Nian's Dual Analysis

After a brief negotiation, a new round of card dealing began.

"With two fewer players, it's even harder to win."

Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh.

From a probability standpoint, four people have four cards to exchange, while two people only have two.

Fortunately...

Lin Yu did not intend to win.

Lin Yu didn't care about answering the questions anyway.

Moreover, it seems that the "moss" over there deliberately wanted to remain.

This could be a good thing, or it could be a bad thing.

But Lin Yu can't say for sure right now.

Anyway...

The Game starts again!

A new round of Playing Cards was dealt to Lin Yu.

With two fewer people, the three of them now sit around the table, forming a situation similar to a tripartite division.

The speed at which the cards were dealt also increased somewhat.

"Whoosh--"

Two Playing Cards, one face up and one face down, flew across the table and landed in front of Lin Yu.

Lin Yu pressed his fingers against the two cards.

The face-up card is a 5, and the face-down card is a K.

Lin Yu looked up at Tai, preparing to continue revealing his trump card, but heard Tai, who hadn't even received her card yet, change her breathing rate first.

Short, short, short, long -- short, long --

Lin Yu understood Tai's intention the moment he heard it.

"SK..."

In the internationally used Morse code, "SK" represents the end or termination of communication.

"Does that mean we shouldn't cheat anymore?"

Lin Yu frowned slightly.

Although he doesn't really care about winning or losing, winning is always a good thing.

What was the purpose of the moss doing this?

Is it because she's afraid that Nian will also see through her scheme, or does Tai have other plans?

With the ferns and algae gone, can I trust this moss, which may be the most intelligent "Main Personality"?

Lin Yu's thoughts raced as he silently pondered everything.

Since the other party had said that, Lin Yu decided not to reveal his trump card.

He looked at the two face-up cards dealt to Tai and Nian.

The card that Moss is holding is a 4.

The card that was revealed in Twenty's hand this time was an Ace.

Nian still looked at Lin Yu.

"Want to add more cards?"

"Certainly."

Lin Yu nodded slightly, and then a 4 was dealt to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu currently holds three cards: 4, 5, and K, for a total of 19 points.

Lin Yu stopped adding cards.

However, he also knew that he wasn't entirely confident in this round.

After all, the revealed card for the 20th is an Ace.

Next up was the moss.

Moss also chose to continue drawing cards.

Moreover, this time Moss took two cards before stopping.

Currently, the cards on the table are 4, 3, and 6.

When it was Ninth's turn, he laughed.

"I'm not taking any cards this round—so, do you want to trade?"

Lin Yu and Tai exchanged glances. Looking at the silent Tai, Lin Yu knew that she was waiting for his opinion.

Lin Yu didn't have much to worry about; his trump card was T, and if he gave it to Tai, the opponent would immediately play it.

So Lin Yu shook his head.

"I don't want to change."

Moss nodded. "In that case, let's not change it."

Nods.

"Let's reveal the cards then... I've finally got a good hand this time."

He turned over his hole card, which was the Queen of Spades—he had gotten the Blackjack this time.

The House Always Wins.

Lin Yu and Tai symbolically revealed their cards.

Lin Yu is alright, at least he has 19 points.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Moss's hole card was a somewhat laughable 9—a perfect 22 points, which just happened to bust.

Nian gathered up all the cards on the table and looked at the two of them with a smile.

"Alright, now you two... you both owe me a question."

"Don't worry, you two can freely decide who answers the next two questions I'm about to ask—each of you can answer one."

As he spoke, it was as if he were incredibly generous and magnanimous.

"So, you two... my first question is—what are your ID Number?"

Lin Yu almost burst out laughing when he heard that.

What a great example of applying what you've learned!

There was no chance to refuse to answer this time; the question was indeed fatal.

But Lin Yu didn't care. He was certain that Nian already knew his identity, so it wouldn't hurt to reveal it.

What troubled Lin Yu was...

If I recite it now, won't it make Twenty suspicious?

Just as Lin Yu was struggling with this dilemma...

Moss looked at Twenty and Leng Jing said, "I don't have an ID card."

Nian squinted at the moss.

"You don't have an ID card?"

Moss did not answer, as if to say, "I have answered the question."

While slightly surprised by the answer, Nian wasn't too bothered by it.

He glanced at Lin Yu.

"Then the second question can only be answered by you—hey, 'May May,' or rather... Lin Yu."

Nian called out Lin Yu's name directly.

Moss also looked at Lin Yu.

Lin Yu wasn't surprised, and leaned back slightly. "I don't know who you're talking about."

Twenty stared intently into Lin Yu's eyes and said, "It's okay if you don't admit it now—but listen carefully to what comes next."

"My question is, can you and the other three 'souls' who entered the dream be considered the same person, either physiologically or legally?"

Twenty uttered those words.

Upon hearing this question, Lin Yu leaned forward slightly, his expression changing subtly.

He opened his mouth to answer the question, and a familiar feeling welled up inside him.

That was the same invisible constraint he felt when he was pulled into Entering Dream in Sea City last time.

At this moment, Lin Yu "can only speak the truth"!

These are the Rule of this dream world—although Nian didn't emphasize it this time, Lin Yu had no way to lie anymore.

Lin Yu placed his hand on the table, as if he was quickly thinking about something.

"I can't answer directly, because if I do... all my efforts will be wasted."

We have to fool Twenty.

"This 'Detective' is really hard to deal with. I didn't even know when he figured it out... Damn it, but I have to fool him now!"

"I've never been able to Lying with Truth... Let me think about it, let me think about it, but the question is phrased too precisely, there's no room for playing Game."

"This is terrible!"

Lin Yu's mind raced with a frantic internal monologue, as if he were reciting lines backstage while temporarily filling in for an important role in Drama club performance.

But in the end, Lin Yu couldn't come up with any solution.

Finally, Lin Yu raised his head and let out a long breath.

"Okay, when did you find out?"

Seeing that Nian was silent, Lin Yu shook his head helplessly.

"I can answer your question definitively: I am not the same person as them."

"I admit defeat this time... but what I want to know is, how did you know?"

"Since your Profession is 'Detective,' you wouldn't mind explaining your reasoning process to me, would you, Twenty?"

Twenty calmly replied, "Of course, it's because of the overly deliberate 'cooperation' you displayed at the card table and your unusual 'voluntary sacrifice' just now. Although I don't know how you cheated yet, I know you were cheating, and you joined later."

"Besides, no matter what, you didn't have Split Personality last time, but this time you've created four people. It's just too strange. Unless I'm an idiot, I can't possibly believe you like this."

Twenty-Four said proudly, tapping the table. "So, you and this 'Liar' aren't the same person at all..."

He stared at the somewhat dejected Lin Yu, then grinned. "That's exactly what you want me to think, isn't it, the real Lin Yu!"

Twenty turned her head and looked in the direction of the moss.