Chapter 3 Who is the Last Thief?

  Brief yet endless darkness. A three-minute night will eventually come to an end.

  When the bonfire crackled again and reignited, covering up the darkness of No. 16, it suddenly retreated.

  Along with No. 16 Ear Piercing Nose Ring Man, a giant axe also emerges from the darkness.

  An axe hung over No. 16's head... suddenly swung down with the momentum, splitting No. 16 in half from the middle.

  Fresh blood mixed with internal organs scattered all over the ground, the two halves of No. 16's corpse slowly tilted to both sides.

  The number '16' next to the corpse also changed bit by bit into a word '衙'.

  $$99 The candle relit again, and the muffled voice appeared once more: "Number 1, please speak."

  "The Way... I don't know anything, I don't know anything..."

  Number one, the big fat guy in pajamas, was still desperately shaking his head and repeating that sentence until 99 candles went out.

  $$2's beer girl is still in that dawdling manner: "Who's going out? Who's actually going out..."

  It seems that due to the death of the 16th official, the already hesitant No. 2 beer sister has completely lost her backbone.

  "The 16th vote in the first round of farewell votes, went to No. 4 with one vote, but I think No. 4's speech in the first round was just a bit fierce, yet didn't show any shame."

  "He must be trying to disguise himself as a petty thief and avoid being caught by the yamen!"

  The third young master nodded thoughtfully: "This is a good intention of the people! Unfortunately... it seems that the official did not understand his intentions."

  "In comparison with No. 4, I think the thief-like face of No. 14 is really huge!"

  No. 3 Butter Junior furrowed his thick eyebrows, thinking for a moment: "The first speech of No. 14 in the first round was so brief, with an air of complete confidence; but when he got on the PK stage, although he recognized it, under the brief language, there was a very strong desire to survive!"

  "I think No. 14 is definitely a thief! And it's the kind that steals people's psychological advantage! Get rid of No. 14 first!"

  No. 3 Butter Youngling paused for a moment: "Right! I want to ask No. 9, what did you mean by that first sentence? What's with saying I'm speaking nonsense? Can I take it as you doubting my identity as a civilian? Are you trying to figure out if I'm a real civilian or an officer? If you think I'm an officer, then come and stab me!"

  "Number 16! You're just a big tiger!" Number 4 glared at the direction of number 16's corpse with his bald head, "Did you vote for my death note? Just because I said two words to you? Learn from number 3! I also spoke ill of him in the first round, but why could he remain calm and analyze?"

  "Turtle son! If I didn't want to die, I'd really like to recognize a thief!" No. 4 Bald Head gritted his teeth and took a few deep breaths, his tone much better: "I'm a civilian, damn it!"

  "Laozi's first circle was indeed to pretend to be a thief, wanting to dodge the knife of the yamen! A iron plate that can block the knife for the yamen! Trash No. 16, you're really playing like a damn dog!"

  Number 4 Baldy shouted again: "Damn it, I'm a people! I don't recognize him! First give me number 14! Number 14 Iron is a thief..."

  The 4th bald man hadn't finished speaking when all 99 candles went out.

  $$5 The stout middle-aged woman didn't show off her family background this time. But...

  The pale face of the No. 5 aunt was filled with a ghastly whiteness, her eyes staring blankly at the row of candles in front of her that were being extinguished one by one, not saying a word.

  $$The No. 6 white-coated woman's face was icy: "First, take out 4."

  "First, let's get out of here, 14 is fine. After all, it's the third ID card, that's what I'm saying." The middle-aged man in work uniform No. 7 hesitated and said: "Actually, I also think 14 looks a bit like a thief."

  $$ 8th uniformed woman full of queen style: "No. 6! Last round you said 4, but the vote was on my head; this round you said 4 again, I want to see where your vote goes!"

