Chapter 127 The Ouija Board (4) What else did Xie Tan say? ...
What else did Xie Tan say?
Xi Rui pulled the balloon down the stairs, one floor at a time, while other balloons rose up. Through the window, you could see balloons flying out of the club building and drifting slowly into the sky.
He thought that Xie Tan was an eye for observation, and with his complicated background and terrifying mind, even if they started on the same level of intelligence, Xie Tan would have more information than others.
Not to mention that during the most special year-end carnival at Didi University, in the club building built by Xie Tan's mother, during the period of cooperation with the church, and related to the time jump... If Xie Tan knew nothing about this, Xi Rui would not believe it.
He walked alone in the building. Not long ago, he had been able to gather with everyone, but now he felt like an old man left behind, feeling extremely desolate. So he hoped that something "lively" would happen.
The best person to appear would be Xie Tan; let him ask him what happened.
But given Xie Tan's style, he's probably observing the whole situation from the deepest backstage. He curled his lip, thinking, "What a terrifying guy."
Xi Rui walked downstairs full of anticipation. Apart from the balloons on the ceiling, there were no more ghosts, but he heard noises coming from the warehouse.
He arrived silently in front of the warehouse. The door was open. He stood at the door and looked inside, but did not go in.
The windows were wide open, and a cold draft swept through, ruffling the hair and making a chilling sound. The balloons still tied inside were blown about by the wind, rubbing against each other and making an eerie "crackling" sound.
So that's the sound.
All the released balloons leave from here. Who opened the window?
His gaze swept across every inch of the room, leaving no place unchecked, but he found nothing.
Either he's overthinking it, or he's already left.
Xi Rui turned around, closed the door, and suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
He looked up and saw a person pressed against the door panel behind him, staring intently at him, reflected in the tiled railing on the second floor.
As the blade slashed down, Xi Rui dodged to the side, and with a quick twist of the balloon string in his hand, he bound the man's hand and disarmed him.
He was surprised. It was that simple? Turning around, he was even more surprised: "Xiao Ze?"
The attacker, whose fierce expression had been built up with all his might, was momentarily stunned: "President...President?"
The two looked at each other in bewilderment.
"So you also woke up on the 27th?"
“When I woke up, it wasn’t even 10:30 yet. Some students from other clubs asked for help. I saw that everyone was asleep, so I went to the warehouse with them. In the middle of the trip, the others were called away, and they asked me to help watch the warehouse for a while. But I… I fell asleep. When I opened my eyes, there was no one there.”
"So Ozawa accidentally let the balloon go?"
"Yes, did I scare the president? And just now... I thought it was a ghost, I'm sorry!"
"It's alright, very alert, that's great! You're starting to show Xiao You's style!"
"Yes! Wait, didn't the president just say the 27th?"
After the two left the club building, Xi Rui explained the date. Sun Enze obviously realized something and showed a look of sudden understanding and awe: "...So that's what Xie Tan meant."
His thinking clashed with Xi Rui's. Based on experience, Xie Tan didn't waste words, and every sentence he said in retrospect often had profound meaning.
What else did Xie Tan say?
Sun Enze recalled Xie Tan's soft words of comfort, "Go to sleep," and "It's rare to get some rest," and for some reason, he shivered.
Xie Tan's gentle and ethereal voice still lingered in his ears. The more he savored it, the more he felt that it was not just literal comfort, but rather an expression of "there is something even more tiring waiting ahead, so make the most of your last rest time."
That's absolutely right.
It's still as terrifying as ever, Xie Tan.
They couldn't find anyone else. Not just in the clubhouse, but the entire school seemed to be just the two of them; it was dark, silent, and empty.
They couldn't leave the school. The area outside Diqiu University was shrouded in thick fog. Once they went out, they couldn't see anything. After walking through the fog for a while, they would return to the gates of Diqiu University.
"It's like being trapped in a maze," Xi Rui said. "The horror movie is about to start."
“I haven’t been able to feel any blessing from him,” Sun Enze said uneasily. “This has never happened before, he…”
"Don't worry, as soon as you and I wake up, no ghosts will rush out and eat us. It won't be that fast. The school is trapped, so it's normal that we're separated from each other. Didn't you notice that the network signal is down again? Maybe they're much luckier than us. They weren't involved and can't contact us. They're worried sick."
Sun Enze nodded reluctantly. He was relieved that Sun Enyou had escaped unscathed, but he was also uneasy without Sun Enyou by his side.
Fortunately, the club president was there too. In such a large campus, he was really all alone... I don't even want to think about it.
Xie Tan must be here too, right? Where is he? Sun Enze had to admit that with Xie Tan around, although there was some fear, it was also the greatest reassurance. As long as that person was there... anything could be solved.
Just like when he cried for help at the swimming pool, and he responded.
Xi Rui thought so too. Although Xie Tan was probably hiding, it would be best to catch him by the tail, even if it was within his calculations, as it would provide new clues.
So Xi Rui said, "These strange things lately must be related to the current situation. Xie Tan encountered a student who jumped off a building today... yesterday? Go over there and take a look."
"good."
The wind rustled through the two rows of trees. Xi Rui suddenly stopped, and Sun Enze, startled, also stopped.
The wind seemed to be getting stronger, and the rustling sound was getting louder... Wait, it's December, all the leaves have fallen, so where is the rustling sound coming from?
