The Last Supper
Chapter 6: Hunter A
This time, 922 stayed around for a while at the door after dropping the examinee off.
After the experience last time, he was very curious about what You Huo would do. However, a few seconds later he regretted this decision. You Huo came out again.
922 with a look of frustration: âWhatâs wrong now?â
You Huo: âI just thought of something.â
âWhat?â
âThe rules here, are they based on the exams in reality?â
922 nodded: âOf course it is.â
You Huo: âThere was a rule that wasnât mentioned.â
922: âWhich?â
âIf an examinee encounters a problem, can they also find the invigilator?â
922: ââŚâŚâŚYes.â
But we donât want you to look for us.
To avoid trouble, 922 immediately added: âItâs the same as the exams in reality. You are forbidden to ask for the answer. We donât and canât help you with that.â
You Huo made a sound of recognition.
But he had always been quite little with wordsâŚâŚ.922 still felt skeptical.
âSo when we encounter a problem, how do we find you?â
922 said: âJustâŚâŚ.Use the delegated pen and write on the answer wallââââ
He originally wanted to say âwrite the invigilators numberâ but he felt resistance inside. His mouth changed and the words that came out was, âWrite 001.â
You Huo looked expressionlessly at him.
922 looked at him innocently and repeated: âYes, write 001.â
ââŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâ
After what felt like a century, You Huo nodded. He then turned around and closed the door on him.
922 who had managed to make a big achievement happily went back.
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In the cabin.
The fire was still burning strongly, and everyone sat around it in clearly separated groups.
Because of the knife incident earlier, the tattooed man was left alienated. Alone, he sat at the corner of the table with a sullen face.
The others sat far from him and would deliberately walk around him.
Seeing You Huo returning, Yu Wen immediately jumped up.
âBrother! Did the invigilators do anything to you? What punishment? Are you okay?â
He waved the knife around and fired out a succession of questions.
Everyone looked over.
You Huo furrowed his brows and moved away from the blade. He said: âItâs nothing.â
âYou sure?â Yu Wen didnât believe him.
He glanced at the corner of the room and asked quietly: âThat person was taken away once and he became like that. How harsh was the punishment?â
You Huo looked over at the corner of the room. The bald man who was confined earlier huddled there with yellow and turbid eyes. He swayed his body back and forth nervously as he muttered incoherently.
He seemed to have been scared mad.
You Huo saw the bald man and recalled the confinement room. He instantly felt a little sick.
âHe has always been like that?â
âYes. It has been three hours and he didnât recover at all.â Yu Wen snorted coldly. He then whispered: âSee him constantly mumbling? I even went over to listen in.â
âWhat did he say?â
Yu Wen shook his head and said: âI only heard something like âunfortunate lifeâ. On there was also something about burning incense. I couldnât understand the rest.â
You Huo made a sound of understanding and no longer asked.
You got punished more than him so why do you seem okay?â Yu Wen was very curious.
You Huo was lazy to explain. He answered perfunctorily: âMethod is different.â
Yu Wen: âWhat punishment did you get?â
You Huo answered briefly: âSlept. Gifted the invigilator a bucket of blood.â
Yu Wen: â???â
âWhy did you gift the invigilator blood?â
You Huo looked coldly at him: âWho knows? He likes it.â
Yu Wen keenly noted that his brother said âheâ, not âtheyâ.
âWhich one? Is he a pervert?â
âYou Huo: â001.â
Yu Wen: âHuhâŚâŚ.â
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You Huo and that invigilator were not in good relations and he didnât want to talk about it anymore.
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He glanced around, and frowned: âWere you just sitting around for the past three hours?â
âHow can that be?â Yu Wen pointed at the answer wall and said: âBrother, your solution inspired me so I went and wrote a few things.â
You Huo looked at the answer wall.
On it there were densely packed scrawls made by by Yu Wen.
You Huo: ââŚâŚâŚâŚ.â
Yu Wen said: âMy teacher said that we should write anything that comes to mind. Even if you donât know, while youâre writing it down you might pick up a few points inadvertently.â
You Huo: âSo, you wrote an essay?â
He tried to read the messy scrawls. He pointed at one of the lines and asked: âWhat is this sentence?â
Yu Wen tried to read it with even more difficulty than You Huo: âI thinkâŚâŚ.We have a total of 13 people and there are 12 tableware.â
You Huo: ââŚâŚ..Why are you copying the question?
Yu Wen: ââŚâŚâŚWhen I donât have anything to write in an exam, in order to increase the word count, I would try to emphasise the key point in the question.â
You Huo: ââŚâŚâŚâ
Fuck you and the key point.
