Chapter 54

"I don't understand. What does this mean? What does it mean to change from a human to a duck?"

"Probably literally."

Jongin answered.

Huang Bai's eyes widened: "Will we do the same?"

Jongin said, “I don’t know.”

Hongbai took a white paper cup and filled a glass of water from the water dispenser next to her. The water was a colorless and transparent liquid. She shook the cup and it was clean, without any dust, spider webs, or mouse particles. She paused and drank it.

Lan Bai looked at her, a little shocked: "What are you doing?!"

Hongbai smiled at Lanbai and said, "As you can see, I am just drinking water. I walked all the way here, couldn't eat, and had to argue with others. I am a little thirsty. I didn't bring any water with me, so I thought I could at least drink a bowl of soup here. Who knew there was nothing to eat? I really didn't want to endure it, so I drank a little."

Lan Bai said angrily: "But don't you know that the food here can't be eaten?"

Kohaku said, "It's better not to eat it! What's the big deal? I didn't eat any food. This is just water. What can happen? Besides, this thing looks normal. There are no bugs or impurities. The color and feel are normal. What's wrong with that?"

Lan Bai sighed: "Forget it, if you don't listen, something bad will happen."

Hongbai smiled and said, "It's no big deal! What are you afraid of? If something happens to me, I will definitely not do anything to you, okay? Don't worry, and don't get angry. If you have the strength, save it for the middle-aged woman who will come over to argue with us and her so-called boss behind us."

When she said this, her face changed. "I hope that boss can let us leave. I really don't want to run around here. I always feel that there are many eyes staring at us in the darkness. I have goosebumps all over my body. It's so cold. I don't know if they turned the air conditioner too low. It's so annoying. I didn't expect it to be like this. It was said to be fine online!"

Lan Bai sighed: "If we believe everything on the Internet, even insects can fly into the sky."

Hongbai smiled and said, "You are quite good at talking. You can even make jokes at a time like this."

Lan Bai shook his head: "It's not all a joke, that's what I think and what I say."

Hongbai waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. I don't want to care. It's too troublesome to find out the answer to the question. If I knew, I would be sad. It's better not to know from the beginning. I hope I don't know. I also hope that I didn't choose to come here from the beginning. In this way, I won't be trapped here now."

She started to worry again: "Damn it, it's all because of the garbage in the cafeteria."

Huang Bai looked at Zhong Ren and asked, "Can you let me keep the note for now?"

Jongin asked, "You want this?"

Huang Bai nodded and said hesitantly: "I think this thing may be useful in the future. If you don't want it, forget it."

Jongin smiled and said, "Since you think it's useful, it's better to give it to you. I may not need it, so it's great that you're willing to keep it."

Huang Bai blushed a little: "Really? Thank you."

Jongin handed him the note: "We are all companions, there is no need to be so polite."

Huang Bai nodded and took the note.

There was a knock on the door three times. A strange voice, who was not sure whether it was a man or a woman, asked, "Do you need food?"

Kohaku yelled, "No need."

She paused and said, "Get lost!"

It was quiet outside the door. After a while, everyone thought that the people outside had left. Then they heard footsteps that were close to them gradually moving away from the door. Hongbai was startled and said angrily, "Damn it! They are guarding the door. What do they want to do? Are they spying on us or monitoring us? We are guests! We are not their slaves or servants. Why do they treat us like this?"

As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and wanted to rush out to find an explanation.

Lan Bai and Huang Bai both stopped her and said, "Forget it. We are unfamiliar with this place. Let's wait until we get out before telling people outside about what happened here. That way we will have supporters and strength, so we won't die easily. We won't need to worry about them, and we won't be controlled by others. What's wrong with that? Just be patient for a while! Just think of it as our own good. There's no need to cause trouble now."

Hongbai said angrily: "Damn it!"

She started to curse and walked around the room. When she finished, her cheeks were red and her eyes were slightly red. She snorted coldly: "Don't let me hear their voices again, otherwise, I will have a quarrel before I leave!"

Everyone nodded: "Okay, okay, wait until we get out. There's no rush. It's up to you."

The door creaked open, as if it was blown open by the wind. However, when they came in before, the door was closed, there was no gap. Also, if the door was open before, the people outside should have been able to push the door open without knocking. How strange.

