Chapter 156 Mizuki Private High School (Twenty-eight)
The dead silence that was isolated from the world disappeared along with the mechanical sound of the system.
At the same time, several students appeared in the originally empty corridor. Although everyone still didn't dare to speak loudly, it was obvious that they had come out of the previous time loop.
Nan Huan was holding something in his hand, and wanted to wait for the system's announcement before taking a closer look.
But now she felt that this was not a good place. Besides, she had finally found the button, so it would be better to leave this place first.
Bei Xi obviously agreed with her idea, and without saying a word, he picked the person up again.
However, when Nan Huan's eyes swept over Song Ci and Wang Zhengliang who were standing there in a daze, he opened his mouth and wanted to explain.
After all, during the second time loop, the two were quite frightened and knew a lot of information.
Nan Huan still hasn't figured out the actual situation inside the music building, nor does she know why those students are trapped there. In order not to cause panic, she decides to give a brief explanation.
But before she could open her mouth, she noticed that the expressions on Song Ci and Wang Zhengliang's faces gradually softened from the initial daze, and finally turned into another kind of confusion, as if...
"Is the exam over?"
Song Ci glanced at Bei Xi and Nan Huan in a somewhat strange way. After all, the way they were hugging each other was as strange as it could be. But she only glanced at them and whispered to Wang Zhengliang, "Why are we standing here? Why do I feel like I have forgotten a lot of things all of a sudden?"
She touched the back of her head and looked left and right out of habit, feeling as if something was missing, but she couldn't remember what it was.
Wang Zhengliang's reaction was a little slower than hers. "Ah... aren't we going to have lunch? I was so nervous about the practical exam that I didn't feel hungry just now. Now that I'm relaxed, I really can't bear it anymore. Let's go."
He seemed to instantly remember that a few seconds ago, they were discussing where to go for dinner, and then he took over the conversation without leaving a trace.
Bei Xi stood there for a few seconds holding Nan Huan, watching the two people's backs as they walked away.
Wang Zhengliang was still discussing with Song Ci where to go to fill their stomachs, but the latter always tilted his head to look at the empty space on his left, as if there was someone there.
"Looks like there's no need to worry about panic."
Nan Huan's tone was somewhat frustrated and helpless, "Let's go too."
"It's okay. They will meet again when things are cleared up."
Bei Xi seemed to know what Nan Huan was thinking. "Although the students who turned into sound-catching beasts are still alive, this is very strange in itself, but it also means that we still have a chance."
As they were talking, the two had already left the music building.
Although he completed the side quest and came out of the building, the damage caused by the first time loop to Nan Huan was not eliminated.
She nestled in Bei Xi's arms somewhat greedily and took a few deep breaths, letting the fresh air outside fill her chest and replace the turbid air coming out of her mouth.
When both of them were a little more relaxed, Nan Huan spread out the small object in his palm for Bei Xi to see.
"Gu Yuchen gave it to me just now when we were shaking hands."
Nan Huan looked at the diamond-like thing in his palm and said, "The system says it is a three-dimensional slice, but because there are too few of them, I can't tell what use it has for now."
The thing was not big, about as thick as two fingers and two or three centimeters high. There were no signs of cutting, as if it was naturally formed, with dozens of planes, shining in the sun.
"It looks like a diamond, but the weight is wrong," Bei Xi reached out and took the stone, weighed it, and held it up to study the sunlight. "There is no shadow in the light, so I can't see anything."
"This is the first time I've heard of the term 3D slices." Bei Xi put the stone back into Nan Huan's palm and motioned for her to keep it. "But since it's something the system can identify, it will definitely be useful."
"I'm more curious about whether you think Gu Yuchen's attitude just now changed a little suddenly."
Bei Xi suddenly changed the subject. In fact, when she saw Gu Yuchen so resolutely covering the violin case with the long tail, she was already prepared for a big fight with him, but she didn't expect that he suddenly stopped because of Song Ci.
"It's not just because of Song Ci, but also because of her reaction when she saw that I could absorb fine sand. She was obviously surprised." Bei Xi didn't focus on Gu Yuchen's attitude because she had to fight with the other party. It was normal for her to ignore this point.
"She didn't believe we could save her and the students at first, but when she saw that I could absorb the sand, she thought I could do it. Isn't that a bit too hasty?"
Nan Huan hadn't thought about it carefully just now, but now that he was thinking about it, he felt that something was not right. "If this was arranged by the system, why would it keep Gu Yuchen's sanity and the lives of those students waiting for us to save them? Would the original sound-catching beast be so kind?"
She casually put the three-dimensional slice into the control panel and showed a disdainful expression.
