Chapter 222 Evil Spirit 18
The police quickly cordoned off the Qinxue Building and focused on questioning the teachers of Class 3 and 4 of Senior High School.
"Please think carefully. Is there any classmate in the class who is behaving strangely... or is there any grudge between the two of them?"
A teacher from Class 4 recalled, "Our class was a key one, and we were all talented students. With the college entrance exams only a few months away, we didn't have time to argue... We were so busy studying that we felt like we didn't have enough time!"
"...If we talk about grudges, there was something that happened during the winter vacation. I have forgotten the specific reason... My mind was in a fuss, and I taught too many students. I really don't have any idea when I think about it..." said a teacher.
"Whose desk is the one on the far left in the middle of the third row?" the police asked, holding up photos of the scene.
The head teacher of Class 4 recalled, "It was Zhang Yanhui's seat... He..."
Halfway through her words, her language system seemed to be disturbed, like a stuck audio, which lasted only a few seconds. To others, it was just a slight pause, but the head teacher felt that the images in her mind were confused.
"He's our math representative. He's an excellent student, but he's a bit shy. But a while ago, because of Bai Jing, Fang Zhengxiang from the gym class targeted him, and then... well, that's how it went. I don't know the specifics of what happened between the students, so why don't you ask them?"
Nearly half of the students in Class 4 asked for leave, which was not surprising in the eyes of others. After all, there were quite a few workers on strike in factories and white-collar workers taking leave in companies recently. There were even quarrels between nurses and patients in hospitals, and fights between passengers on buses due to verbal disagreements. It was not uncommon to see such things.
During the questioning, a sound suddenly came from the sealed Qinxue Building. When everyone looked over, the sticky slurry attached to the surface surged like a tide. The early morning sunlight broke through the clouds and reflected golden waves in the dark red mud.
"Boom—"
The dark red mud wrapped around the inner structure fell down, as if the flesh was peeled off alive. The Qinxue Building collapsed in an instant and hit the ground, splashing dust and gravel everywhere.
Jiang Chunmian widened her eyes in shock, staring at the scene in the distance. The dust raised by the collapsed high-rise building was blown in front of her by the wind. An arm blocked her way in front of her. Before Jiang Chunmian could react, a hand came from behind and pressed her into his arms. When she opened her eyes again, the exposed part of the Qinxue Building was left with only rubble and steel bars.
"What happened just now? Why did he suddenly fall down..." The current situation did not allow him to have any romantic thoughts. Jiang Chunmian naturally pinched Zhang Yanhui's clothes on both sides, raised his head slightly, and looked over his shoulder towards the location of the Qinxue Building.
"...Will there be any strange creatures crawling out from the bottom of the building? Should we run away quickly?"
That's how it's played out in the movies.
Jiang Chunmian looked alert and made a gesture of escape.
Zhang Yanhui smiled and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild."
"How do you explain all that blood outside the building? But this scene looks so familiar, I've seen it somewhere..."
Jiang Chunmian squinted his eyes and looked at the slurry wrapped around the high-rise building. The slurry instantly flowed into the ground, and the originally dark red high-rise building instantly returned to its normal appearance, as if the flowing plasma wrapped around it was an illusion.
"...It, why is it gone? Is it because I am dazzled?"
Zhang Yanhui blocked her view. "It's so sunny. The building has collapsed and the case can't be handled. Don't you still have schoolwork to do? Let's find a place to study."
As the tall buildings collapsed, the dark clouds that had been obscuring the sky gradually dissipated, and bright sunlight shone on the ground. Jiang Chunmian also felt a little hot. The temperature in the school seemed to have adjusted to the normal seasonal changes, but...
"That piece of clothing is covered in blood. How did it get stuffed in your desk? And a few days ago, your desk was moved next to mine. Who would have the time to move it back to you? Was it to get back at you?"
Zhang Yanhui pursed her lips and said, "I don't know."
He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then lowered his voice and lied casually, "Maybe I just moved it randomly. After all, it's close to the door... What do you think of the place in the front? How about we study there?"
There is a stone table and stone bench in front.
The tall trees standing nearby just block the sunlight.
Jiang Chunmian nodded, still thinking about the Qinxue Building. She really felt it was somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember it no matter how hard she tried. She sat down on the stone bench, holding her chin and still looking at the location of the Qinxue Building.
Students passing by commented, "Teacher Li is unlucky. When the police checked the building, they clearly didn't find anyone. How could he still be inside? Luckily, only his leg was crushed, so he's not seriously injured."
"...Luckily? I wish he were dead! There was a girl in the art class who was harassed by him before, and later it seemed that students in his class were also harassed by him. He taught an experimental class, and everyone was studying hard. Who would want to hang out with him? Who was it? I remember it was quite a big deal at the time..."
"I don't remember that."
"Did I remember it wrongly?"
The two discussed staying away.
Jiang Chunmian didn't hear their words clearly. She only knew that a teacher was trapped in the Qinxue Building. She looked depressed, so Zhang Yanhui said, "I'll buy some snacks. Don't keep thinking about those things. It's affecting your mood."
Jiang Chunmian: "Then I'll wait for you!"
