Chapter 115 Sea Amusement Park (Twenty-four)
After quietly getting rid of the parrots on the roof, Xia Yingnuan did not dare to relax. To be honest, she did not notice when these "little animals" came in in time. When she noticed them, these things were already in the cinema.
It was a bit troublesome. Xia Yingnuan suspected that the ghost hidden behind the cinema had affected her perception, so she was more cautious afterwards and did not dare to make any mistakes.
The lions and tigers that were kept in the circus didn't seem to be there. Only goats, monkeys and parrots were present.
Although she has told all the parrots to "shut up", the goats and monkeys have already arrived and it seems they will not leave easily. The sign says that players can ignore them and wait for the goats and monkeys to leave on their own.
This was the first time Xia Yingnuan had come into such close contact with a corpse. Her legs went weak and she had to hold on to the door frame to barely stand.
Ning Hanqi glanced at her and pushed open the window at the end of the corridor. It was dark outside and nothing could be seen clearly, but a cool evening breeze blew in, diluting the bloody smell in the air.
Xia Yingnuan took a few deep breaths of fresh air and forced herself to regain her composure.
Since entering the dungeon, her heart has grown stronger. If an ordinary girl had experienced such an experience, she would have collapsed mentally long ago. But Xia Yingnuan was a person who was more rational than emotional. She had been trying hard to adapt to the rhythm of the dungeon, so her mental state was relatively stable.
Xia Yingnuan raised her eyes and looked at the corpse on the wall.
Xina's limbs were nailed to the wall with strong long nails, and there was also a long nail on her chest and abdomen.
Ning Hanqi stood in front of Xinna's body, briefly examined it, and quickly concluded, "The cause of death was excessive blood loss." After a pause, he added, "She was still alive when she was nailed to the wall."
Could it be Xue Lan who did it? Recalling the horrific sight of the other party with blood on his hands, Xia Yingnuan felt a chill.
But Xue Lan was holding a knife at the time, but it cannot be ruled out that she had other weapons...
They stayed on the seventh floor for a long time, and Xina died on the first floor. Logically speaking, all the residents living there had enough time to commit the crime and are all suspects.
Xia Yingnuan plucked up her courage, moved forward, and looked over Ning Hanqi's shoulder, trying to find some clues.
She frowned and said, "Sister, there is a button missing."
Xinna was wearing the same black and white uniform skirt as them, with a row of shiny buttons on the chest as decoration, a total of three. Xinna's middle button on the chest was missing.
Xia Yingnuan didn't dare touch Xinna's buttons. She just lowered her head and checked the buttons on her own clothes. They were all the same anyway. They looked like ordinary buttons, nothing strange about them.
Ning Hanqi picked up Xinna's button with his fingertips, glanced at it twice, and found nothing unusual.
She reached out and touched the pockets on both sides of Xinna's skirt, and soon she found something - a small notebook the size of a palm, the surface of which was a little worn and looked like it had been used for a while.
Is this a clue? Xia Yingnuan was delighted and hurried over to take a look, but was stopped.
Ning Hanqi said, "Let's deal with the body first."
Xia Yingnuan knew Ning Hanqi was right. The work instructions required them to be in bed by midnight, and now that time was almost up, they couldn't just leave Xinna's body hanging by the door all night.
She asked Ning Hanqi: "How to deal with it?"
Ning Hanqi looked around and said, "Find a place to put it."
Xia Yingnuan suggested, "Why not put it outside the door?"
Ning Hanqi repeated the third item of the "Work Instructions".
"Third, if your colleague meets with misfortune, please bring her body back to the duty room."
The system said that Xinna was the former administrator. Although it is not known whether Xinna successfully resigned and whether she would still be considered a colleague after her death, it is better to put her body in the administrator's duty room to be on the safe side.
After realizing this, Xia Yingnuan felt very sad. This room was too small, and everything would be visible. She felt extremely distressed when she thought about sleeping with a corpse so close to her. How could this be a life for a human being?
Ning Hanqi quickly made a decision: "Put it under the bed, it won't take up space."
Who knows what will happen at night? The space in the room is so small. If you need to get out of bed, it will be easy to step on it if you put it on the open space.
Xia Yingnuan: ...You are so brave.
She had already made up a hundred ghost stories in her mind about corpses scratching at the bed.
She hesitated and said, "Sister, isn't it too... too exciting to be separated from the corpse by a bed board?"
"Is it exciting?" Ning Hanqi seemed to be used to it. He glanced at her lazily and then walked to the half-person-high cabinet against the wall.
She opened the drawer, gestured, then turned and asked, "Then spread them out and put them in the drawer?"
Xia Yingnuan: ...and you're still trying to disperse?! Ning Hanqi, behave yourself!
She quickly replied, "I think it's good under the bed."
Ning Hanqi rolled up his sleeves, held Xina's neck with one hand, and with the other hand deftly pulled out the long nails one by one. They fell to the ground with a tinkling sound.
Xia Yingnuan frowned as she watched, but Ning Hanqi ignored her, put Xina's body on the ground, took out a clean sheet from the cabinet to cover it, and then stuffed it under the bed.
She wiped the blood off her fingers with a tissue. There were only ten minutes left until twelve o'clock.
Xia Yingnuan looked at the single bed with hesitation on her face.
Ning Hanqi placed one of the apples Xia Yingnuan brought back on the bedside table, then went to bed first.
She asked Xia Yingnuan: "Where do you want to sleep?"
Xia Yingnuan: "I'll stay closer to Apple."
