Survivorship Bias

    An Wu Jiu was choked by water.

      The other person in a coma was almost in a state of falling into the water, until he couldn't breathe, then he suddenly woke up and stood up shaking from the water.

    An Wu Jiu was soaked all over, the hair that was originally tied behind his head was also loose and dripping. After standing up, the water was almost submerged in the lower abdomen, and there were spherical ice cubes floating on it. The temperature was surprisingly low, and he couldn't help shivering.

    This is a rectangular glass cover.

    There is a metal disc with a large area and a small height at the top. A metal pipe is inserted into the center of the disc. At present, ice water is continuously being injected into the device. There is a metal bar protruding from the four corners of the top, and it is not known what it is.

    Based on your own height, the height of this glass cover is at least two meters.

      The strength can't break even an inch.

    But this was as expected by An Wujiao, so he only tried a few times and didn't put much effort into it.

    After knowing that this device is difficult to break through violent means from the inside to the outside, An Wu Jiu's face is still calm, he just ruled out a wrong way.

    After thinking for a while, An Wujiu took off his shirt soaked in ice water, let go, and plunged into the water that submerged his lower body.

    He leaned against the glass wall on one side to prevent it from being drenched by the water column in the middle. The white upper body is exposed in the air, along with the black and white peony patterns on the side neck and chest, it really looks like a piece of art on display.

    Outside the glass cover is a dim scene, with many dolls, giant playing cards and discarded circus supplies piled up everywhere, and on the left is the huge velvet curtain, which will make the lonely self completely hidden.

    An Wujiu raised his head, stretched out his hand and touched the water flow from top to bottom, then raised his eyes, stared at the metal disc at the top of the device, and found four divided circles on it slice, and a green button. So he raised his hand and tried to press it with his fingertips.

    "You're such an impatient player."

    The rabbit's voice appeared just now, but I could only hear it and not see it. An Wu Jiu always felt that he was monitoring him somewhere.

    The feeling of being watched from the first floor.

    "However, you're also the smartest player I've ever seen. After waking up from here, you didn't yell, you didn't smash the glass, you didn't tug on your ankle, but stood calmly. Get up, take off the wet clothes that will keep your body temperature down, and start with the mechanism of the device."

    The rabbit said compliments, "It's really a high-level player, I know how to make myself live longer."

    "However," the next second, his style of painting changed, and his voice was low, "Whether you can live long, you can't decide at all."

    What does this mean.

    An Wujiu's expression did not change, he kept silent and listened to him.

      If you are saved, you might even survive if you drown your head."

    After speaking, the voice burst into a harsh laugh again.

    "See the four metal bars above your head? Those are the electrodes that connect the circuit in the theater, and once the water level rises there, it will be completely shorted, guess at that time, submerged in the water Are you still alive?"

    An Wujiu finally knows the mechanism of death of this device.

    He raised his head and looked at the metal bars at the four corners, at the current speed of the water, I am afraid he will be electrocuted here soon.

    "It's so boring, so you don't even look scared? I like the look on human faces when they're hugely frightened, how funny, especially a beautiful one like you The face couldn't be more appropriate."

    An Wujiu put his arms around his chest and said softly, "I'm not interested in chatting with a rabbit with a perverted hobby, what else is there in this game, tell me all, and see if it can scare me ."

    The rabbit laughed again.

    "What an interesting player, then I'll be straight. This giant glass can't be shattered from the inside out, but the outside can, see the big hammer under the poker cards? Two You can basically pick it up with the combined force of individuals, and then smash it a few more times, and you can come out smoothly, isn’t it easy?”

    It won't be so easy.

    "But, the people outside are all hypnotized. They are enjoying the wonderful magic show. No one will have the time to save you. Besides, they don't know that you have been singled out."

    An Wujiu suddenly thought of the fake self before.

    He raised his hand and tried to touch the microphone beside his ear.

    "Stop it, it's useless, all signals are blocked here, unless they find out...you'll be forgotten here forever. But it's hard Yes, think about it, only a guy with strong willpower can resist hypnosis, and even if he resists, there is already one of you by his side, maybe it is possible to leave here directly."

    An Wu Jiu was silent.

    Seeing that he didn't speak, the rabbit seemed to be proud and said in a high-pitched voice, "See this pipe in the middle that has been pouring water all the time. Now that it is pouring water continuously, it means that no one outside is free from the control of hypnosis and has been brainwashed. When the number of people dwindles, the water will be cut off, and every time a person's will breaks free, there will be a five-minute shutdown period. But as long as you don't come out, these times will always pass, and you will still die."

    This also means that he can only get a maximum of 30 minutes of water outage, or on the premise that everyone is awake.

    "But... I'm very tolerant." The rabbit continued, "I'll give you a way to save yourself, although I can't let you out completely, at least I won't be electrocuted here, or Frozen to death in the zero-degree ice-water mixture."

    After finishing speaking, the four discs on the top metal disc suddenly opened, and long silks in four colors of black, white, red and blue appeared from the circular holes, which were folded in half and hung on the four annular On the hook, it slowly fell to An Wujiu's eyes.

