In Lu Ze's original work from his previous life, the second half of the second act unfolded according to a linear plot, revealing various illogical contradictions.
When creating the illusion, Lu Ze greatly enhanced the players' freedom.
If the story continues to unfold in the same way, it will inevitably become a bit boring.
Therefore, Lu Ze combined some detective game gameplay from his previous life and, in the latter half of the second act, adopted a gameplay style that guided players to find contradictions on their own to advance the plot.
Players' curiosity was already heightened by the Fear and Affection Array, so they naturally couldn't wait to take on this kind of exploration mission.
Zhong Yi immediately threw himself into digging for clues.
The first thing that came to his mind was the hundreds and thousands of paper rabbits that Lin Xi had folded.
"Submit!... Uh, why do I need to make connections and submit the conclusion?"
Zhong Yi was dumbfounded when he saw the pop-up interface with associations and conclusions.
However, this evidence-gathering system wasn't difficult to understand. After a moment's thought, Zhong Yi connected the "paper rabbit" with the "rabbit corpse" and then drew a conclusion—
"Lin Xi began to regret her marriage to Gu Yun and harbored resentment towards the rabbit she stepped on and killed on their wedding day... so she kept folding paper rabbits to take revenge on Gu Yun!"
【The inference is invalid.】
Looking at the conclusion that had been rejected by the system, Zhong Yi rubbed his temples.
"While this is the most suspicious... there's absolutely no other angle to support this conclusion!"
After thinking for a long time, Zhong Yi gave up the two most obvious options: paper rabbits and platypus dolls.
Because there is simply too much missing information.
He started working on other things.
"What other places are strange...?"
Zhong Yi closed his eyes.
The scenes from before replayed in his mind again and again...
"I see!"
Zhong Yi suddenly opened his eyes, adjusted the time to the night Gu Yun and Zhang Peng were drinking, and looked excitedly at the jar of pickled cucumbers on the table.
【Clue 1: Everyone (including Gu Yun herself) says that Gu Yun has loved eating pickled cucumbers since she was a child】
【Clue 2: After several rounds of drinks, Gu Yun's open pickled cucumber remained untouched.】
【Clue 3: The pickled cucumbers at home are expired but show no signs of being opened】
After submitting three clues, Zhong Yi made connections and then boldly offered a deduction—
Gu Yun doesn't like pickled cucumbers!
【Conclusion holds true (1/4)】
"very good!"
Zhong Yi's confidence increased greatly.
He is a player with extremely strong logical thinking skills, and he has indeed experienced perplexing events like pickled cucumbers more than once!
He quickly found a second clue.
【Clue 1: Everyone (including Gu Yun himself) knows that Gu Yun loved reading "Battle Through the Heavens" when he was a child】
【Clue 2: On the bookshelf in Gu Yun's old house, there is a dusty copy of "Battle Through the Heavens" that has never been touched.】
【Clue 3: When Lin Xi asked Gu Yun about a classic quote from "Battle Through the Heavens," Gu Yun showed no reaction.】
"inference!"
"Gu Yun doesn't like reading 'Battle Through the Heavens'... No! He hasn't even read it!"
【Conclusion holds true (2/4)】
"Again!"
Zhong Yi immediately perked up.
This method of finding clues and drawing conclusions through association was truly refreshing to him.
And the sense of immersion is very strong!
I understand the story between Gu Yun and Lin Xi much better than before!
Following the line of thought that Gu Yun's actual persona was very different from the persona described by others, Zhong Yi simply threw both of these inferences into the clue options.
"Hehe... Everyone learned about Gu Yun's hobbies from Gu Yun's mother."
Zhong Yi smiled and shook his head, becoming increasingly confident in his bold deduction.
“Yes, how could someone who spends every day with you get this wrong? Unless...”
Having said that, he began his reasoning again.
【Clue 1: Gu Yun doesn't like pickled cucumbers, but always thought she did】
【Clue 2: Gu Yun doesn't like watching "Battle Through the Heavens," but always thought he did.】
【Clue 3: Gu Yun's mother often called him "Xiao Feng"】
"inference!"
"Both pickled cucumbers and 'Battle Through the Heavens' are things Xiao Feng likes, not Gu Yun!"
【Conclusion holds true (3/4)】
"Haha, I'm awesome!"
Zhong Yi was greatly encouraged, but he soon discovered that following the path of hobbies, it seemed that no new evidence could be found.
"I feel like his mother is the key... Are there any other clues related to his mother?"
Zhong Yi began to recall the scene where Gu Yun's mother appeared.
"Wedding, wedding banquet... Oh right! Wen Qingyun, the one who saved Gu Yun!"
Zhong Yi immediately rewound time to the day Gu Yun and Lin Xi got married.
At the wedding banquet, the man named Wen Qingyun sat quietly at the table drinking, revealing nothing particularly special about him.
Zhong Yi stared at Wen Qingyun for a long time, and when his gaze fell on the special red talisman under Wen Qingyun's cheek, a sudden inspiration flashed in his mind.
The next moment, he exited the dream and sprang to his feet.
"Immortal...Immortal Master! What's wrong?"
This action startled Wen Yaoxin, the Gu doctor who was staying up all night to take care of Gu Yun.
Zhong Yi stared intently at the red mark below Wen Yaoxin's right eye, his heart pounding wildly with the joy of uncovering the truth.
He grabbed Wen Yaoxin's shoulder.
"Dr. Wen...is your grandfather named Wen Qingyun!?"
Wen Yaoxin looked puzzled: "Yes... how did you know?"
"That's not important!"
Zhong Yi shook his head with ecstatic joy and pointed at Gu Yun.
"The important thing is that I need to know now..."
"Besides your Heart-Strengthening Gu, are there any other Gu worms in Old Master Gu's body?"
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