Thomas chose Nalin.
This is a logical inference.
Among the three suspects, Wolf, who is the bar owner, only has connections with Andre, and he is not familiar with the people of the Elo family, nor does he have permission to enter and leave the Elo family. On the night of the incident, he stayed in his own shop until almost dawn, which provides a strong alibi.
On the other hand, the other security captain, Hunter, was almost under the villa’s surveillance cameras the entire night, with his time away from the camera not exceeding three minutes. It’s impossible for someone to abduct Mrs. Elo and Andre in such a short time without alerting others.
So, the only one with the opportunity to commit the crime is Nalin, the stylist of Mrs. Elo. When questioned about the case earlier, Nalin was evasive about her whereabouts that night.
“Although she has an alibi, as a friend of Mrs. Elo, she could easily deceive Mrs. Elo with some excuses to secretly meet with her outside,” Thomas thought. He shifted from the possibility of “someone kidnapping Mrs. Elo” to “Mrs. Elo leaving on her own.”
Based on his investigation, Mrs. Elo is a strong and intelligent person. If she were kidnapped at home, she would have resisted. But if she left on her own and didn’t want anyone to notice, as the homeowner, she could easily modify the surveillance without being detected.
Considering this direction, the things that need to be investigated are clear. Thomas became excited and urged the others at the table to finish eating quickly. He wanted to ask Miss Elo more about Nalin.
Thomas, who was immersed in the reasoning of the case, did not notice that when he placed his bets on Nalin, Huahua, who also chose Nalin, chewed the pizza and swallowed a sigh that reached his lips.
Lost. It wasn’t Nalin.
The post by Moon God said that even with the countless combinations of the scenario, Thomas would always chose the one wrong option.
Woo, her cookies.
As for why a copy of a laundry detergent product guide needed to choose among three suspects, it was because the Moon God’s countless combinations indicated that the kidnapper of Mrs. Elo would be randomly selected from these three people.
With no fixed options, any of them could be the culprit. In fact, the motives and opportunities of the three individuals were equally likely to lead him to the lair of the mastermind behind the scenes. However, which one was the culprit depended on the player’s specific analysis in the instance. And even if they guessed wrong, it wouldn’t be fatal.
“It’s just that the difficulty of the battles afterwards will increase” Tiantian counted the bets on the plate and opened the newly created team chat to ask Xu Yintang if he wanted to join.
Although Xu Yintang was not at the dining table, he could sip from the fresh fruit pouch in his backpack.
As a note, only Xu Yintang thought the puree version was delicious.
Now, it was reduced from choosing among three to choosing among two, with a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
Tiantian’s message was like a small advertisement for something like [x Door/Scene, Beautiful Female Dealer].
Xu Yintang politely declined the invitation and quickly changed the topic, brushing off the message—Third Flora saw it and reminded herself that her momentary greed almost caused a disaster, and she didn’t pay attention to Tiantian’s situation. The butterflies only followed with their bodies but not their consciousness, resulting in having no idea what was going on there.
Third Flora would never make such a mistake before.
Thinking about it almost brought tears to her eyes, sobbing.
Third Flora choked up as she injected souls into the butterflies flying out. If one could see the world inside the shadows, they would find that the butterflies, who were originally sleepwalking in the shadows, suddenly woke up and vigorously flapped their wings, gathering together to build nests and spin cocoons in an orderly manner, expanding their territory in the shadows.
The shadows here… are very soft… and nutritious…
The butterfly quickly provided new feedback. While building nests and nurturing cocoons, it noticed the differences between the shadows in Sin City and those in other places.
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However, regardless of the circumstances, shadows should have a certain texture. Now, what the butterfly is touching feels nothing like a shadow anymore. It’s soft and enriched with nutrients, resembling some kind of loose and moist nutrient solution specially formulated for nurturing something.
Something… that exists in the shadows.
Third Flora became alert. While reporting the situation to Mother, she carefully checked on elder and the younger brothers one by one.
What exactly is the situation in Sin City is still unclear, but it’s definitely hostile towards them at the moment. Third Flora must be prepared at all times for possible attacks from the “neighbors” that might exist in the shadows, which means their reconnaissance and long-range attack capabilities might be weakened. Therefore, the other siblings must be vigilant and ready at all times to ensure Mother’s safety.
