Such a corpse, he was sitting upright on the chair, with a rope around his neck to keep his body from falling. Bamboo sticks were inserted into his eyelids, propping open his lifeless and dull eyes, as he carefully and meticulously observed the flesh on his leg through a microscope.
The chemistry teacher and the lab teacher were almost frightened to faint by the scene.
The tall boys behind couldn’t endure the visual and olfactory impact either, their eyes widened in horror, reflexively taking several steps back. These few tall and strong students reacted a bit quicker than the two teachers, soon coming to their senses, waking the still-shocked teachers, pulling them away from the scene, and urging them to call the police.
The boys Lu Chu inquired about were witnesses to the scene.
They described in detail what happened at that time to Lu Chu and his companions, each adding bits of information. By the time they finished, they themselves were in a daze, breaking out in a cold sweat, let alone those like Zhang Cheng who had been listening attentively.
Zhang Cheng felt nauseated after hearing it, immediately clutching Qian Wenhao’s arm tightly. Qian Wenhao was also terrified, not even feeling the red marks left on his arm by Zhang Cheng’s grip.
Although Lu Chu hadn’t seen the scene, he could imagine the bizarre and gory picture just by thinking about it. With this in mind, he could understand why these first-year boys looked so pale—they would likely be haunted by this nightmare for a long time.
After finding out what he wanted to know, Lu Chu politely thanked the boys, then roused Zhang Cheng and Qian Wenhao from their fear.
Zhang Cheng shuddered and asked hoarsely, “What kind of grudge could cause such a death?”
Lu Chu shook his head, indicating he didn’t know either, then said to the other three, “Let’s not think too much about it now. We should go back to our class first.”
“Yes, let’s go back!” Qian Wenhao, who had been silent since leaving the classroom, suddenly shouted, startling the others and making Lu Chu and the rest look at him.
Realizing what he did, Qian Wenhao awkwardly explained, “I mean, let’s go back quickly. There are more people in the classroom, and I feel safer there.”
It seemed he was really scared.
“So timid, yet you insisted on coming with us to investigate,” Zhang Cheng teased as usual, trying to lighten the mood.
Qian Wenhao didn’t argue back, admitting immediately, “Yes, yes, I found that I’m suddenly very scared. Let’s go back quickly.”
Zhang Cheng didn’t argue with him further, and the group quickly returned to their classroom, where their classmates looked at them curiously.
After returning to his seat, Zhang Cheng was quickly pulled by Li Lan, who asked him where he had been.
Zhang Cheng shook his head, not wanting to tell her.
His reluctance made Li Lan even more curious, pestering him nonstop until he gave in, “I’ll say this upfront, it’s a bit scary. You insisted on hearing it.”
Li Lan immediately raised her hand as if taking an oath, “I insisted on hearing it! Come on, tell me quickly, don’t keep me in suspense! Old Mr. Lu just said a few words and left, not telling everyone what’s going on, making us all feel uneasy. Whether it’s scary or not, I need to know what happened. This vague half-understanding is the scariest thing!”
She was right. Instead of hiding it because it was too weird, it was better to tell the whole story. Keeping it half-hidden and letting everyone guess would be more frightening.
Zhang Cheng sighed, organizing his thoughts, and then shuddered again at the scene described by the boys earlier. Rubbing the goosebumps on his arm, he briefly recounted what happened to Li Lan.
They were in the front row, and students around them leaned in to listen, stretching their ears to hear the conversation.
After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, the surrounding students fell silent instantly.
Meanwhile, Qian Wenhao was also being questioned by those around him about what he had learned.
Gradually, the incident in the experimental building’s basement spread through Class 2, and a silence like a contagion spread through the class, replacing the previous noisy fear with eerie quiet.
On the other side, back at his seat, Lu Chu quickly calmed down and analyzed the situation.
“Lu Chu…” Suddenly, Liu Yang’s pitiful voice sounded in his ear.
Lu Chu looked at him, “Hm? What’s wrong?”
