Trembling At A High Altitude

The moment the light was turned on, a figure ran up the stairs with a bang.

I heard the cabinet board ‘crack! ’ There was a loud noise, and then footsteps appeared above everyone’s heads.

"Damn! Close the door quickly!" Li Teng cursed.

The cabinet board was damaged, and the heat in the room above instantly rushed down.

The person at the door quickly closed the door.

"No, the hole on the top of the head is still pouring hot air down!" Daisy, standing directly under the small hole, pointed to the top of the head.

Above the basement is the living room of the house above. It was Daisy who discovered a hole under her feet at that time, and now she happened to be standing under the hole again.

There are several horizontal pipes on the ceiling, iron water pipes from old-fashioned houses.

The fist-sized hole was between the two water pipes, and hot air was constantly spitting out.

"If the heat continues like this, sooner or later you will die!" Huang Xun kept wiping his sweat.

"There's another door over there!" Gao Fei pointed to the other wall opposite the door he came in from.

Li Teng had also seen it and was trying hard to push and pull the door.

Unfortunately, it is locked, locked from the outside.

Moreover, this is a metal door that cannot be kicked open even if it is locked from the outside.

"The temperature will rise up to 1,000 degrees. You have to plug that hole! Otherwise, the temperature in the basement will rise sooner or later!" Aisha kept wiping sweat while looking at the hole above her head.

"It's useless. If we can't escape, just relying on the door and the floor above our heads, the heat will still penetrate sooner or later, and the basement will become an oven sooner or later. I have an idea, but I need your help." The new one The young actor spoke.

"What's your idea? Tell me quickly!" Gao Fei urged the middle-aged man.

"I have installed air conditioners before. I just saw an old air conditioner cabinet in the storage room. The outdoor unit, indoor unit, copper pipes, and cables are all complete! There happens to be a socket in this room. If you can help I, I will try to install the air conditioner within ten minutes! The outdoor unit can be placed in the hall above, and the hole is just right for the pipe!" The middle-aged man quickly answered Gao Fei.

"How can we help? Tell me quickly." Li Teng felt it was worth a try.

"Let's talk as we walk! Help me move the internal unit to the basement and move the external unit to the living room! I'll intubate! Then connect the two sides!" The middle-aged man opened the door to the stairs from the basement. , while talking to Li Teng and others.

After opening the door, a wave of heat hit my face, and the temperature had obviously risen to more than 40 degrees!

Li Teng quickly called Huang Xun and Gao Fei and followed the middle-aged man.

The cabinet leading to the bedroom had been smashed.

But now everyone no longer cares about whether the ninth person who appeared earlier is a human or a ghost, nor does they care about the possibility of 'it' appearing in the house above.

There wasn't even time to confirm whether the new actress' name was Zhang Ningning or Qi Yufei.

If we don't find a way to lower the temperature in the basement as soon as possible, everyone will be dead.

Under the threat of death, all monsters and monsters take second place.

Li Teng led people into the storage room, first helped the middle-aged man place the air conditioner outdoor unit next to the small hole in the living room floor, and then rushed towards the bedroom wooden cabinet with the air conditioner unit on his back. Gao Fei and Huang Xun They got through first, then caught the cabinet that Li Teng handed over, and the three of them quickly carried the cabinet into the basement together.

Several women reached out and caught the pipe that the middle-aged man inserted through the hole in the ceiling.

After a while, the middle-aged man also ran down, opened the cover of the lower part of the old cabinet machine, and used the wrench and other tools he found in the storage room to connect the low-pressure pipe and high-pressure pipe to the internal machine respectively. .

Then, he held the cable in his hand and began to be in a daze.

"What's going on?" Li Teng asked the middle-aged man.

"There are seven 12345LN interfaces on it. One of the cables has four ports, and the other has two ports. The color is wrong... Forget it, I'll go up and connect the pipes first, and then I'll study the cables!" said the middle-aged man. He turned around and ran towards the stairs.

Li Teng quickly chased after him.

Because the door was constantly opening and closing, the temperature in the basement had risen, and it quickly approached forty degrees.

Everyone was sweating profusely.

After the middle-aged man ran back to the hall above, he quickly connected the pipes, unscrewed the high-pressure pipe first, let out the air for ten seconds, then quickly screwed on the low-pressure pipe, and then opened the valves of the low-pressure pipe and the high-pressure pipe.

Li Teng found a piece of cardboard and used it as a fan to fan the middle-aged man.

After finishing the pipe, the middle-aged man began to study the cables.

"Damn! The air conditioners are all 1234LN. What the hell is this fifth piece of money? And there is no LN here, only one neutral line, six interfaces for the external unit, seven interfaces for the internal unit, and only six wires..." The middle-aged man The man muttered.

"You're not a professional in repairing air conditioners, are you?" Li Teng felt that such things as wiring should not be difficult for professionals.