    These silks are very similar to magic tools, but An Wujiu noticed that the workmanship of the long silks is not good, the thickness of the silk is uneven, and some places are so thin that the light is transparent, and when you pull it, It is broken, but it is very thick in some places, and the difference is very big.

    "This is my little test for you, it won't be too difficult, these long silks are props. I will tell you a few conditions now. First, a long silk is hung vertically on the Here, if one of the ends just hits the water, the water will go up through these capillaries until it soaks through the entire long silk, which takes 20 minutes. You have four silks that are exactly the same except for the color, and you can drag them to you at will The height you want. But one thing, I want to remind you, the long silk weaving here is very special, it is an uneven texture, and the speed of wetting may vary from section to section."

    "Second, and my challenge to you: you need to give exactly 22 minutes and 30 seconds without any timing tools and hints. When you press The green button at the top means that you have started the timer, and if you press it again, the timer is over.”

    "You can start at any time, or end at any time. If the difference between this time and the real 22 minutes and 30 seconds reaches 3 seconds, I'm sorry, then you will forever lose the chance to save yourself. Giving your life to someone outside, or being electrocuted here, will forever be a specimen of mine."

    He seemed to see through An Wu Jiao's thoughts, and added another sentence after saying the basic rules.

    "A kind reminder to you. Don't try to count the time with your heartbeat. Your body is soaked in ice water, your body temperature will get lower and lower, and your heart rate will also get slower and slower."

    The ice water was still flowing down at this moment, and the ice cubes were already floating on An Wu Jiao’s waist.

    "Think of a way." Rabbit's voice was sharp and long, "Or think of your last words, and I'll pass them on to your surviving friends after this round of games is over. , let them also feel the taste of regret."

    "But there may be no chance, the water has not stopped until now, and the people outside may fall into hypnosis completely. People who come will also be brain dead, and you won't be alone on the road."

    An Wu Jiu has no intention to listen to what he has to say anymore, what Rabbit is saying now is nothing more than a psychological tactic, he wants to completely destroy his will and win without fighting.

    But just a moment after the rabbit's voice fell, the flowing water column suddenly stopped.

    The pipe is directly closed and the injection of ice water is stopped.

    An Wujiu who was standing in the water suddenly smiled and said to the silent rabbit.

    "Don't underestimate the willpower of survivors."

    Shen Ti felt that something was controlling his consciousness.

    After teleportation, An Wu Jiao walked down from the stage, approached step by step, and finally stood in front of Shen Ti, bent over to pick up the flower on his lap, twisted the flower stem and turned around .

    "Does it look good?" He raised his eyes, his eyes moved from the complicated snow-white petals to Shen Ti's face.

    Exactly the same as An Wu Jiao.

    But he is not innocent.

    The moment he saw him, the joy that surged in his heart also made Shen Ti briefly confused for a moment, but he saw clearly that the person in front of him was not innocent.

    If An Wujiao came out of another cage, he would continue to observe the stage for a while with suspicion, instead of coming down directly towards himself.

    He has no reason and no motive. Shen Ti is very clear that now he is not that special to An Wu Jiu.

    What's more, the current An Wu Jiao is so kind and hopeful that he can save everyone, this kind of savior's eyes are as clean as the holy water of baptism, and there is no evil that cannot be concealed at all.

    I still want to hide the evil.

    He still couldn't move, couldn't speak, his whole body was paralyzed, but he felt that his eyes could move and his teeth could use force.

    This person in front of me is probably the fake An Wugui who wanted to kill Zhong Yirou at that time.

    "An Wujiu" put the flower in Shen Ti's front pocket, walked slowly around his chair, and brushed his fingers lightly on his shoulders and back.

    When he walked behind him, Shen Ti rolled his eyes diligently and looked to the right, he could only see part of the other people's figures, but he saw the applause and heard them applaud the sound of.

    But the stage was empty at the moment, and neither was the rabbit.

    Suddenly, his hand seemed to be controlled by some invisible force, he couldn't restrain himself, and he automatically made a movement to prepare for applause.

    Shen Ti struggled hard with his hand, he was afraid that once he applauded, the hypnotic mechanism would be triggered. His hands were raised with difficulty, trembling slightly.

    In order not to be hypnotized, Shen Ti vigorously opened his upper and lower clenched teeth and bit his tongue.

    The moment the intense pain spread, Shen Ti suddenly felt that a part of his body was liberated, his previously numb lips and jaw seemed to relax, and the tense like frozen vocal cords gradually recover.

    "You...you..."

    When she heard Shen Ti's voice, "An Wu Jiu" was full of surprise, he faced Shen Ti, used the same face as An Wu Jiu to get close, and held his cheeks .

    "You spoke!"

    He had a smile on his face, and then hugged Shen Ti, "How can you still talk? I've already fed you hypnotics. It really deserves to be my A01."

    Sure enough.

    Shen Ti's lips moved with difficulty, "You...you are here."

