Escape From the Library

Yue Xingwen pressed the "Confirm course selection" button, and a familiar mechanical voice sounded in the ears of the four at the same time: "Congratulations to the c-183 research group for successfully selecting courses. Since the "Death Code" examination room is limited to 12 students, we are matching you with classmates." Candidates, please wait. If there are less than 12 people matching, the examination room can also be opened if there are more than 4 people."

For a class of 12 people, it is very likely that 3 research groups will be matched.Most of the students who have come to the course of "Death Code" will find a good team. I hope that the team you meet in this exam will not be too bad. Even if you can't help, at least don't hold back.

At the moment when the clock reached 8 o'clock, the eyes of the four people flickered at the same time——

It was still morning in the library just now, but it turned into night after entering the examination room.

The sun had already set, and the surrounding light was very dim, and a dense forest could be vaguely seen ahead, with a winding path leading to the depths of the forest.The surroundings were so quiet that a needle could be heard, and there was no one in sight.The deep forest is like a monster with its mouth wide open, trying to swallow them all.

The woods in the wilderness are easily reminiscent of some ghost stories.

Liu Zhaoqing shook the goosebumps on his back, and complained, "Why is this place so eerie?"

Yue Xingwen and Jiang Pingce looked at each other, and walked side by side toward the depths of the woods.

Ke Shaobin silently said "believe in science" in his heart, and then nervously followed behind Yue Xingwen.

A crescent moon rose in the sky, and the cold moonlight fell down gently, as if covering the entire forest with a veil. The surrounding area was extremely quiet, not to mention human voices, not even the chirping of insects or birds , as if this is a deserted corner abandoned by the world.

Suddenly a gust of cold wind blew by, and the leaves made a "squeaky" sound, and the black mottled tree shadows cast on the ground were like ghosts with teeth and claws.Ke Shaobin's back was hairy, his fingers were tightly clenched, and he whispered: "There is no task instruction for the exam, shall we continue to walk in..."

Yue Xingwen looked up at the sky, and said: "The standard first quarter moon, according to the calculation of the lunar calendar, today's date should be the eighth day of the lunar month. We are now going forward to the north."

Jiang Pingce said, "Well, I wrote it down."

The two entered the state too quickly, so they began to observe the details of the surroundings and analyze the time and position.

After walking for a while, I found an attic in the distance, and the outline of a roof was faintly exposed under the moonlight.Yue Xingwen pointed to the building and said, "Should it be the inn mentioned in the exam instructions?"

The four of them quickened their pace, and after passing several corners in a row, a three-story building appeared in front of everyone.

There is a dilapidated plaque hanging in front of the building, which says "No. [-] Inn". Yue Xingwen didn't go in rashly, but carefully observed the surrounding environment under the moonlight——

There is a lotus pond on the side of the inn, which is as big as a football field. The lotus in the pond is in full bloom, competing for beauty under the moonlight.Ignoring the weird inn located deep in the woods, the scenery of the lotus pond alone is quite spectacular.

There is also a wooden plank road on the pond, so you can walk to the middle of the pond to enjoy the lotus at close range.

At this moment, there was a sound of light footsteps behind him, and Yue Xingwen turned his head suddenly, and met a pair of black and white eyes—the girl had short hair that reached her ears, wore a peaked cap, and wore blue jeans with a simple Black t-shirt and black sneakers, cool, with no expression on his face, tall and thin, his skin looks a little pale under the moonlight.

Yue Xingwen greeted, "Qin...Miao?"

It should be the elder sister of the twins, the younger sister's face is not so cold.

As soon as he finished speaking, an identical face suddenly appeared next to the girl. However, the latter did not wear a hat, but wore the same style of jeans, a white T-shirt, and white sneakers. His face was obviously much softer.After seeing Yue Xingwen, a shy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she stepped forward and said, "Xingwen? Brother Liu, and classmate Ke, I see you again!"

This one seems to be my younger sister Qin Lu, a girl majoring in geographical planning who has cooperated with the cardiovascular ward once before.

Didn't expect the twin sisters to form a team?

Qin Miao was expressionless at first, and her eyes were as cold as ice, but at the last moment of the "Orienteering" public elective class, her arm was bitten by a wolf, and Liu Zhaoqing healed her with gauze. She still remembers this feeling .After recognizing the four of them, Qin Miao's expression softened a lot. He took a step forward and nodded politely: "Hi, you. What a coincidence, we got matched in an examination room."

Yue Xingwen asked, "Have you two formed a team?"

Qin Miao glanced at her sister beside her, and said lightly, "Well, last time in the public elective class, you recognized me as Qin Lu and called her by her name, that's when I found out that she also came to the library, and sent a private message to find her after she left. her."

Qin Lu's face was a little embarrassed.I don't know if there is something awkward between the two sisters. The two faces are exactly the same, but they can be easily distinguished from the expression, demeanor and clothes. The elder sister is aloof and has a strong aura, while the younger sister is shy.

Yue Xingwen looked behind the two of them, a little puzzled: "Why are there only two of you, where are your teammates?"

Qin Miao pushed down the brim of her hat, and said in a low voice: "I didn't know the three girls well in the previous research group, and it was disbanded after the public elective class. I found Qin Lu, and we formed a team alone. "

Yue Xingwen asked concerned: "Then have you passed the course "Prime Number Labyrinth"?"

Qin Lu scratched her hair in embarrassment, and said, "I'm a geography student, and I'm good at analyzing maps. We didn't do additional questions, just walked the maze, and finally passed the test with 70 points."

Qin Miao asked: "The c-183 research group who got full marks in the labyrinth on the score list, is it you?"

Yue Xingwen glanced at Jiang Pingce, smiled and said, "That's right, we have Jiang Xueba leading the team."

