Chapter 1

"Very good."

The host on the stage, Nelson, winked his narrow eyes slyly and smiled, "It seems that our contestants already understand how the game works.

Instead of saying 'My name is **', you said 'You can call me **'.

In the House of Truth, there are no lies allowed."

Li Ang waved his hand casually, taking it as a response.

"Then, without further ado, let's get straight to the point."

Nelson bowed to the audience first, straightened up, and said to Li Ang, "Contestant, please take a seat and listen to the first question."

"Wait!"

Li Ang raised his hand to interrupt Nelson. He pointed to the chair, "Um, let me make sure, is there any trick to this chair?

Like, as soon as I sit down, a whole ivory tusk will rise from the chair and hang me up;

Or directly electrify it and give me a refreshing shock."

"Haha, contestant Tiger, you're so humorous."

Nelson shook his head, "Please rest assured, the only effect of this chair is to detect lies. There are no harmful mechanisms.

Even if you lie, the one responsible for carrying out the cleanup according to the rules of the game is me, not the chair itself."

"Okay, but I still have to double-check myself."

Li Ang nodded, lowered his head, walked around the wooden chair a few times, carefully examined it, wiped the chair surface with his hand, and then sat on it.

"What a cautious contestant. I wonder if his caution can help him pass the next questions honestly?

Now, please listen to the first question!"

Nelson held the microphone in one hand and slowly reached into the pocket of his suit jacket with the other, taking out a card from it.

"This is..."

Nelson glanced down, then leaned back as if he couldn't believe the content on the paper, and took a breath.

Such a pretentious performance was naturally to cater to the audience in the back row of the studio.

All the audience were waiting for him to say the content of the paper.

Nelson held the card with two fingers, held the microphone in his hand, and pointed at Li Ang, "Please, have you ever visited websites with… adult content?"

Huh?

Li Ang raised an eyebrow.

"Wow~"

Exclamations, hisses, and cheers of jeering came from the audience.

The two-headed ogre whistled.

A lizard girl with green skin and a pink bow tied on her forehead shyly covered her face and threw herself into the arms of her lizard boyfriend.

Two humanoid corpses with broken necks and burning flames laughed eerily. I don't know what they were laughing at.

"This is really a sharp question,"

Nelson said, perhaps sarcastically, clicking his tongue, "I think most people have browsed relevant websites, but it's still difficult to admit this in public,

After all, everyone is bound by morality on the surface..."

"I have."

Li Ang said casually, sitting on the chair, his voice steady and clear.

There was nothing to hide. Before the Killing Game became public, the front-end interface used by the player forum to hide was that kind of website.

After the Killing Game was made public, the player forum was revised and became a normal website that required multiple transfers.

Strictly speaking, Li Ang had seen it.

"Oh? You answered so quickly? Is it fearlessness, or absolute certainty?"

Nelson widened his eyes in feigned surprise, "Are young people so honest about their fetishes these days?

Well, maybe I'm just an old man who can't keep up with the times."

The audience laughed kindly.

Nelson slowly placed the card on the table and said solemnly, "So, the answer to this question is..."

Deng deng deng!

Accompanied by the sound effects from the speakers on the edge of the stage, the chair Li Ang was sitting on emitted a green light.

"Correct!"

Nelson took the lead in applauding, "Faced with a sharp question, this contestant bravely admitted his behavior! Let's give him a round of applause."

The audience applauded sparsely, obviously feeling a little bored that Li Ang admitted it so quickly.

"Okay, okay, the first question is always easier."

Nelson tilted his body, telling the audience to be calm, "So, please listen to the second question. Have you ever personally killed other human beings, in a number exceeding one hundred?"

The light focused on Li Ang again.

"Wow, this question is really..."

Nelson licked his fangs and said with feigned panic, "Really, if you're not some kind of executioner, and you answer yes,

Then I have to seriously consider the personal safety of the host.

I don't want to judge a mentally unclear serial killer on the show."

The audience in the back row of the studio also began to stir. This question was much sharper than the previous one. If it were broadcast in the real world, Li Ang would definitely be arrested and tried.

Li Ang thought about it carefully, it seemed that he did have so many records. In that Philippine building alone, he could gather almost enough people.

"Yes."

After answering, the green light came on.

Nelson gasped and screamed, "Security! Security! We have an emergency here!"

The host's exaggerated performance caused a burst of laughter.

The audience in the back row of the studio were not human. Looking at their hideous and terrifying appearance, they were probably not kind people either, so naturally they wouldn't believe the host's feigned horror.

"Hehe, just kidding."

Nelson, who was originally gesticulating wildly, suddenly returned to normal, holding the microphone and marveling, "It seems that our contestant is really a morbid person,

Not only did he kill so many of his own kind, but he can also admit it in public without shame or embarrassment."

Li Ang smiled and said nothing.

"Then, the third question,"

Nelson drew out another card, "Do you believe that everyone you have personally killed deserved to die?"

"..."

Li Ang crossed his legs and squinted his eyes, "This question, together with the previous one, is a combo in a sense, right?

So many numbers need to be screened.

Even one innocent person counts as a wrong answer."

Nelson smiled and said, "In a way, yes."

"Then I want to ask, who defines the scope of this innocence? The law? The individual? The program team? Or public morality?"

Li Ang asked, "Different definitions can lead to completely different answers."

"As I said, the standard for judging lies is the chair you're sitting on."

Nelson sighed and said, "The Honesty Chair will find the deepest emotions in your heart and use them as the standard for judgment. In other words, the standard for detecting lies is yourself."

"Is that so?"

Li Ang nodded and replied, "Yes.

I am sure that everyone I have personally killed deserved to die."