I took a look, and this is an office, but there are many unreasonable things about it!

For example, the overall structure of the desk is quite different from that in Director Wang's office.

Another issue is that the flooring is too minimalist, making it look like a small warehouse.

"Brother Chen, you mean we're in the archives right now?"

Old Dao started asking questions again.

"To be precise, it should be called an abandoned archive room!"

A real archive shouldn't be like this!

I corrected what Lao Dao said.

Long Xiyue's expression was even more shocked.

How did you figure that out?!

There was a hint of panic in her voice; she seemed not to have expected me to point it out so directly.

The next second, Long Xiyue snapped her fingers, and the entire space began to change. The originally simple office was instantly filled with dust.

Many desks have also disappeared, replaced by filing cabinets.

The only difference was that these filing cabinets were completely empty, with no documents inside.

Just as I expected, this is an abandoned archive room.

There's basically nothing important inside.

"Master, you're right, this is an abandoned archive room. But how could you have guessed that it's no longer in use?"

After doing all this, Long Xiyue looked up at me with a puzzled expression.

Long Xiyue couldn't understand why I could say it so accurately.

"The reason is simple: I know the work system here too well. You're a temporary worker, and there's absolutely no way I'd let you keep such an important thing as your personnel file!"

But your original purpose was to take the blame, so I can only send you to do odd jobs in the old archives for now, and we'll bring you out again when we need you!

I grinned; I was already familiar with the school's system.

After hearing this, Lao Dao was so surprised that he couldn't say a word. In the end, he could only give me a thumbs up.

"Brother Chen, your tricks are really too sophisticated! If I came here for the job, I would definitely be completely fooled by you!"

Old Dao sighed sincerely.

I uttered a piece of nonsense, a cultural relic over 5000 years old, which was a complete disaster for a petty thug like him.

Long Xiyue smiled bitterly.

"Master, you are absolutely right!"

When I first came here, I was indeed in charge of the old archives, which were almost empty.

I thought my job would be easy, but I never expected something like this to happen less than a month after I started!

Long Xiyue looked very dejected, and I could tell that this incident had caused her indelible trauma.

After hearing this, Lao Dao was filled with righteous indignation.

"That bastard is a real piece of trash!"

"That's how it is; you'll understand after getting to know each other better!"

I smiled; I'm used to this kind of thing.

I looked around; this unfamiliar archive room must have been sealed off for a long time.

Old Dao went first, wanting to see if there was anything special about it. He walked in front and looked around the archives for a long time before finally returning and shaking his head regretfully.

"Brother Chen, no, there's nothing in this archive room, just a few old cabinets. I even checked them out, and they're completely empty!"

Old Dao came to my side and began to report these events to me.

I'm not surprised. These are all things that are out in the open. If Lao Dao could see them, then something would be wrong.

"Don't worry, there's clearly something wrong with this, but the other party is very cunning and won't put that kind of thing where you can see it. We can only search slowly!"

As I walked forward, I began to search slowly.

Old Dao led the way for me, rummaging through my belongings, while Long Xiyue obediently followed behind me, though I remained wary of her.

I was afraid she would run away.

"Long Xiyue, what do you usually do?"

I looked back at Long Xiyue and remembered this crucial question.

Logically speaking, this principal is no good. If he were a bad person, he wouldn't have waited three weeks to find someone to take the blame.

I saw a news story about an intern who was blamed on his third day of work.

If the principal wanted to find someone to take the blame, he wouldn't have had to wait this long; he could have done it in a day or two.

"Well, we just stay here every day and don't let anyone else in. If a teacher really wants to go in, they need to report to the principal!"

Long Xiyue thought for a moment and gave me an answer.

My brow furrowed even more deeply.

If what Long Xiyue said is true, then it seems like she's not taking the blame.

Or rather, the initial purpose of bringing them over was not to make them take the blame.

However, something happened later that forced Long Xiyue to take the blame.

Thinking about this, I instantly felt a chill run down my spine.

"Brother Chen, isn't Long Xiyue's job too easy? All she does every day is watch over things!"

Old Dao interjected.

"Long Xiyue, were there any teachers who tried to force their way in before?"

I ignored Lao Dao and continued to ask Long Xiyue.

I held my breath, afraid of missing any detail.

"Oh! Master, there really is one, it's Teacher Cao Rongbin you mentioned before!"

Previously, when Teacher Cao wanted to look for something in the archives, I didn't think much of it, but remembering what the principal had said, I reported it first.

Unexpectedly, Teacher Cao Rongbin insisted on going over. I didn't know what to do at the time, so I stopped him. I don't remember the details of what happened after that!

As Long Xiyue finished speaking, she glanced at me guiltily, as if afraid I would blame her.

"It's alright, the dead can't be brought back to life. It seems Teacher Cao still has a secret!"

I sighed softly.

Indeed, everyone has their own secrets, and Teacher Cao's life is probably not as glamorous as it seems.

Just then, Old Dao spoke up.

"Brother Chen, do you think there's something special about this place, or some kind of passage, that's why Teacher Cao wanted to come here?"

Old Dao made a bold conjecture.

I looked at Lao Dao and gave him an approving look.

This time, Lao Dao really thought the same thing as me.

"Hmm, do you remember the map we found in the He family's house last time?"

As I spoke, I pulled out my backpack, which contained the map.

This is also something we found at the Ho residence last time; it has an underground network tunnel on it.

"Brother Chen, you mean, what's connected to that underground internet tunnel below?"

After I said that, Lao Dao realized what I meant.

At the time, I felt very strange. Why didn't we notice such a large network of trenches in the county town?

Now everything is back together.

The reason the principal specifically asked someone to come and check this is very likely because there is an underground internet tunnel underneath.

"That should be it, we'll see when we take a look!"