Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 473 The Law of Central Bias
But he didn't think about it carefully. He had already taken a piece of white jade from the wooden box earlier.

If someone draws the wooden box later, their mindset might be influenced by Lin Zhiqing's result.

Lin Zhiqing insisted that he draw first, so he had to draw first.

But if we draw first, what if Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai already know the location of the other two white jades?

After all, he had already taken the wooden box that Lin Zhiqing was originally going to take, and it was indeed white jade inside.

Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the crown prince on the platform again:
“Your Highness, it’s fine for me to take them first, but could you please change the order of these wooden boxes?”

No one expected that the Liang envoy would make such a request.

The Crown Prince looked at Lin Zhiqing.

Lin Zhiqing's face remained expressionless.

Lu Huai stepped forward, about to offer to switch the wooden box himself, when he saw the Liang envoy shake his head:
"He's already been replaced. You need to find someone else."

Lu Huai frowned.

Just now, the Liang envoy clearly saw the eye contact between him and Lin Zhiqing.

Lu Huai could remember precisely what color jade was in each box because he had memorized the original order of the wooden boxes.

However, if someone else were to make the exchange, even if they had excellent eyesight, they wouldn't be able to convey the information they obtained to Lin Zhiqing.

Thinking about all this, he felt a little anxious.

However, seeing that Lin Zhiqing had no reaction, Lu Huai calmed down a bit.

Lin Zhiqing's weak performance just now was quite different from her usual resilience.

He felt deep down that Lin Zhiqing might have some thoughts on her mind, so he didn't say anything more.

The request from the Liang envoy was not excessive. Seeing that Lu Huai did not volunteer again, the Crown Prince slightly raised his chin.

Wang Gonggong, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped forward and personally switched the order of the wooden boxes with the people from Daliang.

To ensure fairness, both the Liang envoy and Lin Zhiqing turned their heads away and covered their eyes with a cloth.

The wooden boxes were quickly switched.

After the blindfold was removed, Lin Zhiqing didn't rest; she kept observing the expressions of the people around her.

Some people did try to pass on a message to Lin Zhiqing, but their eyes couldn't keep up with the speed of the change, and they all pointed in different directions.

Such advice is completely unreliable.

Lin Zhiqing stopped looking at others and instead looked at the envoy from Daliang.

The Liang envoy observed the box before him with a calm expression, seemingly deep in thought.

Lin Zhiqing had just designated him to draw first. He slowly stepped forward, observing the box while also watching Lin Zhiqing's expression.

To his disappointment, Lin Zhiqing seemed to be terrified, as her expression remained the same no matter which box she looked at.

The Liang envoy withdrew his gaze from Lin Zhiqing.

Since that's the case, you might as well choose for yourself.

He looked at the two wooden boxes in the middle.

After hesitating for a moment, he picked up the box on the right side of the middle.

Lin Zhiqing raised an eyebrow.

It really is in the middle!
Research suggests that when faced with choices, people are more likely to refer to successful past choices in order to boost their confidence.

Therefore, the envoys from the Great Liang Dynasty would most likely choose the wooden box located on the right side.

Referring to the central bias principle in psychology, he is unlikely to choose the wooden box on the far right.

Therefore, Lin Zhiqing concluded that he would choose the wooden box on the right side of the center, and the jade inside that box was black jade!

"Black jade, it's black jade!"

"Haha, it's black jade. It seems that the Great Liang's luck isn't always so good."

"It all depends on Lin Zhiqing!"

Lin Zhiqing turned his head and looked away from the wooden box that the Liang envoy had picked up.

Her gaze met Lu Huai's for a fleeting moment before she quickly looked away. Lu Huai lowered his head, inwardly letting out a sigh of relief.

In the entire hall, only he and Lin Zhiqing knew that the wooden box in the hands of the Liang envoy contained black jade.

At that time, Lu Huai understood Lin Zhiqing's gaze. When he switched the wooden boxes, he only had time to make a small mark on one of the boxes containing black jade.

The mark was on the side of the wooden box. By simply changing its position without changing the box's orientation, it could only be seen from Lin Zhiqing's perspective.

This was originally a backup plan that Lu Huai left for Lin Zhiqing to avoid suspicion, but unfortunately it was obtained by the envoy of Daliang.

That's good, it eliminates a wrong answer.

Lin Zhiqing still has a chance to obtain two pieces of white jade.

Given that the Liang envoys had already captured a city, this was already the best possible outcome.

Lu Huai put aside these thoughts and looked at Lin Zhiqing.

The most important thing now is what choice Lin Zhiqing will make next.

The Liang envoy was also keeping a close eye on Lin Zhiqing.

If Lin Zhiqing chooses the black jade again, then the game will be over.

Because there were only three wooden boxes left.

Lin Zhiqing chose the black jade, so the remaining two must be white jade, making the outcome obvious.

But if Lin Zhiqing chooses the white jade, and in the end there are only one black and one white jade left, then things will get interesting.

In other words, Lin Zhiqing's choice was crucial.

She slowly stepped forward, staring at the remaining three boxes.

She had been acting timidly and hesitantly, simply to try and arouse the emotions of the envoy.

Only by rising high can one fall heavily.

As long as a person has a sense of fear, they will experience psychological pressure when making choices.

The greater the pressure, the wider the scope of control Lin Zhiqing has.

However, her choice of Black Jade in the first round was indeed just bad luck.

There's nothing particularly profound about that.

She is still able to adjust her mindset.

Never dwell on the past; the main event is yet to come.

The initiative was in Lin Zhiqing's hands.

Because if there is another round, Lin Zhiqing, who goes second, will arrange the selection order.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing smiled and looked at the Liang envoy:

"Your Excellency, if your country's people are lost because of a game of chess, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain when you return to Daliang."

For Lin Zhiqing, losing this game would simply mean enduring a few more insults and slanders.

But she had come through insults and slander before, so she had no fear whatsoever.

But the envoy from Liang was different.

He definitely came here with a purpose.

Even though Lin Zhiqing didn't know what the purpose was, she was certain that if the envoy lost to her, he would have a hard time explaining it to the king.

The Liang envoy's stakes were higher than Lin Zhiqing's.

Aside from the Lin family, perhaps no one in the main hall cared whether Qin Hu and the other two lived or died.

But those three spies from Daliang are definitely of great concern to many people in Daliang.

Otherwise, the Liang envoy wouldn't have gone to such lengths to propose playing such a game, just to snatch back a few ordinary spies.

Prisoners of war are not the same as spies.

The Liang envoy frowned and said, "Miss Lin, you should worry about yourself first, rather than me."

His tone was harsh, but the smile had long since vanished from his face.