A Brilliant Question

After Lin Yu won this round, the third round naturally followed.

He spoke almost without hesitation.

"I won't use any more 'Support Card' this round."

He immediately put the last card in his hand.

The Ghost-faced Man also put away his last card.

"I also choose not to use any 'Support Card'."

If neither of them chooses to use "Support Card", the process is naturally much simpler.

Lin Yu and the Ghost-faced Man simultaneously revealed their cards—scissors against scissors—resulting in a tie.

The Ghost-faced Man looked at the result and announced it in a low voice.

"You won the first round."

"I'm curious... why?"

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "Even the loser can ask the winner questions."

"You don't have to answer; I was just asking casually."

As he spoke, the Ghost-faced Man collected the Rock Paper Scissors Card from the table and began shuffling them.

Lin Yu looked at the Ghost-faced Man cutting the cards and shrugged.

"I know what you're probably wondering about... how did I know your second card would be cloth?"

"The reason is simple: my hand consists of rock, rock, and scissors, and through the Support Card, I see rock and paper... After you played rock as your first card, you won't have any more rocks in your hand."

"And after I used the card again and threw out another scissors, you didn't even hesitate to use Support Card, which means that in your judgment, my throwing out scissors was actually a beneficial move for you—in other words, you must have a paper card in your hand, even if you can't have a rock card."

Lin Yu stopped explaining there.

Because he had successfully induced the opponent to immediately use cloth, Lin Yu also employed psychological tactics using Microexpressions.

His downward-pursing Microexpressions, while initially appearing as displeasure to the other person, actually looked...

Instead, it was slightly exaggerated, like Microexpressions that was deliberately made.

But given Lin Yu's acting skills, how could he possibly produce a performance that is "slightly exaggerated" and flawed enough to be noticed by laymen?

This was, of course, yet another act of pretense—using this expression to make the other person guess that he might have switched to some kind of "sure-win" card, but to prevent him from using Support Card, he had to feign regret and hesitation.

So... in that instant, he probably thought he had been given "two stones" instead.

So he used the "cloth" strategy – as long as the game ends in a draw, it will be advantageous for him.

Because "Support Card" are a type of resource.

Using two Support Card but still ending in a draw, Lin Yu definitely suffered a loss.

However, Lin Yu would not voluntarily mention his acting skills when referring to himself as May May.

"I see," the Ghost-faced Man nodded. "You picked up this Game very quickly."

"It's mostly luck."

Lin Yu said modestly.

The Ghost-faced Man shook his head. "No, no, you're absolutely right. Support Card are a resource... so when you get an advantageous starting hand with two rock cards and one scissors, you naturally have to pour resources into securing the victory."

"It was your decisive action that made me, who was in a relatively 'disadvantaged' position, give up this round."

Lin Yu nodded.

He agreed with the Ghost-faced Man's explanation.

After hearing the Rule, Lin Yu had already determined the basic gameplay and strategy of the Game.

When you have a strong hand, you can choose to pour resources into it to secure your victory.

When facing a disadvantageous hand, the strategy should be to try to even out the game or even give up to preserve resources, or to use resources at crucial moments to turn the tide.

This is why Lin Yu chose to use psychological tactics—he wanted to ensure that his two cards could secure victory in this game.

If the opponent really uses a card-swapping tactic... even in Lin Yu's calculations, the probability of the Ghost-faced Man taking out a card from the remaining deck that would allow him to win is very small, which only adds more variables.

So...

Lin Yu would rather his opponent not use any cards.

Of course, this psychological tactic is not limited to just this one Game.

This in itself is a test.

The fact that the other party fell for the trap shows that he is more perceptive and intelligent than Lin Yu had imagined, and also more Leng Jing.

Despite the element of misleading, if the other party were a reckless person, they would not choose to try to grab their own stone with "paper".

Using Support Card for card swapping and taking a risk by placing cloth next in the next draw strategy, the probability difference is actually not that big.

Unfortunately, for Lin Yu, who already knew that seven cards on the field were unknown, this was hardly a matter of estimation.

The Ghost-faced Man made a "please" gesture.

"Alright, Mr. May May, ask your question."

Lin Yu looked at the Ghost-faced Man but didn't rush to ask any questions.

"If we consider 'Support Card' as a resource, then your choice wasn't wrong—when I put in two Support Cards, you didn't use any cards at all, just trying to see if you could tie the game, practically handing the game to me. This gave you an overwhelming advantage over me in terms of the number of Support Card."

"Especially... if you answer my next question correctly, I'm afraid I'll lose the second round without a doubt."

Lin Yu spoke Leng Jing, Ghost-faced Man nodded.

"That's right, so you need to be careful with this question... I'm more daring than you think."

Lin Yu laughed, "Yes, that's why I have to find a question you're absolutely unwilling to answer..."

Before Lin Yu could speak, the Ghost-faced Man advisor interrupted him once again.

"Wait a minute, Your Excellency May May... What I want to say is, don't forget why you're playing this Game."

"If you can find the murderer directly using this question, wouldn't that be more profitable than getting a card?"

"So—as long as you believe the value of this question is greater than that of Support Card,' you can ask it."

"Ghost-faced Man said."

Lin Yu nodded calmly. "Thank you for your kind reminder... but I still prefer to win."

To be precise, as a guy whose whole body is full of secrets, Lin Yu even considers simply "not answering" a "response" when asked a question.

Therefore, Lin Yu's strategy was quite simple.

He wanted to win every single round in this Game.

Therefore, the value of the question he asked cannot be simply beyond "a card".

The value of the answer to Lin Yu's question exceeds the worst-case scenario of "losing a small game".

He looked at the Ghost-faced Man opposite him and softly asked the question he had prepared.

"Tell me..."

What is your ID Number?