Chapter 34 "College Students" My little one, darling.
Everyone was completely unaware of the senior's past, and their expressions were somewhat surprised.
They filed in.
Professor Chen Wei certainly couldn't see them; he spoke in an official tone and his eyes were cold-blooded.
Coincidentally, behind this professor was a dark brown display cabinet, which did not contain educational or professional books, but was filled with medicinal wine. The turbid, reddish liquid contained lactic acid bacteria, live five-step snakes, and scorpions.
This made everything even stranger.
Zhang Xiaojun crouched down to examine the ancient and mysteriously effective Chinese medicinal herbs. Suddenly, he pointed to the reflection in surprise and said, "Look back at the wall! Today is September 3rd! That's the time when Scene One is taking place!"
Li Xiaojun was the first to snap out of his daze and start searching for evidence. He looked at the meal card in his hand, paused for a moment, and nodded: "We really have traveled to the past. So my current role is the stabbing protagonist, 'Li Jinjun'? It's because my girlfriend and roommate ran off that I caused this mess..."
After clarifying the necessity of the office scene being there, the system loaded the purpose of Jiang Yanrui's visit to Professor Chen Weiwei. He seemed to be there to plead with the department on behalf of his roommate, Li Jinjun.
They only heard Jiang Yanrui say, "Professor, I'd like to tell you what I know. Li Jinjun is a student from a poor family. The reason he and his girlfriend Yang Sihong had a physical altercation at the Bacon Burger shop near the back gate was mainly because Wang Muming from our dormitory bullied Li Jinjun first. Li Jinjun went to the teachers several times, but Wang Muming wasn't punished; instead, he escalated his actions and used dirty tricks against Li Jinjun. There are many reasons why things have gotten this way. Li Jinjun's parents are now kneeling downstairs at the dormitory, just begging the school not to expel their child. They are both almost fifty or sixty years old..."
The monster senior, whose real name is Jiang Yanrui, doesn't seem to be a bad person at this moment.
Professor Chen Wei, usually a man of high moral character, now exuded anger behind his thin glasses. "Jiang Yanrui, what do you mean by this? Are you saying that the school's neglect of Li Jinjun and failure to punish Wang Muming led to this tragedy?"
Jiang Yanrui: "I didn't—"
He was met with various stares and verbal attacks from his teachers and superiors.
"Li Jinjun's parents are two illiterate people who incite public opinion. You're a student who's never left school, so mind your own business. Or we'll tell the counselor and your parents too!"
"Yes, you don't listen to the teacher at all. I'll have your parents come over! I'll take you away and make you repeat the year."
"Jiang Yanrui, how can you be so clueless! Apologize to the teachers and get out of here!"
The other counselors all looked at Jiang Yanrui, who was surrounded in the middle. They weren't afraid that this head of the student life department would dare to reveal the school's dirty secrets.
Because this is a school, the prison fence behind the mud wall of the back playground only blocks the students. A group of so-called educators protect the ironclad rules and regulations between teachers and students, targeting the students who are controlled by rigid rules. Behind these hypocritical masks are fangs bared. At this moment, the meaning of this time loop arrives. Freshmen from 2002 hear similar ghost school rules from Chen Weida.
Cafeteria food.
Working for nothing.
The senior student was sexually harassed, gave birth to a child under unclear circumstances, and was eventually buried under the hanging tree behind the library.
The staff of the Student Life Department have become accomplices in practice, constantly deleting posts exposed on the campus forum and dealing with reporters from outside the school.
Jiang Yanrui looked at the gifts that Li Jinjun's parents had brought from afar to plead for him, his face pale. He clenched his hands tightly, wanting to shake his head on behalf of his roommate, who was filled with humiliation.
"Professor Chen, teachers, that's not what I meant..."
...
"But Li Jinjun... Li Jinjun's parents... have had a very hard life... They scrimped and saved to send their child to school, hoping that education would help him achieve his dream of success..."
...
“He’s the only college student in his village… The school isn’t just driving one person to their death, it’s driving several people to their deaths… He’s also my good brother… I can’t just abandon him…”
Jiang Yanrui walked out of the office alone and into the boundless darkness.
The five players chased after him, but the senior had already disappeared.
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Thus, the cause and effect of the events in Scene One concludes with the narration.
Everyone closed the office door and went to find Chen Weida.
The professors and teachers have also disappeared.
They watched the play in complete darkness, and their minds are now in utter confusion.
