Rule Horror: The Train Conductor Is Still Debating Who’s Human and Who’s a Ghost

[Infinite loop + no romance + ensemble cast] Lin Li is jolted awake by a child’s piercing cries. The train brakes suddenly. Lin Li instinctively grabs the handrail, the train conductor’s badge on her chest cold and hard against her skin. How did she suddenly become the train conductor? [Train Operating Rules] [1. Passengers, please take your assigned seats according to your carriage and seat numbers.] [2. Please remain quiet while the train is moving, so as not to disturb others.] [3. The train stops only at designated stations. Passengers must disembark while the station is open.] [4. For the train to run safely, every staff member is essential.] [5. Train staff must perform their duties. Do not violate the Staff Code of Conduct.] “What are you broadcasting over the train’s PA?” Outside the train’s doors and windows, everything is pitch-black. A white lantern floats in the distance, its candle flame flickering. [To ensure the train runs safely, staff will be selected from among the participants based on their rankings in the previous level.] Lin Li: “Conductor Li, the seat by the window in the third row to your front left. That isn’t a person.” “Ah! A ghost! Police officer, protect me!” Conductor Li cries. Zheng Hao walks past him without a word, holding a transparent shield. He Shan steps out through the train door. Her driver’s uniform is stained with something unclear, and her gaze is so indifferent it borders on cruel. “What are you making such a fuss about? The passengers on this train were never all human.” In the corner, cleaner Tang Wan is crouched on the floor mopping. A faint black liquid seeps from the floor wherever her mop passes. Without even looking up, she snaps impatiently, “You’re so noisy! If you have to yell, go do it outside. Don’t get in the way of my work!” [Attention, passengers. The train has arrived at its final stop: Matchbox House. Please disembark. Thank you for your cooperation.] In ten minutes, the doors will open automatically. If you don’t get off, you die.