He pointed to another pile of circles: âWhatâs this?â
Yu Wen: âG=mg, g=9.8N/kgâŚâŚâŚ.â
You Huo: âWhat does this have to do with optics?â
Yu Wen: âThe thing isâŚâŚâŚI donât know what kind relationship tableware has with optics.â
You Huo: ââŚâŚâŚ..â
Yu Wen was afraid of his brother going mad with anger, so he quickly added: âThere are also optics here.â
You Huo no longer wanted to look at the nonsensical scrawls. He asked directly, âWhere?â
You Wen said timidly: âHere. I wrote refractive index, parallel lines, spherical surface, lens, focal length, imagingâŚâŚâŚArenât these words all optics related? I even drew a simple two mirror diagram.â
You Huo was expressionless. Yu Wen thought about it and then pulled his brother away from the wall. He changed the topic: âLetâs not talk about the unhappy things. Apart from answering the question, we also did something else.â
In fact, after the answer wall was updated, they turned the cabin upside down.
The question said that this was a hunterâs cabin and that he had 13 tableware but only enough food to feed 12.
But after searching through the attic, cabinets and various bottles and cans, they firstly didnât see a hunter and, secondly, there werenât any tableware. As for foodâŚâŚ..They could only dream.
âWe searched for two hours.â Yu Wen said dejectedly, âIn such a small cabin, two hours! So you can imagine how much weâve gone through. There really was nothing. What a shit question.â
You Huo asked: âYou definitely went through everything?â
âIn fact, we didnât.â A stick thin man wearing a hospital gown coughed a few times and interjected: âThere were two places that werenât touched.â
He raised his skinny fingers and pointed at the two locked rooms.
On the door of the rooms was the rooster and hen. Its necks were twisted, and their dark beady eyes looked out the window not moving an inch.
Perhaps it was because the chickens looked very strange and every time, they called out it was either because of a violation or because it was time to collect the answers, no one dared to touch it.
âWe tried to find the key, but we couldnât find it.â
You Huo nodded. He walked over and examined the two padlocks. He then turned around and looked at the walls.
Yu Wen was worried that his brother would take out the axe to break the door down. He quickly said: âBrother! I played these types of games more than everyone else here. For locked doors like this, itâs best not to use force.â
You Huo coolly asked back: âDo I look retarded?â
Yu Wen shrank back. He didnât dare speak.
After a moment he said timidly: âThen why are you looking at the wall?â
âDid anyone touch the hunting gear?â You Huo asked.
Everyoneâs eyes moved to the tattooed man.
âFuck, why are you fucking looking at me for!â The tattooed man saw this and was enraged: âEarlier you wrongly accused me of hiding the knife and now what are you going to wrongly accuse me of?â
âWrongly accuse?â You Huo frowned.
âWith so many people are grouped together, who the fuck knows where that knife fell from.â The tattooed man cursed. He said irritably: âIâm done! Itâs no point explaining to you fools!â
You Huo looked coldly at him.
Tattooed man: ââŚâŚâŚâŚ.â
After a moment of silence, the tattooed man said: âForget it. YouâŚâŚwhat do you want to ask? Ask!â
You Huo pointed at the wall with his chin: âPut the hunting gear back to where it was. I want to look at its position.â
The tattooed man glared at him: âAm I crazy? Why should I put it back after taking it down?â
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Three minutes later, the tattooed man took out a bag of hunting gear and hung them back one by one.
You Huo crossed his arms and followed behind him.
âIâm not a dog. Can you not walk around like youâre walking me?!â
The tattooed man complained dissatisfiedly but he still placed the last one back before spitting in the corner and walking away.
âBrother, whatâs wrong with the hunting gear?â Yu Wen asked.
You Huo pointed at the last wall and said: âThere are two empty nails.â
âSo?â Yu Wen was still puzzled.â
âWhat happened to the thing hanging from there?â
The room went silent.
Suddenly someone said: âThatâs rightâŚâŚâŚitâs missing two things. Is anyone hiding something?â
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Everyone shook their heads.
Old Yu: âIt was like this from the beginning.â
Everyone looked at him.
âThatâŚâŚâŚ.Before the exam started, didnât I go out for a bit?â Old Yu said to You Huo. âYou were sleeping so I didnât call you. Before I went out, I wanted to see if there were any umbrellas in the cabin. At that time the two nails were empty. Iâm certain.â
âSo, you mean that from the time we entered the cabin, two hunting gears were missing?â
âThen who has it?â
âThe hunter?â Yu Wen guessed, âSoâŚâŚThere really is a hunter and he is just not in the cabin. He probably went out hunting?â
Everyone was a little nervous: âWe canât go out, he canât come in. How can we find him?â
You Huo: âTime isnât up yet, right?â
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Everyoneâs sense of time was a bit off but You Huo had already dragged a chair over and moved to sit before the fire.
