Calming down, Nie Junfeng finally realized the key to the situation.
It was true that Cifera had been detected by the Voice Recognition System, but she hadn't been impersonating Nie Bing. She had simply used Nie Bing's phone to speak.
At this point, the alarm was completely meaningless!
Wait... it did have meaning for Cifera!
Could she have been aware of the Voice Recognition System's existence all along?!
That had to be it.
To mask his embarrassment, Nie Junfeng quickly changed the subject:
"Cifera was deliberately testing the system!
"She probably suspected its existence but wasn't certain. By provoking this reaction, she aimed to determine whether she needed to use a voice changer.
"Her test was successful. Now, she'll likely abandon the voice changer and rely solely on lies to deceive us."
"Wow, Contestant Cifera's probing maneuver was truly brilliant!"
Host Qiu Qiu, not wanting to deflate Nie Junfeng's premature celebration, played along with his theory:
"I'm now incredibly curious to see how Contestant Cifera will respond next."
As the two commentators analyzed the situation, the broadcast director cut to footage of the Expert Team scrutinizing the alarm notification.
Everyone's face filled with astonishment except for Liu Shanhe, who, after a moment of surprise, couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Haha, let me explain! This is a voice recognition system installed on everyone's personal phones..."
As Liu Shanhe explained, the Expert Team finally understood what was happening.
"This system isn't actually very useful for the show, so we didn't tell everyone about it. I never expected Cifera to accidentally expose it like this. By the way, Cifera, what was that about Little Bingbing earlier?"
Hearing Liu Shanhe steer the conversation back on track, Cifera quickly replied:
"She's gone to the restroom. I'll have her speak when she gets back. Under Little Bingbing's supervision, I'll officially resume my intelligence work, and you can resume the Global Manhunt. Is that all right with everyone?"
"Of course, no problem at all. Has everyone had enough rest?"
"Yes, we have."
In the studio, hearing Cifera say she would have Nie Bing speak soon, Host Qiu Qiu immediately asked Inspector Nie Junfeng,
"Inspector Nie, has Contestant Cifera still not given up on imitating Police Officer Nie Bing's voice?"
Instead of answering immediately, Nie Junfeng steepled his fingers under his chin, his gaze fixed on Cifera's image on the screen.
Clearly, he hadn't yet formulated an answer to the question, and an awkward silence filled the air.
Seeing this, Host Qiu Qiu quickly threw out a second question, one she knew Nie Junfeng would definitely answer, and one the audience would eagerly welcome:
"From a rational perspective, this question is indeed difficult to answer. Contestant Cifera's actions always defy expectations, making it extremely challenging to follow her train of thought.
"Let's shift to a more subjective question, Inspector Nie. Given Contestant Cifera's miraculous performance so far, do you believe she could actually deceive the Voice Recognition System by mimicking Police Officer Nie Bing's voice?"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Before his mind could even process the question, Nie Junfeng blurted out this classic line as his immediate reaction.
But the moment the words left his mouth, he regretted it.
This scenario feels familiar. How many times has this happened today...? If he remembered correctly, every time he'd said those words, disaster had followed.
And this woman was clearly doing it on purpose. It seemed the Production Team was determined to milk the "Poison Milk Inspector" meme for all it was worth.
Nie Junfeng could already imagine the Bullet Comments erupting:
[Hahaha, here comes the highly anticipated flag-setting moment again!]
[Where are the Nie Sect disciples? The Sect Leader is about to perform a ritual! Everyone, come out and protect the Sect Leader!]
[You guys can joke around all you want, but I'm siding with Inspector Nie this time. With the Voice Recognition System in place, unless Cifera can perfectly replicate Nie Bing's voice, this impersonation tactic is doomed to fail.]
["Absolutely no chance!" "Completely impossible!" "She's going to lose for sure this time!" How many times do you need to be proven wrong before you realize Cifera is invincible?]
[Invincible might be an exaggeration, but I still believe Cifera can bypass the system using her voice. If she dared to challenge Nie Bing to speak, she must have a foolproof plan.]
