Chapter 62: Gambling on Needleheads 4

  The bonfire ignited a vigorous flame, and at the first moment when the voting results appeared, the figures of No. 2 light yellow suit youth and No. 4 sable fur collar man emerged from the darkness.

  "Phase PK, Number Two, please speak." A dull voice appeared.

  His face still wore a look of stunned expression, the young man in light yellow suit No. 2 was stunned for a while: "The thief hid the ticket? Hehe, interesting."

  "I'm a bailiff, the first night I checked was number four, it's just like that, nothing to say." The young man in the light yellow suit, No. 2, slightly raised his wrist and seemed to habitually check the time on his watch.

  After the 99 candles representing the speaking time of the light yellow suit youth No. 2 went out, a dull voice sounded again: "PK stage, please speak for No. 4."

  He rubbed his almost shaved head with the sleeve of his No. 4 raccoon fur coat and grinned: "Haha! It's actually become a naked vote. That's it, tonight we'll go to the singles' dorms to check on people, you guys go to the doubles' dorms."

  $$The speech of the young man in light yellow suit No. 2 and the sable fur-trimmed overcoat man No. 4 came to an end one after another, followed by two lanterns with numbers 2 and 4 respectively appearing before An Yi's eyes.

  He swept his eyes around the darkness, then looked at the 2nd light yellow suit youth and the 4th sable fur collar man separately, finally looking at the two lanterns floating in front of him, An Yi's eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  Voting, An Yi definitely won't vote for him. It's just...

  The current situation doesn't need anyone except officials to analyze it. At least for now, there's no need to wildly speculate.

  The current situation is nothing more than a gamble between the team of corrupt officials and the thieves who are trying to deceive the inspector.

  As for what An Yi is thinking now... it's the loophole in the method that the old man in the 15th suit said.

  Of course! Rather than saying it's a loophole, it's more like where is that little bit of leeway for the thief.

  In An Yi's view, the old-fashioned Western-style suit of No. 15 actually concealed many things. For example...

  For example, thieves only need to deceive one person to verify, because outside the scene there is another thief who can verify that a thief has been caught. That thief will definitely help to cover up the lie!

  However, No. 15 Old West Suit Man deliberately drew a search range for the two teams, making it much more difficult for the thieves.

  Even... Although it's still uncertain, An Yi felt that the old man in the 15th worn-out suit should really be a good person. If the old man in the 15th worn-out suit was a thief, there would be no need for him to get up and say this method.

  Of course, it is also possible that the old man in the 15th suit was bluffing!

  After all, if the first three days of verification really couldn't tell the winner, then with the existence of the fourth thief, the winning side of the good people would change from infinitely large to infinitely small!

  Although he knew that he couldn't do anything now, An Yi furrowed his brow and was still unconsciously looking for a loophole in this method.

  The fourth thief who hid may not have picked up the ticket, perhaps he was afraid, but it's not necessarily that he didn't think of a way out. In this situation, we can only try our best to consider the thief's thoughts in advance.

  $$The brief voting time ended again, and a dull voice appeared once more: "PK second stage, number three please speak."

  The reason why PK entered the second stage is that the 2nd light yellow suit man and the 4th sable fur coat man on the PK stage lost their speaking qualifications and can only be spoken by others.

  Apart from the faint yellow suit of No. 2 and the shadow of No. 4's sable coat, at the moment when the dull sound appeared, the shadow of No. 3's cheap sweater also appeared at the same time.

  "I still think Team 2 is like a yamen." No. 3, the cheap T-shirt guy, who might have had a slightly inflamed nose, kept rubbing it: "But... I definitely won't be buying tickets!"

  "Is it that the even numbers are in charge of investigating Team 2, and the odd numbers are in charge of investigating Team 4?" The cheap T-shirt man with the number 3 on his back paused for a moment from rubbing his nose: "You guys investigate me, Team 4? Let me make one thing clear to you, I have a special identity. You don't dare investigate me, or else you're thieves!"

  "Odd numbers belong to Team 4, even numbers belong to Team 2. Hmm... Number 4 had already sent me a civilian ID before." The woman in the evening dress hesitated for a moment and shook her head self-deprecatingly: "Does that mean I'm going to be ignored?"

  "I'm indeed a commoner, and I believed it when the Fourth gave me my citizen's certificate. But now, I really can't see the situation clearly." The woman in the evening dress sighed: "Then let's just do that, don't get involved with either side, and let the yamen officials and the thieves settle it among themselves."

  $$6th Autumn Wear Sweater Youth licked his lips: "Actually... I'm thinking of a question."

  "If...". The young man in the autumn woolen sweater paused for a moment: "I'm saying if! If, during the first three days, the yamen officials still can't find any special evidence to prove their identity, and the thieves also get away with verifying people, what then?"

  "Even...". The young man in sweater No. 6 hesitated: "Even if the thief has assumed a special identity, what then?"

  "There's still...". The young man in the No. 6 autumn sweater waved his hand: "There is! Outside the scene, there is a thief hiding with a special identity. For example... a doctor? What if the thief steals the doctor's identity? The thief will definitely not dare to rob the sniper, after all, the sniper can directly kill the thief who stole the sniper's identity. But what if the thief steals the doctor's identity?"

