[R18] Global College Entrance Examination – “Global College Entrance Examination” Chapter 17 [English]

☆, Chapter 17 Room allocation

The man in the leather hat who led the way was the village chief. He said this was called “Chasu Village” and there were a total of eighteen households.

The village is close to the border. During the war, Hei Po moved here with the Russians and stayed here.

The monument was carved by her, and the village chief couldn’t tell what it meant.

Everyone followed him and walked along the dirt road to the village.

There is a river on one side of the path, covered with a thick layer of ice.On the other side are scattered houses, some with cement walls, and some still retaining traces of brickwork, but no matter what the structure, the roofs are all the same dark red.

“Didn’t you say eighteen households?” Yu Wen muttered in a low voice, “If you just count these houses, there are more than eighteen, right?”

The village chief acted as if he hadn’t heard anything, tightly wrapped his military coat and walked forward.

“Hey, don’t walk so fast, I want to ask you a question, brother!” Old Yu didn’t forget to add “you” at this time.

The village chief was startled by the word he. He finally stopped and said vaguely: “There must have been more than eighteen households in the past. Some left and some died. Gradually there are fewer people.”

he pointed at two houses casually: “Like this one and this one, it looks like no one lives in them.”

Just as Lao Yu was about to nod, You Huo interrupted in a lukewarm tone: “I can’t tell. I feel like every house is unoccupied.”

The village chief was stunned: “Why do you say that?”

Youhuo: “It’s too quiet.”

After he finished speaking, everyone stopped.

As soon as the chaotic footsteps stopped, the unusual silence was highlighted.

It was so quiet.

It was clearly early in the morning, but there was no human voice, no sound of clinking pots and pans, no sound of opening or closing doors…

Nothing.

Everyone got goosebumps and stared at the village chief.

There was a hint of fear in the village chief’s embarrassment.he hesitated for a moment and sighed: “There are indeed people living there, but… people don’t dare to go out, and they usually sleep as long as they can.”

“Afraid to go out? Why?”

The village chief glanced cautiously into the distance.

Everyone followed and looked over.On the other side of the river were several low houses of different styles. They were very gray and inconspicuous. Even the roofs were black, almost blending in with the woods behind them.

The village chief seemed to be afraid of being heard by someone, so he whispered in a very low voice: “It’s not safe at night. If you live here, be sure to remember not to go out at night, and don’t open the door if you hear anything.”

“What do you mean?” Everyone was scared and confused.

But the village chief didn’t dare to say anything anymore. He quickly waved his hand and continued to lead the way.

Everyone was confused, but they didn’t dare to ask more questions.

•

“Fuck.”

While walking, Yu Wen suddenly screamed and said, “Brother, look at that house.”

Youhuo looked over, and the other people who heard him also looked in that direction.

I saw someone standing behind the curtains on the second floor of a certain house, watching them quietly.

“Leng Buding glanced at a face by the window and scared me to death!” Yu Wen said, touching his chest.

Then they discovered that there was more than one family doing this.

In several houses, there were people opening the curtains like this and peeking out quietly.

The village chief said: “We are also very curious when guests come. We are just too scared to come out easily.”

“Then stay in the house all the time?” Yu Wen asked in surprise: “What should I do if I’m hungry? Don’t eat or drink?”

“Every house here has a cellar, and grain is stored in the cellar. There is a ladder to go down.” The village chief explained, “And it’s not like we don’t go out at all. In the afternoon or near evening, everyone will go out to do some activities. But they will go back to their houses before dark.”

“Oh.”

“Is it related to that black woman?” You Huo asked.

The village chief was silent for a moment, nodded and said softly: “I heard that you are here to find her to do work?”

“Work? What work?”

Everyone pricked up their ears when they heard something related to purpose.

“The dead are alive!” The village chief was so frightened that his face turned gray, and he lowered his voice and said quietly: “Hei Po likes to deal with dead people, such as sewing up broken ones.”

“…”

Village chief: “My family member is missing. I need to find her to find out whether he is dead or not. Where did he die?”

“…”

The village chief enjoys scaring others: “Sometimes he picks people up and does it himself.”

Yu Wen was shocked: “…What does it mean to pick someone up and bring him back?”

“Just like a few years ago…” the village chief pointed to the frozen river and said: “A girl floated across the river. The black woman dragged a big basket and packed it back.”

