Infinite Murder Mystery Game: The Beauty with a Delicate Palm

Su Mian's voice was choked with sobs, clearly indicating that she could no longer bear it. She paused for a moment, then finally let go of her.

After all that fuss, Su Mian was exhausted.

At 9:00 AM, he transformed back into "Zhou Ye," holding her in his arms and gently comforting her.

"You've done a great job, Luo Yi."

His eyes were slightly dark, and he looked satiated and weary.

"Want to go have lunch together?"

Su Mian's mind was a complete blank, and she shook her head.

"Then I'll bring some back for you. You can't skip meals, Luo Yi."

Su Mian gave a soft "hmm" and watched him leave. She then lay down on the table, staring blankly at the ceiling.

How did things suddenly develop like this?

……

The afternoon sun shone on the desk beside the bed. The senior high school students who were taking a nap were woken up by a bell. They gradually got up, some to get water, others to refresh themselves.

"The Twenty-Four Curses? What are those?"

Shen Jiarui had just woken up, and her voice was very nasal.

Jingzhe lowered her body and tapped her fingers lightly on the table.

"It was Liang Chuchu's doll that caused this, Chang Anning, your reasoning is wrong."

"The Doll God itself exists because the curse it brings is an objective and real event."

"Liang Chuchu wanted to fall in love with those influential figures by asking the gods because of her own greed. The price of the curse might be death or something else. But this year's school heartthrob is Zhou Ye."

Jingzhe paused for a moment, then said, "He didn't die, which is very strange."

Shen Jiarui: "Does that mean he wasn't dating Liang Chuchu?"

Jingzhe nodded, while Chang Anning lay on the table looking at the others, seemingly a little dejected after Jingzhe said, "Your reasoning is wrong."

Su Mian had been listening quietly, but suddenly spoke up, "Not necessarily. How can you be sure he's not dating Liang Chuchu?"

All three eyes turned to her. Su Mian remained calm and composed, which made her seem very credible.

Jingzhe: "How so?"

She raised her arm and tugged at the brim of the hat of the student in front of her. The student was deep in thought and was a little annoyed when she was pulled up.

"Chi Luoyi, what are you doing?"

"Has Zhou Yi been dating someone else lately?"

Upon hearing that the student had come to inquire about gossip, he instantly lost his temper and cheerfully began to speak.

"Yeah, even a prodigy like Zhou Ye would date? It's unbelievable."

His words surprised the others. If he really was in a relationship with Liang Chuchu, then why didn't he die?

The curse failed. Su Mian drew the curtains to block out the glaring sun. The others heard the sound and turned to look at her.

"I saw him and his partner in the tool shed last week when it was my turn to clean."

"My companion was coughing up blood and his whole body went limp. I was so scared that I ran away in a panic, but later I found out that his companion was not dead."

Su Mian leaned back, her tone flat.

"The academic term is 'deceptive death,' which is simply faking death. The protagonist of 'The Ring' passes the videotape to someone who hasn't seen it before, thus transferring the curse."

"If I'm not mistaken, Zhou also wanted to exchange his life for another through some kind of fake death, and this sleight of hand has obviously succeeded."

Typically, sleep-related reasoning doesn't cite "references"; her reasoning goes straight to the point.

All this nonsense was just to make them believe it, and obviously, the goal was achieved.

【Mianmian!!!】4399 screamed in his mind.

What are you doing?! Aren't you just introducing yourself?! Only you know about Zhou Ye and Yi Junxi faking their deaths in the tool shed!

If you say that, won't they follow the trail and start suspecting you?!

4399 was even more anxious than Su Mian, and sure enough, after a moment of contemplation, Jingzhe spoke.

"Okay, then I'll go and find out after school this afternoon. If DM is hard to approach, our comrades can be the breakthrough point."

Su Mian crossed her arms over her chest, seemingly already guessing the outcome.

"Don't rush, just watch."

Su Mian responded in her mind, "Yi Junxi is still alive and kicking. As long as they investigate, they'll immediately find out I'm lying, so..."

She needs to plan ahead.

The killer is either taciturn or takes control of the situation beforehand.

Su Mian chose to take the risk, and the reason for that can only be said is that she had enough confidence.

The second period in the afternoon was physical education class, but Su Mian stayed in the classroom citing feeling unwell.

After everyone left, she quietly slipped out of the teaching building and found Yi Junxi resting under the shade of a tree by the basketball court.

"Sister-in-law—" Yi Junxi saw her and was about to greet her when Su Mian stopped him with a look.

Let's talk somewhere else.

The two of them arrived at a secluded corner behind the laboratory building, where abandoned sports equipment was piled up. The horizontal bar was rusty and seemed to have been unused for a long time.

Su Mian took the wooden box containing the "Binding Serpent Bodhi" out of her pocket and handed it back to Yi Junxi.

Yi Junxi was taken aback for a moment, then took the box: "Thank you, sister-in-law. I thought I had lost it."

Su Mian withdrew her hand, looked up and stared at him, "I know you hate Zhou Ye."

The air froze instantly.

Yi Junxi's smile froze. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Su Mian took a step forward. Although she was shorter than Yi Junxi, the aura she exuded made the tall boy unconsciously take a half step back.

"This isn't an ordinary bracelet, is it?" Su Mian's voice was soft. "It's a magical artifact specifically designed to subdue snake-like evil spirits... You carry it with you because you know what Zhou Ye's true form is, right?"

She smiled slightly, but there was no hint of a smile in her eyes. "What a coincidence, I knew that too."

"Let me guess." Su Mian tilted her head.

"On the surface, you're Zhou Ye's follower, but in reality, you hate him to the core, though I don't know why."

"But... I guess you don't want Zhou Ye to know about Bodhi's existence, otherwise..."

Her icy fingers touched Yi Junxi's lips, each word piercing his heart: "You will become a traitor, blood gushing from your throat, and you will die a gruesome death."

"The way it truly looks when you're in a state of suspended animation."

Yi Junxi stopped retreating; fear gripped his mind, freezing him in place.

"Do me a favor."

Su Mian put the bracelet into her pocket.

"I will return it to you after it's done."

Oh~ so Mianmian was prepared all along.

Su Mian hummed in agreement.

As the story progresses, someone will inevitably trace it back to Yi Junxi. He is the only person who knows that Zhou Ye and Su Mian are dating, and he is also the only breakthrough point.

Everyone knew that Zhou Ye was in a relationship, but no one knew who it was with. She seized on this loophole to create a closed loop of lies.

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After school in the afternoon, Jingzhe quickly found out about Yi Junxi and took the three of them to the cafeteria to find him.

Yi Junxi, carrying a tray, was visibly taken aback when he saw the four people.