"Do you remember the game of finding clues that we played in school?" Bai Song recalled his college life, when Bai Song and Zhao Xinqiao were both members of the detective club.
"Is it the same as this one?" Xinqiao asked.
"Almost the same, but this one is more realistic, and it's also much simpler in many ways," Bai Song said. "When playing games, the rules are very rigid, but escape rooms are different. Although there are rules, they can be circumvented appropriately. It's like handling a case, not every case has to be handled according to procedure."
"Wouldn't it be more difficult if you put it that way?" Xinqiao was a little confused. Circumventing the rules often requires a bigger brain.
"The waiver agreement they gave us to sign was well written." Bai Song said, "right?"
"Well, the waiver agreement is written quite comprehensively. It must be because he has suffered losses in the past." Xinqiao nodded.
"Have you noticed that our waiver agreement mentions that there may be some scary things in the arrangement of this secret room, and patients with heart disease and other conditions are prohibited from entering. Are you brave enough?" Bai Song asked.
"What do I have to fear with you around?" Xin Qiao covered her mouth and laughed, "Just don't beat up the actor who plays the 'ghost', or I won't help you pay for it."
"Am I that kind of person..." Bai Song was speechless, but he was still happy after Zhao Xinqiao said that: "From the rules, we can deduce a few points. The first is that there must be 2 to 3 people here, and one person is not allowed to pass the level, so there may be a cooperation level. How do we communicate then? Well... if it is inconvenient, how about using the Morse code we learned in the university detective agency? Do you still remember it?"
Xinqiao nodded.
"Okay, the second rule talks about a lot of possible restrictions. I just said there might be ghosts and the like. In addition, we can also infer that there may be problems such as darkness, time limit, language limit, and sound limit. If the sound is restricted, then the only way to convey information is by touch or eyes. How about that?" Bai Song asked again.
Xinqiao nodded again.
"The third rule is about the tense sensory atmosphere. I am not affected by this. I will try my best to pay attention to your mentality." Bai Song thought for a while: "It's that simple, isn't it?"
"If you say simple, then let's keep it simple... I'll try my best..." Xinqiao discovered that Bai Song's way of thinking was very logical.
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"Please follow us, both of you. Because of the changes in the rooms, the first room is a cooperative level. You two are separated. You must reach the end of each of the two rooms next door before you can leave your own room. This is the only clue. Subsequent clues can only be found in the room." After the staff explained, he gave Bai Song a rope, about two meters long: "You two need to weigh yourself first."
This is the initial clue.
This prop must be very useful, Bai Song gave it directly to Xinqiao.
The design of a secret room is actually very difficult, and it is impossible to design a perfect secret room easily. When Bai Song was thinking about the locked room, all he could think about was... the locked room murder case.
Although they are not the same thing, there is no logical difference.
Although these secret rooms change every time, experts can still become familiar with them and speed up the process. This is also a promotional method used by merchants. But a group of people is only allowed to pass the level once a day, and after experiencing multiple changes every day, it is not so easy.
Soon, the two separated, and Bai Song entered the first secret room and quickly understood the limitations of the room.
This chamber is actually a sports chamber, with a laser matrix and floor tile areas (changing walls).
At this moment, more and more people gathered outside to watch the fun, most of whom came to see the beautiful women.
"I've experienced this kind of level before. It's too time-consuming. It takes more than 15 minutes to figure out the pattern of those changing lasers, and you have to use auxiliary props. In this level, you can use ropes to tie the direction of the spotlights and block the four spotlights. The difficulty will be lower, otherwise it will be too difficult." Has anyone played something similar and has some experience?
The light outlet of this spotlight cannot be tied as it is very small, but there is a signboard at the entrance with a pole representing each spotlight, and a part of it can be tied with a rope. If there are three people trying to pass the level, then there must be a room with two people. In this case, it is easy for the first person to get through. He just needs to leave one person to control the pole as much as possible. But when he goes through by himself, there will be no one to help him.
"The trouble is there's only one rope for two people, so the one without the rope is in trouble."
