"This... is impossible. Isn't she a witch? How could she die like this? What about our mission?"

Lin Zhiwen, who was new to the world, blurted out these words regardless of the occasion.

Too bad!

This was the first reaction of several other contractors.

As expected, the village chief was stimulated by these words, and roared crazily like a ignited gunpowder bag:

"You still think my wife is a witch? If so, how could she be killed? She is already like this, do you still treat her as a prisoner?"

"No, that's not what my companion meant..." Qin Wei said hurriedly.

"Get out of here! Get out of here, all of you! My wife is not a witch! No way!"

Obviously, the village chief has now reached the edge of an explosion and is not suitable for any further stimulation.

Upon seeing this, Ling Chen and the others solemnly apologized again for Lin Zhiwen's speech regardless of the occasion, and then left first.

After leaving the villa, they rushed back to the tavern without stopping.

At this time, Ling Chen's heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

He never expected that the clue he had just obtained about Mrs. Anne would lead to such a result.

This is undoubtedly a slap in the face invisibly!

The incident that had already had the light of day was once again pushed into the confusing fog.

After returning to the tavern, the carnival was not over yet, and the hall was still bustling with people.

There were noisy shouts all around, so it was really not a good place to discuss countermeasures.

The four of them rushed up to the second floor, found an empty room and squeezed in together.

Close the door with a snap to block out all the noise.

The single room, which was originally a bit cramped, undoubtedly seemed even more cramped when four people came in at once, especially Qin Wei, who was among them.

The only single bed was occupied by Chen Qianru, and the other grown men had no choice but to sit down on the floor.

Sensing the accusing looks of others, Lin Zhiwen said sheepishly:

"I didn't expect the village chief to have such a big reaction. I was also worried that the mission would fail, so I blurted it out. I'm really sorry."

Qin Wei patted his shoulder and comforted:

"Don't blame yourself too much. Don't talk about you in the situation just now. Even I panicked for a moment and it's not surprising that I made the wrong move."

Compared with when he met the demonized horse, Lin Zhiwen now knows how to take the initiative to apologize, which can be regarded as a significant improvement.

Therefore, Qin Wei couldn't say anything to blame, so he could only offer some words of comfort.

At this time, Qin Wei seemed to have remembered something and reminded him seriously:

"However, remember to be careful what you say next time. According to my past experience, if you accidentally leak the contractor's information or identity, you will be deducted merit points."

After hearing this, Lin Zhiwen was also frightened. He didn't want to have his merit deducted for no reason.

Even Ling Chen, who was next to him, raised his eyebrows unconsciously. He felt that he knew very little about the game of Purgatory.

He had never known before that if he revealed his identity in the dungeon, he would be deducted merit points. It seemed that he would have to pay more attention in the future.

Qin Wei looked at Lin Zhiwen's expression and smiled:

"Fortunately, you only used the ambiguous word "mission" this time. Otherwise, you would have been deducted merit."

Ling Chen sighed and frowned:

"It's a pity that we were all kicked out. If we had stayed at the scene to check, we could have at least found out whether there were any signs of intrusion or clues about the prisoner."

Many of the "clients" Ling Chen had contact with before were victims of homicides.

Therefore, I have heard a lot about the procedures and methods for handling cases while working.

Under the influence of what he has heard and seen, he has some experience in investigating cases. Even if he is not as good as professionals, he is definitely better than ordinary people.

Qin Wei suddenly said doubtfully:

"That's not right. Lady Anne has been killed, so there's no need to continue investigating her, right? The mission is to find the witch, not the murderer?"

Ling Chen smiled "hehe" and said lightly:

"Who told you that after Lady Anne's death, the relationship can be resolved?"

Lin Zhiwen had a surprised expression on his face and said in shock:

"Mrs. Anne must not be a witch, right? Otherwise what would we do? Wouldn't it be considered a mission failure because the target died?"

Ling Chen's eyes became as sharp as needles, and he lowered his voice and said:

"First of all, the mission does not say to find the "alive" witch. Although the side mission is to kill the witch, if you think about it carefully, you will know that these two points are not in conflict."

"Even if the death of the witch will make it impossible to complete the side mission, we can still find out the true identity of the witch through reasoning and complete the main mission."

Ling Chen paused for a moment, giving the impression that he was carefully preparing his words, and then slowly said:

"The organizers only stipulated that the witch should be found within three days, but they never said whether the witch was 'alive' or not. This has no direct impact on the main mission."

"We can't be sure whether Lady Anne's death was a hidden trap, and we must not be careless at all."

Ling Chen closed his eyes, silently recalling the experience of this day, and then said:

"And no one knows whether there are plural witches. If there are more than one, the difficulty of reasoning will increase geometrically."

"In the final analysis, the information currently available is too little. I believe that this incident must be solved first before we can get more clues and further identify the witch."

Qin Wei thought for a while, nodded and said:

"Indeed...it is unlikely that the organizer will arrange an unrelated case. There will definitely be clues in it."

Ling Chen was very clear about the current situation and pointed out the key point:

"With the murder, all the clues we had before were lost..."

"In fact, there is no other clue at all now. The only thing we can do is to focus on this case first."

"Ah!" Qin Wei scratched his scalp as if in pain:

"First you have to find a witch, and then you have to investigate a murder case. What I hate the most is this kind of mission. Can't you just tell me who the witch is and then run to defeat her?"

Not only Qin Wei, the other two people were also very distressed.

Except... this guy Ling Chen.

Even Ling Chen himself didn't notice that the corners of his mouth raised a little inadvertently, revealing an excited smile.

When faced with a task that required him to stay focused at all times and use up every ounce of his brain cells, his reaction was extremely excited!

In reality, the ambition and passion that have been consumed by life gradually resurface.

Qin Wei lamented that he was really not suitable for puzzle-solving tasks, and sighed and shouted:

"Oh, it would be too difficult for me to continue investigating like this without any clue."

Ling Chen smiled and said:

"It's not that I have no clue. In fact, I have probably thought of several directions. However, because I have too little information, it's hard to say anything at this stage."

"The first thing to do now is to learn as much as possible about the details of the murder of Lady Anne just now."

After saying that, Ling Chen stared at Qin Wei and said sincerely:

"That's all up to you."

Seeing the confused expression on Qin Wei's face, Ling Chen slowly explained:

"You are more experienced than us in dealing with the aboriginal people in the dungeon. It is most appropriate for you to take part in the subsequent investigation."

Qin Wei raised his eyebrows, patted his chest and said:

"Okay, wrap it up on me."

"Well, the next thing to do is to go back to the village chief's villa and ask me for help..."

Next, Qin Wei listened carefully...
Chapter completed!