God's imitator

Chapter 186 Jiang He's Strategy for Clearing the Level
Meanwhile, an announcement came over the loudspeaker in the audience lounge.

[Viewers, please vote on the jury's behavior in the first courtroom.]

There were five different voting machines in the lounge, and each person was assigned one.

"What should I do? Should I vote against my conscience?" Fu Chen hesitated.

Lee In-sook was silent for a moment: "Make your own decision. There's no need to discuss these things."

Fu Chen hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not cast a vote against his conscience.

[Voting Results: ××××××××××]

Seeing such a uniform vote, everyone was speechless for a moment.

The two sentences were vastly different, and Jiang He, who made the judgment, failed to kill the criminal herself, which is tantamount to not taking responsibility for her judgment and will further worsen the already poor impression many viewers have of her.

However, this voting mechanism is different from the "King's Trial". If the King's Trial results in this type of vote on its first vote, the hidden mechanism has already been triggered.

This means that the "consistency voting" mechanism in this game operates through additional rules.

The clever people had roughly guessed the mechanism, but there was nothing they could do now except continue watching the footage from inside the arena.

……

The same trial chamber would be divided into two separate rooms, one for male criminals and the other for female criminals, separated only by a door.

However, there is a long, curved corridor between the different trial rooms.

As the group entered the corridor and headed towards the next courtroom, they unknowingly created some distance between themselves.

Jiang He walked in front, and Yang Yuting quickly followed, tugging at her clothes.

"The matter of that male criminal is over, so I won't go into it further."

"But no matter what the next male criminal's crime is, he'll be saved! You can't really let Li Jiang use the second mechanism 10 times by himself, can you?"

Jiang He countered, "Why not? He asked for it himself. And he really can use it that many times."

Yang Yuting was speechless: "Don't be stubborn! This is a trial game!"

Jiang He nodded: "I'm not being stubborn. Think about it carefully. This is indeed a trial game, but the rules clearly state that apart from violations, there is only one situation that will result in instant death."

"Barbarian Invasion".

"Even if this mechanism is triggered, the fate of the person is decided by a vote of all members, and only one person needs to die."

"As long as we're sure we get more than half the votes for 'life,' isn't that enough?"
"Just like the 'King's Trial,' even with a completely unjust verdict, you can still pass the level. Have you forgotten how to play after gaining the advantage?"

Yang Yuting was stunned for a moment, then she understood what Jiang He was thinking.

The decision to save the female criminal was not only in line with Jiang He's subjective wishes, but also a decision made after considering the rules of the game.

There are now 5 people: Jiang He, Yang Yuting, Li Jiang, Chen Yumei, and Bai Yanyan.

If a vote were to be cast now, then Jiang He, Yang Yuting, and Bai Yanyan's votes would most likely be tied together.

They could choose to throw Li Jiang to death and end the game.

The more female prisoners Jiang He saves, the more advantageous women's votes will be when the trial mechanism is finally triggered.

This decision must have been made by Jiang He after reviewing the contents of "The King's Trial".

According to the rules of the "King's Trial," while impartiality is always the optimal solution, complete injustice is also acceptable. As long as certain prisoners are consciously favored, one can still escape trial.

It could even be argued that deliberately favoring certain prisoners is a simpler way to get through than a fair trial for all.

While it is not yet certain whether this mechanism is exactly the same as the "King's Trial," the fact that "voting to kill is the only way to kill a member of the jury" suggests that counting votes is indeed a reliable solution.

Even with a fair trial, there's no guarantee one won't be voted out of the country. The male criminals who survive the trial might be more inclined to vote out Jiang He, the presiding judge.

Therefore, rescuing male criminals involves risks.

On the contrary, unjust or even blatantly biased trials that favor female criminals can ensure that one can reliably obtain a few "living" votes.

Even with that in mind, Yang Yuting still felt something was off. "But when it really comes down to voting, who can say for sure what will happen?"

"You think you're Bai Yanyan's savior, but does she think so too? She's capable of pushing her friend into the river, do you think she'll be grateful to you?"
"You don't think that just because she's a woman, she'll unconditionally side with you, do you?"

"The safest option is to avoid triggering the 'Barbarian Invasion'."

"Now we have to save another strong female criminal and a male criminal."

Jiang He nodded: "I understand. If we encounter a male criminal whose crimes are not too serious, I will consider giving him a way out."

……

At the door of the second trial chamber, a new problem arose.

When does physiological jaundice in newborns usually begin to subside?

[A: Within 24 hours of birth.]

[B: 2-3 days after birth.]

[C: 7-10 days after birth.]

[D: Full Moon.]

Everyone fell silent again.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang He said, "I remember it shouldn't be until the full moon, but I'm not sure exactly how many days..."

Jiang He glanced at Bai Yanyan, but it was clear that Bai Yanyan couldn't possibly know the answer to the question either.

"...Let's continue to ask for help."

Jiang He pressed the button again to ask for help from the audience outside the venue.

[The audience has already given the correct answer: C]

[Congratulations, you have received 12 points of reproductive funds.]

[Remaining Fertility Fund: 219000]

In any case, the 24 points of the maternity fund are now in my pocket.

With a bit of luck, these fertility funds are enough to create 10 fertility badges with some left over.

But there was no chance to ask the audience for help with the questions that followed, so everyone had to guess.

Of course, you will encounter four more criminals later, and you can also adopt two different strategies.

One approach is to roughly determine the criminal's knowledge base based on their age and crimes, thus saving criminals who may have experience with childbirth, which would give them a better chance of answering the subsequent questions correctly.

Another strategy is to kill as many criminals as possible, because each criminal killed will also earn an extra 1 points in the reproduction fund.

The additional maternity fund can also reduce the difficulty for government agencies.

The group then proceeded to the second trial room.

The first person I saw was a female criminal.

[While trying to win back her boyfriend, she had a heated argument with him and lost control of her emotions, stabbing him with a fruit knife, causing minor injuries.]

[Sentencing: As this was a first-time offender and he had just turned 18, he was sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for one year. He has already served his full sentence.]

Jiang He looked at the others.

Li Jiang simply stated his opinion: "Punishment."

Clearly, he felt the sentence was too lenient, but not enough to warrant the death penalty.

As before, Chen Yumei did not express any opinion. She seemed to be purely Li Jiang's appendage, intending to play along to the end in this game.

As for Bai Yanyan, she was not a member of the jury. Although she could express her opinion, she was considered inferior and wisely chose to remain silent.

(End of this chapter)