[{"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-154":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},749417,993,"Chapter 154: Death Monopoly Game","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-154",154,"\u003Cp>\"So, don't tell me you didn't bring a Fireproof Sleeping Bag?\" Chen Ran asked out of the blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhitong glared at him and ignored him, turning his attention to the platform's surroundings. Ahead lay a long corridor leading to an unknown destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I need to deduce the plot of the second Secret Room first.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is the first Secret Room the result, or just half of the result? The subway worker only took revenge on the subway, not the Hospital.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In that case, the plot of the second Secret Room is either the remaining half of the result, or the cause of the entire plot.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The cause?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since the subway worker wants to take revenge on the Hospital, it means they had previously taken the Child to the Hospital.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They went, the treatment failed, they went home, the Child's symptoms relapsed, and they went to the Hospital again. On the way there, the Child died at the fourth subway station.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This should be the sequence of events.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Not a terminal illness, yet incurable.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There are only two possibilities for the Child's illness. Either it was the disease of poverty, where the family couldn't afford the treatment and had to take the Child home;'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Or it was a condition that wasn't immediately fatal but required a waiting period.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'For example, an organ transplant where the Hospital temporarily lacked a matching organ.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Further deduction: If they were completely broke, they wouldn't have taken the subway to the Hospital again. After all, if they had the money, they would have cured it the first time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Therefore, the Child's illness likely required an organ transplant.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Taking the subway to the Hospital meant that a matching organ had finally become available.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Even deeper deduction: Based on the current reasoning, the Hospital didn't seem to make any mistakes during this entire process. So why would the subway worker seek revenge against the Hospital?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Thinking it over, there seems to be only one possibility: the organ was poached by someone else.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The organ that was originally supposed to be transplanted into the Child was given to another patient by the Hospital, which fueled the subway worker's hatred towards them.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This means the person who stole the organ was either powerful or wealthy.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Continuing the deduction: Sun Long died immediately after answering the Child's question at the fourth station.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Before Sun Long died, he clutched his heart, indicating that the Child's diseased organ was...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The heart!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then the plot should be this: The subway worker took the Child to the Hospital, but initially, there was no matching heart, so they had to return home and wait patiently.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Logically, if the Hospital planned to give the heart to someone else, they shouldn't have notified the subway worker. But somehow, the worker found out that the Hospital had a heart suitable for their Child. They probably went to the Hospital to argue about it multiple times.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The final time, on the way to the Hospital with the Child, they passed through the third station and the Child suffered a heart attack. However, due to the rain, the platform was flooded, and a snapped power line electrocuted a passenger who had just stepped out of the train doors.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'When the subway reached the fourth station, the panicked passengers scrambled to get off. The subway worker and the Child were delayed in the chaos, and ultimately, the Child couldn't hold on and died at the fourth station.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That is why the subway worker burned the train and went to the Hospital for revenge.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The entire conclusion doesn't involve the person who poached the organ. Therefore, the second Secret Room must be the cause, and it will involve the person who stole the organ.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The key point to note here is: the theft of the organ happened first, and the trip to the Hospital where the Child died at the fourth station happened afterward.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If this inverted timeline isn't sorted out clearly, it will likely lead to problems.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine people walked forward along the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw the exit. It was a blank expanse of white, covered in a blinding light that obscured the scene inside. The group stepped into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light was piercing, making them instinctively close their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves standing in the middle of a Secret Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Secret Room was massive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spanned about two hundred square meters, but there were only nine floor tiles. Each tile was roughly two square meters in size, visually spaced about ten meters apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were suspended in midair!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no floor anywhere else, only a bottomless abyss beneath the tiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine people stood on the nine floor tiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they fell, wouldn't they be bruised black and blue, their pieces scattered everywhere?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On each floor tile rested an office desk and a chair, with a computer on the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one application on the computer desktop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Monopoly Game}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group pulled out their chairs, sat in front of their respective computers, and moved the Computer Mouse to open the application.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An operation interface instantly popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran frowned as he looked at the interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Company: Company No. 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Employees: 100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Equipment: Brand New.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Event: Once every 5 minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the upper right corner of the interface was a store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the upper left corner was a stock market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stock market icon was grayed out. Anyone who had played games knew that a gray icon meant it couldn't be clicked or was temporarily unavailable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The person who poached the heart is a rich man!