Chapter 12 Writing Notes

The rolling fog rushed up the stairs and into the corridor as if it had materialized.

“Swish…”

Behind her, there was an extremely clear sound of stone rubbing against the ground, and she could sense that something was poking out from the mist and was about to touch her shoulder.

She rushed in and slammed the office door with a "bang!"

She leaned her back against the door, her chest heaving violently.

After a few breaths, she realized that her body was wet.

She glanced at the pendulum clock on the wall. She didn't know when the pendulum started moving again, and now the hand pointed to 21:41.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

The office door was still being knocked on with great force, and the calls of "Teacher, teacher..." kept coming in from outside the door.

But she seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief. After tidying up her slightly messy clothes, she stood up and walked back to her desk, calmly placing the folder on the table.

After a while, the knocking sound disappeared.

She glanced at the pendulum clock on the wall.

21: 43.

Then she opened the drawer again and took a look. When she saw the blue envelope neatly placed in a corner of the drawer, she finally relaxed completely. She slumped down in the chair and let out a long sigh of relief.

……

Group B, Class 2.

Wei Liang sat back in his chair, still looking frightened.

Lin Yi's eyes were also narrowed into slits, his mind filled with the corridors with flashing lights and rolling fog.

At this moment, Lin Yi was very sure that the teaching building was not safe either, at least... the corridor was not safe at all!

He immediately thought of the military explosion-proof glass installed on the classroom windows...

It seems that only the classroom is safe!
But in the classroom...

He looked around, and as the head teacher locked the classroom door, the students who were almost embedded in their seats seemed to be ready to move.

He could feel strange and naked gazes staring at him unconcealedly.

So, are classrooms really safe?

He opened the student code again and found the rule about returning to the dormitory.

“The time to return to the dormitory is really only between 21:00 and 22:00, but if the fog comes, it will definitely rain on campus at this time!”

He felt a bit of a headache. Does that mean he would have to stay overnight in the classroom for seven days while experiencing this place?

He thought of Xu Shunkang and Xie Huayang, and what Xu Shunkang said to him before he left.

He murmured and repeated Xu Shunkang's admonition:

"After we leave, you have to be careful of everyone except you."

"Because...the night is their home ground..."

"Remember, abiding by the rules is your only means of self-protection."

"However, theoretically speaking, it is relatively safe to spend the night in the classroom. I hope to see you tomorrow... I wish you good luck."

"The night is their home turf..."

"It's relatively safe to spend the night in the classroom..."

"Following the rules is a means for us to protect ourselves..."

Just as Lin Yi was pondering the meaning of Xu Shunkang's words, Wei Liang's voice came from beside him.

"Fuck, what the hell is that?!" Wei Liang was panting and cursing. Seeing Lin Yi coming over, he couldn't help but ask, "Old Lin, did you get stained with something dirty?"

"I heard that this was an abandoned village a long time ago. Maybe it's even a ghost village!"

Lin Yi rolled his eyes at him: "If there is such a terrifying predecessor, how dare you come last time?"

Wei Liang muttered, "Because I believe in science!"

Lin Yi joked, "The last guy who said he believed in science flew away on his sword after saying this."

"Then I'll believe in metaphysics!"

"If you believe in metaphysics, you will die of fright here sooner or later."

Wei Liang had a bitter look on his face and spread his hands: "Okay, okay, it's all for the money! Just pretend to come to study, and you can get 30,000 yuan after seven days, including food and accommodation, and H-manga to read. Anyway, we have reached the internship period, so if it's you, would you come?"

Lin Yi sneered: "Why don't you just tell the truth earlier? Why are you talking about science and metaphysics?"

Wei Liang curled his lips, but the scene of the classmate inviting them to take the elevator could not be erased from his mind.

He couldn't help but ask, "Lao Lin, did you notice that there was something wrong with that person from the beginning?"

Lin Yi glanced at him and asked, "Do you really want to know?"

"Hey!" Wei Liang put on an angry look, "Why would I ask you if you don't want to know? But you, Fatty, why are you making excuses when I ask you a question? Have you discovered some secret that you don't want to tell me?"

