Chapter 61: Betting on Needleheads 3

  "This team number twelve must be thieves!"

  No. 14 had a messy Mohawk haircut and wore only a black vest on his upper body, with his arms bare.

  "No. 12 got up at this time and actually wanted to take away the ballot, what is this if not thievery? Thieves have four votes, but the constable only has three, in this situation still wanting to take away the ballot?" No. 14, a man with a messy haircut, spat out saliva: "This No. 12 must be a thief! He's clearly trying to cheat the people out of their vote, then the four thieves will gang up and kill the constable!"

  "I'm definitely going to vote for number four, number four must be killed by number two!" The 14th Moshigang hairstyle man finally gritted his teeth and said: "Vote for number four, we must vote for number four! They are definitely thieves!"

  $$15 was wearing an old gray suit and a pair of thick glasses perched on the bridge of his nose.

  He adjusted his glasses with his right hand and said slowly, "Is the person in front really dizzy or just pretending? Haven't you ever encountered this situation before? Don't you even know the most basic rules?"

  "3 bailiffs, 4 thieves, 1 sniper, 1 doctor, and 7 civilians. If the bailiffs and thieves jump together, they must return to their original votes, understand?" The old man in the 15th worn-out suit shook his head: "I don't rule out that someone might be pretending to be unconscious up front, but looking at this situation, most people seem to be unaware of this rule."

  "First, let me tell you why we need to go back to the original vote, this makes sense." The old man in the 15th suit paused for a moment, slightly furrowing his brow, as if summarizing his words.

  "Now, No. 2, No. 7 and No. 11 are a team; No. 4, No. 10 and No. 12 are a team!" The old man in the worn-out western suit first summarized: "First of all, under the circumstances of the hidden ballot, the thief who hid is not dare to vote!"

  "Why not dare to vote? Because when the votes are counted, if the hidden thief votes, the thief is almost certain to lose!" The old man in the 15th suit hesitated for a moment before speaking: "The voting booth should be three against three, with only six votes in total. If there's a seventh vote, that seventh vote must be from the hidden thief, and the sniper will definitely shoot and kill the person who cast the seventh vote at night!"

  "Even if the thieves managed to eliminate 4 people on the first day, they would still lose! Because the sniper would kill the fourth thief! Let me give you an example... For instance, if the team consisting of numbers 4, 10, and 12 were thieves, and another hidden thief voted to kill number 2, then the sniper would definitely kill that fourth thief on the second night. The doctor would then inject a needle into either number 10 or 12 on the second night! Remember, the doctor must inject the needle into either number 10 or 12 immediately, don't bother with number 2's team! And don't mention it on the second day!

  The old man in the worn-out suit paused for a moment: "If number 2's team were the police and they got voted out by the four thieves on the first day, then even if the thieves killed one of either number 7 or 11 at night, it would be useless!"

  "If four thieves were to vote out a constable on the first day and then knife another constable at night, there would definitely be three thieves left against one constable by the second day. It seems like the constables are bound to lose, but that's not necessarily true!" The old man in the worn-out suit let out a soft sigh: "Let's continue with this example. If numbers 4, 10, and 12 were part of the thieves' team, and the fourth thief who was hiding dared to vote, he would definitely be shot dead by the sniper. One of either number 10 or 12 has a needle planted in their head by the doctor, and we just need to vote out number 4 on the second day! And then..."

  "The doctor on the third night! Go give the last bailiff an injection!" The old man in the 15th worn-out suit adjusted his glasses: "Then by the third day, there will be two thieves for one bailiff! On the third day, the doctor comes out and says which of the tenth or twelfth person's head has a needle buried on it, we'll go vote for the other one! As for the last thief..." The old man in the 15th worn-out suit smiled: "Leave him to the doctor to kill on the fourth night!"

  "Even on the fourth night, the thief's knife killing the yamen officer didn't work! In a situation where the last thief and the last yamen officer die together, priority needs to be determined! And the doctor's kill priority is with the thief first! Cough... Okay, it should be said that the poor thief's priority determination is the slowest, so in this case they can only suffer!" The old man in the 15th number worn-out suit gloated and spread out his hands.

  "Let's summarize again." The old man in the 15th suit hesitated for a moment, emphasizing: "If the thief dares to take out the fourth vote and kill the bailiff! On the second night, the sniper shoots and kills the fourth thief who took the ticket. The doctor then immediately buries the needle head on the second and third thieves' heads; On the second day, the first thief in line is killed by voting; On the third night, the doctor saves the last bailiff; On the third day, the doctor stands up to explain which thief's head has a buried needle head, and everyone collectively votes to kill another one; On the fourth night, the doctor kills the last thief with a needle!"

  "Remember! It must be in this order, can't be chaotic! Because..." The old man in the 15th suit adjusted his glasses: "Because it's not ruled out that thieves will gamble with psychology, the fourth thief will help the officer to kill the thief and lower the officer's identity!"

  "As long as the order is not messed up, even if the fourth thief team goes to vote out the thieves, intentionally pretending to be a citizen, the thieves will still lose! Because after dragging on for three nights, both teams must each send out three verification certificates. If they send out the wrong ones, it's definitely the thieves! By the way, I'd like to remind you of this!

  The 15th old man in the worn-out suit suddenly emphasized again: "When checking people, the police officer must check those who haven't been verified! In this mode, it's using the verification certificates to prove identities! Because only real police officers can figure out who is a citizen and who is special... Hmm... This is also a reminder for the thieves! Think carefully about who is a citizen. After all, aside from the first day, there are still two daytime opportunities to send out verification certificates twice. The thieves have to think of how to get through this!"

