Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1387 Separate Investigations

Inside the lounge, Robin seemed completely immersed in the world of creation and painting, unaware of the arrival of others, and continued to focus intently on sketching on the screen.

However, Lin Yu noticed something through subtle details... Zhi Geng was faking it.

She was aware that visitors had arrived, but she was trying her best to pretend that she was drawing to avoid directly facing and greeting the four people!

After all... although Robin's hands didn't stop moving, her eyes kept peeking at the doorway through the reflection of the metal frame above her laptop screen.

Given Robin's skill level, if she were truly fully engaged in the outlining process, she couldn't possibly have drawn so slowly!

"Your shyness hasn't changed..."

Lin Yu sighed inwardly, then took the initiative to walk forward and stand next to Robin's chair, gently patting the back of her chair.

“Dear Ms. Robin, may we pause your creative work for a moment? There are some things here that I may need to ask you and Seagull to handle.”

Upon hearing Lin Yu's voice, Robin visibly relaxed—after all, her pretense of not seeing him was definitely an attempt to avoid socializing with unfamiliar people.

Good night, human valley, and loquat candy are indeed strangers to Robin, but not to Lin Yu.

So for Robin, Lin Yu taking the initiative to talk to him was the best possible outcome.

However, because she had been pretending to be engrossed in drawing and hadn't seen anyone else, Robin turned around somewhat stiffly, stood up with clumsy acting skills, and tried her best to speak in a surprised tone.

"Oh... is this the 'Director'... and the other friends from 'Order'? I'm sorry, I was working on a bill of materials and didn't see you earlier... I... um, is there something you need from me?"

Robin rubbed his hands repeatedly on his pants, as if he were wiping his palms.

"I remember in May... Director, you were the... commander of this operation, you should be... very busy, right? How come... you suddenly have time to come to our lounge? Were you just passing by?"

Although Robin's speech was still a bit hesitant, it was obviously much better than before—Lin Yu didn't know if it was because she had become more outgoing recently, or because she had become more familiar with him.

Lin Yu looked down at Zhigeng, who was staring at his toes, and said, "I didn't just pass by; I came here specifically to find you."

"Eh, really?"

Robin was somewhat surprised, then pursed her lips and a slight smile appeared on her face: "Really... Oh, right, is it for work coordination?"

"It's not just about work coordination; there are also some unexpected situations."

Lin Yu spoke.

Robin looked up and blinked: "Huh? What's going on?"

Lin Yu looked at Robin and said, "It's nothing serious. It's just that a candidate from the 'Player Mutual Aid Association,' 'Iced Americano,' and several of his campaign team members died downstairs. Our 'Order' members need to avoid suspicion and can't investigate because they might be the murderers. Based on the 'Player Mutual Aid Association's' suggestion, you and 'Seagull' might need to find out the real culprit before the election officially starts this afternoon—that should be fine, right?"

"We will hand over the information we have collected so far to you."

Robin's already faint, almost imperceptible smile vanished quickly.

"Huh? Investigating a murder case... Me and 'Seagull'?"

Hearing Lin Yu and Zhigeng's conversation, the seagull became quite excited.

"What? A murder! Don't worry, comrades of 'Order'—I will definitely help you investigate this thoroughly!"

"Leave this to me!"

“No, no, no, no, no, no—it’s impossible,” Robin interrupted Seagull with all her might, speaking in a voice that, though still not loud, was the loudest she could muster. “We…we two wouldn’t know how to investigate a case, would we? This would only delay the process…it’s better to leave this kind of thing to the ‘director,’ wouldn’t it?”

As Robin spoke, Rengu opened his mouth.

"Don't worry, you two—although we won't directly 'investigate' to avoid suspicion, we will continue to investigate the case secretly. It's just that the investigation will be initiated by you two in name only... When the investigation is completed, we will first inform you two secretly, and then you two will come forward to inform the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' and reveal the truth."

As Ren Gu spoke, Robin breathed a sigh of relief: "Is that so?"

Seagull scratched his head, understanding what Rengu meant: "So, we're playing the role of a 'Kogoro Mouri'?"

Liangye nodded: "That's how it is, after all, the people in the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' are quite determined... Seagull, I have you as a friend, please accept the file I just sent you."

As he spoke, Liangye also compiled and organized the information and sent it to Haiou.

Seagull accepted the document, and although he knew he was just a decoy, he still flipped through it.

Then, his earlier jovial expression vanished, and he frowned as he spoke: "These crime scene photos are horrific... How could no one have noticed anything amiss in such a horrific murder at the first moment?"

