Chapter 88: Horrible Night, Living in the Same Room
“Knock! Knock! Knock!”
Zhang Wanwan raised her head from the sea of questions, stood up and opened the door in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Outside the door were the team leader, the teacher, Leng Ziyue and a few others.
The teacher leading the team was named Ma. Seeing Zhang Wanwan's pretty appearance, he was immediately relieved and said, "Fortunately, it wasn't us!"
Zhang Wanwan became even more confused after hearing this and looked at Leng Ziyue inquiringly. Leng Ziyue shook his head slightly at her.
Teacher Ma forced a smile and said, "Okay, everything is fine. Go back to your rooms and prepare for tomorrow's exam. You don't have to worry about other things. Remember, don't go out unless necessary. If you want to go out, call me and get my approval. Especially Zhang Wanwan, after all, she is a girl. The provincial capital is not as safe as where we are. It's very chaotic outside."
"Okay, Teacher Ma, I understand." Zhang Wanwan responded obediently.
The others also went back. Leng Ziyue stayed behind and waited until Teacher Ma returned to the room before he said calmly, "Can I come in and sit down?"
Zhang Wanwan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and let Leng Ziyue in.
"What's wrong with you all? You all look unwell. Did something happen?" Zhang Wanwan poured a cup of warm water for Leng Ziyue and added some spiritual spring water to it.
Leng Ziyue took it and took a sip, but his mind was not on that. He pondered and said, "If you have something to do and want to go out during these few days in the provincial capital, or if someone else asks you to go out, don't go out. Ask us to go with you."
"What happened?" Zhang Wanwan felt more and more that something was wrong.
Leng Ziyue knew that this matter could not be concealed, and frowned and said, "Just after nine o'clock, a female contestant had an accident. She was in the alley behind the hotel. Her artery was cut and she lost too much blood. She couldn't be saved. She was about the same height and weight as you, and she also had long hair tied in a ponytail, but she was not from our Pu City. I don't know why the girl went to the alley behind the hotel at that time. When Teacher Ma received the news, he was anxious and quickly knocked on our door to make sure we were safe."
Because Zhang Wanwan is a girl, her hotel room is at the innermost part, while Teacher Ma's is at the outermost part, which is why they all came here together just now.
Zhang Wanwan was so scared that her face turned pale, and her hand holding the water cup trembled.
"But you don't have to be afraid. If someone knocks on the door later, ask who it is before opening the door. You can recognize our voices. Hotel rooms are usually cleaned between 8 and 10 in the morning. Unless you call for service yourself, hotel staff will not knock on your door during other times." Leng Ziyue analyzed all possible situations with Zhang Wanwan, and before leaving, he told her to call if she had any problems.
Zhang Wanwan agreed without thinking. After seeing Lengzi off, she immediately locked the door of the hotel room. She felt uneasy when she thought that someone had died in the alley behind the hotel. She sat alone for half an hour before doing her homework to divert her attention.
Around two o'clock in the morning of that day, Zhang Wanwan was half asleep when she heard someone knocking on the door. She was immediately awakened by fright. She hugged the quilt and her heart beat faster. The knock on the door was not loud, and it sounded more like a test. She became more and more scared. Thinking of what Leng Ziyue said, she didn't care whether it would disturb other people's rest at this time, so she quickly called him.
The phone rang twice and then connected. Zhang Wanwan said in a trembling voice, "Leng Leng Ziyue, someone is knocking on the door."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Wanwan heard a noise outside. After a while, there was another knock on the door. Before she hung up the phone, Leng Ziyue's voice came over, "It's me, open the door."
Zhang Wanwan immediately jumped off the bed, opened the door without saying a word, and threw herself on Leng Ziyue. She looked around with fear and vigilance, and asked in a weak voice, "Did you see anyone?"
Leng Ziyue nodded, looked down at the trembling person in his arms, and unconsciously tightened his hands around her. He said tenderly, "I scared her away. She ran away from the other end. The hotel has surveillance cameras installed. I will report this to the hotel manager right away and let him handle it."
"Hmmmm" Zhang Wanwan was so frightened that she was at a loss what to do. When Leng Ziyue carried her back to the room, she didn't realize how ambiguous it was that they were both wearing pajamas and hugging each other like that.
After the customer service call was connected, the manager rushed over almost at the speed of light after hearing Leng Ziyue's words. At this time, Zhang Wanwan had already been covered with a coat by Leng Ziyue, and she was huddled on the sofa, looking terrified.
"Sir, what's going on?" the manager asked breathlessly. He looked a little dusty in his suit and looked a little tired. It seemed that he had been busy and had not had a rest yet.
Leng Ziyue simply reported the matter and said seriously, "There was a murder case just last night. The victim was also a female participant. She looked very similar to this female classmate. Now there is a stranger knocking on the door at two in the morning. I think it is necessary to call the police and let them investigate. We also need to check the hotel's surveillance. I think the manager should be more concerned about how that person got in. After all, there are still many students living here. What will your hotel do if something unexpected happens again?"
The manager initially wanted to suppress the matter and settle it privately, but after hearing what Leng Ziyue said, he was immediately scared and broke out in a sweat. He didn't dare to suppress it anymore. There happened to be police staying downstairs in the hotel, so he hurriedly took Leng Ziyue and Zhang Wanwan downstairs to report the case.
After all the hassles, it was already past three in the morning when Zhang Wanwan returned to her room. She was so frightened that she dared not sleep at all. Leng Zi was afraid that it would affect her competition during the day, so he suggested, "How about this, I'll stay here with you. You can sleep on the tatami, so you can sleep peacefully and don't think about anything. I'll send a message to Teacher Ma now and tell her the situation briefly, so that no one will misunderstand."
Leng Ziyue had indeed taken all of Zhang Wanwan's worries into consideration. Zhang Wanwan originally thought that she would feel uncomfortable and unable to sleep with an extra boy in the room, but who knew that she went to look for Zhou Gong not long after she lay down.
Leng Ziyue was lying on the tatami with his eyes open. When he heard Zhang Wanwan's even breathing, he got up and took a look. After making sure that she was fast asleep, he lay down again with peace of mind.
At eight o'clock the next morning, there was a knock on Zhang Wanwan's door. She woke up in a daze and saw Leng Ziyue on the tatami. Then she remembered what happened last night. She carefully stuck to the back of the door and asked, "Who is it?"
"Zhang Wanwan, I'm Teacher Ma, please open the door!"
Zhang Wanwan hurriedly opened the door. Teacher Ma grabbed Zhang Wanwan's arm and looked her up and down. He was relieved when he confirmed that she was okay. He looked into the room and saw Leng Ziyue, who was sleeping on the tatami, got up. His heart tightened again and he asked, "What happened last night? I was so scared when I saw Leng Ziyue's text message this morning that I broke out in a sweat. I wanted to come over and knock on the door at 7 o'clock, but I was worried that it would disturb your rest."
(End of this chapter)
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