Penitent hand, trembling slightly

"Hey! Wake up quickly! Otherwise, no one will take you in later."

A female voice rang in her ears, Shen Maomao opened his eyes, his mind went blank.

She supported herself to sit up and looked at the blue sky in confusion.The surrounding environment was very strange, not like being in a university town, not even like Jiangcheng.The original windbreaker and cotton shoes on her body turned into half-sleeved shorts and sandals, and a large area of ​​skin was exposed to the air, but she did not feel the cold.

"Where is this...?" Shen Maomao looked at the woman who woke her up and couldn't help asking.

The facial features of a woman are very ordinary, the kind that can't be found in the crowd of people.She flicked the coffee-colored bangs that blocked her sight, with an inexplicable expression, and asked her back, "Are you a newcomer?"

Shen Maomao: "?"

The woman said again: "Beauty, are you working hard? You are a newcomer, right? I can give you a [-]% discount."

Shen Maomao: "??" What the hell?

Woman: "As long as you give me your life, I will protect you in all your next games until you die. You can't afford to lose, you can't be fooled, it's really worth it!"

Shen Maomao: "????"

……

The woman called herself Xiaolou.

In her words, she's in the middle of a pretty fucking escape game right now.Next, they will spend seven days in the game. If they can't find a way to leave, all the people participating in the game will experience a massacre on the seventh day.In the process of the game, there will also be unlucky people who continue to die until there is only the last person left in the game, and he can leave the game directly.

She could understand every word she said, but when put together, there was only a confused look on her face.

what game?Why do people still die?What happened to the previous series?Has she been replaced by someone's soul?Is it dead or alive now?Why did you travel directly into the game?

However, Xiaolou didn't explain anything to her, just said: "The people are not ready yet, let's go in first."

They were standing in front of a blue iron fence, inside the wall was a building that was still under construction.The building has begun to take shape, with about a dozen floors, but no windows have been installed yet.Looking at it from a distance, every window opening looks like a Chinese character. The whole building is composed of Chinese characters Fang Kuai. The off-white concrete is covered with staggered steel scaffolding. It is about three to forty meters long. Just looking at it makes people feel feel dizzy.

This is a construction site with several tower cranes and excavators inside.

What Xiaolou said about going in should mean entering the construction site.

Shen Maomao was still a little out of sorts.

Why do you want to enter the construction site?What does the game have to do with the construction site?How to play?

She passively followed the small building along the iron plate, her eyes wandering around to survey the surrounding environment.

The sky was blue and clear.The sun was shining directly on her body, making her a little uncomfortable who was still being baptized by the cold air of Siberia before she fell into a coma.

This place is a bit strange, except for the nearby construction site, all the buildings in the distance seem to be covered with a layer of white mist, which is not very clear.

Shen Maomao remained vigilant and followed Xiaolou closely.The area of ​​the construction site was not small. The two walked for a while, turned a right-angled turn, and saw the sky-blue gate.The gate is made up of four rectangular iron sheets of the same size, and there are gaps a few centimeters wide at each connection.At this time, the door was closed tightly, and there were still a group of people standing in front of the door, both men and women.

A skinny man in his 30s with glasses yelled: "You guys are kidnapping! I'm going to sue you! Can the current program group do anything to make it popular? I still have a lot of work to do , you better send me back quickly!"

Another man said to him: "I've said everything that needs to be said, since you don't believe me, then please do it yourself."

The glasses widened his eyes: "Are you sick? After you get me here, you don't care? Why should I pay for it and go home? And where is my bag? Where is my mobile phone? There are important documents in it. Who loses it?"

Except for the man who was talking to him, the rest of the people ignored him.A few people looked into the construction site from time to time, as if waiting for something.

The glasses were still cursing and dragging the man to ask for an explanation, Shen Maomao poked Xiaolou's arm: "Sister Lou, what are you waiting for?"

Xiaolou slapped her hand off coldly, and reminded her: "Since you don't decide to sell your life to me, then don't follow me in this game. Did you see that man over there?" She was referring to The man who was entangled: "If you don't understand anything, you can ask him, he should be willing to tell you everything."

Shen Maomao: "..." There is no righteousness in buying and selling, big sister!Do you want to be so heartless!

The glasses were still cursing, and a handsome woman next to the man raised her hand and slapped her: "Get out if you don't want to live! My husband doesn't owe you anything!"

A crisp sound of "pa" successfully shocked everyone present.

The glasses were beaten to the side of the head, and a red slap mark soon appeared on the face.

"You bitch, how dare you hit me?" He roared and rushed up, but was kicked by the man and flew a long distance, fell to the ground and didn't get up for a long time.

The man looked at his wife: "Are you all right, Yan Nan?"

The delicate woman named Yan Nan said coldly: "It's okay, since he wants to die, then leave him alone."

