Mingyue smiled and said, "He was afraid that you wouldn't believe a word I said and that it would cause all kinds of speculation and suspicion. After all, we don't trust each other, so why bother getting together?"

Zhu Fu Jingguang was not relieved by Mingyue's words. Instead, he felt that Mingyue's words were too light and there seemed to be a huge conspiracy hidden in it.

Recalling the scene when he and Mingyue were separated by the Apocalypse Church not long ago, Zhu Fu Jingguang was sure that Mingyue had voluntarily gone with the Apocalypse Church at that time. Even if it was to go to Room 4 to find clues for the next game, after coming out of the room, she did not think of escaping, nor did she even think of asking them for help.

So what was her purpose? Zhu Fujingguang was about to start clearing the dishes, but the waiter got there first, his hand hanging in the air, just like the heart that couldn't be put down.

Suddenly, a champagne flute filled with light yellow liquid was handed to Scotland, exuding a fragrant fruity aroma.

"Mr. Gray Wolf, this cup of alcohol has a low alcohol content and is very suitable for drinking after a meal. I hope you don't refuse it." Ximu, the curly-haired clerk wearing a blank mask, paid attention to every subtle change on Gray Wolf's face.

Scotland thanked him, took the champagne flute, took a sip of the bubbling wine, and humbly commented: "It is indeed a good wine, with a perfect balance of acidity and sweetness."

"Thank you." Curly-haired Ximu nodded slightly, his eyes never leaving the gray wolf's face. However, even if he observed it carefully, he still found nothing. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether the gray wolf was pretending to be calm or was really fearless. However, the next second, the words of the orange pig woman interrupted his thoughts.

"Sister Gray Rabbit, if you don't tell us, how do we know whether we believe it or not? We trusted you very much before, but your words are inconsistent, so we can't believe it."

“Those chairs…” Mingyue put a spoonful of pudding into her mouth, her eyes falling on the maple pudding, as if all her attention was attracted by the delicious food.

However, all the participants with letter brand names in the tobacco and alcohol stores pricked up their ears, and the loud music gradually became softer, and the music was coming to an end.

The scalper girl wiped the oil off her mouth with the back of her hand, unable to suppress her doubts, and asked, "Are there any special features of those chairs?"

"Even if there is, why should I tell you?" Bourbon had a gloomy face and his cold eyes swept over each of the black-robed men in turn.

"Why can't you tell us? Gray Rabbit said before that she would tell everyone what she saw!" The Scalper Girl looked at the Siamese cat fearlessly.

The evil puppeteer looked at the Siamese cat with a dazed look, raised his hand to call the clerk, pointed to the empty wine glass in front of him, and signaled him to fill it with wine.

Mingyue glanced at the evil puppeteer and saw that he, dressed in a neat suit, burped in a very ungraceful manner and put the last piece of pudding into his mouth.

"Little friend Grey Rabbit, can you tell us about those chairs now?" The Frog Leader looked at Grey Rabbit with eyes like a sharp sword, and he had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.

"The chairs in Room 4 look no different from the other chairs. If there is one difference, it is that each chair has a number engraved on it, from 1 to 26, which seems to correspond to the letters of the alphabet." Mingyue put down the spoon and asked a question, "There are only participants left, why do you need to prepare chairs?"

The frog leader frowned, he had no idea about this question, and even began to doubt whether the next game was really a game of musical chairs. Unconsciously, he had fallen into a swamp of suspicion and forgot to continue asking about the relationship between the gray rabbit and the pink rabbit.

However, the simple-minded girl easily accepted the minor difference that the chairs were numbered. After hesitating for only a moment, she asked the question that had been bothering her for a long time: "It is said that people who wear the same animal mask have similarities. What is the relationship between you and the pink rabbit?"

"Maybe they are all minors." Mingyue looked at the scalper girl and noticed that she was stunned by her answer. The corners of her lips raised a tiny arc in satisfaction.

"What do you think is my relationship with her?" Mingyue's fingers gently stroked the edge of the gray rabbit mask on her face and said with a smile, "If she hadn't stolen my maple pudding, I wouldn't have known that there was a girl of my age wearing a rabbit mask on the cruise ship."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Frog Leader and the Orange Pig Woman quickly exchanged glances, and Mingyue saw doubt and suspicion in their expressions.

