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You Huo's eyes swept passed Qin Jiu and then he slowly looked away. It was as if just looking at him made his eyes hurt.

922 shook is head and said: "You're really brave."

Master You didn't move.

922 then added: "They clearly wrote on the wall not to break any of the tableware. Yes, you certainly didn't directly smash the glass – If you did that, you would be the one lying on the floor – But if you said that you had nothing to do with the glass smashing and the subject dying...…If I was the system I would be angry to death."

"Indirect cause is also a cause." 922 rubbed his neck.

When the system issued a warning earlier, his small red light was hidden at back of his neck.

922 stopped. He said to You Huo: "This was the final decision made by the system after fairly assessing the situation."

You Huo got up.

"What are you doing?" 154 asked vigilantly.

You Huo was about 185cm tall so he was a little taller than 154, and about the same as 922, but when he stood up and looked over, it always gave others a condescending feeling. This was no exception for 922.

You Huo lightly glanced at them: "Do I have the right to refuse punishment?"

922: "Then why are you standing there with your arms crossed?"

You Huo moved his lips: "Out of politeness. Letting you finish speaking."

The two invigilators: "...….."

If they had a gun they would have already fired it.

You Huo walked away.

When passing through the crowd, Old Yu grabbed him: "You're really going?"

You Huo subconsciously frowned.

He had always hated skin contact particularly the ones that come without warning, but Old Yu was sincerely worried about him. He restrained himself for a moment before pulling away: "Another time is not going to hurt me."

It was already his third time getting punished. How bad could it be? He thought.

In just that small building, he had already been confined and he was made to clean. He had seen plenty of bones and flesh residue because of that so what else could they do to him?

What's more, no matter how annoying the punishment was....Even if it involved making him stare at that No. 001, it was only for three hours.

He used his last bit of patience to wave at Old Yu and he walked towards the door without looking back: "That short punishment time will be over after a nap."

The moment his voice fell, a familiar low voice sounded.

"This badly behaving Mr Humph———"

You Huo's steps stopped at the door. Holding onto the door handle, he looked to the left expressionlessly.

Qin Jiu stood against the sofa playing with a leather whip...…..Oh sorry, a long leather rope.

He dragged out his words as he asked him: "You seem to be in a hurry. Where are you going?"

They looked at each other with challenging eyes for a moment before You Huo spoke up: "Getting reincarnated. Should I wait for you?"

Qin Jiu softly laughed and said in a low voice: "I'm flattered but you don't need to run that far."

You Huo raised his eyebrow: "What do you mean?"

"Oh right." Qin Jiu turned to look inside the room, "Where's the other invigilator? Did you forget to tell him what his punishment is this time?"

You Huo looked suspiciously at 154.

The other party pulled out a sheet of paper and read: "According to the regulations, if an examinee violates the rules three times, they will be treated as a special case. The invigilators will be present on-site the whole time for full-time surveillance."

Everyone: "...…."

For some reason, the invigilators' tone sounded very reluctant.

154 looked at You Huo and then continued to read: "Also, the examinee is deprived of his right to choose."

The room was silent.

After a moment You Huo looked at Qin Jiu and said coldly: "Are you kidding me?"

Qin Jiu used his hand to gesture "go ahead" and spoke gentlemanly: "Not kidding. There's still a while until the end——–"

He pulled out a phone from his coat pocket and pretended to look at it: "———-36 hours and 24 minutes. This means that we will have to stay together in the same room for a day and a half. We even brought our luggage. It's right by the door. You can take a look if you want?"

You Huo opened the door and looked out.

By the door, two suitcases stood neatly together.

You Huo: "...."

36 hours and 24 minutes.....

This wasn't a matter of a nap...…..It's practically a fucking long sleep.

And who are you trying to disgust by bringing your suitcase???

Oh right, I also want to remind you." Qin Jiu's low voice once again sounded, "There are still 24 minutes until the next answer submission. It's soon going to be 23 minutes. According to the rules, violators do not have the right to answer during this time. In order to prevent a particular misbehaving man from violating the rules again, I have no choice but to do something a little rude..."

As Qin Jiu said this, the leather rope in his hand had already formed a circle. It wrapped around You Huo's left hand.

He grabbed You Huo's shoulder, turned him around, and put his right hand in as well. He then pulled at it tightly.

Whoosh——-

The rope instantly formed a knot that tightly fastened You Huo's hands together.

Qin Jiu stood behind him whilst holding his shoulder. He lowered his head: "This is the return gift for that dirty bucket. Do you like it?"

Master You liked it so much he was about to explode.

The attic wasn't high. With one wooden column standing vertically in the centre, it supported the roof like an umbrella.

There was a bed crammed into this small space. The sheets that had probably not been used for the past hundreds of years were both mouldy and smelly.

Qin Jiu used his glove to cover his nose as he assessed the room.

"Let me think. Where should I put you?" He gently said.

He was a little taller that You Huo and would hit the roof if he stood up straight. He could only bow his head as he stood there.

"On the bed? The bed has a bed post I can tie the rope to. Its width definitely is enough but it's a little too short."

Qin Jiu shook the bed frame to test out its sturdiness. When he turned around he saw the "let's die together" expression on You Huo's face.