Chapter 25 Supporting Evidence
I didn't expect to meet a person with yin and yang eyes as soon as I came out.
Xia Yingnuan sat at the small cashier counter, listening to the old lady's muttering on behalf of their non-existent parents, while thinking about all sorts of things in her mind.
The old lady's statement that Ning Hanqi was only 19 years old was not without basis. After all, she had to stay in a hotel, and the old lady had seen her ID card. She had just turned 19. In an ordinary family, this was still the age when she could act like a spoiled child in her parents' arms.
The old lady set up a simple cash register right below the stairs, surrounded by wooden boards. Xia Yingnuan sat in the corner of the cash register, hiding herself in the shadows. From this angle, outsiders couldn't see what was going on inside. People coming and going didn't find it strange to see the old lady talking, they just thought there was someone sitting inside.
Xia Yingnuan now felt like there was a lump in her chest, and it was not for anything else, but because of Ning Hanqi's matter.
Now she faced a difficult choice. If she did not believe Ning Hanqi, the little liar, who was convinced that her memory was fine, then it would be tantamount to admitting that Ning Hanqi was just a 19-year-old child, and she was seduced, deceived and fooled by a girl under 20 years old?
Perhaps because Xia Yingnuan's face looked so ugly, the old lady stopped talking about the irresponsible parents. Instead, she sat up from the rocking chair and asked Xia Yingnuan if something had happened at home.
Ning Hanqi was assigned to the third round of patrol, which was from 1 to 2 a.m.
"Why is it such a terrible time again!" When Xia Yingnuan saw the time in the table, her face darkened a few shades.
Ning Hanqi's luck is not very good. This time is not only hellish, but also dangerous.
The student dormitories will close at 10 p.m. and the lights will be turned off at 11 p.m. The initial time should be relatively safe. As the time goes on, until it is late at night and the entire "campus" is asleep, some things will come out.
"When you get back, see if there's a temple or Taoist temple nearby. Go there and pray to get rid of the bad luck." Why did he always draw the worst fortune? Xia Yingnuan almost suspected that Ning Hanqi was being targeted by the game.
"Most of those places can only give people a little psychological comfort. You know that there are almost no miracles in the outside world." Ning Hanqi was amused. She didn't expect Xia Yingnuan to suggest that she go to pray to gods and Buddhas. She thought that the other party should be the last one to believe in these things.
"...Luck is a mysterious thing, what do you know about it?" Xia Yingnuan said nonsense stubbornly.
Knowing is knowing, but whether it is a human or a ghost, when encountering things beyond their ability, it is always easy to think of the high God.
If this happened to her, Xia Yingnuan would definitely not bother to pray to the gods, but wasn't the situation special now? Who did Ning Hanqi think he was doing this for?
Ning Hanqi coughed lightly twice to cover up the raised corners of his mouth and pretended to believe it.
"I see. Then I'll ask the landlord when I get back to see if there's any spiritual place around here."
"That's right." Xia Yingnuan was very satisfied with Ning Hanqi's obedience. The player who was selected with Ning Hanqi glanced at the entrance to the locker room. After confirming that the supervisor had not followed her in, she said to Ning Hanqi, "Let's get to know each other. My last name is Jiang. You can call me Jiang Man, Jiang as in Yangtze River, and Man as in fast and slow. What about you?"
Jiang Man looked to be in his 20s but not 30, with delicate features and a gentle air.
"My last name is Ning."
"Then I'll call you Ningning. Players in the same department must help each other. Do you think we can cooperate?" Jiang Man knew that some players liked to be alone, so he asked Ning Hanqi's opinion first.
"Of course." Ning Hanqi looked her up and down subtly, then shook the hand Jiang Man extended, smiling back, "This dungeon is on a tight schedule, so cooperation can save a lot of time."
"I think so too. You are an old player, right? Have you read the post?" After receiving a positive response, the smile on Jiang Man's face became brighter.
"I've seen it, our luck isn't very good." Ning Hanqi seemed helpless.
"Yeah..." Jiang Man's smile fell. Although he managed to curl his lips, it was filled with bitterness. "Why did I have to be chosen by this ghost?"
They saw the name on the name tag on the supervisor's chest. Generally, NPCs that are too weird will have their names recorded on the forum, and the one in front of them is one of them.
