Chapter 78 Health Surprise Inspection (VII)
Dormitory 917.
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 fear. Anian was frightened by her and also screamed. The two high notes came one after another, shaking the whole room slightly.
"Stop shouting! What happened?" The first one to come over was No. 3 Keke.
Ou Ruofei was so unsteady that she almost fell down, stammering, "She, she, I, I'm on the bed! Blood!"
Trembling, she pointed at the blood-soaked bed sheet.
Ah Nian nodded immediately, "That's right, I told you there was blood, but you didn't believe me!"
She didn't lie. At first, the bloodstains on the bed were fleeting and not noticeable. But now, the two adjacent bed heads were all bright red, which was extremely eye-catching and could not be ignored.
Ke Ke walked over to separate the two of them, reached out and touched it, and said coldly: "Are you stupid? This is not blood, it's ketchup."
Ah Nian was angry: "You lied to me, I'm not a child anymore!"
Ou Ruofei didn't believe it either, and even thought that the other party was biased and said so deliberately. She cried out: "This is obviously blood, you can't - ah ah ah why are you pulling me?"
When Keke pulled him over, Ou Ruofei immediately fluttered around in panic like a chicken with its neck pinched. However, the strength difference was too great and he was dragged to the bed without any power to resist, and forced to put his hands on the sheets.
The sticky and cold touch made Ou Ruofei even more frightened. He quickly retracted his hand and tried to wipe the blood off his hand.
However, after wiping it twice, her movements became somewhat hesitant, and her face, which was distorted by fear, gradually became stagnant. Finally, she tentatively put her hand in front of her nose and smelled it——
Is it really ketchup???
Ke Ke turned around and lifted the blanket of An Nian in bed No. 16, and felt around: "It's still ketchup."
Ah Nian: “Ah?”
She sniffed, walked over dizzily and smelled it, her eyes immediately widened: "How could this be? This is so weird, it was clearly sticky and scary blood just now!"
Ke Ke scolded her: "You know blood is scary, but you still call others to come and see it. What if they get scared away?"
“Yes, I’m sorry…”
Jiang Lan came over and looked at the location and distribution of the ketchup on the two beds: "It may be due to the light. From a distance, it does look like the color of blood, but it is different when you get closer."
"But why did ketchup appear on the bed out of nowhere?"
The other girls in the dormitory raised questions from a distance, not daring to get closer.
"It could be a prank by those imposters outside the door, or it could be something used to mess with our mentality during the exam." Ke Ke shrugged: "If there is really blood on the bed, I can still analyze it for you, but how can I analyze ketchup? You can't be trying to choke the students to death with ketchup, right?"
I don’t know if ketchup can choke people, but No. 3 was choked by it and the others were speechless and could only leave in disappointment.
The two frightened people unfortunately became the targets of No. 3's sarcasm, "If I were a ghost and wanted to kill you, I wouldn't even have to attack you. I would just lock you two together and you would scare yourselves to death."
Ou Ruofei/Anian: "Woo..."
"Okay, Keke, stop talking." Jiang Lan interrupted No. 3's sarcasm, called her over and whispered a few words to her.
Ou Ruofei didn't know what the two of them said. She just wiped her tears and saw Jiang Lan walk towards the other four people and asked politely, "Excuse me, can we go up to your bed and take a look?"
She was referring to beds 13 and 15.
The four of them hesitated for a while. Before No. 15 could say anything, No. 13 suddenly shook his head and strongly refused: "No, you can't get on my bed!"
Seeing No. 13's tough attitude, No. 15 also shook his head and rejected Jiang Lan.
Ke Ke stood between the two bunk beds and said unhappily, "I'm just taking a look and I won't steal your stuff, what are you afraid of? Besides, don't you think about it? The ketchup is flowing down from the wall, where is its source? Who is the upper bunk of these two idiots?"
The four of them shuddered, and their breathing became rapid. No. 13 and No. 15 were breathing heavily, and finally No. 13 compromised: "No need for you, I can see it myself."
Under the gaze of several people, No. 13 and No. 15 climbed up the ladder to the bed, checked carefully, and shook their heads: "There is no ketchup."
"Besides ketchup, are there any other abnormalities?" Jiang Lan asked.
The answer is still no.
That would just leave it at that. The few of them put the matter aside for the time being and began to look for clues in the room according to what Tang Xinjue had said over the phone.
By nine o'clock, the dormitory had been turned upside down, and in the end all that was left was a bundle of large black garbage bags, two mops, two brooms, and some miscellaneous cleaning supplies.
The only clue was a torn-up copy of the "School Spirit and Discipline". After the pieces were put together, the original words could still be vaguely seen:
"Two points for talking in the corridor, two points for skirts that don't go above the knee, five points for hiding a cell phone, three points for chatting in a group..."
"Leaving the dormitory without approval will be deducted 10 points, having a romantic relationship will be deducted 15 points, and not complying with the requirements of the student union, dormitory management and teachers will be deducted 20 points..."
