The second-year (3) class's mock court drama was submitted to the Board of Education for review. It even won third place and the class leader happily hung the award on the wall of honor at the back of the classroom.
Since the defender, Xiao Qin, and the presiding judge, Xiong YaoYue, were too unreliable, they were not allowed to appear during the recording and were replaced by other people.
No one expected the person with the best acting skills in the entire court drama was my dad. When he acted as my legal representative to defend me, he actually tearfully recited from the script:
"Since I was laid off, I sent Ye Lin to live at school in order to make it easier for him to work. I didn't discipline him properly and I didn't understand what he did at school. I only hope the court will give him a chance to turn over a new leaf and give him a lighter punishment since he's still young. "
After the incident, I felt a bit embarrassed and asked my dad why he was so emotional. My dad said to me: "There was a period of time when you were in middle school where you always got into fights. I was worried that you would break the law and be tried in court one day, so I prepared a lot of statements to plead for leniency. Unfortunately, I never got to use them. Today, I finally vented my feelings in the moot court."
Damn, what a great father in China! He was preparing for a rainy day when I would walk the path of crime in the future!
I don't know how Constable Ma found out about our class's mock court drama. When he found out I was the one being tried, he was slightly satisfied with his desire to put me on trial, but he also felt disappointed because it was a mock court.
"What crime did Ye Lin commit? Why does the National Security Agency still allow him to maintain his personal freedom? "
Constable Ma couldn't figure out the reason no matter how hard he thought about it. Since the National Security Agency has confidentiality rules, he can't ask. The Drug Enforcement Unit is already very busy, so he couldn't get involved in my business for a while.
"Ye Lin, I visited the home page of Hong Kong's Survival Maniac's shop and saw an article saying it's best to reduce the number of times we take planes because humans can't control their own safety on a plane …"
Xiao Qin ran over and said to me while I was walking the dog with Ai Mi.
"What an idiotic idea!" Ai Mi, who owned a private plane, curled her lips in disdain, "The chances of getting into an accident on a plane is much lower than an elevator. If you're so afraid of death, you might as well not take the elevator."
Although the buildings on Honglou North Street only have four floors, they also have elevators installed. Xiao Qin always takes the elevator instead of taking the stairs when she goes home because she's worried that her legs will become too thick.
"Who, who's afraid of death? I'm just worried about you! Be careful whether you're taking the plane or the elevator. If something happens to you, someone will be sad! "
"It's fine." I comforted her with a smile, "We don't have plans to travel by plane, and there aren't a lot of elevators at school, so it's impossible for me to get into an accident."
Two days later, when I was stuck in the library elevator with Winnie and Gong CaiCai, I deeply understood the meaning of the phrase "Don't raise flags randomly".
"We've been stuck here for half an hour, right?" Winnie looked at her phone in the dark, "There's still no signal! The entire building has lost power. When will the rescue team arrive? "
Although my smart watch is advanced, it can't break through the elevator's electromagnetic shield, so I was at my wits' end.
As the librarian on duty, Gong CaiCai just happened to have a batch of new books arriving today. Since she doesn't have much strength and isn't suited for manual labor, Winnie took the initiative to help her and even called me along.
No one expected that when we were returning to the first floor, we would encounter a power outage and a malfunctioning elevator, trapping the three of us inside.
If I think about it, the malfunctioning elevator and the fact that we couldn't get through to the rescue team might have something to do with the earthquake a few days ago. The school only checked to see if the teaching equipment was sturdy and neglected the elevator.
In any case, very few people use the library's elevator at 9 PM. After the entire building lost power, all the students and administrators left on their own, leaving the three of us forgotten.
Although our roommates might have sensed something was wrong if we didn't return to the dorm by 9: 30 PM, no one has come to rescue us yet.
My roommate is Shu Zhe, he probably thinks it's normal for me to spend the night outside, so it's not surprising that I didn't return to the dorm.
Winnie's roommate is Xiao Qin. Xiao Qin might be in Zhuang Ni and Loud Mouth's room right now, learning how to draw from Zhuang Ni. Also, Winnie has also jumped over the school's wall to spend the night in an internet cafe, so no one would think that this tomboy is in danger.
Gong CaiCai's roommate is the class leader, so not returning to the dorm at 9: 30 PM is enough to attract the class leader's attention. But no one can guarantee that the class leader is in the dorm right now, maybe she's also outside for some reason.
