deadly round table

Jiang Wenyuan and Zuo Zhiyan put on gloves and cooperated to turn Zhang Tieniu's body upside down.

Zhang Tieniu's face and chest were soaked in a pool of blood and were covered with blood. Jiang Wenyuan used a clean handkerchief to clean up the blood on his face and near the wound, while Zuo Zhiyan quickly checked Zhang Tieniu for other wounds.

"There are no other signs of injury on Zhang Tieniu's body." Zuo Zhiyan came to Jiang Wenyuan and squatted down, and looked at Zhang Tieniu's painful and terrified face together with Jiang Wenyuan. The wound on Zhang Tieniu's neck was located on the left half of his neck. , cut the carotid artery from the lower left, and cut the throat obliquely upwards, which is fatal and perfectly prevents Zhang Tieniu from yelling for help before he is completely dead, attracting other players.In addition to the pool of blood after Zhang Tieniu fell to the ground, the blood on the ground also had a spattered bloodstain next to the corpse, which should be the blood sprayed by Zhang Tieniu when his throat was cut with a dagger.After that, Zhang Tieniu fell to the ground, unable to move at all, and lost blood to death without sound.

Pointing to the fingerprints on Zhang Tieniu's lips, Jiang Wenyuan analyzed objectively: "The murderer is right-handed. He attacked Zhang Tieniu from behind, covered Zhang Tieniu's mouth with his left hand, and exerted pressure to force him to raise his head. That's why he stayed like this." Clear traces. Then the murderer cut Zhang Tieniu's carotid artery and throat with a dagger or other sharp instruments. The traces of blood splashing on the ground are very complete. The murderer probably did not get a little blood on his body during the whole killing process. Cutting the throat did not It will not be fatal immediately, Zhang Tieniu shows no signs of struggling at all, the murderer may have put an anesthetic on the murder weapon."

Zuo Zhiyan agreed with Jiang Wenyuan's analysis, "Chen Mian, do you feel that the murderer's method of killing doesn't look like a ghost..."

Jiang Wenyuan nodded, "It really doesn't look like a ghost's method, but the suspicion of ghosts cannot be ruled out 100%. Maybe this is the cleverness of ghosts, using human-like modus operandi to make players suspicious of each other. But This possibility is relatively low, accounting for only 20% of the possibility."

There is still an 80% possibility, just as Zuo Zhiyan said, Zhang Tieniu's death was caused by the player.

In the game, unless there is a deep blood feud among ordinary players, they will generally not kill players.Because there are betrayers in the game, when the mental state of all players is stretched to the limit, once a fatal incident occurs between players, the murderer may not even have a chance to prove his innocence. Players regarded as traitors by other players were besieged to death on the spot.

In this round of the game, only Zhang Tieniu is a high-intensity manual laborer. With the social status of other players, he will basically not have too much contact with Zhang Tieniu in reality.As for whether there was a deep hatred in the game, Jiang Wenyuan didn't feel that Zhang Tieniu paid special attention to any player when he carefully observed the players in the cafeteria.

At that time, Zhang Tieniu just expressed great dissatisfaction with the behavior of other players sharing high school summer vacation memories with each other——

"Zuo Zhixing, if Zhang Tieniu's death was really caused by a player, what do you think is the reason why that player killed Zhang Tieniu?" Jiang Wenyuan asked Zuo Zhiyan.

Zuo Zhiyan asked without answering, "Then what do you think?"

"Zhang Tieniu didn't go to high school, he didn't want to stay in the dining hall and listen to other players recalling their high school summer vacation, but for the sake of safety, he didn't go far, but hid in the corner where he could see the dining hall, using the shade of trees to block himself. Get up. Zhang Tieniu left, and we found his body. It took nearly two hours. The players recalled the high school summer vacation. The interest of Zhang Tieniu was ruined. Two-thirds of the players have been in and out of the dining hall. See if there are any valuable clues nearby." Jiang Wenyuan paused before continuing, "The player enters and exits the canteen so frequently, Zhang Tieniu hides not far from the canteen. The player who killed Zhang Tieniu did not hesitate to There must be a very special reason for putting Zhang Tieniu to death at the high risk of being easily discovered."

