Ming Ke: When the villain accidentally mixes into the protagonist group

"Game preview?"

Mingyue smiled and nodded. "Well, it's a very simple game, rock-paper-scissors, but it's different from the traditional one. The two contestants each design a new hand gesture that can be expressed with just one hand, and name the gesture. The name and gesture must match, and you can't just name it randomly~"

Lei listened calmly to Mingyue's mischief, but his eyes glanced at the cruise ship behind him.

Scotland listened carefully to every word Mingyue said.

Bourbon was basically certain that Mingyue knew much more information than he and Hiro knew, but he was not sure what Lei's purpose was in appearing here.

Seeing that no one raised any objections, Mingyue continued to explain the rules: "The newly created gesture must be at least weaker than the previous one. The match is a best-of-seven game, and you are not allowed to use the same gesture three times in a row, otherwise you will be declared the loser."

Scotland lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "What if the new gestures I set and Lei's set conflict? For example, if the gesture I set is stronger than Lei's, Lei's set is also stronger than mine."

Mingyue seemed to have anticipated this question and replied with a smile, "In that case, we can only come up with a new gesture." As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper and a pen from his pocket and handed them to Scotland and Lei. "Draw the gesture on the paper and write down the meaning of the gesture. When you are done, give it to me. I will be the referee of this competition."

Bourbon looked at Mingyue, who was smiling like a flower, and asked, "What if someone cheats and makes gestures that are not standard?"

"Then even if you're empty-handed, you'll be declared the loser."

"Are there five gestures, slogans or rock-paper-scissors?" Bourbon asked again.

Mingyue blinked, not sure how shouting slogans would affect the outcome of the game, but since Bourbon had brought it up, she had to think about it carefully. "I'll count down from three, two, one. After I shout one, you make a gesture. If you're late, you lose. If someone rushes in and makes a move first, then the person who makes a move later has a high chance of winning."

Rye looked towards Scotland and said thoughtfully, "I see."

Scotland nodded, understood the rules Mingyue mentioned, picked up the pen, and began to draw on the paper seriously.

Bourbon was thinking about the loopholes in Mingyue's rules: the original three gestures of rock-paper-scissors each restrict each other, but if two new gestures are added, the original mutual restrictions will be broken. However, since there will only be two gestures in each round, the probability of a draw is very low unless the same gesture appears.

Soon two pieces of paper appeared in Mingyue's hands.

Lei raised his thumb, put his index and middle fingers together, curled his ring and pinky fingers in his palm, and introduced: "My hand sign is called 'gun'."

Scotland nodded slightly, stretched out his hand, raised his index finger, middle finger and ring finger together, and curled his thumb and pinky finger in his palm, "I named my gesture 'Shield'."

(ps, for those who listen to books, please see the picture below, thank you...)

(The painting is ugly, please bear with it.)

Bourbon noted down the gestures of the two men and guessed that Hiro named the gesture "shield" to convey a message to Mingyue.

"Are you thirsty? I want to buy a can of black coffee before the game starts. Does anyone want anything to drink?" Lei's eyes swept across the crowd and finally landed on Mingyue. "I'll bring you a bottle of English black tea with sugar and milk. Drink it hot in this weather."

Mingyue nodded and began to read the text of each gesture.

In order to ensure Hiro's victory, Bourbon began his intelligence work, but he was soon discovered by Mingyue. In the end, Bourbon could only watch Mingyue from afar and could not see the contents on the two notes, but even so Bourbon also discovered some clues.

First of all, Bourbon discovered that Mingyue took almost twice as long as Scotland to read Lei's note, which means that the rules written by Lei are more complicated, but what did Hiro write?

After a while, Lei came back and handed the cup of tea in his left hand to Mingyue.

The black tea was very hot. It was comfortable to hold in the palm of your hand, but it would feel very hot if you clenched it tightly. This resulted in Mingyue, who had little strength to begin with, being unable to open the bottle cap, so she looked at Lei with half-moon eyes.

Scotland wanted to help, but was intercepted by Ley.

Lei sighed helplessly, stretched out his left hand to hold the bottle cap, twisted it gently, and the bottle cap was opened. "Really, you are so weak, did you eat well?"

Bourbon, whose food in the refrigerator is often stolen, and Scotland, who cooks for Mingyue whenever he has nothing to do, both think that Lei is implying that they are not feeding him enough, but here it is just that his cooking is not delicious, and it is Mingyue's certification.

Mingyue took a sip of black tea. It was sweet, just the way she liked it. She said in a friendly way, "There is a free buffet on the cruise ship 24 hours a day. As for how much you can eat, it depends on how big your appetite is."

