Hearing a man's scream from inside the Muyang Middle School scene,
It was the first day the Muyang Middle School attraction was open. He worried the mannequins might not know their limits and actually scare someone into having a breakdown.
The school badge by
Chen Ge followed the corridor to the last classroom. On the ground, a mannequin's body was clutching its own head, seemingly trying to attach it to the shoulders but unable to find the right position.
"How did this mannequin end up outside?"
Chen Ge glanced into the last classroom. Desks and chairs were overturned, a complete mess, and several mannequins had lost their heads.
"With the scene this messed up, they must have been terrified. They probably wouldn't dare bring the mannequins outside."
He picked up the mannequin, leaned her against the wall, and fitted the realistic head back on.
He looked into the mannequin's eyes. Whether it was the lighting or not, he somehow felt this mannequin had gained a soul — he could even sense a hint of shyness and fear.
Chen Ge took out his black phone and scrolled through every page, but found no option related to controlling a mannequin's lingering obsession. He had no choice but to try speaking to the mannequin.
"You can leave the classroom, but you can't leave the Muyang Middle School scene. Understood?"
The mannequin didn't react at all. Chen Ge didn't bother waiting to see if it understood. He set her by the roadside and went into the last classroom himself to reassemble the mannequins.
"Of the four school badges hidden in the classroom, three have already been taken. This group's pretty capable." Chen Ge moved quietly. As he passed the middle desk, he suddenly noticed something by the table leg. "Why is there a phone here?"
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"Did you guys hear someone talking behind us?" Pei Hu's legs were trembling. He kept looking back with every step, and even Xia Meili couldn't stand it anymore.
"Big Cat, if you're really scared, just stay here and wait for us to come back."
"Who are you talking about? Meili, you didn't see what it was like back there. The classroom was extremely dark. I used my phone for light, and I had to lean my face right in to barely see. And just as I was concentrating on untying the rope — click — the mannequin's head just spun right around!" Even thinking about it now, Pei Hu was still shaken. He gestured with both hands for a while, then suddenly patted his pants pocket. "Oh no! I was so focused on grabbing the school badge that I think I left my phone in the classroom!"
"Then go back and get it. What are you telling me for?" Xia Meili gave Pei Hu a disdainful look.
"You want me to go back alone?" Pei Hu turned around with a bitter expression. The Muyang Middle School scene was eerily gloomy, and without his phone he didn't even have a light. "Forget it. I'll have the haunted house staff come look for it after we get out."
He hurried to catch up with the others. The five tourists had stopped at the first fork in the road.
"How big is this haunted house? Two paths was already something, but you can't even see the end of either one!" Pei Hu squeezed over to Wang Hailong. "Brother Long, turn back while you can!"
"Get lost." Wang Hailong was feeling uneasy too, but he didn't want to show it in front of Dou Menglu. "A third of our experience time is already gone, and there are still twenty school badges we haven't found. The five of us walking together is basically the same as one person — what a waste. How about this: Wenlong and Pei Hu take the left passage, and I'll take Menglu and Meili down the right passage. What do you guys think?"
"We're fine with it." The two girls spoke up first.
"I don't have a problem with it either. Even if we fail this challenge, we should still go through every scene and pave the way for the guys who come after us." Wang Wenlong's thinking was actually quite clear.
"Then it's settled. You two stick close to me." Wang Hailong led the two women down the path toward the girls' dormitory.
"What the hell! Couldn't you at least ask for my opinion?"