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Chapter 10

When Jiang Shichao and Lin Ding returned to their dormitory, they were surprised to find a black cat sitting at the door.

Every time they saw this black cat, something strange would inevitably happen, so the two of them had an extremely negative impression of it.

It was only out of respect for Zhao Xuejun that it wasn't kicked. It clearly didn't realize how unpopular it was, not only...

Instead of trying to curry favor with them, she gave them a haughty look and started washing her face, completely disregarding them.

"What are you doing here? Where's your mother?" Lin Ding asked it gruffly, of course not expecting an answer.

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It naturally ignored him. Jiang Shichao said, "Its mother is over there."

Zhao Xuejun was sitting on Jiang Shichao's bed, seemingly waiting for them.

"Beautiful lady, you've come to visit with your son?" Lin Ding laughed, but quickly swallowed his laughter.

Because Zhao Xuejun's expression clearly indicated that she wasn't just visiting.

She sat on Jiang Shichao's bed, holding a hand warmer in her hands, yet she still trembled uncontrollably. Her face and mouth...

Her lips were deathly pale, and covered in goosebumps. When she saw Jiang Shichao and Lin Ding enter, her lips...

It trembled, as if it wanted to say something, but no sound came out.

"She came at noon, saying she wanted to see Shichao, and has been like this ever since." A roommate said.

The classmate said helplessly.

Zhao Xuejun wasn't a beauty, but she was slender and charming. This classmate had initially been interested in getting to know her, but...

As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhao Xuejun trembled with fear, staring at him in utter terror, making him extremely embarrassed. Later, Zhao...

Xuejun's condition was so abnormal that he was quite frightened. He couldn't find Jiang Shichao, and he was too embarrassed to send her away.

Feeling uneasy about leaving her alone in the dorm in this state, they quickly went to the neighboring dorm and dragged two classmates over to keep her company. Now Jiang

When Shichao returned, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had accomplished his mission, and immediately went out to play with the two classmates.

"What's wrong with you?" Jiang Shichao and Lin Ding asked almost simultaneously.

Zhao Xuejun undoubtedly wanted to speak, but her uncontrollable trembling prevented her from uttering anything. Jiang Shichao was...

She sat down beside him, and Zhao Xuejun suddenly gripped his hand tightly. She had been holding the hand warmer, but her hands were still...

It was icy cold, and trembling so violently that even Jiang Shichao's hands started shaking. Jiang Shichao turned his hand over and...

Holding her hands, Lin Ding pressed his hands on her shoulders, saying, "Don't be afraid, we're here, don't be afraid." They were truly...

I couldn't bear to see Zhao Xuejun like this.

Their comforting words were effective; Zhao Xuejun's trembling, though not completely stopped, had improved considerably. Lin Ding collapsed again.

She was given a cup of hot water, which she sipped slowly for a while, seemingly drawing energy from the warmth of the tea. Finally, she felt...

That's enough to say.

Her first words immediately piqued the interest of the two boys: "There's something strange about the deaths of Liu Yongze and Xiao Guang."

"Oh?" Jiang Shichao said this one word and then waited quietly to hear what was to come.

---Magpie Bridge Fairy

Reply [16]: After seeing Liu Yongze's body at the Public Security Bureau, Zhao Xuejun kept crying. Her cousin tried to comfort her, but to no avail.

It wasn't until noon that she gradually stopped crying and boarded the school bus.

On weekends, students who go out to play or shop are reluctant to return to school until dark, and on the bus at noon...

She was the only passenger. Uncle He recognized her, greeted her, and chatted with her enthusiastically. She was feeling quite troubled...

However, he had no interest in paying attention to him and only gave perfunctory replies. Uncle He didn't care; he just wanted to listen alone.

He was just talking.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Xuejun "woke up" from her world of sorrow, while Uncle He was still rambling on and on.

She was just starting to get impatient when she suddenly heard the name "Liu Yongze" in Uncle He's words. Her spirits lifted, and she straightened up.

Listen carefully. But Uncle He had clearly just ended that topic and quickly moved on to something else.

She waited a while, and Uncle He was clearly very interested in the current topic; it seemed he wouldn't continue talking about Liu anytime soon.

She stopped talking about Yongze, disregarding politeness, and directly interrupted him, asking about Liu Yongze.

Bo didn't feel offended; on the contrary, he was very pleased, finally someone had shown interest in what he had to say.

He couldn't get it, so he immediately told the whole story in detail.

Yesterday afternoon, Uncle He was taking a break and was lying alone on his small bed in his dormitory. There was a...

An old-fashioned television set. Uncle He turned it on, and at first it was playing a TV drama, but around three o'clock...

Suddenly, the screen filled with static, and there was no image at all. Uncle He was used to this; this television...

The TV had been in service for so long that occasional problems were quite normal. He adjusted the TV screen as usual.

