God's Imitator

Early on, Wang Yongxin had already presented the ring, but no one suggested it, and the jurors were not concerned, so they subconsciously ignored it.

After all, examining it would take up time during the proceedings, and for most jurors, it was just an ordinary ring and couldn’t possibly hide any important information.

But now they realized that this might not be the case.

Soon, the examination results were out.

[The ’ring’ contains no false information.]

[The ring belongs to the bride in the newlywed couple.]

"Therefore, my proposed possibility analysis remains unchanged: the newlywed couple died in a possible murder-suicide, unrelated to the four suspects present.

I hope the esteemed jurors will deliver a fair verdict."

Lin Sizhi bowed slightly to everyone and then returned to his seat.

...

The judicial court fell silent again.

But soon, the buzzing sound of discussion grew louder, with some jurors raising their voices unconsciously due to emotional agitation, becoming hard to control.

Once the discussion quieted down a bit, Bai Zilan quickly pressed the communication button on her desk.

"Lawyer Lin’s possibility analysis indeed guides the case in a completely different direction.

Therefore, I hope the jurors will have a thorough discussion and consider it carefully.

My suggestion is to adjourn first."

Chen Yumei immediately spoke up: "I believe this deduction has no basis, and I cannot accept it.

Is it reasonable to force the identity of ’Chip Stacker’ onto the bride just because of a gold card?

Moreover, this card could very well have been obtained by the groom by chance, such as stealing or picking it up from a gambler while gambling, though it’s been reported lost, it might have been kept as a useless card.

As a gambler, he has plenty of reasons to keep this useless card, whether for collection or showing off to friends, both are reasonable.

In conclusion, I believe this card is not sufficient to overturn the previous conclusions!"

Wu Xiufang spoke slowly: "We are jurors, not all-knowing gods; no one knows the truth of this case, so when analyzing the case, we rely on evidence and logic, not emotions.

The likelihood that the bride, as a chip stacker, acquired this gold card is much greater than the groom’s chance of stealing or picking up this gold card.

Moreover, the bride’s photos on social media and her abnormal bank transactions can also serve as proof.

From the perspective of evidence, I am inclined to believe that the actual owner of this casino card is indeed the bride."

Lu Xinyi pondered for a moment, pressed the communication button, and began her first public statement of the session.

"As Lawyer Lin said, in a scenario where the groom meticulously planned and the bride was unprepared, considering the physical disparity between the two, there is no possibility of a ’simultaneous fall into the sea’ outcome.

Thus, I am inclined to believe the bride was prepared.

Either she had a mindset of a mutual murder-suicide with the groom or there was an accident during an arranged assisted murder attempt.

If it’s the former, then this ring could serve as evidence.

If it’s the latter, then I believe the detective and the wealthy merchant are highly suspicious.

You have been deliberately avoiding submitting evidence disadvantageous to yourselves, which has severely misled the judgment and violates the principles of fairness in the trial.

If, after the next adjournment, you still fail to present any evidence related to yourselves, I will have reason to suspect your direct involvement in the crime on the yacht."

The four jurors had already expressed their positions.

Tang Qing frowned deeply; he seemed to consider many things, but in the end, he somewhat helplessly said, "Perhaps Lawyer Lin’s hypothesis is closer to the truth of the case.

The bride was indeed prepared, and due to medication reasons, she developed a severe mental illness.

Her feelings for the groom were both love and hatred, driven by such intense emotions, she harbored a twisted mindset of ’wanting to be together with the groom forever,’ and fell into the sea with him."

Wang Yongxin nodded silently: "After excluding all impossible scenarios, the remaining possibility analysis, no matter how bizarre, must be the truth.

Please, esteemed jurors, review the existing evidence once again.

Only this hypothesis can reasonably connect all the evidence together.

So, I also agree that ’murder-suicide’ is the truth of the case."

Feng Yuguang looked around at everyone somewhat at a loss, instinctively saying, "Hmm, I agree too."

Although, after analysis, the case returned to Lin Sizhi’s initial hypothesis, this wasn’t necessarily a bad result.

Feng Yuguang realized that his situation was very dangerous now; as long as, after the adjournment, Tang Qing or Wang Yongxin provided evidence linking him to these mental drugs, he would be undoubtedly convicted.

But if this round of voting directly locks the truth as ’murder-suicide,’ then the man and woman become each other’s killers, keeping the four suspects safe.

Lin Sizhi slightly bowed to everyone: "Then, please everyone, proceed with the voting."

The judicial court fell silent again, and the players stared at the voting screen, deep in thought.

However, shortly thereafter, they quickly cast their votes, each driven by different motives and reasons.

[Truth Voting]

[Do you believe Lawyer Lin Sizhi’s ’possibility analysis - murder-suicide’ is the truth of the case?]

[Yes: 68 votes (5 votes insincere)]

[No: 32 votes]

[’Possibility analysis - murder-suicide’ was deemed the truth of the case.]

[The performance concluded.]

Following this conclusion, some players showed expressions of disbelief.

It truly did not seem like an ultimate truth, instead giving off a patchwork feeling.

Chen Yumei looked at others unwillingly, unable to comprehend how these votes came to be.

Bai Zilan appeared to have realized the reason, quietly sitting in her place watching the screen.

Wu Xiufang seemed thoughtful, having roughly anticipated this result but seemingly still having details to consider and understand further.

Lu Xinyi was not surprised at all by this outcome.

[The performance has concluded, and the audience will have 15 minutes to reflect on the content and contemplate their evaluation of the four actors’ performances.]

[Starting now, the audience can vote for the actors with ’support votes’ or ’opposition votes’ based on the following criteria:]

[When the actor’s image, behavior, inner qualities, etc., align perfectly with the character, it is considered a ’perfect portrayal.’]

[If the audience believes the player-portrayed character is ’innocent,’ and the actor achieved a perfect portrayal (both essential), they may cast a ’support vote.’]

[If the player believes the portrayed character is ’guilty,’ or the actor did not achieve a perfect portrayal (either criteria), they may cast an ’opposition vote.’]

[Please, 4 actors, remain in your positions, stay silent until the end of the game, and refrain from any vote canvassing behavior.]

[Every vote from the audience can determine an actor’s fate; please consider carefully!]

A 15-minute countdown appeared on everyone’s screen.