"You said that Guan Nan had created a narrative," Ya Mu's questioning voice was the first to break the silence in the room. "Where's the evidence? How do you know that she wasn't really afraid? Besides, even if she had a hypothesis, it doesn't mean that she was trying to get more believers. Your conclusion is too arbitrary. "
Lin Sanjiu narrowed her eyes and studied him in the flickering firelight and faint white smoke.
"You must have had a headache when you were on the beach." When she spoke, she ignored Ya Mu and said to Guan Nan, "Including you, there are only three people who refused to participate in Doctor Chen's recording system. If you want to find a mouthpiece between us, your message will definitely appear in the recording system at least twice. Then, you will be exposed.
"Besides, your credibility is low, and everyone is very cautious. It's not easy to spread anything. You realized the key to victory in this dungeon earlier than anyone else, but on one hand, the recording system was in the way, and on the other hand, you could not find a story to tell to increase the number of believers … When you entered the dark third scenario, you remembered Jiang Tian's words. "
Guan Nan's mouth was twisted tightly. Her eyes were cold and heavy. Even though she didn't say anything, her annoyance and anger were clear.
"Are you trying to say that I killed Doctor Chen?" She said slowly, "Just to create that... narrative?"
"You paralyzed the recording system and created an 'event' for you to explain. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?" Lin Sanjiu smiled. "When you entered the third scenario, you immediately became hysterical. You wanted to give us the impression that 'Guan Nan was afraid that the killer would attack us in the dark' so that you could pave the way for the narrative in the future. First, you were afraid. Then, Doctor Chen died. That would further prove that you were right. As for Doctor Chen's death … As a normal person, I didn't expect you to kill someone so decisively. "
The caveman, who was standing near Guan Nan, took a few steps back and asked, "Is it really her?"
"You have said so much, but it's all your own speculation," Guan Nan sighed softly, unmoved. "Do you have any evidence?"
Before Lin Sanjiu could say anything, she continued, "You can't possibly have evidence that I killed anyone because I have never killed anyone. However, I have evidence that I'm not the killer. "
"Eh?" Duck Down could not help but be surprised.
Even Lin Sanjiu did not expect that the woman would be able to produce evidence. She frowned.
"The evolved ability that killed Doctor Chen is not mine. Let me show you my evolved ability." Guan Nan walked to the center of the room and said, "I'm sorry to say this, but I've always been envious of posthumans who could afford flying devices. That's why I chose to fly …"
Unlike posthumans, the normal people in the factory could only have one evolved ability. If Lin Sanjiu's ability was levitation, she wouldn't be able to kill Doctor Chen. As Lin Sanjiu pondered, she looked past Guan Nan's frail body and scanned the people behind her. Wan Volt's eyes suddenly widened. It was as if a bolt of lightning struck her mind.
"I believe you can," she interrupted, raising her voice. "Before you show your evidence, do you mind if I ask you a question?"
She couldn't care less about Guan Nan's unwillingness and immediately asked the crowd, "Who here has the ability to levitate? Please raise your hand."
"Eh?" Duck Down was astonished again and again. It was as if the scene was replayed.
"Erm, erm … I also chose to levitate." Wan Volt spoke hesitantly. As if to prove that she wasn't lying, her feet gradually left the ground.
"Whose ability is to inject the black substance to kill?" Lin Sanjiu ignored Guan Nan's rapidly paling face and continued to ask.
This time, no one stepped forward to confess. Everyone looked at each other. Hana asked, "Didn't you say that the ability belonged to Guan Nan?"
"No, I only said that Guan Nan used the black substance to kill Doctor Chen," Lin Sanjiu stared at Guan Nan and said, "I didn't say that her ability was that black substance. Fortunately, I remember … I think the evolved ability you chose was [Streaming].
Am I right? "
Lin Sanjiu didn't expect Guan Nan, a normal person, to have such a good eye. She chose the chameleon-like ability that even Lin Sanjiu thought highly of.
Lin Sanjiu briefly explained [Streaming].
She raised her head and looked at the crowd. Her gaze paused on Wen Ya. "Since she borrowed your ability to kill Doctor Chen, you will only prove your innocence if you confess now."
