Fang Qinglin squatted at the door of the rectangular basement and looked out. All he could see in the dark and eerie doorway was a staircase.
Chu Chenan looked at him and a hint of hesitation flashed across his face.
"Shall we go down and take a look?" Chu Chenan looked at the unfathomable basement and couldn't help feeling scared.
It's like an abyss that can drag people into hell.
Fang Qinglin was also afraid, but he still nodded, "Okay."
Maybe the bodies are in there.
Chu Chenan took out his small flashlight from his pocket, glanced back at Pei Yan behind him, and then walked down the stairs to the basement with Fang Qinglin.
Pei Yan followed closely behind Chu Chenan. The light from the flashlight reflected his tall shadow, giving Chu Chenan an invisible sense of security.
The stairs were one and a half meters wide, with a rusty iron fence serving as a handrail on the left. The space was not cramped, but it was too dark and eerie around them. They could only walk down with the help of dim light.
They didn't know how many steps they went down.
...
...
But it still feels like there’s no end in sight.
Chu Chenan and Fang Qinglin began to feel uneasy and anxious. They could only see the next step in the swaying light and shadow.
The further I went down, the more I felt like I was hanging in mid-air.
Chu Chenan's pace slowed down. Fang Qinglin walked in front, holding the iron handrail. He sighed with every step and felt like he was walking on the road to hell.
Chu Chenan looked back at Pei Yan and couldn't help asking, "How long will it take us to get there?"
"It's almost there." Pei Yan walked beside him, holding his thin waist, "Are you tired? Let me carry you, An An."
"No." Chu Chenan shook his head and clenched the flashlight in his hand.
When Pei Yan was by his side, he was actually less afraid than when he was alone.
Because he knew that Pei Yan was the NPC behind the scenes. Although he was not involved, he must know something about the architectural structure here.
Besides, he has companions with him.
"Chen, Chen An, look at that..." Fang Qinglin held the handrail and suddenly raised his head to look into the distance, "It's so high here!"
Hearing the sound, Chu Chenan shone his flashlight over there. Below the towering building was a huge underground secret room with gray and dilapidated walls with a lot of paint peeling off.
They walked quickly and found that this place was more like a huge chemical plant.
There are five or six transparent chemical pools that are two or three meters high, and the water inside is turbid scarlet.
Next to the chemical pool are some machines similar to assembly lines. The very end of the machine is connected to a drain outlet. What is different from an ordinary drain outlet is that the drain outlet here is connected to an iron gate of the sewer right below it.
The air was filled with a pungent smell of chemicals.
The smell was extremely bad, and Chu Chenan couldn't help feeling nauseous after just one puff.
He covered his nose, a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
Could it be... right here?
They came to the flat ground of the basement. Chu Chenan raised the flashlight and shone it behind him, and found that the basement was very high. They walked down stairs that were dozens of meters high.
Just when Chu Chenan and Fang Qinglin were surprised.
The liquid in the chemical pool suddenly began to boil, making a gurgling sound.
Chu Chenan was startled and turned to look at the chemical pool.
They saw a rotten hand suddenly crawling out from the edge of the chemical pool, followed by a pair of terrifying empty eyes. It was a rotten corpse with bones visible.
The corpse showed its sharp yellow fangs and was gnawing on a piece of meat with a leg bone. It was peering in their direction and grinning.
That piece of rotten meat might belong to someone else, or it might be his own.
The corpses began to crawl out, bringing with them a pungent stench.
"Hehehe...meat...eat meat..."
Chu Chenan opened his eyes wide, took a step back, and Pei Yan put his arm around his shoulders.
Pei Yan followed Chu Chenan's gaze and glanced coldly.
The corpse then stopped climbing and buried itself back in the chemical pool.
Fang Qinglin came to Chu Chenan and said, "Chenan, these pools may contain..."
Immediately afterwards, a "bang" sound came from the basement, interrupting Fang Qinglin's words, as if something was locked up.
Chu Chenan heard the sound and looked over, only to see an iron door suddenly opened on the wall of the basement.
When the iron gate opened.
He saw an old man in a suit and tie walking out with a kind but inappropriate laugh. The man had gray hair and wore a pair of reading glasses. He looked to be in his fifties.
The old man was followed by six security guards, all of whom appeared to be carrying lethal weapons.
Only when he came closer did Chu Chenan see his appearance clearly.
Chu Chenan vaguely saw this person at the opening ceremony.
This person is the principal of this school.
The principal smiled and said, "President Pei, why did you bring the students here? I guess it's still class time now. It's not good to delay their studies. The unified examination will be held in a few days. If you want to bring them to visit, it's not too late to come after class. What do you think..."
"Principal, my child is curious," Pei Yan said, hugging Chu Chenan's shoulders in front of the principal, with a stern face, "Just bring him to see, it won't take long."
