Chapter 99 Like a Living Person
"But when I stood up, Teacher Gao had returned to her amiable and gentle self."
Aaron Jones shrugged his shoulders and said, "I tried my best to delay her, but she seemed to sense something from my delay and in the end she turned around and left without saying a word."
Oh, I guess he guessed there was a conspiracy in this matter.
Lin Xi began to tell Allen Jones about his findings. There was nothing wrong with Zhu Zhu's file, but when compared to the others, it was completely different. Allen Jones was lost in thought, and Lin Xi suddenly said, "Compared to the other students' files, Zhu Zhu's is like... a living person."
Lin Xi wasn't the only one who had this thought; Cai Hua, too, had come to this conclusion after comparing Zhu Zhu to other students. Zhu Zhu's file was the only one that progressed from kindergarten upwards, suggesting she was growing up.
Will ghosts...grow up?
That shouldn’t be the case. This argument can be indirectly confirmed in the funeral home copy.
If Zhu Zhu is growing up, could it be inferred that Zhu Zhu is actually... human? She frowned, pondering another matter: the origin of ghosts. From Shen Sangning's perspective, ghosts are strange energy forms that transform after death. Logically, this also aligns with the real-world understanding of ghosts.
However, according to current intelligence, the ghosts of the Rule Ghost World are different. In the conversation between the current funeral home owner and Sister Sun, "humans" are just legends. And based on Chen Sangning's situation, while humans may experience a period of confusion after becoming ghosts, their memories gradually recover. In other words, ghosts don't experience amnesia in their later stages.
If they really are ghosts after human death, then why are "humans" so rare in their mouths that they even seem like two different species?
Based on this, most researchers believe that the ghosts in the Rule Weird Tales world are different from Shen Sangning, and that they existed as "ghosts" from the very beginning. This argument is completely unscientific. How could such a creature, with neither a future nor a past, possibly exist... But the Rule Weird Tales world is a supernatural world, so what's the point of talking about science?
However, it was in such a world that Lin Xi and the others actually found human beings.
Zhu Zhu, a human girl who died twenty years ago and survived in the world of regular ghost stories for at least nine years.
——No, no, no, this is not right again.
In the most extreme case, Zhu Zhu was born thirty years ago, meaning her mother must have been alive at that time. Less than a year before that, her father was also alive. With only thirty years, it's impossible for humans to be legendary creatures. In other words, Zhu Zhu is most likely not a native of that world.
In other words...from another world?
Cai Hua bit the pen and began to think. Someone in the team had also thought of this and directly suggested, "Shouldn't we report it and then search the archives to see if there has been a missing girl named Zhu Zhu in the past twenty to thirty years?"
"Do you suspect Zhu Zhu is actually from the real world?"
"It's very possible. We all think Zhu Zhu is a living person. It's very likely that there were no living people in their world a long time ago. If that's the case, why can't Zhu Zhu be someone from our world who accidentally traveled to their world?"
Cai Hua gritted her teeth and said only one word: "Check."
Li Lana reminded: "Teacher, it's not so easy to find out what happened twenty to thirty years ago."
"That needs to be investigated, Lana. Our country's census is very thorough. Thirty years ago was only the 1990s, and the census was conducted many times back then. If there really is a missing girl and her parents report it, we'll be able to find her quickly."
But Cai Hua wasn't the only one who understood human nature. Li Lana also said, "Teacher, what if the parents didn't report it?"
Cai Hua's heart tightened. This possibility was not impossible. Thirty years ago, the family planning policy was the most stringent. In some areas, parents would deliberately abandon or even kill girls in order to have boys. If this situation really happened, it might be impossible to find any information about Zhu Zhu.
"Even if there is a possibility of finding nothing, we must investigate. We cannot give up any hope!" Cai Hua called the higher-ups, who quickly said, "We have started the investigation."
Lin Xi, in the livestream, hadn't considered such a crucial point. Her ability to think of a "living person" was already exceptional. Alan Jones nodded, approving of Lin Xi's idea. But the storyline surrounding Zhu Zhu was getting even more bizarre.
A living person in a strange world died in school due to bullying by classmates and parents. This conclusion seems more or less weird.
Aaron Jones was also a little confused. He just checked the time and said, "Let's stop here for today. I have classes later. If we need to exchange information later, come find me. Go to the classroom where you talked with Wei Ziqi before, and give me a signal."
"What kind of code?"
Aaron Jones was stunned for a moment before agreeing on a codeword with Lin Xi. It was a simple clap, in a three-two-three rhythm, meaning "If you need anything, let's meet up." Lin Xi thought the codeword was quite useful and said, "That's quite convenient. I'll learn it later."
