La novia de los ojos fantasma 2

Capítulo 26

Reply [42]: Before anyone could react, a cat meowed outside. Zhao Xuejun then remembered...

The cat was still outside, so he called its name as he went out. The people inside were about to continue their conversation.

Suddenly, Zhao Xuejun let out a scream, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying. Everyone rushed out in a panic, only to find...

Seeing Zhao Xuejun standing where Yang Tianwen and the other man had just fallen, staring at the ground in terror.

There was nothing on the ground except for the lamplight reflecting a faint glow onto a puddle of water.

As they approached Zhao Xuejun, she remained terrified, but the others, even with their eyes wide open, couldn't discern anything.

"What's wrong?" Leng Xin asked.

Zhao Xuejun's eyes widened in surprise as she glanced at Leng Xin with astonishment: "You're asking me how?"

"You saw it? Didn't you see it?"

"See? A puddle of water. Are you still afraid of that?" Lin Ding said with slight dissatisfaction, believing that girls should...

"Are you too timid? Or are you afraid of this cat? This cat is indeed strange!" The cat was standing right at Zhao Xuejun's feet.

Next. Lin Ding had never liked this cat, and took the opportunity to attack it.

"You really didn't see it?" Zhao Xuejun was even more frightened. She ignored Lin Ding's words and stared straight at Leng...

Xin and Jiang Shichao.

Jiang Shichao and Leng Xin exchanged a glance. Leng Xin frowned: "If you mean this puddle of water..." "I..."

"I'm not talking about this puddle!" Zhao Xuejun interrupted him sharply, her face turning deathly pale. "You really didn't see it?"

"Why was I the only one who saw it? Why?" She shook her head and backed away. Jiang Shichao quickly went up and grabbed her.

He raised his arm and glanced at the puddle of water. Upon seeing it, he couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

I can't look away.

Seeing him in this state, the others immediately rushed to his side, looked into the water, and were shocked by what they saw.

That's amazing.

The light from the corridor reflected on the water, creating indistinct, shadowy images. These images were where they had originally stood.

From their vantage point, it was like the shadow of a tree swaying in the wind outside the window, going unnoticed. But from Zhao Xuejun's perspective...

From the given angle, it's clear that these images are words, forming in a crooked and irregular pattern.

The content of the words will be clear in a moment:

Corollary 1: A draw in a game of chess equals two lives.

A gentle breeze blew in from outside the window, and the puddle of water, which wasn't very light, disappeared immediately after being blown by the breeze.

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Everyone looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

Monday, October 21.

The entire faculty and students of the Third Normal School woke up early in the morning to find numerous notices posted throughout the school. These notices were displayed in the dining hall...

The notice covers all places students and teachers might frequent, including the lecture hall, bathhouse, teaching buildings, laboratories, recreation rooms, and more.

The content was very simple: two-inch-long characters in regular script were written in thick ink on a white sheet of paper.

"Recently, two murders occurred at the school. Investigations have revealed that the perpetrator suffered from a psychological disorder and specifically targeted students who played Go."

He committed a heinous act. The police are investigating the case diligently. Until the perpetrator is brought to justice, measures will be taken to ensure the safety of teachers and students on campus.

With the unanimous approval of the school committee, the following decision is hereby made:

1. Close all chess and card game lounges in the school gymnasium.

2. All chess and card games (including online games) are prohibited. Any student found engaging in such activities will be immediately punished.

The student will be expelled from the school; teachers who engage in such activities will have their employment contracts terminated.

3. A curfew will be in effect from 11 PM to 7 AM. No one is allowed to move freely on campus during this time. (Unrelated sentence about special arrangements/restrictions)

In special circumstances where movement is absolutely necessary, at least five people must travel together.

4. Approaching within 3 meters of the perimeter of Luoyan Lake is prohibited.

...

This announcement sparked various reactions at the school, with everyone discussing it extensively.

"Of course we won't listen to them," a 6-dan Go player from a Go club said angrily. "Not a single one of their rules..."

The law forbids people from playing chess!

"You'd better listen to me," Leng Xin appeared in front of the notice board at some point, coldly staring at the student.

"To be honest," he said, "I don't like dissecting your body—you're too thin, it's hard to separate the bones from the flesh." Then he...

