Chapter 9: A Special Trial
Down to the ground, the scene that greeted everyone's eyes surprised them, one by one opened their eyes and opened their mouths without speaking and stared blankly, this is a very wide space, many thick pillars about ten meters or so evenly stand in between, these pillars and walls, the roof of the shed are decorated with exquisite patterns and carvings of birds and beasts, and there are ten huge chandeliers above the roof of the middle shed to illuminate the whole space as if it were day. Suddenly, a muffled "clang" woke up the stunned crowd, and the door of the cellar where they had just come down closed automatically.
"We can't go back, what can we do?" Zhang Yazhuo said in horror.
Hearing her say, Liu Yichao hurriedly turned around and ran onto the cement bag and pushed the cellar door hard, but he didn't move.
"Is there anyone up there?" he shouted upwards, answering him in silence.
"Let's come together" At this time, Zhang Xu and Jiang Chunyu also ran up to push the cellar door with Liu Yichao, but they still didn't move.
"Don't bother, come down, let's see if there is a way out here," Yang Junsheng shouted to them.
So everyone scattered to search for the door in this underground space, Yazhuo followed Liu Yichao to search ahead, Han Xue followed Xiangni in the opposite direction, Zhang Xu and Yang Junsheng searched left and right, Jiang Chunyu ran to Yazhuo's side and said: "Sister, don't be afraid, follow my brother, my brother will protect you", hearing him say this, Liu Yichao turned his head and glared at him fiercely.
"Sister Xiangni, why do you say they kidnapped us," Han Xue asked tentatively in a low voice.
"You also went to Jimei Hi-Tech to apply, right?"
"yes"
"Maybe that's the exam"
"Exams?
"If I'm not mistaken, this is probably a kind of test for us from Jimei Hi-Tech," Channy replied after a moment's hesitation.
"Test?Jimei Hi-Tech?" Han Xue almost shouted.
"Be quiet" "If it's an exam, then we're safe"
"What you said seems to make some sense" Han Xue seemed to understand something, and nodded lightly.
"But isn't it illegal for them to do this?" Han Xue said indignantly.
"I remember that when I signed the interview agreement, one of the clauses was to agree that Party A would conduct an assessment in a special form and voluntarily give up accountability."
"Yes, I remember what you said," Han Xue seemed to be a little surprised.
"Okay, let's look carefully and see if there are any valuable clues," Channie told Han Xue as she glanced around.
The tall pillars naturally divide the underground hall into the middle passage and dozens of independent areas on both sides, each of which is divided into six districts with alloy glass, each of which is equipped with office desks, chairs, roll cabinets, and a computer on each desk. Channie went from neighborhood to neighborhood looking for useful clues, but she was disappointed that almost all the places were in the same configuration, and she couldn't even find a piece of paper with words on it.
"Could it be that the clue is in the computer?" Han Xue said to Xiangni.
"Let's turn these computers on"
Han Xue turned on a computer, but the picture stopped on an oil painting, as if it had crashed, no matter how Shanni and the others dialed the keyboard and mouse, there was no response, Han Xue then turned on more than ten computers nearby, and the result was the same. Looking at the painting, Channy fell into deep thought.
"It's all this painting, how can there be any clues" Han Xue was deflated and sat at a desk angrily.
"This may be the clue," Channy said flatly.
"What is the clue to a broken painting"
"This painting was painted in 1656 by the greatest Spanish painter Velas Guichi, entitled "The Palace", and is a painting of court life with genre characteristics, which shows the daily life in the palace. "In the tranquil court, Velas Guizhi is painting a portrait of the royal couple, and in the mirror opposite is their reflection"
"Wow, you're so powerful" Han Xue stared at Channy with envy.
"What does that mean?" she continued.
"Apparently you didn't listen to me carefully, what do you see in the mirror in this screensaver "Gong E"?" said Shannie, standing in front of the computer and pointing to the mirror in the painting.
"It turns out that this is a mirror" Han Xue felt her eyes clumsy and stuck out her tongue.