"No, I'm just pretending." The middle-aged man looked a little embarrassed.

"Connect the 12345 of the external unit to the 12345 of the internal unit?" Li Teng tried to suggest a few words.

"No, 1 is L, 2 is N, 134 are all live wires, I don't know what's going on with this 5...here...here...this fancy wire should be the neutral wire...oh! By the way! These two The roots are 1 and 2, the remaining three are connected to 345, and there is a neutral wire! That should be it!" The middle-aged man quickly connected the wires.

When he stood up, the middle-aged man stumbled and almost fell. Li Teng quickly reached out to support him.

"It's too hot and I feel a little weak." The middle-aged man smiled apologetically.

Li Teng quickly carried him to the wooden cabinet and went down the stairs through the broken cabinet board. The room temperature was now over fifty degrees. If the air conditioner was not turned on, all of them would die of heat inside.

The middle-aged man walked to the cabinet, but his face turned pale and he almost fainted and fell to the ground.

After going downstairs, everyone in the basement was so hot that they were covered in sweat and their clothes were soaked through.

"There is a water pipe here! Let him drink some water first!" Aisha pointed to the corner of the wall.

Just now they found a water pipe half a meter high in the corner of the wall. After opening the water gate, water flowed out. They all drank the water in the pipe.

Li Teng helped the middle-aged man over, opened the water gate and fed the middle-aged man some water. The middle-aged man finally recovered a little. Gao Fei and Huang Xun quickly helped him to the air conditioner.

Li Teng also squatted down and drank the water from the water pipe.

Although the origin of this water is unknown, it is so hot that the body is too dehydrated. If you don't drink some water, you may be dead before the air conditioner is turned on.

After drinking the water, Li Teng immediately walked to the locked door again, trying to open it to see if he could find an escape route.

Chapter 445

The middle-aged man quickly connected the cables to the internal unit, then inserted the plug of the cabinet into the wall socket, and pressed the power and cooling buttons on the cabinet panel.

The engine of the cabinet machine started spinning.

The wind is blowing, but there is no air conditioning.

"No way? No more fluoride?" the middle-aged man sighed.

Everyone opened the water gate in the corner, poured water on their heads, and then ran to the air outlet of the cabinet to blow air, which at least relieved some of the heat.

The temperature in the basement room was getting hotter and hotter.

"Fuck! The pipe is deflated!" After some inspection, the middle-aged man discovered the problem.

One of the copper pipes of the air conditioner was bent so sharply that it almost blocked the entire pipe, preventing the refrigerant from effectively flowing through the pipes.

"Can you take it back?" Huang Xun took a look.

"It won't work even if you break it back, and it will probably break..." The middle-aged man carefully broke it off.

"There seem to be cracks on it." Gao Fei also took a look.

"It's not broken yet." The middle-aged man carefully broke it off again, and then clamped it with the pliers in his hand.

The air conditioner's outlet finally blew out cold air.

The air conditioning is getting stronger and stronger, and the temperature in the basement seems to have stopped rising.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Teng looked into the basement.

Others also looked into the basement.

There are numbers written on the walls of the basement in random order and the distribution of the numbers on the wall is also random.

There are also numbers on both doors, 3 and 4 respectively.

The door you came in from had the number 3 written on it, and the door opposite had the number 4 written on it.

Li Teng walked over and kicked the door with the number 4 written on it, but he couldn't open it.

He even started kicking the wall, trying to see if he could find a weak point and open a secret passage or something.

All in vain.

The temperature in the room upstairs continued to rise.

Judging from the time, it is already over 60 degrees and is gradually approaching 70 degrees.

The temperature of 70 degrees is enough to burn someone and steam it.

The air conditioner's engine roared upstairs and could be heard through the floorboards.

There is cold air from the air conditioner in the basement, but the temperature is still only over 30 degrees. But the metal door near the stairs was starting to feel hot to touch from inside.

Everyone in the basement had a look of horror on their faces, worried that the old air conditioner, especially the engine of the outdoor unit, might collapse at any time due to the high temperature in the house above.

Once the air conditioner breaks down, the basement will quickly become as hot as the rooms above.

They will be roasted alive in the basement.

It was a very painful death. After returning to the studio, he would be deducted 1,000 points and sealed in wax.

It's so miserable.

"These two newcomers, what are your names?" Li Teng couldn't open the door, so he asked the new couple.

"Hu Bo." The middle-aged man answered Li Teng.

"What about you?" Li Teng looked at the thirty-year-old woman.

Everyone also looked at the woman. Because of the heat, the situation had been very urgent, and no one paid attention to her. Now that the situation has finally stabilized, everyone also wants to know what happened to the two voices that appeared during the previous count.

"Qi Yufei." The woman reported her name.

