Part 4 of Chapter 46
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Do You Still Hate Her? 36 – Escape Room [Completed]
At this point, she had no choice but to stop her performance and start narrating the story.
“My name is Xiaofang. I’m begging you to help me…”
Shang Lu interrupted, “Should I help you pick up your head in the bathroom?”
Song Zeqian : “?”
The female ghost had a stiff expression.
[Shang Lu, why are you rushing to answer? Hahaha]
[Can you give the female ghost a little face? I’m begging you both.]
The female ghost ignored Shang Lu’s words and continued her performance because the mission was different this time.
She covered her face and squatted down, crying in pain, “I didn’t mean to betray my classmates. I didn’t want to, but I had no choice. It was all because the teacher forced me. Today, the teacher asked me to go to the headmaster’s office, but every student who went to see the headmaster ended up committing suicide. I’m really scared. Can you go in my place?”
After saying this, the female ghost raised her tearful eyes, but her expression remained stiff.
Because in front of her—
There was no one left!
What was going on?
Where were Shang Lu and Song Zeqian? Could they please stick to the script? She felt so embarrassed!
Meanwhile, the live stream audience in Shang Lu and Song Zeqian’s room burst into laughter.
[The moment the female ghost started her performance, Shang Lu grabbed Song Zeqian’s sleeve and dragged him away.]
[They didn’t give the NPC a chance to finish her lines at all, hahaha.]
[I understand Shang Lu! The female ghost already covered her eyes herself. If not now, when would they run?]
[Director Song looks so clueless; he didn’t expect this new way of playing the game!]
Because Shang Lu and Song Zeqian ran away together, the program team had no choice but to force all the existing students to gather in the headmaster’s office through the loudspeaker in the hallway to conduct the end-of-month assessment.
Meanwhile, on their way…
Shang Lu and Song Zeqian encountered Lin Yanyan who walked out from another room.
There was a moment of freeze in the scene.
Only to see Lin Yanyan suddenly covered her own eyes, saying, “Oh my! Why can’t I see suddenly? I seem to have gone blind suddenly!”
After saying that, Lin Yanyan immediately turned and walked in another direction, moving with brisk steps.
“What a stiff performance, what awkward lines,” this was how Song Zeqian commented.
Shang Lu, on the other hand, burst into laughter.
[Lin Yanyan’s acting is too obvious!]
[What kind of acting is this? It’s like stiff reading! Hahaha]
However, in the end, only three people arrived at the office of the headmaster : Shang Lu, Song Zeqian, and Male #4 from <Love is Love>, Ban Jianbai.
Because on the way, Duan Anguo and Mu Chengyi teamed up to eliminate Yu Su.
And Ou Yi stubbornly refused to come out of the wardrobe, so he just wouldn’t come.
There was no way, even though only three people came, the process had to continue.
The headmaster had a sinister smile on his face and said, “As long as you are willing, you can all become good students.”
Shang Lu asked directly, “Tell us, what kind of punishment do bad students receive?”
Song Zeqian chimed in, “I am a bad student.”
Although Ban Jianbai didn’t know why, he followed suit and said, “Then I… I’ll be a bad student too!”
The headmaster’s expression immediately turned angry, and he started angrily berating them, saying they didn’t know what’s good for them and were refusing to become good students.
Shang Lu and Song Zeqian huddled together, watching his performance.
Shang Lu said, “His acting is pretty good, even the veins on his neck are popping out.”
Song Zeqian agreed, “He’s better than many professionals. He has a strong sense of conviction. He’s a bit wasted as an NPC in the haunted house.”
[Shang Lu, are you joining Song Zeqian now?]
[Welcome to <Escape Room>, oh no, wrong title, this is <Actor Training>.]
Although Shang Lu and Song Zeqian didn’t cooperate very well, the headmaster’s excellent acting still scared Ban Jianbai, and then the headmaster continued with his lines : “I know you want to leave this school, but they won’t allow it.”
