Chapter Three: The Hidden Eighth Rule

A black candle appeared in the square pizza. Its flame burned downward while its shadow streamed up. [SCENARIO, ACT TWO: SELECT THE BIRTHDAY GUEST.] [THE BIRTHDAY GUEST MUST VOLUNTARILY EXTINGUISH THE CANDLE.] [EACH INCORRECT CHOICE WILL ERASE ONE RANDOM GUEST'S FACE.] A-Bei's assistants broke down. Lin Wan silenced everyone and examined Meng. As her fingers touched the smooth skin, her own features emerged on his face and smiled at her. She stepped back. For the first time, her baton trembled. Her fear smelled like cold tea—bitter but lucid. She did not fear monsters. She feared identifying the wrong person. “You followed a missing-person case here,” Zhou Ran said.