Chapter 125 The Spirit of the Ouija Board (2) "The club building is never haunted..."
Every year at the end of the year, Diqiu University is very lively, celebrating from Christmas to New Year's Day.
Because various departments and clubs have many consecutive activities, as well as large-scale performances and costume parties, the days in between have been given a name: "Carnival." It is said to be a custom that came from Art Harbor, but Art Harbor does not celebrate in this way, so this name is more like finding an excuse to have a good time.
Christmas just passed yesterday, and tomorrow is the first day of Carnival.
Another message popped up in the group chat.
Alice Takes Over Wonderland: [[Video.mp4]]
Xie Tan casually clicked to look. Because it was nighttime, the light was dim, and the students taking the photos were upstairs with a relatively far perspective, so it wasn't very clear. He only saw a disheveled figure suddenly emerge from the bushes and run wildly, disappearing behind the building.
There were few students around, and the shadow ran so fast that no one could react or even notice it.
The student who took the picture was originally trying to check if the noodle shop outside the East Gate was closed when he accidentally captured this weird thing. He was so scared that he dropped his phone. The last image was of a pitch-black night sky, without stars or moon, accompanied by a series of "Holy crap!"
Endless Summer: [The dorm building is also quite noisy. People say someone keeps knocking on the door in the middle of the night, but there's nothing there when they open it.]
Endless Summer: [At first, I thought it was a conflict between dorm rooms, someone was playing a prank, and they argued in the dorm group for a long time. When I confronted them, we almost got into a fight. It escalated to the dorm manager, who checked the security footage. But the corridor was completely empty, so we were all dumbfounded. But a lot of students heard it, including me.]
Enze: [It's also in Building A. I heard a teacher hasn't come to class for three days and nobody can contact them, but I haven't been paying attention, so I don't know which department it is...]
Embracing the Sun: [Was there an incident at the swimming pool too? I wanted to go swimming yesterday, but the pool was closed and the water had been drained.]
"I won't change my name until I get my Taoist priest certificate": [The library almost caught fire yesterday, thankfully the advisor acted quickly. It's just a pity about all those bookshelves full of books.]
Endless Summer: [Thankfully, no one was injured or killed.]
Enyou: [Last night, I took a detour through the old teaching building. I heard screams, so I went in to check. There was fresh blood on the stairs, but I couldn't find anyone or any ghosts. I reported it to the teacher.]
Chang'an Life Insurance - Xu Jinbo: [My God... How terrifying!]
Chang'an Life Insurance - Xu Jinbo: [Is this really okay?]
Peaceful and serene: [Audio 6'']
—Text excerpt: [...I see your carnival is like a holiday festival at tourist attractions, you need police to maintain order, I'll go and submit an application.]
"I won't change my name until I get a Taoist priest certificate": [Is this the old building? Are they really going to demolish it during this winter break so people can use the last bit of time to visit this sacred site and consult the spirits?]
Enze: [Did someone use a Ouija board in the old building before?]
Endless Summer: [Never heard of it]
"I won't change my name until I get a Taoist certificate": [That was a long, long time ago... Why do you think the old building was abandoned?]
I won't change my name until I get my Taoist certificate: [smiley face][smiley face]
Chang'an Life Insurance - Xu Jinbo: [It's that mass suicide case at Di University! It's been so long, at least more than ten years? It caused a huge uproar; thirteen students committed suicide in the teaching building, each using a different method—it was extremely tragic.]
Chang'an Life Insurance - Xu Jinbo: [Didn't they say they were misled and brainwashed by a suicide organization?]
"I won't change my name until I get a Taoist priest certificate": [Wow, Brother Xu, you're even more naive than Jin Zhao!]
Chang'an Life Insurance - Xu Jinbo: [crying][crying]
Embrace the Sun: [Don't cry~ Don't cry~ Cheer up!]
Chang'an Life Insurance - Xu Jinbo: 【Yes!】
Endless Summer: [So they attracted ghosts by playing with the Ouija board?]
"I won't change my name until I get a Taoist priest certificate": [bingo! The school repeatedly invited masters to exorcise the evil spirits and held several rituals to calm things down, but the school may still be traumatized; they moved out the very night the new building was completed.]
