Chapter 41: The Thief First Nurtures

  As the voting results came out, the blond-haired young man in white suit No. 9 was almost unanimously sent to the execution platform.

  A shadowy figure emerged from the darkness for an instant, and a vintage fuse was stuffed into the mouth of the blond young man in white suit No. 9.

  With a loud bang, at the moment of the detonation of the firecracker, half of the brain of the blond young man in white suit No. 9 was directly blown into the sky.

  Fresh blood splattered on the paint, and with a "whoosh", it sprayed out. The corpse of the young man in white suit and blonde hair fell straight to the ground.

  $$The dark night fell, and before An Yi could react, the fake little girl No. 7 shouted: "Who's there? Who's there? I'm definitely going to be killed tonight."

  The No. 7 fake voice little girl, although she had previously talked back to the No. 3 Zhongshan suit uncle, was undoubtedly targeting the No. 3 Zhongshan suit uncle with her inquiring words this time.

  "What do you think?" A gentle and soft voice echoed around the corpse of Uncle San in the No. 3 mountainous area.

  Compared to the initial tentative inquiry, this time the No. 3 Zhongshan suit uncle's question undoubtedly had more sincerity.

  "It's hard to say." The 8th Tang Old Duck Mi Mouse girl hesitated, shook her head, and looked in An Yi's direction.

  He furrowed his brow slightly and thought for a moment: "Don't investigate No. 2 or No. 11, even if they are civilians, it won't stop the knife... Hmm..."

  "Don't check number ten, you've already checked number seven." An Yi thought for a moment: "Apart from these three, excluding the person you plan to abandon and PK, feel free to check anyone else. Of course, on the premise that you really will tonight..."

  An Yi suddenly reacted to this point. With the 7th fake voice little girl's crow mouth evil... She just said that she would definitely be killed tonight.

  "Ah..." Being reminded by An Yi, the 7th fake voice little girl who was still a bit flustered instantly calmed down a lot, and even responded in a pretentious tone: "Cough. I actually think so too."

  The No. 7 fake voice little girl said as she raised her hand and made a false nod.

  Because of the death of Uncle Zhongsan No. 3, the qualification for inspection seems to have been allocated to the hands of Little Girl No. 7 with a fake voice.

  As the 7th fake voice little girl raised her hand and pointed, the mirror reappeared above the extinguished bonfire.

  The light shone down, illuminating the direction of the serene girl in a white dress No. 4 in the darkness.

  The number 4 changed little by little and finally became the character for "person".

  "It's all over, I've been found out." The No. 7 fake little girl voice was filled with despair.

  An Yi's face was noncommittal.

  Actually, compared to catching thieves, An Yi prefers to investigate the people.

  Sometimes, identifying a person who can take charge and lead is far more valuable than catching a thief.

  At least it's a situation where nothing is lost if we can catch a thief.

  "Have you thought about who to PK yet?" asked No. 8 Tang Old Duck Mi Old Mouse, a girl in a sweater, with some concern.

  Compared to the first time she met An Yi, it seems that after returning to the team, Tang Lao Ya Mi Laoshu's attitude towards the girl has become more restrained. At least, it doesn't feel as casual and careless as it did when An Yi first met her.

  "Must have thought it through." The No. 7 fake voice little girl's tone was full of complacency: "Just lose the PK with No. 12 and No. 1."

  "No. 11's speech indeed leaned towards the civilian or even lower identity, but if these two people were to PK, and the thief couldn't find a suspicious official card, they might end up stabbing someone randomly! After all, that person had chatted with No. 11 before!" The fake little girl in 7 didn't mention any names, but the 'certain person' she mentioned was undoubtedly referring to An Yi.

  An Yi opened his mouth, but hesitated for a moment and didn't say anything in the end.

  Card number one can indeed be thrown up for PK, but compared to card twelve, An Yi thinks it's more suitable to throw card ten up for PK. After all, in the first round of speeches, card seven had already pointed out card ten. If card seven were to turn over its card and reveal its identity, everyone would know that card seven is a constable, and even if card ten is a civilian, it would definitely not be able to escape the knife.

  In short, if Qi Hao is eliminated, Shi Yitong will become a useless card. And this kind of card... checking it doesn't count; not checking it also makes one uneasy.

  It's lucky if it turns out to be a thief, but what if it's an ordinary citizen? There would be no way to defend against the knife.

  Of course... Although he had some reservations about the PK match with the 7th fake voice little girl, An Yi did not show it.

  Just joined the team and haven't gotten along well with each other yet, it's easy to cause conflicts.

  In An Yi's view, other aspects of a team are secondary, and the most important thing is undoubtedly 'harmony'.

