Wang Yongxin nodded: "That's right.

"So I guess, bringing Wei Yinzhang into the community was actually a very unexpected situation for Li Renshu and Cai Zhiyuan. They might be troubled by this matter at the moment.

"It's a huge problem.

"Just like at the beginning, Li Renshu and the others were adamant about not recruiting older doctors, it's the same principle.

"Now, Wei Yinzhang's inclusion puts this issue in front of them again, and this time, they can't avoid it."

Yang Yuting nodded in realization.

She previously thought that Wei Yinzhang's inclusion was a good thing for the five-person group, which was based on the assumption that 'the five-person group could kick out Fu Chen at any time.'

But after Wang Yongxin's analysis, it's likely that Li Renshu doesn't want to kick out Fu Chen, and indeed they can't.

This way, Wei Yinzhang's inclusion is just a problem.

Looking back now, the inclusion of Wei Yinzhang was actually the result of the interaction of three forces within the community, with a lot of randomness involved.

Jiang He's death caused a reduction in the community's numbers.

Initially, Wang Yongxin's side wanted to use Yang Yuting's victim status and voice to select a female player closer to their side through recruitment.

Then, Cai Zhiyuan anticipated Wang Yongxin's move and suggested changing the recruitment method to poaching, aiming to concentrate the poaching power on Li Renshu by binding her with Lin Sizhi, with Lin Sizhi voluntarily stepping back.

Yang Yuting herself was also retreating to advance, only agreeing to Lin Sizhi having the poaching power, so if they couldn't reach an agreement, they would still revert to the regular recruitment path.

But what no one expected was that Lin Sizhi actually agreed.

Looking back now, Lin Sizhi agreed to this matter not standing on any side but from his own perspective.

Lin Sizhi is the only one who absolutely benefits from Wei Yinzhang's inclusion.

For Wang Yongxin and Li Renshu, it's a matter where disadvantages outweigh advantages.

Even if you must clearly distinguish it, the five-person group might find it more troublesome than Wang Yongxin.

Because Wang Yongxin wasn't in the core of power anyway, what's the essential difference if it's a little closer or a little farther?

But the five-person group has to reconsider the issue of power distribution; a slight misstep could cause division and severely threaten internal stability.

Yang Yuting pondered for a moment: "So, is Wei Yinzhang's inclusion, for us, an outcome that is not so good but also not absolutely bad?"

Wang Yongxin nodded: "Yes, it mainly depends on the angle from which we view this issue.

"Suppose our previous plan went smoothly, recruiting a female player with similar ideas to ours, this would certainly strengthen our power, but she would inevitably be excluded from the small group.

"For the five-person small group, there's no need to consider personnel changes or power redistribution.

"And now, our power hasn't increased, but Wei Yinzhang's inclusion has caused chaos in the power core, and they must readjust the power structure.

"If they don't manage this well, causing some players to be squeezed out, they might naturally stand on our side instead.

"We just need to be patient and wait, watching quietly."

...

...

Afternoon of the next day.

Cao Haichuan was smoking outside, while Wei Yinzhang was drinking tea and browsing through documents.

These white papers contained Cao Haichuan's analysis of some games, especially the motives of the imitators designing these games.

Wei Yinzhang was somewhat surprised: "Did you come up with all these ideas yourself?"

Cao Haichuan nodded: "Yeah, there's not much to do in the community, so I just pondered over it.

"The guesses might not be right, some ideas were abandoned and picked up again, many things I didn't write down on paper."

Wei Yinzhang was a bit moved: "No, this is already quite impressive.

"Before coming to Community 17, I was already somewhat prepared, thinking it might be a rather strong community. But it seems I still underestimated it.

"This place is indeed full of hidden talents."

Cao Haichuan exhaled a puff of smoke and asked: "There's a question that's been bothering me for a long time.

"Can an imitator really design a judgment game targeting themselves?

"I know you might not have a definitive answer, but as an imitator, your words are more persuasive to me."

Wei Yinzhang had not experienced a judgment game, which was known to everyone.

She had designed a B-Class judgment game once, but she didn't participate herself.

After thinking for a moment, Wei Yinzhang gave a definite answer: "I believe it's 100% possible.

"Because it's currently known: imitators can adjust the game rules, showing leniency to players they know, allowing them to pass judgment games more easily.

"Since they can do this for players, why can't they do it for themselves?

"Imitators are identities with privileges, working for the Walkway.

"If you compare the Walkway to a company, then imitators are the company's employees, and players are the consumers of the company.

"If any employee infringes on the interests of all consumers, they would certainly be fired.

"But what about conflicts between an individual employee and an individual consumer? The company would most likely side with its employee.

"The higher the level of the employee, the more significant their weight. Some senior executives might be kept even if they go against all consumers and cause significant negative impacts on the company.

"Therefore, I think imitators can certainly design judgment games for themselves; it is a privilege they naturally have.

"But even when designing judgment games for themselves, they must follow the rules and cannot do whatever they please.

"As one of the judged subjects, the imitator must also bear the risk of death; it's just a matter of degree."

She paused slightly, then said: "Officer Cao, I notice you seem to have a particular obsession with 'finding imitators.'

"Is it really necessary?

"Of course, this may be because we stand from different perspectives, but in my opinion, an imitator is just a special identity, and many things are beyond their control."

Cao Haichuan took a deep breath: "Actually, you're not the only one who has told me this.

"This can also be seen as a consensus in Community 17, so until now, we haven't directly used the 'check visa time' method to find imitators, and this can also be seen as a kind of unspoken understanding.

"But covering your eyes and blocking your ears completely, ignoring the potential presence of an imitator, is obviously not viable either.

"The role of an imitator indeed allows the possibility of peaceful coexistence with players, and it's not an absolute zero-sum game, no problem with that.

"But the actions of an imitator depend on their inner real intentions. That is to say, as long as they want to cause trouble, they absolutely can.

"We can certainly assume that all imitators are like you, choosing peaceful coexistence with players whenever possible.

"But what if unforeseen circumstances arise?

"Clarifying conflicts all of a sudden, causing imitators to have a strong sense of insecurity, is certainly not good, but pretending to see nothing, allowing imitators to do whatever they want, is absolutely unacceptable.

"Assume there's a group of people locked together with a tiger.

"This tiger might be kind, it's napping and hasn't attacked anyone in a long time.

"Provoking the tiger at this time is surely foolish.

"But it's equally foolish to naively believe that the tiger is kind, will continue to nap forever, and will never, for various reasons, jump up and eat someone.

"You have to think of ways ahead of time, as much as possible without provoking the tiger."

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