Rules-related weird stories: 4016

"What a weirdo," Wei Liang muttered. "Then we'll look ourselves! Hey, Lao Lin, what's wrong?"

He was about to poke Lin Yi when he noticed that Lin Yi was still holding open the "Cafeteria Rules," but his focus wasn't on the rules themselves.

Lin Yi looked up, puzzled, and said, "Liangzi, take another look at this bulletin board."

"The first rule, 'Entering the cafeteria outside of opening hours is prohibited,' is easy enough to understand, but what's with the second rule, 'Entering the cafeteria during abnormal weather is prohibited'?"

Wei Liang understood Lin Yi's meaning. The student handbook stated:

【The school is located in the suburbs. If you encounter abnormal weather such as rain or fog on campus, please disregard Rule 4 and seek shelter in the nearest building as quickly as possible, and leave after the weather returns to normal.】

"You think the cafeteria rules and the student handbook conflict?" he asked.

Lin Yi nodded slightly. "The student handbook says that when encountering abnormal weather, you should use any means necessary to go to the nearest building for shelter. What if the closest building to us is the cafeteria?"

"We get to the cafeteria, but the notice clearly states that entering the cafeteria during abnormal weather is prohibited… At this point, do we enter the cafeteria or not?"

"Emmm… Lao Lin, the question you're raising is very constructive. If I had to say, I think it should be…" Wei Liang pondered for a moment, then solemnly uttered two words, "Enter-ish."

Lin Yi's lips twitched violently. "What the hell is… 'Enter-ish'?"

Wei Liang said, "It means hovering around without actually going inside."

Lin Yi clenched his fist, really wanting to give Wei Liang two good punches.

"Hey, don't think so much!" Wei Liang said optimistically. "This kind of situation is extremely rare. Even if we really think about it, we'll have to wait until we actually encounter it."

"Besides, I have a way to avoid the risk!"

"Oh?!" Lin Yi's eyes lit up. "What method?"

Wei Liang smiled mysteriously. "Every time we finish eating, we'll swipe our card at the convenience store for a wave of scallion pancakes, plus three or five pieces of bread and a few bottles of water, enough for about two or three meals."

"That way, as soon as there's a hint of abnormal weather, we just won't come to the cafeteria. Like yesterday, we can solve dinner and the next day's breakfast in the dorm or classroom. Wouldn't that be great?"

"Holy crap…" Before Lin Yi could say anything, Xu Shunkang and Xie Huayang staggered at the sound of this, looking at Wei Liang with a bizarre expression.

「Awesome, awesome. You've really figured out these cafeteria rules…」

Lin Yi was speechless for a moment, but he felt that Wei Liang's suggestion seemed reasonable, so he couldn't help but ask, "So, is that how you got through it last time?"

"No way!" Wei Liang shook his head regretfully and sighed. "When I came last time, the convenience store wasn't really open. I hope it's open today!"

When talking about the convenience store, a subtle, hard-to-detect strangeness flashed in Wei Liang's eyes. Although his tone was somewhat playful, there was also a sense of reluctance to say more.

"Alright…" Lin Yi glanced at his watch.

11:19.

It wasn't early, so he temporarily put the bulletin board matter aside and lowered his head to read the "Cafeteria Rules":

【S City University Cafeteria Rules】

"Your correct action in the cafeteria should be: Enter the cafeteria on the first floor through the 【Student Entrance】 to line up for meals, and immediately return and leave the cafeteria via the 【Student Entrance】 after finishing your meal.

As long as you abide by this rule, you will safely resolve your food and drink needs during your experience."

Lin Yi was immediately stunned when he saw this.

He read this sentence back and forth several times, still not daring to believe the truth of it.

「Just enter the cafeteria on the first floor through the 【Student Entrance】 to eat, and leave immediately after eating?」

「Is it that simple?」

「Anyone with half a brain knows that the reality definitely isn't that simple. Only a fool would take this first sentence as the truth.」

Lin Yi shook his head secretly, preparing to read on, when he suddenly heard Wei Liang muttering beside him—

"Sure enough, it's still that simple! Same as last time, hehe, hehe, steady, steady…"

So he glared fiercely at Wei Liang, 'Tai,' you Liangzi, don't even think about ruining my Dao heart!