Jiang Pingce asked lightly: "You two, dare to come directly to the reasoning class?"

"Looking for a temporary teammate is likely to be tricked, and the grades have to be tied to the teammates. It's better to randomly match classmates. At least if we perform well, the grades won't be too bad. Since there are 12 people in the exam room, there must be 10 of us. Unfamiliar. It depends on luck in the examination room, and at worst, you fail the exam and go back to the first floor to retake the exam." Qin Miao was very calm, as if she didn't mind failing the exam.

Qin Lu looked at her sister, leaned over and whispered: "We are very lucky, we met Xingwen, and we can win again this time." Qin Miao raised her eyebrows, but did not reply.

Just as he was talking, there was another sound of footsteps behind him.Walking towards the inn were four people, two men and two women.The boy is holding the hand of the girl next to him in an intimate gesture, which looks like a relationship between a couple.One girl has chestnut curly hair and the other has long straight hair. Both of them have good looks, but their faces are pale, and they seem to be a little nervous.

As soon as the four of them arrived, a familiar mechanical voice sounded in their ears: "This examination room has been matched with 3 research groups, with a total of 10 students. The examination is about to begin, please enter the inn ahead for accommodation."

In the group of four, the tall boy directly cursed "fuck".The girl with long straight hair held his hand tightly: "This gloomy inn in the wilderness looks like a haunted house no matter how you look at it. Maybe there are unclean things in it. Are we sure we want to live here?"

Yue Xingwen glanced at the four of them, and asked, "Hello, what are your majors?"

The four looked at him warily, and the curly-haired girl said, "Why did I tell you?"

Qin Miao was a little impatient: "Didn't you read the exam requirements? Crack the death code and survive for 6 days to pass the level. Puzzle-solving dungeons must share clues, and everyone can cooperate to come up with the correct answer. Don't be silly, introduce yourself quickly .”

The two girls were taken aback by her, one of them frowned and said, "Student, what are you talking about?" The other immediately echoed: "That's right, what's so fierce..."

Qin Lu stood up to smooth things over: "We also hope that this class can be passed smoothly. The handsome guy who asked you just now is a top student in the Chinese Department, and his reasoning is very good. I followed him to win the medical school class. You guys You have to listen to his command in this class, don't make trouble, just follow his train of thought, and you will definitely be able to pass the test."

Yue Xingwen: "..."

No, classmate, are you so confident in me?

Those four people looked at Yue Xingwen suspiciously: "Really?"

Jiang Pingce said coldly, "Don't waste time."

The tallest boy is more sensible, guessing that he has met a master, he took a step forward, and extended his hand in a friendly way: "Hello, I am Gao Yongqiang from the Architecture Department of Nanyang Jiaotong University, and this is my girlfriend, Gao Xiaoxin from the Chinese Department."

He gave the straight-haired girl beside him a comforting look, and then introduced: "My cousin, Lu Kai from the Department of Physics, and his girlfriend, Luo Jiajia from the School of Biological Sciences."

Yue Xingwen: "..."

This research group is actually closely related?

Liu Zhaoqing teased: "You come to the library, are you still dragging your family?"

Gao Yongqiang looked helpless: "The four of us just made an appointment to watch a movie together that day. When we returned to school, we found the door of the library open. The army is wiped out."

Everyone: "..."

Then you are doubly tragic.

Yue Xingwen looked at Gao Xiaoxin from the Chinese Department, and asked, "I am also from the Chinese Department. What reference book did you get?"

Gao Xiaoxin looked at her boyfriend, who said in a low voice, "Everyone will stay in the same examination room for 6 days. Anyway, you can't hide your ability from them, so it's okay to tell them. Isn't there a library convention now? They don't dare to hurt you casually." Human."

Only then did Gao Xiaoxin feel relieved, and said: "I'm using the "Complete Punctuation Marks". A comma and a comma can pause an action for a few seconds, a full stop can end someone's words immediately, and double quotation marks can frame the designated target and freeze it." , the ellipsis can delay time and slow down the action, and continuous exclamation points can launch a mental attack."

Yue Xingwen suppressed a smile and said, "What about the question mark?"

Gao Xiaoxin's face was a little embarrassed: "Let the other party be full of question marks, completely confused."

Everyone: "????"

The abilities of the Chinese Department are really weird.

Gao Yongqiang coughed and said, "We're done introducing, how about everyone?"

Yue Xingwen said: "The four of us are the Department of Chinese, the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Medicine, and the Department of Computer Science."

Gao Yongqiang nodded, and moved his eyes to the two short-haired girls: "Oh? You two look the same... twins?"

Qin Lu said: "Yes. My sister is from the Department of History, and I am from the Department of Geography. Please take care of me."

Everyone in the examination room is present.

Yue Xingwen asked everyone's majors in advance, and was also worried that if they were really haunted at night and they entered escape mode, they would know everyone's majors and abilities in advance, so that they could cooperate with each other.

Jiang Pingce said lightly, "Go into the house."

He stepped forward and opened the door.

In the desolate woods, the "squeak" sound of the wooden door being pushed open makes one's teeth ache at night.

As the dilapidated wooden door was pushed open, a gust of cold wind suddenly came blowing from the inside of the house. The house had been unoccupied for many years, exuding a damp musty smell. Jiang Pingce frowned, covered his mouth and nose, raised his head carefully one look--

The ground is paved with very simple bluestone floor tiles, and the entire inn is built in an antique style, and the steps to go upstairs are also wooden stairs.

There are several wooden benches and tables on the first floor, and then there is the check-in reception.Due to the long-term lack of care, the plants in the house grew wildly, and green vines climbed to the roof.

Yue Xingwen glanced at the students behind him, and said calmly: "Everyone, go through the inn as quickly as possible, first figure out the internal structure, and then collect clues separately."