After the retired judge enters the escape game

Qi Wuguo watched Xu Jianshe's figure gradually disappear, he picked up the branch next to him again, and poked it into the gap.

Sure enough, the crack got deeper, at least this branch couldn't reach the bottom.

Qi Wuguo glanced back, Huang Meiling was once again controlled by fear, curled up into a ball and shivered.Hu Ziqian was stunned, probably because he hadn't shaken off the shock just now.

Zhu Ran was still silent, seeing Qi Wuguo looking over, he seemed to have misunderstood what Qi Wuguo meant, nodded and walked down the pool.

Compared with the other two, Zhu Ran seemed much calmer.He squatted down, looked carefully for a moment, then picked up a branch and started writing.

The dust at the bottom of the pool was pretty thick, which just happened to be an excellent medium for Zhu Ran to express himself.

Zhu Ran wrote: "What's inside?"

Qi Wuguo replied: "I don't know, I met Xu Jianshe when I passed by here yesterday, and he said there was a box inside."

When Zhu Ran heard this, a somewhat curious expression appeared on his face.He got down on his knees, put his face close to the crack and looked over.

Qi Wuguo said: "Although your symptoms are different from Xu Jianshe's, I suggest you be careful."

He paused for a moment: "People are always inexplicably curious about the unknown, and the unknown deep in the crack is quite attractive to some extent."

Hearing this, Zhu Ran seemed to feel that his behavior was a little abnormal.

He straightened up and wrote on the ground: "I have good eyesight, and I can see something blurry even in low light. It's very deep inside, and I can't see the bottom."

At this time, Huang Meiling and Hu Ziqian had calmed down and walked down.

They happened to see Zhu Ran's writing, and Hu Ziqian said something out of nowhere.

"I don't know where this crack will lead. I'm really curious."

Qi Wuguo looked over and felt that the crack was getting more and more abnormal. Judging from the performance of Zhu Ran and Hu Ziqian, this strange crack seemed to have some kind of special attraction, which made people forget their fear, and only remained with the unknown. curious.

Even Huang Meiling, who is extremely easily dominated by fear, frequently looked at the crack.

"It's almost time, we should go back to eat."

Qi Wuguo opened his mouth to remind everyone, which can be regarded as interrupting other people's untimely curiosity.

When everyone heard the words, they left one after another like waking up from a dream.

Before leaving the pool, Qi Wuguo found that Duan Li hadn't followed, he looked back, but saw Duan Li was still looking down at the gap.

Qi Wuguo panicked, he turned around and patted Duan Li.

"What's wrong with you? With your character, it's impossible to be affected."

Duan Li looked up, saw the worried expression on Qi Wuguo's face, and explained: "No, I just feel a little strange."

"Let's leave here first." Qi Wuguo said.

Seeing that the other party persisted, Duan Li's expression became softer.He nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk as we walk."

After leaving the range of the pool, Qi Wuguo was in the mood to continue the topic just now.

"What were you studying just now?"

Duan Li said: "The crack is very clean, which shows that the attraction does not come from the crack itself."

Qi Wuguo looked over: "You mean, the problem is not the crack, but the player himself?"

Duan Li nodded: "You can say that."

Qi Wuguo patted Duan Li on the shoulder, and he didn't let go of his hand after the pat, but took advantage of the situation and walked forward like this.Duan Li didn't seem to notice it, and even turned his body sideways, so that Qi Wuguo could use his strength.

"As expected of a professional, the perspective of seeing problems is different from that of ordinary people like us."

For Duan Li's eulogizing words, Qi Wuguo could easily pick them up.

Duan Li glanced sideways at the person around him, and what caught his sight was the pale skin on the back of the neck.He thought of the dark red lines on this skin, and heard Qi Wuguo say that he was an ordinary person, and felt a little helpless for no reason.

If it's really just an ordinary person, then he doesn't have to worry so much.

After a moment of silence, Duan Li said, "I thought of this because of your words."

"Ah? Which sentence?" Qi Wuguo was at a loss.

