Chapter 167
Lin Yi’s absence at the meeting where Qin Zhou verified the 0-1 hypothesis clued in Ou Ying and Wang Feihang that something was up. But except for them, everyone else was simply overwhelmed by this shocking news.
This revelation made the Student Union’s efforts seem like a joke all along. The Student Union was composed of various departments and though the functions of each department were different, in the final analysis, it was all to try and make the Unnatural Engineering University look like a normal university, to ensure that the students didn’t get drawn into the Rule Worlds. But now, it turned out, they were actually in a huge Rule World.
The news that the 0-1 hypothesis had been verified was indeed shocking enough. Qin Zhou gave a strict order that this news was not to be known outside the Student Union. The reason for holding the emergency meeting wasn’t for them to be more vigilant again nor was it because they had the right to know. Qin Zhou wanted all members of the Student Union to look for clues related to Rule 0-1.
If the Unnatural Engineering University is the 0-1 Rule World, there must be clues on campus. Qin Zhou’s thinking was the same as before. Monsters are always Monsters. No matter how high-level a Monster may be, just as there is no perfect crime, there is no perfect Rule World.
After the first-level major emergency meeting, the top leaders of the Student Union held meetings one after another.
During the succeeding month, the top leaders seemed to have put down roots in the conference room. The Student Union gathered every possible information, even as small as a grass suddenly dying on campus wasn’t be spared. Any possible information, even if it seemed extremely absurd, would be sent to Qin Zhou. He would personally determine whether it was related to Rule 0-1. Then Ou Ying and the others would sort it out and hand it over to Wang Feihang. The patrol team would go to the scene for investigation.
Qin Zhou was determined to find Rule 0-1.
Before the meeting that day, Ou Ying brought a cup of coffee to Qin Zhou. Qin Zhou was focused on reading a report and said without raising his head: “Put it there.”
Ou Ying glanced at the conference table. Qin Zhou had a pile of documents that had yet to be processed. Not to mention his hand, the entire conference table was occupied by various documents. There wasn’t even space for a cup of coffee.
Ou Ying went to find a chair. Fortunately, there weren’t many people attending the meeting today and there were empty chairs available. She put the coffee on the chair and said, “Lin Yi bought it for you.”
Qin Zhou then raised his head.
Ou Ying smiled and said, “I met him and Cheng Yang on the way here. He looked like he wanted to ask something. I guessed he wanted to ask after you so I told him that you were very busy recently and had been working non-stop. That you’d hardly closed your eyes. He bought a cup of coffee and asked me to bring it to you. Take a break and try this cup of coffee.”
Qin Zhou picked up the coffee, tore open the seal and drank a sip.
He didn’t let go of the report.
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Ou Ying’s smile faded and she looked at Qin Zhou.
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Ou Ying also went to Qin Zhou about it and Qin Zhou also approved it.
For Ou Ying and Wang Feihang, the resignation letters seemed to be a hint that Qin Zhou and Lin Yi were giving them.
Now, given how desperate Qin Zhou was to find 0-1, Ou Ying was even more certain that Lin Yi and 0-1 were related.
Ou Ying had been holding back for a month. She finally couldn’t help but say, “Zhou Ge, if you regard the entire Unnatural Engineering University as a Rule World, then some Rules here are the same as other Rule Worlds. According to the 0-1 hypothesis, all Rule Monsters are raised by the 0-1 Monster and all Rules are made by the 0-1 Monster and it will abide by these Rules.”
Qin Zhou paused his pen, and the tip of the pen left an ink spot on the document.
Ou Ying paused and said, “Finals is coming soon.”
Qin Zhou stared at the ink spot on the document for a long time and he suddenly became uncontrollably irritable
He took a deep breath and restrained his emotions.
He knew what Ou Ying was getting at. Him not letting Lin Yi attend the emergency meeting; him approving Lin Yi’s resignation; him using the “recusal principle” to avoid explaining…
The use of the “recusal principle” itself could answer many of the questions. That Lin Yi needed the “recusal principle” for Rule 0-1 meant that Lin Yi was related to Rule 0-1.
For Ou Ying to mention the Rules at this time…
In every Rule World, there is one that serves as the Monster’s body. If the Unnatural Engineering University was also a Rule World, there should be a 0-1 Monster body and Lin Yi is related to the 0-1 Monster.
Ou Ying was saying that Lin Yi might be the body of the 0-1 Monster.
What does it mean if Lin Yi is the body of the 0-1 Monster? It would mean that Lin Yi was a fictional character, created to narrate the Monster’s experience before its death.
When the 0-1 Monster dies, the body will disappear.
Monsters aren’t born Monsters. They were living beings before they become Monsters. After experiencing a bad incident, they are invaded by malicious intent and become Monsters.