"That guy is in trouble now. If he continues to pretend, the girl might have to wait for him for a long time." Someone gloated.
Bai Song had not expected this to happen. The dense laser beams did not seem difficult to him...
When he was training with Qiao Qi before, he needed to dodge many more attacks than this, and Krav Maga itself is very helpful for body control and flexibility.
Without thinking at all, Bai Song just started to rush forward. The dense lasers seemed very slow in his eyes. It’s not that the speed of light is slow, it’s mainly that the spotlight changes slowly.
Most people need to find out the rules first, but Bai Song doesn't need to do that because his body's flexibility is amazing.
When Bai Song rushed in, the people outside who were watching the live broadcast were shocked and started to laugh at him, saying that he was seeking his own death. But what no one expected was that the seemingly tall white pine was very flexible inside, and the laser beams seemed to be avoiding him.
"What the hell? Doing splits? Is this for dancing?" Someone was stunned.
"No wonder he feels a bit effeminate," someone looked down on Bai Song, "So he's doing this."
"Those who practice dancing are effeminate? Who said that?" a boy retorted, and then punched the man, who quickly apologized.
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Anyone who truly practices martial arts can do the splits, but without sufficient control over the body, it is impossible to learn how to escape from trouble. Speaking of which, Bai Song's master-level escape technique is too simple with just this kind of game-made laser beam. Even if this is a real high-energy laser that can kill people if touched, Bai Song may not be afraid.
In less than two minutes, he left the laser area, still feeling a little unsatisfied. People outside were in an uproar, wondering if something had gone wrong.
Bai Song didn't know this, so he wasn't too worried about Xin Qiao, because he could fix a few lasers there, which wasn't difficult.
After leaving here, Bai Song saw a small screen with a number on it, 88kg, which was his weight. Beyond that, there is a number, 92kg, which is red and has a "Do Not Exceed" sign.
In front of him was an area of floor tiles, 40 centimeters square, with 8864 tiles, which means a square area with a length and width of 3.2 meters.
There is a sentence on each floor tile, and you need to infer where you should take the next step.
The rule here is that it is prohibited to generate a total pressure of more than 92kg on the floor tiles. This means that you must not jump or use force on these tiles, you can only walk gently.
Bai Song saw the rules here and looked at the questions on the bricks.
If you guess wrong, a wall will move towards here and block the way, and you cannot touch these walls. If you touch them once, you will be eliminated, which means you cannot use any force.
Bai Song can easily step directly to three tiles, but if his steps are too big, he may have to exert extra strength to move forward, and may even exceed his weight.
You must never jump in these places. When a person jumps, the pressure on the ground must exceed his body weight.
These questions were not difficult, but they still took up a lot of time, and he didn’t know which one contained valuable information. Bai Song simply swept a few tiles and decided to take another route.
Only 3.2 meters...
Why not just skip over it? There are pressure sensors on the floor tiles, but not outside them...
Thinking of this, Bai Song judged the distance. He only had less than two meters for a running start. His standing long jump should be able to reach 3 meters or so. He couldn't get there in one go, so he could only run.
But the finish line is very narrow. After jumping over it, there is an iron gate. There is only a space less than 40 centimeters wide to stand. It is very dangerous if you jump too far. Even if you just pass it, it is easy to fall.
This requires very good muscle control and body coordination, and no one would normally choose this.
But Bai Song weighed the pros and cons, then took a step back, flew into the air, jumped over the distance of 3.2 meters, crossed all the tiles, and stood steadily at the finish line.
This shocked everyone. Is his physical fitness so good?
"Willy, you also studied dance, can you do this?" someone outside asked his friend.
"Are you kidding? I feel like this is an athlete... a gymnast?" The man called "Willy" quickly shook his head.
Bai Song passed the first level in less than five minutes and opened the door directly. The door was not locked. After leaving the house, he was careful and looked back.
At the end of the first level, he didn't get anything and came out empty-handed. This was not a good thing. After all, the clues obtained by taking shortcuts are not enough.
