Chapter 35: A Shot to the Head

  The 14th's outfit is a bit...

  Bright red lips, pale complexion like a sick person, plus the clothes, it's obviously a cos Vampire Baron.

  "Number Two, Number Five, Number Six, and Number Fourteen are all fellow yamen. You sixteen, your team has made a big mistake! Number Two is the yamen token, what will you use to report back to me about the elimination of my fellow yamen?" The young man dressed as Count Dracula licked his lips.

  "I'm going to cast a blank vote! Common people, don't waste your votes on this circle! Let's go PK! On the PK stage, what's real can't be faked, and what's fake can't be made real!" The 14th cos Vampire Baron youth emphasized again: "Common people, don't waste your votes! Listen clearly! Common people abandon their votes, let us have a round of PK!"

  As the figure of the 14th cos Vampire Baron youth retreated back into darkness, An Yi's eyebrows slightly furrowed as he gazed at the lanterns floating before his eyes.

  The two teams burst into laughter, and the vote for stripping was indeed unanimous. Only...

  For some reason, An Yi felt a bit uneasy. It seemed as if he had overlooked something!

  The brief voting process ended, and a bonfire was lit up vigorously. The voting results appeared on that large sheepskin scroll.

  No. 16: No. 2, No. 5, No. 6, No. 13, No. 14 (5 votes)

  No. 5: No. 16, No. 4, No. 11, No. 12 (4 votes)

  Abstained: No. 1, No. 7, No. 8, No. 9

  The moment the voting results appeared, the figure of a 16-year-old youth in a dark blue sweater emerged from the darkness, accompanied by a rusty iron spade.

  As the iron shovel hit the 16-year-old boy in the light blue sweater on the forehead, blood flowed down his cheeks, and eventually the body of the 16-year-old boy in the light blue sweater fell to the ground.

  $$ Darkness falls, looking at the floating cardboard human head in front of his eyes, An Yi's eyebrows are even more seriously furrowed.

  No...

  I don't know why, but An Yi just felt something was off!

  An Yi gripped the sniper rifle tightly in his hand, his face changing with a gloomy expression.

  His face suddenly changed, An Yi looked towards the direction of the extinguished bonfire. More accurately, An Yi was looking at the position in the darkness where that sheepskin paper scroll should have been floating.

  No. 5 scarf-clad man, No. 6 white suit man, and No. 14 cos vampire baron youth, these three are clearly said to be on the same team, but there are only three of them!

  No. 2 orange sports vest male questioned the identity of No. 16 light blue sweater youth as a government official, but acknowledged the people! It can be considered an indirect acceptance of the PK thrown by No. 16 light blue sweater youth!

  And... did the 13th casual brown-haired young man vote for the 16th light blue sweater young man?

  Isn't it said that the 13th coffee-colored casual youth and the 16th sea-blue sweater youth are fellow disciples? And...

  No. 2 orange sport vest man, that's the one who killed! Not No. 13 coffee-colored casual wear youth report! Not No. 16 sea blue sweater youth, not No. 4 silly cow mask man, not No. 11 map T-shirt youth, and not No. 12 white base floral seven-minute pants youth!

  An Yi's face suddenly fell!

  No. 5 scarf-clad man, No. 6 white suit man, and No. 14 cos vampire baron youth are a group of thieves! There is also another thief among No. 13 brown casual wear youth and No. 2 orange sport vest man... It should be No. 13 brown casual wear youth...

  No. 13 coffee-colored casual youth infiltrated the team of No. 16 light blue sweater youth, then reported a kill to No. 2 orange sports vest man and said he would vote for him. As a result, No. 2 orange sports vest man was deceived into voting for No. 16 light blue sweater youth!

  We must fire! The first daylight actually killed a bailiff! We must fire!

  An Yi's face turned ugly and he instantly raised the sniper rifle in his hand.

  Who to kill? An Yi's gun muzzle first hovered over the paper heads marked No. 2 and No. 13.

  The youth in casual clothes with a coffee-colored No. 13 tag was likely a thief, but hesitating for a moment, An Yi aimed the muzzle at the paper head marked with No. 5 and pulled the trigger.

  No. 2 orange sporty vest male, No. 13 coffee-colored casual wear youth both wore No. 16 navy blue sweater youth a vote, although No. 13 coffee-colored casual wear youth is likely to be the thief who played tricks, what if...

  Compared with the 13th coffee-colored casual youth, the No. 5 scarf-clad man jumped up and was 100% a thief.

  Kill 5 men with a scarf, absolutely no mistakes!

  $$ The darkness recedes, and the figures of No. 4, a man wearing a cow mask, and No. 5, a man in a sweater with a scarf, emerge simultaneously.

