Chapter 132

Chapter 132

Two letters laid out the story's background, but the rest was a headache.

It was a puzzle box.

Called a Lu Ban box domestically and a puzzle box overseas, it was a device with mortise and tenon joints that was very difficult to force open. You had to find the trick to open the box and get what was inside.

Jian Jing pushed and pulled at it from all sides, but the lid would not open. She banged on it forcefully, but it still had no give.

The whole box was sealed tight, unable to turn or pry open. No matter what, it wouldn't open.

"A Lu Ban box, huh." When Cao Yu saw this thing he also had a big headache. "This is difficult. Does Teacher Jian know how to open it?"

"I hate that I can't just smash it directly." Jian Jing gave up and handed it to Coco, who was raring to go.

Coco took it in her hands to examine it, joking, "Rare to see Teacher Jian stumped. I thought there was nothing in this haunted house that could stump you."

"Misconception." She busied herself gnawing on a spicy stick, "This haunted house is pretty difficult, very realistic."

"The sense of immersion is strong," Jiang BaiYan said dryly, "I feel like I'm the extra holding the script to 'can't do it, too scary', then suddenly get eaten by the monster."

The others laughed loudly.

Coco teased him, "Have some more confidence in yourself. Wasting money hiring you for a few scenes as an extra, at least you've got to be the female lead as eye candy just waiting for the male lead to come rescue you and confess while surrounded by monsters."

The others laughed uproariously and pounded the floor.

Jiang BaiYan was very dissatisfied, "Why do you always bully me?"

"Because I got the villain's script!" Coco made a scary face, "I bully you so you can run crying to Teacher Jian!"

Jiang BaiYan protested, "When did I cry?"

Coco laughed, "Didn't you sob earlier in the tunnel?"

"Certainly--not!" He dragged out the words, "Teacher Jian, say something."

Jian Jing looked at them and scooted away, "Leave me out of your flirting."

"We're not flirting!" x2

Zheng Keyan's chopsticks picked up a fried noodle, watching the entertainment, "You two have great chemistry."

Han Bo put on a pained expression, "My ship has sailed with someone else."

Cao Yu just smiled without comment.

Jiang BaiYan pursed his lips and scooted next to Jian Jing, very aggrieved, "I can let her bully me, but how can you bully me too?"

"Oh, so only she's allowed to bully you and no one else?" Jian Jing smiled slightly, adding fuel to the fire, "Sorry about that."

Jiang BaiYan: [a confused face]

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After airing:

Comment 1: Laughed so hard I rolled out of my chairUppTodated from nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m

Comment 2: Little brother is too pitiful

Comment 3: Teacher Jian is sharp when she wants to be, no wonder she's a writer

Comment 4: One kill!

Comment 5: Coco and BaiBai's enemies-to-lovers is really great to ship

Comment 6: Similar age and looks, both skilled actors

Comment 7: What happened to the water-fire duo? You've changed!

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Gossiping and joking were great ways to relax.

Sacrificing Jiang BaiYan let everyone's spirits relax. The puzzle box was passed around but no one could open it. Finally they unanimously agreed to break it open by force.

The dinner knife Jian Jing had taken from the dining room came in handy.

She wedged the blade into the crack made by banging it, pried hard, and opened it. There was a hidden compartment inside, a special maze. There was a steel ball inside that had to be turned to the correct position to attract the switch's magnet and open the lid.

In short, super annoying.

What was hidden inside the puzzle box was a map of the hospital layout, and a computer chip.

The hospital had three floors, two above ground and one below. Aside from the normal halls and stairs, there were many hidden passages and traps used to capture or hinder wandering monsters.

"There's a nightly curfew at the hospital. The doors can't be opened before 7pm," Cao Yu analyzed the situation. "To leave here, we have to take the exit from the hidden passages."

Danmu 4: Where's the BGM?

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"We're ready," Cao Yu notified the others through the walkie-talkie.

The camera switches to the passageway.

The three people being chased relentlessly by countless monsters are going full throttle, acting according to plan.

The post-production thoughtfully P-ed a simple map to indicate the movement position of each guest.

The three regrouped one after another.

The first was Han Bo. Having been singing and dancing on stage for years, his physique was just different. He had great endurance and a steady level. He slid down the banister and brought a group of monsters with him.

Zheng Keyan waved her hand: "Come over here."

Han Bo stepped over in one stride.

The mechanism was activated, and the laser beams intertwined to trap the three little monsters that were following.

The next was Coco.

She attracted two monsters, still looking relaxed. She jumped and skipped down, pouncing over to Jian Jing's side.

The lasers changed again.

Jiang BaiYan was so lucky (the program team deliberately "took care of" him) that after wandering around the second floor, he attracted four monsters and almost crawled out of the secret passageway of the ward.

Danmu 1: Hahaha poor little brother

Danmu 2: The program team must have scared him on purpose

Danmu 3: dbq I laughed

Danmu 4: Why is everyone bullying little Bai hahaha

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"This way," Cao Yu directed at the staircase.

Jiang BaiYan sprinted, making full use of his long legs and finally ran to the finish line.

The lasers transformed, changing from a gathered V to the largest X-shape.

But as the saying goes, plans can never keep up with changes. Although the laser formations had three different types, ranging from small to large coverage. But the largest one was not completely overlapping with the previous one.

One corner was within the range of the previous one, but did not belong to the scope this time.

In other words, there was a monster...that moved.

The post-production inserted an animation explaining what happened.

Danmu 1: This tells us how important it is to learn math

Danmu 2: Got tricked by math huh

Danmu 3: Hint on the third watch, look at the tiles on the floor, there are some implications

Danmu 4: Teacher Jian didn't notice this time?

Danmu 5: She's not omnipotent, can't let her be responsible for everything right?

Danmu 6: Can we just watch the show properly? You can argue about anything

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To be honest, missing a monster wasn't a big deal, the problem was that the monster that slipped through the net wasn't a small one, but Helen.

Unlike the tall and sturdy-looking George who would be difficult to deal with, she was harmless at first, just going with the flow of being led over. But after being trapped by the lasers, she became visibly irritable at a rapid speed.

As soon as she got out of the laser cage, she started going berserk.

A sharp, shrill cry came from her throat, and then the whole hall began to tremble, the floor shook and tilted, it was actually a large mechanism.

A lot of plastic balls fell from the ceiling, ping pong bouncing down, smashing to the ground and bouncing back, indiscriminately attacking.

Danmu 1: Damn, the first time seeing the boss go all out!

Danmu 2: As expected, the cuter the loli the more dangerous

Danmu 3: Burning money ING

Danmu 4: The smell of money

Danmu 5: When will this haunted house open for business?

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