Gao Zhankui, with a face full of hostility, glared at Ding Wenqiang, his eyes carrying a hint of mockery, seemingly a bit defiant.

"I don't want to say it a second time!"

Ding Wenqiang, clearly a bit irritable, raised the Scepter, pointing it at Gao Zhankui.

Gao Zhankui reluctantly walked towards the first prison cell.

Zhang Peng followed closely behind, while Cai Zhiyuan, supported by Wang Yongxin, brought up the rear.

After walking a short distance, the group arrived at the first prison cell inside the official site.

There were six prison cells in total, roughly arranged in a circular layout, with a gap left at the passage where the group arrived. The central position was surrounded by a large screen and a glass cabinet holding videotapes.

From the outside, it was unmistakably a prison cell, measuring about ten square meters, equipped with iron bars and a jail door.

At the prison cell entrance, there was a screen displaying the game introduction for this cell.

[Cell No. 1: Exhausted Struggling]

[The prisoner is forced to push a crossbar, gaining 10 minutes of visa time for each round. If they stop, they will receive an electric shock punishment.]

[During multiple games, the intensity of the electric shock will progressively increase.]

The group turned to look at the cell beside it.

[Cell No. 2: Hanging Streetlamp]

[The prisoner is hoisted by a noose, with their feet not completely off the ground when standing on tiptoe. They gain 1000 minutes of visa time per minute. After 10 minutes, the mechanism automatically releases.]

[During multiple games, the game duration increases by 5 minutes.]

Additionally, in the distance, there were Cells No. 3, 4, 5, and 6, but these cells were currently locked, with no game description information on the screens.

According to the game rules, when a prisoner enters either Cell No. 1 or 2, Cell No. 3 will unlock.

The prison cell doors were open, like a monster opening its large mouth, waiting for someone to take the bait.

In addition, there was another line of prompt in a prominent position.

[Judgments Completed: 0/10]

Ding Wenqiang's gaze swept across the faces of the other four, and it was clear that someone unfortunate needed to enter either cell for the third one to unlock.

Finally, he fixed his gaze on Gao Zhankui.

At the moment, Ding Wenqiang had no clear idea, but Wang Yongxin and Cai Zhiyuan were both players from Community 17, often meeting face to face, naturally having a different closeness compared to the other two.

More importantly, in the previous Farmer's Walk game, Ding Wenqiang felt at least some guilt towards Wang Yongxin and Cai Zhiyuan.

Zhang Peng had little presence, so this first unlucky person naturally had to be Gao Zhankui.

From the start, Ding Wenqiang had a very bad impression of him.

Not to mention, Gao Zhankui even tried to seize identity just now.

"You, go in," Ding Wenqiang said coldly.

Gao Zhankui glared, full of disobedience, but upon seeing the Scepter in Ding Wenqiang's hand, ultimately swallowed the words he was about to utter.

The game rules were crystal clear, within the rules, Ding Wenqiang could make any request of the four of them, and they could not disobey.

Otherwise, Ding Wenqiang could use the Scepter to electrically shock him to death repeatedly.

However, just as Gao Zhankui, with a sullen face, was considering which prison cell to enter, a weak voice sounded.

"Uncle Ding, wait a moment.

"I think I should be the one to enter the first prison cell."

Ding Wenqiang was taken aback, turning to see it was Cai Zhiyuan, supported by Wang Yongxin, who spoke.

At the moment, Cai Zhiyuan was still in a sorry state, but luckily his wounds were no longer bleeding much, gradually scabbing over, and his spirits were much improved.

"You should rest for a bit," Ding Wenqiang slightly shook his head.

Clearly, the games, or punishments, in these two prison cells both required a certain physical condition.

And Cai Zhiyuan's current state was concerning; Ding Wenqiang feared he might die inside without completing the game.

Cai Zhiyuan shook his head: "Uncle Ding, haven't you noticed?

"The games in these prison cells aren't arranged randomly, but have a certain implication.

"The game rules also stated you should let us undergo 'fair judgment,' meaning the game's content must have a connection to our crimes."

He pointed at Cell No. 1: "Exhausted Struggling, isn't this the fate of cattle and horses?"

Wang Yongxin paused in silence: "But...this seems unrelated to a so-called crime, right? What do you think your crime is?"

Cai Zhiyuan sighed: "How would I know! I'm just a law-abiding programmer, always saying thank you to delivery workers when I receive takeout, working 996 overtime, going home exhausted and sleeping right away, what possible crime could I commit?

"If I had to say, I worked on big data algorithms, herding many bottom-tier workers like myself, cattle and horses, with virtual algorithms, dangling a carrot in front of them, forcing them to grind tirelessly.

"Now, I'm trapped in this kind of cage, constantly grinding for meager rewards, it's only fitting."

Ding Wenqiang looked at him for a moment of silence: "If it's only fair, you'll know after watching the videotape."

As he spoke, Ding Wenqiang returned to the center position of the scene again.

Although Cai Zhiyuan claimed to be a law-abiding programmer, obviously no one would fully believe such a statement.

After all, these five were chosen as Sinners by the Walkway, none are completely innocent.

Ding Wenqiang pressed the button in front of Cai Zhiyuan's videotape, with a "click" sound, the glass cover opened, and the videotape ejected.

He picked up Cai Zhiyuan's videotape and inserted it into the VCR.

[As an excellent programmer, you are proficient in various algorithms and skilled in using programs to optimize human behavior and calculate human value.]

[The layoff program you developed has led countless people to be laid off at age 35, losing their jobs and means to support their families.]

[The routing algorithm program you developed continuously pushed delivery workers to their limits, making them exhaust themselves to earn meager rewards.]

[From the very beginning, you knew exactly what results the algorithm would lead to, but you still spent countless days and nights constantly iterating and improving it, aiming for what you considered "perfection."]

[You worked hard to rid yourself of guilt, repeating to yourself that you were just developing a tool, a sharp dinner knife, and it was those evil bosses using it to kill.]

[You said it's just an ordinary job, and you're merely fulfilling your duty.]

[But deep down, you know it's just self-deception, you're an accomplice to evil.]

[If one day, you fall into a lethal trap, can you face it calmly and accept the bet?]

On the screen, Cai Zhiyuan worked tirelessly in front of the computer day and night, but from his excited and happy expression every time a program iteration was completed, it was full of pride and self-satisfaction.

Then, the content of the videotape ended, and Cai Zhiyuan's file appeared on the big screen.

[Cai Zhiyuan, male, 28 years old.]

[Occupation: Algorithm Programmer.]

[Mainly responsible for artificial intelligence, big data, and algorithm development. The 'Hundred Cities' delivery system you led was adopted by many delivery companies.]

[Punishment outcome: Not yet judged.]

Ding Wenqiang remained silent for a moment, then pressed the buttons for Wang Yongxin and Gao Zhankui.

Unfortunately, the buttons were all inactive.

[After conducting 1 more judgment, you can unlock any two videotapes of your choice.]

Ding Wenqiang hesitated for a moment and eventually looked at Cai Zhiyuan.

"You go."

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