Infinite Murder Mystery Game: The Beauty with a Delicate Palm

"Taylor, you're insane!"

Sera rushed over to help Sussin up, tears welling up in her eyes. Adrian forcefully pulled Taylor away.

The other players were so frightened that they stood still, but they all began to have some doubts about Su Mian.

Yes, it's a bit far-fetched to believe her based on just a blurry doodle.

"Don't worry! Once the players from the city-state are sent in, we'll figure something out together. Maybe this is part of the script—"

"you're right."

A hoarse female voice interrupted Bruce.

She wearily raised her head, slowly wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, adding a touch of sickly and cruel beauty to her pale skin, like rouge seeping into the snow.

Taylor stood there, his mind filled with rage, his chest still heaving violently, but when he met those eyes, his mind suddenly became chaotic.

"What...what did you say?"

Su Mian looked at Taylor and said, "I've been thinking about something these past few days."

"Why are all the players being dragged in here, even though there are no plot points or clues?"

"Why didn't the city-state players come here, even though they were also confirmed to be infected with the plague?"

"I've figured it out."

She looked calmly at the only window in the room; the triangular-roofed building outside the window was the only thing she could see from inside the room.

Above the window frame was a wheat ear symbol. Later, during a conversation among the soldiers, it was learned that the town's sanatorium was located next to the quarantine zone.

"In order to improve the efficiency of clearing dungeons, high-level players want to reduce game time by killing low-level players. Regardless of whether the attack hits the killer or not, it is extremely advantageous for them."

"The fact that only half of the players were killed proves that this was not the work of the instance, but rather a scheme orchestrated by high-level players."

A commotion erupted among the crowd, followed by whispers among themselves. But after this incident, no one was sure if what the girl said was true.

Taylor's expression became somewhat complicated. He frowned and walked to Su Mian's side.

"How can you be so sure that all of this was done by those high-level players?"

"So, is it just bad luck on our part?"

Sera spoke up for Su Mian in a low voice, and Su Mian shook her head with a light laugh.

"I wasn't so sure at first, but I believe you all saw Ollie on the night the saint died."

The attendant beside Cecily was also a member of the city-state players.

Everyone looked left and right, and almost all nodded; they had indeed seen Ollie before.

"He seemed to be here to say something about... someone dying and not being able to wash up or something."

"This is it."

Su Mian breathed softly, her eyelids lazily lifting. "That day, on my way back to Mill Ferry, two nuns bumped into me, and I smelled lavender."

Upon hearing this, the air fell silent for a second, and the players who had caught on gasped in shock.

"The soapberries the villagers use at home... I think they're lavender scented."

Someone said something weakly, and Su Mian nodded.

"Yes, so there is no such claim at all. It was the city-state players who sent someone to notify us separately, and the fact that the holy water turned black is clearly due to some kind of chemical reaction."

"When we pass through the mine, we may have minerals on our clothes. These dusts and chemical liquids can react with each other and cause discoloration."

"They probably knew a long time ago. After all, there's a fodder master among the city-state players. Her script likely clearly explains the principle behind the holy water turning black, but she didn't make this clue public."

"Instead, it was used for something more extreme: to eliminate unimportant players and speed up the game."

Everyone was stunned by the girl's insightful analysis. She continued:

"Besides us, there was another player from Mill Ferry outside. She didn't participate in the purification ceremony, so she wasn't caught with us."

Sera's eyes widened. "You mean...Adele!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the sound of the door opening came from the front gate, and between the two soldiers was a girl wearing a pink Sulkot dress with her hair parted in the middle.

The metallic hairnet wrapped around the luxurious pearl-embroidered fabric highlighted the visitor's gentleness and nobility.

"Miss Adele, this is the person you are to see."

Adele frowned and covered her mouth the whole time. After the soldier left, she quickly walked to the iron railing.

"Evening, those high-level players entered the sanatorium next to yours the day before yesterday, and left Mill Ferry this morning. Their servants said they returned to the city-state."

These words caused an uproar among everyone. Adele's words not only confirmed that everything Su Mian had said was true, but also aroused their anger and hostility.

"What's going on? What good does this do them?!"

"What the hell? Are you kidding me? Don't our lives matter?"

"We're both infected with the plague, so why are they allowed into sanatoriums while we're put in quarantine?"

"Does being a low-level player mean you deserve to die because you have no power or influence?!"

The arguing continued, while Su Mian watched the scene quietly.

Three days ago, as they were about to leave the banks of the Mill River, Su Mian found Adele and told her that if anything happened to the players at the Mill Ferry, she should help them keep a close eye on the city-state players' whereabouts.

Even before Tiffany and her two companions tried to win her over, Su Mian knew what they were planning to do, so she prepared a backup plan.

She hadn't expected the conspiracy to happen so quickly, and she almost thought the holy water turning black was just a plot point, so she desperately searched for clues in the quarantine zone.

But just one oversight almost led to the deaths of all the players in the Mill Crossing.

They weren't sick, but they stayed in the sanatorium for three whole days to determine the final fate of this group of low-level players.

The day of baptism is the final deadline; they will surely die.

Despite having the absolute ability to protect their people, the city-state players who learned of this left leisurely, clearly intending to kill them.

They already knew what would happen after the purification ceremony; to put it even worse, perhaps they knew a way to turn the holy water black.

The reason they came to win over Adrian and Su Mian that day was because they believed that since they came from a city-state, they might possess some power and influence, so they chose to win them over.

Perhaps if they had agreed to their invitation then, Su Mian and Adrian would have been rescued.

But now is not the time to complain; they need to figure out how to get out of here.

Then travel to the city-state to find Cecily's residence and Adrian's father, who is the most important figure in proving the source of the plague and may also be the key to understanding Cecily's death.

Faced with overwhelming public anger, Su Mian glanced at Taylor, then suddenly frowned and forced herself to shed tears.

"My health was already poor."

"After what just happened... I don't know if I can make it to tomorrow."

The incident caused a huge uproar. The crowd, already eager to vent, immediately turned their attention to Taylor. Taylor felt a chill, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he slowly backed away.

"Have you no shame? You hit a girl!"

"Exactly! If Evenin leaves, who will rescue us?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the group attacked him. Someone kicked Taylor first, and then attacks came from all directions. Mud was smeared on his head, and he was slapped on the left cheek.

He was powerless to fight back, growling as he covered his head, numbly enduring the angry curses.

Su Mian was still watching the show, thinking that it was about time to stand up and make them stop, but then she felt dizzy and stumbled and fell down.

Sera's scream came from beside me.

Oh no, I overdid it.