Ashley Carter quietly watched the two people who kept arguing, without stepping in to stop them.

Yes, let them argue—the fiercer, the better.

As long as either of them votes for the other, the liar wins.

After all, the rules are absolute: if anyone except the liar casts the wrong vote, everyone else will die with them.

Although Officer Thompson had already given an explanation, Brian Johnson's words still lingered in everyone's minds.

After all, this was the first time everyone had discovered conflicting details in two people's stories.

Ashley Carter couldn't help but look at this Brian Johnson, the troublemaker, with newfound respect.

Although he seemed unruly, he was smarter than expected.

“Um... it's my turn...” a young woman spoke up.

Only then did everyone pull themselves out of their thoughts and look at her.

This girl had let out a piercing scream when the person died at the beginning.

Now she seemed to have calmed down, though her gaze still avoided those around her.

“Hello everyone, my name is Ethan Green, and I am a psychological counselor.”

Ashley Carter paused slightly, because the name “Ethan Green” was quite interesting.

Before the Tang Dynasty, “Ethan Green” meant “apple.”

These two characters are full of poetic meaning and leave a deep impression.

Perhaps Miss Lin’s parents wanted their daughter to have a unique name, but clearly, this name would get her killed here.

Among those present were writers, teachers, lawyers, doctors, and police officers—any of them might know what “Ethan Green” means.

As long as this name lingers in their minds a few times, the story Ethan Green tells will become memorable.

Ethan Green noticed that no one reacted much, so she covered her mouth and nose with her hand and continued, “I’m from Ningxia. Before I came here, I was waiting for a client—she’s a kindergarten teacher.”

Everyone glanced, unsurprised, at the kindergarten teacher named Jason Clark; once again, the stories were connected.

“According to her, it’s very hard to be a kindergarten teacher these days. You can’t hit or scold the kids. Parents treat teachers like nannies, and kids treat teachers like servants. Every classroom is equipped with surveillance cameras, and parents monitor in real time. If your tone is even a little stern, a parent will immediately call the principal.”

“But isn’t the point of sending kids to kindergarten to help them develop their values?”

“If teachers can’t be strict, how will children learn from their mistakes?”

“She felt that for a long time, she had been lost and repressed.”

“So I put together a treatment plan for her, about a month long.”

“But for some reason, that client never showed up, so I just kept waiting in my office.”

“When the earthquake hit, I didn’t have a chance to escape. After all, my office was on the twenty-sixth floor.”

“The higher the floor, the stronger the tremors. I felt the whole building shaking.”

“I never knew Ningxia could have earthquakes—this was the first time I experienced one.”

“After that, I vaguely remember the ceiling collapsing. Everything went black, and I knew nothing more.”

After hearing Ethan Green’s story, everyone seemed to think of something else.

Brian Johnson was the first to speak: “I have two questions.”

“Go ahead,” Ethan Green said, still covering her mouth and nose.

“You said every classroom is equipped with ‘surveillance cameras.’ What do you mean by that?”

No one expected Brian Johnson to focus on this, but Ethan Green, true to her profession, answered patiently, “I think the reason for installing ‘surveillance cameras’ is so that parents can see what’s happening in the classroom from anywhere.”

“So it’s ‘CCTV’... Is it a private kindergarten?” Brian Johnson muttered to himself, then asked, “The kindergarten teacher you were supposed to meet—is that the Jason Clark next to you?”

“I don’t know.” Ethan Green shook her head. “We only added each other on WeChat. We planned to discuss the details in person.”

“WeChat?” Brian Johnson was momentarily confused, as if he didn’t understand.

Officer Thompson reached out to interrupt them, saying, “Troublemaker, there you go again. Jason Clark is in Yunnan, and this Ethan Green is in Ningxia. Who would travel that far just to see a psychological counselor?”

Brian Johnson didn’t back down: “I just think it’s suspicious. This is the first time someone’s story has mentioned another participant.”

This time, Dr. Harris thought Brian Johnson made sense and nodded in agreement, asking, “Jason Clark, is your reason for seeing a counselor the same as what Ethan Green described?”

“Um...” Jason Clark hesitated timidly, then said, “Not exactly... I was feeling a bit depressed because a parent kept criticizing me for a long time...”

“Then that proves it’s just a coincidence.” Dr. Harris nodded. “After all, these are things from two different regions. There’s no need for us to force a connection.”

At this point, everyone fell silent for a moment, but Attorney Brooks suddenly spoke up: “Miss Lin, half of your story is actually about that ‘kindergarten teacher.’ Isn’t that against the rules?”