"Human beings are always curious about the unknown."

-

After dinner, everyone came to yesterday's treatment room again.

Today's attending doctor was replaced by Dr. Wang, who walked into the room and sat down.

"Let's get started. Today's audience will be very honest, so don't worry."

"Doctor, don't you think something is wrong?"

Doctor Wang glanced at Qi Wuguo and said, "I don't think so."

Qi Wuguo continued: "You didn't even notice that there was one person missing. I don't trust your hospital. No, maybe you found something wrong, just afraid that I would know the secret."

"..., control your emotions, don't make yourself sicker."

"Heh." Qi Wuguo sneered, "I raise reasonable doubts, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Dr. Wang interrupted: "The only patients sent in from outside yesterday were the five of you. There is evidence."

After speaking, he directly handed the folder in his hand to Qi Wuguo.

Qi Wuguo took the folder, and when he opened it, he saw the handover record on the top.

"×year×month×day, accepting five patients, the information is as follows..."

Qi Wuguo wanted to scroll down further, but Dr. Wang grabbed the folder away.

Dr. Wang glanced at him and said, "Sorry, the following content is not suitable for patients to read."

The other party's attitude was very firm, and Qi Wuguo even read a bit of warning from it.This made him know that he had to restrain himself, otherwise what was waiting for him was probably special treatment.

Seeing that the stab head had calmed down, Dr. Wang didn't say anything more, just lowered the curtain and dimmed the lights.

"Watch some adventure movies today and relax."

As the content of the film gradually unfolded, Qi Wuguo felt something was wrong.

This video is not an official travel promotional film or a nature documentary, but a private expedition record.

The content of his expedition did not appear, and Qi Wuguo also knew that it was not a simple content.Because before he left, everyone was against it. His wife, parents, and friends all disapproved of this expedition.

However, he did not give up and still insisted on going to the expedition site.

When his destination appeared on the screen, Qi Wuguo's premonition came true.

It was a crack, the same as the crack at the bottom of the pool, but a little different.

The same thing is that you can't see what's inside, and you can't see how deep it is.The difference is that this crack is very wide.

The voice of the photographer began to appear in the film. He babbled about the reasons for entering the crack exploration and explained the attractive reasons for the crack exploration.

Everything lies in the unknown, no one knows what is in this crack.The more unknown, the more people want to find out.

Curiosity is the greatest driving force for human beings to make continuous progress.

He explained it this way.Perhaps in order to prove his statement, he began to give examples.

The examples are all successful crack explorations, some found amazing caves, and some went through the cracks to reach the opposite side.Even if you find nothing and return in vain, you can satisfy your curiosity in the exploration.

Then, he began to enter the gap, and in the dim light, he couldn't see much.I can only know that the crack is getting narrower and narrower, but the photographer does not intend to give up.

He felt that he could still move forward, and he could still move forward.

The film continued in this oppressive atmosphere. In order to save oxygen, the photographer stopped talking, and only the sound of heavy breathing echoed in the long and narrow cracks.

The monotonous picture and sound lasted for a long time, and when Qi Wuguo started to feel drowsy, the sound changed.

"Damn, I seem to be stuck."

The film stopped abruptly, and the screen went completely dark.

The room was quiet until Dr. Wang turned on the lights, returned to his seat and asked, "After reading, do you have any ideas to share?"

Hu Ziqian never speaks out of his head: "Has the person who shot the film come out? Why is this film so broken at the most critical point? What is the follow-up? I'm so anxious!"

Dr. Wang smiled, and answered irrelevantly: "Look, people's curiosity is so wonderful, even a boring adventure record, once curiosity is aroused, people can't stop it."

After speaking, Dr. Wang stood up directly and said, "It's time, please go back to the ward to rest. Please remember, don't open the box."

Then, he ignored Hu Ziqian's protest and walked towards the door.

Hu Ziqian was once again influenced by the human design, and suddenly became furious.

He was about to rush up to grab Dr. Wang, but was blocked by Qi Wuguo.