The scalper girl looked at the gray rabbit in astonishment and said, "But you and her seemed very close, and you didn't take her life." After saying that, the scalper girl turned her head away stiffly, trying to hide the murderous intent that flashed in her eyes.

The perceptive Scotland noticed the murderous intent and looked at the scalper girl vigilantly, while Mingyue showed a puzzled expression and tilted her head to look at the scalper girl.

The orange pig girl's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly walked to the yellow cow girl. Her eyes swept across the gray wolf and finally landed on the gray rabbit mask. She smiled and said, "After all, the support was so high at that time. She just didn't expect you to do that."

"I thought you bet a lot of money." Mingyue smiled and took out the black card again. "I really want to try some candies that can't be bought with a million yen."

The scalper girl stared at the black card with wide eyes, "My card!"

"Yes, it's yours." Mingyue handed the black card in her hand to the scalper girl. The scalper girl reached out to take it, but was stopped by the orange pig girl.

"Sister Enoki?" The scalper girl whose wrist was held had a hint of confusion in her eyes. She wanted to explain herself but was stopped by a look.

"Take back your hypocritical kindness."

"Why are you being hypocritical?" Mingyue and the orange pig girl looked at each other. "One more candy can save one life. Why do you refuse? Do you think I'm not giving you enough?"

Bourbon frowned, looking serious as if he had thought of something.

“Hahaha, little friend Gray Rabbit is really kind.” The frog leader stepped forward and stood in front of the orange pig woman. He smiled kindly, but the smile did not reach his eyes. He reached out and took the black card. “I would like to thank little friend Gray Rabbit on behalf of those followers.”

"You're welcome." Mingyue showed an innocent smile, "Speaking of which, I've never eaten such expensive candy before. Can you give me one?"

However, the only response to Mingyue was the melody coming from the radio.

Scotland and Bourbon exchanged a quick look.

"My sister likes to eat candy, and she doesn't like to eat the same kind of candy. It takes a lot of effort to coax her." Bourbon looked at Mingyue lovingly, then looked at the Frog Leader, "If it's not convenient to give it to her, can you tell me where I can buy it?"

Mingyue, who had goosebumps all over his body, glared at Bourbon and took out a black card. "I didn't think it through, but I really want to eat it. Can I use this one million yen to exchange for one? Please~"

"Sorry, we don't have any extra cards..." The Frog Leader glanced at the black card in Gray Rabbit's hand and gritted his teeth. "It's getting late. We'll leave first."

As the last note faded away, the curtain of the music slowly fell.

The members of the Apocalypse Sect, wearing black robes, disappeared from Mingyue's field of vision.

"Oh, what a pity. Didn't they want to cooperate with us just now?"

"I won't agree to that." Bourbon's eyes darkened.

"Please, please give me another glass..." The evil puppeteer with a dazed look raised the empty glass.

Bourbon glanced at the drunken puppeteer and said, "Stop acting. Even if you finish that bottle of champagne, you won't be this drunk."

Mingyue rolled her eyes and Scotland smiled helplessly.

The evil puppeteer who was pouring wine into his mouth blinked, and his originally blurry eyes revealed the embarrassment of being caught. He put down the wine glass awkwardly, "Is my acting so bad?"

At this time, the cruise ship's broadcast sounded again, and the fourth round of eliminations was about to begin.

Participants with letter name tags gathered in Room 4 and became excited when they saw the chairs.

"That's right, it should be the game of musical chairs!" The gamblers watching cheered.

"Sir! We will definitely win this game!" The fans of brown bear Jeffrey Dahmer were excited, as if victory was already waving at them.

"Why hasn't the host arrived yet?" The big-backed baboon looked around, looking for the host in the green dress.

However, the birthday star gracefully turned his back to everyone, took off the blank mask on his face, replaced it with a gray mask, and calmly announced: "Good afternoon, everyone. I am the birthday star, the host of the fourth round of eliminations. Just as you have inferred, the main game of this round of eliminations is musical chairs, and there is no loser resurrection match. However..."

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Next chapter preview: With the rules of the game revealed, will the game go as everyone expected?