"Boss! Mr. Han! Look behind us! "
Xiao Du ran to the other visitors, gasping for air, and his face was pale.
"Behind us?" Guo Miao looked behind him. There was nothing strange in the dark and oppressive corridor.
"The mannequins! The mannequins are coming! "
Hearing Du Chaojin's shout, the group of people who had walked a few meters inside with great difficulty stopped again.
"Are you sure you're not mistaken?" Song An comforted Xiao Du as he moved closer to Guo Miao.
"No! They're really moving! " Xiao Du sighed. "Come and see for yourselves. When we first saw the mannequins, they were at the end of the left corridor, but now they've reached the junction of the left and right corridors!"
"Don't panic." Mr. Han was calm. "The mannequins can move on their own. I saw one three years ago. It's a Japanese Haunted House that uses dolls as its theme. The smaller dolls are equipped with various mechanical parts, and they can move on their own and change their expressions. The larger dolls are four-fifths props, and the remaining one-fifth are actors mixed in with them."
"It's a real person acting?" Hearing what Mr. Han said, Xiao Du was even more confused, and he started to feel uncertain.
"When we first came in, I noticed the mannequins in the left corridor." Mr. Han crossed his arms before his chest. "The mannequins are one-to-one in size with a real person, like they're made from a real person. You have to understand something. Including our Tian Teng Medical School, the mannequins that are used as props have flaws in their body and appearance. That's because the cost of a perfect mannequin is too high, around 30,000. It requires a master craftsman to make it, and not many Haunted Houses can afford that. "
"Then why would this Haunted House spend so much money to make these mannequins?" Ye Xiaoxin had been writing in her notebook, but it was hard to tell what she had written.
"It's simple. This means that the mannequins are a very important scare point at his Haunted House!"
Han Qiuming scratched his chin, and his eyes fell on Ye Xiaoxin through the thick lenses. "When live actors are mixed in with the mannequins, they can be very useful at crucial moments, like what happened to Xiao Du earlier. At first glance, it looks like the mannequins are moving on their own, but actually, it's the actors mixed in with the mannequins that are moving the mannequins. If we hide in the dark and secretly observe, we might be able to see this scene. "
Song An nodded as well. "Mr. Han is right. A year ago, our Tian Teng Medical School tried something similar, but unfortunately, the mannequins were too fake, and the visitors saw through it immediately."
"I see." Xiao Du's expression softened. "That really gave me quite a fright. Those mannequins were so realistic that I thought they could move on their own."
"Even a fool would know it's impossible." Mr. Han's tone was firm and reasonable. "If not for the limited time, I would hide inside this room and record the whole process of the actor moving the mannequin for you."
"Alright, let's keep moving. We'll talk after we find the tape recorder." Guo Miao had a feeling things weren't that simple, but he couldn't find a reason to argue with Ms. Han.
"Old Guo, we need to pay attention to two things about the recorder." Mr. Han might have said that he was not afraid, but internally, he was very wary of Chen Ge's Haunted House. "The Chen fella hid our recorder inside the Third Sick Hall, so he must have done some preparation. There should be something scary waiting around the recorder."
"I know that even without you telling me." Guo Miao walked ahead. The mattress was piled up on the ground, and it felt weird to step on it like he was stepping on bundles of hair.
"That's just the first point. I have another thing to tell you. Don't you think the game rules are weird?"
"What's weird about it?"
"Finding the recorder doesn't mean the game is over. We have to take the recorder out of the Third Sick Hall for the game to end."
"The recorder is ours, so isn't it normal for us to take it out?" Xiao Du chimed in.
"I feel like you've all underestimated the cunning of this Haunted House's boss." Han Qiuming took out a cloth to wipe his glasses. His lenses were very thick. "The recorder itself should be the trigger for the scenario. In other words, the moment we find the recorder, the scenario's various scary settings will appear. Before that happens, we're safe."
"You're right, but no one can guarantee that." Song An was the strongest, but he was not the most courageous.
"In any case, I personally think there's no need for us to be afraid. We need to familiarize ourselves with our surroundings and remember the path. After all, his Haunted House is an open scenario, and the interior is complicated. This is the only way we can escape as fast as we can when we find the tape recorder and all the ghost actors go on a rampage. "After Han Qiuming gave his analysis, regardless of whether others believed him or not, he did.
"You have a point. No matter how scary a Haunted House is, it's just the work of a living person. As long as we remain calm and don't overdo it, we won't feel fear." Ye Xiaoxin stuck the notebook close to her thigh and shoved it into her pocket.
With Ye Xiaoxin's approval, Han Qiuming was quite excited, and the last trace of fear in his heart slowly disappeared. He was about to move faster to keep up with Ye Xiaoxin when someone pulled on his shirt. He turned back to look, and it was the youngest student, Du Chaojin.
"Mr. Han, look over there." The group turned to look outside the Third Sick Hall. Standing in the middle of the steel door was a female mannequin in a school uniform. She wore a nametag around her neck, and her head was lowered. Her joints were slightly twisted.
In that brief moment, the mannequins had gotten closer to them.
"That's normal. This is the most basic psychological trick. The Chen man is probably hiding inside the control room, giving orders to the actors. He wants to pressure us through the approaching mannequins because fear and anxiety are more likely to appear when people are anxious. "
Han Qiuming told Xiao Du not to be afraid. "If it's fake, then it's fake. I used a similar trick several years ago. Don't worry, these mannequins won't dare get within five meters of us. Five meters is a safe distance. If the mannequins get too close, the actors won't be able to control them. I can guarantee that with my ten years of experience. "
After that, he ignored Xiao Du and ran to Ye Xiaoxin's side to comment on the various decorations at Chen Ge's Haunted House.
"This guy." Guo Miao sighed and told the people around him, "Follow me closely. Do not touch anything in the corridor and do not enter the sickroom alone."
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