Hu Ziqian, who was controlled by the anger, completely lost his ability to distinguish. He raised his hand and wanted to attack Qi Wuguo who was standing in front of him. Before he could touch the opponent, he was pushed to the ground by Duan Li.

Qi Wuguo looked down at Hu Ziqian, and said in a flat tone: "If he didn't come out, where did this video come from?"

Hu Ziqian was taken aback for a moment, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on his head, he calmed down, and even felt a little creepy.

-

Back in the ward, after washing up, Qi Wuguo and Duan Li lay side by side on the bed.

Qi Wuguo sighed and said, "I probably won't be able to sleep well tonight."

"How to say?"

"Think about it, the box is obviously an important clue, how could it be absent on such a thrilling day."

Qi Wuguo turned over and complained: "The designer of this game is too inhumane. The key clues always appear in the middle of the night. It's anti-human. He must not be a considerate person."

"The night is cloudy, which is in line with the actual law." Duan Li explained.

"Come on, I've been making games, and I have to be a little innovative. The protagonist of this game is a ghost, and it makes sense for the protagonist to appear during the day. During the day, ghosts run rampant, and everyone rests together at night. How nice it is."

"..." Duan Li said, "In fact, the main line of the game today is much clearer."

Although Qi Wuguo said that he didn't understand Duan Li's sudden change of subject, he continued to speak.

"The first person to die always reveals something," he said. "Curiosity doesn't just kill cats, it kills people. I just don't know how this sanitarium has anything to do with the mainline of the game."

Duan Li said: "The box. In the last game, concepts in Western culture appeared."

Hearing this, Qi Wuguo suddenly turned over: "That's it, I feel like there is a vague thread connecting these pieces."

The feeling of being suddenly enlightened was really good, Qi Wuguo was so excited, he didn't think too much for a while, and threw himself on Duan Li directly.

The eyes of the two met, and the distance was a little too close.

Qi Wuguo felt that Duan Li seemed to be stiff all over, and the opponent's hand was also placed on his waist, exerting a little force, as if he was resisting something.

Qi Wuguo was taken aback for a moment, and realized that Duan Li had a slight obsession with cleanliness, and he was okay with his daily contact, but now the distance was obviously beyond the limit, exceeding the opponent's bottom line.

Duan Li opened his mouth and exerted a little force with his hands, as if he was about to say something.

Seeing this, Qi Wuguo didn't find it hard to feel sorry for Duan Li, so he turned over consciously.

"Sorry, I didn't control my emotions, did I overwhelm you?"

"..."

He looked at the ceiling and said, "Pandora's Box, the evil result of curiosity. This game, I really like playing the combination of Chinese and Western..."

There was silence in the air, Qi Wuguo stopped, and asked with some uncertainty: "Duan Li? Are you asleep?"

Still no response, Qi Wuguo was a little surprised that Duan Li fell asleep faster than himself today, and it was inconvenient to disturb the other party, so he turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

It wasn't until Qi Wuguo's breathing became even and regular that there was a sigh in the room.

Qi Wuguo's intuition was indeed correct. In the middle of the night, there was another commotion outside.

This time, it was not the sharp sound of sharp objects passing through the walls and iron doors, but the feeling of someone talking close to the ear.

Qi Wuguo was in a daze, only felt that the voice came from a strange place, that place was deep and empty.

"I saw... I saw..."

The voice became louder and louder, from whispering to shouting, and the emotion became more and more excited.

"Noisy!"

Qi Wuguo stood up and met Duan Li's face with a displeased face.

Only then did he realize that Duan Li was sitting on the edge of the bed with his hands frozen in mid-air, as if he was about to wake him up.

Qi Wuguo woke up instantly, the voice just now was not Duan Li's at all, but Xu Jianshe.

"Eh..." Qi Wuguo felt a little embarrassed by his bad attitude, "You, did you hear that voice?"

"En." Duan Li nodded, then pointed to the bed, "The box appeared."

"Doctor Wang didn't come today?" Qi Wuguo felt a little puzzled.

