Lin Junru was the only one present who looked genuinely shocked.

  She abruptly turned to Zheng Jueming, disbelief etched on her face. "Is it really you, the murderer?"

  Zheng Jueming, of course, would not admit it. "How could it be! What she said is merely speculation. Just because she claims the eldest madam and the others aren't the killers doesn't mean they're innocent! Besides, the doctor and the second master are also suspects. Why should it be me?"

  While Lin Junru might seem a bit naive compared to the others, it didn’t mean she lacked intelligence.

  The ledger's mention of the abacus, the relationship between the accountant and the third madam, and the dagger they found in his room—though it wasn't the murder weapon, who would keep a dagger under their pillow for no reason?

  Setting aside the script's entanglements, if Mu Xin hadn’t confirmed Zheng Jueming as the murderer, what reason could she have to throw her own teammate under the bus?

  "There's no point in arguing. I think we should vote. What do you all think?" Xia Zheqin interjected, clearly uninterested in Zheng Jueming's defense.

  No one objected.

  "Really, it’s not me! I know now! It’s her! Mu Xin is the real murderer! Vote for her, trust me!" Zheng Jueming stood up, agitatedly shouting at everyone.

  Still, no one paid him any mind.

  The butler reappeared.

  "Have the young masters and misses determined the murderer? Once sent to the authorities, it cannot be changed. If the wrong person is sent, the young masters and misses will also bear the charge of slander," the butler reminded them one last time.

  Everyone had already made their decision in their hearts.

  "Since everyone has decided, please tell this old servant who you believe the murderer to be," the butler said.

  Mu Xin raised her gaze. "I vote for Zheng Jueming."

  "Same here," Qin Nan immediately added.

  "Same," Jian Fan chimed in.

  "Zheng Jueming," Xia Zheqin also spoke up.

  "Same."

  "…"

  Zheng Jueming received unanimous votes.

  "Are you certain?" the butler asked one last time.

  No one changed their minds.

  Zheng Jueming seemed to realize he could no longer alter the outcome. He turned to Mu Xin, fury in his eyes. "Mu Xin, I'll kill you!" He charged toward her, but before he could reach her, he seemed to be bound in place. In his terrified gaze, he was ruthlessly erased by the system.

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  The murder mystery world came to an end.

  The world around them gradually began to change, eventually transforming into a pure white space.

  The remaining players returned to the realm of death.

  Even though they had confirmed Zheng Jueming as the murderer, Qin Nan felt a twinge of anxiety. Only when he saw the pure white again did he finally relax.

  He opened the control panel.

  Current points: 1800, accumulated worlds: two.

  In addition, unlike previous worlds, after concluding the murder mystery, he received a message from the realm of death containing a document that restored the entire plot of the murder mystery.

  As they had speculated, the deceased had killed his wife and concubines to resurrect his beloved, using their blood to nourish her soul, and then attempted to use the lives of his descendants to bring her back. He needed others to help him, which is how the accountant came into play, initially handling minor tasks before eventually learning about the resurrection technique.

  However, the deceased hadn’t revealed everything; he only mentioned the descendants. After the accountant learned this, he confided in his childhood sweetheart, hoping to escape with her. When she refused, perhaps out of a desire to save her or out of jealousy towards the third master, he devised a plan.

  Unexpectedly, the eldest madam, the second master, and the young lady appeared one after another, but the outcome still aligned with his expectations.

  He killed the deceased and then deliberately placed bloodied underwear in the second lady's room, intending to frame her. In his mind, the young lady and the second lady were victims with enough motive to revive Feng Xian. Unfortunately, the young lady had the deceased's people watching her, making it difficult for him to succeed, so he then targeted the second lady.

  After killing someone, killing again became much easier.

  The third madam had always refused to leave with him. Now that he had killed the deceased, the accountant knew that as long as the third master was alive, the childhood sweetheart would never be able to leave. Thus, it was no coincidence that the third master stumbled upon him; the accountant had specifically sought him out to kill him, using gold from the treasury.

  He knew the second master had stolen the treasury key, so he aimed to frame him for this crime.

  This was the general process. However, one detail stood out: Jian Fan's character was indeed the deceased's son. His mother was also a victim, but she was clever enough to send her child away before dying, and he was adopted by a Taoist priest. The priest learned about the resurrection technique from the doctor’s mother.

  As the doctor grew up, he sought revenge against the deceased and aimed to prevent further tragedies.

  But his abilities were limited, and the priest couldn’t accurately gauge the deceased's methods. Thus, the doctor set his sights on the young lady, initially intending to befriend her, but unexpectedly developed feelings for her. He never anticipated that the deceased, who had caused him so much anxiety, would meet such a ridiculous end.

  Qin Nan skimmed through the content and quickly closed the document.

  "Go rest," Jian Fan said, stepping in front of Qin Nan.

  Qin Nan raised an eyebrow in surprise, then smiled. "Alright, you go ahead. I’ll take another look."

  Jian Fan said nothing further.

  The fact that he could exchange a few trivial words with Qin Nan after the game ended was already a significant acknowledgment from him.

  Jian Fan chose a room to rest in.

  At that moment, Qin Wei Yi was also leading Lu Jing to a room. Passing by Qin Nan, he greeted him amicably before they each selected a room to rest. Xia Zheqin's team departed immediately after the game concluded.

  In the blink of an eye, only four people remained.

  Qin Nan, Mu Xin, Lin Junru, and Xu Tian.

  Xu Tian glanced at them, remained silent, and walked to a door, quickly disappearing from sight.

  "Junru, I need to talk to you," Mu Xin said, not caring about Qin Nan's presence.

  Lin Junru, still unaware of the implications, looked at Qin Nan warily and asked, "Shouldn’t we talk privately?"

  "No need; Qin Nan is my new partner," Mu Xin clarified directly.

  Lin Junru's eyes widened in shock. "You partnered with Qin Nan? But he’s with Jian Fan, right? Are we really going to team up with them?" After Zheng Jueming's disappearance, she had already recognized the need to team up with others, but the thought of partnering with Qin Nan made her uneasy due to their previous experiences.

  "It’s me, not us," Mu Xin interrupted Lin Junru's thoughts directly.