Chapter 16: I Don't Want to Die!

  The situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable for Lian Yu. Lian Yu stood up: "Since everyone has suspicions about me, I'll take a moment to talk about the results of the vote just now, let's review it together."

  Lan Xi took a deep breath; "Wei Xue, Ying, and Lan Tian chose Yin Zhe. Han Yi Feng and Yu Yao chose Lan Tian. Yuan Qiao Jia chose Yu Yao. Yin Zhe chose Ying. He Qing Qing gave me a blank paper."

  "Blank paper? Is it really blank? If He Qing Qing also wrote Lan Tian, then Lan Tian and Yin Zhe would be tied. You could just tell us that He Qing Qing didn't write anything, declare Yin Zhe out, and quietly make He Qing Qing disappear, and there would be no evidence!"

  "I say, great editor, your imagination is indeed rich! Think about it, if players can be killed so easily, then what's the point of playing games at all? It would be better to just make everyone disappear directly. Are you a pig brain or something? And yet you still dare to be an editor? Which newspaper company has such a big heart to hire someone like you who lacks logical thinking as an editor? Haha."

  "Shadows indeed played a role, proving Wei Xue's guess was wrong." "Hmph! Don't be smug, I'm suspicious of you all! I'll definitely find new evidence. You're always protecting Mo Lian Xi, you must have an ulterior motive!"

  I've said it before, I've played this game three times already. If you die in the game, your name will be erased from the real world. In the last game, I lost my best friend. When we returned to reality, no one remembered her, as if she had never existed. The survivors have to keep playing until they get 100 survival points. Those who saw that black paper should understand this too! Now our goal is the same: survive! Of course, there are ghosts among us this time, and everyone has the right to suspect others. If you suspect me, I won't argue. I've thought about killing myself, and I did it - I jumped from the 17th floor. But I didn't die; the game doesn't allow players to commit suicide. It's useless. So if this time you really do vote me out, I think for me, it might not be a bad thing after all. Maybe death is a kind of luck here.

  Reiya's tone was very calm. Reiya didn't want to tell everyone that this was a game that was almost impossible to solve, she was afraid that the atmosphere would become chaotic and lead to no hope at all in the end. The psychological pressure Reiya endured far exceeded that of other newcomers. Reiya just felt that if everyone knew about these things, they would probably despair. She always did so, willing to consider others more, but ultimately suffering herself.

  True or false, don't use pretending to be pitiful to win everyone's sympathy. However, no matter how Lian Xi explained, Wei Xue was convinced that Lian Xi was a ghost. Although Wei Xue felt very disgusted and dissatisfied with Ying, she also knew that she couldn't let emotions interfere. Wei Xue had always trusted her intuition, firmly believing that her sixth sense wouldn't be wrong. This time, she must expose the real ghost, Lian Xi!

  ";Over.";";Hanyifeng, what do you mean. What is over?";Qiaojia couldn't help it.

  "I have nothing to say."

  "Then talk about your judgment, at least say a few more sentences."

  "Oh, I'm not a ghost."

  "You... forget it, Ye Zi, you speak."

  This sentence made Cai Qia speechless.

  I don't know what to say either, I'm not a ghost.

  Uh...

  Just as Qiao Jia was about to speak, Lian Xi interrupted and said:

  The game rules only said that we take turns speaking, but it didn't say that we must follow each other's order, so let those who have ideas speak up.

  Regarding the nonsense these two people were saying, Lian Xi deeply felt that this was a waste of time.

  I still hold the same view that Han Yifeng is suspicious, and I think no one is trustworthy in this situation. If Ye Ying wasn't acquainted with Cui Jia, I would be most suspicious of him. Just now, Wei Xiaojie mentioned that if there was a ghost among the three of them, it would be easy to manipulate the other two. I think this doesn't make sense, and if we consider this as an ordinary game, then cheating by colluding with two people in advance is too straightforward and loses the fun of the game.

  Lan Tian's analysis always gives Ye Ying some inspiration. If we continue to reason like this, in order to increase the fun of the game, the ghost will either mislead us or create obstacles, making players suspect each other. However, if they want to create obstacles, it can only be done during conversations. Then, there are two players who haven't had any disputes and haven't mentioned key information or their own views - Ye Zi and Han Yifeng.