"It seems this murderer is indeed quite capable."

Liang Ye nodded and said, "Yes, so we in Xiba are also planning to start by investigating the 'experts' first. After all, people who can do this are definitely not weak... There should be at least one Xiba 'third rank', and they are probably considered strong even among the 'third rank'."

The seagull looked at Robin: "Then I can testify for Robin that she was painting over there the whole time and never left."

“First of all, you two are from the same organization, so your testimony is not credible… Secondly, none of us have ever suspected ‘Robin’ of committing murder,” Loquat Candy said. “The ‘Player Mutual Aid Association’ and we both agreed that the two of you should investigate, so it’s impossible for us to suspect you.”

Seagull awkwardly scratched his forehead: "You're right... So what should we do now?"

“You should just go to the scene and take a look. If you find anything or find any clues, that would be the best outcome. After all, Comrade ‘Robin’ is also a ‘Third-Order’ ‘Painter’. With her observational skills, she might notice details that we haven’t noticed,” Ren Gu said. “Next, we should investigate those suspected ‘Third-Order’ experts one by one.”

At this point, Ren Gu also looked at the other members of 'Order': "I just received a message from the internal affairs team. The personnel count has been completed. There are now 187 'players' in the venue, including 110 core members of 'Player Mutual Aid Association', 35 members of our 'Order', 2 members of 'Night Watchers', and 50 unofficial members of the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' election team."

"Among these people, there are nine Tier 3 members in the 'Player Mutual Aid Association,' seven Tier 3 members in 'Order,' including myself... The Tier 3 member of 'Night Watch' is 'Robin,' and there are five Tier 3 members among the non-members."

"Aside from our 'Order' and 'Night Watchers' 'Tier 3' members, the suspects should be among the nine members of the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' and the five unofficial members."

As Ren Gu spoke, he also sent the compiled list to everyone's accounts.

Lin Yu opened the document and couldn't help but marvel once again at how incredibly efficient "Order" was in such matters.

"The current 'Player Mutual Aid Association' members in 'Tier 3' are: Redwood, Yan Guang, Monica, Shang Gen, Xi Chen, Yu Linling, Lotus, Soren, and Ginkgo."

“The campaign team’s unofficial members present were: Youmaicai, Prajna, Mad Hatter, Moon Rabbit, and Su Muzhe.”

The murderer could be... among these fourteen people!

“We should split up and investigate whether these people have alibis or motives. Pipatang, Liangye, and I will each be responsible for four people,” Rengu said. “After all, the director is only ‘second-tier’, so he can be responsible for two of them.”

"Remember, we are no longer officially investigating, so try to make contact or probe covertly as much as possible."

Lin Yu naturally had no objections to Ren Gu's arrangements.

He had even identified one of the people he wanted to investigate through the hyperlinks in the list.

“I’ll take charge of… ‘Ginkgo’ and ‘Su Mu Zhe’.”

Lin Yu spoke.

"Su Mu Zhe" was just something he casually mentioned to make up the numbers; what he really cared about was "Ginkgo".

Although most of the members' files didn't have official photos, only photos of their backs taken by the internal affairs team investigators on site, Lin Yu still recognized them at a glance...

That "Ginkgo" was an old acquaintance of his.

Or rather, they were three acquaintances.

"Algae, moss, fern... So you also have an identity called 'Ginkgo' in the 'Player Mutual Aid Association'?"

Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh.

How come this guy has so many code names and identities?

It's just unclear whether this "Ginkgo" is a previously unseen personality or simply a new code name.

As for Lin Yu taking the initiative to send the two away, Ren Gu naturally had no objection.

"Alright, everything's arranged now. Let's split up and start our investigations. The internal affairs team will tell us which area our targets are currently active in... Let's try to find the murderer before the election starts."

As Ren Gu spoke, the four of them immediately began to split up and take action.

Lin Yu followed the directions sent to him by the internal affairs team on his phone and arrived at the "candidate" rest area on the third floor.

Both Su Muzhe and Yinxing are within this area—neither of them are "candidates," but they are core members and supporters of Migan and Xichen's campaign teams, respectively.

Lin Yu didn't rush to find 'Ginkgo', but instead went to the rest area assigned to the 'Mikami' team to have a brief chat with 'Su Muzhe'.

At the same time, Lin Yu also felt that this was a good opportunity to learn about the only 'second-tier' and 'Mikan' among the three candidates.