"Cop, you're lying," Qiao Jiajin said coldly.

"Hmph, I knew you would say that, but what evidence do you have to prove that I'm lying? Just because someone attacked me?"

"Of course not," Qiao Jiajin smiled slightly, "Although I don't know the reason, all the stories told by everyone before are more or less connected. There are many common characters in these stories. If we ignore the geographical location, everyone's narration is reasonable."

"So what?"

"The problem lies here," Qiao Jiajin pointed to lawyer Zhang Chenze, "You and the lawyer have a common character in your stories, which is the 'fraud who swindled two million yuan.' But your stories contradict each other, which means one of you is lying."

Officer Li also paused and asked, "Where is the contradiction?"

Qiao Jiajin shook his head and looked at Officer Li, saying, "Lawyer Zhang is already preparing for the trial, which means in her story, she has 'caught the suspect,' but you are still on stakeout, which means in your story, the 'suspect is still at large.' Isn't this a contradiction?"

Officer Li pondered for a moment and said, "I have to admit that you have a point, but I think you have been influenced by this 'game.' First of all, you need to understand a major premise, which is that the people who told the stories before are not in the same city as the others. In other words, even if our experiences are similar, what we say cannot possibly be the same thing. Since they are different things, naturally there will be different results."

Qi Xia watched the two arguing silently and did not intervene.

Yes, argue, the more fiercely the better.

As long as one of them votes for the other, the liar wins.

After all, the rules are absolute. Except for the liar, if anyone casts the wrong vote, the remaining people will all be buried.

Although Officer Li has given an explanation, Qiao Jiajin's words still lingered in everyone's minds.

After all, this was the first time everyone discovered conflicting plots in two people's stories.

Qi Xia couldn't help but look at this hooligan named Qiao Jiajin with a high regard.

Although he looked unruly, he was smarter than imagined.

"Um... it's my turn..." a girl spoke up.

Everyone collected their thoughts and looked at her.

This girl let out a loud scream when the dead bodies appeared at the beginning.

Now she seemed to have calmed down, but her gaze never dared to look around.

"Hello, everyone, my name is Lin Qin, and I am a psychological counselor."

Qi Xia paused slightly because the name "Lin Qin" was interesting.

Before the Tang Dynasty, "Lin Qin" meant "apple."

These two characters were poetic and left a deep impression.

Perhaps this Miss Lin's parents wanted their daughter to have a unique name, but this name would obviously be fatal for her here.

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Among the people present were writers, teachers, lawyers, doctors, and police officers. They all might know the meaning of "Lin Qin."

As long as they let this name linger in their minds for a while, Lin Qin's story would leave a deep impression.

Lin Qin noticed that there was no reaction from everyone, so she continued, covering her mouth and nose with her hand, "I am from Ning Xia. Before coming here, I was waiting for a client. She is a preschool teacher."

Everyone gave a strange look at the preschool teacher named Xiao Ran. This time, the story was connected again.

"According to her, it is difficult to be a preschool teacher nowadays. Children cannot be hit or scolded. Parents treat preschool teachers as nannies, and children treat preschool teachers as servants. Every classroom is equipped with closed-circuit television, and parents monitor in real-time. If your tone is slightly stern, parents will make a call to the principal."

"But isn't it the purpose of sending children to kindergarten for them to develop their three views?"

"If teachers cannot discipline them strictly, how can children recognize their mistakes?"

"She felt that she had been confused and suppressed for a long time."

"So I prepared a treatment plan for her for about a month."

"But for some reason, the client never showed up for the appointment, and I have been waiting in the studio."

"When the earthquake struck, I didn't have a chance to escape. After all, my studio is on the twenty-sixth floor."

"The higher the floor, the stronger the shaking. I felt the whole building swaying."

"I never knew that Ning Xia could also have earthquakes. This time, I experienced it."

"Later, I vaguely remember the ceiling collapsing. Everything went black, and I didn't know anything."

After listening to Lin Qin's story, everyone seemed to have thought of something.

Qiao Jiajin was the first to speak, "I have two questions."

"Go ahead," Lin Qin asked, covering her mouth and nose.

"You mentioned that every classroom is equipped with 'monitoring.' What does that mean?"

Everyone didn't expect Qiao Jiajin to focus on this point, but Lin Qin, being a psychological counselor, patiently answered, "I think the reason for installing 'monitoring' is to allow parents to see the classroom footage from anywhere."

"So it's 'closed-circuit television'... Is it a noble kindergarten?" Qiao Jiajin muttered to himself, then asked, "Is the preschool teacher you were supposed to meet the one next to you, Xiao Ran?"

"I don't know," Lin Qin shook her head, "I only added her on WeChat, and we planned to discuss the details when we met."

"WeChat?" Qiao Jiajin paused for a moment, seemingly not understanding.Officer Li interrupted the two, saying, "Hooligan, you're at it again. Xiao Ran is in Yun Nan, and this Lin Qin is in Ning Xia. Who would travel such a long distance to find a psychological counselor?"

Qiao Jiajin was not to be outdone, "I just think there are doubts. This is the first time someone's story has mentioned other participants."

This time, Dr. Zhao thought Qiao Jiajin made sense and nodded in agreement, asking, "Xiao Ran, is your reason for seeking a psychological counselor the same as what Lin Qin described?"

"Um..." Xiao Ran hesitated shyly, "Not quite the same... I was depressed because I was constantly blamed by a parent..."

"That just proves it's a coincidence." Dr. Zhao nodded, "After all, these are two separate incidents. We don't need to forcibly link them."

Everyone fell silent for a moment, but then Lawyer Zhang suddenly spoke up, "Miss Lin, half of the story you told is about the 'preschool teacher'. Isn't that against the rules?"

"Huh?" Lin Qin was slightly taken aback, "I mentioned the preschool teacher to help you better understand my work..."

"Don't misunderstand, I have no other intentions." Zhang Chenze smiled, "What I mean is, if the preschool teacher's experience is made up by you, it will naturally differ from Xiao Ran's story, which would prove you lied."

"You...!" Lin Qin didn't expect the woman in front of her to be so aggressive, she could only defend herself, "Officer Li and Dr. Zhao just said, our provinces are different, it's all just a coincidence!"

"A coincidence, is it?" Zhang Chenze crossed her arms and continued, "Think about it carefully, why did they choose only us nine to gather here? Don't forget, we are nine strangers. If we are to find flaws in each other's stories, we must have some clues. And this 'clue' is that everyone's stories are connected. After hearing everyone's stories, I feel we were specifically chosen. Only then can we successfully find the flaws in everyone's stories and identify the liar. Otherwise, this game would be too outrageous, because the 'liar' would have too great a winning chance."