(Foreword)

The road ahead was thorny and bumpy, but there was no turning back.

(Text)

June 2, 2022 at 10:11 a.m

"Xia Cheng, what should we do now? As soon as we moved, the left and right walls would move with us, and even if we sprinted at a speed of 100 meters, it would be impossible to reach the staircase. Zhao Yuyu said worriedly.

I watched as the hall had been transformed into a fairly spacious hallway, and we had to figure out why the walls were moving, and what was going on with the singing in my ears.

"The years have passed, time is still there, I have never remembered the road ahead, and where is the time of the years silent." The singing in our ears is still melodious, but on the contrary, the expressions of all of us are extremely nervous, and if there is the slightest mistake, it will never be possible to see the sun tomorrow.

"Don't act rashly, I'm afraid that there is a sensor device on this floor, and if any of us move our steps, the mechanism on this floor will be opened." Xia Cheng bent down and tapped the floor lightly with his hand.

"What then? We can't just stand here forever, can we? Cui Li asked anxiously.

Nowadays, we are like stone statues that cannot move a single bit, and even if we know where the mechanism is, we don't know how to close it. Everything is like a still street, looking at each other, and the years are quiet.

The singing in the hall didn't stop for a moment.

"Damn it, this song makes me irritated." Zhao Yuyu gently patted his head with his hand.

Zhang Han frowned a little, and slowly put on his cool headphones.

Except for our restless conversation, all that remained in the hall was this beautiful melody.

June 2, 2022 at 10:16 a.m

A few minutes passed, and there was still nothing we could do but stand there and listen to the beautiful song.

"Why don't you say this song ends, and do any of you know the name of this music? Zhang Han: You usually like to listen to music the most, have you heard this song? Cui Li looked at Zhang Han.

Zhang Han was unmoved, and a slight sound of music came from his cool headphones.

"You're laid back. Cheng Yin, we can't stand here all the time, right? You'd better try to figure it out, even if it's as close to that staircase as possible. Cui Li became more and more impatient.

Judging by the speed at which the walls were moving, it was impossible for us to keep up with the speed at which the walls were closing, but what struck me strange was not the mechanism of this hall, but the song that surrounded my ears.

"Wait a minute, listen. Ever since we entered this hall, the music of this song has been playing, if it is an ordinary song, there must be a chorus, which means that there are always a few words repeated, but I have noticed that this song that keeps playing in our ears has not been repeated so far. "I vaguely felt like I had found some clues, but there were still many things I didn't understand.

"That's right, Cheng Yin, you didn't say that I didn't even find out, the lyrics of this song have never been repeated, this is too strange, is this the way to unlock this mechanism?" Lin Yun speculated suspiciously.

"What you're saying is indeed suspicious, but we still can't find a concrete way to unlock this mechanism." Xia Cheng fell into deep thought as he spoke.

"Like, can a few non-repetitive lyrics stop these two moving walls?" Cui Li said disdainfully.

At this moment, Cui Li suddenly changed his words, "I know, as long as we sing along with this song, maybe these two walls will be restored, so there is no word in this song that is repeated, in order for us to repeat this song." Cui Li said confidently.

Sometimes I really think that it is no miracle that Cui Li's IQ can be guaranteed to graduate school but a myth, and his words have completely subverted my definition of a science student, which is simply illogical, no, it is unreasonable! And what's even more exaggerated is that he said it was like that.

Before I could stop him, he was already singing loudly.

"Have we forgotten the years, but have we ever remembered that the blue lake, like a sapphire, remained in each other's minds."

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"Have we forgotten the years, but have we ever remembered that the blue lake, like a sapphire, remained in each other's minds." Cui Li sang repeatedly with the song that had sounded before. But except before the lyrics, none of the notes are the same.

"Cui Li, don't howl, if those two walls return to their original state, they must be frightened by your singing." Zhao Yuyu said mockingly.

What Zhao Miyu said may be a bit exaggerated, but Cui Li's singing voice is really not flattering.

"Cui Li, your idea is definitely wrong, if you can unlock this mechanism by just singing a few sentences along with the music, it will be too simple."

Cui Li closed his mouth in embarrassment.

June 2, 2022 at 10:26 a.m

Soon, ten minutes passed, and I stood in place for more than ten minutes, while Xia Cheng didn't speak all the time, pondering something alone.

"I don't think we can run to the staircase opposite, so at least we can run to the staircase where we came." Zhao Haoyu changed his thinking.

"No, once we go back, even if we can go back to the staircase, the walls will definitely continue to close, then we won't be able to pass through this floor again, and we won't be able to save Li Ruina." I objected.

"My head hurts, this doesn't work, that doesn't work, what should I do?" Cui Li had clearly fallen into despair. Now we are in a dilemma, if we move forward, our lives may be in danger, but if we do the consequences, we will no longer be able to save Li Ruina.

"Damn...... Cui Li suddenly stepped on the ground with his foot angrily, but it was good that he didn't move, and the walls on both sides began to close again as soon as he stepped on it.

The once spacious walkway became narrower.

"Cui Li, stop and stop stepping on it!" Zhao Yuyu shouted.

Cui Li hurriedly stopped moving, obviously he didn't expect that even if he didn't move and step on the ground, the wall would continue to move.

"I ...... I...... I didn't mean it, I really didn't mean it. I didn't know that this would trigger the trap as well. Cui Li said apologetically.

"Alright, it's all over. There was hope that we could go back, but now it is impossible to even return to the original staircase. Zhao Yuyu said helplessly.

Now we can only move forward, not backward, but due to Cui Li's previous actions, we are given less and less time, and now even if we are athletes, it is impossible for us to leave this hall that has become a walkway.