Not to mention that the supervisor who chose them was voted by players as one of the most knowledgeable NPCs in this dungeon. Just the workload of the department they are in is enough to keep players so busy that they have no chance to go out to investigate. Other players can still squeeze out time for meals, but for the cafeteria where they are about to work, meal time may not belong to them.
"Have you two changed your clothes? Why are you taking so long? Are you trying to be lazy?" The supervisor's sharp voice came from behind them.
The two men stopped talking immediately, changed their shoes, and left the locker room with the supervisor who looked mean.
"To work in our department, you have to be diligent! Our cafeteria normally serves three meals a day, and occasionally we also host weddings. The time between meals is very tight, and there is a lot of work to do! If you two bring your slow habits to work, don't blame me for taking note of you two." The supervisor swept a cold gaze over the two of them.
What the supervisor said about making a note was not just a verbal warning. Some players had already used their blood and tears to warn those who came after them. Of course, those people generally did not leave the dungeon alive, and it was their fellow players who recorded these things.
It seems that every "warning" from the supervisor will deduct something from the player. No one knows what it is, but it is said that the player will have a mysterious feeling that something is being peeled off from him. As the number of times increases, the player will become more and more likely to be targeted by ghosts. The ghosts here include not only the things that grow in the corners of the hotel, but also superiors, colleagues and guests.
Just look at the second rule of this dungeon to know how difficult the player’s situation will be once they are targeted.
Ning Hanqi and Jiang Man both responded. Because they behaved so well, even this supervisor who loved to find fault couldn't find any fault with them. He could only snort coldly and continue to lead the way.
This hotel has a total of six floors above ground and an unknown number of floors underground. The restaurant where they are is on the second floor. Perhaps the air conditioning in this hotel is turned on high, or perhaps the yin energy is too strong, but it is very cold in the hotel even though it is July. The temperature is almost the same as in late autumn and early winter, but their work clothes are for summer, with only a thin layer of fabric.
After walking for a while, Ning Hanqi felt the cold air almost penetrating into her bones. She was weak and could not withstand such a temperature at all. If she had not taken the medicine prescribed by the old doctor for 20 days before, she would definitely have caught a cold and fever in a while. Ning Hanqi decisively opened a bottle of medicine invested by the prophet and drank it for emergency use.
Jiang Man was also very cold. When the supervisor saw how frozen they were, he said with a hint of sarcasm in his smile, "Cold? You won't feel cold when you're working. Don't try to act pitiful. That trick won't work on me."
The supervisor pointed to the veteran employees working in the restaurant and said, "Learn from them. They wear the same clothes as you and never complain about being cold."
Nonsense, they've all turned into ghosts, how could they still feel the cold? The gentle expression on Jiang Man's face almost broke. Knowing that this supervisor had a lot of things to do, she didn't say a word even though her bones ached from the cold. She never thought that they would be ridiculed even without saying a word. It seemed that these days were indeed not easy.
Ning Hanqi's emotional management was better, but although her facial expression did not change, the warmth in her expression had cooled down a bit.
They cannot quarrel with their supervisors because Rule 6 states that they must wear a "raincoat" provided by their supervisors when going out at night.
But ghosts may not really be unable to feel "cold", it's just that that cold does not represent temperature, but a chilling crisis.
The supervisor shuddered violently, and the steps he had just taken froze. It was the first time in so many years that he felt "cold". The feeling of being locked by a powerful ghost made even ghosts shudder.
That was an unfamiliar force. Who was staring at me just now?!
The supervisor immediately turned around and looked at the empty hotel lobby. Except for the two players behind him, the entire lobby was filled with his familiar colleagues, and no one possessed such powerful strength.
Weird...was it just my illusion?
The supervisor observed the hall suspiciously for a while, but when he couldn't see any clues, he could only bury his confusion in his heart and then took the two players into the restaurant.
"The dinner buffet is about to open, so you two should follow the experienced staff and learn from them." The supervisor called over two "people" and assigned them to each take charge of guiding the newcomers. "You two should study hard, their time is valuable. Starting tomorrow, you will be working independently. If there are any problems..."
The supervisor's gaze fell on the two veteran employees, "You two are also jointly responsible!"
The two veteran employees responded tremblingly. It was obvious that they were very afraid of their supervisor. They hadn't raised their heads from the beginning until now, and their hands at their sides were trembling slightly... and clenched into fists.
Ning Hanqi glanced at their hands, then tried to observe their expressions, but unfortunately their heads were lowered too low, making it difficult for others to judge their emotions.
interesting.
