Chapter 8 Dormitory Civility Rules (IV)
The moment they heard the call, the three people in the dormitory opened their eyes wide and even stopped breathing for a second:
This is clearly Zhang You’s voice!
"Are you there? Can anyone hear me?"
Zhang You's voice was low, quick and urgent, sounding very urgent.
"Someone." Tang Xinjue reacted and suppressed the series of questions that were about to blurt out.
Zhang You was also stunned for a moment, and then he was ecstatic: "Heart Sutra? The call really got through to you! Are you all in the dormitory now? How is the dormitory? I'm here... Hey, why aren't you talking?"
As if noticing that his roommate on the other end of the line was too quiet, the always careful Zhang You immediately responded, "My original name was Zhang Zhihui. In my freshman year, I went to the Public Security Bureau and changed my name to Zhang You. In my sophomore year, I switched from the Finance Department to the Foreign Languages Department. In my junior year, I teamed up with you to send the scumbag who cheated me of my money to Africa as a poverty alleviation volunteer. Later, his parents called you and begged you to let him go... Is this enough to prove my identity? I am really Zhang You, alive!"
Tang Xin Jue: "...That's enough. I'm Tang Xin Jue, where are you now? Are you safe?"
"Right now I'm in a telephone booth next to a supermarket. It's foggy all around and I can't find the way back to the dormitory. Time is tight and I can't say too much right now... Oops, it's back!"
"Who's back?"
"It's the supermarket owner. I have to hide quickly," Zhang You said with fear in his voice. "I can't call you again until fifteen minutes later at the earliest. Can you wait for me for fifteen minutes? You must wait for me!"
The phone got busy and the call was hung up.
Although the time was short and Zhang You didn't have time to say anything, the three people in the dormitory were more or less relieved to learn that the other party was still safe and alive.
It was just a short call that brought more mysteries, and he could only wait fifteen minutes to ask for the answer. Tang Xinjue loosened his fingers holding the phone, and a circle of bluish-white marks appeared on it, leaving a chilly feeling.
[Untouchable Area Health Value 1]
Because of using ghost items?
The three of them were busy and focused, and in about thirteen or fourteen minutes they had thoroughly searched their respective locations, and did not see any other strange things. Then they gathered together again, waiting for Zhang You's call.
Tang Xinjue was still studying Xiaohong's flip phone. When she looked up, she saw her two roommates squatting in front of her, looking as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.
Tang Xin Jue: "...Just say whatever you want to say."
Guo Guo laughed dryly: "Um, was it really you who did that when Zhang You's scumbag ex-boyfriend almost went to Africa to work as a miner?"
Zheng Wanqing: "Didn't everyone say at the time that he cheated on his powerful ex-girlfriend and was retaliated against, which led to his mental problems?"
Tang Xin Jue recalled: "Oh, that was a story I made up to divert attention. His methods are too low-level and he can't fool the powerful."
They both: “…”
"In other words, the mastermind, no, the instigator, is really you?"
Seeing the girl in front of him agree, Guo Guo burst into tears: "Jue Shen, I only knew that you were very capable, but I didn't know you were so cruel. No wonder you dared to confront even ghosts. From now on, I will rely on you to survive!"
Zheng Wanqing frowned, strongly disagreeing with Guo Guo's attitude of "whoever feeds you is your mother": "Don't give me that, Xin Jue has been weak and sickly since she was a child, and her thighs are not as thick as your arms. She must have done that because Zhang You cheated her. Don't always think about relying on others! You must be self-reliant, understand!"
Guo Guo rolled his eyes and was about to retort when he heard a vibration sound. The old flip phone in Tang Xinjue's hand rang with a shrill ringtone again.
Zhang You’s phone call came!
"Hey, Xinjue, I only have five minutes to talk now, so we have to make it short. And I don't know why, it seems to be getting dark very quickly."
"Because the speed of time is different." Tang Xinjue answered. Then, she quickly told Zhang You the information she got in the dormitory, "...Our mission is to find what Xiaohong lost."
Zhang You took a deep breath and quickly told her the situation:
"Last night I heard someone calling my name and asking me to help. I got up from the bed and followed the sound. When I woke up, I was already outside with a piece of paper in my hand."
She read the message on the note over the phone: "50 meters outside Xuwu Supermarket, at the entrance of Diandou Alley, under the street light, remind Xiaobai not to forget your date tonight."
She sighed, "This is the task Xiaohong gave me, but I haven't found any upside-down alleys outside the supermarket even now. Maybe I have to wait until dark and the fog dissipates before I can see clearly."
"I came to the phone booth and wanted to call you, but the phone booth indicated that it was out of the reachable area and would automatically be transferred to other nearby numbers..." Zhang You's voice trembled a little, "Luckily it was you who answered the phone."