Zuo Zhiyan was not as subtle as Jiang Wenyuan said, he directly stated the identity of the player who killed Zhang Tieniu in Jiang Wenyuan's mouth, "Because of Zhang Tieniu's existence, the betrayer player feels threatened, so he would rather bear the risk of revealing his identity, and can't wait Kill Zhang Tieniu without hesitation."

Zhang Tieniu's ranking in this round of round table games is at the middle and lower levels. He has never been to high school and his education level is not high. What is so special about him?Jiang Wenyuan's brain was spinning at a high speed, "The biggest difference between Zhang Tieniu and us should be whether he went to high school or not. Thinking carefully about what Zhang Tieniu said in the cafeteria, he said, 'Whether you are going to finish or not, we I’m here to clear the game, not to reminisce about my high school days!’”

Jiang Wenyuan repeated Zhang Tieniu's words three or four times, took off his blood-stained gloves, and kneaded his temples, which were bluntly aching. After the pain eased a little, he immediately took out a palm-sized notebook and wrote Zhang Tieniu copied down what he said.Jiang Wenyuan looked at the sentence on the notebook, "It's not right, it's very wrong. After Liancheng got the group photo of several teenagers during their summer vacation, the players began to discuss their high school summer vacation memories enthusiastically. Not only that, but those who took the initiative to discuss summer vacation memories Players, like Liancheng, have memories of their summer vacation with regrets and unanimously expressed regret for not enjoying the good time. I have no desire to participate in the discussion because my summer vacation has been perfect. But I listen to them Discussing memories of summer vacation, and listening with gusto. But this is not right, we are all wrong!"

"Zhang Tieniu's words are correct." Jiang Wenyuan marked "Correct" and "Truth" under Zhang Tieniu's precious last words, ticked them and emphasized them with exclamation points, "To recall our high school life, we have more time after the game is cleared. It can be recalled that the game time is only five days, so there is no time to waste on irrelevant things. Our mental state has been polluted, and the source of the pollution should be the photo taken by Liancheng. Because Zhang Tieniu did not go to high school, the photo cannot be used. It has an impact on his mental state. I think the source of mental pollution should be more than just that photo. The music played by the doll is still intermittently playing in my mind. If Zhang Tieniu is not dead, with his special ability to resist mental pollution, the game clearance The difficulty will decrease in multiples. Once ordinary players clear the game, the betrayer's mission will be considered a failure, so Zhang Tieniu was killed in a panic."

Jiang Wenyuan's voice was not loud, but it hit Zuo Zhiyan's head hard like a heavy hammer.Zuo Zhiyan was silent for a while, and then said to Jiang Wenyuan with emotion: "After our organization was established, what have you experienced in the game?" Jiang Wenyuan's growth rate is really terrifying. Only then did he really feel that Jiang Wenyuan's comprehensive strength ranked above him in the round table game's comprehensive strength ranking.

Jiang Wenyuan closed the notebook and carefully put it in the safest interlayer of the carry-on bag, "Didn't I report the situation of the round table game to you every time I come back from the game? Except myself," Jiang Wenyuan paused slightly, " Aren’t you the one who understands my game experience best? Let’s go, we’ve been out for so long, go back to the cafeteria to see the situation. Don’t tell other players that there may be betrayers in this round of the game, so as not to startle the snake. Zhang Tieniu After I left, I focused all my attention on the information that Zhou Zhang brought. I didn't look carefully at which players had left the dining hall. You should also look at their faces and think about it. We will find a way to sort out the list of suspects in the evening. come out."

When Jiang Wenyuan and Zuo Zhiyan were playing with the corpse, they were stained with blood. When they walked into the dining hall, but there was no sign of Zhang Tieniu, the faces of the players who noticed this detail changed slightly, and they already understood Zhang Tieniu's fate.

