Chapter 21: Who is it?
"Xiao Xiang?"
"Who is Xiao Xiang?"
Xie Chen asked the woman with a puzzled expression.
It's just that after the woman said this, she began to fall silent again, and the whole person was confused and not angry.
Xie Chen frowned, and continued to crouch down to carefully observe her clothes.
The beige thin coat looks a little old, and it is estimated that it has been worn for a long time, and there are faint red marks on the wrists.
Is this a wound or?
Xie Chen squinted and moved closer, but the woman immediately retracted her hand into the cuff.
Xie Chen glanced at her in surprise.
"Conscious? Or is it pretending to be stupid? ”
These thoughts flashed through Xie Chen's head, but there was no way to confirm them.
Originally, I thought that the difficulty of the second dungeon might be reduced slightly, but now, it is definitely several times more difficult than expected.
After opening for business for such a short time, there are already so many problems that need to be solved when exposed to yourself.
And that's not even counting the ones that are hidden in the shadows and haven't discovered yet.
Xie Chen continued to squat for the time being, hoping that the woman in front of her would have any flaws, but she just sat in a daze from beginning to end, not moving.
There is simply no room for progress.
Xie Chen sighed, glanced at her, and then stood up and turned his gaze to the pool where a group of people were giggling not far away.
Maybe there are her relatives inside.
Just made up his mind to leave to inquire, but Luo Xi's voice followed closely from behind him.
"Xie Chen?"
"Come here."
Well?
Xie Chen, who was shouted by her like this, immediately trotted over.
Could it be that this guy Luo Xi knows that woman?
It's also possible, maybe this woman is already a regular customer, maybe as long as she has an impression, she can find a little clue.
Even if it's pitiful, it's a speculative direction.
Luo Xi, who had just finished checking the swimming ring, crossed his hands on his waist, and after seeing Xie Chen trotting in front of him with a smile on his face, he immediately knocked his head with his fingers.
"Huh."
Xie Chen immediately covered his head with his hands, and glared at Luo Xi with resentful eyes.
"Oh, what are you doing?"
Luo Xi pursed his lips, his tone was quite resentful.
"Why do you dare to ask me?"
"It's not as lazy as you steal, you've been squatting there alone and pretending to be since the beginning, what are you doing yourself?"
"Huh?"
"What's that?"
After Xie Chen listened to Luo Xi's words, his original train of thought was completely confused.
"And ask me what to say, is my words not clear enough?"
Seeing that Xie Chen's whole person was stunned like this, Luo Xi's mood was even more angry than before.
"I'm."
"I'll go talk to my sister in the evening, take the application to the curator's office, and see what you do later?"
Luo Xi's words also made Xie Chen a little speechless.
"Isn't it okay for you to be reasonable?"
"The woman was sitting there in a state of dementia, and I went over and asked if I needed help, was it wrong?"
"If this is also considered lazy, then what is busyness?"
Luo Xi blinked his eyes in confusion and looked in the direction pointed by Xie Chen's finger.
"What woman?"
"Where's the woman from there?"
Xie Chen was unhappy for a while, and turned his head in the direction of his finger.
"Ya, isn't it just ......"
The open space in front of the pool was empty.
Not to mention people, I didn't even see a figure.
"This ...... Where did it go? ”
Could it be that this is another hallucination?
But it's not like that.
Compared to the first instance, the appearance of this hallucination is less dangerous than the danger of threatening one's own life.
Seeing Xie Chen's inexplicable appearance, Luo Xi's attitude was not as strong as before, but asked softly.
"Could it be that you're mistaken?"
Xie Chen squinted at the place where the woman disappeared, and muttered in his mouth, "How can you be wrong?" ”
"The woman was wearing a beige tunic and a high ponytail......"
"It's just looking demented."
Luo Xi listened to Xie Chen's description, and his brows wrinkled.
"By the way, she seems to be looking for someone or something, I don't know."
As Xie Chen finished saying this, Luo Xi also smiled and pushed his back.
"How can there be such a person? We don't have such customers in our swimming pool today. ”
"If you're too tired, go to your sister first and apply for a day off, otherwise you won't be able to work well like this."
Xie Chen shook his head slightly, turned around and went back to pick up the broom, and walked towards the bathroom.
"There's no need to be so troublesome, it's not like I can't work."
Luo Xi's face showed a worried look.
"You force yourself, if something happens, you'll die."
"If you hallucinate again, remember to come to me."
