Chapter 44: The Third Day·Teammates (Part 2 of 2)

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This was great.

It could be said that his junior sister’s speech was amazing. It was equivalent to the saying known as … striking three birds with one stone. Shen Mu bit his lip tightly, hiding the slight smile that he was almost unable to contain.

First of all, from the perspective of a single Witch, to come to the conclusion that the Seer had become part of the Couple, it was extremely natural, just as where water flows, a canal is formed*. There was nothing wrong with the perspective presented by his junior sister, and her appearance while making this speech was very good. She really was “the single Witch who felt betrayed, and found a new sense of responsibility after finally realizing that the Seer had long been connected to the Couple.”

*T/N: where water flows, a canal is formed – an idiom describing natural progression

After hearing such a speech from Xie You, who would suspect that it was actually the Witch herself who had become one of the Couple?

Then, under the guidance of his junior sister, he would definitely be voted out today. However, before he was voted out, he must prove his own innocence—— “he was definitely single and also a dedicated and conscientious Seer”. As for why he did not die, this was a conspiracy conducted by both the Wolves and the third party——he would be agreeing with the Witch’s point of view; the Couple and Cupid had not come forward, so they must have formed a third party. They did not kill him, and instead wanted to vote him out.

And finally, he would lead the disaster to the east* by transferring the label of Couple for others to bear and when he was eliminated and his single status was revealed, the good people who were convinced that he was one of the Couple would be once again thrown into confusion. At that time, those who hadn’t completely believed what he has said today would have to re-examine his speech. Then, the two scapegoats that he hypothesised as the couple would then enter everyone’s scrutiny.

*T/N: lead the disaster to the east – an idiom for taking certain measures to have others bear the losses in your place

But why hadn’t the Hunter activated his ability? Shen Mu really hadn’t thought deeply about the conundrum presented by the scenario where “the partner has been poisoned and the Hunter was eliminated with them, so is the Hunter still able to activate his ability?”… but the Couple did not consist of No. 8 and No. 6, so No. 6 could not have been Hunter. However, by the time Shen Mu’s turn would arrive, other people would have already analyzed it, and he would have to listen to what they have to say first. If this matter did not get mentioned, there would be no need for him to say anything as the last speaker. After all, the more you say, the more likely you are to slip up.

For a moment, Shen Mu felt slightly moved. He was used to carrying the game alone, and suddenly experienced the warmth of having skilled teammates…

No. 3’s speech ended, and it was No. 4 Du Xiulin’s turn to speak. Shen Mu’s mind began wandering as he intuitively felt that the relationship between Yan Yuze and Du Xiulin was not as simple as it had initially appeared. To be honest, if Yan Yuze hadn’t been the Hunter, then Shen Mu’s first suspect would be Du Xiulin.

However, no matter how powerful Du Xiulin was, as long as he did not play a role during the night, he could not make the groundless speculation that he was Cupid, and that Xie You was really the Witch who was linked in the Couple. Xie You’s speech today greatly relieved the pressure on Shen Mu and he was no longer too concerned about the speculations that Du Xiulin might make.

Du Xiulin was just as calm and serene as he had been on the field in the past few days, his tone quite mild. Clearly, the impact of Yan Yuze’s death on him was not obvious: “I believe that No. 3 is the Witch. If she is not the Witch, the real Witch will definitely call her out later. Anyway, I am not the Witch, so I believe her for now. She said that No. 8 was the one she poisoned last night, which seems quite reasonable. After all, when No. 3 spoke on the first day, she was already doubting No. 8. All her actions are logical and it makes them difficult not to believe.”

Although Du Xiulin had said that he believed her, Xie You was secretly vigilant, and did not think that Du Xiulin really trusted her based on his words. However, she was not too worried. A person who did not possess an ability that could be utilised at night needed information to infer the truth. Xie You was confident that everything she had done was something that a real Witch would do and she had not done anything to let the cat out of the bag.

“As for last night’s double death,” Du Xiulin pushed up his glasses, “No. 8 was poisoned by the Witch, this point doesn’t warrant any suspicion for now. After all, before someone comes out to oppose No. 3, No. 3 is the Witch. But No. 3, you never considered the situation where No. 6 and No. 8 are a Couple on the good side: one was poisoned, and the other was knifed. Of course, this situation is implausible, because if No. 2 wasn’t part of the Couple, then he would most certainly have been knifed, there is absolutely no reason that the Wolves would keep the Seer alive on the field. There are already only a few players left. If the Seer lives through one more round and also leaves behind the Sheriff badge, basically everyone’s identity can be confirmed. What kind of courage does the Wolf have to leave the Seer on the field for another round? Hence our Sheriff is going to say, “The Wolves kept him alive in order to splash dirty water* on him, so that they could vote him out during the day”.” Du Xiulin smiled calmly, but hid within it a murderous air, “This sentence seems very logical, but the logic doesn’t actually flow. Think about it yourself. If you were a Wolf, the golden waters on the field are golden waters, the Gods are the Gods, altogether there aren’t many players left. To let the Seer remain alive for an extra round of the game, who would dare? Who would dare to bet that No. 2 would be voted out during the day? After all, he is very good at bluffing his way through——if he wasn’t voted out, it would be another round in which he is able to check identities and conclude the vote; it’s like having a knife on your neck at any time. Of course, I’m not idle enough to enter the perspective of the Wolf, but people are empathetic. Think about it yourself, would you do this if you were the Wolf? Because No. 2 survived, he has to be a Seer belonging to the third party.”

