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Chapter 9 - Chapter 4: The Silent Jury (B4)

[Floor: B4] [Keywords: Moral Trial / Judgment by Peers / Forgetting & Redemption]

[System Prompt: If you're indifferent to others' sins, They'll be eager to condemn yours.]

The elevator creaked slowly to a halt. The doors opened onto a massive courtroom.

Empty benches. Twelve hooded figures on the judgment throne.

[System Rules:

1. Each player will face one anonymous trial;

2. The remaining five players vote: guilty or not;

3. You cannot speak for yourself, only for others;

4. You may speak only once across all trials;

5. Sincerity of speech affects verdict weight;

6. All votes are anonymous; final result will be revealed.]

[Objective: Choose to defend others despite mistrust.]

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First was No. 03. Charges:

Misleading a teammate to death in B2;

Hoarding a survival item in B1;

Refusal to engage with team.

Everyone stayed quiet. Then the silent woman stood. "He saved me with that item," she said. "That's all."

Vote: 3 Not Guilty / 3 Guilty — Tied. 03 survives. Next review pending.

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Shen Yan's turn.

Charges:

Guided team through B3 without warning risk;

Suspected hidden agenda due to excessive calm;

Left dead behind in B1.

He stood bound. No one spoke.

Then the youngest player—shaking—rose: "He said I could live. I believed him. Now I'm still here."

Vote: 5 Not Guilty / 1 Abstain. Shen Yan clears the trial.

Others weren't so lucky. Some vanished mid-chair. No screams. Only shock on their faces.

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[Trial Complete. Remaining: 4. Special Reward: Shen Yan gains the title 'The Honest Witness'.]

[Hidden Path Unlocked: Observer of the Seven Sins.]

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