However, Mingyue's words brought back bad memories for Lei. He turned to look at the cruise ship docked at the pier, thought of the three clock towers in the western-style building, and suggested: "Should we prepare some food on board, and preferably bring some fresh water."

Mingyue rolled her eyes, "Don't worry, they won't poison you."

Lei narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Mingyue with sharp eyes, wondering if Mingyue had been injected with some drugs again. However, due to the presence of two members of the organization, he did not ask the question that was already on his lips. Instead, he used his eyes to examine Mingyue's exposed skin inch by inch.

Scotland noticed the concern in Lei's eyes towards Mingyue. He thought about how Lei had often asked him about Mingyue's information before. Although he had mostly fooled her, he felt that Lei cared about Mingyue more than Mingyue's sister. Sometimes he felt that Lei was much better than Mingyue's guardian.

Bourbon's eyes shone, and he looked at Mingyue seriously, "You seem to know them very well?"

Mingyue didn't keep the secret, "We've dealt with each other several times before, let's start the competition."

Scotland and Rye nodded slightly.

As Mingyue shouted "one", the two of them attacked at the same time.

"In the first round, Scotland wins." Mingyue announced the result.

Just as Scotland expected, Ley would definitely make the gesture he designed, and sure enough, he got the first point.

Lei transferred the coffee from his right hand to his left hand, tapped the pull ring with his left index finger, and brought it to his mouth. He drank the black coffee seemingly casually, while trying to figure out the gesture designed by Scotland.

The second round began soon. Ley still used the "shield" designed by Scotland, while Scotland used stone. Scotland still won.

At this point, Lei is basically certain that the shield is weaker than scissors and weaker than rock. According to the rules, he cannot use the "shield" in the next round, and in order to avoid losing again, he cannot use the shield.

But this seems to be within Scotland's expectations.

Compared to Lei, who was drinking coffee in a depressed mood after losing two games in a row, Scotland was in a good mood at this time. According to Lei's character, his gesture must have been created to win the game, so the effect of "gun" must be very strong, and Lei cannot use the shield in the next round. After losing two rounds in a row, the gesture he is most likely to use is "gun".

Bourbon was worried for Scotland. As a childhood friend, he almost guessed the meaning of the gesture designed by Hiro, but the "gun" has not appeared on the field until now. What exactly is the effect of the "gun"?

Round 3: Scotland used Ley's "gun" gesture, and Ley played a stone. Mingyue announced that Ley won.

Scotland was a little surprised by this result, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart, could it be that the opponent's design ideas are the same as his? Scotland was not sure, thinking that this might be a coincidence, and decided to continue to use the "gun" in the next round.

Ley is also considering the meaning of Scotland's gesture. The game is almost halfway through, but Scotland has never used his original gesture, "Shield", and it is now known that "Shield" is weaker than Scissors and Rock. So if "Shield" is not a very strong gesture, but a rubbish gesture, then "Shield" may be equivalent to bare hands, weaker than all gestures.

"Three, two, one!" With Mingyue's voice, the fourth round of the game began. Both sides still made gestures at the same time. Lei made scissors, and Scotland made a "gun".

Ming Yue announced, "Round 4, Lei wins."

Scotland frowned slightly. He was basically certain that "gun" was weaker than scissors and rock, so "gun" should also be a rubbish gesture, and he would not use "shield". So in the next three games, the outcome between him and Lei should be decided by the three original gestures of rock, paper, scissors, and so on. In that case, he could basically find clues by observing Lei's small movements before he made a move.

Lei, who had recovered two points, was drinking black coffee.

Mingyue looked at Bourbon and suddenly said, "Bourbon, you didn't bring any electronic devices with you."

Bourbon, who was still thinking about the effect of the "gun", was suddenly interrupted by Mingyue. He looked at Mingyue in confusion, "Huh?"

Mingyue held the hot tea in her hand and said, "All metal objects are not allowed on the cruise ship and will be confiscated. If it is an ordinary item, it would be fine, but if electronic devices such as mobile phones are confiscated, what if the other party finds something..." Mingyue did not finish her words.

Bourbon's expression was stern. This Rum didn't tell him at all.

"Looking at your expression, you must be aware of this." Mingyue glanced at Lei and Scotland, and said with a smile, "You guys are not carrying guns, are you? It would be bad if you were discovered."

Scotland's eyes moved to Mingyue's ankle, "What about your anklet? Did you take it off?"

Mingyue naturally knew what the other party was thinking. She chuckled and lifted up her trouser legs. "Of course I'm still here. I have other ways. As for you, I'll just remind you that if any bad friction occurs at that time, it will hinder the mission."

Lei had a cold face and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Continue the game." Mingyue curled the corners of her mouth slightly and began to count down.

Scotland and Ley stared at each other's right hands.

