Chapter 2: The following rules are all false
“I am… now…”
After Jiang Zhe explained for ten minutes, Conan Edogawa finally put down his weapon.
Conan lowered his head and said thoughtfully:
“A supernatural force pulled me from Beika Station to this strange world, and this world is a world full of supernatural events. As long as we abide by the following rules, we can survive.”
“You, a citizen of Xia Country, were lucky enough to be chosen into this world of rules.”
“I was summoned here by your talent.”
“I am the character who will help you pass the level!”
“Am I right, Mr. Jiang Zhe!”
For some reason, Jiang Zhe frowned when he saw the confidence on the face of this child. He accepted it too quickly and was too smart!
In order to undermine the child’s self-confidence, “Jiang Zhe” stood up and explained with a smirk: “I don’t need your help, just as long as you block my death in the critical moment.”
“To die in your place? Are you kidding?” Conan Edogawa confidently retorted: “Don’t you know that I am a famous detective in Japan? I have been featured in the newspapers. You need my help in this level!”
Jiang Zhe, who had not walked a few steps away, suddenly turned around, patted Conan’s head, and said with a weird smile: “No, Kudo Shinichi, just block a fatal attack for me at the critical moment, and you can return to your world of 1996.”
Yes, “Jiang Zhe” lied.
Hearing this, Conan was stunned.
The person in front of me!
He actually knew my true identity and era!
But I have never revealed who I am to him!
How did he know that I am Kudo Shinichi?
Is this a prank?
However, he learned a piece of information that after he died here, he could return to Japan safely, so he felt relieved.
Just when Conan felt puzzled, a series of ominous words floated in the courtroom.
The two looked up at the rules displayed in front of them.
[Ding! The game officially begins, Bizarre Tales World: Seven Days to Die]
[Purgatory Difficulty: 9 Stars]
[Bizarre Tales Scene: Court of Chaos]
[Rule of Role Playing: Lawyer]
[Rule 1: The following rules are all false]
[Rule 2: You cannot trust the family members of the entrepreneurs, police, forensic doctors, judges, juries, family members of the criminal, little girl… You cannot answer any of their questions]
[Rule 3: When in danger, you can hide in a cabinet. It is absolutely safe in any cabinet, but not for more than 5 minutes. A lawyer’s office is absolutely safe]
[Rule 4: In the dark, your physical fitness increases by 10 times, which can protect yourself from contamination. It is recommended to act at night]
[Rule 5: Help the judge find the criminal evidence, and sentence the criminal in the 9-star bizarre prison to death]
[Rule 6: Seeing is false, hearing is false, feeling is true]
[Rule 7: During the day, your may experience memory confusion. You may no longer be yourself and will make incomprehensible actions and words. This is unavoidable, please try to stay conscious.]
[Rule 8: There is no food provided here, you will not feel hungry within 7 days]
[Rule 9: The court is full of dirty things, you can only see them at night]
[Rule 10: The trial will begin after 7 days. and those who have not collected all the evidence will be contaminated]
[Rule 11: All the above rules are true]
Within 7 days, the player assumes the role of a lawyer who assists the judge in locating the exact evidence of the murderer currently held in prison.
But!
Jiang Zhe is a speed runner, he knows that this mission is meant to confuse the players; the real mission is something else!
About 1 minute later, Jiang Zhe and Conan turned their heads and looked at each other.
Conan thought quickly, and suddenly, a white light flashed in his mind, and he understood everything in an instant: “Rule 1 and Rule 11 contradict each other, which means that most of the rules given by this Court of Chaos are unreliable. We should only believe in a few of them. We could use the trial and error method, but that would lead to death if we failed. So this dungeon itself is a paradox type of dungeon!”
“You’re smart, little brother. You can believe some of the rules, and not everything!” Jiang Zhe patted Conan’s head: “Otherwise, how can they be called 9-stars?”
Seeing this, Conan rolled his eyes.
The man in front of him knows about himself. Could he be a member of the Black Organization or the Xia Country’s Investigation Bureau (FBI)?