"I advise you not to," Alan Jones said, his tone rarely humorous. "Learning codes and secret codes is quite difficult. There is a universal set of codes internationally, and it took me several months of systematic training to master them. If it's a code used internally by each country, it takes even longer to learn. If you haven't received professional training before, it's difficult to remember a complete set of codes."
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"Moreover, the codes often change dynamically, and trying to remember them quickly after they change is a huge test and burden for me."
After the two of them finished their conversation, they left. Lin Xi checked the time and didn't go home. She simply sat on the flower bed outside the school and waited for Lin Lin to finish school. She began to think about Zhu Zhu, her little brain that had made some progress.
Is Zhu Zhu really the key to this level? Lin Xi herself wasn't entirely sure, but she felt that Zhu Zhu had a strong connection to the teachers and students at this school. If she could uncover what happened to Zhu Zhu back then, it might help her clear the level. But aside from herself, others might not necessarily share this sentiment.
Wei Ziqi is just like that. He doesn't want to create any unnecessary trouble and just wants to complete the task slowly.
Lin Xi pondered for a long time, her head spinning and her eyes swirling, but she still couldn't come up with a clear picture. But she was convinced of one thing: Zhu Zhu's cause of death might not be what Teacher Gao had said. At the very least... it wasn't a case of her parents criticizing her for poor academic performance or being bullied at school, leading her to commit suicide out of frustration.
Are you kidding? Zhu Zhu is surrounded by bad classmates, and they still need to bully her. Wouldn’t it be better to just show her how to make her lose her head on the spot?
When school was over that evening, Lin Xi realized no students had left. It was then that she remembered it was Thursday, and Lin Lin had evening self-study. She tapped her head with her fingers. She'd been so caught up in Zhu Zhu's situation that she'd forgotten about it. But after school, some students still came out in groups of two or three. They wandered around the school gates for a bit, then headed straight for the canteen across the street.
Lin Xi didn't know what to think, so she pulled Shen Sang Ning into hiding. Not long after, Lin Lin and her classmates slowly walked out of the school and headed towards the canteen across the street. After a long while, Lin Lin finally came out. She was holding a bag of snacks, and the students around her were also holding sausages.
The group chatted and laughed, and then entered the school again.
"Wife, why are we hiding?"
"Ahem." Lin Xi felt a little awkward at Shen Sangning's question. "Because I always feel like Lin Lin would be uncomfortable if she saw us." When she was in elementary and middle school, she'd occasionally sneak out to buy food at noon. Once, her parents caught her. In March, she bought popsicles, which led to her being treated to a bamboo shoot and pork stir-fry when she got home.
So she thought that even though Lin Lin used the change she gave her to buy something to eat, she didn't want to be caught by her.
"Oh." Shen Sangning responded.
Soon after, Wei Ziqi and his group emerged. Lin Xi dusted herself off and walked over to them. She was a little hesitant about telling them about Zhu Zhu, as they might share Wei Ziqi's feelings. But they were all human, the few people she could trust in this dungeon. Hiding information from each other wouldn't be a good idea, so Lin Xi unloaded everything about Zhu Zhu.
Wang Xue's eyes widened immediately, her face filled with disbelief: "Zhu Zhu is alive?!"
Wei Ziqi also showed an expression of surprise. He obviously did not expect that the female student who committed suicide in the story was not an NPC played by a ghost, but a living person.
"That's just my guess, I'm not sure."
"But Sister Xi, your guess is very reliable. After hearing what you said, I also think she is a living person." Du Kang cheered for Lin Xi from the side, and Wang Xue also nodded, indicating that she felt that Lin Xi's guess was very likely to be true.
Wang Xue is a woman in her thirties and nearly forty. In real life, she has been infertile for many years and has had a lot of trouble with her husband. Now she hears that a little girl is actually
She couldn't help but feel a bit of regret and heartache when she saw someone die in such a young age. "Such a young girl died like this. It's really... Alas."
Wei Ziqi's face also showed some regret for the little girl, but after a moment, he said: "I still think this is just a side story and has nothing to do with our main story."
Lin Xi glanced at him and said, "I don't plan to ask you for help anymore. I can investigate this matter myself."
Wei Ziqi disagreed. "No, Lin Xi, I mean this is too dangerous. Not only for us, but for you as well. You don't know Shen Sangning's limits. Based on previous intelligence, this principal is clearly very strong. For your safety, I also think it's best not to go too deep."
After hearing Wei Ziqi's words, Shen Sangning was still dissatisfied. She raised her hand and showed Lin Xi her arm without strong muscles.
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