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You could say these three individuals are paranoid, hypocritical, or even too cowardly and meek to face reality, but to put them on trial like this is utterly absurd.

Chen Miao didn't respond, simply standing there waiting patiently. After taking a deep drag of his cigarette, it was only when he heard the faint rustling of footsteps nearby that he softly said,

"So you're telling me that the reason for all the commotion at night is because you're worried someone might discover them."

"Hmm."

The village chief, wearing a light coat and leaning on his cane, emerged from the darkness with a complex look on his face, and hoarsely said, looking at the three people on the stage, "I'm relieved that you haven't been seduced by them and untied their ropes."

"These three are unconscious during the day and only wake up at night. At that time, they use their voices to entice people to untie their ropes. These ropes possess a special power that they can never break on their own, requiring an outside force to help."

"To prevent people from contacting them after dark, I had to stir up some trouble. That's all I can do."

"What happens after the ropes are untied?"

Chen Miao asked in a calm, gentle voice, exuding a comforting warmth akin to a spring breeze, which in such a chilling environment, showed remarkable leadership qualities.

"What happens?"

The village chief repeated the question and, without waiting for Chen Miao to respond, lowered his head and muttered to himself, "Among these three individuals, one is disguised as a demon. Once the demon breaks free from the ropes, it will fully regain its Strength and cause countless deaths."

"That's the purpose of tomorrow's Noon trial."

"If the one whom everyone believes to be the demon is executed, the other two can be released. I've compiled the past stories of these three; even if a demon disguises itself as a human, its intrinsic cunning, greedy, selfish, and cowardly nature won't change. Based on their past stories, the demon among them can be found. That's the task for you outsiders tomorrow."

"Your vote will determine who we execute tomorrow and which two we release."

"Whether to kill or release the demon, everything will be decided by your votes tomorrow."

"Is that right?"

After a pause, Chen Miao continued, "Isn't it a bit of a joke to decide such an important matter by a vote?"

"This is the fairest way."

"Fair does not necessarily mean correct."

"It may not necessarily be correct, but at least it doesn't represent a mistake."

"That's true," Chen Miao nodded without arguing and then turned to scrutinize the village chief before continuing, "Actually, there's no need for such trouble. Since all three of them are now bound by the ropes and cannot break free, just slaughter all three."

"Whoever the demon is, that solves the problem."

"I think this is the easiest way, don't you agree?"

"No."

The village chief's complexion immediately darkened, and in an angry tone, he said, "That's demonic thinking. To kill a demon at the cost of sacrificing two normal individuals is a compromise with the demon!"

"We can die in battle against a demon, but we absolutely cannot die making compromises like a demon would!"

"We must identify the real demon through a vote and then execute the real demon!"

"Hmm."

Chen Miao nodded, not angered, but continued calmly, "But if we choose the wrong person, it means that thousands of people will die at the hands of the demon, right? That would mean more deaths."

"So what?"

"Even if more people die, those people are dying at the hands of the demon, but if you kill these three people without distinction now, they will have died by our hands!"

Chen Miao looked down at his watch, without intending to say anything more. Instead, he took the Thompson Submachine Gun from his bosom, walked directly to the stage alone, and aimed the barrel at the temple of a man, whose face was filled with fear and who was bound by rope.

He looked down at the village head standing below the stage and let out a light chuckle.

Then, without any hesitation, he slowly pulled the trigger.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

As the harsh gunfire suddenly shattered the night, this young man, who hadn't had the chance to plead for mercy, tilted his head, his body stiffened, and his blood and brains mixed together, bursting into the air.

Chen Miao didn't stop there; he continued with the Thompson Submachine Gun towards the next person and, pressing the muzzle again against someone's forehead, looked down at the village head, who was filled with rage but made no move, and said softly,

"What now?"

"You're just going to watch like this? Don't you plan to make a move?"

"Aren't you going to use the power you used to kill my teammate today to do the same to me?"

"Oh right, I forgot to mention, I'm a bit forgetful, the reason you made all this ghostly stuff to prevent someone from wandering in the village after nightfall isn't just because of these three people up here."

"It's also because, after nightfall, all your powers disappear, and you become a naked ordinary person."

"Am I right?"

"Bang!!"

As the gunshot rang out again, Chen Miao executed another man and moved behind the next one. At this moment, the cross-dressing strong man over two meters tall was coming from a distance with large strides, holding something like a statue in his hand.

When the village head heard footsteps from behind and subconsciously turned his head at the sound, he saw the strong man holding the statue and couldn't help but shout in surprise and anger, "Put down the statue!!!"

"Here."

After Chen Miao neatly executed the last man on the stage, he jumped down from the stage with one hand in his pocket, wrapped his arm around the village head's shoulder, looked at the strong man with a light chuckle, and said, "I forgot to tell you that when I decided to come to the stage at nightfall, I knew you would definitely follow."

"Since you would personally create those ghostly incidents, you must have a way to observe whether we would leave the house."

"And when you followed, your house was empty."

"If I'm not wrong, the reason you don't want me to kill the three men on the stage isn't because of your stubborn belief, but because among these three, one is indeed a demon, and you're sharing power with this demon."

"You possess the demon's power during the day and revert to a mortal at night."

"And now you want to find the demon that's sharing power with you and kill him, so that you can use the demon's power at night as well as during the day."