[Exactly! I trust Cifera too. As a master of deception, she's already calculated every step in advance. There's no way she'll screw this up!]
[I'm not overthinking it like you guys. I just want to see Cifera dominate! Go, Cifera! You've got this!]
[As a neutral viewer, I just want the show to be more exciting. If I had to choose, I'd want Cifera to succeed.]
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Although some Bullet Comments remained skeptical about Cifera's chances, the overwhelming majority were rooting for her success.
Cifera couldn't see these supportive comments directly, but she could glean their sentiment from the system's notifications.
New Lie Become Reality acquired:
Ventriloquist (Trust Level: 3,000,000+):
Master of a Thousand Voices, Mimic of Ten Thousand Sounds: With the versatile movements of throat and tongue, you capture the echoes of all creation. On a confined stage, you transform the symphony of life into a one-person orchestra.
Empowered by the Authority of Trickery, you can perfectly mimic any sound you've heard with 100% accuracy.
Note: The strength of this ability is directly proportional to your Trust Level. Attempting to mimic complex sounds beyond your ability's current capacity will inevitably fail.
Upon seeing the notification for this new ability, Cifera's face remained impassive, but her heart surged with elation.
Just as she had done with the "Hacker" ability before, Cifera had once again guided her live stream audience to grant her a power that allowed her to perfectly mimic voices.
Clearly, her strategy had succeeded once more.
In truth, Cifera had long been aware that the Expert Team's specialized phones were equipped with a Voice Recognition System.
She had already thoroughly examined her own phone using the technical platform's computers.
To be honest, if she had wanted to, she could have bypassed this so-called "state-of-the-art" Voice Recognition System using her Hacker ability alone.
There was no need for the cumbersome process of mimicking voices.
But she had chosen not to.
Firstly, she couldn't be certain if her audience even knew about the existence of the Voice Recognition System.
If the audience wasn't aware of the Voice Recognition System, even if she cracked it, they wouldn't be impressed, and she wouldn't gain any additional popularity.
On the other hand, even if the audience did know about it, the "hacking" ability had already become familiar to them. Continuing to use it would no longer be novel, and the impact on her popularity would be greatly diminished.
Therefore, to gain more popularity, she needed to create fresh and engaging content.
Undoubtedly, changing her voice to perfectly mimic Nie Bing's and cracking the Voice Recognition System would be a novel stunt, guaranteeing excellent entertainment value.
Now that she had decided on her next move, the key was convincing the majority of the audience that she could perfectly mimic Nie Bing's voice.
To achieve this, she first needed to ensure that all viewers were aware of the Voice Recognition System's existence and how incredibly advanced it was.
Regardless of whether the audience already knew about it, Cifera had to formally expose the System using Nie Bing's phone.
Only then would viewers truly grasp the difficulty Cifera faced, as various experts and "know-it-alls" would inevitably step in to explain and analyze the situation for the viewers.
At that point, Cifera could indirectly inform everyone through her conversation with Liu Shanhe: "I'm going to imitate Nie Bing's voice next."
The moment viewers realized Cifera was still challenging the Voice Recognition System, they immediately recalled her previous miraculous performances.
Few people maintain absolute rationality; the vast majority are driven by emotions.
Even though they knew Cifera's chances of success were slim, the majority still believed she could pull off another miracle.
As for neutral viewers, even if they didn't believe in Cifera's success, they wouldn't actively doubt or deny the possibility of her triumph.
After all, since they'd already invested time watching the show, they'd much rather witness a miracle unfold than a predictable failure.
That would make things far more exciting, wouldn't it?
Thus, with the majority of supporters' unwavering trust and the neutrals' lack of skepticism, the minority of doubters couldn't undermine the activation of the Authority of Trickery.
The Panel's "Ventriloquist" skill, with a Trust Level exceeding 3 million+, stood as proof of this.
A mere whisper from Little Bingbing couldn't possibly withstand the force of an Ability with such overwhelming power.
After considering this, Cifera finally spoke again:
"Yo, Little Bingbing, you're finally back! Old Liu's been waiting for you forever~"
Hearing Cifera's words, all the viewers knew: theBattle was about to begin!