The only certainty is the obvious clue provided by Jiang Yanrui's line, which has confirmed that Li Jinjun in dormitory 404 stabbed his girlfriend Yang Sihong.
Another male roommate named Wang Muming had also been bullying Li Jinjun for a long time and had stolen his girlfriend, which was something that everyone else had witnessed.
But it depends on how the school handles it.
The dramatic behind-the-scenes secrets have not yet been fully revealed.
If Jian Zijin were here at this moment, that would be wonderful.
Yang Xiaohong gripped her meal card tightly, taking on the role of decision-maker for the night: "We'll continue searching for the chain of evidence, not just to escape, but to bring the crimes of this school to justice."
...
The drop of correct testimony requires triggering conditions. If they don't go back to find out why the school is unwilling to help and there are other people involved, the NPCs cannot speak to reenact the relevant case details.
Everyone split up to look for clues. Opening a row of square drawers, it was clear that Professor Chen Wei, who was standing in front of them, was a professional who was keen on studying feng shui and metaphysics. In this office shared by several junior leaders, there were compasses, Tui Bei Tu (a Chinese prophetic book), and books related to Yi Qi culture.
Yang Xiaohong stood on a stool and pulled something out: "I found a scroll of painting on top of the cabinet!"
The others looked up and saw Yang Xiaohong.
Xie Xiaomei unfolded half of the paper with one hand and looked at it, her expression blank: "Why is this a blank drawing?"
Wang Xiaoming: "The texture is soft; it's tin foil!"
What kind of tin foil?
Before his transmigration, Wang Xiaoming was a middle-aged man involved in organized crime. He stammered as he explained that the portrait was not ordinary paper, but tin foil used for folding ingots.
Many elderly people have a superstitious belief that paper with gold and silver properties is equivalent to a kind of currency circulating in the underworld.
Paper is made from plant fibers and has the attribute of wood in the Five Elements theory.
Papermaking requires water, which corresponds to the element of water in the Five Elements theory.
Burning paper requires fire.
Finally, the paper money is given to the people buried in the earth, which is the element of earth in the Five Elements theory.
We all worked up a sweat from researching together.
The value of this otherwise artistically devoid forgery was revealed, and a single word emerged after they reached out together.
"Sacrifice".
This single word evokes a sense of suspense. The characteristic of Chinese painting is the use of blank space. Precisely because of the limited content, they quickly connected it to their identities in the game.
Sacrifice.
The ceremony has begun.
The animals are watching.
Is this a painting of evil magic?
The most crucial element of the paranormal event has been triggered.
The next second, the players heard the testimony prompt.
[System Prompt]
[Ding! Congratulations to the player for obtaining the testimony "Sacrifice" - a layout diagram "Sacrifice" involving the Five Elements. The new life sacrifice is a sacrifice of new animals. It is said that in ancient Feng Shui layout, there is a saying that blank paintings should not be hung in the bed, because in sacrificial culture, paper is often used to summon heaven, earth and ancestors. Blank paintings are most likely to hide evil spirits, and ghosts are good at taking souls. They can even escape from the painting and turn into your friends and relatives to take the opportunity to rob you and kill you, dragging you into the painting...]
Just then, while they were searching for other useful things, they discovered that the spell "What time is it, Old Wolf?" had taken effect again, and they heard the Crown of Shadows strike three times.
[The current storyline is at 40% completion. The 'Five Elements Diagram' from Chongli University has been added to the inventory. The final protagonist of the six-person 'University Student' game—the dormitory head—is about to trigger a death ending.]
[The six-player murder mystery game has begun; Act Three: A Small Rescue for All]
[The host (dormitory head) is currently in the 2002 timeline, revealing another death conspiracy at the school. After the group returns to the next scene—the death-themed electrical substation—the next main storyline will begin.]
The "Sacrifice" served as a time-travel prop, taking them away from this scene.
Then "Sacrifice" brought them to the door of the 404 dormitory in reality, and they immediately stood up.
"Save her! Save Jian Zijin!" "Everyone, get to the power distribution room right away!" "Okay!"
On his way to the power distribution room alone, Jane Dieda heard a notification sound indicating that the plot progress bar had undergone a significant change.
He's busy tonight, using two accounts simultaneously as both a host and an NPC.
He communicated with the little system: "So, they found out that the school was secretly practicing Five Elements rituals?"
Tongzi: "Yes."
