Owl Snake Goblin

The black notebook was bulging, its pages yellowed and wrinkled, filled with scraps of old newspapers and papers with notes from various people. Principal Yan's documents were opened, and long-forgotten events surfaced before everyone...

The first page of the notebook contained a photo of a girl. The long time since the photo had been taken had dampened and moldy, but this did not in the least detract from the girl's fresh and refined appearance. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with delicate features and two pigtails, looking pure and lovely.

The girl's name was Zheng Juan, and she had transferred to this school thirty years ago. She was timid and introverted, disliking conversation. She always huddled in a corner of the classroom, buried in her homework. Her grades weren't outstanding, so the teachers ignored her.

She is beautiful, speaks softly and gently, and is very popular among boys, including the school hunk who is secretly admired by many girls in the school.

This is where the unfortunate story begins.

Many girls, unhappy that their secret crush liked Zheng Juan, began to insult her behind her back, saying she was a vixen, that she seduced men everywhere, and called her a whore...

They cursed her with every possible insult. The rumors spread, becoming increasingly outrageous. Zheng Juan became isolated, and even the girls who had been friendly to her were reluctant to approach her, avoiding her as if she were the plague.

But the boys didn't think so. Many of them would pay her attention, accompany her, make her laugh, and surround her. This made the other girls jealous, and the seeds of sin gradually sprouted in the soil of jealousy. Their initial dislike for Zheng Juan turned into hatred.

Zheng Juan's misfortune didn't end at school; her family was also in dire straits. Her mother was raped by her father, and had no choice but to give birth to her, but she later ran away when she found an opportunity.

She was raised by her father, a drunkard who would beat and scold her when he was drunk. As Zheng Juan grew up, she became as beautiful as her mother. Her father raped her when he was drunk, more than once.

She wanted to die, and kept trying various ways to do it, but she never dared. With her father at home and bullied daily at school, she lived in constant pain. Finally, she decided to jump from a building, but she was unexpectedly saved by the school hunk, who took care of her with meticulous care. Thinking that perhaps she could start a new life, she decided not to die, but to live a good life.

But things did not develop in the direction she expected. After self-study that night, she was dragged to the toilet by several girls, beaten and scolded, stripped naked, and many photos were taken of her. They tortured her for a long time before letting her go.

The buttons of her clothes had been torn. She put on her clothes crying, covered her collar, and walked out in a trance.

But just as she was leaving the restroom, she ran into three hooligans who were smoking at the restroom door. Seeing her like this, they dragged her into the men's restroom again...

She was dead, hanging herself with her pants in the men's restroom.

When the police and the teacher arrived at the restroom, they saw her hair tangled, her mouth bitten, her eyes bloodshot and staring wide open. Her upper body clothing was torn and covered in unidentified liquids. Her fair skin was covered in cigarette burns and scratches from fingernails. Blood ran down her inner thighs and onto the floor.

All the policemen and teachers present frowned when they saw this scene. A young and aggressive policeman smashed the toilet door with a punch. Several young female teachers were frightened to tears by the horrific scene.

"This was recorded by the police officer in charge of the case at the time. Next to it is a photo of her tragic death." Principal Yan turned his head slightly away from the photo and gently pointed at it with his finger.

Ye Jingan and the other two looked at the photo, silently clenched their fists, unable to bear to look at this miserable scene any longer, and quickly turned the page.

The next page contained a copy of the forensic autopsy report. After the forensic autopsy, it was discovered that she was pregnant with her biological father's child. The baby in her belly had grown to the size of a fist, and DNA from three different men was also extracted from her body.

When the police found Zheng Juan's father, they discovered that he had died at home. He had been tortured to death and his body had begun to rot with maggots.

The autopsy report infuriated the school, which investigated the incident and learned that she had been subjected to long-term school violence. However, due to the school's reputation, many of the students' parents were prominent figures. To protect his position, the principal was reluctant to offend these parents and ultimately expelled the three boys and handed them over to the police.

As for the girls who indirectly killed her, they were merely criticized and told to write self-criticisms, and the news was quickly blocked. Many students still didn't know what happened and simply thought she transferred to another school because she couldn't stand the bullying.

The campus returned to its former tranquility, sunlight shone brightly into every corner, and the playground echoed with the innocent laughter of students. No one knew what horrific events had occurred in this seemingly beautiful place, and those who knew kept silent, leaving this dark memory buried. But the good times didn't last long. The parents of three boys approached the school, reporting the tragic deaths of their sons.

There were three photos in the notebook, which looked like they were taken secretly by students. The distance was quite far, and the magnification of the mobile phone made the photos look very blurry, but you could still clearly see the miserable state of the people in the photos.