Lin Yi sighed: "I'm afraid if I tell you, you'll be scared to death."

Wei Liang was stunned for a moment, then said decisively: "Damn it, don't tell me then, I'm timid and can't stand being scared."

"Are you backing down now?"

Wei Liang stood up and patted his clothes: "I'm not as smart as you, and I'm not as good at thinking as you, but judging from your previous performance... maybe I'd better be an idiot who knows nothing and abide by the rules to survive."

"To be honest, after this trial class is over, I will never come to this place again."

After saying this, he left his seat and headed straight for the stairs.

"Where are you going?" Lin Yi asked quickly.

"Go find some H-manga!" Wei Liang's voice came from the back of the lecture hall, "Is there anything you want to read?"

Lin Yi wanted to refuse, but still said: "Just pick up two civilian comics."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, Liangzi, do you have a small notebook and pen?"

"Yes, wait a moment, I'll bring it to you." Wei Liang shouted.

Not long after, Wei Liang came over with a small stack of comics and handed Lin Yi a palm-sized flip-cover notebook and a black signing pen.

"Thanks, Liangzi." Lin Yi took the stack of books from Wei Liang.

"You watch first, I'll go there to collect some resources." Wei Liang pointed to the podium in the classroom.

The podium is the central stage of the circular lecture hall. Behind the podium, there is a row of bookshelves, on which are displayed sets of comics. "Be careful." Lin Yi warned.

Next to the podium is the door to the classroom. For some reason, Lin Yi always feels that this door is dispensable.

Even if the head teacher locked the lock countless times.

"Don't worry, it's okay." Wei Liang patted his chest.

Lin Yi smiled helplessly.

After Wei Liang walked down the stairs, Lin Yi first took the small notebook and the black signing pen in front of him, then opened the small notebook, and then stared at the papers in a daze.

He recalled what had happened since he entered the school, and then wrote down some notes in a small notebook:
"1. There is a problem between the teacher and the student in the foggy weather. I heard that they are an art teacher and an art student."

After he finished writing this sentence, he thought about it, fearing that writing too much would cause excessive thinking, so he decided to just write the simplest facts.

So he heavily erased the following words: "I heard they were an art teacher and art student."

Then continue writing:
“2. It is safe under a lit street light. If you get lost, you may actually meet a security guard if you wait under a street light.”

"3. The security guard is taller than a normal person, with a huge iron chain around his waist. You can walk in the fog by following the security guard."

"4. The teaching building has a basement..."

When he wrote this, he thought of the rules of the teaching building, paused, and wrote another “?”.

He paused to think, then crossed out the entire sentence.

Then rewrite:
"4. The head teacher has a white acrylic badge on his chest, and it says Group B, Class 2."

Then he suddenly remembered that the student rules reminded him to write down his name and student number on a piece of paper in case he forgot it, so he added after the fourth rule: "My name is Lin Yi, and my student number is X0230506098."

Having written this, Lin Yi put down his pen and took a deep breath. He felt that his mind was clear and he did not feel tired at all. He was determined to have an idea:
If you only recall the facts that you have experienced and some things that do not conflict with your own understanding of the campus, you will not feel the same fatigue as before.

So he opened a separate page and wrote:

"Thinking about confusing things will make you tired, and tiredness will make you sleepy, and sleepiness will attract classmates - parentheses, it is said that the dormitory is a place to sleep. I will think about more problems when I return to the dormitory. Now I am just recording them."

After writing this sentence, he tore off the paper and put it in his trouser pocket.

But at this moment, his piece of paper touched another ball of paper in his pocket.

The paper ball made from scraps of paper picked up from the head teacher's office!

He had encountered so many strange things before that he even forgot there was a ball of paper hidden in his pants!
He subconsciously wanted to take out the paper ball and flatten it to have a look, but he was afraid that even just one more look would cause him to have "endless fantasies", so to be on the safe side, he decided to wait until he returned to the dormitory to look at it.

So he smoothed the paper ball as flat as possible in his trouser pocket to prevent the thorny edges from rubbing against his thighs and causing discomfort.

