“But this place…”

Qi Xia wanted to ask something more, but the Man-Goat suddenly placed a hand on his shoulder.

His whole body trembled as he forcibly swallowed the words that had reached his lips.

Last time, the Man-Goat had never touched Qi Xia.

What did this hand represent?

Qi Xia could only feel that hand exerting a slight force, as if hinting at something.

He looked up at the Man-Goat, only to find that the other party wasn’t looking at him.

“Now let me introduce the game rules to everyone.” The Man-Goat left Qi Xia’s side and began speaking. “Next, I want each of you to narrate a story about what happened last before you came here. But note that among all the storytellers, one person has lied. When everyone has finished their narration…”

The exact same rules as last time.

Among all the people, there was one and only one “Liar,” and everyone needed to vote to identify them.

This game had nearly caused the death of everyone who had just arrived here at that time.

The Man-Goat distributed the white paper in his hands to the nine people present.

As Qi Xia held this paper, a faint glimmer flashed through his mind.

It seemed another sense of discord suddenly emerged in his heart.

That’s right…

At this moment, shouldn’t someone be asking the Man-Goat “Can we discuss tactics?”

But why wasn’t that person speaking?

Qi Xia’s pupils suddenly dilated slightly.

That’s it—it was him!

He had suddenly become taciturn in this iteration of events.

Every time Qi Xia had felt that sense of discord earlier, it was because this person hadn’t spoken when he should have.

Those questions he had originally asked—this time he hadn’t asked a single one of them.

Why didn’t he have any questions?

Qi Xia knew there was only one answer. That person didn’t need to ask those questions anymore.

He also possessed memories of “last time”!

Qi Xia turned his head, staring at that muscular man with a puzzled expression.

Officer Li!

Officer Li was tapping the table with his fingers with a serious expression, as if indifferent to everything.

“Since none of you have questions, I’ll now distribute the ‘Identity Cards.'” The Man-Goat pulled out a stack of poker card-sized cards from his pocket and walked to each person’s side.

“I’ll state in advance that if you draw ‘The Liar,’ you must lie.”

Everyone received their cards from the Man-Goat’s hands, and no one’s expression looked good.

During this time, Qi Xia deliberately glanced at Officer Li from time to time.

Yes, he had changed.

He wasn’t even in a hurry to check his own identity.

Qi Xia also covered his “Identity Card” with his palm, his mind constantly pondering something.

The current situation was rather tricky.

If he rashly told everyone that this was the “second time,” probably no one would believe what he said. Instead, he would instantly become the target of everyone’s criticism.

After all, not everyone among the nine people possessed exceptional wisdom. As long as someone steered things in the wrong direction, the possibility of Qi Xia being voted out was very high.

So this was not the best setting to reveal his identity.

If he wanted to avoid arousing anyone’s suspicion, Qi Xia had to lead everyone through these difficulties just as he had before.

He raised his head and looked at the surrounding walls and floor. Just like last time, they were neatly divided into many squares by lines.

The game venue hadn’t changed. The game rules hadn’t changed.

“Um… let me say a few words.” Doctor Zhao spoke up on his own without asking the Man-Goat’s permission.

Everyone turned to look at him with suspicious expressions.

“We’re all meeting for the first time. I don’t know who any of you are, but I suggest that ‘The Liar’ should come forward on their own.” Doctor Zhao said seriously. “For the sake of one person, causing the remaining eight people to scheme against each other is simply too cruel.”

“That’s right!” Xiao Ran suddenly chimed in. “Whoever drew ‘The Liar’ should just admit it directly. Why make so many people risk their lives with you?”

Qi Xia smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly.

These two people’s perspectives were vastly different from Officer Li’s.

The cards in their hands were clearly “The Liar,” yet they suddenly stood on the moral high ground and began speaking.

They weren’t doing this to make “The Liar” come forward, but were eager to transmit false information to everyone—that they weren’t “The Liar.”

After all, in normal people’s thinking, “The Liar” wouldn’t ask “The Liar” to come forward.

In contrast, Officer Li’s statement at the time had hoped from beginning to end that everyone would unite and not lie.

Qi Xia had originally thought that no one present would pay attention to these two people, but unexpectedly, Qiao Jiajin nearby showed a hesitant expression.

He picked up his card and looked at it for a long time, as if constantly trying to make some decision.

Qi Xia was stunned. He instantly felt this wasn’t good.

That’s right—Qiao Jiajin was that kind of person.

He was too naive.

He would be deceived by these two people.

He didn’t know that everyone’s hand cards were all “The Liar.” He only knew that to follow righteousness, there was no need for him to drag everyone down, so he might expose his identity at this moment.

He let out a long sigh, and just as he was about to speak, Qi Xia quickly interrupted and asked the Man-Goat: “Hey, let’s tell stories quickly. Who starts first?”

Qiao Jiajin was startled. The words that had reached his lips weren’t spoken, and at this moment he began hesitating again.

Humans were this kind of animal. If a decision made after much deliberation was suddenly interrupted, then one had to make that decision all over again.

“Since no one has any objections, this game officially begins. You tell your story first.” The Man-Goat extended his hand and pointed at Tiantian.

“Ah? Me?” Tiantian pouted, then slowly began her story. “O-okay, my name is Tiantian, I’m a… ‘technical worker’…”

Tiantian’s entire narration was no different from before. If Qi Xia remembered correctly, not even a single word was different.

After she finished narrating, Qiao Jiajin naturally voiced his doubts.

He accused “Tiantian” of being a fake name and that it should be considered lying. The two even had a big argument over this matter.

Next, everyone began telling their stories one by one.

Forced with no choice, Qi Xia could only pretend to listen carefully, even though he had already heard these stories once.

While listening to the stories, Qi Xia looked at the “Identity Card” in front of him again. On the back were written four characters: “Nuwa Game.”

He suddenly realized that he hadn’t looked at his own identity since earlier. If someone noticed this point, they might very well direct their suspicions toward him.

Thinking of this, Qi Xia expressionlessly flipped open the identity card and glanced at it.

Upon seeing the words on the card, he was slightly stunned and brought the card closer to himself.

The next second, he felt his whole body tremble as he froze completely.

The card didn’t have the three words “The Liar” written on it at all. Instead, it was an inexplicable sentence—

“Don’t tell anyone that you still remember.”

“What?”

Qi Xia carefully read this sentence several times, then raised his head to look at the Man-Goat, but the Man-Goat paid him no attention.

“Don’t tell anyone I still remember…”

Qi Xia lowered his head and rubbed his eyes. The words on that card quietly changed again.

They became “The Liar.”