The End of Ten Days

Chapter Vol. 1 Ch. 3

"Liar..."

Qi Xia silently repeated the word a few times in his mind. After confirming his identity, he nonchalantly placed his card face down.

Just a minute ago, he had fantasized about the idea that "everyone could survive."

But now, things were different.

Although he didn’t know any of the eight people sitting before him, there was no doubt in his mind—the ones who would die this time could only be them.

"If no one has any objections, please remember the rules. In this game, there is 'only one liar'..." The goat-headed figure pointed to the sensual girl seated to Qi Xia’s left. "We’ll begin with you and proceed clockwise."

"Huh? Me?" The girl was startled, then pouted her lips.

Qi Xia glanced to his left. Starting the storytelling clockwise from the girl seemed unfavorable to him—he would end up being the last to speak.

Under intense tension and pressure, people usually only remembered the first speaker and the last speaker.

However, raising an objection now would make him stand out too much, so he decided to wait and see.

The girl furrowed her brows, her large eyes darting around anxiously before she sighed and said, "Alright, I’ll start. But I’m not good at storytelling, so don’t blame me if it’s bad..."

The others didn’t say anything, simply sitting in silence as they listened.

The girl tucked a strand of hair behind her ear with her slender fingers and began, "My name is Tiantian, and I’m a... uh... 'technical worker.' We earn money using our skills, and I don’t think there’s anything shameful about that."

Only now did everyone notice that this girl, Tiantian, was dressed scantily in a dirty low-cut mini-dress that barely covered what needed to be covered.

But she didn’t seem to care about her appearance at all.

"Most of my stories aren’t appropriate to share here... Just call me 'action-oriented,' not 'descriptive.' Honestly, if I were more educated, do you think I’d be in this line of work?"

"Anyway, before I came here, I was working. But the client I met was really something... Our shop provides a proper service area, but he insisted on using his car, saying it would be more 'exciting.' So, for the money, I agreed to go with him..."

Lying about a name didn’t require logical consistency or coherence, making it hard to spot. After all, none of the participants knew each other, and names were only conveyed through personal claims.

Qi Xia recalled the goat-headed figure’s words: "Among all the storytellers, one person is lying."

The rules didn’t specify that the lie had to involve a false story—it could also involve a false name.

Tiantian, now accused, looked nervous and panicked. "If you still don’t believe me, my real name is Zhang Lijuan... I’m from Shaanxi... You can call me by my real name, but I won’t respond unless you call me 'Tiantian.' I... I..."

Hearing this, Qi Xia shook his head silently.

This woman wasn’t as clever as she seemed.

This meant she couldn’t have planned such a detailed lie in advance, nor could she have come up with the "name deception" strategy on the spot.

The goat-headed figure said there was "only one liar," and that liar could only be Qi Xia himself.

If no one else caught onto the significance of Tiantian’s "name issue," Qi Xia had found a foolproof method to win.

To craft his own lie, Qi Xia decided to avoid attention-grabbing details. For instance, using the surname "Qi" wasn’t ideal—it was uncommon enough to be memorable.

Instead, he decided to call himself "Li Ming."

As for the rest of his story, he would keep it straightforward. This way, no matter how sharp the others were, they wouldn’t find any inconsistencies.

The game was about to end.

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