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Chapter : 47 | The Call |

Chapter : 47 | The Call |

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One of Arnold's men comes to him and sets a monitor on the table.

(Arnold) - Now the monitor has been set. Everything is fine. One of you can start the process of selecting teammates! You guys will select four teammates for yourselves!

(Vincenzo) - I should do it first, since there's no hope for Mister Jebi!

Jebi is tense. Anyone can see it by his expression.

(Jebi) - Fine, do it!

(Vincenzo) - Please turn on the monitor!

One of Arnold's men turns on the monitor.

After the monitor was turned on, there was no shocked face except one. That one face was laughing. That face was none other than Jebi.

All the people are shocked because they have seen something surprising on the camera. Everyone in the shopping mall is wearing a mask!

(Vincenzo) - So you were acting earlier!

(Jebi) - That's right! I was pretending to lose just to see how much you could see through! You see, there's no way my strategy would fail because of you!

Vincenzo thought to himself, "What could be the reason for them wearing masks? Well, it's simple. When I choose a person, if that person is not one of Jebi Astry's men, somehow Jebi Astry will manage to replace that person with one of his men. Yes, this could be the reason they are wearing masks! So he already prepared a backup strategy! Such a talented young man."

(Vincenzo) - Now I shall choose your teammates!

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After Vincenzo finished, Jebi said, "Let me see what you prepared for me!"

(Vincenzo) - Not much actually!

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Again, one of Arnold's men changes the camera view to the railway station. There are probably over 200 people in the railway station currently.

Jebi looks at the monitor.

But there's a little confusion.

Vincenzo also follows the same strategy as Jebi, except for the mask part. Many people in the railway station are wearing clothes that are attractive to the human eye.

Jebi thought to himself, "It's impossible to predict that the teammate selection process would go like this, but he still managed to copy my entire strategy. This means when he realized my strategy, he contacted his men and told them to follow it. The time he contacted his men must have been before I revealed my mask strategy. This means he contacted his men when he was on the phone. Now, what could it be? Are those people who are wearing attractive clothes his men, but it's too obvious, or is it the people who look unproductive? The people wearing attractive colors look the most productive. This means the unproductive-looking people are his men. It's a 50/50 situation. This is what he must have thought at that time!"

(Jebi) - I am going to choose those who aren't either unproductive or productive!

Jebi thought to himself, "That's right, he was given 4-6 seconds to think at most. I don't think he realized it's not a 50/50 situation! I have one more option, which is to choose those who aren't looking productive or unproductive! This way, I can minimize the risk! This is my best choice!"

(Vincenzo) - Oh my, now complete the selection!

Jebi finished the selection!

After 50 minutes:

Jebi and Vincenzo are sitting at the table.

Arnold says to both Jebi and Vincenzo, "All of your chosen teammates have arrived! We have explained to them that they just have to play a game! But sadly, the guards who were escorting Jebi's teammates are dead. Someone killed them!"

(Vincenzo) - So that's how you are going to play, huh! It's kind of scary that you killed those guards just to make sure that the people I chose would be your men!

(Jebi) - Oh no, how can I do such a terrible thing? You are wrong! And how did you choose your teammates?

(Vincenzo) - Well, I didn’t have to predict things, because you are the one who helped me! Actually, when I was explaining your strategy, including the part where you said you would choose those who aren't looking productive or unproductive but an average guy, my men heard everything!

(Jebi) - You mean?

(Vincenzo) - Yes! I never ended the call at that time. Instead, the call was on the entire time! When you chose those people, my men probably... You know!

Jebi thought to himself, "Your teammates also killed them and took their place! That must be it. He didn't have to kill the guards because of his influence! This man is no joke!"

(Arnold) - Now you can meet your teammates. They are in the other room!

Arnold thought to himself, "The teammates they chose aren't normal men. Of course, I know all the events were predicted by them! We have information about their teammates!"

Jebi Astry's teammates:

Finsil - He is called the 'White Hair Legend' among the mafia.

Kazel - 'Wild Killer,' he is also a mafia boss.

Targut - He was called 'Sonic.' There's not much info on him, but it is certain that he also belongs to the mafia world.

Jackson - A well-known gambler. We found out that he recently lost a gamble against Jebi.

Vincenzo's teammates:

Andrew - One of the richest businessmen in the country.

Thomas - Former MMA champion.

Scorpen - A 17-year-old boy. He is an orphan; there's not much information about him.

Jonas - A foreigner with no data. Probably a fighter because he has an extremely good build. He is Japanese, so Jonas must be a fake name.

Arnold says to both Vincenzo and Jebi, "Now it is time to begin the real show!"

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