Deception Takes Effect!

"The guy behind you who looks more like Lin Yu than you is indeed telling the 'truth,' but that's only the 'truth' as he perceives it, right?"

"I never imagined that after just one visit last time, before I even had a chance to ask a question, you had already figured out the biggest limitation of my ability to ask questions in this dream..."

"Honestly, you should already know or have guessed that I've investigated you."

"I'm well aware that you can use multiple 'Profession' abilities, so I've always been curious about how you manage to do that."

"So I took a look at your resume... Well, how should I put it, you're truly a genius in acting, Lin Yu."

"Two years ago, you were just an ordinary high school student, except that at the high school's talent show, you performed a solo act—a monologue from a play."

"You adapted a 10-minute clip yourself... I found a video clip recorded by your high school classmate, it's truly amazing."

"After the college entrance examination, you chose to study acting, which disappointed your teachers quite a bit, and because of that, they had a very deep impression of you."

"After you got to university, you just couldn't stop... Just one performance by the Drama club and Professor Bai from Jiangcheng Media was so eager to recommend you directly to the drama troupe."

"At least three entertainment companies were waiting to poach you and sign you, but you rejected them all."

"Lin Yu, Lin Yu... the reason your name hasn't become famous throughout the country is simply because you yourself are unwilling to do so."

"Considering these experiences, I can't help but speculate... How could someone like you, entering a 'Death game,' have no connection to acting skills?"

"So, I used some rather precious [Item] to get your 'forum ID'—I'm not referring to the alternate accounts you later registered using various methods that could fool the 'forum,' but your original one."

Your forum ID is... "Director", is that correct?

"Twenty said Leng Jing."

Lin Yu couldn't help but feel the terror of the 20th again—despite being mentally prepared, the "Detective" had uncovered far more than he had imagined.

That's why Lin Yu felt even more fortunate...

At this moment, Nian was not saying these words to himself.

Instead, it was facing the "moss".

"Does this mean the process was entirely correct, but the result was wrong?"

Twenty, unaware of the crucial mistake she had made, simply continued talking to Moss.

"I admit that the [Night Dream] I can construct after making Contract with the Primal Nightmare is very powerful, but it is not omnipotent."

"You're investigating me too, so you're on guard against me... It's not a secret that I'm following you into this [Instance]."

"With your demonstrated 'acting' and 'screenwriting' abilities, it wouldn't be difficult for you to weave together several brand-new identities, immerse yourself in them, or even develop Split Personality —in fact, it would be strange if a genius of your caliber couldn't do it."

"After all, in my opinion, you don't have a natural talent for acting. You're the kind of genius who can excel at anything. It's just that you enjoy acting, which is why you've shown your talent in it. It's like how I only became a 'Detective' because I enjoy 'Game' and 'deduction'... I understand you because we're the same kind of people—and your talent might even surpass mine!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu silently thought to himself: Thank you, but I really can't do it, and I'm really not a genius.

He's just an ordinary person who genuinely loves and excels at performing.

But Lin Yu certainly wouldn't interrupt Nian's brilliant reasoning.

"So, you changed your image from the very beginning—and you respected me."

"Precisely because you are a genius, and you know I am a genius, you don't think you can fool me by just pretending to have 'Split Personality' and being a woman, so you instead revealed a flaw."

"You chose to actively seek me out, actively Entering Dream, actively send away two 'personalities,' and now you even actively lose the game—all just to mislead me."

"As long as I eliminate you in the dream by 'asking questions,' I will naturally shift my attention elsewhere... and you, you have already prepared another 'option' for suspicion."

"That guy who was so active in leading the team at the beginning, but seemed to be hiding himself, wearing Combat Suit and revealing a corner of your clothes that you had been wearing."

"Hey... that guy, is he your 'Summoned Creature'? I haven't found any information about him, but you should have a 'Summoned Creature' with high Wisdom that can act independently. You want me to chase that guy in this [Instance] so you can clear the dungeon without worry, right?"

At this point, Nian tapped the table, drawing a conclusion.

"The Psychology Society gave you a very high rating, and you certainly deserve it... Unfortunately, you still fell short."

"Because your acting just now was too 'exaggerated'—even though it was only a little bit exaggerated and revealed a slight flaw, based on my understanding of you, it shouldn't have been like that."

"You might make mistakes in other fields, but in 'acting,' where you've poured so much effort and all your talent into it, you absolutely cannot make a mistake!"

As Nian spoke, she looked at Moss.

Lin Yu silently let out a breath.

Very good... everything is going as he expected.

The only variable now is the moss.

Moss raised her eyes, looked at Twenty, and spoke the absolute truth.

"Your analysis is good, but there's still one wrong direction and one wrong detail."

Moss whispered.

Nian raised an eyebrow.

"Where did we go wrong?"

"First of all, I do have Split Personality," Moe said calmly. "Secondly... my performances are prone to 'mishaps'."

"Because if I hadn't made any mistakes, you wouldn't be nagging me like this."

As soon as Moss finished speaking, Twenty burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, as expected... you've finally shown your true colors."

"Pride and confidence... Yes, that's how you should be."

"Very good, very good, now we can finally talk— Lin Yu!"

Clearly, although Tai didn't directly admit it, these words undoubtedly confirmed that Nian truly recognized Tai's identity.

Lin Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Very good, Tai, thank you for your cooperation!"

Of course, Lin Yu was relieved, but Tai's cooperation was not unexpected.

This was something the two of them had already agreed upon.

Inside the Mine Cart, Lin Yu realized he couldn't "Deception" Tai, so he changed his strategy.

He chose to "persuade" Moss.

Because this guy was also a smart man, Lin Yu's negotiations went smoothly.

Lin Yu confessed most of the information to Tai: his own and Twenty's.

This situation made Tai also very willing to cooperate with Lin Yu.

And not just the cooperation of moss...

Rather, aside from Tai's definitive statement, everything else, and indeed everything else, was not caused by "Twenty's" arrogance or coincidence that led to this misunderstanding.

On the contrary, Lin Yu agreed with some of the points made in Twenty.

Although Lin Yu doesn't consider himself a genius, Nian is undoubtedly an extremely terrifying genius.

Therefore, Lin Yu consistently employed a saturation-style strategy— Stiller, Rakshasa, the impromptu idea after encountering Fern, the Game in the dream, the act of deliberately losing...

Even when Lin Yu first Entering Dream and encountered Nian, before he even knew Nian's purpose, he had already begun to plot.

This is a nested game within a game, with five or six layers of intrigue.

Even so, Nian was still just a little bit away from touching the Truth, just one last layer away.

If it weren't for the overly useful "Fern," Lin Yu felt the other party would probably have found him directly!

But no matter what, the current result is...

The Fraud was successful!

He successfully fooled "Twenty"!