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There was a bit of luck involved with the way that he narrowed down the traitor. Seeing how they didn't have any solid strategy to defeat them, the next best thing was to keep them in a false sense of security, and maybe come up with a plan later or see how things develop; as long as they think everything is going according to keikaku, there would be no need to play a trump card like making several confessions before it's necessary. It was a gamble that worked out.

Even I think that "lie" was a bit of a stretch though, in the way that it worked out. But it did indeed throw the game into chaos one way or another.

In general discussion, you gotta feel bad for Shibe. The man was taking L after L this game. But at least that cleared his name as a side effect.