Chapter 50 Betrayal 3

  After vomiting for a while, the young man with the No. 3 chrysanthemum and cucumber earrings finally caught his breath.

  Nothing substantial was spat out, but a thread of crystal clear saliva could be seen hanging from the corner of the 3rd young man's mouth with the chrysanthemum and cucumber earrings.

  "I'm a civilian, can't cause trouble for the authorities." The 3rd number chrysanthemum cucumber earring youth took out a tissue to wipe his mouth: "Get up and report, or issue a citizen's certificate, must bring ID."

  "The 16th clearly rose to report the 15th's investigation and killing, although the high-ranking report of the investigation and killing is a bit unreliable, but up to my position, no one has countered it yet, temporarily established." The No. 3 chrysanthemum yellow cucumber earrings youth flicked his long hair that covered his eyebrows.

  "Let's hear what the people in the back have to say first, if no one objects to making 16th a bailiff, then let's unanimously vote for 15th. If someone questions it, they must clearly show their identity and not give 15th a soft vote. Those who give soft votes will be treated as thieves, after all, 16th is clearly established as a bailiff, and not showing one's identity is equivalent to being against the motion."

  "I'll just ask a small question, slightly doubting the 16th ranked high-ranking official, but not opposing... let's just leave it at that." The 3rd ranked chrysanthemum and cucumber earring youth smiled and spread his hands: "Of course, you can think of me as a hidden knife official, who is a fellow official with the 16th rank, digging holes for thieves."

  "Also, the fact that card No. 1 dared to hug the leg of card No. 16 so decisively must mean it has a certain status. If it's not an official, then it must be a thief, and if it's not in the official group, it must be a card that can withstand investigation. If it were a civilian, it would definitely be able to block knives. On the other hand, card No. 2 got up and made a bad move by going to check on a suspected knife-blocking card, which might even be an official card. If card No. 2 is not in the official group, it must be a thief." The young man with the chrysanthemum-shaped earring thought for a moment before adding another sentence.

  $$ and the 16-year-old fake voice little girl were separated by several positions, after the figure of Uncle Zhongshan in No. 4 appeared, there was no expression of surprise or astonishment on his face.

  Of course... As a member of the team, An Yi could still vaguely see a hint of worry in the eyes of Uncle Zhongsan, who was wearing No. 4 jersey.

  "The sixteenth official reported to the fifteenth that he had been killed, and Gao Zhuoyi was appointed as the new official. This indeed raises some slight doubts." The fourth uncle with a Zhongshan suit on his face wore a gentle smile.

  In No. 4 Zhongshan, the uncle was talking while his eyes seemed to be casually scanning the surrounding darkness.

  It seemed like an unintentional move, but when the uncle in the No. 4 Zhongshan suit glanced at the position where An Yi was in the darkness, he paused for a moment.

  It was just a tiny movement that made An Yi's eyes twitch slightly in the darkness.

  The language of Uncle No. 4 Zhongshan, can be said to have intentionally drawn a line with the fake voice little girl No. 16 and the sympathetic girl No. 1 Donald Duck Mickey Mouse. But...

  An Yi's heart was clear, this was also a helpless move. If the thieves didn't jump down, under the circumstances where the 16th fake little girl and the 1st Tang old duck and Mickey Mouse sweater girl might be continuously killed, the remaining yamen must hide themselves with all their might.

  To put it bluntly, Mr. Zhongshan No. 4 is now undoubtedly betting that the thief will not jump up. Of course...

  If there are two consecutive thieves, or even more than two, then only An Yi can rely on pulling the bomb to get naked votes! This is also the reason why Uncle Zhongsan glanced over just now and paused for a moment.

  No. 13 muscle man was dropped by the first knife, and if he reached No. 5 or No. 6 position without the thief jumping up, then the thief should not jump. But if it really jumps...

  He let out a slight sigh, and An Yi's spirit slightly tensed up, looking at several positions behind the middle-aged man in black clothes.

  "But...” Uncle No. 4 in Zhongshan attire suddenly changed his tone: “But I only dare to slightly question, I'm a commoner, I don't dare to oppose. If there's a clear leader who opposes the 16th, let's form a team and take action together. If you guys start a team, I'll join in."

  "I don't know where you three and four got the courage to question sixteen's appointment as a government official?"