In response to Third Flora’s concern, Fourth Joy replied with the truthful words “mind your own business” in a tactful and elegant manner. Second Treasure rolled his eyes at him even more straightforwardly, while only Little Darling, the good older brother, responded by raising his tentacles and letting out a chirping sound.
It’s just that the data flow from Fourth Joy’s intrusion monitoring was even more violent. Even the merfolk who were no more than three generations old were captured and sent to the front line of the invasion.
Initially, the merfolk harbored hostility towards these strange-looking new species, only wanting to cut off their shiny fish tails as offerings. But after rolling back and forth on the front lines, the merfolk, with their advantages in speed, vision, and adaptability, accepted the parasitic butterflies into their tribe. As they improved the merfolk’s speed, vision, and intelligence, they also improved their unsightly appearance.
—Since Mother found the merfolk a bit ugly, they had to become more attractive.
Second Treasure also emerged from the pet space and snuggled into Xu Yintang’s arms, providing Mother with soul comfort while curling up into a soft ball. With his head buried, the countless eyeballs of the consciousness’s original body spun around, and the smoky tendrils entangled all the dreams within sight.
Dreams are a mysterious part of the soul.
If a person has any connection with monsters, filth, or profanity, their dreams are bound to become contaminated and corrupted. Second Treasure could easily detect such dreams by touching them with his tendrils.
Sin City has millions of inhabitants, and therefore millions of dreams. Second Treasure cleverly started with the ones that smelled sweet and tasty.
Feeling Second Treasure’s plumpness and coughing in his arms, Xu Yintang guessed that his dear Second Treasure had grown a bit and become a bit larger again. Beneath the dense fluff, he could feel warm and soft flesh, especially in the belly area where it was particularly evident, feeling the softness of the little stomach.
Because the feeling was so good, he couldn’t help but touch a bit more before freeing up one hand to reply to the group message sent by Tiantian, telling her he could wander around outside and didn’t need to hurry back to feed him.
[Tiantian: [Cat question mark/jpg]]
[Huahua: But I’ve already packed up and prepared to come back…]
[Huahua: [Packed pizza snack coffee/jpg]]
[Sugar: I’m going to make some money on the street. I think someone will be willing to treat me to a meal.]
The state of his wallet was so empty that it would bring tears to anyone who saw it, contrasting sharply with his face and physique.
Tiantian: ???
Tiantian: !!!
[Tiantian: I’m coming back now!
[ Σ(っ ＾ω＾)っ $$$ ]]
[Tiantian: Be good, it’s inconvenient to take you with me. [ (^_^) ]]
[Tiantian: What’s wrong! I’m an adult! Can’t! Watch!]
[Tiantian: [ ‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )‧º· ]]
Xu Yintang was actually very curious how Tiantian managed to have so many emojis as soon as she entered the instance.
While Tiantian was talking nonsense about how her money could fill up her sugar daddy’s ditch, and other such outrageous remarks that urgently needed a sanity test, Huahua and Zhou Qian were looking at the sky and holding Tiantian down together. Only Old Wang—Old Wang, the only simple and reliable married straight man in the team, is still concerned about Xu Yintang’s safety.
[Old Wang: Are you okay by yourself? Otherwise, I can go with you so we can look out for each other.]
[Sugar: Just caught a big fish, there’s too much surveillance here, if I don’t go out myself, the fish might escape. Don’t worry, I have Little Darling with me, and I can call the hospital if necessary.]
Yu Kongyou and Silence were both ready to be summoned at any time. Although Shi Yuebai was also at the hospital, he had just tried and failed because he wasn’t an item attached to the hospital’s equipment.
Tsk.
Old Wang was successfully persuaded by Xu Yintang but still reminded him to be safe and vigilant. Xu Yintang responded vaguely in the group, glanced at the reflection of himself in the window, and examined his current appearance.
Black T-shirt with jeans, and an old jacket on top. Around his neck hung the mermaid talisman given to him by Shi Yuebai, with the pendant tucked inside his clothes, only the shiny chain part visible.
His hair had grown a bit long.
Xu Yintang flicked the stray hair hanging near his eyes.
Before, the caregivers would shave the patients’ heads every month for easier cleaning. Since becoming Director Xu, he hadn’t received this treatment. His hair, which hadn’t been shaved for a few months, had grown long enough to poke his eyes, and he could tie a small ponytail behind his head.
So, Little Darling split another tentacle and gently wrapped it around the scattered hair on his nape.
Xu Yintang adjusted the position of the tentacle hair tie in the reflection and praised Little Darling generously for being thoughtful and capable.
