Winner Takes All, Loser Dies Without a Whole Corpse

Once again, Peach Blossom Paradise was shrouded in deathly silence.

The three exchanged glances, unsure of what to say for a moment. Finally, Right Eye let out a soft chuckle and remarked, "Heh, this is really interesting."

Seeing everyone's reaction, Bai Wei looked like he had guessed something. "Oh~ it seems you had already talked to someone else before me."

The Ring Finger said, "You don't seem surprised."

"Yes." Bai Wei leisurely sat back down on the stone bench. "After all, I've been watching him the whole time, always... This new Mr. Right Eye should understand what I mean."

Bai Wei smiled and looked at his right eye. The two eyes interacted at this moment, as if they wanted to see through each other, but apart from the eyes themselves, they could not see anything more between them, at least that's what the right eye thought.

"Yes, eyes allow us to see further," the right eye replied elegantly. "It's a pleasure to meet you, left eye. You know, I've always had a regret in my heart, which is that I will never be able to see the other eye in my lifetime. Fortunately, this regret has been made up for today. Just for this, I feel that the trip was worthwhile."

"Don't think that way," Bai Wei said with a smile. "Because what I'm about to say is even more valuable."

Seeing his right eye, which had been mostly silent, now so familiar with his left eye, Luo Qi couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.

Holy crap, are those two eyes going to come together? They're practically natural allies, one on the left and one on the right.

Of course, he only thought about this worry in his mind. If he actually said it out loud, everyone would think he was an idiot. So he coughed lightly twice, trying to regain control of the situation.

"Yes, Hand Eye." Luo Qi looked at Bai Wei, who had defeated him twice in a row, and felt that he finally had a way to control him. So he used the same tone he used on those Neat Little Father, full of the air of a superior, and said, "The tongue has told us everything."

"Oh? His code name is Tongue?" Bai Wei asked with interest. "May I know what you mean by 'everything'?"

"For example, your name," Luo Qi leaned forward slightly, "And what you did to him, everything tells us."

Luo Qi had long been annoyed with Hand Eye, but previously Hand Eye was the only guy here who had multiple corpse parts to open Peach Blossom Paradise and could even be the dealer in a card game, so Luo Qi couldn't do anything about him. But now things were different, Luo Qi naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity to put pressure on Hand Eye.

To his disappointment, Bai Wei was not intimidated by him. Instead, he remained leisurely and asked in return, "So what?"

Luo Qi was slightly taken aback. "What? So what?"

"I mean, what good would it do to tell you those things?" Bai Wei shrugged. "My name isn't a secret. Those old bastards from Rhine have been chasing me for half a year, but they still haven't found me. So what can you do if you know my name?"

Luo Qi was momentarily speechless.

Okay, that seems to make sense. Those old bastards... ptooey, ptooey, they 'Rhine been chasing this guy for so long and still haven't succeeded. A name really isn't very useful.

But Luo Qi wouldn't admit defeat. He roared, "It's not just the name, but also your betrayal of him! And that you sent Front Tooth to his death—we know all of that."

"Hmm, so what?"

"So, what do you mean?" Luo Qi asked. "You're not going to argue?"

"Refute? Why should I refute?" Bai Wei said with a smile. "What good does knowing all this do?"

Luo Qi already sensed something was wrong, but he still subconsciously said, "This makes us realize that you are a dangerous and ambitious man. You want all the body parts, and if you could, you would kill us all."

Having said that, Luo Qi felt that Bai Wei should have no way to refute it.

But to Luo Qi's surprise, after he finished speaking, both his right eye and Ring Finger looked at him.

Although the specific expressions of the phantoms were not visible, Luo Qi still felt a sense of indescribable unease about himself.

"To be honest, Mr. Thumb, your naivety and kindness make me feel ashamed." Bai Wei patted his chest, looking as if his conscience had been pierced. "Compared to you, I am indeed despicable. I never expected that you would care so much about justice and loyalty, even more than the Visas' Corpse Pieces."

