Chapter 231: Mindset Didn't Explode in the Play, Mindset Exploded Outside the Play

"I am either Chen Ran, or Chen Ran's clone." Number 24 answered.

Getting the answer, Number 22's expression was sometimes hesitant, sometimes fierce, finally raising the Gun...

"You lied."

Click, the Bullet jammed. Number 22 froze on the spot, muttering: "I guessed wrong?"

"From the deduction, only when that person is positioned as Number 24 would a situation appear where he both kills Chen Ran and can avoid lying himself. If he says he is Chen Ran, then there must definitely be a lie. Why..."

"Did the Bullet jam?"

The next moment, he hurriedly spoke the commands that could be the Skill: "You lied, Liar-Slayer: Eternal Kingdom."

"You lied, Eternal Kingdom."

"I am Chen Ran, Eternal Kingdom."

"My Date with a Vampire Part III: Eternal Kingdom."

He still couldn't pull the trigger. Number 22's expression gradually became crazy, turning his head with bloodshot eyes to look at the remaining two people: "It seems one of you is the real Chen Ran. Fake, I'm actually fake, hahaha!"

The mad and crazy Number 22 was hauled to the side by Number 1 and Number 2.

...

"Chen Ran Number 23!"

"Chen Ran Number 23?"

Still no one answered. At this moment, Number 23 was in the midst of extreme deduction.

'This trap is targeted at Chen Ran.'

'It still hasn't ended up to now.'

'That explains Chen Ran isn't dead yet.'

'Either I am Chen Ran.'

'Or Number 24 is Chen Ran.'

'There's no other possibility.'

'Number 18, Number 21, and Number 22 should all have been deliberately performing for me to see.'

'Must start from the essence.'

'The essence is, the Skill that makes people obedient cannot tamper with those two cognitions.'

'Namely, my name is Chen Ran, I have a pure white Liar-Slayer Pistol, and my Liar-Slayer Skill is Eternal Kingdom.'

'As well as, there exists an owner of a Skill that can make people obedient.'

'Number 18, however, said his name was Xu Lang, and had a pure white Liar-Slayer, and the Skill was also called Eternal Kingdom.'

'This is interesting.'

'Suppose Chen Ran and Xu Lang are two people, and they both have a Skill.'

'Chen Ran's Skill: A.'

'Chen Ran's Skill: B.'

'There is also a third person. This person's Skill can make the one hit obedient: C.'

'Chen Ran and Xu Lang were hit by Skill C. The cognitions they retained are...'

'Chen Ran: A and C.'

'Xu Lang: B and C.'

'How could a situation appear where two people retain identical cognitions?'

'If it was forcefully imposed by C.'

'Then, Chen Ran or Xu Lang should also retain: cognition of the three Skills A, B, and C.'

'If we are all humans, then Number 18 definitely lied.'

'But Number 21 failed to shoot and kill Number 18. Number 18 definitely lied, yet wasn't shot dead.'

'This explains that either Number 18 is not human, or Number 21 is not human.'

'Number 24 said: I am either Chen Ran, or Chen Ran's clone.'

'Number 22 failed to shoot and kill Number 24. If both are humans, it proves Number 24 didn't lie.'

'If one is not human, then whether Number 24 lied is in doubt.'

'Deducing up to here, it seems no useful conclusions have been reached, but in fact...'

'Obedient.'

'Manufacturing virtual humans.'

'Eternal Kingdom.'

'These are already three Skills. That explains that among us, there must definitely exist at least three real humans.'

'There are five doubtful people: Number 18, Number 21, Number 22, Number 23, and Number 24.'

'Number 18: First said he was Xu Lang, and after being brainwashed said he was Chen Ran's clone.'

'Number 18 lied.'

'Number 21 failed to shoot and kill Number 18. If Number 18 isn't human, there's nothing much to say, he tricked Number 21's command lie out.'

'If Number 18 is human, then that explains he definitely lied. Definitely lying yet not being shot dead explains that Number 21 is a virtual human.'

'Conclusion One: Number 18 either lied, or is a virtual human.'

'Conclusion Two: Number 21 either had a lie tricked out, or is a virtual human.'

'Number 24 said: I am either Chen Ran, or Chen Ran's clone.'

'Number 22 failed to shoot and kill Number 24.'

'Regardless of what Number 24 is, Number 22's command lie was definitely tricked out.'

'Conclusion: Number 22 is a victim.'

'Summary: Number 18 either lied or is a virtual human; Number 21 either had a lie tricked out or is a virtual human; Number 22 is definitely a victim.'

'Deep Deduction: Number 18 spoke first. He had no need to lie. After all, this kind of "My name is Xu Lang" lie is too low-level. In everyone's cognition they are all called Chen Ran, yet you come up with Xu Lang. Are you sure you're not joking?'

'Therefore, if Number 18 is human, he definitely wouldn't speak this kind of low-level lie.'

'Number 18 is a virtual human.'