  "Number 3, you're holding the ID card, aren't you quite impressive now?! I don't dare to mess with you!" Number 9, a girl in a dress, puffed out her cheeks: "But before Number 16 died, his last words pointed to Number 4! In this circle, unless Number 14's speech is very poor, otherwise I will definitely only vote for Number 4!"

  $$The No. 10 scar-faced man, lost in thought, his eyebrows deeply furrowed, his gaze sweeping the surrounding darkness, just like the first round, remained silent and still.

  $$ Because No. 11 and No. 12 died one after another, the speech directly passed to No. 13, the bespectacled man.

  The man with glasses No. 13 remained calm and composed, without any signs of urgency: "Firstly, the card No. 4 was a result of the first round's PK package under the circumstances of No. 16's vote. This suggests that No. 16 may have had some reason to distrust No. 4, thinking that No. 4's rogue face is higher than mine and No. 12's and No. 14's."

  "Secondly! When No. 12 and No. 14 were on the PK stage in the first round, No. 16 gave his vote to No. 12, which means that in No. 16's eyes, No. 14's identity is superior to No. 12's. So..."

  Man with glasses No. 13 smiled: "This forms a high-low relationship. The identity of No. 14 is higher than that of No. 12; while the identity of No. 4 is lower than that of No. 12; indirectly, it forms that the identity of No. 14 is higher than that of No. 4."

  "Of course! This is just how the 16th official sees it. As for what everyone else chooses, that's up to each of you to decide."

  An Wei hesitated for a moment, then sighed: "Either I go out or No. 4 goes out... both are fine..."

  "The speech is over, voting begins." The moment the dull voice appeared, the bonfire went out again.

  Twelve small lanterns appeared in front of An Yi, but An Yi just took a glance and didn't reach out to light them.

  An Yi just quietly watched until the bonfire once again stirred up a turbulent flame.

  A blank scroll floated in mid-air above the bonfire, and as the flames danced across it, words written in blood slowly appeared.

  No. 4: No. 6, No. 9 (2 votes)

  No. 14: No. 3, No. 4 (2 votes)

  No. 6: No. 8 (1 vote)

  Abstained: No. 1, No. 2, No. 5, No. 7, No. 10, No. 13, No. 14, No. 15

  "In phase PK, No. 14 is about to speak." After the voting result appeared, An Yi and the figure of No. 4 Bald Head were exposed in the darkness.

  Two javelins were suspended above An Yi and 4th Baldy's heads, as if they would drop down at any moment.

  An Yi looked at the voting results, quietly, without saying a word, until all 99 candles had burned out.

  $$The No. 4 bald man's face changed color for a moment: "I don't know if you've ever seen the situation with No. 14! I have! It's clearly because of some reason, his mind is not here! In other words, he simply doesn't care about his own life or death!"

  "A person who doesn't even care about his own life, do you think he'll care about others?" The bald man gritted his teeth: "Even if he's a commoner, he's useless! I'm a commoner too! At least I'm alive and can help the yamen catch thieves! What about him?"

  An Yi quietly waited for the voting results, while also recalling the words of No. 4 in her mind.

  Is it possible for someone who doesn't care about their own life and death to care about others?

  An Yi's face was tinged with a wry smile.

  With the fierce flames rising, the voting results gradually solidified on that scroll.

  No. 4: No. 8, No. 9 (2 votes)

  No. 14: No. 3, No. 6 (2 votes)

  Abstained: No. 1, No. 2, No. 5, No. 7, No. 10, No. 13, No. 15

  "$$ "PK phase, No. 15 please speak." The dull voice appeared at the same time, and the figure of a seven or eight-year-old girl, No. 15, emerged from the darkness.

  "How can I speak? Isn't it No. 14 vs No. 4?" The little girl, No. 15, sobbed and explained vaguely and inexplicably: "I'm a civilian! I really am a civilian!"

  $$No. 1 Pajama Big Fatty, still shaking his head while repeating that sentence: "I don't know anything, I don't know anything, I don't know anything..."

  "It seems, it seems to be the PK stage, if the votes are tied, then it will enter into others' speeches, the speech stage." No. 2 Beer Little Sister spoke stutteringly, but seemed to know some rules.

  "Others' speech stage, is, is others speaking to discuss, discussing the PK stage's, person, who has a higher face value." No. 2 Beer Little Sister barely managed to speak clearly.

