Turtle soup
The city TV station is very close to the city center, with local TV channels and satellite TV. The superiors attach great importance to the upcoming field of ghost stories, and they require the Ghost Story Investigation Department to crack it within 12 hours to reduce the loss of the TV station.
At midnight, a circle of red light appeared in the TV station's studio building, marking the building as a ghost story area.
A recruitment notice appeared next to the main door on the first floor of the building.
The text is still purple with sparkling gold powder, and the font is still wild and vigorous, as if it can't contain the excitement that the rules hold.
Recruitment Notice
Nanjiang TV Station is currently hiring cleaners due to staff shortage. No interview required, immediate employment, free and easy work.
Entry Requirements:
1. If you are interested in joining the company, please go to the cleaning tool room on the left to change into your work uniform and wear a mask before entering the studio building.
2. Cleaners do not need to wear work badges.
Human Resources Department of Nanjiang TV Station
There were many citizens who coveted the TV station's horror story field, and they gathered in front of the "Recruitment Notice" to ponder.
"Ahem..." The middle-aged man coughed a few times and pointed at the words on the job posting. "How did the regular words become so artistic? And the colors are even flashing?"
"That's right, it's really uncomfortable to watch."
"It's better to have the simpler one from before."
The low-key Fluorescent Green Team stood on the periphery of the crowd. When they heard their discussion, they looked at each other in surprise.
"Is this the first time they have seen this kind of font?" He Pingan lowered his voice.
Lu Miao was secretly shocked. "Don't worry about them, let's go change into uniforms first."
After the five people left, the crowd gradually dispersed and went around the left side of the building to find a small door to the cleaning tool room.
The tool room was so narrow that it could only accommodate hanging gray work suits, so people had to change into their uniforms outside the workshop.
The work uniform is a one-piece suit, and the ladies put it on from the feet up. After Lu Miao replied to Si Lan's WeChat, she put on a white mask and a matching black waist bag.
Some citizens occasionally glanced at Wang Keke and their fluorescent green chokers.
Wang Keke glared back in dissatisfaction.
"Um..." The young man bravely said, "Are you a rap group? Or a rock group?"
"Huh?" She didn't even put on makeup tonight, why was she rolling around?
The young men pointed at the chokers on their necks. "I just think your team logo is cool."
"Thank you." They didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The young man added: "I know it's not easy to be involved in underground music. Don't worry, when you become famous, I won't tell the media about what happened tonight."
Five members of the Fluorescent Green Team: "..."
An old lady couldn't help but say to He Ping'an: "Son, studying is the most important thing for you at your age. Don't go out into society too early and do something stupid. You'll still be wearing a dog collar."
The corner of He Ping'an's mouth twitched.
The other team members were in disarray.
Lu Miao tried to smooth things over: "Don't worry, Auntie. He just helps us write lyrics occasionally. It won't affect his studies."
The aunt was relieved.
He Ping'an seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
"You are really a creative person!" The young man's eyes were full of admiration. "Keep it up! I'll listen to your songs if I have a chance."
"Goodbye, we are shy..."
The studio building has four floors, and the main door on the first floor welcomes a group of newly hired cleaners.
"ah--"
The deafening scream brought Lu Miao back to his senses from the momentary confusion.
She stood in front of the two notices. It was pitch black all around her, with only the light from the street lamps outside pouring in through the corridor windows.
"here it is……"
There were three people left next to Lu Miao. Her team members were dispersed by the ghost story area, and she was not on the first floor.
This is a characteristic of the closed ghost story area, and participants are prohibited from bringing personal belongings and weapons.
Except for their mints.
"Who is screaming? It sounds like it's coming from this floor." The college boy next to him asked in a low voice.
The screaming sound was unfamiliar, but Lu Miao was indifferent and concentrated on reading the notice posted on the wall.
The arrogant handwriting seemed to be showing off in front of her.
To be precise, the first one is not a notice, but a clue similar to a riddle, which reads:
I wear nice clothes
Move into a new home
My younger brother and sister play with me
Mom is unhappy
Your answer is:
Five sentences that make no sense.
"Turtle soup?" the male college student exclaimed.
Lu Miao: "What is turtle soup?"
"Turtle Soup is a story where the author uses a few sentences to summarize an incomplete story and lets us guess the truth through a few sentences. The first four sentences are very much in the style of Turtle Soup."
The content of the notice next to it is related to these four sentences.
Regarding strengthening the duty notice during the ■■ period
According to the notice of ■■■■, our station is required to strictly implement the duty system. All departments are requested to actively cooperate. During the duty period, please strictly abide by the new management system.
1. To save electricity, it is normal for the lights to be turned off from the corridor to the elevator. If the lights are on in this area, please turn them off immediately and leave as soon as possible.
2. Please do not stay in the corridor unless necessary and wear a mask.
3. If you encounter a colleague who claims to be on duty in the corridor, please confirm whether the other party is wearing a work badge. If so, avoid communicating with the other party and leave the corridor immediately.
4. Under normal circumstances, the elevator can be used.
5. Under normal circumstances, the emergency stairs can be used, but do not lock the fire door at the staircase.
6. It is forbidden to use any electronic device to contact colleagues on duty, and it is forbidden to turn on any electronic device.
7. No one is allowed to use the studio.
8. The answers are unique but not identical.
As soon as the key words were blackened, Lu Miao felt it was difficult.