"For every point deducted, there will be a 500 yuan fine and one day of confinement. If more than 5 points are deducted at one time, there will be two days of confinement... What kind of a shitty rule is this?"
No. 3 started to curse as he was reading: "What kind of university is this? Is it a joint university of women's prisons? Are the students here prisoners who have been reformed through labor and are now studying again? Or did they kill or burn someone in the house of a school leader and are therefore locked up in this crappy concentration camp?"
In addition, according to the school rules, there is no special garbage room in the dormitory building - students cannot even go up and down the stairs freely, and the garbage bags in the corridor can only be collected by the cleaners who come once a week.
"Based on the amount of garbage in the dormitory, the cleaner must have not come for at least half a month."
As Jiang Lan was reading the message carefully, the dormitory door was pushed open and the dusty corridor search team returned.
No. 3 blurted out: "Are you guys digging for coal?"
"I was plotted against. It's hard to explain."
No. 5 waved his hand and carefully took out the four clues in his pocket: "These are the clues we found in the bathroom."
Taken together, these clues basically correspond to the task levels currently presented in the exam, and provide a preliminary outline of the exam.
There were still two hours before the inspection, so without further delay, everyone immediately began distributing cleaning tools and officially started the general cleaning.
Seeing that Tang Xinjue and the other man had not returned yet, Guo Guo and Zheng Wanqing ran to the corridor worriedly to check and bumped into them.
"How is it going?"
Tang Xinjue shook his head: "It's a bit tricky."
The two of them gasped.
If even Tang Xin Jue thinks it's difficult, then the difficulty of the dungeon...
Time didn't allow them to think too much, so they cleaned their beds first, then went to their respective posts to clean up the garbage. It took them a full half an hour just to put the garbage into the garbage bags.
"If I were you, I would throw all my desks, closets, clothes, and even my bed into the trash bag."
No. 3 twisted his wrist: "In my worldview, they are all garbage."
Ah Nian threw the bathroom garbage into a big bag while panting, pinching her nose and tying it tightly: "Don't say such discouraging words, Keke. The students living here can't decide the rules and environment of the school. I believe that if they lived in a normal dormitory, they would not make such a mess... They probably cherish these clothes very much."
No. 3 smiled, tied up her bag and threw it into the corridor: "We live here now, aren't we students here?"
Ah Nian refuted seriously: "No, the exam introduction said that we were sent here to experience life."
No. 3 didn't take it seriously. Instead, Jiang Lan, who was mopping the floor nearby, paused and seemed to have thought of something: "You're right. We are not students of this school in essence. This dormitory is full of traces of our original life, and it's not our dormitory."
"So, where did the original 16 students in this dormitory go?"
She was standing there thinking when another mop suddenly appeared in her sight. Tang Xinjue nodded at her and said, "I have already mopped the dormitory. Give me the mop and let's move on to the next task."
Looking at the thin arms of the girl in front of him, Jiang Lan shook his head subconsciously: " No, the mop is too heavy and it will easily crush you. Let me take it."
As soon as she said this, Jiang Lan smiled, realizing that she had said something illogical based on her first impression.
Judging from the fact that Tang Xinjue kicked the skeleton away, it was impossible for her to be a weak girl who couldn't even lift a mop. However, the first impression of her frailty 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 Xin Jue smiled: "It doesn't matter. Once the information we see forms logic, it is easy for us to get used to it and ignore the opposite side of the information, right?"
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. Examinations often take advantage of our characteristics and set death traps one after another."
"So in order to avoid pitfalls, I always remain skeptical about everything."
Tang Xin Jue handed over a rag. "Whether it's explicit or implicit, whether it's a hint or a rule. Especially when you see it with your own eyes. Facts have proven that most of the information given in the exam is often nonsense. The real danger lurks in what it wants us to do."
Jiang Lan seemed to be thinking about something.
After a moment, she took the rag and said, "But, 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 you, so I also believe the information you give me. There is no doubt about this."
"You guys are all speaking Chinese, but I can't understand a word you say."
While wiping the cabinet, Zheng Wanqing was doubting her life in her mind.
Guo Guo: "Miss, what do you know? This is called a battle between masters, and every move is fatal... Actually, I didn't understand it either. Jue Shen, round it off, does Jiang Lan understand what we mean?"
Tang Xin Jue: "I think I have understood it, but I can't say it too clearly. After all, we can't confirm whether it is safe to talk in that environment, and we don't have any 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 black paper with red words in the bathroom, they were both surprised for a moment. However, in the next second, the whole piece of paper suddenly rotted rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, only a charred mass that was no different from the dirt on the wall remained, leaving no evidence.
Tang Xin Jue comforted: "The red words are vague, even if you take a picture, it may not mean anything."
[They are all liars]——Who are the liars?
Is it the school, the health inspectors, an imposter... or other students?
[Don't stay here] - What does this refer to?
Is it a bathroom, dormitory building, school or copy?
More importantly, the identity of the person who wrote this sentence determines the position and authenticity of this sentence.
Tang Xin Jue speculated: "I think it is very likely that the person who left the message was a former student here."
