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

The moment the cruise ship broadcast sounded, Mingyue no longer lingered in the warmth of the bed. She lifted the quilt, stepped on the soft carpet, walked straight to the floor-to-ceiling window, and opened the curtains.

The morning sunlight penetrates the clouds and shines into the room. Everything looks so peaceful and beautiful.

Akai Shuichi opened his dark green eyes and looked at Mingyue standing in front of the window. Mingyue was wearing a black tights and looked very thin, so he reminded her in a deep voice: "Put on more clothes, I'll wait for you downstairs."

After saying that, Lei stood up and walked downstairs, just in time to see Scotland walking upstairs.

"Is Mingyue awake?"

"Yeah." Lei put his hands in his pockets, "I'm going to go out and smoke a cigarette."

Scotland looked up at the end of the stairs, turned slightly to make way, leaned against the fence, listened to the sound of water flowing from upstairs, and stood on the stairs waiting for Mingyue to come down.

Lei came downstairs with a cigarette in his mouth. He glanced at Bourbon who was rummaging through the closet, opened the glass door, walked to the balcony, struck a match, lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, and exhaled the gray-white smoke.

Not long after, Mingyue walked downstairs and saw Scotland standing at the corner of the stairs. She blinked in confusion, "Brother Little Cake, why are you standing here?"

Scotland looked at Mingyue, as if relieved, and said as if explaining: "This cruise ship is not very safe. Many people died on the ship."

"Yeah, I know. I've been to Room 6. Fortunately, none of you chose that room." Mingyue showed a bright smile on her face.

Honey trap, I am happy to play with you. Mingyue saw her smile in Scotland's eyes.

Scotland looked Mingyue up and down, and said worriedly: "Those rewards..."

"It's okay." Mingyue continued to walk downstairs, "What do you want for breakfast? There should be a meal delivery service on this cruise ship."

Scotland was not in the same good mood as Mingyue. He followed Mingyue downstairs with a worried look on his face.

At this time, Bourbon had taken off his bloody clothes and changed into a new set of clean clothes. His hands were wrapped in snow-white gauze, and his movements seemed a little slow and clumsy.

Mingyue glanced at the injured hands with a gloomy expression.

After Lei wiped off the smell of cigarette smoke from his body, he opened the glass door and walked into the room. He looked at Mingyue and said, "Let's discuss what will happen next."

"You haven't had breakfast yet." Mingyue pouted in dissatisfaction, "Aren't you hungry?"

Bourbon's eyes never left Mingyue.

Scotland looked at Mingyue and smiled gently, but his blue eyes were full of worry, "I'll go out and ask."

Mingyue smiled and nodded.

"What are you eating?" Scotland looked at Rye and Bourbon.

Rye glanced at Bourbon and said, "I don't mind."

"Anything is fine." Bourbon folded his arms across his chest and leaned back on the soft sofa.

"Where's the moon?"

Mingyue, who was clamoring for breakfast, said casually, "Just like you guys, but we have to tell them clearly that we want four breakfasts."

Scotland put on his gray wolf mask and prepared to go out thoughtfully.

"Next." Lei threw the bracelet to Scotland.

Scotland reached out to take it, glanced at the bright moon, then turned and walked out.

After a moment, the door was opened again and Scotland walked in. "I have spoken to the staff wearing blank masks and will arrange for someone to come over in a while."

Lei took the bracelet handed over by Scotland, put on the black wolf mask, leaned against the wall, and looked at Mingyue who was wearing the gray rabbit mask. "What will the afternoon game be?"

"How should I know?" Mingyue looked at Bourbon wearing a Siamese cat mask, her lips curled slightly, "I originally thought that some people would not be able to get the lettered name tag."

Lei looked at Bourbon, his eyes resting on the hands wrapped in gauze.

Scotland frowned slightly.

"I'm not someone who needs help from others to achieve victory." Bourbon looked at Ley provocatively.

Lei Yidun felt a headache and wanted to bring the topic back to the game that was about to begin, but...

Tuk-tuk-tuk...

There was a knock on the door, and the three bottles of whiskey looked towards the door vigilantly.

Lei, wearing a black wolf mask, turned and walked to the door. He grasped the door handle and opened the door a crack. When he saw the scene outside, his dark green eyes suddenly widened.

A group of staff members wearing blank masks were standing in the corridor outside the house. Each of them was holding a huge tray in their hands. On the tray were not only various delicacies, but also gold, silver, jewelry, and piles of banknotes like small mountains.

What surprised Lei even more was that the cutting weapon appeared outside the door.

"Mr. Black Wolf, please open the door." Qiejian Daqi saw a trace of a black mask at the crack of the door.

Lei slowly opened the door.

The doctor turned his wheelchair and entered the room.

The rest of the staff came in one after another, put down the trays in their hands and turned to leave. The last one to leave even closed the door, leaving the cutter alone in the room.

Qie Jiandaqi looked at the gray rabbit sitting on the sofa with a professional smile on his face, "I'm really happy to see that you are safe and sound." He then cast his eyes on the Siamese cat closest to the gray rabbit and asked hesitantly, "Is this Siamese cat and the two wolf gentlemen also together?"