"Bangdang-"

As soon as the voice fell, there was a strange noise at the door. It sounded like the lock on the door had been opened.

Qi Wuguo and Duan Li looked at each other, they got off the bed without speaking, and approached the door lightly.

Qi Wuguo did not open the door hastily, but chose to gently open the small window on the door to look out.

The corridor was empty, and the person who opened the door was nowhere to be found.

However, based on the length of the corridor and the time it took for Qi Wuguo and the two to reach the door, it is impossible for the person who opened the door to lose sight of him in such a short period of time.

"What is it that opened the door?" Qi Wuguo asked softly.

Duan Li slightly shook his head: "Go out and have a look."

The two of them didn't have too many scruples, considering Duan Li's strength in all aspects, there was indeed no need to have too many scruples.Qi Wuguo didn't think there was anything wrong with his mentality at all, and there was no need to make a clear distinction between him and Duan Li.

Teammates, it's a matter of course for each to use their strengths to cooperate with each other to clear the level.

After opening the door, he saw that a door not far away was also opened, and Zhu Ran ran out from inside in a panic.

Qi Wuguo knew something was wrong the moment he saw it.

The reason is simple, the room Zhu Ran came out of was not his room, but Hu Ziqian's.

He opened the door and went forward, but Zhu Ran signaled that Hu Ziqian was gone.

But Zhu Ran can't speak, and she can't communicate smoothly with gestures alone.

Fortunately, at this time, Huang Meiling also came out of the room. Her room was next to Hu Ziqian's room, and she should have heard the movement.

Huang Meiling looked shocked, and explained: "I, I was out of control just now, so I calmed down."

Qi Wuguo asked directly: "What happened to Hu Ziqian?"

Huang Meiling said: "That's right, you should have heard that voice. After I was woken up, I heard Hu Ziqian swearing from the next door. I didn't hear the specific content clearly."

"Then, and then, I was startled when I heard the door open."

"Crack." Qi Wuguo whispered, then turned around and ran towards the door.

He didn't disregard the rules set by the nursing home on impulse. This series of emergencies ranged from the exploration record in the treatment room at night to the inexplicable appearance of Xu Jianshe's voice to the sudden opening of the door.

Everything is to induce them to go to the crack.

Duan Li naturally followed, and Huang Meiling and Zhu Ran also followed after hesitating for a moment.

The four of them ran out of the ward area without any hindrance. The doors that were usually tightly locked were all opened. It seemed that only the four of them were left in the entire nursing home.

As soon as he got out of the building, Qi Wuguo saw the figure of Hu Ziqian. He was lying on the bottom of the pool, and his upper body had already penetrated into the crack.

"Beard Qian!"

Qi Wuguo yelled, but the other party didn't realize it, and still tried hard to get into the crack.

Qi Wuguo didn't stop when he shouted, and he and Duan Li arrived in the pool within ten seconds.

There was no need for words to communicate, Qi Wuguo only needed a look, and Duan Li stepped forward to cooperate with him and forcibly pulled out Hu Ziqian, who had half of his body stuck into the gap.

When Hu Ziqian was thrown on the ground, he was still frantically wanting to get into the crack again.

Duan Li moved slightly, stood in front of him, and said indifferently: "I advise you not to let us waste our energy again."

"..." Hu Ziqian trembled all over, as if waking up from a dream.

Qi Wuguo saw that he seemed to have woken up from some kind of dazed state, so he asked, "Why are you here?"

Hu Ziqian shook his head blankly: "I, I don't know either."

He got up, glanced at the deep crack, rubbed his arms and said, "Let's go back first, this place is very infiltrated."

Everyone turned around and walked back, Hu Ziqian explained: "I was woken up by Xu Jianshe's ghost screaming in the middle of the night, and then my emotions were out of control."

Huang Meiling asked: "You, have you been possessed by a ghost?"

He shook his head and recalled: "No, now that I think about it, I remember everything clearly, and my body also acts under the control of my own consciousness."

