Even though she thought this, she also thought something was wrong.
The footprints that reached their side were the only ones that came ashore to them, and there were no footsteps that indicated going back at all.
Ning Meng thought about it carefully. Now that the swimming pool had recovered its peacefulness, who were the ones that left footprints before?
If there were footprints that indicated coming, shouldn’t there also be footprints that were going?
And what in the world was inside the water, why couldn’t she see it?
She pondered for a long time, and finally chose to ask the system, “What’s going on? Was that a ghost or a high-tech product?”
The system was silent for a long time before coming out and answering, “Strictly speaking, this situation does not belong to the scope of ghosts, instead it belongs to the phase of living souls, that is, the soul of a living person, if the soul has left their body for a long time, the chances of their body surviving is nil.
Ning Meng frowned, “Then could the teacher sho drowned still survive?”
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And this time, Gu Miaomiao’s death was probably caused by the teacher.
After the swimming pool had regained its calm, the pool hall also regained its peace.
Seeing the footprints on the ground, Wang Tianmin couldn’t help but feel his scalp turn numb, and he silently backed away, “It’s really not suitable to stay here for a long time.”
It was very unclean.
But nobody answered him, and even the little devil looked ahead.
Shi Qi merely raised his hand and a yellow talisman flew out.
Ning Meng watched from the sidelines, recalling the year that Shi Qi had learned to draw talismans for the first time. She didn’t remember whether Shi Shanjin had said anything, but with his talent, it must be very good.
Sure enough, the yellow talisman stopped in the air, as if it had run into something. It paused there, and moved slightly, but never moved away from that position.
There must be a ghost there.
Ning Meng rubbed her eyes but she still couldn’t see anything. She also didn’t know if she would be able to see it later… But not being able to see it has its perks since at least now she wouldn’t feel afraid.
“Thi-thi-this…”
Wang Tianmin was rendered speechless again, pointing his finger above, dumbstruck.
But for a moment, a vague outline gradually appeared under the yellow talisman, and gradually became clear as time continued to pass.
The vague red figure appeared in front of everyone.
Wang Tianmin’s eyes grew wide, almost losing hold of the flashlight in his hand, and said in surprise, “She-she-she…”
Ning Meng swallowed too.
That figure was Gu Miaomiao.
That was the dress that Gu Miaomiao wore when she died. It looked exactly the same as the photos sent by others and was wet, clinging to her body and showing off her slim figure.
Her whole body was soaked in water, her long hair stuck to her body, and her cheeks were pale white, just like a corpse taken out of the freezer.
She just stood there, her hands drooping naturally close to her side. Her head was also drooping so her face couldn’t be seen clearly.
Wang Tianmin suddenly said, “Gu Miaomiao? Are you dead…or are you not dead?”
When he said these words, his heart turned cold.
How did he get involved in this matter? If he hadn’t come here, he would’ve been sleeping at home and continued going to the office tomorrow, doing his job. He would have taken care of the students everyday and his days would pass by without any problems.
Hearing this, Gu Miaomiao, who had her head lowered all this time, finally raised her head, revealing a pale face, and grinned, “Director.”
The sound was extremely chilly and carried a gloomy feeling.
Wang Tianmin trembled, and leaned closer against Shi Qi in silence, thinking that he might as well stop talking completely.
Why didn’t he just faint directly?
Gu Miaomiao turned her neck and twisted, seeing a few people in front of her. She wanted to go over, but in the end, she twisted her face and held back.
After some time, her face was completely exposed under the strong light of the flashlight.
“It was the ghost face just now.” Ning Meng couldn’t help but point out.
At the door connecting the changing room to the swimming pool before, a face covered the entire piece of glass, before finally disappearing.
And now, the owner of the face was right here.
It turned out that Gu Miaomiao had been peeping at them.
Wang Tianmin, who was already scared, started to roll his eyes. He was about to lose control, completely subverting his long-accumulated knowledge of life.
The little ghost ran to him and reached out its little hand, pinching his thigh.
“Aiyo-“
Wang Tianmin’s original dispersing attention was immediately recovered, and he cried out in pain, rubbing his thigh, and wailing at the side.
Shi Qi’s brows suddenly scrunched up before unfurling again, “You haven’t died yet? But after tonight, you still have to go and reincarnate.”
Ning Meng reckoned that Shi Qi was able to see that Gu Miaomiao was still a living soul at this moment.
A few days had already passed since Gu Miaomiao’s death so the chances of her getting close to her body was nil, let alone going back inside.
Once tonight was over, she would definitely become a wandering ghost.
It was really tragic to think about. After getting her heart broken, she came out for a swim and dispelled her gloom but encountered such an incident and was forced to become a ghost.
