When they were about to leave, the weird old lady returned to normal and looked at them eagerly, as if she wanted to ask them to stay, but she did not dare to act due to the pressure from the scepter of Poseidon.
She knew that the human who could obtain the Scepter of Poseidon was not something that an old woman like her with her missing teeth could chew, not to mention that the cookies made by these two young people on the first day they moved in had some familiar ghost blood mixed in.
The corridor at night looks no different than it does during the day.
Jiang Ji could clearly feel that there was uneasiness and restlessness in the darkness and silence. Behind those vermilion doors, he could hear suppressed, rapid breathing, followed by harsh scratching sounds, as if there were hungry wild beasts locked up inside.
The two returned home to take out the trash and hurried downstairs.
Jiang Ji stood in the elevator, found the B2 button and pressed it.
[1. For the safety of residents, this apartment has access control. Please go home before 22:00 and leave after 6:30 in the morning.]
【8. This apartment is humid all year round and is prone to breeding mosquitoes. Please do not leave your garbage overnight. The garbage truck will arrive on time at 23:00 every night. Please throw out the garbage when the garbage truck arrives.】
These two apparently contradictory rules have remained unchanged in both the new and old versions of the code.
After knowing that there are three time periods in this apartment, the obviously unreasonable requirements in this rule can be explained.
Article 9 of the new rules.
[There is no parking lot in the apartment, and there is no signal. Don't believe any messages or calls you receive. ]
So what are the B1 and B2 layers used for?
Jiang Ji had taken the same elevator as a woman in black on the 14th floor who was carrying a pot of braised pork. He accidentally followed her to the B2 floor and was surprised to find that the environment on the B2 floor was exactly the same as the lobby on the first floor, but the woman did not show any abnormality, which meant that the B2 floor had always been like this and the apartment was not deliberately misleading her.
There is a "1" written above the door on the first floor. Jiang Ji initially thought it meant "first floor", but now thinking about it, it might also mean door number one.
Jiang Ji noticed the mailboxes in the lobby on the first floor. They were densely packed on one wall, but they could not cover all the residents of the building.
The apartment residents have been living at different times, and the 1st floor, B1 floor, and B2 floor correspond to different doors.
Naturally, time also corresponds.
Jiang Ji cannot go out to throw away the garbage after his curfew, but he can go out through another door to throw away the garbage.
Sure enough, after arriving at the B2 floor, she saw a green sanitation garbage truck waiting at the gate.
The garbage truck had no driver and looked very old. The sidecar was not lowered and one could see a mountain of garbage piled on it.
Amid the buzzing sound of flies flying around, Jiang Ji threw all the garbage in her hand into the bag. The garbage bag hit something next to it, and a round head rolled down, revealing sharp teeth and biting towards her.
Jiang Ji dodged swiftly and kicked back.
He quickly returned to the hall, where Chu Xiuning was studying the three intercom phones installed there.
He was holding a note in his hand, and when he saw Jiang Ji coming over, he handed it to her.
[Hidden task: Find the building manager. ]
In the lower right corner is the logo of Xincun TV City. It seems that the program team placed it here in advance.
If they failed to complete the task, they would have been eliminated. Jiang Ji put the note away first.
Today's tasks were completed, which meant that the production team would not give her any more dangerous punishments tonight, so she could have a good rest.
Maintaining the extremely active live broadcast room in his mind and having to find a way to survive in the extremely dangerous apartment, Jiang Ji felt exhausted both physically and mentally, and wished he could just fall down and sleep until dawn.
When the audience saw them return home safely, they all shouted that it was boring and they gave up on it, saying it was not good to watch and too bland.
These weirdos only like to watch bloody and heavy scenes.
The number of online views dropped sharply.
Jiang Ji and Chu Xiuning said good night, returned to the bedroom, lay on the bed, covered themselves with the quilt and closed their eyes.
I fell asleep in a short while.
It's late at night.
In the pitch-black living room, a figure stood up from the sofa, walked silently to the bedroom door, put his hand on the door handle, and gently turned it.
The audience in the live broadcast room at this time became excited instantly.
[What's wrong? What are you going to do? ]
[Ahhh! Is the long-awaited married life about to begin? ]
[This kind of program doesn't seem to shoot these scenes... Damn it, I wish this was a movie. Either refuse to perform or die! ]
[This couple has only pulled their wrists so far, not even two seconds. What on earth are they trying to restrain? It's so bland! ]
**, the wife had her eyes closed, her hair loose, and was sleeping soundly.
The man just stood by the door, watching quietly for a while, his lenses reflecting light slightly, and there was a hint of smile in his voice, "Good night, sweet dreams."
He closed the door very quietly, turned around, picked up his raincoat and went out.
The tall figure quickly blended into the thick darkness.
After a while, there was a knock on the door in the corridor, which seemed a little abrupt in the quiet and restless night.
The liver-red door that was separated from Room 2208 by a corridor creaked open. The pair of white eyes stared at the visitor dimly. Just as the strange smile on his face spread, the man who had just moved in whispered, "You're here so late at night. Do you need a doctor?"
The neighbor was stunned, and his prepared emotions were interrupted: "I'm not... injured..."
Bang. Bang.
The view dropped like a roller coaster.
The head with a look of astonishment hit the ground and rolled several meters away.
The neighbor looked up at the young man wearing a raincoat and standing in the corridor with a faint smile. The magnetic voice continued to ask persistently:
"Now, do you need a consultation?"
“…”
There was a strong wind outside the window. Jiang Ji took a short nap and recovered some energy. After the system reminded her that Chu Xiuning had left the room, she opened her eyes in the darkness.
The curtains were drawn tightly, not letting in any light. The red velvet curtains looked like they were stained with blood in the darkness.
The wind was blowing hard, making the glass vibrate. From time to time, a duller bang could be heard from far away, yet it seemed as if it was right next to my ears.
Jiang Ji stood up, put on a coat, walked to the window, put his hands on the curtains, exchanged for a [Petrified Mind] prop card, and then pulled it open.
The wind was howling, and outside the window was the towering statue of Guanyin. It was more eerie and mysterious at night than during the day, a pollution that ordinary people could not resist.
The sudden bright light stimulated his eyes, and Jiang Ji tilted his head and closed his eyes, and then opened them again after adjusting. The moment his eyes met the giant statue of Guanyin, an urge to worship it surged in his heart, but was quickly suppressed by [Petrified Mind].
The Guanyin statue is even more majestic at night. Its huge jade-white body emits a bright light, as if it is alive, attracting snakes, insects, rats and ants in the sewers to come in droves.
The night wind was as sharp as a knife, blowing her long hair.
Jiang Ji pulled off the red ribbon on the curtains and tied her hair loosely. The hair around her cheeks and the long hairband fluttered freely. She seemed to be enjoying this posture. Her expression seemed to be dissatisfied or complaining, without any fear or panic that one would see when a human looked into the eyes of a god.
"You woke me up."
The expression of the Guanyin statue became deeper and darker.
She continued: "What are you looking at? If you keep looking, I'll dig your eyes out!"
[What's wrong with my wife? When I saw the Buddha statue just now, I couldn't help but want to do anything for it. I wanted to appear in front of it immediately and kowtow to it step by step. How could she, a human being, not be affected?]
[This is unscientific! We are not allowed to look directly at God! ]
[Do you feel that my wife at night...seems to be different from that during the day? ]
[I discovered it! The Buddha's light showed that her shadow had short hair! ]
[What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't it just short hair if you tie up the ends of your hair at the back after a princess cut? ]
[The wife was provoking the evil Buddha in the house, and the husband went to the house to see a doctor... What kind of crazy husband and wife are these? ]