[The game will start in 30 seconds, please put your hands and feet into the shackles on the target and get ready.]

[Each shot from the Nail Gun will grant 2,000 minutes of visa time. The mechanism will automatically release in 10 minutes.]

Zhang Peng stood in front of the target, inserting his hands and feet into the shackles with a series of "clicks," locking him firmly into a "T" shape.

"Uncle Ding! I was wrong! I don't want to die!"

Zhang Peng was still shouting, but the game had already started.

"Click!"

The Nail Gun in the mechanism wasn't much different from one used in daily life; its sound was hardly noticeable, but the speed at which the nails flew was terrifying enough.

With a "thud," the nail easily embedded into the target area above Zhang Peng's left brow.

"Ah!!"

Zhang Peng began screaming uncontrollably. Clearly, if the nail had been slightly off, hitting his forehead, he would already be a corpse.

The only good news was that the firing rate of the Nail Gun was slightly lower than the piercing frequency of the Iron Maiden in Cell 4.

However, this also made Zhang Peng's wait even more drawn out.

The second nail.

The third nail.

The fourth nail.

Each time Zhang Peng was scared out of his wits, but he was lucky not to be hit by any nails.

However, just as he breathed a little easier, a sharp nail, with a howling sound, pierced into his left forearm.

"Ah!! Ah!!!"

Zhang Peng screamed desperately.

Ding Wenqiang felt extremely annoyed; although Zhang Peng's injury was far lighter than Gao Zhankui's, he was crying out much louder.

...

[Please vote on the justice of the King's actions.]

The broadcast voice sounded again, and Lin Sizhi pressed 『×』.

[Voting results are √√×√××√√×√]

[Final Justice Score: 20]

[Thank you for your rating!]

This trial saw a significant split among the audience.

Including Lin Sizhi, four audience members chose ×.

The fact that no visa time was deducted indicated these were their true thoughts.

However, their sentiment wasn't that Zhang Peng shouldn't be punished, but that the punishment was too severe.

Although Zhang Peng was the worst among the five, his highest crime was only robbery, and according to his account, he had been sentenced to three years.

Cell 5 was different from all the previous cells in that if you were very unlucky, you could die in the first game.

Moreover, the sensory impact of the Nail Gun was indeed too strong.

Some audience members wouldn't calculate the probability of the Nail Gun hitting Zhang Peng's fatal areas; they instinctively felt the punishment was too severe.

However, this result made Lin Sizhi start thinking.

"Strange, given the cell design of this game, unjust results are almost inevitable.

"Because the punishment in Cells 4 and 5 is quite harsh, putting any prisoner in there could make some audience members feel it's unfair.

"With such a strict Lie Detection Mechanism, there's virtually no room for ambiguity in the audience's voting.

"So, what is the point of the Justice Voting?"

Lin Sizhi pondered as she flipped through past justice ratings, gently tapping the desk.

...

[40,000 minutes of visa time have been credited to the player.]

The shackles on the target automatically opened, and Zhang Peng fell to the ground, rolling and wailing.

A total of 20 nails, 4 of them hit his body, but fortunately, none were lethal areas.

Although it looked somewhat terrifying, Zhang Peng's injuries should still be lighter than Gao Zhankui's at this point.

[Audience 7 rewarded Ding Wenqiang with 6,000 minutes of visa time, message included: Continue with Cell 4.]

[Audience 2 rewarded Ding Wenqiang with 6,000 minutes of visa time, message included: Cell 5, ten thousand.]

The audience, who had focused their attention on Gao Zhankui, now showed division; Audience 7 still insisted on targeting Gao Zhankui, but Audience 2 had smoothly switched to Zhang Peng.

[Audience 1 rewarded Ding Wenqiang with 6,000 minutes of visa time, message included: Scum deserves no pity.]

Hearing this message, Ding Wenqiang was somewhat shaken.

He looked at the four prisoners in different cells and suddenly realized that Audience 1 was right; Zhang Peng was the one most deserving of death.

The other three may each have their sins, but at least they hadn't directly or seriously broken the law.

In contrast, Zhang Peng, with his stealing and robbing, lazy and idle manner, not only contributed nothing to society but caused disaster instead.

If he hadn't temporarily decided to rob and beat up Ding Wenqiang, that food delivery guy wouldn't have died.

Yes, Zhang Peng should bear the main responsibility! He's the real culprit for that delivery guy's death!

Ding Wenqiang felt sick at the thought of Zhang Peng's disgusting, fawning expression.

If not for Zhang Peng fanning the flames, he wouldn't have been so eager to get Wang Yongxin and Gao Zhankui inside.

At this thought, Ding Wenqiang approached Cell 5 again.

Zhang Peng was scared out of his wits, "Uncle Ding! Uncle Ding, I was wrong, let me go!"

Then, another broadcast rang out.

[Audience 5 rewarded Ding Wenqiang with 4,000 minutes of visa time, message included: You enter the cell.]

...

Ding Wenqiang was momentarily stunned, again at a loss.

Audience 5—he had some impression.

It was this person who previously exposed Zhang Peng.

But Ding Wenqiang didn't understand what "you enter the cell" meant.

He looked back at Wang Yongxin.

Wang Yongxin's expression was also somewhat surprised, but after a moment of thought, he suddenly looked joyful: "Can it be done this way? Wait, it seems… it's really feasible!"

Ding Wenqiang was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Wang Yongxin struggled to stand, grabbing the cell bars as he explained: "Uncle Ding, there's a way for everyone to survive this game!

"The game states that as the judgment game in these cells is played, the danger level doubles, and looking at Cell 4's situation, the third judgment game has a high chance of costing lives.

"A total of 10 games need to be played, and with four prisoners, it inevitably means someone will die, one with luck, and two if not!

"But we were all trapped in a misconception that you could also enter the cell!

"The game rules stated that whether as 'King' or 'Prisoner,' our identity is 'Sinners.' And the judgment games in the cells are for all Sinners!

"So you can also enter any of the cells.

"If it's five people, each only needs to play two games.

"Nobody will die.

"Nobody will die!"

Wang Yongxin had almost lost hope.

Ten games for four prisoners meant two of them would be forced to play three judgment games.

The rules said most games reached a life-threatening point at the third judgment.

Though Wang Yongxin thought those unfortunates might not include him, what if they did?

But now, Audience 5's words revealed, if Ding Wenqiang could enter a cell, then the 10 judgment games could easily be completed.

Whether in Cell 3 or Cell 6, if Ding Wenqiang undertook two judgment games himself, the others' burden would lessen significantly.

Moreover, Cells 3 and 6 weren't particularly dangerous overall.

Ding Wenqiang bowed his head, lost in thought.

[Audience 7 rewarded Ding Wenqiang with 2,000 minutes of visa time, message included: Don't go.]

[Audience 1 rewarded Ding Wenqiang with 3,000 minutes of visa time, message included: Why should you?]

Time passed with each second.

Ding Wenqiang raised his head: "Indeed, why should I?"

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