Rules of the Strange: Starting with the Weird Peppa Pig

Lucas was a little confused by the lack of response and asked in bewilderment.

"Isn't it possible to become a doctor just by going for an interview? But I didn't go for an interview. I was lucky. I met the dean as soon as I came in, and the dean thought I was a good candidate and let me become a doctor."

Li Fan, who was standing next to him, was somewhat surprised when he heard this.

"I'm not saying this, but what's wrong with this kid's thought process, conducting an interview at a weird hospital?"

The key point is that he actually met the hospital director right at the start, became a doctor without doing anything, and had much more authority than us. His luck is just too incredible!

Upon hearing Li Fan's words, Wu Yin asked thoughtfully.

"What exactly did the dean you met at the beginning of the game say?"

Lucas thought for a moment and then remained silent.

"When I came into the hospital, I met a man in a white coat. I was afraid that he would be dangerous to me, so I ignored him and walked straight past him."

But the doctor in the white coat suddenly looked me up and down, then stopped me, told me he was the hospital director, gave me a uniform from the hospital, and asked if I was interested in becoming a doctor at the hospital.

"I'm not stupid, of course I nodded and agreed."

After hearing Lucas's story, Wuyin was indeed a little envious and whispered.

"Fools are sometimes lucky."

Lucas: "What did you say? I didn't hear you."

Wuyin: "It's nothing, I'm just saying you're really lucky."

Lucas was taken aback at first, but then he felt secretly pleased.

My idol actually praised me! I'm one step closer to him now.

Li Fan was next to Wu Yin, so he clearly heard what Wu Yin said. He also saw Lucas trying to smile but forcibly suppressing it, and for some reason, he found it somewhat amusing.

But before he could laugh out loud, he heard Wuyin speak again.

"Since you're a doctor, you must have visited this hospital before. I'd like to ask if you know where the elevators are and how many floors the hospital has."

Wu Yin's purpose in asking this question was also obvious; he suspected that Rule Five on the note—that the hospital only had 18 floors—was incorrect, or perhaps misleading.

Lucas shook his head.

"I was just about to tell you that I don't know any other information because I just arrived in this instance and haven't had a chance to take a good look around yet."

But don't worry, I have the authority to let you move around in the corridor, but you can't move around too frequently, and you can't move around at night. That's what the dean told me.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yin's eyes flashed with a thoughtful expression. It seemed that this hospital had some hidden rules that he was unaware of.

He pressed further, "Did the dean tell you any other rules?"

Lucas thought for a moment and then said.

"They also mentioned some precautions that should be taken in a regular hospital."

Oh, right, he also mentioned a very strange rule: when a patient can't afford their medical bills, they must go to the rooftop and call him.

Wu Yin's eyes lit up when he heard this. Medical expenses—this term was mentioned in the rule note as well. It seemed that this must be a very important clue.

And the top floor... could the 18th floor be the top floor?

It's not dark yet, there's still some time.

Wuyin spoke to Lucas.

“You came in through the main gate, so this should be the first floor. Show me around while I look for other clues.”

Lucas nodded as well.

"When you go outside, try not to make any noise, because the hospital director told me to keep quiet in the hospital."

Wuyin hummed in response.

At this moment, Li Fan rushed in from outside and told Wu Yin expressionlessly that there was no one else outside, so they could go out and explore.

Wuyin simply nodded slightly.

Looking at Wuyin, Li Fan suddenly felt uneasy.

He realized during their conversation that they might need to go out and explore, so he proactively opened up the surrounding area and returned to tell Wuyin that no one was there.

He was afraid that this Lucas would steal his thunder in this instance, making him seem utterly insignificant in comparison.

Even Wuyin would secretly think he was useless, not as useful as Lucas.

Although he knew that Lucas and Wuyin were just business partners, the way Lucas looked at Wuyin was clearly the way he looked at an idol, and he wasn't stupid.

What if this person really does cooperate flawlessly with his older brother in this ghost story? Wouldn't his status be greatly reduced? Perhaps his older brother would even prefer his underling to be Lucas...

No, that won't do.

He must be the silent leader.

Thinking this, Li Fan's gaze towards Lucas also carried a hint of hostility.

Lucas couldn't see Li Fan at all. He only felt that the air around him suddenly became a bit eerie, but he didn't think much of it and led Wuyin into the corridor.

The corridor was very clean; the bloodstains from the deceased patient had been wiped away by the burly cleaner, and the entire corridor smelled of disinfectant.

The two tried to walk as quietly as possible.