He continued writing: "5. Athletes seem to be good people."

"6. When you go to the toilet, you need to firmly believe that there is a toilet in front of you. Bracket: Is a strong will the key to survival?"

When he wrote this, he thought of Wei Liang. He picked up the pen and put it down several times. Finally, he couldn't help but add: "It seems that great wisdom can also appear stupid."

After writing six items, he twirled his pen and tried to recall if there were any details he had missed.

He wanted to write about the chefs in blue bibs, but he didn't know what to write about them. Finally, he thought of the chefs in green bibs and those students whose movements were a little stiff, and wrote the last one:
“7. Be careful of people whose smiles look fake. They have problems.”

When he was writing this sentence, Lin Yi suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He then frowned and looked at the little notebook...

Suddenly, he noticed that the light and shadow on the small notebook jumped!
"Huh?!" He became alert subconsciously, so he raised his head and looked at the ceiling of the classroom.

When he saw this, his pupils shrank instantly.

Among the many incandescent lamps hanging from the ceiling of the classroom, there was one lamp that started flickering "boom-boom-boom-zig" due to aging circuits or poor contact!
The moment he noticed the flickering of the incandescent lamp, a chilling feeling suddenly emerged from his internal organs, flowing through his meridians and blood vessels throughout his body, making him feel cold all over.

Although he had only been in school for less than half a day, he had already understood something very important: the real problems are often hidden beneath ordinary appearances, not to mention the obviously problematic phenomena!

“Bo-zi-zi-zi”

The incandescent light flickered again.

Lin Yi vaguely felt that the atmosphere in the classroom had undergone a subtle change, and he began to feel uncomfortable all over, as if he was being stared at by something dirty.

He turned his neck slightly and looked around vigilantly and cautiously.

I saw that the students who were originally sitting in the classroom and seemed to be acting strange, suddenly there were waves in their lifeless eyes, as if someone had thrown a small stone into a bay of stagnant water, causing a faint ripple.

As the lights continued to flicker, their originally dilated pupils gradually became focused, and an indescribable desire gradually emerged from the waves and eventually spread throughout their bodies.

At this moment, a dull thunder sounded outside the classroom.

"Rumble--"

The pure white Jingzhe streaked across the night sky, dewdrops appeared in the dim night, and a faint light passed through the campus covered by thick fog.

Lin Yi, who was observing the situation in the classroom, glanced at the classroom window out of the corner of his eye...

With the faint light, he saw a series of furtive figures wandering outside the window. The figures that were originally curled up in the thick fog seemed to step into the teaching building through the thick fog, walk up the corridor, and come out of the classroom!

At this moment, the teacher's words of advice before leaving echoed in Lin Yi's mind like a loud bell:
"Once the lights in the classroom start flickering, you must immediately squat under the desk and hold on to the legs of the desk and chair!"

"Don't close your eyes!"

"Don't look left or right or up!"

"Look closely at the patterns on the floor or the legs of your desks, and recite your name and student number in your mind!"

"Don't communicate with anyone!"

"Ignore any noise!"

"Until the lights in the classroom return to normal!"

"the last point!"

"Be careful of anyone who enters the classroom after I close the door! Don't have any communication with them!"

Lin Yi's brain was rapidly going through the information over and over again. He quickly closed the notebook and put it in his pocket, then shouted to Wei Liang: "Liangzi, come here quickly! Quick!"

The flicker of incandescent lamps is actually not difficult to detect, but there are so many incandescent lamps in the classroom that some people don't realize it at first.

For example, Wei Liang.

"Should I choose this set of 'Peach Color Liao Zhai' or this set of 'Pansy Cave Gods Descend to Earth 1V7'?" Wei Liang, who was thinking about which set of comics to choose in front of the bookshelf, suddenly heard Lin Yi's urgent call.

Almost as a conditioned reflex, Wei Liang turned around without hesitation and rushed towards Lin Yi's direction.

Just as he raised his foot, the door of the classroom was slammed shut by a huge force.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

(End of this chapter)

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