Jiang Lusheng opened the door and let them in.
"Why are the four of you together?"
Lan Shuang sat down beside his bed, sighed and said, "It's a long story."
She looked at Li Weiyan and gave him a look. Li Weiyan then took the initiative to stand up and tell him everything that had just happened, including their guesses.
Jiang Lusheng was silent for a long time after hearing this, and suddenly looked at Pei Jinzhi. Pei Jinzhi looked at him blankly. Jiang Lusheng said seriously: "Fortunately, you are a girl."
Pei Jinzhi: "..."
Lan Shuang: “…”
"Brother Jiang, now is not the time to think so much. The problem is—oh, I don't know what the problem is anymore."
Li Weiyan rubbed his face, looking hopeless.
"How long will this story continue to develop? If it keeps happening every day, I'm going to have a nervous breakdown."
He Ping nodded in agreement and pushed his glasses with a wry smile.
"Although I'm not a victim, I still find it very embarrassing and uncomfortable to be forced to do this. But it's only been a few days? It's not even halfway through. How are we going to survive the remaining half? Will we still be human after seven days? Or even if we survive, will we still be normal people?"
No one can say for sure about this matter, and now they can only take it one step at a time.
The four of them stayed in Jiang Lusheng's room for a while. Jiang Lusheng snapped his fingers and said, "Don't go back tonight. Stay here with me for one night. We'll see what happens tomorrow and then make plans."
Now that things have come to this, there is nothing else we can do.
Jiang Lusheng took out a new quilt from the closet and spread it on the floor.
He gave up his bed and let Pei Jinzhi and Lan Shuang lie on it, while he, Li Weiyan and He Ping squeezed in together.
But He Ping refused. He said, "I really can't sleep. You guys go to sleep. I'll sit on the chair for a while."
"Then come and sleep when you feel sleepy. We'll reserve a place for you." Li Weiyan patted the empty space next to him.
He Ping nodded, "Thank you."
"Don't be so polite. We are comrades who have lived and died together." Li Weiyan yawned, closed his eyes and fell asleep peacefully.
Fortunately, there were no more troubles that night, and everyone managed to get a good night's sleep.
The first person to wake up the next day was Jiang Lusheng. He woke everyone up and asked them to go back to their rooms to wash and change clothes, and then gather in the living room on the first floor.
The few people who were not harassed at night came downstairs and were surprised to see how depressed they were.
Mu Tiao sat on the other side of Lan Shuang, looking at her, then looking at the boys across from him, and asked in confusion: "Did you all go out to steal together yesterday? How did it end up like this?"
Li Weiyan looked exhausted. He leaned back in his chair, waved his hands, and said, "Don't mention it. It's all tears. Let's talk about it when everyone is here."
Mu Tiao saw that the others had the same reaction, so he didn't ask any more questions. Soon, all ten people were seated at the table.
At nine o'clock, the butler appeared promptly to serve them their food. But today was different; the couple had also joined them for breakfast. The food was already lacking in appetite, and seeing the couple's faces further dampened their appetites. No one had touched their chopsticks.
The couple had no self-awareness at all. After eating and drinking, they glanced at everyone and said with a forced smile, "You guys were really naughty yesterday, but thankfully you didn't cause any big trouble. Your father and I won't pursue the matter further."
Lan Shuang laughed when she heard this. Could you be so kind?
As expected, after the mistress finished speaking, the master continued, "However, without rules, there will be no order. Punishment must be given. The younger sister made a mistake because the older sister failed to set a good example. The eldest, the second, and the third brother, after dinner, the three of you go to the small dark room and stay there for an hour. Come out when you are done."
The eldest, the second, and the third...
The three unlucky guys who were called out didn't react at first until everyone's attention fell on Li Weiyan, Gao Yaozu and Jiang Lusheng.
The Little Black Room trio is back.
Gao Yaozu: “…”
Li Weiyan: "Fuck, why am I so unlucky?"
Jiang Lusheng pursed his lips: "Are you sure you want us to go into the small dark room?"
The lady nodded proudly: "I'm sure, you'll know when you go in."
After saying that, she stretched her chicken neck and walked away.
The master also put down his knife and fork, stood up, snorted coldly, and pretended to be aloof.
Mu Tiao rolled his eyes. "Bah, I hate people who pretend to be cool. What's the point of having a mouth if you can't speak human language? It's a waste."
Jiang Lusheng didn't care. He had seen it last time. The small dark room was quite scary, but it was nothing special for someone like him.
"Luckily he didn't tell me to go in alone, otherwise I would have fought him to the death right now!"
Li Weiyan picked up the fork on the table and thrust it viciously into the steak in front of him. He seemed to be still unsatisfied, so he picked up the knife and chopped at the steak. His facial features were distorted due to the force.
The servant who came to collect the dishes was so frightened that he stepped back repeatedly.
Lan Shuang: “…”
"Please let that innocent steak go. It has no guilt."
Li Weiyan: "..."
He put down his knife and fork awkwardly, and the servant came over to clean up. After everything on the table was removed, everyone's mood became heavy again because they were about to enter the next step - answering questions.
"Good morning my dear players, I'm glad to see you survived another day."
Rose yawned lazily, "But why is there no one missing? What's the point of playing this game?"
The faces of the ten people present turned green instantly.
"What do you mean? Are you going to create an accident if no one dies?" Li Weiyan gritted his teeth.
Rose laughed: "Ha ha ha, how could that be? Nothing is accidental. The roses in the garden are never the same color."
Pei Jinzhi frowned: "What do you mean?"
"You guys guess it yourself, okay, now start answering the questions."
As soon as the words fell, familiar paper and pen appeared in front of everyone.
Lan Shuang glanced down. Today was the third day, and the third question was worth 100 points. The question was: What is your current state? Are you alive or do you exist?
“????”
After reading the question, everyone immediately looked up at each other, "What's going on?"
“Why am I becoming increasingly confused about this question?”
"To live or to exist, is this human language or nonsense? Shouldn't living correspond to death?"
Liu Quan put his knuckles against the tip of his nose, his brow furrowed.
"Since she asked that, it means that our current state is one of them. Being alive or existing, but existing does not necessarily mean being alive."
Lan Shuang tapped the tip of her pen on the question, "Rose, this 'you', does it refer to ourselves, or the characters we represent?"
Everyone also thought of this and waited expectantly for the answer.
However, Rose just smiled and said, "You guys need to understand this yourself. After all, it's not that easy to get a hundred points."
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