Zhang Yan turned around and left. The school supermarket was just a few steps ahead. He took out his blood-stained campus card and wiped it with his palm to erase the marks on it. As the campus returned to normal, some of the things he carried with him also returned to their original appearance. He had to check whether his appearance was exposed before he fully recovered.
After walking a few steps, Jiang Chunmian shouted from behind: "Zhang Yanhui, get out of the way!"
He turned around in time and saw Li De appearing from nowhere, muttering "You were all deceived by him" and rushing towards him with a brick in his hand. Zhang Yanhui dodged, his eyes cold, and reached out to clamp his wrist. Then, his expression did not improve, and the brutality in his eyes quickly spread. He shook off Li De and ran towards Jiang Chunmian.
"Jiang Chunmian!"
The fat guy from Class 4 who had once informed Fang Zhengxiang and was committed to being Fang Zhengxiang's follower raised a brick and threw it at Jiang Chunmian.
Jiang Chunmian's attention was focused on the front. By the time she realized it, she was hit hard on the back of her head. The last thing she saw was Zhang Yanhui running towards her with a sinister look on his face. His clean school uniform was dotted with blood, like peach blossoms blooming in the spring breeze.
Her eyelids drooped and she fell to the ground.
Zhang Yanhui picked up Jiang Chunmian and ran towards the infirmary, ignoring the fat man's provocation. After he put Jiang Chunmian on the bed and watched the medical staff bandage her wounds, he opened the door and left.
Li De and the fat man were taken into custody by the police.
They were shouting and screaming nervously. When they saw Zhang Yanhui appear, they twitched strangely for a moment and suddenly let out a sharp cry: "You have all been deceived by him!"
Li De's face showed the same fear and madness that Fang Zhengxiang had felt at that time. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared directly at Zhang Yanhui. He muttered, "He's dead. He jumped to his death three months ago. That pool of blood downstairs is his. Police, arrest him quickly! He's here for revenge, he's here for revenge. He's going to kill us all..."
The fat man echoed Li De's words.
Zhang Yanhui sneered, and for the first time, his usually shy and gentle face revealed obvious malice and resentment.
"You're the ones who hit me!" Zhang Yanhui stood in front of the police. "This is a society ruled by law. Their words are ridiculous! Besides, this is my first day at school. I was recuperating in the hospital before, and the doctors and nurses can all testify for me. They can't slander me like this! And they can't hurt others at will!"
"This student is right," said a teacher who had accompanied the police. "If he jumped to his death three months ago, then who is standing before us now? Could it be a ghost? Teacher Li, are you crazy?"
After understanding the situation, the police left and took Li De and the other man away.
When they left, they were still shouting crazily—
"No, I'm not crazy. What I said is true. Zhang Yanhui died a long time ago. He died a long time ago. You were all deceived by him! He is the one who should be locked up. Let me go..."
“Help, help!”
Zhang Yanhui chased after him.
The police stopped and asked: "What else?"
Although everyone knew that there were no ghosts in the world, the collapse of the Qinxue Building was too strange. Even the police officers couldn't help but glance at Zhang Yanhui. In the sunlight, black shadows were imprinted on the soles of his feet. The boy was tall and thin. Although his skin was a little too pale, his eyebrows and eyes were gentle, and he didn't look like a vicious ghost.
Everyone felt relieved.
Only Li De and the fat man felt the inexplicable coolness surrounding them.
They hugged each other and trembled.
Zhang Yanhui pointed at the fat man and said, "I remember that he used to follow Fang Zhengxiang around and bully him. Now Fang Zhengxiang has run away, and disappearances are happening frequently in school. I suspect..."
The fat man retorted in a trembling voice: "I have never seen Fang Zhengxiang! Believe me, everything I said is true. You can go ask other teachers and classmates. Zhang Yan said that he jumped to his death!"
"...I suspect he's in cahoots with Fang Zhengxiang, and he suddenly rushed out today and injured Jiang. If we don't control him, there could be even more serious consequences." Speaking of Jiang Chunmian, his eyes revealed genuine anger and hatred, as if tangible resentment blew onto the fat man's face with a cool breeze. The fat man widened his eyes in fear, his lips trembling, and he could only repeat himself in defense: "I'm not... She's been with you all day, you two are in cahoots..."
Zhang Yan replied: "You want to say she is also a ghost? In your eyes, they are all ghosts, and you are the only one who is human."
"Oh, and him too." He glanced at Li De.
Li De was frightened by Zhang Yanhui's eyes. He remembered the day when he was grabbed by the neck and pushed to the window by him. Fear surged up in his heart, and he regretted opposing him instead of hiding.
"Please let me go, please, spare me..."
The police didn't give them a chance to speak and grabbed them and put them in the police car.
"Don't worry, classmate. We won't let them out easily to disrupt public order. They are seriously mentally disturbed. We will send them to where they should go!"
Zhang Yanhui watched the police car leave, then forced a sinister smile.
The bloodstains on the hem of his school uniform gradually thickened. He had to change his clothes before Jiang Chunmian woke up. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he looked up at the window of the medical building as if he had sensed something. Jiang Chunmian put his arms on it and looked into his eyes.
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