The man faced the crowd and said, "My name is Yun Shengjin. I have cleared three games and I think I understand the game quite well. You can choose whether you want to follow me or not. I will try my best to protect those who choose to follow me." , I will also share clues with those who did not choose me, so you don’t need to worry, you can do whatever you want.”

"Tch——" Behind Yun Shengjin, a strong man leaning on the iron wall laughed, then turned his head and said to the person beside him, "It's hypocritical."

Yun Shengjin was not annoyed, and looked calmly at the few panic-stricken people at the door: "You are all newcomers, and your survival rate in the game is relatively low. It is better to have an old player to guide you than nothing, you decide for yourself .”

Several newcomers looked at each other, not knowing who to listen to.A fat young man gritted his teeth and walked up to Yun Shengjin: "Brother Yun! I'll follow you!"

With the leader, the remaining few people also stepped into their team, expressing that Brother Yun would follow suit.

At present, there are twelve people in total, divided into four groups——

Yun Shengjin, his wife Yan Nan, a man who knew them immediately, plus three newcomers; the glasses that fell on the ground and couldn't get up; the strong man and his friends; Xiaolou, Shen Maomao, and A girl who doesn't look big.

Shen Maomao did not stand in line for the time being.

Her brain quickly absorbed everything she saw, and took the expressions of everyone around her into her heart.

Everything that happened now couldn't be explained by science, not to mention that she had experienced such a horrible thing before entering this fucking game.

If this game is really full of all kinds of crises, Yun Shengjin and his wife may have too much to take care of themselves, let alone protect the newcomers—it will be free of charge.

There is no free lunch in the world, and she believes in a fair deal more than being protected.

Yun Shengjin took the initiative to ask her and the girl: "Where are you two? Do you want to join?"

There was no expression on the girl's delicate face, and she said indifferently, "I'm not a newcomer."

The implication may be "so don't fool me with your way of fooling newcomers".

Shen Maomao also said: "I'm still a little confused...for the time being, I want to move on my own..."

Yan Nan glanced at her, and snorted coldly with disdain: "Don't blame us when you die."

Shen Maomao gave her a sweet smile back: "Life and death are fate."

The brawny man laughed loudly: "Hahahaha little girl, you are quite open. If you can't bear it any longer, you can come to me at night~ As long as you sleep with me, Brother Long, I will keep you safe." He said She also glanced at her thighs exposed to the air with greasy eyes.

Shen Maomao replied with a nonchalant smile: "Thank you, Brother Long, but I am easily addicted to everything I do. I am afraid that after I sleep well with you, I will be reluctant to part with your thing. Tear it off and take it with you."

All the men present were all down/frozen.

Brother Long clamped his legs unnaturally, and smiled coquettishly: "The little girl is quite aggressive..."

Shen Maomao chuckled.

Although this Brother Long is an old player, but judging by his virtuous behavior, you can tell that he will overturn sooner or later.

While waiting, everyone exchanged names.

The person who looks like his younger brother beside Brother Long is called Binzi; the old player in Yun Shengjin's team calls himself Beidou; The extremely heavy young man is called Wei Gu; the girl calls herself Xue Hua.

As for the glasses who fell on the ground and passed out, no one cared about his name.

Except for Yun Shengjin and Yan Nan, all the old players used aliases by coincidence. Shen Maomao also kept an eye out when introducing himself, and only said that his name was Rabbit.

After all, she has just experienced calling her soul to replace her life, and she knows better than anyone how important a name is.

The twelve people had their own concerns, or each had their own ghosts, quietly waiting for the rest of them to arrive at the door.

Soon, three more people appeared at the corner of the wall.

These three people are two men and one woman. The woman looks very old, and she is pulling the slightly older man to talk. Her voice is so loud that the few people standing at the door can clearly hear what she is saying.

"Young man! You have to explain it to the aunt! What's going on here? Don't just walk and don't talk!"

The older man was unimpressed, completely dismissing her as non-existent.The young man behind them was young, with yellow hair dyed, his hands in his pockets, looking around curiously, he looked like a newcomer.

When they came to the crowd, there was a "creaking" sound from the originally quiet gate. Several newcomers, including Shen Maomao, were startled, and everyone present looked at the gate together.

A man in blue overalls and a hard hat pushed open the door and came out, and said to them, "You are here to work, right? I am your foreman, follow me."

The gap between the four iron plates of the gate is two fingers wide, and it is easy to see the situation inside the gate from the outside.Before the foreman appeared, they could all see that the door was empty, so the foreman could only appear suddenly.

After the foreman finished speaking, he turned and walked into the construction site, as if he didn't care whether the people behind would follow.

Yun Shengjin said: "Everyone is here, let's go in." After saying that, he took the lead and walked into the construction site.

