Chapter 59: The Most Damned Man
"A new game is about to start, so be prepared in advance."
Wei Liang's spirit was shocked, and Ding Ding was mixed. I am happy that this boring life is finally over, and I am worried about the unknown danger.
The two had nothing to prepare, so they encouraged each other and the game began.
The scene changed, and everything around it was blurred, as if it was a dream.
Then, a biting coldness came.
This is a bottomless swimming pool, Wei Liang and Ding Ding are both soaked in the water, only the head is exposed, and the body below the neck is mechanically framed, unable to move.
Wei Liang tried to unleash the demonic hand to break free, but found that the ability was sealed.
There are more than a dozen people in the same situation.
Taling's indifferent voice came.
"The name of the game: The Most Damned Man.
"The rules of the game: vote for the person you think is the most damned, the one with the most votes will be obliterated, and the person who does not vote for more than thirty minutes will be counted as a waiver, and the same will be erased. When there are three people left, the game ends. β
"Survivors will be rewarded with 2,000 Crimson Coins."
"The first round of voting begins."
The crowd was frightened, anxious, and dazed.
Started so soon?
A huge clock hangs in the air and begins the countdown. At the same time, everyone's right hands resumed their movements, and a voting machine appeared in front of them, showing human faces.
Wei Liang quickly observed the number of people, counting himself and Ding Ding, the total number of people was fifteen.
Only three survived, and the remaining twelve were to die. So, it's a game with a very low survival rate, and you have to use your brain.
This kind of voting may seem similar to who is the murderer, but it is very different in nature. Who is the murderer's vote, is based on reasoning, according to clues, to select the most likely suspect, everyone is unanimous to the outside, but this time it is for everyone to kill each other, and there is no rationality at all, just to see who is unhappy, you can vote for him.
Ding Ding also figured this out, panicked, and cast a look at Wei Liang for help.
Wei Liang ignored her with a cold face. Ever since Taling had spoken the rules of the game, he hadn't looked at Tintin in the eye, as if he didn't know the girl.
In an environment where everyone is at risk, what are people most afraid of? I am most afraid of small forces grouping, if everyone knows that he and Ding Ding are good friends, they will definitely attack him, Wei Liang immediately thought of this, but it is inconvenient to say it clearly, I hope that stupid girl can understand.
Tintin was very aggrieved and couldn't figure out why he was so cold.
"What should we do?" The first person to speak was an old man, about sixty years old, with a thin figure and vicissitudes of life, looking around at everyone and saying, "Don't panic, face this problem calmly." β
One woman was very nervous and said, "Within half an hour, one of us will die, how to calm down?" β
Another teenager said, "The crux of the matter is that death is inevitable, and there is no escape no matter what, and only a few of us can survive. β
A middle-aged man with a scruffy beard smiled bitterly: "So, it's all up to luck?" β
The crowd was silent. He is right, it all depends on luck, if you are lucky, you will live, and if you are unlucky, you will die.
Time passed by bit by bit, and everyone just bowed their heads and was silent at first, and then raised their heads and quietly looked at others, as if looking for a target for sanctions.
In this game, everyone is a murderer and everyone is a victim.
Everyone was helpless, angry, but also helpless.
At this time, Wei Liang suddenly opened his mouth and said with a smile: "Friends, are you really willing to do this?" β
At this moment when all the horses are in unison, it is naturally excellent for one person to speak, so everyone raised their heads and looked at Wei Liang.
Wei Liang smiled and said: "We can live until now, we are all elites, we are all people with some brains, are we really willing to accept the mercy of fate?" Those who are lucky will live, and those who are unlucky will die, and I believe that no one likes this result, and it is unfair to anyone. β
The reason why Wei Liang dared to say this was that he was well versed in psychology. People are pretentious, and this point of view is easy to prove, for example, if we give ourselves 10 points, and then go to the circle of friends to ask our friends for their ratings, which is definitely much lower than the scores we give.
Everyone feels like they're the best, the best.
Don't look at these people on the surface, but out of selfishness in their bones, they absolutely find it difficult to accept this outcome - I am such a good person, I am such a smart person, why should I fight with these fools? In fact, it's time for me to live, let them die!
It's definitely a subconscious thought in everyone.
Wei Liang didn't feel hateful, but thought they were cute.
Because this is the weakness of human nature, and with weakness, it can be exploited.
Maybe there are people who are so confident, so confident that no one can take advantage of them. But in fact, those advertisers, those politicians, and those fraudsters are taking advantage of people's weaknesses all the time, but most people are not aware of it.
A young man frowned and asked, "The end of death is inevitable, even if we don't want to, what can we?" β
Wei Liang smiled: "I know that the end is inevitable, but we are great human beings with many beautiful qualities, such as fraternity, dedication, and self-sacrifice. β
The crowd burst into laughter.
Even Tintin secretly wondered, what is the place of the Scarlet Tower? Talking about dedication here, isn't it a broken brain, everyone meets in the water, who is willing to sacrifice their lives?
The old man who spoke first chuckled, thinking that he had seen through Wei Liang, I am afraid that this is a young man who has just graduated from college, has no social experience, and is full of naΓ―ve ideas.
The old man asked, "What kind of sacrifice?" β
Wei Liang smiled at Gu Jing Bubo, who was not embarrassed by everyone's attitude at all, and said calmly: "Rational sacrifice completely excludes the luck factor. β
The old man sneered and asked, "Clever young man, please tell me, what is a rational sacrifice?" β
The rest were equally dismissive.
"Exclusion." Wei Liang smiled: "Although we can't avoid death, we can choose who dies first and who dies last." For example, should some old guys who have lived long enough be sacrificed first? β
No one laughed anymore.
The old man's smile was equally frozen.
Unexpectedly, this seemingly gentle young man was so vicious that he pointed the finger directly at himself!
The old man was furious, pointed at Wei Liang, and scolded.
But he was the only one who scolded Wei Liang.
The rest of the dozen or so people lowered their heads one after another, thinking about Wei Liang's point of view.
I have to say that he has a point.
The elderly have lived long enough, and we are still in the prime of life, and we have not experienced many beautiful things in life, if we have to die one, we should also die first.
Wei Liang tapped his right hand on the screen and said with a smile: "I've finished voting, so I'll choose the old man who is like thunder." β
When everyone saw him make a statement, their hearts were even more restless, but no one took action, and there was still some hesitation.
Suddenly, a crisp voice sounded: "I also voted for that old man, after all, he has lived for so long, he has a career, a marriage, a child, and even a grandson, basically he has finished his life." β
The girl who spoke was none other than Tintin.
She felt very guilty, but she understood better that Wei Liang must not be held back at the critical moment, so she was the first to stand up and support.