[Hello, Lin Sizhi.]

['Blood Poker' successfully stood out from all the proposals, once again proving your talent.]

[But the real game is just beginning.]

[Now, Walkway extends a new design invitation to you:]

[Three days later, Walkway will conduct several different judgment games simultaneously, and you are assigned to Game C.]

[In your desk drawer, there are partial criminal records of the 5 sinners in Game C and the corresponding judgments.]

[In this game, the 5 sinners will be forced to participate, in addition to 10 unrelated players who volunteer.]

[If you believe the judgments of these 5 sinners are roughly fair and just, or don't care, then do nothing.]

[If you believe any of the 5 sinners are heinous and must face the trial of death, then design a game for a more appropriate judgment.]

['Walkway' will evaluate all submitted proposals and adopt the highest scoring one to set up the game site.]

[Now, the 48-hour countdown begins, please make your choice.]

"5 sinners forced to participate in the game, and 10 unrelated players voluntarily participating?

"Better take a look at these people's records first."

Lin Sizhi opened the drawer and took out the files and proposal.

He didn't initially feel any particular emotional fluctuation, but upon seeing the names on the files, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Because among them, there were actually three people he knew.

Ding Wenqiang, Cai Zhiyuan, Wang Yongxin.

The other two were names he hadn't heard of: Zhang Peng, Gao Zhankui.

From the photos, Zhang Peng appeared as a young man with a hairstyle akin to 'kill-mat' fashion, naturally carrying a bit of rascal air; while Gao Zhankui was a hefty and robust middle-aged man with a fierce expression.

Briefly flipping through the files of these people, the wrinkles on Lin Sizhi's brow deepened.

Because a second unexpected situation appeared:

The three people he knew, Ding Wenqiang, Cai Zhiyuan, and Wang Yongxin, had their crimes and judgments clearly documented; yet, for the other two he didn't recognize, there was no related information at all.

[Wang Yongxin, male, 36 years old.]

[Occupation: CEO of 'Fast Delivery'.]

[Harshly exploiting crowd-sourced delivery personnel through big data algorithms, resulting in several severe traffic accidents and one overwork-related sudden death of a delivery worker.]

[Judgment: Untried.]

[Cai Zhiyuan, male, 28 years old.]

[Occupation: Algorithm Programmer.]

[Primarily responsible for AI, big data, and algorithm development. His leading development, the 'Hundred Cities Pass' food delivery system, has been adopted by many delivery companies.]

[Judgment: Untried.]

[Ding Wenqiang, male, 53 years old.]

[Occupation: Large Parcel Delivery Worker.]

[During his tenure as a delivery worker, due to fatigue driving, he hit a red-light-running delivery rider, resulting in severe injury and eventual death.]

[Judgment: Sentenced to 1 year and 3 months of imprisonment with a 2-year suspension for traffic accident crime (compensated the family with 400,000 yuan and received forgiveness).]

[Zhang Peng, male, 26 years old.]

[Occupation: Unemployed.]

[???]

[Judgment: ???]

[Gao Zhankui, male, 45 years old.]

[Occupation: Delivery Station Master.]

[???]

[Judgment: ???]

Lin Sizhi fell into deep thought.

The "crimes" of these three people differ significantly from Wei Xinjian's earlier.

Wang Yongxin and Cai Zhiyuan's "crimes" haven't violated any laws, at most reviewing from a moral standpoint.

If facing death penalties in 'Walkway' games for just that, likely very few in this world are truly innocent.

As for Ding Wenqiang, his case is slightly more severe since it resulted in direct death.

However, Lin Sizhi considered the judgment fair enough as Ding Wenqiang paid a considerable price.

Ding Wenqiang's fatigue driving was most likely due to unreasonable work intensity at the delivery company, and a significant cause of the accident was the delivery rider running a red light.

This differs from the malicious nature of Wei Xinjian's hit-and-run accident.

For the other two, Lin Sizhi didn't know or understand their specific crimes, so it was naturally impossible to judge.

"From the known judgments, not much can be questioned.

"So... choose to do nothing and forgo this game?"

According to Walkway's instructions, if he feels these people don't require judgment, there's no need to design a game or submit a plan; doing nothing is sufficient.

But that would mean relinquishing the right to design this round's game.

Lin Sizhi fell into contemplation, quickly listing the pros and cons of both decisions in his mind.

If he doesn't participate in designing this judgment game, he can naturally remain uninvolved, enjoying leisure without burden in the days ahead.

However, without participating, Lin Sizhi couldn't anticipate what game Walkway would ultimately select.

A highly risky death game might be chosen, resulting in the deaths of Wang Yongxin, Cai Zhiyuan, and Ding Wenqiang in the game.

Of course, Lin Sizhi bore no extra moral burden or meaningless guilt; even if this happened, he wouldn't attribute their deaths to his "inaction."

But to participate in the design of this judgment game held other meanings for Lin Sizhi.

On one hand, the death of these three could weaken Community 17; if there's another inter-community confrontation game, Community 17 might find itself at a disadvantage.

On the other hand, designing this game helps Lin Sizhi better understand the hidden rules of 'Walkway'.

To others unaware of the truth, both 'Walkway' or 'God's Imitator' are equally dangerous entities capable of leading them to death.

However, Lin Sizhi knew clearly that, as a designer of the game, whether the game could decide the fate of other players entirely depended on Walkway's acknowledgment.

In other words, the God's Imitator had to discern Walkway's intentions and think through what kind of games would be encouraged, then design accordingly to ensure his game is selected.

Otherwise, this identity would bring nothing but unexpected danger, devoid of any other significance.

In the previous two cases, Lin Sizhi's games gained Walkway's acknowledgment and even high praise, not necessarily due to their perfection but possibly because they coincidentally met Walkway's deeper demands.

Yet Walkway's intentions are complex, far from full comprehension.

Therefore, Lin Sizhi felt it best not to forego this opportunity.

"Design a punishment game that's not too severe, broadly aligning with the known crimes.

"If Walkway selects my game, then their survival rate can increase.

"If Walkway doesn't choose my game, I still would have made the effort."

Having resolved this, Lin Sizhi picked up the game proposal to view.

The format remained the same as before, though the list of usable tools had changed compared to previous cases.

The most noticeable changes are two:

[2. Freely designable sets of traps: 5 sets.]

[8. Case-related videotapes: 5 sets.]

Compared to the previous two cases, this time the freedom with tools is considerably high.

"Case-related videotapes?"

Lin Sizhi attempted to browse the following pages, but the data did not specify the content of these videotapes.

In other words, he still couldn't determine Zhang Peng and Gao Zhankui's specific crimes, only relying on conjecture.

"Given these five people being assigned to the same game, along with related videotapes, it indicates that…

"The crimes of these five likely have some degree of connection.

"Food delivery, courier service, algorithms, traffic accidents…

"Did Wang Yongxin's delivery company use the algorithm developed by Cai Zhiyuan?

"But the two don't know each other and clearly aren't in the same company.

This is reasonable since Wang Yongxin claims to be a 'startup company boss'; the delivery platform isn't particularly well-known, probably still in the startup phase. Meanwhile, Cai Zhiyuan's developed algorithm was likely sold to more than one delivery platform.

The algorithm squeezed delivery personnel, increasing the risk.

As for Ding Wenqiang, he was a courier, and judging from the accident, he likely drove a small truck, delivering larger items.

The only common link among the three is the delivery personnel."

Lin Sizhi gently tapped the table, and numerous possibilities flashed through his mind.

After contemplating for a long time, Lin Sizhi wrote down the name of the game in his conception: 'Life and Death Line'.

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