The so-called distress message could actually be treated as another addition to the Rule-based Anomalies.
So there were nine rules now.
[Rule One: Every night after seven, please do not leave your room. However, if you hear knocking, it is a waiter delivering food, so you may open the door to collect it.]
[Rule Two: The cleaner has recently taken leave and is not here, so guests are asked to keep their rooms clean and tidy.]
[Rule Three: Security guards will patrol every night at midnight. Please do not worry about your safety.]
[Rule Four: No room may house more than three people.]
[Rule Five: There will be no one in the corridor every night. If you hear someone moving around, please carefully determine who it is.]
[Rule Six: If you hear some activity from the bathroom in your room, that is normal. But if it continues, please check whether any fixtures are damaged.]
[Rule Seven: We wish you a pleasant stay.]
The seven rules above came from the Inn Rules posted on the wall of the lobby.
As for Rule Six, Jiang Qiao had just experienced it in that room. The bathroom really was a place prone to problems.
He needed to be extra careful.
Otherwise, what if a hand reached out of the toilet while he was taking a dump...? That still would not be the most terrifying part. The most terrifying thing would be a tongue coming out. Who could handle that?
So there was a reason horror films always set their haunted scenes in bathrooms.
The directors had probably all experienced it personally.
[Rule Eight: Do not use the emergency exit to reach other floors.]
This rule came from the elevator.
[Rule Nine: Save me. I have been locked in Room 16 on the