God's imitator

Chapter 506 Two Decisions
Qin Yao said with some surprise, "So you mean that in the bidding for the 'King's Trial' game, Attorney Lin completely lost to Cai Zhiyuan?"

Wei Yinzhang shook his head: "We can't discuss winning or losing so simply."

"Because the two are in different situations."

"For Attorney Lin, he was not a subject of trial at that time. He could choose not to participate in the game and not bear the risk of death. Therefore, it was enough for him to try to save all the players in the community by playing a simple game. He did not need to do the logical reasoning I mentioned earlier and consider whether the game was difficult or easy."

"If he designs a dangerous game and gets selected, but can't tell the other players about the 'backdoor,' then he's actually putting everyone in even greater danger."

"But for Tsai Chih-yuan, he is the one being judged in the game, and he must do everything he can to avoid the risk of death."

"There is no room for error; perfection is required."

"This is the key reason why the two made different choices."

Lin Sizhi frankly said, "Yes, I lost to Cai Zhiyuan in the bidding for 'King's Trial,' which is obvious."

Yang Yuting still didn't quite understand: "But why did he have to kill Uncle Ding?"
"This game is very targeted, clearly designed based on Uncle Ding's personality template, but Cai Zhiyuan and Uncle Ding don't have any deep-seated hatred for each other, do they?"

Lin Sizhi explained, "It's not that he wanted to kill Uncle Ding, but... he needed to find a 'scapegoat'."

"At the time, none of the copycats had experience designing trial-type games, so they could only design games by guessing the intentions of the arcade."

"Cai Zhiyuan, Wang Yongxin and Ding Wenqiang, all three of their files are in the selected state."

“Designing a game where everyone survives is definitely not feasible. As analyzed earlier, the ‘simple solution’ is not an option.”

"Cai Zhiyuan doesn't know much about the two players from the other community; while Boss Wang is a relatively strong player, and he's not so easy to outmaneuver; so, only one option remains."

"This is the safest, most controllable, and most effective way for Tsai Chih-yuan to clear his name of suspicion."

"Of course, the downside is that he has to suffer a bit himself."

"Officer Cao actually made some discoveries about this."

“After the ‘King’s Trial’ ended, Cai Zhiyuan often went for a run outside or exercised in the community gym.”

"His fitness movements are very standard."

"But there are no fitness coaches in our community, and no one has ever specifically taught him."

"His physical condition isn't great, but that doesn't mean he's never had a fitness routine. More likely, he had some fitness experience before and had a good understanding of his body's general measurements and the details of fitness exercises. It's just that he gave it up later due to work."

“Similar situations are not uncommon among this type of white-collar worker.”

Yang Yuting suddenly remembered something: "Oh, right, I remember that Brother Wang mentioned to me in a casual chat afterward that he was in a similar situation: he had some fitness experience, but he couldn't maintain it afterward."

"So when I went through the 'King's Judgment,' my performance was about the same as that of an ordinary person who had never worked out."

"As an algorithm programmer, Cai Zhiyuan's income must be quite high, and given the nature of his profession, it's highly likely that he has tried fitness."

"Just like Brother Wang, I didn't stick with it, but I had enough knowledge."

Zheng Jie asked, "Attorney Lin, you mentioned Officer Cao. Does that mean that Officer Cao was already aware that Cai Zhiyuan was a copycat of 'King's Game'?"
"Then the 'Shelter Game'..." Lin Sizhi nodded: "Yes, it was also made by Cai Zhiyuan."

“In fact, among all the games we’ve played, Tsai Chih-yuan designed ‘King’s Trial,’ ‘Corporate Nation,’ ‘Sanctuary Game,’ and ‘Lifting Game.’”

Wei Yinzhang was silent for a moment: "A copycat with a guaranteed minimum of A and an upper limit of S."

"That's a bit outrageous."

Everyone present was deeply impressed by these games. Trial and elimination games have always been types that people dread, and "King's Trial," "Sanctuary Game," and "Lifting Game" were the best among them.

In other words, it is also the cruelest.

Qin Yao asked somewhat belatedly, "So that means Cai Zhiyuan created the 'Shelter Game' to kill Officer Cao because Officer Cao was constantly investigating him?"

"In that game, it seemed like players from other communities were dying in droves, while our community only lost Officer Cao. But actually, Officer Cao was the initial target..."

Cai Zhiyuan knew that because the community had a "no-death" policy, there had to be a dual death mechanism.

"He turned this around and used it to his advantage, essentially turning other players into 'hostages' and forcing Officer Cao to make a choice to sacrifice himself."

"But he and Officer Cao don't have any deep-seated hatred, so why does he have to kill Officer Cao?"

Clearly, most people still find it hard to accept Officer Cao's death.

Lin Sizhi was silent for a moment, then said, "This point may need to be explained in conjunction with 'what kind of person Cai Zhiyuan really is'."

"That might be something we'll discuss later."

"Simply put, Officer Cao's pursuit of copycat criminals is an almost instinctive behavior, and he would never give up on it."

"And Officer Cao does indeed have sufficient ability."

"At the same time, Officer Cao is an important member of the 'Five Core Members' and one of the core members of the game."

"If Cai Zhiyuan really confronts Officer Cao and admits that he is the copycat who plotted to kill Uncle Ding, it could trigger a series of consequences that he cannot accept."

"Like me, once Cai Zhiyuan has figured out a problem, he will never hesitate and will make a decision as quickly as possible."

“He decided to kill Officer Cao using the ‘Shelter Game,’ just like he used the ‘Simple Roulette’ against me; it was done in the fastest possible time.”

Lin Sizhi paused slightly before continuing, "As for Officer Cao, he had been suspecting Cai Zhiyuan for a long time, but due to the unique nature of the copycat killer's methods, he couldn't find any evidence and could only remain a suspect."

“Before he entered the ‘Shelter Game,’ he had already told me and Lee In-sook all his reasoning and speculations.”

Zheng Jie recalled the scene in the game: "Oh! No wonder Officer Cao said at the end that everything that needed to be said had already been said in the community."

"So, you're talking about copycats?"

Many people looked at Lee In-sook.

(End of this chapter)