His lips were dry, his tongue was numb, and his heart pounded as though it were about to leap out of his throat.
Surely this counted as a violent noise?
And according to the rule... [When using the toilet, pay attention to the footsteps outside the door. If the footsteps are light, open the door immediately and leave with him. If the footsteps are heavy, remain quiet. Do not let him discover you.] This "thing" had gone far beyond merely having heavy footsteps.
Du Bi'an held his breath and forced himself to calm down.
Fortunately, the noise of it "opening doors" had covered the sounds of him using the toilet. That was one good thing...
But very soon, he became even more terrified.
Because... he had finished using the toilet.
One rule for the public restroom area was [After using the toilet, flush immediately to keep it clean.]
Du Bi'an trembled all over. Flush at a time like this?!
Wouldn't that be asking to die?
But he couldn't break the rules either. What should he do? What could he do...
His wildly fluctuating emotions were rapidly consuming his oxygen, too.
One minute of his minute and a half had already passed.
Only thirty seconds remained.
If the "thing" outside didn't leave within thirty seconds, he wouldn't be able to hold on!
What do I do? I don't want to die...
What exactly am I supposed to do...
Du Bi'an pinched his nose hard. There were too many rules, and not only were there so many, they were being triggered one after another!
The timing of their activation was all wrong, too. He was trapped between two impossible choices.
If he didn't flush, he would break a rule. If he did, the "thing" opening doors outside would discover him.
But...
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