Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Faced with Lin Yu's questioning, Shang Gen indeed...

With a sigh of relief.

"How could 'Order' suspect me of killing 'Ice Americano'?! Haven't you already found out? Wasn't it 'Schreber' who killed him?!"

He said this with some indignation.

Lin Yu looked at Shang Gen and said calmly, "Admittedly, it was 'Schreber' who made the move... but it's not necessarily true that 'Schreber' acted without your authorization, is it?"

Before Shang Gen could speak, Lin Yu spoke again.

"Don't think we don't know. We already know about your collusion with the Psychological Society, 'Shang Gen'—you and 'Iced Americano'."

"You probably wanted to bribe us with 'Iced Americano,' and that's probably part of the reason... to make us turn a blind eye to this kind of thing."

Lin Yu looked at Shang Gen with a cold smile and said, "I wasn't sure about this matter at first, but you brought out the 'Iced Americano' [prop] and came to my door in such a hurry that I'm somewhat convinced... You really are related to his death!"

When Shang Gen heard Lin Yu's criticism, although he appeared angry on the surface, Lin Yu could tell that he seemed more relaxed.

"Comrade 'Director,' I respect the members of 'Order,' and I have a good relationship with 'Iced Americano,' but please don't make false accusations!"

"Since you have absolutely no faith in my character, then... please leave!"

Shang Gen adopted an expression of great insult and offense, angrily pointing towards the door.

Seeing Shang Gen's appearance, Lin Yu was now completely certain of Shang Gen's purpose.

"it is as expected!"

Although Shang Gen's behavior did seem strange, even somewhat self-destructive, from the perspective of the 'director' and other members of 'Order', Lin Yu understood...

From the perspective of "Shang Gen", this is his optimal solution.

If Shang Gen is not the mastermind and instigator behind the death of Ice Americano, then there will be a kind of "misunderstanding" that only he can create compared to Order and even other members of the Players' Mutual Aid Association.

Because he genuinely couldn't be sure whether "Iced Americano" was killed by "Order"!

Although the murderer "Schreber" has already been discovered, as for "Shang Gen"... he may know that he and "Iced Americano" have done enough to warrant "Order" killing them!

Therefore, from Shang Gen's perspective, it is entirely possible that "Order" secretly killed "Iced Americano" and then temporarily pretended that it was "Schreber" who did it—the scene where "Schreber" was caught was full of people from "Order," so it is entirely possible that "Order" orchestrated the whole thing!

Although "Order" doesn't need to go to such lengths to kill people, as long as it's determined that someone deserves to die, it can execute them directly with a legitimate reason, but this time... isn't "Shang Gen" behind "Iced Americano"?

In Shang Gen's view, since it is currently election season, perhaps "Order" is unwilling to bear the reputation of killing two "candidates" in succession, so it is doing some "disguise".

Therefore, what Shang Gen saw as self-destruction was actually a kind of "drastic measure."

If the tests confirm that "Order" has indeed set its sights on him and has already obtained conclusive evidence of his collusion with the "Psychological Society," and that it has reached the point where killing is necessary to resolve the issue, then "Shang Gen," now that he knows all this, may still have a chance to escape.

If 'Order' has no such intention... Although such an active approach would expose many of his own secrets, as long as he can confirm that he is still safe and not doomed, then he can either retire from his criminal activities, become a witness or informant, or even clean up the evidence.

Although it may cause some trouble, it is better than having no idea about 'order' at all.

of course……

Lin Yu couldn't be 100% sure that 'Shang Gen' thought exactly that way, and there were even a few doubts about why the other party could make such a deduction. But Lin Yu was at least 90% certain that 'Shang Gen' was making this plan.

It is possible for Lin Yu to deduce the purpose of a scam by analyzing its methods.

So, having already seen through the other party's scam...

What Lin Yu needs to do now is to use this point in turn to "counterattack" the other party.

Seeing Shang Gen's angry expression as he tried to send the guest away, Lin Yu's cold expression changed to a gentle, ambiguous smile.

“Actually, I still believe that you did not do this. After all... you have colluded with the Psychological Society, but Schreiber is not on good terms with the Psychological Society. No matter how skilled you are, you can't persuade Schreiber to help you deal with the loopholes exposed by the Psychological Society.”

As Lin Yu spoke, this sudden change in attitude left Shang Gen somewhat bewildered.

But he still feigned anger and said sternly, "So you 'Order' suspect me of killing 'Ice Americano'?!"

“Oh, those were just some tests,” Lin Yu took out his phone, glanced at it, and suddenly said, “Speaking of which, did you choose this time to come find me because you knew ‘God of Wine’ had left the venue?”

