Cao Haichuan paused slightly, then continued, "Actually, right from the start, I was wondering why Tic-Tac-Toe, which isn't a complex strategy, was used to decide the ownership of plots in the game rules?

"As long as the players can play, the plots will inevitably be divided in a 5:4 ratio.

"But later I realized that the existence of Tic-Tac-Toe isn't a game between players, but a game between the Imitators and the players.

"Imitators deliberately use this calculation to occupy the players' thinking time, thereby increasing the difficulty for them to discover the 'Hidden Players'.

"Although the strategy of Tic-Tac-Toe is simple, it's relatively obscure. If one hasn't played before, it still requires some time to deduce the optimal solution and avoid possible pitfalls.

"No matter how simple the calculation, it still occupies the brain.

"Combined with other game rules and the probing and games between players, it becomes even harder to realize the existence of 'Hidden Players.'

Jin Cheng clearly found it hard to accept this explanation: "But the decision on the plot sequence and the sinner's file order could also be made by the Audience!"

She could be said to be the biggest victim, and she had always blamed the Audience for it.

This was also one of the key reasons why she sold shelters at high prices and extracted Gold Coins from the Audience.

Cao Haichuan shook his head, "Initially, I also thought it was the Audience deciding these things, but I quickly realized something was wrong.

"Because most of these decisions are clearly contrary to the Audience's interests.

"The sequence of plot openings and the choice of 'Privileged Community' seem chaotic, but there is actually a hidden standard:

"The community willing to bid more Gold Coins when buying land gets preferential treatment.

"The first Nine-Box Grid opening at A4 wasn't a coincidence; it was deliberately chosen in the densest place to scrutinize the bidding intentions of Community 7, Community 9, and Community 15.

"Subsequent Nine-Box Grids all opened in the center rather than the corners, also to compare the bidding willingness of each community.

"In the end, Community 12 won because they were the most willing to spend Gold Coins during the land auctions.

"These 'Hidden Players' can only acquire Gold Coins by buying land, so in the fifth round, they specifically opened G7 of the Nine-Box Grid to internally designate Community 12 as the 'Privileged Community.'

"They needed to use Community 12 as an 'intermediary' to create this cycle:

"Community 12 would raise the shelter prices as high as possible to earn Gold Coins from the Audience, then auction patches of land to send a portion of these Gold Coins into the 'Hidden Players' hands.

"Only by choosing Community 12 can they maximize their benefits.

"Clearly, Community 12 realized this very early and deliberately raised their bids, and indeed achieved their desired results.

"The order of revealing the sinners' crimes is the same.

"The first crime revealed was 'Selling Inferior Shelters,' which is quite abnormal.

"Because if players wanted to commit similar crimes, they'd have to wait until after the 6th round of games. But this crime was announced just as the 6th round began.

"This led to no players committing similar crimes, leaving only 'Community 7 being implicated' as the sole possibility.

"Afterwards, since 'Selling Inferior Shelters' is completely safe, holding no deterrence against the Inner Court Players, the shelters sold to the Audience all became inferior.

"This clearly doesn't align with the Audience's interests; if the Audience chose themselves, they'd never expose this crime first.

"But to the 'Hidden Players,' they have every reason to do so.

"First, to kill and warn, by eliminating players from Community 7 who had the weakest bidding intention, instilling fear among all players, making them bid more aggressively.

"Second, to allow Inner Court Players to confidently sell inferior shelters and earn Gold Coins from the Audience faster, resulting in higher land bidding prices.

"The order of subsequent crime announcements also tries to favor Community 12 as much as possible, placing potential threats to them last, giving them ample time to think strategies and persuade others to use the 'Opposite Heart Coupon.'

Jin Cheng widened her eyes, still finding it hard to accept this reasoning.

"But no matter how you put it, you still have no evidence; these are all your imaginings!

"Can you find any rule in the game that supports your view?"

Cao Haichuan nodded, "There's actually a rule that can support my point.

"The rule of the 'Lie Detection Mechanism' states this: If there are less than 10 'Perfect Judges', then all players except the 'Perfect Judges' and 'Audience' will trigger an additional instant-death penalty.

"Don't you think this rule is a bit cumbersome?"

Cao Haichuan continued to explain:

"Based on the standard of 'whether against one's conscience', there are only two kinds of Inner Court Players, either against or not against.

"This rule could have just said, 'Players voting against their conscience suffer an additional instant-death penalty,' without the need to phrase it as 'all players except certain groups.'

"So this rule is essentially against the 'Hidden Players', because it includes them in the statement.

"This might be the only way to kill these hidden players within the game.

"If my speculation is true, then these Hidden Players are the real advantaged identities in the game. They can decide the auction sequence of the Nine-Box Grid, the order of the sinners' trials, and are constantly observing the behaviors of Inner Court Players, selecting the most obedient and easily controlled communities and players to become their intermediaries for extracting wealth from the Audience.

"The Hidden Players, throughout, almost bear no risk of death, yet they can earn huge amounts of Gold Coins.

"But apparently they were negligent, failing to realize there's actually a death rule targeting them; or perhaps they were too confident, thinking no Inner Court Player could realize this.

"I don't know if the Imitators designing this game are hidden among these 'Hidden Players', but in any case, they are the group most deserving of an instant-death penalty in the entire game."

Saying this, Cao Haichuan let out a long sigh of relief: "Okay, now the game is truly over. Everyone enjoy these final moments."

"I'm sorry, but I gave you the chance."

Evidently, if in the final vote, Community 17 hadn't been chosen, maybe Cao Haichuan would still hesitate about whether to reveal the truth.

But the moment the other communities selected Community 17, everything became irreversible.

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