Chapter 251: Online Dating Scam Record (XIV)
Li Qi was not controlled by the rules, but the three middle-aged men obviously still had to abide by the rules. For a moment, no one dared to answer.
Being interrupted like this, Zhang You suddenly understood:
[They, like us, consume energy when they speak!]
It was only because of the difference in energy levels between the two sides that the three of them looked so relaxed at first. But in reality, this set of invisible and strange rules had the same binding force on both sides. So once someone like Li Qi appeared and ignored the rules, the opponent's original actions would be instantly disrupted.
So the question is: Why don’t these three NPCs dare to respond easily?
What exactly are the rules and what are they afraid of?
In the stalemate, Guo Guo suddenly had an idea:
[What if everything you say comes true?!]
She remembered that in the previous "Health Surprise Inspection" copy, there was a girl named Ke Ke who had the skill of speaking words - whatever she said would come true, and what she said was the rule.
As long as you consume the corresponding energy, no matter what you say, it will become reality!
If we apply this assumption in reverse, then the meaningless, rubbish brainwashing rhetoric constantly spewed out by the three middle-aged men actually makes sense. Similarly, will the words spoken by them also come true?
Zhang You: […That makes sense.]
Just as Li Qi silenced the three "leaders" on the opposite side, Zhang You felt her strength recovering a little. She grasped this train of thought and immediately sorted out the thread, then quickly spoke:
"Student Li is right. Four students were involved in an accident in the building last night. It was entirely the school's fault. Your refusal to take responsibility now shows that the school is completely incapable of guaranteeing our safety. Students should not be allowed to remain in such a dangerous place... All students should be free to move around again, and this building should be completely sealed off and placed under police supervision until the entire incident has been thoroughly investigated!"
"You're just imagining things!!"
During the first half of the speech, the man with glasses and a beer belly had a face the color of liver. By the second half, his face had turned red and blue, like a liver spirit. "We, we are doing this for the good of you students. Freedom of movement, safety... you can only obey the school's arrangements!"
As these extremely "authoritarian" words were spoken, a suffocating feeling of oppression came over me - but at the same time, some boundary that tightly controlled the balance seemed to be broken, and the rules and constraints surrounding every sentence seemed to suddenly loosen for a moment.
It's this moment!
Guo Guofu suddenly realized something and spoke before the other person could. "What do you mean we can only obey the school's arrangements? Can't students express their own opinions? Then what about fraud and no appeal? Can't resist being illegally imprisoned? Can't investigate if someone dies? What's the difference between what you're doing and tying all of us to trees, shooting us with machine guns one by one, and then framing the last person who survives?"
The leader's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately changed his tone: "No, I mean..."
But it was too late. 606 would not give him another chance to make up for it. Guo Guo then said firmly:
"Your demands are fundamentally unreasonable. I disagree!"
The air returned to silence.
All the sense of oppression and restraint disappeared. After the last word fell, Guo Guo took two deep breaths of fresh air. He had never felt his throat so relaxed and his chest so clear.
It feels so good to be able to speak freely!
Li Qi seemed to be unclear about the specific confrontation that had just taken place on another level, but this did not prevent her from continuing to mock the school leaders.
With their skills broken, the school leaders had no intention of lingering any longer and were about to leave in disgrace. However, just as the three of them stepped out of the door, a thin figure suddenly rushed out from the corridor and grabbed the elderly man in the Zhongshan suit who had never spoken!
"No, evening study! Don't continue... the experiment... no..."
Looking closely, the person who came out was actually Shi Qingqing. She mumbled a few broken words, her body shaking more violently than a sieve, but she still held on to the other person's sleeve tightly.
The three school officials shook their hands and chased her away with disgust, their palms pushing Shi Qingqing's shoulders. The girl screamed in extreme fear: "—No! Let us go—let us go!"
Amidst the screams, the girl shook her head frantically:
"Stop torturing the living! Sink into the earth!"
The men's pupils shrank rapidly upon hearing these words. Several arms grabbed Shi Qingqing like iron clamps. Her hypocritical facial features, which had originally resembled those of a human being, instantly twisted. They approached her sinisterly.
"What did you say?"
"Shi Qingqing!"
Before the men could say the next sentence, Li Qi rushed over and snatched Shi Qingqing back, forcibly interrupting their conversation:
"I'm sorry, my roommate has become mentally ill after being defrauded of money and has been talking nonsense every day."
After that, Shi Qingqing was forcefully dragged back to the dormitory. The school official also changed from his scowl to his normal self and quickly walked out of the dormitory building. Zhang You and Guo Guo tried to follow him out, but there was no one outside.
The two glass doors had been sealed again. Everything was exactly the same as when no one had come, except for a notice written in black and white in the middle of the door:
All students will gather in the First Teaching Building at 5:00 PM today for evening self-study. Those who are late or absent will be removed from the safety protection list. — First University Academic Affairs Office
Guo Guo was shocked: "Didn't we just break their skills?"
Why do I still have to attend evening self-study?
Zhang You frowned, "This means we may have just ended their plan prematurely."
——But once the [rules] have been stated, there is no room for erasure.
Dormitory 404.
Mentally exhausted, Zhang and Guo nearly fell asleep on their pillows upon returning. Luckily, they had their mental energy recovery potion stored away, so they didn't need to ask Tang Xin Jue for the correct dosage. They took several bottles of it, barely recovering.
"...So, at that time, we were forced into a brief "Word Spirit" state?"
After reviewing everything that happened in the past few minutes, Guo Guo's palms were covered with cold sweat again.
Given this, their debate with the school can be described as a game of two different rule-making methods! And both sides must undoubtedly adhere to another, higher rule: their debate must be supported by some reasonable, or at least seemingly reasonable, logic.
Afterwards, the "scores" of both parties will be allocated based on the specific energy and content.
After reviewing the situation and understanding it, Guo Guo felt very regretful: "If I had known earlier, I would have said something more useful!"
The established rules have been implemented, and the school actually has the upper hand due to the information inequality between the two parties.
"Breaking this forced state is easy," Zhang You said. "From what we've seen just now, we just need to get them to come up with a rule they can't fulfill with their own energy, such as 'all students must completely obey school arrangements.' This kind of command, which is clearly inconsistent with the circumstances of the instance, will naturally fall apart once we point out the problem."
If the school could really control the students completely, then there would be no collective , and the basis for the formation of copies would be gone.
"...So that's how it is." Zheng Wanqing seemed to have thought of something, and chuckled against the headboard. "On the surface, it's the school's control and oppression, but the real core is the students' resistance? If you think about it carefully, it has always been like this..."
She wanted to say something else, but she started coughing violently again. After vomiting several mouthfuls of blood, she closed her eyes weakly, waved for Guo Guo to come closer, and then stuffed a pill-sized golden capsule into her hand.
Guo Guo was puzzled: "What is this?"
Zheng Wanqing didn't say it explicitly: "You will know when the time comes ."
"Miss...don't be scared..."
Bang bang bang!
A quick knock on the door interrupted their discussion. When they opened the door, it was Li Qi outside.
The girl's face was serious. Without exchanging any pleasantries, she got straight to the point and said, "You should have seen that there's a security quota for evening study tonight, so everyone must be present. But Qingqing just got lost again. I have to find her and bring her over before evening study starts. Can you help me?"
