There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game

[These past few days have been quiet, and standing outside the Haunted House in a daze has been boring, so he decided to go find someone to chat with nearby.]

[Although Rapids Advance was dark and damp, it was still better than doing nothing, so he leaned against the tightly shut back door and happily chatted with his colleague. From time to time, he checked the time; it was only 4:30 PM, and he still had some time to kill.]

[Suddenly, he thought he heard a rustling sound from outside the door, but he didn't pay it any mind and quickly returned to his conversation.]

[When it was nearing 5:30 PM, and he was about to finish his shift, he ended the small talk and returned to his position. All he had to do now was to check the Haunted House facilities and props with the ticket seller, and his work for the day would be finished.]

...

Later, the security guard, who entered the Haunted House first and walked in front, was the first to discover the fallen zombie model in the middle of the corridor, the blood that had spread on the ground, and the real person with a ferocious, bloodstained face.

He frantically reached for the master switch on the wall, and the moment the lights flashed on, the young lady following him let out a terrified scream.

Both of them were so familiar with the Haunted House that they might as well have walked through with their eyes closed, so their first reaction upon seeing the pile of models was that this was not their responsibility!

And, although the Haunted House had various horrifying and bloody props, there was actually no smell of blood!

All the red liquid was just ordinary paint.

At this moment, the pervasive smell of blood was particularly pungent.

...

In the office building on the west side of the amusement park.

The male security guard looked at the information revealed in his character script, deep in thought.

Only he knew that he was definitely innocent, having chatted with the security guard next door the whole time without any inclination to commit a crime.

And the information revealed by the character script made the time of the victim's death clearer to him—4:30 PM.

The ticket seller who stayed outside the whole time could basically be eliminated as a suspect; by the time the park closed, most of the visitors leaving from the east gate would take the main road that turned towards Central Square passing by the Haunted House.

The crowd coming and going was walking normally under surveillance, meaning there was nothing wrong with that segment of the surveillance footage.

If that was the case, the suspects now narrowed down to the male tourist, the Park Director, and the promoter.

The female tourist was not a suspect because she was under surveillance the whole time, and the male tourist went to the restroom around 4:50 PM.

Thinking up to this point, the male security guard fell into contemplation.

The noise he heard at the back door at 4:30 PM was probably the culprit using that patch of woods to move past Rapids Advance towards the Haunted House, causing a disturbance while crossing over a one-meter-high bush.

If he thought about it that way, the male tourist didn't have much of a suspicion either.

Excellent, the number of suspects has been reduced again!

The Park Director, who has not shown his face from the beginning to the end, is actually very suspicious; as the Park Director of the amusement park, it would be too easy for him to avoid surveillance and approach the Haunted House via other secluded paths!

But besides that, there was another person...

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The male security guard thought of the surveillance footage he saw earlier—the appearance of that huge mascot leaning against the tree, his memory somewhat uncertain.

Forget it, he'll go to the security room and watch the footage again.

As soon as he thought that, the male security guard got up and took another glance at the quiet Park Director's office. Then he stuffed the hairpin and the broken chain he found in the folder labeled "Amusement Park Confidential Documents" from the drawer into his pocket.

It wasn't that he left the Park Director's office without finding any clues at all.

At least, from the folder marked "Amusement Park Confidential Documents," he had found this hairpin that had nothing to do with "confidential."

The hairpin was made of pure silver, from the body to the tassels; everything was crafted from real silver. However, the tassels' fine chains were broken, and the ring on top was empty.

It seemed that whatever was originally hanging there was missing.

More importantly, he also found evidence of the Park Director's infidelity with the victim.

The Park Director had in his drawer a few intimate photobooth pictures with the victim, as well as a gift box with a pearl-encrusted gold ring. The greeting card had the victim's name written on it.

It looked like the two of them had reached the point of a marriage proposal?

Honestly, the proposal ring was so tacky.

The male security guard took the gift box with him as well, muttering complaints as he left the office.

When he passed by the information board in Central Square, he stopped to look at the photos on the board.

The victim and the promoter were indeed in a legitimate boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, as they were now living together. Therefore, some of the promoter's life pictures on it had his... half a silhouette that couldn't be cut out for some reason.

The person who took the secret photos must be a die-hard fan of the deceased...

The male security guard shook his head helplessly, as he had anticipated that the mysterious person might be a voyeur. Therefore, he had also suspected that the murderer could be a spurned admirer driven to homicidal rage.

After all, it was too tragic—the deceased would rather have an affair with a middle-aged man who looked over twenty years older than with him.

Probably because he had neither the good looks of a spokesperson, nor the wealth of the Park Director.

The male security guard gossiped to himself for a moment, then continued on his way to the security office.

But just at that moment, the amusement park's loudspeakers suddenly emitted a piercing beep, abruptly stopping him in his tracks!

"Dying sinners, how unfortunate, because someone among you has attempted to break the game's rules, all of you must accept punishment for this!"

When he first heard this, the male security guard nearly thought that the mysterious person was a script boss with supernatural surveillance powers, and that by maligning him in his thoughts, he had incurred the boss's wrath...

However, his rational mind quickly returned.

After listening to the entire announcement from the mysterious person, the male security guard immediately realized that someone else must have done something!

The amusement park blown up in half an hour?!

He cursed under his breath and hurried toward the security office!

...

The male security guard was the first to arrive at the security office after hearing the broadcast, possibly because the others were still trapped in the Haunted House.

The security office was still quiet and cold, the only light coming from the computer on the desk, its screen frozen on the chatroom interface.

And on the chatroom, hung the response, "The east gate of the amusement park will open at 5:30 PM, but only one person can pass through."

Seeing this, the male security guard paused before instinctively reaching for the mouse, intending to delete the chat history.

However, he was unable to proceed; that particular chat record couldn't be deleted!

He couldn't even close the chatroom interface!!

What's going on?!

The male security guard took a sharp breath, quickly sat down, and began working on the computer, only to find that the computer system seemed to have frozen on the chatroom interface.

He tentatively typed a reply in the dialogue box and sent it over, and that worked.

With that in mind, he sent several more messages in quick succession.

"Why suddenly change the rules?"

"If someone has offended you, can you tell me who they are? I don't mind taking revenge for you."

"Additionally, I've found out who the murderer is and have evidence. I'd like to talk to you about it."

"..."

However, after sending these messages, there was no response for a long time.

The male security guard frowned deeply.

Who could be the person who angered the mysterious announcer?

Why would this message be left on the chatroom panel?

More importantly, how reliable was this information?

The sudden message about a premature explosion completely disrupted his search rhythm. Now, finding the murderer was no longer the most urgent matter, especially since he couldn't check the surveillance footage on the computer!

Considering all this, the expression on the male security guard's face darkened suddenly as he stared intently at the computer monitor.

He stood up from his seat, and then picked up the chair!

...

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