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The three of them returned to the first floor. By then, the sun had already set. The others had also returned one after another. Xu Yaoyu asked everyone if they had gained anything.
"To the east of the school is the laboratory building, which has five floors. A few classes are in session, but most of the other rooms are empty, mostly filled with office textbooks. There aren't many clues," Lin Haichen said. "The top floor is the warehouse and archives. There were a lot of things there, and we didn't have time to search them all."
Tian Yiyi said, "Xiaoyu and I went to the west side, which is the library. Maybe they're in class right now, so there's basically no one inside. The only person guarding the library is an older female teacher."
"Look." Tian Yiyi took out an old newspaper from her pocket. "I found this in the library. It's an old school report. There are photos on it."
Yan Shuang looked at the report, which not only introduced the history of the school but also included several photos of students who had won awards after participating in competitions.
The name of the instructor, Zhang Bin, is written below the student in the photo.
This school is indeed capable. From its founding until last year, the awards it has received could not be reported in one page.
Yan Shuang quickly flipped through the newspaper and found that except for the year before last, she had won many awards from outside every year, and every instructor under her was Zhang Bin.
"Did something happen at school two years ago, so you didn't go out to compete?" Xu Yaoyu said.
"I'll go ask." Jing Ning closed the newspaper and walked towards the library.
The library was very quiet and the air conditioning was turned down very low, so they felt a chill as soon as they entered.
The female teacher at the front desk was dozing off when she saw the crowd of people at the door. She took out a notebook and asked them to register, saying, "If you want to take the books away, just fill in your student number."
Jing Ning took the pen, wrote a fake name at random, and started chatting with her, "Teacher, does this school participate in competitions every year?"
The female teacher lifted her glasses and glanced at everyone. "You guys want to go too?"
Jing Ning nodded quickly and obediently, "Yes, it's about bringing honor to the school."
The female teacher said, "There is no chance this year. The school has already selected someone."
Jing Ning feigned regret and sighed, "What a pity! Are the teachers in each class selecting them?"
The administrator looked puzzled.
Seeing this, Yan Shuang quickly explained, "We just transferred here and don't know the situation, but we really want to participate in the competition. Can you tell us more about it?"
The female teacher then explained, "It's not the homeroom teacher. It's chosen by the instructor every year."
"Then why didn't you go two years ago?" Jing Ning asked.
Finally they got to the point, and several people observed the female teacher carefully.
The female teacher was lost in memories, like a stuck machine, mumbling to herself, "Two years ago? Didn't you go the year before last? Why didn't you go the year before last?"
Several people looked at each other. It seemed that the game did not allow them to ask important questions from the NPC.
"It seems we have to find this person named Zhang Bin first." Jing Ning said, "There may be information in the archives."
"The archives room is on the sixth floor. Shall we go there now?" Tian Yiyi asked.
Jing Ning shook his head and looked in the direction of the complex building. "The files won't be placed in such a conspicuous place. It's getting late. Let's go eat something today and go back to rest."
It was their first day and they had limited information. According to previous rules, except for specific game arrangements at night, it was safest to stay in the room at other times.
So they went to the cafeteria to eat something and then returned to the dormitory.
Only a few of their rooms were lit in the dormitory building, while the other rooms were pitch black. Yan Shuang took out his cell phone and turned on the light. He looked at the time and saw that it was already 8:30 in the evening. The students must not have left school yet.
There were a few old-fashioned light bulbs in the corridor, emitting dim light.
After a simple wash, they each went to bed, Yan Shuang and Jing Ning slept on the left, and Hongmao and Ye Jingan on the right.
Yan Shuang had just charged her phone when there was a knock on the door. "Have you seen Zheng Yuxuan?" Lin Haichen asked outside the door.
Yan Shuang opened the door and let him in. "He didn't come back?"
"No."
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At the same time, in the girls' dormitory, Tian Yiyi and Xu Yaoyu had just gone to bed when there was a hurried knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Tian Yiyi asked.
"Me." Zhang Fan, who originally lived alone in the dormitory next door, answered while standing outside the door.
Tian Yiyi opened the door and saw Zhang Fan with an angry face, "Zhang Fan? What's wrong?"
Zhang Fan clenched his fists, his face twisted with anger. Seeing Tian Yiyi open the door, he let out a sigh, "Can I live in your dormitory?"
Tian Yiyi let her in first, and then Zhang Fan roared, "I'm really going blind. Can those two girls use their brains? Do they know where they are now? He even brought Zheng Yuxuan to the dormitory!"
"Zheng Yuxuan is in the girls' dormitory?" Xu Yaoyu exclaimed.
"Haha, people are having fun next door." Zhang Fan sneered.
"What's wrong with these three people? It's already dark." Xu Yaoyu got up and knocked on the door next door.
When there was a knock on the door, the laughter inside stopped, and then the girl named Wu Siyao said impatiently, "Are you annoying?" She pulled the door open with force, making a loud clang, then leaned against the door, looking at Xu Yaoyu with a half-smile, "Can you mind your own business? Why do you like to be interested in other people's lives? Or do you want to move in too?"
Xu Yaoyu's face turned ugly in an instant. Tian Yiyi pulled her behind her and said in a cold tone, "What you do is your business. I just came here to remind you. Don't forget that this is in the game. Deaths can happen at any time at night." After that, she pulled Xu Yaoyu back.
"Why are they like this?" Xu Yaoyu curled her lips.
Tian Yiyi looked at her chubby face and couldn't help but pinch it. "Some people are willing to commit suicide, so let them do it." She saw the tears in Xu Yaoyu's eyes, hugged her in her arms, and patted her shoulders gently. "Why are you crying? You didn't do anything wrong. Your sister is here. Go to sleep."
Yan Shuang was lying on the bed, and the sound of even breathing could be heard in the room. Everyone else was asleep. Ye Jing'an turned over in the upper bunk next to her, and the iron bed made a teeth-grinding creaking sound.
Moonlight seeped in through the window, and they had no idea what was happening in the girls' dormitory. Outside in the corridor, they heard many footsteps and voices, probably the students returning from school.
Yan Shuang thought of the note she had received during the day, wondering who would get into trouble tonight. After a while, the noises outside gradually died down, and the corridor returned to dead silence.
He squinted his eyes. The fallen wall paint on the ceiling looked like a black hole, and his consciousness was gradually swallowed up.
“Ahhhhhh—”
Half asleep and half awake, a sharp scream echoed in the night, followed by a burst of hurried footsteps.
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