The others also sat down and went in daze as they looked at the fire.
Yu Yao supported her waist and carefully moved over. She looked at You Huo for a while. The other personâs side profile was lit up by the fire making him look gentler than usual, but his eyes were still cold and indifferent.
With a look of guilt, she said: âIâm sorry.â
You Huo looked over at her.
Yu Yao said in a small voice: âThat inkâŚ..Clearly I was the one who did it but you got punished instead. I have always wanted to apologise to you but you were taken away again before I could say anything.â
You Huo: ââŚâŚâŚâŚ..â
Yu Yao said: âI know itâs useless to apologise. If there is anything next time, Iâll go instead.â
You Huo: ââŚâŚâŚâŚâ
He lowered his eyes and glanced at Yu Yao. He looked away and continued to warm his hands up: âNo need.â
Yu Yao opened her mouth wanting to say something but in the end she didnât say anything.
She sat there in daze for a while. Then she suddenly asked You Huo: âYouâre not afraid?â
You Huo straightened one leg. The fire stove was too warm, and he was a little sleepy.
He was quiet for a moment before saying lazily: âAfraid of what?â
âAfraid of death, afraid of violating the rulesâŚâŚ.or anything. Everyone is very curious. You are very strong. Itâs like you arenât afraid of anything.â
âWhatâs the point of being afraid?â
Yu Yao nodded and said quietly: âThatâs true. But you canât help it. Iâm just very scaredâŚâŚ.â
You Huo didnât look up. He said: âYouâre not too timid. You even had the courage to use that unknown ink to write on the wall.â
He spoke effortlessly. It was as if he didnât want to even move his lips. His voice was low and cold but, while being baked by the warm fire, there was no tone of blame.
Yu Yao lowered her head. She didnât know what to say.
She lingered for a long time before saying: âI actuallyâŚâŚâŚ.â
But she didnât finish speaking. She saw You Huo with one leg on the edge of the chair and his arm on his knee. He seemed to have fallen asleep again.
She was surprised for a moment and she swallowed her words back. She didnât wake You Huo and just slowly moved back to the two old ladies.
âHow did he fall asleep again?â The old lady whispered. âDidnât he sleep when he just came?â
Yu Wen heard this faintly and he looked at You Huo. Inside he answered: No, my brother is always sleepy even after sleeping.
Yu Yao didnât say have much to say. She leaned against the old lady and her eyes looked into the distance. She seemed to be in thought.
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An unknown amount of time passed and the clock above the cabinet changed.
Beijing time, four oâclock in the morning.
The sudden cry from the rooster frightened everyone.
They quickly sat up and looked at each other before realising that they had fallen asleep.
Yu Wen slapped himself a few times to wake himself up.
When he lowered his hands, he heard a strange sound.
âShhââââ
He gestured and asked quietly: âDo you hear something?â
âWhat?â Old Yu looked at his son thinking that he was speaking nonsense.
âDonât you hear it?â Yu Wen asked, âThatâŚâŚcrunching sound.â
The room fell silent. No one dared to move.
Everyone had a wary expression as they listened for movement.
Sure enough, after a few seconds the crunching sound was heard again. This time everyone heard it.
It was likeâŚâŚsomething heavy being dragged in the snow.
The stick thin man in the hospital gown gestured out the window and mouthed: âHere.â
Before his mouth could close, the door opened with a creak.
A black shadow was cast in from outside the door.
Following that, a pale faced man holding a bundle of rope entered the cabin.
His figure was large, but he wasnât very tall. His face looked like over exposed paper and his eyes were also very strange. The iris looked a little too large for his eyes and the white sclera only occupied a very small amount.
He bent down to roll the rope up. On his waist hung a wide knife and a small bell rang with his movements.
No one in the room spoke. Everyone watched him drag a sack into the house and then closing the door.
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At this moment, he finally looked around at the fire stove. His dark eyes blinked a few times: âAhâŚâŚ.Thatâs good, there are guests.â
Everyone: ââŚâŚâŚâŚ..â
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The one who came was the hunter that they had been waiting for.
