God's Imitator

Lu Xinyi didn’t look very surprised: "I said before, maybe Wang Yongxin is also waiting for an opportunity to engage Lin Sizhi in the game."

"He might think that directly teaming up with Lin Sizhi would make the game too predictable, and he wants to put some pressure on your Brother Lin."

"Or perhaps he simply chose the strategy he believes has the highest chance of winning."

"According to the game rules, only the ’Detective’ and the ’wealthy merchant’ can submit evidence, which gives them an inherent advantage and an active role."

"So, as long as Tang Qing and Wang Yongxin collaborate, this advantage can be doubled."

"And in this process, Wang Yongxin’s position is the safest."

"He just needs to follow Tang Qing’s speculations to find evidence, and then Tang Qing will definitely see him as an ally, deliberately avoiding parts of the case that are unfavorable to him."

"Even if unexpected events occur, Tang Qing will take the hit first, ensuring Wang Yongxin’s safety."

"I also see Feng Yuguang as a fence-sitter, so in the worst-case scenario, Lin Sizhi might have to face three opponents alone."

Cheng Wen was somewhat shocked: "Then what’s the point of playing!"

Lu Xinyi shook her head: "Not entirely without chance, the Lawyer’s identity is also an advantage card."

"Don’t forget, this story takes place in a parallel world, and the rules don’t say they must fully adhere to real-world legal systems."

"That is to say, Lin Sizhi holds the ’interpretation rights’ of the legal provisions."

"I guess that even if his legal interpretations don’t completely align with reality, as long as they sound plausible, they could still be accepted as true."

"This is the right given to him by the rules."

"Furthermore, Wang Yongxin’s game strategy can’t be as simple as ’being a fence-sitter,’ he must have a backup plan."

"Be patient and watch how it unfolds."

...

The recess ended, and the trial continued.

Tang Qing was the first to arrive at the podium and present evidence.

"Esteemed jurors, while organizing evidence, I happened to find this item."

"This was quite unexpected for me, and even made me instinctively doubt its authenticity. But I think verifying its authenticity could bring breakthrough progress to the case."

"This is a third-party insurance policy."

"The content of the policy is similar to the previous one; the policyholder and beneficiary are still the man, but the insured is another woman’s name."

"This policy was signed three years ago."

"Since I’m unsure about the authenticity of this policy, I still request that the jurors check it later."

Immediately after, Wang Yongxin came to the podium, presenting another piece of evidence: numerous photographs.

"Esteemed jurors, the evidence I am presenting this time is: photographs of the woman posted on social media daily."

"These photos were taken in different years, at different locations, and the police obtained them and printed them out as evidence for this case."

Wang Yongxin took the photos out of the envelope, displaying them one by one.

The photos were clearly taken at different locations, including beaches, airplanes, luxury restaurants, etc., with the woman’s stylish dress and high-quality image.

Wang Yongxin explained: "I think these photos could prove that the woman comes from a wealthy family and her financial situation is good. Moreover, she should be well protected by her parents, so she’s somewhat naive and easily deceived."

He paused slightly, then looked at Tang Qing.

"Can I take a look at this new insurance policy?"

Tang Qing nodded, stood up, and handed over the policy: "Of course."

Wang Yongxin briefly skimmed through it and said: "This policy, as Tang Qing said, was purchased by the man for another young woman three years ago."

"Could this indicate that the man is a habitual offender?"

"Perhaps he attempted a similar act three years ago, succeeded in insurance fraud, and is now repeating the same tactics on a new victim?"

"But... if he succeeded three years ago, could he still continue to buy such insurance?"

"I’m not too clear on the details; Lawyer Lin, you’re the professional, why don’t you explain?"

Lin Sizhi shook her head: "The possibility is very slim."

"Because all insurance companies have an industry-shared database; even if the man’s first wife’s death was ruled an accident and compensated normally, he couldn’t buy again."

"In the insurance companies’ big data risk control models, he would no longer be a quality client but a high-risk affiliated person."

"Continuously purchasing high-amount accidental insurance for two spouses would be marked as extremely high moral risk."

"When he attempts to buy a policy for his current wife, the insurance company would instantly receive a warning and most likely refuse his purchase request."

"Not only that, such an action would attract police attention and trigger a re-investigation into the previous death case."

"In summary, I lean towards believing that both policies cannot be true simultaneously."

Bai Zilan pondered for a moment: "Hmm... there indeed are doubts in this."

"So, let’s have the esteemed jurors verify the new evidence."

The other three jury representatives didn’t say anything further, possibly because they discovered it’s more prudent to speak after confirming the evidence’s authenticity.

Soon, the verification results were out.

[’Third-party insurance policy’ contains false information.]

[The policy was forged by the man, but the beneficiary is indeed the man’s ex-wife, who is currently safe and sound.]

[’Woman’s social media photos’ do not contain false information.]

[The woman posted these photos on various social media platforms, at different times and locations, with obvious editing and beautification marks.]

Tang Qing showed an expression of amazement: "Hmm? This piece of evidence indeed has issues; it turns out to be forged by the man..."

"But why would he forge this policy?"

"It’s a bit inexplicable."

Chen Yumei pressed the speaking button: "Maybe it’s a practice run?"

"The man might have had the idea of insurance fraud by killing his wife as early as three years ago, but his ex-wife was smart, and upon realizing the danger, divorced him decisively, causing his plan to fall through."

"Or maybe he was using this method to confirm the specific terms in the insurance policy."

...

In Community 3’s audience seat, Cheng Wen shook his head repeatedly.

"This is so illogical; I can tell that Chen Yumei’s words are a mess."

"The verification result already clearly states that this policy is forged."

"If the man’s ex-wife found a problem, how could this policy have her signature?"

"If it’s a fake signature, it serves no purpose at all, and the fake policy’s specific use is unexplainable."

"The man can’t possibly expect to deceive the insurance company with such a poor forgery, not to mention his ex-wife is alive and well?"

Lu Xinyi explained: "The point isn’t her words, but her attitude."

"Do you think she doesn’t know her speculation is full of loopholes?"

"She definitely knows, but still wants to say it because she’s already firmly on Tang Qing’s side, believing ’insurance fraud by killing his wife’ is the truth."

"So even though her words have many problems, if they can sway even one juror, it’s valuable. After all, not everyone in this game is smart."

"And the players from her same community would unhesitatingly follow her lead."