However, since the corridor was very quiet, even the faint footsteps sounded somewhat abrupt at this moment.

Wuyin also turned her head to observe the situation inside the ward through the small window above.

I didn't look carefully when I was running away, but this time I observed carefully and actually found something.

The patients in each ward were receiving the same dark red fluid, and they all lay quietly in their beds.

Moreover, most of the patients were quite thin and stared at the ceiling without even moving their eyes.

If you didn't look closely at the rise and fall of his abdomen, you might even think he was dead.

When you reach the end of this corridor, there are two directions: left and right.

To the left is a locked ward with no windows, making it impossible to see what's inside.

The area to the right is quite far from this corner, so the camera isn't clearly visible.

Since they didn't have the key, they definitely couldn't get into the ward on the left, so they both went to the right.

The wards on both sides of this corridor are almost identical to those on the way we came, with only minor differences.

I don't know how long I walked, but I reached the end again.

But when Wuyin looked to the left and right again, her face showed surprise.

If he hadn't just noticed the subtle differences in each ward, he would have even suspected he was trapped in a maze.

Because both sides are the same: on the left is a windowless, locked ward, and on the right is an endless corridor.

The two chose the right-hand corridor again, and soon reached its end, only to find themselves in the exact same situation as the previous two times.

Lucas was also puzzled by this scene. He scratched his head and said softly.

"I remember coming in through the main door on this floor, so there must be an exit here. It can't be closed off. That should be the end of the right-hand corridor next time."

Chapter 133 The Original Room

Wu Yin kept his head down without saying a word, seemingly lost in thought, but he still walked towards the corridor on the right.

Because he had already guessed that the last one would most likely be exactly the same as the first three.

But just to be on the safe side, we should still go and check. Besides, since we bumped into the last place, which is very close to the original ward, we can go back to the original ward first to discuss a solution.

A few minutes later, the group arrived at the corner with the exact same layout again.

Sure enough, the entire first floor of the hospital was a closed square corridor with no exits or entrances.

Li Fan couldn't help but speak up as well.

“Brother, do you think Lucas might be lying to us? He said he came in through the main gate, but there’s no entrance or exit here, and we didn’t see where he came from, so we have no way of verifying whether what he said is true or false.”

Wuyin heard Li Fan's words and nodded slightly to Li Fan from where Lucas couldn't see.

Although I didn't sense that Lucas was lying during our time together, it's not entirely impossible, so it's best to be cautious.

Lucas was scratching his head, looking at the layout around the corner, his expression genuinely puzzled, as if the hospital doors had truly vanished.

Wuyin patted Lucas on the shoulder and spoke softly.

“We’ve been lingering in the corridor for too long. Let’s go back to the ward and discuss our plans. If we walk to the right, we should be able to get back to the ward where we started.”

Lucas nodded in agreement with Wuyin's words. Since even if he went blind, he wouldn't know the real reason for the door's disappearance, he might as well organize the clues he knew first.

The group walked to the right again and, sure enough, reached the middle section where they saw an empty ward.

Since almost every ward was occupied, this empty ward was clearly the one they had left earlier.

But this ward looks like it was just cleaned by the cleaning staff.

The dark red medicine that Wuyin had forcibly opened the IV bottle and spilled on the floor was all gone, and the hospital bed looked as if it had been remade, neat and tidy.

Lucas opened the door to the ward, muttering to himself.

"This cleaner is really efficient. We were only out for a short while, and he had already finished cleaning for us."

Wuyin watched Lucas's retreating figure with a flicker in her eyes. Seeing that Lucas was not in any danger when he entered the ward, she followed him in.

But he was cautious. If the room had been cleaned by the cleaning staff, it would prove that someone had been in there, but there was no way to prove whether the person had left.

Wuyin gestured to Li Fan with her eyes to check the ward, looking under the bed and in other corners to see if anyone else was hiding. The two understood each other perfectly, and Li Fan quickly grasped Wuyin's meaning and then searched the ward thoroughly.

But then Lucas suddenly looked at Wuyin with a somewhat doubtful expression, as if there was something he was having trouble saying.

Wuyin looked into Lucas's eyes and said softly.

"Just say what you have to say. We're all human, we should help each other."

Upon hearing Wuyin's words, Lucas's eyes became even more tense, and he spoke cautiously.

"Um... actually, I really did come in through the main gate, I'm not lying to you, but I don't know why the main gate disappeared."

Wuyin chuckled softly.

"I believe you. It's possible that the spatial structure here changed after you came in."