[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h":3,"chapter-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-117":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Eighteen Levels of Hell: Lying is Forbidden Here",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},749366,993,"Chapter 117: Top-Tier Mind Games","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>First floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby otaku and the Old Man sat on the sofa, smoking in stifling silence. According to their deductions, the Little Girl's attempt to execute a Judgment on Lin Jiabei had a high probability of success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This involved the classification of targets for the Deceiver's Tongue, which were divided into two categories: participants of the Deceiver's Tongue, and non-participants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Participants of the Deceiver's Tongue: Lin Jiabei, the female police officer, and the middle-aged police officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jiabei knew that a Deceiver's Tongue was a lie masquerading as the truth. She also knew that the female police officer was not a cop at all, yet she used the term \"female police officer\" before the Lie Breaking occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, when the Lie Breaking happened, Lin Jiabei would be judged as a past liar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Non-participants of the Deceiver's Tongue: the Old Man, the Little Girl, the chubby otaku, Chen Ran, and the muscular youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, they were unaware that a Deceiver's Tongue was at play. This meant that calling her a \"female police officer\" before the Lie Breaking was not considered a lie, and even after the Lie Breaking, they would not be considered past liars either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now, in the third version of the story Lin Jiabei told, she repeatedly mentioned the words 'female police officer'. Now that we have investigated the scene, we can basically confirm that Lin Jiabei is the real cop. The Deceiver's Tongue has been broken, so there is a high probability that Lin Jiabei lied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the two of them could not figure out was that since they could be absolutely certain Lin Jiabei had lied, the Little Girl must have gone to execute a Judgment on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why did the Little Girl die, and why did she die right at the door of the \"female police officer\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Girl was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant her Judgment had failed, which in turn meant that Lin Jiabei had not lied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Man took out his Cigarette Case, only to find two Cigarettes left inside. He handed one to the chubby otaku.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them lit their cigarettes. The first floor of the Small Hotel fell into a terrifying silence as the Old Man began his deductions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Lin Jiabei is a police officer.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She has two points where she could have lied. First, she said, \"I drive a light red car.\" Second, when telling the third version of the story, she repeatedly mentioned the \"female police officer\".'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Let's eliminate them one by one.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'First, both Lin Jiabei and the female police officer stated they drove light red cars. Based on our deductions, Chen Ran absolutely drove a light red car as well. That means...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Three people, all driving light red cars, but there are only two light red cars.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If none of the three were lying, then there is only one possibility.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Chen Ran arrived at the muddy area first. Seeing that vehicles could not pass, he got out and walked to the Small Hotel.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But according to our investigation of the scene just now, Chen Ran's car was parked horizontally across the middle of the road. Logically, this doesn't make sense. He had no reason to do that.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Unless...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It was one of the other three—the female police officer, the middle-aged police officer, or Lin Jiabei—who drove Chen Ran's car and parked it across the middle of the road.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Looking at the sequence of cause and effect, the one caught in a pincer attack was the female police officer. Therefore, the person who drove Chen Ran's car had to be either the middle-aged police officer or Lin Jiabei.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If Lin Jiabei's statement about driving a light red car was not a lie...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then the person who drove Chen Ran's car was Lin Jiabei. She drove his car and blocked the road with it. Even if she only drove it for a short distance, she did indeed drive a light red car. Hence, Lin Jiabei did not lie.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The sequence of events was as follows: Chen Ran drove to the muddy area, got out, and left. After an unknown amount of time, the police car arrived first. Lin Jiabei, who was in the police car, drove Chen Ran's car and parked it sideways across the road. She then returned to the police car, and the middle-aged police officer moved the police cruiser to a hidden spot.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'When the female police officer drove her light red car up to the muddy area, she was blocked by Chen Ran's vehicle.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Before she could react, the hidden police car rammed into her.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is the only scenario that allows for two light red cars to be driven by three people without any of them lying.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Therefore, out of the two points where Lin Jiabei could have possibly lied, the first one can be definitively ruled out.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Next is the second point: she repeatedly mentioned the \"female police officer\" while narrating her story.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The female police officer is a woman, and Lin Jiabei is also a woman. The only way she could successfully perform Avoidance of Lying was if the \"female police officer\" she spoke of was actually herself.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Man carefully recalled what Lin Jiabei had said, trying to see if he could find any sentence where \"female police officer\" could not be used as a substitute for Lin Jiabei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a thought struck him: 'When the two police officers arrived at the Small Hotel, you were the one who helped the middle-aged police officer settle the female police officer in, right?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This sentence makes it impossible to substitute \"female police officer\" for Lin Jiabei!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If substituted, it would read: When the two police officers arrived at the Small Hotel, you were the one who helped the middle-aged police officer settle me in, right?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This sentence contains a lie. First, the two police officers. Second, settling the female police officer in. Both aspects are lies, absolutely one hundred percent lies.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In other words, if the Little Girl executed a Judgment on Lin Jiabei just now, Lin Jiabei would definitely be dead. So, there is only one possibility left...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Little Girl executed a Judgment on the female police officer, and she did indeed die right at the door of Room 207.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But why would the Little Girl go and Judge the female police officer in Room 207?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Before telling her story, the female police officer had already secured her Avoidance of Lying in advance.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Unless the Little Girl was tricked into telling a lie by the female police officer in Room 207. Intending to take her down with her, the Little Girl initiated a Judgment on the female police officer, but the Judgment failed and she was shot dead by the woman instead.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then the sequence of events must have been like this: The Little Girl went to Room 208 to execute a Judgment on Lin Jiabei, but Lin Jiabei had already fled. Thinking Lin Jiabei might have run to Room 207, she went to check, only to be tricked into lying by the female police officer.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Which means, as long as I can prove that Lin Jiabei climbed out of the hotel just now, I can achieve Confirmation that my deduction about the Little Girl is correct.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Man snuffed out his cigarette butt. Pulling out his Pistol, he looked up toward the second floor and walked to the foot of the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I die in a moment, overthrow all of our deductions and conclusions, and deduce everything from scratch,\" the Old Man said to the chubby otaku without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, there's no need for this. They laid trap after trap up there on the second floor, purposely waiting for us to line up and throw our lives away one by one. We don't have to walk right into their snare,\" the chubby otaku said hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Man halted his steps. He turned around and gave the chubby otaku a deep, scrutinizing look. \"Are you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Chen Ran's primary persona?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the chubby otaku remain silent, the Old Man looked up at the ceiling and smiled bitterly. \"I arrived at this Small Hotel first, and then the rest of you arrived one after another. When the Liar-Slayer lost its color, I realized that using Skills was forbidden here. Seeing that all of you also possessed Liar-Slayers, I finally understood exactly what kind of Escape Room Game this really is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you are indeed Chen Ran's primary persona, then me risking my life to test the waters perfectly aligns with my role.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said, the Old Man looked at the chubby otaku with resolute eyes. He only needed one answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling his sheer resolve, the chubby otaku felt a surging emotion resembling \"hot-blooded passion\" coursing through his veins. A deep sense of respect welled up within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, a flash of pleasant surprise appeared in the Old Man's eyes, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am... just me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Man fell speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby otaku casually crossed his legs, fished a loose cigarette out of his pocket, and looked at the Old Man with a faint, mocking smile. \"Do you really think I'd fall for such a cheap trick?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1541,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","8390ac4d0b68beff09f74f623eb7ad2726d8b78da5a86840b92a54ba6d90bb5b","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-118","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-116",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]