"Why don't you see Miss Sophie?" Gray adjusted his chair. "We also talked about her on the way back, saying that among young people nowadays, there are too few girls with courage like her."
Although Gray has always been wearing a mask, everyone seems to be used to it, whether it is the Duke, Viscount or the housekeepers and servants here, and no one feels strange about it.
"She has been a little unwell for the past two days," answered Villefort, "and has been resting in her room."
"Are you sad about the Saint?" Victoria continued, "I think Alvira has been comforting her."
"The relationship between their aunt and nephew is so good, they look like mother and daughter." Gray said softly.
"It's always been like this," Villefort laughed. "Sophie, the child, has been growing up beside us. She has too little contact with the outside world and is still too simple... Ah, thanks to Eureka's carefulness, she noticed the saint's Strange, otherwise——"
"You're welcome." Hesta didn't raise her eyes. She concentrated on cutting the asparagus on the plate, "This is what I should do."
Suddenly there was a thunder outside the window, and several people were startled by the sound. Everyone looked out the window, and found that the outside, which was only dim a moment ago, was now invisible. The torrential raindrops hit the huge glass windows, and suddenly the room suddenly became dark. There was an uproar.
The housekeeper and the servants came forward and lowered the thick curtains on both sides of the window, and the sound of rain subsided.
"This weather is really strange," Endai looked away, "I have only seen such heavy rains in summer before. What happened recently?"
Tanglar was picking his teeth, "Tonight's banquet has to be cancelled...it rains every day on Queen's Day this year, what else is there to do!"
Paran took over the conversation: "Halfway through last night's 'Queen's Game', I was interrupted by the Duke's guest. You must have all enjoyed yourself, right? I don't think there's anything wrong with rain. The atmosphere is so suitable now. Wouldn’t it be a pity not to continue playing the ‘Queen’s Game’?”
Tangglar and Gray both understood what Palan wanted to continue guessing indoors, and immediately responded with great support. On the opposite side, Endai didn't know the rules very well, and was asking Teresa for confirmation in a low voice. Only Victoria held her hands. Huai, leaning on the chair, looked uninterested: "Come on, you play, and I'll watch."
"Why?" Paran looked at Victoria obediently, "Are you bored playing games with me?"
"It has nothing to do with you. It's just that the answers to your 'Queen's Game' riddles are very boring." Victoria raised her arms and moved a few times. "I also heard a few things yesterday about mistaking the hair of the corpse of my ex-girlfriend for... Seaweed, the fiancée having her limbs cut off and made into an exhibit, the younger sister killing her sister because she wanted to see her sweetheart, the older sister hiding and hiding with her younger sister at the funeral and being burned to death - are you tired of hearing these stories too many times? "
"Okay, what's so difficult about this," Paran said with a smile, "Then we will agree that there will be no female victims in the riddles and answers of tonight's 'Queen's Game'. Anyone who violates this rule will Everyone has to go out and run around this mansion in the rain, who agrees and who objects?"
Tangglar quickly searched the inventory in his mind, looking a little embarrassed, "This..."
Gray reminded him, "The Viscount only needs to temporarily change the victim in the story to a male. There is no need to actually make up a new story."
Tangglar frowned and nodded - he always felt that most stories would completely lose their flavor once the genders were changed.
When everyone was almost ready, Paran looked up and shook her head, tying up the loose curly hair behind her. Then, she raised her hand towards the distance: "Mr. Townsend! Please open the curtains and turn off the lights."
After the lights were turned off, there were only a dozen long white candles burning faintly in the hall, and everyone was sitting in their respective positions.
The wind and rain outside the window were dark, and the pale lightning and thunder flashed from time to time, reflecting the swaying tree shadows like ghosts.
"Tonight's first puzzle starts with me." Paran said with a smile, "Please listen carefully."
All eyes turned to her.
"A father came to me, anxiously put his son's cufflinks in my hand, and said to me: 'Madam, please tell me, where is my son now?'" Looking at the father's sad expression, I didn't know whether I should tell the answer.
"Try to reason, what happened?"
Gray raised his hand: "Is there anything supernatural in the story?"
"have."
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"Did anyone die?"
"have."
"Is the deceased a son?"
"yes."
"Does my son's death have something to do with 'me'?"
"No."
Gray tapped his chin with his finger, "No..."
On the side, Endai has already figured out how to play, "Supernatural phenomenon refers to the unusual way of death of my son, or does 'I' have super powers?"
Paran held up his face: "I can only answer yes, no, and it has nothing to do with these three types of answers."
"Oh - paranormal means 'I' have super powers?"
"yes."
"Can I use the missing person's belongings to determine whether this person is still alive?"
"Yes...and no."
"Are cufflinks a key prop? My superpower is based on it to find people?"
"Yes Yes."
Endai asked a few more questions and quickly got into the role: "I know the answer to the riddle, can I tell you directly?"
Everyone looked at Endai in surprise - this was too fast.
"Speaking."
"'My' superpower in the story is probably to determine the location of the missing person based on the missing person's belongings, but when the father gave me his son's cufflinks, I found that my son appeared in several places at the same time, so I knew My son is dead - and because of this, 'I' hesitate to tell the answer... right?"
Paran rang the bell in his hand, "Congratulations on decrypting the code! Give me rusks!"
The housekeeper walked behind Endai and put a piece of rusk on her plate.
"...What are you giving me rusks for?"
"Have you forgotten the story background of the Queen's Game?" Victoria explained with a smile, "Since this is a game that originated in war, it is of course most reasonable to use food as a reward."
"I see... I feel like this game is very simple," Endai clenched her fists and was very confident, "I know how to do it, come on over!"
In the midst of everyone's laughter, Tanglar clenched his hands silently, and grabbed the wine glass angrily and took a sip - the part related to the "dismemberment" of this answer almost immediately aroused his hatred towards Li Xi and Li Xi. Schmidt's imagination of death, and in an instant, the fear of the assassin rolled down like a boulder, pressing on his heart.
However, Danglars looked around and saw that every participant in the game sitting down at this moment had not noticed this. These people who had nothing to do with him seemed completely unaware of how cruel this story was, especially for him and Villefort.
Thinking of this, Danglars' eyes just happened to stop on the Duke - Villefort was also applauding Ende at this moment, with a smile on his face.
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