instead: "If Mr. Li really swapped Mrs. Li's jewelry for A, what would be the reason?"

"Because you lack money, so you sell it?" Nephew Li murmured thoughtfully.

"Thinking about it, this is the only possibility," Lu Zhongze said confidently, "So I think that Mr. Li must have done something shameful behind Mrs. Li's back, and Mr. Lu may have discovered it in the end. This is his motive for killing. "

Once a person has doubts about a person, the seeds of doubt will be planted in the heart, germinate from deep roots, and grow vigorously. So there is no need for Lu Shijin and Lu Zhongze to say anything, I am afraid that nephew Li will have a grudge against Mr. Li in his heart .

"I think our discussion today is almost over, why don't we stop here?" Lu Shijin stood up and said.

"Okay," Lu Zhongze also stood up, adjusted his clothes, and asked casually, "By the way, will you vote in the first round?"

Lu Shijin: "I probably won't. The situation is not clear now. If you make a wrong vote, you will help the murderer kill your own people. The loss outweighs the gain."

Lu Zhongze looked at Nephew Li again, Nephew Li paused, and said hesitantly, "I probably won't either."

Lu Zhongze smiled meaningfully, and said lightly: "Okay, let's go back separately, the voting is about to start, I believe that the two of you just said so much, I hope that our conversation today will not be known by others .”

Lu Shijin and Nephew Li nodded at the same time.

Lu Shijin thought that this might be a good opportunity to win people's hearts, and before walking out of the living room, he said casually: "Actually, it's fate to meet you in the last mission, and it's up to everyone to work together to find out the real culprit, why don't we add a friend?" , if there is anything to discuss in the future, what do you think?"

Unexpectedly, Lu Zhongze looked at Lu Shijin strangely and asked, "Add friends? How to add friends?"

Lu Shijin: "...Of course it's a mobile phone plus friends."

Nephew Li took out his mobile phone and fiddled with it: "Isn't this broken mobile phone only able to receive commands issued by this broken APP, and can also add friends? Why didn't I know?"

Lu Shijin was very confused, how could their mobile phone be different from his? !

But he and Rong Zhiming have become friends!

Is this some kind of hidden function that can only be triggered by luck

But Lu Shijin didn't say anything, and said calmly: "Oh, is it? I thought you could add friends with a mobile phone, hehehe..."

Nephew Li felt a little ridiculous, "You're thinking too much. I studied this broken phone as soon as I got it. You can't make calls except for tasks!"

Lu Shijin smiled casually, but his heart was clouded with suspicion.