  Number 5 wore a large white rabbit costume, wrapped tightly from head to toe, and judging by the voice, it was likely a young man in his twenties.

  He adjusted the big white rabbit helmet on his head, and a muffled voice came from inside his clothes: "I'm the one who was indirectly saved by being on the water bag stage, 16th report's investigation. I couldn't be an ungrateful wolf, so I must take a stand."

  "And I'm actually a colleague of No. 16, and last night's investigation was indeed about No. 15, who was killed. As for No. 1, don't mention it, you can just think that our police team is switching identities. The fact that No. 1 supported himself so decisively means he must be a policeman. I don't know where the courage of the classmate who dares to mention No. 1 comes from."

  "Up to my position, no one opposed, so the 16th is obviously settled by the yamen. Moreover, I and the 16th, 1st are mutually three yamen officials, if the 15th thief companion wants to get up, then pull out your team to stand up and do it, don't be timid and shrink back with a soft vote." The 5th white rabbit man raised his voice: "The 15th is investigated and killed, the 15th votes are all out, no more questioning from behind, if you want to question, show your identity."

  "Number Five is so anxious to join the team, he's practically begging to be robbed. If we don't rob him...” Number Six, a seventeen or eighteen year old girl with a smile on her cheek, paused for a moment: "Ah, if we don't rob him, let's just push him away next time."

  No. 6 wore a one-shoulder dress, slightly exposing her right shoulder, with long hair slightly curled and scattered on her shoulders, paired with a smiling expression on her cheeks, full of youthful vitality.

  "Number Five is also quite sunny, definitely not a yamen runner. If it were a yamen runner, wouldn't they be looking for knives? Of course... actually I've decided that Number Five should be a good person, thieves shouldn't be so sunny. Thieves have to hide their tracks!" The girl in the diagonal shoulder dress smiled and pursed her lips: "Actually, I agree with Number Five's opinion too, I think the person in front spoke poorly."

  "This card, no matter what, is a blocking move, it's an unverifiable and unpushable card. The yamen can't possibly start by questioning this card. Since the fifth one is so blatant in drilling into the yamen team, let's investigate him then. If he's just a commoner, we can directly throw away the previous few... Hmm..." The girl in the 6th number slanted shoulder dress poked out her tongue: "I, I was just chatting, did I drop my mirror? Ah, I'm not a yamen ah, please don't stab me, thieves!"

  "I'm really not a yamen runner, believe me, thief." The girl in the No. 6 diagonal shoulder dress made a weird face and pretended to be bitter.

  $$A shiny bald head, bare-chested, the 7th youth with a ferocious Zhong Kui image tattooed on his chest.

  It's just...

  One hand holds a life-and-death scroll, one hand grasps a treasured sword - Zhong Kui; underfoot should be five little ghosts, but there are only four.

  Upon closer inspection, a noticeable scar was discovered on the abdomen of the young man with the No. 7 tattoo.

  It should be the scar caused by the sharp weapon, a large piece of skin and flesh was cut off, which happened to make the five ghosts that Zhong Kui should have stepped on become four.

  The figure emerged from the darkness for an instant. The youth with the No. 7 tattoo on his arm opened and closed his mouth, clearly preparing to speak. But...

  "Number Seven is forbidden from speaking by the Scarecrow, and is prohibited from making any statements in this circle!" A dull voice suddenly echoed through the darkness.

  This abrupt prompt has just appeared, representing the 99 candles that symbolize the speaking time of the No. 7 bell-patterned tattooed youth suddenly extinguished.

  The reason why the speech of No. 7, a young man with a tattoo of Zhong Kui, was suddenly cut short, was followed by No. 8, who obviously hesitated for a moment before appearing on stage.

  A white apron stained with oil splatters was tied around the waist of No. 8, which was as big as a bucket.

  He took off the slightly yellowish-black chef's hat on his head, and No. 8 apron man wiped the greasy sweat from his face.

  "What's going on? Didn't the Scarecrow die? How can he still be silenced?" The man in the 8th apron looked somewhat perplexed.

  "Shouldn't he be unable to speak after dying? And I seem to recall that during the previous 13th round, it was said that one mute wasn't enough for him. Does that mean 13th is lying, and 13th isn't actually a scarecrow?" The 8th apron man swallowed his saliva: "Could it be..."

