His lips were dry, his tongue was numb, and his heart was pounding as though it would leap out of his throat.
Surely this much noise counted as heavy, no matter how you looked at it?
And according to the rule... [When using the restroom, 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, stay quiet. Do not let him discover you.] This "thing" had gone far beyond merely making heavy footsteps.
Du Bi'an held his breath and forced himself to calm down.
Fortunately, the noise of the doors being "opened" had covered the sounds of him using the toilet. That was something good, at least...
But soon, he grew even more terrified.
Because... he had finished using the toilet.
One of the rules in the Public Toilet area was [After using the toilet, please flush immediately and 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.
A minute of his ninety seconds had already passed.
Only thirty seconds remained.
If that "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. Not only were there so many, but they were being triggered one after another!
The timing of those triggers was all wrong, too. He was trapped between two impossible choices.
Not flushing would break a rule, but if he flushed, the "thing" opening doors