Listening to Luo Xi's instructions, Xie Chen also nodded.
It's just that when he walked towards the bathroom, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.
To simply say that this is an illusion is simply impossible.
This is definitely a genuine manifestation of strange talk, but compared to the danger of the first copy before, this is more like some key information, which is actively placed in front of him by this strange world.
Like a joke, show it to yourself.
The attitude is more like a war letter to yourself.
It's just that this is always possible, after all, Xie Chen, who can't find a reasonable explanation for the time being, has to classify these things as the most likely point.
Drag the broom and rub the eye hole.
Xie Chen walked into the toilet in the swimming pool with a headache.
The fork in the road is the sorted men's and women's toilets.
A rich and familiar smell of air freshener came to his face, which made Xie Chen feel excited.
The two guests walked out of the men's bathroom shirtless, and after seeing Xie Chen, they couldn't help but smile and say hello.
Xie Chen smiled and nodded in response, then turned around and walked in.
The smell here is not so strong, and it can be seen that it is usually clean.
The broom in Xie Chen's hand had no effect, and he was still preparing to clean the confetti for cleaning the toilet.
After all, whether it is a company toilet or a school toilet, the strong smell is secondary, and a pile of confetti cigarette butts is indispensable.
Sometimes it's not pleasant to go to the toilet.
I understand it all.
Xie Chen put the broom in his hand at the door, and then went in to check the hygiene in the bathroom with his bare hands.
To be honest, the size of this bathroom is quite large, with eight single toilets facing it, and the washbasin and two-meter-wide large mirror are all fully equipped, which also makes Xie Chen feel comfortable.
There is nothing wrong with the four private rooms in the front, and they are even outrageous enough to have a new shine.
Until the fifth one, there was an extremely slight crack on the toilet lid inside, and it was really easy to ignore it if it wasn't for my own eyes.
Although it is not a strange thing to put it in normal times, in this environment, it becomes a little outstanding.
Xie Chen stroked the crack on the toilet lid from top to bottom with his fingers, and after a set of movements, he didn't have any special feeling.
Failed to trigger any traps.
It's just that in Xie Chen's own heart, he still slowly wrote down its existence.
These little-known small details are actually the key to the big ones in many cases, and Xie Chen knows this better than anyone else.
Especially in today's weird world, it's hard to say.
Looking back at all the rules in the [Swimming Pool Staff Code], there are no rules directly related to the restrooms, except for the inspection of hygiene after the closure of the store.
But when it comes to inspection and hygiene, there must be more or less something to do with it.
With the exception of the crack on the fifth toilet seat, none of the other seven had any problems.
The more perfect it gets, the more awkward the existence of this fifth toilet becomes.
It's just a temporary gain, and I haven't been able to find anything else valuable.
But it's not that you're doing useless work.
At least check these places during business hours, and then compare them with the closing time.
Then there is a sauna, a bath and a changing room.
Although there are not many places, I only rested for about an hour and a half under such high-intensity thinking.
No one can stand this......
Xie Chen leaned on the sink with one hand, looked at himself in the mirror in front of him, and only felt a little haggard.
Bang la blah.
The cold water from the faucet flowed out, and Xie Chen also bent down to pick up a handful and rubbed his face.
I can't go to bed now, so I have to use this dirt method to make myself suffer.
A slight rush of footsteps entered, followed by a heavy closing of the door.
At this time, Xie Chen was holding the second handful of water and rubbing it towards his face.
For some reason, I somehow felt like my heart was racing.
Don't dare to hesitate in the slightest.
While turning off the faucet, Xie Chen immediately pulled up the clothes on his chest and wiped them on his face.
Xie Chen, who had regained his gaze, walked quickly to the eight single rooms.
…………
There is no one at all.
The expression on Xie Chen's face was very sluggish, he had clearly heard footsteps just now, and it was impossible to hear it wrong.
But who came in?
After glancing at one single room after another, Xie Chen finally stopped in front of the fifth single room.
Just stop and watch.
Xie Chen couldn't help but squint, and the pocket watch in his pocket made a ticking sound.
This made Xie Chen feel uncomfortable, and even felt like he was being targeted by something.
"Excuse me, is there anyone in the toilet?"
After thinking about it for a while, Xie Chen asked softly in the fifth private room.
There was a long silence.
Just when Xie Chen held his breath and took a breath.
Knock knock.
A crisp knock on the wall sounded.
Right behind him.