  "Thieves rob doctors?" The young man in the 7th leather jacket hesitated, adjusted his collar: "It's possible. But..."

  "Numbers 15 and 16 both agree with this method, shouldn't there be a solution? The young man in the leather jacket furrowed his brow and thought for a moment: "Anyway, I'm just a constable card, and I don't have much to say. As for this method, I think numbers 15 and 16 both agree with it, so it shouldn't be a problem, right? I personally don't have any good ideas, as a constable card, I choose to trust the two of them. After all, there can't be two thief cards outside the scene!"

  $$8, a brown jacket-clad man scratched his hair in annoyance: "Are you an idiot, No. 6? Are you the only one who can see things clearly? Do you know what to do when thieves rob doctors? Doesn't No. 15 know? Doesn't No. 16 know? Why doesn't anyone else say anything about this? Only you speak up? Only you're capable?"

  "Are you kidding me? Are you an idiot?" The man in the 8th brown jacket was getting more and more annoyed: "If you say it like that, the thief will know what to do, they'll definitely send a fake doctor's certificate to the fourth thief outside!"

  "Wipe, wipe, wipe! Damn it, Number 6, you're such a big fool. Now the police can only verify identities by finding the sniper! Playing with yarn, with so many people, how hard is it for the police to find the sniper!" The man in the coffee-colored jacket, Number 8, kept scolding the young man in the autumn sweater, Number 6.

  "Ah?" The No. 9 deer antler hair clip girl's small mouth opened into an 'O' shape: "Then, then aren't we basically going to lose? What's the point of having a vote then? Then, then..."

  "That No. 15 is a thief, intentionally coming out to cheat for votes, the conspiracy was here all along!" The girl with the deer horn hair clip in seat No. 9 looked towards the direction of the old suit man in seat No. 15 in the darkness, her small face filled with anger.

  $$The girl in the plain long dress No. 10 furrowed her brow and thought for a moment: "Fifteen shouldn't be a thief."

  "Actually, this method is indeed no problem." The 10th plain long skirt girl thought for a moment: "Firstly, the 15th and 16th are both in agreement with this method, it's impossible that there would be such a big loophole in this method."

  "Secondly, even if the thief steals the doctor's identity, nothing will happen. The key is to keep the number of people on both teams balanced! And...” Girl No. 10 in a plain long dress carefully chose her words: "According to your way of thinking, it seems that the good guys are at a disadvantage, but actually not!"

  "Three nights ago, the search party! The official search party is definitely not mistaken! As for the thieves, that's a different story!" The girl in the plain white dress numbered 10 paused for a moment before suddenly stopping her words: "In short, let's just do it this way and it'll be fine. Some things I say might not be believable to you all, so let numbers 15 and 16 explain it to you instead. In any case, this method is indeed feasible!"

  "Hey! Number 10, what's with the act? Are you kidding me? You're a thief, not some kind of official! Your speaking skills are pretty good, and your sense of immersion is strong too - you really think you're an official, don't you?" The girl with the single-shoulder bag from team 11 teased with a smile.

  "Don't think too much, anyway this method is indeed feasible? Why? I really don't understand what's going on here, it doesn't seem like you're thinking from the thief's perspective. The girl with a single shoulder strap glanced at her mouth: "Everyone agreed to let go because 15 and 16 both recognized this method, but I still don't get why this method has a high chance of winning!"

  "On the contrary, I think this method is doomed to fail! I think that either 15 or 16 must be a thief and a traitor, how can they come up with such an idea? This is ridiculous! And others actually believe them? It's hilarious!" The girl with the single shoulder strap (11) shrugged: "Anyway, it's already like this, you guys do whatever you want, I don't care, at least I have a backup."

  "Since you fools want to help the thief win, I have nothing to say. Just put it to the end and see how you use this so-called winning method to win in the end!" The 11th single-shoulder strap girl's face was full of disdain: "A group of idiots! The most ridiculous thing is that my seventh official companion also agrees with this method! Do all of your brains have holes?"

  $$12 Beach Shorts Youth sneered with a cold smile: "Number 11, are you afraid? Are you intimidated? Do you know you're going to lose?"

  "Do you want to know why I'm going commando? Luckily, 15 and 16 have also experienced this mode before, so they know how to deal with it!" said the young man in beach shorts with a smug face.

  "With this method, the thieves are basically doomed to lose!" The young man in shorts No. 12 slapped his mouth a few times: "Right! It's basically doomed to lose! What did the person in front say about thieves robbing special identities? I still can't figure out why thieves rob special identities! The more they rob, the more they lose!"

  "Do you want to know why?" The young man in beach shorts No. 12 had a sulky face: "I won't tell you!"

  "My tenth fellow officer, don't ask anymore, the fifteenth and sixteenth won't say a word! At least not in this circle! Because this method is a scam to trick thieves into being stupid! Hehe... wait till this game ends and you'll know." The 12th beach shorts youth even teased his own companion, laughing.