"Who?" Scotland held the door handle vigilantly, paying attention to the movement outside the door.

"It's me." A steady and very familiar male voice came into the private room through the door.

Scotland looked at Bourbon, and when he nodded slightly, he turned the doorknob and opened the door.

Then, as expected, the man in the red fox mask appeared at the door of the private room, and behind him there was a chair with the number "1" engraved on it.

The man in the red fox mask and the gray wolf looked at each other, picked up a chair and slipped into the room.

The door of the private room was closed again, as if it had never been opened.

"How many chairs did you find?"

"Not much, but not a few either." Bourbon glanced at the evil puppeteer who put away the oil pen and walked over, without giving the exact number.

The man in the red fox mask looked at the ordinary chairs with numbers written on them and said calmly, "I found three, and the other two are already hidden."

"As long as your chair isn't deleted, it shouldn't be difficult for you to win this game." Bourbon guessed that the reason the red fox masked man came here was simply to advance, so he took the initiative to say, "Let's exchange chips."

The red fox masked man readily took out three chips with the letter "I" engraved on them. "I have already exchanged chips with Mr. Black Wolf. He said that Mr. Gray Wolf might not have found the chair, so I brought one over."

Scotland thanked him and also took out three chips, "Mr. Red Fox wants to form an alliance with us."

"If you can control who has the final say in each round, you can influence the outcome of the game." Bourbon also took out three chips.

The man in the red fox mask nodded and told the purpose of his visit: "Please choose me to be the boss. As long as we work together, we can dominate this game."

"Just the few of us? Even with Miss Gray Rabbit, there are only six votes." The evil puppeteer continued while exchanging chips, "How about I find a few more people?"

Scotland put the exchanged chips into his trouser pocket and said in a deep voice: "Let's see the results of the first round of voting first, and then consider whether to let others join."

"In this game, isn't it better if there are more people? That way there will be more chairs and more votes." A hint of doubt flashed in the eyes of the evil puppeteer.

The red fox masked man looked at the evil puppeteer and explained, "The more people there are, the more chairs are needed, and there will be internal competition. In addition, to delete a chair, you need to know the chair number. If the chair number in a team is leaked, it is very likely to be targeted by other teams."

"Ah?" The evil puppeteer frowned and thought, "Whoever wins this game can advance as long as they have that person's chips, right? But according to what you said, someone in the team might betray us?"

As soon as these words were spoken, several people's eyes turned to the evil puppeteer almost at the same time, and an invisible sense of oppression spread throughout the luxuriously decorated interior.

The evil puppeteer felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up, and at this moment the whistle that was as gentle as a bird song was replaced by a rhythmic music. However, everyone held their breath at this moment because they clearly heard the lyrics:

"Red eyes encounter sweet death, sharp arrowheads pierce into vigorous chests, gorgeous candy boxes are filled with life, the crisp sound of the bells completely stops echoing, the sudden extinction of life and the eternal panic..."

"What do the lyrics mean? Are they reminding us that the game time is almost over?" The evil puppeteer tried to change the subject. He didn't want to be stared at by several people at the same time.

Scotland pricked up his ears and listened carefully, but except for the last sentence, the meaning of the rest of the lyrics was still indistinguishable as before, as if they came from the bottom of the sea.

"The three chairs I found are numbered 1, 15, and 23." The man in the red fox mask paused for a moment before continuing, "You don't have to tell me the numbers of your chairs. When we vote later, just tell me the numbers of the chairs you want to delete. Time is running out, so I'll leave now."

"Wait a minute." Scotland called out to the man in the red fox mask who had already walked to the door.

"Is there anything else?" The man with the red fox mask turned around and looked at the gray wolf. Seeing that the gray wolf had a serious face, his heart sank.

Scotland's eyes swept over Bourbon and the red fox masked man, and he said in a steady voice: "Gray Rabbit told me an important piece of information. The chair will restrict movement."

Bourbon frowned slightly. He didn't believe Hiro would lie, but...

"I've sat there before, and nothing happened." The evil puppeteer said as he sat down on chair number 1 that the red fox masked man had brought over. "Look, nothing happened. And didn't the white tiger and the parrot also sit in room number 4? It's just a chair, how could it restrict movement?"

"Have you found the camera?" The man in the red fox mask looked at the gray wolf.

"No," Scotland answered truthfully.

Then the man in the red fox mask asked another question, "How do you think the host will confirm that we are sitting in the correct chairs?"

Bourbon blinked quickly, and immediately thought of the key to the game. He said in a deep voice, "The chair has a mechanism."

"Time is running out." Scotland listened to the exciting drumbeats beside his ears.

Everyone's heartbeats were almost synchronized with the drumbeats.

Dong dong, dong dong, dong dong...

Chaotic footsteps echoed in the corridor.

In another corridor, Lily, the bearded man who couldn't find the chair, stared at the sneaky tabby cat girl. When she saw the tabby cat girl approaching, she came out from the shadows and said to her with a smile: "Did you finally notice that the chair is missing?"

"You!" The tabby cat girl was startled, and then immediately pretended to be calm and asked back, "What do you mean?"

"Of course it means literally." After saying this, Bearded Lily turned and left, not giving the tabby cat girl any chance to think.

The exciting music echoed in her ears, and the tabby cat girl's heart was beating like a drum. She looked around and saw gamblers rushing around everywhere. She gritted her teeth and rushed to the place where the chair was hidden.

When the tabby cat girl arrived nearby, a tall black shadow blocked her way. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was a baboon. She was startled and was about to take a detour when a sweet voice sounded in her ears.

"I didn't expect you to find so many chairs." Bearded Lily walked out from where the tabby cat girl hid the chairs.

"You! How did you know?" The tabby cat girl widened her eyes, "You actually followed me!"

Bearded Lily looked at the tabby cat girl and grinned, "I didn't expect you to gather all the chairs together."

"If you don't have chairs this round, I can lend you two." The tabby cat girl was the first to give in, "But..."

"Hmm?" The big-backed baboon looked down at the tabby cat girl.

The tabby cat girl rolled her eyes and said in a low voice, "But I want the bargaining chips from both of you."

"Do you think it's appropriate to negotiate terms now?" Bearded Lily looked at the tabby cat girl.

"You probably haven't found the chairs." The tabby cat girl and the bearded Lily looked at each other, "And I have memorized the chair numbers in the room..."

"What's the benefit of deleting the chair that I found with great effort?" Bearded Lily interrupted the cat girl, "Besides, it's hard for one person to win. If you just want chips..." Bearded Lily raised his hand and spread out his palm. Two chips appeared in his palm, one of which was engraved with the letter D and the other was engraved with the letter L.

The tabby cat girl reached out to take the chips and quickly put them away, emphasizing: "I'm only lending them to you for one round."

"One round is probably not appropriate. There are four chairs here. Are you capable of protecting them?"

"The chair you sit in this round of gaming doesn't matter. As long as you can find a way to get more chips, you won't be eliminated."

"If you don't have a chair, how can you get more chips?" Bearded Lily smiled and said, "Why don't we cooperate?"

The loud music gradually became softer. As the last note fell, all eighteen participants sat on the chairs. At this moment, the announcement suddenly sounded: "Participants, please place your hands on the armrests. The chairs will confirm the information of the seated person."

Click!

The metal ring encircles all participants...

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Preview of the next chapter: Who will be the one having the final say in the first round?