God's imitator

Chapter 399 Sharing Errors

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and Fu Chen quickly asked, "What method?"

Chen Ran carefully examined Fu Chen and said, "The method for determining the exclusive punishment is actually the 'Ouija board' game."

"Logically speaking, there is no way to determine where it will stop, since its principle is that the slight trembling of all the players' arms forms a combined force, naturally moving and rotating."

"However, there is a word trap in the rules of the game."

"It is strictly forbidden to apply any force actively; otherwise, it will be considered a violation, with a warning for the first offense and immediate punishment for the second."

"The rules only prohibit applying push force, but do not prohibit applying pull force."

"In other words, you can use the act of 'actively applying pull' to get your punishment selected earlier. And those who are willing to accept punishment last can simply do nothing."

Peng Xinyuan was somewhat surprised: "You already knew?"

Chen Ran did not speak again.

Clearly, she had probably noticed the word trap beforehand, but chose not to say it.

This method only allows you to select yourself, but not others.

Before it is established that "multiple people entering can share the punishment," no one would be willing to voluntarily take the first punishment.

Chen Ran being the first to be chosen to suffer punishment was certainly not something she did intentionally; it was purely bad luck.

Fu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then the three of you can decide the order based on the situation. I'll be last."

……

Earlier, at the start of the second round of the game.

No players were blocked in this round of the game; funds could be freely transferred.

After the broadcast ended, the players outside immediately completed the transfer of funds.

Since the players inside the venue chose to take on the "Painted Track" challenge first, the players outside the venue were unable to select a "Sharer" immediately and could only wait silently.

Fu Yujun silently watched Fu Chen's actions on the big screen, lost in thought.

"The priority order is gas stations, car rental shops, repair shops, and modification shops. In other words, modification shops do indeed have some kind of hidden danger that only insiders can see."

"However, since the gas station seems to be working properly, it will likely be slower to show results among these devices, and may require more funding."

Fu Yujun fell into deep thought. He had gained some information by observing Fu Chen's behavior, but he still needed to think more deeply before making a more accurate decision.

As for the other players, the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

The successful collaboration in the previous round allowed everyone to relax somewhat.

While they were each focused on the game's progress on the big screen, they also started chatting casually.

“Brother Jiao, your son seems a bit impatient,” Liu Mingxin said.

Jiao Hongtao sighed silently: "Well, there's nothing I can do. He's been naughty since he was little and doesn't listen to me."

"I tried beating them a few times, but it didn't work, so I stopped caring about it."

Liu Mingxin asked, "Well, they'll naturally become more sensible as they grow up."

Jiao Hongtao was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "Well, not really. Later on, I just couldn't beat him anymore."

Looking at Shen Xing on the big screen, Wu Xiaomei sighed, "That's great. I also want Ranran to grow her hair long, but she just won't. She always secretly cuts it off herself."

“We’ve argued about this a lot.”

Zhou Guifen comforted her, saying, "Let the child decide for himself. Short hair looks good too."

"Besides, Chen Ran looks very smart; he must have always been a good student, right?"

Wu Xiaomei looked somewhat regretful: "I was fine when I was little, but later I don't know why, my mind just stopped on studying."

"But you are right about one thing: children should ultimately make their own decisions. We parents can't take care of them forever."

Zhou Guifen nodded: "Yes, yes. Chen Ran seems to be a very independent child, and you've put a lot of effort into raising him."

Wu Xiaomei smiled and said, "Isn't everyone like this?"

After a few casual words, with Shen Xing being selected as the 'exclusive punishment,' Zhou Guifen automatically became the 'sharer' for this round of the game. Upon seeing Shen Xing chosen, Zhou Guifen couldn't help but feel worried.

But seeing Fu Chen and Peng Xinyuan enter the room on their own initiative, Zhou Guifen looked at Fu Yujun and Peng Hong with gratitude.

"That kid Fu Chen is really..."

So far, the players inside the venue have no information about the players outside, and Fu Chen is unaware of the relationship between Shen Xing and Zhou Guifen, but he still chose to help without hesitation.

This also deeply moved Zhou Guifen.

After a moment's thought, she quickly came up with what she wanted to share.

"After entering the new world, I often think about my daughter."

"But seeing her today, I feel even more strongly that she has grown up and that she should indeed make her own decisions about many things."

"Looking back now, I realize that I often had some arguments with her, but we were able to reach an agreement on most things."

"The thing I feel most guilty about towards her is that she wanted to study music with me and become an art student. But I refused her very firmly and put an end to that idea for her."

"Looking back now, I regret it, but there's no way to undo it."

A system broadcast sounded.

The sharer completed the sharing according to the game rules and received a reward:

"On an ordinary day, a driver drives away in his car, the car explodes, and the driver dies."

After sharing, another incoherent sentence appeared, seemingly related to the previous one, but clearly carrying a negative connotation.

After listening to Zhou Guifen's sharing, Fu Yujun frowned slightly, having a bad feeling.

Clearly, Zhou Guifen's sharing was based on a specific strategy: she used the lie detector mechanism in this segment to rule out the possibility that Shen Xing was a "player with special privileges".

According to the system rules, neither the "player with special privileges" nor their parents feel any guilt towards each other.

The content shared by the 'sharer' must be truthful and cannot be a lie, otherwise a lie detector mechanism will be triggered.

But the problem lies in the beginning.

Because these players in the outer area didn't know each other and wanted to avoid obviously forming cliques and becoming the target of criticism, they didn't have an in-depth discussion about "what exactly to say in the truth game".

Everyone knows that you should say things that others agree with to avoid being forced to vote against something, but what exactly those things should be will vary from person to person.

Fu Yujun can't do anything for the time being, because he was the one who proposed this cooperation strategy, so he can't take the initiative to break it.

We can only wait for the results and then try to find a way to remedy the situation.

No one said anything more, and they all went to the control panel to vote.

Soon, the voting results for this round of the game were displayed on the control panel and the large screen.

Wu Xiaomei: 20 votes

Peng Hong: 10 votes

Jiao Hongtao: 10 votes

Zhou Guifen: 50 votes

Liu Mingxin: 10 votes

Fu Yujun: 20 votes

[If the current voting pattern remains unchanged before the next round of the game begins, Wu Xiaomei, Zhou Guifen, and Fu Yujun will be blocked.]

Zhou Guifen was stunned, unable to understand what was going on for a moment: "W-why?"

Jiao Hongtao explained somewhat helplessly, "I'm sorry, I can only vote for you, otherwise it would be against my conscience."

Zhou Guifen, still puzzled, pressed on, "But where exactly do you disagree with what I said? Isn't that what you all think?"

Jiao Hongtao sighed helplessly: "My son and I have never reached an agreement on most issues, and I don't think he should make the decisions on many things."

Peng Hong nodded in agreement: "He's just a little kid, what does he know? If he makes the decision and makes a mistake, can he take responsibility for it?"
"Parents who think like you are a very small minority, aren't they?"

(End of this chapter)