Chapter 712: Homeless people from North City University

Beicheng University covers a large area and has a broad view, so the greenery should be very good as well.

But at this time, the white snow almost merged with the light-colored buildings, leaving only the vast desolation.

"It's pretty nice here since spring." Ye Qiyuan cleared his throat and chuckled, saying, "Autumn is the best, with all the leaves turning golden."

"That sounds really good." Kong Xiyan agreed and looked around: "It seems that there are not many sculptures here."

"Sculpture?" Ye Qiyuan didn't understand why Kong Xiyan mentioned sculpture.

"There are quite a lot of sculptures in Peking University, and there are also many art sculptures combined with fountains." Kong Xiyan's tone was casual, as if she was chatting with Ye Qiyuan about a very small matter.

"There probably aren't many fountains in North City. After all, the temperatures here are so low in winter. If there were a fountain, it would likely freeze and crack the pipes underneath, causing harm." Ye Qiyuan thought for a moment and said, "There is a fountain in the experimental area at the back, but it shuts down in winter and doesn't open again until April or May of the following year. It's open until late October or early November each year, then shuts down."

"I want to go and see it."

"It's just a pond now, nothing much to see."

"I'm a little curious about the fountain in North City." Kong Xiyan looked at Ye Qiyuan: "Is it inconvenient?"

"Alright, let's go this way." Ye Qiyuan said with a smile as they walked forward with Kong Xiyan, "We can get to our lab by going around here."

Kong Xiyan didn't respond and followed Ye Qiyuan all the way to the fountain.

Just as Ye Qiyuan said, the fountain was now an empty pool with snow piled in it, and the accumulated water under the snow had now turned into ice.

Standing on the left side of the pool, Kong Xiyan looked around and soon saw a roof that looked somewhat similar to the one in the photo.

She looked around a few more times and asked, "Where is that over there?"

"Over there?" Ye Qiyuan looked over and said, "That's an abandoned laboratory."

"Abandoned laboratory?" Kong Xiyan raised her eyebrows. "There are abandoned laboratories at Beicheng University?"

"As you can see, our school is quite large." Ye Qiyuan looked around and said, "There's more than one abandoned laboratory."

"So what was this room used for?"

"I don't know either." Ye Qiyuan shook his head: "Are you interested?"

"A little bit." Kong Xiyan pointed to the paths on both sides and said, "The location here is very good. You can see the fountain, and the scenery behind should be good too. There are paths to walk on both sides, and there are bicycle sheds nearby. It can be said that the transportation is convenient.

With such a good location and such an abandoned laboratory, is there no one who wants to apply for it and reuse it?

This isn't right..." Kong Xiyan narrowed her eyes and said, "Also, all the curtains are drawn. Does this mean that even if there are people inside, no one outside will know?"

"We also applied for this lab at the time. After all, the location is really good, but we were not accepted."

"Didn't pass?"

"Yes, the school's feedback is that although this laboratory is abandoned, there are many valuable instruments inside that have not been moved. In addition, the wiring and pipes are aged to varying degrees, so they are not allowed to be loaned out."

"Isn't that even more suspicious?"

"That's right, but since this fall, the school has been repairing and tidying up the abandoned labs. They've already moved to the area over there." Ye Qiyuan pointed to his right. "I estimate this area should be finished by next summer at the latest."

"Hmm?" Kong Xiyan narrowed her eyes. "There seems to be light in the gap of the curtain."

"Is this true? Don't scare me." Ye Qiyuan narrowed his eyes and looked over. He couldn't see any light there. "Is it the reflection of the snow?"

"Scare you? What can scare you in broad daylight?" Kong Xiyan looked at Ye Qiyuan with a puzzled look.

"An abandoned laboratory in an empty campus. Just these two pieces of information combined together create a terrifying effect that transcends the limits of time." Ye Qiyuan swallowed silently, and several horror movies about slasher movies he had seen flashed through his mind.

"That makes sense. Don't say it next time." Kong Xiyan patted Ye Qiyuan's shoulder and walked straight to the abandoned laboratory.

"Hey! Xiyan!" Ye Qiyuan was startled and lowered his voice involuntarily: "Be careful."

"If you're scared, don't follow me." Kong Xiyan said only this and walked forward without looking back.

"Xiyan..." Ye Qiyuan hesitated for a moment, but still followed.

No matter how scared he was, he couldn't let Kong Xiyan go alone.

Kong Xiyan walked around to the back door of the abandoned laboratory and saw an electronic lock on the door.

Just as she was considering whether to crack it, she heard Ye Qiyuan's voice saying, "The locks of abandoned laboratories usually have an initial combination of 8 zeros."

Kong Xiyan took out a pair of thin rubber insulating gloves from her pocket and entered the password under Ye Qiyuan's astonished gaze.

"The electronic lock of the abandoned laboratory." Kong Xiyan said casually: "Isn't it normal to take some precautions?"

A blue spark flashed from the electronic lock and hit the fingertips of Kong Xiyan wearing insulating gloves.

Seeing this scene, Ye Qiyuan nodded in agreement.

It seems that this precaution is indeed normal and in place.

At this moment, there was a click and the door opened.

Ye Qiyuan was about to open the door when Kong Xiyan pushed it open.

Ye Qiyuan slipped and fell to the ground. Before he could react, he saw a burly man about two meters tall rushing out of the abandoned laboratory.

The man was wearing a green military coat and punched Kong Xiyan as soon as he came out.

Kong Xiyan turned sideways to take his fist, countered it with force, and hit his shoulder, knocking him to the other side.

The man was knocked to the ground and rolled around. He got up, glared at Kong Xiyan resentfully, and ran away without looking back.

Kong Xiyan looked at the man's back and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"This! Him!" Ye Qiyuan was so shocked by this scene that he was speechless.

"Isn't it normal that a homeless person lives in an abandoned laboratory?" Kong Xiyan rubbed the dislocated shoulder joint with her hand to adjust her bones, without changing her expression.

Perhaps it was because Kong Xiyan's tone was too calm that Ye Qiyuan felt a little uncertain: "Is this... normal?"

He just took a quick look at that person... He was a foreigner, right?

"Yeah, that's normal." Kong Xiyan responded and walked straight into the abandoned laboratory.

Unlike what it looks like from the outside, there are many signs of life inside. It seems that the "homeless man" has lived here for quite a while.

"Ah..." Ye Qiyuan squatted on the ground and saw a receipt and said, "He's the thief who stole the takeaway food at school before!"