  He was shot by An Yi, but the death of No. 5 scarf sweater man was not a gunshot wound. On the contrary, after the shadows of No. 4 Angry Cow Mask Man and No. 5 Scarf Sweater Man appeared in the darkness, both were simultaneously stabbed in the neck with a dagger.

  Because No. 4 Calamity Cow Mask Man and No. 5 Scarf Vest Man died on the third night, there was no will.

  99 candles lit up, a low voice sounded: "Number 6, speaking time."

  Man in white suit No. 6 was slightly stunned: "Two people died at the same time, and there was no heavenly punishment, it must be a sniper's shot! Number Four clearly stood with Number Five for one vote, it should not be possible for civilians, the sniper is right to kill him."

  "I really don't know what the thieves are thinking, can't they just surrender and be done with it? You guys won't be able to move anyway!" The man in the white suit, No. 6, hesitated for a moment: "Last night's investigation confirmed that No. 11 is indeed a thief. Everyone voted for No. 11, and if the sniper takes out No. 12 today, it'll all be over."

  "Is Cha Shi Yi a thief?" An Yi smiled: "Don't dare to issue ID cards to others, afraid of issuing them to snipers and making their decision to shoot you more determined?"

  "I'm a sniper, I didn't kill No. 4, I killed No. 5. No. 4 was killed by the thief!" An Yi paused for a moment: "No. 13 should be a thief, right? Almost got away with it! The previous killing of No. 2 was reported by No. 13. Moreover, No. 13 infiltrated the constabulary team of No. 16 and finally voted for No. 16."

  "Number Two should be the one who was stunned. Of course, I'm not sure! But Number Six and Fourteen must be thieves. This group of six and fourteen came out together, eleven and twelve are officials behind them, listening to their report." An Yi thought for a moment.

  "Number Two should be a civilian! Number Two, think about it, the one who reported you for execution was Number Thirteen! Although Number Thirteen said he was with Number Sixteen as colleagues and companions, but he actually voted against Number Sixteen!" An Yi reminded.

  An Yi furrowed his brow, hesitated for a moment, and added: "Don't even think about trying to split up on the 13th or 14th. If you do, they'll definitely say I'm randomly shooting, and that the 4th is killing himself! Later, if he says so, just ignore him. Because he can't explain why he entered the 16th's team report, reported a kill to the 2nd, but ended up voting for the 16th."

  "Of course..." An Yi paused for a moment: "Thirteen and Fourteen, you can say that you are officials, say that you intentionally framed Sixteen to death. Hmm... If you really say so, no matter whether others believe it or not, I clearly don't believe it. In this round, I will definitely vote for either Six or Fourteen, as for who will be eliminated, Eleven and Twelve will arrange."

  "Today, during the day, one of them will be eliminated from either No. 6 or No. 14, leaving only one behind. Tonight, I'll take care of it. Tonight, the yamen will investigate No. 2 and No. 13, although I'm sure No. 13 is the thief, let's confirm it anyway. After confirming, we can eliminate the last thief tomorrow during the day." An Yi hesitated for a moment.

  "Hmm... got it? Anyway, I'm the fifth one, not the fourth. The fourth one is dead, how did he die? Everyone should understand! And also, before thirteen spoke, he said that sixteen was his fellow officer and companion, and reported two to be killed, and said he would vote for two, but in the end voted for sixteen. Just these two points!" An Yi reminded: "Eleven and twelve, take a look at each other, today either six or fourteen will come out, one of them I'll take care of tonight, you two, thirteen and two, check on each other tonight."

  "Whoa, let me get my thoughts together." The man in the yellow shirt with the number 8 on it looked a bit perplexed.

  After a while, the man in the yellow shirt with number 8 muttered to himself: "First round, five votes against four votes, and No. 16 was eliminated..."

  "Number Seven, the sharpshooter, should be established. Number Seven said he killed Number Five, so how did Number Four die? Was Number Four killed by a thief? Hmm..." The yellow-shirted man, Number Eight, was taken aback: "So that means Team Sixteen is actually the constabulary?"

  "Number 13 is a thief, sneaking into the yamen team and then reporting to Number 2 for a search and kill. He even fooled Number 2 into voting for Number 16? Unbelievable!" The yellow-shirted man with number 8 on his back changed color: "Number 13 is too sinister."

  "I'm actually a civilian! I think I was mistaken for an accomplice just now?" The yellow-shirted man with the number 8 on his back looked speechless.

