Chapter 321: White Clothes

After the answering time ended, Chen Jun Nan's screen lit up.

"The final answer for this question is—'yes'."

Indeed, the other party's thinking had aligned with his own, and now the iron ball was hanging over Chen Jun Nan's head.

The next seventeen rounds were straightforward; everyone cooperated and chose "yes," but Di She did not answer the phone. Now, he had no need to answer it.

His individual power was too limited; the best strategy was still to hide his location. Xu Qian had likely received his call and probably informed the people behind her.

Unfortunately, those people might not believe Xu Qian completely.

For the eighteenth question, the answer predictably leaned toward "yes."

The sound of chains clattered, and the massive iron ball dropped onto "-2."

What puzzled Chen Jun Nan slightly was that this time the sound was different from before.

After all, the iron ball had fallen on "-2" once already, but this time the noise was far quieter—only a slight shake of the ground, with almost no other unusual sounds.

Was that reasonable...?

Chen Jun Nan lowered his head in thought. Since Di She's body had been enhanced, there was a high probability he could hold up the iron ball, preventing it from touching the ground and greatly reducing the sound.

But it still felt like something was missing...

Where were the previous booming sounds and debris noises...?

He suddenly remembered something and quickly looked up at the ceiling.

Yes... the problem was with the all-wood ceiling.

When the iron ball first fell on "-2," it had smashed through the ceiling, but not this time. Every previous drop had produced huge sounds because it shattered the ceiling; this was the first time it fell on a repeated spot, so the noise was much smaller.

"The iron ball is right next to me, but the sound isn't that loud..." Chen Jun Nan stroked his chin in contemplation. "Then for people farther away, they probably couldn't hear it at all...?"

A few seconds later, Chen Jun Nan's face lit up with excitement.

"Ha! That's hilarious!" He slapped his hand and exclaimed, "Damn, I'm a genius! I actually came up with a brilliant plan!"

Although he had first gambled with his life and then thought of the plan, at least he had figured it out.

Sure enough, the life motto "Where there's a will, there's a way" was spot on!

"If you, you old guy, can hold that iron ball, then I'll have to play this card."

The nineteenth round began, and Chen Jun Nan symbolically answered Yun Yao's call before dialing the person to his left.

He had assumed that Di She, that old guy half in the grave, would pick up the phone, and then he could exchange some fake pleasantries. But to his surprise, the person who answered was Xu Qian.

"It's you...?" Xu Qian was stunned.

"It's me. What's wrong, not welcome?"

"Sigh... Did you just hear that?"

"Are you talking about 'Zhan She Qi Yi'?" Chen Jun Nan nodded. "Yeah, I heard it."

"He... is dead?"

"Good question." Chen Jun Nan laughed. "I'll step out and check for you when I have a moment. Don't worry."

Hearing Chen Jun Nan say that, Xu Qian could only sigh: "He called me in the last round, and I already told the people behind about his location. But I don't know if they believe me... Now that we've finally hit Di She, and I don't even know if he's dead, this feeling is so frustrating!"

"What's the rush?" Chen Jun Nan laughed. "If that old thief Di She isn't dead, he'll call you in a couple of rounds to report he's safe."

Xu Qian thought for a moment: "You're right."

"Qian Jie, let's keep up this rhythm of 'yes,' 'no,' and 'smash' to turn Di She into snake meat pie."

The two hung up and waited quietly. Soon, the answer for the nineteenth question surfaced.

"The final answer for this question is—'yes'."

For the twentieth question, Di She still didn't answer the phone. Chen Jun Nan symbolically exchanged a few words with Xu Qian and then continued waiting.

But when the answer appeared, he miscalculated again.

This time, the answer was also "yes."

The cannon's direction shifted, and the wind on the field changed.

The iron ball didn't return to hang over Di She's head; instead, it moved far away.

Chen Jun Nan glanced at the layout map he had drawn. If they chose "yes" this round, the iron ball would hang over "Jin Zhang Nan's" head.

What had he done to deserve this?

Besides, for the previous question, he, Yun Yao, and Xu Qian had all chosen "no"—so why was the final answer "yes"?

The massive chain rattled, and the iron ball moved away from Di She without a doubt.

What had caused this change?

Was there any difference between this round and the previous ones?

If he had to point out something... it was that Xu Qian had told the people behind about Di She's location.

"Oh no..." Chen Jun Nan stood up, as if he had figured it out.

That so-called "clever person" seemed not to believe Di She's true location... He wanted the iron ball to smash all the way from "-2" back to "3"?

That way, it could kill as many participants as possible while severely injuring Di She.

Just as he expected, a huge sound erupted, and the nervous man was voted out by the group.

The whole process took no more than three minutes—quick, clean, and efficient, with no unnecessary delays.

Things were getting a bit strange now. No matter what Chen Jun Nan chose, it seemed he couldn't control the iron ball's path.

For the twenty-second and twenty-third questions, the answers were still "yes," and events were heading in a bizarre direction.

Chen Jun Nan quickly reexamined the layout map on the wall and mentally simulated the next few rounds' movements.

"You tricked others... You want to start a killing spree...?"

He used his hand to mark a "dead" at "Jin Zhang Nan's" spot, then skipped the man who wasn't cooperating with him and marked another "dead" at the third man's spot. If things went as expected, that man would die in the twenty-fourth round.

Next, he skipped "Bai Yi Nu Hai" and marked a "dead" at the man behind her.

Following this pattern of every other one dying...

"Hold on..."

Chen Jun Nan furrowed his brow. Among the people on either side of "Bai Yi Nu Hai," one was Zhong Zhen, and now they would both die...?

He had thought one of those two men was the one in control, but now it seemed they were both under someone else's control and couldn't escape.

They had been tricked.

"I should have realized earlier..." Chen Jun Nan gave a bitter smile. "I originally thought that among the 'even numbers,' there was a clever person leading the 'even numbers' to slaughter the 'odd numbers,' but clearly, the questions the 'even numbers' get all come from the 'odd numbers'..."

He extended a finger and used his nail to circle "Bai Yi Nu Hai's" name fiercely.

"So you're that terrifying, huh...?" Chen Jun Nan smirked. "Now I want to introduce you to Lao Qi even more. You two dating would probably be quite interesting."