Clang! Lin Sanjiu placed the empty can on the table and squashed it. The distorted white words "Coca-Cola" could be seen crookedly on the red can.
"I don't know why, but there's only cola in this room. There's no drinking water," Geran pushed a bunch of things on the coffee table towards Lin Sanjiu, "I guess this is the reason why there's a washroom on the seventh floor."
Cola would increase the burden on the kidneys. Not only could it not replenish water, it could also cause dehydration. From the perspective of survival, pure water was indispensable. Even though Lin Sanjiu knew this, she still drank the entire can of cola.
"But I've been to the washroom on the seventh floor," Lin Sanjiu frowned as she glanced at the cakes, biscuits, and other food on the coffee table. She realized that she had no appetite, "The faucet there is dry. There's no water."
"I know," Geran pushed his spectacles and sighed, "We can't be so picky at times like this. I've been drinking water from the toilet tank for the past few days."
Lin Sanjiu had drunk something worse than that. She nodded and scanned the room again.
Just as Geran had said, there was almost nothing in the room. The empty room didn't seem to be more than 20 square meters in size. The beige carpet had almost turned dark brown due to the stains. In the middle of the room, there was only a small coffee table and two dirty, black, two-seater sofas.
However, when she entered the room, the first thing she saw wasn't the furniture. Lin Sanjiu's gaze was captured by something on the opposite wall almost immediately.
It was a window.
Lin Sanjiu couldn't remember if she had seen a window in Unit 320. This was the first window she could remember seeing. She could even see the gray sky outside through the window. Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat. She rushed forward and wanted to see what it looked like outside the window.
Outside the window, there was a small village by the river.
The moment Lin Sanjiu saw the "small village" clearly, she felt a chill run down her spine. Then, a mixture of anger, frustration, and an inexplicable urge to roar was ignited in her. She couldn't even make a sound for a long time.
"… I guess every room is different." Geran said faintly from behind her, "There's a picture of a metropolis behind the window of the men's washroom."
When he got closer, even though there was only glass between them. Lin Sanjiu could also distinguish the brush strokes on the "scenery outside the window". Coupled with the ingenious lighting and shadows, this painting could almost be mistaken for the real thing from afar.
"Is this a joke?" She suppressed the tumbling emotions in her heart, and her voice was cold and deep. Strangely enough, when the girl on the third floor told her that there was no exit in this building, Lin Sanjiu felt a chill run down her spine. Lin Sanjiu was still able to maintain her composure, but when she saw the painting that was disguised as the real world, her hands started to tremble uncontrollably.
When Geran handed her an unopened can of cola, Lin Sanjiu took it and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls, as if he was trying to calm her down.
The sugar in the drink soon took effect, and after a while she felt herself lighten a little.
"So, the most important thing to do in this apartment building is not to knock on the doors of the residents, right?" Lin Sanjiu asked Geran thoughtfully, "What else do you know about this apartment building?"
The thin man shook his head. Among Chinese men in their twenties and thirties, If he could calculate the most "average" face, it must be someone like Geran.
"Apart from this.
Apart from Room 101 of the Life Gate and the matter of knocking on the door, I actually don't know much more than you do. " Geran crossed his hands and placed them on his knees. "However, after being trapped here for more than 20 days, I've thought about this attraction carefully. Coupled with the information you've just told me, I have some ideas."
"Tell me about it."
"You said that before you came in, the ticket lady clearly said that this is a sightseeing program, right? Is it possible that she wants us to see every corner of the building? "
"But, I didn't miss any corner," Lin Sanjiu thought. Just when Lin Sanjiu was about to refute, she suddenly remembered something and immediately shut her mouth.
She had only seen the smallest part of the building, the corridors, and what lay behind each dark mahogany door. She didn't even know what was behind every dark red wooden door.
Thinking of this, no matter how courageous she was, her expression became a little ugly.
Geran probably noticed her expression and added, "After the first door is knocked on, it's still safe for the time being. Perhaps, this is an opportunity to hide some information. Look. Aren't you still safe and sound? "
If she opened the door to unit 320 for the third time … Lin Sanjiu could still vaguely see that abnormally large round figure from the corner of her eyes. She paused for a moment and asked with a dry throat, "What happened to the people who knocked on the door for the second or third time?" "What happened to them?" Lin Sanjiu was stunned.
"Who knows?" Unexpectedly, Geran shook his head again. His face turned a little pale, "There was a posthuman who walked into one of the rooms upstairs for the second time. He appeared on the first floor the next morning, but … I don't know how to explain it to you … I spent that day hiding in the washroom."
"I don't mean … I don't mean that he has changed," Geran didn't seem to be an eloquent person, but Lin Sanjiu caught a hint of fear in his voice. Lin Sanjiu vaguely understood something. "He looks the same, but I have survived so many worlds. At the very least, I have an instinct. That's why I tried my best to stay as far away from him as possible. At that time, there was another posthuman in this building. He wasn't familiar with me and we didn't talk much. Ever since that day, I haven't seen him again. "
Lin Sanjiu shuddered involuntarily.
She could only hope that Geran's guess was wrong. Otherwise, she wouldn't even be able to step into Room 320. How could she even talk about sightseeing?
The skinny man paused for a moment, as if he had thought of the same thing. After hesitating for a moment, Geran sighed and said, "Of course, that might not be the case. After all, if that's the case, isn't this a little too easy? As long as we check each household one by one, we can leave. How can there be such a good thing? "
Even though she knew that he was just trying to comfort her, Lin Sanjiu still felt a little better. She nodded at him gratefully, "Actually, what you said is not entirely wrong. If behind every door there was a
If a person lived there, then after knocking on the door for the first time. According to my previous experience, they should be able to provide us with some information … Maybe we should go and collect some information first. "
However, no matter which plan it was, it involved the 'resident' behind the door … The two of them could not help but fall into silence, unable to make up their minds.
