Chapter 268: Seems the Acting was Botched

Chen Ran yawned.

He thought of the text on the tall hats atop Black and White Impermanence's heads previously, confirming it was unrelated to certain Common Sense Rules, for example one cannot smoke in a bank lobby and the like. Thus he fished out a Cigarette Case.

Lighting a Cigarette.

But, gradually he discovered something was wrong.

'It's not cigarette addiction acting up?'

He raised his eyes, looking towards the remaining four people, seeing them also yawn a few times.

Silently smoking.

The five people in the Secret Room were all silent, and all thinking, and they all realized their own thoughts and spirits had problems appear.

Wanting to crack it, one must kill the person who used a Skill. But the person who used a Skill had already given up the Judgment opportunity, it could only be deduced to the correct answer by people who hadn't used Skills.

'I used a Skill just now...'

Zhou Xiaoxiao fell into deep thought.

'I used a Skill just now...'

Ge Tian fell into deep thought.

'I used a Skill just now...'

Luo Xin fell into deep thought.

'I used a Skill just now...'

Chen Ran fell into deep thought.

'Just now... did I use a Skill?'

A long time.

Ge Tian said: "Since everyone has already used a Sobering Agent or Sedative, then next we can begin."

Hearing this, the four stared blankly. Again associating with the yawns just now, as well as the uncalled-for mental fatigue, they all subconsciously nodded.

Ge Tian without any omen drew his gun, pointing at Zhou Xiaoxiao coldly saying: "Just now, we were unable to confirm the true or false of the money in your hands. Therefore we didn't Judge you. But White Impermanence's tall hat displayed your wealth value, explaining the money in your hands is genuine banknotes without a doubt!"

"Since it's genuine banknotes, yet you said it was [Counterfeit Money] previously!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaoxiao was startled in her heart.

'What he said... is all correct!'

'I said [Counterfeit Money] previously. The wealth value on White Impermanence's tall hat, proved the money in my hands is genuine banknotes. Therefore I only then gave up Judging myself, using a Skill...'

'But, the problem is, my Skill is Indiscriminate Between Friend and Foe. Simply put, it is even if I lied, they also wouldn't be sure if they lied, or if I lied.'

'I wouldn't be this unlucky, a 1/5 probability being guessed right by the Middle-aged Uncle right?'

'No, it's a Sobering Agent cracking my Skill. This time I'm done for.'

Her face was like dead ashes.

Ge Tian narrowed his eyes. Originally planning to Judge Zhou Xiaoxiao, he suddenly put away his gun: "Just now I gave up the opportunity to Judge you, using Counter-Strategy Scheme, I am unable to Judge you."

Saying this he looked towards the remaining three people: "Just now two people used Skills. I can be certain I used a Skill. That is to say among you three at least one person, hasn't used a Skill, and can Judge her."

Hearing this, the masked woman stared blankly.

'His Skill is called Counter-Strategy Scheme, then what is my Skill called?'

'Inverting Black and White!'

'I also know the specific effect.'

'Speaking reasonably, I can be certain, I used a Skill just now.'

'Although, the Skill has already been broken by a Sobering Agent, but I always feel something is wrong somewhere.'

'The melon-seed faced little girl, should exactly be the Zhou Xiaoxiao on White Impermanence's tall hat.'

'Speaking reasonably, my Skill, deducing from the effect, should only be used under the condition where I had spoken a lie and was driven into a dead end. After all once Inverting Black and White I would have to lie.'

'But, the one who lied is Zhou Xiaoxiao. Why would I want to use Inverting Black and White?'

'It doesn't make sense logically.'

'There is a problem! There is a huge problem!'

Thus, she chose to shut her mouth.

Lin Bei was also thinking.

'Just now two people used Skills.'

'One is the Middle-aged Uncle.'

'One is me.'

'But, I am unable to confirm, what effect the Middle-aged Uncle's Counter-Strategy Scheme has. Will it be broken by a Sobering Agent?'

'Therefore, the above is in doubt.'

Ge Tian seeing the two people's expressions, and again seeing Chen Ran lowering his head not knowing what he was doing, he immediately realized his own wording had loopholes.

"Originally, you guys were afraid of my Skill effect ah. Very simple..."

His muzzle aimed at the several people.

"Liar-Slayer · Counter-Strategy Scheme."

