Cao Haichuan returned to the lounge of Community 17, comfortably lying on a single sofa and took out a cigarette from his pocket.

"At this point, you guys wouldn't mind, right?"

The crowd nodded silently.

Cao Haichuan exhaled a puff of smoke, looked at everyone, and said, "No need to be sad, this is a good outcome for me.

"When Chen Peng called the police because of the house, I indeed sympathized with him and was indeed powerless. But no matter what, this is my fault, I admit it.

"I've made many other mistakes too, I admit them all.

"After all, I'm a policeman."

Li Renshu's mood was low: "Officer Cao, is there anything else you want to say to me?"

Cao Haichuan shook his head: "No, what needed to be said has already been said in the community.

"The upcoming matters, you all can worry about them, I'm going to rest first."

Cao Haichuan took another deep breath of smoke, then leaned back on the single sofa and calmly closed his eyes.

...

[The game is about to end.]

[A 'lie detector' test will now be conducted on all Inner Court Players. If a player's current true thoughts completely match the previous voting results, they will be marked as a 'Perfect Judge.']

[Lie detector test completed, with fewer than 10 'Perfect Judges.' All players, except 'Perfect Judges' and 'Audience,' will trigger a sudden death penalty once more.]

[All players of Community 17 will suffer an additional sudden death penalty due to the 'Final Vote.']

In the square, a large number of players who had lost their immunity fell into despair. Some charged angrily at other players, some futilely tried to remove their visa wristbands, while others collapsed to the ground, drained of all strength.

Death soon descended.

The few remaining shelters were systematically destroyed, and although the players from Community 17, except Cao Haichuan, suffered a sudden death penalty, they were ultimately unharmed under the shelter's protection.

However, players from other communities, who had lost their immunity, were not so fortunate.

Players on the field began to fall one by one.

All five players of Community 7 perished.

All five players of Community 9 perished.

All players from Community 12 except Chen Guangming perished.

In Community 15, Feng Bo, Shao Xinying, and another player died, while Wang Weidong and another player survived.

Cao Haichuan from Community 17 died.

Ultimately, 7 Inner Court Players remained.

Originally, Community 17 had reserved 2 sets of shelters per person just in case. After consuming 4 shelters for immunity, everyone immediately listed the remaining 6 shelters for sale at the price of 12 Gold Coins.

If any Audience members had persisted until now and were still unwilling to purchase high-priced shelters, they could then buy these at normal prices to minimize their losses.

Almost instantly upon listing, 5 shelters were snapped up.

But 1 shelter remained unsold.

This meant that only 5 lucky Audience members made it to the end.

[The latest listing price for the shelter was 12 Gold Coins.]

Moments later, the big screen broadcasted once more.

[In this game, players from Community 7, Community 9, and Community 11 all perished, and the Gold Coins from these communities will be evenly distributed to the surviving Inner Court Players and Audience members.]

[Each player received an average of 19 Gold Coins.]

This information confirmed Cao Haichuan's suspicion.

In this game, there were indeed 'Hidden Players,' coming from Community 11.

These players couldn't escape sudden death through shelters, so one sudden death penalty would kill them all.

The Gold Coins these 'Hidden Players' amassed using various methods were evenly split.

Unfortunately, there was no message about the 'Imitator's death' in the game, implying that the Imitator wasn't among the 'Hidden Players' or other deceased Inner Court Players.

It was also possible that the Imitator never entered this game from the start.

Li Renshu looked towards the directions of Community 12 and Community 15.

The outcomes they presented were somewhat similar, with core players surviving until the end.

Clearly, they had shifted the risks onto other players from their community.

Wang Weidong sent others to negotiate with Community 7 and Community 12, ensuring his own safety.

As for Community 12, all four other players died, leaving only Chen Guangming alive.

Obviously, this wasn't a coincidence.

Li Renshu noticed that Community 12's shelter remained intact, not shattered.

This meant that Chen Guangming didn't suffer a sudden death penalty.

He might have cast his 'betrayal vote' during the rehearsal, just like Community 17.

At the same time, he realized the existence of 'Hidden Players' early on, as he started consciously paying more Gold Coins to gain favor from 'Hidden Players' as early as the fourth round.

Chen Guangming didn't lie to Fan Zehui; he indeed mastered a Sure-win Method to win this game.

The Sure-win Method was simple: be a 'collaborator.' As long as you kept bidding high and giving money according to the 'Hidden Players'' wishes, while squeezing Gold Coins from the Audience as much as possible, the 'Hidden Players' would use all their authority to assist him.

Priority would be given in land plot selection.

In the crime revelation, the timing most favorable to Chen Guangming would be chosen.

These 'Hidden Players' might even use their screens to convey certain information directly to Chen Guangming.

Everything developed as Chen Guangming had anticipated.

However, what Fan Zehui didn't expect was that Chen Guangming's so-called 'Sure-win Method' didn't include the other four players from Community 12.

Even the death of the other four players from Community 12 was originally part of Chen Guangming's plan.

From the start, statements made by Chen Guangming to Fan Zehui and others, such as "sacrificing this game's earnings for future discourse power," were half-truths.

Regardless of whether Fan Zehui and the others lived or died, Chen Guangming would undoubtedly be in the safest position.

As for how Chen Guangming would explain the deaths of Fan Zehui and the other four players when he returned to Community 12?

The answer is that he probably doesn't have to.

Given Chen Guangming's demonstrated capabilities, all players in Community 12 could only be manipulated by him.

Perhaps he had already formed his own small group within Community 12 before entering this game.

After this game, he would solely reap all the Gold Coins Community 12 earned in the game, and the final visa time he brought back would be astronomical.

He could easily use both bribery and intimidation to make Community 12 his own dominion in the shortest time.

Of course, perhaps some players might attempt to kill him through voting to divide his visa time. This largely depends on the current ecology within Community 12.

These details remain unknown.

Community 12 had always been a scattered sandpit, hoping for a powerful player to join them, and their wish was fulfilled, albeit in a distorted manner.

[The game is over.]

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