Chapter 72: Another Invitation Letter

(Reminder in advance, don't read this chapter while eating.)

"Stay calm! Think about how much you loved girls before, but why have you become like this now? It's not that those girls have become ugly! It's that you have changed, you are being influenced by some power!" Wu Xiangjiao shouted.

He decisively stopped this university student and desperately snatched the other party's knife.

The bodies of Bunker people are generally stronger than those of Three Towers people.

Wu Xiangjiao subdued the university student in a few moves, and Che Renxiao fell on the sofa.

If at this time, a Bunker team rushed in...

Wu Xiangjiao estimated that he wouldn't be able to wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

He was holding a knife, and a university student with his pants off was looking at him with a somewhat fearful expression. Wu Xiangjiao himself felt that this picture was a bit wrong.

Wu Xiangjiao said:

"You damn well put your pants on for me first. Don't force me to beg you."

Che Renxiao pulled up his pants silently, looking a bit wilted. Wu Xiangjiao continued:

"Come with me, leave here."

Che Renxiao shook his head:

"Sorry, A-Jiao, I can't leave here. I have done too many evil things with that ugly thing!"

"I am only holy here! This magical place can purify me!"

Wu Xiangjiao was shocked.

Che Renxiao said:

"You go, I need to read some philosophy for a while."

Once an order to leave is issued, the interaction ends prematurely. Wu Xiangjiao knew that this counted as a failure for him.

He still had 50 Action Points. He didn't know whether to continue another round. Just as he was hesitating... Wu Xiangjiao's body began to be driven by the strange and returned to his home.

It was quiet next door.

Wu Xiangjiao sat on the sofa, praying that Che Renxiao wouldn't do anything stupid. Although he was just a Three Towers person, Wu Xiangjiao didn't want a buddy to self-castrate like this.

"Forget it, wait for the meeting a little later. Perhaps I can ask A-Shu if there is any way to persuade this university student."

"I was actually scared just now. Speaking of which, won't I become like that too?"

Thoughts kept emerging. Wu Xiangjiao tried to recall some beautiful women in his memory, and he was surprised to find that, indeed, he no longer had that kind of vulgar desire.

It wasn't just that he didn't have that kind of desire, he even felt strong disgust.

"The mission told me that I returned to seven days before everything happened... which means, there are six days left... This is only the second day, and the person next door has already gone crazy."

Wu Xiangjiao thought with a worried face:

"I don't know how the Elder, Brother Five, and Amiao are doing."

……

……

Xiaowu's situation was slightly better than yesterday.

Encouraged by Elder Wen, he was indeed able to summon the courage to temporarily overcome his inferiority and go see Lawyer Jiang.

Lawyer Jiang opened the door, his face somewhat sickly pale:

"Oh, neighbor, come in... I hope, I hope you won't mind that my house is too dirty."

Lawyer Jiang actually didn't want to let Xiaowu in, but he suddenly thought that doing so was actually very impolite, and he was very afraid that the other party would think he was an impolite person.

Two people who had been wiped of confidence and were extremely inferior sat on the sofa, and the small movements on their bodies were constant.

Lawyer Jiang was very uncomfortable, scratching his head and ears.

Xiaowu kept shaking his legs.

About a minute later, Xiaowu spoke:

"Your house is very clean... I am ashamed of my inferiority. You... you are really a person very worthy of my learning."

Lawyer Jiang shook his head:

"No... no, it's not clean enough. I have already contacted someone to buy laboratory-grade antibacterial cleaning tools."

"Very... very sorry, I actually came to see you so dirty."

Xiaowu waved his hands frantically:

"No no no... I am the one who is very dirty. I am too presumptuous!"

Xiaowu even had the urge to leave quickly, but Elder Wen's smile appeared, and he summoned his courage again:

"Lawyer Jiang, you are a lawyer worthy of respect. You also have your own pride! Do you want to... leave here with me?"

"You have already noticed, right? This place makes us sensitive and suspicious, makes us inferior and timid!"

