Chapter 59: Gambling on Needle Tips

  The moment the burning bonfire was imprinted on his eyes, a dull voice appeared in An Yi's ear: "Detected special identity token holder joined, mode adjustment..."

  "Detected 2 special ID card holders. Quack Doctor, Good Person faction, Sniper, Good Person faction, meet the requirements. Mode adjusted to: 3 Bureaucrats, 4 Thieves, 1 Quack Doctor, 1 Sniper, 7 Civilians." The dull voice continued uninterrupted.

  "In the current mode, all thieves are dead and the good people's camp wins; all constables are dead or all civilians are dead, and the bad people's camp wins." The dull voice reminded successively due to the adjustment of the mode.

  "Mediocre doctor. At night, can give specified object acupuncture, the object being acupuncture, that night will not be killed by thieves and snipers; if the object of acupuncture, that night is not attacked by thieves or snipers, then a mediocre needle state will appear, accumulating two mediocre needle states will result in death." A dull voice appears once again.

  "Sniper. Only one bullet per round, only one chance to shoot; before shooting, the thief cannot kill the sniper at night." The dull voice rose wearily.

  The bonfire suddenly went out, and the surroundings fell into darkness.

  The number 16 in front of An Yi's body slowly changed and finally locked into a single digit.

  As for his identity as a sniper, An Yi wasn't surprised in the slightest; after all, before entering, An Yi had chosen to use the special ID card of a sniper.

  Her eyelids drooped slightly as she savored this unexpected turn of events and another special identity that had appeared.

  Quack doctor?

  There was no contact at all, but the dull voice gave some hints, allowing An Yi to have a slightly more superficial understanding of that special identity called Yongyi.

  The good camp can save people and also kill people!

  An Yi rubbed the sniper rifle in his hand and glanced at the paper-cut human heads floating in front of him, without any intention of firing.

  The mode's adjustment made the sniper only have one chance to shoot. At least... that's how it seems in this mode.

  Of course! Even if you exclude the preciousness of this bullet and the fact that not shooting won't get him stabbed, An Yi still wouldn't have blindly fired his gun on the first night.

  A brief wait, the darkness gradually receded, and at the same time as the bonfire ignited, a figure emerged from the darkness.

  Light gray long windbreaker, white casual pants, coffee-colored boots, with a slightly messy long hair.

  The number 1 was printed on the chest of a thirty-year-old man in a green windbreaker, and at the same time as his figure appeared, a brand new and sharp axe appeared out of thin air.

  With a thud, the hard bone came into contact with the axe blade, producing a piercing sound. The axe chopped down heavily on the right cheek of the No. 1 green windbreaker man.

  The top half of the head flew off along with the axe blade, leaving the body of No. 1 Green Windbreaker Man, taking a large piece of flesh and blood with it.

  Like a peeled coconut shell, the No. 1 green windbreaker man's half head fell to the ground and bounced several times before his body slowly collapsed to the ground.

  "Citizen." A brief remark, but the rough voice of the man in the blue windbreaker No. 1 had a quality reminiscent of heavy metal music.

  "Water package No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4." The man in the blue windbreaker with a hoarse voice repeated again: "I'm Min, water package No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. These three people won't jump up, so let's upgrade to PK mode."

  "Of course..." The blue-clothed man, No. 1, paused for a moment: "If all three of you acknowledge it, then let's talk about it again. After all, there are only two special ones on the field. If all three of you acknowledge the special one..."

  "Hmph." The blue-robed man No. 1 chuckled lightly: "You all understand."

  "Water bag doesn't connect, I'm a yamen runner. Last night, I checked No. 4 and killed him." The figure of No. 2 adjusted his collar.

  A grey checked shirt and light yellow suit made the young man in his early twenties look slightly too stiff.

  The tightly closed collar of the shirt was unbuttoned by a young man in a light yellow suit, revealing at least two buttons: "I am a clearly marked pawn, and I have no control over my position, which is given to me by thieves."

  "Last night, we caught the fourth one, and the fourth one was clearly killed. I, a constable, stood up to report the kill, so shouldn't you thieves stop jumping now? One constable for one thief, you thieves still have three left, if you cut me down with your knife tonight, we'll only have two constables left, you'll be in profit! So shouldn't you stop jumping now?" The young man in the light yellow suit, No. 2, smiled wryly and said.

  "Number Four, eliminate Number Four and escape. PK, I'll leave my last words tomorrow." The young man in the light yellow suit, Number Two, slightly raised his wrist, glanced at the time on his watch, and spread out his hands: "It's settled then."

  $$ He wore a cheap, bright red sweatshirt that was quite casual. For some reason, perhaps due to poor quality or something else, the collar of the young man's shirt was stretched out as wide as a blooming trumpet flower.

  The third cheap T-shirt man seemed to have habitually rubbed his eyes with black eye circles: "First, No. 1 lost the water bags of No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4. No. 2 was killed by No. 4 after getting up to report, which indirectly saved me, I definitely can't be a white-eyed wolf."

  "But! I'm a civilian, and I definitely won't support Number Two. I clearly don't know Number Two." The cheap 3rd-rate man raised his hand and rubbed his nose again: "But..."

