The conversation with Agatha ended like this. After leaving the deck, Bai Leshui went to the restaurant to eat, then got dinner for Rong Zheng, and finally came to Duan Yan's room.
This was his first time entering Duan Yan's house. The decoration inside was no different from his own sea view room. Duan Yan watched Bai Leshui close the door, threw the key to him, and asked: "How is it, what did that woman talk to you about?"
"A lot." Bai Leshui walked to the chair and sat down, looking at the sea outside the window, "She seems to know a little about me, about the murder."
"Oh." Duan Yan was not surprised, "Come, let's exchange information." Then he told Bai Leshui the news he overheard outside the cockpit, and Bai Leshui simply repeated what Agatha said that night.
After exchanging information, the two looked at each other, Bai Leshui whispered: "This ship needs a new captain, and Agatha doesn't want to be one, so... is she planning to let McPhail take over?"
Duan Yan held his chin with his hand and pondered: "Why? Even if she find someone she shouldn't find a prisoner ba."
"Is it related to McPhail's identity?" Bai Leshui guessed, "We will know after two more executions. If McPhail can really become the captain, will it be very beneficial to us?"
Duan Yan laughed out loud: "More than beneficial, he is the boss of this ship." After speaking, he shrugged and leaned back in the chair: "Unfortunately, before the results come out, everything is speculation, we can't do anything."
"That's right." Bai Leshui took out the list and said, "A lot of people were eliminated today, and many did not come out of the maze. Now there are only 20 prisoners left. Among them, there are nine confirmed players. Among the prison guards... one."
"Tomorrow is the circus, what are you going to do?" Duan Yan asked.
Bai Leshui shook his head: "I haven't had a chance to see it. I don't even know what the door looks like."
"I asked a prison guard. They had circus today." Duan Yan said, "The performers are the prisoners, we are the audience."
"So, we are actually in the same space." Bai Leshui said, "It's a good opportunity to attack."
"Who will attack whom?" Duan Yan asked back.
Bai Leshui pursed his lips slightly, then asked: "Has the CD for summoning two of them passed?"
"There are still sixteen hours left, it will be over tomorrow night." Duan Yan said.
Bai Leshui looked down at the schedule and said nothing.
Then discuss it with them tomorrow night ba. Time is just right.
At nine o'clock the next morning, Bai Leshui took people to the execution site as usual. The circus is located on the bottom floor of the cruise ship, and inside the cruise ship. Even if Bai Leshui didn't go in, he knew that it must be extremely dark inside and completely relied on electric lights for lighting.
Originally, the circus didn't need much light, so it didn't matter.
This time, the person guarding the door was a high school student. His pale face was bloodless, and there were clear dark circles under his lifeless eyes. He looked a little timid, his voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible: "I-is it team one ma? There are 32 participants. Plea-please enter."
"32?" Bai Leshui asked, "Does this include us prison guards ma?"
"Y-yes. I'm very sorry, the circus needs an audience t-to run." The teenager stammered.
Although there were no prisoners to manage, Allen, the prison guard who followed, counted the number of people and said with wide eyes: "Hey? Is there nothing for me ma?"
"N-no, you don't have a t-ticket." The teenager looked at Allen's sturdy body, said trembly.
Allen: "What if I have to go in ne?"
The teenager whispered: "Then I can only a-ask the executioner to rea-reason with you." A trace of cruelty flashed in his lowered eyes. "Don't regret it if you die, then."
Alan thought of the inhuman appearance of the executioner and shook his head quickly: "Forget it." He turned his head to look at Yan Li and said helplessly: "I can't go in with you, you must come out a."
Yan Li smiled at him generously, Alan blushed slightly, and walked away with a smile.
"Then plea-please come in first. Get your own pro-program card." The teenager took out a bunch of wooden cards from his pocket, "F-first one."
Bai Leshui looked at Rong Zheng, who walked in with his left hand in his pocket. He took the wooden card with his right hand and saw the words [17 Motorcycle Racing] on it, and asked, "What is 17 for?"
"Performance sequence number." The teenager replied, "G-go according to the smoothness, perform."
"Is Motorcycle Racing a program to be performed?" Rong Zheng asked, "Is it okay as long as it is performed?"
"Director is inside, you c-can ask him for details." The teenager stammered, holding the wooden card in his hand and continued to shout, "N-next."
Yan Li pulled Anna forward, they each received a card. Looking at the same two words [Aerial Silk] on them, Anna smiled shyly: "We are partners ba."
"Maybe." Yan Li replied, and went into the circus with Anna.
After all the prisoners received their own wooden signs, prison guards were then allowed to enter, then each of them received a 'ticket' with their seat number written on it.
It looked quite normal.
The indoor circus was a semicircular building. The round platform in the front was the exhibition stand, and the seats in the back were arranged in an arch around the round platform. There were only thirteen seats in total, which seemed to be prepared in advance.
Bai Leshui glanced at his seat number, then looked at his position, then sat on the chair in the front.
The distance between this position and the stage was no more than ten meters. Morever there was no so-called safety net or other facilities between the stage and the audience seats.
Well, it seems that it is easy for prisoners to kill prison guards.
But where did the prisoners go? Why didn't he see them after entering?
