Day of Imprisonment

The rewards from the previous two rounds have been distributed, but they need to be allocated.

After the allocation, a vote will be held to decide whether to continue participating in the third round of the game challenge.

Everything seems normal, but perceptive individuals, such as Affinity and Hook Nose, have already sensed an air of conspiracy.

"This isn't right!" Affinity said in a low voice, "I've been to this place three times before, and I've never encountered a situation like this. Moreover, this voting setup is very unreasonable. There's something wrong here."

"Although it's a bit cumbersome, it's not really a problem. Everyone doesn't want to continue participating in the challenge, so when the time comes, we'll all vote against it, right? Let's distribute the rewards first. There are twenty cards for the eight of us, which won't be easy to divide," the Part-Time Guy said, his eyes darting around.

He was clearly very concerned about the distribution of benefits, and he didn't try to hide his concern at all.

His previous statement had already made his intentions clear.

The distribution should be fair, preferably equal.

Because based on the smallest base number for equal distribution, he could get two cards.

That was his bottom line.

He wouldn't ask for more, but he couldn't accept getting one less.

At this moment, the twenty cards were face down on the table, looking like a thick stack, quite substantial.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on them.

Who would distribute them was one question, and how to distribute them was another.

"Mr. Robber, why don't you distribute them? After all, you contributed the most this time. Even if you take a few extra cards, we can accept it," the Mature Woman said at this time, and no one objected to her words.

Even the most petty person knew that this matter could only be handled by 'Robber'.

He found the 'killer' in the first round and 'solved the case' in the second round. It could be said that he contributed the most, so no one would have any complaints if he distributed them.

Luo Xi looked up at Old Ma over there.

The other party was standing behind the bar, seemingly not concerned about how they were distributing the cards, but Luo Xi knew that this was completely a trap set by the other party.

"Old Ma is very insidious. He seems to be an enemy, not a friend."

Luo Xi muttered to himself.

All twenty cards on the table were face down, so no one knew exactly what cards they were.

This was the first trap.

No matter who distributed them, they would have to face one situation.

These twenty cards would inevitably have some that were good and some that were bad.

So, who should get the good ones, and who should get the bad ones?

No matter how they were distributed, it would inevitably produce a result.

And at this moment, Old Ma's voice came from over there.

"Among these twenty cards, there are a few that are very rare and of great value. You only get them because you passed the second round of the game. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such rewards in the first round."

Everyone was stunned.

Hook Nose frowned, realizing the problem in these words. Affinity even pointed it out, "He's deliberately saying this. Distributing the cards is a trap. Everyone wants the good cards. But it's easy to solve. Don't reveal the contents of the cards. Just distribute them face down. Good or bad, it all depends on luck, fate. No one will complain!"

It had to be said that Affinity's method was not bad, very conventional.

It could indeed solve some of the problems.

"This method is also feasible!"

"I also agree!"

The Part-Time Guy and the others nodded in agreement.

On the contrary, Luo Xi smiled when he heard these words.

"Are you guys mistaken about one thing?" Luo Xi said, reaching out and picking up the stack of cards on the table. Then, he flipped all the cards over, revealing the card faces, "Even the administrator can lie. Does the fact that he says there are valuable and rare cards mean that there really are any? If there aren't any, we'll fall for the trap after distributing the cards face down, because no one will get the so-called precious cards, but they'll assume that others have, resulting in jealousy and resentment."

As Luo Xi's voice fell, the stack of cards was spread out, all face up.

Everyone saw that all twenty cards were [Memory].

There wasn't a single other card.

Facts speak louder than words.

The administrator had indeed lied.

Now, everyone's gaze towards Old Ma was very unfriendly.

The other party was very cunning.

It could be seen from the previous game challenge that the unspoken 'nomination execution mechanism' was hidden in a not-so-sophisticated murder mystery plot, used as one of the game puzzle-solving contents, with the purpose of using the rules to kill people.

Even the distribution of rewards just now was a calculation, trying to sow discord.

"A liar full of lies!" The Mature Woman couldn't help but curse.

"He's indeed very shameless. Let's go. We'll never come to this checkpoint scene again," the others also nodded.

Unexpectedly, Old Ma laughed loudly, as if he had heard a great joke.

"I'm a lying cheat? Haha, compared to someone, my lies are not worth mentioning at all," Old Ma was still laughing in the first half of the sentence, but by the end, his face was gloomy, with a hint of ferocity.

Clearly, these words were meaningful.

But no one was curious about this matter, let alone explore it.

