There was a flurry of unlocking in the dormitory, followed by dense footsteps and muffled voices.

For a while, the dead silence was completely broken, and all the people in uniforms moved out neatly and walked towards the bright North District canteen.

Qi Yan and Qin Rang were mixed in the NPC crowd, the warmth of the overalls was not enough, Qi Yan hugged his arms and trembled, Qin Rang looked up at the dark sky, and muttered, "I'm afraid it's going to snow."

The lights of the North District cafeteria contrasted sharply with the thick darkness of the winter night, and when he approached, Qi Yan was so stabbed that he could barely open his eyes.

It wasn't until he walked into the cafeteria that the hot heating came to his face, and Qi Jiu relaxed his tense body because of the cold.

The benches in the cafeteria have been removed, the white floor tiles are covered with a rose-colored carpet, the empty space is like a real dance floor, the rhythm of the melody flows, and the NPCs in overalls seem to be switched by pressing a button, from the original lifeless appearance to enthusiastic and cheerful dancers, talking and laughing on the carpet and dancing.

The NPCs seem to have been suppressed for a long time, and at this moment their emotions are released.

Qi Ji briefly met with the two ladies in the crowd, and after making sure that he was well prepared, he turned his attention back to the dancing NPCs.

At a glance, he saw Miss Rossetti standing alone off the dance floor.

"Can I invite you to do a dance?" Qi Zhen bowed slightly, keeping the most appropriate distance, and made an inviting gesture to Miss Rossetti, "The necklace is beautiful. ”

His gaze swept over the rose necklace on Miss Rossetti's collarbone, and then dropped politely.

Miss Rossetti was at once in such a mood that few people noticed her necklace throughout the ball.

"Usually I only accept invitations from girls, but I guess you're an exception." Miss Rossetti followed Qi Zhen onto the dance floor.

Miss Rossetti, with her young and beautiful face and red hair as hot as a flame, was the most eye-catching presence in the whole ball, but because of her status, no NPC dared to approach her, let alone invite her to dance.

Qi Yan smiled: "I'm honored. ”

More and more workers join the center of the dance floor to twist their bodies, and in the real world, Qi Yan doesn't like crowded places, so he rarely attends the graduation prom of schools and clubs, but because his adoptive parents often take him to social banquets, Qi Yan is no stranger to such places.

Keeping a polite distance from his dancing partner, Mademoiselle Rossetti, he suddenly asked, "Is that little grey cat you looking for Madame's?" ”

Miss Rossetti's movements were obvious, and her brows furrowed: "How do you know......"

Qi Zhen replied naturally: "During the newcomer training, Mr. Lord led us to visit the factory culture hall, where there was a group photo of the Bates family, and I saw the little gray cat in the photo, and Mr. Lord said that it was a gadget raised by Mrs. Lorde. ”

Qi Zhen observed the other party's every move, and when he mentioned the Bates family, a look of disgust flashed on Miss Rossetti's face.

"But at the time Mr. Lord said that Madame's little gray cat had been cleaned up." Qi Yan said again.

Miss Rossetti's eyes flickered, and she looked uneasy: "Hmm......"

After a pause, she added, "Mr. Lord is not necessarily accurate. ”

Qi Ji keenly caught the other party's emotions and continued to ask, "If the little gray cat is still in the factory, what are you going to do with it?" ”

Miss Rossetti's expression paused slightly, and in the next second, the corners of her lips were slightly raised, revealing an innocent but slightly sickly smile: "It is the mother's favorite cat, I don't want to hurt it, I will use enough anesthesia to let it sleep peacefully, I don't want it to show a hideous expression because of pain...... Then I would carefully cut open its belly while it was dreaming, carefully removing the fat from its internal organs, bones, and skin, so that I could get a complete skin. ”

Whoever hears this passage will be shocked. Qi Yan twisted his eyebrows imperceptibly, he needed to use a lot of force to control his facial muscles, and not show a disgusting and frightened expression in front of the young lady

"Then I tanned, filled and shaped the skin with the best raw materials so that it would always come to life and be with my mother."

Miss Rossetti had an unusual frenzy on her face, as if she was immersed in some morbid emotion.

Qi Zhen looked at her for a moment, and reminded coldly: "Maybe Madame doesn't want her beloved cat to be made into a specimen." ”

Miss Rossetti's smile froze and her voice suddenly raised: "This is my New Year's gift to her, she will love it, she has never hated my gift!" ”

Because of the violent ups and downs of emotions, an unusual blood color appeared on her face, and the eyes she looked at Qi Yan also became dangerous.

Sensing the crisis, Qi Yan immediately changed the subject: "Does Madame also like roses?" ”

The red tide on Miss Rossetti's face faded instantly, and when she heard the word Madame, a gentle look flashed in her eyes: "Yes, Mother used to plant roses in the flower beds near the factory, but... Now the roses are dead. ”

"Rose is also her name, but no one cares about her name, everyone calls her Mrs. Bates, no one cares who Mrs. Bates is, it's just a boring identity!"

