Survivorship Bias

Chapter 15: Underwater escape

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An Wujiu was woken up by choking on the water.

Last second, he was still in the dark golden birdcage, but at this moment he was locked in a huge glass cover filled with ice water. Others who were in a coma almost fell into the water until they couldn't breathe, then suddenly woke up and stood up shaking from the water.

An Wujiu's whole body was drenched, the hair that was originally bundled behind his head also fell loose, and the hair was dripping with water. After standing up, the water was almost submerged in the lower abdomen, and there were spherical ice cubes floating on it. The temperature was surprisingly low, and he couldn't help shivering.

This is a rectangular parallelepiped glass cover.

There is a metal disc with a large area and a small height at the top. A metal pipe is inserted into the center of the disc, and ice water is still being poured into the device continuously. There is a metal strip protruding from each of the four corners of the top. It is not yet known what it is.

Using your own height as a benchmark to estimate, the height of this glass cover should be at least two meters.

An Wujiu lowered his head, his feet were entangled by the two chains at the bottom, he bent down and tried to untie it, but the shackles were extremely strong, just like the glass device in front of him, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break it apart .

But this was expected by An Wujiu, so he only tried a few times without spending too much effort.

After knowing that this device is difficult to break through violent means from the inside to the outside, An Wujiu's face is still calm, he just ruled out a wrong way.

After thinking for a while, An Wujiu took off the shirt soaked in ice water, let go, and plunged into the water that submerged his lower body.

He leaned against the glass wall on one side to prevent being splashed by the water column in the middle. The white upper body is exposed in the air, together with the black and white peony pattern on the side neck and chest, it really looks like a work of art on display.

Outside the glass cover is a dim scene, with many dolls, giant poker cards and discarded circus supplies piled up everywhere. On the left side is the huge velvet curtain, completely covering the lonely self.

An Wujiu raised his head, stretched out his hand to touch the water flow from top to bottom, then raised his eyes, staring at the metal disc on the top of the device, he found four divided discs and a green button . So he raised his hand and tried to press it with his fingertips.

"You are such an impatient player."

Just now the rabbit's voice appeared, but only its voice was heard, but its person could not be seen. An Wujiu always felt that he was watching her somewhere.

He had the feeling of being watched from the first floor.

"However, you are also the smartest player I have ever seen. After waking up from here, you didn't yell or smash the glass desperately. Wet clothes with hypothermia, start with the mechanism of the device."

Rabbit said compliments, "As expected of an advanced player, I know how to live longer."

"However," the next second, his painting style changed, and his voice became low, "You can't decide whether you can live for a long time or not."

What does it mean.

An Wujiu's face remained unchanged, and he continued to remain silent, listening to him.

"I know what you are thinking now, you must be thinking, isn't it just water, anyway, just hold your breath for a while, and wait until someone outside comes to rescue you, even if you are short of oxygen at that time, as long as you are rescued in time, you can still survive if you submerge your head possible."

After finishing speaking, the voice let out a piercing laugh again.

"See the four metal strips above your head? Those are the electrodes that connect the theater circuit. Once the water level rises there, it will be completely short-circuited. Guess at that time, can you survive submerged in the water? "

An Wujiu finally knew the lethal mechanism of this device.

He raised his head and looked at the metal bars at the four corners. According to the current speed of the water flow, he might be electrocuted to death here in a short time.

"It's so boring, so you won't show a scared expression? I like the expression on the face of a human being when he is greatly frightened. It's so interesting, especially with a beautiful face like yours. It's perfect."

An Wujiu folded his arms around his chest, and said softly, "I'm not interested in chatting with a rabbit with perverted hobbies, what else is there in this game, tell me everything, and see if you can scare me."

Rabbit laughed again.

"What an interesting player, so let me just say it straight. This giant glass cover can't be broken from the inside out, but it can be broken from the outside. Have you seen the big hammer under the poker cards? Two people can basically pick it up together, and then With a few more hits, you can come out smoothly, isn't it very simple?"

It must not be so easy.

"However, the people outside are all hypnotized. They are enjoying a wonderful magic show. No one will have the time to save you. Besides, they don't know that you are alone."

An Wujiu suddenly thought of his fake self from before.

He raised his hand and tried to touch the microphone next to his ear.

"Don't do it, it's useless, all signals will be blocked here, unless they find out by themselves, otherwise... you will be forgotten here forever. But it's hard, think about it, only will A guy who is strong enough to fight against the altar can resist hypnosis, and even if he resists, there is already you by his side, maybe it is possible to leave here directly."

An Wugui was silent.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the rabbit seemed to be complacent, and said in a high-pitched tone, "See the pipe in the middle that has been pouring water. Now that the water is pouring continuously, it means that no one outside is free from the control of hypnosis. When the number of brainwashed people decreases, the water flow will increase Disconnected, every time a person's will breaks free, there will be a five-minute period without water. But as long as you don't come out, these times will pass, and you will still die."

This also means that he can only get a 30-minute water-free period at most, and it is still on the premise that everyone is awake.

"However... I am very tolerant." The rabbit continued, "Let me give you a way to save yourself. Although I can't completely let you out, at least you won't be electrocuted here, or frozen alive in the zero-degree ice-water mixture." die."

