Dormitory Rules 3
After turning a few corners while going down the stairs, the group arrived at the first floor where the dormitory manager was. Fortunately, the narrow stairs did not cause any trouble - except for Ji Yunding's missed step - which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Ji Yunding sniffed and smelled a foul smell of blood, like the blood of livestock that had been left out for a long time.
Seeing someone from dormitory 622 was about to knock on the door, Ji Yunding stopped her in time, handed her the clothesline and motioned her to use it to knock.
She twitched her lips, not because she thought there was anything wrong with Ji Yunding's brave yet timid behavior - on the contrary, this was a necessary quality for a qualified investigator.
She just thought that if Ji Yunding's performance remained stable, then the big guys in front of the screen who were selecting people would probably start snatching people away again - in a not-so-dignified way that only insiders knew about.
While daydreaming, the employee who was playing the role of a student suddenly felt that the pulling force on the clothesline was not right. At the same time, Ji Yunding punched her hand holding the clothesline, causing her to let go in pain.
She looked at the dark shadow at the crack in the door and broke out in a cold sweat - if this student had reacted a little slower, she might have been pulled off balance, and it would have been hard to say what would have happened then.
But, this shouldn’t be the case… There should only be…
There was a crunching sound coming from the other side of the door, but it wasn't the sound of a clothesline breaking. The clothesline was made of plastic, so even if it broke it wouldn't make such a crisp sound.
"Has anyone here chopped animal bones before?" Ji Yunding asked in a low voice, "If you don't have any other opinions, I will temporarily assume that this is the sound of bones breaking."
"Classmates, I need to inform you of an emergency." The student from Dormitory 622 changed her fearful attitude and suddenly spoke in a serious tone, "I am C-level investigator Xiao Feng, and that is Xiao Lin. There is a real ghost story invasion. Now, you all return to the dormitory immediately, and let us handle this."
Ji Yunding nodded: "It is indeed like this."
Not only were these two people abnormal, but there was also something wrong with this dormitory building. When he went downstairs just now, Ji Yunding felt something was a little strange.
"Student Ji Yunding, please take everyone upstairs immediately, and student Zheng Nuo will assist..."
"No, the number of stairs is wrong." Ji Yunding frowned, his expression solemn, "The stairs here should be twelve steps, but now it seems to be an odd number."
Generally speaking, Ji Yunding had no habit of counting the stairs, but carrying the luggage to the sixth floor was too tiring, so she started from the third floor and counted the stairs one by one in despair.
The reason why it was an odd number was that she was used to going down the stairs two steps at a time, so she noticed something was wrong.
After thinking for a while, Ji Yunding added: "When I found out, we were already one floor down. Turning back might not be less dangerous than going down. There's no point in saying it."
The two investigators looked at each other. The situation was urgent, and they could no longer sigh about the youth.
"Rescue is on the way, but it's not easy to enter the environmental weirdness from the outside world." Xiao Feng spoke calmly, trying not to bring pressure to the students. "Everyone can wait where they are. If you want to help, you can search in a team. Don't enter other rooms easily. Generally speaking, the environmental weirdness will generate an absolutely correct initial rule."
While Xiao Feng was talking, Ji Yunding took out a small blackboard from under the chair where the dorm aunt often sat in the dormitory hall, looked up at the investigator in front of him who was stunned: "Is this it?"
【Dormitory Building Rules】
1. The lights in the dormitory will be turned off on time at 22:30. Do not walk around or check under the bed after the lights are turned off. You will take your own consequences.
2. Please return to your dormitory on time. If the dormitory is not fully occupied, please report to the dormitory management staff in time. Make sure there are no empty beds in the dormitory.
2.1 If chewing sounds are heard from the dormitory manager's room, please do not enter and wait patiently for the chewing sounds to stop.
2.2 If the chewing sound continues, it means it is not full yet.
2.3 Be careful, it gets hungry easily.
3. The dormitory manager will check the dormitories regularly at 22:00 every day. Please ensure that there is at least one person in the dormitory.
4. The dormitory is equipped with an independent bathroom. Please knock on the door before using it, regardless of whether there is someone inside.
5. When you hear someone knocking on the door, make sure you know who is knocking on the door. If everyone is inside, it could be him.
6. It is one of you, but it is not.
7. Even-numbered stairs are safe, odd-numbered stairs are a place of no return, and non-existent stairs are its refuge.
Rules merged?
Ji Yunding thought for a moment and looked at the investigators: "Please tell us everything you know."
Xiao Feng nodded solemnly when he saw the rules, and briefly explained the basic situation of the controllable monsters put in for testing.
The creature that was released before was just an E-level humanoid monster. It was usually very gentle and not aggressive, but people had to treat it politely.
The previous rule 5 is wrong, or misleading. You can not answer the door when it knocks, or you can open the door after asking specifically, but you can not deliberately not open the door after answering.
Most people do think that because it is outside the door, they cannot open the door. But in fact, this logic is not completely correct.
According to Xiao Feng, it seemed that due to some opportunity, it entered the dormitory building and infected the surrounding environment, causing the current situation.