The NPC's impression of players has been downplayed by the round table game. They only respond to living players with basic mobility. As for dead or dying players, NPCs treat them as if they don't exist.This is a reasonable disposition, otherwise, once a player dies, and the background of the story happens to be a society ruled by law, all the players will be taken to the police station for investigation, and may even be detained as suspects, and their freedom will be restricted. How to explore the truth of the round table game story.

At this moment, in Zhou Zhang's mind, Zhang Tieniu no longer exists.He stood up and showed a gentle smile to Jiang Wenyuan and Zuo Zhiyan, "You are back! Now that everyone is here, let's have dinner. Come and taste my dishes. Art is still very confident."

Sitting next to Zhou Zhang, Fang Chun deliberately said angrily: "Senior, don't I have any help?"

Zhou Zhang laughed uncontrollably: "Yes, with the help of Fang Chun Xuemei, she stir-fried two vegetables, you all have a taste."

Three dining tables with a length and width ratio of two to one were combined to form a spacious table, on which there were twelve dishes, five all meat dishes, five meat and vegetarian dishes, and two vegetarian dishes.After a meal, Zhou Zhang's cooking skills are really good, no worse than the dishes Jiang Wenyuan has eaten in the star-rated restaurants he has been to.As for the two vegetarian dishes that Zhou Zhang shamelessly exposed Fang Chun to, they were cooked in salted oil and water, without any technical content.

Originally, players are very lucky to be able to eat normal food in the round table game, and they don't have high requirements for the taste of food.However, the comparison object of Fangchun's boiled vegetables is Zhou Zhang's ten dishes that are delicious in color, flavor and taste.There is harm in comparison. Fang Chun's culinary skills have suffered a terrible loss, but she is also very good. She found a very convincing excuse, "The dishes cooked by the seniors are better than professional chefs, but we are returning to our alma mater. For those who want to experience campus life, the dishes I make are the same as those in the canteen in those days, and the high school canteen is also a part of campus life!"

Driven by Fang Chun, some players began to complain about the food in the high school cafeteria. There were only tomato scrambled eggs without eggs, how could there be rice in the sand in the cafeteria, and so on.However, most players are not in the mood to participate in the discussion, they still remember Zhang Tieniu's death.After Zhou Zhang packed up the dishes and left, several players approached Jiang Wenyuan and Zuo Zhiyan and asked them about Zhang Tieniu's situation.

Jiang Wenyuan and Zuo Zhiyan had already thoroughly checked Zhang Tieniu's body, and took photos to leave evidence. It is basically impossible for the murderer to go back to the scene to destroy the evidence.So Jiang Wenyuan directly told them where Zhang Tieniu was. As for the information that Zhang Tieniu was not a high school student and could be immune to mental pollution, Jiang Wenyuan did not disclose it to them, because the identity of the traitor had not yet been clarified, and the enemy was in the dark. Other players expose the information he deduced, which can easily lead to death.

After lunch, it was time for free action. Jiang Wenyuan and Zuo Zhiyan didn't waste time to take a lunch break, but went to the teaching office building to check the situation.

The main direction of investigation is the reason for the closure of Changqing Music High School.

According to Zhou Zhang, he graduated in 1976, and this year is 1986, the tenth anniversary of the abolition of school.

The photo that Liancheng took away was taken with a Polaroid camera during the summer vacation in August 1976.Since this photo also belongs to the information of Changqing Music High School, it means that Changqing High School was still operating normally during the summer vacation of 8, and also organized summer vacation activities for students.The accident at Changqing Music High School that led to the closure of the school should have occurred during the summer vacation of 1976.

After determining the scope of the key search, Jiang Wenyuan and Zuo Zhiyan actively launched the search.

