Day of Imprisonment

"About what I expected." The mature woman simply revealed her identity at this point: "I'm the 'Madman'. I believe you've all figured it out."

"We figured it out. You're the most obvious one among us." The hook-nosed man, seemingly eager to speak after being silent for so long, said: "I reckon the 'Madman' profession isn't afraid of being exposed, or you wouldn't be so unrestrained."

"Yes, but not entirely unafraid. However, it's not the time to reveal all my cards yet." The mature woman looked at Luo Xi.

Clearly, Luo Xi now controlled the entire situation.

But no one knew what she would do next.

"If I'm not mistaken, you knocked out the Enforcer and controlled the Assassin. After confirming their identities, you took action immediately. You're extremely decisive and confident."

The mature woman tried to entice Luo Xi to speak.

However, Luo Xi remained silent.

The hook-nosed man also looked over: "Now that the two most important professions among the nine have been identified, the game could end. But why did you knock out the Enforcer?"

Luo Xi still didn't speak.

"I reckon the 'Robber' profession has specific conditions, or rather, a 'goal' that must be achieved. He hasn't achieved it yet, so..." The mature woman offered her analysis.

Luo Xi turned to look at her: "So, after the Madman's identity is exposed, there's no need to pretend to be crazy anymore?"

The mature woman nodded.

At this moment, the three people who had been free to move around returned.

The casual laborer begged for mercy.

Afterward, Luo Xi randomly snatched something from the casual laborer.

"He's the Merchant, and I'm the Robber. The Robber can beat others, but he must rob and beat the Merchant before the game ends. Now that I've achieved my goal, you can discuss your respective goals."

After speaking, Luo Xi sat back down.

Everyone was curious at this moment. If the mature woman's identity as the 'Madman' was very obvious, and one of the hook-nosed man and the taciturn man must be the 'Mute', which were all easy to figure out, how did she figure out that the casual laborer was the Merchant?

"Elimination method?" The hook-nosed man pondered for a moment, feeling that this was the only possibility. That is, first determine the other professions, and then the remaining one would be the Merchant.

But doing this wasn't easy.

Because besides a few professions that were easy to identify, the others were quite well hidden. How did she figure it out?

Immediately after, the hook-nosed man carefully replayed the entire process in his mind. Suddenly, he realized.

"Indeed, you can tell from each person's 'question' and 'answer'. She's just observing more carefully than others. Moreover, once she finds an opportunity, she acts decisively. If it were me, I could also determine everyone's profession, but it would be slower. By then, I'm afraid the 'Enforcer' and 'Assassin' would also know everyone's profession, and they would likely strike first."

"Because there's a very important point: the Robber profession has been hiding all along, and no one knows who it is. But he knows he's the Robber. Moreover, he actually judges the 'requirements' of each person's profession based on the previous questions and answers. Like me, the Diviner, I knew who the 'Assassin' was from the beginning. But the limitation of my profession is that I can only tell the Mute the identity of the Assassin. So, for me, the Mute is the most important. Therefore, I could only pretend to be the Mute to protect him, because the first one to be identified at the meeting is the obviously unable to speak Mute."

Thinking of this, the hook-nosed man said: "I'm the Diviner. The Diviner's ability is to know who the 'Assassin' is from the beginning."

While speaking, the hook-nosed man looked at the high school girl over there.

Obviously, he knew that she was the 'Assassin' from the moment they went up to the second floor.

"But the Diviner's requirement is to only tell the Mute the identity of the Assassin. At first, I didn't know who the Mute was, and the question and answer session could immediately identify the Mute. So, to prevent the Mute from being identified and killed in the first moment, I could only pretend to be the Mute... And now, I've achieved my goal."

The taciturn man next to him looked helpless. He wanted to gesture, but he wasn't a real mute. The rules just didn't allow him to speak, so he gave an awkward smile and remained silent.

"I see. The Mute's requirement is not to speak," the mature woman said beside him. "I'm the Madman. The Madman needs to say that he's the Assassin or the Enforcer. The advantage is that when saying he's the Assassin, he doesn't have to worry about being arrested, and when saying he's the Enforcer, he doesn't have to worry about being assassinated."

Under Luo Xi's leadership, the meeting successfully turned into a 'reveal your cards' session.

"Damn it, I can finally tell the truth. I'm..." Just as the strong man was about to speak, Luo Xi reminded him: "Please note that the game isn't over yet. If you've achieved your goal, you can admit it. But if your restrictions are ongoing, then please be careful not to fail at the last moment."

"Ah, yes, I'm the Assassin. I'm also a woman, just looks like a man." The strong man started talking nonsense.

Everyone knew that this guy's 'profession' was the Liar.

And the Liar's requirement was most likely 'only to tell lies'.

"I'm the Detective. The Detective knew who the Enforcer was from the beginning. Moreover, if the Enforcer's identity no longer exists, the Detective can transform into the Enforcer's identity." The tense man wasn't tense anymore at this moment, feeling a sense of relief.

The casual laborer covered his swollen face and sighed: "I'm the Merchant. I'm the most unlucky because my requirement is to sell 'Bob' before the game ends, or I'll die... Damn his great-aunt's second grandma, who the hell knows who 'Bob' is? I was anxious just now and didn't want to sit here and talk because I had to go find 'Bob'."

"Did you find him?" The strong man was curious.

"I found him!" The casual laborer took out a small spider doll from his pocket. The label that hadn't been torn off the doll had the words 'Bob' written on it.

"So, who among you will buy it? I'm begging you."