Chapter 133 – Shh, He Found You – The Last Werewolf Card Appears (11)
“Everyone, tell me what you were doing last night.” Hu Peng examined everyone present, with particular focus on the two girls who had no visible injuries.
“I was sleeping last night when I heard someone shouting ‘fire!’ I ran out and found there was chaos outside, with people fighting.”
“Same here. I was sleeping soundly when I was woken up by the thick smoke…”
Most people’s accounts were quite similar. These two girls said the same thing.
Zheng Yao: “My room is near the staircase, so I was able to run out quickly when the fire started. I shouted, ‘There’s a fire! Everyone run!'”
Her words were confirmed by most people. Many had heard a woman’s voice shouting about the fire and saw smoke coming from under the door, which prompted them to open their doors, only to find that the fire was real.
Short-haired girl: “I saw the fire and just ran out.”
The short-haired girl’s room was next to Zheng Yao’s, making it easy to go downstairs.
“And what about you two? Why were you fighting?” Hu Peng turned to Yu Hongbo and Pan Quan.
“I was attacked.” Yu Hongbo said cautiously, “The attack happened before the fire. The person ran away after that.”
“When the fire started, of course I had to run! Who knows what was going on with that person? They blocked my way and hit me. I couldn’t just do nothing!” The person Pan Quan had fought with died in the fire, so there was no way to confirm whether his story was true or not.
“I went to Tang Tang’s room to hang out, and someone shot at us with a rifle.” Yu Yi paused for a moment, then questioned Hu Peng, “You say you’re the hunter, then where’s your rifle?”
At this point, Hu Peng should have presented his identity tool to prove himself, but he couldn’t. He buried his hands in his hair, looking exhausted and distressed.
“My rifle was stolen.”
As soon as he said that, those who had trusted Hu Peng the day before began to lose their calm. Since he couldn’t produce his rifle, they started to suspect that he might be the one who caused the chaos last night. As for the rifle, once the bullets were used up, it was useless anyway, so saying it was stolen seemed like a way to cover up his actions.
“Was your rifle really stolen, or did you just use it yourself?” one of the men mocked.
It was time to vote again. Hu Peng had been too prominent in the past few days, so when something happened, he became the prime suspect. However, there were others who believed the short-haired girl was the werewolf. There was no particular reason other than her previous behavior—she had been too reckless—and she was the first to run out, which made her a big suspect.
Bai Tang went upstairs to get the medicine. Meanwhile, downstairs, people had voted for either Hu Peng or the short-haired girl. The count was 3 to 4, and they were waiting for Bai Tang’s crucial vote.
“Be careful, it’s hot~” Bai Tang came down holding the bowl wrapped in cloth. It was filled with dark, bitter medicinal tea, and the bitter aroma spread through the air.
“Alright, it’s your turn, vote,” Zheng Yao said expressionlessly.
Yu Hongbo briefly explained the situation to Bai Tang, who had just walked back, then whispered in his ear who to vote for.
Bai Tang had always been obedient when it came to important matters. He raised his hand and pointed at the short-haired girl. “I vote for her.”
Although he didn’t know why Yu Hongbo wanted him to vote for the short-haired girl, he trusted his judgment. Following Ah Bo was definitely the right choice.
The voting result: 3 to 5.
Hu Peng let out a sigh of relief, while the short-haired girl showed no signs of panic. Instead, a strange smile appeared on her face.
She stepped forward, aiming at the murder device on the ceiling.
The rifle clicked, and everyone closed their eyes, trying to avoid witnessing the short-haired girl’s death, but there was no sound for a long time.
When they opened their eyes, they saw that, except for the vote screen that had been turned on during the first day’s introduction of the rules, the screen was now showing the identity cards that had been invalidated.
Most of it was as Yu Hongbo had guessed. The woman who died on the first night was a villager, and her ex-husband, the fat man who was the first to be voted out, was the Seer. The remaining cards were two werewolf cards and seven villager cards. The short-haired girl’s identity was exposed—she was the Idiot.
The Idiot belongs to the villager side. They can be killed by the werewolves but cannot be voted out, which is why the rifle hadn’t reacted earlier. Her behavior at the beginning was also meant to mislead the werewolves. She was a newbie werewolf who didn’t know how to play very well, so she exposed herself, and naturally, the werewolves wouldn’t choose her as their target.
“Hahaha… I told you, I’m not afraid of being voted out. Now I’ve lost a voting opportunity, but the werewolves are still out there in the crowd,” the short-haired girl said proudly as she sat back on the couch.
Then, new information appeared on the screen. The remaining valid identity cards were two werewolf cards, one Witch card, one Guard card, one Cupid card, one Hunter card, one Idiot card (special villager card), and three villager cards.
The werewolves could completely ignore the special cards and focus on killing all the villagers to win directly.
This meant that if they couldn’t figure out the werewolves’ identities, the game could end in as little as two days.
The known identity cards were: Bai Tang (villager), Yu Hongbo (Guard), Hu Peng (Hunter), and the short-haired girl (Idiot).
The remaining cards were a mix of werewolves and villagers, with the Witch and Cupid still in play.
Everyone looked at each other suspiciously, unsure if the person standing next to them was a werewolf. However, no one was willing to reveal their identity because once they did, the werewolves would know who to target.
Pan Quan, on the other hand, didn’t mind. He had a special card and wasn’t afraid to reveal it. The werewolves’ main target was the villagers, and if they killed off the special cards too early, it would be more detrimental to them in the later stages.
He casually laid his identity card on the table. “I’m Cupid.”
Once he said it, Pan Quan was safe. Unless the werewolves were foolish, he wouldn’t be their first target.