After Rong Zheng came in, he was led to the back of the stage by a chubby man in a clown costume. It was a large room with many props and sundries. There was a small door at the back of the room. The door was ajar. Rong Zheng could not see what was going on inside, but he heard some panting of wild animals.
This is a circus, it is normal to have wild animals. However... recalling the stage layout just seen, this performance can be said to be quite dangerous, both for prisoners and prison guards.
Or have these wild animals been trained long ago and will only chase prisoners, not prison guards?
Rong Zheng watched the prisoners like him being brought in. The chubby man counted and found that everyone was there. He clapped his hands with satisfaction and said loudly: "Hello, my employees, I am very happy to see you standing here, neat and tidy, without a single one missing."
Someone muttered something in the back, but the voice was too low for Rong Zheng to hear.
"There is still half an hour before our performance begins. Of course, the audience has already taken their seats. We want to give them the best performance." The fat man's smile faded from his white-painted face, turning hideous. "Of course, with your screams and blood."
No one spoke. Everyone knew the ultimate purpose of coming here, and they had experienced two baptisms, so they would not make a fuss about nothing anymore.
"If you can perform well, it doesn't matter if there is no blood. I forgive all the good kids who work hard. As for those who don't work hard..." The fat man reached out and took out an electric saw, "I will make you work hard, hahahaha."
"Now I will announce the rules. Remember, everyone's performance must last no less than fifteen minutes each time. During this time, you must appear in front of the audience so that they can see your performance. After fifteen minutes on stage, you must leave the stage and rest for an hour before continuing. Our circus will be open all day until it closes at six in the evening. You can go on stage one by one, or all at once, but you can't stop once you start. Everyone who goes on stage must follow the order each time, except for the one who died, who can be eliminated from the sequence."
Yan Li's eyes widened. "So we have to perform at least six or seven times in the day?"
"You can reduce the number. If you last thirty minutes on stage, you can rest for two hours when you come down. I am very lenient with my employees. However, it is not okay if there is no one on stage. There must be someone performing. Our performance cannot stop. If no one performs, I will grab someone to perform."
"Now, go find your performance props and think about how to perform. There are still twenty minutes left. Come on, guys." The fat man walked to the front desk with a smile, "During this time, I will go on stage to tell the guests a little joke to warm up the place for you."
Watching the man leave, Yan Li sat on the ground and lamented, "It will be difficult to survive this time."
"Why?" Anna asked. Others also looked at Yan Li.
Yan Li said, "There are eight hours until six o'clock in the afternoon, at least five or six times, each time for fifteen minutes. No matter how you think about it, it feels difficult to survive ba."
Anna looked at Yan Li with a pair of green eyes flashing.
Yan Li's words were too meaningless, anyone who wasn't stupid would know it, but he didn't elaborate on the real reason for the danger, but some people thought of it, including Rong Zheng.
The most difficult part of this level is whether the prisoners can cooperate with each other.
The circus performances must be performed according to the number. If the first one is late, the next one cannot go on stage. This doesn't matter. If possible, everyone wants to stay in the safe back and not have to go on stage for a day. The problem is that prisoners can go on stage together, and the stage cannot be empty.
For example, if they come one by one, No. 1 can rest for an hour after performing for fifteen minutes, then No. 2 will go on stage, and No. 3 will go on stage fifteen minutes later. Then No. 3 will go on stage half an hour after the opening, the first half an hour is free rest time. But because the rules allow them to perform together, there is another possibility. No. 1 goes on stage one minute and No. 2 goes on stage immediately. Then at most sixteen minutes later, both of them finish their performances and leave the stage, and No. 3 will have to go on stage to perform. The free rest time is greatly reduced.
Therefore, it can be inferred that the later the number, the more advantageous it is.
According to the first method, if the people in front are performing in order and no one is eliminated, then it will be Rong Zheng's turn in four hours.
Once the performance starts, it cannot be stopped. In four hours, the first person to perform on stage will perform once every hour. When Rong Zheng takes the stage, he has performed three times.
Will the prisoners who rank at the top feel balanced ma? Will they be willing to honestly leave fifteen minutes for the people behind to enjoy ma?
No, they will deliberately stay on the stage for a while longer when they go on stage in advance. If you stay on the stage for half an hour, you can get two hours of rest time, and you can get three hours of rest time by staying forty-five minutes. If No. 1 exchanges three hours of rest time at a time, should the people behind him exchange it together, or leave after fifteen minutes?
If No. 1 has three hours of rest time and No. 2 has only one hour of rest time, after one hour, No. 2 should go on stage, but No. 1's rest time has not ended and he refuses to go on stage, then what should No. 2 do? Going up is going against the ordering requirements, and not going up is a violation, blocking both sides.
Only No. 2 violated the rules, not No. 1, so only No. 2 was dragged away for punishment. Unless he kills No. 1, he can go on stage.
If everyone redeems three hours of time, with such a long break, the stage will definitely be empty. When the fat man comes to grab people to go on stage, it is estimated that everyone will have to go on stage.
This set of rules has been a pitfall between prisoners from the beginning. If no one is willing to sacrifice themselves or even cooperate, this is a problem without solution. As the most heinous prisoners from Prison No. 13, they will naturally only harm others and themselves, rather than sacrifice themselves for others.
After thinking it through, Rong Zheng expressed great satisfaction. He likes this level.
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