But Jiang Zhe did not reveal any hostility, which means that he can be trusted for the time being.
Conan asked curiously, “I noticed Rule 4, which says that our physical fitness will increase by 10 times in the dark. Why will it increase by 10 times? Do we need to fight?… So are you waiting for the lights to be turned off at night?”
Hearing this, Jiang Zhe looked at Conan with appreciation, “Yes, remember, don’t talk to anyone. Let’s go to the playground and play football, and wait until the lights are turned off at night before taking action.”
In this dungeon, the player actually needs to help the judge collect evidence of the murder, so that the judge can execute the prisoner after the trial in seven days.
But the name of this dungeon is: [Seven Days to Die].
99% of other Chosen Ones will not notice about the four words [Seven Days to Die].
I am afraid they will take it for granted that after seven days: the prisoner will die from the poison injection of the forensic doctor.
For Jiang Zhe, who has mastered all the tricks of passing the level, he has already been familiar with the clearance process.
This is the Court of Chaos, and most of the rules cannot be trusted!
Therefore, the target of the Seven Days to Die is actually all the Chosen Ones!
What Jiang Zhe needs to do now is to do the opposite to survive.
Only on the seventh day will the truth come to light!
At this time, netizens from outside the country were all stunned after seeing Jiang Zhe and Conan.
“Where did this kid come from?”
“Is it a bizarre companion who is friendly with the player? I remember that the Mother Ghost in the last dungeon was very weird.”
“Maybe it’s a talent we don’t understand!”
“Shouldn’t they be analyzing the rules now?
After looking at the rules, Jiang Zhe just ignored them. How can he be so relaxed and still play football?”
“Damn it, he threw the lives of our Xia people to the back of his head!”
“…”
After receiving the rules, the Chosen Ones of the other countries have begun to ponder.
Because there is no reminder from outside in the 9-star purgatory dungeon, they rely on what they’ve seen earlier to do trial and error.
John Smith is one of the strongest detectives in Beautiful Country.
Since John was chosen, the whole of Beautiful Country was shocked.
At this moment, he was standing in court, wearing a brown trench coat, awakening the talent of “criminal thinking” and analyzing the rules.
“Rule 1 and Rule 11 contradict each other.”
“Rule 4, our players’ physical fitness is ten times stronger at night, which proves that we need to act at night; however nighttime is usually the most dangerous. This rule is a bit unreasonable…”
“No, that’s not right. If Rule 4 is false, I will mistakenly fall into the incorrect rule and be killed by the bizarre.”
“And what I need to do now is to collect all the evidence of the crime.”
“I can’t believe that the family of the entrepreneurs, the police, the forensic doctor, the judge, the jury, the family of the prisoner, and the little girl are all evil?”
“I am a righteous lawyer!”
When talking about justice, John Smith hesitated.
By helping the judge collect evidence of the crime, it can be said that the lawyer is acting righteously.
But!
If we take into account the rules: [All the above/below rules are true/false].
Then are we the ones playing the role of the lawyer still righteous?
Why can’t we be evil?
“Maybe I should wait until nighttime and start with the little girl. She should be the weakest among the bizarre and the breakthrough point!”
The Chosen Ones who are smart like John Smith have noticed this situation.
All the rules are now invalid and they can’t tell the truth from the falsehood, which means they are similar to the blind men touching the elephant.
Oleg, a muscular man from the Cat Bear Country, read the rules and complained: “Cyka Blyat! These rules are trying to mislead us. We need to collect evidence of the crime and kill the prisoner in the 9-star prison to pass the level.”
“Previously, Sukabuyat started with the jury first and was killed by the bizarre. The Chosen Ones from other countries had gone to the police and the judge, only to be killed by the bizarre as well. I can’t consult the jury; I should wait until nighttime to look for the little girl or stay in the lawyer’s office to await further action.”
With the previous bloody lesson, the Chosen Ones from all over the world have learned that they can’t believe most of the rules.
T/N: The author is doing a word play with “Sukabuyat” name.
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