Chapter 614: Chapter 614: Nervous and Jumpy
Bai Youwei had considered this as well.
In the game, it’s easier to gravitate towards players you’re familiar with, even when you’ve only met once, and when you’re looking to form an alliance or a team, it’s common to prioritize those players.
However, it seemed as if Fang Yu and Ya Chaohui never had the intention to ally with her from the very beginning.
In the beginning of the game, when the mobster held a leading position in the Blue Eyes’ team, Fang Yu refused to interact with her in order to avoid making the mobster suspicious. This excuse was somewhat reasonable…
But what if Fang Yu was ‘X’? What would he have considered then?
Bai Youwei ponders for a moment, and then asks the short-haired woman, “Who’s the other one?”
The short-haired woman purses her lips and whispers, “Number 14.”
“Number 14?” Bai Youwei is taken aback, but quickly realizes that the short-haired woman is referring to the blue-eyed man in the Red Eyes’ team, who is actually the gentleman who was tricked into joining their team.
“Don’t you find him suspicious?” the short-haired woman frowns, “He’s in the same situation as you, being part of a team that doesn’t match his eye color. Our team has always avoided voting for him during each voting round to take advantage of his vote, but coincidentally, or perhaps intended, the Blue Eyes’ team also hasn’t voted for him!”
Bai Youwei understands, “So you’re saying, he intentionally revealed his number to the Blue team, which means neither team would vote for him, thus increasing his chances of survival.”
“Exactly!” the short-haired woman nods vigorously, “If he’s ‘X’, everything would make sense! He’s afraid of being eliminated early, so he’s set up two safety measures.”
Bai Youwei bargains, “It does seem plausible…”
The short-haired woman asks, “Who are your suspects?”
Bai Youwei thinks to herself, the people I suspected are already out of the game.
The mobster is gone, and Xu Fanghe got disqualified.
“I still think that… ‘X’ should be someone who takes the initiative in the game. Otherwise, waiting passively for others to vote is no different from gambling on luck.” Bai Youwei propped her chin thoughtfully and spoke slowly, “Number 14 is suspicious, but he’s mostly relying on luck in the later stages. ‘X’ needs to not only avoid being voted off but also guide other players to vote for other numbers. Only then, can ‘X’ guarantee to survive till the last round…”
The short-haired woman gives a embarrassed smile, “Who you’re describing is the Doctor, isn’t it?”
Bai Youwei laughs lightly, “Indeed.”
But the Doctor is already out, and the game isn’t over yet.
With no leads, the two women fall into a synchronized silence.
After a while, Bai Youwei asks, “Why does everyone call Xu Fanghe ‘Doctor’?”
“Isn’t he a doctor?” the short-haired woman casually replies, “He wears a white lab coat. He looks like a doctor, and remembering names is too troublesome. So, we just call him ‘Doctor’.”
“Really…” Bai Youwei replies quietly, “I actually thought he didn’t look like a doctor. He doesn’t have that aura…”
“What kind of aura?” the short-haired woman laughs, “the smell of disinfectant? After so long since the world has ended, even if there was a smell it would have long disappeared!”
Finally, she cannot help but comment sarcastically, “But his team is full of sick people. It’s good to have a doctor around to cure them. They’re all fucking insane! Especially that highly myopic guy, mumbling all day. He’s not lightly afflicted!”
Bai Youwei chuckles and nods, “Those guys are really odd.”
While being part of the Yellow Eyes’ team, she was often on the verge of laughing while watching the scarf woman and the glasses man worship Xu Fanghe every day.
Jokes aside, after a thought, the short-haired woman notes, “The Yellow Eyes’ team was always under the control of the Doctor. Now that he’s out, they’re completely disorganized, without anyone controlling the votes. This is also an opportunity… The next voting round will eliminate four people. Without anyone to manipulate the game, even by simply guessing, there’s a 44% chance of winning.”