*T/N: to splash dirty water – idiom; to falsely accuse

“The Sheriff will be the last one to speak today, so everyone should not be led astray by him. After all, based on the past two days, our Sheriff’s ability to influence votes and deceive people is very strong.”

Du Xiulin smiled lightly, with a hint of sternness in his words. Shen Mu’s intention to say that the Wolves had planned to splash dirty water on him had been discovered by Du Xiulin in advance.

Du Xiulin continued: “So, I agree. No. 6 was knifed yesterday and as for why the Hunter didn’t take someone with him after death… to be honest, of the two Suspended Life Games that I played, both times I have received the Civilian card. I’m also not clear how the Hunter launches their skill, but based on the No. 10’s death speech that she made during the first day, it is evident that the death speech has a time limit.” Du Xiulin’s voice contained slight ridicule, “If No. 6 was killed in his sleep, and did not wake up in time before his death at 6:00. And if the system also did not force him awake? He probably just missed the opportunity to take someone down? Is it not very ironic?”

Shen Mu’s heart trembled. When he had received the Cupid card on the first day, he really had needed to pay attention to the time, there was no system prompt. Du Xiulin’s speculation was not impossible. This was the Hunter’s passive skill and in that case, they must wake up before 6:00 every day. If they overslept, they might not be able to wake up again. The same principle ought to apply to the death speech.

Shen Mu sighed silently in his heart. In his own case, although Shen Mu’s mental quality was poor and he suffered from insomnia, he couldn’t deny that sometimes misfortune was a blessing in disguise.

He vaguely felt that Yan Yuze was not the type of person who would oversleep, but there was no alarm clock after falling asleep, no one could be sure … if this was the truth, it was indeed as ironic as Du Xiulin had said.

It was just that…

Shen Mu looked at Du Xiulin’s expression, one of which implied that he was incapable of being fazed. Although the scenario that Du Xiulin had proposed was entirely reasonable, Shen Mu was unable to say why… but it had only fueled his suspicion that Du Xiulin was the real Hunter.

In that case, they should kill Du Xiulin last and avoid the possibility of him taking someone down with him. Otherwise… Shen Mu foresaw that he would be likely to aim at his sister or even his junior sister, which would cost them two lives with one shot. But… keeping him alive was another type of danger, to let him make another speech was to leave another chance for an unforeseen event…

While Shen Mu was hesitating, Du Xiulin’s speech had ended.

No. 7 Zhao Xu’s speech began.

As soon as he had arrived in the conference hall today, Zhao Xu’s face had contained clear confusion, indicating his evident bafflement regarding the current situation. After listening to Xie You’s speech, Zhao Xu’s eyes continuously flickered between Shen Mu and Xie You, not daring to believe her words. The same hesitation further coloured his words.

“I… I don’t know much regarding the third party.” The green light in front of him lit up and Zhao Xu began speaking. “I think No. 2 is the Seer, but No. 3 also seems to be the Witch. Aren’t both the Witch and the Seer good people? It seems to imply that a good person is no longer good if they become part of a Couple containing a Wolf? In this case… I’ll listen to what No. 2 has to say, but I feel like he is a good person… but No. 3 and No. 4 both said that they would vote out No. 2. I think No. 4 is a Wolf, but No. 3 cannot be a Wolf. Isn’t No. 3 No. 2’s golden water and also the Witch…? If you both say that you want to vote out No. 2, I’ll also vote him out. I really don’t know how to play, but it’s impossible for everyone to be Wolves, right? Haha…”

“Then let’s do it like this. I’m definitely a good person. I’m a Civilian, it’s a pretty useless card. But that is a good thing. If I was the Hunter, I would not dare to take someone down. Actually I feel like maybe No. 6 was also like me and didn’t dare to activate his ability. What if he was afraid of taking the wrong person with him? Ha, but No. 6 is confident, he should not be like me.” No. 7, Zhao Xu, chose to end his speech.

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Translator’s Corner:

• Kitty: Even for someone who hates speeches … Zhao Xu … really makes one relieved when he stops talking … Happy New Year everyone!
• Salted Fish: There seems to be something deeper going on between Du Xiulin and Yan Yuze…

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