I now know what it's like to be an ant on a hot pot. That Liu Mingming is really good at causing trouble for people. At 11 o'clock in the evening, I was sitting in my room watching TV, feeling restless. I hope nothing else happens, or I'll really be unable to bear it.

  I touched the small mirror in my pocket and made up my mind secretly. Liu Mingming said that we would gather at one point, which would be at least an hour later, that is two o'clock, exactly the ugly time. According to the rules of this thing in recent days, it usually appears after 2:30. I couldn't care about so much anymore, as soon as the ugly time arrived, I would sneak to the lake and contact Jiu Shu, otherwise there would definitely be casualties.

  Because they were too excited, none of them slept, waiting for the gathering. I almost understood their thoughts. Since it was two people per group, most men wanted to find a female partner and take advantage of the opportunity to show off their masculinity, taking advantage of the darkness at night to take advantage of the women, eating fresh tofu. And the women, mostly also wanting to take advantage of the darkness at night, to get into the arms of a male partner they had been admiring for a long time.

  Liu Mingming's idea I also know, he is also kind and sincere, wanting to give his students a great opportunity for pairing. But if you ask me, this is just a waste of time, completely unnecessary.

  It seems that tonight will be the most challenging night for me, I need to find a reliable companion, so that I can have the opportunity to sneak out to the lake halfway.

  After some thought, Wang Cheng is the best candidate. This old man is quite old and should not be too interested in this kind of matchmaking show. At that time, I will make a gesture with him from the first floor to the seventh floor, and then tell him directly that this game is really boring, and let him go back to sleep. He probably agrees.

  Then I said to Wang Cheng who was sitting on the bed: "Old Wang, shall we form a pair later? What do you think?"

  Wang Cheng was sitting on the bed, picking at his toes. He glanced at me and said: "You're scared, right? Who's with you? A young guy like me has to find a chick to hang out with, go find someone else, haha."

  "Good grief! I'm so annoyed. I didn't think you, an old fellow, would still have a heart that's not old, and are still expecting to enter the flower garden in your old age? You're still young at heart! Autumn is almost upon us."

  No choice, I had to ask Xiaokai, he seemed uninterested in the evening's events too. So I said to him: "Brother Kai, you look like a talented person, you must be destined for great things, why don't we team up later?"

  Xiao Kai surprisingly also gave me a sideways glance, then weakly and resentfully said to me: "Alright, you go ask my wife and see if she agrees or not?"

  I thought of Xiaokai's wife, and I couldn't help but feel a chill run down my spine. The image of that woman with her imposing figure appeared in my mind - no exaggeration, she was so sturdy that she could easily take down three people like me.

  I'm speechless! Good heavens! What am I supposed to do?! Heaven, just strike me dead already!!

  You bunch of ignorant commoners, I'm working so hard to help you calm down the situation, but you're all busy creating trouble for yourselves. Is there still any king's law? Don't play like this!

  Who should I find to be with so that I can slip away? My mind is a mess, but suddenly I thought of someone - Liu Mingming. Yeah, buddy, I can totally stay by Liu Mingming's side. You know what they say, the most dangerous place is also the safest place. Liu Mingming will definitely be on the first floor, and when the time comes, I'll tell him I'm scared and have no one to accompany me, so I'll stay with him. Then, around 2 am, I'll advise him to gather everyone to go back. Plus, it's convenient to slip away, just say I need to use the restroom and I can make a quick exit.

  How clever I am, haha. It's settled then, soon it will be 12:50, Liu Mingming goes from room to room calling us out to assemble, because of the commotion so late at night, we even woke up C's uncle, he asks us what we're doing, Liu Mingming tells him we're going to the empty building to cool off.

  Uncle C's face changed, and he said to Liu Mingming, "Aren't you afraid at this late hour? It's better not to go to that building if possible."

  Liu Mingming handed him a cigarette and said, "Don't worry about it, we old folks are just going out to have some fun. I won't disturb you anymore, go to sleep first."

  Uncle C made a hesitant expression and then said to Liu Mingming: "You guys be extra careful, okay?"

