Title: A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 186 - You have a daughter like me, but I don't have a dad like you (3)
Bei Nuan silently looked at him with a doubtful look.
The middle-aged man sighed. "I have a daughter. She's the same age as you and looks a lot like you. How could I try to trick you out of your bullet?"
Bei Nuan curved her lips. "You have a daughter like me, but I don't have a dad like you."
The middle-aged man was stunned.
The burly man handed them two cards each.
The burly man officially announced, "The three minute discussion time begins now."
The middle-aged man continued to try to persuade Bei Nuan, "Little girl, believe in me, I'll definitely play the human card…"
Bei Nuan smiled at him. "I believe you. That's why I'm going to play the wolf card."
The middle-aged man froze for a moment. He thought he misheard. "What did you say?"
Even the burly man, who was standing nearby, paused. He also thought he had misheard.
After so many rounds, whether the person was honest or a liar, everyone claimed they would play the human card. They would try all sorts of methods to convince the other party that they would definitely play the human card.
Bei Nuan was the first person to openly say she would play the wolf card.
"I'm going to play the wolf card," Bei Nuan calmly replied. "I'll play the wolf card, you play the human card. I'll give you one of the two bullets that I get."
Bei Nuan turned to ask the burly man, "If I get two bullets, I can give him one, right?"
"Of course," the burly man quickly said.
Bei Nuan smiled at the middle-aged man with a look of "see, it's all settled."
The middle-aged man was dumbstruck for a moment before going crazy.
His gentle smile was gone, and his face distorted into a horrible expression. "You're a liar, right? You're trying to trick me out of my bullet, right?"
"I'm not." Bei Nuan placidly and seriously looked him in the eyes. Her tone was resolute, "I'll play the wolf card, get both bullets, and I'll definitely give you a bullet. We can both live."
Bei Nuan's tactic was completely beyond the middle-aged man's expectation. Before he got onto the stage, he had seen that his opponent was an innocent and naive girl. He had relaxed and decided that he would get both bullets today. He would be safer if he had an extra bullet.
He felt a bit guilty about deceiving a girl, but compared to his own life, the lives of others meant nothing.
The middle-aged man had been in the back room and hadn't seen her kill the zombies. Even if she had a bullet, he didn't think she could definitely kill the zombie. It was a waste to give her a bullet. Besides, since she voluntarily participated in gambling, then she had to accept the consequences of losing her bet. And thus, he easily turned off his conscience.
He thought he would easily succeed by persuading her to play the human card, but she responded that she would play the wolf card, which was contrary to common sense.
Her gaze and tone was resolute. She was definitely going to play the wolf card.
The middle-aged man was sweating. If they both played the wolf cards, no one would get bullets. There was no way to survive if he had to face a zombie without a weapon.
If he went along with her plan, then he would have to rely on her conscience to get a bullet. The situation was completely different from what he had expected before getting onto the stage. Facing an opponent like her, he couldn't take control of the situation.
The middle-aged man felt his head was buzzing. His hands were trembling. He grabbed his hair and irritably paced around like a trapped beast in a cage. He turned around and harshly kicked that cage.
Amidst the loud bang, Bei Nuan remained calm.
"You don't have to be scared or worried. I'll definitely give you one of the bullets." Her voice was sweet and pure like clear spring water that washed away the filth in human hearts and soothed their frightened and doubtful spirits.
The middle-aged man turned around and saw Bei Nuan standing there with a pure face and clean gaze. There was mercy in her eyes.
Sweat beaded on his forehead.
Bei Nuan knew that his mind was undergoing that last struggle.
The audience was dumbfounded. This was the first time they saw such a game. They knew that the middle-aged man had to choose the human card if he wanted to live. Otherwise, it would be a dead end for him.
The audience discussed.
"That girl will probably give him a bullet if she gets them, right?"
"I think so? She can kill the zombie in one shot. She's only playing the wolf card to prevent him from getting both bullets."
"She'll definitely give him a bullet. You can tell she's a good person by her appearance."
The middle-aged man's shoulders were dropped. His fake smile was gone, and so was his anger. There was only hesitation, internal struggle, and humility in his eyes.
"The three minutes are up. Place your card on the table," the burly man announced.
Bei Nuan calmly drew a card and placed it face down on the table.
The middle-aged man's face was very pale. His hands were trembling so much that he couldn't firmly hold the cards. He finally chose a card and placed it on the table.
"Flip," the burly man said.
The two cards were flipped over at the same time. It was two human cards again.
The middle-aged man froze for a moment when he saw Bei Nuan flipping over a human card. And then, the man in his 40's covered his face and stood there on the stage, crying. With his character and thought process, he would have never expected that she would play a human card.
T/N: The author mentioned that Bei Nuan's game tactic came from Nick (a contestant on a British game show called Golden Balls). Here's the youtube video for it.