"In other words, that Zhang Ningning was originally in the basement. It was probably another unjust case. If we want to escape, we may have to find some clues related to her." Li Teng analyzed it.

Everyone else thought Li Teng's analysis made sense.

But now is obviously not the time to look for clues. The door by the stairs is already very hot. Once it is opened, the hot air from outside will blow in, which can instantly cause severe burns to the people inside.

While blowing the cool breeze from the cabinet, everyone drank water from the corner and poured water on themselves.

When it was Huang Xun's turn, he turned the water gate, and it came down. The water pipe buried in the wall sprayed water directly into the room.

"Oh! Do you have any brains? Why are you so careless in doing things? Why do you use so much effort?" Gao Fei complained to Huang Xun.

"Can you blame me? I really didn't use much strength! I just touched it lightly and it broke!" Huang Xun looked helpless.

"Why do others stop? Why do you stop? Shouldn't you sum up your own reasons?" Gao Fei continued to complain.

"Just stop it! This water is quite cool and can help us cool down." Huang Xun smiled.

Soon everyone felt that something was not right.

The basement room has no drainage function!

After the water in the water pipe continued to spray out for a while, the water in the room quickly submerged everyone's ankles.

Moreover, the two doors in the basement room are both alloy doors and sealed doors!

After water accumulated in the room, the door that came in was also locked! No matter how hard I try, I can't push it open!

If the water in the pipes keeps spraying, sooner or later the entire basement will be filled!

"What a great time! You're going to kill everyone!" Gao Fei glared at Huang Xun.

"This, this, this...can you blame me? Look, this pipe is rusty, and there is such a high water pressure, it will break sooner or later!" Huang Xun was about to cry but had no tears.

"Anyway, everyone saw that you broke the water pipe, you harmful person!" Gao Fei continued to accuse.

"Come on, did I break this water pipe? Is there any benefit to me if I break this water pipe? I don't want to drown myself, right?" Huang Xun explained to the others.

"Who knows? Maybe you have a separate mission, such as killing everyone. Anyway, you are always very strange. Whoever you hug will die, and it doesn't happen in a day or two." Aisha added some insults.

"He is just a poisonous bitch. Whoever follows him will be unlucky." Gao Fei concluded.

"..."

While the three of them were arguing, the surging water gradually stopped.

"Congratulations to all the mice, you have successfully survived the warming crisis."

"Next, there will be a question and answer session with prizes."

"I will pose a question, and any one of you eight mice who can tell the answer within ten seconds will get a reward.

“If no mouse gives the correct answer after ten seconds, the water level in the basement room will rise ten centimeters.

"If you want to survive, you must listen carefully to the questions!"

The sharp voice sounded again.

"What's the reward for getting the answer correct?" Huang Xun quickly asked.

It seems unfair to mention the punishment for wrong answers but not the rewards for correct answers.

"The reward for answering the question correctly is, of course, that the water level does not rise!" A sharp voice answered Huang Xun.

"Is this considered a reward?" Huang Xun expressed dissatisfaction.

"Please listen to the question!

"The first question: What is the name of the wife of William Shakespeare, the European Renaissance dramatist?

Chapter 446

"The countdown begins, ten, nine..."

Everyone looked at each other.

You can only know the answer to this kind of question by searching online, right? Who would be bored enough to memorize the answer to a question like this?

"I know! It's Sabi!" Gao Fei tried to give an answer at the last second.

Everyone was stunned, and then they all raised their thumbs to Gao Fei.

This idea...

It’s also outrageous.

"Wrong answer, the water level has risen by ten centimeters!" A sharp voice sounded, and at the same time, a large amount of water spewed out of the water pipe. The water level in the basement rose from everyone's ankles to the lower part of their calves.

The middle-aged man rushed over and unplugged the air conditioner to avoid electric shock.

"Second question: There is a substance that is as hard as a brick, but after being soaked in water for one minute, it becomes as soft as a foam board. What is it?"

"Tea brick?" Liu Yin tried to answer this question.

"Wrong answer, the water level has risen by ten centimeters!" A sharp voice sounded. At the same time, the water level in the basement rose from the lower part of everyone's calf to the upper part of the calf.

"The third question: A woman has married ten men, and every time she took the initiative to ask for divorce, use an idiom." The sharp voice asked again.

"Begin with chaos and end with abandonment!" Huang Xun responded immediately.

Others nodded, this answer should be correct, right?

"Wrong answer, the water level has risen ten centimeters!"

The water level in the basement rose from the top of everyone's calves to just above their knees.

"If you don't answer, don't rob, it should be 'all your efforts are in vain'!" Li Teng stroked his forehead.

Everyone suddenly realized that Li Teng's answer was the right one!

"The fourth question: There is a door that cannot be pushed open no matter what, but it can be pushed open after half an hour. What door is it?"

Huang Xun didn't answer and looked at Li Teng.

