absurd deduction game.

Chapter 1093 Come to the cemetery, there's good food.
Defit Claude, his daughter, and eight disoriented servants left their apartment on Champagne Boulevard under the soothing and watchful eyes of the Church of the Mother Goddess... and headed to the church.

For the rest of the night, they would be examined by the priest in the church to ensure that those who survived were still themselves, and not monsters disguised as humans.

As for the bodies of Dorothy and the maid, they were temporarily taken away by the church and, after purification and inspection, will be sent to a cemetery in the suburbs for burial.

Of course, if Defit has other arrangements for his wife's body, the family's opinion will be given priority.

Yu Xing's statement to the big banker that "Dorothy is very likely connected with the cult" was not mentioned in the emergency response, since his source was Nightmare, and Nightmare had already been devoured by him.

Since Yu Xing lacked substantial evidence, Defit found it difficult to accept the situation and could only wait for the church personnel to ensure their safety before conducting a thorough investigation.

Anyway, the church staff will carefully question the Defit family about what happened tonight and what they encountered in their dreams. As long as they're not stupid, they'll definitely be able to detect something fishy.

The pastor who came to meet them invited Yu Xing and Qu Xianqing to go to the church to provide evidence for the incident and assist in the investigation, but Yu Xing refused. The pastor wanted to say something more, but he shut up under Yu Xing's gaze that seemed to say, "Are church staff really that incompetent?"

The investigators in the ideal state held a very high position.

The investigators' visit was merely a collaborative effort with the church; the church had no right to order the investigators to cooperate with them. Of course, the church could still exercise its local administrative power if the investigators violated regulations.

Everyone left the apartment. As the nun stepped out of the apartment door, she hung a golden wreath made of grass leaves on the doorknob. A strange protective force immediately enveloped the house, as if sealing the crime scene.

No one offered an explanation for this scene, so Yu Xing had to try it himself with his tentacles. Sure enough, he found that the tentacles' attempt to re-enter the room was repelled by an invisible force.

The golden wreath emitted a faint scent of wheat and earth. Seeing that Yu Xing was staring at it, the priest spoke up: "We will seal this house and send a team to search for traces of evil magic tomorrow. If you don't want to get involved in this anymore, it's best not to enter without permission."

"I know~ I know~" Yu Xing was just a little curious about this power from the "Harvest Mother Goddess", after all, it was a different system from ghost energy.

Can the Mother Goddess of Harvest be considered a false god?
In this instance world, it should count, but this might just be a manifestation of the influence of "His" power. If it were placed in the actual deduction system, it shouldn't have the destructive power of a false god.

A large group of people walked toward the church, interspersed with the sorrowful weeping of young girls and corpses covered with white sheets. Yu Xing watched their figures disappear into the distance before touching her empty stomach.

The Defit family home, which had been in complete chaos, finally became quiet.

Qu Xianqing glanced at the investigator rankings, her naturally smiling lips curving upwards even further. She said, "Your contribution is by a wide margin, number one."

It's 11:30 p.m., and the deducers have been free to move around for almost three and a half hours. While most of the second batch of people who came in were still trying to find the first batch of deducers to cooperate with in order to better understand the town, Yu Xing had already eaten a lot without a care in the world.

Qu Xianqing acted alongside him, and the two had roughly the same contribution points in starting side quests, but Yu Xing took most of the contribution points from killing monsters.

In addition, Yu Xing had just single-handedly defeated Nightmare, and his score had already dropped significantly.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xing also opened the leaderboard.

The current number of investigator players is 50/50.

Your ranking: 1 (rating B)

The evaluation accumulates over time and is the headquarters' assessment of the investigators' performance, which will affect subsequent rewards.

Currently, he is the only one whose evaluation has reached level B. Yu Xing looked down and saw that the second place was Qu Xianqing with a rating of C, the third place was Carlos, and Zeng Lai, who was likely acting with Carlos, was in fifth place. In between was another star predictor, a lone wolf with a certain reputation in the system.

He squinted and looked down at a few more. Some were ordinary predictors he had no recollection of, while others were somewhat famous celebrity predictors, but he was not familiar with them and did not know how many of them were on the path to depravity.

One after another, consciousnesses emanated from the invisible tentacles.

There's a problem...

[The actor didn't even make the top ten, what mischief is he up to now?]

[That's probably normal. Given the performer's personality, he would likely gather information and learn about the town on the first night.]

