God's Imitator

In the next second, Huang Shengjie realized that he had already returned to the community hall.

Settlement information for this game also appeared on the big screen.

[Now announcing the final visa time obtained by Community 2 in ’Trust Marketplace.’]

[No. 4 Wen Wan: Expelled]

[No. 8 Ye Lin: 222514]

[No. 13 Lu Qi: -3000]

[No. 14 Huang Shengjie: 222514]

[According to community rules, 30% of game net earnings will be included in the community construction fund, the remaining visa time will be credited to each player’s visa.]

The shattered wristband fell to the ground, and the heavy stone suspended in many people’s hearts finally came down.

Zhou Wanlin trembled as she picked up the wristband on the ground, at that moment not knowing what to say.

Actually, during the game, when Wen Wan was judged for the first time and used the Immunity Coupon, the players in the community hall briefly saw the game screen.

At that time, many people had a bad premonition, and now, this premonition has come true.

Although most players are accustomed to death and can control their emotions from being too sad, it’s still difficult to be completely indifferent.

The other three players returning from the game were also very downcast.

Huang Shengjie held his head in frustration, this was his first time witnessing the death of a player from the same community in the game, and the shock was much more intense than any previous death.

Ye Lin looked drained of all her strength, although her face didn’t show much expression, there was still obvious frustration.

As for Lu Qi, although clearly upset, there was more confusion and bewilderment.

After all, as an ’Audience Representative’, Lu Qi couldn’t do much in the game, she believed she was always following Wen Wan’s advice and her own heart.

But in the end, it still turned out like this.

Moreover, from the information on the big screen, she was the only player who bought medicine.

Lu Bingjun’s expression was also unpleasant, as Wen Wan was one of Community 2’s earliest players.

Yet he still tried to restrain his emotions and said to Ye Lin, "Thank you for your hard work. Want to take a break first?"

Ye Lin shook her head, "No need, let’s debrief right away."

Huang Shengjie asked, "Should we check the visa time again? I suspect the imitator is likely in our community!"

No one spoke, but everyone instinctively looked at each other.

At this moment, there were 13 players in the community hall, no one was absent.

This means that if the imitator is really in Community 2, there should be no opportunity to consume imitator earnings by ’buying large quantities of luxury goods in their room.’

That’s why Huang Shengjie proposed this.

But Ye Lin sighed silently, "We can try, but... it’s probably not going to lead to anything.

"Didn’t you notice? There’s something wrong with the earnings numbers."

Huang Shengjie was momentarily unsure what this meant.

Lu Bingjun thought for a moment and then said, "Check! Involving another member’s death this time again does increase the likelihood of the imitator being in our community.

"Regardless of the outcome, let’s check it first."

Everyone went to the vending machine in turn to check their remaining visa times.

No abnormalities were found.

This result surprised many players, making it difficult to believe.

Because these players who didn’t enter the game were in the hall the whole time, no one left.

This could be caused by the previous ’Repentance Poker’ debrief.

When ’Repentance Poker’ ended, not all players were in the hall, so the imitator might have purchased luxury goods in their room to consume suspicious visa time.

But after the debrief, that loophole had long been patched.

Players could still return to their rooms during the game, as current community rules cannot restrict players’ freedom.

But once they did, it would significantly increase their suspicion as an imitator, virtually a confession without interrogation.

So during the whole ’Trust Marketplace’, players in the community dare not leave the hall, not even approach the vending machine.

Approaching the hall’s vending machine would also raise suspicion: assuming they bought small luxury items like a ’High-end Watch’ there and cleverly hid them, it would achieve the same result.

To avoid suspicion, everyone was very cautious.

After the game started, they queued to buy tea and coffee, estimated when the game was near the end, and didn’t leave their spots during this time.

They didn’t even refill their tea and coffee.

Under such circumstances, all players’ visa times showed no anomalies, which might truly indicate the imitator is not in Community 2?

Everyone sat down at the long table with worry.

Lu Bingjun accessed the game’s detailed rules on the big screen, while other players saw the game’s rating.

"Another S-Class game?

"Why is this suddenly as common as cabbages on the roadside..."

He Qinyun frowned, clearly her remark expressed the feelings of other players to some extent.

Community 2 didn’t encounter any S-Class games in the entire first phase, but since the second phase began, they’ve encountered two in a row.

Not only that, but it was interspersed with many A-rated games.

The temperature in the walkway visibly rose, creating an extremely strong sense of pressure.

Lin Sizhi glanced at the other players, intentionally or unintentionally, while seriously pondering the meaning behind this game’s earnings numbers and ratings.

For now, everyone fell into silence.

Huang Shengjie hurriedly asked, "Sister Ye Lin, how did you guess we’d find nothing? What does ’there’s something wrong with the earnings numbers’ mean?"

Ye Lin exhaled deeply, calming her emotions a bit before asking, "Do you have an estimate of roughly what our normal earnings should be in this game?"

Huang Shengjie was a bit caught off guard, scratching his head, "Let me think...

"According to our previous estimate, each batch of medicine costs about 200,000, 10 batches are about 2,000,000.

"And then...

"The audience splits 50%, the two of us get 200,000 yuan each, meaning only about 5 audiences didn’t choose to buy medicine.

"Is this number okay?"

Ye Lin shook her head, "I think most players probably think that too.

"But if you calculate carefully, this number is actually unreliable.

"First of all, we sent suggestions twice during the game, spending a total of 18,000 minutes, and since the two of us ended up with the same earnings, it means this cost was divided equally between us.

"This means our actual earnings need to be increased by another 9,000.

"Secondly, the total earnings from medicine in the game didn’t reach 2,000,000.

"Because during the production of the ninth batch of medicine, the medicine being ineffective was already exposed, so the last two batches were simply not bought.

"And, every batch of medicine has 8 bottles used for sample inspection.

"In other words, all profits from selling medicine totalled 352×8×600=1,689,600.

"Finally, the number of players who didn’t buy medicine is definitely more than 5.

"After all, we already occupied two spots, only 3 out of the remaining 25 audiences didn’t buy medicine? That’s clearly impossible.

"Because as long as most communities aren’t too stupid, they would at least leave one player who doesn’t buy medicine to earn dividends."