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

"That's what they call me? It's such an honor." Mingyue grinned, revealing a row of snow-white teeth.

Mafia Karen grabbed Mingyue's hand and said, "They all said that you like equal exchange."

Mingyue wanted to pull her hand away, but Mafia Karen held it tightly, "Businessmen don't like to do business at a loss."

"What price will I have to pay?" A pair of empty artificial eyes stared at the bright moon.

"I can take care of your eyes and even your father's injuries. As for the conditions." Mingyue looked at the crisscrossing scars on Mafia Karen's face, "Let me become the boss of the European underground forces."

Mafia Karen released Mingyue's hand and said, "Do you want to force the Karen family to relegate to second place without bloodshed?"

Mingyue looked at the red marks on her hands. "Of course, you can refuse and let your uncle continue to mess around. In the end, we'll see how much confidence and ability your Cullen family still has. After that, we just need to wait until your internal fighting is almost over, and then we can directly swallow up your remaining power. This is a piece of cake for us."

"It's not as simple as you say. As long as my grandmother is still alive..." Mafia Karen didn't finish her words. She seemed to have thought of something and paused for a few seconds before chuckling, "You chose this method because you are afraid of Luna."

Mingyue didn't respond, waiting for Mafia Karen's next words.

"Although Luna's activity has decreased a lot in the past two years, he is still the most terrifying person in Europe." Mafia Karen tried to threaten Gray Rabbit with the situation of the European underground, but she was still nervous. She thought of how the Gray Rabbit in front of her had accurately controlled everyone, even her. "You don't know Luna's information, do you?"

"You guess?"

Mafia Karen took a deep breath and said, "I guess you don't have any information about Luna, otherwise you wouldn't discuss these things with me. After all, that guy is impeccable. I have tried many times to get information about him, but unfortunately, all I got was either false information or completely useless information."

Mingyue looked at Mafia Karen, whose face was covered with scars. "Sometimes force can't solve everything. What I want is an ally who truly cooperates with me, not an enemy who is friendly on the surface but stabs me in the back."

Mafia Karen was unsure of Gray Rabbit's trump card, and wondered if the other party's intention was really just to make the Karen family take second place?

Mafia Karen, puzzled, pursed his lips and thought that even if she didn't agree, after a series of internal conflicts, it would be difficult for the Mafia run by the Karen family to regain its position as the top mafia boss in Europe. What's more, those who secretly disliked the Karen family would definitely take this opportunity to suppress them continuously. At that time, the situation would become even more difficult, and they might even leave Europe.

Maffia Karen, who was invited to board the Augus cruise ship this time, actually had selfish motives. She wanted to take the opportunity to snatch the arms line from Kirima Souichi.

"You can think about it for a while. You don't have to answer me so quickly." Mingyue saw the other party's hesitation. After all, if she were in that position, she would also have to weigh the pros and cons seriously. "The game on the cruise ship has just begun. We have a lot of time."

Maffia Karen found it difficult to make a judgment for a moment, so she changed the topic to the gem tycoon, "I heard that Kirima Soichi is dying."

Mingyue stretched lazily while lying on the bed. "Yes, he is dying, otherwise he wouldn't have done this in advance."

Mafia Karen asked tentatively, "If he died, wouldn't it be easy for you to just use force to take over all the assets and the arms line?"

“A person’s value is greater when he is alive than when he is dead.”

"That old fellow Kirima Souichi won't let others push him around."

Mingyue glanced around the room and saw a black crow landing on the handrail outside the balcony. She glanced at Mafia Karen who was sitting beside the bed and stood up quietly. "I am a businessman. I want to do some small business with him. Naturally, I can give him what the old fox wants."

Maffia Karen couldn't help but gasp, but she was still skeptical of what the gray rabbit said. Then she heard the balcony door being opened and smelled the wet and salty sea breeze. "Where are you going?!"

Mingyue stroked the black crow twice, and the crow flapped its wings and flew away. Mingyue turned to look at Mafia Karen who was walking over with a cane, and said in a coquettish tone: "Sister Mafia, there is not even a little food in your room. I am so hungry that I can't sleep."

Mafia Karen's mouth twitched. If she was not sure that she had heard it correctly and that they were the only two living people in the room, she would have thought that she was hallucinating.

Thinking about how he had been deceived by her soft and cute voice before and thought that he had already controlled her, but he didn't expect that he was completely controlled by her, he suddenly became furious.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She squeezed the cane in her hand until it made a creaking sound, completely ignoring the subtle sound of the flapping wings.

Mingyue turned the two beads in her hand, with a slight smile on her lips.

Maffia Karen originally wanted to make a few mocking remarks, but she was afraid that the other party would slam the door and leave in anger. There were people with ulterior motives everywhere on the ship, and she was one of the only two people with a lettered name tag. If anything unexpected happened, her eyes would be in danger.

Mafia Karen walked to the door with her cane, reached out to hold the door handle, and opened the door. The housekeeper wearing a reindeer mask had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Miss." The elk housekeeper glanced into the room and found that the gray rabbit was still lying on the bed, seemingly not awake yet.