"What work? The construction site is so dirty, I won't go in, please tell me where it is, I'm going home to cook." The aunt followed behind the older man whose name she didn't know, "Young man, don't keep talking Ah, can you be more polite, can't you hear me talking to you?"

The man seemed annoyed by the question, he gave her a cold look, his expressionless eyes seemed to be looking at a dead person: "If you don't want to die, don't ask so many questions."

The aunt was frightened by her eyes, she shrugged her shoulders and took a few steps back, muttering: "I don't know how to respect the old and love the young at all, if you don't say it, don't say it, if you put on a dead face for someone to see, you still don't know what to do." How dare you hit me?"

She walked out while muttering, and looked under the sign at the intersection for a long time, as if she was looking for the direction to go home.

Shen Maomao looked back at the glasses lying unconscious on the ground, and hesitated whether to move him in.

The small building passing by her left a sentence: "Take care of yourself."

Shen Maomao grabbed her wrist: "Sister Lou, what will happen to the lonely people outside?"

Xiaolou's thin lips parted slightly, and he uttered a cold word: "Death."

Shen Maomao's eyes widened, and he turned around and walked towards the aunt: "Auntie, don't find your way home, hurry up and go in with us!"

The aunt didn't appreciate it, and even stretched out her hand to push her, causing her to stagger back a few steps.

"You little girl is uneasy and kind! Judging by your vicious appearance, you are not a good thing at first sight! Stay away from me! Don't try to trick me into it!" said the aunt, staggering away Far.

Shen Maomao, who is so rare that people treat him like a donkey with good intentions: "???"

What kind of eyes does this aunt have?She wants to be a vixen, but the point is that she doesn't have that condition...

Standing at the door, Xiaolou crossed his arms and said with a half-smile, "I can't tell you're kind."

It's not like she's complimenting her.

"Isn't this a clear conscience?" Shen Maomao struggled to set up his glasses, dragged him into the construction site, placed him by the gate, and then patted the ashes on his hands.

Although she is not a good person, she will give up her seat on the bus, and when she is not in a hurry, she will pick up the rubbish on the side of the road and throw it into the trash can... If other people die because of her reluctance to save her, she You may not be able to cross the threshold in your heart.

But if she refuses to accept help like the aunt, she can't bring him in after being knocked out, right?

The small building also walked in, and the iron door closed with a "pong", kicking up countless dust.

She looked at Shen Maomao with a complicated expression.

Many newcomers who have just entered the game are like her, ignorant and fearless, retaining rare kindness and humanity.But these newcomers either died in the game, or became the same people as them...

What kind of girl... would it be?

Yun Shengjin and the others had already gone a long way with the foreman, and Shen Maomao took Xiaolou's hand and stepped forward: "Follow up, Miss Lou! Let's not miss any news!"

Xiaolou: "...?" Why are you so familiar?Who are you with us? ?

……

The construction site has never been a place with a beautiful environment. The road under their feet is paved with sand. Every time they step on a footprint, a pile of dust will be brought up every time they lift their feet.

Aside from his somewhat suspicious manner, the foreman was a very kind man, almost answering every question.

From the conversation between Yun Shengjin and him, they learned some basic information——

For example, the company that contracted the construction site is called "Shuitian Shangtong", and a new community called "Shuitian Yise" will be built on this land; another example is that some time ago there was a small problem on the construction site, and some migrant workers were fired, so the foreman just Some people were recruited from outside to work.

But when Yun Shengjin asked him what happened, he showed an impatient expression, and reprimanded him: "Why ask so much? Just do your job well!"

Yun Shengjin paused, then smiled apologetically, "I'm just asking."

Shen Maomao tugged at Xiaolou and whispered to her: "I didn't expect that I worked so hard to get into university, and finally I would come to move bricks. It's so real..." Real tears.

"I think you are qualified for this job." Xiaolou didn't want to hold hands with her as a good sister at all, but she had struggled with disgust before, and she still hasn't broken free!

The little girl looks very thin, and she has a lot of energy!

Shen Maomao hesitated and said: "You said I moved bricks well, will you give me a bonus?"

Xiaolou: "...Do you really think you are here to move bricks?"

Shen Maomao: "..." She was just a little nervous and wanted to liven up the atmosphere.

She stuck out her tongue, and immediately closed her mouth after successfully eating a mouthful of ashes.

They passed by the foundations that had just been laid, or the buildings that had already been formed, and walked from the gate to the innermost part.In the innermost part are two rows of small houses with blue roofs and white skins, one on the left and one on the right, separated by a pool in the middle.

The foreman said: "The men live on the left, and the women live on the right. There are toilets on both sides, and the washroom is in the middle. There is a canteen on the construction site, but the chef resigned recently. Which of you can cook?"

Yan Nan said: "I will."

Ding Hou, an otaku, echoed, "I will do it too!"