[That's right, actors don't like to be in the lead; they prefer to stay in the shadows, hiding in the dark and causing trouble unexpectedly.]

[Yes, yes, first accumulate the resources to do evil, then unconditionally harm everyone.]

[Watch out, Mastermind! If that actor comes looking for you again, I'll slap him across the face!]

Don't let him have his fill...

Yu Xing put away the last branch and extinguished the consciousness within it.

Qu Xianqing knew that when he was in a daze, he was probably thinking about something, so she didn't disturb him. Instead, she leaned against the wall and played with the blood-red longsword in her hand.

Suddenly, a faint voice came from inside her chest: "Is anyone there? Hello, is anyone there?"

Yu Xing's ears twitched, and she turned her head to look.

Qu Xianqing hummed in response, her expression turning somewhat amused. She sheathed her blood sword and reached out to pull out the small paper figure that had appeared on her chest at some point.

The little paper figure has beady eyes and simple features, but the overall cut is exquisite, clearly the work of Carlos.

Carlos's voice, now several times smaller, came from the opening and closing mouth of the little paper figure: "Phew, finally I can catch my breath. What are you two doing?"

Before Yu Xing could speak, Qu Xianqing smiled and asked, "When did you put this here?"

Carlos, communicating through the paper doll, chuckled and said elegantly, "That's how magic works; it's all about the unexpected."

She suddenly realized what Qu Xianqing meant and immediately explained, "Sister Qu, this is just a little paper doll. Even if I attached my consciousness to it, I wouldn't have any such thoughts. Besides, there are clothes between us."

Qu Xianqing smiled even more amiably: "If you didn't have that kind of intention, why didn't you just turn the paper figure into Yu Xing's pants? Do you think I don't know you? Be careful if we meet again, or I'll beat you into a husky."

"Oh ho." Carlos didn't dare to say anything like "you can't beat me," and instead apologized in a habitual manner: "I was wrong, I was wrong, Sister Qu. Hey, let's get down to business."

The two had known each other for so long, and this was their usual way of interacting; neither of them had taken it seriously. But when they heard about the important matter, Qu Xianqing raised an eyebrow: "What important matter?"

The little paper figure struggled to float down from her hand, twirled a few times in the air, and landed on one of Yu Xing's tentacles.

It was unclear how it managed to stand so steadily on the empty branch. It blinked its beady eyes, making sure Yu Xing was listening, before saying, "My friend from Northeast China and I just passed by the church and noticed something seemed to have happened inside. Was it you guys who did it?" "A lot of strategists went over there to watch the commotion, hoping to get some information from the church and perhaps even help the church staff to gain some contributions. Are you two sure you're not going to follow up on this?"

"I'm too lazy to go, I want to eat." Yu Xing stuck out her tongue and licked the corner of her lips. The fleeting glimpse of blood red made the little paper doll tremble and almost fall off.

Carlos coughed twice: "Then you guys come with me. I'm heading to the cemetery in the suburbs. I'll tell you a secret: the cemetery is fun at midnight!"

The little paper doll glanced at Yu Xing's expression and emphasized, "There's plenty you can eat!"

Upon hearing his words, it was clear that Zeng Lai had probably told Carlos everything, and the experienced magician had also deduced what Yu Xing needed most right now.

"Okay." Yu Xing immediately agreed, then turned to Qu Xianqing, "Are you going?"

Qu Xianqing hesitated for two seconds: "Then I won't go. I see you're adapting quite well, and you shouldn't run into any problems traveling with Carlos. I'm a little concerned about the slums, and I want to go there first to take a look."

While incidents in the wealthy area can have far-reaching consequences, at least the area remains orderly. However, the slums are different; they are far more chaotic, populated, and lack oversight—even the Church of the True God doesn't provide them with many resources—making it easier for monsters to hide. Furthermore, many cultists are also mixed in with them.

It was a breeding ground for evil and sorcery.

Yu Xing had been eating in the wealthy area because he used his senses to locate nearby locations. Now that Carlos had invited him to the suburbs, Qu Xianqing decided to fill the information gap in the slums herself. She knew that there were many deducers there, and she couldn't just give away all the meat and soup to others without taking anything for herself.

After making their decision, the two went their separate ways.

The town of Yolikev has a straightforward urban plan. The church is located on the central line of the town. The wealthy area is built around the center, and the outer area is divided into three parts: one part is the most concentrated commercial street, school and hospital, another part is the slum area, and the third part is the industrial area.

