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Chapter 166 The dirty heart from hell

When I heard Du Shiyue's heartfelt laughter.

Jiang Zheng and Su Mei couldn't help but look at each other, seemingly unaware of what she was laughing at.

The most important thing is, what does this sentence "can actually keep people in the dark without lying at all" mean?

There was no lying at all... It should mean that everything Black Jack said was true and believable?

Keeping people in the dark...meaning Jiang Zheng has been deceived? But he didn't notice it?

After thinking for a while, Jiang Zheng shook his head and said to Du Shiyue:

"Just tell me what comes to your mind. Stop being the Riddler here. Be careful that Batman comes to catch you."

"Okay, okay, I said, I said it's not okay."

When Du Shiyue heard the most wonderful metaphor, she couldn't help but laugh again.

Then she took Jiang Zheng's mobile phone, intercepted several conversations in it, showed it to the two of them, and said:

"Look at these two conversations between yourself and Black Jack, and then think about whether there is anything different."

What? The two conversations I had with Black Jack? What's different? What's the meaning?

After hearing what she said, Jiang Zheng also carefully looked at the two dialogues between himself and Black Jack.

The first paragraph:

"Okay, the first round of gambling has passed, what's next? Who is your opponent in the second round?"

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Jiang Zheng, the gambling game next door is not over yet. You have to wait until your companion wins before you can go to the next round together."

Second paragraph:

"Okay, the gambling game next door is over. Can we go to the second round?"

"Please follow me to the location of the next round of gambling. Hey, why are the challengers this time so good? It's so boring."

Um? what happened? At first glance, there seems to be something wrong.

After carefully reading these two conversations, Jiang Zheng also frowned and asked doubtfully:

"That unlucky devil seems to be deliberately avoiding certain words? For example, second round?"

Yes, observing these two conversations, it is not difficult to find that Jiang Zheng and Black Jack seem to be chatting about the same thing, but the vocabulary they use is subtly different.

Jiang Zheng was talking about "Who is the opponent in the second round?" and "We can go to the second round."

Black Jack's reply was "Let's go to the next round together" and "Let's go to the next round of gambling location".

In addition, when Shen Yunyi's side won the game, the description used was exactly the same as "Shen Yunyi's player has won two games. The game is over. Congratulations on entering the next round."

"Second round" and "next round" may sound like they are talking about the same thing at first glance.

But Black Jack seems to have deliberately avoided the former term, deliberately choosing the latter every time.

Is it a coincidence? Is it just that it is used to describe it this way? No, it's not like a simple habit, more like it's intentional?

But why would this guy deliberately use such words? He couldn't!

Suddenly, an outrageous idea flashed through Jiang Zheng's mind like lightning.

He immediately widened his eyes, punched the air and said angrily:

"This guy! I didn't react at all! I've been fooled by it for so long! Damn it!"

Seeing that Jiang Zheng seemed to understand what happened at that time, Su Mei, who looked confused, couldn't help but ask:

"What do you mean? The 'second round' and 'next round' mean the same thing, right? Is there anything wrong with it talking like this?"

"Yes, there is a big problem." Du Shiyue sighed and said with a wry smile:

"Because our understanding of the rules of the game was wrong from the beginning. The rules of this trial are simply not the case."

Du Shiyue pointed out that the misunderstanding of the rules mainly lies in "Rule 1: The challenger and his companions need to win three consecutive rounds of gambling."

Previously, both Jiang Zheng and Shen Yunyi believed that winning three consecutive rounds of gambling meant that they had to win three rounds each, which meant they had to win six rounds in total.

But in fact this is not the case. "Winning three consecutive rounds of gambling" means that it is enough for Jiang Zheng and Shen Yunyi to win three rounds together.

And the most important thing is that the first two rounds of gambling, that is, the first round and the second round actually happened at the same time.

Jiang Zheng and Jiang Tao's "Blackjack" was the first round of gambling.

The "lie detection game" between Shen Yunyi and Su Yuchan was a second round of gambling.

The two rounds of gambling proceed at the same time, end at the same time, and move to the next round at the same time.

In other words, the only thing left for the two of them to face at the same time is the last round of gambling.

Because of this, under the rule of "Rule 3: The host will never lie".

Black Jack simply couldn't say a word that included the words "second round" and could only use "next round" instead.

Because when Jiang Zheng asked it these few paragraphs, the second round of gambling, that is, Shen Yunyi's side was actually in progress or had ended.

In this case, when Jiang Zheng asked it "Who is its opponent in the second round?", it could not answer directly and could only say, "You will know in the next round."

Did you say Black Jack lied? It really doesn't. Devils don't lie. This is indeed a fact. The rules are clearly written.

