Chapter 10
"For now, the class cadres are as follows: Zhou Xiao is the monitor, Gu Qingming is the labor committee member, Luo Zhenzhen is the discipline committee member, and Chu Zhongyuan is my math class representative... The main class cadres are almost in place, and everyone is welcome to recommend and sign up for the remaining positions."
Cao Sheng made some simple arrangements based on the job experience of each person in the class list. Zhou Xiao, who sat in front of Gu Qingming, was the deputy monitor of Class 7. As expected, he successfully ran for the position of monitor of Class 15. What surprised Gu Qingming was that Chu Zhongyuan actually volunteered to be the math class representative.
This position is somewhat inconsistent with his stereotype, Gu Qingming thought.
He thought that someone like Chu Zhongyuan who liked to try new things would apply for a position like the cultural and sports committee member.
Maybe it’s because I have a good impression of Teacher Cao?
The four evening self-study sessions ended quickly. As the bell rang, Cao Sheng waved goodbye to the teenagers in Class 15:
"Everyone, please walk slowly. I'm leaving get off work first. The students on duty will stay to sweep the floor. Team leader, please keep an eye on it. Director Zhang will be checking tomorrow~"
After saying that, he picked up his bag and was the first to rush out of the classroom.
“Oh——”
The classmates in Class 15 were very "touched" and said goodbye by booing behind Cao Sheng.
Unfortunately, the speed of sound cannot catch up with Cao Sheng’s footsteps chasing after get off work.
The sound of tables and chairs colliding could be heard. After everyone had packed their bags, they placed their benches upside down on the table to make it easier for the students on duty.
"That--"
After Chu Zhongyuan put the bench away, he winked at Gu Qingming who was arranging book stands, pointed to the south with his left hand, and pulled his dark blue schoolbag with his right hand and put it on one shoulder.
"Walking—"
Gu Qingming dug out the last few homework books from the hole in the desk, and did not bring the only weapon that high school students could use, the utility knife. After all, it was their first time to go to the old school building, and they were only going to explore the situation outside, and retreat immediately if there was anything wrong, and they did not plan to go deep into the school at night.
A thorough search like this must be done during the day.
Lantai No. 1 Middle School covers a large area and has two main gates in the north and south. The noisy students fill every corner. Only the old dormitory building standing next to the grove at the southernmost end is deserted. No matter what time it is, it is eerily quiet.
Because of long-term abandonment, the school building was deserted and became the best place for fabricating ghost stories on the Lantai No. 1 Middle School campus. Various supernatural legends were circulated, such as the looming rats that made human-like laughter and always stared at the shadows of passers-by through the locked windows of the school building...
In addition, there is no one to supervise the abandoned site, which is very unsafe. Stray animals and people with bad intentions often appear in the woods. Parents often ask their children to be careful when going to and from school and not to go around the area.
Therefore, the students of Lantai No. 1 Middle School basically avoid the old school building. They would rather push their bikes from the garage and go back to the north gate of the school than leave the school through the south gate.
"Then let's celebrate the perfect start of the first mission of our Lantai No. 1 Middle School's first supernatural exploration team!"
On the streets of the campus, the streetlights cast scattered light on the ground. Chu Zhongyuan bumped Gu Qingming with his shoulder, stretched out his hand, and high-fived, trying to give himself courage.
"Not really..."
Gu Qingming said this, but he still stretched out his hand and high-fived Chu Zhongyuan, just as a ritual before the adventure.
The five-story old dormitory building rises from the ground. It is pitch black against the backdrop of the night, giving off an oppressive feeling.
In the grove separated by barbed wire behind the old dormitory building, a few old street lamps flickered, illuminating a narrow area. The forest behind was reflected hazily, creating an even more eerie atmosphere than total darkness.
“Gugu——”
The strange cries of wild pigeons broke the silence. Because no one had cleaned the grove for many years, it had become a habitat for many wild or stray animals.
"Speaking of which...isn't this old dormitory building getting old too quickly?"
Chu Zhongyuan walked forward a few steps, looked inside through the chained gate, and turned on the flashlight function of his mobile phone.
It was still pitch black inside and I couldn't see clearly. The light from the cell phone could only illuminate an area inside the gate of the old dormitory building.
It was heavily shadowed and filled with clutter and dust.
"rustle--"
Suddenly, there was a strange sound, as if an animal was passing by. Gu Qingming looked up quickly, and a green wind flashed by, becoming his ears and eyes.
Chu Zhongyuan also heard the urgent sound clearly and turned around to look at Gu Qingming.
Seeing Chu Zhongyuan also turned around, Gu Qingming quickly pointed in the direction of the second floor of the old dormitory building. Bai Kelan helped him see that a strange shadow had just stopped for a moment on the balcony on the second floor of the dormitory building, then flashed by and disappeared.
Accompanied by a weird, faint laughter.
"No way...the ghost story is true?"
Chu Zhongyuan's face turned a little ugly.
"Mice still love to peek at people..."
The mouse that makes human laughter and the black shadow that keeps staring at passers-by are the two most famous campus legends of the old school building. Chu Zhongyuan has always been very knowledgeable about these things and blurted them out.
