God's Imitator

Chapter 591: Chapter 590: One Sentence

Tang Qing looked at the big screen: "’47 minutes, much healthier than you.’

"This sentence seems a bit out of context, but it must have been taken from a conversation between two people.

"Suppose A said this to B, it means A thinks he is healthier.

"And ’47 minutes’ should be some kind of standard used as evidence.

"But the problem with this sentence is that it doesn’t quite sound like something someone would say in a normal context. If it were ’See, I took 47 minutes, much healthier than you,’ it would sound a bit more reasonable."

Bai Zilan pondered: "It could also be that the imitator deliberately made an out-of-context modification? But anyway, our primary goal now is to figure out what this ’47 minutes,’ used to prove health, is based on."

Tang Qing gave a meaningful smile, "You should know."

Bai Zilan remained calm, "Hmm? Should I know? But I still have no clue?"

Tang Qing smiled, "This is obviously a man bragging about his abilities in that aspect!

"This sentence seems out of context because it’s a secret topic not suitable for public discussion.

"A didn’t directly say ’I did something with someone last night for 47 minutes,’ so when asked indirectly, he would only mention ’47 minutes’ in response.

"Perhaps this judgment game is a case related to a crime of passion."

Bai Zilan frowned, "No, right? I always feel like there’s something wrong."

Tang Qing continued to brew tea, "Oh? What exactly is the problem?"

Bai Zilan seemed a bit helpless, "Alright, stop testing me, can’t we just play the game properly?"

Tang Qing shook his head slightly, "You were the one who wasn’t honest first. I really can’t understand why you would need to hide your skills in this gaming environment, I can only interpret it as your thinking inertia.

"You clearly have the ability, but you deliberately pretend to know nothing, which I find less sincere than Mr. Lin, who doesn’t like to talk."

As Tang Qing spoke, he refilled Lin Sizhi’s teacup.

Lin Sizhi placed his hand on the side of the teacup to express gratitude.

Bai Zilan proactively handed over her empty cup, "Alright, let’s just play the game properly and not waste time on this meaningless phase.

"This is obviously not a crime of passion, and the speaker isn’t boasting about his abilities in that aspect.

"Although 47 minutes is a time barely achievable when combining all elements, and indeed enough to boast about, the key lies in the last keyword: ’health.’

"Generally speaking, men don’t use the word ’health’ when boasting about their abilities in that aspect.

"He should say, ’47 minutes, much more ’impressive’ than you.’

"So this deduction isn’t particularly convincing."

Lin Sizhi put down the teacup, "This sentence seems disconnected, aside from discussing a secret topic, there’s another possibility.

"That is, when A said it, he was accompanied by some extra action, and this action itself contained enough information that he naturally omitted part of it when speaking.

"For example, A was showing B his watch or the timer on his phone."

Lin Sizhi raised his left hand, making a gesture of showing a phone to the two, then pointed to a non-existent phone on his hand with his right hand.

"’47 minutes, much healthier than you.’

"Saying it like this, it makes sense."

Bai Zilan seemed thoughtful, "Hmm, makes sense! Your gesture just now unconsciously carried a sense of pride or boastfulness, so the original owner A should also have such an attitude.

"So 47 minutes might also be some kind of record on the phone.

"What kind of record could it be?"

Tang Qing thought seriously for a moment, "If considering common sports events, there are actually just a few kinds:

"Fat-burning aerobics, specific strength training plans, aerobic exercises like swimming or running, or specific badminton or other ball games.

"But 47 minutes is a very specific number.

"If it’s something like fat-burning aerobics, it should be a fixed time, and strength training doesn’t compare times, it compares weights.

"So, there’s only one scenario: fixed-distance aerobic training.

"Only in this kind of training does it matter how long it takes to complete, which would give rise to a specific time like 47 minutes."

Lin Sizhi and Bai Zilan each gave their answers.

"10-kilometer run."

"10,000-meter run."

Bai Zilan explained, "After all, this is the first piece of information given by the imitator, it’s unlikely they would add too much interference.

"In general, compared to swimming or cycling, running is obviously a sport that more people participate in, and 47 minutes is roughly the time it takes to run 10,000 meters."

Tang Qing added, "Swimming and cycling don’t match.

"Because these sports usually have fixed distances, like running, there’s usually 100 meters, 400 meters, 1,000 meters, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters.

"Running 8,500 meters and then emphasizing running it in 47 minutes doesn’t align with general habits.

"For swimming, the timing closest to 47 minutes should be 1,500 meters, but for an average person, that speed is too fast, almost professional level.

"For cycling, the closest would be 20 or 25 kilometers, but the speed is too slow and doesn’t seem worth boasting about.

"Only a 10-kilometer run, this time is just a very valuable amateur runner’s score.

"For non-professional runners, it takes long-term persistence to achieve, and it’s also a score worth being proud of to others.

"Of course, if the speaker is a professional swimmer, then this sentence might refer to a 1,500-meter swim."

Lin Sizhi added, "But a professional swimmer wouldn’t usually compare ’health’ with others."

Tang Qing nodded, "Exactly.

"So, it’s very likely that someone was holding a phone, pointing at a 10-kilometer 47-minute result on it, and saying it to another person, proving his own health.

"Alright, that should be it, right? Can you think of anything else?"

Lin Sizhi and Bai Zilan both shook their heads.

"Then let’s move on to the next sentence?"

The three reached an agreement, pressed the button beside them, and the sentence on the big screen was marked with a ’√’, gradually fading away and replaced with new content.

[I’m really not tired, and I’m hungry, okay.]

Tang Qing took a sip of tea, "It seems this game isn’t much of a challenge for the three of us.

"Let’s take turns to speak, and quickly push the progress forward.

"After all, we are not the protagonists of this game.

"The other players need us to finish three questions before they can officially start the game, let’s not keep them waiting."

Bai Zilan thought for a moment and said, "The context of this sentence should be B asking A if he is tired.

"And A responds that he is not tired. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"It’s hard to determine if it’s true or false, but at least one thing is certain, A should have been lacking sleep for a long period.

"He said ’I’m really not tired,’ instead of just ’I’m not tired,’ which might imply that B has asked and shown concern more than once."

Tang Qing nodded, "Yes, but here’s the problem:

"Just from the literal meaning, the person saying this might genuinely feel they are not tired, or they might be reassuring the other, while they are actually very tired and trying to pretend to be fine."