  For now, An Yi is actually quite satisfied with this team.

  The 7th fake voice little girl is definitely not old, and maybe there are some shortcomings in some aspects, but as a teammate, it's barely passable.

  Looking at it now, whether it's Uncle Zhongshan, Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse T-shirt girls, or fake voice little girls, the level of several people in this team is quite satisfactory to An Yi, and he also likes the atmosphere between the teams.

  Cruel death game, people who form a team, if they can't help each other and support each other to move forward, why bother forming a team?

  Even such an inharmonious team may not be able to survive for long or go far! It's not necessarily easier to survive than a single person.

  $$ As night fell, just as expected... The fake voice little girl #7 revealed her dark side.

  Vibrant colors, shrouding the specifics of the 7th fake voice little girl, can't see a bit, but this doesn't affect the impending death.

  A huge granite suddenly fell from the sky and directly hit the location of the 7th fake voice little girl.

  A short, muffled hum appeared, accompanied by large pieces of internal organs and bones stained with blood, flowing out along the bottom of the granite.

  "I'm indeed a yamen runner!" The little girl with the fake voice No. 7 didn't mince words, her annoyed tone echoing around.

  When I checked earlier, there was no thief, but the fake voice little girl came up with a pretentious sentence: "Last night's check had a surprise, but it won't be reported yet, let's drop the PK first."

  "No. 1, No. 12's PK, bring back No. 1! I don't care if you're digging a hole or just a chaotic thief, get on this PK, and if No. 12 speaks out of turn in the next round, we won't listen to their words, first take down No. 1!" The fake little girl voice of No. 7 was young, but her temper seemed not small at all.

  "PK is all lost! All listen up! PK of No. 1 and No. 12! Die, die, PK stage doesn't exist to verify identities! As for who was checked last night..." The fake voice little girl paused slightly: "Last night's check was on No. 15, No. 15 is a thief, this circle fully votes out No. 15."

  The No. 7 fake voice girl fell silent for a while after finishing speaking, and when the candle had gone out more than half way, she suddenly spoke again: "Isn't No. 15 afraid of punishment? Then forget it... What was that, last night's search didn't yield any surprises, and the search found that No. 4 is a civilian. If No. 15 isn't afraid of punishment, then for now we can keep half a life! Hmm... it's just temporary preservation! No. 15's identity is unknown, and he hasn't been clearly given a civilian certificate!"

  "Fourth ID card, first and twelfth PK." The eighth Tang old duck Mi old mouse T-shirt girl repeated in a low voice.

  "Number one is the previous circle of drilling thieves, it was decided that number three would be self-killed, so why was number twelve thrown into PK?" Number eight Tang Old Duck Mi Old Mouse suddenly smiled and said: "I don't remember what number twelve said, number ten, you tell me."

  "I can pretend to be the tenth, after all, the seventh just pretended to be the tenth last time and ended up falling; of course...". The eighth, Tang Old Duck, Mouse Mi, and the girl in the sweater deliberately lowered their voices.

  After a moment of silence, the 8th Tang Old Duck Mi Mouse Body Girl continued to speak: "Of course, I can also be considered as a fake yin-yang official!"

  "Number Ten, can you give me some water? And by the way, what did Number Twelve say in the upper circle that got him PKed?" Number Eight Tang Old Duck Mi Old Mouse added with a smile.

  "$$“I'm telling you, what kind of water! Number 8, take a good look at your own identity! You're just a commoner or lower, while I'm an official!” The young man in the desert camouflage jacket with the number 10 licked his lips: "Let me tell you, my first round with Number 7 was actually an exchange of identities?"

  "I'm a bailiff, with the same status as you, or even lower. What are you showing off? Look at your own identity and get down on the ground, it's time for you to show me respect!" The young man in desert camouflage jacket No. 10 shrugged his shoulders: "As for the PK between No. 12 and No. 1..."

  "I couldn't hear what those two said, let the fourth citizen ID go back. Of course, I think we should first release number one, number one's speech was too bad in this circle. As long as number twelve isn't too bad on the surface, let's release number one first!" The young man in the desert camouflage jacket with the number 10 tag said menacingly.

  "Number Ten, what are you doing sneaking into the police team? You're a useless card that was already pointed out by Number Seven in the first round!" The man in the sable coat and sunglasses curled up the corner of his mouth, revealing a hint of a cold smile.

  "Card No. 10, permanently eliminated, if he dares to make another move, directly vote him out with a unanimous decision!" Card No. 11, the man in the sable coat and sunglasses, hesitated for a moment: "If No. 1's speech is so bad, how can it be a thief card? If it's a thief card, isn't that seeking death? Moreover, you, No. 10, are capable of holding a thief card, if you vote against No. 1, then I won't listen to the speeches and will vote against No. 12!"

