"Nan...Nan Tianren? What do you want to do? Why did you call us all here?!"
President Yukinoshita, the only one who knew Nan Tianren, became panicked the moment he saw Nan Tianren.
"Don't be nervous. I just want to play a game with you all. I think you should have seen it just now. Before the show is over, you five guests cannot leave here. Please stay with me until the end."
Nan Tianren slowly explained:
"In order to increase the atmosphere of the show, I need your help. I don't think you want the show to continue according to my plan, so why not make a show that reflects your wishes? I hope that this will create a new drama.
Now, each guest is requested to check the hole set up on the table in front of the guest seats. Machiavelli cards are placed on the right side of the hole. Each guest can use their own ten Machiavelli cards. Just throw them into the slots in the hole to manipulate the order of opening the case cards and change the dark secrets revealed. The dark secret represented by the letter where the cursor stops will be revealed.
The first time will only reveal the details of the case, and the second time will reveal the truth of the case completely. Only the guest who uses the most cards can move the cursor to the right, and the number of steps moved is the difference between the number of cards used and the second most cards used. The cases that have been revealed will be skipped. If the number of cards used by the first person is the same as the number of cards used by the second person, then the cursor will not move, and the dark side of the same place will be revealed again. "
Chapter 117 Machiavelli
"For example, if the cursor is currently on case B, if it moves two spaces to the right, it will be on case D. If it moves five spaces to the right, it will circle back to case B. Except for the guests who have been convicted, everyone must participate in the game. The number of cards used must be one or more, with no upper limit. Those who do not use a card will be automatically treated as having used one.
Machiavelli is a thinker of the Renaissance, who advocated the idea of using any means to achieve the goal, that is, Machiavellianism. In order to improve the atmosphere of the show, you must truly use these Machiavelli cards, use them by any means necessary, and use any means necessary to heat up the atmosphere of the show, and realize Machiavellianism. Then you can become a true Machiavellian and leave this place safely. Good luck to you. "
Nan Tianren continued to explain.
"I see. Case A is indeed divided into two parts. Since the manipulation of the cards is done inside the cave, no one knows how many cards others have used."
SNS company president Senkichi Matsuyama analyzed it immediately.
"This show is ridiculous! What's going to happen next is going to be very serious! Everyone could suffer unexpected and serious injuries!"
President Yukinoshita slammed the table and loudly suggested to the other four guests:
"At this time, we should move the cursor away from Case B and delay as much time as possible. As long as we can delay until the end of the live broadcast, everything will be fine. So I suggest that everyone use only one card, so that I can be the first! Move the cursor!"
The other three guests immediately looked at President Yukinoshita as if he were an idiot. In this situation where anyone's criminal past could be revealed, who would care about the life and death of others?
"I...I got it! How much? As long as you are willing to play only one card, I will pay any amount!"
Now that she is at her wits' end, President Yukinoshita can only make this choice. After all, as long as Case B is not revealed, she will at most just lose some money. But if Case B is successfully revealed, the bankruptcy of Yukinoshita Real Estate will be a foregone conclusion.
She can still distinguish between being hungry for one meal and being hungry for every meal.
"Sister, if you say that, doesn't that prove that you are the murderer of Case B?"
Mamoru Miyano, the director of the Criminal Profile Research Institute, complained to President Yukinoshita.
"Ms. Yukinoshita, I believe that the real estate industry must be very profitable."
The president of SNS, Matsuyama Senkichi, also complained to President Yukinoshita:
"But I have more money than I can spend, and more importantly, I have no reason to help a murderer."
——Idiot! What time is it now! Do you think I don’t understand the principle of eating one meal and then eating another? Rather than moving the cursor, it is safer to uncover a case that you don’t know if it is related to you, or to uncover a case that you are sure is not your fault!
"One hundred million yen! One hundred million per person!"
Seeing this, President Yukinoshita quickly proposed again:
"How about it? As long as you are willing to use only one card, I will transfer the money to you immediately!"
"Tsk! It's so dark. I don't need it."
SNS company president Matsuyama Senkichi shook his head.
"Don't say that, Mr. Matsuyama Senkichi. Judging from his appearance, I don't think President Yukinoshita is a murderer."
