After the Masked Man used the "Right Hand" card, Lin Yu and he each drew a card.

Then, Lin Yu and he each discarded a card—and Lin Yu revealed the card he discarded.

What Lin Yu discarded was naturally "Scissors."

The two of them simultaneously revealed their remaining cards.

As he flipped his card, the Masked Man spoke, "You shouldn't... huh, wait a moment?"

He saw the card Lin Yu revealed—it was a "Rock."

And the card in his hand was a "Scissors."

Lin Yu shrugged. "Seems you thought it would come down to a fifty-fifty gamble at the end."

It was obvious...

The Masked Man had guessed wrong about Lin Yu's final card from the very start.

When Lin Yu received two Scissors at the beginning of the round, an idea had sprouted in his mind.

Admittedly, this was an opening that shouldn't warrant investing "resources."

But...

Lin Yu's strategy was never about how to "win," but about trying not to lose any single mini-game. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

So, from the very beginning, Lin Yu had decided to take a risk.

Since his hand didn't contain any cards that could serve as "card-swapping" resources... Lin Yu chose to commit all his resources in the first turn to set the stage.

As for the purpose of this setup... it was, of course, to make the opponent firmly believe that the cards in his hand were "good cards" worthy of investing resources in!

And after determining that the cards in the opponent's hand were most likely three Rocks, Lin Yu further ramped up his performance.

Whether it was his silence or his clean, decisive act of covering his cards, it was all an extension of his initial "abnormal" behavior.

Clearly, Lin Yu had successfully made the Masked Man believe... in the low-probability event that he had two Papers in his hand.

The Masked Man tapped the table. "I'm curious, but what if I had gotten a 'Paper'?"

Lin Yu answered calmly, "Then it would have truly become a fifty-fifty gamble in the end, that's all."

Hearing this, the Masked Man laughed. "How interesting... ask your question."

"However—don't repeat your previous question. Trying to ask it in a different way won't work either."

Lin Yu opened his mouth again, only to find the question about the other's social security number stuck on his lips.

He didn't know if it was because the other party was an unemployed drifter who didn't pay social security, or if the question was judged to be the same as the "ID card number" question.

But fortunately, Lin Yu had a backup.

He spoke again. "What questions did you prepare to ask me, in total, when you pulled me into this dream to play this game?"

Lin Yu said calmly.

As long as the other party refused to answer this question, Lin Yu would obtain an Assist Card.

That would make their card count one-to-one.

But even if the other party answered, it didn't matter... at least he might be prepared in advance.

Sure enough, the Masked Man slowly let out a breath.

"Good question."

"In my view, there are really only two questions I must ask you personally."

"First... what is your 『Occupation』?"

"Second, what is your reason for entering the 『Death Game』?"

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "The second question is quite interesting... but the first one is probably a bit of a waste."

"My occupation is 『Doctor』... since you already know my ID is 『May May』, this shouldn't be hard to verify."

The Masked Man laughed. "Yes, the investigation results say that... but, guest, I don't believe it."

As he spoke, he picked up an "Assist Card."

"Now, you still have one round to consider how to answer these two questions of mine."

Lin Yu nodded, then smiled.

"Why don't you try asking me about my ID card number?"

The Masked Man shook his head.

"My goal isn't to make you refuse to answer..."

Lin Yu stroked his chin. "What if I recite it later?"

Hearing this, the Masked Man was greatly shocked. "This..."

Clearly, he was wavering.

Lin Yu laughed. "Just kidding... but don't celebrate too early, Mr. Consultant."

"Maybe I'll still win this mini-game."

"I believe the God of Fate will favor me."

Lin Yu said softly. The Masked Man gave a scornful laugh.

"Unfortunately, no such deity exists."

As he spoke, he and Lin Yu took turns drawing their "Rock-Paper-Scissors Cards."

But this time, Lin Yu didn't look at his "Rock-Paper-Scissors Cards." Instead, he directly placed them face down on the table.

He even casually shuffled their order himself, then set them down and didn't touch them again.

"I don't have any Assist Cards this round, so the order of play doesn't matter."

"Use your Assist Card."

Lin Yu said, propping his chin on one hand.

The Masked Man looked at Lin Yu, stunned.

"But if you don't look at your cards, how can I use my Assist Card—what if my Assist Card is Mouth or Ear?"

"Why can't you use it? The card type I have the least of is Scissors, and the next card I definitely won't play is Paper."

Lin Yu said in a light, breezy tone.

The Masked Man let out a breath.

"This is practically cheating."

"You said it yourself, 'practically,' but I'm not actually cheating," Lin Yu looked at the other with an almost pitying attitude. "This is a loophole in your rules..."

Admittedly, this strange space that could interfere with human consciousness determined that it could ensure people only spoke the truth under specific circumstances—just like when Lin Yu said he wouldn't play "Rock" next, he felt his actions were subtly constrained by something.

The same function also judged whether "the other party clearly knows the answer."

And when these two functions were combined, Lin Yu had found a loophole in this game.

If he himself didn't know the "answer," then the mechanism that ensured the Assist Card must take effect would no longer work.

The card... was rendered void.

"I never imagined you, guest... would actually exploit loopholes."

Having been implicitly mocked by Lin Yu, the Masked Man's tone turned somewhat unfriendly.

But what awaited him was only even more unpleasant sarcasm from Lin Yu.

"Ha, someone who drags others into a dream in the dead of night, skulks around not daring to show their true face, and is even an accomplice in a murder case, now wants to talk to me about being upright and honorable?"

Lin Yu tapped the table. "Putting aside loopholes, as a veteran of this game, possibly even its inventor, your understanding of the gameplay is also quite shallow."

"You only analyzed whether card advantage determines whether to invest resources, but you overlooked one thing..."

"When you are at a resource disadvantage, this game can actually render your opponent's resources as ineffective as possible, turning it into a game that relies completely on luck."

"Alright, friend—flip your cards."

"Let me see if the God of Fate will truly stand by my side... although this deity doesn't exist, I hope you learned about rhetorical devices in your middle and elementary school language classes."