Deng Xiao did not say much because he also knew that the more you say, the more likely you are to make mistakes.

The more you talk, the more information you reveal, and the more likely other players are to find flaws and attack you.

But saying too little doesn’t work either; it’s equally suspicious.

After considering all aspects, Deng Xiao believed this was the optimal choice for this round of the game.

Next, the player to his left got the opportunity to speak.

[Community 7 - Shi Guoliang].

Shi Guoliang looked to be about the same age as Lu Bingjun, both in their forties, and maintained a good physique.

However, unlike Lu Bingjun, Shi Guoliang had very dark skin and gave off an aggressive vibe.

He came from the same community as that punk with streaks of yellow hair, Li Hui.

[I have a dedicated medical team. (Black)]

Shi Guoliang’s voice was rough and full of confidence.

"I pay great attention to my health and have no bad living habits.

"Most of the time, I take the advice given by my medical team."

His speech was very short, so after waiting a while, the mechanism re-closed.

Lu Bingjun became the last player to speak.

[I often drink. (Black)]

"Due to the nature of my work, I indeed have many social events that require drinking.

"However, my alcohol tolerance isn’t very high, which incidentally saves me from drinking too much.

"Besides work-related gatherings, I don’t smoke, drink, stay up late, or consume energy unnecessarily.

"And, being part of the company’s management, I receive numerous benefits like regular health check-ups and can rest in my office whenever I’m tired.

"Moreover, I support Xu Guangxin’s viewpoint.

"For people with generally poor self-control, work is rather conducive to maintaining a regular lifestyle because the time for work and off-work is fixed.

"Not working, for people with strong self-control, can be healthier as they can maintain a regular schedule while getting ample rest.

"But for those with weak self-control, it can lead to chaotic schedules, lack of restraint, and greater health risks."

Li Hui, with streaks of yellow hair, widened his eyes and looked at Lu Bingjun in disbelief.

If being targeted by office worker Xu Guangxin in the beginning was surprising to him, then being targeted again by Lu Bingjun at this point left him shocked and angry.

The players each pressed the name button of the corresponding player on their boards to vote.

Li Hui was very anxious; he wanted to defend himself, but under the lock of the mechanism, he couldn’t make any sound.

Hesitating for a long time between the options of Xu Guangxin and Lu Bingjun, he viciously chose Xu Guangxin in the end.

He believed that Xu Guangxin, as an office worker, had the highest risk of sudden death from frequently staying up late.

This was a choice that could pass the lie detection mechanism.

Soon, all the inner court players completed their voting.

From the central round stage, a sharp sword quickly descended, deeply piercing the sector that corresponded to Li Hui.

At the same time, Li Hui’s face changed dramatically, as if he had really been stabbed in the heart; he pressed his hands tightly to his chest and instinctively clutched his clothes.

Li Hui’s face turned pale instantly, cold sweat rolling down his forehead.

His body naturally wanted to curl up, but he couldn’t move because he was firmly locked in place.

They stayed like this silently, until nearly ten seconds later, Li Hui finally improved and slumped into the chair as if all his strength had been drained, his chest heaving fiercely.

Due to the mechanism locking his mouth, he couldn’t take deep breaths, which further increased his pain.

Seeing Li Hui’s reaction, many people instinctively swallowed.

This scene was quite frightening.

It was obvious that the sword descending was a kind of indicator, signifying that Li Hui had received the most "sudden death tickets" in this round of the game.

And the punishment was severe angina.

This perfectly matched the theme of "sudden death" for the game.

...

In the audience room, Tang Qing sighed helplessly, "With his intelligence, I’m not surprised at all that he would do something this stupid."

Both Huang Mao Li Hui and Tang Qing came from Community 7, so they naturally knew each other.

The three people in the audience room realized from the beginning that turning in a blank sheet was absolutely not an option.

Although both sentences on the boards could bring danger to oneself, at least they could choose a relatively safer option and try to use language tricks to cover up.

Other players all did this.

But Li Hui, thinking he was clever, came up with an excuse, saying that he hadn’t written for a long time, and his slow writing caused the words not to display properly—clearly deceiving himself.

Other players immediately caught this flaw and decisively ganged up on him.

— Since he didn’t write anything, and couldn’t provide an answer verified by the walkway’s lie detection mechanism, other players found numerous reasons to attack and bypass the lie detection mechanism based on their interpretations.

...

The second round of the game began. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

But unlike the previous round, a line of prompt appeared on the platform corresponding to Xu Guangxin.

[You have been selected as the host, please decide the speaking order of all players before the writing time ends, otherwise, it will be random.]

Xu Guangxin showed a surprised expression, feeling somewhat unexpected about this.

Other players also instantly realized this was another piece of information not explicitly mentioned in the rules.

The rules just stated that starting from the second round, a player would serve as the host and decide the speaking order, but it didn’t say how the host would be selected.

From the current situation, there are two possibilities:

The first is random selection;

The second is defaulting to the player who first attacked other players in the previous round.

Of course, the specific rules need to be verified by subsequent rounds, but reasonably deducing, the second possibility is much greater.

Xu Guangxin pondered for a moment, then quickly operated the board a few times to adjust the speaking order of all players.

Deng Xiao became increasingly unsure, but the writing time was ticking away, and he had to make a decision quickly.

There were still two options available for transcription on the board.

[1. I once recommended fast-track training courses for intensely working office workers.]

[2. To enhance training effectiveness, I often drink a lot of coffee and energy drinks.]

...

The writing time ended.

Shi Guoliang’s mouth mechanism opened, meaning Xu Guangxin arranged for him to be the first player to speak.

Deng Xiao let out a long breath; speaking first is definitely not a good thing.

Because each round, players only get one chance to speak, and players speaking later can freely attack the players who spoke before them. However, those speaking first cannot defend or rebut in the current round.

Nevertheless, Shi Guoliang seemed unconcerned. He turned his board around and displayed the transcribed sentence to all players.

[I eat vegetables from my own farm every day. (Black)]

"I’ve mentioned before that I am very concerned about my health.

"So I’ve made special arrangements regarding my diet too."

Like in the last round, Shi Guoliang’s speech remained very brief.

Clearly, he considered this the safest, most prudent strategy after careful thought.