"Dad, there will be a parent-teacher meeting next Friday afternoon. Can you come back then?"

I suddenly opened my eyes in a daze, and the intense pain in my neck told me that I couldn't give up at this moment.

Although the seat was reclining at a very slow rate, it had already allowed me to lie down completely.

At this angle, Zhang Huanan couldn't exert any force and could only continue to dodge backwards.

After reclining the seat completely, I continued to grope with my left hand and quickly found another button.

Once this button was pressed, the entire seat would slowly move backward.

"You f*cking..." Zhang Huanan was continuously squeezed by my seat moving backward, and it seemed like he had no room to move.

I finally escaped from the wire's restraint, feeling a dull pain in my throat, but now it was a matter of life and death, and anything less than fatal could only be considered a flesh wound.

I immediately raised the gun and turned around, but everything was pitch black, and my brain had not yet recovered from the lack of oxygen.

Based on the sound and experience, I aimed the gun straight ahead, ready to take care of Zhang Huanan.

But at this moment, the entire car suddenly shook.

A few seconds later, I came to my senses. It was actually an earthquake.

I had lived in Inner Mongolia for more than thirty years and had never experienced an earthquake.

But this earthquake was so clear that it made it even more difficult for me to stabilize my body, which was already a little dizzy.

After two consecutive shots missed, Zhang Huanan suddenly got up and grabbed my hand tightly.

I had fought him before, and this swindler didn't have much strength, but every move was very cunning.

He held my gun with one hand and reached for my left pinky finger with the other, grabbing it and twisting it fiercely.

I didn't expect this move and instantly pulled my left hand back, and the next second, I finally regained my vision, only to see Zhang Huanan pulling out a hammer from somewhere.

Before I could react, the hammer flew towards my head.

In an instant, I felt everything spinning, as if my soul was about to leave my body.

I knew this was a sign of imminent fainting, and the next few seconds would be my last chance.

The car also began to slide randomly due to the violent earthquake. I vaguely saw the houses on both sides of the alley collapsing from the car window, with cracks appearing in the walls, and even cracks in the distant sky...

Wait...the sky is cracking?

Before I could react, Zhang Huanan's hammer fell again, narrowly missing me.

I came to my senses and knew that if I didn't take Zhang Huanan's life here, he would take Xuan Xuan's life, and there would be more people deceived by him in the future. Even if I had to die here, I would definitely drag Zhang Huanan into hell.

I fiercely stabbed my finger towards Zhang Huanan's eye, feeling the finger pierce through his eyeball.

He let out a cry of pain, released his grip on the gun, and I immediately aimed at his chest and fired a shot.

The bullet clearly pierced his lung, but at the same moment, his hammer swung towards my temple.

The next few shots, whether due to the violent earthquake or being hit in the temple, completely lost control. Although I wanted to fire a few more shots, my balance had been completely disrupted.

Everything was pitch black, and I didn't even know where I had fainted.

The hammer seemed to still be falling on my head.

But I felt nothing.

Cool liquid soaked my eyes, and I heard the sound of my skull cracking.

Everything was shaking, everything was breaking.

A huge sound in the distance rushed towards me like a wave, screams, shouts, the sound of vehicles colliding, and the sound of buildings collapsing erupted instantly.

No, I can't die yet.

I have to deal with Zhang Huanan quickly, then get out of the car to save people.

I need to call the team for support.

I need to save people, I need to save them immediately.

During an earthquake, every minute of delay in rescue is a waste of precious time and a loss of life.

I have my mission, I can't just stand by...

But...will I still be alive?

...

Am I alive now?

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When I opened my eyes, there were nine strangers sitting in front of me.

This place was somewhat like an interrogation room, but we never prepared a round table.

A round table doesn't give people a sense of oppression, but rather a feeling of gathering and comfort, so the tables in interrogation rooms are usually square, and round tables are for hotel dining.

At first, I thought this was some trick by Zhang Huanan...but thinking carefully, both he and I should be dead.

I reached out and touched my head, feeling a slight depression in my skull, but no sign of bleeding.

I then touched my neck and felt a sharp pain.It seems the injuries I sustained are still with me, yet I didn't die. How can this be?

Both my neck and skull suffered fatal wounds, but here I am, sitting perfectly fine. I can see, hear, and even touch my own wounds.

The seniors at the police station once told me that when a person dies, they relive their life's events like a fast-forwarding lantern show.

But I don't remember ever meeting these nine people before me, each with a face as unfamiliar as the next, all looking around just like me.

So this isn't a lantern show of memories, but a bizarre dream instead?

A minute later, the man wearing the Goat's Head mask didn't hesitate to kill someone, and I finally understood my mission.

Even if this is a strange dream, even if this place is hell.

My mission is not yet over.

This is where I must continue to pay my debts.

I must eradicate the wicked and save all the innocent.

This time I will not hesitate, nor will I allow myself to regret.

I am a police officer, and even here, I must fulfill my duties.

Unexpectedly, the role I drew was the "Liar," and now I face a dilemma.

Should I first ensure the safety of the innocents... or survive to take down the masked psychopath myself?

After a few seconds of internal struggle, I understood.

Never follow the suspect's line of thought. He wants us to kill each other, but I am determined to save everyone.

As long as we all survive, there is still hope.

Unfortunately, even if I win this game, I can't go back.

I've killed someone.

I can't face Xuan Xuan anymore; only the law's Sanction awaits me.

So this is where my journey ends.

Life doesn't offer second chances; I can't change my past.

It's a pity I don't even have a cigarette in my pocket, and I didn't bring the Ignition lighter Xuan Xuan bought for me with her pocket money. The days ahead will be tough.

If possible, I really wish I could have one more cordyceps.

So let me do what I must, and then go quietly.

My name is Li Shangwu.

And I'm about to start lying.