She was likely asleep, and with no other option, I went to bed. Not long after lying down, He Xin sent me a suggestive gesture.
"Dad, remember to take precautions. Don't be too loud, the soundproofing here doesn't seem very good!"
"Where is your mind going? Nothing happened between us at all. Forget it, when will you be done? I don't know what game Du Qitai will play on us tomorrow, I truly don't want to stay here for another minute."
"It won't be long. I've already used some software to simulate it. It should be around noon tomorrow!"
"Alright, we need to hurry. I don't know how much longer everyone can hold on."
"Don't worry, just give me one night!"
It seemed He Xin would be working through the night. But that was her job responsibility. I looked at the classical style of the surrounding rooms, which made me think of a European-style castle. Sleeping in such a place made me feel uneasy. I don't know how long I tossed and turned in bed before finally falling asleep.
I was woken by a jarring alarm. Damn it! What era is this using such an old-fashioned alarm clock? I rolled over and saw a silver wind-up alarm clock on a wardrobe. I immediately climbed up and threw it to the ground.
Unexpectedly, Du Qitai's voice reappeared: "Consultant He, you damaged property in our tourist area. You will have to pay for it!"
"Pay your grandma! How much is this broken alarm clock worth?"
"It's quite expensive. It's not a modern replica, but a medieval alarm clock!"
"You're full of crap! I don't care!" As I spoke, I stomped fiercely on the broken alarm clock until it was completely shattered.
At this point, Liu Yuning also woke up and saw me stepping on something. She rubbed her eyes curiously and said, "He Sheng, what are you doing so early in the morning?"
"Nothing. Alright, let's wash up and gather at the lucky draw box!" I said. Du Qitai seemed to nod and said, "Hmph, fine. I have plenty of those alarm clocks. Hurry up!"
"Why the rush? Are you going to your reincarnation?" I deliberately retorted and slowly walked into the corridor outside, where the restrooms were. Everyone lined up to brush their teeth, wash their faces, and then headed to the lucky draw hall.
After standing in line, I gave He Xin a look. She nodded at me and made an OK gesture. The next second, Du Qitai urged, "Go draw your lot. It's your turn, Xie Chuchu!"
"Why pick me? I'm not really willing!"
"Hmph, most of them have been picked. You're a forensic examiner, don't you think you should participate?"
Du Qitai had clearly investigated all of us beforehand. He was just putting on a show for us. Xie Chuchu looked at me, and I nodded at her. Gathering her courage, she stepped up to the lucky draw box. She carefully activated the machine, and with the familiar rattling sound, a colorful glass ball landed in her hand, marked with the number 10.
I initially thought there were only nine rooms, but now a tenth has appeared. I guess there are many more rooms.
"It's number 10! Xie Chuchu, your luck is truly the best. No one has drawn a number larger than 10 before. Alright, you can go with your senior!" Du Qitai said.
Xie Chuchu walked over to me. I didn't move, and she didn't move. Liu Yuning couldn't help but complain, "Are you two twins? One doesn't move, and the other doesn't move either?"
"Ahem! Let's go, Chuchu!"
"Mm, Senior."
Liu Yuning couldn't help but imitate Xie Chuchu's voice: "Mm, Senior, calling him that is so sickening! It sounds awful!"
"Heh heh, I think someone here just broke a big bottle of vinegar!" Xie Chuchu deliberately taunted.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing!"
I pulled Xie Chuchu, signaling her to stop talking nonsense. She then followed me towards the corridor.
Hiss!
Upon reaching door number 10, I found it was a trapezoidal door. It was a bit strange. When the door opened, the sound of rebar being pulled out emanated from within. Xie Chuchu and I were both spooked for a moment.
However, we didn't hesitate and stepped inside. The door closed behind us.
Before us lay a large open space. The back of a large truck was filled with countless steel bars. Next to it, a crane was lifting steel bars and placing them into the adjacent workshop. I couldn't understand what this meant for a moment. Du Qitai's voice then came through: "See? What you need to do now is to find the body parts of a woman among the steel bars and reassemble them into a complete person! You have 20 minutes!"
Woman!!
Body parts!!
Still among the steel bars? But how did I not notice?
Xie Chuchu and I moved closer. She suddenly noticed bloodstains on some of the steel bars. My eyes widened, and I quickly noticed it too.
But these steel bars were incredibly heavy. We couldn't possibly move them to find the body parts.
My attention turned to the crane. All we had to do was lift all the steel bars. However, I had never operated a crane before, so I had to take a gamble.
I got into the crane's cabin and looked at the dense array of buttons, feeling overwhelmed and at a loss. This was what it meant to be a layman.
Xie Chuchu walked over. I thought she might know how to operate it, but instead, she took a manual from behind a seat and handed it to me, saying, "I think I can understand it!"
She and I studied it together, and only then did we understand how to operate the crane.
Soon, I turned the controller, and a lever was pulled up by me. We couldn't move all the steel bars, so we had to be selective, as this was a timed game!
Xie Chuchu and I analyzed which steel bars were needed. After screening, some steel bars were dropped onto the ground. Xie Chuchu walked over to search for body parts while I continued screening the steel bars. Seeing our swift actions, Du Qitai praised, "I didn't expect you two, who are handling this for the first time, to be so quick!"
"Why else? Actually, I feel quite lucky!" I replied casually, not wanting to deal with Du Qitai. He was clearly trying to distract us and waste our time.
"Haha, it seems you'll pass this time too. How boring!"
"Since it's so easy, you should slow down. We still have over 5 minutes!"
"This situation is hardly difficult for you! Next time, I will definitely surprise you."
No matter what Du Qitai said, I ignored him and focused on dealing with the steel bars. By the time Xie Chuchu said, "Okay, Senior, the woman's body has been reassembled!"
I quickly got out of the crane's cabin and went to Xie Chuchu's side. On the ground lay a badly injured, dismembered female corpse!