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The last four guests left all expressed their doubts, but there was no time for them to think because it was time to move the cursor for the third time.

Chapter 118 Murder Case

The cursor is now pointing to B. If the difference in the number of cards used by the first and second place is zero, the program's general producer Nan Tianren will decide which letter board to open.

So far, the remaining four have each used two cards.

"Ojima Kenta!"

Director Kaneko spoke through the headset worn by the host Kenta Ojima, in a voice that only the other party could hear:

"There is no way to avoid Case E. We have to make the guests suspicious of each other so that they cannot unite. We have to incite them and try to prevent them from discussing the number of cards to use. We have to make them think that all of them, including the criminal who hit someone and escaped, have given up some crime. As long as they think this way, they will not have the same interests.

In other words, this time, together with the case where the first and second place players use the same number of cards, the probability of opening Case E is one in five. If you want to move from Case B to Case E, the difference in the number of cards must be three or seven. Since everyone now has only eight cards, the difference in the number of cards will only be seven if one person uses all the cards and the rest use only one.

Those guys who have something to hide will definitely try their best to keep the cards in their hands, so the possibility that someone will use all eight cards is very low and basically does not need to be considered. Therefore, we only consider the situation where the difference in the number of cards is three, that is, one and four, two and five, three and six, four and seven, five and eight. Generally speaking, the possibility is not high.

But! Oshima Kenta! You have to remember, if the cursor really stays on Case E, before the letter board opens, you have to tell the truth and confess to the audience. You have to admit your guilt in person. If you get sympathy from the society, you still have a chance to make a comeback, but if you are exposed, you will never be able to turn over a new leaf!"

While Director Kaneko was still whispering with Kenta Ojima, the next letter board on the big screen had been opened - it was Case C!

"This case happened in a resort in Okinawa. At the time, the news media reported it as a missing couple in a lodging facility. But the truth was that it was a brutal murder targeting tourists. That's right! Case C was a murder!"

Just as the case was being played on the big screen, Director Kaneko suddenly received a call.

——This farce is finally coming to an end! Nan Tianren! You underestimated me! I want to buy Jiying TV! My target is Jiying News, which holds 25% of Jiying TV's shares! I own 8% of Jiying TV's shares. As long as I buy Jiying News! I will own 33% of Jiying TV's shares and become the largest shareholder of Jiying TV! I can forcibly terminate this live broadcast!

Jiying News is not a listed company and its shares are not traded in the market. Although Jiying News is the parent company of Jiying TV, print media is now a sunset industry and Jiying News has become junk media.

Although the president of Shuei Shimbun has always wanted to merge with Shuei Television in order to survive, they have not been able to reach an agreement on the price. Shuei Television hopes to buy its parent company Shuei Shimbun for 25 billion yen, but the minimum purchase price offered by Shuei Shimbun is 35 billion yen.

But now, Jiei TV is in crisis, and it is no longer the time to care about the 10 billion yen!

"Hello! I'm Director Kaneko. I've thought it through. I'm willing to buy Shuei Shimbun for 35 billion yen!"

Director Jinzi said to the other end of the phone.

"Fifty billion! I won't sell it for less than fifty billion yen!"

A clear female voice came from the other end of the phone.

——Asshole! It’s just a run-down newspaper! How dare you take advantage of the situation and ask for a huge price?! But time is running out, what should I do?! It will be bad if it goes on like this! I can only buy it now! As long as I can bring Jiying News under Jiying TV, the stock of Jiying News should also rise, and I should be able to make money in the futures market. Even if the situation gets worse, I can sell Jiying TV shares to make up for it later. I can only buy here!

"I agree to the price of 50 billion yen. Let's sign the contract!"

Director Jinzi thought about it for a moment and finally agreed to the price offered by the other party.

However, the next second after Director Kaneko hung up the phone, Nan Tianren's phone suddenly rang.

"Hello, this is Nan Tianren... Hmm? Are you sure? Jiying News... has been... sold?"

Nan Tianren looked at his phone with a shocked expression.

——It's over! Nan Tianren! I think you don't understand at all! I bought Jiying News, this is a confirmed fact! In other words, I already hold 33% of Jiying TV's shares and am the chairman of Jiying TV! Although I don't know what you did, if an outsider intervenes in the money game, the consequences will not only be burns!

Just as Director Jinzi was dreaming about a bright future, he suddenly realized that something was wrong:

"Wait... wait a minute, Nan Tianren! Why did you just say sold? Didn't you say that Jiying News was bought by someone? Instead, Jiying News was sold?!"

"Ah? Oh! You mean Jiying News? I just received a call from the agent saying that Jiying News has been sold."

Nan Tianren turned and replied to Director Kaneko.

"That's not right. Jiying News is my company now. You should say that Jiying News has been bought by someone."

Director Jinzi corrected immediately.

"Yes, that's why I said that Jiei Shimbun was sold."

Nan Tianren nodded.

"No! Idiot! I told you it was wrong! Besides! Who are you selling it to?"

Jinzi looked at Nan Tianren who didn't understand anything he was saying and roared angrily.

“I just sold it to you.”

A clear female voice came from behind Director Jinzi - this was the voice of the person who had just talked to Director Jinzi on the phone.

"Hey! You're here, Totsuka Ayaka!"

Nan Tianren greeted the visitor.

"Good afternoon! Nan Tianren!"

Totsuka Ayaka walked straight to Nan Tianren and sat down.

"You...you two...are in the same group?!"

Director Kaneko looked at the two of them and spoke incoherently.

"In fact, I acquired Jiying News yesterday,"

Nan Tianren slowly explained:

"Then I sold the shares of Jiying TV held by Jiying News to Umbrella Pharmaceuticals. To put it simply, I am now the chairman of Jiying TV, and the Jiying News that you bought for 50 billion yen is just an empty garbage company."