The foreman glanced at him: "You are a big man, you have the strength to stay on the bricks!" Then he looked at the other three women present: "Who else can cook?"

Xiaolou and the girl Xuehua didn't move, and Shen Maomao followed suit.

The foreman pointed casually: "It's just you, you follow to the kitchen to help."

Shen Maomao: "..." Damn it, why? !Following Yan Nan, she was afraid that she would be sold and counted the money for others...

The foreman didn't care what she thought, he issued tasks to the others: Yun Shengjin, house boy Ding Hou, and Brother Long were responsible for painting the walls on the scaffolding, and the others only needed to stack bricks nearby.

Shen Maomao didn't understand what the operation of stacking bricks was, but tomorrow they would have to stack them after cooking, and they would know by then.

Xiaolou also said sarcastically: "Congratulations, college student, you are about to start your brick-moving career."

Shen Maomao thought that his face was thicker than the city wall, so he didn't take her ridicule seriously: "I still want to win the best employee award."

Xiaolou sneered: "Then stay here and move bricks for a lifetime?"

"I can't, I'm afraid, I'm afraid."

After arranging the work, the foreman said: "We usually start work at 07:30 in the morning and end at 04:30 in the evening, and take an hour's rest after [-]:[-] noon, which requires a lot of physical strength. It is already past [-]:[-], and you will be familiar with it today. Familiar with the construction site, get up early tomorrow morning to work."

Everyone said no problem.

Shen Maomao asked: "May I ask how the wages are calculated? Do you sign a labor contract?"

other people:"???"

The foreman also paused, probably because he had never seen anyone ask him for wages, and he didn't know how to react for a while.

Xiaolou tugged at her: "Are you sick?"

Shen Maomao: "I'm sorry! I'm used to it!"

Recently, she was looking for an internship job, and she was very sensitive to salary contracts, overtime work, etc., so she asked it out of the way.

The foreman didn't know how to answer, so he simply ignored her question and said directly to Yan Nan: "Then you go and cook first, the cafeteria is here, and I will show you the way first."

Shen Maomao was a little timid, and followed the crowd dejectedly.

The canteen is still some distance away from the dormitory, facing the girls' dormitory, which is also a row of blue tin houses.

Shen Maomao and Yan Nan were left to cook, and the others were free to move about. The foreman walked away with his hands behind his back, saying that he was going to get work clothes for them.

The canteen is dirty and messy.The floor is the kind of red brick used for paving, mixed with sand and soil.There were only three large round tables in the room, which were covered with oil stains, and a dirty rag was placed on one of the tables.There is a stack of blue plastic stools in the corner of the cafeteria, which also look greasy.

The small compartment inside is the kitchen. There is no light in the kitchen, only a gas stove with a rusty cauldron on it. There is even green mold on the cutting board.

The later golden retriever said disgustedly: "Is this food still edible?"

Yun Shengjin: "If you don't eat, you will starve to death. Don't be idle, please help clean up the kitchen and cafeteria."

The golden retriever refused: "I won't do it. I haven't worked since I was a child."

Brother Long stretched out his long arms and hooked his shoulders: "Boy, in the confession game, everyone is equal, regardless of rich or poor men and women. No matter what your status is in reality, in the game, you must be obedient! Who cares what you do?" Haven’t worked? Don’t eat if you don’t work, don’t do it if you have the guts!”

gaojie game...

Shen Maomao silently wrote down the name, and must ask Xiaolou when he finds a chance!

The golden retriever patted his hand off: "You guys can eat it if you're not afraid of being poisoned, I'll find something to eat myself." After finishing speaking, he walked out of the cafeteria.

Yun Shengjin said: "Everyone don't have to worry, when he realizes the reality, he will be subdued."

He assigned the clean-up work to the people present, and the others had no objections and did what he said.Among the three newcomers, Ding Hou and Luo Xingbang were very active in helping everyone, as if they wanted to prove their worth in front of Yun Shengjin.The rest of Wei Gu wiped the table leisurely with a rag, his eyes were empty and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Shen Maomao doesn't know how to cook, but she can help Yan Nan wash the pots and vegetables.Yan Nan steamed a lot of rice with an electric rice cooker, and then worked together with Shen Maomao to lift the heavy iron pot and turn on the gas to prepare for cooking.

There is not much food in the kitchen, and it is only enough for the players to eat for two days. No one knows how to spend the remaining days.

As soon as the potatoes were put into the pot, there was a noise coming from outside the cubicle. Yan Nan immediately turned off the gas, walked out of the kitchen, and Shen Maomao quickly followed.

The golden retriever who left angrily just now came back here, and behind him was the glasses covering his stomach with a gloomy face. Both of them had expressions of horror on their faces.The golden retriever yelled with lingering fear: "What the hell is going on outside the gate?!"