NOVEL NEXT Chapter 19 - Old Huang's Note; Meat Dishes Not Allowed Takeout
Zhang Chao…picked up a package here 10 minutes ago!?
Seeing this record, He Gu suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
According to Professor Fang, Zhang Chao and his other 6 roommates had already died last week.
Even if he didn’t die, he shouldn’t be at school now.
No matter how he thought about it, he shouldn’t have come to pick up a package 10 minutes ago!
This whole thing seemed very strange!
“What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and sign for it and leave!”
As He Gu was lost in thought, the security guard beside him urged impatiently.
He Gu immediately snapped back to reality and carefully asked the security guard: “Uncle, this Zhang Chao is my roommate. He’s not at school now. How could there be a record of him picking up a package? Could someone else have claimed it?”
Upon hearing this, the security guard was taken aback: “What record? Today you’re the only one who picked up a package…”
As he spoke, the security guard also turned to look at the log book, and seeing Zhang Chao’s record there, a suspicious look appeared on the security guard’s face: “How strange, when did this record get added?”
“Could it be someone came by when I went to the bathroom just now?”
After a pause, the security guard impatiently said: “What does it matter to you if someone else picked up a package?”
“Hurry up and sign for it and leave.”
Hearing this, He Gu didn’t say anything more, quickly signed for the package, and left the security office with it.
After leaving the security office, He Gu had an uneasy feeling that something was not right. He took out his phone and dialed Zhang Chao’s number.
“The number you have dialed is switched off or out of service area…”
The voice mail prompted the same message that the phone was off.
He Gu helplessly shook his head, his thoughts even more chaotic.
At this time, He Gu looked at the package in his hand again.
He didn’t know who had sent him this item. Perhaps it really was an internship notice?
Thinking this, He Gu carefully looked at the sender information on the package.
But after seeing it clearly, He Gu was surprised again.
The package was sent from Kangde Chinese Medicine Factory in the neighboring city, and the sender was written as Huang Yufei.
Huang Yufei was the dorm leader of He Gu’s dorm, nicknamed Old Huang!
At this moment, He Gu felt a tingle on his scalp.
Professor Fang said that everyone in his dorm had died in a car accident last week.
But all the information He Gu had come across today seemed to contradict that statement!
He Gu took a deep breath. There was too much confusing information today!
He Gu opened up the package right there, not waiting until he got back to the dorm.
Inside the box was a bag of brown granules sealed in plastic, looking like bird food.
There was also a note He Gu found in the box:
[Old He still hasn’t gotten an internship placement? Tsk tsk, how pitiful, hahaha!
In all seriousness, the factory made a new ancillary product, said to be made from some usable medicinal herb residues into bird food. It’s said to significantly improve the feathers and such of birds.
Being away for several days, I miss our bald parrot a bit. Since I came across this, I got some to send back for it to try.
Oh right, after feeding it this bird food, don’t give it any meat!
Finally, let me secretly tell you one more thing. Don’t disregard anything the bald parrot says, but listen to the opposite of what it tells you.
If it tells you to go left, you should go right. There will be a surprise.]
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Bald parrot was the name of the parrot in their dorm.
Simply put, this was bird food Old Huang sent for the parrot.
Of course, none of that really mattered now.
At the moment, what He Gu cared most about were the last two sentences of Old Huang’s note.
Don’t disregard anything the parrot says, but listen to the opposite of what it tells you?
There will also be a surprise?
What does this mean!?
Is this some hidden clue!?
He Gu felt like his brain was going to be fried.
There was too much confusing information today!
He Gu felt lost, as if he was in a fog unable to see the path, and any direction he went could lead to a cliff.
At the same time, a bunch of people were clamoring around him, some telling him to go left, others telling him to go right, and He Gu didn’t know who to believe.
With his mind full of chaotic thoughts, He Gu unknowingly arrived at the entrance to the cafeteria.
Shaking his head to temporarily settle his thoughts, He Gu stepped into the cafeteria.
At this time, the cafeteria was still empty as before.
Behind the 6 serving windows were arrays of various dishes, with very abundant options.
What surprised He Gu was that this time, none of the staff behind the windows wore red uniforms.
Including the chef who had recommended lamb buns to He Gu in the morning, none of them were there.
This meant He Gu could go to any window to get food, without facing the issue of chefs recommending dishes to him.
He Gu walked up to the windows and looked over carefully.
The abundant selections included beef, pork, chicken, duck, fish, and even crab, just no lamb.
It was as if everything had gone back to normal, just as the cafeteria rules stated, no lamb dishes.
It seemed there would be almost no risk of violating rules by coming to the cafeteria this time.
He Gu breathed a slight sigh of relief and started helping himself to some food.
Thinking about how emotions and desires were amplified in the dorm, He Gu decided to stay outside as long as possible. So he chose to dine in instead of taking the food back.
After getting a meal, He Gu randomly found a seat and started eating with relish.
One had to admit, the food in the cafeteria was quite tasty.
Just as He Gu was wolfing down his food, he suddenly noticed that the staff behind the window next to him was staring at him intently.
It was an auntie in her forties, wearing an orange work uniform, standing there expressionlessly and gazing straight at He Gu.
He Gu felt very uncomfortable being watched by her, and decided to just change seats.
But after getting up, He Gu noticed that not only the auntie by the window next to him, all 6 staff behind the serving windows were now staring at him!
He Gu felt a tingle on his scalp and immediately brought his tray to a corner seat.
As He Gu moved, all the cafeteria staff behind the windows also expressionlessly followed him with their gaze.
Even when He Gu sat in the corner, they still did not look away.
Being stared at intently by so many people, He Gu instantly lost his appetite.
Helplessly, He Gu could only keep his head down and quickly finish the food in his tray, trying his best not to look at them.
A few minutes later, He Gu hastily finished the food in his tray. Then, still feeling their creepy stares, he stiffly went to a window: “One more meal to go please.”
Although He Gu desperately wanted to escape their eerie gazes, he still had to get a meal for Xiao Ying.
Upon hearing this, the staff member took out a takeout box and scooped some rice into it, asking stiffly without taking his eyes off He Gu: “What dishes?”
The entire time, his gaze never left He Gu, staring straight at him.
He Gu felt very uncomfortable being stared at like this, and quickly said: “Uh…one serving of chicken, one serving of beef, and a tomato scrambled egg…”
Before he could finish speaking, the staff member suddenly shook his head: “Meat dishes cannot be taken out.”
He Gu was surprised: “What?”
The staff member repeated mechanically: “Cafeteria rules say meat dishes cannot be taken out.”
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