917 bedrooms.
The shrill screams lingered, and the source of the sound came from two shivering girls at the end of the room.
Ou Ruofei pointed at the head of her bed and screamed in horror, and Anian screamed out of her voice when she was frightened. The two high-pitched sounds made the whole room shake slightly.
"Stop shouting! What happened?" No. 3 Ke Ke was the first to come over.
Ou Ruofei was unsteady and almost fell, stuttering: "She, me, my bed! Blood!"
She trembled and pointed to the blood-soaked bed sheet.
Ah Nian nodded immediately, "That's right, that's right, I'll just say there's blood, you don't even believe me!"
She didn't lie, the blood on the bed was fleeting at first, and it was indeed not obvious. But now the heads of the two adjacent beds are bright red, which can be said to be extremely eye-catching, and it is impossible to ignore it.
Ke Ke separated the two of them and walked over, reached out to touch it, and said coldly: "Are you stupid? This is not blood, it is tomato sauce."
Ah Nian was angry: "You lied to me, I'm not a child anymore!"
Ou Ruofei didn't believe it either, and even felt that the other party said that deliberately out of prejudice, and cried out in a crying voice: "This is obviously blood, you can't—ah, why are you dragging me?"
Being pulled over by Ke Ke, O'Ruofei suddenly jumped up in panic like a chicken being pinched by the neck, but due to the huge difference in strength, she was carried to the bedside without any resistance, and was forced to stretch out her hand and press it on the bed sheet.
The sticky and cold touch made Orofe even more frightened, she quickly retracted her hand like lightning, trying to wipe off the blood on her hand.
However, after wiping twice, her movements became a little hesitant, her face distorted by fear slowly froze, and finally she tentatively put her hand in front of her nose and smelled it—
Really ketchup? ?
Keke turned her head to lift the quilt of Anian on the 16th bed, and touched it: "It's still tomato sauce."
Ah Nian: "Huh?"
She sniffed, and walked over in a daze to smell it, her eyes widened immediately: "How could it be? It's so strange, it was just thick and terrible blood!"
Ke Ke reprimanded her: "You know blood is scary, but you still call others to come and see, what should you do if you scare them away?"
"Yes, sorry..."
Jiang Lan came over and looked at the position and distribution of tomato sauce on the two beds: "It may be due to the light. From a distance, it does look like the color of blood, but it looks different when you get closer."
"But why did ketchup appear on the bed for no reason?"
Girls in other dormitories who dare not approach from a distance raised questions.
"It may be a prank from the impostors outside the door, or it may be something used by the exam to mess with our mentality." Keke shrugged: "If there is real blood on the bed, I can analyze it for you, but how about tomato sauce? ? You can’t just want to choke students to death with ketchup, right?”
I don't know if ketchup can choke people. The others were choked by No. 3 and couldn't speak, so they could only leave angrily.
The two frightened parties unfortunately became the targets of No. 3's yin and yang, "If I am a ghost who wants to kill you, I don't need to attack. I just need to lock the two of you together, and you can scare yourselves to death."
Orofe/A Nian: "Woo..."
"Okay, Keke, stop talking." Jiang Lan interrupted No. 3's ridicule, and called her over to whisper a few words.
Ou Ruofei didn't know what the two of them said, she just wiped her tears and saw Jiang Lan walking towards the other four people, and asked politely, "Excuse me, can we go to your bed and have a look?"
She was referring to beds 13 and 15.
The four of them hesitated a bit. Before No. 15 said anything, No. 13 suddenly shook his head and strongly refused: "No, you can't go to my bed!"
Seeing that No. 13 had a tough attitude, No. 15 agreed and shook his head, rejecting Jiang Lan.
Standing between the two sets of bunk beds, Ke Ke said angrily: "Just take a look and won't steal your things, what are you afraid of? Besides, you didn't think about it, the ketchup is flowing from the wall from top to bottom , Where is its source, and who are the upper bunks of these two idiots?"