"How is that possible?! Major equity reports and purchases of large quantities of shares must be notified!"

Director Kaneko roared in disbelief.

"You only need to file a notification within five days. I just completed the equity transfer yesterday, so I still have time to file a notification tomorrow. I am also an expert in games involving money."

Nan Tianren shrugged.

On the big screen, the cursor is on Case C.

In the vote just now, SNS President Senkichi Matsuyama used four cards, while Kei Nagai only used three cards, and the other two only used one card each.

"Mr. Mamoru Miyano, you are the criminal in Case E, right?"

SNS President Matsuyama Senkichi said to Nagai Kei:

"In the vote just now, I used four cards because I wanted to uncover the truth of Case E, and you used three cards. This is the optimal number of cards to use if you don't want to uncover the truth of Case E. Because if you use three cards, only if someone else uses six cards can the truth of Case E be uncovered. At this stage, the possibility of someone using six cards is very low, so you must be the criminal of Case E! Mr. Mamoru Miyano!"

"Hmph, even if you knew, do you think I would admit it?"

Kei Nagai asked back to Senkichi Matsuyama.

——If you want to move the cursor many spaces at a time, the ten cards will soon be used up. If you continue, you will miss the opportunity to solve the murder case. Now is urgent, so stop at Case C. Uncovering the truth of the murder is the best solution!

"Everyone! I have a suggestion! If you are willing to cooperate with me in the next round, then I will only use one card."

Nagai Kei thought for a moment and placed all five cards he had on the table:

"I will take out all the remaining cards. In other words, I can't use more than one. Do you understand what I mean? Mr. Netero has seven cards, Mr. Matsuyama Senkichi has four cards, and Mr. Yashan Takashi has seven cards. If you want to open the murder case board, take out the number of cards I just mentioned. Everyone will only use one card like me. If you are not a murderer, you should be willing, right?"

——Anyone who is unwilling is a murderer!

The remaining three guests are all very clear about this. As long as they can identify who the murderer is, the other three guests can use the cards together to uncover the truth of Case C.

"Of course I agree."

——I’m saved. I’ve also thought of this method. It saves me the effort of proposing it.

Yashan Takashi was the first to agree.

"I agree."

After a brief hesitation, Netero took out seven cards.

"Mr. Songshan Senkichi, what about you?"

Kei Nagai looked at the last guest who had not yet expressed his opinion.

"Agree, of course I agree."

Matsuyama Senkichi raised his hand. Although he was the last to express his opinion, his attitude seemed more determined than that of other guests.

——Huh? What's going on? All agreed? Isn't the murderer who committed Case C among these people? Or does the criminal feel that he can't escape anymore and plans to surrender? Together with the remaining half of the C card? But no matter what, he can't use more than one card in this way!

The host of the show, Kenta Ojima, looked at the four guests with great confusion.

"Can we talk for a moment, Mr. Nan Tianren?"

Offstage, Director Kaneko suddenly approached Nan Tianren.

"What do you want to talk about?"

Nan Tianren turned and looked at Director Kaneko.

"We were fooled by you. To be honest, I am shocked. It is really admirable and amazing. Your strategy was unprecedentedly successful. I only want to confirm one thing now. If the hit-and-run incident is not exposed at the end of the show, you will not care about it anymore, right? Can I believe this?"

Director Kaneko asked Nan Tianren cautiously.

"You can rest assured about this matter. I am not a friend of justice. I am not interested in pursuing the truth of the case. However, instead of confirming with me, you should worry about the guest. You should know that the fate of the letter board is not in my hands."

Nan Tianren replied to Director Kaneko.

“We’ve received an overwhelming response from the audience!”

On the stage, Kenta Ojima continued to host:

"This special live show is getting more and more exciting, and the show is about to reach its climax! The next letter board to be opened, and the next crime to be revealed is - Case D!"

"What?! Case D?! Why did the cursor move?!"

Kei Nagai was suddenly shocked, and his eyes scanned the number of cards taken out by the people around him - Netero had six cards left, Yashan Takashi also had six cards left, and Matsuyama Senkichi only had three cards left. There was no problem, judging from the number of cards taken out, everyone really only used one card!

——Is that right? No! No!

Kei Nagai suddenly remembered something and checked the rules of the Machiavelli card game again - anyone who did not use a card would be automatically treated as using one!

- That is to say, if someone does not use the card when using it, although the system will still determine that the player has used a card, that player will have an extra card in his hand. The more times a card is used among all the guests, the more cards that person can have.

——If that's the case, Netero and Yashan Takashi can hide three cards, and Matsuyama Senkichi can hide two. They are very likely hiding these cards in the holes in the table. As long as they take a card from the table as if nothing happened, they can control the movement of the cursor without anyone noticing.

——Things are getting complicated, but fortunately the cursor has only moved one space, which means the difference in the number of cards is one, which means the murderer has only used two cards. We still have a chance. When the small screen displays the number of cards used by everyone, we will be able to tell who the murderer is. Then, as long as we join forces with the remaining two guests, we still have a chance to uncover the truth of Case C!

Soon, the small screens on the tables in front of the guests showed the number of cards that the guests had just used - one card for Netero, one card for Senkichi Matsuyama, and... two cards for Takashi Yayama!

"Yayama Takashi! It's you! You are the murderer!"

The other three guests cast angry glances at Yashan Takashi.

"It's too late now! You are all fools! In this situation, you will all be wiped out! Only I can escape! This is certain and certain! Baka!"

Yashan Takashi tilted his head and laughed at the other three guests present.