"In the original painting, this is supposed to be the image of the king and his wife, and the image in this painting is actually the Argentine star Maradona"
"Really, you're amazing," Han Xue exclaimed after taking a closer look at the figures in the oil painting.
"Why do you want to change the painting, it's inexplicable," Han Xue immediately wondered.
"Let's continue to look and see if there is any exit" Channy took Han Xue and continued to search along the passage.
There was indeed a door at the end of the passage, and Channie tried to push it, but the door was locked tightly and did not loosen in the slightest.
"Call them here and try them together," Han Xue suggested, and Channie nodded.
"Come here, there's a door here," Han Xue shouted.
"There's a door over here, too," he replied in an instant.
"Let's go and have a look at them," Han Xue pulled Xiangni and ran inside.
The hall was huge, and they ran for a full minute from one end of the aisle to the other. When they arrived, Yang Junsheng and Zhang Wei also arrived. The door here is almost the same as the one they saw. Jiang Chunyu kicked a few times with his foot, but he didn't let go.
"Listening to the voice of this door, it should lead to another dimension," Han Xue said first.
"You still need to say this, who can't hear it" Zhang Xue scolded Han Xue, Han Xue turned her head and glared at him, no longer speaking.
"There's a lock here, it looks like it has a code," Jiang Chunyu said, fiddling with a huge iron ring by the door.
"Who will open the combination lock?" Yang Junsheng asked everyone.
"Isn't this a joke, we are not locksmiths when we come to find a job, how can there be someone who can open a lock?" Zhang Yu choked Yang Junsheng again.
"I'll take a look" Chani said flatly, listening to Channie, Jiang Chunyu dodged to the side.
Channie held the ring and turned it left and right, but it didn't turn. The hoop is embedded in the door, and in the middle of the wings of the hoop there are five sets of small wheels that can rotate. Channie tried to flip the wheels, each set of wheels was made up of different numbers and letters, Channie had a hunch that it was a more complex set of passwords, so she stopped, and she fell into thought.
"What can I do about this?" Zhang Yazhuo said with a bitter face.
"Let's talk about everything we see, there should be clues," Channy affirmed.
"Clues, I didn't see any clues."
"What clues can the kidnapping leave behind, do you think we are playing a mind game?" Zhang Zhen and Jiang Chunyu said mockingly.
"Spain, Gong'e, Velas Guizhi, Maradona, this must be a clue, right?" Han Xue said with confidence in her eyes.
"Spain," Channie said, flipping the wheel. When Shannie finished dialing the combination lock, the closed door made a soft "click" sound, although the sound was not loud, but it startled Shannie, spain is the Spanish English spelling word, she didn't expect the password to be so simple.
"It's open" Jiang Chunyu pushed Xiangni away, pushed the handle down, and the door opened.
The door opened, but it was not a door to the outside, but led everyone into another secret room. Through the dim light, it can be seen that this is a small secret room, and the furnishings in the room are also very simple, on the left hand side is a row of antique shelves, and some plum bottles are simply placed. Bonsai rockery, facing one side is a white wall, the middle of the wall is irregularly hung with more than ten photos, the photos have people, there are also landscapes, there is a swivel chair in front, in front of the swivel chair is a Chinese-style boss table, the right hand side of the boss desk has a group of refrigerated cabinets embedded in the wall, through the glass you can see that there are all kinds of drinks and food stored inside, which is very tempting for the people who have not eaten and drunk for several hours.
"Come on, there's something delicious" Jiang Chunyu seemed to have found some treasure, pulled Yazhuo to the front of the refrigerator, quickly opened the cabinet door, took out a bottle of drink, opened it and handed it to Yazhuo, Yazhuo didn't push back, took a big sip of it, and then took the instant meal cake sent by Jiang Chunyu and ate it. Liu Yichao saw it in his eyes and was angry, but he had no choice but to move as fast as Jiang Chunyu, so he had to take some food and drink and eat it by himself.