The four of them trembled, and their breathing became rapid. Numbers 13 and 15 were particularly out of breath, and finally number 13 compromised: "I don't need you, I'll see for myself."
Under the watchful eyes of several people, No. 13 and No. 15 climbed onto the bed along the ladder, checked carefully, and shook their heads: "There is no tomato sauce."
"Aside from ketchup, what about other abnormalities?" Jiang Lan asked.
The answer was also no.
Then they had no choice but to let it go, and they put the matter on hold for the time being, and began to search for clues in the room as Tang Xinjue said on the phone.
It was nine o'clock, and the dormitory was turned upside down. In the end, only a bundle of large black garbage bags, two mops, two brooms, and a few cleaning supplies were found.
The only clue to the text is a piece of "School Ethos and Discipline" that has been torn into pieces. After spelling it together, the original words can be vaguely read:
"Two points for talking in the hallway, two points for skirts that don't fit above your knees, five points for hiding your phone, and three points for chatting in a crowd..."
"10 points will be deducted for leaving the dormitory building without approval, 15 points will be deducted for falling in love, and 20 points will be deducted for not complying with the requirements of the student union, dormitory management and teachers..."
"For every 1 point deducted, a fine of 500 will be imposed for one day of confinement. If you deduct more than 5 points at one time, you will be fasted for two days... What kind of broken rule is this?"
On the 3rd, I began to curse: "What kind of university is this, a joint university of women's prisons? Are the students here re-educated through labor? Or were the leaders of the school murdered and set fire to them, so they were locked up in this shabby concentration camp?"
In addition, through the school records, we can also know that there is no special garbage room in the dormitory building—students are not even allowed to go up and down the stairs freely, and the cleaners who come once a week can only collect the garbage bags in the corridor.
"According to the amount of garbage in the dormitory, the cleaners should not have come for at least half a month."
When Jiang Lan read the information carefully, the bedroom door was pushed open, and the search team came back from the dusty corridor.
No. 3 blurted out: "Are you digging coal?"
"I was plotted against, it's hard to say."
No. 5 waved his hand and took out the four clues in his pocket: "This is the clue we found in the bathroom."
These clues together basically correspond to the task levels currently displayed in the exam, and initially outline the outline of the exam.
At this moment, there are still two hours before the inspection, so without delay, everyone immediately began to distribute cleaning tools, and officially started the general cleaning.
Seeing that Tang Xinjue and Tang Xinjue hadn't come back, Guo Guo and Zheng Wanqing ran into the corridor worriedly and ran into them.
"How's it going?"
Tang Xinjue shook his head: "It's a bit tricky."
The two gasped.
If even Tang Xinjue thinks it's tricky, how difficult is the dungeon...
There is no time to think too much, so they cleaned up their beds first, and then went to their respective posts to start cleaning up the garbage. It took half an hour just to put the sundries into the garbage bag.
"If I were you, I would throw all the desks, cabinets, and clothes into garbage bags, even the bed."
Number 3 twisted his wrist: "In my worldview, they are all rubbish."
Panting, Ah Nian threw the toilet garbage into a big bag, pinched her nose tightly, and said, "You can't say such despondent words, Keke. The students living here can't decide the rules and environment of the school. I believe that if they are in normal school Living in my dormitory, they will definitely not make such a mess... They may also cherish these clothes."
No. 3 laughed, tied the bag for her and threw it into the corridor: "We live here now, aren't we the students here?"
Anian seriously retorted: "No, the test introduction said that we were sent here to experience life."
No. 3 didn't take it seriously, but Jiang Lan, who was mopping the floor next to her, seemed to think of something: "You are right, we are not students of this school in essence, this dormitory is full of traces of our original life, and it is also Not our bedroom."
"So, where did the original 16 students in this dormitory go?"
She was standing still and thinking, when another mop suddenly appeared in her sight, Tang Xinjue nodded to her and said, "I've finished mopping in the dormitory, give me the mop, let's change to another task."
Looking at the thin arms of the girl in front of her, Jiang Lan shook her head subconsciously: "No, the mop is too heavy and easy to crush you, let me get it."