After finishing speaking, the four discs on the metal disc at the top were suddenly opened, and long silks in four colors of black, white, red and blue appeared from the round holes, which were folded in half and hung on the four ring-shaped hooks, and slowly fell to the safe. Blameless eyes.

These silks are like magic props, but An Wujiu noticed that the workmanship of the long silks is not good, the thickness of the weaving is uneven, some places are so thin that they will break when pulled, while some places are very thick ,differ greatly.

"This is my little test for you. It won't be too difficult. These long silks are props. I will tell you a few conditions now. First, a long silk hangs vertically here. If one of the ends happens to touch the water surface, then the water will go up through these capillaries until it saturates the entire long silk, which takes 20 minutes. You have four long silks that are exactly the same except for the color, and you can drag them to the height you want. But there is one thing , I want to remind you that the weaving method of the long silk here is very special, it is a texture of uneven thickness, and the speed of wetting may be different between each section and each section."

"Second, that is my challenge to you: You need to accurately give the time of 22 minutes and 30 seconds without any timing tools and prompts. When you press the green button on the top, it means that you have Start the timer, press it again, and the timer is over."

"You can start at any time, and you can end at any time. If the difference between this time and the real 22 minutes and 30 seconds reaches 3 seconds, I'm sorry, then you will lose the chance to save yourself forever, and you can only give your life to outsiders. Or electrocuted here alive, and become a specimen of mine forever."

He seemed to see through An Wujiu's thoughts, and added another sentence after he finished talking about the basic rules.

"I would like to remind you. Don't try to count the time with your heartbeat. Your body is soaked in ice water, your body temperature is getting lower and lower, and your heart rate will be slower and slower."

The icy water was still flowing down at this moment, and the ice cubes were already floating on An Wujiu's waist.

"Think of a way." Rabbit's voice was sharp and long, "Or think about your last words, I will help you transfer it to your surviving friends after this round of games, so that they can feel regret too And the taste."

"However, there may be no chance. The water hasn't stopped until now. People outside may be completely hypnotized. After a while, when your water is about to reach the top of your head, those who can't wake up will also be brain-dead. You Won't walk alone."

An Wujiu didn't want to listen to what he said anymore, what the rabbit said now was nothing more than a psychological tactic, trying to completely break his will, so as to win without a fight.

But just a moment after the rabbit finished speaking, the continuously flowing water column suddenly stopped.

The pipeline is directly closed and the injection of ice water is stopped.

An Wujiu who was standing in the water suddenly smiled, and said to the silent rabbit.

"Don't underestimate the willpower of survivors."

Shen Ti felt that something was manipulating his consciousness.

After the teleportation, An Wujiu came down from the stage, approached step by step, and finally stood in front of Shen Ti, bent down to pick up the flower on his lap, and twirled the stem.

"Does it look good?" He raised his eyes, his eyes shifted from the complicated snow-white petals to Shen Ti's face.

His facial features, expressions, eyes, the light in his eyes, the state of his lips when he smiles, the patterns on his body, and his standing posture.

It was exactly the same as An Wujiu.

But he is not innocent.

The moment he saw him, Shen Ti was briefly confused by the joy that surged in his heart, but he saw clearly that the person in front of him was not innocent.

If it was An Wujiu who came out of another cage, he would continue to observe on the stage for a while with suspicion, instead of coming down directly towards himself.

He has no reason, no motive. Shen Ti is very clear that the current self is not very special to An Wujiu.

What's more, the current An Wujiu is so kind that he hopes to save everyone. This kind of savior's eyes are as clean as the holy water of baptism, and there is no insidiousness that cannot be concealed.

Still want to hide the insidiousness.

He still couldn't move, couldn't speak, his whole body was paralyzed, he just felt that his eyes could move and his teeth could be pressed.

The person in front of him was probably the fake An Wugui who wanted to kill Zhong Yirou at that time.

"An Wujiu" put the flower in Shen Ti's front pocket, walked around his chair slowly, brushing his fingers lightly over his shoulders and back.

When he walked behind, Shen Ti turned his eyes hard, looked to the right, and could only see part of other people's figures, but he saw the movement of applause and heard their applause.

But there was no one on the stage at the moment, and the rabbit was not there either.

Suddenly, his hand seemed to be controlled by some invisible force, he raised it irresistibly, and automatically made a gesture of preparing to applaud.

Shen Ti struggled hard with his hands, he was afraid that once he clapped his hands, the hypnotic mechanism would be triggered. His hand was raised with difficulty, trembling slightly.

In order not to be hypnotized, Shen Ti tried his best to open his clenching teeth, biting the tip of his tongue hard.

The moment the intense pain spread, Shen Ti suddenly felt a part of his body being liberated. His lips and jaw that had been paralyzed before seemed to relax, and his vocal cords, which were as tense as frozen, gradually recovered.

"you you… "

Hearing Shen Ti's voice, "An Wujiu"'s face was full of surprise, he faced Shen Ti, approached with that face exactly like An Wujiu's, and held his cheeks.

"You spoke!"