"Retract!"

Seeing him retract his Skill, Lin Bei and the masked woman still didn't have the intention to Judge.

Thus.

They all cast their gazes onto Chen Ran's body.

"Since you haven't used a Skill, then she is handed over to you to Judge."

Chen Ran didn't speak, but rather rolled up his sleeve revealing the record of [Heinous Crime].

The rest of the people understood, also rolling up their sleeves confirming they themselves weren't Puppets.

As for Zhou Xiaoxiao, what she wore was exactly short sleeves, the record on her arm clearly visible.

Confirming without error, Chen Ran drew his gun, muzzle aiming at a panicked Zhou Xiaoxiao, asking:

"Do you have anything you want to say?"

Zhou Xiaoxiao seemingly had her body drained, slumping to the ground. Scene after scene from while she was alive, emerged in her mind like A Fleeting Glance.

"Me ah, while alive there doesn't seem to be anything worth saying either."

She looked resentfully towards White Impermanence: "It's all to blame this ghost, Producing Wealth Upon Sight. Why did it have to display my wealth on top?"

"Is that so?" Chen Ran asked in reply: "I feel right, people ah, sometimes have to look more for their own reasons."

"My own reason? How would I know the banknote counting machine had a problem? It's you! If it wasn't for the three of you bewitching, how could I possibly speak these two words [Counterfeit Money]?"

Chen Ran seeing this appearance of hers, amidst the crowd's astonished gazes put away his gun, and slowly spread open his right hand, the center of his palm having a few words written.

Originally having a resentful face Zhou Xiaoxiao, upon seeing these few words, first stared blankly, subsequently being endlessly ecstatic: "Hahaha, you all cannot Judge me, cannot Judge me!"

Only seeing in Chen Ran's spread open palm:

【I used a Skill!】

The sudden change, could be said to have overthrown the crowd's previous deductions.

'He used a Skill?'

'His Liar-Slayer is pure white, that is to say his Skill...'

'Cannot be broken by a Sobering Agent?!'

Luo Xin and Lin Bei widened their eyes, hurriedly searching their memories, absolutely not having related memories of Chen Ran using a Skill.

'Then, his Skill effect, should be related to memory. An Ego Tier Skill related to memory? This is simply demanding a person's old life ah!'

'No, since Chen Ran used a Skill, wouldn't that say...'

'Ge Tian lied!'

'Also not right, what if the text in Chen Ran's palm is tricking us?'

Who knew, with [Ironclad Evidence] placed in front Ge Tian also merely sneered saying: "The text content in your palm is fake. You fundamentally didn't use a Skill just now!"

"Discovered by you." Being punctured through his trick Chen Ran also wasn't annoyed.

Not knowing why, Luo Xin and Lin Bei seeing Chen Ran continuously pulling back and forth at the limit with Ge Tian, had a kind of inexplicable heart-trembling.

'If Chen Ran is bluffing, then he didn't use a Skill just now.'

'Completely no need to speak this much nonsense, and still leaving text in his palm.'

'Directly Judging would be fine.'

'Therefore, from beginning to end he always wants to trick out a lie from me or Lin Bei?'

'If he used a Skill, then Ge Tian lied. But he didn't Judge him.'

'Explaining, he wants to utilize this point, to trick out lies from other people?'

'That is to say, no matter whether he used a Skill or not, he always wants to trick out a lie from me or Lin Bei? Then what about Ge Tian?'

'If Chen Ran's Skill, is an Ego Tier memory class Skill, he couldn't possibly not realize this point, yet still persists in saying Chen Ran didn't use a Skill, then...'

'He is tricking lies towards Chen Ran?'

'Wanting to trick out Chen Ran's lie, the most direct method, is exactly letting him Judge a person who hasn't spoken a lie...'

'But the problem is, why would Chen Ran listen to him, to go Judge a player who fundamentally hasn't spoken a lie?'

The two people thought more and more messily, as if falling into a logical whirlpool. However they also weren't fools. Under this kind of situation of being unable to sort things clearly, the best method was exactly...

Shut their mouths!

Chen Ran seeing Luo Xin and Lin Bei, all closing their eyes entering sage mode, couldn't help but secretly shake his head. Seems the acting was botched. Once again raising his gun pointing at Zhou Xiaoxiao.

"You lied."