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The so-called Monopoly game is actually a game of capital.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The stock market is currently closed, which means the nine of us must first develop and expand our own companies.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In other words, we must accumulate a massive amount of wealth before the stock market opens to ensure we aren't the first ones swallowed up when it does.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'At the same time, we cannot reveal the names of our companies, or there will be trouble.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The reasoning behind this is very simple.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Obviously, if a company goes bankrupt, the floor beneath our feet will disappear, and the bankrupt Player will fall into the abyss and plunge to their death.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Obviously, if a company goes bankrupt, the floor beneath our feet will disappear, and the bankrupt Player will fall into the abyss and plunge to their death.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If you reveal your company's name, those hostile to you will definitely target you. You might think that people who favor you, or your teammates, would team up with you to deal with the others. But in reality, it would make things far more troublesome.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Let's put it this way. Suppose Qiu Yinong gets financially sniped. If I know the one being sniped is Qiu Yinong and I help her, then everyone else will know that the company helping her is her teammate. It instantly becomes a two-versus-seven situation!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That means a situation where only one person was supposed to die would ultimately result in both of us dying.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Therefore, in this game, no one can expose which number their company is.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It doesn't end there!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This involves a very hidden issue, which is...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In the previous deductions, the NPC is a subway worker.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If the deduction is correct, then the subway worker, whose Child's heart was poached, is highly likely to bear a deep hatred for the rich.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So, in the end, the person who makes the most money will probably die too.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Simply put, this game has a double elimination system for both first and last place!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking up to this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran looked at the other eight people, who all had tightly knitted brows. He happened to lock eyes with the three Three-Star Players from across the void. The next moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My company is not Company No. 1!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My company is not Company No. 2!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My company is not Company No. 3!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My company is not Company No. 4!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My company is not Company No. 5!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four people blurted out similar phrases almost simultaneously. After speaking, they all froze and stared deeply at one another. As for the fifth voice, that belonged to Qiu Yinong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining four people wore grim expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five who spoke were acting like players in a game of rock-paper-scissors intentionally declaring their next move beforehand—it could be true, or it could be a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was also the possibility that they were giving hints to their teammates. Take Chen Ran for example: he declared he was number 4, and his team consisted of only two people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Chen Ran was most likely Company No. 8. But here lay the problem—would Chen Ran really fail to think of a secret signal that the four of them could come up with?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, there was a high probability that the number of Chen Ran's company was neither 4 nor 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran withdrew his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back at the computer, he needed to spend some time understanding how the game was actually played.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the store, Chen Ran needed to select what product his company would primarily produce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making the selection, the company would officially begin operations. Products could be sold to the store or to other companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the prices offered by the store were fixed and would not fluctuate with the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the durability of the machinery was 100, and it couldn't be used normally if it dropped below 60.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would require repairs or a complete replacement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the company's employees were exploited too heavily, they might resign. To hire more people or expand the company, he needed to recruit through the store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next was the [Event] section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Events included: natural disasters, failing hygiene standards, executive scandals being exposed, citizen boycotts over counterfeit goods, promotional campaigns, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An event would trigger once every five minutes. For example, randomly rolling a [Natural Disaster] would cause financial losses for the company, and the products in the warehouse might suffer quality issues or even be completely ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, once a natural disaster was triggered, if it wasn't resolved within a minute...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be displayed on the [Stock Market], allowing everyone else to see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I get the gist of it. It's similar to the farming simulation games I played when I was alive.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'However, this one relies far more heavily on the player's intelligence.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A window prompting them to choose a production category popped up on everyone's operation interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were nine categories listed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran narrowed his eyes as he looked at the nine categories. The products from these categories seemed perfectly designed to form a complete cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Company No. 1's products could be sold to Company No. 2, and Company No. 2's products could be sold to Company No. 3, and so on...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Now this makes things interesting!'\u003C\u002Fp>",1834,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.809Z",1,"novelbin.me","278773933f108668f1be38e80898ae3130ec9aca8e3814a95b6fe711f7467041","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-155","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-564",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]