"Thank you for your concern." Mingyue glanced at Bourbon, "He is indeed my companion."

"So how many of your people are on my cruise ship?" Qiejian Daqi stared into Mingyue's eyes.

Mingyue looked at Qijian Daqi without any hesitation, "Isn't this all in front of you?"

Kirie's eyes swept across the other three people in the room, still with a formal smile on his face.

"Why don't you believe it? There's no need for me to lie to you about something like this." Mingyue looked indifferent.

Qiejian Daqi's gaze finally fell on Mingyue, and his smile was mixed with a bit of sincerity, "Having seen your methods, I certainly believe in you as an honest businessman."

Three Bottles of Whiskey felt that there seemed to be some unspeakable secret between Mingyue and the son of the gem tycoon.

"If you need anything, just tell my people. Enjoy your meal." After that, Qiejian Daqi turned his wheelchair and prepared to leave. Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he turned around and said with a smile, "If you ask them about the next game, they won't reveal a single word."

Mingyue chuckled, "After all, it has to be fair. I understand."

Qiejian Daqi opened the door, and outside the door was a group of burly men wearing blank masks.

After watching Qijian Daqi leave, Lei slowly closed the door and turned around to see Mingyue already enjoying breakfast.

Bourbon and Scotland, however, were examining the gold, silver, jewels, and stacks of banknotes.

"The amount of banknotes far exceeds 300 million yen." Bourbon looked at Mingyue, as if waiting for an answer.

Mingyue seemed to be immersed in the delicious food and enjoying it very much.

"Let's eat first." Lei picked up a croissant and put it into his mouth. The freshly-baked bread was still a little warm and tasted very good.

Scotland was keenly aware that most of these jewels were lost to Mingyue by gamblers in the card game, but shouldn't they be returned to them by the Qijian family?

Lei glanced at the items in the room, frowned slightly, took a sip of black coffee, looked at Mingyue, opened his thin lips, and prepared to say something.

dong dong dong...

There was a knock on the door.

Three bottles of whiskey quickly hid the jewelry and banknotes in the closet.

dong dong dong...

The knocks on the door grew louder.

Mingyue was about to get up and open the door, but was pulled behind by Bourbon.

Scotland and Lei looked at each other, then Lei walked to the door, reached out and grasped the door handle, opened the door a crack, and outside the door stood the tall woman wearing a parrot mask who had been seen before.

It was a member of the Mafia. Lei looked at him warily.

"Open the door." The parrot-masked woman glanced at the black wolf at the crack of the door and said in a cold tone.

Lei glanced outside the door and found that there seemed to be a lot more burly men wearing blank masks. He slowly opened the door and asked, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

"My eldest daughter wants to see Gray Rabbit. Ask her to come with me."

Lei was ready to refuse.

Mingyue appeared behind Lei and tilted her head to look at the parrot masked woman. "I think we should let Miss Lion come to see me."

The parrot masked woman raised her chin, stared at the gray rabbit for a few seconds, glanced at the other three people in the room, and sneered, "My eldest lady is kind, but I advise you not to be shameless. A new round of games is about to begin. The eldest lady is considering negotiating cooperation with you because she likes you. If you offend us...ha, you will have to bear the consequences yourself."

Scotland and Bourbon stood in front of Mingyue at the same time, looking vigilantly at the parrot-masked woman outside the door.

Mingyue looked through the gap between the three bottles of whiskey at the tall woman wearing a parrot mask at the door and refused very firmly: "In this case, I don't think it is necessary to have such an ally. Besides, only one person can win in the end."

The woman in the parrot mask narrowed her eyes, her gaze shifted between the three men, with a fierce look in her eyes, and she walked away.

Lei glanced at the parrot-masked woman's back as she left, glanced at the burly men around him, slowly closed the door, and turned to look at the two organization companions behind him.

Scotland looked worried. He was afraid that after offending the Mafia, those people would harm Mingyue. After all, they didn't know what kind of game they would encounter or what situation they would face. Whether there would be a situation where neither he nor Bourbon could protect Mingyue.

Bourbon looked at Mingyue who was cutting the steak into small pieces with a knife and fork. "From now on, you are not allowed to leave our sight."

Mingyue looked up at Bourbon and said dissatisfiedly, "Why?"

Scotland poured himself a glass of juice, took a sip, and thought it tasted good, so he poured a glass for Mingyue, "I agree with Bourbon's proposal."

"Brother Little Cake, is that a suggestion? It's clearly an order." Mingyue complained to Scotland dissatisfiedly and glared at Bourbon.

Lei agreed with Bourbon in his heart and looked at Mingyue, "What did you talk about with Mafia Karen?"

Mingyue poked the steak on the plate with a fork and said half-truthfully, "I was knocked unconscious. When I woke up, there was no one in the room."

Lei knew that Mingyue was lying. He glanced at Scotland and Bourbon, closed his thin lips tightly, and said no more.

