Chapter 142 Shh! Just follow the "rules" (18)
Chapter 142 Shh! Just follow the "rules" (18)
When Qi Xia woke up again, she looked around in confusion through the gauze window.
After struggling to lift his head, he could easily tell from the faint light emanating from above and the drifting ghosts that he was in a haunted house.
Qi Xia stood up, looked at the gate not far from her, pushed it open, and walked out.
Contrary to expectations, the door she walked through was an entrance, not an exit.
To be honest, I've felt heavy since just now, and my vision has been strange.
Qi Xia gripped the hand tightly and felt a soft, yielding resistance.
I had a guess in my mind.
She reached up and touched her head, and sure enough, she touched a round brain.
So am I wearing a mascot costume now?
I thought it was a lingering effect of being attacked by a unicorn before.
Right, is everything alright now that the unicorn attack happened?
Thinking this, Qi Xia untied the strap securing her chin and removed the skull.
Qi Xia glanced at her mascot costume, not knowing why she had this idea.
It is a little white fox with pink pointed ears and paw pads.
Oh my, so cute.
No, no, apart from wearing a mascot costume, there's really nothing wrong with my appearance.
And this mascot costume, apart from being a bit heavy, is surprisingly comfortable!
Before I fainted, I overheard a conversation...
Qi Xia was still figuring out how to take off the mascot costume when she was stopped by a puppy mascot that appeared out of nowhere.
The puppy doll somewhat violently took her head from her hand and put it on her head.
Then, without saying a word, he grabbed Qi Xia's hand and led her into the haunted house.
Qi Xia knew he meant her no harm, but he was indeed a bit too lenient with her.
He could only hold onto the fox's head while staggering to keep up with his pace.
After entering the haunted house, the puppy doll removed its head, revealing a rugged, muscular man's face.
My medium-length hair was a bit messy, I don’t know if it was from being pressed down by my scalp or from not taking care of it for a long time.
He brushed a strand of hair from his forehead, sighed, and said to Qi Xia, "Don't you have any professional ethics?! How can a mascot remove his head in public?"
Qi Xia blinked, never expecting this tough guy to say something like that.
Seeing that Qi Xia did not answer, he coughed lightly, and then shouted in a loud and clear voice, "Did you hear me?!"
Qi Xia instantly felt like she was back in her freshman year military training. She straightened her back, saluted quickly and practiced, and replied in a deep voice, "Yes, sir!"
The tough guy nodded in satisfaction, revealing an expression that said, "This kid is teachable."
He then said, "But you can take it off and rest inside the haunted house, or you can go to the rest room inside the haunted house to rest. Just be careful to avoid people, especially people dressed as ghosts!"
Qi Xia nodded as if she understood, and was about to remove the skull when the tough guy stopped her.
"My name is Wu An. You better keep your head safe. Let me show you the rules at the entrance of the haunted house first."
As she spoke, Qi Xia could only steady her head. She had just fastened the straps and hadn't even had time to fasten the safety buckle when Wu An, who had quickly put on his headgear, hurriedly dragged her to the entrance of the haunted house.
Wu An searched around the entrance of the haunted house for quite a while.
After a while, he parted a clump of bushes about half a person's height, revealing a small sign, and then called Qi Xia over.
Qi Xia leaned closer to take a look, and sure enough, it was another notice—
If you are fortunate enough to see this notice, please do not make it public. It is taboo for others to find out that you have seen it.
As you can tell from the rules on the map, this amusement park is not safe, and is even eerie.
We are an undercover government organization dedicated to protecting innocent tourists. Please be sure to follow the following rules to ensure your safety, as this is your only way to escape this amusement park.
• Upon entering the haunted house, you'll find no one there. Simply pick up a black uniform at the entrance and put it on. This is the only way to signal to our staff that you're being rescued. Our staff will notice your clothing as you walk around outside. Don't worry about being bothered by official park staff; they won't bother you.
• Avoid going to the area around the carousel.
• Make sure there are clowns, clown dolls, and people wearing clown noses wherever you are. Clowns are our code; they symbolize "safety" and "protection."
• When you get to the bumper car area, do not look at the signs.
• Do not trust or follow any of the signs on the map. If you do follow any of them, immediately check the map provided at the zoo entrance (each person has one) marked with a dotted line. Tear off the map along the dotted line, go to the bumper car area, and give the piece of paper to the clown as discreetly as possible. You can then leave the park. After that, go to the Ferris wheel for a ride. After being guided by the clown, you can safely leave the amusement park.
The rules, which completely reversed the logic compared to the previous ones, allowed the eeriness of this amusement park to erupt.
But Qi Xia wasn't surprised.
She turned to Wu An as if to say something, but Wu An interrupted her: "Just do as I say for now, don't ask any more questions, and don't overthink it."
Qi Xia always felt that Wu An had something left unsaid.
For example: Survive first, then we'll talk.
Through the gauze-covered window, Wu An's puppy head revealed no emotion, but Qi Xia could sense his seriousness.
Qi Xia silently fastened the safety buckle on the skull and nodded.
Wu An breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "That's more like it. We shouldn't make things difficult for ourselves."
"By the way, I'd like to add a few more points, which are the experiences I've summarized over the past few months."
"In addition to what's on the notice, if you feel tired, you can rest in the Ferris wheel cabin or the rest area in the haunted house."
"Just keep an eye on the clown's help at the Ferris wheel, and focus on the haunted house."
"Come, come, come with me."
Wu An led Qi Xia back into the haunted house.
Upon entering the haunted house, Qi Xia noticed a bar-like area with an acrylic signboard behind it.
Just as she was about to go take a look, Wu An stopped her, saying, "You don't need to look at that; you won't need it for now."
As he spoke, Wu An led Qi Xia around an area where eerie ghost lights flickered, turned to the left, and opened a passage.
Inside, several doors appeared, arranged in a hotel-style layout.
Wu An walked to a door with a key in the lock, turned the key, and went inside.
As expected of a rest area inside a haunted house, it's decorated in such a sinister style.
The room layout was that of a typical hotel single room, but the decor was very strange.
Upon entering, two long white banners hung beside the door, almost like blank funeral couplets.
The only light source in the room was two candle-shaped bedside lamps on the bedside tables on either side of the bed, emitting a faint green glow.
It looks ominous no matter how you look at it.
Wu An removed the scalp, noticed Qi Xia's gaze, and reassured her, "Oh, don't worry about the details, at least the bed is very comfortable."
Wu An plopped down on the bed and exaggeratedly bounced a couple of times to liven up the atmosphere.
Qi Xia did relax a little, breathed a sigh of relief, and removed the scalp.
After taking off her shoes and sitting down on the other bed, she asked Wu An, "Brother Wu An, what's the main point you wanted to tell me about the haunted house?"
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