The principal's smile froze for a moment, but he continued to smile apologetically, "Yes, yes."
Fang Qinglin and Chu Chenan looked at each other and said politely to the old man, "Hello, Principal."
"Yeah." The principal smiled wryly. He looked around the chemical pool and said, "Has Dean Pei finished his tour? These chemicals in the basement are used for disinfection. The smell is too strong. It's not good to stay here for a long time. How about we go out first?"
The principal's words and actions seemed to be trying to drive people away, which greatly increased the suspicion here.
Those students who have disappeared inexplicably over the years might be hiding here.
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and said softly to Chu Chenan in his arms, "Look for a while longer?"
The principal kept smiling warmly and looked at Chu Chenan.
"Yeah." Chu Chenan avoided the principal's creepy gaze and looked at the six huge transparent chemical pools. "Can I go over and take a look?"
"Sure," the principal spoke first, his wrinkles widening as he smiled. "My dear students, shall we go out after touring these pools?"
Although the principal's words were gentle, they also carried an aura of authority.
Chu Chenan and Fang Qinglin nodded in unison. They didn't dare to look at the principal. They lowered their heads and answered politely, "Yes."
"Okay." The principal turned around and directed a security guard behind him.
The security guard nodded, walked quickly to the wall and turned on six switches.
There was only a loud "whoosh".
The scarlet pool water then sank in the transparent container, gathered in the underground sewer pipes and flowed into the underground sewer.
The water and the iron railings of the sewer made a violent collision sound, which attracted Chu Chenan to take a few more glances.
The pool water in the transparent container was quickly drained, and there was nothing inside, not even a trace of the rotten corpse.
Chu Chenan frowned, somewhat incredulous.
impossible……
How come there is nothing?
Fang Qinglin also squatted down dejectedly, holding up his face and watching the water flow away in the sewer with a look of despair.
He also sighed, "This underground sewer pipe is really big."
Can hold so much water.
Chu Chenan was stunned, and he also looked in the direction Fang Qinglin was looking.
"Do you want to visit the underground water pipes again?"
The principal joked and patted Fang Qinglin on the shoulder, "Hahaha. Now that you two have finished watching, shall we go out first?"
Fang Qinglin and Chu Chenan nodded at the same time and followed the principal out of the iron gate he came in through.
The principal smiled and glanced back at Pei Yan who was hugging Chu Chenan, and said warmly, "My two classmates, this basement is related to the school's disinfection construction, and it has not been made public to the teachers and students in the school. So before the school leadership has issued an announcement, please keep this little secret for the time being. After the school leadership issues a notice, it will naturally be announced to the public, so that the campus construction is fair, transparent, and open, okay?"
Chu Chenan felt that the principal's rhetoric seemed to have a fixed system. No matter what he said, the same words would appear. It seemed like he was talking about different things, but also like not.
In the real world, he has always lived in a ward and has never experienced real campus life.
I don’t know if it’s the same in the real world.
Fang Qinglin and Chu Chenan nodded repeatedly.
This passage leads directly to the downstairs of the teaching area, opposite which is the majestic administrative building.
The moment Chu Chenan walked out of the passage, he suddenly felt the dazzling sunlight was a bit blinding.
Maybe it's because I've been in the dark for too long.
The security guards behind the principal had expressionless faces and cold, murderous eyes.
Chu Chenan wondered what would have happened to him and Fang Qinglin if Pei Yan was not there.
Maybe it has become a rotting corpse in the chemical pool.
"Then the two students should go back to the classroom to study early. I will go back first." The principal nodded respectfully to Pei Yan and led the security guard to the administrative building.
"Okay." Fang Qinglin and Chu Chenan said in unison.
Fang Qinglin walked dejectedly along the path downstairs in the teaching area and sat down on a stone pier.
Chu Chenan frowned and looked up at the clear blue lake not far away, and suddenly stopped.
His mind unconsciously recalled the violent sound of water just now.
There is also the fishy smell of the underground sewer.
"What's wrong?" Pei Yan lowered his eyes and stared at Chu Chenan, his expression gloomy and unclear.
Chu Chenan came back to his senses and shook his head blankly, "Nothing."
"Let's go home tomorrow, An An," Pei Yan rubbed his cheek, "I have packed all the things to take home."
"Okay..." Chu Chenan held Pei Yan's arm.
Pei Yan had already taken him to the abandoned building, and he didn't dare to refuse anymore.
"W-what?" Fang Qinglin hadn't reacted yet, "Chen An, you want to go home? Drop out of school?"
"Hmm." Chu Chen'an was thinking, and he said to Pei Yan, "Can I go back to the classroom with Qinglin to get the books?"
