Youyou sat at the dining table, eating the food on the plate in front of her, and asked Qianye without raising her head.
Hotel canteen.
Now Qianye has become accustomed to those disgusting foods. If he doesn't eat, he will starve to death. It's just a little unappetizing. As long as he doesn't overthink it, he can still swallow those things into his stomach.
He has already thought about the ways to deal with women and the loopholes in the rules, so he doesn't think it is a problem now.
"It's very simple. Since the rules are triggered when she makes a sound, whether I stay in the room or go to check, I will touch the taboo. So after excluding all wrong answers, the truth is often the most outrageous.
that one."
Qianye answered, then forked a piece of bloody large intestine on the plate and put it into his mouth.
"Oh? Tell me in detail."
Yoyo thinks it's a bit interesting.
Hearing that Qianye had thought of a solution, she was actually happier than the other party.
"First, it is necessary to unlock her secret."
"Before you can solve the weirdness, you need to understand what her rules are. There is no doubt about it."
"So I have to bypass the two unfeasible methods just mentioned and use another method to understand it, that is, I have to know what she makes the sound without touching the taboo."
Qianye spoke, first laying out the direction of his thoughts.
It was Youyou who asked him to undergo this so-called test. If he fails to pass the test, he will need correction from the other party.
"Then what?"
Yoyo then asked curiously.
"Then things will be very simple. They will come to the cafeteria to eat at this time every day, so I only need to enter room 304 in advance when they leave."
"I have observed the door lock of this hotel. It is not a special door lock. I have stolen the key from the boss. As long as I enter 304 in advance and hide without being discovered, I can know what they are doing to make the noise.
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Chino narrated.
Although this method doesn't seem to be anything worth mentioning, it feels like it can be done by ordinary people.
But the loopholes in the rules are often things that ordinary people can do, but have a small chance of doing...
From the time the mother and son appeared until now, their behavior and performance have all revealed weirdness and terror, which can give people the subconscious feeling that they don't want to get close to them.
Plus the strange noises made in the house.
As long as you are a normal person, you can usually think of only two ways.
Either they don’t dare to get close and stay inside the house, or they have the courage to check it out when the noise is made...
Of course, both of these methods are wrong and will eventually lead to the murder of women.
In fact, many people have a balance in their hearts, and most of the time they subconsciously avoid immoral ideas, such as sneaking into someone else's house first and stealing the key from the boss in the process.
There is no hatred or resentment between the two. Who would think of doing this?
Therefore, the simplest method often represents the correct one.
Get rid of all the moral stuff in your mind, and many things will become much easier.
At least that's the case for weirdos. After all, you can't suddenly recite a passage from the Tao Te Ching in front of someone when someone wants to kill you, and then pray that the other person will find their conscience and let you go, right?
This is no joke.
This is just bullshit...
"good."
After listening to Qianye's method, Youyou paused for two seconds and gave this evaluation.
Then she sighed softly, stretched out her hand in the direction of Qianye, obviously nothing happened, but Qianye seemed to feel an uncomfortable restriction inexplicably after the other party took his hand back.
It's like something has been pressed on my body, I can't tell...
"What did you do to me?" Qianye asked in confusion.
"Nothing, I just want to suppress your abilities first. Now that you have thought of a way, those things will only make your trial meaningless."
"Well... you shouldn't rely too much on external forces. More importantly, I hope you rely on yourself." Youyou explained.
After doing all this, she continued to lower her head and eat her own food. It seemed that this matter was not discussed with Qianye, but just used as a notice.
"external force?"
Qianye vaguely thought of what Yoyo meant.
He pondered deeply, and then tried to use his weird abilities tentatively. Unfortunately, the result just confirmed his guess. He now has no way to use even a little bit of his weird abilities.
No, it's not just that...
In addition to his grotesque abilities, he has no way to use strange insects or imaginative abilities.
Youyou just touched his hand casually and sealed off the few main abilities he currently relied on. Apart from being able to take out the bloody axe, he could hardly do anything else.
"Do I have to rely on myself?"
Qian Zhi felt a little helpless, but still didn't say anything.
He understands that his current position is completely passive, so he is not qualified to intervene or offer opinions on what Youyou wants to do.
Since the other party has requested this, then he has no choice but to agree to this option...
"Well, they're coming down."
"Whatever plan you have, let's do it now."
Youyou lowered her head and reminded.
Qianye turned her head without thinking too much, and she heard intermittent footsteps coming from the stairs.
Someone is approaching.
There are only so many residents in this hotel, so it must be the mother and son...
Ever since Qianye discovered that he could avoid the rules by hiding in the lobby, he has been doing this for the past few days. Whenever there is an abnormal noise coming from Room 304, he will go to the lobby on the first floor to escape.
But there is no result in continuing to avoid it.
Some things have to be solved after all...
The mother and son walked downstairs. They looked similar to before. The woman had an expressionless face and wore black hair. Most of her hair covered her face, and her facial features were blurred.
Her extremely pale arm held the little boy. The boy didn't cry or make any fuss, he just followed his mother obediently...
The two of them sat in their usual positions naturally.
He remained silent and did not speak, quietly waiting for the hotel owner to bring today's dinner.
"Then you eat first and I'll leave first."
Qianye picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth. Now was his best chance to take action. After greeting Youyou casually, he stood up and left.
When passing by the mother and son, neither party made any move. Qianye knew that he didn't have much time left, so he walked directly towards the stairwell without stopping at the speed of his feet.
He had to open the door of 304 while the mother and son were eating, and hide well after entering the room...
...
Chino walked up the same stairs countless times.
