The other party didn't seem too sure either, but still said, "Because the truth is voice-input, the standard for this truth is relatively broad.
"Just like the prompt on the interface: 'As long as it generally aligns with the truth, it is considered correct. There is no strict requirement for all details to match exactly.'
"Whether Gong Zheng's mother is indeed NPD or if she's paranoid or has a personality disorder, it doesn't change her specific behaviors.
"Or do you have other guesses?"
Qin Cheng didn't answer directly: "I have an unreliable guess, but I can't be sure yet.
"During the intermission after the third act, we'll have another opportunity to call. By then, whether or not this guess has matured, I will share it with you.
"So I suggest you don't spend too much time guessing the truth for now.
"Wasting a bit of verification time is secondary; the key is that it occupies your valuable thinking time."
The other side was silent for a moment: "Okay."
Qin Cheng continued, "Other communities should also start asking questions one after another later.
"But in general, I believe no community will choose to 'lie,' so just answer according to the content of the performance. If you encounter something you're really unsure about, just distribute your votes.
"As for the questions from our Community, all you need to remember is, no matter what I ask, the correct answer is 'No.'
The call ended between the two parties.
Qin Cheng continued to frown and contemplate.
Huang Shengjie was also thinking.
Clearly, the overall thread of the story has become quite clear. What Gong Zheng went through is essentially the typical script of a problem-solving enthusiast from a small town: studying, working, buying a house, getting married, and the division of responsibility among different people in the whole incident is also relatively clear.
The only question is, what is the weight of their responsibilities?
According to the guess from Community 10, the primary person responsible is definitely Gong Zheng's mother, but who is the secondary person responsible? The supervisor? The mediator? Or the lover?
From the performance content, if assuming that Hu Yingxu, who plays the supervisor, is not the liar, then his suspicion is quite small.
Because the supervisor indeed advised Gong Zheng not to rush to buy a house, and even lent him money through personal connections, which, any way you look at it, counts as help.
The mediator may have deliberately created the illusion of a housing shortage, exacerbating Gong Zheng's anxiety or sold him a problematic house type.
Carrying a 30-year loan for the wrong house is nothing short of a disaster for a young person.
And even though Bai Zilan, playing the lover, has consistently shown understanding and consideration, as Zhang Lijuan, playing the mother, said: those might not be true.
If in Bai Zilan's Setting Book, Gong Zheng's lover is someone who says one thing and means another, appears considerate but pressures secretly, then she might very well surpass the mediator to become the second most responsible person.
They might all have hidden information, and to confirm this, they can only use 'consultation.'
But Community 2 only has one 'consultation' opportunity.
"If the script is just like this, it seems a bit too plain... Although everything seems reasonable, there always seems to be something amiss.
"What is it that feels amiss?"
Huang Shengjie tried hard to recall various details of the previous performance, attempting to find points of contradiction.
The ensuing time felt very calm; the long thinking time made Huang Shengjie feel somewhat uneasy.
Because during the intermission after the first act, there were 3 consultations and 1 question.
But after the second act's intermission, there was only 1 consultation and 1 question.
Two consultations and four questions remain, most of which are probably to be used in the third act.
Are the choices made by other communities regular strategies, or are they brewing something?
Or have the layouts of other communities already been completed? Have I already fallen into a certain trap?
Huang Shengjie couldn't confirm this.
After a period of waiting, the intermission ended, and everyone returned to the game venue.
...
The performance of the third act began, with the actors taking the stage one after another like before, but the order of performances had changed randomly.
[Act Three, Scene One]
[Professor - Fu Yujun]
This time, Fu Yujun seemed a bit unhappy. He exhaled deeply, looking towards the audience.
This should also be a conversation with Gong Zheng.
"Have you decided? About the job.
"No need to apologize to me, people change.
"I still remember in your first freshman class, you were very active, eagerly answered questions, and found me after class, saying you hoped to follow me to pursue academics and stay to teach in the future.
"Afterwards, you pursued a master's degree and then a doctorate. I can say with a clear conscience about my responsibility to you as a student.
"You had low scores in several courses, and even some you barely passed thanks to lenient instructors. During your exemption and research processes, I did fulfill my responsibilities.
"Actually, if you decided on working and not staying from the beginning, you could have been honest. There was no need to hide it.
"I admitted you because some of your articles were quite good, not because I wanted to keep you here working for me.
"Since you've made up your mind, there's nothing more to say. I wish you all the best and a bright future."
[Calculating performance score for this scene...]
[Fu Yujun's score for this scene: 52 points (highly compatible)]
...
[Act Three, Scene Two]
[Lover - Bai Zilan]
"Look, here are several design schemes from the custom home company, and photos of some furniture, all carefully selected.
"I actually quite like this design; it looks particularly cozy, with a special ambiance.
"What do you think?
"This version is actually quite good, but it's just too expensive, not really necessary.
"But the designer said all materials are eco-friendly, which would be good for the baby if we use it for our marital home, safer.
"Right, and this sofa, I really like this leather. You should personally feel it in the store one day. I thought it was a bit pricey initially, but after sitting once, I couldn't go back.
"By then, in our new home, we'll sit on this big sofa with a large TV, and the sunlight stream in on a weekend afternoon. How comfortable that would be, on such a home, what more worries would there be?"
Bai Zilan continuously introduced Gong Zheng to various decoration schemes while envisioning a beautiful future life.
[Calculating performance score for this scene...]
[Bai Zilan's score for this scene: 49 points (fairly compatible)]
...
[Act Three, Scene Three]
[Teacher - Zheng Chunhua]
Zheng Chunhua's performance was not much different from the previous two times, only the classroom scene was reselected, performing a snippet of 'Gong Zheng in class.'
According to the pre-arranged established strategy, Community 2 didn't intend to deliberately hide any key information.
So in the first act, the key content was essentially performed, while the second and third acts only reselected other perspectives and details.
Moreover, Zheng Chunhua particularly emphasized the two previously consulted questions.
Since the information on these two questions was already exposed, Qin Cheng and others certainly wouldn't question this aspect, so performing more harmlessly got a good score.
This time the performance was slightly shorter than the first two acts, but the score was still quite good.
[Calculating performance score for this scene...]
[Zheng Chunhua's score for this scene: 51 points (highly compatible)]