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After leaving the office, Bai Yuze decided to check out the dormitory building first and get a feel for the room layout.
As he walked, he pondered his future plans; since a peaceful life was now behind him, he could only find ways to survive in the rugged cracks.
Soon, the dormitory building appeared before his eyes.
"Wow! The school is quite wealthy; this dormitory building is truly magnificent."
Since it was the time of the opening ceremony, there was no one outside the dormitory building. Just as Bai Yuze was about to step inside, he paused.
He withdrew his foot, which was hovering over the threshold, and turned to walk to the wall next to the main entrance.
Sure enough, there was also a notice posted here, densely covered with many tips and rules.
[Dear students, due to recent renovations in the dormitory building, please observe the following rules to avoid unpleasant incidents.]
[1. Male floors are in the lower half, and female floors are in the upper half. Unless it's an emergency, male students should not take the elevator to female floors.]
[2. The Cleaner for the male floor corridors is male, and the Cleaner for the female floor corridors is female. Cleaners usually do not wear masks or hats. If you find a Cleaner wearing a mask and a hat, please do not go out casually to avoid gender confusion.]
[3. The Cleaners employed by the school have eccentric personalities. If you feel you cannot communicate amicably with them, please remain polite towards them, and ignoring them is the greatest respect you can show them.
[4. The Cleaner's duty is to keep the environment clean. If your dormitory room is a bit messy, you can seek the Cleaner's help; they will not refuse.]
[5. You must only seek help from the Cleaner if your room is messy.]
[6. Cleaners have no right to order students to help them. Students, please put away your sympathy.]
[7. If you accidentally anger a Cleaner, please show them your phone points and pay them a certain fee.]
[8. If you accidentally anger a Cleaner, please apologize to them sincerely and politely; they will not pursue the matter further.]
[9. Male Cleaners do not move around freely at night, and female Cleaners do not move around freely during the day.]
[10. Remember to lock your door before going out each time, and when you return, please check if your room has undergone any different changes. Though the rules are strict, they cannot contend with human nature.]
[Those who are strong, feel free to do as you please.]
Bai Yuze breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he suddenly remembered the rules. Since the mall had its own rules, the dormitory building must also have its own rules.
"The Cleaner's gender is an important matter. It seems there are three types of Cleaners: one male, one female, and one of a strange gender."
Bai Yuze pondered the strange parts of the rules. The fact that different words were used to describe the Cleaner's gender alone indicated the Cleaner's important status in the dormitory.
After a moment of thought, Bai Yuze stepped into the dormitory building. As soon as his foot landed, he felt a tingling sensation all over, as if countless eyes were staring at him.
"Hiss! This dorm is a bit cold."
Bai Yuze quickly walked into the elevator and pressed the floor where his room was located.
The elevator slowly ascended. As soon as the door opened, Bai Yuze wore a wry smile.
"What a coincidence? I just opened it and ran into him?"
At the end of the corridor on this floor, a male Cleaner was mopping the floor. He noticed the movement of the elevator, glanced at Bai Yuze's location, and then continued with his work.
Seeing this, Bai Yuze could only brace himself and step out of the elevator. As luck would have it, his dormitory was right next to the Cleaner.
"Tsk! What terrible luck!"
Unlucky as he was, as long as he didn't violate the rules, the other party couldn't do anything to him. Therefore, he calmed himself down and tried to ignore the Cleaner's presence.
Without any mishaps, Bai Yuze reached his dormitory door. He pushed it open and stood at the entrance, looking inside.
What greeted his eyes was a spacious single dormitory room, complete with a bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, and other amenities, though the facilities were all basic.
Bai Yuze reached out and touched the shoe cabinet next to the door. Strangely, the shoe cabinet was very clean, with no dust.
"New student?"
The Cleaner behind Bai Yuze asked. If it weren't for the fact that only the Cleaner was there, Bai Yuze might have thought he was hallucinating.
Because the Cleaner was still mopping the floor, but the problem was that the floor was clearly very clean.
Bai Yuze, who remembered the rules, did not respond to the other party. He still stood at the door, scrutinizing everything in the room.
"Heh! As expected, a novice."
The Cleaner chuckled, shook his head, and revealed a mouthful of yellow teeth. He unhurriedly pulled a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
At this moment, Bai Yuze lowered his head and quickly typed a string of characters. He didn't turn his head but leaned his back against the Cleaner, communicating via his phone.
[Uncle, do you have a cigarette? Lend me one. I won't take it for free.]
"Heh heh! Kid, craving a smoke? You're lucky you met me. If you don't mind, I'll give you the one in my mouth."
The Cleaner smiled and placed the cigarette from his mouth into Bai Yuze's hand. The cigarette filter was already soaked with the Cleaner's saliva.
Bai Yuze was burned by the flame of the cigarette butt, but he endured the pain and moved his hand in front of him.
He picked up the cigarette with his other hand. Since no one was smoking it, the cigarette was about to go out.
"Good thing I caught it."
Bai Yuze stared at the cigarette in his hand and smiled, then flicked it into the room. On the floor inside the room, there was a partially unburned cigarette and some ash.
[Uncle, my room is dirty. Can you help me clean it?]
The Cleaner, seeing his cigarette ruined by the young man in front of him, was about to erupt but felt as if his body had been possessed.
The Cleaner replied blankly.
"Okay."
Then the Cleaner, holding the mop, entered Bai Yuze's room, and Bai Yuze closed the door. Soon, sounds of a struggle came from inside.
After a while, the room became quiet. Then the Cleaner walked out, but this time, the Cleaner was wearing a mask and a hat.
The other party silently carried the mop and left Bai Yuze's side. After seeing his room cleaned, Bai Yuze turned and walked into the room.
He lay on the bed, recalling what had just happened.
In fact, Bai Yuze had noticed something was off from the beginning. The room was too clean, unusually clean, and even though the Cleaner had already mopped the floor very cleanly, he was still mopping.
This proved that in the Cleaner's eyes, there were still unclean things here, and the Cleaner's inexplicable conversation with Bai Yuze confirmed this point.
However, although the crisis was resolved, that feeling of being watched still persisted, as if this dormitory didn't welcome him.
Bai Yuze stood up, preparing to go to a furniture store to buy some furniture and also to find a way to wash points.