  "I'm a commoner, but the yamen runner has dragged me into this mess. I still have to help the yamen runner do his job and catch thieves!" The young man in blue clothes No. 12 sighed bitterly.

  "I think, in the first round, his speech was okay. Maybe he wanted to pretend to be a hidden dagger, trying to block the knife, but didn't expect the constable to throw him into PK." The young man in blue shirt No. 12 hesitated for a moment: "Actually, I didn't say much in the first round, just questioned the constable's arrangement. But..."

  "But I still have my doubts about the arrangement of the yamen, and I think this PK is not very reliable! I'm a civilian, and I think No. 1 is also a civilian!" The young man in blue shirt No. 12 looked gloomy.

  "Actually... I think Number Ten can get a Thief card! Although Number Ten guaranteed me and said it was Number One, it felt like Number Ten was trying to frame me. I think Number Ten is capable of getting a Thief card! Whatever, I'm not a white-eyed wolf, I just think Number Ten looks like a thief!" The blue-shirted youth, Number Twelve, thought for a moment: "Also, let's question Number Sixteen! He was the first to be suspected, how come he didn't get eliminated? But instead, it was Number Seven who got eliminated? And in a situation where one of the suspects gets eliminated at the start, is it possible for the suspect to be so carefree?"

  "Didn't listen to the speech, all votes go to number one!" The 13th hip-hop cowboy habitually shook his body.

  "That No. 11, what kind of logic is that? If someone's speech is poor, they're not a thief? That's hilarious! Does it mean the better the speech, the more likely they are to be a thief? What kind of logic is this, can't hide your true intentions!

  No. 13, the cowboy guy shook his head: "And what about No. 12's speech, wasn't that bad either? You didn't go after No. 1 on the PK stage, but instead went after others off-stage, searching for someone to push cards with, isn't that thievery?"

  "I'm sure that No. 12 and No. 1 are in cahoots, this round the first one comes out, next round the twelfth!" The cowboy with number 13 whooped again several times.

  $$There was a reason for the long interval between speeches, and the 14-year-old girl's drowsy eyes had also dissipated a lot.

  She still looked a bit out of spirits, but it didn't affect the long-haired girl No. 14's words: "No. 13 seemed to be in a hurry to die with No. 1 and No. 12."

  "Number Thirteen, you said Number One and Number Twelve are related, it feels like they're using these two cards as push cards." The long-haired girl in 14 thought for a moment: "Actually... I think if there's a thief among Number One and Number Twelve, it must be Number One. And..."

  The long-haired girl No. 14 hesitated and said, "Besides, I feel that No. 12 shouldn't be a thief. He dares to chat on the PK platform, which means he's not afraid of death! A thief wouldn't be like this! So I think No. 12 shouldn't be a thief."

  "Hmm..." The long-haired girl No. 14 said, adding another sentence with some uncertainty: "Of course, it's not ruled out that No. 12 might be a thief who gambles psychologically."

  "Considering the 12th's speech was actually okay, the 1st's speech was really bad. But when the 13th stood up and directly defined these two cards as thieves, I think it's a bit unreliable. Of course...” The long-haired girl in 14 turned her words around: “I'm not trying to save the 12th or the 1st. This round can indeed play out the 1st, but I suggest the constable check the 13th's card."

  "Check number thirteen, just in case he's a thief. If so, it means there's no goods on the PK stage." The long-haired girl with the number 14 smoothed out her bangs: "I'm just a commoner, I don't want to cause trouble for the constable, nor do I dare pretend to be a big shot. So I'll just honestly admit to being a commoner. I just question number thirteen, but I don't dare hit him. Anyway, I think it's impossible for number thirteen to be a constable."

  "I'm a commoner!" The 15-year-old girl with a light yellow suspender vest pouted and thought for a moment.

  "I actually think that Number 10 can get the Thief card. In the previous round, Number 7 started by pointing at Number 10, and Number 10 didn't even dare to refute, directly kneeling down to Number 7. Number 7 is able to take out an Identity card." The light yellow suspender vest girl, Number 15, carefully chose her words: "And the card that Number 7 flipped over was a Yiyuan card, and in the first round, she clearly pointed at Number 10, indicating that Number 7 and Number 10 have no relationship!"

  "Since the tenth card is not in the official team and can still hold an ID card, isn't that a thief?" The 15th girl with a light yellow suspender backpack smiled wryly: "Actually, compared to No. 1 and No. 12, I want to get out of No. 10 more."

  "But I'm a civilian... I don't dare to make trouble." The light yellow suspender vest girl's bitter smile grew: "So let's get rid of the first one in this circle first."