In the dusty principal's office, they found a document, the performance plan of the Evergreen Music High School Marching Band from July 1976, 7 to August 15, 1976.The planning document records the situation of the marching band in detail, and attaches a group photo of them in the school music auditorium. The band consists of thirty members. lens.Since they are a marching band rather than an orchestra, in order to facilitate the performance during the parade and ensure the volume, the marching band uses brass horns such as trumpets, French horns, and trombones, as well as various percussion instruments.

In 1976, the speed of information dissemination was far less developed than it is now. Evergreen Music High School wanted to use the parade performance of the marching band to promote the school and attract more students.Therefore, the performance task of the marching band is not easy. From July to August, they have a total of twelve performances, ten parade performances and two performances in the school music hall.On average, the marching band performs one show in less than four days.

Perhaps the performance task was too heavy, so the marching band handed over a notice to the principal that they would play a new piece of music in the performance in the music hall on August 8: Symphony of Fainting.The notice was issued on August 30, 1976.

The principal gave a clear reply in the notification letter, rejecting the performance of the fainting symphony, with 1976.8.22 handwritten below the reply.However, the notice was not sent out.I don't know if the marching band refused to accept the principal's approval, or if something happened when the principal sent the approval.

Jiang Wenyuan took out the group photo of the marching band that was sandwiched in the plan, looked at every face of the band members, and after confirming that there was no Zhou Zhang among them, he immediately put it back in the plan.Jiang Wenyuan closed his eyes. After he experienced the photo of the teenagers in Liancheng, he became wary of the photo. Coupled with the death of Zhang Tieniu, Jiang Wenyuan built a spiritual barrier for himself. His spiritual barrier is not indestructible. , but in the face of spiritual pollution, Jiang Wenyuan is still confident that he can resist one or two.

But when Jiang Wenyuan looked at the photos of the marching band, the music clips played by the dolls reverberated in his mind again. Not only that, part of the pitch of this passionate violin music clip changed, and the sound of the trumpet was added .The mood expressed in this piece of music is gradually changing.Moreover, Jiang Wenyuan even had the feeling that he had once heard a marching band play live.Therefore, Jiang Wenyuan had no choice but to put down the photo of the symphony orchestra. If he continued to look at it, his mental state would definitely be polluted!

Jiang Wenyuan took out his little notebook, opened Zhang Tieniu's last words, and imitated Zhang Tieniu's voice in his mind to read his last words silently over and over again, until the music clip played by the doll disappeared from his mind, and Jiang Wenyuan put down the little notebook.Jiang Wenyuan let out a long breath, his back was drenched in cold sweat, and he said to Zuo Zhiyan, "You can take a look at the next photo, I need to rest."

Zuo Zhiyan only read part of the text of the plan, but did not check the photos. This was a prior agreement between him and Jiang Wenyuan.Since the photos related to Changqing Music High School may be a source of mental pollution, one of the two of them must stay awake, so every time a new photo is encountered, only one person can view it, and the other person is responsible for monitoring the mental state of the other person When the spirit is polluted, find a way to wake up the other party in time.

Zuo Zhiyan observed Jiang Wenyuan for a moment, "Would you like to talk to me about your views on high school marching bands?"

"Thank you, let's avoid it. Fortunately, I got out in time and didn't fall into it." Jiang Wenyuan said clearly, with clear eyes, "Zuo Zhixing, our round of the game may be very difficult..."

Jiang Wenyuan told Zuo Zhiyan his various reactions when looking at the group photo of the marching band, "The part of the violin played by the doll is definitely related to the syncope symphony of the marching band. I think the puppet playing the violin on the 60-second countdown is a betrayal The traitor player’s instructions to the doll. The traitor we will face in this round of the game may be a veteran who has survived multiple rounds of the traitor game.”

Betrayer players and ordinary players have completely different game paths, and their goal of clearing the game is to kill all ordinary players.The traitor player will be subject to many constraints during the game, and at the same time enjoy a lot of power.However, the round table game will not inform the betrayer players of all these constraints and powers at the beginning. After several rounds of betrayer games accumulate, the betrayers will gradually grasp the information.

