Fu Chen was a bit puzzled and, after thinking for a moment, said, "Are you saying that if Chen Yumei were the imitator, she could become the Chief Judge herself, and pass smoothly to escape the judgment? Instead of participating completely passively like now, risking being voted to death in the end?"

Cao Haichuan shook his head: "No, that's not the reason.

"If Chen Yumei became the Chief Judge and smoothly passed, it would evidently contradict the game mechanics.

"The prerequisite for becoming a Chief Judge is to give relatively extreme answers in the five questions before the game starts.

"But for a person like that to serve as Chief Judge, it is highly unlikely they can pass the judgment. If they pass very smoothly, it would instead increase other players' suspicions that she is the imitator.

"Whether Chen Yumei lies during the lie detector test or not, she could be found out by other players later by purchasing the game records. It's not a stable plan.

"If she truly is the imitator, she shouldn't be unable to see through this layer.

"Assuming there is indeed an imitator who designs a game to judge themselves, the optimal solution is certainly not to gain an advantageous identity.

"It would be best to let someone else have the advantageous identity, choose a disadvantaged identity for herself, and then find a way to muddle through."

Fu Chen was taken aback: "Isn't that exactly what Chen Yumei is doing in this game?"

Cao Haichuan shook his head: "It seems so, but actually, it is not.

"The problem lies in the initial selection mechanism.

"If Chen Yumei were the imitator, she could have used a more concealed method to screen others out and hide herself well.

"She shouldn't have adopted this lie detector question-and-answer format."

Everyone nodded, roughly understanding.

Chen Yumei indeed seemed more like the imitator than Li Jiang, but if she truly were the imitator, everyone probably wouldn't suspect her.

She could have used different methods to make Jiang He the Chief Judge, like setting up a small mechanism similar to the Farmer's Walk, and give different weights based on gender.

When choosing assistants, she could also choose someone other than Li Jiang, like a player with weaker strength.

This way, Jiang He, being one of the physically stronger women, would most likely be chosen as the Chief Judge, and the game would end up with the same result.

If there were no initial five questions, and Chen Yumei skated through without giving any opinions, how could others guess her true thoughts?

Even purchasing her game records would reveal no flaws.

In that case, it could almost be called the perfect crime by an imitator.

Even if someone suspects Chen Yumei is the imitator, there would be no evidence to be found.

Therefore, Lin Sizhi and Cao Haichuan, based on this point, believe Chen Yumei is not the imitator.

Lin Sizhi added: "Of course, we have a premise that 'Chen Yumei's intelligence hasn't suddenly declined,' so we can't completely rule out her suspicion.

"But anyway, an imitator capable of making these games must not be stupid, and must have thought it through carefully, and shouldn't leave such self-contradictory loopholes."

Wang Yongxin let out a sigh: "So the conclusion is:

"The imitator of the 'Fertility Judgment' is neither the imitator of the 'King's Judgment,' nor Li Jiang or Chen Yumei.

"It certainly can't be Jiang He, Yang Yuting, or any other suspects in this game.

"Because those other culpable ones being judged are basically in a state of having no human rights; if they really encountered a Chief Judge with a single-minded brain, they could all be killed directly, and the imitator wouldn't take such a risk.

"After all that reasoning, our conclusion is: the imitator never entered the game they designed.

"It was all for nothing."

Li Renshu reminded: "Well, it's not all for nothing, it at least helps us understand the imitator's mindset.

"Haven't you noticed? Although the New World hasn't disclosed any more rules about the imitator, we've figured out a lot ourselves.

"For instance:

"The imitator doesn't necessarily have to enter their own game, so you can't end every game by outing the imitator. Finding the imitator is more like a hidden strategy for passing the game, which isn't always there in every game.

"To hide their identity, the imitator is not likely to design overly homogeneous games all the time. They might even intentionally create some games with styles entirely different from their original style; you can't determine the imitator based solely on the style of the game.

"To find the imitator, analyzing their 'purpose' and 'intention' is crucial, but every imitator's situation is different and can't be rigidly applied.

"With these clues, looking for the imitator at least won't be an endless search like before, and there's a bit of hope."

She looked around at everyone: "Alright, today's debriefing has gone on for quite some time, let's stop here.

"Everyone's worked hard, take an early rest."

...

Evening.

Wang Yongxin and Yang Yuting came to a small room on the third floor.

"How's your wound?" Wang Yongxin asked.

Yang Yuting glanced at her bandaged wound: "It's okay, just a bit itchy. Dr. Xiaozheng said there's no need for concern, just rest well."

Both of them fell into a brief silence.

Evidently, this trial game and Jiang He's death were a black swan event for both of them, filled with surprises.

On the downside, Wang Yongxin now has one less person to rally, and Li Renshu's five-person group has become more entrenched in the community.

The death of a member could have become a chance to split the community.

If the Immunity Coupon is used improperly, it could disrupt the original stable structure in the community again.

However, Li Renshu handled the incident very calmly, and instead, it earned her a lot of goodwill.

Of course, is everyone satisfied with Li Renshu's performance this time?

Could anyone think that Li Renshu not saving Jiang He was a subjective decision?

It's hard to say for sure, as the human heart is unpredictable.

But overall, even if such suspicion really exists, it can't be revealed in the short term.

On the upside, Jiang He's death at least served as a clearing for Wang Yongxin's already vulnerable small group.

Wang Yongxin didn't dwell too much on it, saying: "Let the past be the past, there's no point in discussing those things further.

"I think the main problem we both need to think about now is what kind of female player the community should recruit next.

"Although, theoretically, this matter will probably still be decided by a full membership vote, and Li Renshu may steer the topic, your opinion should carry enough weight too.

"On the one hand, about what kind of female player to recruit, the opinions of other female players in the community will weigh heavily; you and Xu Tong can bind two votes, which can somewhat influence others.

"On the other hand, since you're the direct victim of this incident, as long as your opinion sounds reasonable, most swing votes will stand by you out of sympathy or care."

Yang Yuting pondered seriously for a moment: "Do you think...recruiting another actuary is possible? Luo Wei's case was an accident, not every actuary would be like her, right?"

Wang Yongxin quietly shook his head: "It doesn't work.

"Rationally speaking, Luo Wei's betrayal was a low-probability event, and recruiting another actuary is unlikely to result in a similar situation. But emotionally, most people in the community already have a certain bias against this profession, so proposing it again has a very low chance of passing.

"Even if we were to choose a high intellect woman, we must opt for a different profession."

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