The Survival Game Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Experienced Players and Hypotheses

Pa.s.senger.

I couldn’t believe the confirmation from the photo.

Did I come away empty-handed as the captain and waste my chance on two good people?

The picture of Guan Ling had a spiritual aura. These data definitely not from our IDs or pa.s.sports.

Are you kidding me, those register photos were definitely dark history1!

Even celebrities who dressed up well probably wouldn’t reveal their photographs from their IDs that easily?

Of course the main question was the source of this data in my phone. From the backgrounds and facial expressions, these photos didn’t seem like they were from the same place.

Even though the places from where these photos came were questionable, considering my chances of survival, looking at other people’s reactions after the voting seemed like a better thing to address.

“Um, even though I don’t really understand the rules of this game, in my free time, I play a lot of Mafia, so…”

A soft cough interrupted my thoughts.

His arms were moving around, hands were rubbing back and forth, and eyes were unsteady.

These traits all exposed the mental activity of the fledgling student.

The youngster who spoke was Liu Nian, and he was also one of the people who voted for Guan Ling.

“The first voting was still chaotic, but from the second voting, everyone’s votes have a greater reference value. I will give it to you straight, I am suspicious of that little girl because of her reactions from before.”

Liu Nian’s cheeks were slightly puffy as he adjusted his gla.s.ses. Seemed like he finally got his chance to show himself off, he couldn’t stop talking as soon as he started.

Guan Ling’s reactions? This phrase somehow helped me wake up from my confusion.

After all, a Loli2 about ten years old should only seem innocent and pure in her photograph.

But I also saw toughness and strong persistence, along with her decisive manner that didn’t suit her age. It was no surprise that people thought she was suspicious.

But something was still bugging me. Why, as a pa.s.senger, would she have the bravery to protect w.a.n.g Qiang that brazenly?

Including their eye contact, it made me feel like it was obviously not only because he saved her life, but there may have been something even more complicated.

“What’s up, did you find any clues? I saw you playing with your phone just now, I thought you had given up already.”

Pin Chuanxia fiddled with the bangs beside her forehead. It was true that this girl in the floral dress was very attractive, especially her smile.

“I didn’t think that you had something up your sleeves.”

“That’s an exaggeration, I was just staring at my phone. I didn’t find much.”

Because of how she backtracked on us earlier, it made me think that this woman really wasn’t simple, and I was no longer able to see her as the girl next door.

I smiled even though I knew how unnatural it looked.

But the sweet and innocent girl in a floral dress didn’t mind, and returned my smile with a nod while still looking at me with an ambiguous look.

This conversation may have seemed simple, but it actually involved a lot of probing.

At least I already realized that this girl next door wasn’t as simple as she looked.

Even though it wasn’t enough to make me suspect her, since the captain can use the additional feature on his phone, her probing must have included deducting people’s ident.i.ties.

Was she trying to find the captain and get carried, or was it all her act as a Howler?

I didn’t reach any conclusion after all this thinking.

Good thing there was still a tense atmosphere, so no one took note of her probing actions.

“Are you kidding me, what you’re saying is all just experience from party games. We’ve done something even bigger! That kind of leverage is an amount that you could not even make in a year, so your reasoning is complete bulls.h.i.+t!”

I missed some part of the a.n.a.lysis because of Pin Chuanxia’s interruption, but Qian Duoduo’s comment seemed to have lowered Liu Nian’s confidence.

“Who… who gives you the right to say that!”

Liu Nian said as his face became red and held his hands in fists.

I could see that this poor student, even if he had something he was good at, his confidence was found while playing games. Against a sly fox Fuerdai like Qian Duoduo, he was still too inexperienced.

“Who gives me the right? Don’t you forget that we have already finished voting, so we will fall back to sleep very soon. Hmph, don’t blame me then for not warning you. You have to know that I have two successful votings already.”

Qian Duoduo seemed to be very satisfied with his ‘winning record,’ hehe. Fuerdai are Fuerdai. Even if they seemed sophisticated, they also had a dumb side.

But if the people he voted for were all Howlers, then just pretend I didn’t say anything since he had such good luck.

