Cai Zhiyuan dragged his weary body into Prison Cell No. 1, and Ding Wenqiang personally shut the iron door.

"Clang!"

After locking, Ding Wenqiang pressed the button to start the judgment, and the contraption inside the prison cell automatically activated.

It was a very simple-looking mechanism, with a huge iron pillar connecting the ceiling and floor in the center of the room, featuring a rugged and complex gear structure.

At about a meter high, there was a horizontal bar extending outward, which could be pushed to rotate around the iron pillar.

[The game will begin in 30 seconds, please push the bar for 10 minutes.]

[Each full rotation earns 10 minutes of visa time. If you stop, you will receive an electric shock punishment.]

Cai Zhiyuan took a deep breath, grasped the bar with both hands, and leaned his body forward.

As the countdown was about to end, he moved his legs, and the contraption made a piercing "squeak" as it slowly started moving.

Cai Zhiyuan's pushing speed wasn't fast, but luckily there were no speed requirements for the game, just that he couldn't stop.

Of course, if we must say, the speed of pushing would affect the number of rotations, and the number of rotations would affect the gain of visa time.

But considering that a full rotation only grants a mere 10 minutes of visa time, this meager reward isn't worth exhausting oneself.

After all, in this game, surviving is the most important.

...

As the judgment game in Prison Cell No. 1 was nearing its end, a prompt box appeared on the screen in front of Lin Sizhi, and the broadcast simultaneously played out the prompt.

[Please vote for the King's behavior based on justice.]

The '√' and '×' buttons below began to flash.

The countdown was short, only 10 seconds.

It was obvious that this question carried a value judgment, but it had no absolutely right or absolutely wrong answer.

According to the rules, this justice vote wouldn't bring any benefit to the audience, but one must choose an answer that comes from the heart.

If it seriously contradicts one's inner thoughts, triggering the lie detector, 10,000 minutes of visa time would be deducted, which is no small sum.

After a moment of consideration, Lin Sizhi pressed the '×'.

The countdown ended.

[The voting result is ×√√√×√√√√√]

[Audience No. 1 was deducted 10,000 minutes of visa time.]

[Audience No. 5 was deducted 10,000 minutes of visa time.]

[Final justice rating: 60]

[Thank you for your evaluation!]

Lin Sizhi looked at the voting results thoughtfully: "This game's lie detection is quite accurate."

He intentionally pressed '×', and at the same time, he kept trying to convince himself in his mind, for example, that Cai Zhiyuan was innocent and shouldn't undergo judgment, or that the judgment Cai Zhiyuan received was too light, and so on.

But clearly, such thoughts couldn't fool the game's lie detection mechanism.

Even though visa time was deducted, it was worth it.

Because the accuracy of the lie detection mechanism could very likely affect the overall voting's accuracy, thereby influencing the audience's game strategy.

It's now at least certain that the lie detection is most likely always accurate.

Notably, Audience No. 1 also conducted a similar test like Lin Sizhi.

This also caused the justice rating to drop to 60 points.

"That is to say, each affirmative vote counts as 10 points, each opposing vote as negative 10 points, and their sum results in the final rating.

"A disingenuous vote will only deduct visa time, not change the voting result."

Lin Sizhi turned his gaze back to the field again.

...

The other four remained silent outside the prison cell, merely watching Cai Zhiyuan laboriously push the contraption.

Finally, the 10-minute countdown ended.

Cai Zhiyuan was already panting heavily, entirely lying on the ground, gasping for breath.

[150 minutes of visa time has been settled for the player.]

This really is a game designed for oxen and horses.

Huffing and puffing to push a full rotation takes nearly 40 seconds at a slow pace, and only grants 10 minutes of visa time. The total visa time provided in the entire game is less than the audience's casual tip.

Ding Wenqiang looked at Cai Zhiyuan through the iron bars, and after confirming he was okay, he promptly continued advancing the game.

Heading to Prison Cell No. 3, the game here had also been unlocked.