She didn't dare to imagine the consequences if she failed.
"Also, my health value will automatically decrease after a period of time. Now it has dropped by more than ten points."
Tang Xin Jue understood Zhang You's fear. When night fell, ghosts appeared and Zhang You had to face the horrible environment and unknown dangers alone, which was something that no one in the dormitory could share with her.
She could only speculate based on the information available: "The diary says that Xiaohong has a boyfriend , so it seems that it might be Xiaobai. Xiaohong will go on a date with Xiaobai tonight. Before that, she will return to the dormitory to look for the [lost item]. During this time, you should find someone to complete the task, and then hide. If you really encounter a dangerous situation, come to the phone booth and make a call."
Being unable to open the dormitory door during the day doesn't necessarily mean being unable to do so at night. She has the ability to "be a toilet plunger", which at least gives her more self-protection capabilities than Zhang You.
Zhang You nodded heavily, "You must be careful too. The little reds are not human. They have natural malice towards us. You must not analyze them with human thinking!"
After five minutes, the call was terminated again.
There was silence in the room for a while, both out of concern for Zhang You and for their own situation. Tang Xinjue was the first to stand up, "It's still three hours until eight o'clock here, but only 15 minutes left in real time. Let's hurry and finish searching the rest of the place."
In order to save time, Tang Xinjue simply used the temperature to determine whether there were any ghosts or monsters. The small dormitory was quickly searched, but nothing was found except for the notebook on Guo Guo's desk and the mobile phone in Tang Xinjue's cabinet.
"So the question is, is it a laptop or a cell phone?"
Seeing that the deadline was approaching, the three began to analyze the two items they currently had.
"Who would bring a notebook to a date? I think it was most likely a cell phone," Guo Guo guessed.
"Does it have to be just one? The rules don't say that. Just put them both up there and let Xiaohong choose!" Seeing that Tang Xinjue agreed with her idea, Zheng Wanqing scratched her head in confusion: "I want to ask the second question, where exactly is [Xiaohong's desk]?"
According to the test requirements, even if they find the right item, they will be doomed if they can't find the right location.
Speaking of this, Tang Xinjue's voice sank. She first looked at Guo Guo, who remained silent, but his face became even paler.
Realizing that Guo Guo had noticed something, Tang Xinjue sighed:
"I think it's better to ask, rather than where is Xiaohong's desk, which is Xiaohong's desk?"
——Obviously, there were only four desks in the dormitory, and there was no reduction or increase. They could only choose one desk and put their belongings on it.
"And the desk that was chosen was [Xiaohong's desk]."
But if the table now belongs to Xiaohong, then what does its original owner matter?
Zheng Wanqing couldn't understand the fear in this logic, and Guo Guo was overly sensitive to this fear. One of them was confused, and the other was trembling like a sieve. There was no time to explain it in detail to them, so Tang Xinjue could only directly infer the conclusion:
"If we have to choose one, there must be some criteria. The person who is chosen must have some characteristics that are related to Xiaohong."
She paused, "This person is either me or Guo Guo."
Guo Guo interrupted her with tears: "It's a blood bar."
She sniffed as she opened her [Identity Information]. The health value on it had become [20] at some point. Upon closer inspection, she saw that most of it was due to mental damage and reduced sanity.
"I'm starting to have hallucinations now. There are always voices in my ears, and I can see black air appearing on my desk."
Guo Guo held back tears and said calmly, "Put the things on my desk. That's the right place."
After putting the items in, Zheng Wanqing didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only say, "As long as we put the right items in, we can pass the level directly, and nothing will happen. When the test is over, our health bars will automatically recover like the Heart Sutra..."
The lights in the dormitory suddenly flickered, and then went out as Zheng Wanqing's voice disappeared.
…
Tang Xinjue opened her eyes. She was still lying on the bed, surrounded by thick darkness.
The room was silent, and the other two people should have regained consciousness, but no one spoke. After an unknown amount of time, heavy footsteps suddenly sounded outside the dormitory door , followed by a creaking sound.
The door was pushed open.
"My things...my things...did you put what I wanted on the table?"
"Xiao Hong"'s voice turned a few times at the entrance, and the tone rose strangely: "Oh...it seems you have found the right place."
Tang Xinjue could only see a tall and thin black shadow at the door, which was almost taller than the door. She stared at the black shadow closely.
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da.
The footsteps went straight to Guo Guo's bed No. 1, and the black shadow slowly bent down.
“Hehe, thank you my dear roommate for helping me find it… No, what is this?”
The hoarse female voice suddenly became sharp and piercing, almost piercing the eardrums: "You are lying, this is not what I want !!"