He looked down:

"…However, this cafeteria has taken into account various unforeseen circumstances and has specially expanded the following rules. For the safety of your life and property, please strictly abide by the following rules:

1. This cafeteria has three floors in total: the basement, the first floor, and the second floor. All floors will not be locked, but are only open to students from 5:40 to 8:00, 10:40 to 13:20, and 16:00 to 20:00 every day. Students are prohibited from entering during other times."

"If you see anyone entering or exiting during other times, ignore them. Absolutely do not be kind enough to remind them that they have gone the wrong way."

"2. Students entering and exiting the cafeteria should take the 【Student Entrance】 to the first-floor dining hall (the entrance and exit of the passage have clear 【Student Entrance】 signs). Do not take the 【Staff Entrance】, let alone a passage without any signs."

"If you find someone entering a passage other than the 【Student Entrance】, and there is a security guard nearby, you can inform the security guard immediately, or you can choose to ignore it."

"If you choose to report to the security guard, please leave the cafeteria immediately after reporting. Absolutely do not stay, and do not be curious about the security guard's next actions."

"Be wary of those who invite you to take other passages. They have evil intentions towards you. Refuse them and try to remember their appearance. When you meet them in the future, maintain a safe distance and a high degree of vigilance. They will not let go of those who refuse their invitations."

"3. The lighting in the student dining area is on 24 hours a day. Do not enter areas without lighting."

"Stay away from the dark corners of the cafeteria."

"Once the lights in the student dining area start to flicker, immediately! Immediately! Leave the cafeteria through the 【Student Entrance】 at all costs!"

"A cafeteria with the lights off is different from a classroom. There are no safe areas!"

"4. Cafeteria staff have uniform attire. They wear white chef's suits and blue aprons and wear name tags."

"All cafeteria staff stay in the staff activity area and inside the purchasing windows and will not appear in the student dining area. If you find staff appearing in the dining area, ignore them."

"5. Except for when swiping your student ID card for purchasing meals and shopping at the convenience store, please keep your student ID card safe at all times and do not let it appear in public view."

"There are no staff wearing green aprons in the cafeteria. If you encounter a staff member wearing a green apron who questions your student status and wants you to show your student ID card, please refuse or ignore them directly."

"6. There are a total of 9 purchasing windows on the first and second floors of the cafeteria, offering a wide variety of dishes, but do not provide any food containing tomato elements. If you find such food at the purchasing window, please do not buy it."

"7. When purchasing meals, do not argue with the staff because they made a mistake with the food. Remember that as long as it is not food containing tomato elements, it is safe to eat."

“Uneaten food should be poured directly into the recycling bin. Taking it away is prohibited. If an employee asks if you need to pack the food or accuses you of wasting food, please ignore them. Remember, no employees will appear in the student dining area (this is bolded and underlined).”

“8. When purchasing food, if you find that an employee wearing a blue apron puts food containing tomato elements on your plate, please do not remind them of their mistake (the word 'do not' is emphasized).”

“But after you take the plate, please go directly to the utensil recycling area and pour all the food into the recycling bin, then go to another food purchase window to buy food again.”

“During this process, please remember their employee number and inform your class teacher after returning to the teaching building.”

“9. There is no Window 10 in the cafeteria. If you see it, please ignore it.”

“Do not approach Window 10 and sternly reject anyone who invites you to go to Window 10.”

“10. While queuing to buy food and during the meal, do not pay attention to any requests for communication from strangers around you. If you have companions, please focus on communicating with them and ignore all abnormal situations around you.”

“11. After finishing your meal, please place your plate at the recycling port before leaving. When you leave, if you hear a strange noise from Window 10, please immediately hold your student ID card in your hand, find the [Student Passage], and leave immediately.”

“When leaving, if you find that you are being watched by an employee wearing a green apron, and they start moving quickly towards you, please judge whether to go to the [Student Passage] or the convenience store based on your position.”

“Before you enter the [Student Passage] or arrive at the convenience store, do not stop, do not look back, and do not respond to their calls, even if you feel they are about to catch up with you.”

“After leaving the cafeteria, please take off your clothes immediately and check if there is any ketchup on them. If there is, throw the clothes into the nearest trash can (note that you should throw them into the trash can, do not litter (this sentence is underlined)!).”

“12. There is a convenience store in the cafeteria, but it is not recommended to enter for shopping unless necessary.”