[Prison Cell No. 3: Punishment and Redemption]

[The prisoner can immediately complete any game inside any prison cell by breaking a finger using the mechanism. At least one finger must be broken per judgment, or visa time will be deducted at a rate of 30 minutes per second.]

[In multiple games, the rate of visa time deduction will double.]

Upon seeing the game description for Prison Cell No. 3, Wang Yongxin couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

Although Cells No. 1 and No. 2 would have death risks after multiple games, they were relatively safe at the start.

On the other hand, the game in Prison Cell No. 3 required breaking a finger from the beginning.

Not to mention whether there are any medications in the community that can treat fractures, merely the excruciating pain of breaking a finger is something an ordinary person would be unwilling to endure.

Of course, Prison Cell No. 3 has one advantage: it offers a potential "spend money to avoid disaster" option.

If no fingers are broken, visa time is deducted at a rate of 30 minutes per second, 10 minutes per session results in a deduction of 18,000 minutes of visa time.

As long as you are willing to spend the visa time, this prison cell turns out to be the safest in the game.

However, the next session would mean 36,000, the one after 72,000...this is a bottomless pit, where the visa time deducted far exceeds any gain obtainable from this game.

Ding Wenqiang couldn't immediately make a decision. After deliberating for a moment, he returned to the center, deciding to retrieve a new videotape to review.

According to the game's rules, he could now review the videotapes of two more people.

After consideration, Ding Wenqiang chose Wang Yongxin and Zhang Peng's videotapes first.

Once the snow on the big screen disappeared, an image appeared.

The first-person view remained, but compared to the narrow, cramped truck cab, this place was obviously much more spacious and bright.

This was an office, seemingly over 50 square meters.

The screen's owner was seated behind the desk, flipping through the files in hand.

[As the CEO of a publicly listed company, you are a successful person in everyone's eyes.]

[You claim to work over a dozen hours every day, with an unwavering schedule, waking up at 6 AM and returning home to sleep at 10 PM, using it to educate your employees that with diligence, they too can achieve success like yours someday.]

[But in reality, after waking up at 6 AM, you rush to the golf course to hit the first stroke before 7 AM, then nap in your luxury car until you arrive at the office by 10 AM.]

[You start a massage session at 11:30 AM, lunch at 1 PM, another massage at 4 PM, play cards with business partners at 6:30 PM, and attend dinner parties, returning home before 10 PM.]

[This is what you call 'working over a dozen hours every day.']

[When a contractor courier from your company died suddenly from overwork, you had just undergone a comprehensive medical examination, with excellent health indicators. You attributed this to your abundant energy and healthy routine, along with your spirit of never giving up.]

[You never worry about seeing those deceased couriers in your nightmares, as you have never seen their faces, and they have never had the qualification to appear in your dreams.]

Then, Wang Yongxin's file appeared on the big screen.

[Wang Yongxin, male, 36 years old.]

[Occupation: CEO of 'Speedy Delivery'.]

[Through harsh exploitation of contractor couriers using big data algorithms, resulted in several severe traffic accidents, and three cases of sudden death from overwork.]

[Penalty result: Not judged.]

Facing the gaze of others, Wang Yongxin appeared nonchalant.

He spread his hands: "Alright, I admit I am a bit hypocritical, not at all diligent, much less possessing any spirit of never giving up.

"Those are all lies, a meticulously crafted personas.

"From the start, I have always been a cunning businessman who likes to exploit loopholes.

"I accept any moral judgment, but I must clarify one point, I have never violated any laws.

"If merely for this reason I must die, isn't that a bit too much?"

Ding Wenqiang was silent for a moment: "Never violated any laws? What about labor laws?"

Wang Yongxin was momentarily speechless: "...Except for that one."

He paused and continued: "Alright, if I must choose a prison cell, then I choose Cell No. 3."

Ding Wenqiang didn't immediately agree, but instead inserted Zhang Peng's videotape into the player again.

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