I Return From Hell

Chapter 65: Chapter 61: The Biggest Secret

”I have a superpower.”

Xie Shaokun said without any hesitation.

The expressions of Zhao Xianghe and the others tensed.

A superpower?

This... This is too incredible, isn’t it?

Do you think you’re in a movie?

”I think you’re lying.”

Zhao Xianghe was the first to speak, stating bluntly, ”Anyone can tell that. Your lie is just too shoddy.”

”On what grounds do you say I’m lying?”

Xie Shaokun gripped the pig-killing knife in his hand and said viciously, ”I think you’re the real liar, trying to confuse everyone.”

Zhao Xianghe jumped in fright and quickly asked, ”Mister, killing isn’t allowed during the game, right?”

The owner of the Treasure House said, ”Of course not. Any act that undermines the fairness of the game is forbidden. Violators will be punished.”

”Hmph.”

Xie Shaokun snorted coldly and said, ”Who said I wanted to kill someone? Killing you would just dirty my hands!”

THWACK.

He suddenly struck, bringing his knife down on the table.

It sank three inches into the wood.

”Ah!”

Zhao Xianghe screamed in terror.

”Watch closely.”

”I’m about to use my superpower: Enhancement.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Shaokun activated his superpower and swung the knife again.

It sank three feet into the wood.

HISS!

Seeing this, everyone sucked in a sharp breath.

”I... I’m blown away, but this still doesn’t prove you’re not lying.”

It took Zhao Xianghe a good ten seconds to recover. Remembering the Treasure House owner’s words, his courage returned, and much of his fear of Xie Shaokun dissipated. He spoke up, ”I’m just trying to help everyone find the liar. Why can’t I question you?”

”If you’re not the liar, why are you afraid of me questioning you?”

Hearing this, Xie Shaokun gritted his teeth in frustration. ”You can question me, but if you want to convince others, you need to show some proof, don’t you?”

Zhao Xianghe said, ”Maybe you just pretended to use force the first time but didn’t really try. Then you put your back into it the second time, which is why it cut deeper.”

The Dingding Girl and Little Nannan nodded thoughtfully.

’This motherf—’

Xie Shaokun’s mouth twitched.

He clearly hadn’t expected Zhao Xianghe to analyze his words from that angle. He had to admit, there was some logic to it. Unfortunately for Zhao Xianghe, Xie Shaokun knew his own situation best.

”When someone doesn’t want to believe you, nothing you say matters.”

He studied Zhao Xianghe closely and said, ”Zhao Xianghe, you jumped on this way too fast. I’m starting to think you’re the liar.”

Zhao Xianghe didn’t take the bait. He looked at the others. ”Are you all willing to believe something as absurd as a wanted criminal having a superpower, or are you willing to believe me?”

He tried to win over Little Nannan. ”Little Nannan, you want to survive, right? This isn’t the time to be soft-hearted or make judgments based on feelings.”

Little Nannan said meekly, ”Big Brother, I haven’t even looked at my identity card. All I *can* do is judge based on my feelings.”

Zhao Xianghe froze.

Then he said, ”That’s exactly why you should trust me even more.”

Little Nannan retorted timidly, ”But... but, Big Brother, you haven’t told us your biggest secret yet.”

Zhao Xianghe: ”...”

Xie Shaokun spoke up again. ”To tell you the truth, I’ve already participated in several Mist Events in this city, similar to this one.”

”I’m wanted not because I killed someone or committed some other crime, but because I know where and when these Mist Events will occur. That knowledge is extremely valuable to the police.”

”Now do you believe me?”

Several similar incidents have already happened?

Predicting the future?

Everyone was suddenly startled.

”Heh.”

”It takes more lies to cover up one lie.”

”The more you talk, the more ridiculous you sound.”

Zhao Xianghe let out a laugh. ”You can predict the future? What nonsense! You don’t even know how to lie properly. A lie like that is too easy to expose.”

The Dingding Girl couldn’t help but nod.

Little Nannan also furrowed her small brow. She found it unbelievable and became even more suspicious of Xie Shaokun.

”The moving red embroidered shoes, the murderous Painted Person, that Armor that nearly wiped us all out, and even the owner of this Treasure House—which of these things do you think is normal?”

”Since all these bizarre things can happen, why can’t I predict the future?”

Xie Shaokun grew frantic and said hastily, ”The world has already undergone earth-shattering changes. It’s just that the country has protected you all so well that you don’t know anything.”

Zhao Xianghe still felt it was far-fetched, but he didn’t know how to refute it.

After all, he knew very little about such matters, and something as outrageous as predicting the future was hard to believe.

So he just gave a cold sneer and fell silent.

The Dingding Girl’s and Little Nannan’s gazes flickered, their thoughts unreadable.

”You...”

Xie Shaokun was so angry he wanted to kill the smug bastard Zhao Xianghe. He was also furious with himself, slapping his own forehead hard. ℴ

Xia Yu gave Xie Shaokun a deep look.

’Much of what he said afterward was a lie, but that can’t be used as a basis to judge whether he’s the liar. All those subsequent words were just explanations for his first statement.’

’The rules of the game clearly state that the liar must lie when revealing their biggest secret. Xie Shaokun said his biggest secret is: having a superpower.’

’He does indeed have the ”Enhancement” superpower.’

’But is that really Xie Shaokun’s biggest secret? Isn’t the fact that he’s my Spirit Servant, his life and death in my hands, a bigger secret?’