The testimony of the demon Jiang Yanrui appeared on the character relationship chart investigating the Five Elements Sacrifice incident.
I really like my roommates. They come from all over the country, from all over the country. Thanks to their support, I, Jiang Yanrui, have become their dormitory head.
[As time went by, we all became like brothers. I remember once I twisted my ankle and couldn't move from my bed in the dorm. My brothers took turns carrying me to class and bringing me food.]
In the two millennia after the initial implementation of the one-child policy, I gained good brothers at Chongli University. Whenever I think about the day we will part ways, a feeling of sadness and separation always wells up in my heart.
This is the story card that belongs to the monster senior. After accepting the ghost story card, Jian Dieda said, "We are both bald people from the same world. We are both good at solving cases and are very suitable to come to my ghost story party."
Having never participated in such a small group before, the scriptwriter suddenly understood why the five players were in such a chaotic state at the beginning. Putting aside the lack of mental preparation that is common in the early stages, the fact that this small team was able to uncover the sudden plot twist meant that he, as the host, had already accomplished more than half of his guiding task.
Now all that's left is to collect the other four student story cards.
Jian Dieda: "The murderer was not Zhong Jun at all. He was framed by the school. The Li Jinjun stabbing incident on September 3 was the trigger for the dormitory murder."
Tongzi: "That's right, Senior Zhong is just a delicate flower. He's waiting with tears in his eyes for his junior's pity."
The small system is being sarcastic and unsettling.
Jian Dieda realized he was being subtly insulted.
Jane Dieter emphasized, "I am not gay."
System: "Oh wow."
It seems no one believes he and Zhong Jun are innocent.
Not long after, the curse of that large gray electrical box came. It hung on the wall of the church building, with various colored circuits messy and complicated underneath, and strands of wires tangled together in a dozen or so knots, which looked terrifying.
The entire school is experiencing power outages.
As soon as he entered, Jian Dieda knew he was still bound by the rules of Chongli University. He heard the door being forcibly locked by supernatural forces.
His teammates hadn't arrived yet. The system sent the current locations of the five students to its host. The players on the map were avoiding the monsters and the places where the security guards and dormitory supervisors had been seen a few nights ago.
The five bald players who were brought in to stay up all night seem to be quite intelligent, just a little slow.
"Hey, is anyone there?"
Chien Tzu-chin decided to save himself. He violently rammed the door and reached into his pocket to dial Nokia twice, but in the chaotic campus, no one came to his rescue.
Perhaps it's because everyone genuinely believed that 'Jian Zijin' was an NPC who could be respawned upon death.
A little while later, Zhong Jun arrived.
Jian Dieda, who was leaning against the door of the power room, immediately noticed that Zhong Yun had not taken off the fox mask with red tassels on her ears.
Zhong Jun arrived at the power room, which was covered with talismans on the outside. He smashed the lock with a hammer, and yellow papers fell to the ground. The door creaked open, and a junior schoolmate wearing a light yellow shirt stood in the dark room.
Zhong Yun was a master at making sarcastic remarks.
But this time, Zhong Jun seemed unmoved, though her hands behind her back were visibly trembling.
Jian Zijin looked at him, gradually coming back to her senses.
Zhong Jun chuckled.
It's just the pride of a teenage boy. He never lets his seniors save him, but now he's still acting like a little princess, unable to stand up for himself.
Even so, a nameless fire still rose in his heart. Zhong Yun's eyes were filled with an inexplicable frustration. He tossed and turned for Jian Zijin, and couldn't help but coldly rebuke the darkness.
"Is someone trying to question the rules again?"
That's clearly an angry tone.
After saying that, Zhong Jun became even angrier.
"Jian Zijin, one credit deducted, lacking all-round development in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor education."
"..."
"Come on, give your senior a spanking and I'll let you go."
Jane Diedda: "…………"
Zhong Yun was going too far. Jian Dieda suddenly found his strength, got up, and said to Zhong Yun, "Coward."
Zhong Jun asked, "What did you say?"
Without saying a word, Jian Dieda took out his Nokia and dialed back the unknown number that had been calling him.
The song "Tian Mi Mi" (Sweet Honey) played around them.
This is a ringtone unique to mobile phones of this era. It seems that Zhong Jun also has a Nokia N97. The source of the ringtone is his trouser pocket. Jian Dieda glanced at Zhong Jun.
The person who kept calling his junior from an unknown number tonight to warn him has been exposed.
Zhong Jun's expression changed.
