{"id":2137,"date":"2026-02-04T13:18:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sakuratranslation.com\/global-examination-01\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T22:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T22:51:04","slug":"global-examination-01","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/sakuratranslation.com\/es\/chapter\/global-examination-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Examination 01"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 1 The Life-or-Death Question Opening Is the Ending<br><br>The snow had been falling for four hours with no signs of stopping.<br><br>It was a remote mountain cabin, its walls hung with hunting gear. A long wooden table, riddled with insect damage, stood in the center, surrounded by a circle of people seated around it. Men and women, old and young, including a foreigner.<br><br>The room was bitterly cold. Everyone\u2019s faces were grim as they shivered, yet no one got up to light a fire, because the old-fashioned radio on the table was speaking.<br><br>[It is now 17:30 Beijing Time.]<br><br>[The examination will begin in 30 minutes. Candidates are kindly reminded to enter the examination hall as soon as possible.]<br><br>The radio\u2019s voice was raspy, accompanied by the distinct static of the 1950s, tirelessly haunting the air.<br><br>This was already the second time it had broadcast. The first time was three hours ago, when it said, \u201cWelcome to Examination Center No.\u00a0003712,\u201d directly causing an old lady to faint from the welcome\u2014she still hasn\u2019t recovered.<br><br>As for another person who refused to follow the instructions and attempted to dismantle the radio forcefully\u2026 after removing the battery compartment, they dashed out as if possessed, and five minutes later, their corpse slid down along with the snow on the roof.<br><br>After that, no one dared to touch this thing again.<br><br>[\u201cCandidates who have not yet entered, please enter as soon as possible. Do not linger outside.\u201d]<br><br>The recording played in a loop three times, and the room fell into dead silence.<br><br>After a long while, someone asked softly, \u201cIt\u2019s sending orders again\u2026 What do we do? How does it know someone\u2019s still lingering outside?\u201d<br><br>Everyone\u2019s faces turned grim, but no one had an answer.<br><br>A few moments later, the person seated at the head of the table asked impatiently, \u201cSo, who still hasn\u2019t come in?\u201d<br><br>The man sported a head of slightly curled, muddy yellow hair, with a lean build and medium height. His arms were covered in tattoos that resembled a zoo; it was hard to tell whether they depicted a donkey or a dog, but their intimidating presence was unmistakable.<br><br>The man beside him shivered slightly and replied, \u201cOld Yu.\u201d<br><br>\u201cWhich Old Yu?\u201d<br><br>\u201cThe drunk who started vomiting as soon as he walked through the door, the one with his son and nephew.\u201d<br><br>The speaker gestured toward the wall with a slight nudge of his chin and cautiously made a \u201chush\u201d motion.<br><br>Next to the wall was a worn-out sofa, and lying on it was that nephew.<br><br>He was a young man around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, quite tall and exceptionally good-looking. When he bent his head to enter through the doorway, the scene of him framed by the mountain pines and snowy landscape behind him was picture-perfect. However, he had been wearing a grim expression since he stepped inside, appearing somewhat aloof.<br><br>According to the overly chatty Old Yu, who couldn\u2019t hold his liquor, the nephew\u2019s name was You Huo.<br><br>\u201cHe had just returned to China less than two months ago and took advantage of the National Day holiday to come to Harbin to see me. I was supposed to take him to the airport tomorrow morning\u2026 Ah\u2026 It\u2019s all my fault! I couldn\u2019t hold my liquor!\u201d<br><br>Old Yu got completely drunk during the farewell drink. Taking advantage of the sparse crowd at night, he staggered along the street like a snake.<br><br>On the sidewalk in front of the Children\u2019s Hospital, someone had left a pile of silver foil spirit money. Old Yu, slithering past, lost his balance, stepped into the pile of silver foil, and then everything spun around him. He ended up bringing his son and nephew to this place together.