Chapter 21: The Theory of the Prisoner's Dilemma
"Prisoner's Dilemma?"
"What do you mean?"
Zhou Jie on the side asked puzzled.
"The prisoner's dilemma is a representative example of a non-zero-sum game in game theory, reflecting that the best choice of the individual is not the best choice of the group."
"They're definitely going to do it to us, it's simple......."
A calm voice sounded from inside the car, and at this time they had already buried the body and were on their way back.
"The police would hold us in separate rooms, cut off our communications, and not know what was going on with the others."
"In this case, the psychological defense line can easily be broken."
"Break us down one by one."
"So the next thing I'm going to do is crack this trick."
"Hear me clearly......"
........
The screen pans back to the interrogation room.....
"It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it, for example."
"If you identify someone else and no one identifies you."
"Then, you will be free, and the others will be severely punished."
"But if you don't identify others, and they identify you....."
"Then they will be released, and you will be severely punished."
"If you identify each other, then the collective will be punished less."
"So...... Now you get it? ”
A smile tugged at the corner of Bai Cheng's mouth, and his gentle voice echoed in the interrogation room, but it made the atmosphere even more depressed and solemn.
And Gu Chi's face was extremely ugly.
.......
"Prisoner's Dilemma ....."
"I roughly understood, that is, if you choose to be identified, you will either be given a light sentence or be released,....."
"But if we don't identify us, we are likely to be punished for being incriminated."
Gu Chi squinted his eyes, his round face was full of solemn expressions, he was the most calculating in this small group.
That's why I deeply understood the brilliance of the whole method.
"You're wrong!!"
"We're all going to be innocent, as long as we don't talk at all."
Jiang Rui's deep voice lingered in everyone's ears, and it couldn't help but make people's hearts tighten, at this time, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was full of hideous expressions.
.......
"I've listened to the rules of the prisoner's dilemma."
"You must have thought that as long as everybody didn't talk."
"Then all of you will be free."
"But the genius of the Prisoner's Dilemma is that you can't communicate."
"Without any communication, no one can guarantee that no one else will sell themselves in exchange for freedom. .....”
Bai Cheng said this gently, and there was silence in the interrogation room, because he was right!!
......
These confrontations have set off a huge wave of discussion in the live broadcast room.
"It's so brain-burning! I don't have enough IQ! Recharge required!! ”
"I understand that if you don't betray others, others will betray you!!"
"Isn't it easy to choose such a simple question? Dead friends don't die poor!! ”
"Confession and leniency are the best choice!!"
"Cowhide! Cowhide! How did Shirakami come up with such a script? This is too awesome!! ”
"Love, love!! This is the reasoning in my heart!! ”
"Prisoner's Dilemma! Is the script so good now? It's also a game theory!! ”
"The magic of this trick is to cut off all the people's contacts, and there are only a few results, and if we identify others, we will either be not guilty or given a light sentence, but if we refuse to be identified, we are likely to be punished for being incriminated."
"Upstairs, there is another possibility, that is, all of them are silent, and everyone is acquitted!!"
"But how is it possible to achieve this very difficult, driven by freedom and profit, and by the unconditional trust of all people?
”
The people in the live broadcast room discussed the theory of the prisoner's dilemma, and at the same time were curious about the next development.
So will anyone confess for themselves?
.......
"What follows is my assumption."
"The murderer is Jiang Rui, Luo Cheng is the one who doesn't want to help hide the truth, and Zhou Cheng provides the vehicle and shovel."
"And you, Gu Chi, are the masterminds of the entire meticulous logic!"
"You should bury the body in some barren forest."
Bai Cheng smiled and talked eloquently, as if he had been involved in the whole case.
"What do you think of my inferences?"
He finally asked.
“......”
Gu Chi didn't answer immediately, but it could be seen from the solemn expression on his face that even if this was not the whole truth, it was most of the truth!!
"I don't know what you're talking about......"
"Again, we didn't kill anyone."
He was silent for a while, and his face completely lost the smile that he had won before.
"Thank you for your cooperation and let me know a lot of information."
"Now we can go and see the other suspects, and maybe there will be unexpected discoveries."
As soon as the words fell, Bai Cheng walked out of the interrogation room with a smile, as if he had received some kind of important information.
"Click....."
The door closed again, and Gu Chi was the only one left in the room.
But..... That's when the unexpected happened!!
He suddenly changed his appearance, the whole person completely lost the silent look just now, in the corner that the surveillance could not see, the corners of his mouth instead outlined a smug smile, and his eyes looked at the door deeply.
It's like some kind of ruse, or conspiracy, has succeeded.
Will he be able to guarantee that no one will betray? Or is there some way to turn the tables around?
........
in another room.
"Do you want to say something? Zhou Jie? ”
"It's okay if you don't say it, it's over after all......"
"Your friends have confessed to me, and you are definitely an accomplice, although not the mastermind."
I saw Bai Cheng come to the room and smile at him.
"This can't be!!"
Zhou Jie looked extremely shocked, staring at Bai Cheng stubbornly, as if he wanted to see flowers from him, gritted his teeth, and his eyes gradually turned red.
Because according to the prisoner's dilemma agreement, if someone identifies themselves and they refuse to do so, then they will be severely punished.
"If you don't believe me, listen to me."
As he spoke, Bai Cheng took out the record book in his hand and slowly read out the words on it.
Of course, there is a blank on it, and no one confesses, but this does not prevent the other party from mistakenly thinking that someone has changed his back.
That's the terrible thing about the prisoner's dilemma, because information can't circulate, so no one knows if anyone else will betray them.
"The murderer is Jiang Rui, Luo Cheng is responsible for driving, and Gu Chi is the mastermind of the whole plan."
"And you provide the vehicle with the shovel ......."
"And where the body is buried!!"
"Do you want me to continue? It's up to you to say it or not. ”
A word, like a hammer smashed on Zhou Jie's chest, he didn't kill anyone, and he didn't want to help others take the blame!!