    "An Wujiu" half-knelt down, folded his arms on Shen Ti's knees, raised his eyes and looked at him, his eyes seemed to be hidden by stars. Most of the sinister poison also disappeared, leaving only the look of longing.

    "Yes, here I am. Are you happy?"

    Shen Ti took a deep breath.

    He wanted to speak, but he bit his tongue again.

    This time, after the pain, his lips and teeth became more flexible, as if they were slowly thawing and recovering.

    "I...of course I'm happy." He can speak in full sentences, but very slowly, "You pull me, I...I want to go out with you."

    “That’s not good.” The “An Wujiu” in front of him smiled and pointed to the others, “Everyone is still watching the show very seriously. They will be laughed at."

    The charming and sweetness in his eyes constantly reminded Shen Ti of one thing.

    "Okay..." Shen Ti also showed a slightly stiff smile, "You don't like them laughing at you, do you?"

    "An Wujiu" thought for a while, when he was silent, the corners of his mouth turned down slightly, as if he was recalling something unhappy, and finally, he gave an irrelevant answer.

    "I just don't like them cheating on me."

    Speaking, "An Wu Jiu" folded his hands on Shen Ti's knees unconsciously, his fingers almost digging into the flesh.

    This kind of pain made Shen Ti's originally paralyzed leg feel a little bit, but it was not enough.

    But this feeling didn't last long, "An Wu Jiao" finally came out of the memory, and the tightly clasped hands also loosened.

    "It hurts you." He lowered his head to smooth his wrinkled trousers.

    "I didn't want to touch you, but he told me not to touch you."

    "He?" Shen Ti softened his tone and asked in a persuasive manner, "Who is he?"

    "He's..." The fake innocent expression was a little bitter, "He's our father, the owner of this shelter."

    Shen Ti frowned.

    Our... father?

    This person is A01's lover or A01's brother.

    He showed a smile, "You don't need to worry about him, he can't be the master." Shen Ti cast a gentle look at "An Wujiu" in front of him, "Don't be afraid."

    "An Wu Jiu" also looked at him, showing a somewhat confused expression, as if puzzled by his tenderness, "You didn't lie to me?"

    Shen Ti was silent for a moment, and then continued to smile, with a soft tone and good manners.

    "How come? If I lie to you, you bully me and push me to the ground like you did when you were a child."

    "I didn't treat you like this when I was a kid. You get mad at me easily." He said this, but he was still amused, "At most, I just cried and beat you a few times."

    "Alright, even if you hit me, push me down and let me fall, I won't be angry." Shen Ti looked at his eyes with sincere eyes and guided him, "Don't believe me, try it?"

    "An Wu Jiao" stared at him, raised his hand tentatively, and finally chose to put it down.

    His tone was suspicious and he blinked, "I feel like you are a little different today."

    Shen Ti's heart sank for a moment.

    He changed his expression and sneered at "An Wujiu" in front of him.

     "What? It's rare to be nice to you, but you don't like it anymore?"

    "An Wu Jiu" was stunned for a second, and the expression of doubt on his face gradually changed to disappointment.

    Shen Ti frowned on purpose, "Don't do this, I don't like your expression."

    "You still haven't changed, you are always angry with me, I have done so much for you!" His emotions gradually got out of control, "Why are you always so cold! Why!"

    Before he finished speaking, Shen Ti who was sitting in the chair was kicked by "An Wujiu" and he fell backwards.

    The huge pain oscillated from the back to the whole body, and he felt that the paralyzed limbs began to gradually gain consciousness. "An Wu Jiu" was just as he expected, still immersed in pain, seeing him fall to the ground, he also stepped forward to grab his collar, his expression was angry and painful.

    "You are all lying to me! You are all lying to me! They are too! So are you!"

    Shen Ti moved his fingertips.

    "Damn, damn..."

    Just as he muttered to himself, a pair of arms embraced "An Wu Jiu" in his arms.

    "I'm joking, why are you so angry."

    Shen Ti's gentle voice lingered in his ears, and in the pain that spread throughout his body, he slowly stood up, and also supported "An Wugui" to soothe his emotions, and He empathizes.

    "They lied to you, I'll beat them for you."

    Speaking, Shen Ti pulled his arm, slowly came to Wu You's chair next to him, and punched him hard in the back shoulder.

    In an instant, Wu You, who was originally quiet on the empty stage, suddenly woke up and blinked.

    The flow of water stopped again.

    This time five minutes after the last time.

    An Wujiu looked at the long silk before him, raised his hand, and pulled the white long silk down, keeping it folded in half, until both ends of the long silk would touch the water surface, And began to soak at the same time, and then, his other hand pulled down the long red silk, but pulled down one end of the folded one, and pulled it into a complete long strip, the upper end was caught on the loop, and the bottom end was just placed On the water, keeping only one end wet, then pressed the green button.

    "Starting your challenge so soon? You only have one chance."

    “People from outside will come to save me.” An Wujiu stared at the white silk folded in half.

    "I'll win too."