The Beautiful Teaching Assistant Gave Me Three Children, Shocking the Entire School
Chapter 270: Unspeakable Secrets

Chapter 270: Chapter 270: Unspeakable Secrets

The evidence-gathering time came to an end quickly.

Everyone’s glances toward each other began to carry subtle changes.

Though there was no victim yet, based on the various clues found in each player’s room, it was evident that everyone present harbored secrets they couldn’t reveal.

Dinner was served at Mantang Inn, with the innkeeper Little Yu personally cooking.

At the dining table.

Qi Le didn’t sit by her fiancé Dai Zhao but instead chose to sit beside Wan He, chatting cheerfully and laughing, leaving Wan He blushing furiously.

To make it even stranger, Qi Le outright gifted Wan He a valuable deed to a property. Though Qi Le explained it was a present for Wan He’s 22nd birthday, this gesture still felt oddly out of place.

After this, the victim appeared.

NPC County Magistrate Yun Feiyang was chatting with innkeeper Little Yu at the counter when he suddenly rolled his eyes and collapsed to the ground with a loud thud.

Panic swept through everyone present.

The County Magistrate, who was investigating the Jiuxuan Stone, had died.

There was no visible trauma on his body; he had inexplicably lost his life just like that.

Following this incident, the second round of evidence-gathering commenced, with the search scope expanded to the first floor of Xiahan Town.

And during this process, the Mantang Inn’s innkeeper, Little Yu, was also found dead.

A small knife was plunged directly into her chest.

It was now 9 PM.

The round table meeting began.

"Now, let’s first present the clues each of us has uncovered."

Unconsciously, Xiao Fei had become the leader among the twelve players. He stood up first and wrote all the players’ and NPCs’ names on the blackboard, jotting down the clues associated with each individual under their respective names.

"One thing is certain: County Magistrate Yun was poisoned."

"Jiang Yi, Doctor Jiang, we found a medical book in your pharmacy. It stated that a poisoned individual would die within an hour, appearing as though they were merely asleep — exactly like County Magistrate Yun."

As Xiao Fei finished speaking, everyone turned their gaze toward Jiang Yi.

The female player portraying Jiang Yi appeared visibly flustered — clearly, she was a rookie. She waved her hands hurriedly and stammered, "It wasn’t me! I didn’t kill County Magistrate Yun."

"Don’t panic; I haven’t finished speaking yet."

Xiao Fei smiled slightly.

"The culprit is most likely not you."

Hearing this, Jiang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, while the others remained perplexed.

If it wasn’t Jiang Yi, then who could it be?

"Has anyone carefully studied Doctor Jiang’s medical book?"

The crowd shook their heads.

Xiao Fei sighed.

Even among people who had played online scripted murder games before, their performance was completely outshone by his as a first-time player.

"The medical book also included another entry: Green Poison is not a natural toxin and requires artificial synthesis using licorice and sandalwood."

"Anyone who inhales sandalwood will die after ingesting even a tiny amount of licorice within the subsequent four hours."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing’s expression shifted subtly.

"We spent over an hour at dinner, which means the licorice must have been added during that time."

"Our entire meal was prepared by innkeeper Little Yu, making her the only person with the opportunity to add licorice."

"So, was the innkeeper the culprit?"

Jin Ruowu immediately laughed, casting a faintly mocking glance at Xiao Fei.

"Anyone can tell that the culprit must be one of the twelve players here; it couldn’t possibly be an outsider."

"I didn’t say the culprit was innkeeper Little Yu. She’s dead too, isn’t she?"

"Clearly, the culprit silenced her, and innkeeper Little Yu was an accomplice."

Xiao Fei shot a brief look at Jin Ruowu, his deep-set eyes leaving him feeling unsettled.

"I spoke to the innkeeper earlier regarding the order in which all of us arrived in Xiahan Town today. Everyone else traveled in pairs and stuck together upon arrival. Only one person arrived several hours early and stayed in their room sleeping — at least, that’s what the innkeeper claimed."

"Is that so?"

Dai Zhao pondered aloud.

"Boss Qi, are you suggesting that the person who arrived first is the culprit?"

"It’s quite likely..."

Xiao Fei glanced toward Li Qing, "The culprit arrived in Xiahan Town ahead of everyone else and requested the innkeeper to place their boss in an upper-room suite."

"That’s why the innkeeper hung nameplates on the doors of the only few upper-room suites. Upon noticing this, the culprit swapped out the Concentration Incense in the room allocated for County Magistrate Yun."

"They then persuaded the innkeeper to add licorice to the dinner, ensuring all of us consumed it. County Magistrate Yun, who had inhaled sandalwood earlier, naturally succumbed to poisoning."

"I just remembered!"

At this moment, Jiang Yi unexpectedly raised her hand.

"In my script..."

"Ahem, I mean, in my recollection, Li Qing visited my pharmacy in the afternoon to purchase sandalwood!"

Once again, everyone turned toward Li Qing.

"Miss Li, why were you buying sandalwood?"

Xiao Fei asked.

Li Qing’s gaze darted about, but she feigned composure as she replied, "I like it. Is that so wrong?"

"Oh?"

Xiao Fei nodded. "Fair enough."

He then turned to Jiang Yi. "What time did Li Qing visit you?"

"Let me check!"

Jiang Yi hurriedly pulled out her script and scanned it before responding, "Two hours before dinner!"

At this point, the group became nearly certain Li Qing was suspicious.

According to the innkeeper, this was supposed to be the time Li Qing was asleep in her room at the inn.

How could she have shown up at Jiang Yi’s pharmacy to buy sandalwood?

With no way to defend herself, Li Qing’s expression shifted repeatedly before she finally sighed.

"So you’ve found me out so easily..."

The real issue was the glaring plot holes in this script.

Xiao Fei thought to himself.

Simply piecing together the timeline revealed that everyone else had clear alibis throughout the afternoon, with mutual witnesses for each other.

Only Li Qing lacked any witnesses among the twelve players to confirm she was truly asleep, and the sole person who could corroborate her story — the innkeeper — was dead.

At that moment, everyone applauded Xiao Fei.

Tang Yuxin’s eyes sparkled as she watched Xiao Fei.

This is my husband — the way he analyzed everything rationally just now was ridiculously impressive!

"Since you’ve confessed, the next step becomes simpler. Let’s analyze your motive. Will you explain it yourself, or should I continue?"

"You go ahead, you go ahead! Boss, you’re amazing!"

Ji Xin and Dai Zhao were now fully in awe of Xiao Fei.

Xiao Fei smiled faintly.

"Alright, I’ll continue then."

"County Magistrate Yun’s room contained a murder manual, along with a letter stating that a traitor had already arrived in Xiahan Town and was preparing to eliminate them."

"Clearly, County Magistrate Yun was planning to kill one of us, and now he’s dead. Miss Li, he intended to kill you, didn’t he?"

"Knowing this, you decided to strike first, bribing innkeeper Little Yu to kill County Magistrate Yun, then silencing her afterward."

"The letter addressed you as a traitor, and your room contained items linked to Hidden Bamboo Hall — such as a mask and an emblem."

"This means you betrayed another organization before joining Hidden Bamboo Hall. In the martial world, the only organization strong enough to rival Hidden Bamboo Hall is the Dark Gate."

"So you were once a member of Dark Gate, and County Magistrate Yun was also affiliated with Dark Gate."

By this point, everyone was fully convinced.