Chapter 241 Escape Room (5) - Other players have questions
Cheng Chuan was taken aback. "Police officer?"
He's only a few years older than these students, yet he's already called an uncle?
He was a little...melancholy.
Ning Shu, who was outside the door, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh when she heard this address. Cheng Chuan had finally met his match.
Although Cheng Chuan was initially taken aback, he quickly recovered and dutifully played the role of a "police officer."
"Come outside with us later and tell us about this situation. Is there anyone else who knows about it?"
Cheng Chuan looked around, but no one raised their hand anymore. He was a little frustrated. Out of more than 30 people in the class, only one person knew the answer.
"By the way, hasn't the student who said they went to the restroom returned yet?"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than someone at the door said, "Report, we're back."
Cheng Chuan and Li Mengqi both looked towards the door and saw four players who weren't wearing school uniforms.
Cheng Chuan: "You are... students?"
Some of the people seemed to be a generation older than him.
The older player stepped forward as a representative: "What's so strange about us being students? Are we allowed in?"
Cheng Chuan gestured for them to come in, and Ning Shu and Wu Yi saw them coming from outside.
They looked rather unwell; they arrived in a hurry and couldn't wait to go inside the classroom.
Ning Shu hadn't even greeted them; she had originally thought she could chat with them and share some clues.
When the players saw that there were four empty seats, they spontaneously chose their seats according to their height, with the shorter ones in front and the taller ones in the back. After sitting down, they seemed to gradually calm down.
Ning Shu sensed something was off about their expressions. They had only been in the instance for a short time; what had they encountered?
When Cheng Chuan saw the new students, he naturally asked them the same questions as before, and even specifically called out the players who had just gone in.
The leader looked at Cheng Chuan and said, "We've just arrived, how would we know? Perhaps you can share with us later."
This was somewhat impolite, but Cheng Chuan didn't mind. He greeted the student from earlier, "Then I'm sorry to bother everyone. This student, please come with me outside for a moment."
Li Mengqi followed them out, and before leaving, she instructed, "Everyone, continue studying."
The student followed them to the corner where they had been discussing their matter.
Cheng Chuan spoke up: "This student, tell me what you saw."
Student: "I saw Wang Xue sitting with a male classmate studying in the library. It seemed like she was explaining a problem to him."
Cheng Chuan: "Do you know that boy's name? Which class is he in?"
The student shook his head: "I don't know, he looks unfamiliar, probably from another class."
He paused for a moment, then said, "The other person is quite good-looking, but it seems like they look down on Wang Xue."
Cheng Chuan: "What do you mean?"
Student: "I saw Wang Xue hand him something, and he took it and put it aside."
After Wang Xue went to get water, he turned around and wrapped the thing in a tissue before throwing it away.
Cheng Chuan: "Do you know what we're being given?"
The student thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be food, probably a snack."
He seemed to have thought of something, "But it doesn't necessarily mean they look down on them. Maybe they realized the teacher saw them, so they did it on purpose."
Cheng Chuan: "Teacher?"
Student: "Yes, it was our homeroom teacher. I noticed that he was also in the library that day, and I saw them studying together."
Ning Shu asked curiously, "Isn't your homeroom teacher also his homeroom teacher?"
The student shook his head: "I don't know, maybe. Even if it isn't, people usually know it's a teacher."
Ning Shu agreed with this point. In schools, especially middle schools, some teachers can be identified even if they don't teach their own classes.
However, throwing away snacks given by others to avoid suspicion is a terrible thing to do.
Are all the guys that young girls like these days so awful?
She immediately thought of the diary entry about how the other person was still entangled with another girl, proving that bad people can be just as bad both in and out of the game.
Cheng Chuan: "Is there anything else?"
The student shook his head: "No, I wasn't going to stay long anyway, and I only glanced at it."
Ning Shu: "Then can you recognize the other person?"
The student shook his head: "It happened so long ago, and I only saw his profile. How could I possibly remember it?"
Cheng Chuan understood. After letting the students leave, he looked at the others and asked, "What are your thoughts after listening?"
Wu Yi spoke first: "My question is, where is the principal?"
Well, it seems this guy didn't take in the clues from earlier. Cheng Chuan looked at Ning Shu and Li Mengqi.
Ning Shu: "I suspect it was a crime of passion. The murderer might be the boy or the girl in the diary, or both."
The key question is who they are. Should we check with other classes?
Li Mengqi nodded: "I agree with Xiao Ning's point of view, and the reason why Wang Xue wanted to transfer schools mentioned in the diary is also an important clue."
Logically speaking, she has someone she likes here, and with the college entrance exam approaching, she shouldn't want to transfer schools.
The reason for her transferring schools must be very serious, beyond her capacity to cope.
Li Mengqi's analysis was very logical, and Ning Shu recalled the expressions of the players earlier:
"I suspect that those players who became students encountered something elsewhere."
They rushed over when they first appeared, but slowed down when they saw us standing in the corridor, and their expressions weren't good.
Cheng Chuan knew what Ning Shu wanted to say: "Then let's go and look at other places now."
They went to explore the unknown area together. After walking a few steps, Wu Yi suddenly had a stomachache: "Ouch, my stomach is upset, I need to go to the toilet, do you have any toilet paper?"
A moment of silence fell over the room. Li Mengqi asked uncertainly, "Is there... a restroom here?"
A single question voiced Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan's doubts.
Wu Yi, probably having a really bad stomach ache, cried out: "Paper, paper!"
Ning Shu quickly took out the toilet paper she had prepared in her space and handed it to Wu Yi. Wu Yi grabbed it and ran off, anxious to find a restroom.
Li Mengqi: "What if we can't find it?"
Ning Shu: "...Just find a secluded place to poop, it'll be fine."
Li Mengqi looked at Ning Shu: "He has diarrhea, could it be because of your pancake?" Otherwise, he shouldn't have a stomachache.
"It shouldn't be, I ate some too." Even though it was just one bite.
Ning Shu thought about what that boss had done and couldn't really say for sure, but she was determined not to admit it.
If that pancake hadn't been given to Wu Yi, she probably would have been the one with diarrhea.
That was close!
Cheng Chuan: "...Let's go and take a look."
Why do his teammates always make some incredible plays, even their conversations are so explosive?
Li Mengqi and Ning Shu turned to look at him simultaneously, their faces asking, "Are you sure?"
If Wu Yi can't find a toilet, are they going to watch him... take a dump?
They were just talking, but Cheng Chuan actually went ahead and took action. That's amazing.
There are practically no normal people in their team!
In the end, they followed, not to watch, but because they were worried about getting separated.
After all, it doesn't take long to poop, so they planned to wait outside the bathroom.
They found the bathroom, only to hear Wu Yi scream inside.
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