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Jiang Lan smiled a little, realizing that she was driven by her first impression and said something illogical.
Judging from Tang Xinjue kicking the skeleton away, it was impossible for her to be a weak girl who couldn't hold a mop. It's just that the impression of being weak at first glance was inexplicably deep, and even affected her subconscious mind. When facing Tang Xinjue, she couldn't help but feel a sense of worry about helping the weak.
Tang Xinjue smiled: "It's okay, once the information we see becomes logical, we can easily get used to it, so that we ignore the opposite of this information, isn't it?"
Jiang Lan handed over the mop, and said in a hoarse voice: "Thinking trap. I try to think carefully about the problem, but I still can't avoid falling into it. Exams often take advantage of our characteristics to set up death traps one after another."
"So I'm always skeptical about everything just to keep from stepping into the trap."
Tang Xinjue handed over a rag: "Whether it's explicit or implicit, it's a reminder or a rule. Especially what I saw with my own eyes. Facts have proved that more than half of the information given in the exam is nonsense, and the real danger lies dormant." where it wants us to do what it wants us to do.”
Jiang Lan thought about it.
After a while, she took the rag: "However, at least there are some things I won't doubt. For example, my roommate, and the teammates I have confirmed."
She raised her head and stared at Tang Xinjue with her brown eyes: "Just like now, I believe in you, so I also believe in the information you gave, there is no doubt about it."
"Obviously you all speak Chinese, but I can't understand a single word."
While cleaning the cabinet, Zheng Wanqing doubted life in her mind.
Guo Guo: "Miss, what do you know? It's called a deadly trick by a master... In fact, I don't understand it either. God of Jue, round it up, does Jiang Lan already understand what we mean?"
Tang Xinjue: "I should have almost understood it, but I can't say too clearly. After all, we can't confirm whether it is safe to speak in that environment, and there is no evidence. If Jiang Lan wants to know more, she will come to us."
Zhang You sighed slightly: "If I had reacted faster, I would have taken that photo in advance."
When they saw the red letter on the black paper in the bathroom, both of them were shocked for a moment. However, in the next second, the whole piece of paper suddenly rotted rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, there was only a mass of scorched black that was no different from the dirt on the wall, without leaving any evidence.
Tang Xinjue comforted: "The words in the scarlet letter are unclear, even if you take a picture, it may not mean anything."
[They are all liars]—Who is the liar
Is it the school, the sanitation inspector, the imposter...or other students
[Don't stay here] - where does this refer
Is it a bathroom, a dormitory building, a school or a dungeon
More importantly, the identity of the person who wrote this sentence determines the position and authenticity of this sentence.
Tang Xinjue speculated: "I think there is a high probability that the person who left the message is the original student here."
Only those who have lived here and been restricted by strict rules are more suitable for the characteristics of the reminder of the blood book hidden on the back of the celebrity poster.
Zhang You added: "If this is the case, then there is a high probability that she will sue the school. Could it be that the health inspection is actually a scam?"
Guo Guo shivered: "Thank you, I have already made up ten horror stories in my brain. If there is going to be a fight later, remember to remind me where you are, so I can run over there."
After all, she is just a support, and she will definitely die if she is ordered.
Tang Xinjue smiled and said, "Don't worry too much. If the truth can be revealed soon, or even face-to-face confrontation, it will be better than fighting for a long time."
Of course, there is still the second half of the sentence she didn't say: the premonition about this exam just slipped into the most difficult possibility.
…
At 10:30, the basic cleaning was completed.
"Student Zhang, let me get the mop for you."
"Student Zhang has worked hard, I will wash the rag for you."
"Classmate Zhang, classmate Zhang, do you need to wash your coat for you? Then I will wash your gloves."
In just one and a half hours, the center of the entire dormitory suddenly fell on Zhang You. Even No. 3, who can't talk unless he taunts, has a good voice and graciously passes Zhang You an air freshener.
Without it, it's because Zhang You's cleaning ability is too strong, and the speed is faster than other people tied together. Moreover, the cleanliness of the place cleaned by her is obviously not at the same level as others.
