Immediately after, the door of the experience hall was forcibly closed, turning the scene into a terrifying closed room.

The person who imprisoned us was the game commentator of the experience hall, and also Li Mengyan's stepbrother.

Due to psychological imbalance, he embarked on an extreme revenge against us.

We were on the brink of despair in that dark room, until we were rescued by the police ten hours later.

Three days later, as the only sober person involved in the incident, I was taken to the police station to make a statement.

The person interrogating me was surnamed Zhou, the captain of the city's criminal investigation squad, experienced, with sharp eyes. I heard that no one could lie in front of him without being discovered.

When I sat down, the first question he asked me was—

"Let me be upfront with you, Li Mengyan once posted on a niche social forum saying that if she ever died, it would never be an accident. The culprit could only be you. So, what do you have to say about that?"

I couldn't help but shudder, but I quickly understood why Captain Zhou asked that.

Li Mengyan committed suicide, and the others stepped over her corpse to secure their research positions.

The three roommates who were celebrating with me ended up dead, injured, or insane in that experience hall. Even the perpetrator died in the struggle. Only I remained unscathed until the police rescued me. From a logical standpoint, this is hard to explain.

However, the facts were indeed so.

I recalled various events from my four years of university, remaining silent for a long time before I bitterly smiled and spoke:

"Captain Zhou, although I don't understand why Li Mengyan said that about me on the forum, she is already dead, and the dead should be respected. So, no matter what she said, I won't mind."

"Heh..." Captain Zhou chuckled lightly, his sharp eyes staring at me like an eagle. "Xia Qianqian, I want to hear your most genuine thoughts."

The most genuine thoughts...

There's so much to say that I don't even know where to start.

Perhaps seeing something in me, Captain Zhou handed me a glass of water and proactively offered a lead:

"How was your relationship with Li Mengyan?"

I met his gaze and shook my head slightly.

"It was normal. You know, people have specific magnetic field responses to each other. So, my relationship with her was just very ordinary roommate friendship, not close but also without any conflicts."

Captain Zhou frowned after hearing this. Obviously, my statement contradicted the post Li Mengyan once made on the forum.

But he didn't dwell too much on this and immediately asked about the relationships between the other people and Li Mengyan.

I guessed he must have been thinking about their experiences in the experience hall, as the scene inside the closed room when the police rushed in could only be described as "too horrible to endure."

Moreover, Li Mengyan's stepbrother didn't take revenge solely to vent her anger, as their relationship wasn't close enough for him to take such a risk for a deceased sister.

Unless there were deeper conflicts intertwined within.

I closed my eyes and recalled the events that happened that day, my body trembling uncontrollably.

"Captain Zhou, before Li Mengyan's incident, our dormitory relationship was actually very harmonious. But after the incident, I realized that everything was just superficial."

"Although it's not nice for me to say this, based solely on what the other three did to Li Mengyan, even death wouldn't be sufficient to atone for their sins."

Captain Zhou's expression remained unchanged. He lazily leaned back in his chair.

"Xia Qianqian, please be specific."

"Explain how they became sinners in Li Mengyan's suicide incident."

I held the warm cup of water and took a small sip, with countless images flashing through my mind.

I recalled slowly, trying not to miss any details.