This time we must win, if we can't win, people will die.
Zhu Guang wasn't a madman who killed indiscriminately, but when it came to killing, he had never been soft-hearted. In his eyes, everyone was a tool. As long as killing you was valuable and could achieve his goal, he would do it without hesitation.
How can we win this match?
How to win?
We've devised the "first-time principle," which must be the best way to pass.
We just need to set the earlier time as the standard. But Zhu Guang adjusted the time difference to four minutes, and only gave us the watches after we entered the elevator, to prevent us from colluding.
This creates a problem with the time. There's only one correct time, but the time difference can be adjusted to eight minutes. For example, if Lin Han gets 1-4, and Qin Si Si and I get 4-8, we follow the first-priority principle. Lin Han chooses 1, and the two of us choose 4. This will eliminate Lin Han.
Our collusion's first priority will be rendered useless.
But how do we confirm if we got 1-4 or 4-8? Lin Han probably won't have this trouble. Qin Si Si will definitely think about it. She is a smart schemer. On such matters, she will definitely find a way to solve the problem.
How to determine 1-4 or 4-8 is simple, just choose the second number. Suppose Lin Han gets 1-4, she uses the first-priority principle and chooses 1. I get 4-8 and choose 4. Qin Si Si will definitely choose the latter. If the answers we choose are 1, 4, 8, according to the principle of majority rules, there is no correct time, thus exposing Zhu Guang's trick.
The problem is, what if Qin Si Si gets 1-4? In this case, both she and I get 4, and Lin Han will be eliminated.
This won't do?
Because Zhu Guang added another rule: there can only be five people in the small dark room. There are already five police officers in there. If one of us is eliminated, we will have to choose one victim from the six people. This victim is chosen randomly.
Based on past experience, Zhu Guang won't increase the complexity of the game, because the more complex the game, the more hidden rules there will be. Therefore, the selection of people must be random. Lin Han might die, and this is something I absolutely cannot accept.
No, no, that's wrong, Tang Nan, you have to think carefully!
Think, think carefully, there is still time.
This game won't be this complicated. There must be a way to crack it, to match Zhu Guang's theme.
If we think this way, there shouldn't be a situation like 1-4, 4-8. This is just a trap. Our two watches are still 1-4. That is to say, as long as we follow the agreed-upon first-priority rule, we can easily pass.
The problem is still with Qin Si Si. I remember Qin Si Si saying that there are two schemers in this game. She is categorizing them. If she and I face the game together, we can simultaneously analyze any possible problems, and our thoughts are similar, so it will be easy to pass and then rescue Lin Han.
The problem is, is Lin Han still alive?
Five out of six people must live. A survival rate of one in six is a high probability. A little bad luck and you're dead. By then, Qin Si Si and I would have passed, and if Lin Han died, as long as we made a request, the police officers would be rescued, and the game would be over.
Damn it.
This perfectly aligns with Zhu Guang's central idea: "Every man for himself, and damn the hindmost."
Qin Si Si definitely wants to win for herself. She worked hard, through imprisonment, shifting blame, betraying her organization, all for the sake of being with Shun Ge. She came here with absolute confidence, to achieve great merit. As long as she achieves merit, the police will naturally relax their scrutiny, and she will live happily ever after with Shun Ge.
Lin Han's death will have no impact on Qin Si Si. Even my death wouldn't bother Qin Si Si too much. What she wants is to rescue the police officers. She appears to be our partner, but in reality, she is the most selfish individual described by Zhu Guang.
Therefore, I believe that in this choice, Qin Si Si will not use the agreed-upon first-priority principle. She will break the game by using Lin Han's death.
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Finally, I believe Zhu Guang will not betray the principles he initially set. There can only be two times on the watches. Therefore, I chose 1. I believe Lin Han will resolutely execute our plan in the game; she is that kind of person. Therefore, Lin Han will also choose 1. However, what we need to prove is Qin Si Si's idea. If Qin Si Si chooses 1, then I am wrong. If Qin Si Si chooses 4, then my idea is correct. Qin Si Si wants to break the game through the synchronized thinking of two schemers. She will survive, Lin Han will die. She will rescue the police officers. If Lin Han doesn't die, she will eventually rescue Lin Han, and we will escape together.
"Congratulations, Tang Nan and Lin Han have passed."
This result made my heart grow cold. Qin Si Si is indeed a schemer. I was too naive to think Qin Si Si was my friend. At the same time, I understood why Zhu Guang partnered Qin Si Si and Lin Han with me in this game. Lin Han would do anything to keep her promise to me, while Qin Si Si is a selfish woman. They are two extremes, just like the two watches in my hand. No matter what we do, the watch times will be different. Therefore, this game, which seems to have a simple winning method, can never be won.
