Therefore, Lu Mingran found a bathhouse outside the community and finally found a place to take a bath with a bathtub, and filled the tub with cold water.
"Take off your clothes." The system spoke in a cold and ruthless voice, as if it were a domineering CEO.
"Huh?" Lu Mingran jumped in fright and pressed herself against the wall. "Taking off my clothes in front of you?"
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The system looked at Lu Mingran thoughtfully.
While it's true that there are times when it's best to avoid them, when confirming Lu Mingran as the host and conducting data analysis...
“Back then, I saw that you had a very comprehensive view.”
Lu Mingran thought to herself, "The word 'comprehensive' is really well used. It means to look at the problem comprehensively."
The system then asked, "Do you need me to analyze each point in detail, layer by layer?"
"……No!"
As Lu Mingran spoke, she lifted her shirt.
The young man was clean-cut and had a particularly handsome physique. As the last piece of clothing was removed, Lu Mingran turned to look at herself in the mirror on her right, and paused, momentarily stunned.
"Hey, stop being so narcissistic!"
Lu Mingran nodded in response and lifted his leg to get into the bathtub, but the system stopped him and told him to take off the thing around his neck first, saying it would have an effect.
On her neck? Lu Mingran subconsciously touched her neck, feeling the ancient jade piece that Mr. Hu had given her. It seemed that this thing really was useful.
After carefully placing the ancient jade in its place, Lu Mingran then lay down in the bathtub.
Even though it was summer, the cold water still made him shiver. The system urged him to lie flat and sink until the water completely covered him.
Feeling of suffocation.
Lu Mingran tried his best to control himself and not struggle, but the feeling was really unbearable. When he closed his eyes, all sorts of chaotic images began to flash before his eyes, including the group of passengers he had seen on the haunted bus.
Finally, the system's voice, deep underwater, called out in his ear, "All done."
Splash! Lu Mingran sat up somewhat awkwardly from the water, gripping the edge of the bathtub with all her might.
But to his surprise, sitting up was actually quite easy. Moreover, when he looked in the mirror after getting out of the bathtub, he couldn't see his own face.
"Get dressed and let's go. The car is waiting for you outside."
What kind of vehicle could it be? It's still that bus.
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To prevent being exposed, the system was set so that Zhang Jicheng could sense him but could not see him.
On the way, Lu Mingran dared not look at the bus driver. After he changed his physique, he could clearly see that the driver was actually a paper effigy with cheerful, curved eyebrows and eyes painted on his face.
Yeah, a paper effigy driving without a license.
Lu Mingran sat there and asked System Fourteen if there were many ghosts.
"Those in the teaching building were scared away by Zhang Tianshi long ago; the rest are in the dormitory building."
The system even said smugly, "See? Taking a private car is much better than putting up any slogans, isn't it?"
It was indeed much better. The car headed straight for No. 14 Middle School, and nothing happened along the way. Lu Mingran got out of the car and found that although she could still walk like a normal person, her steps were light and airy.
He adjusted to the way he walked, and standing downstairs in the teaching building, he soon saw candlelight shining in one of the classrooms.
It is Zhang Jicheng.
Lu Mingran walked up the dusty, cluttered stairs, his heart filled with mixed emotions, slowly making his way to the classroom. Like Wei Jiangyan in the novel, he first peered out from the classroom doorway.
Zhang Tianshi really seemed like a neurotic person. The fact that he was sitting there silently all by himself made him even more eerie and frightening.
Gently, Lu Mingran pushed open the slightly ajar door. The wooden door made a soft sound, but Zhang Tianshi paid no attention to it.
Lu Mingran stared intently at him, and only dared to take the first step after a long wait, almost tripping over the old-fashioned long wooden bench.
If we hesitate any longer, we might really miss this opportunity.
Lu Mingran resignedly bit her lip, no longer afraid, and strode behind Zhang Jicheng to grab the pen from his hand.
"No, wait a minute!"
The system called out, "Why are you standing behind him?"
The posture was indeed rather indecent; from the system's perspective, Lu Mingran was hugging Zhang Jicheng from behind. It's a scene straight out of a TV drama where a scholar teaches a girl to write.
Lu Mingran: "Sorry... This is my first time playing a spirit in a Ouija board game, I have no experience."