  It seems that the ghost cannot directly kill players, but can only be eliminated by voting or violating game rules. Therefore, the ghost must hide itself well. Han Yifeng has no occupation and speaks very little, he didn't panic at all in the chaos of Yin Zhe's death, if he is the ghost, it would be too obvious. Ye Zi, an ordinary nurse, only said that she was not a ghost, copying Han Yifeng's words, but revealed fear everywhere. In detective movies, isn't it often said that the person who looks most innocent is likely to be the murderer? If so, then Ye Zi is the most suspicious... Who is it after all?

  The time has come to start voting now.

  In everyone's hands appeared a pen and a piece of paper once again. Lian Xi didn't feel anything out of the ordinary about these two things appearing, only, whose name to write down in the end.

  Ying was the first to finish writing and immediately handed it over to Qiao Jia. As expected, he chose Wei Xue. Although Qiao Jia didn't say anything out loud, she thought to herself that Ying was indeed impulsive with his emotions. In the first round, he had a dispute with Yin Zhe and voted for him. This time, after having a verbal clash with Wei Yuan, he voted for Wei Xue, truly being cautious. Next, Wei Xue, Yu Yao, and Ye Zi also handed their papers to Qiao Jia. Wei Xue and Yu Yao both voted for Lian Xi, while Ye Zi chose Han Yi Feng. Qiao Jia's heart began to beat nervously, as there were only eight players left in this round of the game, and she didn't have a chance to vote. Two people had already chosen Lian Xi, which meant that if one more person chose him, Lian Xi would definitely be out, and being out meant facing death.

  The blue sky slowly walked over and handed the paper to Qiao Jia - Han Yifeng. Now both Han Yifeng and Lian Xi have two votes each. The only ones who haven't voted yet are Han Yifeng and Lian Xi. Before Han Yifeng took the paper, Qiao Jia knew that even the stupidest person wouldn't vote for herself, Lian Xi! You mustn't choose wrongly! You must vote for Han Yifeng! Qiao Jia no longer had the mind to think about who was the ghost in this game. She really wanted to shout out and tell Lian Xi everything, but since Han Yifeng hadn't voted yet, she couldn't alarm him, or he might recklessly vote for Lian Xi. Now she just wanted Lian Xi to survive.

  Lian Xi never thought that at least two people would vote for themselves this time. She also wants to survive, so what should she do? Lian Xi thought for a moment, and suddenly the words that Ying said to Wei Xue popped into her mind: "Next time, I'll just have to throw you out." Was this sentence a hint to herself? Did Ying really vote for Wei Xue? If so, if she also votes for Wei Xue, then at least now it's two against two. But what about the others? If they don't vote for either of them, then it's very likely that two people will be eliminated, and in the end, she'll still be on a dead-end path. Han Yifeng! Maybe she can vote for him. His speech this time should have raised everyone's suspicions, right? But Lian Xi doesn't dare to bet her life on this. Whose name should she write down?

  It seems that all she can do is follow the arrangement of fate now. The possibility of Lian Xi being eliminated this time, in her own eyes, was almost 100%. Lian Xi picked up the pen and wrote down her final choice result. She stood up, walking towards Qiao Jia at a very slow pace, as if savoring her last moments. This choice was extremely important to Lian Xi. Unbeknownst to herself, her eyes had become moist. Just as she reached the middle, Lian Xi suddenly collapsed and shouted loudly: "I really don't want to die!" Everyone was shocked. The sound broke the silence of the desolate land. The echo repeated over and over again: "I really don't want to die"; "I really don't want to die". Indeed, no one wanted to die here.

  Ling Yu handed the paper in her hand to Qiao Jia with a trembling body. Qiao Jia widened her eyes and stared at the name written on the paper by Ling Yu - Wei Xue! Qiao Jia burst into tears, now she could only hope that Han Yi Feng would write Wei Xue's name on the paper. In her heart, Qiao Jia silently screamed, Heaven, please, you've already taken Xiao Mu away, spare Ling Yu!