Bai Wei's sarcastic remarks naturally fueled Luo Qi's anger, but he wasn't truly stupid and quickly understood what Bai Wei meant.

That is, everyone here ultimately wants more body parts. If it weren't for the restrictions imposed by Peach Blossom Paradise, they would have already started fighting.

It's because Peach Blossom Paradise allows them to hold meetings and play cards here like friends, not because they are actually friends.

Whether Front Tooth lives or dies is irrelevant, but where the Front Tooth is is very important.

Thinking about this, Luo Qi finally realized how stupid his previous remarks had been. He was like a stupid brat who jumped out from a group of cunning and treacherous businessmen and shouted "You have to have morals!" So he could only sit back down with a dark face and stop talking.

But Bai Wei, as if afraid that he still didn't understand, continued to speak slowly, "That Tongue is right. I did indeed betray him because I wanted to take his body parts. Giving his position to Front Tooth Mr. was also for that purpose... If Mr. Thumb thinks it's too much, then it's simple. In the future, when sharing information about body parts, I will block you first."

Luo Qi's lips twitched violently.

At this point, the Ring Finger couldn't stand it anymore.

Although she wasn't sure whether Luo Qi was wise in disguise or foolish in disguise, wouldn't excluding him mean losing a very useful target? So she coughed twice and said with a smile, "Mr. Hand Eye is indeed straightforward. He's been scheming against everyone from the very beginning. If Tongue-sensei hadn't suddenly appeared, we might still be your pawns."

"You can't say that," Bai Wei said, shrugging. "Ultimately, it was just normal competition. I didn't force the Front Tooth to go after the tongue. Remember? I gave him two choices for the winner, and he chose this one. In the end, it wasn't me who killed him, but the tongue. From another perspective, you could say I gave him a chance, but he didn't seize it, right? If he had killed the tongue first and then killed me, wouldn't that have been a real big win?"

"Hehe, that's true, but the chances of success are far too low." The Ring Finger rested its chin on its hands, looking at Bai Wei with great elegance. "At least Tongue-sensei has offered a solution with a higher success rate. I'd like to hear your opinion."

Here it comes.

Luo Qi realized that the Ring Finger also wanted to use the tongue to pressure the Hand Eye. After all, when the tongue popped out, the Hand Eye could no longer hide behind the scenes as before, and had to reveal more information.

In fact, Luo Qi had intended to do the same, but his approach was wrong and he was countered by Hand Eye. But now he can't do that anymore.

So everyone looked at Bai Wei, and the meaning they wanted to convey was very clear—take sides.

As mortal enemies, they've already set their price with their tongues; now it's time for their Hand Eye to take the lead.

Bai Wei remained unhurried, smiling as he said, "I guess he wants to take out a piece of my body himself, have you help him kill me, and then split the two pieces of my body in half, right?"

The Ring Finger raised an eyebrow. "Not a single word is different. Are you sure you didn't conspire with him to trick us?"

Luo Qi thought the same thing, and became even more vigilant.

"Hehe, that's just because I know him well enough," Bai Wei said with a smile. "He definitely made this choice because he's a cautious person. If it weren't for that, I would have succeeded back then. He can't possibly not realize that having Three Corpse Pieces is a thorn in everyone's side. If everyone unites, he's doomed. So handing over one piece of the body seems like a foolish act, but it's the best solution he can think of."

"It seems you really know him well." The Ring Finger nodded slightly. "To be honest, his proposal is indeed very attractive, offering something for everyone, making it hard to refuse. What do you think?"

Everyone present could hear the subtext in the Ring Finger's gesture—what kind of conditions should you offer to get us on your side?

Bai Wei looked at the Ring Finger with a half-smile, "Do you really think this is a good plan, Ring Finger?"

"Is there a problem?" the Ring Finger said. "This plan takes all of us into consideration."

