Deceitful Game

Chapter 309 The Inertia of Reincarnation

Chapter 309 The Inertia of Reincarnation

I thought my father was long dead, but he is still a fraudster and a member of the "high-level members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce".

This strange similarity left Mingbo momentarily dazed.

And just then...

A thought suddenly popped into Mingpo's mind.

"—A wolf-and-sheep game?"

Mingpo murmured softly.

A lamb born ignorant, a wolf that can easily obtain weapons, a "heating device" that needs to burn corpses to operate, lamb hanging in the food cart, and — the paradox engine.

When you reach the end, you will encounter your past self.

If you don't get through the difficult games, you'll just be stuck in the same cycle of time.

This endless train—it's all nothingness, there's no end in sight. Only by risking your very existence and defeating powerful enemies can you possibly advance further. But even after reaching a certain point, you'll return to the starting point—time is such a mysterious thing.

The host Mo's words echoed in Mingpo's mind once again.

He initially thought it was just a simple lament about time.

But now that I think about it, perhaps Old Man Mo was hinting at something more.

For example, the nature of this new world, the secrets atop the spire, and the deceptive game itself.

"You progress to a certain point, only to return to the starting point—I see!"

Mingpo suddenly understood.

This world, which is constantly collapsing, constantly reincarnating, and constantly cycling, is undoubtedly a Möbius strip!

Thinking back, the man in the hospital gown who initially escaped in "Death of the Minority" but was kicked to death by Mingpo was none other than Xiong Ajie from the Wolf and Sheep game.

The "raccoon" that Mingpo killed in the final round was Liao Tinglan, whom he had saved this time.

Many others were acquaintances—for example, Mo Qian was "Fish," and Liu Jianguo was "Bear."

Unfortunately, that flamboyant "dog" wasn't there.

Otherwise, with his abilities, he might have gained a significant advantage in the new version of the wolf-sheep game.

However, this is not too strange.

Given his flamboyant personality, he might already be dead from the corporate wars. Or perhaps he was abandoned in the capital city because of his low level of education.

There was only one extra person, and that was Chu Yunge.

She was clearly someone who died because of the "New World." She's the kind of person who wouldn't have died if history hadn't changed drastically.

In the new cycle of reincarnation, the entire world has been turned upside down, and even the life trajectories of these charlatans have completely changed. Some have become more successful, some have become more unsuccessful, some have died young, and some are still alive today.

However, in the game "Deceitful World," the lineups were basically the same as in the previous life.

This was clearly not because "Mo" did it intentionally.

Because, although Mo knows himself in this life and remembers the events of the previous timeline, it is clear that Mo in the previous timeline does not remember Mingpo, who indiscriminately killed everyone in the wolf-sheep game the weekend before last.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have locked Mingpo out, nor would he have been so surprised by Mingpo's extraordinary talent.

The characters from the previous two playthroughs are very similar, with only two or three people being different.

This proves something very important.

Although the world goes through cycles of reincarnation, some things leave a permanent mark.

People's behavior is not entirely based on the personality and strategies formed by their current reincarnation experiences—there are also traces left by "their previous selves".

Those who have been deceivers in the past are likely to become deceivers again at a similar point in time in the next cycle of reincarnation, unless they voluntarily give up their identity as deceivers.

This seems to be a special law, as if it comes from a kind of "gravity of fate"—or perhaps it can be called "the inertia of fate".

"Why is that?!"

Mingbo fell into deep thought.

Does this mean that someone who has died once is more likely to die again at the same point in time?

No, it doesn't really seem like it.

Based on current observations, it seems that only charlatans would do this.

But Chang Ning did not become a Deceitful One in this life—was it because he died earlier? Or was it because he gave up the qualification of a Deceitful One in his previous life, and was thus removed in the new cycle of reincarnation?

Perhaps someone can ask.

Thinking this, Mingpo walked to the washing machine and took Lin Ya out.

"What's on your mind?"

Shi Yao followed.

She clearly saw Mingpo's expression change from furrowed brows to sudden realization, indicating that she had figured something out.

"Could you let me know too?"

"certainly."

Mingpo spoke softly, "If I'm not mistaken—"

He looked down at Lin Ya.

Lin Ya's hair had been dried. She looked at Ming Po and Shi Yao with a fawning and humble smile.

"I—I will answer to the best of my knowledge!"

Lin Ya quickly spoke up.

How much do you remember about your "past life"?

As a result, Mingpo's first words stunned Shiyue.

"—A past life?"

She murmured softly, her expression somewhat puzzled.

Shi Yue looked at Ming Po, her brows furrowed, as if she wanted to say something, but she kept her mouth shut.

"I—I remember most of it!"

Lin Ya replied without hesitation, "I have indeed forgotten some of the parts that were so long ago—but I still remember most of the parts from when I went to university—"

"very good."

Mingpo nodded slightly: "So you still remember the games we played together, right?"

"Yes—yes!"

"You have ten seconds to think. Answer immediately. How many rounds were there? What were they called? Who was the survivor? Ten, nine—"

"There's only one match!"

Before Mingpo could count down, Lin Ya immediately replied, "This is our first game as deceivers, Death of the Minority!"

After that, I participated in four games: "Heaven and Earth Bank", "Execution Game", "Echo Voting", and "Werewolf Manor".

"I didn't ask you that," Mingpo interrupted. "How many survivors were there among the deaths of the minority?"

"—Three, just three!"

Lin Ya immediately replied, "It's just the two of us, plus a fox! The fox's real name is Chen Bingwen, I still remember his name!"

"—What?!"

Upon hearing this familiar name, Shi Yue's eyes widened in astonishment, and she blurted it out.

She suddenly turned around and looked at Mingpo.

Does this mean that Mingpo and Chen Bingwen also have memories of their past lives?

Mingpo didn't look at Shiyue, but continued to stare at Lin Ya: "Do you remember how you became a deceiver in your past life?"

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"—I remember, but I'm not sure what the real cause of my death was, or whether the facts are as I suspect."

Lin Ya's voice lowered, sounding somewhat dejected: "In my past life, I was a minor internet celebrity who got caught up in a media storm. I wasn't in a good mood at the time, so I invited my friends over for dinner and drinks."

"It turns out I was drugged—after they left, I became incredibly sleepy and never woke up. In the end, it seems I died from a gas leak."

"I did write a suicide note, but I didn't want to die! After writing it, I actually felt much better. The reason I didn't tear it up was because I thought—if public opinion didn't improve, I could post it online and say I had depression. Maybe that would be better—"

"But at that time, I didn't show my suicide note to anyone! None of my friends probably wanted to kill me—so I think, maybe I showed my suicide note in the future, and then someone came back in time to kill me—"

Lin Ya was clearly very aggrieved.