Chapter 608: 608: Rejected Again

“The third piece of information is my personal clue,” Bai Youwei continued. “Although after the second round of voting, the two didn’t meet again, in fact, Xu Fanghe and the gangster had two indirect encounters.”

The man with Red Eyes stared at her blankly.

Bai Youwei wasn’t interested in creating suspense and gave the answer directly:

“The first time was when the gangster wrote down the vote count on a piece of paper and sent it over.

The second time was when Xu Fanghe crossed out Yellow Eyes’ number and returned the paper.

I guess it was at that time that Xu Fanghe pinned the insect egg in the paper. When the gangster opened the paper to see the number, his skin came in contact with the insect egg. The egg entered his body, hatched into Poisonous moths after a few hours, and became the ‘Heavenly Punishment’ that Xu Fanghe mentioned.”

Bai Youwei raised a finger and gently shook it:

“Based on the above, to avoid this so-called ‘Heavenly Punishment’, we just need to keep our distance from Xu Fanghe.

Before the next vote, it’s best for each of us to stay in our rooms, keep the doors and windows closed, and avoid contact with anyone or anything suspicious to prevent facing the ‘Heavenly Punishment.’

Therefore, you can vote without worries in the next round, there’s no need to fear him.”

After she finished, everyone looked a bit dazed.

So…

Is it that simple…?

We just need to stay away from Xu Fanghe?

After Bai Youwei’s thorough explanation, their previous fear of Xu Fanghe suddenly seemed so ridiculous.

“So, he’s not that special after all,” someone murmured. “Just a trickster.”

“Yeah,” said another one, with a determined look. “In the next round, we’ll completely get rid of him!”

The short-haired woman looked at Bai Youwei, then looked at her companions and seized the moment: “Xu Fanghe is probably the culprit ‘X’. As long as we vote him out in the next round, we can win this preliminary game and also share in the loser’s props and puzzle pieces!”

Props, and puzzle pieces!

Of the 30 players in the game, only 5 will remain in the end. The victorious five will be able to split the props and puzzle pieces of the 25 losers!

For a moment, the atmosphere suddenly lifted, and everyone had a relaxed smile on their faces.

Bai Youwei still wore an expression of indifference.

Such things are like magic tricks. When you can’t see through them, they seem fascinating, as does the magician. But once you understand the key, it becomes so boring, just like that…

“If there are no questions, everyone should go back and rest,” Bai Youwei suggested casually. “Remember, don’t have contact with anyone.”

All agreed.

The short-haired woman was about to leave when Bai Youwei stopped her: “Stay for a moment.”

The short-haired woman asked, “What?”

“Come with me to talk to the people from the Blue Eyes group,” Bai Youwei said. “We need to gather some votes.”

…

Bai Youwei took the short-haired woman to find Fang Yu and Ya Chaohui.

Although they had refused her earlier, she still wanted to try again to explain the situation, maybe they would reconsider their decision.

The man with Red Eyes had initially declined cooperation as well, but now he had been persuaded by her.

Bai Youwei didn’t see it as a big deal. As long as she explained the situation to the two of them, and added in Shen Mo’s personal relationship, they could surely secure some votes.

First, she and the short-haired woman went to Ya Chaohui’s room. There was no one there.

Then they went to Fang Yu’s room. They could faintly hear people talking inside.

After knocking on the door, they heard Fang Yu’s stern voice from inside: “Who is it?!”

Bai Youwei was slightly taken aback. She hadn’t expected him to be so alert. She furrowed her brow and tentatively said: “About the next round of voting, I’d like to talk to you. Can you open the door?”

There was no response from inside.

The short-haired woman leaned in to listen, then shook her head at Bai Youwei. In a low voice, she said: “There are people inside…”

And quite a few.