Han Mengying was completely stunned.

She had considered the possibility of the 'Owl' or 'Plum Deer' reneging, but the one she considered the least was the possibility of 'Sheep' reneging.

Because 'Sheep's' Contract Coupons had already been handed out, this was something Han Mengying had witnessed with her own eyes.

All of 'Sheep's' Contract Coupons, 70 of them were distributed to the small group of 'Owl' and 'Plum Deer', while the rest were used to buy off other Foolish Players, thereby controlling all the Fool Cards.

Leaving only five for herself.

All of this, 'Rabbit' Han Mengying saw with her own eyes.

Could it be that 'Sheep' secretly took her Contract Coupons back from those Foolish Players? Or did those Foolish Players breach the contract?

That was absolutely impossible.

Firstly, 'Sheep' never made such unnecessary moves; secondly, those Foolish Players absolutely had no reason to return the Contract Coupons they had gotten.

But no matter what, the worst scenario for Han Mengying had occurred.

Not only did she fail to secure the final chips pool, but she also had to give away her original visa time according to the Contract Coupon's terms.

The 20 coupons given to 'Sheep' would be automatically voided because 'Sheep' did not voluntarily withdraw as required by the Contract Coupons.

But aside from 'Sheep', everyone else abided by the terms of the Contract Coupons.

So, at the end of the game, she still needed to allocate 20% of her visa time each to 'Owl' and 'Plum Deer', plus some to other players in the Wise group.

For Han Mengying, this was unacceptable; it amounted to losing tens of thousands of visa time for no reason at all.

Why didn't 'Sheep' forfeit?

After ruling out all impossible speculations, Han Mengying thought of the only explanation.

'Sheep' did it on purpose.

From the very beginning, what she wanted was not 'visa time', but the result of 'Foolish Players defeating Wise Players'.

Just as the game stated from the start:

This is a game for the Fools, welcoming only wise Fools and true Wise Ones.

'Rabbit' Han Mengying came to an unbelievable conclusion.

"'Sheep' is the Imitator in this game?!"

At the moment of realizing this, Han Mengying was shocked, but at the same time, she also pieced together a lot of information she had previously overlooked in her mind.

And the most crucial point among them was, what exactly was the 'Imitator's true intention' in this game?

On the surface, this game indeed allowed both 'Fools' and 'Wise Ones' to gain different advantages.

For instance, in the first round, Fools had their strategy, and Wise Ones had theirs.

In the second round, Fools could hoard Fool Cards, and Wise Ones could create Contract Coupons.

One could even say that according to the specific rules, it only superficially gave Foolish Players a fair chance to compete, when in fact, Wise Players still clearly had the upper hand.

It was precisely because of this that Han Mengying had always thought the Imitator designing this game held a 'neutral' or 'slightly biased towards Wise Players' stance.

And the Imitator benefited from the game in two ways:

The first was like a casino reaping a portion of the players' chips, causing them to die due to double deduction of visa time. Though not clear how much can be earned, the Imitator should benefit from it;

The second was completely concealing themselves, causing other players to incorrectly identify the Imitator, earning an extra 30,000 minutes of visa time for each incorrect identification.

Therefore, Han Mengying had always thought: Any active player in the game could not be the Imitator.

The Imitator dared not, nor had the need to purposely assist any group among 'Fools' or 'Wise Ones'.

But now she realized, she was completely wrong.

From the very beginning, this game was set up as a trap for the 'Wise Ones'.

'Sheep', as the Imitator in this game, acquired the 'Wise Identity' with the intent to find the small group of Wise Players and use the game rules to "take from the rich and give to the poor", distributing the Wise Players' visa time as much as possible to the Foolish Players.

She wasn't targeting Han Mengying specifically; it was just that Han Mengying happened to be in that position.

Aside from failing to see through 'Sheep's' disguises, Han Mengying's biggest mistake was always disbelieving that the Imitator designing this game would fully, unreservedly side with the Foolish Players.

Nor did she believe that 'Sheep', 'Owl', and 'Plum Deer' could all sacrifice 150,000 or more of their visa time for the benefit of other Fools.

Although she still couldn't figure out many details, at least one thing was certain.

'Sheep' was very likely the Imitator of this game.

With this thought, Han Mengying immediately pressed the button on her panel.

[A player has accused 'Sheep' of being the Imitator of this game.]

[System verification result: Correct.]

[Now initiating a group vote, countdown one minute. If you want 'Sheep' to die, press 'Death', otherwise, press 'Life'.]

Han Mengying couldn't help but feel a surge of joy inside, she guessed right!

If accusing the Imitator was correct, no visa time would be deducted.

Although killing 'Sheep' wouldn't reclaim the final prize pool, at least it would allow Han Mengying to vent her anger.

However, the broadcast soon announced.

[Voting ended.]

[Final voting result: Death votes did not reach 70%, the Imitator does not need to face the instant death penalty.]

Han Mengying was stunned.

The death votes did not reach 70%, meaning at least a dozen players did not want 'Sheep' to die, even if killing the Imitator allowed them to split her visa time evenly.

Han Mengying looked towards the direction of 'Sheep'.

She saw her very elegantly place one hand on her chest and bow to all the players in gratitude.

"Thank you all for cooperating with me to complete this game.

"The reason I designed such a game is simple: I just wanted to seek a moment of fairness for all 'Foolish Players' in the Walkway.

"In previous games, facing complex rules and calculating schemes, Foolish Players were at a loss, only to be toyed with by the so-called Wise Ones.

"The conceited Wise Ones regarded Fools as trash, as burdens, as pitiful beings to be manipulated at will, or as grass to be casually harvested for visa time.

"Although I am the Imitator and may not lack for visa time, in other people's games, I am also a Fool, just like you, who have endured such contempt and arrogance for long enough.

"I want to use this game to prove my idea:

"Only those who can see and utilize the power of Fools can be considered true Wise Ones.

"Thank you for your cooperation. As I said from the start, this is a victory won by the 'Wise Fools' and the 'True Wise Ones' together.

"This game has ended perfectly, let's meet again if fate allows!"

The players in the hall had varied reactions. Clearly, under this screening mechanism, some players still suffered a heavy deduction of visa time, possibly even facing the instant death penalty.

They were in distress and panic and certainly not in the mood to listen to 'Sheep'.

But most players were clapping and cheering.

For this reason, the death vote for killing 'Sheep' would never reach 70% because 'Sheep' had already distributed the prize pool and a large portion of the original visa time to these Foolish Players, earning their trust and respect.

They hoped that such an Imitator could continue to live, and the more, the better.

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