After Lin Yu won this round, it naturally came to the third round.

He spoke almost without any hesitation.

"In this round, I will not use any 'Assist Cards' anymore."

He directly placed down the last card in his hand.

The Masked Man also placed down his last card.

"I also choose not to use any 'Assist Cards'."

With both choosing not to use "Assist Cards", the process naturally became much simpler.

Lin Yu and the Masked Man simultaneously revealed their cards—Rock versus Scissors, Lin Yu won.

Looking at this result, the Masked Man announced in a low voice.

"You won the first mini-game."

"I'm very curious... why?"

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "Can the loser also ask the winner questions?"

"You don't have to answer, I'm just asking casually."

As he said this, the Masked Man collected the Rock-Paper-Scissors Cards on the table and began shuffling.

Watching the Masked Man cut the deck, Lin Yu shrugged.

"I know what you're probably curious about... how I was certain you would play Paper with your second card just now."

"The reason is simple. The cards in my hand were Rock, Rock, Scissors. Through the Assist Card, I also saw a Rock and a Paper... After you played a Rock with your first card, you couldn't possibly have any Rock left in your hand."

"And after I used a card again and threw out another Scissors, you didn't even hesitate for a moment about whether to use an Assist Card. This indicates that in your judgment, me throwing out Scissors was actually a favorable move for you—in other words, with it being impossible for you to have a Rock, you must have had a Paper in your hand."

Lin Yu stopped his explanation here and didn't continue further.

Because while creating the situation to induce the opponent to immediately use Paper, Lin Yu also employed psychological tactics using micro-expressions.

His micro-expression of "pursing his lips downward" appeared, at first glance to the opponent, like "displeasure," but actually looked...

somewhat exaggerated, like a deliberately performed micro-expression.

But with Lin Yu's acting skills, how could there possibly be a performance that was "somewhat exaggerated" and gave away flaws to an amateur?

This was, of course, another one of his disguises—using this expression to make the opponent suspect he might have swapped in some kind of "sure-win" card, but to prevent him from using an Assist Card, he also had to mystify things by pretending to be regretful and conflicted.

So... in that split-second judgment, the opponent likely thought Lin Yu had swapped in "two Rocks."

That's why he used "Paper"—as long as he forced a draw, it would be a favorable situation for him.

Even if he secured a win first, he could use a card to achieve victory.

Because "Assist Cards" are a resource.

Using two Assist Cards only to be forced into a draw would absolutely be a loss for Lin Yu;winning with one card against two would still be unacceptable for Lin Yu.

What Lin Yu exploited was the opponent's instantaneous "weighing of options"—but all of this was predicated on the opponent analyzing his expression.

Unfortunately, that expression was acting.

But Lin Yu couldn't possibly mention his own acting skills while in the identity of May May.

"I see," the Masked Man nodded. "You've picked up this game very quickly."

"There was more luck involved."

Lin Yu said modestly.

The Masked Man shook his head. "No, no, you're quite right. Assist Cards are a resource... So when starting with an advantageous hand like two Rocks and one Scissors, naturally you should pour resources into locking in victory for this game."

"It was precisely because of your decisive action that I, who had drawn a relatively 'disadvantaged' hand, directly gave up on this game."

Lin Yu nodded.

He agreed with the Masked Man's assessment.

After hearing the rules, Lin Yu had already determined the basic playstyle and fundamental strategy of this game.

When you have an advantageous hand, you can choose to invest "resources" to lock in your victory.

When you have a disadvantaged hand, you should try your best to force a draw or even give up the game to preserve your resources, or use "resources" at a critical juncture to stage a comeback.

This was also why Lin Yu chose to use psychological tactics—he wanted to ensure his two cards could securely lock in victory for this game.

If the opponent really used a card-swapping tactic... even though in Lin Yu's calculations, the probability of the Masked Man drawing a card from the remaining deck that could allow him to win was very small, it would still introduce unnecessary variables.

So...

Lin Yu would rather the opponent not use any cards at all.

Of course, this psychological tactic didn't just apply to this one mini-game.

It was also a form of probing in itself.

The opponent falling for it indicated he was more perceptive, smarter, and also more calm and collected in personality than Lin Yu had imagined.

Being smart and calm doesn't mean always being cautious;"taking risks" when necessary is also a form of wisdom.

Even though there was an element of his own misdirection, if the opponent were a reckless brute, he wouldn't have chosen to use "Paper" to try and catch Lin Yu's Rock.

The probability difference between using an Assist Card to swap cards and the risky strategy of placing Paper in the next slot wasn't actually that big.

But unfortunately, for Lin Yu who already knew the seven unknown cards on the field, this was hardly a matter of probability.

The Masked Man made a "please" gesture. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Alright, Mr. May May, ask your question."

Lin Yu looked at the Masked Man, not rushing to ask the question.

"If we base it on the premise that 'Assist Cards' are a resource, your choice indeed wasn't wrong—when I invested two Assist Cards, you didn't use any cards at all, merely trying to see if you could force a draw, essentially conceding this game to me. This way, you gained an overwhelming advantage over me in the number of Assist Cards."

"Especially... if you also answer my next question, I'm afraid I might lose the second game without any suspense."

Lin Yu spoke calmly. The Masked Man nodded in agreement.

"Correct, so you need to be careful with this question... I'm more willing to go all out than you might imagine."

Lin Yu laughed. "Yes, so I must find a question you're completely unwilling to go all out on..."

However, before Lin Yu could speak, the Masked Man, the Consultant, interrupted him once again.

"Wait a moment, Your Excellency May May... What I want to say is, don't forget the purpose of you playing this game."

"If you can directly use this question to find the murderer, wouldn't that be more profitable than obtaining a single card?"

"So—as long as you believe the value of this question is greater than one 'Assist Card,' you can ask it."

The Masked Man said.

Lin Yu nodded indifferently. "Thank you for your kind reminder... but, I'd still prefer to win."

To be precise, as someone whose entire being was full of secrets, Lin Yu even felt that for some questions, merely "not answering" could itself be considered an "answer."

Therefore, Lin Yu's strategy was also very simple.

He wanted to not lose a single mini-game throughout this match.

Thus, the value of the questions he asked absolutely could not be merely greater than "one card."

The answer to Lin Yu's question must have a value exceeding the worst outcome brought by "losing one mini-game."

He looked at the Masked Man across from him and softly asked the question he had prepared.

"Tell me..."

"What is your ID card number?"