Bourbon and Scotland looked at the moon doubtfully.

Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye it was almost noon.

The man with the red fox mask stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the sun hanging high in the sky. The time for a new round of games was almost up, and it was time to wake up Ooka Momiji.

The old butler Mononobe was extremely sleepy, but he still forced himself to stay awake and stood at the door with his stick.

The man in the red fox mask said to the old butler Mononobe: "We will go to play games later, you take a good rest."

"I want to watch the young lady..." The old butler Mononobe tried hard to open his bloodshot eyes. Two days and two nights were almost his limit.

"Don't be stubborn. You still have to keep watch after the game is over." The man with the red fox mask gently woke up the sleeping Ooka Momiji.

Ooka Hongye rubbed her eyes, opened them, and saw the unfamiliar decoration. Then she remembered that this was not her bedroom. She curled up and said in a muffled voice, "I don't want to participate in the game."

The red fox masked man sighed slightly, "If I don't participate in the game, I don't know if there will be any punishment."

Hearing the word "punishment", Ooka Hongye's face turned pale and she slowly got out of bed, "Any news about Xiaoyue?"

"Well, I heard that she seems to have gone back to her room. We should be able to see her during the game later."

Ooka Hongye's eyes lit up for a moment, then dimmed again, "Xiaoyue, she should want to leave this cruise ship too."

The man with the red fox mask looked at the sun hidden behind the clouds and thought: Maybe the gray rabbit is enjoying it.

In Maffia Karen's suite, the parrot-masked woman kept talking about how ungrateful the two wolves and the Siamese cat were. However, Maffia Karen picked up the cup of red tea and sipped it carefully, just to hide the slightly raised corners of her lips.

The cruise ship's broadcast sounded again, "Participants with letter name tags, please go to Room 1. The first round of elimination games is about to begin."

When Mingyue and his companions arrived, a lot of people had already gathered at the door of Room 1.

Ooka Hongye was very surprised to see Mingyue wearing a gray rabbit mask and wanted to go forward, but was stopped by the man in the red fox mask. Mingyue was also sandwiched between three bottles of whiskey and could not contact others.

Sakakibara paid attention to Lei's movements and hid himself in the crowd.

Daliang, a young man wearing a gray mask and a tuxedo, stood in front of the closed door of Room 1. He looked around and saw a fat man with a beard and a cigar in his mouth walking slowly towards him.

Behind the fat man were a man with slicked back hair wearing a baboon mask and a man wearing a mouse mask.

The last group to arrive were Mafia Karen and his group. Many people were dissatisfied with this, but no one dared to speak out.

The tall parrot-masked woman glanced at everyone present, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, while the elk housekeeper frowned slightly and glanced worriedly at the eldest lady holding the cane.

"When does it start?" The man wrapped in a black robe looked at Daliang and asked.

Daliang cleared his throat and glanced around. Seeing that all the participants with letter name tags were present, he said loudly, "I will host the first round of elimination games, and one player will be eliminated this round."

The man in the red fox mask frowned slightly, thinking that if only one player was eliminated in each round, then it would take twenty-five rounds of games to decide the final winner, which was too risky.

"This round will consist of two parts: the main game and the loser's revival match. Participants who win the main game will be exempted from entering the loser's revival match, and the eliminated participants can choose a participant to enter the loser's revival match." Daliang glanced at everyone present and continued, "In the loser's revival match, the loser will be eliminated, and the fate of the loser will be controlled by the winner of the revival match."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone realized that they had to win the main game. If they were dragged into a one-on-one resurrection match, the situation would probably not be optimistic.

"How can we win the main game?" the graceful Fukunaga Yuji asked anxiously, and glanced at the brown bear man cautiously.

Daliang looked at Miss Tabby Cat, "The main game of this round is called 'Socrates's Wheat Ear', and the loser's revival match is called 'Cage Battle'. According to legend, when the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was asked a question by his students, he did not answer it. Instead, he took the students to a wheat field and asked them to choose the largest wheat ear in the field. The students could only walk forward along the ridge and were not allowed to go back.

"Mr. Kirima Soichi has prepared a room like this for everyone. Inside is a wheat field that we have arranged. Only one person is allowed to enter at a time, and they can only move along the route we have set.

"Before you choose the wheat ears, you are not allowed to go back. However, this game is different from Socrates' rules. Mr. Kirima Soichi allows everyone to take two wheat ears from the room, and finally choose one for us to judge."

The man wearing the dog mask asked, "What is the basis for the judgment?"

"As everyone knows, Mr. Kirima Soichi is a gem tycoon who places great emphasis on economic value, so the results and rankings are naturally determined by the value of the wheat ears, from high to low. The last person in this round of the game will be eliminated, and the winner will naturally be the first person."

"Only one eliminated?" someone whispered.

"Yes, only one participant will be eliminated." Daliang gave an affirmative response.

There were murmurs of discussion among the crowd watching.

"This round of the game is surprisingly easy."

"Don't underestimate the rules of the game."

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Preview of the next chapter: What is hidden behind the closed door of Room 1?