They walked away. The student stood there dumbfounded for a moment, then suddenly shivered and quickly left as well.

This notice was rushed out last night.

"Inference 1: A draw in a game equals two lives."

After seeing this line of text in the water stains, they knew their previous assumptions were correct: a fatal incident had indeed occurred.

It's related to chess.

Before he could analyze everything, the principal immediately realized that the most important thing right now was not figuring things out.

The reason is not to stop people from dying.

After half a night of discussion, they finally came up with a reason for this "psychopathic killer," although it sounded...

It was dramatic, but still more convincing than ghost stories. So everyone split up; the dean, the chess master, and Jiang Shichao...

They worked day and night in the principal's office, drafting the notice. Meanwhile, the principal made over a dozen phone calls while sitting in the main conference room.

The school committee members were woken up one by one and summoned to the meeting room to pass the resolutions announced in the notice.

It was decided. The principal's authority alone was certainly insufficient to persuade the professors and scholars to easily pass such a significant decision.

But thankfully, there was Zhao Xuejun. Zhao Xuejun spent half an hour persuading her cousin Xiaomin, who worked at the police station, and Xiaomin then...

It took an hour to persuade their bureau leader, and they finally managed to bring the police station's certificate to prove the matter. With the police...

With proof, the school committee dared not underestimate this matter of life and death, and quickly signed the decision.

---Magpie Bridge Fairy

Reply [43]: By 6 a.m., everything was ready. Led by the principal, there were 10 creatures in total, including the cat.

Appearing throughout the campus in the dim morning light, they posted notices (the cats' job was to cheer them on). Once all the notices were posted...

It was already 7 a.m. Everyone couldn't help but feel fortunate that the students of the Third Normal School had a long-standing tradition of sleeping in late; otherwise...

Seeing the principal himself posting the notice will likely attract unnecessary discussion.

After a night of tension, fear, and exhaustion, everyone was tired and went to sleep separately. Leng Xin was on her way back to the dormitory.

On the way, he happened to run into that arrogant sixth-dan Go player and couldn't help but give him a good dressing down. He originally thought that...

It's not quite right yet; it seems like something else needs to be done. But I'm just too sleepy, and my mind can't keep up.

He lay down on the bed and drifted off to sleep.

In the afternoon, everyone gradually woke up and gathered in the principal's office. Both the principal and the dean looked very tired.

While the others were fast asleep, the principal and dean only took turns resting for a while. This was because Yang Tianwen and Xu...

Sen had played a game of Go that ended in a draw, nearly dying as a result, thus confirming the connection between the death and the draw. Although Yang Tianwen and the other two did not...

His death was solely due to Jiang Shichao's alertness; no one knew the mysterious force that had orchestrated all these events.

Will they come after them again? While Yang Tianwen and Xu Sen were fast asleep on the sofa, the principal and dean took turns...

On duty, one person tied his hands together with the hands of the other two, while the other person stood by and watched. This was done...

The purpose was to ensure that if Yang Tianwen and his group encountered the same danger as last night again, someone could hold them off in time.

To prevent the person holding them back from being dragged down as well, someone needs to be on the sidelines to provide timely assistance.

Offer assistance.

Nothing happened until everyone gathered in the afternoon.

After a good night's sleep, everyone felt refreshed. Last night we were busy with the issue of the banned chess game, so we temporarily put all our questions aside. Now...

It was brought up again.

The biggest question is, what exactly did that sentence that appeared in the water mean?

The statement was: "Inference 1: A draw in a game equals two lives."

On the surface, this statement is easy to understand and confirms their speculation: the death was related to a draw in the game of Go.

However, everyone present was a master of reasoning, and they all knew a simple truth: all inferences ultimately lead to...

In order to reach a conclusion.

What conclusion did the murderer want to reach?

If the murderer's actions were merely to prove the first inference, then the non-fatal incidents suffered by others...

What are deaths and abnormal events meant to prove?

The most terrifying thing is that "Inference One" already exists; will there be Inference Two, Inference Three, and so on? (Ominous)

How many steps of reasoning will it take for him to reach a conclusion? What method will he use to prove the new inference?

They had thought that proving the connection between a draw and death meant the matter was nearing its end, but then they saw this line of text...

Only then did I realize that everything before was just the beginning.