Chapter 180
Strange story... Demolition Office?
He Qingyu looked at the girl who suddenly appeared in front of her blankly. She felt vaguely that she had heard this word somewhere before, but she couldn't remember it for a moment.
Du Huan's expression changed slightly. He glanced across the street unnoticeably, paused, and then said with a sullen face: "What Demolition Office? It's weird and too suspicious. Why should we believe you?"
The blonde girl who called herself "Guangye Cassia" sneered when she heard it.
"I'm not talking to you, do you need to believe me?" She said, casually raising her fingers, and the Swiss Army knife that had rolled to the side suddenly floated up again, as if it had received guidance, and flew directly into her hand, and she held it lightly at her fingertips to play with it.
Du Huan's face became even uglier when he saw this. He Qingyu saw that she looked wrong, and hurriedly pulled her sleeve again.
"Xiao Qi, calm down." She whispered, "Let's listen to what she says first."
"..." Du Huan glanced at her, silently pursed his lips, and didn't know what he was thinking.
Guang Ye Jueming paused when he was playing with the knife.
He Qingyu noticed her change in movements: "......?"
"That." She asked nervously, "Excuse me, is there any problem?"
"...No." Guang Ye Jueming paused before speaking again, then coughed, "Okay, I won't waste time. Let me be frank, you can't find the exit along this road. If you want to go out, you can only go back to the mall, where the gate will open after seven o'clock..."
"Why should we trust you!" Du Huan interrupted her hastily, "Who knows if you are a spy sent by the mall! Besides, we have already found a way to cross the road--"
"I know, it's bloodletting." Guangye Jueming crossed her arms nonchalantly, "Bleed first, and if it's not enough, keep bleeding. When one person is done, switch to another. When the blood dries up, cut the meat... What if there's not enough blood or meat?"
She tilted her head in pretended confusion, then snapped her fingers, "Oh, it doesn't matter. This is not the point anyway.
"Anyway, by that time, it's hard to say whether you will still be alive. ”
“…” With every word she said, He Qingyu’s face became uglier. She had already felt that there was something very wrong with this road, and now after hearing what Guang Ye Jueming said, she was even more frightened. Glancing at Du Huan with a gloomy face, she hesitated and said, “But the mall is not safe either, there are monsters there…”
“Guangming Shopping Mall has already obtained negotiation permission from the Demolition and Relocation Office. It is a safe and legal ghost story unit. There are many dead people living there. Some of them may look a little scary, but they will definitely not hurt anyone.” Guang Ye Jueming’s tone was firm, “Besides…”
He Qingyu: “?”
“Besides, the Demolition and Relocation Office has the confidence to manage this ghost story. "Guangye Cassiae said, his eyes vaguely sweeping over Du Huan's tense face, "Even if there really is a monster that wants to hurt people, my ability is enough to deal with it."
"Those who cooperate will be taken back for labor reform, and those who don't will be executed on the spot. It's not a difficult task."
It's strange to say, it's just empty words without any evidence, but it makes people feel at ease when they hear it. He Qingyu patted his chest silently, and looked at Du Huan inquiringly. The latter's cheeks twitched a few times, and finally he lowered his eyes and nodded.
"Okay, since you said so, then... go back."
"Very good, thank you for your cooperation-classmate Xiaoqi. "
Guangye Cassia nodded slightly, as if she was very satisfied with her attitude. For some reason, He Qingyu felt that there was something weird in her tone when she said the last four words.
Du Huan seemed to have noticed this as well. He swallowed his saliva involuntarily and glanced across the street again. On the other side, Guangye Cassia had already retracted her gaze and looked back at the way they came.
"You've gone a little too deep here." She sighed softly, "It's a bit troublesome to go back the same way."
"Hmm..." He Qingyu looked worried, "Does that mean we have to apply blood again?"
"That's not necessary. Smearing blood is just a means of disturbing the mind..." Guangye Jueming said, and walked to the side of the signal light. After looking carefully for a moment, he murmured, "This light does not meet the standards of a normal signal light."
"...Yes." He Qingyu didn't know why she deliberately pointed out such an obvious fact. After thinking about it, she agreed, "It seems to be shorter than a normal signal light? And there is a ladder...! "
Before he finished speaking, there was a "bang"!
Guangye Cassiae raised his foot and kicked the lamppost directly!
He Qingyu was so scared that she fell silent, but Guangye Cassiae seemed to think it was not enough. He adjusted his position and kicked it a few more times with bangs - the original lamppost was bent and deformed little by little...
until finally, it was completely broken in two. The signal light hanging on the top swayed and fell down, hitting the ground, with another loud noise.
He Qingyu: "..."
He Qingyu: "...Huh?"
So this thing can be dismantled?
"Why not, it violates the rules!" Guangye Cassiae was full of righteousness. He clapped his hands and raised his chin at the two of them, "Let's go, we should be able to pass. "
…" He Qingyu blinked in a daze, and followed cautiously with hesitation. Du Huan on the side looked at the fallen signal light, his face turned completely green, he closed his eyes in pain, but still followed.