Speaking of this, Miss Rossetti's expression was a little excited, and she even sneered unconsciously.

But soon, the anger on her face gradually turned to gentle sadness: "I prefer to be called Mrs. Rozee by others than Mrs. Bates." ”

"Ms. Rozet is the most wonderful person I have ever met, and everyone should know her, always remember her, and praise her as if they would not forget the Rosefish......"

As if finally realizing that she was out of control, Miss Rossetti suddenly stopped laughing and said, "I'm sorry to talk to you about boring topics, I don't think anyone wants their partners to talk about their mothers while dancing." ”

Qi Yan shook his head, with no flaws in his face: "If I have the opportunity in the future, I would love to meet Ms. Luo Ze." ”

Qi Zhen remembered that Mr. Lord had said earlier that it was Miss Rossetti's idea to change the name of "Bloodfish" to "Rosefish".

Since Rose is Madame's name, Miss Rossetti obviously already knows the cause of Madame's death, and also knows that Madame's murderer is her adoptive father, Mr. Bates, and Mademoiselle is so morbidly infatuated with Madame, she will definitely take revenge when she learns the truth......

So, the disappearance of the Bates father and son is likely to be Miss Rossetti's masterpiece.

[Congratulations on finding the main character's motivation, deducing important clues, and successfully advancing the side quest "Miss Rossetti's Secret", which is currently unlocked by 50%]

[Note: There are two endings to this branch, and the direction of the story will be determined by your behavior choices and character favorability, and your choice will determine the final direction of the dungeon characters]

Miss Rossetti's expression darkened: "It's a pity that I don't have a chance to ...... anymore"

At this moment, there was a sudden "bang", the lights at the ball were suddenly extinguished, and the sudden darkness interrupted Miss Rossetti's words, and the light was lost, and the workers who had been partying to their heart's content fell into the noise and chaos.

"What's going on? There shouldn't be such an accident at the celebration ball......"

"Hurry up and check the power equipment and emergency system!"

In the commotion, Qi Yan stood motionless on the dance floor, he was not afraid of the dark, but at this moment, he sensed that some kind of dangerous aura was approaching, his heart suddenly beat uncontrollably, and his cold hairs stood up.

The instinct of the creature in danger made his senses extremely sensitive, and Qi Zhen felt that someone was standing behind him, very close, and the cold aura behind him was enveloped, mixed with a faint smell of disinfectant water.

Qi Yan couldn't move, and his breathing became more and more rapid.

Finally, the other party tapped his shoulder lightly with his fingers, like someone was playing hide and seek -

"Find me."

The moment the sound fell, the chandelier above the dance floor came back on.

The sudden strong light made Qi Jiu unable to open his eyes, he blinked his eyelashes a few times, his eyes were a little wet by the stinging, the moment the ban was lifted, he quickly turned around, and the bustling dance floor was full of NPCs wearing workers' uniforms, Qi Jiu's gaze crossed the crowd, and finally looked away in disappointment.

Although Qi Yan had never seen the other party, he sensed that the other party had left, and there was no mischievous person in these cookie-cutter faces and expressions.

What does "find me" mean?

Who the hell is he.

The smell of disinfectant on the other party's body reminded Qi Zhen of the dream not long ago: he was standing in front of the operating table as someone else, and there was a bloody and dying creature on the table, and he was piercing the needle into the other party's flesh and injected the unknown potion into the mucus-rich piece of meat.

Now he can be sure that on the operating table is a factory-grown "petri dish" of rosefish.

But who is "he" next to the operating table? What is the relationship between "he" and Miss Rossetti?

At this moment, the spotlight of the zenith hit the stage, and Mr. Vivian stood under the spotlight with a strange smile on his face: "Good evening everyone, the great moment of the harvest of rose fry is coming, and the achievements of the nursery department are inseparable from the cooperation and efforts of all departments, so we have prepared a surprise for you at tonight's ball." ”

Mr. Vivian's gaze swept over everyone, and finally stopped on Qi Zhen, and his smile cracked even more exaggeratedly, "For the sake of fairness, we will randomly select a department from the twenty-seven departments of the factory, and then all the members of the department will vote for a lucky person, who will enter the core department of the factory production with me to witness the great moment of the birth of the rosefish." ”

The assistant held the lottery box to the stage, and Mr. Vivian shook the box a few times: "Now let's start the lottery department." ”

There is no doubt that Mr. Viven's so-called lottery is just for show, and with his grudge-holding character, he will definitely try his best to make up for what he lost from Qi Zhen.

Entering the core department to witness the birth of fish fry means that it will soon become a "petri dish" of fertility feed.

