Chapter 242 Escape Room (6) - Is this place "strange"?

Ning Shu hesitated for a moment when she saw the men's restroom. Cheng Chuan had just stepped out when Li Mengqi rushed in like an arrow.

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"?!"

Cheng Chuan was the next to rush in, and Ning Shu thought for a moment and then rushed in as well—saving lives knows no gender!

As a result, Wu Yi ran out naked.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"I think I just saw a ghost!"

Where is it?

"in!"

"Put your pants on right now!"

"I haven't wiped my butt yet."

"What time is it? Why are you still worrying about this!"

...

After a period of chaos, Wu Yi finally tidied himself up and left the bathroom with them.

No one can laugh about this; the scene just now was too visually shocking!

Whether it's a "ghost" or a butt.

After a long silence, Cheng Chuan spoke to Wu Yi: "Did you really see a ghost?"

Wu Yi nodded frantically: "It really is! It was lying on the door panel staring at me, and it disappeared as soon as I opened the door!"

Ning Shu saw that Wu Yi's expression was exactly the same as when he saw the other players before: "I suspect that the other players also saw this thing."

Cheng Chuan and Li Mengqi were in the classroom at the time. When the other players went in, they were much calmer and didn't have the same immediate feeling as Ning Shu.

Wu Yi was focused on the situation inside at the time, and only glanced at those people without giving them much thought, so he didn't have a deep impression of them.

Cheng Chuan frowned: "This instance is haunted?" He had never encountered one before.

Ning Shu was the same; she had been resurrected so many times, but this was the first haunted instance she had encountered.

Li Mengqi was clearly knowledgeable: "This is normal. This type of dungeon is rare, but it does exist."

Wu Yi was a little scared: "Then Sister Meng, let's hurry up and leave after we finish the mission."

Wu Yi was clearly frightened; in that case, it would be better for them to split up and do the mission.

Because Li Mengqi and his team's task was obviously simpler, and they didn't have much time, it would probably be disadvantageous to drag it out any longer.

After some discussion, they decided to separate.

Li Mengqi took Wu Yi to find the principal, while Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan went to find the murderer.

After parting ways with Li Mengqi and Wu Yi, Cheng Chuan suggested, "Let's go check out the teachers' office."

After all, they needed to check on Wang Xue's head.

They continued walking along the corridor and soon found the teachers' office. Before going in, Ning Shu asked, "Don't you feel like there's only one class here?"

It feels like all the spaces are arranged around a long corridor, either on its left or right side.

Cheng Chuan wasn't too surprised:

"Have you never played an escape room game in real life?"

It is a large venue divided into many spaces.

There's one entrance and one exit; the design of this replica is very similar to the real thing.

So respectful of reality?

Ning Shuzhen had never played it before. She preferred staying at home or traveling and rarely played this kind of game with her friends.

Ning Shu: "So there's only one for each functional space? For example, there's only one classroom, and the other classes are just mentioned by the students?"

Cheng Chuan then realized what Ning Shu meant. This was very likely, but it couldn't be ruled out that there might be another class involved: "We'll have to explore the secret room first to find out."

If that's the case, it's quite troublesome, indicating that some key figures are not appearing, which makes solving the case very difficult.

They went into the teachers' office and saw a policeman inside.

Their hearts skipped a beat, and they looked at each other in bewilderment, remembering what Sister Meng had said about there being no one inside.

Ning Shu whispered to Cheng Chuan, "Didn't you say there was no one there?"

Cheng Chuan had come to some understanding: "Perhaps people with different identities will trigger different plots when they enter the same space."

Ning Shu understood.

Cheng Chuan introduced himself, and the policeman said, "Why did it take so long? We've been waiting for you for ages. Here you go. Sign this, and I'll be off work."

The policeman handed Cheng Chuan a notebook to sign. Cheng Chuan casually drew a few lines in it, which he considered his signature. The policeman then took the notebook and left.

Cheng Chuan looked at the plastic box and opened it anyway.

The moment the lid was lifted, a putrid stench hit me.

Then, they saw a broken...watermelon lying in the box?

watermelon?

The watermelon is oval-shaped, and one end has been cut off, from which juice—no, it should be blood—is flowing out; there is also congealed blood on the rind.

The watermelon looks strange, but where is Wang Xue's head?

Cheng Chuan rushed out, hoping to find the policeman from earlier, but he had already disappeared. He had no choice but to turn back.

Ning Shu looked at him as he returned empty-handed: "Didn't you catch him?"

Cheng Chuan nodded, and Ning Shu pointed at the box and asked, "Was this switched?"

Cheng Chuan: "I don't know."

I was careless. I signed the handover document without even glancing at it. What a loss, a huge loss!

Ning Shu looked at Cheng Chuan: "What should we do?"

Cheng Chuan: "...Take him away."

He closed the lid, fastened it, and held the handle on the lid. It was very convenient, except for the unease in his heart.

Because of this incident, the two had mixed feelings, but the psychological pressure from the strange occurrence dissipated considerably.

The two continued exploring other areas with the watermelon box in hand.

After all, there was only a watermelon in the box, nothing special. They weren't forensic doctors, so they couldn't see anything.

They arrived at a place called the "Biological Laboratory." They had too few clues at the moment, so they had to go inside and check it out, no matter where it was.

As soon as they entered, they felt a sense of gloom. The secret room had been dark since they came in, with no lights at all.

The intensity of visible light is fixed in the copy.

The place is considered eerie mainly because, in addition to the experimental tools on the workbench, the shelves and cabinets are filled with various bottles and jars containing different organs.

Ning Shu couldn't resist and hid behind Cheng Chuan. She was small enough to be completely hidden.

Cheng Chuan glanced at him: "Are you afraid of these things?"

He remembered that her skills were similar to not washing feet; both involved cutting people into pieces, so why would he be afraid?

Ning Shu: "I'm afraid of ghosts."

She is more afraid of "things" that cannot be explained by science, because Wu Yi encountered them, and she is worried that she might encounter them as well.

Cheng Chuan couldn't help but smile. He coughed lightly and said, "Don't worry, I'm here. Let's go take a look at those bottles."

Ning Shu thought for a moment, "Organs shouldn't move on their own, right? What's the big deal?"

She's become tough now; she'll do anything to anyone who comes, as long as they're not ghosts!

She suddenly stood in front of Cheng Chuan: "I'm not afraid, I'll go and see."

Cheng Chuan: "..." I still prefer her docile and affectionate manner just now.

Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan started from opposite ends of the laboratory, focusing on division of labor and cooperation to improve efficiency.

Ning Shu discovered that in addition to animal specimens, there were also human specimens in the jar.

She still felt uneasy, and suddenly stopped and took a few steps back.

The lighting here is poor, but it's enough for them to see some things clearly.

Just now, she felt that the organ in one of the jars looked...like it was plastic?