Drifting?Tidy up?

This man was a genius at using words, and he confused everyone.

Several grown men vomited, and Yu Yao’s legs became weak.

On the other hand, Youhuo didn’t change much: “Since what she does is to live a life of death, what are you living people afraid of?”

The village chief folded his hands and shook his head sadly: “You don’t understand, hey… you will know after just one night.”

•

Soon, the village chief led them to the end of the frozen river and walked on the thick ice to the other side.

Those dusty rooms stood in front of them.

As they got closer, they discovered that these rooms were all made of stone and the outer walls were uneven.The gray stone surface is painted with white paint with messy patterns, and the door is hung with dried branches and covered with worn felt.

One of them is quite special. There is an old crystal ball on the window sill, and some… white things, like finger bones.

Before anyone could enter the room, they smelled the aroma of incense, which was so strong that it made people dizzy.

The village chief wished he was eight feet away from the house.

“This is where the black woman lives.” He stretched his head and took a look and said, “What time is it now?”

Everyone took out their mobile phones one after another, only to find that the time displayed on their screens was 23:13 pm, which was obviously out of sync with here.

Just as he was confused, a deep voice said: “6:55.”

Everyone turned to look over, and it was Qin Jiu who spoke.

He shook his phone and said: “It’s not bad, a little more accurate than you.”

Chen Bin looked surprised: “This handsome guy is pretty awesome! The seasonal time of each exam is different from reality. How did your phone manage to be so synchronized?”

Qin Jiu put his phone back into his pocket and said lazily, “Maybe it’s because I’m the invigilator.”

Chen Bin said “Oh” while unpacking his bag.

Two seconds later, he slipped his hand and the bag fell to the ground.

“Who are you???”

Qin Jiu ignored he, but took out a card from his pocket, turned his head and said to Youhuo beside him: “Does this count as helping you?”

The card is the one that You Huo drew before [Invigilator’s Help].

Youhuo took the card away, flipped it over, and pointed it directly at the tip of Qin Zhu’s nose: “Please read all the words, extra help, do you know what extra means?”

Qin Jiu smiled half-heartedly: “I don’t know.”

Laughing fart.

Youhuo: “Go look it up in the dictionary.”

If a candidate asks the invigilator for the time without wearing a watch, is this considered extra help?Of course not. This is just like dragging the invigilator to the toilet. This is my job.

Of course the card was not scrapped. Qin Jiu said “What a pity” and put the card back into his pocket.

The village chief stood at a loss for a while before coming back to his senses and reminded everyone: “Hei Po gets up at 7:30 every morning, and the door is not open before then. Let me show you where you live first.”

•

In addition to the one where Hei Po lives, there are four vacant rooms next to it.

Each room is very small, covered with old knitted blankets, with only one bedroom and one bed, dressed like a carriage hood.

The village chief said: “I have to trouble you to squeeze in.”

The newly joined Chen Bin and Liang Yuanhao will of course live in one room. It is not convenient for Yu Yao, a girl, to live with other people, so she has a separate room.

Yu Wen, Lao Yu, Mike, You Huo and Qin Jiu were left with two rooms.

Youhuo thought for a while and asked Qin Jiu: “Is there a small foreign-style building for your invigilator here?”

Qin Jiu: “Thanks to you, I have been invigilating the entire exam, and there is no small mansion to live in. I have to squeeze in this narrow, cramped, and not very clean place.”

Youhuo pretended not to hear, and said to the village chief with a serious face, “You can do whatever you want.”

Yu Wen said: “How about me, Lao Yu, and my brother squeeze in together, we are all from the same family!”

Mike glanced at Qin Zhu and refused to comply.

Everyone who saw the invigilator was afraid and kept counting them… except Youhuo.

•

Two minutes later, everyone watched carefully as You Huo and Qin Zhu walked into one of the rooms.

Just as he was about to sit down, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in the room.

[It is now 7:00 Beijing time sharp, and the exam officially begins.】

[The first test, listening.】

[The original listening text will start playing in 30 minutes. Each question will only be played twice. We hope candidates will answer the questions carefully.】

[Also, candidates and invigilators are prohibited from developing inappropriate relationships. Please reassign the room.】

Everyone: “???”

Youhuo: “…”

The system may not want to live anymore.

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