This was already Xiaowu's limit. It was very difficult for him to compile a reason that would force the other party to leave based on the other party's profession and habits like Wen Xishu.

Under the erosion of inferiority, the best performance he could achieve was to say it all.

But Lawyer Jiang was terrified and uneasy:

"No... no no no! Absolutely not! Absolutely not!"

"I don't even dare to go out! Do you know how many people are outside? Do you know how many people are in Anzhen!"

"Outside is a vast world! But I am a dirty person! I cannot leave here..."

Jiang Yingce's face slowly approached Xiaowu.

"Look at my dirty pores, and the stench on my body... I cannot accept myself like this going out! Everyone, everyone will mock me!"

"I want to wash myself clean, I want to wash myself clean, I want to wash myself clean, I want to wash myself..."

Wash clean, wash clean, wash clean...

Such words kept coming out of Jiang Yingce's mouth. Xiaowu's hard-built belief and courage also collapsed because of this.

Such an excellent person feels that he is dirty... What face do I have to see people?

"You... you are right. We should wash clean... wash clean, too dirty, how can we see people?"

Xiaowu stood up, said goodbye to Lawyer Jiang, and walked towards his own room.

When the door closed, he began to bathe.

He directly unscrewed the nozzle of the shower gel bottle, opened the bottle cap, and poured the whole bottle of shower gel on his head.

He let those shower gels flow slowly over his body.

Next, he turned on the hot water switch and adjusted it to a somewhat uncomfortable temperature.

Thinking that hot water could kill bacteria, his mouth made a painful cry, but he still tried his best to endure the pain of the hot water scalding his skin.

Slowly, bit by bit, he turned the switch towards a higher temperature.

……

……

Wen Xiange was not turned away this time.

In fact, except for 42-7, which was relatively difficult to visit, every neighbor in this mission was not difficult to interact with as long as you didn't step on the thunder points.

The obese man was named Bai Dongsheng.

He had been gluttonous since he was a child. In high school, he weighed 245 pounds. He also longed for love and also longed to do some sports, such as bungee jumping, such as skydiving.

But almost no coach would take on a job for someone of his weight.

Recently, Bai Dongsheng was rejected in blind dates because of his obesity. His self-esteem was hit hard, and he desperately needed the healing of food.

Things he couldn't do because of obesity would lead to his own bad mood. When he was sad, he would want to eat, and after eating, he would gain weight...

Bai Dongsheng fell into such a vicious cycle.

Then, he came to the Miracle Building.

Unlike other desires, appetite is related to life. Fat people will also starve to death. In the case of food, it is actually difficult for people to starve themselves to death.

The appearance of Bai Dongsheng when he opened the door startled Wen Xiange. Although he knew in his heart that fear was the switch to open the strange...

But Wen Xiange was still scared, because Bai Dongsheng's face was pale, his whole body was shaking slightly, and... he crawled over to open the door.

He was very weak, which made Wen Xiange immediately push the door open and decide to help Bai Dongsheng.

But Wen Xiange didn't know that he was about to fall into a disgusting dilemma, and he soon began to have stomach cramps.

Because Bai Dongsheng's room was full of the smell of stomach acid and food.

Before entering the house, Wen Xiange thought of many plans and even prepared the most scientific strategy for exercise and weight loss. His preparation should have been effective.

Wen Xiange was not stupid, but his luck was bad. The first interaction, if changed to any other inverse-seven resident, Wen Xiange could easily obtain some information.

This time, Wen Xiange's luck didn't seem to be very good either.

He had far underestimated the horror after the strange influence on appetite.

All of Wen Xiange's lines and all his preparations were completely destroyed after entering Bai Dongsheng's room... by this smell.

The strange made Wen Xiange begin to hate food. He hated delicacies, so he hated the things that had been corroded by stomach acid and then vomited out even more.

He began to vomit, vomiting frantically.

He didn't know where all this came from, but as he vomited, he suddenly understood.

The conflict between the survival instinct and the hatred of food.

Bai Dongsheng's gluttony was replaced by food hatred, resisting eating, but his body was eager for food.

In a state of extreme hunger, Bai Dongsheng began to eat.

