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Hearing Nie Qingyun's voice, Cheng Yuqiu felt a little more at ease.
"Now Liu Zhenyu is going out with four more people to find food, and my cousin has decided to decide the operation by voting..."
“I know all of that,” Nie Qingyun said earnestly as he ran, maneuvering the drone to land on the outer windowsill of the lecture hall.
"Do as I say."
"First, choose to abstain from voting."
"Huh?? Abstain?!" Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuqiu immediately became anxious again:
“Abstaining doesn’t mean losing a vote. Those who opposed this action already didn’t have a majority of votes, so I…”
"Qin Hehuan can see through Liu Zhenyu's open schemes," Nie Qingyun suddenly interrupted the girl and continued:
"Qin Hehuan won't let you go out and take risks easily in order to ensure your survival, so just watch quietly for now."
……
As time went by, most people in the lecture hall made their choices.
Just then, Cheng Yuqiu suddenly pushed through the crowd and shouted loudly at Qin Hehuan:
"Excuse me, may I abstain?"
"Abstain?" The people in the classroom began to whisper.
Liu Zhenyu revealed a disdainful smile:
"Hmph, do you think you can escape responsibility by abstaining?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Hehuan looked at Cheng Yuqiu and frowned.
"If you abstain, it means you have to accept whatever the outcome may be."
"And you are still a member of the team selected for the mission. Do you have any objections to that?"
“I have no objection…” Cheng Yuqiu responded softly, then looked at the others:
"You guys make the decision."
After saying that, he retreated back into the crowd.
Don't you even have the courage to fight for yourself one last time?
Qin Hehuan looked away, surprised that her cousin was so timid.
In the lecture hall, the voting process was drawing to a close.
Fourteen people agreed to the action, while fifteen people opposed it.
Most of those who voted against it were survivors who later joined Qin Hehuan's team.
Unlike those who had always followed Qin Hehuan, they had not yet experienced repeated escapes. In their eyes, the right choice was simply to stay away from zombies.
Therefore, staying inside the isolation netting is the safest option.
As for food?
If you vote for 1-2 people to go out and collect data each time, the probability of being selected yourself is definitely lower than if you vote for 4 people at the same time. Isn't this a very simple math problem?
Liu Zhenyu was surprised that so many people would vote against the offer despite the temptation of so much food.
However, he has already won because he and Mitsui still have a vote to cast.
Seeing that everyone else had made their decisions, Liu Zhenyu gestured for Mitsui to raise his hand along with him and said:
"It's 16:15 now."
Qin Hehuan narrowed her eyes, not responding immediately, but instead began tapping the table with her fingers again.
Currently, six student council members, including her, have not yet voted.
When explaining the voting rules earlier, she deliberately did not mention whether the student council would participate in this election.
The purpose is to be able to grasp the outcome at the end.
However, the group of survivors who joined later had not yet developed enough trust and reliance on the students, which could potentially lead to a decline in the student council's authority.
It will be much more troublesome to completely control these people in the future...
After a moment's hesitation, Qin Hehuan paused, glancing subtly at the girl behind her.
The latter understood and prepared to step forward to vote, but her actions were interrupted by a sudden female voice.
"Wait a minute!" Cheng Yuqiu raised her hand and suddenly squeezed out of the crowd again:
"I haven't voted yet!"
"what?!"
Everyone present was shocked.
"Didn't you just give up voting?"
"How could you go back on your word?"
"Yes, you were the one who said you wanted to abstain."
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhenyu sensed something was amiss and spoke up as well:
"Didn't you just say you were going to abstain from voting?"
“When did I say I was going to abstain?” Cheng Yuqiu said firmly.
"What I just asked was, can I abstain?"
“But I did not explicitly say ‘I am going to abstain’.”
"I still have the right to vote, and I vote against it!"
The vote count suddenly became a tie at 16:16.
The sudden situation left everyone at a loss, and they all looked at Qin Hehuan.
"This……"
Liu Zhenyu's face looked ashen, like he'd just eaten shit.