  "Is that clear? If the thief dares to take out the fourth vote, it's a must-lose! So..." The old man in the 15th suit changed his tone: "What if the thief doesn't take out the fourth vote? In fact, not taking out the fourth vote, the thief may not necessarily lose, but the possibility of losing is still very high!"

  "In the event of a tie, thieves and constables still have two days to turn things around! The old man in the worn-out suit hesitated for a moment: "If the two teams are still tied after the second round, it will be a peaceful day! We'll enter the second night without anyone dying. And on the second night, whichever team is eliminated, we'll vote out one person from the other team the next day, maintaining a seemingly equal situation! This way, thieves and constables each have two days to make a comeback!"

  "As long as the constable figures out who's special or the thief made a mistake with the ID before the fourth night falls, that'll be fine! But...” The old man in the 15th suit let out a sigh: “If by the fourth night they still can't tell true from false, then on the fourth night, only the doctor will be able to take a gamble!"

  "Although that's rare, I'll say it anyway." The old man in the 15th suit hesitated for a moment: "If by the fourth night it's still unclear what's true and what's false, the doctor will make a bet on one of the two remaining possibilities! If the doctor wins the bet, it will be a peaceful night. If the doctor loses the bet, they lose."

  "Alright, I've said all that needs to be said. Actually...” The old man in the 15th suit smiled: “Actually, from my perspective, this team of thieves shouldn't have had much contact with this pattern, or they wouldn't have dared to make a move! Because under this pattern, if the thief makes a move, it's almost a guaranteed loss! Of course, there is still a tiny bit of hope for winning, but it's too small!"

  "Sniper, get ready! If the fourth thief dares to take a ticket, you'll shoot him dead!" The old man in the 15th worn-out suit suddenly reminded seriously: "All civilians have taken their tickets! Don't make any moves! Once the thieves jump, we're basically guaranteed to win, don't be stupid!"

  "Right...” The old man in the 15th suit patted his forehead: “There’s something I forgot to say! We need to draw a boundary for the two teams to check. Numbers 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, and me, number 15, as well as number 16 behind us, we nine people are not part of either team. The even numbers belong to team 2, and the odd numbers belong to team 4."

  "The scope of the painting is to prevent thieves from taking advantage of loopholes and saying that they have checked the same person with the police!" The old man in the 15th number old-fashioned suit suddenly quipped: "Right, especially remind the thieves, you can't stab the police, but you can stab others. Who knows, maybe you can keep mixing and kill all the civilians and slaughter the city?"

  "Alright! Snipers get ready! Let's see if that fourth thief will stupidly take the bait!" The old man in the 15th worn-out suit reminded.

  $$From the moment Old Suit Man No. 15 began to speak, An Yi's brain was like a high-speed motor, analyzing the credibility of what Old Suit Man No. 15 had said.

  After his figure emerged from the darkness, An Yi pursed his lips and re-analyzed and confirmed it in his heart once again.

  From a logical point of view, the method proposed by Old Suit Man No. 15 is indeed the most beneficial for the good people's camp. Only...

  After some careful thought, An Yi discovered that even in this situation, thieves could still make some small moves.

  Anyway... the methods of those small actions, I don't know if Old Western Suit Man No. 15 didn't know or intentionally concealed them. In any case, since Old Western Suit Man No. 15 didn't say those methods, An Yi as a sniper and a good person, definitely wouldn't say those things either.

  After hesitating for a moment, An Yi inexplicably said: "There are clearly two teams standing on the field, and only one thief is hiding outside, right?"

  The old man in the 15th suit has already spoken out his plan, but can ordinary people believe it? Can they follow it?

  Even if Mr. 15's old-fashioned suit expressed himself relatively clearly, the content was absolutely not simple, could others understand it?

  In An Yi's opinion, it is likely that someone may not understand! In this case, what should be done?

  Don't worry if you don't understand! The most important thing right now is to let ordinary people vote!

  "There's only one thief outside! The method proposed by Number Fifteen may raise some doubts among the people, but this method is indeed the most beneficial for the good people's camp! I support it! If Number Fifteen says so alone, some people might think that Number Fifteen is a thief trying to deceive everyone. But I also agree with him, and it's impossible that I'm also a thief, right?

  An Yi paused for a moment: "There's only one thief outside, so even if someone doesn't dare believe Number Fifteen, since the two of us are simultaneously supporting the bare vote, shouldn't everyone be able to feel at ease?"

  "After some thought, An Yi appropriately added a sentence: 'Now the situation is that as long as everyone releases their votes and lets the yamen and thieves' gangs PK, we are almost guaranteed to win. I believe no one wants to joke about their own life, right?'"

  "Alright, I'll just say it again in a low voice! Everyone, please keep quiet! After hesitating for a moment, An Yi added another sentence: "Let me repeat it briefly. In short, if the thieves take out four tickets, the sniper will shoot the fourth thief who didn't line up but took out a ticket at night; The doctor is in the thief team, either second or third in line, and then gives an injection, for example, number 10 and number 12, or number 7 and number 11. But the doctor remembers that the next day, don't stand out and say who gave the injection, and don't reveal your identity!"

  "Hmm... If the thief doesn't take out the fourth ticket, then PK for two rounds and enter the night without dying! The doctor shouldn't stab anyone, and the sniper shouldn't shoot! Even numbers go to team 2, odd numbers go to team 4!" An Yi emphasized again.