But in a state of food hatred, he began to vomit. The hatred of food, plus the disgust of vomit, made Bai Dongsheng fall into a coma.

But after he woke up, he felt hungry again. He began to eat again, vomit again...

After this process lasted a few times, Bai Dongsheng didn't have much strength left. He wanted to survive and wanted to ask for help.

But he needed food, needed food to replenish his physical strength.

It's just that he didn't have much strength to let his body of several hundred pounds stand up and take fresh food from the refrigerator.

But fortunately... there was vomit around. They were sticky. The proteins hadn't been absorbed by the human body's functions. Their dissolved appearance was more suitable for digestion and absorption.

Bai Dongsheng fell into his own hell.

More intense hunger and more intense vomiting were waiting for him.

Those foods that were repeatedly chewed and swallowed, and then vomited out, began to show a disgusting yellow-green color, which was the color mixed with bile.

This hell experienced by Bai Dongsheng... should have been passed on to Wen Xiange.

Wen Xiange was indeed experiencing frantic vomiting.

But fortunately...

An hour later, the strange power forcibly took over his body, his interaction with his neighbor ended, and he returned to his room.

Recalling the scene in the room just now, besides disgust, there was deep fear.

The person who had his appetite taken away would actually be like that! Recalling that scene, Wen Xiange immediately ran to the bathroom and began to vomit.

He would rather his survival instinct be smaller than his hatred of food... at least he could starve himself to death.

Ordinary people experiencing such a scene would probably never forget it for the rest of their lives.

But Wen Xiange was a man called Elder.

He soon summoned his courage and began to cheer himself up:

"It doesn't matter, you are the Elder of the Xishu Divine Sect, you want to save many people!! You cannot be knocked down by the difficulties in front of you!!"

"My idol, after all, is the Lord who saved countless people at the bottom of the Bunker! The suffering he endured must be far greater than mine!"

A man full of conviction cannot be knocked down.

Wen Xiange soon began to think about how to persuade Bai Dongsheng to leave in that hellish environment full of vomit.

This seemed to be an impossible thing to do.

He could only wait for the next meeting and ask A-Shu for his opinion. He thought very highly of A-Shu.

……

……

Of course, stories are not always just failures.

In Wen Xishu's initial assumption, Wu Xiangjiao, who had the weakest sense of fear, might be his capable assistant in this mission.

But unfortunately, Wu Xiangjiao, Elder Wen, and Xiaowu all failed.

But Amiao, who was invaded the deepest by the strange, was exceptionally smooth in this mission.

"Oh, Amiao, you're here again."

After Amiao chose to interact, the comedian opened the door quickly and invited Amiao into the room very happily.

The comedian's name was He Taiping. In fact, people who perform comedy do have a bad temper, just as Wen Xishu said.

Especially, He Taiping's comedy is not expressed through humor, but through clowning.

His original intention for coming here was to hope that the increasingly strong desire for anger in his heart could be suppressed.

He hoped that he could perform comedy consistently.

As time passed, he gradually felt that everything was worth joy. This strange invasion would become deeper and deeper.

After Amiao arrived, He Taiping said:

"It can be seen that you are also much happier. You should know that this room can make people happy."

Amiao nodded:

"Yes, I actually didn't live very well in the past, but now I feel... it's not bad. I think even if I encounter problems in the future, I can face them with laughter."

He Taiping was very satisfied:

"We are indeed fellow travelers. By the way, Amiao, can you do something for me?"

Amiao asked:

"Of course, what do you need me to do for you?"

He Taiping brought a knife:

"I want to have a face that always shows a smile."

Amiao's smile suddenly paused.

At this moment, Amiao was a bit afraid. She knew what the other party was going to do. She knew that this Three Towers person was very likely already at a perverted degree.

He Taiping might already be unable to feel emotions other than joy. He repeatedly watched the moments in the film set that made him angry in the past, but would only laugh "hahahaha."

Now, He Taiping's perversion went a step further. He needed pain and suffering to relieve joy.

Or, he just wanted to prove that he could do it, and any matter, any pain, could bring joy.