Shannie took a bottle of drink, looked at it carefully, looked around, and then took a sip, she didn't feel hungry, she didn't want to eat what was here, she just wanted to get out of this predicament quickly, she was afraid that it would be too late to go back and her mother would be worried, the hateful kidnappers confiscated their mobile phones and watches, so that she could not determine the time, and could only come in about four or five hours by instinct.
"This is so delicious" Jiang Chunyu held a roast chicken, vigorously ripped off a chicken leg and handed it to Yazhuo, and then pulled another one himself, sitting on the swivel chair casually and eating it.
"You really don't have the quality, bring it to everyone to eat together," Zhang Wei shouted to Jiang Chunyu in a sissy voice.
"Isn't it fragrant?" Jiang Chunyu ignored Zhang Zhen and asked Yazhuo while eating. Yazhuo didn't pay attention to Jiang Chunyu when he ate by himself.
Channy didn't have time to care about everyone's arguments and appearances, and continued her search in this small secret room. The side wall facing the gate caught Channy's attention. There is a mural painted on this wall, with the sea on the left and the forest on the right, which is a golden road.
"You don't know who painted this painting, right?" Han Xue walked over, handed Xiangni a piece of bread, and asked with a smile.
"Yes, I've seen many famous paintings in the library, but this one I've never seen before," Channy confessed.
"You can see that you haven't been to the Confucian Mansion to play"
"This is a painting on the wall of a shadow wall in the back garden of the Confucian Mansion"
"No matter which direction the viewer is in 180° in front of the painting, they will feel that they are standing in the middle of the road," Han Xue said proudly to Xiangni.
Xiangni tried it left and right, and it was indeed as Han Xue said, no matter where she looked, she felt that the golden road was facing her.
"It is said that this painting was made by a servant of the Confucian Mansion, which means that we respect Confucianism such as benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, and compassion, and we are walking the Cotai Avenue." Xiangni hurriedly dodged a few steps sideways, looked at Yang Junsheng, nodded, and didn't say anything.
"Since it's a shadow mural, what are you doing here?" Channie glanced back at Han Xue and said thoughtfully.
"It means to tell us that this is a shadow wall" Zhang Yazhuo didn't know when he would come to see the painting, and when he heard Xiangni say this, he replied playfully.
Her words were unintentional, but Channie secretly felt a little reasonable. Channy approached the wall and reached around to feel it, although the oil paint on the wall was uneven, but she didn't find anything special.
"Come here, let's study what to do next," Yang Junsheng said to everyone with an old look. Hearing him say, everyone gathered over, but Jiang Chunyu was still sitting on the swivel chair, with a disdainful expression, and turned the chair leisurely while eating.
"Although we are full of food and drink now, we still have to find a way to get out of here, Liu Yichao and I are looking to find out if there is a way to contact the outside, such as telephone, computer, etc." Listening to Yang Junsheng, Liu Yichao nodded.
"Zhang Qi and Xiao Jiang look around to see if there is a door that can lead to the outside"
"Why should we listen to you" Zhang Zhen looked at Jiang Chunyu's disdainful look, and said to Yang Junsheng with some disbelief.
"He's right, let's go, let's take a look" Jiang Chunyu stood up unexpectedly, and pulled Zhang Yu through the door of the secret room and walked towards the hall.
"You three casually see if there are any useful clues," Yang Junsheng said, looking at Channie.
After Yang Junsheng finished assigning the task, he took Liu Yichao to find the phone. Han Xue whispered a few words in Channie's ear, then smiled and took Channie's arm, pulling Yazhuo to walk towards the hall.
"Wait," Channie stopped Han Xue.
"Let's take a look here again"
"What else is there to see here," Han Xue returned.
"I think there may be some truth in what Yazhuo said, if this is a wall of shadows, then there must be a passage through it," Channy fumbled around as she analyzed.
"yes, you look for any hidden passages, I'll rest for a while," Yazhuo said in a commanding tone, sitting down in his swivel chair. Han Xue glanced at Yazhuo and didn't say anything, and followed Xiangni to search around.
