Chapter 386 The non-existent room

Qin Manjiang rushed out of the kitchen immediately, but Shen Zu was a step too late and stayed inside for a moment.

Qin Manjiang went straight to the third floor without waiting for him.

When Shen Kui caught up with Qin Manjiang, he saw that he had just come out of the infirmary on the third floor.

Did he think that Yu Ruoli would go to the infirmary to find medicine by herself when she woke up?

What were she thinking... She didn't even know the layout of this nursing home.

What was Qin Manjiang doing sneaking into the infirmary...

Shen Ku didn't ask, after all, he himself was delayed in the kitchen for a while.

The two of them met and opened the door to the staff dormitory.

The lights were turned on, the dim light shone down, and the quilt was lifted.

As expected, Yu Ruoli was gone, but Xu Tingfang's body was still lying on the bed.

With Yu Ruoli's IQ and physical condition, she probably wouldn't walk around on her own after waking up. There is a high probability that the suspicious dean abducted her.

"Does he want to live?" Qin Manjiang whispered.

"It might also be clean." Shen Kui added.

Indeed, Xu Tingfang's body was still in good condition and had not been taken away, so there were only two possibilities.

Either the other party needs living people, or the other party needs people who have not been infected by "frog eggs".

Thinking of this, Qin Manjiang suddenly glanced at Shen Hu.

This guy put "frog eggs" in his neck.

Could it be that... he had already realized at that time that although "frog eggs" were a hidden danger, they could also avoid some "coveting"?

How did he find out?

Are there any similar records in "Records of a Sick Village" that he concealed?

"There is at least a half chance that Yu Ruoli is still alive." Qin Manjiang glanced out the window. Since the other party wanted to live, it was unlikely that he was just for the purpose of "killing a living person".

"We don't need to pretend anymore," Shen Kui's eyes flashed with coldness, "The old man knows our identity and purpose very well, and we also know that he is one of the weird ones."

"What do you think is the reason why he kept this layer of window paper and never pierced it?"

Shen Kui looked at Qin Manjiang and asked aloud.

Qin Manjiang also thought about this question. If the old dean is no longer human, then what is the purpose of performing this scene so enthusiastically and concealing his identity?

"I have always regarded things like ghosts, curses, and strange tales as powerful creatures that feed on humans. They have instinctive malice toward humans, and there is only one reason that prevents predators from attacking their prey. It also It’s not ready. Maybe it’s due to the restrictions of the rules, or maybe its own state doesn’t guarantee that it can kill prey.”

Shen Kui rarely expressed his deep thoughts: "If it's the former, we can find the rules that restrict it and take advantage of it. And if it's the latter... then now is our best chance to take action."

After Qin Manjiang heard what Shen Hu said, he couldn't help but nodded.

He had wanted to say this to Shen Kui for a long time.

"I came directly to the nursing home area randomly. There is a very strange and false rule in the nursing home area rules."

Qin Manjiang looked at Shen Hu, and the two of them spoke almost at the same time:

"All offensive behavior is prohibited."

Yes, this rule is very strange because it conflicts with other rules.

Other rules mentioned that there are six grumpy old men here, and they may attack anyone they see.

Doesn't the old man's aggressive behavior count as part of the rules?

This is obviously unreasonable.

After all, if it is just for players, then this rule can be written as "Visitors are prohibited from all offensive behaviors".

In fact, it said so. When Qin Manjiang saw it for the first time, he suspected that this was some kind of "self-protection" move?

Because he saw some guilt in this rule.

"Did you take anything when you left the kitchen just now?" Qin Manjiang suddenly asked.

Shen Mu glanced at him and asked, "When you entered the infirmary, did you also take something?"

The two looked at each other, and Shen Kui took out a bottle of cooking wine from under his slender suit.

Qin Manjiang took out a box of Huoxiang Zhengqi water.

"I heard alcohol works."

Qin Manjiang took the Huoxiang Zhengqi water and smiled.

Shen Ku couldn't help but smile.

"Let's split up. The only anomaly that can be controlled in this village is the 'frog egg'. No matter whether it is attached to the human body or not, if you throw it when you encounter it, it will always be useful." Qin Manjiang agreed with Shen Hu's idea. The phrase "Now is our best opportunity to act", he doubted that the so-called "no aggressive behavior" meant not to pour alcohol-laced water on the old dean.

The source of everything in this village is "frog eggs", and that thing is affected by alcohol, so... the old dean will be more or less affected when he is splashed with liquid containing "alcohol" ?

Moreover, since that rule exists, it means that "some form" of attack is indeed effective on the people in this nursing home.

If the delay continues, Qin Manjiang is worried that the effect of the attack will become less and less effective.

Moreover, although Yu Ruoli probably won't die for the time being, she won't have much time left and is probably already counting down.

The sooner she is found, the greater her chance of survival.

"I'll go find Yu Ruoli. You can continue to look for the house where the missing old lady used to live."

Qin Manjiang said to Shen Hu.

Shen Kui nodded slightly. Just as the two were about to go out, Shen Kui suddenly stopped and asked, "Do you feel strange that the eight rooms on the second floor are full?"

Qin Manjiang was startled. He did feel vaguely strange at the time, but there were so many things that happened next that he had no time to think deeply.

Now Shen Kui suddenly asked this question. Although Qin Manjiang felt a little unclear in his heart, he couldn't explain why it was strange.

After all, there are seven elderly people in a nursing home, a director and two caregivers.

According to the old dean, the two nursing staff have taken leave and gone home, leaving seven elderly people and one dean, so it is reasonable to fill eight rooms...

Seeing that Qin Manjiang didn't seem to have considered this issue, Shen Hu felt choked in his heart. He also vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Obviously seven plus one, eight people, just filled eight rooms, and then the dean was alerted. The dean came out of one of the rooms and stopped them. The whole process seemed very reasonable.

But...where does this disturbing and strange feeling come from?

"Be careful."

Qin Manjiang could only give a verbal reminder.

After all, what Shen Kui is looking for is a room where the "grandma" once lived, but can't find it now.

And what he was looking for was a secret space in a nursing home that had not been discovered yet.

In this kind of ghost place, there is no absolute safety, and it is impossible to find an answer for everything.

After all, the very existence of ghost stories has broken the logic of reality.

They can only try their best to understand the rules of [Tongjie], follow the logic of strange stories, and move forward arduously under the strangely formulated framework.

Chen Ku's eyes flashed. Before going to the second floor, he was going to go to the yard to verify one of his conjectures.

"Gone."

Qin Manjiang waved his hand, opened the door and left.

"careful."

In the corridor, he heard a low voice behind him.

Is Shen Kui talking?

How could it be...

Illusion.

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Chapter completed!