The clothes in the washing machine were also washed. Xia Yingnuan took out the two sets of school uniforms and put them into the basin. The clothes that had not been dehydrated were a little heavy, but it was not that Ning Hanqi could not lift them. It was just that Xia Yingnuan treated her as a delicate flower that could be crushed by the slightest weight.
"Go back and let those two kids hang their clothes by themselves. Also, I saw there's an activity practice class on your schedule. It's taught by the homeroom teacher, right? Take this opportunity to teach those brats how to wash their own clothes!" You can't come to the homeroom teacher crying every time you get your clothes dirty in the future, right?
"Good idea." Ning Hanqi nodded. As long as Nuannuan is happy, that's fine.
"Teacher! Teacher, something bad has happened! They are fighting again!"
Before they could be quiet for a while, a group of students came running over and surrounded Ning Hanqi, chattering. The most anxious child grabbed Ning Hanqi and tried to run away. Xia Yingnuan was afraid that the child would not be careful and pull the person down, so she picked him up directly.
"Where are they fighting?" Xia Yingnuan gave the students a much more direct sense of oppression than Ning Hanqi. These kids might not realize that they were dead, but when facing Xia Yingnuan, these little ghosts would subconsciously develop a fear that penetrated deep into their souls.
"On the playground." The student pointed at the playground tremblingly.
"Let's go and take a look." Xia Yingnuan held Ning Hanqi's hand to prevent those reckless little kids from bumping into her.
Two kids were fighting on the playground, surrounded by a group of faceless monsters watching. Xia Yingnuan pushed aside the faceless students and took Ning Hanqi to find the two fighting kids.
The two little boys were stubborn and refused to listen to the teacher, still pulling each other's clothes tightly. If Xia Yingnuan hadn't forcibly separated the two children, Ning Hanqi probably wouldn't have been able to control them with his strength.
But just as the two children reconciled, another student fell and hurt her leg, and the head teacher needed to take her to the school infirmary.
Xia Yingnuan frowned slightly. As expected, the biggest trouble in this dungeon was these children. With them tripping the players, everyone had a hard time moving forward.
Ning Hanqi has been busy with student affairs since dinner, and finally managed to free up time before 9:00 p.m. The players had discussed it before and decided to go together to drive out the vendor who was selling snacks outside the school.
Because the dormitory building is not locked until 10 o'clock, students will be active in places like the playground before that, including secretly buying snacks. In this case, experienced players judge that the school is safe before about 10:00.
At 8:50, nine players were waiting at the transaction location mentioned by the students with flashlights. They did not turn on the flashlights at first, and then they saw several lights coming from far away. They were students buying snacks.
After a while, when the pointer on the cross pocket watch pointed to 9:00, a light suddenly appeared outside the school fence.
In the darkness, the small light bulb illuminated the snacks on the box and the legs of the thing behind the box, but the part above it was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen clearly.
The new player who was the most noisy when he first came to the dungeon is now the most cowardly one. His hand holding the flashlight is shaking violently, and when the lights outside come on, he accidentally turns on the flashlight.
The players were immediately exposed.
"Who?!" The thing outside was very alert.
It was too late to turn off the flashlight. The players were all adults, and a quick glance would reveal that they were not elementary school students at all.
"It's the teacher! Run!"
"The Dean is here!"
Thinking of the sick person, Xia Yingnuan had some doubts but still let Ms. Lu in.
The room was only the size of a palm, and Ms. Lu saw the patient on the bed at a glance. When Ning Hanqi went out yesterday, she was wearing a high-necked dress and no one noticed anything unusual, but now she was wearing pajamas, her fair skin was exposed, and her neck to collarbone was clearly visible, so she also saw the purple marks on Ning Hanqi's neck.
Anyone who saw this would probably be stunned for a moment, including Ms. Lu, who was about to carry the patient to her car. But from the perspective of a certain ghost, it was her unruly eyes that saw something she shouldn't have, and she was distracted...
The next second, the creepy sense of crisis that she had only experienced in the dungeon crept up her spine, as if the sharp claws of a ghost had strangled her soul.
Ms. Lu immediately lowered her head. As an old player who had been in the dungeon world for many years, she made a low-level mistake. The possessiveness of ghosts was terrible, and she should stay away from Miss Ning.
"You are very different from what you look like in the copy. Don't touch her until I figure out the situation." The ghost's warning followed.
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