Arriving at the third floor skillfully, he finally stopped at the door of 304. In his hand was the key that he had prepared to steal. Trying to make sure that he did not move as quietly as possible without touching the voice-activated light, he inserted the key and opened the door.
Squeak~
There was a faint sound of a leaf closing.
Fortunately, the noise was not loud. Qianye turned slightly to the side, and then easily slipped into room 304, and he closed the door smoothly.
It's not yet late at night...
To be precise, it is really when the sun sets and night is about to fall. The sky outside the window is not too dark. At least there is a little light enough for people to see things clearly.
But after Qianye successfully walked in, he could truly see what Room 304 looked like.
The layout of my room is actually not much different.
There are only bedrooms in 304 and a bathroom for excretion...
The bathroom is very small.
Apart from accommodating one person to go to the toilet or take a shower, there is basically nothing else that can be done.
Generally, hotel bathrooms are not equipped with things like washing machines. This is common sense, so except for a slightly bulky sink, there are no other objects in the bathroom.
Hiding in the bathroom was obviously out of the question.
In that kind of place, even if a woman accidentally walks in, she will find Qianye's figure...
Giving up the idea of hiding in the bathroom, Qianye focused on the larger bedroom in front of her.
This time, he finally saw clearly the human sculpture he had seen before.
It was something made of plaster, big and wide, enough to be half a person tall.
The sculpted figure has no facial features, and even the muscle lines of the body are very blurry. At first glance, it looks like an embryo that has not yet been completed. Of course, it can also be said to be an unqualified thing made by an apprentice.
Just saying.
This thing looks a little scary...
It feels like an uncanny valley effect.
"If you want to hide behind the human sculpture, you should be able to do it by squatting."
"But the quality of the table doesn't seem to be much better. If I squat on it, the table may not be able to support it and break."
Qianye's mind was thinking rapidly.
He quickly dismissed the idea of hiding behind the sculpture.
Immediately, he looked at the bed again...
The beds in hotel rooms are all high beds with large gaps underneath, making it easy for an adult to get under the bed.
In terms of concealment, although the method of hiding under the bed is a bit old-fashioned, the effect is indeed quite good.
But its shortcomings are equally great.
After all, hiding under the bed requires people to curl up and lie underneath. If something happens, it will be inconvenient to react and move around. Therefore, if you are discovered, there is basically no room for resistance, and you will most likely die.
"Not even under the bed."
"The noise made by the mother and son looked like they were kowtowing. If they happened to find me under the bed while they were kowtowing, it would be over."
The bottom of the bed is also excluded.
There was not much time left, Qianye finally locked his thoughts on the wardrobe in the house...
The hotel on the third floor should be a relatively high-end room. In the rooms on this floor, the bald male boss spent money to place wardrobes in each room.
Although the style is older, it looks like something bought from the second-hand market, but it is much better than Qianye thought in terms of advantages for hiding it from others.
"Okay, that's it."
Qianye made a choice and chose the wardrobe without much hesitation.
This is the best hiding place he can find in the room so far. If something is discovered, he will have a chance to escape...
Opening the closet door, Qianye raised her legs and got in.
I have to mention that the hygiene of this hotel is indeed terrible. Just after entering the closet, Qianye smelled a very clear musty smell.
Of course I can't care about that now.
A musty smell is a musty smell. After all, you can't ask for a comfortable and comfortable place to hide in someone else's house...
"According to the time they eat, they should be going upstairs in two minutes." After these few days of observation, Qian Yimian counted the time and calculated.
Before the mother and son arrived, he used the blade of a bloody ax to drill two small holes in the top of the closet to ensure ventilation of the closet and that he could see outside.
Qianye did not take back the bloody ax. He just held it in his right hand and waited quietly for the mother and son to finish eating and go upstairs.
Two minutes later...
It’s not much different from what Chino calculated.
There was a burst of intermittent footsteps in the corridor. The sound insulation effect in the hotel was very poor. He could clearly hear the footsteps approaching.
Click!
The door lock was opened from the outside.
Through the small hole in the closet, Qianye saw the real mother and son standing at the door after finishing their meal...
He maintained his steady breathing, deliberately lengthened his breathing frequency, and tried his best to watch all of this silently without making any noise.
The mother and son opened the door and entered the house. The little boy first ran to the bathroom to use the toilet. This made Qianye glad that he had not decided to hide in the bathroom before, otherwise all his efforts would have been wasted.
The story has to end before it even begins...
The woman did not wait patiently while the little boy was going to the toilet. She was rummaging around in the bedside table, and after a while she took out a few sticks of red incense.
I took out the lighter and lit it, and puffs of smoke drifted from the incense head.
There is a mini earthen altar in front of the human body sculpture. Qianye has noticed this before, and there is no need to guess. He knows that the incense in the woman's hand is inserted into the small jar. This can be seen from the incense ashes around the jar.
...
Time passed bit by bit.
After the little boy went to the toilet, he sat back on the bed obediently. He didn't cry or fuss. He looked like a soulless toy doll, just sitting on the bed without moving.
The woman sat next to the little boy, staring at the clock on the wall without moving her eyes. She opened and closed her lips as if she was counting something, but her voice was too low for Qianye to hear clearly.
Six fifty-eight.
There are only two minutes left before the strange sound comes out...
It was very stuffy in the cramped cabinet with poor ventilation. Even though she did nothing, thin sweat began to appear on Qianye's forehead.
He also followed the mother and son to wait, knowing that what he needed now was patience. If he failed to hold back and the plan failed, he would have to start all over again.
Ta, ta...
The second hand in the clock beats regularly.
At this time, both the woman and the little boy stood up and faced the human sculpture. Their faces had no expression at all, and they looked as rigid as two bodies, which looked creepy in the dark night.