"Damn it! My phone is almost out of battery, I shouldn't have used it to play temple escape! "
Winnie angrily turned off the phone and the narrow elevator space became even darker.
Ever since the elevator turned off the lights and came to a sudden stop, Gong CaiCai has been huddled next to Winnie and tightly held onto her hand. The current situation triggered her claustrophobia.
"Will, will we die?"
Gong CaiCai asked with a trembling voice. Her tone revealed her lack of confidence in being rescued.
"How would we die?" I laughed, "Even if the elevator's cables were all cut, we wouldn't die. The safety clamp would tightly clamp onto the rails within a few meters of going over the speed limit, that's why we felt the vibrations at the time. When I entered the elevator, I checked that the certificate still hasn't expired, so the safety clamp should still be working. Right now, the best thing we can do is stay in the car and wait for rescue. Prying open the elevator door or climbing through the skylight are both very dangerous methods. Most people die in elevator accidents every year because they carelessly tried to save themselves and ended up falling into the elevator shaft … "
"How do you know so much?" Winnie asked, "Does your family sell elevators?"
"No, it's just that I have a dad who likes to teach me everyday knowledge."
"No wonder Ye Lin classmate knows so much …" Gong CaiCai raised her worried face in the dim light and looked at me with adoration. It was as if she could only feel a bit more at ease because I was here.
Even though I told Gong CaiCai to keep her distance from me, Gong CaiCai still treated me as someone she could rely on in times of danger.
In fact, I was much more reliable than the other trapped person, Winnie. When the elevator was stuck, Winnie was even jumping up and down in the elevator, hoping to use her weight to keep the elevator moving. At that time, I quickly held her down.
After confirming that there was no signal from my smartwatch, I suddenly felt the elevator tremble slightly, and it seemed to be coming from Winnie's direction.
I immediately turned around and said fiercely to Winnie: "Can you stop shaking? The elevator won't return to normal even if you keep shaking! You should conserve your strength until we're rescued! "
Winnie, who was originally sleepy, raised her eyebrows and retorted: "Who shook! It wasn't me! "
"I'm, sorry!" Gong CaiCai lowered her head and apologized, "It was me, I might have been too scared, and I also felt a bit cold …"
Inside the school, the three of us all wore school uniforms. Qingzi High School's uniform had an inner lining, which was very warm. Although the girls' uniform was still a skirt, they would wear black velvet stockings underneath, so they wouldn't feel cold indoors.
Gong CaiCai was probably too scared, so it was a psychological effect. There was a carpet at the bottom of the elevator, so she and Winnie should have felt warmer sitting on the ground.
"Do you want some water?" Winnie was the only one who brought a backpack. She took out a half-empty bottle of Mai Dong and gave it to Gong CaiCai, but she didn't take it.
Winnie was pretty optimistic, but she still dared to drink water when she was stuck in the elevator and couldn't use the washroom. Gong CaiCai's thoughts were closer to mine. Even though she was thirsty, she was worried she wouldn't be able to use the washroom, so she didn't drink any water in the end.
"Keep the half-empty bottle." I said to Winnie, "There's not much benefit to drinking water right now, what if you need to use the washroom later?"
Winnie paused for a moment, then she looked at the bottle of Mai Dong and laughed. She handed the drink to me and said: "It's fine, I can hold it in! Even if I can't hold it in anymore, I have a way! "
Do you have a plan?! Are you drinking Mai Dong every day just because it's big enough to deal with a situation like this? Do you really have the nerve to do that in front of me and Gong CaiCai? I'm embarrassed as a man!
"It's so boring." Winnie tapped her knees and said, "Let's tell some ghost stories while we wait for help! I'll go first! "
She did not wait for either of us to agree, but began to speak to herself:
"Back in the days before cell phones were common, a certain university was on summer break, and all students were forced to leave school. There was a student who left too late, and the electricity was cut off halfway through the elevator. He only had a bottle of mineral water and two loaves of bread in his school bag. He was stuck in the elevator for more than two months. His family thought he had disappeared on the road, but they only found him when school reopened. By then, he had starved to death for a long time … "
Damn! You're telling this kind of elevator-themed ghost story after being stuck in an elevator! Do you think you're not dying fast enough? It doesn't matter if you or I have thick nerves, but Gong CaiCai was about to pee her pants!
I knocked on Winnie's head to stop her from telling this kind of ghost story. However, Gong CaiCai's hair stood up as if it had come into contact with static electricity. She said with a sad face, "Please, please don't scare me anymore. I … I want to go to the bathroom …"
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