At this moment, I realized the problem. The prosecutor's surname was Li, Li Qiang. I never realized it when I heard the name. It wasn't until this incident happened that I knew Li Qiang and Li Feng were related.
I had never paid attention to Li Feng's surname because he was an orphan, so his surname was random. However, judging by Li Feng's reaction, this surname was not without reason. Right, Chen Shiren must know Li Feng's surname? This bastard didn't tell me at all that Li Feng's surname had a history.
Da Huang saw me spacing out and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
"Brother Da Huang, you've caused trouble!"
"What?"
I told Da Huang about the bet and everything Chang Dachun knew. Not only that, but I also told Da Huang that Chang Dachun was next.
Da Huang was so scared that he was beside himself, pacing back and forth: "Wh-what should we do?"
"Calm down, calm down..."
"Calm down? How can I calm down? Our boss is a murderer!"
"Not yet..."
"Oh, oh, right, not yet."
"You believe Wang Ren that much."
"Would I dare not believe her? Let alone Wang Ren, you legitimate Schemers are like gods in our mortal eyes, do you know that? Wang Ren is your senior martial aunt. Her words can be taken as prophecy."
I never knew Da Huang saw us this way, but seeing Da Huang in such a panic, I couldn't falter. If I showed any weakness or retreated, the worlds of my brothers would collapse.
"So what if she's my senior martial aunt? Don't forget, I'm the one who became the successor of the Schemer."
When I said that, Da Huang's expression relaxed a lot: "You have a way?"
"Yes!"
Hearing me say that, Da Huang felt relieved.
After all, Da Huang believed me. Compared to the legends of my predecessors, we had experienced more together and solved more problems.
"What do you need me to do?"
"Apologize to Brother Chang."
"No problem."
"Don't push off the dinner tonight."
"What? Still eating with Sister Han? That woman is not easy to deal with."
"Don't be afraid. If we don't figure out the whole story, how can we break the situation?"
"Break the situation?"
"I've been through this kind of thing. Wang Ren just used Zhang Si's method."
Da Huang obviously knew Zhang Si, but he didn't understand what I was saying? He was dumbfounded, in a state of confusion.
...
Back then, I had earnestly studied the sheepskin diary left by Li Jiu and painstakingly researched the knowledge within. Later, I didn't read it as much. After I had mastered it, I could apply what was written in the diary to the situations without leaving any traces. I was no longer rigidly applying game theory.
When Wang Ren told me with certainty that someone was a murderer, I suddenly remembered that Zhang Si had said something to me when I confronted him back then, saying that I would die.
I will die, just like Chang Dachun will become a murderer, it's not metaphysics at all. No one can see the future, not even Wang Ren. She judged the future sins with her own ability, which is just a proposition.
Just like when I dealt with Zhang Si back then, Wang Ren was pulling me into a game, making me play rock-paper-scissors with her in this game, and then she gave me a false proposition to trick me into falling for it.
Simply put, she said she was going to play paper, and I could only choose to believe her or not. If I believed her and wanted to win, I had to play scissors. If I didn't believe her, it would be a real game of rock-paper-scissors, and I could play any gesture, but I would definitely not win, because we weren't playing at the same time.
All along, I thought Wang Ren made the first move, and I was breaking the move.
I was wrong, very wrong.
Wang Ren set up a proposition, and I definitely didn't believe her, so I would struggle and try to win. No matter what method I took, it was all within Wang Ren's control.
Amazing, truly amazing!
This was what she called the wheel of fate. If I made the first step wrong, I would make every step wrong and eventually lose everything.
No wonder Wang Ren was so confident. It turned out she had this in mind. If I had set up the situation like this, I could also confidently say, as long as you win one round, you win.
...
Da Huang and I returned to the room. Chang Dachun was still angry. Da Huang smiled apologetically, "Big Brother, how about I cook you a bowl of wontons?"
Chang Dachun's anger subsided by half upon hearing this: "What are you messing around for?"
"Boss, this isn't my fault. This is Tang Nan's game."
"Game?"
"Game?"
Chang Dachun and Fatty said almost in unison, then looked at me together.
