Ning Meng lowered her head and looked at her toes.
Finally, seeing that it was late, she hesitated, and looked up, pulling down her mask.
She said softly, “Then make sure to pay attention to safety.”
Shi Qi was a little surprised, his eyes reflecting her petite figure.
He lowered his head, his cold brows unfurling lightly, his voice was slightly hoarse, “I know.”
….
By the time she returned to school, it was already afternoon.
Ning Meng hurried to the academic building with the books she needed, but ran into Gu Nanqian again at the door.
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Plenty of people in the forum echoed this sentiment.
There were many ordinary ways to commit murder, and the two people who died not too far apart in time were killed in such a manner, naturally making people feel suspicious.
Ning Meng continued to scroll down, but did not expect that the person who made this analysis pulled out another case that happened a few years ago.
This case was a sensation many years ago, and the murderer had yet to be caught up to this date. The death of the deceased also occurred extremely strangely, having died dressed in red clothes and a steelyard weight tied to their feet1
It was said that the deceased’s mother once dreamt of seeing a man in black whose face was unclear and had appeared in their house the day before. He stood at the door of the house and smiled strangely at her, then disappeared.
Of course, these kinds of words could not be trusted.
“…To explain it in terms of Mao Shan spells2Mao Shan Spells: a mysterious path/technique in chinese folklore. It was said that using talismans and chanting incantations could exorcise ghosts or summon demons., the goal is to continue life. By using the five elements to lock the soul, one is able to achieve their own goals…There is also a way to continue life called toad continuing life3Toad continuing life: An evil Taoist practice with the goal of extending your life by taking souls of children. Toads are one of the five poisonous and yin animals. For more details, Source: https://kknews.cc/zh-hk/society/ng6gvm8.html. Even though these two cases of C University are different from the previous ones, it also constitutes the Five Elements. As long as you gather enough souls, you would be able to successfully accomplish your goal.”
Ning Meng read from beginning to end, and felt that what he said seemed to be the case.
If this was true, then three more people were going to die in the future.
She and Gu Nanqian had not been killed directly that day. Could it be because they didn’t meet the conditions?
That wasn’t right. If she didn’t meet the conditions at all, why tie her and Gu Nanqian, and even construct a massacring play?
In any case, Shi Qi must know how to deal with this incident.
The comments on Weibo were also speculations of all kinds, and more than one person agreed with his statement.
Ning Meng turned off her phone and decided to ignore it.
No self-study classes were conducted tonight.
There were many girls living off campus, and most of them were weak and powerless. Therefore, the directors of the university not only shifted the evening courses to daytime, but also cancelled evening self-study.
She washed up and went to bed early, going into the forum.
Just as she was feeling happy, her phone rang and the word “grandson” popped onto the screen, nearly frightening her into throwing her phone away.
She actually forgot to change his name…
Ning Meng accepted the call while quivering, “Hello?”
Shi Qi spoke concisely, “Ten o’clock in the evening, swimming pool.”
Swimming pool?
Ning Meng asked hesitantly, “Do I have to go there? At ten o’clock in the evening?”
She felt much safer hiding underneath the covers of her bed because once she falls asleep, the school would return to normal and just the thought of it was nice..
Ning Meng grimaced and asked, “Do I really have to go?”
Shi Qi asked in retort, “Are you not going?”
Ning Meng: “I’m going……”
After a while, Shi Qi faintly said “Didn’t you say you wanted to learn from me?”
Was he implying that-?…..she quickly nodded, “I’m going!”
“I’ll pick you up.”
Ning Meng actually heard a smile from his tone, deeply suspecting that she was hearing a hallucination.
She got dressed and climbed out of bed. Yu Xiaolian saw that she was going out and asked, “Are you going out now?”
Ning Meng nodded, “Yeah.”
Yu Xiaolian said, “Then be careful…..I’ll come up with an excuse for you.“
The school had been conducting a serious investigation as of late.
After experiencing the ghost infant incident last time, Yu Xiaolian’s attitude towards her had become much better. She would occasionally talk to her when there was no one else in the dormitory.
Ning Meng smiled and said, “Thank you.”
In truth, Shi Qi would definitely make the arrangements for her, but she naturally couldn’t turn down Yu Xiaolian’s good intentions.
Yu Xiaolian also smiled and didn’t speak any more.
….
It was dark outside the dormitory building.
Standing on the doorstep, Ning Meng saw Shi Qi’s figure. The street light was on, and he was standing underneath, the shadow of the tree swaying on his figure.
She walked over with light steps, “Teacher.”
Shi Qi turned around and suddenly said, “Just call me Shi Qi.”
Ning Meng did not refuse.
However, she also didn’t call it out, If she did, she would recall the days of the past, especially back when she was possessing Grandma Shi’s body when Shi Qi was still just a child.
Shi Qi said, “Let’s go.”
Ning Meng went with him. Originally, there would be couples often taking a walk at night on campus, but recently, their figures couldn’t be seen. There also wasn’t anyone on their way to the swimming pool.
By the time they arrived at the entrance, a sneaky figure could be found.
Ning Meng couldn’t see who it was, and intuitively felt it was a ghost, so she immediately hid behind Shi Qi, grabbing the corner of his clothes, and recited the Three-Character Classic silently.
The system reminded, “That’s a human.”
Ning Meng: “…”
How shameful.
Pretending to be calm, she let go of her hands and moved to the side again, raising her head and chest.
When Shi Qi caught a glimpse of her appearance, he thought it a bit funny, but didn’t expose her.
The person at the entrance of the swimming pool walked towards their direction, revealing his face. It was Wang Tianmin, the director of the Academic Affairs Office.
