God's imitator

Chapter 188 Acquittal
Inside the audience lounge.

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

[Voting Results: ×√×√√××√××]

The results of this vote were somewhat divided.

For players who felt that Fei Xiong's sentence was too lenient, choosing "punishment" twice was reasonable and consistent, so they gave it a checkmark.

However, for those players who believe that Fei Xiong's sentence is consistent with his crime, they should not be sentenced to "punishment" but rather to "not guilty".

The concept of "consistency" also has a certain degree of ambiguity, as it is influenced by the subjective judgment of each viewer.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the voting results did not trigger any overt special mechanisms.

……

After passing through the long, curved corridor again, the group arrived at the door of the third trial room.

A new problem has arisen regarding the door.

As parents of a newborn, which of the following is acceptable?

[A: Kiss the baby.]

[B: To change a person's diaper (poop and pee).]

[C: Stop the baby from sucking their thumb.]

[D: Sometimes let the baby sleep on their stomach.]

Jiang He's face darkened further: "Isn't this a multiple-choice question? There are three options that can't be answered?"

“I can rule out option B. I remember that this is a common mistake that older people might make when taking care of children. Newborns should not be potty trained.”

There are no more chances to ask the audience for help; the correct answer among the remaining options can only be guessed.

Some people looked at Chen Xin and Fei Xiong, hoping that the two of them would know the answer.

However, it is clear that Chen Xin is not yet 20 years old, and Fei Xiong, a domestic abuser, has most likely never done any parenting work, so they cannot provide any clear advice.

The crowd could only freely discuss among themselves.

"No matter what, choosing A shouldn't be wrong, right? Aren't all the parents in TV dramas loving each other?"

"Is it not okay to stop the baby from sucking their fingers? Won't sucking fingers introduce bacteria?"

"It seems like option D is the worst choice, as sleeping face down will definitely affect your health."

After a brief discussion, the group still had no clue what to do.

I ultimately decided to choose C.

Kissing the baby seems too right to choose, and if it's about potty training, newborns probably don't need diapers anyway, especially since Jiang He has already said that this is likely a wrong option.

Stopping the baby from sucking their fingers and then giving them a pacifier should be okay, right?
Unfortunately, the answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is: D

[Remaining Fertility Fund: 187000]

Dejected at not receiving the final installment of the maternity fund, the group pushed open the door and entered the third courtroom.

She is still a female prisoner.

[As a taxi driver, the driver got into a heated argument with a male passenger over the fare and deliberately took the wrong route back to the original location. During the process, the male passenger jumped out of the moving vehicle, resulting in unconsciousness and ultimately paralysis of his right upper limb, constituting a level five disability.]

[Verdict: The passenger was ordered to pay the male passenger 2 yuan in compensation; no criminal charges were imposed.]

However, this female player is different from the previous criminals in one way: her mouth is not sealed by the mechanism, so she can speak.

"Help!" In her haste, she hurriedly called out to Jiang He and the others for help.

Jiang He looked at everyone and said, "I believe she should be found not guilty."

Li Jiang nodded readily: "No problem, I agree."

Seeing that no one objected, Jiang He naturally struck down the gavel.

"Innocent!" Although 1 yuan was deducted from her maternity fund, this time, the entire system was unlocked without causing any harm to the female player.

She was both surprised and delighted, and thanked everyone repeatedly.

Jiang He didn't say much, but comforted her, "It's okay, it wasn't your fault in the first place."

[Remaining Fertility Fund: 177000]

The team has now expanded to eight people, six women and two men.

Jiang He thought about it and concluded that the next man would most likely not have committed a serious crime either. Whether he was found innocent or punished, the final male-to-female ratio would be 6 to 3, which was perfectly acceptable.

With 6 women sharing the cost of Agency 1 and 3 men sharing the cost of Agency 2, the current amount of the maternity fund should be sufficient to achieve the goal of completing the game.

However, when they arrived at the other half of the courtroom, everyone was stunned.

Because there's no one inside, the mechanisms on the walls are empty; they're just locking in the air.

[As a taxi driver, he failed to hear the female passenger's questions, leading to her jumping out of the moving vehicle and dying.]

[Sentencing: Sentenced to one year imprisonment, suspended for one year, for negligent homicide.]

Jiang He was puzzled, and she looked around the entire courtroom with some resentment: "Where is the criminal?"

Clearly, in the third trial room, the copycat had played a joke on everyone.

There were no male criminals.

However, the verdict still needs to be delivered.

Jiang He glanced at Li Jiang, then at Yang Yuting.

Neither of them spoke, but their attitudes were quite clear, and it wasn't hard to guess.

Li Jiang is definitely inclined to find him not guilty, while Yang Yuting doesn't have a particularly strong opinion on how to sentence him. Her only request is that the two cases should have the same verdict.

If the former is innocent, then the latter is also innocent.

If the previous punishment is applied, then the next punishment will also be applied.

But now here's the problem: the previous female driver was acquitted. If this one is also acquitted, it's like spending 1 yuan of the maternity fund to save the air.

Because there are no specific male criminals, it is impossible to apportion the number of times the device was used among the general population.

This 1 yuan maternity fund is essentially wasted.

Although the extra 1 is currently deducted, there are still enough times to use the mechanism, but what if the probability causes a failure to manufacture it successfully on a certain occasion? There is no margin for error.

Moreover, the extra 5000 points of the birth fund can reduce the difficulty of the organization, so it shouldn't be wasted so easily.

If the death penalty is carried out, the defendant should still be able to obtain 1 yuan. However, considering the nature of the crime, it is unreasonable to carry out the death penalty in such a case.

If the initial choice was to kill everyone, then forcibly killing them here as well would be somewhat plausible.

But he had saved many people before, including some whose crimes were far more serious than this male driver's.

Jiang He remained silent for a long time before she could only slam the gavel down heavily on the judge's bench, making her only choice.

"discipline!"

Acquittal or the death penalty are both unacceptable options; punishment is the only choice.

Spikes also protrude from the mechanism, but since no one is around, it unlocks automatically after completing a set procedure.

Jiang He then explained: "The outcomes of these two cases are different. One case involved jumping from a moving vehicle, resulting in injury but not death, while the other case directly led to death."

"Therefore, we cannot use the exact same penalty standards."

Clearly, her words were not only intended for the players inside the arena, but also for the audience.

Judging from the mechanism of "The King's Trial", the judge can take the initiative to explain the reasons and motivations for making the judgment, which can change the audience's opinion to some extent.

If this game also has a rating system, then providing an explanation would be somewhat helpful.

Because similar evaluation mechanisms inevitably involve lie detector tests, viewers often waver between "fairness" and "unfairness." While explanations may not convince everyone, changing the opinions of even a small segment of the audience can improve the evaluation.

(End of this chapter)