The masseter muscles on Wen Ya's cheeks bulged. "It's mine," he said through gritted teeth, "When you went to examine the corpse, I felt something was wrong. So, I followed behind you … When I saw it clearly, I was so angry. How can there be such a coincidence in this world?"
He felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction at being able to pin down a formidable foe. Wen Ya flipped her palm downwards. A black substance that looked like a viscous wave of water slowly flowed down. Vanvolt, who had retreated not far away from Guan Nan, immediately ran a few steps in the air and escaped again.
"I don't remember having such an ability. Flying is the dream of many people. It's not surprising that you chose the same ability." Guan Nan crossed his arms in front of his chest and said, "How would we know if you are telling the truth if you made up a story? Shouldn't Wen Ya be the biggest suspect now? "
Lin Sanjiu didn't say anything. She raised her hand and removed the last bit of [Facial Hair] from her eyelashes.
The long-lost energy filled her body once again. It was like a withered leaf that was once again satisfied by its sap. She even wanted to let out a sigh.
It was strange. Although there was no difference between a normal human and a posthuman in terms of appearance, they could often recognize each other as easily as recognizing different races.
However, when a normal human was bestowed with a temporary ability, their ability to recognize others was also affected. After Lin Sanjiu stored the [Facial Hair] into her card, everyone was still in a daze. They couldn't react for a moment.
"Are those fake hair? Why are you wearing that thing? "Henna asked doubtfully." You look different … "
`That's pretty, 'murmured the eiderdown.
"Feel it," Lin Sanjiu smiled at Guan Nan and said, "There are only eleven people here besides you. How many abilities do you have?"
When [Facial Hair] suppressed her ability to 6%, [Streaming Service] couldn't capture such a weak "signal".
Even if Guan Nan wouldn't admit it verbally, Lin Sanjiu knew that she wouldn't be able to resist using her ability to feel it.
Almost involuntarily, Guan Nan sucked in a breath that was almost inaudible.
"You noticed it too, right?" Lin Sanjiu smiled. "There are only eleven people here, but there are seventeen abilities … This means that one of them isn't a normal human. He is a posthuman."
Everyone's shock, doubt, and anxiety filled the room. When Guan Nan stared at her with a pale face, Lin Sanjiu said the words that she had prepared for a long time, "You didn't expect this, did you? You didn't expect that the person who didn't make a sound or move not only saw through your trick, but is also a posthuman? After all, dogs that bite don't bark. "
Almost at the next moment, Guan Nan's expression froze. She blinked her eyes. Her tense shoulders and cold and angry eyes seemed to have been shaken off, replaced by a blank and relaxed expression.
However, what really shocked Lin Sanjiu wasn't the change in Guan Nan's expression. Instead, it was the similar change in her expression. It was like a mirror image that was reflected on other faces: Muya, Wen Ya, Rat-Face …
"What … What's going on?" Jiang Tian was the first to react. She looked around.
Lin Sanjiu looked at the people in the room in a daze. She slowly understood what was going on.
It turned out that when she turned the person who had the mouthpiece into her own mouthpiece, the other person's mouthpiece would be "transferred" to Lin Sanjiu. In other words, she could now win and be eliminated.
[I don't know if I have explained the principle behind Guan Nan's method.] [Actually, once you accept a narrative angle, you will naturally believe in that framework (But, I don't know if I have explained it correctly)...]
Speaking of an interesting difference between Eastern and Western languages, Eastern cultures, including Japanese and Korean, put more emphasis on letting the listener correctly understand the speaker's meaning. For example, if you misunderstood something that your leader, teacher, or friend said, you would assume that it wasn't the other party's fault. On the other hand, in Western cultures, it was the speaker's responsibility to express his meaning clearly. If you misunderstood, the speaker would apologize. Of course, there was no such thing as which was better. It could only be said that the speaker was more comfortable with the way they spoke.
However, this difference only applied to oral communication. It didn't apply to writing. As an author, it was the most basic thing to express one's meaning clearly … (When I saw that everyone said that they couldn't understand, I was very anxious. It was my biggest failure.)
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