But the rules only said that the devil would not lie, but it did not say that the devil would answer the question directly. It was completely legal to try to fool around with the answer.

This was so outrageous that after listening to Du Shiyue's explanation, Su Mei couldn't help but said in surprise:

"I see, the first and second rounds actually happened at the same time? But even so, we still don't know what happened in the third round of gambling, right?"

Indeed, even with the information that "Jiang Zheng and Shen Yunyi passed the first and second rounds of gambling at the same time".

But there is still no clue about the most important thing, the third round of gambling that caused them to lose?

"That's not the case. We can still deduce some content." Du Shiyue shook her head, looked at Jiang Zheng and said:

"If I guessed correctly, you should have been in a relatively relaxed mood when you entered the next round of gambling, right?"

Well, Jiang Zheng nodded and sighed: "I was thinking that the second round of gambling shouldn't be too difficult, because..."

"Because with the evil-hearted character of the devil, he will definitely put the most difficult, deceptive, and malicious game in the last third round."

".all hit."

As Jiang Zheng said, he mistakenly believed that he was going to face a three-round gambling game from the beginning.

In this case, the difficulty of the gambling game should be gradual and increasingly difficult.

In other words, if "The Gambling Demon" Black Jack wants to do something evil, he will definitely do it in the last round.

In fact, Jiang Zheng's guess was correct. Black Jack did indeed make a huge black move in the last round.

It's a pity that Jiang Zheng didn't know that what he was about to face was the final difficulty. So they lost, and they also lost Shen Yunyi's memory.

Of course, this tactic of influencing others' minds is only a small part of the overall malicious plan.

The real difficulty in the final round is that the two challengers actually entered the "same gambling game" at the "same time".

Thinking of this, Du Shiyue bit her lips, a glint flashed in her eyes, and she frowned:

"In the final round of betting, there is only one game left, but there are two challengers, so there are two possibilities."

"The first possibility is that the last round of gambling is a cooperative game, that is, you and Yunyi cooperate to deal with two phantoms, and you will use the rules of four-player games such as mahjong."

"And the second possibility is much worse. It will arrange a confrontation between you and Yunyi, that is, kill each other."

When the words "cannibalism" were mentioned, Jiang Zheng and Su Mei couldn't help but feel a chill running down their spines, as if a cold wind was blowing through them.

But even so, Jiang Zheng still swallowed his saliva and said with a dry smile:

"I prefer the second option. After all, it's the devil's gamble, so naturally I have to think of the worst."

"But. But this shouldn't be true, right?" Su Mei couldn't help but asked doubtfully after hearing this:

"The devil wants you two to kill each other? Isn't it okay if you don't do this? Why do you want to carry out its wishes?" "Mei, do you still remember who their opponents were in the first and second rounds of the bet?" "

"This must be Jiang Zheng's grandfather Jiang Tao and Yun Yi's aunt Su Yuchan."

"Well, these two are people who should be impossible to appear in the palace, but they have become their opponents in the form of 'phantoms'. Can you think of anything from this?"

"Phantom. Opponent! Could it be that! Their opponent in the third round is!"

"Yes." Du Shiyue nodded and raised her eyebrows: "Their opponent in the third round is the other party disguised as a 'phantom'. This is the devil's method of making them kill each other."

If Du Shiyue guessed correctly, the full picture of Jiang Zheng's stripped memories has gradually emerged.

When he followed Black Jack through the passage, it was Shen Yunyi himself who was waiting for him at the other end.

But even if the two bump into each other during three rounds of gambling, under Black Jack's deliberate arrangement, both of them will think that the other is a "phantom" generated by the palace.

The personality and memory of the "Phantom" are exactly the same as the real one. It's really hard to tell whether it's real or fake when you first encounter it.

Moreover, the devil can also see the "Ring of Death". If it can create a phantom of Shen Yunyi with the "Ring of Death", it will be even harder to tell.

Not only that, the "Demon of Gambling" had been giving them various hints in order to make it impossible for the two to distinguish.

The first hint is to use a scene that both of them are very familiar with, that is, the lobby of Shen's family courtyard as the game space.

Through such familiar yet distorted daily scenes, the boundaries between "reality" and "illusion" between the two people can be confused to the greatest extent.

The second hint was that in the first and second rounds of gambling, the two of them saw "phantoms" that were exactly the same as in reality.

And let the two people fully believe that there will be an identical copy in the palace, and they will also be their opponents.

The third hint is to mislead the two people about the rules, making them think that the gambling process between the two is separate and irrelevant.

Jiang Zhenghui felt that "Shen Yunyi was playing the second round next door, so Shen Yunyi in front of me was a phantom."