As expected, three seconds later, Mr. Vivian took out a note from the lottery box: "Congratulations to the newcomer production department of Workshop 7 for being the luckiest group tonight, and ask the staff of the department to vote for the final lucky winner." ”

Mr. Vivian is well aware that the supervisor has the power to punish the employee, so the supervisor naturally becomes the target of the employee's hatred, and the employee has no reason to miss this opportunity to kill the supervisor.

At this moment, the two ladies and Qin Rang had already stood up, and Qi Yan exchanged glances with everyone.

Everyone wrote Qi Jiu's name on the ballot papers, and Mr. Wei Wen showed a satisfied smile on his face when he collected the ballots, and said to Qi Jiu: "It seems that your subordinates don't want you to miss this opportunity." ”

Qi Yan smiled and pushed his glasses: "I'm honored." ”

The dance continued, and Qi Yan was taken away from the dance by Mr. Vivian.

At this moment, the wind outside is stronger, black clouds are low and low pressure over the factory, and a snowstorm is brewing.

The nursery building stood quietly in the wind, pitch black, and the brightly lit dance scene next to it contrasted sharply.

Because it involves the most core secrets of the factory, several access controls are set up in the office building, Qi Yan followed behind Mr. Vivian, walking all the way down the narrow cement staircase, the staircase aisle was lit with dim corridor lights, Qi Yan stepped on Mr. Vivian's shadow every step, the footsteps echoed in the damp and cramped space, the sound was infinitely amplified, and the time was infinitely extended.

The smell of rot became stronger and stronger, and Qi Yan resisted the urge to stomach and continued to go down, he had the illusion that he was heading for the abyss at this moment.

It wasn't until the stairs in front of them were illuminated by the sudden white light that the two finally arrived at the core of the nursery department - the nursery room.

The nursery room is transformed from the basement of the factory, distributed at the bottom of the building, with rough cement walls on three sides, no windows around, only a few vents to deliver fresh air to the basement, and there is no light of day all year round.

The north side of the nursery room is next to the staircase, and the downward extension of the staircase and the nursery room are separated by a thick tempered glass wall.

At first glance, the nursery looks like an underground aquarium, with rows and rows of glass tanks fixed to three walls, countless "petri dishes" placed in the tanks like commercial fish, their necks held in chains, and their heads hanging dyingly on the water.

The solution that soaked their bodies was completely contaminated with slime, and the entire tank took on a chaotic and filthy blood-red color.

Looking through the glass, you can vaguely see the dense bulges of the skin of the "petri dish" soaked in the solution, which quickly swelled and cracked, and the fry hatched out of their skin like pieces of meat, stirring up countless fine bubbles and splashes.

Tiny screams come and go, and they are going through the most painful and debilitating incubation process.

The entire nursery room is illuminated by cold lighting, grotesque, disgusting, yet presenting a creepy spectacle.

"Look, this is the nursery that the Bates factory is most proud of, and tonight is destined to be a good night." Through the tempered glass, Mr. Weaving tilted his head slightly, staring proudly at the painful "petri dish".

Qi Yan glanced at him coldly, and his face remained impassive: "Is this all the 'petri dishes'?" ”

Mr. Vivian raised the corners of his lips proudly, "Yes. ”

Qi Jiu: "The employees who were sent from our department a few days ago are also here, right?" ”

Mr. Weaving: "Who are you referring to?" The employee who was injured during the production process has become one of them, and the other employee who has been punished has resisted a little, but in the end he has become the best nourishment for cultivating fry. ”

This employee who has become nourishment refers to the ghosts of the death row club.

"I would venture to ask, is our boss, Mr. Bates, also here?" Qi Ji continued to probe.

Mr. Vivian was stunned, looked at Qi Yan deeply, and then smiled: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Bates is indeed here, Mr. Bates, as the earliest petri dish, is indeed our boss in a sense, after all, it is his alienation that provides the opportunity for the mass production of rosefish." ”

In Mr. Viven's eyes, Qi Zhen was already "preparing nourishment", and he didn't mind showing off the great achievements of the nursery room before the other party died.

The Earliest Petri Dishes...... Qi Zhen pondered this sentence, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Mr. Bates, as the owner of the factory, is definitely not the person who comes into contact with rosefish the most, and the chance of infection and mutation is much lower than that of his employees.

If Mr. Bates was the first "petri dish" to be invaded, it is likely that his infection was not accidental, but that someone deliberately did it, such as experimenting with his body, like a dream of Qi Jiu......

But who would have thought of such an absurd mutation? If the dream is a projection of the plot of the dungeon, Miss Rossetti also seems to be a "bystander".

"I think that Mr. Bates, as an important promoter of the mass production of rosefish, will not forget Mr. Bates's contribution if the Bates family can have today." Mr. Vivian said impassionedly.

"I agree with you," Qi Jiu looked at Mr. Vivian fixedly, "So, do you know how Mr. Bates became the first petri dish?" ”