Pei Yan nodded, "Well, I'll wait for you here."
…
Chu Chenan pulled Fang Qinglin and ran up to the rooftop of the teaching area.
"Chen An, didn't you say you were going to get a book?" Fang Qinglin was running so hard that he was panting.
Chu Chenan stood still, panting, "I know where those bodies are hidden."
Fang Qinglin opened his eyes wide, looked around cautiously, and asked in a low voice, "Where is it? Isn't there nothing in that building?"
Chu Chenan stood up straight and pointed his hand towards the dreamy blue lake.
The clue was indeed in the abandoned building, but the real hiding place of the bodies was at the bottom of the bottomless lake.
This is the only place the underground waterway leads to.
He couldn't believe it either.
This stunningly beautiful area, located in the center of the school, hides countless corpses.
Fang Qinglin was stunned.
[Ding～]
【Congratulations on completing Task 2】
[Bonus points: X600]
Fang Qinglin then hugged Chu Chenan excitedly, "Chenan! You are so amazing!"
Chu Chenan was shaken by him, with a smile on her beautiful face, "Hurry up and check your control panel. Are there any extra tasks?"
"Okay." Fang Qinglin hurriedly checked it carefully and said to Chu Chenan with a smile, "No, it shows that I can leave this copy in five minutes!"
Chu Chenan thought so too.
Fang Qinglin is the first copy, which will be relatively easy and there will be no delay time.
Fang Qinglin's eyes turned red as he laughed. He hugged Chu Chenan again and said, "Thank you, Chenan. If you hadn't been with me, I wouldn't have been able to finish this instance so quickly."
Chu Chenan shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, I didn't do anything."
Most of it is thanks to Pei Yan.
"There's one thing I haven't told you. Do you know why my roommates stopped harassing me later?" Fang Qinglin said.
"Why?" Chu Chenan asked.
Fang Qinglin smiled and said, "I took the tongue I found in the basement of the school building and kept it in my dormitory for an afternoon. When someone touched me at night, I grabbed that person's hand and cut off three of his fingers with a knife hidden under my pillow... Later, those people were so scared that they dared not harass me again. The reason I didn't tell you was because I was afraid that you would not be with me after knowing this."
"No, you are so brave." Chu Chenan patted him on the back gently, "Qinglin, your time is almost up, right?"
"Well, one more minute."
Fang Qinglin's eyes were red as he let go of him. "I hope... we can meet again in reality."
"Yes."
As the atmosphere became more emotional, Chu Chenan's nose began to ache. He smiled and said, "Then, let's meet in the real world."
"Yeah!" Fang Qinglin also nodded with a smile.
soon.
He disappeared into the air, perhaps quietly heading to the next copy world.
Chu Chenan was looking at the clear blue sky and thinking.
Perhaps there are tens of thousands of people like them, rushing to different copy worlds, meeting in a hurry, and returning to the crowd.
He was in a daze for a few minutes.
Pei Yan still stood at the door of the rooftop, looking at him quietly.
Pei Yan stepped forward and hugged him, "Baby, what's wrong?"
Chu Chenan leaned in Pei Yan's arms, his eyes full of loss, and whispered, "Let's go home now."
He didn't want to stay in this crappy school for a moment.
"Okay." Pei Yan leaned over and kissed his forehead. He was very happy that Chu Chenan took the initiative to ask to go home.
Pei Yan quickly took Chu Chenan home.
Although Chu Chenan completed Task 2, there was no indication of completion of the copy in his system control panel.
This means that he has additional tasks.
As soon as Chu Chenan arrived at the door of his house, Pei Yan hugged him and kissed him all the way to the bedroom.
Pei Yan kissed Chu Chenan's earlobe and intertwined his fingers.
He tried to possess everything of Chu Chenan.
"Baby, why are you unhappy today?" Pei Yan hugged his back and asked him like a patient parent.
Chu Chenan looked at the familiar smell of the ceiling and shook his head, "No."
He just leaned on Pei Yan's shoulder, like a dazed young animal.
He was kissed by Pei Yan again.
Chu Chenan vaguely felt his eagerness, but maybe he was in a daze just now and didn't realize that there was something wrong with Pei Yan's words.
"Baby, welcome home." Pei Yan kissed the back of his white hand again, his voice gentle and low, briefly confusing Chu Chenan.
Chu Chenan hasn't reacted yet.
There was only a slight "knock" sound, which was the sound of cold metal snapping together.
Chu Chenan opened his eyes wide and looked down in surprise.
The metal chain with exquisite carvings was already buckled around his ankle.
Pei Yan held his hands tenderly and said softly, "Do you like it?"
This is a gift to go home.
Chu Chenan's eyes trembled. He only saw Pei Yan smiling, and his eyes became more and more terrifyingly gloomy.
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