Shen Yunyi would feel that "Jiang Zheng is doing the second round next door, so the Jiang in front of me is a phantom."

But in fact, the two people in front of each other are not phantoms, but real people. The third round of gambling began amidst this misunderstanding.

"Although I don't know what you bet on in the third round, everything seems to be under the control of the devil, so you all lose no matter what."

When she said this, Du Shiyue couldn't help but sigh, lamenting the devil's terrifying wisdom and method of playing with people's hearts.

Isn't it? Although at first glance, what Jiang Zheng and Shen Yunyi experienced were just two very simple gambling and psychological games.

But in fact, the so-called gambling games in the first and second rounds are, at best, nothing more than preparation for the main show of the third round.

The real focus of this "Devil's Gambit" is the fight between the two challengers in the third round of gambling.

Because of this, this trial specifically states "Challengers are asked to bring their closest companions with them."

Because if there is only one person, the third round of gambling cannot proceed normally at all, and two people must go together.

The scariest part is that the closer and more familiar the two people participating in the gambling game are, the more dramatic the effect will be if they kill each other.

Black Jack, who had created all of this with his own hands, acted as the host with an expressionless face, and was probably laughing in his heart.

So far, Du Shiyue has almost deduced the full picture of "The Devil's Gambit".

But even though she could roughly deduce what happened at that time, she couldn't give the final and most important answer.

That is, even if you know the various tricks the devil is doing inside, the key point is how to pass this trial?

Yes, this is the most troublesome part, and it is also the part that Du Shiyue cannot figure out even after thinking hard.

If two people are betting against each other in the third round of gambling, then no matter which side loses, Black Jack can declare the challenger's failure.

From this point of view, there is no possibility of winning in this bet, and it is a loss anyway.

Therefore, it is no longer a matter of whether you can win the bet. The focus has become how to defeat the "banker".

But Black Jack, the "banker", doesn't gamble at all. Instead, he just makes the rules and reaps the benefits.

Is it really possible for gamblers to win when faced with a "banker" who never ends the game and is outside the gaming table?

However, while Du Shiyue was sitting here thinking hard, a hand waved in front of her eyes.

She looked up and saw Jiang waving there with a relaxed smile on his face.

"No need to think about it anymore, it's useless." Jiang Zheng shook his head and said with a smile:

"It's amazing that you can deduce it to this point. The next thing cannot be deduced based on this clue alone."

Isn't it? Du Shiyue was able to deduce so many things based on Jiang Zheng's memories, which is actually amazing enough.

But the next question about how to win the third round of gambling is obviously not something that can be solved by relying on these off-site thinking.

"Now that we know Black Jack's machinations, the next thing we can do is go in and continue the challenge to see if we can find any clues in the third round of gambling this time."

"Huh... that's right. Just relying on deduction is not enough. You still have to actually go in and take a look."

Having said this, Du Shiyue flipped up her hair and asked expectantly:

"Then when do we leave?"

In Du Shiyue's opinion, the person who challenges the "devil's gamble" with Jiang Zheng this time must be herself.

After all, Su Mei is not that smart in this regard. Let alone the third round, those in the second round may not be able to pass, and there is a high probability that they will be in vain.

So now besides Du Shiyue, who else can take up the position of this partner? No more?

But who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Zheng shook his head and said with a smile:

"I'm sorry, it seems that this time you can only be an off-site consultant, and I have to go in with that guy."

"That guy? You mean..."

"Of course it's the young lady who has been eavesdropping at the door for a long time. Hey, it's almost time for you to come out, right? Aren't you bored hiding there?"

Suddenly, Jiang Zheng shouted towards the half-closed door at the top of the rooftop stairs... and then a figure really walked out of it.

It's Shen Yunyi, Miss Shen who arrived here early to eavesdrop. She thought she was hiding very secretly, but was discovered by Jiang Zheng long ago.

When she saw her best friend walking over with an embarrassed expression, Su Mei couldn't help but asked in a panic:

"Yun...Yunyi? You...when did you come here?"

Shen Yunyi looked at her with complicated eyes and said with a wry smile:

"Probably...probably came here when you were being spanked, haha."

Well! When she heard that Shen Yunyi actually saw her being spanked, Su Mei's face suddenly turned red and hesitantly stepped aside.

But now is not the time to dwell on such a trivial matter. Shen Yunyi immediately looked at Jiang Zheng, took a deep breath and said:

"You...are you planning to take me into the spiritual palace again and be your partner again?"

"Yes." Jiang Zheng nodded and smiled without hesitation:

"The Shen Yunyi I know is not so easy to give up. He has to get up wherever he falls, right?"

(End of this chapter)