Hongbai frowned, walked over to check, and found a mouse under the door, peeking inside. When it noticed that Hongbai had noticed it, it squeaked, turned around and ran away dragging its long tail. Hongbai was stunned for a moment, unable to react, and stood at the door.

At this moment, a snow-white arm stretched out from the pitch-black environment outside, passed through the crack of the door and reached into the room, touching Hongbai's clothes. Hongbai screamed, stepped back, and slapped her clothes and arms hard. Her arms were instantly turned red. Her body trembled slightly. She was furious and kicked forward. With a bang, the door closed.

Huang Bai was startled by her scream, and Lan Bai walked over quickly to see what was going on.

Jongin asked, "What did you see?"

Hongbai trembled and said, "Damn it, I saw a ghost!"

Huang Bai shuddered again.

Lan Bai frowned and asked, "Really? Could there be a ghost here? Isn't it said that such things don't exist?"

Hongbai laughed: "How can I deceive you? If it's not a ghost, it must be something that plays tricks! It's definitely not a good thing. I saw a mouse, but that was not the end of it. A hand stretched out from the crack of the door. It was horrible. I was scared to death. It almost caught me. Fortunately, I reacted quickly and knocked it away. The hand went back and I closed the door. If the hand was slower, it would probably be broken."

She seemed a little happy when she said this.

The fear had slowly dissipated. She calmed down, sat on the sofa, and said to everyone, "You don't know, it was so scary. It was pitch black outside, and there seemed to be nothing. Who knew a hand would suddenly appear? I really don't know what's going on here. There is not even a little light, and I didn't see the green safety light in the corridor."

Hongbai frowned.

Huang Bai said, "It's OK if you don't know. Didn't you say that not knowing is also good?"

Hongbai glanced at him and said, "You remember my words very well. You know this better than I do."

She laughed, the meaning of which was unclear, but it sounded eerie.

Huang Bai was a little scared and hid next to Lan Bai. Lan Bai said to Hong Bai, "You should be more polite. We all know that you have a bad temper. Now you are angry again, but you can't cause trouble to us. You also know that it is your choice to come here. It is impossible to blame us. It will not be too late for you to lose your temper when the people outside come."

Hongbai snorted, "I was going to cause trouble for them too."

Huang Bai pulled Lan Bai's clothes and asked, "When can we go home?"

Lan Bai sighed: "That's hard to say."

Zhong Ren knocked on the window, and Lan Bai came over and asked, "Can I break it?"

Jongin shook his head.

Hongbai rolled up his sleeves and said to the two of them, "Let me try."

Lanbai stepped back. Hongbai tried twice but failed. He clenched his red fist and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Maybe I'm not strong enough. If I had a hammer in my hand, it would be better. It would definitely be easier than it is now."

Lanbai shook his head.

Huang Bai whispered, "If we had a hammer, we would have left long ago. Why are we still here? It's not something you can get easily. You have to be on the bus, and some buses don't even have it now. It all depends on luck."

As he spoke, he sat limply on the sofa. He seemed to be sunk into it, without any energy at all. His face was pale and somewhat yellowish, and his haggard expression stuck to it like a mask. It seemed as if a light breeze blew over and he flew up completely, turning into a piece of paper, which was torn into pieces in mid-air by an even stronger wind and turned into a pile of debris.

Hong Bai couldn't stand his decadence, so he slapped the sofa next to him and said to him, "What are you afraid of? I just saw the first scary thing, and I'm not like you. How can you get better?"

Huang Bai pulled the corners of his mouth, his eyes were so dark that they were scary, as if they were two black holes spinning, and he smiled without any emotion: "This matter is actually simple, you just need to promise me that if I die, you will definitely die with me, or, after me, in this place, you will also die. You can't leave. You can't go home. You can't live. Can you do it?"

This is a bit provocative.

Hongbai snorted, not caring about the other party's provocation, and said with a smile: "That's it? I promise you!"

Huang Bai lowered his head and said listlessly, "It's up to you. You must keep your word."

Kohaku said, "How can I not keep my word? We will all go home. If we leave here, our agreement to die together will be void. Is there anything I can't do?"

Huang Bai didn't answer.

The door suddenly opened, and everyone was alert. Behind the door was a middle-aged woman. She looked up and said, "I have some bad news to tell you. My boss is very angry and scolded me. He doesn't allow you to leave. I can't open the door for you or give you a key. If you want to leave here, there is only one way. Walk out."