Chapter 44: Number 7 simply vanished into the werewolf den

Number 10 caught the subtle flash of approval in Wang Changsheng's eyes.
She easily grasped his meaning.
Chu Xia could not help but smile slightly to herself.
In truth, she had not thought too much about it at the time, only feeling that she ought to provide some cover for Number 6.
She had not expected it to plant such an idea in the Seer's innocent-read player.
Wang Changsheng was thus directly removed from the elimination pool, while Number 6 and herself were pulled up instead.
This suited her just fine. As long as Number 7, Wang Changsheng, was not voted out this round, their wolf pack was guaranteed to win!
[Player number 4, please begin your speech.]
Pure and Simple had not anticipated that Shancang would kick Wang Changsheng out of the elimination pool either.
A surge of joy rose in his heart.
Yet he kept his expression completely neutral.
"The wolf pack I am pointing out consists of Number 8 and Number 12. After listening to a few rounds of speeches, this innocent-read player is likely a wolf-wolf pairing, and the final remaining wolf might not be this Number 3, but rather Number 5 instead."
Pure and Simple suddenly altered his previous stance.
He cast Number 3 out of the wolf pack and dragged Number 5, Shancang, into it.
This move of his appeared to recognize Number 3 as a good person, but in reality, it was a deeply malicious attempt to smear him.
The good players in the outer positions would all suspect that Number 3 might be sharing a wolf-teaming-with-wolf tactic with Number 4.
Now that he suddenly stopped accusing him, what would Number 3 look like in the eyes of the good players?
"Brother Shancang is truly Brother Shancang; your speech really sounds like a good person. At the time, I thought you might be a good person, which is why I didn't want to talk too much about you. But looking back now, you showed intense hostility toward me right from the opening statement and directly chose to side with Number 12."
Pure and Simple chuckled.
"Seen in that light, you are undoubtedly a 100-percent wolf! So I was wrong about Number 3. Don't blame me for talking about you during the opening statements earlier; it's simply because your speech wasn't quite up to standard. Not only me, but people outside are also suspecting you. Now that my wolf pack is complete, you can finally step out of the suspect list."
Pure and Simple addressed Number 3 with sincere directness.
"So later on, you can just side directly with me. This round, we are eliminating Number 12. I believe Number 8 was eliminated as a wolf gunman, and there must be a hunter present in the game. But since he hasn't jumped, I can understand it."
"After all, a deity has already departed; this is not the round for the hunter to reveal himself, otherwise the wolves would be even more likely to make a stealth kill on the guard at night. Having listened to a round of speeches, I believe the wolf pack has likely deduced the identities of quite a few people."
"Therefore, the hunter is right not to reveal himself. Number 8 is already dead, and revealing himself now serves no purpose other than eliminating one more option for the wolves."
"We are eliminating Number 12 this round—the little wolf who jumped against me. Passing."
He did not bother to explain why Number 12 had to be the little wolf and Number 8 had to be the wolf gunman.
This was because the good players present had basically already chosen to side with Number 12; there was no need for him to fight the good players for votes.
Rather than forcefully wearing the Seer's clothes, it was far better to directly start "selling perspectives" and self-destruct through speech!
Moreover, the most crucial point was that he had pointed out three suspected wolves, yet completely omitted Number 10, not even mentioning his investigative check at all.
He had deliberately left her out of his perspective.
This was not because he had truly forgotten, but rather a conscious choice.
Since the innocent-read player felt Number 10 might be the evil merchant, he would simply maintain absolute silence regarding her.
He did not mention Number 9 at all either.
Whoever you good players think it is, just vote them out.
If Number 10 is eliminated, they will switch poisons directly at night!
Eliminating Number 9 would be no loss whatsoever either.
One has to admit.
Pure and Simple's performance this round was exceptionally flawless.
While helping the good players align with the correct side, it would also make them more convinced that Number 3 might be a wolf, Number 10 could possibly be the evil merchant, and even Number 9 had a chance of being a wolf.