When New Year's Eve was approaching, Qi Siyuan, who hadn't been online after adding friends on the forum with Jiang Wenyuan, suddenly went online.

A few months ago, Jiang Wenyuan wrote on the private chat page that he wanted to buy information on the traitor, and left Qi Siyuan's contact information.Qi Siyuan called him according to the message, and sold his information to Jiang Wenyuan at a very affordable price, but he had a request for Jiang Wenyuan, that he must keep this information confidential and never share it with other players. .Once the information is leaked, it will easily lead to a great increase in the strength of the traitor, causing a dilemma for ordinary players.As for why Qi Siyuan was willing to share the information with Jiang Wenyuan, it was because of his experience. He could tell at a glance that Lu Yingqi, a traitor, was created by a round table game against Jiang Wenyuan. traitor.

Only he and Zuo Zhiyan knew about the traitor Jiang Wenyuan obtained in Jade Bird.

As for why Zuo Zhiyan wasn't concealed, it was because Jiang Wenyuan didn't know the horror of the traitor's information before, and had already revealed Qi Siyuan's matter to Zuo Zhiyan.Coupled with the information technology team owned by Zuo Zhiyan, if Zuo Zhiyan wants to know the content of the data, Jiang Wenyuan can't stop it at all, so he simply deleted some of the more terrifying content and made the deleted version of the traitor Pass the information to Zuo Zhiyan.

Betrayer players already know the background story of the game before entering the round table game. On the round table, the betrayer can give simple orders to the dolls.If the command can be understood by the doll, the doll will act according to the Betrayer's order, but the doll cannot communicate with the Betrayer player.

This information is on the abridged version of the betrayer information.

Jiang Wenyuan said to Zuo Zhiyan: "Puppets usually only make a fuss about charging a price, but the puppet in this round of the game actually played a violin piece related to the syncope symphony. I think this is the order of the betrayer player to the puppet. Because the puppet has a violin, his order was carried out smoothly. The traitor players in this round of the game must be senior traitor players. We must be more careful in our actions!"

Zuo Zhiyan smiled softly, "Then you never doubted, a novice Betrayer player who has a lot of Betrayer information?"

There was very little information about the Betrayer player in the forum, and Zuo Zhiyan's suspects were clearly the two of them.

Jiang Wenyuan said bluntly: "The ring on your left hand is on the ring finger, a jade ring. So what's your answer?"

"Right hand, index finger. Metal ring." Zuo Zhiyan quickly replied.

After confirming that each other's answers were correct, the danger alarm was lifted and the atmosphere in the room eased down.

The two continued to search the office building, but found nothing more valuable.

The players' dinner is still cooked by Zhou Zhang.With Zhou Zhang, the chef NPC, the player is a fool to fight him for a job.Under Fang Chun's vigorous deception, Zhou Zhang decided to contract the food for the next four days, which attracted praise from all the players.

After eating and drinking enough, Jiang Wenyuan really didn't want to continue to act. Fighting against mental pollution is actually a very tiring thing. He planned to wash up and sleep early, and continue to explore the game tomorrow.Zuo Zhiyan hadn't seen any photos of the marching band, and he was still full of energy, so he left Jiang Wenyuan to search alone. Since the two didn't act together, Zuo Zhiyan didn't check any photos, but just scouted the campus as a whole, so Not much to gain either.

When Zuo Zhiyan returned to the dormitory, he saw Jiang Wenyuan leaning on the pillow and the quilt, and couldn't help laughing, "This dress really doesn't suit you."

Jiang Wenyuan had an indifferent face, "Do you think you don't have to wear it? This is—a school uniform!"

The school uniform of Changqing Music High School is very poisonous. It is cut in the style of tunic, but the color is light green.

In order to distinguish it from postmen and soldiers, the color of the school uniform is very hard to describe, and there is also a student cap of the same color, which is completely indistinguishable from mental pollution.