"Isn't that the biggest problem?" Bai Wei said with a smile. "Would we, a group of people, consider the interests of others? Do you think you're as kind as Mr. Thumb?"

Luo Qi's face immediately fell, while his Ring Finger and right eye remained silent.

"Dividing the body into pieces... Are we really children dividing fruit?" Bai Wei's gaze swept over the three of them in turn. "He told you where I was, and the three of you went to find me, killed me, divided the body into pieces, and went home... Ring Finger, do you really think there's nothing wrong with this? In the real world, would you sit down and discuss who deserved more credit and who should get the better pieces?"

The three of them didn't speak, but they all understood what Bai Wei meant.

This is indeed the biggest problem with this proposal—body parts cannot be traded in Peach Blossom Paradise. Once they return to reality, will these people obediently divide the spoils according to the plan?

Regardless of whether they themselves can do it, they at least believe that others cannot. And if they can't even establish a face-to-face connection, any kind of cooperation is just empty talk.

So after a moment of silence, the Ring Finger had to admit, "This plan does have some flaws, but it's not entirely impossible. After all, we haven't discussed the specific details with Tongue-sensei yet."

"Yes, yes, you can certainly discuss more details to ensure the plan can be executed better, and then everyone will get a piece of the body. I believe you can do it."

Everyone could hear the faint mockery in Bai Wei's words, so the Right Eye, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

"It seems you have a better suggestion," he said with a smile, "And one that far surpasses Tongue-sensei's suggestion."

"As expected of the other eye." Bai Wei gave the right eye an appreciative look, and then slowly said, "I do have a suggestion... but it's better, at least more tempting."

"Is this the Tongue-sensei you mentioned earlier who was killed?"

"Yes."

"Specifically?"

"I will reveal his location."

"Then what?"

"That's all."

After a series of brief questions and answers, his right pupil narrowed slightly, as if he understood something, and he said softly, "That's crazy."

The Ring Finger was stunned for a moment before it came to its senses and slowly sat up straight.

Only Luo Qi remained bewildered. Seeing that no one was going to explain, he couldn't help but ask, "What the hell? Why is that the end of it? What happened to your plan?"

"The plan?" Bai Wei looked at Luo Qi. "Didn't I already tell you?"

"You only said you'd reveal his location!"

"Isn't that enough?"

"How can that be enough?"

"Whoever kills him gets the Three Corpse Pieces," Bai Wei said with a shrug and a smile. "Isn't that simple?"

Luo Qi stared intently at Bai Wei: "But how can we guarantee you won't suddenly appear at the last minute?"

"What are you talking about?" Bai Wei looked at Luo Qi as if he were an idiot. "Of course I would jump out at the last minute. Did you expect me to just stand by and watch you take those Three Corpse Pieces?"

"Do you think we're fools? You want us to be your stepping stones?"

"Is that so?" Bai Wei said leisurely. "Then why didn't you kill me? That way you would have six pieces of my body, wouldn't you?"

Luo Qi was stunned.

At that moment, he finally understood everything, and his eyes widened little by little. "You mean..."

"A body part isn't an apple, where everyone gets a piece." Bai Wei slowly stood up, looking down at the three people present. "So there's no such thing as an equal share; it's all taken. And I can't take that guy down. Although he was injured in his fight with Front Tooth, I'm still no match for him. Once he's healed, the probability of me taking him down will be almost zero. That's why I'm willing to reveal his location. That way, there's at least a one-in-five chance, isn't there? So if we meet in reality, I will definitely kill you by any means necessary... but you can also kill me by any means necessary. It's that simple."

The Ring Finger leaned back little by little, and said softly, "So, the Winner Takes All, and the Loser Dies Without a Whole Corpse?"

Right Eye sighed as well, "That's a crazy idea, but why do you think we'd agree to it?"

"Because no one can refuse the power of Visas." Bai Wei shrugged. "It's that simple."