Chapter 179: Absolutely Ideal Environment

'What did he just say?'

'He never violated criminal law while alive?'

'Even I, when I was alive, because of business dealings, more or less...'

'Because of that, I was not entirely surprised when I descended to Hell after death.'

'Since Chen Ran ended up in Hell, it meant he was absolutely not a good person in life. He either had blood on his hands or committed some heinous atrocity that incurred the wrath of heaven and earth.'

'Either way, anyone who went to Hell could definitely find a corresponding charge in the criminal law.'

'Unless they emigrated.'

'Simply put, the crimes committed during one's lifetime might violate criminal law in our country, but not in the country they emigrated to.'

'The problem is, as far as I know, Chen Ran never emigrated while he was alive.'

'Could it be that those who possess True-Self Tier Skills were all good people in life?'

'I don't know the answer to this, and Chen Ran shouldn't know either.'

'So, by saying this, he must be testing the waters to gauge the reactions of the Three-Star Players.'

'If True-Self Tier Skill owners were good people in life, and those three knew about it, then they wouldn't perform a Judgment on him.'

'If those three didn't know, then they would very likely perform a Judgment on him.'

'However, they aren't stupid either. Since Chen Ran dared to say it, they would realize he was telling the truth. From there, they could deduce through reverse logic that a True-Self Tier Skill owner was a good person in life.'

'Therefore...'

'What is Chen Ran's goal in doing this?'

'Just a moment ago, he was rambling, mentioning that war is a collision between civilizations.'

'At the same time, he also mentioned the reason capitalists emphasize corporate culture.'

'Capitalists...'

'That should refer to me.'

'Corporate culture? Team culture! I see. This method might actually succeed in tricking the Three-Star Players into telling a lie.'

...

Logically speaking, normal players would instinctively reach for their Liar-Slayers at this moment.

In the previous Future Lie, it stated: "Furthermore, no one is allowed to use the lies we told in the first two Secret Rooms."

"The lies we told" specifically referred to the lies spoken before establishing that Future Lie. Now, if Chen Ran were to lie, they could certainly perform a Judgment.

However, it was a different story for the three Three-Star Players, who had completely severed their first inner demon through Heart-Cutting.

Simply put.

Take Chen Ran, for example. He had already reached the threshold of the Heart-Cutting state, but lacked a Mental Cultivation Method.

Therefore, for the four stages of Clear Thought, Clear Prudence, Clear Tolerance, and Clear Adaptability, his brain understood them, but his body couldn't necessarily execute them.

It was much like how Chen Ran knew smoking was harmful to his health, yet couldn't resist smoking a cigarette.

This was simply because...

Emotions are the driving force of the body. Unless one abandons their emotions, they will never be able to achieve...

Unity of Will and Deed!

The three Three-Star Players had already completely severed their first inner demon. They could suppress their emotions at any time to achieve the Unity of Will and Deed.

Therefore, after hearing Chen Ran's words, the three of them did not subconsciously reach for their Liar-Slayers.

Diwu Zeyi looked at Chen Ran, then glanced at the expressionless Qiu Yinong.

'It seems we've been led into a trap.'

'Chen Ran wants an answer. He wants to know if we are aware that True-Self Tier Skill owners were not bad people in life.'

'I have to say, he is quite lucky; we genuinely didn't know. The fact that True-Self Tier Skill owners were not bad people in life is something I only just deduced from Chen Ran's words.'

'What will happen once he gets his answer?'

'It's very simple. Qiu Yinong will use the Wheel of Time to initiate a Time Reset, turning the clock back to before Chen Ran said "He never violated criminal law while alive", and then induce us to say that Chen Ran was an evil person or had broken the law in life.'

'What needs to be noted here is that "Chen Ran was not a bad person in life" is not a Deceiver's Tongue. After all, this involves a True-Self Tier Skill and the inherent unknown nature of its related information.'

'It's like walking into a shop and seeing only one person. If they aren't sitting at the cash register, but instead eating at a dining table, we have no way to determine whether this person is the boss or a customer.'

'Similarly, if Chen Ran's Skill was just an ordinary Skill, then the moment he used it, the Deceiver's Tongue of "Chen Ran was not a bad person in life" would instantly form.'

'But the problem is, his is a True-Self Tier Skill. Since we know absolutely nothing about the characteristics of True-Self Tier Skill owners, "Chen Ran was not a bad person in life" cannot form a Deceiver's Tongue.'

'There's also another issue here: does Qiu Yinong dare to use the Wheel of Time?'

'She actually does!'

'In this current timeline, she hasn't used the Wheel of Time yet.'

'Moreover, the lie she provided for us was "I lied".'

'"I lied" is both the lie she provided and the activation command for her Skill.'

'Future Lie Number Three: After Qiu Yinong provides us with a lie, we cannot perform a Judgment on the lies she told previously.'

'Simply put, Chen Ran used Future Lie Number Three to proactively exempt Qiu Yinong's "I lied" from penalty. She can now use the Wheel of Time without any reservations.'

'What's even more ridiculous is that whether it was Future Lies One, Two, and Three, or the Future Lie we established before scheming to kill Li Zhitong, Qiu Yinong didn't directly participate in any of them.'

'In other words, she can use the Wheel of Time an infinite number of times; absolutely nothing is restricting her.'

'Which means...'

'Chen Ran has created an absolutely ideal environment for Qiu Yinong where she can reset time infinitely. She has an eternity to squander on tricking us into telling a lie.'

'Logically speaking, at a time like this, the three of us should violate the Future Lie and just shoot Qiu Yinong dead on the spot, but with Chen Ran here...'

'If we violate the Future Lie, even if we shoot Qiu Yinong dead, we will subsequently be killed by Chen Ran.'

'Therefore, we have two choices:'

'One: Do nothing. Relying on the Mental State achieved by completely severing our first inner demon, even if Qiu Yinong is given an eternity, it is highly likely she still wouldn't be able to trick us into telling a lie.'

'Two: Shoot Qiu Yinong. Qiu Yinong will die, and we will be killed by Chen Ran as well.'

'The former might result in our deaths.'

'The latter will definitely result in our deaths.'

'As such, there is no mutual destruction deterrent at play here. Choosing the lesser of two evils, the three of us can only pick the former.'

'As for manipulating Long Hui and Dorje into killing Qiu Yinong? Those two aren't idiots.'

'Tsk, tsk, tsk. Why does a guy like Chen Ran love using Qiu Yinong as bait so much?'

'However, every time she acts as bait, Qiu Yinong appears to be in great danger, but she is actually perfectly safe.'

'I have figured out Chen Ran's layout. Next is the problem between me and the other two.'

'The current time...'

'It has already been three minutes since we withdrew our Skills. This means that since a Time Reset is inevitable, then...'

'The timeline checkpoint for the reset must absolutely be advantageous to me.'

At this thought.

Diwu Zeyi said softly, "How novel. I've been in Hell for so long, yet I've truly never heard of..."

"Shut up!"

"Shut up!"

Long Hui and Dorje scolded simultaneously, but Diwu Zeyi merely gave them a calm glance before continuing, "...truly never heard of an exception where a Player who descended to Hell never violated criminal law while alive."

The moment the words fell, Qiu Yinong raised her gun to the ceiling almost instantly and declared,

"Liar-Slayer: Wheel of Time."