Cheating and Mockery

After the Ghost-faced Man used up his "Right Hand" cards, Lin Yu and the masked man each drew a card.

Then, Lin Yu and he each discarded a card—and Lin Yu showed the card he had discarded.

What Lin Yu discarded was, of course, the "scissors".

Both players simultaneously revealed their remaining card.

As the Ghost-faced Man flipped the card, he spoke up, "You shouldn't... uh, wait a minute?"

He saw the card Lin Yu had revealed—it was a "stone".

The card in his hand was a pair of scissors.

Lin Yu shrugged. "Looks like you thought it would end up being a fifty-fifty game."

It's obvious...

From the very beginning, the Ghost-faced Man guessed wrong about the last card in Lin Yu's hand.

When Lin Yu got two scissors at the start of the game, an idea came to him.

Admittedly, this is an opening that should not have been given so much "resource".

But...

Lin Yu's strategy has never been about how to "win," but rather about how to avoid losing any small rounds.

Therefore, Lin Yu was determined to take the risk from the very beginning.

Since he didn't have any cards in his hand that could be used to "swap" resources... Lin Yu chose to bet all his resources in the first round to lay the groundwork.

As for the purpose of this preparation... it's to convince the other party that the cards you hold are "good cards" that will allow them to pour resources into them!

After determining that his opponent most likely held three stones, Lin Yu further elaborated on his performance.

Whether it's silence or a clean and decisive card-snatching, it's all an extension of his initial "abnormal" behavior.

Clearly, Lin Yu had successfully convinced the Ghost-faced Man that he possessed two pieces of cloth—a low-probability event.

The Ghost-faced Man tapped on the table. "I'm curious, but what if I get the 'cloth'?"

Lin Yu calmly replied, "In the end, it really just became a fifty-fifty game."

Upon hearing this, the Ghost-faced Man laughed, "How interesting... State your question."

"However—don't repeat your previous question, and don't rephrase it either."

Lin Yu spoke again, but found the question of asking the other party's social security card number stuck in his throat.

I don't know if it's because the other party is an unemployed person who doesn't pay social security, or if this issue and the "ID Number" were judged as the same issue.

Fortunately, Lin Yu had a backup plan.

He spoke again, "You pulled me into this dream, into this Game, what questions have you prepared to ask me?"

Lin Yu said calmly.

If the other party refuses to answer the question, Lin Yu will receive a Support Card.

This makes the two players' cards equal in value, one to one.

But even if the other party answers, it doesn't matter... at least I might have prepared in advance.

Sure enough, the Ghost-faced Man slowly exhaled.

"Good question."

"In my opinion, there are only two questions I need to ask you personally."

"First of all... what is your 'Profession'?"

Secondly, what was your reason for entering the "Death game"?

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "The second question is quite interesting... but the first question was probably a bit of a waste."

"My Profession is 'Doctor'... Since you already know my ID is 'May May,' that's not hard to verify."

The Ghost-faced Man laughed, "Yes, that's the result of the investigation... But, sir, I don't believe it."

As he spoke, he picked up a "Support Card".

"Now, you have one more round to think about how to answer my two questions."

Lin Yu nodded, then smiled.

Why don't you try the question about my ID Number?

The Ghost-faced Man shook his head.

"My goal isn't to get you to refuse to answer..."

Lin Yu stroked his chin. "What if I sign up later?"

The Ghost-faced Man was greatly shocked upon hearing this. "This..."

Clearly, he wavered.

Lin Yu laughed, "Just kidding... But don't get too excited, Mr. Consultant."

"Maybe I'll still win this round."

"I believe that the God of Destiny will favor me."

Lin Yu spoke softly, Ghost-faced Man smiled contemptuously.

Unfortunately, there is no such Deity.

As they spoke, he and Lin Yu took turns drawing their "Rock Paper Scissors Card.

This time, however, Lin Yu didn't check his "Rock Paper Scissors Card," but instead simply placed them face down on the table.

He even randomly shuffled the order, then put it back in place and left it there.

"I don't have Support Card in this game, so going first or second doesn't matter."

"Use your Support Card."

Lin Yu said, resting his chin on his hand.

The Ghost-faced Man stared at Lin Yu in astonishment.

"But how can I use my Support Card if I don't look at the cards—what if my Support Card are a mouth and ears?"

"Why can't I use it? I have the fewest cards in my hand, like scissors, so the next card I'll definitely not play is paper."

Lin Yu said in a lighthearted tone.

The Ghost-faced Man exhaled.

"That's practically cheating."

"You said it yourself, 'it seems like', but I didn't actually cheat," Lin Yu looked at the other person with an almost pitying attitude, "This is a loophole in your Rule ..."

Admittedly, this strange space, capable of interfering with human consciousness, ensures that people only speak the truth under certain circumstances—just like when Lin Yu said he wouldn't play "Stone" next, he felt his actions were indeed subtly constrained.

The same function also includes determining whether the other party clearly knows the answer.

The combination of these two functions allowed Lin Yu to exploit a loophole in the Game.

If you don't know the "answer," then the mechanism that ensures Support Card must function will no longer work.

The card... has been rendered useless.

"I never expected you, sir... to actually find a loophole."

The Ghost-faced Man's tone turned somewhat unfriendly after Lin Yu made a sarcastic remark.

But what awaited him was only even harsher mockery from Lin Yu.

"Ha, this guy who drags others into their dreams in the middle of the night, who's always sneaking around and afraid to show his true face, and who's even an accomplice in Murder Case, now you want to talk to me about being upright and honest?"

Lin Yu tapped the table. "Putting aside the loopholes, even as a veteran of this Game, or perhaps its inventor, your understanding of the gameplay is quite superficial."

"You only analyzed that the strength of one's hand determines whether to invest resources, but you overlooked one point..."

"When you are at a resource disadvantage, this Game can actually make your opponent's resources as ineffective as possible, turning it into Game that relies entirely on luck."

"Alright, friend—let's deal the cards."

"Let's see if the God of Destiny will be on my side... Although this Deity doesn't exist, I hope you learned about rhetoric in your Chinese language classes in elementary and middle school."