The outskirts of the town, the scenery that Yu Xing saw along the way in the carriage, were occupied by agriculture, while the back outskirts of the town were a cemetery and a horse farm, where the town's wealthy people engaged in social games.

The paper doll was left on Qu Xianqing. Before parting, Carlos told Yu Xing through the paper doll that he would wait for her outside the cemetery.

Yu Xing made his way to his destination at a leisurely pace.

He encountered several groups of strategists on the way. After all, the town was relatively large, but the strategists were also running around everywhere that night, making it difficult to avoid running into each other.

Among those groups of divination practitioners, some wanted to strike up a conversation, some were in awe, and some had the air of actors about them, clearly harboring ill intentions. However, the latter only gave Yu Xing a cold stare and did not attempt to kill himself on the first night of the divination.

Yu Xing didn't care about this.

If someone like that bothers him, he'll just drain them dry; if they don't, he'll drain them dry a few days later.

As midnight approached, Yu Xing stepped out of the town of Yolikev and into the outskirts.

The area was sparsely populated, with the distant barking of dogs. A half-moon hung in the sky, casting its light upon the surrounding mounds of varying heights.

These graves, each marked with a cross bearing the wheat symbol of the Church of Mother Goddess, belong to the poor people in the town who cannot afford a grave. Their graves are simply erected on both sides of the road, and Yu Xing feels that he could easily step on one if he is not careful.

Many people cannot afford a burial plot.

Occasionally, a cross draped in cheap mourning cloth sways gently in the wind, making it a perfect spot for a haunted house.

However, Yu Xing did not see any trace of Carlos here.

He walked a little further before finding a proper cemetery at the end of the path.

The cemetery is surrounded by a wall made of stone bricks and iron railings. Inside, you can vaguely see rows of neat stone tombstones and an unlit shack for the gravedigger. A large dog is chained near the gate and stares fiercely at the outside through the iron fence.

He saw Carlos squatting there, "sniffing" and teasing the dog. The big dog's muscles were tense, and it was crouching down in front of Carlos, its fur standing on end and its ears pressed back, clearly in a state of extreme alertness.

The dog's yellow teeth were already bared, and it was making a gurgling warning sound in its throat, but under Carlos's calm teasing, the dog didn't dare to bark once.

It looked at the blue-haired human in front of it and felt terrified.

Zeng Lai rubbed his arms beside him, muttering, "Why does this area feel so cold and eerie? Is there a ghost crawling on my back?"

"Oh, right." Ghost said softly, blowing a breath of cold air into Zeng Lai's ear.

"Holy crap!" Zeng Lai jumped up in fright, his brown curly hair standing on end. He twisted his neck back and saw a pale, transparent hand.

"Holy crap, there really is a ghost on my back!"

"Haha." Carlos glanced at her once, then turned back with a smile, saying jokingly, "Yiqing, you've finally caught someone who can be scared again?"

The Green Demon slowly revealed its form, but smiled without speaking, refusing to acknowledge its perverse sense of humor.

When Zeng Lai saw Yi Qing, who was clearly a ghost but completely out of place in the surrounding scene, he first breathed a sigh of relief, then rubbed the goosebumps that had appeared on his arms and muttered to himself, "Where did this ancient-style young man come from? He's terrifying me to death."

The young man in ancient style pointed forward with his jade-bone fan: "Yu Xing has arrived."

Yu Xing, who witnessed the whole thing: "..."

Everyone had a great time! Wonderful, wonderful!

With no one else around, Yu Xing simply relaxed himself into the most relaxed posture. Tree roots and branches surged beneath him, taking the place of his legs and embracing him as he swayed forward.

He approached, glanced at the even more terrified guard dogs in the cemetery, and asked Carlos, "Did you call me here specifically because there's something good to eat?"

Carlos stood up, smoothed his hair, and pointed to the gravedigger's hut: "The gravediggers here were all eaten by carrion ravens a few days ago. The town is choosing new gravediggers, and there is no one to take over yet."

Yu Xing: "So?"

"Don't rush." ​​Carlos opened the system panel, glanced at it, chuckled, and slowly counted down, "Five, four, three, two... one."

As he counted down, the time precisely pointed to 00:00.

Suddenly, a lamp lit up in the deserted gravedigger's hut.

Then, reflected in the window was a hunched figure. The door of the small house slowly opened, and an old man with a pale, bloodless face walked out.