The school had employed Shi Qi’s help in private.
After all, this matter couldn’t be publicized, otherwise, people would definitely say that school directors were feudalistic and superstitious. How could they be trusted to educate students? Then, the Education Bureau would put pressure on them and everything would spiral downwards.
It was already past eleven o’clock in the night, and if it weren’t for the headmaster forcing him, for fear of losing his job, the director would have never come over.
This student was from their own school even though he rarely attended lectures….
Wang Tianmin thought this on the inside, but was smiling on the surface, “Student Shi, I will have to trouble you.”
Shi Qi didn’t respond, turning his face to Ning Meng and saying, “Don’t run around.”
Ning Meng replied obediently.
Because of this incident, the school has been very strict recently. They would conduct checks on their dorms after ten o’clock and nobody was allowed to leave the dormitory. The academic building also did not allow self-study at night, so the surroundings were very quiet.
The main entrance of the swimming pool was sealed, but no one was watching them at the moment so Wang Tianmin opened the back entrance.
Strictly speaking, if he was caught, he was definitely going to be called into the bureau for a “talk”.
In the quiet swimming pool, there was not a soul in sight, only the sound of footsteps reverberated, and only the light from Wang Tianmin’s flashlight, shone on the ground, reflecting the surrounding darkness.
It was as if they had entered a weird place.
Ning Meng closely followed Shi Qi’s side and looked around with vigilance. She felt that she could hear her own heartbeat.
“In front is where the accident had happened.”
Wang Tianmin’s heart beat like a drum. Who would not be afraid to come here at night, especially when a student has just died, and in such a terrible manner as well?
After taking a few steps, the sound of footsteps rang from not far away.
Because it was originally quiet, the sounds were very obvious. There were more than one footsteps ring out, sounding noisy and chaotic.
Ning Meng neared Shi Qi silently.
Wang Tianmin’s eyelids twitched. He was sure that there were only the three of them here tonight, so whose footsteps did these belong to now?
His face paled, and his mouth turned agape yet he was unable to say anything. In the end, he turned his head.
Perceiving his gaze, Shi Qi’s eyes moved slightly, “Three people.”
Wang Tianmin’s eyes lit up, “It’s three people?”
His heart was instantly relieved. He didn’t fear people as much. He originally even thought there was a ghost.
As soon as his voice fell, several screams rang out, and their figures stumbled out of the darkness in front, lights flashing back and forth.
Wang Tianmin nearly lost his soul, and he reprimanded, “What are you guys doing here?”
Three boys were slumped on the ground holding their phones, their faces were filled with fear and they were struck speechless, their bodies soaked in cold sweat, looking extremely wretched.
When Ning Meng looked at them, she was certain that they must have seen something terrifying.
Wang Tianmin flashed the flashlight on them, his angry eyes growing wide, “Come to my office tomorrow morning! Why are you not in the dormitory this late at night!”
The boys struggled to get up from the ground. One of them reacted quickly, but with a pale face, “Director…we…”
The people behind him shouted, “There is a ghost inside!”
Wang Tianmin erupted in anger again, “I think you’re the ghosts! Even if it’s a joke, this is too much! Get out quickly. If you don’t get to the dormitory in ten minutes…”
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the boy in front, “There really is a ghost!”
Recently, the articles related to their school on Weibo were abuzz, trending on the hot news.
For excitement and fame, they planned to bringing their mobile phones to stream a live video of the “Thrilling Swimming Pool Night”, and had attracted a lot of people to watch, posting a notice that they would go in tonight.
Because the swimming pool was sealed, they could only use crooked ways, escaping surveillance and climbing in, using only the weak light of their mobile phones to illuminate their surroundings.
Their destination was the swimming pool where the incident occurred.
They didn’t expect, however, that not long after deciding to go in tonight, they were frightened into fleeing from the changing room.
The boy behind them rushed ahead, scaring the director to take a step back, “It’s true. It’s true…we saw a floating red figure in the changing room…”
The girl who was originally wearing a white dress, died in the swimming pool, so her clothes were naturally dyed red.
Wang Tianmin was struck with fear again.
He glanced at Shi Qi who was standing there with his face as usual and felt that he was making a fuss about nothing. He immediately said sternly, “Only knowing how to speak nonsense all day long! Go back to the dormitory quickly, which class and which department do you belong to? I am going to give a call to your teacher!”
This threat always worked the best.
Ning Meng saw that the three boys waved their hands quickly, and like an arrow leaving the bowstring, they disappeared from the swimming pool within a few seconds.
Wang Tianmin rubbed his forehead, turned his head and said, “Let’s go in.”
“Alright.” Shi Qi said lightly.
Ning Meng followed without a word, but her thoughts still lingered to what the boy had said just now. She didn’t know if the red figure they were speaking of was real or fake, but judging form their frightened faces, they didn’t seem to be lying.
She was afraid there would really be a ghost.
Ghosts in red clothes were usually malicious ghosts… Thinking of this, her heart started pounding again, and she sneakily walked closer to Shi Qi, staying beside him, and was immediately filled with a sense of security.
Shi Qi suddenly turned his head.
Ning Meng thought he had found something, so she grabbed his arm abruptly, and looked to the side nervously, asking, “Where? Where? Where is it?”
Then she heard him say, “Do you want to come closer?”
Ning Meng: “…”
She was also a person who upheld integrity.
****
This time.
You’re in front of me.
——”Shi Qi’s secretly hidden little diary”
The author has something to say:
Ning Meng: Great Grandson, if you continue acting this way, I’m going to get angry. Even I can be scary once I’m angered!
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