<br><br>When he entered this small room, he still hadn\u2019t shaken off the dizziness. He vomited all over You Huo. After vomiting, Old Yu sobered up in fright, full of fear and too scared to speak to You Huo.<br><br>Those who come here have all experienced ghosts in broad daylight, utterly unprepared. Only that foreigner named Mike has a set of clean clothes in his backpack.<br><br>After changing into it, You Huo stayed away from everyone and settled into the sofa without saying another word, seemingly having dozed off.<br><br>Over the arm shielding his face, you could see a single earring glinting in his right ear, reflecting both the oil lamp inside the house and the snowy scene outside, shining so brightly it dazzled the eyes.<br><br>\u2026\u2026<br><br>The sky should have been dark, but the snow stretching as far as the eye could see outside provided a lingering brightness.<br><br>A woman with a noticeably swollen belly looked anxiously at the cabinet. The time on her phone had become scrambled in this place, and only the clock atop the cabinet could tell them the time: \u201cIt\u2019s almost six o\u2019clock. Will that Old Yu\u2026\u201d<br><br>Bang, bang, bang!<br><br>Before she could finish, the door of the house was suddenly pounded upon.<br><br>Everyone was startled, their eyes wide as they stared ahead. On the window, the snow had been wiped away, and Old Yu\u2019s large face was pressed against the glass. With exaggerated lip movements, he said, \u201cIt\u2019s me! Open the door.\u201d<br><br>The group let out a small sigh of relief.<br><br>Thankfully, they made it back before 6 o\u2019clock without losing their lives.<br><br>The two snowmen who entered the house were indeed Old Yu and his son, Yu Wen.<br><br>\u201cWhat\u2019s it like outside?\u201d everyone hurriedly asked.<br><br>Old Yu trembled on the spot for a moment, then vigorously rubbed his face and patted his son\u2019s, finally warming up a bit. \u201cI walked around in a big circle, but it was useless! No matter which direction I went, in under ten minutes, this damned house was sure to be right in front of me. Can\u2019t get out!\u201d<br><br>\u201cAre there any people? Or other houses?\u201d<br><br>Old Yu said dejectedly, \u201cNo, don\u2019t get your hopes up.\u201d<br><br>Everyone wore a look of despair.<br><br>No signal on their phones, time was a mess, all the trees looked identical\u2014there was no telling east from west, nothing at all.<br><br>This was their current situation.<br><br>Oh, and there was also a radio, clamoring incessantly for exams, exams.<br><br>Fuck your mother\u2019s exam.<br><br>As soon as Old Yu stepped through the door, the radio crackled to life.<br><br>A single afternoon was enough to condition everyone\u2019s reflexes. They all fell silent immediately, turning their gazes toward the radio.<br><br>[All examinees have entered. The exam rules will now be announced.]<br><br>Old Yu and Yu Wen, who had just entered the arena, swallowed their saliva one after another.<br><br>[All exams are to be conducted within the stipulated time.]<br><br>[Once the exam officially begins, examinees may no longer enter the examination hall. No one may leave the hall without authorization during the exam. In case of an emergency, they must temporarily leave under the supervision of the invigilator.]<br><br>[Except during open-book exams, communication devices such as mobile phones are not permitted. Please ensure all devices are switched off voluntarily.]<br><br>\u3010The exam awards points based on key details. Candidates must write their answers on the designated answer sheet (except under special circumstances), otherwise, the answers will be considered invalid.\u3011<br><br>The radio fell silent once again after finishing its announcement.<br><br>A moment later, a wave of murmurs erupted in the room.<br><br>\u201cWho are the proctors?\u201d<br><br>\u201cIs there an open-book exam too?\u201d<br><br>\u201cWhat on earth is an answer sheet?\u201d<br><br>\u201cAnd here they are analyzing things like they\u2019re actually going to do it\u2014have you all lost your minds?\u201d The tattooed man was fiddling with a Swiss Army knife, clearly brewing some scheme of his own.<br><br>\u201cWhat else can we do?