God's imitator

Chapter 263 The Second Sinner

Wang Weidong then looked at the land parcels he already owned.

Community 15 currently owns 14 plots of land, and their choice is to use 5 plots to build normal shelters and the remaining 9 plots to build substandard shelters.

Normal shelters are, of course, for one's own use.

剩下的9个劣质庇护所，5个挂牌16金币，4个挂牌18金币。

Wang Weidong has realized that after obtaining the "privileged community" designation in the 12th community, he is unlikely to win the bid for subsequent plots of land.

Selling shelters at low prices or forcibly auctioning off land at this time would not benefit Community 15 at all.

It would be better to sell the existing shelters at a high price and let all the communities make money from the audience.

That's why he had Feng Bo risk his life to communicate with other communities, in order to raise the price of the shelter as much as possible and obtain the maximum profit.

So far, four shelters listed at 16 gold coins have been sold, and the remaining shelters have not yet been sold.

In the 12th community, it should also be listed for 16 gold coins, but I don't know how many have been sold.

Although the big screen displays the latest transaction prices, there are multiple protections, so if the same transaction is completed at the same price, it seems that the prices will not be displayed repeatedly.

New broadcasts will only appear when prices change.

……

Just then, the seventh round of the game began.

A second list of criminals appeared on the big screen.

Zhang Shichao, male, 28 years old.

[As a well-known blogger, he advocates for rising housing prices both online and in real life, inciting netizens and friends to buy property.]

[Verdict: No trial held.]

In the game, committing the same crime as a sinner is: "Encouraging other community players to buy or sell shelters for more than 15 gold coins."

You have 10 seconds to choose between 'plead guilty' or 'appeal'.

Transactions involving shelters will be prohibited during the trial of criminals.

Upon hearing the broadcast, the players in Community 15 looked at Wang Weidong in surprise, as he had actually guessed correctly.

This means that Feng Bo did indeed commit a similar crime, but even if Zhang Shichao is found guilty, it doesn't matter; only the players of Community 9 will be implicated.

Zhang Shichao's expression visibly stiffened. Although he had prepared himself mentally, he still felt his heart racing and cold sweat pouring down his face.

He, of course, did not choose to plead guilty.

Compared to the chaos in the 7th community, the other players in the 9th community seemed much calmer and did not urge Zhang Shichao to confess.

Because Zhang Shichao was well-liked in the 9th community and was considered a relatively core player, and more importantly, other players couldn't force him to confess.

If the offender chooses "Appeal," they will have one minute to present their case.

A close-up of Zhang Shichao's face appeared on the big screen, and at the same time, his words were broadcast to all the players in the venue.

"I do not agree that this is a crime!"
"Over the past twenty years, house prices have been rising! Some people work hard but don't buy a house; others are lazy and rely on their parents to buy a house, but in the end, the former lose everything while the latter achieve financial freedom!"
"In this situation, am I wrong to advise others to buy a house? Would it be right for me to advise them not to buy a house and then watch the house prices keep rising and become unaffordable?"

"I'm just offering some advice based on my observations of the world, but ultimately, the decision is theirs."

"If anyone is to be convicted, it should be the people who caused the housing prices to rise, and the people who speculated on houses for rent. In any case, it should not be me, who was forced to face reality, who is guilty!"

Clearly, Zhang Shichao's speech was a step up from Jin Cheng's earlier one.

This is because he had seriously considered his crimes long ago and made corresponding preparations in advance.

But players must still stay true to the answer in their hearts.

The players quickly completed their vote. [Voting result: Guilty.]

In the game, committing the same crime as a sinner is: "Encouraging other community players to buy or sell shelters for more than 15 gold coins."

Zhang Shichao sighed; his last shred of hope had been shattered.

Of course, compared to Jin Cheng's crimes, Zhang Shichao's crimes were less serious, so the number of people voting "guilty" should not be too high.

But as long as more than half of the votes are cast, the result is still considered guilty.

The game's judgment mechanism is much stricter than I imagined.

Wang Weidong looked in the direction of Community No. 9, a slight smile playing on his lips.

The plot unfolded exactly as he had predicted.

Although two players from Community 15 also did similar things, it was far less than five people, so they would not be held jointly liable.

However, as the broadcast on the big screen continued, Wang Weidong was stunned.

If more than five players commit the same crime, then all players who commit the same crime will be held jointly liable.

The above players will suffer instant death in 10 seconds.

Wang Weidong looked at the A4 grid occupied by his community and the D7 grid occupied by the 9th community with shock.

The signs on all six plots of land were shattered, and the green lights that had been turned on after the shelters were built were all turned off.

This means that six players were implicated, and their shelters were completely destroyed and abandoned.

These six shelters all had a 90% probability of functioning, and they all worked properly, preventing anyone from becoming one of the unlucky ones with that 10% chance of being caught.

Of these, four shelters in Community 9 were destroyed.

In Community 15, the shelters of two players who went to Community 7 and Community 12 to persuade others were destroyed.

Although no one died, Feng Bo's expression turned grim.

Because his chance of escaping death was used up, which was an unexpected situation.

Feng Bo was somewhat unable to accept this outcome: "Why? What exactly happened?"
"How could there be five players with the same crime?"

Wang Weidong frowned, but quickly figured out the reason: "Community 9 deliberately arranged for three players to commit this crime to make up the number! So, including the two of you, there are now five players with the same crime!"
"But... when exactly?"
"They haven't made any moves at all! Could it be the 17th Community..."

……

Li Renshu went to Zhang Shichao to remind him of this matter.

Zhang Shichao had already guessed his crime. If he did nothing, the other four players in Community 9 would definitely be implicated.

However, if three players intentionally commit this type of crime, then the "accomplices" will be held jointly liable.

Therefore, at Li Renshu's suggestion, three players in Community 9 committed the same crime, attempting to instigate Li Renshu to buy or sell the shelter at a high price.

This idea came from Cao Haichuan, but it still had to be implemented by Li Renshu.

This resulted in a total of 5 players committing the same crime in the arena.

Although three players in Community 9 were still implicated, at least one player retained their shelter.

This means that if the 9th community needs to implement some dangerous strategies later, this player can carry them out, since he still has one chance to escape death.

There is still a high degree of freedom in terms of game strategy.

The 15th community, which should have been unscathed, was also weakened.

(End of this chapter)