Chapter 13: Midnight Hide and Seek (2) Fei’s gaze made his thoughts…
In order to ensure that A University has a good campus environment, all teachers and students are requested to strictly abide by the rules listed in the campus handbook and not violate school regulations.
The first school rule is that students must attend classes on time. If they cannot attend classes for a valid reason, they must apply for leave in advance. Failure to apply for leave according to normal regulations will be treated as truancy.
According to the second school rule, students and teaching staff can enter and exit the school freely, but outsiders need to fill out an application form.
Article 3 of the school rule states that all teachers and staff will be equipped with work badges. If you encounter someone who is not wearing a work badge, please avoid them and do not attract their attention.
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Article 10 of the school rule states that students must return to the dormitory before 8:00 a.m., otherwise they will be recorded as not returning home overnight and will lose the qualification to participate in the "hide and seek" game.
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The ten basic rules were written on a piece of paper at the library counter. It was information revealed by Feitidi and included the content that needed to be followed by the entire campus. However, there was no mention of the detailed rules for dormitories, libraries, and teaching buildings.
Obviously, they have to look for them elsewhere, and their identities should not all be students. Shi Yu and the others have a student handbook for reference, but the members of the Operations Department probably cannot be classified as "students".
Xie Jianshan glanced at his phone. The text message interface was still stuck on the message he had just sent. Without a signal, the other party couldn't reply. However, even if the signal was stable, he thought that person probably wouldn't reply.
After all, he asked directly about the advent of strange stories and whether Fei had abilities similar to prophecy.
Not surprisingly, there was no reply from the other party.
"Captain, we might all be graduating students returning to campus to give speeches." Xie Jianshan heard the team member's voice coming through the communication headset. He didn't respond immediately. "Are you sure? That should be Xiao Song's identity."
Lin Yuan replied, "Shi Yu found the student handbook in the dormitory. There were a few extra lines on the title page, specifically marking it as for us."
The standard Song font is black and the font size is extremely large, so it is impossible not to notice it. It is self-evident who left these.
Before this, Fei had always avoided the Operations Department, not to mention such a blatant reminder. He knew that the Operations Department was looking for him, and he didn't want to be discovered.
Lin Yuan couldn't help but glance at Shi Yu. The biggest change was the involvement of several people, and they also met Fei yesterday.
Xie Jianshan continued, "Xiao Song is quite familiar with University A. Let him go to the lecture hall first. During the day, the rest time is not too strict. As long as he pays attention, he shouldn't trigger the rules."
The team member called "Xiao Song" was a recent graduate from University A. When he heard what the captain said, he happily ran towards the lecture hall without any sense of danger. Lin Yuan sighed.
I don't know whether to say he is brave or stupid.
Xiao Song was lucky. He found the rules for returning students in the first lecture hall. Although there were only four rules, it was better than nothing. At least he understood the setting of this strange story. The background was that University A recently had an invitation event.
He explained everything word for word, and at the end he folded the note into small pieces and stuffed them into the pocket of his combat uniform before he was satisfied and ready to leave. Xiao Song looked up and saw an extra person sitting in the audience seats, and he was so scared that he almost fainted.
"You, you you you...are you a human or a ghost?" Xiao Song stuttered for a long time before finally uttering a single word. After seeing the man's appearance clearly, he belatedly remembered something and said in a tone of disbelief, "Fei...?"
Fei stood up and approached. He stepped onto the stairs and stood on the same podium as Xiao Song. This time, he didn't wear a mask to cover his face. A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "What a coincidence! It seems you know me."
Xiao Song took several steps back, staring at Fei warily. Just as he was about to respond with an "unfortunately," the person opposite him suddenly reached out and pressed his shoulder, "Are you here to find out the rules?"
"Now that you've found it, it's time for you to leave." The finger, encircled by the jade ring, tapped lightly on the skin of the person's neck. The cool touch made Xiao Song shudder. "You didn't see anyone in the lecture hall."
Fei's gaze made his thoughts confused. Xiao Song nodded blankly, his distracted eyes began to lose focus. He stood there woodenly, as if waiting for the next order from the person in front of him.
"Go find a place to sit backstage." Fei's eyes showed a sense of relief, "You can rest now."
Xiao Song followed his instructions and left, while Fei prepared to take advantage of the opportunity to sneak into the Operations Department. He opened the control panel, adjusted his appearance to resemble Xiao Song's, and didn't forget to take the note. After the last series of operations, no one really suspected anything, leaving the system stunned.
Fei, disguised as Xiao Song, chatted animatedly with the members of the executive department, showing no signs of abnormality. The system was stunned. [When did you become so talkative?]
Fei: “Just now.”
system:【……】
Fei didn't see Shi Yu, and only learned from others that they had returned to the dormitory first. Although there were no restrictions in the rules, it was still better to be cautious. Shi Yu and Wen Tingxu were roommates, and Su Yang lived in the girls' dormitory farther away.
He walked slowly behind the team, pretending to be busy but actually slacking off, groping in various corners to see if there were any other rules that were missing. Lin Yuan glanced at him and sent him to the library.
The identity of the Operations Department is currently free, and even if important rule clues do not appear during the day, a search is necessary.
