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Chapter 96, Item 2
Chapter 96, Second Evidence
On the other side, Li Ang placed his fingers on his knees and tapped them lightly twice, mentally counting the days.
No one was executed on the first day of voting. On the second day, Lilith examined Emily to verify her identity, but Li Ang did not have high expectations for this.
Because the possibility of Lilith being killed is still very high, Li Ang will only reconsider the witch's identity if Lilith is still alive on the second night.
But once Lilith survives the second night, the other party can confirm the true identity of another person. Combined with Isabella's abilities, the probability of a witch decreases again.
That means the probability becomes one in five, and this even includes the possibility that the probability will decrease further if the person is killed by the witch.
At that time, Li Ang felt he could take a gamble.
However, the mechanism of Judgment Day can also be used to end the game directly if no one is eliminated by voting for five consecutive days.
But that's the theoretically optimal solution; reality never follows the optimal solution.
"Now it's free time." Helena stood up, seemingly preparing to leave. "Dinner is at seven o'clock, please be on time."
She turned and walked out, the door closing behind her, her footsteps fading into the distance down the corridor.
People began to leave the restaurant, seemingly deciding to go about their own business.
Boudica was the first to stand up, leaving a mark on the floor with her chair, and then walked out the door without looking back.
Caltacia followed behind her, a few strands of her short black hair falling across her forehead. She didn't bother to fix it, letting it hang loose. Isabella and Fibel walked one after the other, a few steps apart. The former took the initiative to approach the latter, trying to close the distance, but clearly met with a rebuff.
Fibel didn't even glance at her and quickly left.
For some reason, Faibel felt a sense of disgust whenever she saw Isabella, as if she had encountered some kind of nemesis.
Especially considering the other party's previous thoughtless and reckless actions and remarks, in Fibel's mind, the other party's level of dislike had now surpassed that of the seemingly carefree Sherry, ranking first.
Emily and Lilith left side by side, Emily still sobbing softly, while Lilith held her hand tightly. Seeing this, Eloi hesitated for a moment before following them.
Elena walked at the very back, her golden twin ponytails swaying gently behind her, neatly tied with a light blue ribbon. She paused as she passed Li Ang.
"Um, Mr. Li Ang." She seemed to want to ask something, but didn't know how to start.
"What's wrong?" Li Ang asked.
"I'd like to know how best to use my abilities? After all, communicating at night seems to require the other person's consent, and there are limitations; we can only exchange a maximum of three sentences per night."
Elena was actually quite envious of the other people's abilities, as they could all play a significant role in the game. Even Fibel could choose to prevent someone from speaking.
Her ability to communicate at night, and its limitations, seem utterly useless.
Li Ang looked at her.
Her ability is to send messages at night, up to three sentences, and requires the recipient's consent. This ability does seem somewhat useless in this game.
They cannot verify identities, cannot save lives, cannot kill, and even obtaining information is limited by whether the other party is willing to cooperate.
But after thinking about it carefully, he realized that perhaps it was precisely because it seemed useless that it was actually useful.
"What do you think is the most crucial element of this game?" Li Ang asked.
Elena tilted her head. "Find the witch?"
"No. It's about information. Whoever has more information can make the right judgments. Your ability is best used for gathering information."
Elena's eyes brightened slightly, but quickly dimmed again. "But—I need the other party's consent to pass it on. If they don't agree, I can't do anything."
"Then find someone who will agree." Li Ang patted her head. "You don't need to message everyone. You only need to message those you trust and who trust you. One person is fine. Two people are even better. That way you can create an intelligence network."
Elena lowered her head, her small hands twisting together.
She was a recent graduate, an armed detective. Although she was a genius in school, she didn't have much experience, let alone in this situation.
He usually only came into contact with superpowered criminals and cultists, and had never encountered a supernatural disaster caused by a high-sequence individual before, so he subconsciously sought help from Li Ang in front of him.
"But who can I trust?" she asked softly.
"When you start contacting them now, you can begin with Eloi to determine who is trustworthy."
"Then tonight, use your abilities. Three sentences, no more. One greeting, one confirmation, one agreement. That's enough."
"Therefore, I think your abilities are very useful. Don't underestimate them."
Li Ang took a step forward, preparing to leave the room, and Charlotte was about to follow when Elena thanked him from behind.
"Thank you, Mr. Li Ang."
After leaving the room, the two walked a long way down the corridor to a secluded spot. Once they were sure no one was around, Charlotte took something out of her pocket and handed it to Leon.
It was a folded white handkerchief with a small blue flower embroidered on the corner. It looked very similar to the one the other person had handed me that morning, but there were obvious differences in the details.
The stitches on the petals are denser, the fabric is softer, and the loose threads at the edges look like they've been folded many times.
"What's this?" Li Ang asked, taking the handkerchief.
“Bridget’s things,” Charlotte replied. “The handkerchief slipped out of her pocket when the jailer was handling the body. I covered it with my foot, and the jailer didn’t notice.”
Li Ang's brow twitched slightly, but he remained silent.
He turned the handkerchief over, and there was a small dark stain on one corner. It was already dry, but it didn't look like blood. The color was darker than blood, like ink.
He rubbed it between his thumb and forefinger, feeling a subtle sensation, like the crumbs left after something had dried out.
Li Ang then activated his ability, and small silver characters appeared on the edge of the handkerchief.
[Evidence: Bridget Lestrade's personal handkerchief.]
[A fingerprint from the right ring finger, along with some fiber fragments and trace amounts of alkyd residue, indicating alkyd properties.]
"There are traces of the murderer on this," Li Ang said to Charlotte after pretending to examine it for a while.
"Then keep it safe for now. Also, do you know who voted for Emily and Isabel?" Charlotte was also a little puzzled as to who voted for those two.
"I cast my vote for Emily. As for Isabel's vote, I'll go find Helena later."
"Why?" Charlotte was clearly referring to why Leon voted for Emily.
"I want to test whether witches really have some kind of ability to bypass the rules."
Even now, Li Ang still doesn't understand why the witch was able to kill Bridget. Was it because she knew about their nighttime activities, or did she really possess some kind of ability to bypass the rules?
"I understand." Charlotte didn't ask any further questions. "Then I'll go and observe the other cells first. I'll let you know as soon as I find anything."
"it is good."