Silence is Golden

When Wang Yongxin's Judgment Game ended, Ding Wenqiang had already arrived in front of Prison Cell No. 4.

[Prison Cell No. 4: Silence is Golden]

[The prisoner enters the Iron Maiden mechanism. At random times and random locations, they will be pricked by needles. Emitting any sound above 60 decibels will trigger more needle pricks. Each needle prick earns 1000 minutes of Visa Time.]

[During multiple rounds, the number and frequency of needle pricks will continuously double.]

Accompanied by a bone-chilling creak, a human-sized Iron Maiden mechanism appeared in the center of Prison Cell No. 4.

It was currently open, revealing countless dense holes covering its surface.

The good news was that these holes avoided critical body parts like organs, the head, and so on. But the bad news was that the holes weren't exactly small.

The so-called needle pricks would result in a bloody hole with every strike.

Zhang Peng couldn't help but swallow. He was now finding Prison Cell No. 3 to be quite pleasant in comparison.

As for Gao Zhankui, he had been silent since the beginning. It was clear he was trying to find a solution, but it was all in vain.

Under the restrictions of the game rules, any violent means were ineffective.

Ding Wenqiang held the Scepter. As long as his demands complied with the game rules, Gao Zhankui had no choice but to obey.

Robbery? Highly unlikely.

Even if he succeeded, it could trigger a violation, leading to immediate fatal punishment.

Therefore, despite his animosity towards Ding Wenqiang, Gao Zhankui could only shut his mouth and leave it to fate.

Ding Wenqiang took out the last Videotape and put it into the VCR.

The scene on the screen looked quite familiar, seemingly an express delivery station.

Many delivery drivers sat on their electric bikes waiting for orders, while Gao Zhankui was yelling at one of them.

[As the manager of this delivery station, your daily work is simple:]

[Deceive people into coming through labor agencies and various channels, then exploit them using all sorts of tricks.]

[Hold perfunctory morning meetings to collect fines, assign less desirable orders to riders you dislike, and pressure injured riders to return to work immediately.]

[Your duties include safety briefings, but in practice, you teach riders to run red lights.]

[The recruitment notice states free food and accommodation, but in reality, you rent cheap dorms and electric bikes to riders to profit from the difference.]

[If the platform is sucking their bones dry, you are the jackal aiding the tiger.]

[You often act like brothers with the riders, but you don't know who they hate more in their hearts: you or the bosses sitting high above.]

Immediately after, Gao Zhankui's profile appeared on the screen.

[Gao Zhankui, Male, 45 years old.]

[Occupation: Express Delivery Station Manager.]

[Withholding delivery worker wages, inciting delivery workers to disregard traffic rules, and profiting from delivery workers through various means.]

[Sentencing Result: Not yet judged]

Seeing this, Zhang Peng subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew he was safe for the time being.

As expected, Ding Wenqiang's expression towards Gao Zhankui became even more disgusted.

Compared to bosses like Wang Yongxin, Ding Wenqiang despised lackeys like Gao Zhankui more. Of course, this was a common sentiment among most people.

However, what he didn't expect was that Gao Zhankui would be tougher than he imagined.

"Stop the nonsense, I'll go in myself."

Gao Zhankui walked directly into Prison Cell No. 4.

Ding Wenqiang's face darkened, and he raised his Scepter. "Get out! I'm judging you. Stay outside obediently until I tell you to go in!"

Gao Zhankui glared at Ding Wenqiang but still stepped out of Prison Cell No. 4 and stood at the entrance.

"Go in."

Ding Wenqiang then pointed his Scepter at Gao Zhankui again, driving him into Prison Cell No. 4.

[The game will begin in 30 seconds. Please enter the Iron Maiden and prepare.]

[Each needle prick earns 1000 minutes of Visa Time. After 10 minutes, the mechanism will automatically disengage.]

Gao Zhankui didn't enter the mechanism immediately. Instead, he took off his shirt and tore it into strips of cloth.

First, he stuffed a strip into his mouth, then bit down on another strip from the front and tied it tightly behind his head.

Finally, he used another strip to support his chin and tied it on top of his head.

With this series of binding, his mouth was completely sealed, making it difficult for him to even open his mouth to make a sound.

Gao Zhankui still glared defiantly at Ding Wenqiang before stepping into the Iron Maiden mechanism.

With a "click," the mechanism closed.

The countdown ticked by second by second. Ding Wenqiang couldn't see anything inside the mechanism and could barely hear any sounds.

Only by straining their ears could they faintly hear muffled groans and the almost imperceptible sound of gasping coming from within the mechanism.

However, these sounds clearly did not exceed the game's 60-decibel limit, so they did not trigger more needle pricks.

Through the floor-to-ceiling glass, Lin Sizhi looked at the arena.

As the game neared its end, a new broadcast began playing from a small loudspeaker audible only to the audience.

[Please cast a fairness vote on the King's actions.]

Lin Sizhi returned to the table, falling into a brief period of thought.

In terms of gameplay, it roughly matched Gao Zhankui's incitement.

He incited delivery riders to run red lights to save time, so now in the game, they had to "learn to shut up."

But the game's punishment was clearly too severe.

Because although the first two games would cause the prisoners physical pain, at least during the first play, there wouldn't be any serious damage.

And the game in Prison Cell No. 4, no matter how the prisoner played, would inevitably result in needle pricks; the only difference was the quantity.

Judging by the thickness of the needle pricks, it was roughly similar to the previous "Farmer's Walk," except that the "Farmer's Walk" mechanism was concentrated on the shoulders, while the Iron Maiden covered non-vital areas of the entire body.

It could also be seen from the Visa Time reward in the game that the game in this cell was far more dangerous than the previous two.

Although emotionally, a lapdog like Gao Zhankui, who acted as a henchman, was more hateful than Wang Yongxin, the real boss, Lin Sizhi instinctively felt the punishment was too heavy.

This unfairness was only amplified by the fact that Prison Cell No. 3 was still empty.

As the countdown was about to end, Lin Sizhi finally chose to follow his inner thoughts and pressed "×".

The countdown ended.

[Voting results: √××√×√√×√√]

[Final Fairness Score: 20]

[Thank you for your evaluation!]

The ten-minute countdown ended, and with a harsh creaking sound, the Iron Maiden's mechanism opened again.

A figure, stained red, fell out of the mechanism.

Although no major wounds were visible, the blood seeping through the clothes and the holes on the exposed skin showed everyone the brutality of this game.

Gao Zhankui tore off the cloth wrapped around his head, wiped the dense sweat beads from his forehead, and gasped for air.

[30,000 minutes of Visa Time have been settled to the player.]

Ding Wenqiang nodded, "Alright, you're a tough guy."

"Pah." Gao Zhankui tilted his head and spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, "You stinking piece of shit who got lucky."

Ding Wenqiang's expression darkened again, his right hand tightly gripping the Scepter.

But in the end, he said nothing and simply walked to Prison Cell No. 5.

Prison Cells No. 5 and No. 6 were now fully unlocked.

[Prison Cell No. 5: Unforeseen Disaster]

[The criminal is fixed on a 2.4 square meter target, and a Nail Gun will continuously shoot at random areas of the target. 2,000 minutes of Visa Time are awarded per shot.]

[For multiple games, the number and frequency of Nail Gun shots will significantly increase.]

[Prison Cell No. 6: Heaven's Will]

[Randomly draw a game from Prison Cells No. 1-5.]

All the Videotapes had finished playing, and all the prison cells were unlocked.

[Judgments completed: 3/10]