What I was afraid of was that we wronged the good people, then he would not be guiding us, but he would be an actual goose-like teammate3.

My instinct told me that even though the woman who died in the second voting may have been despicable and seemingly guilty, she was probably just a scapegoat.

I had the same feeling about the official. I didn’t understand why I would suddenly have epiphanies like a sixth sense, but it was a feeling like lightning, that made me realize the hidden fis.h.i.+ness in this game.

“Amen, this game is surprisingly intense. But do you all want to listen to this old man’s opinion?”

The silver-haired old man joined the battle unwisely. Surprisingly, the crowd slightly backed away from him.

In the death battle that doesn’t have any so-called ‘game settings,’ any type of action could bring a temporary reputation, or huge suspicion!

Obviously the old man got the former, even if it was the sense of deterrence from murdering someone.

“Try us, what we need right now is some different opinions so we won’t be stuck, or else we would be too pa.s.sive, don’t you agree?”

This was said by Shang Zhiyuan, but it was said to me, a person who didn’t bring much attention to himself the whole game.

On one side, I could be seen as calm and quiet, but on the other, in this Mafia game, I was completely useless, it didn’t matter if I was here.

Sometimes because people don’t want to be dragged down, experienced players would lead and vote those types of players to death first.

“I’m whatever, even if you suspect me, it’s useless if you can’t give a reason.”

I spread out my hands indifferently, and tried to cover my intense feelings because I was the captain. Good thing right now, someone else is in the spotlight as the captain, so I also looked unconsciously at Guan Ling, that tough little girl.

From now on, she would either be the leader or the target of this game. After all, it’s not that easy to walk in the captain’s shoes.

Doesn’t matter how she knows the instructions to checking ident.i.ties, she was still not really the captain, so she was still in danger of being exposed.

“Hehe, young people sure have a personality, but old fellows like me have quite a bit of experience. For example, she just said she believes in w.a.n.g Qiang’s ident.i.ty completely, so I suspect, is it because this little girl wanted to protect her partner?”

An idea flashed across my mind. Right now, even though I still couldn’t progress towards completing my list of Howlers, the old man’s words reminded me.

At the very beginning, a lot of people skipped the introductions. Some because they were afraid, or ignored it out of suspicion, but I especially remembered a rule, just so it could be useful at a time like this.

“Flight attendants, this is a really interesting role.”

Even with the silver-haired old man’s age, his IQ still made me slightly afraid.

That old man’s a.n.a.lysis was absolutely not worse than young people’s. I couldn’t believe he immediately thought of the sketchy role of flight attendants.

Because I had completely forgotten that the captain can only see the ident.i.ties as good or bad. Even if the person was not a Howler, the person could be a security guard.

But in the end, it would only appear as Howler or Pa.s.senger, meaning that it can only make sure of the good guys and the bad guys, but cannot determine the ones with special abilities.

“Of course I’m only making a hypothesis. If the little girl is really the captain, tell us what did you find out with your ability. If they are still alive, they would definitely be useful.”

The crowd started overreacting. The old man was making his move even faster than I thought.

That split second was not enough to be a.n.a.lyzed, but from the situation right now, the old man’s disruptive actions disturbed most people’s thoughts.

It could also be said that the most primitive nature was triggered on this very plane cabin.

Selfishness.

“Yeah! Hurry up and say it. Who did you investigate? Did you find out who was a Howler?”

The wife in the family of three seemed impatient. Even though they acted as a group, they didn’t have an opinion, and were being led around by the players who stood out.

“I…”

The little girl looked at w.a.n.g Qiang. Now people were starting to get suspicious of how synchronized they were.

Especially based on normal reasoning, whether it was the old man hypothesis that it might be the flight attendants protecting each other, or if Guan Ling really was the captain and made sure that w.a.n.g Qiang was a pa.s.senger in the first round, her confidence must have been from the investigating ability.

“The first time I checked for ident.i.ty…”

Her facial expression slightly turned cold. She was even tougher and smarter than I imagined, and gave an answer that surprised even me.

“…was the person who died the first round.”