Zheng Nuo typed and sent the situation to the dormitory group, frowning and saying, "So, we are now in an environmental weirdness formed with the humanoid weirdness as the core."
"Yes, it's a very difficult complex ghost story."
"Show me your investigator ID." Zheng Nuo raised his cell phone and asked two investigators to record a video to prove the situation. Then he sighed heavily.
Okay, now comes the most important and tricky part.
What should they do?
The three people in Zheng Yan's dormitory had been in a trance just now, and only came to their senses now.
Before Zheng Yan could scream, Ji Yunding, who had been on guard against her, covered her mouth with his hand and said, "Be quiet. No one knows if the sound will anger it. Let me tell you first, if it sets its sights on you, don't expect me to take care of you."
Zheng Yan's face turned a little red with frustration, but he still nodded. After Ji Yunding let go of his hand, he moved towards Zheng Nuo unconsciously with a gloomy face.
Ji Yunding looked at the door and then observed the expressions of the two investigators. Although they both looked calm, a closer look revealed that something was wrong with their expressions.
She frowned and took a deep breath from time to time, as if trying not to cry.
"Wait a moment, the door should be open soon." Kobayashi said in a low voice, his tone sounding like mourning.
Yes, the investigator who replaced the dormitory manager should have already...
Soon, the chewing sound stopped. Xiao Feng took another deep breath, adjusted his expression, and tried to knock on the door.
This time the door opened normally, and the person who came out was not the dormitory manager that Ji Yunding knew, nor was it a colleague that Xiao Feng was familiar with, but a woman with a pale face - at least that's what she looked like at first glance.
Her skin was blue-gray, oozing a sticky, translucent liquid, like a snail. Her arms, as thin as dead wood, swung uncoordinatedly with the rhythm of her walking, which made people feel a little uncomfortable for some reason.
"Hello, sorry to bother you. It's like this, there's someone missing in our dormitory..." As soon as Xiao Feng opened her mouth, the dormitory manager giggled, seeming very happy.
The creepy shrill laughter only lasted for a short while. The dormitory manager stared at Xiao Feng who was talking to her and said to herself, "Is your dormitory short of people?"
Xiao Feng swallowed, then calmly replied, "Yes, according to the rules, I should report it to you."
"Yes, yes." The dormitory manager nodded and smiled even more happily. "If there are people missing, we can just fill in. For example... there are other dormitories where people have died. Go and negotiate with them."
"What if the other dormitories are full?"
"I see, I see." The dormitory manager nodded, pretending to be worried, "Then we can only let it share a dormitory with you. After all, there is an empty bed in your dormitory."
Ji Yunding noticed that the dormitory manager's hands were shaking with excitement, as if if they continued to ask, something he expected would happen. So, Ji Yunding secretly took two steps back with the two people in his dormitory.
"That……"
Xiao Feng had just started to ask her third question when the dormitory manager's head suddenly split open and changed into a part that looked like an insect's mouthparts. There were small and dense fangs on the edge of the crack, and saliva dripped onto the floor.
The students present were all shocked, but Xiao Feng calmly changed the subject: "Then, we have no problem."
The dormitory manager turned back to her original form in a sullen manner, with a very unhappy expression, but she had no choice but to go back to her room. Halfway through her walk, she suddenly turned around and stared at Ji Yunding: "You, why did you keep looking at me just now? Do you think there is something wrong?"
"No, I just think your teeth are pretty good." Ji Yunding tilted his head and replied naturally, "When I was working part-time, I wish you could help me."
God knows how sore Ji Yunding’s hands were from chopping bones while working as a worker.
Perhaps because this reason was a bit ridiculous, even the dormitory manager was stunned: "Working?"
"Yes, my family doesn't care about me much, so I have to earn my own tuition and living expenses." Ji Yunding naturally followed the dormitory manager's words and answered. Seeing that he stopped and instinctively listened to her, he guessed that she probably got a question. "One question for another, what do you think will happen if the extra beds in the dormitory are thrown out?"
"Don't do this, we will all suffer." Unexpectedly, the dormitory manager shuddered, as if he was afraid of something.
The two official investigators looked at each other and did not waste the good opportunity created by Ji Yunding.
Xiao Lin walked forward, patted Ji Yunding on the shoulder and asked her to step back, then continued to confront the dormitory manager: "But we have no other choice but to take a gamble."
This isn't really an inquiry. If anything, it's probably a threat.
Ji Yunding guessed that Xiaolin should be the type with a relatively low affinity. Because as soon as she stepped forward, the dormitory manager's head seemed to be splitting apart again. Therefore, the team formation mechanism of the official investigators should be that the person with high affinity takes the lead, while the person with low affinity verifies the rules.
After all, for some minor violations, people with high affinity may be let off lightly, while people with low affinity can test the boundaries of the rules and find out more accurate rules.
The pus-like liquid on the dormitory manager's body oozed faster and faster, and a small area of the floor became sticky. Its head split and retracted several times. Obviously, it couldn't do anything.
"...If you want to die, go ahead. I'm leaving first."
After saying that, the dormitory manager returned to the room and closed the door vigorously. Soon, the teeth-grinding chewing sound was heard again in the empty first floor hall.
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