Liu Yang pointed at Zhang Cheng and Qian Wenhao’s area, “What news did you learn? The atmosphere over there seems off…”
Following his gaze, Lu Chu sighed. His surrounding classmates also gathered around with curious eyes, so he briefly told them what he heard from the first-year students.
Even though Lu Chu intentionally omitted many details, the listeners still broke out in a cold sweat.
Liu Yang moved his chair closer to Lu Chu and swallowed, “Do you think the killer is really in our school?”
Lu Chu nodded, “Probably. Either the killer snuck into our school, or—the killer is someone from our school.”
When Lu Chu said this last part, his peripheral vision subtly glanced at Zheng Wei’s seat.
Another perfect alibi, no matter how you calculate, Zheng Wei had no opportunity to commit the crime. Lu Chu thought from another angle, perhaps the killer really wasn’t Zheng Wei, but Zheng Wei must know something.
The previous victim was killed in the water room, a place with lots of traffic and mixed scents, near the restroom. Thus, Lu Chu couldn’t distinguish if Zheng Wei’s scent, which had appeared in the 604 girls’ dorm, was there. But the experimental building was different. Located in the most secluded part of the school, it was almost deserted when no experiments were conducted. The sealed top floor, untouched for years except for important matters, had only the scents of dust and a few students and teachers who witnessed the scene. Lu Chu thought he might discover something there.
He needed to find an opportunity to visit the top floor of the experimental building, as soon as possible, and avoid being seen as suspicious by the school and police.
Liu Yang patted Lu Chu’s shoulder, “Lu Chu… Lu Chu…”
Lu Chu came back to his senses, “What’s up?”
Liu Yang, with a tearful face, shook his head, “I saw you zoning out. Are you that scared, too?”
Lu Chu didn’t deny it.
Liu Yang spread his arms on the desk, sighing, “I’m going to zone out too. Not just zone out, I’m about to be scared out of my wits!”
At this moment, Liu Yang noticed their front-row female classmate trembling as if crying.
Liu Yang poked the girl, “Wei Lili, Wei Lili, what’s wrong?”
Wei Lili turned around, her face wet with tears, eyes red, and her voice trembling, “I’m… scared…”
Liu Yang rarely saw girls cry, becoming flustered, stammering, “Don’t… don’t cry. We… we’re fine, right?”
Wei Lili wiped her face, speaking in sobs, “I just wanted to study well and get into college. How did it turn out like this…” Lu Chu handed her a tissue, smiling gently, “Don’t worry. Teacher Lu just said the school suspects the killer is someone from the school and asked us to stay on campus this afternoon for questioning. Everyone should stick together, eat lunch in the cafeteria, and after the questioning, the school will let us go home. With such a big incident, the school will definitely catch the killer quickly.”
Wei Lili took the tissue, trying to smile but failing due to her fear, “I don’t feel like eating lunch…”
“Eat a bit,” Lu Chu smiled warmly, “Rest for now, and we’ll call you for lunch. We’re all here, don’t be afraid.”
Wei Lili nodded, “Okay, thank you. I’ll rest for a bit.”
“Sure, we’re all classmates.”
Wei Lili turned around, wiped her face again, and rested on the desk. Her desk mate also laid down, trying to calm down.
Liu Yang patted Lu Chu’s shoulder, giving a thumbs-up, “You’re very reliable.”
Lu Chu smiled without responding. This might be a habit from his past job as an online psychological counselor.
Half a class passed without any teacher entering. The class was silent, only occasional whispers, everyone afraid to speak loudly as if fearing to disturb something.
Liu Yang kept his voice low, continuously chatting with Lu Chu to distract himself. Lu Chu, noticing this, continued the conversation.
As they chatted, Liu Yang tried to move his chair closer to Lu Chu, feeling safer that way. He lifted himself, trying to drag the chair, but the chair didn’t budge, making a harsh noise. After several attempts, Lu Chu gave him a puzzled look. Embarrassed, Liu Yang gave up, saying awkwardly, “Nothing, just releasing some stress.”
The one sitting quietly reading a book on the desk retracted the foot he had been using to hold Liu Yang’s chair in place.
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