Next, he had to check the nearby red light district…
In a city like Sin City, where even murder was legal, Xu Yintang truly felt the freedom. He didn’t even need to search specifically on the map; the mapping software automatically recommended nearby “popular commercial areas” for people with his special occupation.
It even provided special car pick-up services, ensuring that the drivers were safe individuals without a violent criminal record, at most just having “minor issues” like a fetish for tracking or voyeurism.
A person with absolutely no criminal record was as rare as a dinosaur in Sin City.
Now that everything was ready, there was only one problem left.
Standing on a street still brightly lit before dark, Xu Yintang looked left and then right, feeling a bit frustrated as he typed.
[Sugar: Am I not here to sell or solicit?]
Even though he tried to present himself as a good deal according to the tutorial provided by Shi Yuebai, he still received only skeptical looks, accompanied by eyes that suggested desire.
Xu Yintang swore that his wallet was emptier than his entire being combined.
The group fell into contemplation over this unexpected problem.
[Tiantian: Emmm…]
[Huahua: Emmm…]
[Qiqi: Emmm…]
[Old Wang: Ah… this is…]
[Tiantian: Grateful for the generosity of sugar daddies all along, I completely overlooked the fact that your face is beyond the reach of us ordinary mortals…]
Just like the exquisite and luxurious jewelry in the display case, no matter how captivating and mesmerizing it may be, it’s impossible to afford even a tiny bit of courage to inquire about its price.
Because at a glance, you can tell that it’s only meant for dreams.
In the end, based on her practical experience in attracting perverts, Zhou Qian provided a reference implementation plan.
[Qiqi: I remember the last time I was targeted by someone during a picnic, I was eating Pocky… well, stick-like objects. Some perverts really get high just from looking at them…]
Xu Yintang didn’t have Pocky, so he pulled out a jar of lollipops from the system backpack as a substitute, a gift from Shi Yuebai.
They were touted as the best lollipops in the world, with twenty in a jar, each with a different flavor packaged identically, providing the excitement of unboxing. Xu Yintang had already eaten about half of them before and now grabbed one casually, opening it.
Mmm… it was peach flavored.
The round and translucent candy ball was a tender pink color, exuding the sweet and rich fragrance of peaches. Eating it was like enjoying the refreshing sweetness of peach juice overflowing in your mouth.
Xu Yintang twirled the paper stick between his fingers, rotating the candy ball from the left side of his mouth to the right with his tongue, his cheeks slightly bulging to accommodate the shape of the candy.
He didn’t do anything else, dressed in long sleeves and pants, not giving any freebies, his posture relaxed and his gaze vacant. He wasn’t actively enticing anyone, yet he seemed like a valuable treasure suddenly dropped in front of them behind thick burglar-proof glass, tempting with a sinful and irresistible gleam, causing you to instinctively reach out to him.
A car stopped next to Xu Yintang, the window rolled down, revealing the gloomy and slender face of a young man.
The butterflies of Third Flora emitted a sharp buzzing sound, and the familiar scent told them that this was the culprit who had nearly wiped out their clan.
Xu Yintang twirled the lollipop on his tongue and took it out, leaning down with his arm resting on the car window, his brows and eyes curved upwards. “Can you treat me to a meal?”
The sweet fragrance of peach created a sweet and juicy illusion on his lips and teeth.
Author’s Note –
I wrote, I wrote, I actually wrote… BlueMoon, please listen to my explanation, this is all the will of the Dice Goddess, really not because I’m craving sugar daddy… *Hides the bills*
But speaking of fishing, sugar daddy lazily leaned against the prey’s car with a candy in his mouth, letting you guess the flavor of the candy. If you guess right, he might let you taste it too. He’s the type to lure the prey into the spider’s web, but it’s impossible to taste and then die. (Sadness)
On the other hand, BlueMoon is provocatively blowing smoke in the prey’s face, teasingly touching their chin and then sliding down to their neck. It creates a strong sense of pressure and easily accelerates the heartbeat. It’s more of a coercive sale tactic.
I feel like Shi Yuebai will destroy the instance after this. XD XD XD
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING AWESOME!!
Shi Yuebai, let’s be a good boy and not ruin an instance
Thank you for your translation and Happy May for everyone 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
SYB about to jump in and set fire to everything in this instance and destroy all the walkthrus including suggestive characters for damage prevention later😂😂