Zhang Yazhuo didn't care about Han Xue's eyes, she sat on the chair and shook leisurely, leisurely, she wanted to relieve the tension and fear for a few hours through these actions.
"Eh" "Bang" Yazhuo suddenly shouted in fright, Xiangni and Han Xue hurriedly came over to see, it turned out that she was dangling, dangling so that the swivel chair lost her balance, and when her body fell to the side, she kicked under the boss's table.
"Why didn't you carelessly," Channie hurriedly helped her up.
"It's open, it's open," Han Xue shouted loudly.
As Han Xue shouted, Xiangni saw that only the size of a painting was left on the wall, and the rest of the left and right sides and the top did not know where to shrink.
"It turns out that this is really a passage," Zhang Yazhuo forgot about his fright and said with wide eyes.
"Quick, let's go, let's go over and have a look," Han Xue said while pulling Xiangni's hand.
"Call them over together" Hearing Han Xue say that she wanted to go over and have a look, Yazhuo became nervous again.
"Alright, call them" Channie agreed with Yazhuo's suggestion, and turned back in the direction of the hall to call them back, but she didn't know when the door had closed.
Han Xue ran over to open the door, but the door was locked again and could not be opened. Channy looked closely, and there was no other mechanism on this side of the door except the handle.
"Let's go over and have a look first," Han Xue suggested.
"Okay, let's go" Channie helped Yazhuo and Han Xue to walk inside.
Behind the shadow wall is a square hall, which seems to be an office office, with aluminum partitions separating many independent office areas, each with a computer desk, a swivel chair and a computer. There is a chandelier fishing above each area, and the green lampshade exudes green light, filling the entire square hall with a strange and warm atmosphere.
"Where do I go next?" asked Yadra timidly.
"Look Inside"
Xiangni helped Yazhuo and Han Xue to search the entire square hall, but they didn't find any doors and passages. Han Xue walked into an office area, turned on a computer, and easily entered the system this time. After entering the system, the computer automatically started a program, and a statement popped up after the program was opened, stating that this is the assessment procedure for Jimei Hi-Tech to recruit talents, and the reference personnel are one person and one machine, and the candidates need to pass the assessment and be selected before they can be hired. After reading the statement, Channie and Yazhuo each turned on a computer, and there were many assessment questions, as many as 100 questions, covering a wide range of fields, including history, geography, literature, aesthetics, computers, and even logical judgment, mathematics, physics, chemistry, almost everything. Fortunately, Shannie not only excels in her studies, but also has a wide range of knowledge in her spare time, which is cold to her, and she can finish it in a short time, and when she is about to submit, Yazhuo stops her.
"Sister Nizi, let me take a look" Yazhuo didn't allow Xiangni to say anything, so she looked at it to herself.
"You can't do this," Han Xue hurriedly came over, grabbed the mouse, and submitted the test paper.
"You're so stingy, and you didn't copy you" Yazhuo almost cried out angrily.
"Okay, don't quarrel, go and answer the question" Xiangni comforted Yazhuo and motioned for Han Xue to answer the question quickly.
In about half an hour, the two of them also finished answering the question. At this time, Yang Junsheng also brought others to the examination room, it turned out that they searched in the hall several times, but they didn't find the communication tools, so they had to return stupidly, but they didn't want the door to be closed, but fortunately, Zhang Qian vaguely remembered the spain Spanish English password entered by Xiangni, so he was able to re-enter here. They were all surprised to hear Shannie say that they needed to take the exam, but they all turned on the computer and took the exam.
"Hello everyone, I'm sorry to frighten everyone," a middle-aged man in a dark gray suit who came in from nowhere said in a very magnetic voice.
Standing beside him was a young woman in dark blue overalls, this woman was tall, pretty, a beautiful woman, the fly in the ointment was that her eyes were full of coldness, which made everyone feel extremely cold, especially when a few boys saw her gaze.
