Deceitful Game

Chapter 262 The Law of Contradiction and the Law of Excluded Middle

Mingpo pointed to the fourth "Mingpo" on the opposite side, which is the "joy" in "joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness".

Faced with Mingpo's accusation, Mingpo, the one with the amusement, simply chuckled and looked at Mingpo mockingly: "Are you really sure? Okay, okay... then if you're really sure, how about you kill me?"

He spread his arms wide as if to embrace Mingpo across from him.

"...Wait a minute?"

Liao Tinglan suddenly tensed up: "We only have five minutes left, should we think about it some more...?"

They only have one chance combined.

If they make the wrong choice, they will all die here.

Although she knew she wasn't good enough and didn't dare to waste this opportunity, she couldn't help but feel a little panicked when she saw Mingpo answer the question instantly.

How could Mingpo give the answer when her logic hadn't even taken shape yet?

Is this answer... really reliable?

"Five minutes?"

Upon hearing this, Mingpo couldn't help but repeat the sentence.

He straightened up and turned to look at Liao Tinglan intently.

That look in his eyes was as if he were saying, "Are you serious?"

Just being stared at like that made Liao Tinglan feel itchy all over. It was like the tingling sensation you get when you haven't exercised in a long time and suddenly go for a long run of ten minutes.

She instinctively straightened up, stammering as she explained, "I mean... I'm not really... I might be a little... slow-witted..."

"Sure, five minutes...there's plenty of time, right?"

Mingpo remained unmoved, not even glancing away.

He stared intently at Liao Tinglan and said softly, "Then tell me what you're thinking. Now, immediately. Tell me your entire thought process."

Although Mingpo is very handsome, has a deep and magnetic voice, and never roars or shouts...

But being stared at by Mingpo like that, Liao Tinglan felt the pressure was almost suffocating her.

She thought back to her thesis defense.

Her mentor at that time stared at her silently, making her sweat profusely.

"Wasn't it said that only one entity is the one that tells the truth...?"

She murmured softly.

"That's not right."

Mingpo interrupted Liao Tinglan directly: "It is true that 'only one person is the original,' and 'only one person will tell the truth.' But that doesn't mean they are the same person."

"...Oh, oh! I see...!"

Liao Tinglan suddenly realized, "In that case, I can figure it out..."

He glanced at the child with some surprise.

So clumsy yet so obedient, that's amazing!

Having possessed two traits that would easily lead to certain death in Central, his survival to this age is truly thanks to the protection of "Loyal Succession Academy." "Come here."

Mingpo continued to press, "Sorry to sort this out and tell me your entire thought process."

Liao Tinglan was sweating profusely.

"I...I wanted to try them one by one using the hypothesis method."

She stammered, "After all, it's not like only one person is telling the truth, right? Let's assume one by one what if he's telling the truth..."

"Okay, go ahead.

Mingbo nodded and added, "Let's just call them 'joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness'."

"good……"

Liao Tinglan cleared her throat, trying to remain calm: "Then, if we organize what they said..."

"Joy says: The essence is anger or sorrow."

"Anger says: The essence is joy or happiness."

Ai said: "My true self is me."

"Le said: My true self is not me."

"Yes, that's right."

Mingbo gestured for her to continue.

It seems this child's memory is passable.

"What if happy is telling the truth..."

Liao Tinglan attempted to reason: "That means the true form is either anger or sorrow. But sorrow says 'the true form is me,' and if sorrow is the true form, then there are two truths simultaneously, so it doesn't hold true. If anger is the true form, then joy saying 'the true form is not me' is also a truth, so that doesn't work either..." "Similarly, if anger is telling the truth... then the true form is either joy or happiness, then..."

She paused here, then suddenly stopped: "That means...that means...that Xi wasn't telling the truth..."

She racked her brains, but felt she couldn't push it forward.

Mingpo sighed and decided to let her off the hook: "The assumption method is correct, but you've made the wrong assumption. You should assume 'who is the subject,' and then apply their logic sequentially using 'if he is the subject.' Instead of 'who lied,' and then using that logic to judge whether their statements are lies."

"But this problem doesn't need to be so complicated. The law of contradiction or the law of excluded middle will suffice."

Logic has two important concepts: the law of contradiction and the law of excluded middle.