Only those who have truly lived here and were restricted by strict rules would be more likely to fit the characteristics of the blood-written reminder on the back of celebrity posters.
Zhang You added: "If that's the case, then she is most likely accusing the school. Could it be that the health inspection is actually a scam?"
Guo Guo shuddered. "Thank you. I have already imagined ten horror stories in my mind. If there is a fight later, remember to remind me where you are so I can rush over."
After all, she is just a support, and she will surely die if left alone.
Tang Xin Jue smiled and said, "Don't worry too much. If the truth can be revealed soon, or even a direct confrontation, it would be better than a prolonged tug of war."
Of course, there was the second half of the sentence she didn’t say: her premonition about this exam just slid into the most difficult possibility.
…
At 10:30, the cleaning was basically completed.
"Student Zhang, let me get you the mop."
"Student Zhang, you've worked hard. I'll help you wash the rag."
"Student Zhang, do you need me to wash your coat? Then I'll wash your gloves."
In just an hour and a half, the focus of the entire dormitory fell on Zhang You. Even No. 3, who could not speak without making fun of others, spoke in a friendly manner and handed Zhang You an air freshener.
It was because Zhang You's cleaning ability was so strong that she could clean faster than everyone else combined. And the cleanliness of the places she cleaned was obviously not on the same level as others.
"Stack three chairs for me, and I'll clean the fan and the chandelier."
Zhang You jumped down from the door, leaving everyone in amazement at the dormitory door that looked like it had been renovated.
"Isn't the chandelier too difficult and dangerous? Ruo Fei and I will help you press it."
Anian was very worried.
"In comparison, I feel that the place where you two are is more dangerous."
Number 3 complained mercilessly.
A Nian: qwq
After piling up ten large garbage bags, everyone began to sort them out carefully according to the cleaning rules.
Garbage cannot be placed in the trash can, miscellaneous items cannot be placed on the table, and toiletries cannot be placed in the bathing area... Finally, everything was done at exactly 10:55.
“I never want to do a spring cleaning again in my life.”
No. 5 and No. 6 supported each other and barely stood up, cheering themselves up.
Cleaning is only a prerequisite, the more important part is the sanitation inspection.
As the minute hand moved slowly, everyone's heart slowly lifted.
"bite"
At 11 o'clock, the corridor suddenly became dark.
There was no figure, no sound, and no prompts.
The corridor was still blocked on all sides, without stairs or any entrances or exits, and there was no sign of any change.
Tang Xinjue frowned. She was about to communicate with her roommate when her mind suddenly buzzed. Then, an indescribable feeling of confusion enveloped her entire sea of consciousness!
…
"From today on, you will be living here. The dormitory for 16 people is spacious and luxurious, and the cost is only twice as much. You students are really getting a great deal."
"Graduate? Don't worry, our school is formal and guaranteed. As long as you pay the money, it will be no different from other universities."
"The teaching building is still under renovation, so there will be no classes for the time being. What textbooks do you need... The infirmary teacher has asked for leave, so you should drink more hot water."
"Go home? No, the school rules clearly state that you are not allowed to leave the school except on special holidays. You are not allowed to talk back to the teacher! Put me in solitary confinement!"
"The cafeteria's equipment has broken down recently, so we won't be delivering meals to you these few days. You can buy instant noodles at the school's special price."
"Cleaner? Didn't he come last month? No way, you have no hands or feet, and you still need a cleaner to serve you?"
"Did you see what happened to her? If the school finds out that you secretly used your phone to contact your family again, this will be your future."
…
"Of course, don't worry. Our school is a formal university with a certificate. As long as you pay the fees on time and stay calm for four years, you will be guaranteed to have both a diploma and academic qualifications, and you can find a normal job in society..."
"…Wait, what is this? What is this thing?"
The fuzzy mist was slowly peeled away by the shrill screams. Tang Xinjue endured the pain in his head and mobilized his mental strength to remember these sudden and piercing sounds and chaotic images.
Finally, the picture gradually became clear, and a dirty and smelly dormitory appeared in the "field of vision".
The girls whose faces could not be seen were screaming and crying, and the middle-aged men and women in formal clothes were panicking. Outside the dormitory door, thick black fog spread and gradually swallowed everything.
They locked the door, but realized belatedly that the dormitory they designed had no windows - this was a closed space without any exits, and it would be closed forever, with no chance of seeing the light of day again.
Amidst the horrified roar, the scene suddenly shrank and disappeared. Tang Xinjue suddenly opened his eyes, and sweat dripped onto his palms.
She was still standing in the dormitory, next to 15 girls who had woken up one after another. There was no black fog in front of her eyes, nor was there any figure of a health worker checking on her.
There was only a solitary whiteboard on the floor at the door of the dormitory, with three lines of words written in red pen on it:
Inspector: Student Union
Inspection result: Failed
Punishment: One-day confinement
"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:
[You failed the hygiene inspection on the first day and were punished with confinement. But it doesn’t matter, there will always be accidents when experiencing life, and this will become an interesting and unforgettable memory in your learning career.]
[Today is your first day in Dormitory 917]