The three of them quickly crossed the road, and the moment they stood on the sidewalk, He Qingyu's eyes widened.
- She clearly remembered that she had crossed the road three times after coming out of the mall. However, now, they only walked back once, and they were already back outside the mall...
"Here." Guangye Jueming found the underground entrance of the mall with ease and waved at the two of them. He Qingyu trotted over, and the moment she was about to go down, she thought of the monster she had seen before, and she couldn't help but feel scared.
"Well, sorry to ask another question." She whispered, "You said before that the main entrance of the mall will only be open after seven o'clock, right? "
If that's possible, can we wait outside first? And then go down when the time is up?"
It's not that she doesn't trust the person in front of her - on the contrary, He Qingyu always has a strange sense of familiarity with her, and has a natural trust in her words. If Du Huan insisted on not leaving with Guangye Cassiae at that time, she felt that she might part ways with Du Huan.
But... she is still afraid. In comparison, although the outside world is weird, at least it is clean and there is nothing scary.
Guangye Cassiae shook her head.
"The time to go out is based on the time you go in. If you don't go in, you will never be qualified to go out." The girl wearing a veil said calmly, "Don't worry, it won't be long. The time in this monster talks flows faster. And under normal circumstances, this is the only way to leave." "
..." He Qingyu said softly: "Excuse me, what about abnormal situations?"
"Our demolition office has a special emergency passage." Guangye Jueming said, and habitually arranged the lace on his cuffs, "It will be faster to go through that passage, and you don't have to wait. But..." He
Qingyu: "? But what?"
"Opening the emergency passage requires the cooperation of my colleagues, but the demolition office happens to have an important event today, and they may not be able to respond in time." Guang Ye Jueming patiently stood at the entrance and explained, his eyes occasionally sweeping over the tense Du Huan beside him, "Also, the exit of the emergency passage is too far from A University. You have to take the high-speed rail to go back, which is inconvenient."
...Huh?
He Qingyu listened to her words and nodded subconsciously, but suddenly she realized something was wrong.
First of all, this is the third time the salesperson in front of her has used "you" - there are obviously two of them, but she always seems to ignore Du Huan.
And...
"How... do you know that I'm from A University?" After hesitating for a while, He Qingyu couldn't help but ask, "I don't think I've told you about this?"
"...It's not a very secret thing." Guangye Jueming paused for a moment, but answered confidently, "The Demolition Office has its own intelligence channels. Not to mention your school, I even know your hometown, age, interests and hobbies, do you believe it?" He
Qingyu: "..."
To be honest, she didn't really want to believe it. But at this time, He Qingyu instinctively felt that it was better to believe it.
While talking, several people had already walked back to the mall. As soon as they entered the underground floor, they saw a strange silhouette wandering at the entrance of the stairs. He Qingyu subconsciously took a breath, and the moment she saw the guy's appearance clearly, she couldn't help but let out a low cry.
The silhouette looked like a service robot at first glance, and the place where the display screen should be filled with eyeballs, and the metal surface was covered with pieces of bright flesh and blood. It was the monster she saw on the elevator before.
Guangye Cassiae seemed to be relieved, and even raised her hand to wave at the monster. The next second, the monster was seen rolling its small wheels and driving towards them.
"We're finally back." The robot stopped in front of the three people and turned in a circle as if to show goodwill. The eyeballs on the display screen rolled around and some dry mechanical sounds came out of the machine, "Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Jueming. The underground level is not safe. Let's go up first."
"Unsafe?" He Qingyu asked subconsciously. Guangye Jueming seemed to be afraid that she would get lost, so he reached out and pulled her, saying casually, "The underground level is not covered by the domain lord's rules, so monsters outside may take advantage of the opportunity to sneak in."
"Monsters outside?" He Qingyu was even more puzzled, "Are you talking about outside the shopping mall? But there's nothing outside..." What is a domain lord?
"The Domain Lord is the official manager of this strange story, in charge of the upper floors. You can understand it as the legal owner of this place. The monsters outside are the homeless people living around the owner. Not only are they illegal residents, they also often look for opportunities to steal things from the owner's home..."
Guang Ye Jueming explained slowly as he followed the robot: "What's worse is that they are sometimes very thieves. They know that they have been on the owner's blacklist for a long time and will be beaten if they show up. So they raised a lot of ordinary-looking minions, and commanded them to sneak in and steal things when the owner is not paying attention..."
"Minions... won't they be recognized?" He Qingyu felt even more confused.
"If you act well, you won't be able to do that." Guangye Jueming seemed to sneer, "If you are lucky, you can get a good friend's number plate. After all, some people are just very easy to deceive..."
"You think so, classmate Xiaoqi?"
He Qingyu: "..."
It's confirmed, it's not an illusion.
She thought silently that when this mysterious business teacher called Du Huan's name, there was indeed a bit of weirdness in it.
Sorry that the progress is slow again [kneel] If I am in good condition tomorrow, I will quickly get through this section ORZ
Yesterday, I wanted to refresh myself, so I exchanged Suntory's oolong tea for American coffee, but I felt uncomfortable for two days [covering my face]. Let me remind everyone, don't try it easily! Really!