For some reason, as soon as this was mentioned, Gu Miaomiao suddenly panicked and shouted, “…someone wants to capture me!”
Ning Meng had already adapted to her appearance at this moment, and asked in confusion, “You are a ghost. Who’s so amazing as to try and catch you?”
She glanced at Shi Qi and guessed that he was going to be the catcher.
Seeing her look over at him, Shi Qi tilted his head slightly, his eyes revealing confusion. After thinking for a moment, he asked in a low voice, “Are you afraid?”
Ning Meng shook her head like a rattle, “I’m not afraid.”
Shi Qi nodded, and as if he thought of something, the corner of his lips turned up into a smile
Wang Tianmin shrank to the side alone, accompanied by the little ghost, and was shaking like a sieve, not daring to refute.
He now believed that this student had the ability to make ghosts appear and even talk to them. He was definitely an expert.
Gu Miaomiao frowned, looking even more terrifying as a whole, “…I don’t know… He has been trying to capture me all this time…”
She didn’t even know who this person was.
She wanted to get closer to them, but Shi Qi’s hand moved and Gu Miaomiao stopped in place, speaking quietly.
The director finally recovered his senses and asked directly, “Do you remember how you died? What was that invisible thing?”
Gu Miaomiao tilted her head, her long hair was behind her, and she continued to drip blood. She looked at Shi Qi’s expression before replying, “…I don’t remember clearly, there was a ghost in the swimming pool… Then I died… But the ghost also disappeared, and then later somebody tried to capture me.”
She showed a panicked expression, “I‘ve been hiding for several days already.”
Ning Meng sunk deep into thought.
Several days had passed since the swimming pool incident. If she was telling the truth, she was chased around to be captured not long after she died.
What did that person want to use Gu Miaomiao for?
Shi Qi said calmly, “After tonight, you can go and reincarnate.”
Reincarnate.. Gu Miaomiao lifted her pale face, and weakly asked, “…Must…I go?”
Reincarnation meant that one would have to lose all their memories but it was indeed the best choice for her at present.
She was neither a human nor a ghost now.
But she was not reconciled. She had only lived for twenty years, she hadn’t experienced the future yet. She hadn’t even gotten married yet her life ended just like this…
Shi Qi didn’t answer her, and turned to Ning Meng, “Are you tired?”
Ning Meng was still engrossed in her own thoughts and suddenly snapped back to reality, “I’m not tired. I’m not tired.”
Shi Qi looked down at her.
The two people were standing very close at the moment that even the sound of breathing could be heard, but Ning Meng didn’t realize it at all, instead, she was thinking of other things.
She raised her head, catching a glimpse of the uneasy Gu Miaomiao, and asked curiously, “When she drowned, what was the small hole in the back of her head for?”
Shi Qi bent over, his lips nearly pressing close to her ears.
He suppressed his voice and explained to her, “The hole in the back of the head is to draw the soul out without damaging the body.”
Ning Meng tilted her head, feeling as if she wanted to laugh.
She pushed him, and whispered, “You…I have itchy ears, don’t talk so close to me next time…”
Shi Qi straightened up and said, “I see.”
The director, who was alone at the side, thought to himself. This female student really didn’t understand what being in love was like. She was so dense that she couldn’t tell it was right in front of her.
Ning Meng rubbed her ears and felt a little hot, presumably thinking her face was already red.
She also didn’t know what thoughts were going through her head, all of them jumbling up together, turning into a mess.
At this moment, melodious bells suddenly sounded, accompanied by ancient singing, which sounded very clear in the quiet swimming pool.
Wang Tianmin looked embarrassed, hurriedly fumbling out his phone, and walked to the side before answering “Hello?”
Not knowing what the other person in the call said, Ning Meng saw that his face suddenly turned pale, looking even more terrified than when he had seen Gu Miaomiao.
Soon, he hung up on the phone.
Wang Tianmin walked back to his original position in a daze, his lips trembled, and he was too scared to speak, his cell phone trembling in his hand.
Shi Qi’s expression turned taut, and all of a sudden, he asked, “What happened to Gu Miaomiao’s body?”
There was no cause to his words so Ning Meng didn’t understand why he asked that but Wang Tianmin had already looked over in shock, “How did you know?”
Shi Qi’s expression did not change. He looked towards Gu Miaomiao, and merely said softly, “As expected.”
Wang Tianmin didn’t understand what he meant, and revealed the news he had just received, “…I just got a call notifying that Gu Miaomiao’s body has disappeared!”
It had vanished straight out of the morgue.
***
I look forward to it very much.
I just didn’t say it.
——”Shi Qi’s secretly hidden little diary”
The author has something to say:
Ning Meng: (shakes head) Who told you not to tell me? Let’s try it again with sock puppets.
I finally caught up! Thanks for the chapter 😊!