Yang Yuting hurriedly said, "Jiang He, I don't care about the specific way you judge, but from the situation in the first cell, it should be clear that every cell is likely one man and one woman, and for similar crimes.

"So what you need to do now is to stop thinking, and absolutely give both of them the same verdict.

"Even if you want to earn the Fertility Fund, sentencing them both to death is fine, the key is the verdict must be the same, understand?"

Jiang He obviously didn't quite agree with this notion, but Yang Yuting's attitude was firm, so she had to compromise a bit.

"Alright. Punishment!"

With Jiang He striking the gavel to make the 'Punishment' decision, the mechanism sealing the prisoner's mouth automatically opened, allowing her to emit a piercing scream.

If it were 'Death Sentence', the mouth mechanism would not open.

Then, all the mechanisms unlocked, and the female prisoner fell to the ground.

"What's your name, from which Community?" Jiang He asked.

Just as the crimes suggested, this female prisoner appeared younger than Bai Yanyan, seemingly not even 20 years old yet.

She sobbed softly and said in a low voice, "My name is Chen Xin, from Community 19."

Jiang He helped her up, and the group continued to the other half of the second Judgement Room.

Sure enough, this time it was a male convict shackled to the wall.

[Used an axe to injure wife's head during domestic violence, causing first-degree minor injury.]

[Judgement result: Sentenced to six years imprisonment for attempted murder. Sentence completed.]

But upon seeing the specific crime and verdict, everyone was momentarily stunned.

Because there was a slight difference with the first cell.

In the first cell, the male and female convicts' crimes were similar, and so were the sentences, overall on the lighter side.

Originally everyone instinctively believed the situation in the second cell would be similar, but now they found: the female convict's sentence remained lightly lenient, while the male convict's sentence was roughly normal.

Jiang He originally thought simply selecting 'Punishment' for both convicts would suffice this time.

But now, with the female convict's sentence being lighter and the male convict's sentence heavier, if they both were given 'Punishment', that wouldn't seem quite right.

What about giving the male convict a 'Not Guilty' verdict?

The thought of such a possibility made Jiang He feel innately nauseous.

On one hand, 'Punishment' only costs 1,000 points of the Fertility Fund, whereas 'Not Guilty' costs 10,000 points, a significant difference;

On the other hand, domestic violence is always habitual, meaning this male convict must not have beaten his wife just once, but this time he went too far, thus a major incident led to his capture.

In Jiang He's eyes, a man beating his wife with an axe during domestic violence was worse than cats, dogs, and beasts—killing him would be reasonable.

She glanced at Yang Yuting, who silently shook her head.

There are only three cells total, implying there are three female convicts and three male convicts.

If this male convict was also killed, it would mean at most only two male players could use Device 2.

What if the next convict was monstrously evil and deserved a death sentence?

Are they really to let Li Jiang use it fully 10 times alone? That would be too excessive.

Not Guilty? Death Sentence?

Both options seemed unacceptable.

That left only 'Punishment' as the option.

With Jiang He striking the gavel, the male convict involuntarily let out a scream, but quickly bit down hard, glaring at Jiang He.

Jiang He's expression turned more displeased, sensing the opponent's defiance.

But the verdict was given and could not be revoked.

The mechanism unlocked, and the male convict fell to the ground.

Li Jiang waited for a moment and, seeing that Jiang He did not seem inclined to help, stepped forward himself.

"What's your name? Which Community are you from? Can you still walk?"

Supported by Li Jiang, the male convict got up: "Fei Xiong, from Community 7."

Li Jiang didn't say much, having a negative impression of this extremely violent domestic abuser.

He merely let Fei Xiong follow behind to continue the game.

...

The second Judgement Room also had Fertility Torture Devices, but this time it was one Device 1 and two Device 2s.

Li Jiang gestured at one Device 2 and, without much further ado, had Fei Xiong step onto it.

Though Fei Xiong was injured, clearly, Li Jiang was not about to let him rest comfortably at the back with minor injuries.

Li Jiang himself also got onto another Device 2.

"The sooner it's used up, the sooner we can move on."

After speaking, Li Jiang had Chen Yumei press the start buttons for both of them.

Then he and Fei Xiong began to scream together.

Jiang He glanced at Bai Yanyan and then at Chen Xin.

Her own strength had not fully returned, and she was unsure if she could last till the end if she used Device 1 now.

If she failed halfway, it would be all for nothing.

Moreover, Bai Yanyan and Chen Xin were both convicts, there was no reason for them to completely abstain from action.

Jiang He said to Bai Yanyan, "Go use Device 1, you've rested long enough on the way here."

Bai Yanyan showed a terrified expression, "I... I can't... I can't handle it..."

Jiang He consoled, "Don't worry, I've tried it before, it's really not that heavy. Just grit your teeth and you'll get through it.

"We're many people, we can take turns sharing the burden. You should at least use it once, right?"

Bai Yanyan dared not defy and reluctantly stepped onto Device 1 to bear the burden.

Jiang He pressed the start button.

A sudden weight descended on her shoulders, and Bai Yanyan felt as if all her previous wounds were torn open, causing sharp pain. She instinctively wanted to scream.

Jiang He reminded, "Don't shout! Grit your teeth and endure!"

Bai Yanyan bit down hard, but perhaps due to adrenaline, this pain only fueled her with additional strength, helping her endure the weight firmly.

Everyone watched in suspense, but fortunately, Bai Yanyan managed to hang on in the end.

"Good job! Well done!"

Jiang He hugged the fallen Bai Yanyan, gently patting her on a spot without wounds as comfort.

They produced one 'Male Badge' and two 'Female Badges' again.

The group looked at the panel, which now displayed two 'Fertility Badges' and two additional 'Female Badges'.

And according to the current situation, there was good news: Device 1 wasn't as challenging as expected; even relatively weak women can hold out.

It just requires regaining strength and can't be used consecutively.

But that's okay since there are enough female players to take turns and complete the game's goal.

Another good news is that although the game rules stated that both types of devices only have 'a certain chance' of producing badges, it seems the probability is quite high based on current results.

Because all attempts to make badges had succeeded so far.

[Remaining Fertility Fund: 187,000]

[Fertility Badges: 2]

[Male Badges: 0]

[Female Badges: 2]

After a short rest, they continued down the corridor towards the third Judgement Room.

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