Weird Regulator

According to previous speculation, Operation White Mist was carried out in four steps.

The first step is to follow the clue character Li Cheng and spread the white fog to cover the first floor of the men's dormitory;

The second step is to wait for Li Cheng to execute the escape route after achieving his goal;

The third step is to find the reason for Li Cheng’s failure in this escape route to get the last unknown dormitory rule;

The fourth step is to master all the rules of the boys' dormitory and then find out the correct way to leave.

This is the framework of the White Mist operation that Luo Ge had planned in his mind.

Judging from the current situation, although there are some twists and turns, overall this action is progressing steadily.

Now Chen Xu and Ping Wenbin have withdrawn from the operation, Ai Chan is dead, and Shan Xin is missing.

The only executor of Operation White Mist is Luo Ge.

The thirteenth floor, the highest floor of Building 1 of the boys' dormitory, is nothing special.

The structure here is no different from the floors below. There are still 20 dormitories embedded at both ends of the corridor.

But what made Luo Ge wary was that all the dormitories on the thirteenth floor were empty.

Even on the seventh floor, which currently has the smallest number of people, there are still two students left, but it is completely empty.

Not only that, Locke also discovered a tiny detail that is extremely difficult to detect.

It seems that the area on the 13th floor is a bit larger than the other floors...

Just a little bit.

Such a small error cannot be felt by human eye recognition and personal measurement, but Locke took a different approach.

He noticed this slight difference through the speed of the white mist spreading and even Li Cheng's footsteps.

Except for the initial third floor, the diffusion speed of the white mist on the other floors is about 13 minutes and 30 seconds, with an error of no more than five seconds.

This is an extremely strict diffusion time, and it also symbolizes the unique subjective purpose of Li Cheng, the clue character.

But on this thirteenth floor, the time it took for the white fog to completely cover it reached 14 minutes and 01 seconds, which was a full 31 seconds longer.

The five-second error can be explained, but why the half-minute extra time?

Locke's observation skills are second to none in the fourth branch. He can guarantee that it is not the diffusion speed of the white mist that has slowed down, but the total time taken has increased.

Then there is only one explanation.

The actual area of ​​the thirteenth floor is larger than all floors, but it cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Luo Ge could no longer see the corridor clearly through the increasingly dense white fog, so he had to go to the edge of the fog and observe the wall at close range.

He used his palms to continuously measure the length of the wall and the distance between each dormitory door.

This process was slow and long, but Li Cheng had always stopped in front of Bai Wu, as if waiting for his search.

No, no, nothing abnormal...

Locke was confident that he would not make mistakes with such a basic reasoning and calculation based on his ability, but it was obvious that after he walked around the thirteenth floor, he still could not find any extra space.

When he finally turned around, he found that Li Cheng had been waiting for him for a long time.

The thin face was wrapped in white mist, and there was no emotion flowing in the dark eyes, leaving only numbness and emptiness.

Ever since Li Cheng came into contact, he has always been like a dull puppet, just rushing on his way and never showing any anthropomorphic behavior.

Although the act of dispersing the white mist is subjective, it is more like a programmed behavior.

This sudden gaze made Luoge feel a little creepy for a moment.

He didn't know where this change came from, but Li Cheng still stared at him, motionless.

Luo Ge slowly put his hands on the belt around his waist, and faced off with Li Cheng in the white mist.

Time passed little by little, but nothing happened.

Is it waiting for me to start the second step?

In order to verify this conjecture, Luo Ge moved half a step to the left, and was surprised to find that Li Cheng's eyes also shifted, making sure to always fall on him.

Sure enough.

The second step of Operation White Mist needs to be started by the store clerk.

Realizing this, Luo Ge's uneasiness disappeared, and he completely concluded that Li Cheng's appearance was an inherent procedure.

Just like an NPC that opens a copy in the game, it seems to lead the way, but in fact, the player needs to advance the plot.

Thinking of this, Luo Ge stopped worrying about this and began to give up on the elusive thirteenth floor and walked downstairs.

Li Cheng's positions began to change, and he followed his footsteps downwards.

