God's Imitator

Huang Shengjie asked, "Eh? So that means Lawyer Lin was originally a player in Community 4? Why did you leave then?"

Lin Sizhi shook his head, "Both Wang Yongxin and I are players from Community 17."

Yao Yuan tried to guess, "So... your original community had internal strife? Wang Yongxin voluntarily went to Community 4.

"As a result, the Community 4 he led was preserved as the main community and entered the second stage?"

Lin Sizhi thought this explanation was reasonable, so he nodded and said, "Pretty much."

Lu Bingjun and Yao Yuan didn’t ask further because they realized the situation was surely more complex than it appeared.

Once players of this caliber feel uncomfortable within a community, there are only two possibilities: either they seize power or leave directly. Now it seems Wang Yongxin chose the latter.

However, it’s not advisable to delve into specific details, as obtaining such information is not without cost and requires exchanging particular information.

If Lin Sizhi is unwilling to proactively mention it, it’s best not to pursue the matter.

Lin Sizhi continued, "Just as previously speculated, upon initially seeing the evidence submitted by the two, I confirmed two points:

"First, the evidence is likely customized by them, and the details are part of the game strategy;

"Second, Tang Qing will actively launch attacks, and the target can only be me; Wang Yongxin’s strategy leans defensive, but it’s not pure defense.

"Based on my understanding of Wang Yongxin, his objective in this game is absolutely not simply ’to survive and return.’ He surely aims to earn a significant amount of visa time.

"And this visa time must either come from me or from Tang Qing.

"As for Feng Yuguang, in the eyes of Tang Qing and Wang Yongxin, he’s someone they can easily get rid of at any time, no need to care.

"So, regardless of whether Wang Yongxin and I knew each other before, the best strategy in this game would be to ’bet on both sides.’

"Standing unreservedly on any side might lead to being backstabbed at the last moment."

Qin Cheng nodded thoughtfully, "Makes sense.

"This sounds somewhat like the prisoners’ dilemma at the end of the ’Prison Factory.’

"Suppose Wang Yongxin completely stood by Tang Qing’s side from the start, then Tang Qing would hold the initiative.

"At that time, Lawyer Lin would surely adopt a proactive defense strategy, and dividing Feng Yuguang’s visa time among the three of you wouldn’t be satisfactory.

"Even if by luck, Lawyer Lin is defeated, Tang Qing could still betray at any time.

"Although both have the power to submit evidence, it’s not necessary to fight a losing battle according to common sense, yet betrayal at a specific time offers returns far greater than risks.

"If Tang Qing suddenly presents evidence against Wang Yongxin in the final round, he alone would consume the visa time of three people.

"This temptation is too great.

"But if Wang Yongxin also presents evidence against Tang Qing in the final round, it might result in total annihilation.

"Therefore, the best strategy for Wang Yongxin is: he uses various evidence to protect himself, clears ties, reduces risks, while making you and Tang Qing see him as a potential ally, preventing you from having chances for backstabbing him.

"No matter who prevails in the end, he will be the winner.

"Overall... the optimal strategy is this current state.

"The evidence he presents must meet three criteria:

"First, it should be as unrelated to himself as possible, to avoid risk;

"Second, it should appear to fit Tang Qing’s reasoning, making Tang Qing let down his guard;

"Third, it should conceal details favorable to you within the evidence, leaving you room for a turnaround, increasing the intensity of the conflict between you and Tang Qing, so neither of you has the energy to deal with him.

"Whether you can use these details to turn the tables, in the end, he will win.

"Precisely because his strategy is reliable and you know each other well, aware of each other’s character and gaming style, you can smoothly achieve such cooperation.

"The ’martyrdom’ hypothesis I proposed initially wasn’t just a pretense for ending strife.

"According to the game rules, if all four actors consistently recognize this as the truth, then the votes from the actors + audience can directly reach 60 votes to end the game. Even if not enough, it can be supplemented with a few players from other communities.

"Moreover, if the game ends in the first round, the audience’s judgment of whether the actors’ roles are ’guilty or innocent’ will be narrowed.

"Take Feng Yuguang, for instance. If he initially had his fellow community players fully support the ’martyrdom’ analysis unreservedly and determined it to be true, it’d be hard for the audience to find reasons to vote him ’guilty.’

"Because at that time, Wang Yongxin hadn’t presented any drugs, and most critical evidence and testimonies hadn’t been verified as true.

"It’s difficult for the audience to convince themselves that a doctor was directly involved in this crime, so they could only cast ’support’ votes.

"But letting ’martyrdom’ be confirmed as truth only after the third adjournment complicates things. Feng Yuguang’s performance and the drugs’ objective existence as evidence disrupted the original safety line.

"Once the audience discovers no matter how they vote, it won’t impact the game, they will definitely vote ’against,’ as dictated by the game rules."

Lin Sizhi paused briefly, "But aside from these two purposes, I actually have another purpose.

"Which is responding to the possibilities Wang Yongxin proposed, and simply aligning our thoughts, to establish a clear direction. In this way, he can better cooperate with me using subsequent evidence.

"Initially, I proposed ’martyrdom,’ and ultimately achieved ’martyrdom,’ which is no coincidence but rather a result we deliberately pushed for together.

"Though we can’t see the specific rules for presenting evidence, I guess it goes like this:

"Tang Qing and Wang Yongxin, in their respective rest rooms, can ’customize evidence’ through specific machines. They must describe the specific appearance of the prop, while setting ’real information’ and ’verifiable information’ for it.

"The most representative piece of evidence here is the ’Lion King Card.’

"When Wang Yongxin set it, he was obviously referencing a real-world prototype, getting close in design but not completely identical.

"The real information set is: this card is consistent with the real Lion King Card, requiring a high financial threshold to obtain. However, he didn’t set whether the card is indeed defunct.

"The verifiable information set is: this card is issued by a top casino to seasoned gamblers. Key information is deliberately withheld.

"Only with such design can specific objectives be achieved."