After another period of silence, Li Renshu concluded:

"Through this game, I believe there are two points that need to be emphasized.

"First, we should be more active in participating in the games. For games where participation is optional, as long as they're not too dangerous, we should try to participate.

"Because the Imitator might still use 'number of game participations' as a screening criterion to select certain players, making such games potentially more dangerous.

"Avoidance is useless.

"Secondly, we should continue to advance the construction of the community, using more of our visa time for the community fund.

"In this game, the 'Immunity Coupon' not only provided a chance to avoid death but also offered significant strategic flexibility. Its actual value far exceeds the visa time spent on purchasing it.

"Moreover, we can't rule out the possibility that future Imitators might design something similar to forcibly distribute the visa time of participating players using 'Gold Coins.' Hoarding too much visa time is not very meaningful."

Everyone nodded: "Agreed."

Li Renshu exhaled a long breath: "Alright, that's all for today's review. Everyone has worked hard, go back and rest well."

...

Evening.

Lin Sizhi sat on the outdoor sofa, gazing at the distant sunset glow.

Li Renshu walked over and sat down beside her.

She noticed a cigarette that had been lit on the coffee table.

"Is this for Officer Cao?" Li Renshu asked.

Lin Sizhi nodded: "Yes."

Li Renshu also felt a bit sentimental, but after a brief silence, she spoke: "There's something I want to get your opinion on."

Lin Sizhi nodded: "Feel free to speak."

Li Renshu hesitated for a moment: "I want to arrange for all community members to publicly check the remaining visa time.

"So before doing that, I wanted to privately ask for your opinion.

"If you don't want to check, then we don't check."

Lin Sizhi nodded: "Let's check, I have no objections."

This surprised Li Renshu a bit, but she didn't say much, just nodded: "Okay, then I'll choose an appropriate time to tell everyone tomorrow."

Obviously, Li Renshu was also worried that checking Imitators rashly might cause community unrest, so she asked privately first.

If Lin Sizhi said not to check, it would almost certainly mean Lin Sizhi was the Imitator, and Li Renshu wouldn't announce it, but she would be aware.

But since Lin Sizhi agreed, checking would also be beneficial: it would reassure other players in the community.

In fact, the method to check visa time had already occurred to most of the smart players in the community.

The reason for bringing it up again now was because of some chain reactions caused by Cao Haichuan's death.

It was inevitable that players in the community would develop greater distrust and fear of the unknown Imitator, and they needed a clear answer.

And this behavior was certainly not limited to Community 17.

Similar situations were likely happening in other communities.

...

...

The next morning.

All players gathered in front of the vending machine in the hall, ready to check their remaining visa time.

Everyone formed a circle to ensure that most people could clearly see the specific numbers displayed.

When Li Renshu mentioned checking specific visa times, many players were noticeably surprised.

Obviously, she hadn't privately consulted every player.

However, no one raised any objections, and everyone readily agreed.

The players checked their visa time in order based on their community player number.

Fu Chen: 132478

Wei Yinzhang: 258472

Li Renshu: 168472

Cai Zhiyuan: 81726

Wang Yongxin: 248727

Qin Yao: 249762

Zhou Guifen: 87975

Xu Tong: 217283

Zheng Jie: 134689

Yang Yuting: 157823

Lin Sizhi: 341298

While players were checking their visa time one by one, others were of course roughly calculating whether these times matched.

Cai Zhiyuan was somewhat surprised: "Huh, without realizing it, has my visa time become the lowest in the entire community?

"Looks like I need to find a way to earn more visa time in the next game."

The data of some players was still quite surprising, like Qin Yao and Xu Tong, whose remaining visa time was noticeably more than many expected.

But when you think about it, this data is normal.

Although Qin Yao didn't participate in many games, she teamed up with Lin Sizhi in both distribution games, resulting in substantial gains.

Xu Tong and Yang Yuting teamed up with Wang Yongxin in the 'Wealthy Dynasty,' and Xu Tong additionally gained more than 80,000 visa time in the 'Wealth Game' thanks to Aunt Su, which is also the main source of the visa time difference between her and Yang Yuting.

Cai Zhiyuan had the least visa time because his gains in 'Blood Poker' and 'King's Judgment' were insignificant, and he also donated an additional 50,000.

As for Wei Yinzhang, of course, her visa time was not accurate.

But as an open Imitator, the extra gains naturally came from additional rewards in the 'Fool's Game,' which she had mentioned before.

Li Renshu concluded with some surprise, "So, apart from Yinzhang, everyone's visa time is normal.

"Our community indeed has no other Imitators.

"Or even if there is an Imitator, they haven't gained a significant amount of visa time through the games."

Others also fell into silence, clearly, this conclusion was unexpected for everyone.

But with the facts in front of them, they had no choice but to accept this conclusion.

Li Renshu exhaled a long breath: "In any case, this is good news, everyone doesn't need to worry. Our community is very safe."

No one said anything further, and everyone quietly dispersed.

...

In the afternoon, Li Renshu found Lin Sizhi again and called him into a secluded small room.

Lin Sizhi took a look and found Cai Zhiyuan and Fu Chen already there.

He roughly guessed the upcoming discussion topic.

After everyone sat down, Li Renshu didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point: "Now there's an issue to discuss with everyone.

"It's about... who should fill Officer Cao's vacant position.

"Strictly speaking, there are only two candidates currently, Wang Yongxin, or Wei Yinzhang."

Though the community would have new members, new members entering the core circle was definitely not possible.

As for other players, their weight was clearly much less.

So ultimately, only these two options remained.

Fu Chen was slightly resigned: "I think there's really no need to discuss this any further. I'll just step down and bring Brother Wang and Wei Yinzhang in, and the problem would be solved."

Li Renshu shook her head: "No.

"I believe the number of people in this small circle should remain unchanged, and without special reasons, no one should be kicked out or voluntarily leave.

"When filling a vacancy, we consider two factors:

"One is community contribution, and the other is the order of joining the community, following the principle of seniority."

Cai Zhiyuan said: "Let's simply take a preliminary vote first, and then have a more in-depth discussion afterwards.

"There are reasons to choose either of them."

Fu Chen pondered for a moment and then said: "It's a tough choice, but if I had to pick, I'd still choose Brother Wang.

"I quite admire Yinzhang's ideas, but Brother Wang has indeed contributed more to the community."

Cai Zhiyuan then looked at Lin Sizhi: "What about you, Lawyer Lin?"

Lin Sizhi shook his head: "I abstain, I'm fine with either of them being selected."

Cai Zhiyuan pondered for a moment before saying: "Then I vote for Wei Yinzhang."

He then looked at Li Renshu: "Ultimately, it's up to you to make the final decision."

Li Renshu hesitated for a long time before finally saying: "I am still more inclined towards Brother Wang.

"As for Yinzhang, I will certainly value her opinions as much as possible and respect her voice on some issues, but Brother Wang's priority should still be before hers."

Cai Zhiyuan nodded: "Alright, let's have a simple discussion to see if anyone changes their mind.

"If no one changes their opinion, then we'll bring Wang Yongxin in, with Wei Yinzhang as the next backup candidate."

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