Mamoru Miyano, the director of the Physiognomy Research Institute, said to President Yukinoshita:
"I believe you, President Yukinoshita. I believe you are not a murderer. I will only use one card from now on."
……
As all the information related to Case B on the big screen was played, the host Kenta Ojima immediately turned to the camera and continued to host:
"Well, will the mystery of Ms. Kinoshita Meiko's death be solved? Although I really want to continue investigating, my intuition (the program's executive producer Nan Tianren) tells me that the next mystery to be revealed is - Case E!"
On the big screen, the letter board of Case E was slowly unveiled halfway:
"It was July three years ago. The victim, who should have been full of hope for the future, had her life completely destroyed by a white sports car that drove through the intersection of Kibune-cho late at night..."
When hearing the three key words "July three years ago", "white sports car" and "Kifunecho", none of the five guests on the stage showed any sign of abnormality, but the host Kenta Ojima broke out in a cold sweat.
——That bastard Nan Tianren! He actually put the case related to me on the big screen? !
The host Kenta Ojima cursed in his heart:
——But then, wouldn't there only be four cases involving the guests? However, there are still five guests on the scene, so what is the role of the extra guest?
Now let us focus our attention on the only weirdo wearing sunglasses and a hood in the guest seats - Mamoru Miyano, the director of the Criminal Physiognomy Research Institute.
He was actually pretended to be Kei Nagai, in order to keep the number of cases and guests consistent. In addition, once the case related to the host Kenta Oshima is fully revealed, this live broadcast may end instantly because of the arrest of the host Kenta Oshima, so he has to reveal as much truth about the case as possible while avoiding the arrest of the host Kenta Oshima.
——No! We can't let the show go on!
Director Kaneko, who was in the audience, immediately stood up after seeing the details of Case E on the big screen.
——That bastard Nan Tianren! Did he intend to reveal the truth of this case from the beginning?! The show must be stopped immediately!
The small screen on the table in the guest seats showed that except for President Yukinoshita who used four cards, the other four people only used one.
"Oh wow, President Yukinoshita used four of them."
SNS company president Matsuyama Senkichi looked at the small screen and said:
"I think so. It's no wonder that you're worried because you don't know how many cards I'll use. But I only used one. In this case, I'll also receive 100 million, right? Or are you just lying, President Yukinoshita?"
"Don't be ridiculous! Only Mamoru Miyano and Takashi Yayama who made a deal with me in advance will receive 100 million yen! You said you didn't want it! I have no obligation to pay you and the unconscious Netero!"
President Yukinoshita then handed two pieces of paper to Nagai Kei and Yayama Takashi respectively:
"I have opened an anonymous account for you at my branch in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands is a tax haven, so you don't need to worry about declaring or gift taxes. Just accept it. Your account ID and password are written on the paper. If you still have doubts, log in to the branch in the Cayman Islands and take a look."
"It is indeed 100 million yen."
As soon as Kei Nagai received the paper, he took out his mobile phone and logged into the branch in the Cayman Islands to check.
After all, the game has just begun, and President Yukinoshita cannot lose his credibility just because he is unwilling to pay now.
——Next, I must prevent the cursor from moving to B no matter what. In other words, the card gap used this time cannot be two or seven. If possible, it would be best to let the cursor continue to stay on E to reveal the truth. However, the hit-and-run criminal among the guests is likely to target B in order to delay time.
President Yukinoshita looked at the cursor on the small screen and thought.
——I have six cards left, while everyone else has nine. If the difference in the number of cards used is two or seven, I'm doomed!
"Hey! Let's do that this time too!"
President Yukinoshita once again proposed to the other guests:
"As long as everyone uses one, we can completely uncover the truth of Case E. Wouldn't it be great to open Case E like this?"
For President Yukinoshita, as long as it can be bought with money, it is very cheap. It can not only save his own cards, but also delay time to uncover the truth of the case.
Compared to the truth of the case that may lead to the bankruptcy of Yukinoshita Real Estate, it is worth spending any money here.
"Is that okay? President Yukinoshita, you've already spent 200 million yen. As the owner of a real estate company, you should be able to give more, right?"
Nagai Kei suddenly bargained with President Yukinoshita:
"Three hundred million! This time I want three hundred million yen! And it has to be paid in advance! The video playback time is almost over, stop saying these meaningless words, pay three hundred million yen in advance, otherwise, no deal, that's it!"