Lei saw Scotland clenching his fists and thought that the opponent was going to use rock or scissors. After all, he couldn't use "gun" twice in a row. As for "shield", Lei thought it was unlikely. After all, from the information we know now, if Scotland uses "shield", the probability of losing is much higher than other gestures.

Bourbon, who was standing aside, stared at the two men with bated breath.

Scotland saw Lei's clenched fist loosen slightly and guessed the gesture the other party would make.

Just as the countdown of Mingyue ended, both sides made their moves. Lei put out cloth, and Scotland stretched out two fingers in an instant.

Mingyue announced that Scotland won the fifth round, and there were two more rounds to go. As long as Scotland won one more round, they could end the simulation game, become the winner, and board the cruise ship with Mingyue.

Lei saw the change in Scotland's gesture, but the speed of extending two fingers was much faster than the speed of folding five fingers. Even if the change of tactics was successful, he would still be judged as the loser by Mingyue. He could only sigh helplessly, throw the empty can into the trash can, and put his right hand in his trouser pocket.

Bourbon was happy for Hiro in his heart, as he was only one step away from victory. He was also analyzing what gesture Lei would make next.

If Lei wants to win, and Hiro beat Paper with Scissors in the previous round, then Lei is likely to play Rock in this round more often than the others, because Rock is stronger than Scissors, Shield, and Gun, but only weaker than Paper.

If Hiro plays paper, he should be able to win, but what if Lei also thought of this? Then Hiro would be safest to play stone.

If Lei guesses that Hiro will play paper, then Lei will play scissors, but Hiro plays rock, then Hiro wins. The worst case scenario is that Lei also plays rock, then the game ends in a draw.

Scotland thought so too, so in the sixth inning, he played stone.

But things did not develop as they expected.

Lei's weapon was the "gun".

Ming Yue announced, "Round six, Lei wins."

"That's not right!" Bourbon questioned Mingyue's judgment, "In the third round, Scotland used the 'gun', but lost to Ley's stone."

Mingyue looked at Lei, whose lips curled slightly, and Scotland, who looked surprised, and said with a smile: "I didn't make a wrong judgment."

Scotland frowned slightly.

"Just a reminder, although we are from the same organization, it is best not to have too much contact after you get on board. It is best to pretend to be strangers." Mingyue looked at the three bottles of whiskey.

Lei looked at Mingyue with a gloomy gaze, trying to guess what Mingyue meant by saying this.

"One ticket can get two people on board, which means they should be partners. They might even eat and sleep together. If you team up with someone you don't like or trust, the risk will come from within the team. For example, I don't want to team up with Bourbon, but I think it's fine to team up with Rye or anyone from Scotland."

Lei took the lead in stating his position and said to Mingyue with a serious face: "I will protect you."

After hearing this, Mingyue just curled her lips and smiled, suspecting that although the FBI agent said he wanted protection, he actually just wanted to get more useful information from her.

Bourbon knew that he and Scotland would protect Mingyue, but if Mingyue really said that if Scotland won the game and chose to team up with Mingyue, he would have to stay with Lei, a member of the organization, for more than ten days. How could he conduct the investigation? Lei, like Gin, was not an easy guy to deal with.

Everyone was silent at this time, and the most conflicted one was Scotland. He not only had to consider the gestures to be made in the last round, but also had to consider the situation that Bourbon was about to face.

Ley seemed to be confident. After all, in his eyes, the "shield" gesture set by Scotland was a rubbish gesture, otherwise Scotland would have used the "shield" long ago, and would not have used the gesture he set up once. Moreover, he had already tried with both hands in the first two rounds, so there was no situation where both hands were empty.

Mingyue didn't seem to be in a hurry to start. She just sipped her black tea and observed everyone's expressions, hoping that Zhu Fu Jingguang would not make the wrong choice.

Scotland looked at Lei with a serious face, thinking: If Mingyue's judgment in the last round was correct, then "gun" is not a rubbish gesture, and the conclusion of the sixth round conflicts with the third round, which means that Lei has discovered a loophole in Mingyue's rules.

But what exactly is the loophole? Scotland went over the rules in his mind again and again, looking at Mingyue who was drinking black tea, his eyes widened quickly.

So that's it, I already know it. Scotland understood.

Lei glanced at Mingyue and prompted, "It's been delayed for a long time, it's time to start."

As the bright moon counts down, the result of the last round of rock-paper-scissors has been revealed.

Both sides used their own hand gestures. Mingyue raised her lips slightly and announced that the winner of this competition was...

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Preview of the next chapter: Mingyue and three bottles of whiskey are about to board the cruise ship. What will happen on the cruise ship?

(ps I don’t know if you like this kind of battle of wits. If you like it, I will write more. If you don’t like it, I will write less. I hope everyone can experience the fun of reasoning.)