  "I'm indeed a civilian! I was the 16th to take the oath, issued with ID number 4, and recognized as a civilian by number 4. But then... numbers 5 and 6 suddenly appeared and slapped the 16th, I couldn't see the 16th's companion, so I thought the 16th was a rogue! Luckily, everyone was too scared to make a move, or else the situation would have gotten even more chaotic!" The man in the yellow shirt with ID number 8 looked embarrassed, twitching at the corner of his mouth.

  "Cough, actually can't blame me. The speech of team 16 is really not good." The man in the yellow shirt with number 8 hesitated for a moment and made an excuse for himself.

  "Number 8! If you're going to drill, then just drill! Take the beating standing at attention, if you're wrong, then you're wrong, what's with all this nonsense?" The young man in the gray casual suit, Number 9, retorted.

  "You got yourself into the thief team without saying a word, and then you dragged me in too. Five, Six, and you, Eight, all ganged up on Sixteen and made him jump, making me think he was flying solo to find the police! What a headache." The young man in gray casual suit, Number Nine, looked gloomy.

  "Yesterday night, I checked No. 2 was a civilian, what ticket did you take for No. 2? You almost lost because of him!" The young man in the No. 11 jersey complained with a sullen face.

  "This circle all votes out six numbers, sniper goes to thirteen and fourteen tonight. The young man in the 11th map thought for a moment and added a sentence."

  "It's not entirely No. 2's fault, it's mainly because No. 13 is too cunning. I didn't expect him to actually frame the police team and report No. 2 for elimination, saying he would vote against No. 2 with all his might, and deceive No. 2 into voting for No. 16." The young man in white pants with floral patterns glanced at the direction of the youth in dark brown casual wear, No. 13.

  "Never mind, let's just go with number six. And you two, thirteen and fourteen, don't bother arguing anymore." The young man in the white flower-patterned pants with a seven-inch inseam let out a sigh of relief.

  $$13, a young man in casual coffee-colored clothing, pouted and finally let out a sigh: "Who said I wanted to argue? Knowing that I couldn't win the argument, what's the point of arguing? No. 7 has already pre-empted all my possible arguments, what else can I say?"

  "This game..." The 13th coffee-colored casual youth opened his mouth and finally let out a sigh: "Lost without regret."

  "I'm indeed a thief, and Number Two is a civilian. I can bring down Number Two's votes to Number Sixteen, not at all unexpected." The young man in the brown casual attire shrugged: "I'll enter Number Sixteen's yamen, report Number Two for execution, other civilians even if they feel suspicious, for the time being won't be able to figure it out, so the first round will definitely not dare to vote. Only..."

  "I didn't think I'd be detected by the sniper. And to make matters worse, the sniper dared to fire decisively. Sigh, nothing can be done. I thought the sniper would have hesitated last night..."

  The 13th youth in casual coffee-colored clothing spoke with a tone of helplessness: "As long as the sniper didn't fire last night... Four bandits against two constables, the bandits' knives were already at their throats, and even if everyone had reacted in time, it would have been too late, one shot would have been avoided."

  "Ah, can't say anything about losing. That's just how it is. Actually, we didn't want to jump in the first place. Fakes are fakes after all, and thieves are meant to hide, but because we're not a coordinated team, Five didn't give us advance notice before jumping in, and we couldn't stop him either." The youth in the coffee-colored casual attire pursed his lips: "If Eight and Nine hadn't joined the thief team, I think we had a chance. I was even prepared to give up on Five and Six."

  "Ah. I got excited, took a risk, and... well, it's good that I still have a spare straw man, but I don't know about the other three thieves. Honestly, our gang members are pretty good at this, better than those cops who think they're cops. But... ah, never mind. Vote for me." The 13th youth in casual coffee-colored clothing shook his head and sighed again.

  "It's just a loss, let's just say I lost a substitute." The 14th cos young vampire baron had an expression of indifference.

  "Let me go first, I want to be abused a bit, feel good, satisfy me." The 14th cos young vampire baron licked his lips.

  "Besides, why are you blaming the second one? You're the ones who messed up so badly, can you blame the second one for that? The 16th gave the 4th a certificate of citizenship, and the 4th is indeed a citizen! The 11th and 12th stood up in line, but didn't even clarify the situation with the 4th, and still wanted to hide the 4th! That's just one more officer short, right? If it wasn't like that, how could the 13th have infiltrated your ranks? Right? You messed up, so don't blame others!" The 14th, cosplaying as a young vampire baron, looked at them with disdain.

  "Look down on those who are inferior to themselves and blame others for their own trash! Alright! Let's get out of here, I'm a thief, I admit it, let's go!" The 14th coser, dressed as the young vampire baron, curled his lips in disdain.