Chapter 596: Chapter 596: Find the Red Eye
Next, Xu Fanghe took out another piece of paper and according to the original method, he let everyone choose the numbers to be eliminated in the second round.
“The number 2 we chose in the last round wasn’t eliminated, so this round, number 2 counts as one, and there are two other numbers. Everyone should choose, please.”
With his calm demeanor, he wrote a string of numbers on the paper, crossed out two of them, and then passed the paper to the man in glasses standing beside him.
“Here are eighteen numbers, we have eight people, each crossing out two numbers. In the end, there will be two numbers left. These, then plus number 2, are the numbers for the next round of votes.”
As he said this, as if suddenly recalling something, he looked at Bai Youwei, “Right, at the last vote, which number did you choose? Why wasn’t number 2 eliminated?”
Bai Youwei replied, “When I went into that room, I found out only number 1 and number 9 could be selected, so I chose number 1.”
“Oh…I see.” Xu Fanghe nodded slowly, “It seems the order of voting is crucial as well. If you vote too late, you might lose the chance. In the second round of voting, all of you should try to go earlier.”
The others agreed and nodded.
The voting paper was passed around the room and by the time it reached Bai Youwei, most of the numbers on it had already been crossed out.
The numbers written by Xu Fanghe were still vertically lined just like last time, with 3-7 on the top, 10-17 in the middle, and 21-25 at the bottom.
Four numbers were left uncrossed: 7, 11, 23, and 25.
Bai Youwei crossed out her own number 11 and then crossed out number 7.
She thought for a moment, and asked, “In the last round, we had nine members and we voted for three numbers, three votes each. But now, we only have eight, how can we vote for three numbers? 3+3+2? Two votes seem to be insufficient for eliminating a member, unless there are overlapping votes.”
After she said this, the others also realized and looked toward Xu Fanghe.
“That’s right, Dr. Xu Fanghe, what are we to do?”
“Why don’t we do 4+4? Concentrate the votes more and increase the chance of elimination.”
Xu Fanghe smiled and shook his head, “No need to worry, these three numbers will ultimately be selected by the guy with Blue Eyes.”
Bai Youwei looked somewhat puzzled.
Xu Fanghe continued, “We have 8 votes, Blue Eyes have 7 votes, a total of 15 votes. If we can eliminate more than three Red Eyes in the next round, we can gain a tremendous advantage. Theoretically, if we follow my method, eliminating three Red Eyes should not be a problem.”
Everyone became excited when they heard this!
There are ten Red Eyes in total right now, eliminate three and there will only be seven left! The numerical advantage would disappear in an instant!
The bespectacled man looked at Xu Fanghe excitedly, his fervor clear, “Dr. Xu Fanghe! Whatever you need us to do, just give the word!”
The lady with the scarf also had an expression of utmost devotion, bowing to Xu Fanghe, “Doctor, please lead us moving forward!”
The others felt that the man and woman were somewhat exaggerated, but they also praised Xu Fanghe one after another. Speaking a few words of flattery wouldn’t cost them anything. As long as it didn’t harm their self-interest, they were willing to grovel and flatter.
Xu Fanghe slowly shared his method:
“I will give these three numbers to Blue Eyes, and at the same time, Blue Eyes will give us three filtered numbers, totaling six numbers.”
“Then, we will cross out those of Yellow Eyes, and they will cross out the ones of Blue Eyes. The remaining numbers will naturally be Red Eyes.”
“If we’re lucky, all six numbers will belong to Red Eyes. Of course, this likelihood isn’t great, but with this method, we can easily find two to five Red Eyes’ numbers.”