It must be said that Han Ran is a very smart person.
"What did you find?" Lu Shi asked immediately.
"There's a girl who didn't want to say it in the group chat, but she messaged me privately and asked me to meet her in the chemistry lab on the top floor tonight." Han Ran said, glancing at Lu Shi immediately.
She was waiting for Lu Shi to make a decision: whether to go or not.
“It’s a bit dangerous,” Lu Shi knew this lab was on the top floor, and it was already a bit eerie to pass by during the day, let alone at night. “Did she say she was only letting you go alone?”
"Yes, she specifically emphasized this point, telling me that I absolutely couldn't talk to anyone else, otherwise she wouldn't tell me anything. Judging from her tone, it seemed like what she wanted to say was very confidential, and I felt this was an opportunity."
Han Ran's meaning was clear: she wanted to go.
Lu Shi could completely understand her. Right now, Han Ran would be willing to risk anything to revive Han Baobao.
Thinking of this, he rolled his eyes and continued, "Since that's the case, then go. I'll have Wei Jin accompany you, in the form of a ghost."
"Okay," Han Ran agreed. "I think we'll definitely make progress tonight."
After evening self-study ended, Han Ran was the first to leave with her bag on her back. Judging from her expression, she seemed to be full of confidence in what she was about to do.
Ye Bugui then walked up behind Lu Shi, raised an eyebrow, and asked in surprise:
"Where did she go? Was she in a hurry to go back to her dorm to take a shower?"
Lu Shi rolled his eyes and then told Ye Bugui about Han Ran's plan.
“She went alone; she’s really brave.” Ye Bugui was silent for a while. “But I think her plan is quite effective. Maybe there will be progress tonight.”
“We’ll follow them too,” Lu Shi said in a low voice. “I’m still not at ease. As long as we don’t get discovered, that’s fine.”
After receiving Lu Shi's text message, Wei Jin followed behind Han Ran.
Following the flow of people out of the teaching building, Wei Jin quietly walked into the darkness. The students around him chatted and laughed, and not a single one noticed him, as if he had truly vanished into thin air.
In reality, Wei Jin simply used a skill.
He was now like a ghost, blending into the night.
Han Ran, who was walking ahead, suddenly shivered. She felt that someone was watching her.
However, upon closer reflection, it must be Wei Jin, and Han Ran felt relieved.
Just then, her phone rang in her pocket. Wei Jin looked down and saw that it was a text message from that girl.
She looked at the text message, immediately smiled, and then quickly replied.
"What is she laughing at?" Zeng Fugui, Ye Bugui, and Lu Shi were hiding behind a tree, making it look a bit crowded.
"What about your skills? Why don't you trade with your classmates and ask them what they know?" Ye Bugui asked irritably.
“I used it,” Zeng Fugui said, his eyes widening innocently. “But it didn’t work; they really didn’t know.”
A note from the author:
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 78
☪ Ghost Story Academy 6
Seeing that Zeng Fugui said this, they all believed him and did not ask any further questions.
He was once rich and powerful at that time;
Seeing Zeng Fugui say this, they all believed him and didn't ask any further questions.
At this moment, Zeng Fugui couldn't help but ask a question that had been puzzling him for a long time:
"Brother Ye, we shouldn't have any grudges against each other, right?"
Ye Bugui hummed in response. He had one hand in his pocket, chewing gum, and his eyes glanced down at Zeng Fugui's face.
Looking at Ye Bugui beside him, Lu Shi felt that Ye Bugui had become less serious when he put on his school uniform.
"Of course," Ye Bugui nodded. "We're a team, how could we possibly have any grudges!"
Upon hearing Ye Bugui's words, Zeng Fugui immediately felt relieved.
He raised an eyebrow, shifted his somewhat overweight body, looked at Ye Bugui opposite him, and asked:
"Then why did you look unhappy as soon as I leaned closer?"
Ye Bugui, sitting opposite him, suddenly fell silent. Faced with Zeng Fugui's accusations, he really couldn't give an answer.
He could only turn his head away, no longer facing Zeng Fugui's small eyes, and whispered:
"That must have been an accident. I mean you must have mistaken me for someone else."
Zeng Fugui said "Oh," and as he watched Ye Bugui and Lu Shi's backs, and then recalled the way the two of them interacted when he ran over, he suddenly covered his mouth.
He felt he had grasped the truth, and that Ye Bugui had actually managed to refrain from killing him; he was incredibly lucky.
Thinking of this, Zeng Fugui immediately and silently withdrew from their territory and ran behind another tree to hide.
Lu Shi watched the interaction and performance of the two people as if he were an outsider. He scratched his head, wondering if he had missed something in the plot. Otherwise, why would he not understand them at all?
Han Ran, on the other side, had already put away his phone and then casually walked into the teaching building.
Because some senior high school students stay up late to study, the school buildings are not closed, which is convenient for Han Ran.
As she reached the fifth floor, the lights on the floor finally dimmed.
When she stood at the door of the chemistry lab, it seemed that the entire floor was completely dark. The surrounding darkness seemed to harbor a beast poised to pounce, staring at Han Ran, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.