"Fold me three chairs, and I'll clean the fan and the chandelier."
Zhang You jumped down from the door, leaving everyone in amazement at the refurbished bedroom door.
"Will the chandelier be too difficult and dangerous? Ruo Fei and I will hold it for you."
Anian was very worried.
"In comparison, I feel that the place where the two of you are is more dangerous."
Number 3 complained mercilessly.
Ah Nian: qwq
After stacking a full ten large garbage bags. Everyone began to follow the cleaning rules and sort them out one by one.
No rubbish can be placed in the trash can, no sundries can be placed on the desktop, and no toiletries can be placed in the bathing area... Finally, everything is done at exactly 10:55.
"I don't want to clean again in my life."
No. 5 and No. 6 helped each other to barely stand up, cheering up.
Cleaning is only a prerequisite, and the more important part is the sanitation inspection.
As the minute hand moves little by little, everyone's hearts are slowly raised.
"Ding"
At exactly 11 o'clock, the corridor suddenly darkened.
There were no figures, voices, or any hints.
The corridor was still the one that was blocked on all sides, without stairs or any entrances and exits, and there was no sign of any change.
Tang Xinjue frowned. Just as she was about to communicate with her roommate, there was a buzz in her mind, followed by an indescribable sense of confusion, menacingly covering the entire sea of consciousness!
…
"From today, you will live here. The 16-person dormitory is spacious and luxurious, and the cost is only twice as much. You students are really taking advantage of it."
"Graduation? Don't worry, our school is formal and guaranteed. You only need to pay the money, and the guarantee is no different from other universities."
"The teaching building is still being refurbished. Classes will not be held for the time being. What textbooks do you need... The teacher in the infirmary has asked for leave. Please drink more hot water."
"Go home? No, the school rules clearly state that you can't go out of school except on special holidays. You are not allowed to contradict the teacher! Put me in confinement!"
"The equipment in the cafeteria has broken down recently, so we won't be delivering meals to you for a few days. You can buy instant noodles at the school's special price."
"Cleaner? Didn't you come here last month? Didn't you? You have no hands or feet, and you still rely on the cleaner to serve you?"
"Have you seen what happened to her? If the school finds out that you secretly contacted your family with your mobile phone, this is the future of you."
…
"Of course, don't worry, our school is a formal university with certificates. As long as you pay the money on time and stay there for four years, you are guaranteed to have both a diploma and a degree, and you can find a job normally in the society..."
"… wait, what is this? What is this thing?"
The vague mist was slowly peeled away amidst the ear-piercing screams, Tang Xinjue resisted the pain in his mind and mobilized his mental strength, firmly remembering these sudden piercing sounds and chaotic images.
Finally, the picture gradually became clear, and a dirty and smelly dormitory appeared in the "vision".
The girls who couldn't see their faces were screaming and crying, and the middle-aged men and women in formal clothes panicked. Outside the dormitory door, a thick black mist spread, gradually engulfing everything.
They locked the door, only to realize that the dormitory they designed had no windows—this is a closed space without any exit, and it will be closed forever, and there will be no chance of seeing the sun again.
In the roar of horror, the screen suddenly shrank and disappeared. Tang Xinjue opened his eyes suddenly, sweat dripping down his palms.
She was still standing in this dormitory, next to 15 girls who woke up one after another. There is no black mist in the picture in front of my mind, and there is no figure of checking health personnel.
There is only a lonely whiteboard on the ground at the door of the dormitory, with three lines written in red pen on the board:
Inspector: Student Union
Inspection result: failed
Punishment result: Confinement for one day
"Look, the test information on the APP has changed!"
Following Guo Guo's prompt, I saw an extra line of words below the original message on the phone screen:
[The sanitation inspection failed on the first day, and you were sentenced to confinement. But it doesn’t matter, there will always be accidents in experiencing life, and this will become an interesting and unforgettable memory in everyone’s study life.]
[Today is your first day in dormitory 917]