"Well, after completing the vote and everyone refusing to participate in the third round of the challenge, you can leave," Old Ma seemed too lazy to talk nonsense. At this time, he walked to the side and pointed to a wooden door next to him, "I'll be inside in a moment. You'll come in one by one to vote separately. After the last person votes, I'll announce the voting results."

After speaking, he took the lead in opening the door and walking in.

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"Hmph, making a mystery out of it. Voting is such a simple matter. He even set up a small room. Could it be that he's afraid people will know that I don't agree to participate in the third round of the challenge?" The Strong Man couldn't help but say.

"I won't participate in this kind of insidious administrator's game again. I also refuse to participate," the Tense Guy also nodded in agreement.

"This cycle day has only just begun. There's really no need to take this risk. We came here to seek stability. Since it's so dangerous and the benefits are very average, only a fool would agree to continue to the third round," the Part-Time Guy also shook his head repeatedly.

"I will also refuse!" The Wooden Guy said, adding, "I just carefully replayed it again. The previous first and second rounds of the game were actually very dangerous. The scene was designed with too many death points. If it weren't for Robber being strong enough, there probably wouldn't be three people left here to talk."

"I have other things to do. I have to get to other places before seven o'clock, so I won't continue to waste time here," the Mature Woman also said.

With that, five people had expressed their opinions, leaving Affinity, Hook Nose, and Luo Xi.

"I will refuse!" Affinity said, simply and directly.

"Me too," Hook Nose nodded, but he quickly added, "However, I feel that things are not that simple. Something that could have been settled by raising hands to vote, they specially set up a voting room. According to this administrator's style, there must be a problem."

"What could be the problem? No matter how flowery his words are, even if he says that passing the third round will reward card number 000, I won't participate. The decision is in my hands. Can he control me?" The Part-Time Guy raised his neck and said loudly.

"Let's vote. Who's first?" Luo Xi asked at this time.

"I'll go. Anyway, no matter what he says, I'm just refusing to participate," The Part-Time Guy took the lead, walked over, opened the door, and went in.

After closing the door, no sound could be heard from the small room inside.

A few minutes later, he still hadn't come out.

"Something's not right. It's just a vote. It's just a matter of a sentence. Why hasn't he come out after so long?" The Tense Guy began to get nervous again, his eyes staring at the door, as if at this moment the door had become a gate of hell that eats people without spitting out bones.

"Could this horse-man be playing tricks again? But we're not in the game now. If he takes action, he's violating the rules," Although the Strong Man said this, his tone was not firm.

Just then, the door opened.

The Part-Time Guy walked out of it with a strange expression. His face was not very good-looking. After looking up, he immediately lowered his head, as if avoiding everyone's gaze.

The voice of Administrator Old Ma came from inside the door.

"The next one can come in!"

Someone immediately went over to ask the Part-Time Guy, but the latter lowered his head and didn't say a word no matter what they asked.

The situation was clearly not right.

Luo Xi was about to step forward when Hook Nose grabbed him.

"I'll go take a look at the situation first. It can be determined that there is indeed a problem with this voting mechanism."

Affinity shouted towards the wooden door at this time, "Wait a minute, Administrator. The first person who voted is not in the right state. He seems to have voted in favor of participating in the third round of the game. If so, is it necessary for the subsequent people to continue to vote? Because you said that only if everyone disagrees can we leave, which means that as long as one person agrees, the others must also participate in the third round of the game, right?"

This concern was very reasonable.

The Part-Time Guy was like a different person before and after entering the door. Even his spirit was a little dazed. It couldn't be ruled out that he had suffered some unimaginable things inside, and may have been forced to choose to agree.

But if that was the case, the others didn't need to vote anymore.

Because it wouldn't affect the final result at all.

"The rule is that everyone has to vote. Moreover, before the final voting result is revealed, how do you know that the first person voted in favor?" The administrator's voice inside had a hint of sneer.

"Understood!" Affinity didn't ask any more questions. He looked at Hook Nose and said in a low voice, "You go first. The previous person has limited ability and is easily bewitched and threatened. You can't get anything out of him. You can only rely on you. If the rule of voting is that you can't reveal your voting content before announcing the voting results, then you can also use some secret means, such as gestures, using rock-paper-scissors to distinguish. Rock represents refusal, paper represents agreement, and scissors represents abstention."

Affinity considered it very thoughtfully.

He even thought of the 'abstention' option that the administrator didn't mention but might exist.

Hook Nose nodded, indicating that he understood, and looked at Luo Xi again before walking to the door, opening it, and walking in.

Throughout the whole process, the Part-Time Guy kept his head down and didn't react at all, like a child who had done something wrong.