After reading these three characters, everyone was somewhat stunned.

“I drew the ‘Liar’ card,” Qi Xia said slowly. “But whether I reveal this card or not doesn’t matter, because it’s really not important.”

He picked up the card and casually tossed it in the center of the table.

“If I’m not mistaken, each one of you has the ‘Liar’ card.”

No one moved after hearing this. After a while, Officer Li finally spoke: “So... are you saying everyone just lied?”

“Exactly,” Qi Xia nodded. “You all are smarter than I thought. Each of you added a small lie to your story, making the story fit perfectly without affecting the plot logic.”

Officer Li thought for a moment, as if he had figured something out.

“If what you’re saying is true...” Officer Li sighed meaningfully. “Then the situation becomes even more complicated.”

Everyone looked at Officer Li, confused.

Officer Li continued: “According to the rules, only if all of us choose the Liar can we survive together. But if that happens, the Liar loses. So, we...”

Dr. Zhao was the first to understand what Officer Li meant. “You mean... we can vote freely, because everyone’s lying, making it a ‘win-win game,’ where only the person voted out has to die?”

“Exactly,” Officer Li nodded. “The best strategy now is to concentrate all votes on one person, minimizing the loss. After all, those who are left can survive…”

His words cast a heavy silence over the room, while the Goat Head remained unmoving.

So, they were just voting for one person to die?

Qi Xia sighed helplessly and looked at Officer Li. “Officer, is it your hobby to interrupt others? Does it give you a sense of accomplishment?”

“What do you mean by that?” Officer Li frowned and replied. “Aren’t I helping you come up with a plan?”

“I don’t need your help,” Qi Xia said without hesitation. “Your idea would get everyone killed.”

“What?” Officer Li froze. “Why would I get everyone killed? Am I wrong? If everyone’s lying, then wouldn’t any vote be valid?”

“Officer Li, Goat Head said, ‘Rules are absolute,’ and ‘There is only one liar.’ Do you remember that?”

“Right...” Officer Li paused, recalling the two things Goat Head had said.

“I’m going to organize everyone’s thoughts,” Qi Xia coldly stated. “In this game, it seems like the Liar has a great chance of winning because everyone feels like they’re going to win. But if we vote recklessly, in the end, we’ll all die.”

Sitting next to Qi Xia, Qiao Jiajin touched his tattooed arm and muttered to himself, “Because we broke the ‘rules’…”

“Yes,” Qi Xia nodded. “But the interesting part of this game is that we can’t deduce whether someone is lying. Just like Lawyer Zhang said, we can only deduce it by contradictions in the stories, but we’re not from the same area. Even if something is contradictory, we can’t be 100% sure that the person is lying.”

Qi Xia looked at the thoughtful crowd and then said, “The host deliberately chose the nine of us to sit here, and there must be a purpose behind it. That purpose is to make us think we can find the flaw in the story of others based on our individual experiences.”

“But is that really right? How can we be sure that the other person is lying?” Qi Xia sneered. “In this game, the only Liar we can be 100% sure about from the known clues is this one person. What he said is completely different from our current situation.”

Qi Xia took a pen and quickly wrote the words “Human Sheep” on a piece of paper.

“I’ve been curious about why Goat Head introduced the name ‘Human Sheep’ at the beginning. It seemed unnecessary. But now I realize, it’s part of the game.”

The crowd slowly turned to look at Human Sheep, who still hadn’t moved.

Officer Li was taken aback and then shook his head. “Liar, I have a question. Goat Head said the rule was ‘There is exactly one liar among the storytellers,’ but he didn’t tell a story, did he?”

“Didn’t he?” Qi Xia shrugged indifferently. “I clearly remember Goat Head saying he gathered us here to create a ‘god.’ Isn’t that an absurd story?”

Officer Li silently lowered his head. He felt Qi Xia’s words made a lot of sense, but something still seemed off.

“But...” Dr. Zhao spoke up. “All your assumptions are based on the premise that ‘everyone is a liar.’ Why are you so sure we’re lying? What if we open the cards and you’re the only Liar?”

“You can’t be telling the truth.” Qi Xia sighed bitterly, looking somewhat desperate. “I’ve spent some time verifying this. Not only do I know you’re all lying, but I also know where you’re lying.”

He pushed his draft paper forward and looked at the sweet girl beside him. “Tiantian. You were ‘working’ in the car, with your head outside. Did the falling billboard really hit the car and make you lose consciousness?”

Tiantian pursed her lips and didn’t speak.

“Qiao Jiajin, did you really just ‘lose consciousness’ when you fell from such a high place onto the billboard?”

Qiao Jiajin stayed silent.

“Teacher Xiao Ran, you were carrying that child. Did you really dodge the car that was coming at high speed?”

Xiao Ran’s eyes flickered.

“Dr. Zhao, the ceiling of the neurology operating room is usually built underground for stability. But you said the ‘ceiling’ collapsed. What does it mean if the ceiling of the underground collapsed?”

Dr. Zhao turned his head away.

“Han Yimo, you said you didn’t know what was going on, but when writing, you hate being disturbed. Don’t you remember how you got here?”

Han Yimo sighed slightly.

“Lawyer Zhang, your car was crashed into a crack. How deep was that crack?”

Lawyer Zhang crossed his arms, expressionless.

“Officer Li, what brand of car do you drive? Can it instantly recline the seat and free you from being bound behind?”

Officer Li touched the red marks on his neck, hesitating to speak.

“Lin Qing, your ceiling collapsed too, but you said your studio was on a high floor. Once a high floor starts collapsing, the whole building wouldn’t exist anymore, right?”

Lin Qing lowered her head deeply.

Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Qi Xia gritted his teeth and said:

“Everyone, admit it. Including myself, we’re all already dead.”

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