God's imitator

Chapter 10 Death Game
Lee In-sook looked approving: "That's right, that's exactly what I wanted to say."

"Anyone with a sense of justice and compassion can actually survive in this game."

"Aside from the fifth shot, which has already been confirmed to be a blank, the player has five more chances to fire."

"If he fires two shots at innocent people and three shots at himself, he can pass the game without getting hurt."

"If he fires three shots at innocent people and two shots at himself, he will only suffer minor injuries."

"Only when he fires four or five shots at an innocent person will they suffer severe head injuries or even die."

Cai Zhiyuan shrugged: "But that doesn't affect my conclusion, does it?"
"What I mean is that the survival rate in this game is actually quite high."

"Your statement only further proves that the survival rate of this game is actually higher than I imagined."

Those who are sensitive to words and can see through linguistic traps will not die;
"Those who understand probability and can make rational decisions will not die."

"Even those who know nothing but have a sense of awe and compassion for life will not die."

"Only those who recklessly fire five shots at innocent people will die."

"There's a limit to how much you can act like an animal, isn't there?"

Fu Chen pondered for a moment: "Perhaps the arcade itself encourages 'tolerance'? The more tolerant the game, the higher the score? That doesn't seem to make much sense."

Lee In-sook glanced at the big screen: "We can spend 24 hours on visa processing to exchange for the player information and the result report for this case."

Cai Zhiyuan shook his head slightly: "Isn't that unnecessary?"
"This game isn't complicated; we've already analyzed it pretty thoroughly."

"The 24-hour visa processing time is too precious; I doubt anyone would be willing to waste their money on completely meaningless information."

"What if it turns out that the player survived unharmed? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

Lee In-sook countered, "What if he dies?"

Cai Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment: "Death? The probability of that is too low, isn't it?"
"And even if he really died, what else would that prove besides that he was a beast?"

Fu Chen thought about it for a moment: "24 hours for visa processing may sound like a lot, but if we split it among the 12 of us, and each of us spends 2 hours buying one piece of information, it's barely acceptable."

Wang Yongxin was the first to state his opinion: "I disagree."

Human Resources Manager Xu Tong also shook her head: "I disagree as well."

Wang Yongxin added: "My disagreement is not because I'm stingy, but because the current visa time is very precious, and we must consider the return on investment when using it."

"Besides, trading visa time is not allowed here in any way, so how are we supposed to split the cost?"

Fu Chen sighed silently. Clearly, the plan of sharing the cost equally was basically impossible to implement.

Although a motion can be proposed according to the rules, it is difficult for this motion to obtain more than half of the votes.

Li Renshu looked at Cao Haichuan again: "Officer Cao, do you think the players who participated in this game will survive in the end?"

Cao Haichuan fiddled with his lighter, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "It's hard to say. But I tend to think it's not possible."

Lee In-sook pressed further, "Why?"

Cao Haichuan shrugged: "I can't give a good reason, it's just intuition."

Lee In-sook nodded: "Okay, that's enough."

She stood up abruptly: "I'm willing to spend 24 hours of my visa time to exchange for the relevant documents."

Cai Zhiyuan was stunned. He looked at her, but could only shrug and say, "Okay, it's your freedom to spend your visa time however you want."

Lee In-sook went straight to the big screen: "I want to purchase information about the 'Redemption Roulette'."

Please go to any vending machine to have your visa time deducted.

Li Renshu swiped her visa at the vending machine next to her, and while the fee was being deducted, relevant information appeared on the large screen.

[Player Information:]

Wei Xinjian, male, 37 years old.

[Due to business failure, he sped on a road in the city center with a speed limit of 40 km/h, hitting and killing a couple parked on the roadside.]

[Verdict: Sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for causing a traffic accident. Has served the full sentence and been released.]

[Game Process:]

[The first, second, third, fourth, and sixth shots were fired at innocent people.] [The fifth shot was fired at oneself.]

[He hesitated for a moment before pointing the gun at himself during the second and fourth shots, but ultimately changed his mind.]

[Final Result: Death.]

"what?"

"this?!"

Everyone was in an uproar.

This result was clearly beyond their expectations.

Cao Haichuan slammed his lighter on the table with a "bang," his usually nonchalant expression turning serious: "This intelligence was really well bought. It seems many of our previous conclusions will have to be overturned."

As a criminal investigation police officer, Cao Haichuan didn't have a very serious expression before, giving people the impression of being a bit carefree, and even having the air of a greasy middle-aged man.

But when he gets serious, it's as if he's wearing a special halo; his voice is deep and steady, giving people a sense of security.

"Actually, our discussion just now was fine. The game in this case is indeed not very harmful to ordinary people."

"Whether you notice the language traps, understand a little about probability, or have even a little compassion, you'll only escape with a narrow escape and won't die in the game."

"But this game seems to have been specially prepared for this person named Wei Xinjian."

"It's actually a game where 'the selfish die'."

"Perhaps this strong targeting is one of the key reasons why it was rated S in the arcade."

"A game where selfish people die?"

Fu Chen carefully read the sentence, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Cao Haichuan looked at Wei Xinjian's information on the big screen.

"We were just wondering what kind of beast could fire five shots at an innocent person."

"Clearly, this person is what we call a beast."

"Of course, using the word 'beast' to describe him is too broad. More accurately, he is an extremely selfish person who is extremely indifferent to the lives of others."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to speed in the downtown area, kill two people, and still not repent."

Cai Zhiyuan interrupted him: "Wait, Officer Cao, how do you know he's unrepentant? The file doesn't seem to say that."

Cao Haichuan instinctively reached for a cigarette, but restrained himself again.

"Because this is the result of the game testing."

"What's the key to cracking this game? Is it the word trap? Or probability?"
"In fact, the key lies in 'reverence for life'."

"Wei Xinjian is a criminal; he is the murderer who ran over and killed a couple."

"The person sitting opposite him in the game is an innocent person."

"If Wei Xinjian sincerely repents during his three years in prison, then he should understand that he should put the lives of innocent people above his own."

"In that case, both he and the innocent person could be saved."

"But it is clear that even with a 1/6 or 1/5 chance of dying, he was unwilling to take the risk and instead chose to point his gun at innocent people."

"The more someone is like that, the faster they die in this game."

Everyone nodded.

Some even wore expressions of glee, as if they thought, "They deserved it."

Cao Haichuan continued, "Moreover, the game's designers have very accurately grasped Wei Xinjian's human nature."

Wei Xinjian actually had two chances to survive.

"When he fired the second and fourth shots, he turned the gun on himself, which shows that he was wavering."

"But in the end, he couldn't pull the trigger."

"This is not a coincidence."

(End of this chapter)