Zhen Xiong, Jia Lai, the high school student, and the middle-aged man were already waiting in the corridor.
Everyone was quiet, even closing the door quietly. After the middle-aged man confirmed that everyone was present, he took out a lighter from his pocket.
After igniting the lighter, he placed it near the door lock. A few seconds later, something magical happened. The copper door lock began to melt silently.
With the temperature and heat released by the lighter, it was impossible to melt a piece of copper in such a short time under normal circumstances.
Hence, there was only one answer. The lighter in the middle-aged man's hand was also a game item.
However, he obviously had no intention of explaining himself. After the door lock melted, he quickly put away the lighter.
After that, the high school student pushed the door open and rushed in with Jia Lai. After everyone entered the house, Zhen Xiong closed the door as fast as he could. At the same time, he stuffed the melted key with a towel in his hand to prevent the sound from leaking out of the house.
But soon, they realized that their actions seemed to be redundant.
The melting of the door lock didn't make much noise, but when the high school student and Jia Lai rushed into the house, anyone who wasn't in a deep sleep would be woken up.
Bruno, however, was still sleeping soundly on the bed.
Even when the middle-aged man walked to the bed and reached out to pat his cheek, he still didn't respond. All he did was grunt a few times and turn over.
The middle-aged man turned on the bedside lamp, bent down, and picked up a small medicine bottle that had fallen to the ground. He put it under the light and looked at it.
"What is this? Sleeping pills? "the high school student asked.
The middle-aged man didn't answer. He opened the bottle, took out a capsule, opened it, and poured the powder on the back of his hand. However, he couldn't see anything.
"Can I have a look?" Zhen Xiong reached out from the other side.
"Of course." The middle-aged man handed the bottle over.
Zhen Xiong examined it carefully. Not only did he open the bottle and smell it, but he also used his little finger to pick out a few pills and taste them. Finally, he concluded, "This thing looks a bit like LSD."
"What is LSD?" Jia Lai asked.
"It's a type of hallucinogen. Its scientific name is D-Ergotate Diethylamine. It causes the user to experience intense hallucinations. This feeling is hard to describe. It's like you can see the flow of sounds and colors. Everything around you will be elongated and deformed, becoming a part of your fantasy … I was once tricked into tasting this thing in a nightclub. As far as I know, it can even make the user addicted."
"Ah? What do you mean? "Jia Lai was still confused.
"In other words, this thing is actually a kind of drug," the middle-aged man who looked like an intellectual said straightforwardly.
At this time, the high school students on the other side had already tied Bruno up. Only then did everyone realize that Bruno was actually not asleep. His eyes were open, but they were narrowed very little. At the same time, he maintained a silly smile on his face, as if he was completely unaware of his current situation.
"So, this guy is a drug addict. No wonder he looks so lethargic every day," Jia Lai said.
"Let's not worry about that for now. Let's search him and see what game items he has on him," the middle-aged man said.
To prevent anyone from taking advantage of this opportunity to steal the game items, the players formed teams of two and supervised each other. After a quarter of an hour, not only did they search Bruno's body, but they also turned his place upside down. Even the water tank behind the toilet lid was searched.
In the end, they found a total of two game items in the room: a fork and a feline tooth. Aside from Bruno, these game items were in an unappraised state. If they wanted to know what they were for, they would have to wait until Bruno woke up, or at least until he was sober enough to communicate with them.
However, the LSD took a long time to work. It was not until nearly five o 'clock that Bruno recovered a little. When he realized his current situation, he was furious, shouting that he wanted to kill the middle-aged man who led the team.
But when the latter placed the bottle of LSD in front of him, he finally calmed down.
The middle-aged man pushed his glasses up his nose. "So, this is the reason why you didn't let us search you earlier? You know very well that NASA won't let a drug addict land on the moon."
"I told you, I didn't do those two things," Bruno said angrily. "You've got the wrong person. Oh, wait a minute …" He stared at the middle-aged man. "Or maybe you are the real murderer. You deliberately diverted other people's attention to me so that you could do it later, right?"
The middle-aged man shook his head. "It's a little too late to sow discord, isn't it? No matter what, we have to solve your problem first. Next, I will ask you a few questions, and I hope you can answer them truthfully."
Bruno sneered when he heard the middle-aged man's words. "So what if I answer them truthfully? Won't you tell NASA that I've taken LSD?" He then looked at the other four people in the room. "Sooner or later, all of you will regret this. Haven't you realized that it doesn't matter who the murderer is? He's just using this opportunity to kill the person who poses the greatest threat to him. I'm the first," he warned the high school student next to him, "and you will be the second."
His words clearly touched the high school student, and a look of hesitation appeared on the latter's face.
At this time, the middle-aged man spoke again. "Don't let his words disturb your emotions and judgment. If you want to improve your ranking, you must surpass him. So, his elimination can only be a good thing for you. This is an outcome that will not change no matter what. We need to focus on finding the murderer first. If you have any other ideas, we can discuss them later. Do you agree?"
No one objected when they heard this.
The middle-aged man moved another stool and sat in front of Bruno. "I know you hate me now. I admit that I was the one who planned the operation against you tonight because you have always been the biggest suspect among us, but …" He then changed the topic, "I have to admit that your previous reasoning is not unreasonable. If I am the murderer, I will indeed use this incident to kill the person who poses the greatest threat to me. So, I decided to give you a chance to fight back and prove that you are not the murderer. This way, your reasoning will be more credible … Although you will still be eliminated, I will become the biggest suspect after you are eliminated. Isn't this what you want to see?"
"Oh, save it. I'm not a three-year-old child. I know very well what you want, and I will not give you what you want. You may never know who the murderer is, so pray that you are not the next target." At this time, Bruno was completely relaxed. After the secret of LSD was exposed, he knew that he was finished, and he made it clear that he did not want to cooperate with the middle-aged man's investigation.
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