Qin Hehuan's gaze, however, was as sharp as a knife, fixed on Cheng Yuqiu.
In an instant, she suddenly remembered the slap Cheng Yuqiu had given Liu Zhenyu the night before, forcing her to retaliate.
Combined with the girl's previous cowardly behavior, Qin Hehuan realized that it was not cowardice at all, but a strategy!
However, the idea of deciding this action by voting was proposed on short notice, and no one else could have known about it in advance.
To control the direction of the vote, one must have keen observation skills and considerable ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Such strategies and appeasement rhetoric...
It's simply impossible for that silly, arrogant young lady, Cheng Yuqiu, to come up with such a thing.
wrong!
There must be someone controlling Cheng Yuqiu behind the scenes.
The current tie is also due to this person's actions.
He was certain that he would protect Cheng Yuqiu.
This forces the student council to take action at this time.
This is tantamount to putting their credibility on the line.
Being plotted!
In an instant, Qin Hehuan's gaze became even sharper and colder, frightening Cheng Yuqiu so much that her face turned pale and she subconsciously took a step back.
She then scanned the eyes of each student present.
It seems I was truly underestimated...
In this case.
I'll find you myself.
"Since the votes are tied..." Qin Hehuan suddenly stood up from the center of the podium and pointed forward:
"Then let's proceed with the second round of voting."
"This time, all girls outside the mission voting teams, as well as student council members, will not participate in the voting."
"Voting begins."
"Then... those who disagree with this action, please raise your hands."
Chapter 46: A 500-Layer Game with a Bad Woman
"How could this happen..." Cheng Yuqiu panicked again.
Following Nie Qingyun's instructions, her initial strategy of feigning abstention was successful.
The only mistake was that when they were trailing in the final votes, they shouldn't have stood up to tie the score.
Even she could tell that the student council members were already preparing to vote.
"Now...now my cousin has started a second vote, and this time the students aren't participating..."
"Qin Hehuan is such a strong-willed woman..." Nie Qingyun twitched his lips.
He had intended to take this opportunity to weaken the student council's arrogance and create more favorable conditions for his return later.
But I never expected Qin Hehuan to be so assertive.
While communicating with Nie Qingyun via the drone, Cheng Yuqiu looked at the crowd in the lecture hall and counted the number of people.
Including the survivors who joined later, there are currently 38 people present.
There are a total of 13 people, including members of the student council and some female students who are not required to participate in fieldwork.
"There are currently 25 people who can vote, which is an odd number..."
"In other words, this vote will definitely have a result."
Cheng Yuqiu became more and more anxious as she spoke.
"It's impossible to break even again!"
"Since you anticipated that my cousin would step forward to help me, why did you make me interrupt her in the end?"
Through the drone, Nie Qingyun looked at the girl who was as anxious as a deer and said in a half-joking tone:
"Well... anyway, there are more people who disagree with this operation..."
"What are you afraid of?"
“That’s not how it is!” Cheng Yuqiu immediately interrupted:
"That guy Liu Zhenyu... he'll definitely resort to more tricks."
"See, you already know all this," Nie Qingyun paused, then continued:
Even if Qin Hehuan protects you this time, what about next time?
"What about next time?"
"As a person in a position of power, every decision she makes is based on a weighing of pros and cons."
"If the cost of protecting you exceeds what she can accept, you will be handed over as well."
Even so… Cheng Yuqiu’s mind was in complete turmoil:
Even so, at least we can avoid the immediate crisis.
"We can think of another way when you come back..."
“What you’re saying isn’t wrong…” Nie Qingyun sighed, his tone suddenly becoming serious:
"But I'm not so good-tempered that I can stand by and do nothing when my companions are being bullied."
"Didn't I say that?"
"From now on, I will protect you."
"You," Cheng Yuqiu's heart skipped a beat. To her, these words sounded like a confession of love, so she blurted out in a panic:
"Don't talk nonsense... Even if you try to please me, it won't do you any good."