Everyone has awakened, but I am the only mortal!

Li Wei's smile froze instantly, the corners of his lips slowly flattened, the warmth in his eyes gradually faded, and was completely replaced by a chilling coldness. His aura also became gloomy.

While Su Bai was saying these things, Luo Zheng and Zheng Yi were also trying hard to recall the contents of the two newspapers, but at the time they only focused on the important news related to the rules and did not notice the inconspicuous report that Su Bai mentioned at all, and their faces were full of doubt.

Luo Zheng couldn't help but ask, "What exactly did that news article say?"

"A joint venture biological research center between the UK and China, specializing in the treatment of muscular dystrophy in humans," Su Bai slowly recounted the news article. "It stated that an expert secretly used a semi-finished experimental drug on his own son, leading to the child's tragic death. Unable to accept this fact, the expert ultimately committed suicide. In the end, his student took over the mess he left behind and successfully developed a mature drug within half a month."

Old Zhou also came over, his face full of doubt, and asked, "So that means this room we're in now was originally a laboratory?"

"That's right." Su Bai nodded. "When we first stepped out of the room, we saw from a distance that the buildings here were European-style buildings. The news article mentioned that this research center was registered with British foreign capital and was located in a stand-alone European-style building. If I'm not mistaken, this is the biological laboratory."

Following Su Bai's analysis, Luo Zheng narrowed his eyes and slowly focused on Li Wei in the corner. Looking at his face, which was now completely bloodless, he slowly said, "So, Li Wei is the student who took over the research? And that father and son..."

He didn't continue speaking, but his gaze unconsciously shifted to the father and son in the corner near the door.

The father and son, who had remained silent throughout, sat quietly like two lifeless sculptures.

Ma Jun, who was leaning against the door, had been quietly huddled in the corner, not daring to breathe. But after hearing Luo Zheng's words, the color drained from his face instantly. He scrambled to Su Bai and the others, no longer caring about saving face. He looked at the silent father and son with a face full of fear, his body trembling like a leaf.

The father kept his head down, his hat covering most of his face, making it impossible to see any expression.

But the little boy slowly turned his head and looked at the people present. His expression was unusually calm. If you looked closely, you would find that his eyes were completely filled with thick black, without a trace of white in them, which was so eerie that it was chilling.

Old Zhou gasped, frozen in place, too afraid to move, but gripped Su Bai's arm tightly with one hand.

That look in your eyes is not the look a child should have!

Cold, empty, devoid of any emotion.

At this moment, Li Wei suddenly spoke softly: "Yes, I am the person in the newspaper, and I am that student. But I didn't kill the people who died earlier. Who am I, and what does it have to do with all of this?"

"Your act of stealing the newspaper is enough to prove that you have a problem." Su Bai's tone was calm, but every word was piercing.

Li Wei scoffed, asking nonchalantly, "What's the problem? I stole the newspaper simply because I didn't want to be disturbed and didn't want to bring up the past. Is that wrong?"

"Whether you were wrong or not, you know it in your heart." Su Bai looked at him, her tone still calm. "When you saw the little boy, you were so scared that you shouted 'There's a ghost!' and said incoherently, 'It's not your fault.' Before, we all thought you were comforting others, but that 'It's not your fault' was actually just you comforting yourself."

He paused, then his next words pierced through Li Wei's pretense: "It's because you did something wrong. Your teacher and his child didn't die in an accident; you killed them."

"You're talking nonsense!" Li Wei roared in fury, his eyes filled with malice. "That's my teacher! He's been with me since I started school, treating me like family. I respect and appreciate him. Why would I want to kill him? Do you have any evidence? If you don't, don't spout nonsense!"

Seeing his furious and embarrassed expression, Su Bai calmly said, "If you truly consider them family, why were you terrified when you saw your teacher's child? Why couldn't you look him in the eye?"

These words instantly struck a nerve with Li Wei. His roar abruptly stopped, his eyes filled with panic, and he stammered, "Be-because he's a ghost! That's why I'm afraid!"

Su Bai sneered, turned to look at Old Zhou beside him, and asked calmly, "If I became a ghost, would you be afraid?"

Old Zhou immediately replied without hesitation, "Of course not! How could you possibly hurt me? But if you come back to me as a ghost, you must really care about me as a friend. We can have a chat then..."

Old Zhou was still rambling on, completely unaware of how heavy the atmosphere was.

Su Bai ignored him and looked at Li Wei again: "Look at Lao Zhou's reaction. That's the reaction of someone who hasn't done anything wrong. True family members, even if they become ghosts, won't feel fear, they'll only feel heartache."

He didn't give Li Wei a chance to argue, continuing to press him: "Since you knew he was a ghost, why didn't you tell everyone? Instead, you kept it a secret all this time? Stealing newspapers, concealing your identity, not revealing the truth about ghosts, and drugging Hei Zi—was all of this really just a coincidence?"

As Su Bai gradually exposed the truth, the group realized that Li Wei was hiding something.

The answer that made him go to such lengths to conceal it is already obvious.

Luo Zheng stared intently at Li Wei, his tone icy as he voiced everyone's suspicions: "You knew the way out, yet you concealed it all, intending to sacrifice everyone so you could escape alone!"

The air in the room seemed to freeze instantly, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Li Wei.

Li Wei's Adam's apple bobbed violently. After a long silence, he finally chuckled softly, his tone full of sarcasm: "If I really knew how to get out, why would I be so terrified, and why would I be wasting my time here with you?"

Luo Zheng wasn't one to indulge others. Upon hearing this, he lashed out with a "whoosh," the whip at his waist scraping against the ground with a piercing sound. His eyes were icy as he stared at Li Wei: "Don't waste your breath on him, force him to tell you!"

Seeing the whip, Li Wei showed no fear. Instead, his tone was flippant and provocative: "You've already verified the rules. Killing someone here will result in being killed by the monsters. If you're so capable, then try it."