After the headmaster finished speaking, a large group of students in black school uniforms suddenly poured in from the door.
Their clothes were all stained with blood, and the person surrounded in the middle was Xiaofang, who had asked for Shang Lu and Song Zeqian’s help earlier.
Xiaofang, with red eyes, said, “You refused to save me, you refused to help me, you are all the murderers who killed me! You should all die!”
The program team announced the current rules.
They had ten minutes to escape.
To get from here to the first floor, they had to crack at least three codes, and after ten minutes, Xiaofang and the deceased students would catch up to them.
Once they were caught, it meant being forever trapped in this school with these vengeful spirits.
If the password is successfully cracked and they manage to escape within ten minutes or avoid getting caught afterward, it will be considered a successful clearance.
The three of them quickly set off.
Because the time given was too short, the password difficulty wasn’t very high. The first two passwords were easily cracked, and they succeeded within five minutes.
However, the final door, the one that would lead to their complete escape, had only a photo of Xiaofang.
Shang Lu and Song Zeqian immediately began searching through the items they had collected from the dormitory that were related to Xiaofang, hoping to find information from letters.
“Wait… the ultrasound report in Xiaomei’s dormitory room is Xiaofang’s!” Shang Lu suddenly noticed something unusual and immediately had Song Zeqian try all the numbers on it, but it still didn’t work.
A horn sounded.
[Only two minutes left]
There were bloodstains on the ultrasound report.
Shang Lu suddenly thought of Xiaofang’s diary, so she quickly overlaid the ultrasound report with the first page of the diary. Indeed, every drop of bloodstain perfectly covered a date.
Shang Lu adjusted her sunglasses downward; the environment was already quite dim, and it took her some effort to see the numbers clearly.
This time, the door finally opened successfully, but what they saw inside was not an exit but an elevator.
Inside was a student in black clothing who said, “This elevator only allows one person to enter. Please make your choice.”
Ban Jianbai, upon hearing this, immediately wanted to rush inside but was grabbed by Song Zeqian by the collar and pulled back.
Song Zeqian looked at Shang Lu urgently and urged, “You go in! Quickly!”
Shang Lu had a look of confusion on her face and said, “But I’m the villain.”
If she goes in, doesn’t that mean Song Zeqian loses?
Song Zeqian responded objectively, “You did many things, and you cracked the code. You should enter this elevator.”
[My goodness, is this for real? Xiao Taoyan’s guests actually have such a warm and accommodating scene!]
[In other people’s shows, they help each other and create opportunities for each other. Our show finally has such a heartwarming scene!]
“Director Song is truly fair and just,” Shang Lu praised, then took off her sunglasses and handed them back to Song Zeqian. She also took out the envelope given by the production team from her pocket, found the pen left by Yan Zijiao before elimination, and finally wrote Ban Jianbai’s name on the envelope.
The loudspeaker immediately announced :
“Student Shang Lu uses a skill card: Death Note, eliminating Ban Jianbai. Remaining students in the class : two.”
The other guests had already left the scene and were watching the live broadcast together. They had also learned of Shang Lu’s identity, but they all fell into silence upon seeing her use this skill card.
Ye Lu’s voice sounded discontented, “Isn’t this too unfair? Why does her skill card a Death Note while mine is task?”
Lin Yanyan was shocked, “Oh my God, Lulu is incredibly lucky!”
Jiang Jing praised with a smile, “Shang Lu performed very well today.”
Meanwhile, Ban Jianbai, who was being watched by them, was eliminated and taken away directly.
Shang Lu looked at Song Zeqian and said, “You should go in.”
“Why?” Song Zeqian didn’t understand why Shang Lu was giving her this opportunity.
Shang Lu smiled at him and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t lose.”
Hm? I thought the card was used on Tang Qingqing?
Nevermind, went back to check and it was a reward for eliminating Male 1 lol