No one else was willing to reveal their identity card, and the short-haired girl left the hall while laughing.
Bai Tang held the warm medicine and brought it to Yu Hongbo. After he drank it, he pulled him upstairs to the fourth floor.
There were fewer contestants now, and the third floor had been mostly destroyed by the fire, but there were still many rooms on the fourth floor that could be used.
Bai Tang dragged Yu Hongbo into a room on the fourth floor, pushed him onto the soft bed, and immediately started undoing his buttons.
Yu Hongbo, looking helpless, stopped the boy from groping around on him. “Tang Tang, wait until we leave the island, then I’ll make it up to you.”
Bai Tang paused, a look of confusion on his face. He didn’t understand what Yu Hongbo meant. If the system were present, it would definitely comment on how the male lead’s mind was filled with inappropriate thoughts.
“Isn’t it uncomfortable to sleep in these clothes? Can you take them off yourself, Ah Bo?” Bai Tang asked sweetly.
Bai Tang considered that since Yu Hongbo had taken the medicine, he needed plenty of rest to recover quickly. It must be uncomfortable to sleep in tattered clothes, and since his hands were injured and he couldn’t undo his buttons, Bai Tang decided to help him. Afterward, he still needed to get warm water to wipe him down.
Realizing he had misunderstood, Yu Hongbo tapped Bai Tang’s nose. “Then I’ll leave it to you, Tang Tang.”
Bai Tang was completely confused, not understanding Yu Hongbo’s change of thought. He helped him out of his clothes and went to fetch a basin of hot water to wipe down his body.
After finishing everything, Bai Tang was exhausted and sweaty.
“Go to sleep now, don’t worry. I’ll watch over you and make sure no one comes in,” Bai Tang said.
He covered Yu Hongbo with a blanket and, like soothing a child, gently patted the blanket in rhythm to help him fall asleep.
Yu Hongbo had drained most of his energy, and with the medicine he had taken, he stared at Bai Tang’s delicate face, and without realizing it, he fell asleep.
Bai Tang’s hand grew sore from patting, and when he looked up, he saw Yu Hongbo peacefully asleep. He sat on the edge of the bed and leaned closer to his face.
From the eyebrows to the nose to the mouth, he stared for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion—Ah Bo was truly handsome.
“Don’t worry, Ah Bo. I will make sure you get out safely,” Bai Tang clenched his fist.
The third floor had been burned down, so everyone who had been staying there moved to the fourth floor. By evening, the hallway was particularly noisy.
Bai Tang opened the door and poked his head out, noticing that everyone was arguing over who would get which room.
“Tang Tang, is Yu Hongbo feeling better?” Yu Yi spotted Bai Tang.
“Ah Bo is still sleeping.” Bai Tang made a “shh” gesture. “I’m going to close the door now.”
The people in the hallway were loud, and Yu Yi waved his hand in understanding. With a soft “thud,” the wooden door was closed.
Bai Tang returned to the room and found that Yu Hongbo had already sat up.
“Ah Bo, lie down. You need to rest well to get better quickly.”
Yu Hongbo was helplessly pushed back down by Bai Tang.
“He’s broken the fever.” Bai Tang felt Yu Hongbo’s forehead, no longer hot, and instructed him not to get up and to rest well.
He didn’t give Yu Hongbo a chance to speak, throwing him a quick, “I’m going to brew the medicine for you,” before dashing to the kitchen like the wind.
Yu Hongbo couldn’t stop Bai Tang and sighed with a long “Ai.”
Knock knock knock—
“Come in.”
It was Li Xinxin, still looking as delicate as ever, seeming nervous with her hands tightly clasped together.
“Sit down,” Yu Hongbo said nonchalantly. If it weren’t for the situation, one might think he was a young master of a noble family receiving guests.
“Are you alright?” Li Xinxin asked awkwardly.
“I’m fine,” Yu Hongbo replied, not in the mood to play games with her. He got straight to the point. “Who’s your target tonight?”
Li Xinxin looked confused. “What target? What are you talking about?”
In front of her confused face, Yu Hongbo pulled out her ring.
She reflexively reached for her neck, but the red string had been broken without her noticing.
The ring had her initials on it. If she denied it, it would just prove it was hers.
Li Xinxin gave a cold smile. “What do you want?”
“Just a collaboration,” Yu Hongbo replied, pulling out Bai Tang’s werewolf card.
“You’re not?”
“Just like you.”
“Now I understand,” Li Xinxin said with a sudden realization. She took out her identity card—Wolf Beauty.
Bai Tang brought the brewed medicine back to the room and found the door slightly ajar with voices coming from inside.
He didn’t go in right away and stood at the door, listening for a moment.
“Your little lover, you’re really willing to let go of him?”
“If you can let go, what do I have to be unwilling about?”
“That was Liang Shengfu’s own doing. He deserved it. Speaking of which, your little lover is also somewhat involved…”
What does this have to do with me? Bai Tang was completely confused.
There was no more sound from inside, so Bai Tang tilted his body and listened closely. Suddenly, the door swung open, and Bai Tang jumped in surprise.
“I-I just brought the medicine back,” Bai Tang said in a soft voice.
Li Xinxin seemed about to say something, but then Yu Hongbo’s voice came from inside.
“Is it Tang Tang?”
“Ah Bo, I’m back~” Bai Tang bypassed Li Xinxin and walked in.
Li Xinxin watched the warm interaction between Yu Hongbo and Bai Tang, thought for a moment, and then left with an unreadable expression.
Author’s Note :
The last werewolf card has appeared. Surprised?