bestfiction Chapter 338 Simulated Judgment
Chapter 338 Simulated Judgment
"The exam content for this stage is a simulated case judgment."
Upon hearing this, a hint of confusion flashed in the eyes of all ten people.
They all thought it would be the same as the previous two stages, just sitting and answering questions, except that the questions were more difficult. The result was a simulated trial.
What is this?
The official, ignoring their expressions, continued, "In the simulated trial, you will all play the roles assigned to you. There are three roles: the official judging the case, the police investigating the case, and the murderer. Your task is to use the various clues at the scene and the testimonies and conversations between each other to ultimately have the official identify the murderer."
"There will be three simulated cases in total, and everyone will have the opportunity to play the roles of an official, a constable, and a murderer."
"It is important to note that the murderer will not openly admit to being the murderer. Only the identity of the officials will be announced immediately. The murderer will be hidden among the police officers, and you will need to find the murderer yourselves."
"All your performances in the mock trial will be observed by the examiners, who will score you. The final score will be the total of the three scores, and the person with the highest total score will be the first place winner."
Upon hearing the entire exam rules, the expressions on the faces of the group became somewhat stiff.
"Sir, do you mean we have to play the roles we've been given, and the examiners will see it? Are you trying to make us actors?"
To them, it sounded as if the Shuntian Prefecture had set up a stage for them, and they were performing on it while the examiners sat below watching and occasionally commenting on how well they sang.
Thinking of this, several people's expressions turned even worse.
The official remained expressionless: "If you still can't figure out what this stage of the assessment is, you can just give up and leave."
After saying so much, all they cared about was getting them to play roles and then comparing themselves to actors. The officials didn't want to waste their breath explaining to them.
Upon hearing this, several people who had objections froze on the spot.
Give up and leave?
They've finally made it to the last stage; if they leave now, wouldn't that just benefit others?
The man who had spoken earlier forced a smile and said, "Please forgive me, sir. I misspoke."
The official ignored the man and said directly, "The rules have been explained, and you can begin the exam... After you leave, enter the first room on the left. There are ten envelopes on the table near the door, each with your name on it. Each envelope contains your identity and the information that this identity can access. Only those who have obtained the official identity can show their identity to others. No one else can show their identity. Anyone who violates this rule will receive zero points."
The word "zero points" immediately dampened the enthusiasm of some people.
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As instructed by the examiner, the ten people entered the first room on the left and pushed the door open.
The first person to enter had their pupils shrink, and they took a step back in fright, bumping into the person behind them.
"What are you doing?"
The people behind complained, but swallowed their words after seeing the scene inside the room.
At this moment, everyone else also saw everything inside the room.
A man with blood all over his chest sat on a wooden chair, his head tilted to the side, pale and motionless.
It's no wonder that person was frightened; anyone who saw that scene would be easily startled.
Zhao Liu was a fisherman. Fishermen are skilled in the water, but many drown. He had seen people drown and remain submerged for a long time before being discovered. He could only say that he had seen such scenes before. These things were nothing compared to what he had witnessed.
Of the ten, he was the calmest. He strode over, touched the side of the deceased's neck, turned to the others, and said, "There's a pulse, the body is warm, he's alive."
In other words, this is a living person playing the role of a dead person.
Once everyone understood this, they were all relieved.
Thinking about it, it makes sense. It's impossible for Shuntian Prefecture to kill a few people just to let them simulate a trial; that would be too terrible.
Lin He muttered under his breath, "This 'deceased' is really convincing, not moving at all."
The others' mouths twitched.
Indeed, from the moment Zhao Liu went over to check the pulse until now, the "deceased" has remained motionless, which is quite dedicated.
Meanwhile, in the next room, Wen Zongji and the others were watching what was happening inside.
"Is this the same fisherman from before? He certainly has keen observation skills, and is both bold and meticulous."
Lu Nian'an silently noted down Zhao Liu's performance.
"But where did you find this 'deceased'? You're really dedicated. I was paying special attention to him just now, and he really didn't move at all."
Wen Zongji said, "Because I told him that he would deduct one tael of silver for every movement."
So all this persistence costs money.
Lu Nian'an: "...It's fine."
Indeed, the power of money is great.
Seeing that the examinee had checked his identity and begun investigating the case.
Lu Nian'an looked at the "deceased" again and said, "These people haven't investigated cases before, and we don't know how long it will take. Will the person you found not be able to hold out?"
Wen Zongji shook his head: "I have already tested it. They can stay still for two hours. If they still can't solve the case after two hours, they will move on to the next case. We can't let them make us suffer with them just because they are stupid."
Lu Nian'an nodded: "That's certainly how it should be."
Moreover, there are three cases in total. If each case takes two hours, that's six hours, which is basically over in a day. It's quite a long time for the examiners.
"Hmm...it seems they've found a clue. It's that Lin He. He's pretty impressive."
The other examiners also noticed: "These two people from ordinary backgrounds are actually much better than the other candidates. They did well in the first two stages of the exam, but in this stage, their performance is quite ordinary."
Wen Zongji was not surprised by this: "They come from well-off families and don't have to do anything except study, which leads to them having less experience and a weaker ability to adjust themselves when faced with problems."
"Lin He and Zhao Liu came from poor families and struggled to make a living every day. With more experience, they became much more resilient."
Lu Nian'an said, "There are gains and losses; this has always been the case since ancient times."
The investigation in the room continued. The first case was not complicated. As clues were gradually uncovered and pieced together, the murderer was found.
Lu Nian'an commented: "This 'murderer' performed terribly. He was out of sorts the whole time, his eyes were darting around when he spoke, and he looked guilty. Moreover, he did not interfere with the investigation of others, as if he was waiting for himself to be found out."
Everyone else agreed with Lu Nian'an's words and unanimously gave the "murderer" a low score.
The others gave scores based on their performance.
After scoring, Wen Zongji and his group moved to another location, and then the ten examinees entered the second case scene.