Chapter 598: Chapter 598: The Second Round of Voting
 

“The arrangement for the second round of voting was straightforward.

Xu Fanghe figured that, if Red Eyes voted for two people, they would distribute their 10 votes as 5+5; with three individuals, it would be a 4+3+3 division.

However, the Red team would probably consider the possibility of a Yellow and Blue alliance. The 4+3+3 distribution doesn’t have an advantage in terms of individual vote count, so Red Eyes should proceed with a 5+5 approach.

The Yellow and Blue Eyes had a total of 15 votes, which they could also divide as 5+5+5, enabling them to eliminate at least three Red Eyes individuals. As for the unavoidable sacrifices of the two remaining members, they didn’t need to think about them just yet.

…

In the middle of the night with the moon shining brightly, everyone gathered in the plaza well before the summoning bell rang.

Red Eyes, 10 in total.

Yellow Eyes, 8 in total.

Blue Eyes, 7 in total.

The Stone Ball Inspector roamed leisurely on the rooftop, his tone light and cheerful: “The second round of voting is now underway~ Line up, line up, go into the booth one by one to cast your vote~”

Everyone, with different expressions, entered the booth one by one to vote.

The whole process was quiet and silent without a single word uttered…

After Bai Youwei entered, she discovered the numbers of those eliminated in the previous round had been dimmed, leaving 25 numbers available for selection.

The number of votes each number received wasn’t visible.

She thought for a moment and pressed number 2.

…

All votes were cast.

The Stone Ball was excited, its rotation speed even faster, churning out a loud whooshing sound.

“Ah! This is my favorite part!~ Now we will announce the numbers and vote counts of the second round’s elimination!”

“Number 2, 4 votes.”

“Number 12, 4 votes.”

“Number 22, 5 votes.”

“Number 23, 4 votes.”

“Number 26, 5 votes.”

As soon as number 22 was called, his face turned pale, he looked at Xu Fanghe in disbelief: “Dr. Xu Fanghe… why? Wasn’t my number crossed off…”

Before he could finish his sentence, his body completely disappeared into thin air!

Gone with him was also a Yellow Eyes woman with a silk scarf!

Xu Fanghe abruptly turned to look at the gangster!

This was not what he had anticipated!

Based on his calculation, the vote counts of the five eliminated people should either be 5+5+5+5+5 or 5+5+5+4+3. But why were the numbers now so chaotic?!

Not only the Red Eyes did not vote using the 5+5 method, but the Blue Eyes didn’t either!

Numbers 17, 23, 26 planned to be voted off, but now, only 23 and 26 had been eliminated!

Where were the 5 votes for number 17?

Could those 5 votes for number 22 be the ones that were supposed to be allocated to number 17?

Had those Blue Eyes individuals lost their minds?! Instead of voting for the Red Eyes, they voted for their own, Yellow Eyes!!!

Fury choked him. The normally genteel Dr. Xu Fanghe looked gloomy for the first time.

He walked over to the gangster with a somber expression, his calm tone revealing no sign of anger or joy:

“You and your people, it seems you didn’t vote according to our agreed plan.”

The gangster sneered at Xu Fanghe, “Do you think I’m stupid? I know very well what the outcome will be if we vote according to your plan. Sure, that’s right! If we could collaborate to eliminate three Red Eyes, it would severely undermine them. But what about the remaining two spots? If those two spots all fall on us, Blue Eyes, the greatest winners will be you! Yellow Eyes! Will you continue to cooperate with us then?”

If they had voted according to Xu Fanghe’s request, the situation might have been as follows:

Red Eyes: from 10 people to 7 after eliminating 3.

Yellow Eyes: from 8 people remains 8 with zero elimination.

Blue Eyes: from 7 people to 5 after eliminating 2.

The gangster’s mouth curled up into mockingly cold smile as he lightly patted Dr. Xu Fanghe’s shoulder:

“Previously, we were the team with the fewest numbers, so of necessity, we had to accept your offer for cooperation. But now… it’s you with the least people. You’ll have to obey me in the next round of voting, you understand?”