  Maybe only I took this sentence to heart, C went to sleep as a big uncle, and everyone laughed and walked towards that empty building. That empty building is five stories high, with a pretty large platform at the bottom, and we gathered on top of the platform.

  After Liu Mingming finished counting the number of good people, I used a coquettish tone to say to him: "Liu Ge~~~~I'm scared, can't I stay and keep you company?"

  My butt was kicked by him again, and he cursed: "Get out of here, you sticky egg, I won't stay here, I'll find two people to come in and pretend to be ghosts to scare you!"

  Whoa, didn't expect him to have this trick up his sleeve, this is too sinister. Looks like he's trying to create a haunted house effect. Wait, pretend to be a ghost? Isn't this the perfect opportunity for me? If I also go in and pretend to be a ghost, wouldn't it be easier to sneak out?

  I hastily said to him: "Liu brother ~~ then choose me, look at how much I resemble a ghost."

  "Who would have thought I'd get kicked again? He said: 'Get out, the people who pretend to be ghosts are all ready, you just honestly go in.'"

  Oh no, don't have to do it this way, what am I supposed to do? Just as I was thinking about it, Liu Mingming started asking us to find a partner to go in together. Two people per group, but who can I find to go with?

  I was in a hurry and hadn't found anyone yet, when a girl walked over to me from the side. Since everyone was trying to create an atmosphere, no one had borrowed flashlights from the hotel, so we were all using our phones for light. I saw clearly that it was none other than Zhang Yaxin, the freshman girl, walking towards me.

  She seemed hesitant as she walked up to me, then mustered up the courage to say: "Cui Ge, I don't know who else to find, how about we form a pair?"

  As soon as she said this, the people next to me who knew me immediately started teasing me. They couldn't believe that I, a despicable blue-haired guy, would actually have a woman take the initiative to approach me. And Zhang Yaxin also quickly lowered her head, as if she had done something wrong.

  I looked at those stinky old ladies around me with that 'good cabbage was dug up by pigs' expression and I couldn't help but feel annoyed, what's wrong with you guys, do you have to make such an expression?

  To be honest, I'm still feeling a bit pleased with myself right now. After all, it's not easy to find someone who looks good and is willing to accompany me. But let me make one thing clear: my pleasure has nothing to do with the fact that I can take advantage of her in a dark alleyway. If I were some kind of pervert, I would have made my move by now.

  The main reason I'm secretly pleased is that now I can hurry her up and get out of this broken building, then I can go find Ninth Uncle. The enemy is right in front of us, it's not the time to be playing around.

  Thinking of this, I smiled and said to her: "Okay, anyway no one is with me in a group, so let's go together later."

  She raised her head, smiled slightly, and all around was a burst of whispers. I spat in the direction of those stinky old women, these old women will definitely make good shrews in the future. Pfft.

  We walked into the first floor hall of that empty building, such a spacious place looked very eerie in the darkness. It was a hotel-style building with staircases on both sides, and the empty rooms had no doors or glass.

  After we all came in, Liu Mingming asked us not to run around blindly and emphasized good discipline. No one was allowed to quit halfway, and actions had to be taken by at least two people, considering the most basic safety. After everything was ready, Liu Mingming started ranking, with two people per group. When the first group finished a lap and returned to the first floor, the next group would take over.

  Everything is ready, I'm stunned. That damn Liu Mingming has put me and Zhang Yaxin at the end of the line. Seeing that it's almost our turn, do I still have a chance to slip away with my current ranking?

  Liu Mingming told us to start in 5 minutes, and then he took two people and ran upstairs first. Zhang Yaxin next to me smiled shyly at me: "Cui Ge, I'm a little scared, you have to protect me later."

  I forced a smile, actually I'm also timid, besides protecting you is easy, but if that thing appears, it's really difficult to protect everyone.

  Five minutes later, the couple in the first group started walking upstairs with a smile on their faces. Before long, I heard their screams. It seemed that they were scared by Liu Mingming. The people downstairs burst out laughing, but only I couldn't laugh no matter how hard I tried.

  I took a glance at my phone, it was 10:50, still 50 minutes away from the ugly hour. God bless and let this farce end soon.