Chapter 184: Caught the Dog!

'Impossible!'

'A Three-Star player couldn't possibly be this powerful. There must be something...'

'Interfering with me!'

Chen Ran's muscles were taut. He was in a state of hyper-arousal, a certain madness flickering in his eyes.

'What is it?'

'A person?'

'A person, my foot!'

'Qiu Yinong just tipped me off. This is the 101st Time Reset.'

'Even if a Three-Star player severs a complete emotional corpse, they are still affected by Common Sense and can be tricked into a Common-Sense Lie.'

'Moreover, Qiu Yinong's hint confirmed that in a previous reset, I managed to trick one of these bastards into telling a lie.'

'She first gave me the reset warning, let me deduce the plan, and only then hinted that I had tricked one of them.'

'In other words, my Lie-Judgment scheme this round must be the exact same one that tricked that bastard before.'

'My current scheme is to guide one of the three into saying the words, "You become an Instance."'

'This is a Common Sense Deception!'

'I grafted "True Self Players did not violate the Criminal Law when they were alive" onto "True Self Players will not turn into an Instance after death."'

'After all, I can swear on ten years of Qiu Yinong's lifespan...'

'When I was alive, I didn't murder, I didn't rob, and I certainly didn't harass respectable women!'

'Therefore, after dying in Hell, it's impossible for me to become an Instance.'

'Then, as long as one of the three utters the words "you become an Instance," they will be judged as lying.'

'From this, I can conclude: they aren't strong enough to ignore a Common Sense Deception.'

'Simply put, Three-Star players aren't as strong as we thought.'

'Interference factors can be ruled out...'

'The person!'

'Although they are inherently strong, they won't be that much stronger than me. Since I can rule out them being overly overpowered...'

'Then there's only one possibility left. What's truly strong are... their Skills!'

'They're using their Skills to disguise themselves as invincible and mess with my head!'

'Whose Skill?'

'Zhang Meili mentioned before: "Generally speaking, a Liar-Slayer's Skill consists of four characters. A normal Skill has one effect at level one, and gains an extended effect at level two. Of course, some special Skills possess two effects right at level one."'

'All three of them are Three-Star players. Their Skills must have at least two effects!'

'Let's deduce them one by one!'

'Silent Seal: Effect one—if the victim doesn't speak for five minutes, one piece of their Common Sense is randomly erased.'

'Effect two—the content of their speech must be Secret Room deduction or conversation with someone. Otherwise, it will be judged as invalid speech, and they'll still lose a piece of Common Sense.'

'Silent Seal is ruled out!'

'Emperor Emerges from the Three Rivers: Effect one—weakens a player's Skill. Effect two—controls a player's Skill. This can also be ruled out.'

'Turned Upside Down: Effect one—when speaking and acting fulfill two simultaneous actions, the brain fails to receive the information of the second action.'

'Effect two: ????'

'Caught the dog!'

'Motherfucker, almost gave me a brain aneurysm!'

'Three Three-Star players managing to see through my Lie-Judgment hundreds of times... It's highly likely they have an omniscient view, or they've retained certain crucial memory information.'

'Therefore, the second effect of Turned Upside Down is most likely: Memory Anchor.'

'For instance, certain special memories will be marked. Even if their memories are temporarily wiped by the Wheel of Time, they can still recall important information relying on the Memory Anchor.'

'Otherwise, Turned Upside Down would be far too disadvantageous for the Skill's owner.'

Realizing this,

Chen Ran saw the three retract their Skills and immediately tapped out Morse Code to Qiu Yinong.

The response he got was...

'The three of them, across different timelines, have successively pointed out my Lie-Judgment tricks.'

'In other words, all three of these sons of bitches possess a Memory Anchor.'

'It should be Diwu Zeyi's Skill. After enhancing Turned Upside Down, it allowed them to designate others to be marked with a Memory Anchor.'

'There's a problem here...'

'That is, have I stated across two different timelines: "I didn't violate the Criminal Law when I was alive" and "I murdered someone when I was alive"?'

'Simply put, suppose I said in the first timeline that I didn't violate the Criminal Law.'

'And then in the second timeline, I said I murdered someone when I was alive. (Lie-Judgment)'

'The statements across the two timelines contradict each other; one of them must be a lie.'

'Thus, if the Memory Anchor they marked was the timeline where "I didn't violate the Criminal Law," then when I say "I murdered someone" in other timelines, they would realize I'm lying.'

'I'm still alive now. Logically, I shouldn't have said contradictory things across two different timelines.'

'But there are multiple possibilities here. I can't jump to conclusions prematurely.'

Chen Ran returned to his normal state, his tense muscles relaxing. With a Cigarette dangling from his lips, he clasped his hands behind his head and leaned back in his chair.

'Just now, while I was tapping Morse Code with Qiu Yinong, Long Hui, Diwu Zeyi, and Dorje were intentionally or unintentionally sneaking glances.'

'If I continue to use this method to ask Qiu Yinong whether I've said contradictory things across different timelines, they will definitely notice. And I've already said in this timeline that I murdered someone, which means I've already lied...'

'I'll undoubtedly die!'

Chen Ran flicked away his cigarette butt, lit another one, and looked at Dorje. "You hid it well. If I'm not guessing wrong, the reason you guys seem so strong is because of Turned Upside Down's second effect."

Having said that, he turned and stared intensely at Qiu Yinong. His gaze seemed to say: I've completed ninety-nine steps; the final step requires you to finish it...

Chen Ran's words shook Dorje's mind violently, leaving him in disbelief, his emotions churning like a stormy sea.

'H-h-he...'

'Damn it!'

'Under such a high-pressure environment, even ordinary Three-Star players wouldn't be able to bear it; their Psychological Defense Line would have collapsed long ago. So how could he...'

'Not only did he withstand it, but he also deduced the second effect of my Skill?'

'If we're not careful, one of us... might actually be killed by him right here!'

'Can a mortal truly slay a god?'

'What's even worse is that my Skill's second effect is countered by the Wheel of Time; it can't mark the initial timeline...'

'If Qiu Yinong is allowed to deduce this point, the consequences would be unimaginable.'

At this moment, Dorje had already started thinking of retreating. Just as he was about to speak up for a truce and suggest ending this Secret Room...

He saw...

Qiu Yinong raise her Gun and point it at the ceiling.

"You figured it out?" Chen Ran looked at her in surprise, thinking to himself that it took him so long to deduce everything, how could she be so fast?

Chen Ran was genuinely afraid that her deduction was wrong.

Qiu Yinong flashed a V-sign with her fingers at Chen Ran and said unabashedly, "I have plenty of time to deduce. I need to make you guys temporarily lose your memories of this timeline first. It won't be too late for me to take my time deducing after that."

Chen Ran gave her a thumbs up.