Then what about Lin Yi? What did he experience to become the 0-1 Monster that surpasses all Monsters?
“There is no indication that he is body.” Qin Zhou was silent for a long time and then said, “There is no sign that he is the 0-1 Monster.”
Ou Ying did not refute his statements. In fact, she herself didn’t want it to be like this. The first time she met Lin Yi, she already liked this prim and proper junior. And Lin Yi called her “Ou Ying Xue Jie” all the time. Anyone, even knowing he has something to do with the 0-1 Monster, couldn’t have any hatred towards him.
Qin Zhou continued to work.
But he began to feel restless and the words on report began to blur.
Ou Ying changed tack and said, “That’s right. How old is Lin Yi? The Unnatural Engineering University has existed for so long. If he is the actual body, he shouldn’t have only appeared on campus at this time. He should have existed a long time ago. I’m sorry, I said something inappropriate.”
Knowing that Ou Ying was comforting him, Qin Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. After calming down, he said, “Prepare for the final exams the same way as in previous years. You are fully in charge. No need to consult with me.”
Ou Ying said, “The Rules for release at this time include Rule 1-3.”
Qin Zhou frowned.
Ou Ying continued her report, “According to the previous records of Rule 1-3, there is no fixed number of participants. In addition to the deployed people, there should be additional participants drawn in.”
This time, Rule 1-3 needed to be handled by Qin Zhou himself. Although he was now fully focused on 0-1, it didn’t mean that he would hand Rule 1-3 over to others. As said in the forum, this is the responsibility of the Student Union president.
Qin Zhou caught a key word and frowned, “Should?”
The word “should” wasn’t something Ou Ying should be using when doing a work report.
“Yes.” Ou Ying continued, “When the 1-3 Monster is active, students other than those we release disappear in the school. The disappearances don’t stop until the active period of the 1-3 Monsters ends. Because there is no direct evidence that the disappearances are related to Rule 1-3 and also because the students disappear from different places — they inexplicably become missing from the dormitories, the library and other places — these incidents are not recorded in the official records of Rule 1-3. It’s probably to avoid causing panic. After all, Rule 1-3’s number designation alone is enough to scare people.”
“I went to the archives and there was very little useful information. I’ve said everything I’ve found.” Ou Ying said, “These past few days, I sorted out a list of students who disappeared during the active period of the 1-3 Monster. There was someone who disappeared in the dormitory during this period. His roommate kept stressing that he’d done nothing that could have gotten him drawn into a dorm-related Rule World.”
The disappearances that Ou Ying was speaking of didn’t mean the inexplicable disappearance of an entire person. She was referring to the sudden disappearance of the mind and falling into a deep sleep. In the words of the Student Union, a disappearance meant being drawn in an unknown Rule World.
That Ou Ying was singling out this “someone” from the very many missing people, meant that he must be someone important.
Qin Zhou asked in a deep voice, “Who was it?”
Ou Ying said, “Lin Zhen.”
Qin Zhou looked up in surprise.
After the emergency meeting, Qin Zhou had asked Ou Ying to investigate Lin Zhen.
There wasn’t much information about Lin Zhen and only the time of death was noted.
This was usually the case in the Unnatural Engineering University. Occasionally, there will be disappearances but it is meaningless to trace the missing people to the specific Rule Monster. The Student Union also didn’t have the manpower to do so.
After the physical death of the missing students, only the time of death will be noted. There won’t be a specific Rule Number written as ‘Place of Death’.
What ultimately happened to Lin Zhen was cut off by a simple note regarding his death. It was impossible to trace it further.
Ou Ying handed the information she’d found to Qin Zhou, asking him to personally review it. She said, “The answer you and Lin Yi are looking for should be in the 1-3 Rule World. Won’t you consider taking Lin Yi with you? Although you approved Lin Yi’s resignation, I still haven’t given it to him. Do you want me to give it to him?”
Ou Ying stared at Qin Zhou and sighed, “Alright, I’ll stop beating around the bush with you. Have Lin Yi come back. Wang Feihang and I can’t bear to let him go. Zhou Ge, please help us tell Lin Yi that we are neither afraid of him nor do we hate him.”
Thanks for the chapter 😁😁😁
I don’t even want to imagine what they are all going through 😭😭😭
They should just keep fighting😞😞😞
They are both hurt and I feels bad for them 🙁
Thanks for the new chapter!!
All the characters are going through it rn 😓 Glad that Ou Ying and Wang Feihang are still supportive of Lin Yi though aww
You’re back! 🎉🎉
Thank you for coming back and for the update!
I wonder whose body is occupied by the 0-1 monster right now. It’ll be very funny (read: horrifying) if it is a character we know and idk why I feel like its Ou Ying-Thank you for the chapter!
🤔 I bet on Cheng Yang !