  "Could it be that Thirteen is actually a thief and intentionally said he was a scarecrow?" The direction of the 8th apron man's attention seemed to have unconsciously strayed: "No way... If Thirteen were a thief, he would have stabbed himself first, then acknowledged a scarecrow, what's the point in that?"

  I don't know if the eighth apron man really focused his attention on this irrelevant place, or if he was pretending to be confused. Anyway, the rich face of the eighth apron man wrinkled together.

  "But if No. 13 is a human, why did he acknowledge the scarecrow? And if he's the scarecrow, why did he say that his silence was useless even once?" The apron man furrowed his brow, deep in thought.

  "Is Number Thirteen a thief who has turned himself in, or is he a citizen who has turned himself in? Or perhaps Number Thirteen is a scarecrow, but made a slip of the tongue?" The eighth apron man muttered to himself, constantly circling around this one question.

  In the darkness, An Yi listened to the speech of the 8th apron man while his brain quickly turned and thought about his next speech.

  An Yi was at position 9, right next to the apron-clad man at position 8. After the apron-clad man at position 8 finished speaking, it would be An Yi's turn.

  Looking at the current situation, once An Yi reaches this position, the thief will not jump, and it's basically impossible to jump. After all, from An Yi's 9th position onwards, even if the thief were to rise again, ordinary people would no longer believe him, and the difficulty of jumping up is too high.

  Since the thief has stopped jumping, then...

  An Yi pursed his lips and first looked in the direction of the white sweater girl No. 15 in the darkness.

  It's possible... The girl in white sweater on the 15th is a 'harmonious elimination'.

  If No. 15 white sweater girl is a thief, then the reflection of the thief is too calm, can't just let No. 15 white sweater girl be pushed away?

  Of course, it is also possible that the girl in the white sweater on January 15 was indeed a thief. And this possibility is not low either.

  If the thief has already confirmed that 16 is a fake voice little girl, 1 is Tang Lao Ya Mi Laoshu sweater girl are all police officers, then even if 15 white sweater girl is the thief, there is no need to jump up.

  After all, even if the white sweater girl No. 15 is a thief, it's still a deal where one thief gets two officials. It's a big advantage, and the thief shouldn't insist on jumping in such an advantageous situation.

  It's just... whether or not the girl in the white sweater on the 15th was a thief, An Yi simply couldn't be sure.

  He looked at the continuously extinguished candles in the middle with a gloomy face, and An Yi temporarily pressed down his speculation about this aspect, preparing for his next speech.

  Since the thief is very likely not going to jump out anymore, then...

  At the moment when the figure of No. 8 apron disappeared into the darkness, An Yi's figure emerged from the darkness.

  "I'm just a bailiff, I only spoke up because it's my turn now, and to be honest, I'm speechless."

  "In fact, our patrol team was checking number three last night, and number three is a wanted person. However... " An Yi paused slightly: "Fifteen, sixteen, one, these three cards are all clearly not in my patrol team."

  "Fifteen got up and reported the same killing move, I feel that her actions are not necessarily fierce jumping. But sixteen got up and clearly reported checking and killing, it must be a fierce jumping card! As for this card given to sixteen by one, it's really hard to define." An Yi sighed: "I'm sure I wanted to play the three-checking killing card, but I don't understand why my colleagues chose to follow sixteen's lead and attack fifteen! Is fifteen fierce jumping? I feel that sixteen is the fierce jumping one!"

  "But now that I'm in this position, no one would believe me even if I tried to explain. However, I know that Sixteen is a thief who seals wills, so she must be the one who sealed it. That's why I need to make things clear beforehand." An Yi spoke slowly and clearly: "Three was our first night's target, and I'm indeed an officer. Neither Sixteen nor One are on my team. If Sixteen seals the will tomorrow and takes me away, you guys bring Three down afterwards, then bring One down. Three is a confirmed target, One is supporting Sixteen."

  "Hmm... if the will that took me away wasn't No. 16, but No. 3, then just bring No. 16 and No. 1 down with you." An Yi let out a slight sigh: "Isn't it clear enough? I'm indeed a yamen runner, I wanted to take care of No. 3 first since he's clearly guilty, but my fellow runners chose to take care of No. 15 first, what can I do? But everything that needs to be explained has already been explained to you."