"No delay?" The uncle with slicked-back hair looked anxiously into the depths of the corridor.
The faint shadow of the window was cast on the floor, and the dark end was like a narrow, deep well.
They were standing right opposite the elevator, at the beginning of the corridor.
At this moment, the rules and texts flashed with gold powder, bringing a chilly and eerie feeling.
"Can we escape if we write down the answer of turtle soup?" the male college student guessed.
"how so!"
Their conversation was interrupted by a sudden shout, coming from an office on this floor.
The earring girl was dissatisfied: "What is that person shouting? Isn't he afraid of attracting something scary?"
As she spoke, her face turned pale. "No, that's not right. We just came in. Who's in there? Is it a cleaner who was randomly assigned to come in? Right?"
Lu Miaot decided to go and find out.
The three people, leaderless, did not dare to stay any longer and followed her into the corridor.
They always feel that someone is staring at them from nowhere, like a spider web, entangling their every move.
The corridors are a mess.
Office papers, folders, pens and other items were scattered on the ground, and some of the white papers had reddish-brown stains.
Someone opened the window, and a cold wind blew in, blowing the paper onto their faces.
Lu Miao took off the paper covering his face, and three large reddish-brown characters came into view:
I am dead
"Wow!"
"What the hell!"
The three people behind her dropped the papers.
It turned out that there were reddish-brown words written on the back of each piece of white paper.
I am dead
I am dead
I am dead
I am dead
I am dead
I am dead
I am dead
I am dead
I am dead
I am dead
I am dead
I am dead
…
The handwriting is all different.
They were horrified.
Lu Miao glanced coldly at the papers on the floor, opened the door of the first office and went in.
The doorplate reads New Media Department.
The lights in the spacious office were also off; their flashlights cast a dim white light, illuminating a blurry figure.
The man stood in front of the desk with his arms folded across his chest, looking angrily.
The overall environment of the office is cleaner than the corridor.
The folders were neatly stacked and the pens stood safely in the pen holders. The only thing that made people uncomfortable was that on each dark screen, there was a dim green power light in the lower right corner.
Meaning the display is not turned off.
Does not comply with the duty notice requirements in the corridor.
The deer seedling was secretly alert.
What's even more bizarre is that there is a 22-inch TV hanging on the wall, showing a color bar picture.
The three men also noticed the inconsistency and became extremely wary of the woman standing in front of the desk.
Her long wavy hair fell over her shoulders and she wore an inappropriate long-sleeved nightgown that reflected milky white pearls.
"She looks familiar." The male college student and the uncle with slicked-back hair said in unison.
The woman stared at him. "Who are you?"
"Who are you?" Lu Miao said coldly.
Obviously, Lu Miao's aura was colder than the other three, and the woman couldn't help but feel scared.
"I..." She crossed her arms across her chest and hugged them. "Don't you know me?"
Lu Miao’s mind was full of questions.
"Oh, I remember now." The uncle with slicked-back hair replied, "I almost couldn't recognize you without your makeup! You are Shao Rongrong, the local news anchor!"
Shao Rongrong rolled her eyes. "Who would sleep with makeup on?"
"Why didn't you change into your uniform?" Lu Miao asked tentatively.
"What uniform?" Shao Rongrong suddenly realized. "Are you exploring the field of ghost stories?"
"You're not?"
"Of course not! We knew the studio building would turn into a weird story zone tonight so we went home long ago. No one worked overtime or all night. The local TV channels have turned into color bars."
Speaking of color bars, everyone looked at the TV on the wall.
They emit colorful lights in the dim environment.
"Like, like those colored bars."
"Why are you in the field of ghost stories?"
Shao Rongrong rubbed her arms while shivering. She picked up the scarf draped over the office chair and put it on. "I don't know. I found it in the office when I woke up, and I also found the rule paper..."
When Lu Miao heard this, he strode towards her.
In fact, there is an extra piece of rule paper on every desk, like a notice issued to employees.
Another duty notice.
The earring girl picked up a ticket from the next table and stared in disbelief. "It's different..."
Lu Miao also became solemn.
On-duty notice regarding the superior's visit to our station for guidance
Employees of various departments and cleaning staff:
As our superiors will take time out of their schedule to visit our station next Monday to provide guidance, in order to demonstrate our high spirits, we have arranged staff to be on duty to maintain the office environment.
Please note the following matters:
1. During the shift, maintenance personnel will inspect local circuits and the main switch. Please do not turn on the lights.
2. Smoke and dust may appear during maintenance. Please cover your mouth and nose.
3. When using electronic devices for work, if you see a blurred face on the screen, please turn off the electronic device immediately.
4. On-duty personnel are not allowed to use other people’s electronic devices without permission. This is an unforgivable behavior, unless there are special circumstances as stated in Article 2 above.
5. Please ask the cleaning staff to light candles in every office to provide lighting for the staff on duty.
6. During the maintenance of the local circuit, the access control will be invalid. Please pay attention to non-duty personnel who sneak in. Also, please close the door when entering or leaving.
7. There are no recent repairs planned for our station. Please ask the cleaning staff and on-duty personnel to ensure that there is no damage to the walls. If any damage is found, please leave immediately.
8. The peephole on the door does not require maintenance.
9. Under normal circumstances, please do not use the studio.
10. The answers are unique but not identical.
"...There are contradictions between the two rules," the earring girl said in a trembling voice, "Is one of them fake?"
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