“Am I seeing things?”

Lu Xiaoyao pinched herself, utterly stunned by the scene before her.

However, when she twisted the flesh, she felt absolutely no pain!

“Ouch! Why did you pinch me?”

Noticing Mary's transformation, Julian stepped forward to pull Lu Xiaoyao, who was closest to Mary, away. But Lu Xiaoyao twisted his arm instead, the stinging sensation nearly making Julian lose control of his expression.

However, his gasp betrayed the genuine pain.

Their interaction made Lu Gui, standing not far behind them, frown deeply.

Lu Gui’s gaze towards Julian became increasingly unfriendly.

“Why won’t you help me find my daughter?”

With this question, Mary, after her “transformation,” revealed her face for the first time. Her bloodshot eyes turned her gentle and sweet face into something ghostly and alluring.

“You already found her once.”

Mu Chen's words seemed to enrage Mary. As soon as he finished speaking, her bloodshot eyes fixed on Mu Chen as she shouted, “No, I didn’t! Shut up!”

“I shut up?”

Unafraid, Mu Chen, amidst the others’ hungry gazes, continued, “In fact, after Dullerson killed Lena, you were the one who discovered Lena’s body with your own hands, weren't you?

“Without our presence, you would have witnessed Daisy being forced by Dullerson, along with others, to do those things here.

“Or perhaps, you were even forced to join in yourself?

“For Lena, for yourself, or for Daisy, who couldn't withstand the abuse and died here that night, you appeared suddenly when they were exhausted and killed them, killing everyone before losing hope and taking your own life here, isn’t that right?”

[Holy crap, does this guy have the script?]

[I'll be damned, this plot and the story of Mrs. Mary’s line were pieced together by a dozen players who’ve been in this game five or six times after compiling their experiences.]

[Although Mary didn’t participate, she witnessed her daughter’s death and Daisy being violated, as he said. Coupled with Lena’s affair earlier, Mary’s corruption went into full gear. So, is this guy that awesome? He guessed almost everything in the game himself?!]

[Oh my god, how did he figure this out? Was he just guessing?]

The barrage of comments confirmed that Mu Chen’s words were almost entirely accurate, leaving Mingmei dumbfounded.

Mu Chen was too impressive this time!

[Gosh, are you saying my uncle really gave him the script? How does he know everything?]

[Host, don’t you know too?]

[I'm different; I relied on everyone in the comments to fill me in. Mu Chen clearly knows much more than me!]

[Host, be confident; your uncle favors you more, and you have your godfather too.] The first half of Guigui’s sentence was quite comforting, but the second half—[Admitting that others are insightful and quick-witted isn’t something to be ashamed of. Although you aren’t smart, it’s okay.]

Mingmei: ???

“You’re lying! I didn’t find Lena! My poor daughter was hidden away by Dullerson; I couldn’t find her!”

When Mu Chen revealed the truth, Mary could no longer restrain herself and screamed hysterically. The more she screamed, the more composed Mu Chen seemed.

He continued, “Since you couldn’t find Lena, why did you leave the spirits of these dead partygoers for you to torment while letting Dullerson go? After all, he knew where Lena was, didn't he?”

“Shut up, shut up!”

Mary became increasingly ferocious in her entire—no, entire evil spirit—state. Only Lu Xiaoyao, while being pulled back by Julian, dazedly muttered, “So, my earlier choice was wrong?”

“What choice?”

Hearing Lu Xiaoyao repeatedly mentioning a choice, Julian couldn’t help but ask.

“Just patrolling… When I was patrolling, I encountered Mary fleeing in a hurry. The system asked me whether to continue patrolling or follow Mary… I chose to follow Mary… So, so did I cause Lena’s death?”

Listening to what Mu Chen had said, Lu Xiaoyao instantly realized what she had done before.

“I… I didn’t go to save her…”

Lu Xiaoyao’s tears instantly fell. Regardless of what Mu Chen and Mary were still saying, she only knew what kind of consequences her previous choice had brought!

“Do you know why we refused?”

Mu Chen’s words brought some rationality back to Mary, who had been enraged.

“Why?”

“Have you ever considered that Lena might not want to see you?”

“You’re lying!”

Mu Chen’s words made Mary even angrier. “How could Lena not want to see me?! She promised me that we would go back to see Grandpa together. I wanted to take her back to the school I used to attend. My teacher there was a very good teacher. Lena there…”

As she spoke, Mary covered her pale face with her hands, blood tears constantly dripping from between her fingers, immersed in the memories of her past promises with Lena.

Mu Chen’s words suddenly reminded Mingmei of Lena clutching her immediately and running upstairs at the start of the game, muttering something about not wanting to be discovered.

So, was she hiding from Mary?

“She doesn’t dare to see you,” Mu Chen sighed. “You’ve been playing with us like this for so long, all for the sake of ‘rescuing Lena.’ Have you ever considered that the dead Lena might be lingering here as a spirit, just like you?”

“What?”

Mary was a bit disoriented, and the other players stared blankly at Mu Chen.

Did his words mean there was another one here?

“Where did he discover this from?”

The meticulous and sensitive Lu Gui also expressed his doubts about Mu Chen's conjecture.

Mu Chen’s gaze met Mary’s, showing no fear or guilt. Instead, Mu Chen glanced at Lu Xiaoyao, who was still feeling guilty because her choice had led to Lena's death, and asked, “You’ve met Lena, haven’t you?”

“Ah… I have.” Lu Xiaoyao sniffed and, guided by Mu Chen, recounted her encounter with Lena.

Perhaps Lu Xiaoyao wouldn’t notice anything, but Mary, who had been with her daughter day and night, would certainly notice the differences when hearing her describe Lena's behavior!

“You’re not lying?”

“If I’m lying, may my whole family be dogs!”

Lu Gui: “…”

He suddenly felt an urge to sever ties.

“Have you ever considered that you are repeatedly reliving the events of that night, wanting someone to be able to find Lena, who has already died? Because you are fixated on the idea that she can live and wait for you, she doesn't even dare to see you even in death?”