God's imitator

Chapter 408 Public Trial
Two meters isn't a very high height, but looking down at it still makes you feel a little uneasy.

Fu Chen took a deep breath and jumped first.

A moment later, the other players also jumped down one after another.

With a thud, Fu Chen landed on his feet first, then lost his balance and leaned forward, using his hands to support himself.

He felt a little sore and numb in his legs, but after a few moments he stood up again, and thankfully he was fine.

Turning to look at the other three, he saw Chen Ran clutching his ankle, looking somewhat pained.

"What's wrong?" Fu Chen asked hurriedly.

Chen Ran shook his head: "It's nothing. I was just careless when I landed. I think I twisted my ankle."

Shen Xing quickly stepped forward: "Let me help you."

Chen Ran put his arm around Shen Xing's shoulder and limped out of the room.

……

Meanwhile, in the outdoor area.

Liu Mingxin squatted in the corner, holding his head in his hands, and cried silently.

She didn't sign a "live and die together" contract, but that also meant she could only watch Liu Jie die helplessly.

Although she always thought she might not be able to love her child as wholeheartedly as other parents, she still broke down instantly when she saw this scene and couldn't continue playing the game at all.

Only now are elimination games beginning to reveal their cruel true nature, with players dying in large numbers.

In the final round, it was finally Fu Yujun's turn to be the 'sharer'.

On the big screen, the three remaining players in the inner field followed Fu Chen into the room. According to the game rules, they only needed to jump from a height of 2 meters to be safe.

Seeing this, Fu Yujun breathed a sigh of relief. After a moment's thought, he began his narration.

"I think that most of a child's personality and character are innate."

"While the positive effects of postnatal education cannot be denied, they are negligible. However, the negative effects of postnatal education are significant, and can even completely ruin a child's future."

"Many people often ask me how they should educate their children."

"I don't think I'm qualified to answer this question, but after thinking about it, all I can say is to try not to take yourself too seriously."

"If a child happens to have a good personality and achieves a certain level of success, it is all due to the child's own efforts and has little to do with the parents."

"But if the child is unhappy, then it should all be my responsibility."

"I think if all parents had this kind of awareness, they probably wouldn't do too badly."

The sharer completed the sharing according to the game rules and received a reward:

"Some drivers say that after taking their cars to a modification shop, all problems disappeared."

The players outside didn't say anything more, but went to the control panel to vote.

Liu Mingxin managed to stand up and completed his vote at his workstation.

She stared blankly ahead, mechanically completing the operation while muttering to herself.

I have to survive...

"I have to survive..."

Since there was no next round of the game, such a vote was meaningless, and all the surviving players, both inside and outside the arena, waited silently.

Suddenly, with a "thump," the entire scene went dark, and several beams of light shone on the players outside.

[Now, a "public trial" will be conducted for all players in the outer area.]

During the trial, spectators may choose to accuse an outside player, but each spectator has only one opportunity.

The game will not reveal the specific crimes committed by players outside the game area; viewers will need to deduce these crimes based on in-game information.

If the crime committed by the player outside the game is correctly guessed, the charge is established.

[If the accusation against the outside players is not correctly guessed, the charge will fail, and 3 minutes of visa time will be deducted.] [The entire audience will hold a "public vote" on all players accused of wrongdoing. The two outside players with the most "guilty" votes will suffer an instant death penalty.]

……

At the same time, the players inside were shocked to find that the original hexagonal platform slowly descended, and then a large screen slowly rose up.

The large screen was divided into six different areas, each corresponding to one of the six different players.

This included Jiao Hongtao, who had already died, and Liu Mingxin, who was disheveled and absent-minded.

"mom?!"

Shen Xing stared at Zhou Guifen on the big screen, his face filled with disbelief.

Peng Xinyuan was also stunned. He looked at Peng Hong and asked, "Why is Old Deng here too...?"

As for Chen Ran, she was resting in her seat, carefully rubbing her sprained ankle. When she saw Wu Xiaomei, her expression froze instantly, and her breathing became rapid.

Fu Chen looked at Shen Xing with some shock, then at Zhou Guifen and Fu Yujun on the big screen.

"So, the person I was working with at the other location wasn't Aunt Zhou at all??"

At this point, according to the game rules, the game for the players inside the room has ended.

Whether these players outside the game can leave alive depends on the outcome of the public trial.

……

In the audience lounge, the screen in front of Yang Yuting also showed images of these six players from outside the venue.

Viewers have one minute to decide whether to file an accusation. Please carefully consider the consequences.

When multiple viewers make accusations, they will be made in turn according to the order in which the button was pressed. Once a viewer correctly accuses a player of a crime, the subsequent viewers in the queue will withdraw their accusations, and the game will proceed to the "public trial and vote" stage.

[The first player to be publicly tried was Liu Mingxin.]

A close-up of Liu Mingxin appeared on the big screen, and the one minute seemed to last an exceptionally long time.

"Why was she the first one to be judged? Was it based on the order in which the players in the inner circle completed the 'track in the painting'?"
"Jiao Hai and Jiao Hongtao are dead, so they do not need to participate in the trial; among the other players, Liu Jie is the only one who failed to complete the track, so Liu Mingxin will be tried first."

"If that is indeed the order, then the next ones are Aunt Zhou, Fu Chen's father, Peng Hong, and Wu Xiaomei."

"Each viewer has only one chance to make a accusation."

"Shall we file charges?"

Yang Yuting hesitated.

According to the game rules, the audience does not gain anything by accusing these players outside the game.

Since they were betting on the life or death of the players in the inner circle, and there is no longer any game mechanic that can kill the players in the inner circle, the outcome of the bet is practically already determined.

Whether the players outside the arena die or not has nothing to do with the audience's earnings.

There is no benefit to a successful accusation, but a failed accusation will result in the deduction of 3 minutes of visa time.

If no one makes an accusation, none of the players outside the game will be found guilty and will naturally survive.

But as the one-minute countdown was about to end, Yang Yuting saw a small display screen on the wall light up with a striking light effect.

Audience member number 9 has filed charges against Liu Mingxin.

Clearly, even under these circumstances, some viewers still have grounds for accusations.

There are two possibilities:
First, there is a high degree of certainty regarding the crime committed by a certain player outside the venue, and there is sufficient confidence to make an accusation.

Secondly, it's because of a deep-seated disgust or even hatred towards a certain player's behavior, wanting to kill them even without any benefit.

Many of the viewers had bet on Liu Jie.

Liu Mingxin neither signed the "live and die together" contract nor tried his best to secure funding for Liu Jie, causing her to fail at the last minute and ultimately fail to pass the third map. This is enough reason for these viewers to hate Liu Mingxin.

(End of this chapter)