The detective is dead, I did it.

Chapter 84 Since things have come to this, let's eat first.

Isabella's face flushed instantly. She stood up abruptly from her chair. "What are you saying?" Her voice was also louder than before. "Me? How could I be a witch? My ability is to detect lies! How could a witch possess such an ability?"

"Why not?" Li Ang retorted. "We know nothing about the witch's abilities, so how can you assume she doesn't have them?"

He stood up, placed his hands on the table, leaned forward, and stared intently at Isabella.

"If you can detect other people's lies, then who can detect yours?"

"I'm not lying. I just want to help everyone find out the truth," Isabella managed to squeeze out.

"You helped everyone find out the truth?" This time it was Li Ang's turn to smile, but there was no smile on his face. "The only thing you did was to guide everyone's suspicious gaze toward me and Charlotte, hoping to get them to vote us out, even with such unclear evidence."

Isabella clenched her fist on the table, stammered for a long time, and finally managed to squeeze out a single sentence.

"I...I just think the two of you are the most suspicious..."

"What a ridiculous idea." Li Ang chuckled. "If I hadn't revealed last night's plan, you'd probably still be doubting the witch's ability to bypass the rules and kill, wouldn't you?"

Isabella's face turned completely pale and weak, clearly because what Leon said was true.

All her suspicions were based on the premise that Leon would voluntarily reveal his plans with Bridget the previous night. If he hadn't revealed them, her suspicions would naturally be unfounded.

Seeing Isabella speechless, Leon turned his gaze back to Boudica.

"Boudica, if you don't speak up soon, I'm going to suggest voting for you."

Seeing that Leon had already said this, Boudica finally spoke up, "I used my ability to track Leon last night. He did use his ability to break through the iron bars of the cell, but he didn't leave the cell; instead, he stayed inside all night."

"Therefore, he had no opportunity to kill Bridget, and his suspicion can be ruled out."

"Why didn't you say so sooner?" Caltacia said, dissatisfied.

If the other party had been willing to speak earlier, Leon and Isabella wouldn't have argued; at least, the latter's attention would have been focused solely on Charlotte.

"Because I want to see how this man will explain himself," Boudica said nonchalantly. "After confirming that the other party's identity is not in question, the first thing I need to determine is his ability, which refers to things like his thought process and logic."

She then added, "If he can't even handle such a simple accusation, how can I trust him to lead us to victory?"

"Damn it!" Isabella cursed under her breath.

The reason she was willing to focus her attention on Li Ang was because of his previous misleading remarks, which made her subconsciously regard Li Ang as a suspected witch.

It turned out that the other party already knew the man was innocent, which made him look foolish.

"You're too impatient. From the very beginning, Li Ang was destined not to be a witch."

Boudica replied indifferently, only to be met with a resentful glare from the latter.

"Then, can I assume that Leon Moriarty's identity is confirmed?" Eloi then spoke up, drawing attention to herself.

"If the witch doesn't have some kind of telekinetic killing ability, then the other party is indeed the first to be cleared of suspicion. At least, I have no reason to lie for him, right?"

The air around the restaurant loosened up a bit, and many people breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the possibility that witches can kill people from a distance, most people think that's unlikely.

Because if the witch possessed such an ability, it would conflict with Boudica's ability, rendering the latter's ability useless.

All eyes turned to Charlotte at the same moment.

"So, now I'm the only one left?"

"Yes," Caltacia said. "I'm sorry, but before we're certain whether the witch has the ability to know what others do at night, we need you and Leon to prove your innocence."

"Now that Leon has proven his innocence through Boudica, only you are left," Eloi continued.

"My cell is in the deepest part of the cell, and there are no patrols in the corridor. According to Li Ang, the guards only appear when someone breaks the rules. And I didn't speak to anyone all night, nor did anyone come looking for me."

"Then why should we believe you?" Isabelle asked coldly.

"Based on what I'm about to say." Charlotte stood up, the chair scraping slightly against the floor.

She tucked her long white hair behind her ears, revealing a section of her fair neck. "During my speech, I will publicly state what I did last night. At that time, let Isabella use her abilities to judge whether I am telling the truth or lying."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Isabella and asked, "Do you dare?"

Isabella immediately retorted, "What wouldn't I dare to do?"

"That's good." Charlotte sat down again.

"Um..." Shirley raised her hand, her big eyes filled with curiosity, "I have a question. We haven't started the speaking phase yet, have we? Didn't everyone come here for breakfast? Why does it seem like we're already in the speaking and voting phase?"

Faced with her sincere inquiry, everyone fell into a brief silence.

"Since things have come to this, let's eat first." Seeing that no one responded to her, Shirley clapped her hands, trying to call everyone to eat.

"I agree. The guard said the first round of speeches and voting will take place after breakfast, so we don't need to start discussing it now." Aloy pushed up his glasses, the silver frames flashing under the light.

"I suggest that Charlotte speak first during the discussion, at which point Isabel can use her abilities to make her judgment. Does anyone have any objections to this arrangement?"

"No objections!!!" Many people nodded in agreement with the proposal.

The main reason was that everyone was a bit hungry. Apart from the few who arrived early, most people hadn't had breakfast yet and were caught up in the controversy between Li Ang and Isabella.

Seeing the two arguing so fiercely, they felt too embarrassed to use their knives and forks and could only sit in their chairs and watch.

Of course, this did not include Shirley, who did not stop eating despite the argument between the two. She even nodded while stuffing bread into her mouth, looking like she was listening very attentively.

After the two had finished arguing, she swallowed the bread in her mouth and finally said that it was time to continue eating.