Zhou Xiaoying took another piece of type O medication, gently massaging her temples: "Although this information is valuable, it still doesn’t seem to show much, right?

"The people whose identities are currently confirmed only account for less than a third of all players.

"If I were the Imitator, I would definitely choose to play as a regular patient and do nothing out of the ordinary. That way is the safest."

Du Peng, after considering for a moment, said: "Perhaps this is exactly what Brother Lin needs us to do?

"We should each contact the players within our own community, and try to assemble the complete list of 40 players for this game as much as possible.

"Only this way is there a slight hope of finding the Imitator."

The players in the Zone C lounge come from the 2nd, 8th, 11th, 14th, and 23rd communities, and there are a total of 8 communities participating in this game, which already accounts for more than half.

Therefore, as long as these players contact others in their community and spread outwards, theoretically, it could take about three to four rounds of the game to roughly figure out the names of all the players in this game.

Lin Sizhi looked at Qian Li and Zhang Yuan: "What do you think?

"From the perspective of the Imitator, if you wanted to hide your identity, what identity would you be more inclined to choose?"

Qian Li’s expression was somewhat awkward, it was apparent that certain memories from the first phase resurfaced in her mind.

She considered for a moment and said: "According to common sense reasoning, if ’not exposing oneself’ is the sole objective, then just adopting the most prudent strategy will do.

"It’s about paying less visa time before entering the game to get a regular patient’s identity.

"However, the Imitator also has to ensure their own safety, so after entering the game, it is necessary to quickly meet with a doctor and find a way to obtain some special medication.

"After that, don’t interact with anyone else, lock yourself in a room, and wait for the game to end."

Zhou Xiaoying considered for a moment: "So, in this case, can we filter using two conditions?

"First, obtaining special medication very early on;

"Second, after obtaining special medication, almost completely cutting off communication with the outside world."

Huang Shengjie awkwardly glanced at Lin Sizhi, clearly, such behavior patterns closely resembled Lin Sizhi’s own.

But Qian Li sighed: "Let me finish my point first.

"However, this filtering condition is certainly inaccurate, with a significant margin of error.

"The game rules have clearly stated that players will be randomly selected as infected, and only special medication can cure them.

"A regular patient spending extravagantly to meet a doctor early on doesn’t necessarily mean they’re in on something, possibly it’s just due to the strategy of ’spend anything to stay alive’, a safe approach.

"After getting the medication, isolating oneself in a room to avoid infection also makes complete sense. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"Relying solely on these two points to identify the Imitator is too far-fetched; it’s highly unlikely to garner enough votes.

"Even if investigated, those revealed may not be the Imitator but rather a cautious yet lucky player."

Lin Sizhi glanced at Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan thought for a moment and said: "We cannot definitively claim the Imitator will hide just out of fear.

"Sometimes, hiding in plain sight is also a strategy.

"If everyone believes the Imitator will be afraid and not dare to influence the game, then the Imitator might deliberately become a role like Sales, to ensure safety and maximize benefits.

"The fundamental rules of Walkway will impose restrictions on the Imitator’s plan, and the Imitator must find ways to bypass such restrictions.

"This game seems extremely unfair to ordinary players; once the Auditor-Doctor-Patient channel is opened up by Sales, regular players almost have no chance to fight back.

"Conversely, the Auditor’s power is nearly absolute and can restrain the game mechanics.

"As long as the Auditor doesn’t release medication, no matter how much others want to sell drugs, they are powerless.

"The Imitator cannot completely control every aspect of the game, like determining which community players are participating in.

"If they do nothing upon entering the game, what if the four Auditors are all very responsible? Then the earnings for the Imitator in this game would plummet.

"So...

"I still lean towards the possibility that the Imitator will try to do something in the game.

"It might be themselves doing it, or through players they know within their community. But doing absolutely nothing seems unlikely."

Huang Shengjie was puzzled: "Isn’t this just another mind game? If the Imitator anticipates you thinking this way, continuing as a regular patient still seems safer.

"Also, how are you sure the Imitator’s thoughts align more closely with yours?"

Zhang Yuan said: "Because during the first phase, our community was the first to attempt utilizing the Imitator to run a black market.

"These issues, we’ve discussed them many times."

Huang Shengjie was stumped and instinctively asked: "So... what was the final result?"

Zhang Yuan seemed a bit helpless: "The end result certainly wasn’t good. Otherwise, would our original community have been broken up?"

Huang Shengjie thought for a moment: "Doesn’t that actually prove that your way of thinking is ineffective? This Imitator most likely survived the first phase, right? Maybe they’ve already abandoned this way of thinking? Otherwise, they wouldn’t still be alive."

Zhang Yuan shook his head: "Not necessarily.

"It solely depends on what kind of opponents they encountered.

"If the players in the same region are all weak, then even if the Imitator doesn’t pay much attention to detail, other players lack the ability to catch them.

"But if there are a lot of clever people in the same region... then the Imitator could very well end up destroyed by a simple oversight.

"So, this Imitator is definitely not simple, but not necessarily unbeatable.

"Besides, the more confident a perpetrator is, the more they enjoy the thrill of repeatedly crossing dangerous lines.

"Just like some perpetrators deliberately return to their crime scenes, this is also a common mindset."

Lin Sizhi glanced at the time, and this round of the game was about to end.

As he spent quite a bit of time explaining the game situation and other players’ information, there wasn’t much time left for discussion.

"In the next round of play, everyone stays in their own room.

"Each contact players from your respective communities, share information, and discuss the possible identity of the Imitator.

"For the 20th round, we’ll meet back in the lounge.

"From now on, if anyone has a clear idea, you can clear your medical points at any time after verifying the appropriate target."

Everyone stood up.

Qian Li asked: "So... which identity do you think the Imitator is more likely to choose?"

Lin Sizhi paused for a moment and said: "I broadly agree with you. The Imitator designing this game would not simply hide themselves and take a purely defensive strategy.

"They might hide themselves, but they would absolutely not do nothing."