Zhang Jicheng clearly felt the chill behind him and frowned.
Now!
Lu Mingran walked around to sit opposite Zhang Jicheng.
At this moment, he saw Zhang Jicheng's face clearly. This man in his early thirties had a gloomy appearance, with dark circles under his eyes and thin lips that had a sharp feel to them, but also strangely mixed with a childish feeling.
Zhang Jicheng lit a white candle and spread out a piece of paper. The content written on the paper was too simple, with only one question: "Dad, are you there?" followed by a "yes" and a "no" on the left and right.
It is said that when he used to play with the Ouija board, he prepared a lot of things and drew very complicated pictures.
But after repeated disappointments, Zhang Jicheng's Ouija board tools became increasingly sloppy. What sustained him was probably just one obsession.
I'm sorry, Master Zhang...
Before, I was determined to be a bastard; now, I'm determined to be a father.
I'm still a little excited about it.
After silently reciting the words, Lu Mingran stretched out her right hand and grasped the pen.
Zhang Tianshi felt the force. His face froze, and his eyes were fixed on the paper.
The pen tip skimmed over the question, then tremblingly moved to the word "yes," and began to draw circles slowly.
So many years have passed, so many years...
For the first time, Zhang Tianshi felt the pen moving on its own!
As Lu Mingran drew circles, she kept a close eye on Zhang Tianshi's face, which was clearly distorted by excitement.
...
Soon, sounds came from the classroom.
Zhang Tianshi gripped his pen and couldn't help but shout. His impassioned voice, drawing power from his diaphragm and using every ounce of his lung capacity, pierced the silent night sky:
"dad!"
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"dad!"
Upon hearing this sound, Lu Mingran shuddered, almost dropping the pen in his hand.
So this is what it feels like to be called "Dad"? He was filled with the joy of welcoming a new life and the pride of becoming a father for the first time. Oh wait, his son was already thirty years old.
Honestly, seeing the faint tear stains at the corners of Zhang Tianshi's eyes, Lu Mingran felt a pang of pity.
Lu Mingran had never been close to his father, who was a hands-off father, since childhood, but he was still used to seeing him every night when he came home. He couldn't imagine what he would do without his father, especially since Zhang Tianshi had never seen his father since birth.
However, Lu Mingran then thought of the seven dead boys, and the people who died because of his formation.
Zhang Tianshi is pitiful, but aren't these people pitiful too? Why are their parents and family members inexplicably dragged into this?
“System…” Lu Mingran called out softly in her mind.
The system grunted, "What's wrong?"
Things have already come to this point, you're not thinking of running away at the last minute, are you?
Lu Mingran slowly raised his head and tightened his grip on the pencil.
Lu Mingran said, enunciating each word clearly:
"I've decided to give him a big boost."
Here's a refill of my dad's brand beef jerky, chicken flavor.
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Zhang Tianshi was tricked by the rules of the Ouija board in this world. Logically speaking, the Ouija board cannot lie, so he believed that the ghost that came was his father.
As for why he couldn't see his father, Zhang Tianshi understood that since he couldn't find him before, it meant that his father's soul was incomplete, so it was normal not to see him.
"dad."
Zhang Tianshi suppressed his tears of joy, his eyes suddenly turning dark: "Tell me, were you murdered?"
This question is beyond the scope of the curriculum.
Lu Mingran recalled for a moment, feeling somewhat reluctant.
The police concluded long ago that his father was hit by a suddenly collapsing wall. But for many years, Zhang Tianshi and his mother have refused to believe this.
Lu Mingran hesitated, then grabbed the pen and tried to move it toward the "no" mark.
However, Zhang Tianshi suddenly gripped the pen tightly:
"Dad, don't be afraid. Tell me who they are, and I'll handle it myself."
Lu Mingran struggled for a moment, trying hard to move towards the word "no".
However, Zhang Tianshi was too strong. After a while, it turned into an arm wrestling match rather than a ritual to summon the spirit.
Please respect the spirit of the Ouija board.
Furthermore, Zhang Tianshi assumed he had chosen "yes" and pressed further:
"Dad, how do you want them to die? If they're already dead, I'll go after their descendants. I won't let any of their family members go! Dad, don't worry, Jicheng is a filial son!"
Lu Mingran was about to cry.