"She's lying."
Every member of the audience realized the little girl was lying, and that this lie would be fatal for Raul.
They also made the absurd discovery that once a lie like this was told, most people would inevitably believe it.
Everyone is conditioned to believe that children are innocent, pure, and kind. That children don't lie, and even if they do, it's only because they've been corrupted by adults.
Yet, children are the best liars of all.
Before they've developed a concept of good and evil, children can lie without even considering the consequences. They feel no anxiety, making their lies more natural than those of any adult weighing the pros and cons.
Sometimes, children even become fanatically convinced of their own fabricated lies. As the saying goes, the first person they deceive is themselves.
Just as Figxin had anticipated, Raul's life began to be utterly destroyed.