In the three photos, one boy's mouth was torn, the crack extending all the way to the back of his head, splitting his head in two at the mouth. A second boy's body was riddled with cigarette burns, resembling a human sieve. A third boy's skin was lacerated and bloody.

The common point among the three of them was that their genitals had been cut off, their chests had been cut open, and their internal organs had been crushed into a pulp. Only their hearts remained in their original positions but had turned black.

"Turn the page quickly. I have trypophobia. The burns from the cigarette butt are too disgusting!" Qiu Zimu rubbed the goosebumps on his hands and turned his eyes away.

"That's ruthless." Ye Jing'an said.

The police had never seen such a strange and cruel death, but the surveillance footage showed that they suddenly went crazy and tortured themselves to death. All other evidence also showed that all three committed suicide. The parents cried and made a fuss, demanding an explanation from the school.

In the end, to prevent the incident from getting out of hand, the school paid a large sum of money and offered many preferential treatments to calm the situation. Later, the principal suffered a heart attack while crossing the road and was hit and killed by a speeding truck. Principal Yan was transferred to another position.

But the farce did not end with the death of the principal. The girls who had bullied Zheng Juan all said that they saw ghosts in the girls' dormitory. Some of the timid ones were scared crazy, and some others transferred to other schools.

But no matter if they were scared mad or transferred to another school, they all died in school. Every other year, a girl who bullied her died tragically on the day she committed suicide...

Liu Muze closed the information and sneered, "You've lived so long that you've seen all sorts of owls, snakes, ghosts, and monsters."

"Can the school continue to operate like this?" Qiu Zimu frowned.

"This school is the only one there, so it has to remain open, so we've been suppressing these issues," said Principal Yan. "If I had stood up to the pressure and threats and helped her get justice, perhaps these tragedies wouldn't have happened. But what's the point of talking about this now? I'm no different from those who killed her."

"Don't blame yourself, maybe she doesn't blame you." Liu Muzhe said.

Principal Yan laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "I was taught that there are no ghosts or gods in the world, but now it seems that's not entirely true. I've done nothing wrong in my life, and I haven't wronged anyone, except for causing that child to suffer injustice. You shouldn't be ordinary people, right? If you ever see her, please say sorry to her for me."

"Okay, you can live here with peace of mind. No one will bother you anymore." Ye Jing'an said.

"Thank you." Principal Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

The atmosphere on the way out of Principal Yan's house was somewhat subdued. Liu Muzhe said, "I have to deal with those infant spirits. You guys should go back and rest for a while."

Ye Jing'an and Qiu Zimu followed Liu Muze, clamoring to go too. Liu Muze brought them to the nature reserve and saw from a distance that the core area was filled with black air, so they hurried over.

"Brother Liu, is there something wrong in front of me?" Ye Jing'an rubbed his eyes. "What's that thing that's moving in the tree in front?"

"Infant spirit, don't you want to tease them?" Liu Muze gently pushed him and said, "Go ahead."

As I approached, I could see the group of infant spirits swinging happily on their sphenoid bones. A quick glance revealed that each of them had a sphenoid bone, perfectly aligned. The group of transparent children giggled happily. It looked cute and amusing, but upon closer inspection, it was also quite creepy.

"Brother Liu, what is this?" Qiu Zimu asked.

"She killed someone." Liu Muzhe raised his hand and gestured in the air.

"What are you doing?" Ye Jing'an didn't understand what he meant by pointing his fingers. It looked like he was drawing talismans.

"Exorcism." Liu Muzhe said in a flat tone.

"Huh?" Ye Jing'an rolled his eyes and thought, "Don't we need a ritual in the playground to help the deceased? There are also some complicated procedures."

Liu Muze stopped what he was doing, looked at Ye Jingan with puzzled eyes and said, "I'll just dispel the resentment that the Ghost Mother has imprisoned them with, which can be considered as helping her accumulate blessings. Still expecting me to perform a ritual? Go or leave if you want!"

Ye Jingan: “…”

When the rune in the air was almost finished, it was shattered by a black energy.

A familiar laugh echoed from behind the three of them. As they turned around, the Ghost Mother appeared in front of the infant spirit. She covered her mouth with her hands and chuckled softly, "See you again! What are you doing?"

You know the answer but still ask!

Liu Muzhe disdained to pay attention to her.

The ghost mother gently touched the heads of the infant spirits and said with a complicated look in her eyes, "They are not good people. If you pity them, you might as well pity me."

"You are so beautiful, I pity you!" Qiu Zimu rushed over with a strange grin on his face, like a possessed person.

Liu Muze: "..."

Ye Jingan: “…”