You Huo and Qin Jiu went into the cave one after another,
The people inside looked over at the same time.
Although the sky was gloomy,
It was already evening, but the cave was not pitch black.
A few kerosene lamps were placed on the ground,
Casting a circle of light, and the figures were sitting around the circle of light.
You Huo glanced around.
There were both men and women sitting around,
Except for a few middle-aged people,
The others were all young faces.
They were different from the few who had just carried people out,
They were not wearing the same clothes,
Down jackets, coats, sweaters... there were all kinds of clothes, and one of them was even wearing a white coat.
A rough count of about thirty people should be the other seventeen groups of examinees.
Just next to the white coat,
You Huo saw an acquaintance —
Shu Xue waved at them with sparkling eyes and patted the empty seat beside her,
She gestured for them to go over.
You Huo nodded and was about to go over when Qin Jiu said, "Wait a moment."
Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, he carried a suitcase in from outside the cave.
"..."
The examinees went crazy at that moment.
Buzzing sounds of discussion instantly exploded.
One of the examinees could not suppress his voice,
His voice was exceptionally clear, "... was this pulled here on a business trip? It's already three rounds of the exam, and he's still carrying a suitcase. No wonder he's second from the bottom! "
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone suddenly quieted down.
They had introduced themselves when they arrived early.
They knew each other very well. So when You Huo and Qin Jiu came in,
Everyone in the cave knew that they had come to deliver their heads.
But it was fine to think about it, but it was very awkward to say it out loud.
Especially when the two parties were passing by.
It was so awkward that it was suffocating.
The one who let it slip was a very young boy,
He might be about the same age as Yu Wen,
He had a slightly curly head of gray hair.
He lowered his head and coughed twice to hide his embarrassment. He whispered to his companion, "It's over, I was too excited..."
Who knew that You Huo didn't seem to hear him.
Qin Jiu, who was one step behind him, thought it was quite interesting and smiled.
Shu Xue whispered, "You scared me to death. I thought I couldn't follow you! I was very happy when I saw the name list. "
"Oh?" Qin Jiu joked, "My teammate is very unhappy. Look at how green his face is."
You Huo: "…"
"By the way, let me introduce you. This is my companion." Shu Xue pointed at the woman in the white coat beside her. "Her name is Wu Li. She's a neurologist. You should have seen her on the rankings. She's very good."
You Huo's gaze once again fell on the man in the white coat.
Wu Li's face was plain and her figure was thin. Even in this chaotic environment, she gave people the impression that she was clean.
The only thing that was out of place was her hair. It was short and messy, as if it had been cut at the last minute.
You Huo only glanced at it and didn't look at it much.
Wu Li wasn't a lively and enthusiastic person, and she wasn't good at chatting. When she stared at people, she gave people a sense of serious inquiry.
She used this kind of probing gaze to look at You Huo for a moment, and then looked at Qin Jiu for a moment before nodding and saying, "Hello."
After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for the two to return the greeting and withdrew her gaze.
·
Shu Xue thought of their ranking and was a little alarmed. "By the way, did you guys hear the rules of the exam that was just announced?"
Qin Jiu: "Very clearly."
"You should have seen the people who were carried out, right?" Shu Xue's face didn't look too good. She was sad and worried. "They were all crew members, a total of eight …"
This meant that at midnight in a few hours, if the rankings didn't change, the group at the bottom would be the first to be unlucky.
Shu Xue quietly introduced the people present.
Not far away from them, the two unlucky people named Chen Fei and Huang Rui had been in a daze for a long time.
What was surprising was that the young Granny Gray and the companion he was whispering to were now ranked first, with a total of 42 points.
Grandma Hui's name was Di Li. It was said that she had just turned 18, the same as Yu Wen.
·
The ranking of the examinees was also on the stone wall inside the cave.
You Huo withdrew his gaze from there and suddenly asked, "Where are the people?"
Shu Xue was stunned. "Ah?"
"The captain, the crew, and the people on the merchant ship."
"They're all inside." Shu Xue pointed behind them.
You Huo looked in the direction of her finger.
They had just noticed that there was a hole there, connected to another space.
There was a fire inside, and the stone wall reflected the light.
But they could see that the fire was very weak, as if it would go out at any time.
"It's more sheltered from the wind inside, the place is small, and it's a little warmer." Shu Xue said, "The captain and crew are all here. Before you came, we counted a total of 36 people, exactly the same as our number. Now … there are only 28 people left."
"What happened to the eight people who died? Were they injured or hungry? "You Huo asked.
"I just asked the crew. These are the reasons. They're cold and hungry, and these few have been sick." Shu Xue said.
"The temperature here is too low and too cold. If they can't maintain their body temperature, they have to rely on food to make up for it. But their food is limited, and they're in a state of hunger every day. Their immune systems are weakened." An examinee analyzed.
"In other words, to ensure that they survive until they return, we have to find fire first, then food?"
"Yes."
"No, we have to find medicine first."
Wu Li suddenly said.
"Ah?"
Wu Li said, "There are wounds on the crew, caused by a beast attack."
