"The sheep all died in the end, and the child never dared to lie again," Sophie said. "Is Mr. Gordonparing himself to a lying child by telling me such a well-known story?" Seeing Sophie was still upset, Gordon replied calmly, "This story is usually meant to teach kids not to lie, but what I want to show you is how to use lies to confuse your opponents." Sophie frowned. "What do you mean?"


    "When someone lies enough times, it bes hard to tell what''s true and what''s not," Gordon exined. "For instance, the first time I got seriously ill, Ms. Sophie, you chose to believe it. But it was all just a scheme I had set up. The second time, you were suspicious and quickly saw through my act, recognizing it as another plot. This meant you couldn''t gauge how cunning I was. The third time, I made a small move to convince you that I was genuinely ill. Once again, you chose to believe, only to find out I was setting up an even bigger scheme, leading you to confront me in anger. Once more, you couldn''t fathom my true intentions. With truth and lies mixed together, how can the enemy possibly guess what you''re really thinking?"


    Sophie immediately thought of the three times Gordon had pretended to be gravely ill, realizing he had seen through all her thoughts from the start!


    Seeing that Sophie had understood his past schemes, Gordon continued, "Now, consider the next time I fall ill. Will Ms. Sophie choose to believe it or not?"


    "How could someone be fooled three times and not learn their lesson? Of course, it''s a lie..."


    Sophie stopped mid-sentence.


    Gordon had just told her the story of ''The Boy Who Cried Wolf,'' and indess than a minute, his question had ensnared her again. She was like the vigers in the story, once again duped by Gordon.


    Gordon nodded, saying, "Imagine, when I truly fall ill, the enemy will think the same thing. What you need to do then is convince them I''m just pretending. That''s the psychological game." Hearing this, Sophie was almost too shocked to speak.


    Could someone really n so far ahead from the very first move?


    From Gordon''s first illness to this third instance, he wasn''t just


    deceiving her, he was also deceiving the person behind the scenes! Three times over, Gordon''s illness was nothing but a y on human


    ''n


    emotions. Whether it''s the fourth or fifth time, whether Gordon is truly ill or not, the person behind the scenes will never be able to grasp the truth!


    "Ms. Sophie, I may not be much, but I do hold some standing here in Devonport, Gordon said lightly. "The person behind this has some fear of me. If therees a day when I''m truly bedridden, remember what I''ve said about confusing the enemy, making him believe I''m not seriously ill." All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    He looked up at Sophie, adding, "Remember, as long as I, Gordon, am in Devonport, he won''t dare to act rashly, nor can he shake the foundation of the four great families in the slightest."