Looking back, there was nothing, which made Bai Song feel helpless. After looking more carefully, I found that there was something wrong with the door.
This is an unlocked door. The first level is mainly about passing the level. The door does not need to be locked, as long as you can get through.
The door was also a very simple one. Since this chain of levels had to be changed frequently, many things were easy to disassemble and reinstall. Bai Song looked at the structure and suddenly realized that the door could be disassembled, and there was absolutely no mention in the rules that the door could not be disassembled. So, while waiting for Xinqiao, Bai Song spent almost ten minutes figuring out the structure of the door, and then, he took down the iron door!
Xinqiao passed the levels very quickly. The laser beam was easy for her as she was restricted by a rope. As for her, the reasoning in the second level was not difficult for her, who graduated from the police academy and had a Ph.D. in criminal law from Huaqing University. She finished it in about 15 minutes.
After coming out, Xinqiao looked at Bai Song on the corridor, who was holding an iron door in his hand. He was stunned at the time: "Did you rush out?"
"It's always unsettling to come out empty-handed..." Bai Song asked, "Did you figure out any details in the first level?"
Xinqiao did not continue discussing the topic of the door, and continued: "The second level must be the dark world, and there is a hint that it is to go east."
"East?" Bai Song had a strong sense of direction, but he had no idea where to go in this place. "Which way is east? Do you have any clue?"
"No." Xinqiao shook his head.
"It's impossible to determine the direction indoors without a compass," Bai Song thought for a moment and said, "Let's go in first."
The most unbearable thing in the dark world is the psychological pressure. People feel the most pressure when it is extremely dark. After the two entered the door, they could not see anything inside. Even the lights in the corridor outside were all turned off.
The size, direction, and contents of this house are all unknown, but there should be an exit.
Bai Song entered the house first and blocked the entrance with the door he was carrying.
"What is this used for?" Xinqiao asked.
"After all, this is not a real place. Look at the end of the corridor. There is a green light for the emergency exit that must be installed. Although it is extremely dim, it is also valuable to us. As long as we block the entrance door, we can always feel a ray of light." Bai Song said.
"This isn't okay...does the rules allow it?" Xin Qiao was a little speechless.
"The rules don't say it's not allowed..." As soon as Bai Song finished speaking, a voice came from the loudspeaker above, indicating that Bai Song's behavior was against the rules.
“You see, it’s not possible,” Xinqiao said with a smile.
"But we were not deducted any points or time, which means this is a new regulation and the law does not have retroactive effect, right?" Bai Song said.
"You're really great..." Xinqiao sighed. She was usually very afraid of this extremely dark state, but now she was not afraid at all. The law does not have retroactive effect...this phrase made Xinqiao "out of character" all of a sudden.
Bai Song had no choice but to carry the door in. He had to respect the new rules. But in the half minute that was delayed just now, Bai Song completely adapted to the absolute darkness, and a ray of light coming in from outside the door allowed him to see some details.
There is a ghost in this house!
In a difficult room escape, there will naturally be a tool person, who plays the role of a ghost and may walk around the house. These people cannot wear night vision goggles in this environment, but they are all professionals, and there will be people giving instructions in their headphones. Although the room was dark, the human figure was still very clear through the night vision goggles.
But a new problem arose at this time. This participant was actually carrying a large iron door...
Don't you think it's too heavy? This thing must weigh at least 30 or 40 kilograms.
The temperature of metal will not be higher than room temperature, so when Bai Song held up the iron door, the detector on it could not find anyone at all. Of course, it’s not completely invisible, and night vision goggles don’t rely solely on infrared rays, it’s just that the view will be very unclear.
"There is someone pretending to be a ghost in here. We can't find the door and we don't know the direction. We can only look around along the wall. We have a door that can block one direction. I need to hold the door with one hand all the time, and the task of finding the exit is left to you. Don't be afraid of anything, understand? I'm here." Bai Song whispered in Xinqiao's ear.
"Okay." Xinqiao felt very at ease and followed Baisong along the wall little by little.
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