The room once again fell silent.
The silence was terrifying.
Everyone's eyes trembled, their faces filled not only with shock but also with fear.
This sudden gunshot once again tore through their psychological defenses; they could only look on helplessly and fearfully at Bao Ning, who lay motionless on the ground, her eyes wide open.
Gu Qingling's pupils trembled slightly; she was very close to Bao Ning and witnessed the scene unfold at close range.
Bao Ning's head was like a watermelon; the bullet instantly penetrated her skull, shattering half of her head, and pinkish-yellow fragments mixed with blood-red liquid splattered everywhere.
Gu Qingling could clearly feel warm, sticky liquid on her face, and seemingly a soft, unknown object.
She seemed to have thought of something, her face suddenly turned pale, and she extended a trembling hand, shakily trying to wipe her face, removing a piece of pinkish-yellow fragment that looked a bit like old tofu.
When she saw this object, her face began to contort, and a strong wave of nausea washed over her, making her dry heave.
Clang—
The chair slipped from her left hand and fell to the ground.
Her body seemed to have been drained of strength; she plopped onto the ground, her face full of pain, tears streaming down, and dry heaving intermittently.
Moreover, she could feel that something was wrong with her brain; it seemed to be jubilant, like a fish returning to water.
But she didn't think much of it, because the scene of the bullet piercing Bao Ning's head kept replaying in her mind, madly stimulating her brain.
After a full minute of silence, Yang Feng finally smiled slightly and considerately reminded them, "Everyone, there isn't much game time left, only 27 seconds."
"Once the time is up, I will randomly shoot one person!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone snapped back to reality, their faces starting to panic, and their eyes becoming incredibly fierce.
That fierce gaze once again fell on Li Xiang.
Wang Lei took a deep breath, "It seems Li Xiang is the last scumbag. I'm going to act."
Du Wanjun's face was dark as she urged, "Stop dilly-dallying, hurry up and act, there isn't much time left."
Gu Qingling, realizing they were about to act, disregarded her own psychological discomfort, stood up in a panic, and shouted, "Stop!"
Then, ignoring the tears and crimson blood on her face, she looked at Yang Feng and shouted, "You haven't said how many people lied in the last round yet!"
Wang Lei, who was about to act, frowned when he heard this; the chair he was about to lift hung in mid-air, and he began to hesitate because time was running out, but Gu Qingling's words just now kept replaying in his mind.
'We can't just kill innocent good people to survive. If we do that, what's the difference between us and scumbags!'
Wang Lei sighed, "I am a lawyer... A lawyer is supposed to uphold justice..."
He recalled his past campus life, bragging to his roommates that he would become a lawyer who upheld justice, and after graduation, he experienced the ravages of society, but he still stuck to his original intention, and on this night, he almost lost himself....
And Gu Qingling's words awakened the justice in his heart....
He slowly closed his eyes, not acting; he was waiting for Yang Feng to speak, to confirm whether Li Xiang had lied or not.
Du Wanjun, seeing Wang Lei stop, became anxious and cursed loudly, "You coward, hurry up and act! Time is almost up!"
Wang Lei opened his eyes and gave her a cold glance, "It won't make a difference in these few seconds. I don't want to kill innocent people. I am a lawyer."
Du Wanjun froze, her expression momentarily blank, and she said nothing more.
Yang Feng just watched quietly, his eyes slightly narrowed, his gaze obscure.
He was thinking.
He wanted to make the game more interesting.
His gaze first fell on Ying Lei, who was straddling Li Xiang, then on Du Wanjun, who had already collapsed, and an idea slowly emerged in his mind.
And everyone held their breath, waiting for Yang Feng's announcement; no one showed any impatience, after all, Yang Feng was the rule in this room; he controlled everyone's lives.
Just then, Yang Feng looked at Gu Qingling and asked curiously, "How did you determine that Bao Ning was a scumbag?"
Gu Qingling glanced at the phone on the table, thought for a moment, and reminded him, "Time is running out."
Yang Feng smiled slightly, "This doesn't count as game time, and I will even add one minute of game time for you all."
As soon as these words were spoken, a hint of surprise flashed in everyone's eyes.
Time was precious to them.
Only Gu Qingling did not feel surprised, but rather afraid, because she understood that this madman would not increase game time for no reason!
This madman had another idea!
But Gu Qingling could not resist, she could only obey, and slowly began, "The reason I was certain Bao Ning was a scumbag is very simple."
"Because of her hands. Although her hands were a bit dark and rough, I had seen hands of people who often did heavy labor at school, and they were much rougher than Bao Ning's hands."
"So, I felt her hands didn't quite look like hands that regularly did work."
"And with technology so developed now, some electronic products can replace manual labor, so to be cautious, I asked her those few questions."
"Her answer was that her family had no electronic products and was very poor, having to go up the mountain to carry firewood. So I felt she was lying, deliberately pretending to be vulnerable, hoping to get by with it."
"Of course, the biggest reason was a feeling, the feeling she gave me. She didn't seem like a mother; she lacked a mother's radiance."
Yang Feng smiled slightly, "Is this a woman's sixth sense?"
"Not bad, you are a qualified witness."
"Now, back to the game. The last round ended early because a scumbag was found, and one person lied in the last round."
"Game time has increased by one minute, leaving 1 minute and 07 seconds."
"The game continues."
And everyone's eyes were exceptionally complex.
One person lied in the last round!?
Doesn't that clearly mean Li Xiang lied!?
Du Wanjun's face was dark as she shouted loudly, "Hurry up and act, Li Xiang is the scumbag!"
Wang Lei nodded, sighed, "The game is about to end."
But Gu Qingling was slightly stunned; she always felt that Li Xiang hadn't lied, and she felt that something was wrong with this game.
Suddenly, she remembered something.
In the last round, Bao Ning also spoke!
She quickly shouted to stop them, "Stop, Li Xiang didn't lie! Because in the last round, Bao Ning answered my questions, which also counts as speaking!"
Hearing this, Wang Lei quickly stopped the chair he was about to bring down, gave a helpless bitter smile, and quipped, "This reminds me of a scene, when they were about to behead someone at an ancient execution ground, someone would come and say, 'Stay the executioner's hand!' I can now understand how the executioner feels."
Quips aside, Wang Lei agreed with Gu Qingling's words; he had also realized it.
Gu Qingling continued, "In the last round, Li Xiang spoke, and Bao Ning also spoke, so only the two of them spoke. Since Bao Ning is the scumbag, it means Li Xiang told the truth."
"Li Xiang is a good person, a righteous hooligan!"
The scene fell silent once again.
Who was the last scumbag after all?
At this moment, faint red and blue flashing lights, along with a weak siren sound, flickered outside the window.
The police were almost here.
Time was running out for Yang Feng.
But Yang Feng remained calm, only the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.
Because the current situation was very interesting.
The framed hooligan was proven innocent, the indecisive lawyer, the emotionally collapsed nurse who wanted to live, the insightful female student with a sixth sense, and the leader of the game, the boisterous sports student.
So... under the pressure of time running out, emotions should erupt.
The situation should reverse!