Sure enough, after the second step started, the control of the action was handed over to the clerk.

As soon as Locke returned to the elevator entrance, he heard the roar of a machine, and the two elevators in front and behind began to operate automatically.

He frowned and secretly screamed bad luck.

After killing Ai Chan, this elevator code came back again.

Fortunately, Ai Chan disclosed the information before he died, otherwise I don’t know how many more people would have been killed by these two elevators.

He ignored it and could only continue walking down.

Li Cheng's goal is to escape from Tiannan Drama Academy. Leaving the boys' dormitory is naturally the first to bear the brunt.

The first floor is the key to the second step.

With an idea in mind, Luoge increased his speed several times, and went down the stairs as quickly as possible regardless of whether there would be any noise.

Because it is now 2:28, and it is starting to approach the agreed 2:30.

There are no dormitories on the first floor.

This place is basically a utility room and office space for some dormitory staff, but all of them have left late at night.

At the same time, he saw the dormitory bulletin board next to the dormitory door, with the five explicit rules written on it.

Luo Ge nodded knowingly, put his hand on the thick curtain behind the building door, and opened it.

On a windy and snowy night, the scene outside Building No. 1 of the boys' dormitory brought with it the cold air.

But those who were about to open the door were extremely excited.

Because he saw that as he got closer, the white mist controlled by Li Cheng also began to penetrate outwards.

Although Li Cheng's position has not changed and is still at the end of the mist, traces of substantial white gas are flowing outward along the crack in the door.

The field of vision outdoors, which was already covered with heavy snow, was already poor. Now that the white mist has seeped in, the external scene appears blurred, like an illusion.

Luo Ge swallowed his saliva. He was making rapid progress. He didn't expect that the second step of Operation White Mist would be achieved so easily.

He opened the curtain a little too hastily and was about to push open the closed door and break into a new area.

In the wind and snow outside, a dark figure wearing a heavy coat slowly appeared.

The black figure came from the snow and stopped in the snow, looking at each other from a distance through the transparent glass door.

At the same time, the communicator in the cochlea rang with electricity, and a familiar voice came along with the sound of the wind:

Close the door and step back. This is not the right way for you to leave.

Luo Ge was very familiar with this voice, but due to too much noise, he could not identify the person. He only knew that he was the person facing him outside.

Who are you?

Zhu Xiaoning, currently working in the guard office of Tiannan Academy of Drama.

Another special identity!

Luo Ge knew that Zhu Xiaoning's appearance was no coincidence, and he must have obtained information in advance that they could not get.

Especially the other party's attire at this moment, it is obvious that the identity can be found at will in the late-night academy.

How can you be sure?

Zhu Xiaoning's voice was a little hoarse when she spoke, presumably because she was tired, so she gave a piece of bad news:

Baiwu, clerk, the same scene has happened twice.

The first time was half an hour ago, when Meng Qian, who was in the women's dormitory on the first floor, died as white mist came out of the front door;

The second time was five minutes ago, in the second building of the men's dormitory next to you, Lu Chi fell in front of the door in the same way;

This is not the way to leave the dormitory as a student, and those who violate it will die.

Luo Ge was shocked. He looked at the door that was so close but kept retreating, only missing a second.

If Zhu Xiaoning hadn't appeared in time, he would have followed in the footsteps of those two men.

If this is not the right way, then why did Li Cheng come with me...

Snowflakes hit his face in the howling cold wind, and Zhu Xiaoning's face became red and swollen. He tightened the cotton hat on his head and said in a deep voice:

Go back and wait for class in the morning. Action will be stopped tonight.

Seeing Luo Ge hesitate in front of the door for a long time, he reluctantly turned around and left, disappearing from sight.

Zhu Xiaoning pressed the communicator through the ear of her hat, switched to the first channel, looked at the increasingly gloomy sky, and whispered:

Except for Yu Guo and Moran, I have confirmed the positions of all the store clerks.

At this time, Tiannan Theater Academy has been cleared, and you can go to the library to meet Song Yitong.

Principal Ji...