"Could you tell me in detail what happened to those math professors before?"
Gu Xinghe patted Field on the shoulder, comforting him after his earlier frustration.
Encouraged by Gu Xinghe, Field's dejected expression vanished instantly.
"Yes, all of this is your will."
At this moment, the bewildered and frustrated look on his face disappeared, and he seemed to have received guidance and revelation equivalent to the truth.
Gu Xinghe, who was listening to Field's thoughts, knew that he was saying these words at this moment.
It was because he believed that his rebirth was a miracle created by Gu Xinghe.
The reason Gu Xinghe asked him about those math professors was to test him.
So, Field carefully organized his memories and what he was about to say in his mind before speaking.
"The rumor of a cursed mathematics professor within the college first surfaced three months ago."
Three months ago, all twenty professors in the mathematics department suddenly met with misfortune overnight.
According to later investigations, seventeen of them died under mysterious circumstances, and the remaining three disappeared without a trace.
Of the seventeen dead, each person's body was found in an incredibly gruesome manner.
What we do know is that they all have many wounds caused by sharp weapons.
Each person is suspected to have died from severe injuries and excessive blood loss.
At this point, Field paused for a moment, and after some hesitation, added his own speculation.
"I think... the way this murderer treated the victim was more like an act of venting his anger."
Perhaps not wanting his speculation to influence Gu Xinghe's thinking, Field hesitated somewhat when he said this.
But this is where the mentor's guiding role is most evident.
“Yes, Field, I think you make a lot of sense.”
Therefore, regardless of the truth, Gu Xinghe confirmed Field's suspicion that he lacked confidence.
After receiving encouragement from Gu Xinghe, Field's tone became even more excited as he continued his narration.
"Moreover, the locations where these seventeen people died do not seem to follow any pattern."
Some people died in remote street corners, some died in their own homes, and one person died directly on campus.
That's when I saw the mutilated body of the professor who died on campus, which is why I made that guess just now.
Moreover, even if the corpse I saw at the time was already in a certain state of disrepair—
The corpse was riddled with craters all over its body, indicating massive bleeding.
The flesh on each wound was turned outwards, suggesting that the person had suffered some kind of torture before death.
His face was also severely slashed, making him almost unrecognizable.
But according to rumors, among the seventeen bodies found, this condition was actually considered 'good'.
Some of the deceased's bodies appeared to be only half-body when they were found.
So even though three people are still defined as missing without cause, most people believe that they have already met with misfortune.
Perhaps because their bodies were in a more 'fragmented' state, no one found them, and they were presumed to be missing.
After hearing Field's explanation, Gu Xinghe also thought that his previous guess was probably correct.
Let's assume that the weapon that caused the wounds on the seventeen victims was an ordinary blade.
Even if the murderer was not capable of killing the victim with a single stab, the number of stabs he inflicted on the victim was not just one or two.
The body was mutilated, cut in half, and possibly chopped into tiny pieces.
The murderer must have harbored immense hatred for these victims, so the theory that it was an act of revenge seems very close to the truth.
But surely this couldn't have been done by a student who absolutely hates math?
Because his math professor wouldn't let him pass his exam?
Gu Xinghe felt that the truth couldn't possibly be so ridiculous.
Through Field's continued narration, Gu Xinghe also learned that—
Three months ago, all twenty professors in the Department of Mathematics at St. George's University met with misfortune.
Following this, Principal Holmes urgently hired five professors to teach students at the college, which had lost all its teachers.
But after a week, the incident, which had begun to calm down, resurfaced.
These five new professors encountered the same thing that happened to the twenty professors a week earlier after teaching at the college for a week.
All five professors met with unexpected and mysterious deaths, their deaths as horrific as those of the previous victims.
After that, the school had to hire a new math teacher every other week.
Contrary to Gu Xinghe's previous guess, the school had previously hired three to five professors each time.
Therefore, Gu Xinghe is not the thirteenth cursed mathematics professor to come to this academy.
To be more precise, it should be the thirteenth wave.
But perhaps the rumors of a cursed math professor have intensified, and the death toll is rising.
This time, the school was only able to hire one professor who was willing to come to the school.
This is also why Principal Holmes was so eager to meet Gu Xinghe at their first meeting.
But when it comes to the new professor, or even the fact that Gu Xinghe is the only professor in the entire college, it's a different story.
Field, however, wore a very pleased expression.
"That's because you came to the academy as a professor at this time, and no one can compete with you for the glory of the title of 'mentor'."
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