To keep anything from happening to Ji Zhe, Gao Ming considerately handed in his own form and lined up behind him for the test.
With a professional psychologist watching his back, Ji Zhe felt much more relaxed. Even as gratitude filled his eyes, he still remembered to tell Gao Ming to keep his distance so he wouldn't get frightened.
When the others from Dormitory 1314 saw Gao Ming fill out a form, they came over too, gathering around him to line up for the physical health assessment.
They couldn't leave until they completed every test, and the students seemed to have resigned themselves to their fate.
Everyone had their bodies examined in turn. Before long, the first few students to finish their physical assessments had begun the mental health test.
Following the teacher's instructions, they stood in front of the window, mirror, and door. Each of them saw something different.
Some students saw a city outside the window, bustling with traffic; some saw barren, desolate land, as impoverished as their own hearts; others saw dead relatives standing outside, their once-dearest loved ones shouting at them not to leave the room.
But there was one thing they had in common: when they looked at the final door, every student said there was someone standing outside!
Every student who finished the psychological test seemed drained of all strength. When the Health Teacher released her hands, they collapsed to the floor, listless, as though a small piece of their minds and souls had been stolen.
The Health Teacher always helped the students up gently, her smile warm and radiant. Soon, however, she could no longer smile.
"Don't touch me with your filthy hands!" Wearing a white coat over his hospital gown, Saeki walked up to the window, his voice filled with disgust and