A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

The young man nicknamed Chu Chegan paused for a moment upon hearing this, pointed to himself, and asked.

"It's you, not your mother."

Zhou Ke'er corrected him very seriously, "This child, who seemed quite smart, how come he's acting so stupid now?"

"I meant 'me,' not my mom..."

Chu Chegan was stumped by the question and couldn't help but scratch the back of his head, getting lost in thought.

“Think back carefully, they should have already transmitted everything into your minds.”

At this moment, Honghe crossed her arms and spoke coldly with a blank expression.

"Hey! Why did you steal my lines?!"

Zhou Ke'er was about to say that when Honghe interrupted her, and she immediately protested in dissatisfaction.

"Now it's mine."

The flamingo glanced at him.

"Wait, what does this mean? Aren't you players?"

Chu Chegan asked in confusion, pointing to the nicknames above Zhou Ke'er and Honghe's heads. The other players also looked puzzled, waiting for Zhou Ke'er's answer.

"Huh? Aren't you Colonel Chu? How come you don't even know this?"

Zhou Ke'er was taken aback. He thought that since Chu Chegan had this name, he must at least know a little about the joke and might be able to pick up on it. But he didn't expect... to be a silver-plated spearhead.

Thinking this to herself, Zhou Ke'er then glanced at Honghe.

Whether Honghe understood or pretended to understand, she patted her detective outfit, which looked the same as Zhou Ke'er's, and nodded.

Then, she quietly (in fact, everyone was paying attention to her and Zhou Ke'er) walked past a long-haired female player nicknamed "Cold-Eating Rabbit" as if nothing had happened, and whispered, "Watch out for Chu Xuan!"

"Ah, I just happened to find a tattered book in the 'Biographies of People from the Old Era' while I was looking through books in the library. It talked about a sage named Chu Xuan who represented the highest wisdom in the Old Era... I don't really know much about him."

Chu Chegan glanced at Honghe, who seemed to be doing something, and then scratched his head awkwardly to explain to Zhou Ke'er.

"Tch, haven't you read the whole thing?"

Zhou Ke'er felt a bit bored. This was probably the ultimate level of no one picking up on a joke, like "Invincible East"!

Thinking this, Zhou Ke'er pouted, "No wonder I didn't know this meme."

Meanwhile, on the other side, the flamingo casually passed by the cold-cooked rabbit, then stopped and waited for her to call it.

"Why? Do you know him?" Cold-cooked rabbit took the bait and quickly turned around, asking Red Crane in a low voice with a puzzled look.

"No, but people with that name never tell the truth!"

Honghe took a deep breath, forcing a profound and inscrutable expression on her expressionless face, whetting the appetite of the cold-cooked rabbit before shaking her head and answering.

"Hey! Don't mess with memes! It's unethical to randomly graft memes onto other people's things! Young people these days are getting worse and worse, all they know is how to take the wrong approach!"

After giving Chu Che a lecture and telling him to sincerely study the complete biography of Chu Xuan, Zhou Ke'er criticized Hong He, who was pretending to be a ghost.

"Ha, jokes are meaningless if you don't use them casually! Only foolish old fogies do things by following a set routine for using jokes! You're an outdated old fogie!"

Flamingo glared with dead fish eyes and retorted sharply.

"Everyone, stop fooling around. Let's think about what we should do with this mod, since it's the Fog difficulty mod!"

Finally, the one who initially accepted the ring and documents, the one who claimed "I didn't steal the girl," couldn't stand it anymore and quickly spoke up to persuade them, "Let's introduce ourselves properly first, and then discuss this case."

"Yeah, yeah, everyone stop arguing."

The last remaining young female player, nicknamed "Huai Jin Wo Yu," echoed the sentiment.

"What's the point of introducing ourselves? Can't you see us or what? You're not deaf, can't you hear what we're wearing? Or are you blind and can't see the nicknames on our heads?"

Zhou Ke'er casually blew on her fingernails. Although the clothes she bought were useless because of the outfits that came with this module, the cane was thoughtfully brought along.

Murder weapon obtained√

I didn't steal the girl, and Zhou Ke'er made me choke for a moment, showing a slightly embarrassed expression. However, I quickly recovered and continued to smile, saying, "Oh right, you're right... In that case, let's discuss this case directly. After all, they've given us all this information."

As he spoke, he waved the stack of documents he had just received, "I think we can start our investigation with this ring. After all, it appeared in the opening CG, and this stack of documents should also be about this ring. Maybe it will help us find the murderer."

"Oh, damn it, God. This suggestion is as bad as Aunt Susan's apple pie. I want to kick his ass with the tip of my shoe, my God."

Zhou Ke'er spoke "quietly" to Honghe, though others should have been able to hear her.

"For God's sake, please shut up, okay?"

Honghe, the only one who could keep up with Zhou Ke'er's train of thought, not only understood immediately but also answered in a serious manner.

"Oh, my old friend, although this suggestion is really terrible, well, for the sake of the Virgin Mary."

Zhou Ke'er feigned helplessness, sighed, and shrugged.

"Okay, I get it. Let the person who made the suggestion go eat shit on a Texas farm. Alright, that's it. Good night, sir, and God bless you."

