God's Imitator

Soon, the second round of production by the five Sinners players in the room was also completed.

This time the output was still 36 cans, a total of 360 bottles.

This was actually expected by everyone, because the process of the first round of production was already quite complete, and all the Sinners players were very dedicated, with no major mistakes.

So there wasn’t much room for improvement, and the overall output should stabilize at the number 36 cans.

That’s already a lot.

The five players looked somewhat exhausted; the work in the Pharmacy Room seemed more tiring than imagined.

After a short rest, they dragged their weary bodies back to the lounge, and a new batch of medicine was sent to the Audience Representative for sampling as per the procedure.

Before they entered the lounge, a new broadcast sounded.

[Now announcing the final results of the first round of drug production: All 352 bottles were sold, with a total sales amount of 211,200 minutes of visa time.]

[The audience can now cast ’Sympathy Votes’ for the players.]

[Zeng Yiming received 2 Sympathy Votes.]

[Wen Wan received 1 Sympathy Vote.]

[Zeng Yiming received 1 Sympathy Vote.]

Even as these Sinners players returned to the lounge, the broadcast of Sympathy Votes continued intermittently.

...

Wen Wan returned to her lounge, her gaze falling once more on the few machines.

Like before, she didn’t waste the opportunity, inputting different numbers for each attempt.

First was the machine corresponding to Liang Guicheng (the Fruit Farmer).

The three numbers above: 0, 6, 7 were confirmed, and for the second digit, two incorrect answers had already appeared, which were 3 and 2.

This time, Wen Wan attempted to input the number: 0167.

The click of the machine sounded, and a special green border appeared around the number 1, which was locked, meaning all four numbers were correct.

"Guessed right..."

Actually, when inputting the number, Wen Wan had somewhat of a premonition, and now that premonition had become a reality.

Originally, Wen Wan knew the last two numbers ’67’, and after a general deduction about Liang Guicheng’s identity, she guessed the first digit was likely 0, so in her initial attempt, she hit it right.

For the second digit, Wen Wan wasn’t sure, but she instinctively felt it wouldn’t be too high, so she started trying from 3.

She guessed it right at 1.

"Two players need to guess his number to trigger the Judgment, so even though I guessed it now, his crime won’t be exposed.

"I can use this number to protect myself.

"If something unexpected happens, I’ll use this number to threaten Liang Guicheng or trade it for information with other players."

Wen Wan reaffirmed her thoughts.

Although the cooperation among the five Sinners players was currently good, completely giving up on Guess the Number would be an extremely foolish move.

Because the situation in the game changes rapidly, what if things fall apart in the future?

It’s never wrong to be cautious.

If Wen Wan completely gave up on Guess the Number, she wouldn’t have much in terms of Chips.

If other players guessed Wen Wan’s number and informed others, Wen Wan would immediately face Judgment, without any means of defense.

Therefore, Guess the Number must continue.

At this time, Wen Wan successfully guessed Liang Guicheng’s number, which was quite a good progress.

But immediately, she realized something wasn’t right.

"Wait, if I’m thinking this way, others surely are too.

"They must be guessing my number too!

"For instance, Zhao Xiuying, she knows the last two digits of my number, could she be close to guessing it?

"Other players as well, they’re fully motivated to kill me.

"Because half of the final total income is divided among the five of us.

"With each person gone, they can split a large amount of visa time among the rest..."

Thinking of this, Wen Wan’s initially slightly excited mood sank again.

She had subconsciously thought that guessing the four different numbers wouldn’t be easy, and it required two Sinners players to guess them to reveal the crime, so the success rate wouldn’t be too high.

So the idea of hiding the crime should be feasible.

But after trying herself, she found that guessing the number was actually easier than she imagined.

If other players were doing the same as her, then...

Before the production of the medicine neared its end, the numbers of most players would likely be exposed, causing a chain reaction of ’Initial Judgment’ and ’Subsequent Judgment’.

The crimes still hung over the heads of the four players like the Sword of Damocles.

"So... Even if I can no longer obtain the identity of the Director of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, I still have to confess as soon as possible."

Rest time was about to end, and Wen Wan hurriedly input different numbers for testing on the machines of He Qing and Zhao Xiuying.

This time, a correct number appeared on He Qing’s machine: the 3rd digit was ’8’.

As more incorrect answers were eliminated, the likelihood of guessing the number increased.

With an uneasy heart, Wen Wan returned to the game field again.

...

Everyone entered their corresponding Pharmacy Room to begin drug production.

But as Zeng Yiming in the first Pharmacy Room started to gather medicine raw materials, He Qing in the third Pharmacy Room suddenly said loudly, "I want to confess!"

The subtle sounds in the game field were clearly transmitted to the audience lounge, and this voice shocked many audiences who were considering purchasing the second batch of medicine.

Meanwhile, the Sinners players in the field were also somewhat surprised.

He Qing seemed a bit hesitant but continued, "I’m an air conditioner installer.

"I guess my crime should be not following standard operating procedures during installation, specifically in the ’vacuuming’ stage.

"The specific explanation is this: The process of installing air conditioners requires ’vacuuming’, and it needs to be of a fixed duration, roughly 15 minutes. If the time is insufficient, over the years, say after a few years or even ten years, the cooling effect of the air conditioner will deteriorate.

"But generally, air conditioner installations happen during peak seasons, the company assigns many tasks, and we’re pressed for time, so we can’t ensure all have a full 15 minutes.

"I must emphasize, although sometimes the time was not enough, we always used professional equipment to ensure vacuum negative pressure of -0.1MPa. I guarantee with my character, there could be no cutting corners!

"I only didn’t vacuum a few air conditioners for the full time, that’s all the crime I committed!

"In any case, I ask all of you distinguished audience members to be merciful. I’m willing to suffer the cold here as I make medicine for you, but my crime is not deserving of death, thank you!"

He Qing finished speaking and immediately knelt on the ground, knocking his head a few times, then got back up.

Afterwards, the pharmaceutical process continued.

He Qing still, as before, curled up in a corner after inserting a coin, enduring the extreme cold.