Since apples are essential in this dungeon, they must be able to protect her.
Thinking about it this way, I feel a little safer.
Ning Hanqi laughed, as if she had heard something amusing. She readily lay down against the wall, leaving half the space open.
There was no time for her to hesitate, Xia Yingnuan gritted her teeth and lay down.
The two of them were very close, and Xia Yingnuan felt a little uncomfortable. Ning Hanqi had a light, crisp scent, like the air after the first snowfall, very pleasant.
Ning Hanqi found a comfortable position, then opened the small notebook he got from Xinna and motioned Xia Yingnuan to come over and read it together.
The moment the notebook was opened, a system prompt popped up:
Congratulations on unlocking the [Admin Log]. The [Admin Log] contains the work records of more than a dozen administrators. I believe it will be helpful to you.
This should be a very important clue, Xia Yingnuan cheered inwardly.
She and Ning Hanqi flipped through the notebook briefly and noticed that it was covered in more than a dozen different handwriting styles. Everyone's work schedule was 72 hours, starting on the first night and leaving on the fourth. Some were meticulous, making several entries daily; others only left a sentence or two.
The two decided to start from the first page.
Recorder: Wang Meng / Recording time: Day 1
Today's job is to greet at least 10 residents.
The content was simple, but I had a bad feeling and felt uneasy all over.
Someone gave me an apple, saying that if I put it on my bedside table before going to bed, it would ward off evil spirits.
Page 2.
Recorder: Wang Meng / Recording time: Day 2
A terrible night, but luckily there were apples...
As long as I have apples, I can spend the night peacefully...
Four residents died today. We can’t contact anyone and we can’t get out.
I started to get scared.
Compared to the first page, the handwriting on this page was noticeably messier, showing how flustered and frightened Wang Meng was when she wrote this.
The day after Wang Meng arrived, four residents of the apartment complex died. What was the cause of death? Will the same fate happen to her and Ning Hanqi?
Xia Yingnuan subconsciously glanced at the apple on the bedside table.
No matter what Xue Lan's purpose is, by following the instructions in the diary and with this apple, they can spend the night safely.
Page 3.
Recorder: Wang Meng / Recording time: Day 3
Six more residents died today, leaving 130 residents.
I seem to be a little numb and living in a daze.
Fortunately, I met some kind people who told me the hidden rules of the two corridors, otherwise I would have died long ago.
God, please let these three difficult days pass quickly.
Xia Yingnuan digested the contents of the third page and gradually felt a little horrified.
There is just too much information on this page.
The day after Wang Meng arrived, four residents of the apartment died, and on the third day, six more died, for a total of 10 people. Adding the remaining 130, the total number was exactly 140.
The apartment building has 7 floors, with 20 households on each floor. In other words, when the first manager arrived, the apartment building was full of people.
When it was her and Ning Hanqi's turn to start work, there were only seven households left here.
Were the other 133 residents already dead? If so, how did they die?
In addition, Wang Meng mentioned two hidden rules in the corridor and said that if you do not follow them, you will die, which is consistent with the "Work Instructions".
Xia Yingnuan thought about it and said, "Sister, before going out tomorrow, you must first understand the hidden rules of the corridor."
Ning Hanqi turned to the fourth page and said, "Someone will record it later."
Xia Yingnuan thought about it and realized that with so many people writing diaries, there would definitely be a few who mentioned it.
Recorder: Wang Meng / Recording time: Day 4
This is the last half day.
As long as I can make it to the evening, I can go out.
I want to go out!
I want to go out!!
I want to get out!!!
I need to get out of this damn place!!!
Although we don’t know what Wang Meng encountered, we can see that he was very emotional when he wrote these words, and the paper was torn several times.
Xia Yingnuan had originally thought that after reading the administrator's notes, she would be able to see the light. But now, her confusion was even greater.
She was full of questions and was about to continue reading when the light above her head flickered twice and then went out.
The room suddenly fell into darkness, and it was pitch dark.
It's like all light sources are blocked, there is no light at all, and nothing can be seen.
The incident happened suddenly, Xia Yingnuan almost cried out, and subconsciously moved closer to Ning Hanqi.
Ning Hanqi's calm voice rang in my ears: "It's twelve o'clock, go to bed."
Xia Yingnuan took a deep breath and whispered, "Okay."
...Bullshit.
How could anyone possibly sleep like this?
The bed was very narrow and Xia Yingnuan had difficulty turning over. She lay on her back with her eyes wide open, showing no sign of sleepiness.
The window is still open and the curtains are not drawn, so why is there no light at all...
Xia Yingnuan was daydreaming when she heard the even breathing sounds coming from Ning Hanqi who was sleeping on her right.
Xia Yingnuan: ...This person is really capable.
Forget it, there’s nothing I can do now anyway, so I might as well take a nap and conserve my energy.
Xia Yingnuan sighed softly and closed her eyes.
However, after a moment, she quickly realized something was wrong and opened her eyes again.
Xia Yingnuan held her breath and carefully distinguished.
After confirming that it was not an illusion, her heart sank.
Another breathing sound was heard in the room.
That was the breathing sound of a third person, which did not belong to her or Ning Hanqi.
It rang close to her ear.
She felt as if she was swimming in the sea, and this body was not her own.
She saw herself gradually swimming into an even darker abyss, where there would occasionally be faint lights. Those were the eyes of other monsters. The moment they saw herself, they closed their eyes in fear, as if they were afraid that she would notice them.
Is this still a dream?
Ning Hanqi had a vague guess in his mind: who's dream had he accidentally entered?
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