God's Imitator

Gao Teng’s previous statement was "this feeling is very intense," but this time it’s "turned into action," indicating an escalation, so Zheng Qingyun could only opt for "shock" again.

If such information were given all at once, it could only be used once, losing its effect with further use.

Therefore, Gao Teng split it into multiple uses, effectively gaining an extra "ammunition," which is a very smart strategy.

However, it’s clear that this information cannot be infinitely subdivided; there will come a time when it’s exhausted.

Gao Teng trembled slightly as he flipped the dark card received, which was a club 8.

Adding up to 11 points previously, the total was 19 points, no bust, and a fairly high score.

Although drawing an ace or a 2 next could increase the score, the probability of that is too low to be meaningful.

Gao Teng and Wei Changfeng chose to stand.

[Community 6 wins, with the highest point being 9.]

Upon hearing the broadcast, Gao Teng clearly hesitated for a moment.

He looked at Zheng Qingyun’s flipped cards: 4 points, 7 points, 10 points.

This means Zheng Qingyun achieved the highest possible score of 21 points in this round of the game.

Although choosing "shock" once deducted 12 points, all players chose shock, so the final score of 9 was still the highest.

Zheng Qingyun displayed his cards to the three players of Community 2: "At the gambling table, even if it’s luck, I won’t lose to anyone."

The victory count for both sides became 11:9, with Community 6 reclaiming a win.

Wei Changfeng had already faced 10 "punishments," and losing this round added another one, activating the mechanism in his chest, slicing a wound.

The situation was obviously worse for Gao Teng.

Because he had been drawing extra cards for these four rounds, he would endure extra punishments.

Winning would be better; losing meant enduring 2 additional punishments.

Originally suffering 11 punishments, this round added 2 more, activating the mechanism on his neck and ankle in sequence.

He had now surpassed Zheng Qingyun.

The 21st round of the game started.

This time, the player to Zheng Qingyun’s left would draw first.

However, he didn’t immediately choose to "stand," waiting for Zheng Qingyun’s instructions.

Even players of the same Community can’t check each other’s hidden cards, but Zheng Qingyun could make a rough judgment based on his own hand and the opponent’s visible cards.

Zheng Qingyun glanced at his two cards, one visible card being club 8, and one hidden card being heart 9.

These were relatively high points; drawing a card over 4 points would immediately cause a bust, posing a high-risk decision.

If the opponent mentioned a confession content enabling him to choose "indifference," it would be ideal, as increasing by 4 points would make a perfect 21, but Gao Teng clearly wouldn’t make that elementary mistake.

Nonetheless, as the last player to draw in this round, Zheng Qingyun had full freedom to make the final decision.

Zheng Qingyun looked at the player to his left, whose visible card was diamond 3, a very low point, relatively safe.

"Your turn to draw. His sentence is the confession content."

The player to Zheng Qingyun’s left executed the decision without hesitation.

He bypassed Zheng Qingyun, pointing at the domestic abuser.

"The content to confess is... He repeatedly abused and beat his wife, eventually driving her to suicide, yet only received a three-year sentence for abuse."

Gao Teng’s hand trembled slightly but ultimately he could only choose "shock."

If players with some legal knowledge anticipated this possibility, they could choose "indifference" without violating their conscience.

But clearly, all three players from Community 2 could only choose "shock."

Xu Yili chose to stand.

However, Gao Teng glanced at his hidden card and fell into brief hesitation.

This couldn’t escape Zheng Qingyun’s keen observation, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Obviously, Gao Teng was caught in a dilemma.

His hand revealed higher points, continuing to draw like before would most likely result in a bust.

Additionally, drawing a card would not only waste a confession content but also incur an extra punishment.

But if he dared not draw this time, it would be absolutely unacceptable.

Such cowardly behavior would severely damage his mindset, making him more susceptible to bluffs from the opponent, reducing his chances of winning in the future.

Moreover, it’s proven that the machine’s shuffling is fake, meaning only frequent card drawing could disrupt the existing order.

If the number of draws remained relatively fixed, Zheng Qingyun, skilled in card counting, might still use this method to deliver specific points to his player.

The combination of these factors would lead Gao Teng to completely lose his edge to win.

But just as he finally decided to draw a card, there was a gentle knock on the table nearby.

Gao Teng paused, turning his head to see Wei Changfeng slightly shaking his head.

"Stand." Gao Teng finally chose to forgo drawing.

Zheng Qingyun’s lips curled slightly, unable to hide his smug expression.

"The cards run high? Too afraid to draw now?

"That’s where we’re different; you seem intimidating, but in reality, lack enough courage, not daring to trust that luck would definitely favor you.

"How do you know the next card isn’t an Ace?

"Let it end here, there’s no need to...

Before he finished speaking, he heard Wei Changfeng calmly state: "Draw a card.

"The crime I confess is, my performance in many previous games was good because I acquired the rules in advance.

"I cheated."

Zheng Qingyun widened his eyes, slightly incredulous.

He watched as a dark card slid to Wei Changfeng, who did not flip it over.

No system prompt indicating a bust means there was no bust.

With everyone forced to choose "shock," the player whose score inherently approaches 21 wins, and no bust means Wei Changfeng’s hand carried substantial points, a bad development for Zheng Qingyun.

Zheng Qingyun’s expression darkened again, glaring at Wei Changfeng: "Have you gone mad too? Really ready to turn it all into a deadlock with me?

"The game is far from over; you’ll have to keep exposing more crimes.

"If you keep revealing them this way, even if you’re not expelled when you return to the Community, you surely won’t remain its leader.

"All for this madman? Think of if it’s worth it for yourself?"

Wei Changfeng looked at him coldly: "I have my reasons; it’s not your concern."

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In Lu Bingjun’s narration, there were no details of the players’ interactions, only the confession contents were recorded truthfully.

Still, he paused slightly speaking here because Wei Changfeng’s card drawing was a pivotal event.

Everyone realized the final outcome would soon be revealed.