He squeezed his hand and said: âSnow had blocked off the roads for the past few days so I knew that fooâŚâŚI mean, guests would come.â
Guests: ââŚâŚâŚâŚâ
âItâs really cold outside.â He said slowly: âThe snow is too heavy. Everything was hidden so I couldnât find a prey. I spent a long, long time to finally dig out one.â
He kicked the sack and smiled at everyone. His lips looked like they almost reached his ears: âYouâre really lucky to be able to join me.â
He sighed again and explained: âI canât help it. There arenât many things on the snow mountain, and it would always be a long time until I come across a group. I have to tighten my belly to survive so I only have two meals a day.
âOnce in the morning at 4am and then in the afternoon at 4pm. There arenât many chances to have a wonderful meal with me.â He looked at the clock above the cabinet and said: âAh, itâs just the right time. You mustâve waited long and must be hungry. I can hear your stomachs growling. Canât wait?â
Guests: ââŚâŚâŚ.â
âHow many of you are there?â He held out his finger and counted them one by one, âOld woman, sick man, thug, alcoholic, alcoholicâs sonâŚâŚ.â
None of the names were nice but when he pointed at them, their faces all turned green.
When he reached You Huo, he paused and wasnât happy: âWhy is there one still asleep.â
âForget it.â Hunter A was no longer interested. He looked at the answer well and said: âLooks like there are a total of 13 people but I donât have enough food. Only enough for 12. What a pity.â
As he said that, he licked his lips: âIâm really hungry, but youâll have to wait a little longer. I have to prepare. Itâs my first time having so many guests.â
Yu Wen: ââŚâŚâŚ..â
Itâs also my first time seen such a girly hunter.
Hunter A bent over and picked up the sack.
The sack looked particularly heavy. They didnât know what it contained and they also didnât want to knowâŚâŚ
He dragged the sack over to the corner of the room and stopped before the room with the hen hanging from the door.
The keys clanked and Hunter A picked one out. Using it, he opened the door to the room.
A rotten smell spread out.
It was a smell that was hard to describe. It was like rotten meat, dust and decaying wood all mixed together.
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Everyone had thought that the room with the hen hanging from the door was the bedroom.
Now they realised that it was actually a kitchen.
Inside was a long counter. It was no problem for someone to lie on it.
On the other side was a tall red wooden cabinet. Numerous locks hung from there.
Hunter A smiled at the people in the room and then made a small bow: âPlease wait. Itâll be done soon.â
He then closed the door.
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The people by the fire stove was silent for a long time. One of them said with fear: âI donât want to eat, I want to go home.â
âWho doesnât want to go home!â The tattooed man had at some unknown point in time joined the crowd. He was probably afraid of Hunter A, âCan we go back? If you have the ability, go and rush out through that door!â
Everyone fell silent again.
After a moment, Old Yu swallowed: âThat hunterâs mouth was so big. It wouldnât be a problem to swallow a human head. I have a feeling he eats humansâŚâŚ..â
Yu Yao muttered: âWhatâs in that sack?â
Putting those two sentences together, it was extremely terrifying.
Everyoneâs eyes moved out the window.
The snowstorm outside still had not stopped. Before the exam, Old Yu went out to investigate and said that everything was covered in snow. There werenât any people or houses within a hundred miles from hereâŚâŚ..
Where did the prey come from?
Whatâs more, Hunter A said that the food was dug out.
When they arrived here in the afternoon, there was a man who didnât listen to the radio and his body was soon buried under the snowâŚâŚ.
Everyone recalled that moment in unison. Deep fear formed on their faces.
Yu Wen was even about to vomit.
âIf you want to vomit, turn around.â You Huoâs cold voice rang out, âDonât get it on me again.â
âBrother youâre awake?!â Yu Wen cried out in pleasant surprise.
âWhat are you shouting for! Canât you be a little quieter?!â The tattooed man shouted.
You Huo glanced at the tattooed man and said: âI wasnât sleeping.â
Yu Wen: âOhâââ Then why do you always close your eyes?â
âEyes are uncomfortable.â
Yu Wen remembered now that his father seemed to have mentioned that You Huo has had surgery done on his eyes and that would be tired and uncomfortable after looking at bright things for a long time. However, because he had never heard You Huo mention it, he didnât remember it himself.
âBrother, did you hear everything Hunter A said?â Yu Wen asked.
You Huo hummed in acknowledgment.
Yu Wen: âWhat do we do?â
You Huo said lazily: âIâm a little hungry. Wait for dinner.â
Yu Wen: ââŚâŚâŚ..â
Who are you trying to scare?
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KK has something to say:
LOL Yu Wen is me in exams. Just writing everything I can think of regardless of whether or not it answers the question.
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