Fei, who was assigned to the library, ran into Xie Jianshan without any surprise. He smiled brightly and extended his hand to greet him: "Thank you, Captain!"
Xie Jianshan, who was used to it, didn't pay much attention. Students came in and out of the hall one after another. He looked over the glass door. These students who suddenly appeared were like the NPCs that refreshed regularly in the game, and even their routes were repeated.
Fei watched with great interest, and complained: "Wow, this weird story NPC is really not even acting."
Xie Jianshan: "... Stop looking, go upstairs."
The name of the field of ghost stories is "Midnight Hide and Seek", which makes the actual start time of the game clear. The rules also indicate that daytime is learning time without too many distractions, while night time is entertainment time and group activities.
Hide and seek... If your hiding skills are not good enough and you get discovered, the result will be roughly the same as not hiding at all. However, this is an A-level ghost story after all, so it is better not to try it recklessly.
Fei searched the words "hide and seek" on the computer, and the books that appeared were all children's books. He didn't know why they were placed in the university library.
They had just found two of the books when the bell rang for the end of the morning class. Xie Jianshan wrote down the books' location, then set his things aside and told Xiao Song to go to the cafeteria first; he would leave in a few minutes.
"Xiao Song" responded happily. He was excited when he heard that there was food to eat. He asked which cafeteria Lin Yuan and other teammates were in and slipped away quickly.
When Fei arrived, the first floor of the cafeteria was already crowded with people. He randomly picked a window to queue up, and soon it was his turn. The aunt handed him the plate, and he was about to take it when a bloody eyeball suddenly fell on the table next to him.
...The hygiene conditions in the cafeteria are a bit worrying.
Fei sat down in the empty seat next to Lin Yuan, facing Shi Yu. The young man's mind was obviously not on the late-coming member of the Operations Department, nor was he concentrating on eating. Instead, he was observing the students who were transformed from paper figures.
No blinking, no chewing, no conversation, just mechanically putting food into the mouth.
Shi Yu felt creepy watching it, it was scarier than a monster jumping on his face.
Fei himself didn't feel anything, and Xiao Song, who pretended to be heartless and thought eating was more important than anything else, didn't need to put on an act either. He lowered his head and finished his lunch.
In the afternoon, Shi Yu and the others had to go to the classroom, while the Operations Department was still wandering around to see if they could find any clues.
The speed of time in this realm is not proportional to that in the outside world and is much faster than reality.
The setting sun sank into the horizon, and the dim afterglow gradually faded until it disappeared completely. The gathering dark clouds blocked the moon from showing at all. The street lights on both sides of the road stood quietly in the darkness, making this night seem particularly quiet.
The sound of the radio test echoed in the empty schoolyard, and the voice of a child followed, reading out the new rules: "Please do not disrupt the game. Those who break the rules will become the next round of capture, just like the hidden people who were found."
"It doesn't matter what means the hiders use to hide; the game will end at midnight. Furthermore, the last round of capturers will be eaten."
The childish voice was filled with cruel joy: "Please hide yourselves and don't let anyone find you."
Fei did not continue to follow the action department.
When he saw a familiar paper figurine, he had a new idea. Fei slowed down his pace and hid behind the wall, grabbing the passing paper figurine into a corner. When he came out again, he had the appearance of another roommate of Shi Yu, holding a piece of white paper in his hand.
Fei had helped Shi Yu carry his luggage to the dormitory when school started at A University, and had met his other two roommates there and had a certain impression of them. He crumpled up the white paper and threw it into the trash can.
Fei walked back to the dormitory at a leisurely pace. The dormitory manager's head moved in his direction, his eye sockets were empty, and his mouth, which was almost cracked to his ears, was open, revealing sharp teeth.
"We've caught you... disobedient students who come home late will be punished..." The dormitory manager stood up shakily, and the skin exposed outside his work clothes was rotten and smelly.
"You broke the rules."
Its voice was hoarse and shrill, and its tone became excited. The next moment, it pounced directly on its prey, which had no ability to fight back.
The poor "weak and helpless" student was still standing there stupidly, only one step away from death, and the monster opened its bloody mouth and was about to bite through the fragile throat, but the prey just blinked its eyes lightly, like a silent mockery.
As if due to the refraction of light, the dark brown pupils were dyed with a different shade of blue.
The student who turned a blind eye to the danger rolled his eyes. If he had been any closer, his carotid artery would have been punctured, blood would have gushed out, and his remaining consciousness would have only allowed him to feel pain and suffocation, heading towards death without any chance of recovery.
Unfortunately, the facts went astray, and in the end it was the monster's neck that was broken, and its head fell to the ground.
[Wow.] The system suddenly became excited. [Let me guess, are you going to become a dormitory manager and infiltrate the NPC camp next?]
"...I'm not that bored. I'll think about it next time."
[? Will this happen again?]
"Who knows." Fei said casually. He walked into the elevator and successfully arrived at the sixth floor. The wide corridor was crowded with wandering headless people. His expression was rare and serious.
The system used its limited electronic conscience to express friendly concern: [Are you worried about making a noise? Did Shi Yu notice?]
It was obvious that this was not what Fei was worried about. He was silent for a long time before saying, "I forgot which dormitory Xiaoyu is in."
System: [……] Fine, it worried for nothing.
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