\u201d murmured the woman with the swollen belly, her eyes still puffy from crying. \u201cDon\u2019t forget what happened to the last one\u2026\u201d<br><br>She pointed towards the ceiling.<br><br>The tattooed man thought of the corpse, and his face also turned pale. He stiffened for a moment, finally accepting the reality, and gestured over with his Swiss knife: \u201cKid.\u201d<br><br>Yu Wen looked around, pointing at his own nose: \u201cYou\u2026 calling me?\u201d<br><br>\u201cRight, you. Come on, sit here.\u201d The tattooed man patted the empty seat closest to him.<br><br>\u201cGod da\u2026 Yu Wen glanced back at his brother, only to find him still slouched lifelessly on the broken sofa. Swallowing his curses just in time, he replied,\u201dI\u2019m 18.\u201d<br><br>Besides, the tattooed guy looked no older than twenty-five or twenty-six\u2014how dare he call others \u201ckid\u201d with that face?<br><br>\u201cThe address doesn\u2019t matter!\u201d The tattooed man grew impatient. \u201cCome sit here. Let me ask you\u2014are you a student?\u201d<br><br>Yu Wen: \u201cI guess so.\u201d<br><br>The tattooed man frowned and asked, \u201cCan you handle exams?\u201d<br><br>Old Yu reflexively replied, \u201cOf course he can! He practically grew up taking exams!\u201d<br><br>\u201cJust shut up.\u201d Yu Wen was never polite to his alcoholic father.<br><br>But after snapping at his dad, he turned around and realized everyone in the room was staring at him with hopeful eyes.<br><br>Yu Wen: \u201c\u2026\u2026\u201d<br><br>He considered his words carefully and said, \u201cI just finished my college entrance exams in June, and I\u2019ve been out of my mind for over three months. I\u2019ve already\u2026 well, I\u2019ve already forgotten how to take exams.\u201d<br><br>The pregnant woman, who had been panicking all afternoon, forced a smile and said, \u201cThat\u2019s still better than us. It\u2019s only been three months for you. We forgot everything a long time ago.\u201d<br><br>\u201cNo.\u201d Yu Wen felt a bit absurd, and even his fear momentarily vanished. \u201cDon\u2019t any of you usually read novels or watch movies? The exams when ghosts appear, can they really be real exams? It\u2019s definitely just a metaphor!\u201d<br><br>\u201cWhat to represent?\u201d<br><br>Yu Wen rolled his eyes, \u201cHow would I know? Ghost movies are all about dying back and forth. Who the hell would test you on math and science here? Was this house built by the Ministry of Education?\u201d<br><br>Feeling unsatisfied, he couldn\u2019t help adding a smug, \u201cHmph.\u201d<br><br>That cousin of his, who\u2019d been \u201cdead\u201d on the couch, finally woke up at his \u201cHmph.\u201d<br><br>Yu Wen turned to look over.<br><br>You Huo sat up, scanning everyone with half-open eyes before bowing his head to massage his neck. His long legs, propped on the worn wooden floor, made the sofa appear even shorter and older.<br><br>It was as if time had been precisely measured\u2014the moment he finally lowered his hand and looked up, the clock on the cupboard began chiming.<br><br>Exactly 6 o\u2019clock.<br><br>The radio static came again.<br><br>[It is now 18:00 Beijing time, the exam officially begins.]<br><br>[Reminder again, once the exam starts, candidates are not allowed to enter the examination hall, and they must not leave the venue on their own during the exam, otherwise they will bear the consequences themselves.]<br><br>[If any violations such as cheating or fraud are discovered during the exam, they will be expelled from the examination hall.]<br><br>\u3010Other examination requirements will depend on the specific questions.\u3011<br><br>It blared a string of threats, paused for two seconds, and said:<br><br>\u3010Examination duration for this session: 48 hours.\u3011<br><br>\u3010Examination subject for this session: Physics.\u3011<br><br>Yu Wen: \u201c\u2026\u201d<br><br>[Exam papers and answer sheets are now being distributed. We wish you excellent results.]<br><br>After saying its final line, the radio went silent again.<br><br>Yu Wen: \u201c\u2026\u201d<br><br>Goddamnit, shouldn\u2019t the exam paper and answer sheet be handed out first???<br><br>The pregnant woman let out a low cry and said in a panic, \u201cThis wall!