[{"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-45":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},748923,993,"Chapter 45: Useless Players Must Die","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>The contents of the third piece of Xuan Paper read:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cause of the Study Room owner's death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These few simple words caused the seventeen people to look at each other in dismay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jinhua began her deductions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since this question exists, it means the answer must be within this Secret Room.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The bookshelves, the books, and the Second-round Simplified Characters can all be directly ruled out.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That leaves the Hourglass and the Xuan Paper. The Hourglass is difficult to judge; it should be a Memory Anchor. The Old Man constantly lost his memories due to Alzheimer's disease. Under such circumstances, a person would generally record what they had done to determine what they needed to do next.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's just like the Players recording their numbers. Only the Players who recorded the numbers can determine which one is problematic.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Hourglass can be ruled out.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Every time a piece of Xuan Paper is solved, it dissolves in water and disappears.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'However, the paper underneath does not get soaked by the water stains. This point is highly suspicious.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Under what circumstances would the top paper get wet while the paper beneath remains perfectly dry?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Only when they are taken away one by one!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Picking up the first piece of paper and soaking it in water, then taking the second piece and soaking it, and so on... The Old Man's cause of death is...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Someone covered his face with wet paper layer by layer, ultimately causing him to suffocate to death.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Therefore, the answer to the third piece of Xuan Paper is papermaking. Only during the papermaking process would wet sheets of paper be stacked on top of one another.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deducing the answer was not difficult, but a solemn expression remained on Zhang Jinhua's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That deductive young man and his teammate have already obtained their numbers, and they are consecutive.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In other words, the upcoming third piece of Xuan Paper corresponds to Glass Bead number 3.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Gold-Rimmed Glasses Man recorded five numbers on his palm...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'17, 7, 9, 19, 5.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Number 3 is not among them, so logically, number 3 should be safe.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But!!!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Previously, the Teenager's corresponding number was 10, but number 10 lost its digit after falling to the bottom of the Hourglass.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This proves that number 10 is problematic.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Moreover, the recorded numbers are connected to the amnesia, indicating that all the recorded numbers are problematic ones.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Gold-Rimmed Glasses Man did not record the equally problematic number 10. That means his record is incomplete. There are missing gaps. We have experienced amnesia at least six times.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'At least six times does not mean exclusively six times. It could be even more.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In that case, I cannot be certain if number 3 is a problematic number!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jinhua massaged her temples. If she were still in her prime, she firmly believed she wouldn't lose to the young man who had just made the deduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was getting older. She fished a Recovery Potion out of her bag and drank it by herself to alleviate her mental exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Ran.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Zhang Jinhua.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not knowing the young man's name earlier had made her internal deductions somewhat inconvenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued her deductions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since it is impossible to deduce whether number 3 is problematic based on the available information...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I will approach it from the perspective of human nature.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'When Chen Ran realized that a Player had caused everyone to lose their memories, he immediately set a trap to draw out that impulsive, meddling Player.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is enough to prove that Chen Ran is a man of strong execution, decisive and ruthless. He tolerates absolutely no potential danger in his sights.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'His team consists of only two people, while there are three five-person teams present.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'According to the unspoken rules of the Instance, Infighting usually does not occur in the first two Secret Rooms. Only in the final Secret Room do people engage in mutual Lie-Judgment.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'However, Chen Ran's team is at a numerical disadvantage. What he needs to do is reduce the numbers of the three five-person teams as much as possible within the first two Secret Rooms.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This attrition requires careful calculation. Keep those who are good at deduction and possess a wealth of knowledge, and eliminate the Players who are just coasting along or know absolutely nothing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The problem is, he doesn't know who in those three teams is dead weight and who possesses genuine talent. Therefore...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He will hand the elimination quotas over to the three captains, letting them choose for themselves who to eliminate from their respective teams.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Simply put, given his personality, he will definitely set a trap that forces the three captains to actively trick the completely useless members of their teams into sending themselves to their deaths.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'After all, we have lost our memories at least six times. That means there are at least six problematic numbers.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Excluding the dead Teenager, at least five more people will die.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If the three captains don't take the initiative to trick their useless members into dying, the ones who die will very likely be themselves, or perhaps the Players who are actually useful for solving the puzzles.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is why Chen Ran did not publicly reveal how many numbers he had recorded on his palm.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Once revealed, no one would be willing to face the problematic Xuan Paper. This would lead to no one solving the puzzles, and everyone would ultimately starve to death inside this Instance.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this realization, Zhang Jinhua's subsequent deductions became much simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'First of all, when Chen Ran stated his conditions for revealing the Second-round Simplified Characters, everyone assumed he only spoke up because he was forced by the pressure from the crowd.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But in reality, he subjectively wanted to say it out loud, using it to exchange for the priority right to choose which Xuan Paper to decipher.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As long as he holds priority selection, he can lay down a trap that forces the three captains to dispatch the useless Players in their teams to die.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He just proposed letting him and his teammate solve the first two pieces of Xuan Paper, which shows he has absolute confidence that numbers 1 and 2 are safe.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In other words, his palm might have recorded the corresponding numbers for every single instance of amnesia.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How can he be so sure that his palm has recorded the number every time?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The answer is number 10. Glass Bead number 10 was the first to lose its digit. As long as he has the number 10 on his palm, it proves that his recorded numbers are complete and nothing is missing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Simply put, he knows exactly which ones are all the problematic numbers!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And so, his trap has been sprung.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He had to find two adjacent, non-problematic numbers.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'At the same time, the number immediately following these two must be a problematic number.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Number 3 is a problematic number!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This way, whether or not the three captains can deduce the trap he laid, they will all send the useless members of their teams to act as Cannon Fodder to decipher the problematic number 3.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The resulting consequence is that Chen Ran and his teammate have first positioned themselves in an invincible spot. As for the rest of the Players in the Secret Room, no matter how they struggle, the outcome will always be...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Useless Players die!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Useful Players live!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'However, there is one issue. How did he know that the numbers recorded by the others were incomplete?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That's right!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It was the Gold-Rimmed Glasses Man! He showed Chen Ran the five numbers recorded on his palm!!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Therefore, Chen Ran concluded that these people's records of the multiple instances of amnesia were flawed.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having deduced up to this point, Zhang Jinhua was completely at a loss for words, but she still formed a conclusion for her line of reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Number 3 is problematic!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Moreover, number 3 is at least one of the numbers from the first three instances of amnesia. Only in this way could Chen Ran ensure the success of his plan.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The numbers from the first three instances of amnesia are either: number 10, unknown, number 3.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Or...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Number 10, number 3, unknown.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What I must do next is absolutely avoid participating in this puzzle-solving, no matter what!'\u003C\u002Fp>",1390,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","ff1ba5290266f12e13d5495ea9def1222e92769f3a30a780abc7776d639a35b9","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-46","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-44",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]