139 Leaving an escape route (1/2)

A group of people gathered around the magical landline. Even Xiaoyu joined in on the fun.

Ren Xiaosu asked, ”How do we use this thing?” He saw a bunch of numeric buttons on the phone, but there was no operating manual for it.

”Look at the series of numbers on the Pyro Company's pamphlet.” Wang Fugui said as he pointed at it, ”Do we just dial them in sequential order?”

”I guess so. Let's try it.” Ren Xiaosu said, ”Liuyuan, you give it a try.”

Everyone was quite curious about this new device, but Ren Xiaosu still took care of Yan Liuyuan and decided to let him have fun with it first.

Under the gaze of everyone's anticipation, Yan Liuyuan dialed the series of numbers. They definitely would not use the Pyro Company's numbers to test it out, so it ended up with numbers being punched in randomly.

But after dialing the number, nothing happened!

Yan Liuyuan looked up at Ren Xiaosu and said, ”Bro, there's no response.”

”Let me think.” Ren Xiaosu said, ”We probably made a mistake operating it. You can see that it's an eight-digit number on the Pyro Company's leaflet. So we should be dialing an eight-digit number as well.”

Chen Wudi came in from the backyard and saw the whole lot of them crowded together. He asked, ”Master, what are all of you doing?”

Ren Xiaosu's eyes lit up. ”Come, come, my disciple, see if you know how to operate this thing.”

Although Chen Wudi used to live in a psychiatric hospital, he should still understand some basic functions of things, right? Maybe there was such a thing as a telephone in the psychiatric hospital?

”Let me see.” Chen Wudi glanced at it and said, ”This is a telephone.”

Chen Wudi then picked up the handset on the telephone. Ren Xiaosu and the others finally understood they had to pick it up first before using it.

They saw Chen Wudi punch in a series of numbers. After several rings, a voice sounded from the receiver. ”Who is it?”

Chen Wudi said in an imposing manner, ”I'm the Great Sage!”

”You're crazy!”

With a click, the person on the other end hung up.

Ren Xiaosu grinned. This phone thingy was amazing! The person on the other end could even accurately identify Chen Wudi's nature through it.

Chen Wudi got so angry he wanted to call back to scold that person. However, he had already forgotten what number he dialed.

”Come, Liuyuan, give it a try as well,” Ren Xiaosu said with a smile.

Yan Liuyuan dialed the numbers in anticipation. After two rings, someone picked up the phone, and the voice of a middle-aged man could be heard saying, ”Who is this?”

Yan Liuyuan felt as though he had opened up a door to a new world. He said politely, ”Hello, uncle.”

The person on the other end was stunned. ”Who are you? Is there anything you're calling me for?”

”It's nothing, I was just trying to make a call,” Yan Liuyuan said honestly. ”I just learned how to use the telephone. I'm sorry for disturbing you.”

”Um, it's alright.” The person on the other end hung up.

Yan Liuyuan looked up and said to Ren Xiaosu with the receiver in his hand, ”Bro, this phone thingy is amazing. The other person on the phone feels like he's right across from me.”

”Mhm.” Ren Xiaosu nodded. ”Don't test it anymore. It's not good to disturb others.”

But suddenly, the phone rang. Ren Xiaosu was stunned before picking it up. ”Hello?”