...Then, Wan Wudi appeared (received the last confession of ten thousand taels of copper).

Wan Wu Di confession: After the test last night, my second brother and I drank in the side hall until dawn, and then went back to our room to rest. It was around Yin hour, and we passed by the main hall on the way, but we didn’t see any abnormalities. Then we slept until Si hour, and woke up and went straight to the main hall, but we saw Zi Yanmei and Tong San Uncle, and of course, the body of the wax man.

Mr. Lai's confession: I went to bed early and got up early, but I didn't have the heart to run around and stayed in my room to meditate. Later, I felt hungry and remembered that I should go to the side hall to have a meal. Of course, I didn't finish the meal and encountered something in the main hall.

Mr. Zhang’s confession: People are old and usually sleep very little, but I slept very heavily last night. When I woke up, it was already very late. I heard that breakfast was still in the side hall, so I walked towards the side hall. Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the main hall, I saw many people gathered there and I didn’t finish breakfast.

My sick confession: I drank and chatted with my elder brother last night. After getting back to the room almost dawn, I ran out again because of the intimidation. When I passed by the kitchen, I saw Xiao Si coming out from inside. I was confused and didn't think much about it. After going to the bathroom, I went back to the room to sleep until something happened. It was the elder brother who woke me up.

Wan Wuhua's confession: I didn't have dinner last night. I woke up in the middle of the night and went to the kitchen to find something to eat. When I was full and returned to the room, I happened to see my second brother outside the kitchen. Seeing that my second brother was drunk, I didn't say hello to him. I went back to the room and slept until dawn. Only then did I know something was wrong in the hall.

General Manager Li’s confession: In the evening, the masters and ladies all rested, but every hour I had to patrol the imperial palace to prevent accidents. Last night, I patroled: Zishi, Yinshi, Chenshi, and the second time I met the eldest and second young masters in the side hall, and I did not encounter any special situations. It was not until Sishi that I came to the main hall that I realized that the test had begun.

Wang Ziyun's confession: I don't remember the specific time. Anyway, I wandered around after getting up - I saw the wax man's body in the hall, but I knew it was part of the test, so I didn't care about it and continued to wander. I slowly came over when you all found the problem.

The confession of ten people.

At least one person told a lie!

Or, it is also very likely that some people avoid the important things in their confessions and deliberately conceal several factual details.

OK, let's sort out our thoughts and see what news these confessions bring.

First of all, the time of the incident.

Judging from the confession of Wan Wudi and General Manager Li, the case should have occurred between Yin and Chen hours. The period of time is quite large, and the murderer should have sufficient time for the crime and aftermath.

During this period, it has been confirmed that four and a half people have been active in the imperial palace, namely Wan Wubian, Wan Wuhua and General Manager Li. Wang Ziyun is considered half because he is vague.

However, since others did not fully prove that they were not on site, the suspect of the crime could not be eliminated.

The second is the order in which people find bodies.

Since there are basically no contradictions in the confessions of the people, we can summarize a clear timeline: Wang Ziyun, Luo Ziyan, Wanliang Tong, Wan Wudi, Lai Dongying, Zhang Dong, Wan Wuhua, General Manager Li, me.

By the same token, it is wrong to have a ‘point’ in this timeline, or one of the characters has two ‘points’ at the same time.

If such a "point" can be found, the identity of the murderer will naturally be revealed.

at last……

"I have some questions to ask everyone." I gathered everyone and showed them the confession. "Please note that every word you say may become a confession later!"

"Okay, it's just a test. Is it necessary to be so serious?" Wan Wuhua said impatiently.

"This is necessary!" I said solemnly, "Because... if... if you don't invest in the role, how can the game be fun?"

"Wu." Wan Wuhua snorted coldly and turned his face to the side.

"Okay, if you have anything you want to ask, please ask quickly." Mr. Lai said.

"Okay." I nodded, "Mr. Li, I want to ask you something for a long time - who is the person in charge of cooking today?"

"I." Luo Ziyan raised her hand and said.

"It's me." General Manager Li added, "it's mainly me."

"Including breakfast?" I asked further.

"That's right." Mr. Li.

"But from your confession, you can't see any action about cooking in the kitchen." I said seriously.

"It's true." Mr. Li said, "The masters and ladies also know that the dishes at this selection conference are basically cold dishes. I prepared them last night and placed them there. The porridge was boiled directly in the side hall with a small stove. I just need to take a look while patrolling."

"So that's it." After asking General Manager Li, I turned to another person: "Then, Mr. Zhang, in your confession, you mentioned that you heard that breakfast was eaten in the side palace. Who told you?"

"As this, of course it's General Manager Li." Mr. Zhang Dong touched his chin and said, "General Manager Li has known me for many years, and he is still very concerned about me, the old man..."

"Mr. Li." I quickly interrupted the old man and asked Mr. Li instead. "How many people have you told me about the news about breakfast eating in the side palace?"

"Tell everyone." General Manager Li said, "I announced it in public when the meeting ended last night."

"What did you say? Why didn't I hear it?" I wondered.

"You were discussing with Miss Ziyan to eat chicken or something, so why do you care about this cold dish?" Mr. Li said, "I said at that time that the porridge has been cooked and the cold dishes are ready. They are all in the side hall. It is okay to eat it as a midnight snack or breakfast. Please enjoy it yourself."

"You actually have chickens to eat?" Master Tong San glanced at me in dissatisfaction.

"Take chicken with me, I'll be happy with her." I casually said, gently exposing this matter. "Since that's the case, a new question will come... Master Wansi, you are hungry when you wake up, why don't you go to the side palace to find food and go to the kitchen?"

"This..." Wan Wuhua hesitated, "Often people wake up in the middle of the night and are hungry, they will think of going to the kitchen to find food first, right?"

"That's an ordinary person." I shook my head and said, "Even if Mr. Wansi is hungry at night shift, he can just ask the servant to send it."

"That's normal." Wan Wuhua said, "Where should I go to find a servant in this broken place? Besides, when I woke up in the middle of the night, I slept in a daze, forgetting what General Manager Li said, okay?"

"It's reasonable." I smiled, "It's a pity that you never thought that besides you, there was another person who had also gone to the kitchen to find something to eat!"

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Chapter completed!