"I really didn't mean it, Cheng Yin, you know, I'm just in a hurry."

"Are you in a hurry? If I hadn't told you to stop, you'd have trampled on yourself if you stepped on it like this! Zhao Yuyu is still unrelenting.

"Zhao Yuyu, don't say it, Cui Li is also in a hurry, he didn't mean to." I started a round for Cui Li.

"Cheng Yin, you always help Cui Li speak, he just doesn't have a long memory, Xia Cheng told him not to be reckless before, but look at him is still like that! I don't think through my brain at all. Zhao Yuyu said angrily.

"Okay, okay, you just have to say a few words, the current situation is so dangerous, everyone's hearts are uncomfortable." Lin Yun said on the side.

"Time is like a flowing lake, never stopping, never stopping, not knowing where it flows, whether it is the mountains or the sea."

That's when the unthinkable happened. Just now, he was accusing Cui Li of not stopping Xia Cheng's words and acting rashly, but this time it was not Cui Li who acted but Xia Cheng. He suddenly took a few steps forward.

"Xia Cheng, you're crazy! It's getting so cramped here, if you take a few more steps, we'll die! Zhao Yuyu said in a panic.

But what shocked me more was not the sudden movement of Xia Cheng, but the fact that the two walls on the left and right did not move at all while he moved. It's impossible! I didn't talk about moving before, even if Cui Li stepped on the floor a few times, the two walls would quickly close, but why did Xia Cheng walk a few steps so swaggeringly, but the walls didn't react?

"Xia Cheng, why didn't you have a departure mechanism when you walked?" I voiced the doubts in my heart.

And Xia Cheng didn't answer me immediately, but motioned for me to be quiet.

"I looked at the shallow beach, as if the years had stood still, and the lighthouse in the distance shone on the harbor of hope." In my ears came beautiful songs and lyrics that were as beautiful as poetry.

Just as the song sounded, Xia Cheng took a few more steps forward, but quickly stopped. All of us were amazed by what we saw. Xia Cheng walked so casually in front of us, and the mechanism didn't seem to be activated.

"Summer ...... Summer City, this ...... What's going on? Why does it happen that when we move that wall, it moves with us, but you don't? I see, is that wall just going to follow me? Cui Li suddenly realized.

Lin Yun moved forward suspiciously, but the two walls suddenly moved, she suddenly stopped her steps and said, "It doesn't make sense, Xia Cheng, why do all of us move the walls as soon as we move our steps, but you don't?" Do you already know how to unlock this mechanism? ”

Xia Cheng said slowly: "Everyone, don't move, in fact, as long as I move like you, the wall will move with me." The reason why I didn't trigger the wall's trap before was not because I was special, but because of timing. ”

"Timing? What timing? Does this walk depend on the time? Cui Li asked curiously.

"Actually, Cheng Yin had noticed it before, as soon as we came to this hall, there was a beautiful singing voice in our ears, and we always thought that this song had never repeated a word so far, but in fact it was not. Although none of the lyrics are repeated, two identical words are repeated in each subsequent lyric. ”

"Years" I suddenly understood what Xia Cheng meant, and blurted out.

"That's right, those are the words. These two words are repeated in almost every lyric that follows, and at first I thought it was just a coincidence, but it was only when I moved for the first time that I realized that these two words were the key to unlocking the mechanism. Xia Cheng explained.

"These two words are the key to unlocking the mechanism?" Cui Li repeated.

"That's right, just when I made my second move, confirmed my suspicions. As long as you move when the lyrics sing these two words, the two walls will not move.

"I see." Lin Yun suddenly realized.

"Where are our years...", the song sounded again.

When I sang those two words in the lyrics, I tried to move the position, and sure enough, as Xia Cheng said, the two walls did not move at all.

"Great!!" Cui Li cheered happily.

In this way, we move when the word "years" is sung in each lyric. Soon getting closer and closer to the staircase leading to the eighth floor.

"We're coming to !!" Cui Li shouted.

"Cui Li, be careful, don't be careless, we haven't left this agency yet." I reminded Cui Li.

"Got it, Cheng Yin, I'm just so happy." Cui Li looked at me and said.

"The years pass quietly, and the memories of the past come to mind somewhere."

While the lyrics were being sung, all of us safely exited the facility and made our way to the staircase leading to the eighth floor.

Everyone's face was filled with the joy of victory, and it was indeed not easy this time. If Xia Cheng hadn't paid attention to the details in the lyrics, we'd probably still be standing there right now.

Just as we reached the staircase safely, the walls on the left and right sides of the seventh floor suddenly returned to their original shapes, and a spacious hall appeared in front of us again.

"You see, the agency has been lifted." Lin Yun looked at the hall and said.

"Yes, we are safe for the time being, but there are bigger challenges ahead of us, and we must be ready for it." I said in the direction Lin Yun was looking.

"Don't worry! As long as I, Cui Li, are here, you will definitely not be in danger! Cui Li said arrogantly.

"As long as you are here, you are our greatest danger!" Zhao Yuyu said on the side.

"I said Zhao Haoyu, why do you always like to go against me? I say to the south, and you go to the north. Cui Li looked at Zhao Yuyu.

"Saying that you always put everyone in danger." Zhao Yuyu was still very unconvinced.

"You guys, don't say a word, let's hurry up, Li Ruina is still waiting for us to rescue her." I said.

"That's it, I don't have anything to do with you." Cui Li said and walked up the stairs.

Cui Li!! Who cares about whom, you can tell me clearly! Zhao Yuyu quickly chased after him.

(End of chapter)