With so many potential wolves brought to light.
In the perspective of the good players, Number 7 would vanish from suspicion entirely.
[Player number 3, please begin your speech.]
It was the little chubby guy the Guard's turn to speak.
He pondered for a moment before beginning.
"During the opening statements, I honestly couldn't quite tell the Seer apart because, although Number 4 attacked me, his reasoning had no real flaws. Number 8 was his investigated target, and since I showed goodwill toward Number 8, his attack on me was entirely understandable."
"However, Number 6's speech felt somewhat like a hook. Even though he sided with Number 12 during the opening statements, he then went on to discuss whether Number 4 could possibly be a wolf gunman and wanted to vote him out. Isn't that just a hooking little wolf trying to get rid of a wolf gunman card? And during the vote, he cast his ballot for Number 4, so Number 6 must be a wolf."
The little chubby guy might have been accused by too many people just now.
He was somewhat displeased.
Yet the gaze he directed toward Number 4 was filled with absolute certainty.
"Having listened to your speech after the opening, you must be a wolf, and Number 6 is your wolf teammate."
The little chubby guy said with a resolute expression: "You, a Seer without a police badge, utter not a single word about who you intend to investigate? Where is the perspective of a Seer left? And as for the suspected wolves you pointed out just now, why did you only list three? Could it be that Brother Shancang was telling the truth, and Number 10 is actually the back-stabbing evil merchant while Number 9 is the genuine good person?"
The little chubby guy rubbed his chin: "In that case, I feel the wolf pack probably consists of Number 4 and Number 6, with two coming from Number 7, Number 8, Number 9, and Number 10."
"Actually, I don't really think Number 9 could be a wolf, because if you carefully think back on what he said, it actually makes a lot of sense. So if Number 9 is not a wolf, then Number 10 truly has to enter the suspect pool."
"If Number 8 really is the wolf gunman, then this round we can consider eliminating Number 4."
"As for the specifics, I'll let the Seer gather the votes. I'll pass."
The little chubby guy chose to pass his turn.
[Player number 1, please begin your speech.]
Player Number 1, wearing glasses and looking scholarly, frowned.
"If we think along the worst possible trajectory—witch Number 2 was struck down at night, and Number 8 truly was the hunter eliminated—then there are currently four wolves in play, and this Number 4 could very well be the wolf gunman."
"So since Player Number 3 ultimately concluded that Number 8 might be the wolf gunman and wants to vote out Number 4... if Number 8 is indeed the hunter and Number 4 is the wolf gunman, what happens if we banish Number 4 and he fires his gun?"
Number 1's gaze landed on the little chubby guy, Number 3, carrying a deep scrutinizing weight.
"Even if Number 4 fails to find the guard and takes away the Seer, we good players won't have much of a winning chance either, so your perspective strikes me as very strange."
"Furthermore, Number 4 originally attacked you, but this round Number 4 stopped attacking you and instead placed Number 5 into his wolf pack... Perhaps Number 10 isn't that evil merchant after all, and you, Number 3, are?"
Player Number 1 pushed up his glasses.
He withdrew his gaze and let it fall upon Number 12.
"For this person, I want to vote out Number 6 or Number 3. Of course, Number 10 also has a chance of being the evil merchant; you can gather the votes for the specifics. I feel Number 3 doesn't look much like a good person, while Number 7's speech this round was actually quite acceptable and doesn't look much like a wolf anymore."
"So if I am to name the wolf pack, it would be Number 3, Number 4, Number 6, Number 9, and Number 10. Number 3 even went to protect Number 9 just now, which is also a bit problematic. Four out of these five cards are wolves, which is quite manageable. Excluding Number 4 as a wolf gunman, among the remaining four cards—3, 6, 9, and 10—Seer, you need to gather votes on one evil merchant. A one-in-four probability, I feel there's great hope. I won't make any specific suggestions on who to eliminate; consider it carefully. I'll pass."
Player Number 1 named the wolf pack he believed in and directly chose to hand the floor over to Number 12 to speak.