Amiao felt for the first time that people who constantly laugh also give people a pathological and crazy feeling.

"Why don't you laugh? Amiao, are you afraid? If so... I'm a bit disappointed in you. Come on, use a knife to cut open my mouth and let it present a half-moon arc smile!"

"Hahahahaha, are you afraid! You are afraid! I taught you, you must face it with laughter!"

Amiao had a premonition that she might be expelled.

But at this moment, she remembered what Wen Xishu had said.

"Amiao... you will eventually have to go back. Don't be influenced by this place. Don't think that death is something not worth caring about. Everyone cares about you very much."

"So, don't forget your mission for coming here because of joy."

Yes, I will eventually have to go back. I cannot forget my mission because of the joy here!

At this moment, Amiao, the only woman in the team, smiled fiercely, and that smile looked crazy.

What else is more terrifying than dying of illness alone in the Bunker?

Amiao picked up the knife, and He Taiping opened his mouth wide, waiting for the permanent smile to be engraved on his face.

But he suddenly stopped laughing.

Because Amiao's knife did not fall on him, but without hesitation, she cut towards her own face.

"Hahahahaha, hahahahahahaha!" Amiao laughed.

He Taiping paused, and then followed suit:

"Hahahahahahahahaha! Amiao, Amiao! You are too wonderful! Hahahahahahaha..."

Two bursts of laughter intertwined, crazy and wanton.

Amiao was pretending.

She hadn't been terminally ill to this extent. She let the pain of tearing her skin stimulate her nerves, but kept a smile on her face:

"Teacher He, you are looking for greater joy, or rather, a greater challenge, right?"

He Taiping did not deny it:

"Of course. Things that make others painful and angry will make me happy here. I want to constantly experience these things."

Until death.

Amiao suddenly thought so. Perhaps this person's way of death was suddenly feeling that "dying is also a thing worth joy."

But these were no longer important. At this moment, Amiao was definitely performing beyond her level.

Joy made her temporarily forget fear and pain:

"Then why not try going out? Teacher He, if it were someone else, I would think, he might just be using the power of the room to deceive himself."

"For example, me, whether it's hurting myself or constantly recalling the pain of the past, I can indeed laugh. But I still want to leave this room."

"Teacher He, a face that always laughs, someone has to see it, right? Hahahahaha..."

He Taiping was stunned.

Amiao smiled:

"Hahahahaha, are you afraid? You taught me, you must face it with laughter. Teacher He, our hearts are so strong, facing everything with laughter, but is that given by ourselves, or given by this room?"

He Taiping fell into deep thought.

Yes, is it given by ourselves, or given by that room?

In this room, it is indeed true that you can laugh at anything, but after leaving the room? Is it possible to laugh for a lifetime in the room? Laugh for yourself to hear?

He Taiping seemed to have realized:

"I understand, thank you Amiao. Yes, I have to walk out of this room, hahahahaha! What is there to be afraid of! Hahahahaha, this is a decision worth laughing at, isn't it?!"

"I'll start packing now!"

Amiao endured the pain of her face tearing and smiled:

"Teacher He, you are my guiding light. I think, perhaps we will meet outside."

"Amiao, you have also been a great help to me!"

"Then I'll go back first, Teacher He. I won't disturb your packing. I look forward to your good news."

Amiao actively ended this interaction. Because she had received a prompt, an unprecedented prompt.

【He Taiping's fate trajectory has been rewritten. He left this building voluntarily and did not lose his desire for joy, and will not trigger the 'Suppress Seven' mechanism. Congratulations, you are about to receive an invitation letter. Invitation letter acquisition countdown: 24 hours.】

Suffering the deepest fear, although Amiao's start lagged behind others, human courage can rebound from the bottom. When courage is rekindled, luck may come.

Amiao returned home and immediately began to bandage herself. She was in so much pain that tears were about to fall.

But she finally held it back. When she was treating herself in front of the mirror, she tried to show a smile.

She didn't know what an invitation letter was, but she knew... this must mean she did the right thing!

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