"Timing valve?" Li Teng was confused.

"Wrong answer, the water level has risen ten centimeters!"

"..."

"Question 5: Where is the origin of watermelon?"

"Africa, right?" Li Teng continued to wonder.

"Congratulations on your correct answer! The sixth question is, where is the origin of potatoes?"

"Europe?" Li Teng asked.

"Wrong answer, the water level has risen ten centimeters!"

"Hey! Isn't this right? If the answer is correct, the water level will not drop. If the answer is wrong, the water level will rise. Sooner or later, we will still drown!" Huang Xun protested.

"That's right! You can't play like this, right?" Gao Fei also protested.

Li Teng finally got one question right and immediately asked the next question. What's the difference between this and not getting the answer right?

"The seventh question..." The sharp voice continued to ask regardless of everyone's protests.

Li Teng stopped answering. He swam to the wall with the number 2 written on it and observed it carefully, letting others answer as they pleased.

Occasionally, someone would get the answer right, but nothing could change the situation where the water level continued to rise ten centimeters.

When the water reached the socket, the switch tripped, and the basement became dark, making it difficult to see.

The shrill voice continued asking one question after another.

The water level continued to rise, gradually submerging everyone's necks and then their heads.

Everyone had no choice but to reach out and grab the water pipe above, and then watched helplessly as the water level gradually approached the ceiling after one problem after another.

Soon the water level submerged the water pipe, leaving less than twenty centimeters between it and the ceiling.

"This director is perverted! What script did he use? Did he just destroy our group like this?"

"Boss Li! What should I do? Are you just waiting to die like this?"

"Help! I don't want to die! I don't want to be sealed with wax!"

"..."

"Question 24: What viruses are called protein viruses?"

"Prions!" Li Teng answered the question.

"Congratulations on your correct answer! Question 25: What is the diameter of a giant virus?"

No one answered.

"Fuck you!" Li Teng couldn't answer.

"Wrong answer!"

The water level rose another ten centimeters.

There were only ten centimeters left from the ceiling.

Everyone had to tilt their faces upward to avoid being suffocated to death in the water.

"Don't rush to answer the questions you are not sure about later. Answer the questions you are sure about when the countdown is almost over. If you answer the last question incorrectly, everyone should take a deep breath! Don't loosen your grip on the water pipe! Try to face up !" Li Teng shouted a few words to everyone.

"Is it meaningful? If you take one more breath, you will die two minutes later?" Huang Xun lamented.

"You don't have to inhale, there isn't much air left anyway." Gao Fei replied to Huang Xun.

"Question 26: Is beer belly caused by drinking beer?"

"No!" Li Teng answered when the countdown was about to end.

"Congratulations on your correct answer! Question 27: What animal has five legs?"

"Deformed animal!" Li Teng continued to wait for the countdown to end before answering.

"Congratulations on your correct answer! Question 28: After you encounter a ghost, how can you prevent it from killing you?"

"Don't do anything wrong!" Li Teng still answered before the countdown ended, successfully delaying several questions for dozens of seconds.

"Wrong answer, the water level has risen ten centimeters!"

"Damn!" The water level continued to rise. Li Teng put his nose against the ceiling and took a few deep breaths. Eventually, the entire basement was filled with water, and there was no place to breathe.

Everyone was submerged in the water.

It became very quiet.

Li Teng counted his pulse. After counting more than sixty times, he stretched out his foot and suddenly kicked towards the number 2 on the wall that he remembered before turning off the lights.

'puff! ’

There was a muffled sound, and a soft object was kicked away by Li Teng.

‘Wow! ’

The water flowed out along the place where it was kicked.

In a short time, the water level dropped quickly, reaching the level where the hole in the wall was kicked open.

Everyone poked their heads out of the water, narrowly escaping from death, and breathed in the air.

"Good, good, the little guinea pig has solved my puzzle again and can enter the next round! Hahahaha..." The sharp voice laughed, making the eardrums of those who heard it feel very uncomfortable.

After the sharp laughter stopped, several waterproof lights lit up on the ceiling of the basement, allowing everyone to see everything around them clearly.

Everyone was still floating on the water, clutching the water pipes.

There was a hole in the wall next to Li Teng, and the water obviously flowed out from there.

"Who solved the puzzle?" asked the middle-aged man Hu Bo. He originally thought he was dead and would be drowned alive, but he came back to life.

"Who else could it be? It must be our smart and handsome Mr. Li." Aisha answered the middle-aged man Hu Bo.

"The one who went up with me to fix the air conditioner?" Hu Bo looked around.

"Well, that's him."

"How did you crack it?" Hu Bo looked at Li Teng.

Others are curious, too.

I have no clue or clue at all. I am watching the whole basement flooded with water, and I have to work hard to think and answer the questions. If I can solve it like this, it is so smart!