Just like last time, I was escorted by security to the lounge. The digital clock there was still vivid, just like one of the watches in my hand. Next, Lin Han and I will follow the first-priority principle and safely reach the third floor.
If, at that time, Qin Si Si dies, and if the police officers are rescued, the game will be broken.
If Qin Si Si doesn't die, we still have to rescue Qin Si Si. Because even though Qin Si Si is selfish, she is within controllable limits. Once we involve the police officers in the game, the situation will become uncontrollable. Not to mention that I won't be able to save Lin Han then, I might even die myself.
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Zhu Guang has meticulously planned every step. I feel a sense of frustration, but at this moment, I cannot give up. If I admit defeat, the game ends.
Tang Nan, think, think carefully. The answer must be in what has happened before...
Bang!
Suddenly, a gunshot interrupted my thoughts.
I looked up in shock at the security guard, "May I ask who died?"
The security guard nodded, asked on his walkie-talkie, and then told me that the only female police officer had died.
Qin Si Si didn't die? Is she lucky? Why did the female police officer die?
I quickly pondered the entire process. Six people, choose one randomly. This kind of thing happened today.
It's the same principle. If Luo Bo were here, these police officers would have a backbone, and they might fight to the death. War is like this; soldiers, no matter how brave, will fall into disarray without their general. Zhu Guang knows this. Using Qin Si Si's ability to control dice, he first eliminated Qin Si Si.
Zhu Guang knew from the beginning that Qin Si Si would use dice. Therefore, a game where dice determine the survival of five people is not a random game. If Qin Si Si rolls the dice, the person eliminated will never be Qin Si Si.
Qin Si Si will return to the game and continue playing.
If this is the case, Qin Si Si is Zhu Guang's person.
If this is the case, the police officers will be slowly killed one by one. This might be Zhu Guang's betting method this time: either we all die, or all the police officers die.
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"It's time to go!"
The security guard led me into the elevator leading to the third floor.
Given the current situation, I will never be able to break the game.
The security guard pushed me into the elevator. It's still those two watches. Zhu Guang is good at threats, making people obey his established principles. He threatened Da Huang with his wife, threatened Fatty with Liu Li Fang, and threatened Chang Dachun with his daughter. He's used to such methods, so Qin Si Si must have been threatened, forcing her to play this role a few days before her release.
Zhu Guang wants me to understand that "every man for himself, and damn the hindmost." But I absolutely cannot think that way. There must be a way to break the game.
People cannot be selfish if they want to break the game.
Suddenly, my eyes lit up, and Qin Si Si's words echoed in my mind: "We have two schemers!"
At that time, when I thought about it, I only considered one possibility: Lin Han is in the small dark room, and Qin Si Si and I are outside. But there is another possibility: Qin Si Si and I are in the small room at the same time, which is also a situation with two schemers.
Everyone is selfish, including me, but selfishness has its reasons. Qin Si Si will not betray Shun Ge. She should understand that I will not betray Lin Han either. Therefore, risky things must be done only after Lin Han is safe.
I understand!
"Please enter the third floor at the correct time, 8:00."
If the two watches are to determine a time, it must be the first watch that is correct. Because Zhu Guang gave us an opportunity to synchronize our watches, the time in the lounge on the second floor is consistent with the slower watch.
"Congratulations, Lin Han has passed the second level and is going to the third floor."
I smiled. I guess Qin Si Si, who was in the pitch-black small dark room, was also smiling.
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I was taken to the small dark room. The people in the small dark room were temporarily pulled out. They were crouching on the ground, hugging their heads with their hands. Two armed security guards were guarding them, with smiles on their faces.
There was still uncleared blood on the ground.
The police officers were all trembling!
"Go and crouch."
The security guard who brought me pushed me. I turned around in anger. The armed security guard's hand was already on his gun. Seeing that I was only angry, he stopped his subsequent action of firing.
"The same rule applies: roll the dice to decide who dies."
I squatted on the ground, hugging my head with my hands, and shouted loudly, "Lin Han will definitely save us! Why do we have to decide life and death?"
"We have to decide life and death so that the winner can make a choice. This is the rule set by the boss."
The rules are like this, that's true. At this time, Qin Si Si spoke: "If everyone is still afraid to roll the dice, then I will do the dice rolling."
When Qin Si Si went to pick up the dice, I shouted loudly: "Don't let her roll the dice! She can control the dice, don't you remember? Let her roll, and the one who dies will always be you."