’So, the difficulty still lies in the word ”biggest.”’

’I need to observe a bit longer,’ Xia Yu decided, choosing to think it over more.

”Next.”

The voice of the Treasure House owner rang out.

Zhao Xianghe took a deep breath and, without any hesitation, said, ”My biggest secret is: I’ve had a total of three girlfriends, and every single one of them cheated on me.”

Everyone: ”...”

This... Maybe the problem isn’t your girlfriends?

Seeing Zhao Xianghe’s expression of frustration, shame, and resentment, they were at a loss for words.

”I know.”

”It’s embarrassing.”

Zhao Xianghe’s face turned as red as a baboon’s ass. He continued, ”I know you must be thinking it’s my fault, but no matter how you slice it, cheating is wrong.”

The Dingding Girl asked, ”Did you get revenge on the others too?”

Zhao Xianghe shook his head.

”Wang Lin and my ex-girlfriend made me the angriest.”

He said viciously, ”Because that bastard slept with my ex, then acted like nothing happened and stayed friends with me. The most infuriating part is that he kept helping me strategize how to chase other women. Did he really think I didn’t know what he was up to?”

”The guy was even thinking of moving in next door to me.”

”It’s despicable.”

”Tell me, shouldn’t I get revenge on him?”

Everyone: ”...”

There were so many things wrong with those last few sentences, they didn’t even know where to begin picking them apart.

”How can you guarantee you’re not lying?”

Xie Shaokun asked.

Zhao Xianghe retorted, ”It’s because you can’t find any holes in my story, isn’t it?”

He realized that while the man before him was a strong fighter, his brain didn’t work so well, and he wasn’t much of a talker.

”You...”

”You’re infuriating!”

Xie Shaokun almost flew into a rage. If not for the restraining force on his body, he probably would have already stood up.

”What do you think you’re doing?”

”If you dare to make a move, you’ll be killed instantly.”

Zhao Xianghe jumped and quickly reminded Xie Shaokun.

’A scholar meeting a soldier—reasoning is useless.’

He had no desire to die at the other man’s hands for no good reason.

”The innocent have nothing to hide, and the guilty are guilty.”

Xie Shaokun slammed the pig-killing knife onto the table. He was so full of anger it felt like his stomach was bloated with it, and he even let out a burp.

Everyone: ”...”

Xia Yu looked at Xie Shaokun and wondered, ’Did I just overthink all of that?’

”Next.”

The voice of the Treasure House owner rang out.

All eyes turned to Little Nannan.

She hadn’t even opened her identity card. What could she say?

Even if she said something, there was no way for anyone to tell if she was lying, right?

Therefore, no one would believe what she said.

Even Xia Yu wouldn’t be able to analyze anything from it.

Little Nannan knew this as well. She said helplessly, ”I only trust Big Sister. She’s the one who saved me. Even if Big Sister lies to me, I’ll accept it.”

Everyone: ”...”

So Little Nannan and Xia Yu are a package deal?

Zhao Xianghe looked at Xia Yu, thinking, ’I have to get Xia Yu on my side soon!’

”With Xia Yu’s ability, she can definitely make the right judgment and find the liar.”

He added in agreement.

”Mm.”

The Dingding Girl nodded hurriedly.

Xie Shaokun, the Spirit Servant, was the last to nod. He was speechless at this group. ”You guys are such shameless bootlickers.”

He just couldn’t bring himself to do it.

”I won’t let you down.”

Xia Yu spoke for the first time. Looking at Little Nannan, whose speed of absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power had reached the Upper Middle level, she asked, ”Little Nannan, do you have any family left?”

”My dad was a programmer. When my mom was in her postpartum confinement, his boss still forced him to work overtime. And my dad loved my mom so much, so he tried to take care of her while working himself to death. He died from overwork before Mom’s confinement period was even over. Waaah... I... I don’t even remember what my dad looked like.”

”Mom said Dad loved antiques most, so she brought me here for the New Year, and then... and then... Waaah...”

As she spoke, Little Nannan lost control and burst into tears.

”Sigh.”

Xie Shaokun sighed, his eyes growing moist. He felt a sudden, inexplicable sting in his nose.

Zhao Xianghe and the Dingding Girl were silent, lowering their gazes, unwilling to look at Little Nannan.

A trace of the sharp, scrutinizing look in Xia Yu’s eyes softened. She nodded and said, ”Then you must be strong, because this world is a dangerous place.”

”Mm-hmm.”

Little Nannan agreed, her voice thick with nasality.

”Next.”

The voice of the Treasure House owner rang out again.

The Dingding Girl composed herself and began, ”My biggest secret is...”

”I personally burned down my uncle’s house.”

”!!!”

Hearing this, everyone’s expression changed, as if they were seeing the Dingding Girl for the first time.

Even Xia Yu was completely taken by surprise.

”Can you tell us the details?”

Xie Shaokun asked.

”It’s simple.”

The Dingding Girl said, ”I hated my uncle’s family. When I was fourteen, I burned that house down myself. Unfortunately, my uncle’s family didn’t die in the fire.”

Everyone’s scalps tingled with horror.

”That’s not right.”

Xie Shaokun was the first to speak. ”You committed a crime, and you were fourteen. You would have been sent to a juvenile detention center, right?”

”But you said before that you ran away from that house when you were fourteen and have been fending for yourself ever since!”

”You’re lying!”

”You’re the liar!”