My heart was in turmoil. I had underestimated Da Huang. To reconcile with Chang Dachun, he didn't hesitate to "betray" me.
"What's going on, Tang Nan!"
"Brother Fatty, this is really a game, and it's not mine."
It was quite a bit of talking today. I told them about the bet with Wang Ren again, and also about Li Feng's matter.
"Even so, you don't have to kick me when I'm down!"
Chang Dachun said unhappily.
"If it were just Li Feng, I would naturally not care. I'm a Schemer, not a Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering. Big Brother, don't we have three bets with Wang Ren? This second person is you, Big Brother."
"Me!" Chang Dachun pointed at his nose and asked, his face full of disbelief.
Da Huang added, "Tang Nan told me so himself. Otherwise, would I give Sister Han face? Compared to the brotherhood between us, Sister Han is nothing!"
I glared at Da Huang, but he showed no embarrassment: "I'm telling the truth."
Your thick skin is a fact, I was too lazy to expose him. Just as I was about to continue, I was interrupted by Fatty. Usually, Fatty didn't talk much. When the three brothers got together, 85% of the time it was Da Huang bragging, then 10% was Chang Dachun, and 5% from Fatty was considered a good mood today. But this time, Fatty couldn't help it, because Wang Ren had said that Chang Dachun would be the murderer.
Regarding Schemers, Fatty and Da Huang had the same understanding. Words from a great Schemer like Wang Ren were like prophecies.
"Why would Big Brother kill someone?"
"Yeah, why would I kill someone? I have a family and children, and my life is happy. I'm not that kind of person who gets angry, how could I kill someone?"
Chang Dachun was confused, and then the three of them looked at me pitifully.
"Why would Li Feng kill someone?"
"Because he was abandoned since childhood and lived a lonely life. If it were me, knowing my parents were living well but abandoned him, my heart would be twisted too."
"Right! This is what we found out."
"What do you mean?"
"About the proposition theory, if we believed from the beginning that Li Feng would kill someone, and firmly believed he was a murderous demon, thus staying far away from him, the situation would be broken."
"I don't understand!"
"In other words, this is a game theory, and Wang Ren and I are playing rock-paper-scissors to determine the winner. Then Wang Ren said, Li Feng will kill someone. It's like she told me she was going to play paper, and if I believed her, I would play scissors and win. But I didn't believe her, and I also played paper, letting Wang Ren make her move. Once I don't believe it, the situation reverses, meaning I told her I played paper."
"I understand!" Fatty said.
"What do you understand?" Da Huang asked, unclear, unwilling to admit defeat, and dissatisfied.
Chang Dachun said thoughtfully: "Teacher Wang Ren believes you. Since you said you would play paper, she will play scissors. Therefore, in this setup, she will always win."
I gave Chang Dachun a thumbs-up.
"I understood it long ago," Da Huang said shamelessly.
Fatty glared at Da Huang unhappily. Da Huang said, "Fatty, don't be jealous. If you don't understand, I can explain it to you."
...
"What do we do now?" Chang Dachun asked.
"This time, we cannot choose not to believe."
Chang Dachun asked puzzledly, "You want me to believe I killed someone?"
"Yes, you must believe it, and then think about the problem from this angle."
Da Huang frowned: "Isn't this method a bit far-fetched?"
Fatty said directly, "We can't just have the concept, we need at least a method, right?"
I pointed outside: "Brothers turn against each other."
Upon hearing this, Da Huang immediately grinned and approached Chang Dachun, hugging him: "I would never turn against my own dear brother."
"Get lost!"
"I'm already cooking wontons for you."
"Where are the wontons?"
"Just wait..." Da Huang said through gritted teeth, then pulled out his phone.
I smiled and watched them, then asked Fatty casually, "What's the deal with wontons? I don't know about it?"
That was something that happened before I knew them. Besides driving a tricycle to earn money, Da Huang stayed home playing computer games. Chang Dachun and Fatty were regulars. They struggled together, but luck was not on their side, and things didn't go as planned. It was inevitable that Chang Dachun would argue with Da Huang a few times. To apologize, Da Huang would cook the wontons his mother had prepared for Chang Dachun.
At this moment, Da Huang's call was connected: "Mom, can you make me some wontons..."