Sun Enze looked up. The old locust tree's branches were bare, twisted like sharp claws, and dense rustling sounds were buried in the soil. Under the tree roots, something was bulging like a boil, digging and climbing up the soil.
He was terrified. Xi Rui pulled him away first, and where he had been standing, a pale hand suddenly emerged from the soil, grabbing at nothing.
One hand after another reached out, palms all turning towards the two running figures, surging through the earth like waves, grabbing at them.
Finally, at a corner, he was burned away by the thunder talisman that Xi Rui had prepared in advance.
After that, they encountered ghosts several more times: the twisted stairs that almost sent them jumping off the building, the rapid footsteps echoing in the classrooms along their path, and the red chalk writing all over the blackboard with "hahaha" sounds...
Sun Enze, holding his knees, was panting heavily. Xi Rui, meanwhile, seemed to be deep in thought: "So it's only the clubhouse that isn't haunted."
They didn't find Xie Tan at the place where he jumped. As they left, Ghost Hand, who was lying in ambush in the bushes, launched another surprise attack.
They dodged aside, only to see a disheveled figure emerge from the bushes on the other side, running wildly towards the nearest building like a startled cat or mouse.
The two instantly recalled the video Chang Mingai had posted, and Xi Rui immediately shouted, "Grab her!"
Xi Rui subdued Sun Enze effortlessly, but now, someone even weaker than Sun Enze appeared and was immediately tackled to the ground. Xi Rui slipped away with the ghost hand, returned, and raised an eyebrow: "You are... a teacher in the Food Science Department, right?"
Sun Enze had a sudden inspiration: the teacher who hadn't come for several days seemed to be from the food science department!
Ms. Meng was in a terrible state; her clothes and hair were a mess and covered in dust, as if she had been surviving in the wilderness for three days. She was initially panicked, but after being comforted, or rather, after realizing that there were finally two living people around, she burst into tears of joy.
She said she had been trapped on the 27th for three whole days.
She was all alone, facing the monsters that appeared and disappeared all over the school. And it all started three nights ago when she went to the old teaching building for the leader. After that, the school was empty!
But she didn't do nothing. She was, after all, a veteran teacher at Di University. Although there were many ghosts, she could guess that under such a huge anomaly, there must be a core, or rather, a source!
Only by finding this core can she leave December 27th.
But she couldn't find it no matter what she did, and instead, she was tormented to death by these ghosts and monsters.
Xi Rui, however, understood.
Old teaching building.
He recalled that last night, among Xie Tan's few words, there was a teasing remark that he was very skilled at courting death.
At that time, he was talking about Ouija boards.
Ouija board. That's it.
"The Ouija board? It was those dozen or so students from back then... Good heavens, what's going on? Did they become earthbound spirits and get upset about the old building being demolished? That wasn't my decision, I was just a teacher!" Teacher Meng recalled under Xi Rui's guidance, "Of course the old teaching building is haunted, but compared to other places, it's actually better. I just heard some strange noises, like doors suddenly opening and closing."
The inexplicable opening and closing of doors and windows was nothing to the old Diqiu people.
She also mentioned something else: "By the way, I tried several places at first, but I couldn't turn on the lights. It was like the whole school had lost power... but the projector would turn on automatically when it was haunted."
A screen full of static, or maybe a ghost pops out.
After all, no electricity shouldn't affect the haunting.
Xi Rui made the decision to go to the old teaching building.
He had heard from senior members of the teaching staff that it was in a certain building, but he didn't really know which classroom it was in. However, Teacher Meng had worked at the school for many years and remembered the commotion vividly. In the end, she was the one who led them to that classroom.
In the quiet, cold classroom, there was a lingering smell of dust. They couldn't find any ready-made Ouija board, so they had to make their own using the blank paper on the teacher's desk.
The pens were too old and stuck with ink badly; Xi Rui shook them several times before finally putting pen to paper.
After all, Teacher Meng and Sun Enze didn't have any reckless hobbies, and since they couldn't search online, they had no idea what to write on the Ouija board. It was Xi Rui who had the most experience.
However, there were different choices regarding the different types of Ouija board paper, and there was no completely unified standard. After writing, the three of them tried it in pairs, but everything was calm and nothing happened. It was even more harmonious than when Teacher Meng first arrived in the Otherworld, and no ghosts came out to scare them.
Xi Rui, pen in mouth, paced back and forth in the classroom, frowning, repeatedly examining the Ouija board in his hand: "Isn't this an Ouija board?"
No way! Whether it's clues, intuition, or his analysis of Xie Tan, he believes it's the Ouija board.
"Does it have to be exactly the same as what they drew back then? Isn't that making things difficult for people? If you're going to play, you should at least prepare the paper beforehand, right?" he muttered.
When this thread broke, Teacher Meng felt uneasy again, but fortunately, there were two living people with her. Sun Enze was comforting her, and she forced a smile.
As Xi Rui passed the window at the end of the classroom, he turned around and looked at them. He casually asked, "Is this where the first student fell?"
"Yes." Teacher Meng nodded subconsciously.
"Really, it would be a miracle if you could give me some clues..." Xi Rui suddenly fell silent.
He turned his head.
This is the top floor. Through the gaps between the buildings in the new teaching building area, he could see the club building in the distance. All the lights in the building were on, like a beam of fire in the darkness, which was particularly eye-catching.
Inside the student association building, inside the travel agency.
Xie Tan paused, then withdrew his hand from the switch.
Why did he feel... that pressing the switch in this room would turn on all the lights in the building?
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