"Don't worry. Since the system has also said that we have seen the tip of the iceberg, we are not far from the truth." Bei Xi tidied up her hair. "Are you hungry? Do you want to go to the school cafeteria? There is still some time before your drama practical test this afternoon."
Without the necessary clues, it's useless for the two of them to speculate here.
Nan Huan shook her head. She had taken some nutritional supplements and was not hungry at all, especially since she had vomited a mouthful of sand not long ago. Now she felt nauseous when she thought of eating.
"I'm not hungry, but we have some time now. We can find someone in our class and ask about Yanqi."
Nan Huan remembered that there was another student in his class who was suspected to be missing. "We originally wanted to look for information related to her disappearance, but after a thorough investigation, we found that the incident in the music building had nothing to do with her disappearance. After all, those students who turned into music-catching beasts were not missing in the eyes of others, but Yanqi did not appear in the classroom, and there was nothing to replace her."
Bei Xi nodded, "We also need to investigate those students who were replaced. For such a long time, there has been no news. Those monsters are not simply trying to change their bodies and live a good life, right?"
There are more and more things to check, and Nanhuan always feels that finding a school is much more mysterious than it seems.
However, ten minutes later, with the help of A Liu, they found the person they were looking for in the school cafeteria which was similar to a Western restaurant.
Yang Huiru was mechanically using a table knife to cut a piece of medium-rare steak. The tender and juicy steak was fried to perfection, but the owner of the meal obviously had no appetite at the moment and was not enjoying the delicious food in front of him.
He just stared blankly at a piece of marble on the ground, chewing unconsciously with his mouth, not even having time to feel the taste.
Knock knock——
Along with the shadow in front of him, slender fingers tapped twice on the dining table, breaking the scene.
Yang Huiru was a little surprised. The moment she looked up, she saw Nan Huan smiling kindly.
"Classmate, do you mind sharing a table?"
Although her tone was very polite, it seemed as if she was asking only to attract the other person's attention rather than to get the other person's permission, because Bei Xi had already pulled out a chair for her and then sat down as well.
"Thank you very much."
Yang Huiru didn't expect to see Nan'an here. She was shocked by the other person's face at first, then realized her impoliteness, lowered her head in panic, and even put down the knife and fork in her hand.
Afterwards I realized that it was probably no coincidence that the two of them appeared here, so I wanted to get up in a hurry.
"Hey, Yang, don't be in such a hurry to leave. We two freshmen still have some questions we want to ask you."
Nan Huan noticed the other party's intention and spoke first, "Even if you can hide for a while, you can't hide forever. Besides, we are in the same class. Maybe you want to go back to the classroom to talk about something."
Nan Huan lowered her voice when she spoke, but the smile on her face was so kind that it was impossible to imagine what she was saying.
It was already past the normal dinner time, and there were not many people in the restaurant, so it was indeed a good place to talk.
Yang Huiru hesitated for a moment, but did not stand up. She just lowered her head and said, "I don't know what you want to know. I don't know anything."
She didn't dare to look into the eyes of the two men, or to be more precise, she didn't dare to look into Nan Huan's eyes. This sentence was more like a confession, indicating that she might know why Nan An found her.
Nan Huan did not speak immediately. Instead, he picked up the lemonade that Bei Xi had ordered for her while she was talking, took a sip, and let the cool and slightly moist liquid slide through his mouth.
"From the moment I entered the classroom, the look on your face gave it away."
Nan Huan controlled the rhythm of the conversation and originally wanted to take it slow, but seeing Yang Huiru's personality, she would be someone who would respond to tough measures and not soft ones, so he decided not to waste any more words.
"Isn't it a little too late to say that I don't know anything now?"
Nan Huan raised the tip of his tongue, tasted the fragrance of the lemon in his mouth, and gave the other party an impeccable smile.
"We don't know each other. The rest of the class isn't interested in the new student at all. You should have been like them, but your reaction to me is very different."
Nan Huan recalled the other person's reaction when he first saw him while sitting under the window against the wall. "You were frightened at first, as if I shouldn't be here. Then you realized something was wrong and wisely shifted your gaze."
At this point, Nan Huan leaned forward, crossed his hands on the table, and used body language to pressure the other person. "Question, I'm a freshman, and I don't know you at all. Why did you seem to be frightened when you saw me for the first time? "
Nan Huan didn't seem to really want an answer to this question, because after she finished speaking, she turned her head to look at Bei Xi, who had been serving as a background figure next to her.
Bei Xi really enjoyed the opportunity to cooperate with the other party. When he heard this, he curled his lips at first, but when he turned to Yang Huiru, the smile on his face had completely disappeared, and he gave an answer with a grim face.
"Of course, they think you are someone who cannot possibly appear in the classroom. For example, Yanqi, who is clearly listed on the transcript but is nowhere to be seen in the class?"
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