"It seems to be the balcony on the second floor."
Gu Qingming lowered his voice, alertness written all over his body.
The outline of that thing was very similar to the strange shadow that had penetrated into the green belt when the paper monster died unexpectedly yesterday.
"Then I'll go up and take a look at the situation. Teleportation is faster than the wind at this distance and is safer. Xiao Ming, I'll give you the amulet that grandpa left behind for safekeeping. No one knows what's on it. I'll be heartbroken if you leave it here."
Gu Qingming was about to say "I'll go", but was stopped by Chu Zhongyuan. Chu Zhongyuan winked at Gu Qingming, took off a pendant from his neck, and threw it to Gu Qingming.
Gu Qingming caught the amulet steadily, and after a closer look, he discovered that the so-called "amulet" was just an old bottle of medicated oil filled with green medicated oil.
"Oh wait - never mind, be safe."
Gu Qingming stretched out his hand to stop him, but seeing that the fluorescent water tide had already appeared on Chu Zhongyuan's body, he had to give him instructions and gave up the idea of going up to check the situation himself.
Chu Zhongyuan's ability is special, and the probability of something going wrong is very small. The other party has already taken action, so Gu Qingming has to be ready to respond at any time if there is any problem.
Chu Zhongyuan nodded solemnly, the deep blue water deepened, and the next second, he disappeared from the spot.
Chu Zhongyuan focused his gaze on the destination he wanted to reach - the balcony on the second floor. The use of the Nine Nether Mirror's power required that the destination be within the user's line of sight.
The next second, the boy's figure appeared on the second-floor balcony like a dream.
This time, the use of supernatural powers was not only more natural, but also consumed less energy. Chu Zhongyuan clearly felt that the threshold consumption in his body had been reduced a lot compared to last night's Speed of Life and Death.
Threshold is a numerical value that Grandpa Chu Zhongyuan recorded in his notes to measure supernatural power. It functions like the blue bar in online games, determining the number of times the supernatural power is used and the effectiveness of its use.
This was some useful information about superpowers that Chu Zhongyuan found after he was frightened by the paper man last night and went back to frantically flip through his grandfather's notes.
Consistent with his grandfather’s records, every time Chu Zhongyuan used his supernatural powers, he could clearly feel the amount his threshold was reduced.
Somewhat surprisingly, the balcony on the second floor of the old dormitory building was also locked. There was no creature on the small balcony that could have caused the strange noise just now. There were only miscellaneous items piled up randomly and overwhelming dust under the flashlight function of the mobile phone. There was no trace of the shadow that had just appeared.
"Strange? There's nothing here."
“Woooaaaaaa——!”
A light sound of footsteps suddenly sounded behind him, and Chu Zhongyuan, who was on edge, almost jumped up in fright.
Chu Zhongyuan turned around quickly, and with the help of the mobile phone light he could see the other person's appearance clearly - it turned out that because he saw that there was no obvious crisis on the second floor, Chu Zhongyuan did not need any help, so he used Gu Qingming's wind control ability to come to the second floor.
"Xiao Ming...you, you are so mean. You didn't even tell me when you came up. You almost scared me to death..."
Chu Zhongyuan covered his chest and pretended to fall down weakly.
A green breeze was flowing around Gu Qingming. He was floating in the air outside the railing of the second-floor balcony, watching Chu Zhongyuan's performance with some amusement.
"Alright, alright, that's enough. You came earlier than me. Did you find anything?"
"No... The only thing we have discovered so far is that you and I both made it to the second floor by using our supernatural powers."
"...I'm just listening to your words, right?"
Chu Zhongyuan's nonsense literature successfully left Gu Qingming speechless.
Staying suspended in the air was not a good choice. Gu Qingming controlled the green wind to send himself to the balcony railing, then withdrew the wind and jumped into the balcony.
The wind was just like his limbs; even though it was the second time he used it, it was still very natural, without any awkwardness.
"...I'm dying of envy of your ability, it's so cool, I can't think of anything cooler than your ability, please! That's Yufeng!"
Chu Zhongyuan looked at Gu Qingming's smooth and handsome movements, muttering envy to himself, while using the light of his mobile phone to continue checking for abnormalities on the second-floor balcony.
Gu Qingming held his forehead with his hand, feeling a little headache.
He originally thought that he was quite extroverted, but since he met Chu Zhongyuan, his behavior had refreshed his perception of extroversion.
Come on, can't he just admit that he is a human being?
"By the way, Xiao Ming..."
Chu Zhongyuan looked at the old and rusty balcony door, and reached out to pull it. The old door soon made an indescribable creaking sound, but there was something on the door that caught Chu Zhongyuan's attention.
"Do you feel that there is something wrong with the lock of this building?"
This door, like the main door of the dormitory building, is locked with a door lock and has an additional layer of chain on the outside.
The door lock was obviously from the same era as the old building and was covered in rust.
But the chain was very new, without any rust. It was obvious that someone replaced it frequently, or it was added recently.
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