Jian Zijin wanted to hide.
Zhong Yun tried to grab him, but failed; her hand hung halfway, and anger simmered on her face.
"Jian Zijin, you better watch out or I'll beat your butt flat, you believe me?"
Jian Zijin: "You're saving me? You and Jiang Yanrui have both been framed, haven't you? What secrets is the school hiding?"
Unable to tell the truth, Zhong Yun said, "I am a senior student. I only know that I must obey the school and use the rules to kill disobedient students."
Jian Zijin turned to look at him: "Then kill me."
Zhong Yun: "I can't do it."
Jian Zijin: "..."
Zhong Jun: "Perhaps you can kill me and leave with the other students."
Jian Zijin: "Why do you insist that I kill you?"
After the two asked this question, Zhong Jun remained silent for a long time before finally saying something.
"My little one, listen to me, I want to save you."
Zhong Yun said something to coax the child.
The silent, innocent Zhong Yun contrasts sharply with his stunningly beautiful, ghostly appearance.
Despite his alluring gaze, Senior Zhong Yun was inherently gentle. He seemed to be a lamp lying before Jian Zijin, offering his junior the sorrows, joys, and last glimmers of his life.
She walked over, paused for a moment, and then bent down to hug her junior.
Jane Dieda instinctively stepped back in fright.
"Junior, you've already provoked me. Now you're just avoiding me, which isn't like you. Is it really that hard for an adult to recognize their own feelings?"
Jian Zijin, who didn't want to cross the line, asked, "What are you trying to say?"
Zhong Yun said nothing this time and threw the mask to the ground with a thud.
Jian Zijin felt a hand push him down, and the shadow of the gardenia fragrance suddenly enveloped him. The senior's chilling aura attacked the junior's bones, and the two hugged each other tightly, glaring at each other. Only then did they sober up a bit from the heated argument.
Zhong Yun stubbed out his cigarette, his fingers, still smelling of smoke, touched Jian Zijin's face, then leaned closer, his gaze sweeping over his junior's rosy, delicious lips.
"What are you afraid of? What, would I kiss you without your permission?"
A few strands of long hair drooped down her ears as Zhong Yun made a joke that was inappropriate between men.
His forced smile actually betrayed a hint of embarrassment.
After speaking frankly and earnestly, Zhong Yun really wanted to... kiss Jian Zijin.
He reached out and grabbed Jane Dieda, determined not to let him escape.
As the two looked down at each other, Zhong Jun was the first to execute a swift and clean arm retraction.
"Zhong Jun! Put me down!"
Jian Dieda cried out for help and grabbed Zhong Jun's back with both hands, but Zhong Jun still managed to seal his mouth with his own. Jian was then picked up in a princess carry by the trickster Zhong Jun.
As the cool night breeze wafted through their clothes, Zhong Jun successfully pulled Jian Dieda into her arms and kissed him, marking the first time they had ever been so intimate.
Life is truly unpredictable.
Jane Dieda, a grown man, arrives at the ghost school and is then subjected to a princess carry by another man who steals his first kiss.
If this gets out, it won't just be a matter of losing face. Oh well, it's all about investigating the case. I can't take dating on public funds seriously...
This kiss, hidden in the power room, wasn't long, but it seemed to last forever in the eyes of the upperclassmen and underclassmen.
Just before pulling open Jian Zijin's collar, Zhong Yun suddenly regained a sliver of reason.
But it's only a little bit.
“…My little one…”
"..."
"Please don't ask me the truth... I beg you..."
Zhong Yun's actions were anything but gentle. He was far more excited than his junior, abandoning all composure and breathing heavily with intoxication. Senior Zhong's lips covered junior Jian Zijin's lips, and the soft and wonderful taste made him suck on them incessantly. The sweet junior made him want to pull the other person to the deepest part of their intimacy.
The two of them had the same idea.
While kissing Jian Zijin, Zhong Jun held him close and whispered in his ear how much he liked him. He wanted to be his boyfriend, behind the secret curtains in the boys' dormitory, like that clumsy little boy climbing a tree to pick fruit.
At this moment, Zhong Yun gently comforted his junior, Jian Dieda, who silently pulled his legs back in his arms, trying his best to banish the thoughts that had arisen from being picked up by the tall senior.
Senior Zhong and junior Zhong shared a similar shadow.
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Author's note: Congratulations to Xiangxiang on her second success! Let's set off a celebratory firework display funded by the villagers!
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