  It's just...

  "Who's going to come out, 4 or 14? I...I don't know either..." The face of the No. 2 beer girl was full of anxiety, and from her tone of voice, it was clear that she was on the verge of tears.

  $$No. 3 Butter Young Master was silent for a moment and did not speak up at first.

  "No. 14 seems to be acting as if he has no desires or aspirations. But...". No. 3, the creamy young master, nodded thoughtfully: "Even ants struggle to survive, and the more No. 14 acts as if he doesn't care, the more he hides his strong desire to live!"

  "No. 14 is probably a psychological thief! Trying to deceive the yamen and the people with his psychological thievery!" No. 3, the creamy young master, paused for a moment: "Everyone, don't be deceived by No. 14! No. 14 must be a thief!"

  $$No. 5 fatty big mom was still staring blankly at the bonfire in the center, from being frightened and stunned, she had not come to her senses yet.

  $$The icy cold woman in white coat No. 6: "What's the point of keeping No. 14? Get rid of No. 14!"

  "Really, really going out on the 14th? But, but he seems like a civilian......" The man in the No. 7 work uniform looked hesitant.

  "Hmph!" The 8th uniformed woman sneered first.

  "Number 4, you can't even talk about Number 14's thieving face anymore, and now you're using value theory to argue? Haha! And what about Number 6..."

  8th uniform woman sneered again: "Aren't you voting for No. 4? As a result, seeing PK continued, you switched to vote for No. 14? Can I think that you and No. 4 are two thief cards, only when you see No. 4 has a chance to survive, will you switch votes? And you also speak with value theory? Hehe!"

  "If No. 14 is indeed a capable thief, that's even better!" The woman in the No. 8 uniform's face turned serious: "First of all, let's get rid of No. 4! I'd dare to raise No. 14 as my own thief!"

  "I actually think 14 is really like a folk."

  The 9th girl in a dress pouted: "Whether the 4th is speaking for the first round or the second round, the 4th has always been helping to cover up the identity of the thief. Moreover, the dying words of the 16th official also pointed to the 4th! I will continue to vote for the 4th!"

  $$The No. 10 scar-faced man, always with that axe-chiseled face, only...

  Compared to his previous silence, No. 10 looked around the dark surroundings and said for the first time: "I want to know how to get out of here!"

  $$The No. 13 glasses man was as calm as ever, and instead of talking about the issues with No. 4 and No. 14, he smiled and glanced in the direction of the scarred No. 10 in the darkness.

  "If you're asking how to leave 'this'! I'll tell you, when a game ends, the winning camp can survive and leave! If..."

  The man with glasses No. 13 suddenly smiled inexplicably: "If you're asking how to leave 'this'! Then I'll tell you, it's fundamentally impossible to leave!"

  The previous sentence of No. 13 glasses man and the next sentence are all - If you ask how to leave 'this'. But...

  The faintly discernible smile on No. 13's face clearly revealed the difference in meaning between these two sentences.

  "But... " The man with glasses No. 13 suddenly drew out a long tone: "The scene we are in now belongs to the 'primary scene', and then there is the 'professional scene', after that, there is the 'high-end scene', and finally, there is the 'divine scene'! Legend has it..."

  "Keep living! Enter the 'Spirit Realm' while still alive! As long as you can defeat the 'Spirits', they will grant you one wish, any wish! I think..."

  The man with glasses No. 13 smiled again: "If you can really live until then and wish to leave 'this' place, the 'gods' should satisfy this small wish!"

  "As for who will come out on top between No. 4 and No. 14... I've already said it before, don't want to make any further explanation."

  $$ An Yi quietly looked ahead, not waiting for the voting results, but...

  What the heck!

  The words spoken before the 13th still echoed in his mind.

  Wishes! Any wishes!

  Primary field, Professional field, High-end field, Divine field!

  As long as you can enter the Divine Spirit Realm alive and win against the Divine Spirit, it will grant one of your wishes!

  Any wishes? Any wishes!

  An Yi's calm and peaceful eyes showed a hint of change, no longer with that detached and uninterested look!