Taught a Lesson
Lin Yi was taken aback, then his gaze softened considerably. "I didn't mean you shouldn't have taught him a lesson; you did a very satisfying one."
He looked at the boy bleeding on the ground and said very quickly, "But we need to save our own lives first."
As they were talking, Qin Rang had already dumped all the fruit pulp and shells onto the ground. Then he found a protrusion and slammed his head hard against the ground, causing blood to gush from his forehead instantly.
Lin Yi also rolled around in the fruit pulp, getting himself completely soaked, and then placed the two empty baskets in front of the severely injured boy who was unable to get up, speak, or even faint.
Finally, he lay down on the ground and pretended to faint.
Mi Chuchu glanced at the boy whose face she had beaten black and blue, then at Qin Rang and Lin Yi, who had made themselves look disheveled, and instantly understood what was going on.
She carefully put away the [Heart of Rules] in her hand, and then promptly punched herself, causing the little girl's cheek to swell up immediately.
She lay down in a pile of fruit shells, thinking she was going to waste one of her Heart of Rules abilities, but she didn't expect to be able to save some.
As expected, the captain is the captain; even in his shrunken state, his mind is still incredibly sharp.
And then there's Lin Yi. No wonder he was able to escape the Orphanage later on; he's got a brilliant mind too.
No, wait a minute--
As she lay on the ground, Mi Chuchu suddenly remembered something very important.
Since Lin Yi came from the Orphanage later, it means that when he was a child, the Orphanage was not strange at all and was a normal Orphanage.
The same applies to Qin Rang. If he knew Lin Yi, and the Orphanage Lin Yi experienced ten years ago hadn't become bizarre, then neither Qin Rang nor Lin Yi should have appeared in this bizarre Instance.
They all grew up when they became bizarre.
Just then, Mi Chuchu felt the sky outside the window suddenly turn cold.
She glanced out the window instinctively and saw that the sky outside had suddenly darkened, and long, thin shadows were faintly visible from the edge of the window.
Everyone in the room lowered their heads and stopped what they were doing. At that moment, a series of rapid footsteps approached from afar.
The footsteps were fast and frequent, unlike anything a normal human could do.
Thump!
The head of the Disciplinarian Director outside pushed the door open and entered forcefully.
At this moment, the Disciplinarian Director was no longer human. She still had a human body, but she had no facial features. Her face was covered with messy, moving black lines, densely intertwined.
Her hands were replaced by two thin, black, thread-like creatures, which quickly dragged her body toward Lin Yi and the others.
Lin Nieran saw that Lin Yi and Qin Rang's bodies were trembling unconsciously, and the other children were also trembling with fear.
They all squeezed their eyes shut, not daring to move, an indescribable fear gripping their hearts.
Even Mi Chuchu's heart started racing in that instant, and she silently clenched the Weird Object Statue in her hand, her palms sweating.
The strangely transformed Disciplinarian Director looked around, his gaze slowly sweeping over Qin Rang, Lin Yi, and Mi Chuchu.
The three remained motionless, trying to keep their breathing steady, appearing to be seriously injured, but in reality, their entire bodies were tense and strained, ready to escape at any moment.
Fortunately, the Disciplinarian Director's attention finally fell on the troublemaking boy. He stared intently at the two boxes, his expression changing drastically. "You dare waste time and resources? Bad kid!"
The boy scrambled to his feet, pointing in Lin Yi's direction. "Director, it's Lin Yi! It's Lin Yi and Qin Rang— "
As they were talking, the boy suddenly realized something was wrong. His hand no longer hurt, his face no longer hurt, his teeth weren't chattering anymore, and he could even move his body, which had been broken by Mi Chuchu's kick?
He looked down, then touched his face, and was completely dumbfounded.
How come all his injuries have healed?
Wait a minute, what's the situation now...?
Before he could figure it out, a black nematode pierced his body from top to bottom, running from head to tail like a string of beads, and the boy was suspended straight on the line by the black thread.
There was no blood, nor any screams. After dealing with the troublemakers, the Disciplinarian Director turned and led them out.
Before Mi Chuchu could even breathe a sigh of relief, the Disciplinarian Director's voice reached the ears of the three of them.
[10 points deducted for violating rest rules; due to being implicated in the violation, you are not required to work in E District today.]
Thump!
The door was slammed shut again.
Mi Chuchu secretly opened one eye and looked around; the eerie creature had already left.
She wanted to get up, but seeing that Lin Yi and Qin Rang hadn't gotten up yet, she hesitated for a moment and then closed her eyes again to wait patiently.
When the sky outside brightened and sunlight reappeared inside, Lin Yi and Qin Rang got up from the ground and brushed off the fruit pulp and shells from their bodies.
Mi Chuchu then got up and roughly understood the Rules here.
Currently, it appears that one of the Rules is related to rank.
The tentative guess is: Rules 1: If a high-ranking child and a low-ranking child make a mistake at the same time, the low-ranking child will be punished first.
Rules 2: When it gets dark, lower your head and close your eyes; do not show anything unusual.
After getting up, Lin Yi carefully placed his work behind his back to protect it, and then said to Mi Chuchu and Qin Rang, "Let's shell the seeds together, it'll be faster."
Upon receiving Lin Yi's invitation, Mi Chuchu was somewhat surprised, but quickly nodded and said, "Okay!"
Mi Chuchu was strong; she could smash several shells that Lin Yi had to crack open several times in one go.
With Mi Chuchu's help, Lin Yi and Qin Rang became exceptionally efficient at shelling Cocoa Beans.
Lin Yi said to Lin Nieran: Brother, you're right, they are indeed some pretty good friends.
Lin Nieran sat on the box full of Cocoa Beans and smiled.
The three of them quickly filled another box and then rushed off to move on to the next box of Cocoa Pod.
Even Mi Chuchu found the workload too strenuous.
How many kilograms do we need to eat before we can rest?
Qin Rang said, "500 jin."
500 jin of Cocoa Pod?
Lin Yi looked up at her. "It's 500 jin of Cocoa Beans."
Mi Chuchu stared blankly at the two boxes of Cocoa Beans and asked, "How many pounds is this now?"
"I'd estimate around 100 jin (50 kg)," Lin Yi said.
"So... how many kilograms do we need to complete the task?" Mi Chuchu's brain was a little overwhelmed.
Qin Rang, expressionless, removed the seeds as he said, "A total of 1500 jin for the three of us."
"How is this possibly possible?" Mi Chuchu's hands trembled slightly. Was she here doing some kind of illegal work?
Lin Yi glanced at the time outside and whispered, "We'll make it. It's not noon yet."
Qin Rang said, "So you'd better get your friends back as soon as possible, otherwise they definitely won't be able to finish their share."
"If they don't complete the task, they won't get dinner and will lose points. If they keep losing points, they won't have anywhere to sleep at night."