There was a smile on his face, and he hugged Shen Ti, "You can still talk? Obviously I gave you hypnotics, it's really my A01."

really.

Shen Ti's lips moved with difficulty, "You... you are here."

"An Wujiu" knelt down halfway, folded his arms on Shen Ti's knees, looked up at him, his eyes seemed to be hiding starlight, and most of the insidiousness that could not be concealed before had disappeared, leaving only A look of longing.

"Yes, here I come. Are you happy?"

Shen Ti took a deep breath.

He wanted to speak, but bit his tongue again.

This time, after feeling the pain, his lips and teeth became more flexible, as if they were slowly thawing and recovering.

"I... Of course I'm happy." He could speak complete sentences, but very slowly, "Pull me, I... I want to go out with you."

"That can't be done." "An Wujiu" in front of him smiled, and pointed to the others, "Everyone is still watching the performance very seriously. If we slip away alone again, they will laugh at us."

The beauty and sweetness in his eyes constantly reminded Shen Ti of one thing.

"Okay..." Shen Ti also showed a slightly stiff smile, "You don't like them laughing at you, do you?"

"An Wujiu" thought for a while, when he was silent, the corners of his mouth would drop slightly, as if he was recalling something unhappy, and finally, he gave an irrelevant answer.

"I just don't like it when they lie to me."

As he spoke, "An Wujiu" unconsciously grasped the folded hands on Shen Ti's lap, his fingers almost dug into the flesh.

This kind of pain caused Shen Ti to feel a little bit of sensation in his originally paralyzed legs, but it was not enough.

But this feeling didn't last long, "An Wujiu" finally came out of the memory, and his tightly clasped hands were also loosened.

"It hurts you." He lowered his head and smoothed his wrinkled pants.

"I didn't want to touch you, but he said he wouldn't let me touch you."

"Him?" Shen Ti lowered his tone and asked persuasively, "Who is he?"

"He is..." Fake An Wugui's expression was slightly bitter, "He is our father, the owner of this detention center."

Shen Ti frowned.

Our... father

Is this person in front of you A01's lover or A01's brother

He smiled, "You don't need to worry about him, he can't make the decision." Shen Ti cast a gentle gaze on "An Wujiu" in front of him, "Don't be afraid."

"An Wujiu" also looked at him, showing some confusion, as if puzzled by his tenderness, "You didn't lie to me?"

Shen Ti was silent for a moment, then continued to smile with a soft and persuasive tone.

"How could it be? If I lied to you, you would bully me and push me to the ground just like you did when you were a child."

"I didn't treat you like this when I was a child. You are easy to get angry with me." He said so, but he was still amused. "At most, I just hit you a few times while crying."

"It's fine, even if you hit me, push me down and let me fall, I won't be angry." Shen Ti looked into his eyes with sincere eyes, and guided him, "If you don't believe me, try it?"

"An Wujiu" stared at him, raised his hand tentatively, but finally chose to put it down.

His tone was suspicious, and he blinked, "I feel that you are a little different today."

Shen Ti's heart sank for an instant.

He changed his expression and sneered at "An Wujiu" in front of him.

"Why? It's rare to treat you a little better, but you don't like it anymore?"

"An Wujiu" was stunned for a second, the suspicious expression on his face gradually changed to disappointment.

Shen Ti frowned deliberately, "Don't be like this, I don't like your expression."

"You really haven't changed, you are always angry with me, I have done so much for you!" His emotions gradually lost control, "Why are you always so cold! Why!"

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Ti who was sitting on the chair was kicked hard by "An Wujiu", and he fell backwards to the ground.

Huge pain was transmitted from the back to the whole body, and he felt that his paralyzed limbs began to feel gradually. "An Wujiu" was just as he expected, still immersed in pain, seeing him fell to the ground, he also stepped forward and grabbed his collar, with an angry and painful expression.

"You're all lying to me! You're all lying to me! So are they! So are you!"

Shen Ti moved his fingertips.

"Damn, all damn..."

Just as he was muttering to himself, a pair of arms embraced "An Wujiu".

"I'm just kidding, why are you so angry."

Shen Ti's gentle voice lingered in his ears, and amidst the pain spreading all over his body, he stood up slowly, and also helped "An Wujiu" to soothe his emotions and empathize with him.

"They lie to you, I'll beat them up for you."

Saying that, Shen Ti took his arm, slowly came to Wu You's chair next to him, and punched him hard on the back shoulder.

In an instant, Wu You, who had been silent on the empty stage, suddenly woke up and blinked.

The flowing water column stopped again.

This time it was five minutes after the last time.

An Wujiu looked at the long silk in front of him, raised his hand, and pulled off the white long silk, keeping it folded in half, until both ends of the long silk touched the water surface, and began to get wet at the same time, and then , his other hand pulled down the long red silk, but pulled down one end of the folded one to make a complete long strip, the upper end was caught on the ring buckle, and the bottom end was just placed on the water surface, keeping only one end immersed Wet state, and then pressed the green button.

"You are about to start your challenge so soon? You only have one chance."

"People outside will come to save me." An Wujiu stared at the white long silk folded in half.

"I'll win too."