"From the time I watched that video, I was very curious. After hearing the voice of Xu Suggestion, my biggest thought was not to be afraid, but to know what he saw."

"Curiosity overwhelmed fear?" Qi Wuguo asked.

Hu Ziqian nodded: "It seems like this. Until you pulled me out just now, the only thought in my mind was to see what's in the crack."

During the conversation, everyone had already returned to the ward area. Zhu Ran, who was walking in front, pushed open the door leading to the ward area, and stopped abruptly.

Behind the door, stood a man.

Doctor Wang.

He looked over, raised his finger and started counting in the direction of everyone: "One, two, three, four, five, they're all here."

Qi Wuguo took a step forward as if nothing had happened: "Doctor, you are still up so late, this is not acceptable, the body is the capital of the revolution."

Dr. Wang glanced at him and spit out two words: "On duty, to prevent you patients from getting sick and sneaking away."

When Hu Ziqian and the others heard this, their complexions changed slightly, and they were caught when they left the ward area in the middle of the night. It seemed that special treatment was unavoidable.

Qi Wuguo was already prepared, his kind greeting just now was the foreshadowing.

"Doctor Wang, you have worked so hard. You have to go to work during the day and you have to be on duty at night. Is this why you neglected to lock the door at work?" He smiled. To trouble you, just go out and make sure all the doors are not closed properly."

Dr. Wang was silent for a long while but couldn't figure out how the matter turned into a mistake in his work.In the end, he opened his mouth and said, "Go back, you don't need to worry about the hospital."

"..."

The rest of the players except Duan Li didn't understand at all, and walked towards the room with a blank expression.

"Wait, remember, don't open the box."

After Dr. Wang finished speaking, he took another step forward and said something next to Hu Ziqian's ear.

Afterwards, he seemed too lazy to care about the whereabouts of the crowd, and turned around and left.

Qi Wuguo noticed this very keenly, but he didn't ask directly.

The result obtained at this time may not necessarily be the truth.

Until Hu Ziqian walked to his room and the moment his psychological defense was relaxed, Qi Wuguo raised his voice and asked, "What did he tell you?"

Hu Ziqian was startled, and subconsciously replied: "Tell me not to open the box, especially me, ah..."

Qi Wuguo looked surprised when he saw him, as if he was annoyed why he said it directly.He smiled and said, "It's okay, Dr. Wang is not necessarily a doctor, so be careful."

Back in the room, the two boxes were still quietly placed side by side, without disappearing.

Qi Wuguo glanced at it, and suddenly remembered what Dr. Wang said just now.

"Don't open the box."

He squatted down and stared at the box in a daze.Those two boxes had an ordinary appearance and were dusty. If they were in the real world, they would probably be thrown on the road and no one would even look at them.

However, from the day they came to this nursing home, Dr. Wang repeatedly emphasized the existence of the box, which actually made everyone pay attention to the box.

Qi Wuguo even felt that Xu Jianshe's vague meaning of "I saw it" meant that he saw the box.

"What's wrong?" Duan Li asked.

"Have you ever heard the story of Bluebeard?"

Duan Li shook his head: "No."

Qi Wuguo got up, went to the bed and lay down, said: "It's just like what I thought, but this is actually a story about curiosity."

"Let's listen." Duan Li also went to bed, and pulled the quilt over Qi Wuguo.

Qi Wuguo told the story in a few words, and then concluded: "People are very interesting creatures, such as those two boxes, if Dr. Wang only warned once, everyone would be obedient and no one would open the boxes. idea."

He paused for a moment, as if thinking of something.

Duan Li waited quietly, without urging.

"As a result, his repeated emphasis on not being allowed to open it made people more curious and wanted to open it."

"Including you?" Duan Li asked.

Qi Wuguo smiled: "It's strange what you said. I'm also a human being. Of course I have curiosity, but I can control it. I hope that other people will not be affected by Dr. Wang's reverse brainwashing."

Qi Wuguo said this because he felt uneasy, but as a patient locked in a closed room, the only thing he could do was to close his eyes and sleep.