Chapter 18: Four Patterns
Gao Ying returned to his original house.
He was still looking at the exam paper over and over again.
Ji Yixuan sat next to him.
"Yixuan, from now on, what I ask, you just need to nod, shake your head, and don't speak. But I don't ask questions, I don't say anything. Do you understand? Nodding your head, shaking your head, and no more superfluous movements. β
Gao Ying's serious tone made Ji Yixuan realize that he must have something special in mind. However, Gao Ying just stared at the exam paper and didn't say anything, which made Ji Yixuan not understand what medicine he was selling in his gourd.
Finally...... Gao Ying saw that the eyes of the skull ...... Closed!
He immediately looked at Ji Yixuan and said in the fastest voice: "What did you find before?" Right? β
Ji Yixuan nodded immediately.
"Found a clue?"
Ji Yixuan nodded.
Gao Ying stared at the skeleton with its eyes closed, and then continued to ask, "Have you ever seen a ghost?" β
Ji Yixuan shook his head.
"Did you find a clue that got you to answer the question directly?"
Shake oneβs head.
Gao Ying took a deep breath, but the skeleton still didn't open its eyes.
"Is the clue you found in you?"
Ji Yixuan nodded.
At this time, the skeleton opened its eyes!
Gao Ying immediately stood up and said, "Okay, I'm done asking." β
The question just now, whether or not it is suspected of cheating, is the most reasonable to ask when the skeleton closes its eyes. Even if the skeleton suddenly opened his glasses, Gao Ying could stop at any time when he spoke at a slow pace, and Ji Yixuan's simple nodding and shaking his head could not be judged as cheating.
Gao Ying even considered formulating a code to communicate with each other. However, the frequent use of codes is too dangerous for the skull who can supervise the exam papers at any time. Moreover, this only works for objective questions.
Ji Yixuan asked puzzledly: "Gao ......"
"Don't ask anything."
Gao Ying knew that Ji Yixuan had found some clues, but since it was not a clue that could be solved directly, there was no need to take risks to cheat. At present, there is still time, and for the time being, it is still prudent.
"Speaking of which...... I'm getting sleepy......" Ji Yixuan realized something, although it was daylight outside, but ...... He entered in the early hours of yesterday morning, which also directly led to the "jet lag" problem.
"If you're sleepy, just sleep for a while. Well...... You don't snore when you sleep, do you? β
"Won't ......"
"That's good."
Ji Yixuan didn't know the rules for skeletons to close their eyes, so he didn't understand Gao Ying's questioning at all. He also didn't let Ji Yixuan talk in detail about what he experienced with Lan Xinzhu, obviously worried that his experience involved cheating. Yes, if that piece of paper is shown to Gao Ying, it is equivalent to Gao Ying cheating.
"Then I...... Let's get some sleep, right? β
With Gao Ying waiting, Ji Yixuan closed his eyelids with peace of mind. He...... It's so tiring.
But as soon as he closed his eyes, Ji Yixuan thought of Lan Hsinchu. Thinking of the terrible howl before she died......
Of course, even back then, he would have made the same choice. If he hadn't made such a choice at that time, he wouldn't have survived at all. It's just that his thoughts are too chaotic to make it difficult for him to sleep for a while.
Gao Ying looked at Ji Yixuan, who was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, continued to pick up the exam paper in front of him, and began to check the question of the paper.
"The ghosts mentioned in the exam question...... It hasn't been seen yet. β
This time the exam was different from the last one, and the pace seemed to be quite slow. And Gao Ying judges, this is to give candidates more time to judge and analyze. At the same time, beware of the appearance of ghosts in advance.
"The Boy in Red...... And also...... The village chief ......"
He is most concerned about the "village chief" mentioned in the examination paper.
Outside the village, everything was still covered in dead silence. In this silent world, Gao Ying felt unprecedented depression. Frankly speaking, even if a ghost comes out, it is better than the current situation, with no clues.
"Girl in black dress ......" Gao Ying pointed to another term mentioned on the exam paper that he cared about. The girl in the black dress, in the exam paper, the multiple-choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions appeared a total of three times. This made him a little concerned.
One of the multiple-choice questions is to choose a girl in a black dress...... Or should it be the name of a female ghost. Then the 4 options are given, all with different names.
"Lan Ying...... Wu Hui ...... Han Xiaoyan...... Su Yiyi ......"
What really happened to this village in the past?
He always felt that this curse did not arise for no reason. Behind it, there may be some mystery hidden.
In fact, what worries him the most is the last question of the multiple-choice question.
The question reads, "When you see which of the following patterns, you have to run away?" β
The four options are four strange patterns, a black five-pointed star in a circle, an animal head that resembles a dragon or lizard, a flat human head, and the last option is an image that looks like five black fingers.
These 4 images were firmly remembered by every candidate, however, no one found any of them.
"From the exam questions, I can't analyze the reason why the ghost acted and why the test taker was killed based on the sound. The only thing that can be assured is that the so-called 'girl in red' and 'girl in black dress' do not directly indicate that they are ghosts ......"
There is no mention of "ghost" anywhere in the exam questions, and even the word "ghost hitting the wall" does not appear. So, they may be ghosts, villagers who died in vain, or both.
"Did I miss an important clue?"
Over time, it's simply hard to predict what will happen next. Relying only on the limited information about these questions, there is nothing to be deduced at all.
"Gotta go out and explore again before it gets dark."
Gao Ying decided to find time to sleep for a while and recuperate. If you don't continue to explore in the village, you won't be able to do the exam papers. Now, he has no other choice, no matter how dangerous the road ahead is, he has to go!
This is the only way to eternal life...... Cruel path!
Time keeps ticking......
Each candidate has their own thoughts and ideas, they constantly analyze each exam question, and they have formed teams in the village to explore. And they no longer trust Gao Ying, so the rest of the candidates have also become a mess of scattered sand, going their own way. And over time, it has also been discovered...... The secret of the skeleton's closed eyes! There is always no shortage of smart people, and some people have begun to speculate, does this mean that it is possible to cheat? But even if they came to ask Gao Ying, Gao Ying would not tell the truth. After all, it would be troublesome if they came to snatch their exam papers while the skeleton was closing its eyes because of this.
Finally...... After recuperation, a new round of exploration has started again!
And this time, the number of people who followed Gao Ying's action was greatly reduced, and only two boys were willing to continue to follow them.
However, Gao Ying ...... about this It doesn't matter in the first place, there are many people, but it may cause a lot of trouble.
And this time, Gao Ying's goal is to ...... Find a way to find the village chief's house!