Yun Rou slowly approached the wall, scrutinizing the mural on it.
The scene was rendered with intense tension, using a bloody red as its base. Colors, not yet evenly blended, were smeared across the wall, outlining a horrifying, clawing, and vacant-eyed child.
The child's eyes were gouged out, leaving two bloody sockets.
The nose was twisted, one nostril pointing up, the other down. The mouth was drawn into a bizarrely crooked grin, revealing sharp teeth.
It was like wild thorns growing.
Yun Rou leaned closer and sniffed with her keen nose, then turned to look at Sheng Chen Jin, who was walking over.
"Real blood?"
Out of curiosity, Yun Rou gently extended her finger and touched the mural, rubbing it lightly.
Her hand immediately retained red material that, when lightly rubbed, turned into powder.
Feeling the familiar texture, Yun Rou's eyes widened slightly.
She knew this substance all too well.
Trying to concoct a liquid with pigments that resembled dried blood was basically impossible.
Unless the blood and pigment were mixed together.
Sheng Chen Jin hadn't touched it, but looking at the not-so-vibrant red, he could guess more than half.
Moreover, who was Yun Rou? If she could identify it, it was likely accurate.
[What, this is just an escape room, are they really going to be this serious?]
[Even though she's a film empress and a young lady, she can't just say whatever she wants.]
[If she says it's blood, is it really blood?]
[Or is it just pigment with a special smell, and she can tell by smelling and acting?]
The comment section was abuzz with speculations, offering their immature opinions on Yun Rou's judgment.
Sheng Chen Jin didn't directly answer Yun Rou's question, silently observing the mural.
The childish lines, the trembling coloring, and the bold hues all evoked a terrifying thought in Sheng Chen Jin's mind.
Yun Rou calmly clapped her hands, dusting off the grit, and crossed her arms, looking up at the mural with a cool demeanor.
The calmness displayed on both their faces was as if they were admiring the work of a great artist.
The massive mural occupied the entire wall. At first glance, apart from the horrifying composition, nothing else was discernible.
Was this truly the simple meaning the painting intended to convey?
"Is the part with the teeth left blank?"
The child in the painting was likely male, with a contorted smile and teeth that looked almost decayed.
As if gnawed by worms, every tooth was a dark hollow.
Sheng Chen Jin followed Yun Rou's gaze to where she pointed.
Seeing a slightly raised area, he instinctively reached out and pressed it gently.
Indeed, the entire room vibrated slightly, and the wall began to descend slowly.
The room was designed exceptionally well; even as the wall lowered, there was almost no sound of moving objects.
Sheng Chen Jin and Yun Rou's eyes were fixed on what lay beyond the wall.
Afraid of missing any detail.
Slowly, the objects on the opposite side gradually came into view, and the scene that unfolded made Yun Rou's mouth fall open slightly.
...
Shi Xin Xin never imagined that the room for the respiratory system and their urinary system were adjacent.
By the time they finally finished deciphering the diary, Xiao Jue's body was stiff and unmoving.
"What's wrong? Even if the story is scary, you don't have to be so timid."
Shi Xin Xin glanced at him with a strange look and placed her hand on his shoulder, speaking earnestly.
"No... it's not."
"I feel something crawling on my head."
He closed his eyes in despair, not daring to look at his own hair.
Realizing what Xiao Jue had said, Shi Xin Xin also carefully examined his head.
Due to the dim lighting and the bookshelf nearby, Shi Xin Xin had to get very close to see the insect hidden in his hair.
All of Xiao Jue's sensory cells were focused on the crawling insect, while Shi Xin Xin was intently searching for it.
Neither of them noticed the wall next to them slowly lowering.
Sheng Chen Jin's room was also very dark; regardless of whether the wall descended, the entire room was dark and empty.
By the time Sheng Chen Jin could see the situation opposite, Shi Xin Xin's face was almost touching Xiao Jue's forehead.
The blurry light illuminated the ambiguous scene, and anyone who saw it would naturally let their imagination run wild.
Even the live stream was becoming rather peculiar.
A flurry of comments ensued.
Yun Rou looked at their actions, finding it incredible, but was even more curious about how Sheng Chen Jin would react.
"My goodness, why haven't you found it yet? It's just a bug, are your eyes that bad?"
Xiao Jue was on the verge of tears from fear. He could feel not just four or eight legs, but countless things stimulating his scalp.
They were moving around in his hair, as if playing hide-and-seek.
"What, it's just a bug, what are you afraid of?"
Shi Xin Xin was about to give up. The dim lighting made his hair less visible, and he was afraid the bug might attack him, so he could only rely on his eyes to look around. And he was still complaining.
Did he really think she, Shi Xin Xin, had a good temper?
However, as she spoke, she still diligently examined his head.
Finally, Xiao Jue's hair moved slightly. When Shi Xin Xin saw what was on his head, she held her breath.
"Don't move, if it bites you to death, I can't save you."
It was true, they had entered the nervous system room, and if they weren't scared to death by the story, they were being scared into insanity by what was inside.
"Want to see?"
Shi Xin Xin, finding a small pair of tweezers from somewhere, pinched out a centipede the size of a finger.
Feeling the relief signals from his scalp, Xiao Jue finally opened his eyes.
"Keep it away from me."
Sensing that Shi Xin Xin had handled it, he quickly stepped back two paces, creating distance from the insect.
"Geez, weren't they supposed to have me solve cases? I'm practically becoming a victim!"
He looked at the centipede wriggling under the tweezers, its many legs twisting, and goosebumps rose all over his body.
Yun Rou, now understanding their situation, couldn't help but let out a chuckle.
It echoed particularly loudly in the empty room.
Xiao Jue, not knowing where the sound came from, shivered all over.
He looked around and saw Sheng Chen Jin and Yun Rou standing behind them.
"How did you get in here?"
Xiao Jue felt like he had been shocked twice, his heart almost leaping out of his chest!
He looked at Sheng Chen Jin, who was exuding a cold aura next to Yun Rou, and shivered inexplicably again.
How could it feel so eerie on such a hot day?
"You didn't see anything just now, it was all a misunderstanding!"
Xiao Jue blurted it out quickly, but found that the cold aura from Sheng Chen Jin hadn't dissipated much.
Someone save me!