[To reiterate, Ruby, the test taker, and her accompanying person, please proceed to vehicle number 2 to prepare for the test.]
Hearing the voice, Ruby stood up, turned around and said to Fagga and Ellen, "They've called our names. Get ready, all geared up!"
With that, Ruby pointed ahead and ran off quickly.
Fagga and Ellen exchanged glances, shrugged, and quickly followed.
Before long, the three of them got into the car. Ruby sat in the passenger seat, while Fagga and Ellen sat in the back.
"Ruby? Is this your first time taking the investigator assessment?"
The examiner, a muscular man, sat in the driver's seat. After glancing at the documents in his hand, he turned to look at Ruby next to him and asked in a low voice.
"yes!"
Ruby answered loudly. For some reason, she, who was fearless in front of Fagga and Ellen and even dared to make fun of Nineveh, was unusually nervous in front of the examiner.
He placed his fists on his knees, his back ramrod straight, and didn't even dare to breathe.
"Haha, don't be nervous. Everyone has a first time. Just relax, it's not difficult. I took six people to take the test yesterday, and the pass rate was 50%. What does that mean? Once you're in my car, you've already won half the battle!"
The examiner was quite nice, and at this moment he was thinking of comforting Ruby: "And even if you fail, it's not a big deal. If you can't beat her, you can be a hero again in half a month... uh, no, a good woman... um~ that doesn't seem right either."
"Oh well, whatever."
Knowing he wasn't good with words, the examiner didn't dwell on the issue. He turned a page of his documents, then frowned and looked towards the back of the car, saying:
"Let me confirm the accompanying persons: Fagga Kunmutu and Ellen Joe, is that correct?"
"That's right."
Fagga and Ellen both nodded, signaling the examiner to continue.
"Okay, now let me announce the assessment rules."
The examiner started the car and drove off, making a few turns before heading towards the suburbs.
"In a moment, I will take you to a cave. You wait at the entrance, and I will hide this music box inside. The music box will play music continuously."
"Your task is to bring this music box out of the hole intact within twelve hours."
"Of course, you yourselves must also be brought out intact. The number of people who go in must be the number of people who come out. If even one person is missing, you are not qualified."
"Here you go, take this. This is the basic information for the empty space. You can start making the radish now."
As he spoke, the examiner shoved a handful of documents into Ruby's hands and told her that she could start working.
Half an hour later, the examiner stepped on the brakes and stopped in front of a hole.
Thump!
The examiner closed the door and got out of the car. His gaze swept over each person who got out of the car, and he said seriously, "I am about to enter the hollow cave to hide the music box. You may enter the hollow cave in ten minutes."
After saying this, the examiner turned and walked into the empty space with the music box.
Ruby cupped her hands around her mouth and said kindly, "Examiner, please be careful!"
"Ha! It's just a small hole, nothing more than a skeleton. Watch me hide you in a perfect spot."
The examiner laughed heartily, waved his hand, and walked into the empty space.
At the same time, Fagar started timing, and the clock on the phone began counting down the seconds.
Tick-tock~ Tick-tock~
Time passed second by second, and finally, the clock stopped counting down.
"Let's go in."
Fagga put away his phone and walked toward the void.
Ellen and Ruby both nodded and followed in Faga's footsteps.
Suddenly, Ruby seemed to remember something and exclaimed, "Right, aren't the examiners coming out?"
Upon hearing this, Fagga and Ellen paused and turned to look at Ruby.
Oh right, the examiner hasn't come out yet!
After hesitating for a moment, Eileen said, "He didn't seem to say that we would have to wait for him to come out for the assessment before it started."
"Yeah?"
Ruby tilted her head and thought for a moment, then recalled, "It seems like they didn't say that."
"I remember he said something like the assessment would start automatically in ten minutes... Although he didn't come back, I think he has his reasons. Let's go, nothing bad can happen during a junior investigator's assessment."
Fagar adjusted his monocle and continued toward the void.
Ellen and Ruby thought about it and agreed that it made sense, so they followed Fagga into the cave.
At this moment, outside the desolate void, only a lone car remained.
Suddenly, the car's loudspeaker blared: "Warning! The examiner for vehicle number 2 has met with misfortune, suspected to have been attacked by the gang 'Sons of the Mountain Lions' in the cave. The examination is suspended!"
"To reiterate, the examiner has met with misfortune, suspected to have been attacked by the gang 'Children of the Mountain Lions' within the cave. The assessment is terminated!"
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