  "I still think the second lieutenant is quite reliable! After all, he's in the first position and was the first to speak up in the water bag. If the second one were a thief, he could just hide and pretend to be innocent, with his fellow thieves outside, he could get away with it, no need to report and kill."

  "And if No. 2 is a thief, he'll report it and have him killed, what's the harm in reporting a civilian?" No. 3, the cheap and cheerful guy, thought for a moment and then concluded: "So, I think No. 2's credibility as a yamen runner is quite high."

  "Number Two has jumped."

  No. 4, with a fake hairdo stuck to his forehead, emerged from the darkness and pulled up the sable fur collar around his neck: "I'm an official token, and the first one I'll investigate is No. 5, a commoner."

  "Number 2, this card clearly reported to me for investigation and killing, so there is no civilian jump, and he even attacked my official card." Number 4, the man with the raccoon fur collar, rubbed his head with his left hand: "We verified number 5 on the first day, number 5 is a civilian. Don't mention whether it's a close-range verification or not, number 5 was placed under me, I investigated him just to let him support me."

  "There's more...". The 4th Mink Fur Collar Man thought for a moment: "The logic of the 3rd is strange, what does it mean that if the 2nd is a thief, he can completely hide? In this pattern, under the situation where there are 4 thieves and 3 constables, the thieves must have taken the lead in jumping. If they didn't jump accurately, they would hide, but if they jumped accurately, they might have gotten up." The 4th Mink Fur Collar Man sighed: "I've said what I needed to say, I'm a constable card, the 5th is a civilian certificate, the 2nd has been eliminated, the 2nd is out."

  "I'm guessing the thieves are going to make a move, after all, they hit a government official's plaque. I clearly issued a civilian certificate, it must be a real government official, and when they report to the government official, they will definitely take action."

  The man in the 4th mink fur collar couldn't help but sigh again: "How coincidental that two special identity token holders joined? A quack doctor and a sniper's pattern... good people's camp... Ah, it's tough."

  Her long hair was neatly tied up, and she wore a crimson evening gown with the number 5 on it. In her thirties, although there were signs of vicissitudes left between her eyebrows and eyes, she still exuded the charm of a mature woman.

  She gently tucked away the stray hairs hanging down her ear, and the woman in evening dress No. 5 hesitated for a moment: "The ID card that No. 4 sent me, I must accept it. I am indeed a civilian."

  "After receiving this ID, let's talk about the speeches of No. 2 and No. 4." The woman in the evening dress, No. 5, carefully chose her words: "No. 1 fell to the ground and lost a water bottle belonging to No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. No. 2 got up and reported it as a murder investigation, just like No. 3 said, if he was a thief, he could have escaped. But..."

  "What No. 4 said is actually also correct. In this pattern, the thief must get up and confirm their identity. If No. 2 is a thief, then reporting and killing him would also make sense." The woman in the evening dress, No. 5, hesitated for a moment: "But..."

  "I may have accepted the ID card from No. 4, but it's still possible that he's a thief. After all, there's still some suspicion of identity theft, especially since I received No. 5 right after my last speech. If No. 4 is indeed a thief, then giving me No. 5 to steal my identity would be a clever move - just by listening to my speech and seeing if I accept the ID card or not, he could advance or retreat at will. Of course... this all hinges on the assumption that No. 4 is a thief."

  The woman in the evening dress smiled wryly: "I guess what I'm saying is all pointless, huh?"

  "In short, both No. 2 and No. 4 are possible thieves, it's really hard to define." The woman in the evening dress of No. 5 sighed and shook her head: "I'll listen to what the people behind have to say first. If team No. 2 doesn't jump, I will definitely vote for No. 2. But if team No. 2 jumps, I want to hear their statement before deciding whether to vote or not. However..."

  "But I definitely can't go with the fourth ticket, after all, the fourth one gave me my ID card, I couldn't be an ungrateful person, unless there's no one behind the fourth team to pick up the card." The woman in the evening dress of No. 5 spread out her hands.

  $$6 wore a loose-fitting autumn outfit, a loose grey sweater that matched the colour of 6's face, and an effortless, slightly unkempt hairstyle, giving off a somewhat lazy vibe.

  The young man in his early 20s, wearing a No. 6 autumn sweater, adjusted the shoulder bag and thought for a moment: "Actually, I think it's quite possible that No. 4 is an official, but it's still a bit big."

  "That's right, the fourth one handed over the fifth household registration, it looks like it might be a move to conceal his identity, but it can't be ruled out that he is just an official checking the fifth one. I think if the fourth one is a thief, he could have moved the household registration further back, so it wouldn't just be concealing the fifth one's identity, but also several others." The young man in the autumn sweater licked his lips.

  "I think No. 4 is more like a yamen, on the contrary, No. 2 stood up and directly reported to No. 4 to kill him, which was too overbearing, didn't he consider whether he could handle No. 4 in the presence of three yamens?" The young man in the autumn sweater with the number 6 on it furrowed his brow unconsciously: "In short, I feel that No. 4 is more like a yamen than No. 2."