The detective is dead, I did it.

Chapter 95 No One Is Out

Chapter 95 No One Is Out

The results of the vote were settled in silence.

Although Faye Bell and Elena later spoke up, in the end, no one dared to take the risk of killing an innocent person with their own hands. So, everyone unanimously voted for Sherry.

This choice carries a subtle feeling, like placing the heaviest stone on the most unbreakable glass slab—safe, but uncomfortable.

The voting method was also peculiar. Helena produced eleven cards from somewhere and handed them to everyone, much like a dealer in some situations.

"As long as you silently think of the person you want to vote for, this card will automatically record their name. At the same time, the name will not be displayed; only I can see and record it."

"So, the voting is completely anonymous?" Isabelle asked.

"Yes." Helena nodded in agreement, a smile playing on her lips.

This is a lie.

After she and Li Ang reached an agreement, the vote was already unilaterally open and transparent to the other party. Moreover, she herself could see the voting information, so there was no complete anonymity from the beginning.

After everyone had chosen their voting targets, Helena took the cards back. There was an extra line of small print that only she could see. She scrambled the cards again and began recording.

However, she clearly showed surprise on her face, but quickly concealed it, which still attracted everyone's attention.

Helena cleared her throat. "The voting is over. Today's result is Shirley Eckert. However, due to the influence of her own abilities, the execution is invalid. The game continues."

As expected, no one around the round table was too surprised by the result; Emily even breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing it.

She didn't want to see anyone die in front of her, and she especially didn't want to be the one who was thrown out by her own hands.

"So, should we announce the vote count?" Helena continued to ask.

"Isn't that unnecessary? Didn't everyone vote for Sherry?" Elena asked uncertainly.

"Announce it!" Li Ang's voice came from the other end of the round table.

Helena glanced at them, then flipped over the cards in her hand. "Then I will announce the number of votes received in this voting round: Sherry has nine votes, Alice has one vote, and Isabel has one vote."

"What!?"

Some people stared wide-eyed, and Isabel even stood up, her face turning bright red.

"Damn it! Who voted for me? I can't possibly be a witch!"

"I'm sorry. Voting is completely anonymous, and I cannot tell you who voted; that's the rule."

"Bastards!" Isabel glared fiercely at her surroundings, especially at Leon and Boudica, where her gaze lingered for a long time.

In her opinion, these two people were the most suspicious, since they had argued with her before, and it was possible that they would vote for her now because of old grudges.

"I didn't vote for you," Li Ang said casually. "I voted for Sherry. You can ask her if you don't believe me."

He glanced at Helena.

Helena smiled. "I can't tell you about that." Then she changed the subject. "But if the other party admits it themselves, it doesn't count as a violation of the rules. Mr. Li Ang is right."

However, Helena's smile was somewhat stiff, and even the corners of her mouth twitched slightly. Fortunately, most people's attention was focused on Isabel being voted for, and they didn't notice the strangeness in her expression.

"As long as the other party admits it themselves, there's no problem, right?" Fibel suddenly spoke up.

She noticed something was off about Helena's face, especially the obvious glances she'd made at Li Ang before Helena spoke.

Therefore, she could deduce that the two of them must have reached some kind of deal through some unknown means.

It's possible that Helena is also a prisoner trapped in this game, and she needs Leon's help to escape.

This is the most reasonable guess.

And most importantly, Isabella's vote was cast by her. She needed to use this incident to test whether Helena and Leon had reached some kind of deal.

If things really turn out as he expects, then Li Ang will soon find out that he voted for Isabella, and will then consider himself a suspect in the witch case.

Fibel wasn't worried about this. All she needed to do was confirm that the man in front of her had the means to break the deadlock and that there was a possibility that made her want to cooperate with him.

However, she was also very curious about who cast Emily's vote.

"Yes. But that's only if what the other party says is true."

Helena wasn't lying when she said that.

She was genuinely surprised when she saw the voting results.

Although everyone seemed to have reached a consensus and agreed to vote for the blue-haired armed detective, two votes were cast for other people, one of which was even Li Ang.

That's right. Emily's vote was cast by Li Ang.

Helena couldn't understand at all what this man wanted to do.

"So, it really is you, Boudica." Isabella glared at Boudica fiercely.

The latter's face immediately turned very ugly, clearly not expecting Isabella to transfer all her anger onto her.

"I didn't vote for you. You can ask her if you don't believe me," Boudica said, turning to Helena.

Helena smiled and nodded. "She's telling the truth. But I can't answer anything more than that."

Letting them ask her one by one would be no different from telling her directly, so Helena naturally wouldn't do such a thing.

"Damn it!" Seeing that neither of the two most likely candidates voted for her, Isabella could only dejectedly sit back down in her seat. "I... I just wanted to..."

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"So, who voted for Emily?" Eloi asked, seizing the opportunity.

More than Isabella being voted for, she was more concerned about Emily's vote. Did this mean that the person who voted for her was the witch? Was she thinking of taking this opportunity to try and get Emily voted out?

She then pondered the idea several times in her mind: the returns were too low and the risks too high.

However, considering that the voting mechanism is completely anonymous, it seems that the so-called risk is negligible.

Helena simply smiled and remained silent in response to her question.

Li Ang leaned back in his chair, not revealing that he had voted for Emily.

The latter sat in a chair, covering her face, with tears faintly visible streaming down her cheeks. She clearly hadn't expected to be voted for. Lilith was comforting her beside her.

Although she only had one vote, it meant she was placed on the execution platform, and if the crowd's decision changed, she would be the next to be executed.

This caused the girl to completely lose her composure, repeatedly muttering, "Waaah! Daddy! Mommy! Where are you?"

Eloi couldn't bear to see him like this, so she went over to comfort him.

She couldn't bear to see these little ones showing their vulnerable side.

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