The fifth card was dealt in front of Algae. Lin Yu saw clearly what that card was.

It was a "Four of Clubs".

"Well, no straight flush, but it seems there might be a straight."

Fern teased with a laugh.

"We're not playing Texas Hold'em."

Algae said helplessly.

Since he had already taken all five cards, even though his face-up cards still hadn't busted, Algae could no longer draw more cards.

Lin Yu had also completely confirmed one thing: Algae and Fern were definitely cheating.

After all, Algae's card-drawing strategy was just too strange—and the strangeness here wasn't referring to his action of taking all five cards.

Looking at the outcome, if Algae's hole card was an Ace, Two, and Three, it could be completely explained.

But just as Lin Yu had previously wondered...

If that were really the case, why did he hesitate during his second draw?

That didn't make sense.

However, if we made this kind of assumption: based on the existence of the hole card swap phase, what if Algae's hesitation at that time was because he was thinking and struggling over whether or not to swap his hole card?

What if he knew the hole cards in others' hands, or was communicating at that moment?

So, Algae's struggle at that time wasn't about calculating the benefit of continuing to draw cards with his current hand, but about deciding whether or not to swap his hole card.

"So, they have a method to share their hole cards, the two of them, Fern and Algae... no, even the three of them, Fern, Algae, and Moss, probably all know each other's hole cards."

"They have some kind of established secret signal for communication... come to think of it, that makes sense, since one of the three is a 'Fraudster'."

Lin Yu's mind raced.

The three of them cheating was both good and bad for him.

On the good side, as long as he also integrated into their cheating, cracked their cheating method, and achieved cheating among the four of them, Twenty, with his 'Detective' observational skills, should quickly realize they were cheating.

When Twenty later discovered that he and the other three were cheating in sync, it would naturally further solidify the fact that he and they were of the same kind.

But on the bad side, achieving this was not easy.

Lin Yu had to see through the cheating method before Twenty did, preferably learning the secret of how they shared cards before this round ended—and he had to do it inconspicuously.

He couldn't ask or probe; he had to act as if he already knew this method from the start.

"First, this definitely isn't their usual method. After all, they are different personalities of the same person. A situation like this, being separated in a dream and needing to use secret signals to communicate, is probably the first time."

"So, this should be a method used by Fern, this 'Fraudster,' when setting up scams with other accomplices or temporary 'Accomplices.' It's just that the other two personalities also know this set of methods, so they can use it directly now."

"To meet these conditions, the method must be versatile, concealed, and patterned."

Lin Yu thought rapidly.

Over there, Twenty had already finished Algae's drawing phase and looked at Moss.

"Do you want to draw a card?"

In front of him was a King, a T-card counted as 10 points.

Moss did not answer.

But in Lin Yu's view, the probability of the other not drawing was high.

If Moss didn't draw, his time would be very tight—to figure out their secret before this round ended, he would only have the time during Twenty's draw left.

Moreover, there should be a vote to swap hole cards later.

"It's best to join in before the vote."

Lin Yu slowly pondered, recalling everyone's actions from the moment he got his hole card in this round until now.

Was it the action of rubbing the cards? Algae had been rubbing that card in his hand since a while ago.

No, if that were the case, Fern and Moss should also have some small movements.

But obviously, the two didn't—Moss had hardly moved at all the entire time.

And if they were making some small movement with their hands, that would be way too obvious.

Twenty would definitely notice they were cheating instantly.

So if it wasn't movements made with their hands, then what was it?

Was it the content of Fern and Algae's speech?

After the first deal ended, Algae had said: "Really small."

Lin Yu was very certain that Algae's words must be able to pinpoint the exact point value; it definitely wasn't a vague hint about his hole card being big or small.

And Fern later said that if Algae's cards were for 'Showdown Poker,' it would be great, and he could go for a straight flush.

This sentence could be understood as a kind of affirmation, telling Algae to continue drawing cards.

But Lin Yu didn't think this sentence conveyed the point value—because Fern only said this before Algae's third draw.

If the cheating was established, then the time when Algae knew the others' hole cards must have been before his second draw.

What happened before that?

Besides Algae's cryptic sentence, there didn't seem to be anything else.

And...

Algae must be the "receiver" of information; the words he spoke couldn't let him know the other two's hole cards either.

But Lin Yu remembered very clearly...

At that time, Fern and Moss did nothing at all; they didn't even have any small movements with their hands.

It couldn't be something like a soul link, could it? But if it really were that kind of thing, how could he possibly gain Fern and Algae's trust?

Not movements, then was it sound?

That was even more wrong. Lin Yu clearly remembered that Fern had at least spoken a few sentences earlier, while Moss had remained completely quiet from start to finish.

Moreover, the things Fern said were all spoken after Algae had already made his decision.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu suddenly froze.

Wait a minute...

He felt like he had found the "anomaly."

That big mouth of Fern's could chatter to herself for ages even while digging in the dirt. This game didn't forbid her from talking, so why had she remained silent just now?

It would be normal for her to say something; not saying anything seemed more like... avoiding suspicion.

Especially those two times later when she spoke again; looking at it now, they both seemed like she had already completed this round's "cheating" communication, felt relieved, and could start talking again.

"So, their cheating method is indeed sound, and it's some kind of subtle, easily overlooked sound."

Lin Yu silently began to recall all the sounds he had heard just now.

"At the same time, it's also a sound that inherently has a certain pattern, capable of being encoded and used to simply convey information."

He remembered. During Algae's silence and struggle, the scene had been very quiet, so quiet that only the breathing sounds of those present could be heard.

But...

The problem lay precisely in those breathing sounds.

Those breathing sounds... were the means Algae, Fern, and Moss used to cheat and convey information.

"Truly worthy of a professional 'Fraudster.' This kind of creativity... is a truly genius-level conception."