"Prepare two breakfasts."

The elk housekeeper was stunned for a moment, then bowed and left.

Mafia Karen closed the door again and listened carefully inside the room. It was silent but his heart was pounding. He could still smell the wet and salty sea breeze in the air. He wondered if the rabbit had run away.

"Hey! Where are you?!" Mafia Karen stretched out his hand and searched the air randomly, but he couldn't touch the petite figure anywhere.

Just as Mafia Karen was about to go out to look for someone, Mingyue's voice sounded behind her.

"I have a way to give you temporary vision. Do you want to try it?"

Mafia Karen was startled and turned quickly to try to catch the gray rabbit that seemed to be playing a trick on her, but she missed.

Mingyue dodged quietly and stood aside, watching Mafia Karen, whose chest was heaving violently.

"What conditions?" Mafia Karen believed that there was no free lunch in the world, and that one had to pay a price for anything, especially when the negotiating party was a businessman.

"As for the conditions, I haven't thought about them yet." Mingyue turned the two beads in her hand. Originally, she just wanted to use this method to make Mafia Karen make a decision faster, but she didn't expect to have an unexpected gain. "Anyway, you have to participate in the game. If you are in this state now, I'm afraid that before you make a decision, you..." Mingyue didn't finish her words.

Mafia Karen stood there, holding the cane tightly in her hand. In this state, she could not play any role other than being protected, and she might even be a hindrance. Thinking of what had just happened, she could not help but feel a little scared.

Fortunately, the one who appeared here was not her uncle who wanted to kill her, otherwise she would have died many times. But Gray Rabbit did not make a clear request, so what if the other party asked for too much?

"I don't like writing blank checks and making conditions for others!"

Mingyue smiled knowingly, knowing that Mafia Karen would not refuse her proposal. "It's not a difficult problem for you to solve, and it won't go against your inner principles."

Although Mingyue tried to explain, it made Mafia Karen even more uneasy because he couldn't guess what the other party wanted. "From a personal standpoint, I want to restore my vision, but as the next head of the Karen family, I have to think from the perspective of the Karen family, so I still hope you can speak frankly and don't hide anything."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

The elk housekeeper brought two breakfasts into the room, looked at the gray rabbit who was still sleeping in the bed, and asked in a low voice: "Miss, I put two breakfasts on the table for you. Is the young lady still not awake? Do you need me to give her an injection to wake her up?"

After the elk housekeeper's reminder, Mafia Karen realized that the gray rabbit had actually laid down on the bed again and pretended to sleep. He gritted his teeth and said to the elk housekeeper, "Okay, there's nothing for you to do here. By the way, don't come in without my order."

"Yes." The Elk housekeeper glanced at the gray rabbit lying on the bed, turned around and walked out of the room. Having served the Cullen family for many years, she naturally knew that there were some things she could not ask or say, so she just closed the door gently.

Maffia Karen walked to the bed and sat down, reaching out to touch it, but found nothing. Her fingertips touched the still warm mattress, and she knew that what the housekeeper said was true, but the rabbit had gone somewhere again.

Mingyue dodged the arm that Mafia Karen stretched out, but her eyes were fixed on the pair of empty and silent artificial eyes. "Don't move yet. I need to check it."

Mafia Karen's body stiffened slightly. She could tell that the gray rabbit was right in front of her. If the other party didn't speak, she would not be able to sense her presence at all. Then she felt a pair of small hands taking her artificial eye out of the eye socket.

Mingyue pulled open her eyelids, took a casual look at it, and pressed the two small balls in her hands on the artificial eye. A water-like liquid formed a transparent film covering the surface of the artificial eye. If you look closely, you can see that the film is slightly purple in the sunlight.

"Because it's temporary, it might be a little uncomfortable." Mingyue put the artificial eye back into Maffia Karen's eye socket. "It might feel a little stinging or numb at first, but I think you should be able to get used to it."

Mafia Karen closed her eyes uncomfortably. When she opened them again, a figure seemed to appear in front of her. Although there were bursts of stinging in her eye sockets, the fact that she could see things again was enough to make her excited.

Although the only way to change her field of vision was to turn her head, the gradually clearer scene made her breathing quicken.

I can see it!

A smile gradually appeared on Mafia Karen's face. Wanting to verify further, he reached out to grab the girl wearing the gray rabbit mask in front of him.

Mingyue subconsciously dodged the first wave of attacks. However, as the two were very close and Mingyue failed to distance herself in the first place, when the second wave of attacks came, Mingyue was ultimately unable to dodge and was held in the opponent's arms like a rag doll.

At this time, Mafia Karen was in a very good mood. She walked to the dining table holding the gray rabbit. Looking at the two breakfasts on the table, she was so excited that she couldn't close her mouth. The numbness in her eye sockets was nothing compared to the pain of the previous injury and the pain of losing her eyesight.