\u201d<br><br>She was referring to the wall above the stove. Earlier, apart from a few knife marks, the surface had been completely blank. But now, several lines of text had appeared\u2014<br><br>Question Stem: A group of travelers arrived at the snowy mountain\u2026<br><br>Requirement of this question: Papers must be collected every six hours. If no scoring points have been correctly identified within six hours, one candidate will be disqualified and expelled from the examination hall.<br><br>Below these two lines is a large blank space, much like the answer area reserved on an exam paper.<br><br>What kind of question is this? What should be asked and answered?<br><br>Everyone was baffled.<br><br>Forget 6 hours, even if it were 600 hours, they still wouldn\u2019t know how to score points.<br><br>Just then, a gust of cold wind swept into the room, carrying snowflakes that hit everyone in the face, making them shiver.<br><br>Following the wind\u2019s direction, they saw Youhuo standing by the window, having opened one half of it at some point.<br><br>\u201cWhat are you doing?!\u201d the tattooed man shouted angrily.<br><br>You Huo had one hand in his trouser pocket, the other was just about to reach out when he turned his head at the remark to glance at him. Perhaps due to the faintness of his gaze, it always carried a cold hint of mockery and arrogance.<br><br>The tattooed man grew even more displeased: \u201cDon\u2019t you know to ask before opening a window? What if something happens? Can you take responsibility?\u201d<br><br>\u201cWho are you?\u201d<br><br>Without another word, You Huo ignored him and stretched his left hand out.<br><br>Lao Yu couldn\u2019t hold back any longer and nudged his son, whispering encouragement, \u201cYou go ask him.\u201d<br><br>For some reason, Lao Yu always seemed rather afraid of this nephew of his.<br><br>Yu Wen shouted, \u201cBro, what are you doing?\u201d<br><br>You Huo withdrew his left hand, giving it a shake towards him, and finally provided an answer: \u201cTesting what happens if you get expelled from the exam.\u201d<br><br>Everyone gasped, for crimson blood was flowing from his fingers to his palm, and because of his fair skin, it looked even more startling.<br><br>He casually wiped it off, then rummaged through the windowsill, picking up a rusty iron can before tossing it out the window.<br><br>Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the iron can disintegrated into powder in an instant, scattering along with the snow.<br><br>At this point, when they looked at the \u201cquestion requirements\u201d on the wall again, fear filled everyone\u2019s eyes.<br><br>Beside the wall.<br><br>You Huo closed the window again, his gaze sweeping across their backs one by one.<br><br>As for the only one remotely related to exams, Yu Wen\u2026 he knew all too well.<br><br>During his three years of high school, this classmate was juggling puppy love, getting beaten up in groups, climbing over walls to go online, and being publicly criticized under the national flag. With his busy schedule, he still had to find time to deal with frequent, sudden attacks of chuunibyou. He has yet to emerge from the critical phase.<br><br>Physics?<br><br>Better rely on a dog than on him.<br><br>As for the others\u2026<br><br>The old, the weak, the sick, the pregnant, and the little delinquents.<br><br>A perfect mix of the worst.<br><br>The first question is a death sentence.<\/p>","protected":false},"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"class_list":["post-2137","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sakuratranslation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/2137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sakuratranslation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sakuratranslation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sakuratranslation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2137"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sakuratranslation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/2137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2173,"href":"https:\/\/sakuratranslation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/2137\/revisions\/2173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sakuratranslation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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