'The one Number 18 tricked was Number 21, so Number 21 is a real human.'

'Precisely because Number 18 said his name was Xu Lang, did he hook this fish Number 21, making Number 21 speak the command [You lied].'

'Number 21 is a real human, Number 18 is a virtual human. As long as Number 21 spoke the command, then he definitely lied.'

'Closed loop: The virtual human Number 18 lied, tricking out Number 21's Liar-Slayer command.'

'Next is Number 22!!'

'Number 22 failed to shoot and kill Number 24. In Number 22's deduction, he thought Number 24 was the person possessing the Skill to make people obedient.'

'In other words, for Number 24, as long as he evades the answer of the owner of the obedience Skill, Number 22's Liar-Slayer command will definitely be tricked out.'

'Simply put, I think you're a thief, yet you say you're a melon-eating spectator, so I think you're lying.'

'Extremely subjective!'

'So, Number 22 is a victim, whose lie was tricked out. Number 24 is coordinating with the fishing.'

'Conclusion.'

'Number 18: Virtual human.'

'Number 21: Real human.'

'Number 22: Real human.'

'Number 24: Virtual human.'

'What was deduced just now is that there are three real humans among the five of us, then...'

'I, this Number 23, am a real human!'

'Number 21 and Number 22 both had lies tricked out. In other words, neither of them is the person possessing the Skill to make people obedient.'

'That person couldn't pit himself, so I am not that person either.'

'Who is that person?'

'Also, Number 21 and Number 22 have identical cognitions as me, which contradicts the conclusion that they are real humans.'

'This point...'

'Seems to be a bizarre logical circle.'

'There's an even more masterful expert!'

'There must exist a person whose IQ and cognition are both above mine!'

'He is plotting all this!'

'If I continue to deduce, I will definitely step by step walk into the trap that masterful expert prepared for me.'

'Since it's like this, then I will...'

Number 23 Chen Ran sat cross-legged, intending to directly slack off and do nothing, but as soon as he sat down, his body stood up uncontrollably, while his active brain was also telling him...

Can't stop, must continue deducing.

'Has that obedience Skill activated once again?'

...

On the station bench.

The black and fat player suddenly saw Diwu Zeyi looking at him with an icy gaze.

"Boss, was there any problem with how I handled things just now?" The black and fat player asked cautiously.

Not far from him, Chen Ran was standing in place frowning in thought. Just now he saw Chen Ran sitting cross-legged with a tendency to slack off, so through speaking he made Chen Ran believe [People who stop thinking are the most useless people in this world].

See, hearing these words, the Chen Ran in the phantom immediately got up to continue deducing.

Diwu Zeyi stretched out five fingers, very quickly changing to four fingers, then three fingers.

When the last finger was withdrawn.

The Chen Ran in the mirage said: "You really can't keep your composure. Just a slight bluff and you show your true colors? It seems this Skill of yours has a time limit. That makes things easy."

A person whose IQ and cognition were both above Chen Ran's wouldn't be impetuous.

Unless, the Skill had a time limit.

Chen Ran deduced up to here, so he deliberately sat cross-legged, slacking off to bluff a bit, and didn't expect it to actually bluff it out.

Allowing him to smoothly deduce that the [Skill to make people obedient] had a time limit.

Diwu Zeyi was extremely speechless, but he also knew that if cooperating with a person whose thinking was not on the same frequency, this kind of situation would definitely appear. Even though the two weren't cooperating, but rather under coercion, there was no difference.

Diwu Zeyi said faintly: "Have you read any books on military strategy?"

"I have..." The black and fat player knew he had made a huge mistake, swallowing a mouthful of saliva as he said.

"What insights do you have?"

"Warfare is the Way of Deception..."

Diwu Zeyi shook his head: "Way of Deception, hehe. Actually, in my view, the highest realm of military strategy is only one word..."

"Wait!"

"Wait, wait slowly. Wait for the opponent to make a mistake like a stupid pig."

"Chen Ran didn't make a mistake, he waited for your mistake. What was originally a dead chess game was brought back to life by you. I think he should thank you, even kowtow to you."

The black and fat player sweated like rain.

"How about this: later when Chen Ran breaks away from the mirage, I'll recommend you to be his teammate?"

"What, unwilling? Could it be you still want to be the team leader?"

The black and fat player dropped to his knees on the ground with a thump.

"Oh, I remember now. Ancient great generals had the habit of Keeping the Enemy Alive to Increase One's Own Value. If Chen Ran dies, you'd lose your value? So you plan to pull Chen Ran out a bit? Looking at it this way, you're quite like a great general. Look at this belly, big like a general's belly. Also fat-headed and big-eared, and dark skin. Do you know that pigs in our country in the past were all black-skinned pigs? For a moment I'm a bit unable to distinguish, do you resemble a general or a black-skinned pig?"

At the last sentence, Diwu Zeyi almost gritted his teeth in anger, scaring the black and fat player into continuously kneeling on the ground and kowtowing.