A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 692

Chapter 692: Chapter 512 Foolish Mortals_2 Chapter 692: Chapter 512 Foolish Mortals_2 “It doesn't matter who it is.”

“…Huh???”

It had to be said. When they heard Duanmu Huai's unexpected response, everyone was stunned.

“What are you talking about?”

“You're all just focused on figuring out who the murderers are, but you've overlooked a very simple matter,”
Duanmu Huai leaned back in the sofa, his hefty body making the velvet couch squeak and distort under his weight.

“In all honesty, the crime itself was not complicated at all. It was quite simple, and traces were left at the scene of the crime. For instance, those magical arrays… They were drawn by finger, so once we reach our destination and alert the authorities, the police just need to extract the fingerprint residue left on them, compare those with everyone, and it'll be clear who the culprit is.”

“Why didn't we do that, then?”

Hearing this, a student from the Masters College called out, to which Duanmu Huai merely shrugged.

“It's simple. We don't have the necessary equipment. Also, fingerprint identification is a very professional task, not something just anyone can do. So, do you all understand now?”

Faced with Duanmu Huai's explanation, everyone was still in the fog. Seeing their confusion, Duanmu Huai let out a helpless sigh.

“The criminal's methods were crude, and they destroyed the radio, cutting off our communication with the outside world. If you think about it, the answer is clear —- the criminal doesn't fear being revealed, because in their plan, all of us are supposed to die here…”
As he said this, Duanmu Huai looked up and turned to someone on his side.

“Isn't that right, Doctor Rose?”

“Ah ——–?!”

Hearing this, everyone turned in surprise to look at Doctor Rose, the doctor aboard the Full Moon Starlit Ship. Under Duanmu Huai's gaze, she slightly trembled, then took a step back.

“””What are you talking about? I've been with you the whole time! How can I be the criminal? Do you have any evidence?”

“Evidence, of course I have……”””
However, before Duanmu Huai could finish, Doctor Rose suddenly let out a piercing scream. In the next moment, she leapt up with movements beyond human imagination, clinging to the ceiling like a spider, her eyes glaring menacingly at everyone.

Duanmu Huai calmly finished his sentence.

“……Evidence, of course, I don't have. In fact, I just wanted to bluff you. But now that you've revealed yourself, I don't think there's need for any more detective work.”

“…………”
Upon hearing this, Doctor Rose's complexion instantly went pale, as if she'd eaten something disgusting. She glared fiercely at Duanmu Huai, her teeth clenched.

“Why would you suspect me?”

“Ah, the reason is simple. That photo.”

Duanmu Huai pointed at the photo.

“The photo?”

“Yes, that photo was from twenty years ago, but you perhaps haven't noticed. The you in that photo and the you now, you look almost exactly the same. At least, Miss Esther provided me with the explanation that the maid in the photo might be her mother, but for you, this photo doesn't seem to contain any abnormalities. This means, you're entirely comfortable with presenting this appearance to people.”””
As he said this, Duanmu Huai looked at Doctor Rose with a grin smothering his face.

“Also, you likely did not realize, but I did not ask you about any kind of relationship between you and Mr. Arthur. You could've simply denied knowing anything, but you insisted on saying that he blackmailed you into prescribing him illegal drugs. You tried to deliberately mislead everyone into a blind spot, that when a person commits one crime, they wouldn't commit another. As long as you convince everyone you're the suspect for the blackmail crime, then the suspicions of you being the murderer will decrease……Of course, you can't fool the police with this trick, but it's enough to fool common people.”

As he said this, Duanmu Huai glanced at Arthur.

“As for Mr. Arthur……Hm, I must say, the two of you made a good duet.”

“Mr. Detective, are you implying that Mr. Arthur is also a criminal?”

“Indeed, he's the accomplice, Doctor Rose is the mastermind. The whole process was precisely planned by the two of them.”

At this point, Duanmu Huai's gaze turned serious as he looked at the pair.

“So… If I'm not mistaken, you two are from the Silver Dusk Cottage, aren't you?”

“Too bad, you know too late, you bunch of fools!”

Accompanied by a scream, Doctor Rose somersaulted and landed next to Arthur, who straightened his clothes smugly looking at everyone present. Next to him, Doctor Rose's limbs had stretched out thin and long like a spider's. Even her face began to crack open, her lower jaw split into two halves, revealing the sharp teeth and tongue inside.

Then, Doctor Rose looked at the dumbfounded and horrified crowd and roared.

“Nyarlarthotep is about to return! And all of you will be sacrificial offerings to it!”

While screaming, the transformed Doctor Rose charged directly at Lorena, who was blocking the doorway.

“Behold, this is the great power of Nyarlathotep! You all only have one path left in the face of its power- death!!!”

While screaming, Doctor Rose extended her claw, opened her mouth wide and lunged at Lorena to launch an attack.

However, at that moment, something unimaginable happened.

Facing Doctor Rose's attack, Lorena did not dodge or hide. She only stood there, gripping the thick Holy Canon in her hands, then leapt forwards avoiding Doctor Rose's twisted arm, arriving to face her. She held up the Holy Canon and slammed it down onto Doctor Rose's face!

“Bang!!!”

The next moment, everyone saw Doctor Rose shrieking and flying backwards like a thrown bowling ball, hitting the nearby wall followed by twitching once and then remaining still.

Seeing this, Arthur's face went pale, he hastily pulled out a gun from his pocket, aiming at everyone.

“Don't move, no one move, otherwise I will………”
However, before Arthur could finish his sentence, he saw Duanmu Huai standing up from the sofa and striding toward him. Seeing that terrifying, huge figure, and the menacing face, Arthur was terrified. His mind went blank, he wasn't even able to pull the trigger!

[You intimidated the Cultist Arthur!]
[Cultist Arthur is undergoing an appraisal – Appraisal failed]
[Cultist Arthur is surprised]
[Cultist Arthur loses 1D6 sanity points]
[Cultist Arthur is in fear!]
“No, don't come any closer!!!”

Arthur's eyes widened as he watched the figure approaching him. His hands were trembling violently. He couldn't even make the simple movement to pull the trigger. He could only watch helplessly as Duanmu Huai walked up to him and… He threw a punch.

“Bang!!!”

The next moment, Arthur was sent flying by Duanmu Huai's punch, landing hard on the ground and falling unconscious-
“Alright.”

Duanmu Huai shook his hand, turning to look at the others.

“Now, the case is resolved.”

Chapter end

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