On a rainy night, the school beauty knocked on my door and asked for shelter

Chapter 182 Quiz!

Soon the murder mystery game began.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Shanghai International Settlement in 1932..."

After the host saw the twelve people enter, he first gave an opening remark that indicated the era before asking if there were any newcomers and simplifying the explanation of the rules, such as "Script murder is a role-playing game, the murderer is among you, and the victim is a fictional character."

This gave Su Yuqing and the others, who were playing this game for the first time, a sense of immersion and understanding.

"Now we will assign roles. You can choose to do so through drawing lots, answering questions (such as 'Are you better at lying or observing details?'), or if you want the roles to perfectly match your personality or interests and don't want to challenge randomness, you players can also discuss and assign roles in your own way."

The host smiled at the twelve people and began to speak slowly and gently.

"How so? We're fine with either way, it's up to you," Lin Ranhai said with a smile to Chen Mo and the others.

"Let's do a question-and-answer test," Chen Mo said after thinking for a moment.

He wanted to know whether the host would reveal the murderer's identity to Lin Ranhai after the question-and-answer test.

Even so, it doesn't prove anything, but it only adds to Lin Ranhai's suspicions for Chen Mo.

In fact, the worst thing the police can do is to presume guilt, which means seeing a person, identifying him as the murderer, and then starting to look for the possibility and evidence that he is the murderer.

This is a very dangerous and illegal act.

However, in some cases, this method is extremely accurate and effective, so it is very difficult to get people to abandon the concept of presumption of guilt.

However, in legal practice, such behavior should be avoided as much as possible.

"Alright, then we'll go into the small rooms one by one to take the question and answer test. I will secretly assign you identities based on the results of all of your tests."

The host smiled, turned around, and went into the small dark room.

Chen Mo and the others began to enter one after another.

When Chen Mo entered the room, he easily completed the observation and reasoning challenges set by the host, demonstrating excellent observation and reasoning abilities.

The host decided to have him play the role of a police detective.

Having a capable person as the official representative might make the game more interesting.

Because in this game, the murderer has the advantage.

At the same time, some games may be good in themselves, but the gameplay experience may vary due to the player's skill level.

Often, it takes the host's guidance to get the game going smoothly.

However, such frequent guidance reduces the enjoyment of players making their own efforts.

If there are talented players who can gather a lot of clues and solve cases through their own efforts, then the players will feel more immersed in the game and have more fun.

Soon everyone's identities had been distributed.

The story is set in the Shanghai International Settlement in 1932, where the famous pianist Lin Qingyuan holds a charity concert at his private estate.

That night, thunder and rain raged. The next morning, the housekeeper found the master hanging from a beam in the concert hall, his body clutching half a tattered sheet of music.

Twelve invited guests are trapped in the manor...

The game features six men and six women.

This refers to game characters and does not affect the player's gender; players can cross-dress as characters.

For example, boys can play female roles, and girls can play male roles.

[Core Roles]:
Su Yuqing (Su Wanqing, female), a pianist who studied abroad, was the deceased's fiancée and was carrying an engagement ring.

The fact that Su Yuqing plays a character with a name that is extremely similar to her own is quite a coincidence.

Zhou Hao (Zhou Yanqing, male) is a newspaper tycoon who exposed the Lin family scandal and possesses key evidence. Zhou Hao was also assigned a role with the same surname.

Qu Danwan (Gu Mingtang, female), a blind fortune teller, claims to hear strange noises and possesses mysterious tarot cards.

Chen Mo (Lu Chen, male), Detective Inspector, official investigation representative, issued a police logbook.

Suspect Group
Luo Lingling (Shen Zhaoning, female), a pharmacist, carries special reagents in her medicine box and has a debt relationship with the deceased (possibly a case of murder for financial gain).

Lin Yu-an (Chen Mo-bai, male), a down-on-his-luck painter, has unpublished paintings in his studio and an unusual relationship with the deceased (possibly a crime of passion).

Chu Mengyao (Jiang Yuemian, female), the top hostess at the karaoke bar, was once financially supported by the deceased and knows about the manor's secret passage (possibly a crime of passion).

Huang Mao (Pei Jingzhou, male), an antique dealer, recently acquired a Lin family heirloom and possesses a list of forgeries (potential for financial gain).

Servant Group

Luo Yunxi (Cheng Muhan, male) is the butler, in charge of the manor keys, and has a burn scar on his left shoulder.
Lin Ranhai (Cheng Muyun, alias Yun Muchen, male), the butler's twin brother (hidden information), joined the gardener job three months ago and is proficient in mechanics.

Xiao Yue (Lin Ruowei, female) is a personal maid who keeps the key to the study and knows the structure of the secret room.

Zhao Yueyue (Wen Xue, female), an intern reporter, infiltrated the guest list, carrying a miniature camera.

The roles played by the participants more or less matched the personality traits that the host had determined.

This host is quite skilled.

The murderers in this game were the Cheng brothers, who used their twin identities to commit a triple crime:

Cheng Muhan, posing as a butler, enters the concert hall to create a secret room.

Cheng Muyun moved the body through a secret passage and staged the hanging scene.

The brothers swapped identities to evade investigation, using a mechanical pendulum to create a time difference.
The musical score ultimately points to "twins" (the treble clef on the staff is actually a metaphor for DNA).

This is information known only to the murderer; the other players are unaware of it.

Suddenly being matched with an identity similar to a character in a TV series, this role-playing game was still very novel for Su Yuqing and others.

For a moment, I felt it was quite interesting.

At the same time, I was a little at a loss, not knowing how to play the role.

Fortunately, the host was very professional and guided the conversation slowly.

Soon, the first act begins, with the invitation of a torrential downpour.

The host provided some initial clues: photos from the scene, a basic relationship diagram of the characters, and incomplete sheet music.

After the characters confirmed their identities and entered the room to draw their scripts, the host gave everyone some private time to chat and exchange some information that could be revealed, so as to build a network of relationships.

During their casual conversation, Chen Mo noticed a crucial clue: the burn scars on the Cheng brothers' bodies.

Although there are only four suspects, the real killer in this kind of murder mystery game is not necessarily one of the suspects.

The other eight individuals cannot be completely ruled out as suspects either.

Of course, everyone knows for sure whether they are the murderer or not.

Therefore, the targets to be suspected are the other eleven.

The private chat phase ended quickly, and it was still impossible to determine who was the suspect.

Most of the clues we obtained were not very useful; we only gained a general understanding of each other's identities.

During their private chat, Su Yuqing trusted Chen Mo and spoke her mind without any suspicion.

(End of this chapter)