The line, after a short while, the image reappeared on the screen, but it wasn't very clear, often distorted, and sometimes even...

Snowflakes appeared, the sound quality was poor, and it emitted a lot of noise. Uncle He spent a long time adjusting the antenna, but the situation...

There was no improvement whatsoever. He had no choice but to lean back against the pillows and make do with watching—there was nothing he could do; the television only…

You can receive a channel.

The television was no longer showing the same drama series, but a news report. Uncle He found this a bit strange, because...

The TV series he was watching had just started; it usually airs until 4:30 PM. But he didn't think much of it, anyway...

I was bored staying in my dorm room, so I continued to relax and watch the news.

Although it was news, no reporters were seen, only their voices could be faintly heard, but due to the television's dim lighting...

The fruit was so bad that I couldn't hear what the reporter was saying at all, and I couldn't even tell if the reporter was male or female.

The scene appears to be in a park, with willows swaying gently, where two young people sit cross-legged on the ground playing Go. They seem to be playing very well.

Completely absorbed, they didn't move for a long time. The black and white pieces on the chessboard were very clear, but the faces of the two young men kept contorting.

It was impossible to see clearly. Uncle He, who also enjoyed playing Go and knew a little about the game, could tell that the game was already...

As they approached the end, no one gained an advantage.

Then there were two splashes, "plop, plop," as if something had fallen into the water. These two splashes...

It was exceptionally clear. The scene quickly shifted to a body of water, the water rippling, two young people struggling in the water, the camera...

Zooming in quickly, the faces of the two people became clearer; they were none other than Liu Yongze and Xiao Guang.

Liu Yongze and Xiao Guang were popular figures at school, but Uncle He didn't know them for that reason. These two students...

Sheng and Uncle He both loved playing chess. They would often go to the lakeside under the willow trees to play a few rounds. Over time, they became chess friends despite their age difference.

Although Uncle He liked Go, he was terrible at it, and no one wanted to play against him; Liu Yongze and Xiao Guang, on the other hand, were excellent players.

What's even more remarkable is that they were very tolerant of Uncle He's chess skills.

When Uncle He saw that something had happened to them, he immediately changed from lying down to sitting up, leaning forward and getting closer to the screen.

Liu Yongze and Xiao Guang seemed to be completely unable to swim; they flailed their limbs in the water and shouted for help.

Everything was crystal clear, but the reporter's commentary was completely inaudible. The camera was very close, almost...

You could see every pore on their faces, and their utterly terrified expressions and wide-eyed stares were crystal clear.

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Suddenly the camera shifts back to the shore, where two young people are still playing Go, their faces still obscured.

Kong, but Uncle He already knew that these two people were not Liu Yongze and Xiao Guang. Then a young man came running from a distance.

He came over, ran up to the two people, and started gesturing excitedly, but it was unclear what he was saying. Only one...

Amidst the cacophony of noise, the young man's face, like that of the two young men playing Go, was contorted and indistinct.

The camera paused here for about a minute. Uncle He was very worried about the safety of his two children and eagerly awaited news.

What happened to them? The camera swayed a couple of times, revealing a small stone tablet with the word "wild goose" faintly discernible on it.

The character "字" appeared on the stone tablet. He Bo suddenly felt the tablet looked familiar, and looking around, the surroundings also seemed very familiar. He was trying to recall what it was when...

The screen suddenly went completely black, displaying nothing, only accompanied by a series of static sounds. Uncle He pondered this...

As he reached for the TV to turn it off, his body moved closer to the screen, when suddenly a loud male voice rang out from behind the screen:

"It's a draw!" This startled him. He stepped back and waited a few minutes, but the television remained silent and blank.

He unplugged the power and focused on memorizing exactly where that place was.

About ten minutes later, he finally remembered that the place on TV was actually Luoyan Lake. He immediately...

I got out of bed and ran towards Luoyan Lake.

A gentle breeze caressed the face of Luoyan Lake. Several students read under the willow trees, but no one was playing chess. The lake was perfectly still.

He didn't see Liu Yongze or Xiao Guang. He grabbed a student and asked, "Where are the people who fell into the water?" The student looked puzzled.

He said strangely, "What drowning person? I've been reading here all afternoon and haven't seen anyone drown."

Upon calming down and thinking it over, I couldn't help but scold myself for being stupid: it was already on the news on TV, so it couldn't have happened this afternoon. Although...

Worried about their situation but having no other options, they had no choice but to return home for the time being. Fortunately, news spread quickly at the school.

If something really happens, he'll find out very quickly.

That evening, he overheard people talking about how Liu Yongze and Xiao Guang had died, and that their deaths were quite bizarre. Like that...

He had, of course, found out the situation, but he simply didn't believe it. He figured campus rumors were less reliable than the news.

They were convinced that the two must have drowned, and that the legend of their mysterious deaths was just idle gossip spread by students.