"Sister, do you like your breakfast? Do you want me to feed you?" Mafia Karen said in a relaxed and cheerful tone.

However, Mingyue was not very happy. "I can eat by myself, and I don't like being held in someone's arms." Besides, we are not familiar with each other! Mingyue complained in her heart, and her half-moon eyes looked at Mafia Karen's undisguised smile.

Mafia Karen released his hold on Mingyue, "It's amazing." Although everything in front of him was not clear, he could only see the outlines of objects and some colors could not be distinguished very clearly, but it was much better than being in a completely dark cave and only being able to perceive everything around him by relying on other senses.

Mingyue ate the sumptuous breakfast in front of her without hesitation, muttering, "Don't take off the artificial eye for a while. You should be able to see more clearly after a period of adaptation, but this is only temporary. After all, I don't want you to be killed prematurely before our deal is concluded."

Mafia Karen was stunned. "What do you mean by that?"

"If even the captain of your personal guard can betray you, how many people around you can you trust?" Mingyue stuck out her tongue and put down the sour and bitter black coffee. She really couldn't understand why anyone would like to drink this. She thought that after this mission was over, she would buy some coffee mate for Sister Shiho, because coffee without sugar and milk was too hard to drink.

"Sorry, the butler took two breakfasts according to my preference." Mafia Karen restrained the smile on her face.

Mingyue wiped her mouth and looked out the window at the dark sky. The wind was strong at sea, but the cruise ship was not swaying violently. "You can see this, so keep it a secret from everyone. Only when you can't see will they do something unscrupulous."

"I understand what you mean." Mafia Karen already had a rough plan in mind, "Your companion is not very good, how about I arrange a few bodyguards for you?"

Mingyue naturally knew the little thoughts of this underworld princess, "You are afraid that you will lose this vision as quickly as you get it. Don't worry, I am not a black-hearted businessman. It's just that I proposed the conditions before, so you need to give me a reply as soon as possible."

"When are you going to tell me the other condition?" Mafia Karen stared at the girl in the rabbit mask in front of him. "Or do you want me to quit the game? Or lose to you at a certain level?"

Mingyue shook her head. "For this game, you should follow your original plan. I also have my plan. As for the conditions, I will tell you when the time is right. Thank you, Sister Mafia, for breakfast. I should leave now."

After a cup of tea, Mafia Karen picked up the cane again and walked out of the room first. She took everyone away to make preparations for the upcoming game.

Only the Elk housekeeper looked at the closed door with concern, frowning slightly, but still followed Mafia Karen, who was walking slowly with a blind stick, without saying a word.

Mingyue left Mafia Karen's room quietly, avoiding everyone's sight, and knocked on the door of a room.

The weather at sea changes rapidly. It was covered with dark clouds not long ago, but now you can see the blue sky behind the clouds.

The cruise ship broadcast sounded, announcing that lunch time had arrived, and the time for the game to start was getting closer.

After lunch, everyone went to their chosen rooms, with a different number of people in each room.

Scotland and Bourbon went to different rooms, but due to failure to communicate with Rye in time, Scotland and Rye met in the same room.

The cruise ship's broadcast sounded again.

Ross, who was originally lamenting that there were not many people in the room, pulled Maori Kogoro beside him, and the two of them held their breath and pricked up their ears to listen to the rules of the game.

"This game will determine the ownership of the remaining 24 letter name tags. The name of the game is Minority Decision, which means that only a few people can win."

"What? A game where only a few people can win?" A whisper came from the crowd, "With so many of us, only two people can advance at most?!"

"First, the host will randomly select a participant to come on stage. This participant will ask everyone a question that can be answered with 'yes' or 'no'. Each participant will have two ballots with 'YES' and 'NO' printed on them. After the questioning, there will be six hours of voting time. If you fail to vote within the time limit, it will be regarded as abstention and you will be eliminated. You can ask the host for the remaining time."

"The voting time is so long." Some people wonder if there are any hidden rules or tricks behind such a long voting time.

The broadcast continued to explain the rules of the game: "After the time is up, the host will announce the votes. The party with fewer people will win, and the party with more people will be eliminated. If the number of people is equal, the round will be invalid. It will end when there is only one or two people left on the field, and the final winner will advance."

The host, wearing a tuxedo and a gray mask, stood on the stage and glanced at the audience. "In order to let everyone better understand the rules of the game, let's try a game first. The voting time for this game is five minutes." Then the host pointed casually at Ross and said, "Please ask Mrs. Elephant to come up to the stage to ask questions."

Ross looked around and found that there were far fewer women than men, so he walked up to the stage and asked a carefully considered question: "Are you a woman?"

If everyone answers truthfully, Ross, who voted "YES", will definitely win this round. But if everyone does not answer truthfully, then Maori Kogoro, who voted "NO", will become a minority, so it is crucial to ask the right question. This is how Ross thinks.

So how will this round end?

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Next chapter preview: What conditions will Mingyue propose? Who will be the minority in this game and get the letter name tag?