"I am Gao Yan, director of the human resources department of Jimei Hi-Tech Group, this beauty is Wang Yali, the manager of our personnel administration department, she is the general person in charge of this recruitment assessment, let her say a few words for you, everyone is welcome" The middle-aged man stepped back after speaking, bowed slightly to Wang Yali, and motioned for her to come forward and speak.
"I'm sorry to tell you that we are very dissatisfied with your performance," Wang Yali said crisply and cleanly.
"In order to recruit our ideal talents, we racked our brains and designed this unique assessment method, which was supposed to test your ingenuity and team spirit in facing danger and resolving crises, but unfortunately only one of you noticed the anomaly, and the others were more like a swarm of flies enclosed in a bottle, unorganized, thoughtless, clueless, and running around." As a world-class high-tech enterprise, Jimei Hi-Tech is beyond the reach of all college students, and you dare to apply for the job with such ability, which really shocks me" Wang Yali said that everyone was red and dejected.
"This kind of assessment itself has problems, the first is that we didn't expect this to be an exam, and the second is that we are facing danger, and it is human instinct to find a way to get out of danger, where is there any time to consider what exam," Zhang Wei squeaked and whimpered in defense.
"Okay, for friends who have not been recruited by our company, what I said may be a little rude, I'm sorry" Wang Yali had a slight disdain at the corner of her mouth, but she still apologized very humbly.
"The results of your answers will come out soon, as for who to hire, please go home and wait for the notice!" "Take it in!" Wang Yali waved her hand outside, and a staff member brought in a black bag.
"Please take back your belongings and sign the receipt after making sure that it is correct" Wang Yali's voice suddenly became very gentle.
Shanni and everyone took back their mobile phones, watches and other items, and walked out of the house according to the guidance of the staff.
It turns out that this is a very beautiful place, with towers and trees, although there will be a hint of greenery, it also makes people feel like a spring breeze, and they don't feel much more relaxed.
When Channie returned to the hotel, it was already time for dinner, and her mother was anxiously waiting for her.
"Ni, that classmate of yours named Qu Yan'er came to you, and bought a lot of fruits, seeing that you weren't there, I left" Xiang Niniang pointed to a pile of fruits and said.
"I called her back, and she found us a place to stay, so we can go and have a look" "You're hungry, let's go, let's go eat" Channie took her mother and walked out despite her tiredness.
"Why have you been here for so long?
"It's okay, I'm not tired, I'm worried that you won't be able to eat."
"So much to eat, I'm still hungry"
"Then go eat some too"
Channie didn't say anything, she was worried that Channie hadn't eaten yet, so she would follow her.
The next morning, Xiangni and Qu Yan'er went to see the house, the house was very good, close to Qu Yan'er's house, she said that they could take care of each other if they lived closer, and when they were about to sign a lease, Xiangni stopped Qu Yan'er and told her about applying for a job at Jimei High-tech.
"Jimei Hi-Tech is the most well-known company in Binjiang City, I heard that their recruitment conditions are very harsh, and there are not a few who can be hired in a year" "How can you choose such a high company to apply? I'm afraid it won't work!" Qu Yan'er said to Xiangni in shock.
"Anyway, I think there should be a result today, let's wait" Channy replied with a little confidence.
"You, my sister-in-law, be whimsical" "I'll talk to my eldest sister in the afternoon to see if I can arrange you to their newspaper office" "It's not far from here, and it's only five stops away by bus" Qu Yan'er said reproachfully.
"I want to wait for the results," Channy said stubbornly.
"You stupid girl" Qu Yan'er didn't insist anymore, explained to the landlord, and took Shanni back to the hotel.
"Hello, you are Li Xiangni, right?" "You have been hired by us, Jimei Hi-Tech welcomes your arrival" At two o'clock in the afternoon, Xiangni's mobile phone received a call from Jimei Hi-Tech. Shanni, who received the notice, didn't feel very surprised, nor was she too excited, she called and told Qu Yan'er, Qu Yan'er was very excited, and also expressed envy, so that she must cherish the opportunity, go to work as required, and go out to celebrate with the eldest sister and Xiumei on the weekend.