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“The convenience store can serve as a [Student Passage] for you to leave in times of need due to its location, but if you want to do so, you must purchase at least one item in the convenience store.”

“The convenience store only sells ready-to-eat food and daily necessities. Absolutely do not buy other things, especially 'student commemorative coins'!”

“13. At any time, do not pay attention to strange noises from the first basement floor of the cafeteria, even if you hear your name being called.”

“It is forbidden to go to all areas inside the cafeteria other than the student dining area, especially the first basement floor of the cafeteria.”

“14. If you accidentally violate the above rules, please leave through the [Student Passage] as soon as possible, then immediately enter the [Employee Passage] and ask the blue apron employee (note that it is a blue apron, not a green apron, and they must wear a badge) or the security guard for help. You must show your student ID card in advance before asking for help.”

“At all times, please absolutely! unconditionally! trust! the security guard! (This sentence has a particularly conspicuous bold underline mark)”

“15. If you cannot leave the cafeteria after violating the above rules, please go to the convenience store, persist until the convenience store owner appears, tell him the problem you encountered, and listen to all the arrangements he gives you.”

“As long as you abide by the above rules, this cafeteria will provide you with a safe dining environment during the opening period. We wish you a pleasant meal!”

After simply reading it once, Lin Yi's first feeling was that there was order in the chaos.

Each of the 15 rules, when taken out individually, feels very easy to follow and understand, but once put together, there seem to be quite a few blind spots in the rules.

And the simple “suggestion” that was originally written at the very front of the cafeteria rules does not seem so simple to achieve perfectly.

Judging from the cafeteria rules, once they cross the line of the notice board, then from entering the cafeteria, to queuing for food, eating, and finally leaving the cafeteria, the entire process is full of various unpredictable factors.

Eating a meal is like fighting a war. You never know when you will step on a landmine.

Unfortunately, Lin Yi and Wei Liang don't have the opportunity to defuse the mines. Once they step on one, they will explode on the spot.

Lin Yi also discovered a crucial issue: the convenience store owner.

If based on the student rules:

【If you see someone claiming to be the convenience store owner, please leave the convenience store immediately.】

But according to the cafeteria rules, the convenience store owner is someone who can provide help to students.

「So, seeing the same person, you can have two completely different options because of different prerequisites?」

「Under normal circumstances, if you see the convenience store owner, you should leave immediately.」

「But in a situation where you violate the rules and cannot leave, you have to actively seek out the convenience store owner…」

「Why is that?」

The two conflicting outcomes left him greatly puzzled.

Moreover, Lin Yi also discovered an extremely serious problem: the cafeteria rules only mentioned the security guard once.

「Security guards don't enter the cafeteria.」

This was Lin Yi's first guess.

「But… why is that?」

After reading the cafeteria rules, Lin Yi's forehead was full of question marks.

Just as Lin Yi was constantly generating doubts in his mind, Wei Liang first closed the cafeteria rules, took a deep breath, and said: "I've finished reading it. Lao Lin, have you finished reading it?"

Lin Yi looked at Wei Liang in surprise: "You finished reading it so quickly?"

Wei Liang asked back: "There's so little in total, haven't you finished reading it yet?"

"Liangzi…" Lin Yi hesitated, "Don't you think at all when you read books?"

Wei Liang gave him a disdainful look and said with incomparable pride: "Lao Lin, is this the first day you know that I don't like to use my brain?"

Lin Yi supported his forehead in shame and said speechlessly: "No… why can you say this with such confidence?"

Wei Liang smiled sheepishly, put away the cafeteria rules and stuffed them into his pants pocket, and then said: "Hey, there are many strange things on this campus. Let's take it one step at a time!"

"Besides, I'm starving to death right now. Even if you want to start a passionate brainstorming session, you have to wait until we're full, right?"

Lin Yi couldn't resist Wei Liang, so he had to put away the cafeteria rules and said helplessly: "Then let's go eat first."

"Bingo! That's right, let's go!" Wei Liang said excitedly.

At this moment, he suddenly saw something and couldn't help muttering: "Huh? That person looks a bit familiar! Damn, why is it her?!"

Lin Yi looked in the direction of the sound, and a chill immediately ran up his spine!

On the campus road not far away, a female student wearing a sailor suit and a pink cartoon cat hairpin appeared.

It was the girl who came to the campus with them on the same blue bus yesterday!

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