If Han Ran were just an ordinary student, she would probably be too scared to say a word by now.
Unfortunately, Han Ran is not like that. As a player, and a player with powerful combat skills at that, she is not afraid of ghosts at all.
If the ghosts in this strange tale were to be so blind as to attack her, Han Ran would show them who was truly more terrifying.
"I've arrived." Han Ran casually pulled her phone out of her pocket, found the girl's WeChat, and quickly sent a voice message.
Not long after, Han Ran heard his own voice coming from behind him.
For a moment, Han Ran thought he had fallen into a trap.
Just as she was about to retaliate, she turned around and saw not another menacing monster, but an ordinary girl with pigtails, wearing a school uniform and thick glasses.
Han Ran immediately withdrew her murderous aura, thankful that the lighting was dim and the other party had not seen her facial expression.
"I... I was too scared to come over alone just now, I was a little scared." The girl's voice was soft and sweet, which made Han Ran suddenly think of someone else.
She took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, before looking at the girl and asking a question:
"When you looked for me in the group, I thought you weren't afraid of anything! Come on, let's go inside first. With me here, nothing will happen."
The girl was stunned for a second, but when she stared at Han Ran's back, for some reason, her fear actually subsided.
"Your name is Han Ran, right?" The girl walked cautiously behind Han Ran like a little follower.
"Okay." Han Ran nodded, then turned to look at the other person: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone that you came to see me tonight."
The girl gave a very soft "hmm," and after they entered the chemistry lab, she quickly closed the door.
However, what frightened the girl was that a gust of wind passed by her cheek.
The gust of wind felt as if someone had walked past her.
But the girl couldn't understand why someone could have walked past her; it must be her hallucination.
What she didn't know was that someone had actually just passed by her, and that person was Wei Jin.
At this moment, Wei Jin stood on the podium, glanced down at the entire classroom, and did not find any problems.
There were neither people nor ghosts in this classroom, so it seems that the girl who came specifically to find Han Ran is not a bad person.
Thinking of this, he relaxed and decided to listen to what the girl had to tell them.
"Sit next to me." Han Ran calmly turned on the light. She glanced at the girl sitting next to her and felt that her body was trembling uncontrollably.
This change surprised Han Ran slightly. She glanced at the other person and said in a low voice, "What's wrong? You seem a little uncomfortable. Is it because what I'm about to say is putting pressure on you?"
“They don’t let people talk about it at school.” The girl bit her lip. “I only heard it secondhand. At first, I thought it was fake, but, but one day I met that person and I realized it was true.”
Her words left Han Ran completely bewildered. She wasn't Lu Shi, and she had absolutely no way to deal with this kind of riddle-solving person.
So Han Ran could only place his hand on the girl's shoulder, trying to give her strength in this way. After she calmed down, he asked:
"Can you explain clearly what you heard and who the person you saw is?"
"I can solve this for you." Seeing that the girl still had that shocked and frightened expression and was unwilling to speak, Han Ran finally reached out and touched the girl's cheek, and then said, "Actually, I have already killed the ghost in the ghost story."
These words made the girl's face turn pale. She stared at Han Ran, as if trying to figure out whether what she said was true or a lie.
However, she didn't get a definite answer just by observing Han Ran's expression.
"So don't worry, no matter who wants to harm you behind your back, you won't have any problems following me," Han Ran said earnestly.
Han Ran's words seemed to have encouraged the girl, and she finally spoke up: "Our school used to have a ghost story club."
Wei Jin, sitting on the podium, frowned. A ghost story club? With so many ghost stories in this school, it's not surprising that a ghost story club suddenly appeared.
So he looked at the girl expectantly, hoping she could say something useful.
As expected, the girl continued, "Due to an accident, six out of the seven members of the ghost story club died. This news was completely suppressed by our school, and no one was allowed to spread it. In the end, there were only strange ghost stories in the school, and very few people knew about the murder case."
Wei Jin stroked his chin and shook his head.
Using ghost stories to cover up a murder case is truly unexpected. If they only focused on solving the ghost stories, they probably would never be able to complete the game.
Wei Jin was quite happy to see that they had made such rapid progress in less than a day since they arrived in the instance, and felt that they had a good chance of winning first place this time.
Han Ran's expression also changed drastically. She thought about many things, but she never expected that the strange tale was related to a murder case.
Looking at the girl, she suddenly felt like she'd struck gold. She glanced at her and then asked:
"You just said that there were seven people in the Ghost Stories Club, and six of them died. So, is the remaining one the murderer?"
“No, that person is insane.” The girl lowered her eyes, her expression very somber. “When the police found him, he was self-harming. After investigation, it was determined that he was innocent, and the hospital also confirmed that he did indeed have a mental illness.”
“At first I thought it was fake,” the girl paused, then shuddered. “I volunteered at a mental hospital over the weekend and met someone. When I saw him, he was about to jump off a building. Later I learned from the nurses that he was the only survivor of the ghost story club.”
As she said this, the girl instinctively hugged herself.