Honghe also put on a comforting expression for Zhou Ke'er and read it in a monotone tone.

I didn't steal the girl's face, which twitched violently twice. Although he didn't understand what those two were talking about, or who Aunt Susan was, or what Texas was, the strong sense of sarcasm was really hard to ignore.

"Um...did I say something wrong? Or do you have any other thoughts?"

I didn't steal the girl, so I forced a smile and asked, trying not to break down.

"Huh? No, what's wrong?"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the stack of documents without leaving a trace, then looked at me with an innocent expression and said, "I didn't steal the girl."

Although I don't think there's any clear clue in that stack of documents, I still want to trick them if I can. It would be best if they got so angry that they forgot to look at it.

Zhou Ke'er loves using such underhanded tactics as manipulating people's minds.

"and you..."

I almost lost my composure because I didn't steal the girl.

"Oh well, after all, I'm a detective. Detectives like to mock the police, isn't that a well-established fact?"

Zhou Ke'er shrugged.

Hmm... That's strange. I've already said I'm a detective, so why isn't the title reacting?

Do these guys not believe it at all?

Oh! Right! They just thought that "detective" was the identity Zhou Ke'er played in the game, and that her real identity was still a "player," so they didn't believe it!

Wow... In that case, this title sounds impressive, but it's actually pretty useless... unless it's not a player-versus-player mode.

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51. I am the murderer (Part 3)

"Okay... alright..."

Hearing Zhou Ke'er's inexplicable explanation, I couldn't help but twitch my cheek, almost losing my composure. After awkwardly nodding, I mentally screamed, "What the hell is this guy?! Is he out of his mind?! Is he crazy?! Can a lunatic play games?!"

"It's a mental illness, not a neurotic disorder; the two are obviously completely different."

Zhou Ke'er seemed to see through what I was thinking about not stealing the girl, and explained in a serious tone.

"???"

I was shocked to realize I hadn't stolen the girl's heart. I almost wondered if I had blurted out what I was thinking, but then I realized I hadn't.

That's really strange, does this guy have mind-reading abilities? I couldn't help but want to ask Zhou Ke'er about it, but in the end I didn't.

"Um... everyone, please stop arguing! Let's see what clues we have first, shall we?"

Seeing this, Cold-Eat Rabbit blinked quickly, cautiously walked between the group, and whispered a word to mediate.

"Yes, yes!"

Huai Jin and Wo Yu nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, "That's right, that's right."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Chu Chegan, who was closest to the door, instinctively reached out and opened it.

"Well? Have you all gotten to know each other? From now on, you are all members of this investigation team."

The man who walked in was a man with a resolute face, who looked to be middle-aged, wearing a police uniform and with a strong build.

He pointed to Zhou Ke'er and Hong He, "These two are renowned detectives whom our police station went to great lengths to invite. You should have heard of them."

This is Zhou Ke'er, a renowned detective with a 95% case-solving rate and only four missed cases. This is Hong He, a female detective who has recently risen to fame by solving numerous cases.

"Hello."

Zhou Ke'er adopted a very aloof demeanor and nodded slightly to the man who entered.

In front of NPCs, she still had to maintain the aloof persona of a famous detective. Originally, out of a sense of responsibility as a detective, Zhou Ke'er wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks, but after thinking about it, she decided against it.

This isn't his home turf after all. It wouldn't be good if someone got angry and knocked Zhou Ke'er unconscious.

The flamingo nodded to the other party, but still did not speak.

"Hey...why are you staring with those dead fish eyes? I've wanted to ask you this for a long time: facial paralysis is a medical condition, it needs treatment!"

Zhou Ke'er finally couldn't help but lean closer to Honghe and ask in a low voice.

"Ah, dead fish eyes, isn't that great? It sounds like it's rich in DHA, which makes me seem smart."

Honghe glanced at Zhou Ke'er and answered indifferently.

Zhou Ke'er instinctively shivered. This was terrifying; Hong He's skill at telling lame jokes was far beyond even her own. As soon as he said that, Zhou Ke'er felt the room temperature drop several degrees.

It seems that solving the greenhouse effect problem depends on her! She is a terrifying force that can rival the army of people who "take a deep breath".

"Alright, enough of the small talk. I don't know why, but the higher-ups are taking this case very seriously. Even though we don't have any leads right now, they've ordered us to solve this case within a week."

The man sighed, "Although we don't know what's wrong with the higher-ups, we all know it's obviously impossible, but... there's nothing we can do, they're our superiors... Okay, enough said, I didn't steal the girl, the forensic doctor should have given you those documents just now, right?"

"You're the one who talks the most nonsense..." I was secretly complaining to myself when I heard the other person call my name. I quickly realized what was going on, nodded, and handed the stack of documents to the man. "Yes, they're right here. Please take a look."

Have you seen it?

After taking it, the man casually placed it on the table beside him. Before anyone else could answer, he continued, "Never mind, I'll just say a few words."

"You all know this ring belongs to the victim, right? We examined the bloodstains on it, but... there were no traces of anyone else."

The man continued, "Just like the previous crimes, the perpetrator's methods were very meticulous, leaving no trace."