He sat there for a while. Seeing that they couldn't continue sitting there, Lin Sanjiu was the first to stand up and let out a long sigh.
"In any case, let's take action first." Geran might be a cautious and intelligent person, but from the looks of it, he was a little too cautious. He was a little too cautious - or he would not have been trapped here for nearly twenty days. When Lin Sanjiu couldn't think of any good ideas, she would start to rely on her own muscles, "Let's go!"
"Where to?" Geran asked, a little confused.
"From the seventh floor — No," Lin Sanjiu suddenly remembered that there was nothing on the seventh floor except for a washroom. She changed her words, "From the sixth floor onward, we will knock on the door of each household one by one. No matter which of us is right, we should at least see what's behind the door."
As for what to do with Room 320, she decided not to think about it for the time being.
Even though Geran still looked doubtful, he finally stood up and followed Lin Sanjiu out of the door.
The fluorescent lights seemed to have broken even more.
After they closed the door to Room 101, the long corridor on the first floor was silent. The long corridor on the first floor was silent under the flickering lights. The end of the corridor was shrouded in darkness. If one stared at something for too long under the flickering lights, their eyes would start to hurt. Both of them tried their best to walk as softly as possible as they slowly walked up the stairs.
When they stopped talking, the building returned to its deathly silence. Every creak they made on the wooden stairs was as clear as a drum. When they were about to reach the third floor, Lin Sanjiu stopped.
"You said that the residents on each floor would only move around in their own floor …" Lin Sanjiu felt a slight chill at the back of her neck. Her scalp tightened, "Then … how long do they usually move around in the corridor?"
Geran pursed his lips tightly and took two steps forward without saying a word. He cocked his head to the side and listened. Then, he unbuckled his belt from his waist. A shiny square dangled from the buckle of his belt. It didn't seem to match his taciturn character.
"Usually, it won't take long. However, just to be safe, let's tie this to the bone on your back. Tie it like this, "Geran demonstrated. Then, he pointed at the shiny buckle of his belt and said, "Then, you extend that bone. Yes, just like this … Even though I can't see it clearly, it's still a metallic object. If there's a shadow moving on it, I should be able to see it."
Lin Sanjiu stood on the stairs of the third floor. With some difficulty, Lin Sanjiu extended one of the long thorns from her wings. She held her breath and stared at the small square of metal.
The metal did not reflect any shadow. The only thing that could be seen on the surface of the buckle was the shadow cast by the corridor itself.
After waiting for some time and seeing that the shadow on the metal did not move, both of them cautiously went up the stairs. They quickly scanned the corridor that was tightly shut and ran up to the fourth floor.
When they saw that the room number 601 appeared in front of them, their expressions turned grim.
No matter what, they could only grit their teeth and give it a try …
After glancing at Geran, Lin Sanjiu walked toward the dark red wooden door. She slowly raised her hand as her heart thumped violently.
There was a withered wreath hanging on the door of room 601. It was probably a remnant of a festival as it had not been removed.
Lin Sanjiu had never thought that she would be so frightened by knocking on a door.
Lin Sanjiu knocked her knuckles on the wooden door softly, almost fearfully. Lin Sanjiu could even feel that Geran had taken a few steps back and was now standing at the edge of the stairs. Lin Sanjiu knocked a few times, but the other side of the door remained silent. There was no sound at all.
"Why don't we forget it," Geran's voice was still as soft as ever, but he spoke faster than before, "Let's go back and discuss this …"
Lin Sanjiu ignored him and knocked on the door again. However, this time, her voice was a little shaky.
She heard light footsteps behind the door.
Unlike the usual crisp and clear footsteps, this time, the footsteps dragged on the ground. Each step dragged a long distance forward. Lin Sanjiu gulped. Her muscles tensed up. When the brass doorknob was gently twisted, her mind went blank.
With a creak, the dark red wooden door slowly opened a gap.
Following the creaking of the wooden stairs, Lin Sanjiu knew that Geran had run away even though she didn't turn her head.
Before the thought of "Did he set me up?" rose in her mind, it was already too late. The person behind the door — let's call him that for now — had already revealed his face through the gradually widening gap.
Lin Sanjiu's eyes were glued to that face. She didn't move for a long time.
She never imagined that she would meet this person.
"Livia?"
The brown-haired woman twitched the corner of her mouth. Deep wrinkles could be seen on her face. She was barefoot and only her shoe was on the soles of her feet. It seemed like she was dragging her shoe as she walked.
"How … How could it be you?" Lin Sanjiu was flabbergasted. "You also went on the Swan Route?"
"You're still alive," Livia seemed a little surprised to see Lin Sanjiu again. She glanced behind Lin Sanjiu and the corner of her mouth curled up. "I entered this attraction yesterday morning … I haven't found the exit yet."
"Then why are you in this room?"
The question was stuck in Lin Sanjiu's throat. She couldn't ask it for a long time.
Livia stroked her face, which always looked tired.
"All the rooms in this building are empty, so I randomly picked one to rest. Did you just arrive? Do you want to come in for a chat? But you have to wait for me. I'm not properly dressed right now … "
Then, she closed the door. (To be continued.)
PS:
It's time to have a battle of wits and courage with that b * tch again...
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