Shang Gen frowned: "I didn't know 'God of Wine' wasn't at the venue, and my looking for you has nothing to do with that."

Lin Yu did not respond to Shang Gen's words; the other party was still lying.

This lie was enough for Lin Yu to confirm many things, but he didn't need to expose the other party's lie now.

Lin Yu looked at Shang Gen and said, "Next, I must confess something to you, Mr. Shang Gen..."

Shang Gen had a bad feeling, but considering that the person in front of him was only 'second tier', he calmly spoke.

"whats the matter?"

Lin Yu looked at the other person, brushed his hair back with one hand, and his expression became even colder, crueler, and more indifferent than before.

A massive surge of spiritual power erupted instantly, and before Shang Gen could react, he heard a sharp buzzing sound in his ears and Lin Yu's voice echoing in his mind.

“I am Schreiber.”

The simultaneous activation of [Narrative Trick] and [Smooth-talking] firmly imprinted the "truthfulness" of Lin Yu's words into Shang Gen's mind—after all, it was originally an undeniable truth.

While Shang Gen developed a sense of "belief," the narrative trick reinforced his pre-existing misconceptions, immediately plunging him into the "slippery slope fallacy"!

The director is Schreiber!

Therefore, Schreiber is a person of "order"!

It really is "order" that killed "Iced Americano"!

His face contorted with utter horror, and he exclaimed in terror, "You're 'Schreber'?! What do you mean?! You killed 'Ice Americano'?! You've been a member of 'Order' from the very beginning!!!"

"So you really were sent by 'Order' to kill me!"

Shang Gen turned around and tried to run away. Although he was a 'third-tier' bounty hunter with extensive combat experience, he had no will to fight at all.

But Lin Yu wouldn't even give him a chance to escape.

The [Death Smoke Potion] sprayed out when thrown on the ground, and Shang Gen quickly collapsed to the ground, falling into a coma and deep sleep due to extreme mental breakdown.

Lin Yu immediately used the [Dream Box] and [Ancient Notes] to forcibly pull Shang Gen's soul, along with his dream, into the illusion!

Upon returning to the space within the [Ancient Notes], Lin Yu saw Shang Gen, who was terrified, within this vast white space.

"What exactly do you want?!"

Lin Yu looked at Shang Gen and said coldly, "It's very clear what we're going to do now. I still suggest you tell me honestly."

Shang Gen looked at Lin Yu in front of him, opened his mouth, but his originally excited emotions suddenly turned into despondency, and he became depressed.

"Fine, a bet's a bet... If you 'Order' want to secretly execute me, then let's begin."

“When I made a deal with the Psychological Society, I should have thought this day would come.”

"I just didn't expect you to be so decisive... You executed 'Iced Americano' as soon as you arrived at the venue, and then it was me—I originally thought that since I was running for president, you would at least consider your reputation and wouldn't directly attack us... But I didn't expect that you would have 'Schreber' as a backup plan, and that the dignified 'Order' would actually use assassination as a means."

"Indeed, it's a case of 'special times call for special measures'."

Shang Gen sighed.

Lin Yu said in a low voice, "Don't be so pessimistic. The organization has prepared a glimmer of hope for you—just explain your situation clearly."

"You should also know that you may not necessarily be sentenced to death... Although you colluded with the 'Psychological Society,' you should know that the real reason we decided to take action against you is because you participated in the election for president."

"The Order cannot tolerate someone as close to the Psychology Society as you, who may become the future leader of the Players' Mutual Aid Association."

Shang Gen was stunned for a moment, then a glimmer of hope ignited in his eyes: "Is there any chance for things to turn around?"

"Otherwise, why would I talk to you?"

Lin Yu asked back.

Shang Gen thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, whatever you want to know, I'll tell you everything I know!"

Lin Yu looked at Shang Gen: "You start speaking yourself."

Without hesitation, Shang Gen immediately said, "My cooperation with the 'Psychological Society' began when I was at the 'First Level,' back when I was still a 'Bounty Hunter'..."

Lin Yu interrupted him.

"While I'm interested in the 'Psychological Society' part, I'm more interested in...who within our 'Order' you've been collaborating with?"

Shang Gen looked at Lin Yu, his eyes filled with horror.

"You...how did you know?"

Lin Yu laughed: "You just knew that 'God of Wine' wasn't here, and even earlier you knew that we were prepared to kill the candidate... You couldn't have guessed that you could get your hands on such new and confidential information, could you?"

Upon hearing this, Shang Gen trembled all over.

"No, I can't say—but you already know… We're doomed!"

A look of despair appeared on Shang Gen's face.

next moment……

"Oh!"

His consciousness in the dream exploded, turning into a bloody, mangled mist.