Chapter 592: What color are the eyes?
By the time Bai Youwei received it, six numbers had already been crossed out on the paper.
Nineteen numbers were lined up vertically, 1-5 at the top, 10-18 in the middle, and 24-27 at the bottom.
Bai Youwei’s number 11 was crossed out, and since everyone had to cross out two numbers, the previous people might also cross out the numbers of the people after them.
Bai Youwei casually crossed off number 1 and number 17, then passed the paper to the next person.
After one round, number 2 was the only one left uncrossed, so the final three numbers they were going to vote for were 2, 8, and 27.
Once the numbers were determined, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. The fact that the first step went smoothly and cautiously seemed like a good omen.
Everyone stayed with Dr. Xu Fanghe, continuing the discussion about the possible scenarios of the game, planning to go together to the kiosk in the plaza to vote when it was time.
Not long after, they heard a commotion.
People looked at each other, filled with curiosity and confusion, looking in the direction of the noise. However, the woods were too dense to see what was happening.
Dr. Xu Fanghe proposed: “The game rules do not allow violence. Let’s go and take a look together.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Walking along the semi-circular brick road, they quickly found the source of the conflict. The people with Red Eyes and Blue Eyes were arguing.
It appeared that everyone had found their teams in a very short time and had selected their leaders.
The leader of the Blue Eyes Camp was a burly black man.
The leader of the Red Eyes Camp was a short-haired woman with an androgynous style.
Both parties were very assertive.
The black man was harshly scolding a man in a suit: “You fool! You’ve been fooled by that woman! You’re a Blue Eye!”
The short-haired woman retorted coldly: “What, jealous that our team has more people, trying to poach from us? Allen, think carefully, if you were a Blue Eye, would we have included you in our team from the start?”
“Bullshit! It’s your Red Eyes who are conning him together!” The black man grumbled angrily, wishing he could go up and give the man in the suit a beating, but was restrained by the game rules.
“Dramatic, keep performing!” The short-haired woman sneered, “You certainly act the part, it’s a pity you’re not an actor with that talent.”
“You damned woman…” The black man nearly burst a vein in anger, wanting to attack, but his companions held him back.
Annoyed, the black man’s friend yelled at the man in the suit: “Won’t you come over here?! How can there be such a stupid player in the preliminary round! Couldn’t you tell they were making fun of you?!”
The man in the suit looked distraught, glancing left and right, growing increasingly confused.
Finally, he turned to the short-haired woman and asked in a tense voice, “Are my eyes… are they red?”
The short-haired woman nodded calmly, “Yes, your eyes are red.”
“They’re blue! Damn it!” The black man noticed Xu Fanghe approaching with his group, pointed at them and said, “If you don’t believe me, ask them! What’s the point of asking the Red Eyes? They’re just messing with you!!!”
The man in the suit gritted his teeth, looked towards Xu Fanghe and asked again, “You tell me! What color are my eyes?!”
Xu Fanghe hesitated momentarily, then looked at the black man. He paused for two seconds before telling the man in the suit, “Your eyes… are blue.”
“Did you hear that? They’re blue!” The black man shouted.
The short-haired woman laughed out loud, “You sneaky black man! You sure know how to play! Knowing that this old man wouldn’t dare to offend you, you deliberately had Allen ask him. How could he possibly tell the truth?”
After a bout of mockery, she turned to the man in the suit and said, “Allen, really think about it. Why didn’t he answer you immediately? Why did he pause for a few seconds, even looking at that damned black man before responding?”