God's Imitator

Evening.

Lu Bingjun and Lin Sizhi went to the third floor and casually found an empty room to enter.

"Have you thought about the information exchange?"

For Lin Sizhi, Lu Bingjun’s reaction was entirely within his expectations.

At the end of the previous review, he released the information about the S-Class Judgment Game to put some pressure on Lu Bingjun.

Regarding Wei Changfeng’s death, the veteran players of Community 2 must have conducted a very detailed review.

This also means that the information held by most of the Community 2 veteran players is no less than that of Lu Bingjun.

So, even if Lu Bingjun is unwilling to divulge it, there will always be other veteran players willing to do so.

For example, Ye Lin or someone else.

Lin Sizhi’s attitude is ’exchange,’ meaning he will truthfully disclose the content of the S-Class Judgment Game to whoever provides sufficiently valuable information.

However, this ’exchange’ carries implicit exclusivity.

Because repeated information is worthless, only the player who first tells Lin Sizhi about this information can receive the intelligence on the S-Class Judgment Game.

Although Lin Sizhi hadn’t communicated privately with Ye Lin, Ye Lin is not foolish and will surely guess that the only significant piece of information in all of Community 2 is the game regarding Wei Changfeng’s death.

Only this game can be used to exchange for the intelligence on the S-Class Judgment Game.

If Ye Lin were to disclose this information first, then truly, Lin Sizhi could choose to share the intelligence on the S-Class Judgment Game solely with Ye Lin.

Lu Bingjun would have no say in the matter.

So, his only choice is to exchange earlier.

Lu Bingjun nodded: "Hmm, I’ve thought it through.

"However, I have two different ideas regarding the specific way to exchange, and it’s up to you to decide which one to choose.

"The first is that we exchange privately.

"The second is that we simultaneously disclose all the information of both games to all the players in the community."

Lin Sizhi looked at him thoughtfully: "Which one do you lean towards?"

Lu Bingjun honestly said: "I lean more towards the second option, which is to disclose it to all players in the community.

"There are two benefits to doing so.

"Firstly, I did not maliciously conceal Wei Changfeng’s death; it was just that when we first entered the second phase, the whole community was still quite fragile. We feared such news might cause unrest within the community, so we decided to keep it secret.

"But as time has gone by, the structure of Community 2 has gradually stabilized. More and more new players are likely to become aware of Wei Changfeng’s death, and wild speculations may pose a risk to the community.

"So... I think now is the right time to reveal the truth to all the new players.

"Another benefit is that you won’t have to worry about me deceiving you.

"Because if we exchange privately, you can’t verify the accuracy of certain details, and you may have to cross-check with other players, which was never my intention.

"By revealing the truth to everyone, with Ye Lin and others who don’t fully support me present, you can better verify the authenticity of the information.

"Secondly, regarding the information on the S-Class Judgment Game, although I considered whether to keep it for myself, after much deliberation, I believe it’s better to disclose it to all players.

"After all, as the current holder of the First Player Identity Card in Community 2, I bear the greatest responsibility for this community. Such information should be used to strengthen the community’s overall strength."

Lin Sizhi pondered for a moment: "That’s certainly good.

"However, you could choose to disclose it directly during today’s review, and I would surely agree.

"Why discuss it privately again?

"Is it because you have other concerns?"

Lu Bingjun silently sighed: "Of course, there are other concerns.

"It’s not hard for you to guess, is it?"

Lin Sizhi nodded: "Your greatest concern is likely the Imitator that may exist in the community.

"Assuming this Imitator is the real culprit behind Wei Changfeng’s death and designed ’One Word Breaks the Prison’ to try to kill you, then revealing this information would pose a risk.

"Disclosing Wei Changfeng’s matter to everyone might alert the culprit as it sends a clear signal: you are resuming the investigation into the Imitator.

"This Imitator may feel threatened and take some extreme actions, leading to uncontrollable consequences.

"Moreover, sharing the S-Class Judgment Game information with everyone might turn this Imitator into the biggest beneficiary.

"Other players might only learn some Imitator strategies for slight improvement in future games; but this Imitator could design even more dangerous games targeted at players within the community after learning the details of the S-Class Judgment Game."

Lu Bingjun looked hesitant; it was evident this was his main concern, and he couldn’t make a decision immediately.

"I also considered a third option.

"We select some trustworthy players to share the information together, trying to exclude the Imitator as much as possible.

"But that’s clearly unreliable as we currently can’t identify a suitable suspect, and choosing by intuition may result in including the Imitator, which would be laughable.

"So, I haven’t made a final decision."

Lin Sizhi didn’t think long: "Let’s share with everyone.

"Fearing the Imitator and pretending not to see him may maintain a facade of peace for a while, but it’s not a long-term solution.

"Those with clear malicious intent typically have a specific target.

"The longer you ignore him, the more leisurely he accomplishes his goal.

"Speeding up the pace might alert him and cause danger, but it could also disrupt his plans and expose his flaws to some extent.

"Either way, the existence of a malicious Imitator is already a huge threat; a confrontation sooner, within the community, is actually a safer approach.

"After all, once inside the game, it’s his territory."

Lu Bingjun nodded: "Hmm... there’s logic in that.

"However, I have another concern regarding this ’Jury Game.’

"Do you think the game was devised by that Imitator?

"If not, then it’s relatively okay. The emergence of an S-Class Imitator in another community is unfortunate, but it shouldn’t affect us in the short term.

"We still have ample time to deal with the Imitator in our community first.

"But if it was his doing... then it’d be really bad.

"Perhaps this game is aimed at you."