Shu Xue exclaimed in a low voice, "What? There are beasts here? "
Everyone looked warily at the entrance of the cave.
"I don't know." Wu Li said methodically, "But the few who died should be infected. They're cold and hungry, and their wounds haven't healed. The remaining crew members are in a similar situation. Without medicine, none of them can survive. "
Her white coat strengthened the persuasiveness of her words.
Everyone looked at each other and slumped, "We can think of a way to find fire and food, but where can we find medicine?"
Grandma Di Li suddenly said, "There's medicine on the merchant ship."
Everyone was stunned, "What?"
Di Li said, "In 1596 to 1598, a Dutch captain … if I remember correctly, his name was Barents. He was trapped in an area in the Arctic Circle. Including the captain and crew, there were a total of 18 people. They survived on the island for eight months. They hunted for food, and their fur was just enough to be used as clothes. When the fuel ran out, they dismantled the deck of the ship to make a fire to maintain their body temperature. It was said that there was food, clothes, and medicine in the cargo, but they didn't touch it. In the end, a total of eight crew members died. Finally, in the spring, the cargo was sent to the destination intact. "
Before everyone could react, he sniffed again and said, "It's a question from the second year exam."
Di Li and Yu Wen had also just finished the college entrance examination. They fully proved the diversity of species.
He still remembered that in the second year exam, Yu Wen only said "Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing".
"I thought of that question as soon as I came here," Di Li said, "but it shouldn't be exactly the same. First of all, the number of people is different. In the end, a total of eight people died in the original question. It's hard to say here. So whether the merchant ship has medicine or not, we have to go and see. "
"There is."
A voice with a rough accent answered.
You Huo looked in the direction of the voice.
It was the crew members who had just carried the bodies out.
They had already finished dealing with their companions and were coming back one after another.
One of them, a man with a crew cut, had an Asian face and spoke in Chinese.
He coughed a few times and stared at Di Li without blinking. His expression was cold and hard, "We have medicine on the ship, but it's all cargo. No one can touch it."
Di Li: "We don't want to touch it either, but that's to save you! If you don't take the medicine, you won't live, didn't you hear? "
The man with the crew cut: "So what if we can't live? You're insulting us. "
Di Li: "…"
You're threatening us …
As they spoke, the other crew members also came over.
The crowd of people all looked at Di Li.
Di Li's companions tried to ease the atmosphere, "No, no, that's your merchant ship after all. How can we touch it casually? It's just that we're too worried seeing you like this. "
A few crew members whispered a few words to match their expressions, like a warning.
"What did they say?"
The man with the crew cut said with a straight face, "They said that we never use any cargo privately, not even a needle. This is a rule passed down from generation to generation. Whoever breaks it will be going against the entire merchant fleet. We're not afraid of a duel."
"…"
Everyone's expression was colorful. They thought to themselves, who the hell wants to duel with you? Who would dare to? If one of them accidentally dies, they would have to pay for it.
"Okay, okay, don't break it. We'll fight whoever breaks it!" Everyone comforted him.
The man with the crew cut lost his strength after throwing two tantrums. He lowered his eyes and waved at the crew members, "Let's go in first."
He should be the first officer. At least the crew members listened to him.
They lined up to enter the narrow hole.
The man with the crew cut stood at the end of the line. He couldn't help but emphasize to the crowd, "We'll count the cargo every morning and night. If there's one missing, I'll come to you. Those medicines are very rare. We remember every single one of them clearly. Don't think that you can fool us. If you want to touch them, you'll have to step over our dead bodies first. "
Everyone: "…"
While they were in a stalemate, there were suddenly two "clicks" sounds in the stone cave.
Everyone looked around and found the source of the sound —
Qin Jiu opened the very eye-catching suitcase and took out a box from inside.
"Fortunately, I bought some things before coming."
He bent down and put the box in front of Wu Li. He pushed his two slender fingers forward half an inch and made a "please" gesture.
Wu Li was stunned for a moment and opened the box.
Everyone curiously craned their necks to look inside.
They saw three boxes of medicine neatly placed in the box. There was anti-inflammatory medicine, disinfectant medicine, fever medicine, and a bottle of vitamins beside it.
Everyone: "…"
You Huo glanced at it. "Experienced. You call this not being injured?"
"922 gave me a shopping list before going to the rest area. Of course, I don't need it. He doesn't know the others either. Maybe he's just in case."
Qin Jiu didn't hesitate to sell out his subordinates.
You Huo: "…"
On the sea, in the brightly lit cabin.
922 sneezed eight times in a row.
154 took a few tissues to wipe his face and asked in disdain, "Can you go to the deck if you're sick? The air in the cabin is blocked. Do you know that it's contagious? "
922: "No, I'm not sick. I think someone is thinking about me. "
154 rolled his eyes. "Ghosts are thinking about you."
"Speaking of ghosts …" 922 frowned as if he had swallowed a pumpkin. "There's that god of plague in this exam. Do you think he'll come again?"
154 thought for a moment and said, "It can't be. Boss is here. If I'm not mistaken, they should be in the same group. How can they be in the same group as the invigilator? "
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