Yu Xing and Qu Xianqing are undoubtedly action-oriented. After deciding to go to the Flower Market, they separately bought tickets for the next flight to the Flower Market and rushed to the airport.
Neither of them brought any luggage and planned to buy it when they arrived. After the plane took off, Yu Xing took out his phone and checked the latest news in the Flower Market, and unsurprisingly discovered recent cases.
There is a deductionist involved in this place, so it is impossible for it to be peaceful.
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He used a search engine, which did not display any valuable internal information. It only briefly mentioned that there have been occasional cases of young men being throat-slashed on rainy nights in the city, and the police suspect it is the work of the same person.
"Throat-slashing..." Yu Xing's gaze became serious. He also checked the weather forecast for the Flower Market, which showed heavy rain for the next month. If every crime is committed in the rain, it means that the criminal has planned it in advance and has control over their actions, rather than being impulsive due to lack of awareness.
There are generally two types of people on the fallen line. One is unable to restrain their desire for killing and may not be able to resist the urge to randomly choose a target to kill.
The other type is a highly intelligent criminal who plans meticulously and not only enjoys killing but also takes pleasure in manipulating others.
In a situation where the strengths are equal, the latter is much more difficult to deal with than the former.
Yu Xing smiled faintly, his eyes filled with coldness.
...
After getting off the plane, the sky above the Flower Market was gloomy and hot.
This is a developing city. Although it is officially classified as a third-tier city, its economic strength and consumption level are steadily increasing. The buildings on the streets in the city center are very beautiful.
After entering the city, Yu Xing's perception of Ling Heng became clear. Ling Heng's location was stationary, indicating that he had found a place to stay.
In order to facilitate tracking, Yu Xing and Qu Xianqing checked into the same hotel where Ling Heng was staying. Yu Xing stayed in the room directly below Ling Heng, while Qu Xianqing confidently stayed in the room next to Ling Heng, taking advantage of the fact that they had never met before.
The two of them bought some daily necessities and clothes and began to monitor people with ill intentions.
In the following thirty days, Ling Heng did not leave his room except to eat at the restaurant.
The single-prism members in the Flower Market were as cautious as Yu Xing had imagined. They did not directly meet Ling Heng, probably waiting for an opportunity.
Qu Xianqing didn't want to passively wait, so she visited several previous crime scenes during this time.
Her abilities were strong. She avoided plainclothes police and surveillance, and through visiting the neighbors of the deceased, probing, and investigating the social relationships of the deceased, she perfected the identities of the victims.
Yu Xing spent a day and a half idly, staying in the hotel, eating, drinking, and sleeping. At most, he provided some advice to Qu Xianqing remotely when she went out to investigate.
Because Qu Xianqing had the ability to lower her presence, while he did not.
Yu Xing estimated that with his current physical condition, he would be exhausted after investigating half of the cases. If he was discovered by the police who were secretly monitoring him, it would cause a lot of trouble.
So he decided to be a lazy fish.
It has been seventeen days since the first victim was found with their throat slashed. During this period, there have been multiple heavy rainfalls and three new victims.
The police were under great pressure and did not want to cause panic, so the investigation was low-key. Qu Xianqing had no way of knowing the progress of the police investigation and could only start from the victims.
On the night of the thirtieth, Qu Xianqing said to Yu Xing, "I will organize the information and send it to you. You deal with the rookie competition after midnight."
The rookie competition starts at midnight on the thirty-first and does not take up real time. After confirming the viewership, the time flow will be synchronized. If you choose to exit the live broadcast midway, you will not be able to re-enter.
Yu Xing was quite looking forward to the rookie competition. After all, he had never deduced in front of so many people before, and he found it quite exciting.
...
Five minutes before midnight, Yu Xing received a system prompt.
The rookie competition is about to begin. Are you ready to enter the live broadcast room?
Yu Xing looked at Qu Xianqing, who was in his room.
Perhaps it's a common problem for women... Qu Xianqing said that there are many female deductionists watching the live broadcast, and he should make use of his advantages, tidy up, and dress nicely to attract more tips.
He was very dissatisfied with this.
Is it important what he wears with his face?
Then Qu Xianqing ignored him.
"Can I enter the game now?" Yu Xing greeted her.
"Okay, I also received a prompt that I can start watching." Qu Xianqing nodded and closed her eyes.
Yu Xing chose to enter.
Suddenly, he was surrounded by darkness, as if the whole world had suddenly turned off the lights.
Yu Xing immediately felt the surroundings becoming cold and cramped. He reached out and touched, realizing that there were metal walls behind and on both sides of him.
He understood in his heart and touched the top. Sure enough, the ceiling was also metal.
He was like being locked in a small box, like a commodity deprived of sight and imprisoned."Why do I feel that the system's transition between reality and the Deduction game is getting smoother and smoother... There used to be a period of unconsciousness, but now it's just a blink of an eye." Yu Xing thought to himself as he reached out in front of him.
At present, only the front had not yet reached the boundary. Without thinking, he knew he should move forward.
After groping in the dark for a dozen steps, Yu Xing overturned his initial imagination of this space.
This was not a box, but a narrow corridor. In the distance, a faint light was visible.
He quickened his pace. He hadn't officially entered the game yet. Qu Xianqing had told him that before the official start of the newcomer competition, each participant would have a "debut" and preparation time.
Yu Xing was getting closer and closer to the light. Finally, he saw the source of the light.
It was actually a screen.
The screen reflected the surrounding environment. The corridor he was in was a dark green color, only about one meter wide and two meters high.
For a man of his height, one meter eighty-five, this place was too narrow, easily causing psychological fear and repression.
He stopped in front of the screen and observed it.
The screen was divided into three parts. The top part was a countdown timer, showing...
The bottom part was lines of text, and the middle part...
Yu Xing amusingly watched the barrage of comments that constantly jumped in the middle part of the screen, which occupied the best position.
[Here he comes, looks like a guy.]
[Appeared, indeed a guy, boring, I'm going next door.]
[What a godly handsome face!]
[Oh, his expression is very calm, just my type.]
[He's looking at the comments, hahaha hello!]
[A pretty boy, disgusting.]
[The above comment is sour, sour, sour.]
It seemed that these comments were real-time. Perhaps this was the only chance for the Deductionist to interact with the audience in the entire live broadcast.
The comments were very active. At first glance, it was no different from watching a live broadcast in reality, it was hard to imagine that these were a group of differentiated Deductionists.