"I want 300 million yen too!"
Yashan Takashi on the side also quickly echoed.
"In that case, I'll take 300 million yen as well."
SNS company president Matsuyama Senkichi also said this.
"I don't know what happened, but it's 300 million yen after all. I want 300 million yen too."
Netero, who had just woken up from his coma, echoed President Yukinoshita.
"Got it! It's all 300 million yen, right? I'll transfer the money right now. Please put a card in after confirming it!"
Almost in an instant, President Yukinoshita lost 1.2 billion yen, but money can be earned again, but if the company is lost, there will be nothing left.
However, just as President Yukinoshita was about to put a card into the slot in the cave, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.
——Wait! Wait a minute! Isn't this going too smoothly? The six cases ABCDEF on the big screen obviously correspond to our six guests. Among the remaining four people, one must be the suspect in case E. If the five of us only put in one card, wouldn't he be exposed directly?
——Three hundred million yen, paid in advance, could it be that someone didn't intend to abide by the agreement from the beginning? Machiavellianism is to use any means to achieve the goal, and this kind of verbal agreement has no force at all! Besides, he has already successfully obtained the money. Even if he wants to play three cards and reveal the truth of case B, I can't control it!
——Yes! That’s right! That’s right! The suspect in case E can’t play only one card! If I play only one card here, I will fall into his trap! So I should play three cards to match him and uncover the truth of case E!
Just when President Yukinoshita was feeling complacent about her own intelligence, the video footage about Case E on the big screen ended at this moment, and what was to be revealed next was - the truth about Case B!
The small screen showed that, except for President Yukinoshita himself, everyone else was indeed using only one card.
After all, no one could have imagined that the suspect in Case E was not among the six guests.
When Kei Nagai mentioned the advance payment of 300 million yen from the very beginning, he was actually inducing President Yukinoshita to think further.
For this purpose, he deliberately released [HAL] that is invisible to ordinary people to wake up the unconscious Netero, so that President Yukinoshita would have to start to suspect that someone was deceiving him when the progress was too smooth, and thus fell into the trap set for him by Kei Nagai in advance, and uncovered the truth of Case B by himself.
As for what should be done if President Yukinoshita didn't think of so many things? Then it can only be regarded as bad luck for Nan Tianren, and he can find another way.
However, in the end, things developed just as Kei Nagai had expected. President Yukinoshita did put in three cards because he suspected that someone would deceive him, and by accident, he uncovered the truth of Case B himself.
"The one who pushed Ms. Kinoshita Meiko into a desperate situation!"
The host Kenta Oshima continued his explanation:
“Although it was very difficult to obtain evidence, this program still found the person involved in the case! That guy had been in close contact with Ms. Kinoshita Meiko for a long time and was very familiar with the victim’s assets. This person is the president of Yukinoshita Real Estate!
At that time, Yukinoshita Real Estate had just failed in an investment for unknown reasons (here referring to the loss to Nantenjin in the Kengan competition), and the company behind it, Toyo Electric Power, went bankrupt. The company's business situation suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse. In order to keep the company going, the president of Yukinoshita Real Estate set his sights on the properties under the name of Ms. Meiko Kinoshita. "
"This is a false accusation! You have no evidence! This is the program's mistake! I'm suing you! I demand 10 billion yen in compensation!"
President Yukinoshita slammed the table and stood up, still stubbornly talking.
"As for the evidence, I have it here."
The program's executive producer, Nan Tianren, suddenly took out a stack of account books. This was the reward he won in the bet with Yukinoshita Yukino:
"These are all the transaction records of Yukinoshita Real Estate in recent years. They record in detail how Yukinoshita Real Estate forcibly expropriated the real estate rights from Ms. Kinoshita Meiko."
When President Yukinoshita saw the account book of Yukinoshita Real Estate suddenly appear in Nan Tianren's hands, he slumped in his chair with despair. Several gamblers in black suits immediately stepped forward and carried him away from the scene.
"This is the fact. This program will arrest President Yukinoshita for property infringement. We also hope that the soul of Ms. Meiko Kinoshita, who chose to commit suicide after losing her property, can rest in peace."
"Suicide? Not a murder case?!"
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