Xie Tan guessed that there must be members of the cult among these masters, so Xi Rui knew the inside story but didn't know if there were any Black Goats among these masters.
Alice Takes Over Wonderland: [It's a miracle our school is still running.]
Alice Takes Over Wonderland: [Why does this year feel so eerie? It's not even carnival yet!]
Endless Summer: [In previous years, things were indeed more likely to go wrong during the carnival.]
Chang'an Life Insurance - Xu Jinbo: 【Haven't you cancelled it yet? [Sweating]】
"I won't change my name until I get a Taoist priest certificate": [It's a custom, but this year it started before the holiday, and people were spreading these rumors on Christmas Eve, which is a bit dangerous. Fortunately, so far it's all small-scale, numerous but not very intense. I hope it doesn't get completely wiped out closer to the holiday. I've been preparing for this for a long time!]
I won't change my name until I get my Taoist certificate: [Speaking of which, where's Little Tan? Always lurking! @.at @.at @.at]
Endless Summer: [Has Xie Tan heard or encountered anything strange?]
Alice Takes Over Wonderland: [Aside from classes and rehearsals, I haven't seen you much lately. You're all alone today, which is rare. Aren't you two always together?]
Embracing the sun: [[dog pouting.jpg]]
.at: [[touch.jpg]]
After replying to Lu Jinzhao instantly, Xie Tan recalled that he hadn't actually encountered him. This was because he had been heading out of school after class recently to check out the crime scenes from the previous story where Xue Hong had shown the puzzle of the black goat.
Lu Jinzhao has more than just a travel agency club; he also gets involved in departmental activities. He also has two part-time jobs. Unless he splits into several bubbles, he won't have that much time, no matter how much energy he has. Xie Tan doesn't want to bother him and prefers that he have time to rest properly, so he didn't let him come along.
So her boyfriend has been listless lately, and a little resentful. When they try to be intimate, he takes advantage of the situation. Xie Tan wants to get angry with him, but when she looks up, she sees his aggrieved expression, so she has no choice but to let him be.
He hardly ever went to the library, and when Xi Rui said there was almost a fire, he really didn't know.
Xie Tan had just walked to the bottom of the teaching building when he stopped typing. He was about to send the word "No" when, under the bright sunshine, he felt a shadow fall over him, enveloping him and growing larger, accompanied by an unsettling howling sound in the air.
The moment he looked up, a person crashed right in front of him, the twisted limbs deformed and blood spreading outwards to his feet.
The man's eyes, filled with terror until the very moment of his death, met his gaze directly.
Surrounded by gasps and screams, Xie Tan calmly thought that their group should change its name; "The Crows Cry in Unison" would be more fitting.
Kind classmates quickly pulled him away and asked if he was alright. Xie Tan took the opportunity to leave so as not to be recorded by the phones that his classmates were holding up in their frightened state.
"No, thank you."
As the first person to witness this person's death up close, he stood on the outermost edge, quietly watching the chaotic crowd, like a spectator blending into the background.
It seems this class won't be able to take place.
He looked up at the empty rooftop.
As he locked eyes with the corpse, he sensed... someone watching him from above.
Xie Tan turned and walked towards the library.
A student fell to his death during class time, and the news spread like wildfire. It couldn't be contained. By the time Xie Tan sat down in the library, the photo had already appeared in the group chat. He hesitated for a moment in the chat box, but didn't mention it.
In the end, the school gave up, giving off a "whatever" vibe.
Even so, the upcoming carnival is in jeopardy.
But the specific instructions had not been issued yet. When it was time for dinner, Xie Tan packed his things and went out. Lu Jinzhao was standing under the street lamp, his expression unreadable.
Xie Tan was taken aback, quickened his pace, and walked towards him: "You guys finished class early today? I was planning to wait for you in Building B."
"Does Ah Tan have nothing to say to me?"
"That tripe hotpot place you said you wanted to eat at yesterday? Shall we go now? I'll call a car... Jinzhao?"
Xie Tan's wrist was grabbed by Lu Jinzhao with a strong grip, causing him to move subconsciously.
The light from the streetlights blurred Lu Jinzhao's expression. Where there is light, shadows are most prominent. For a moment, Xie Tan felt that he wasn't enveloped in light, but rather that he had grown out of the shadows.
"A student jumped off a building this afternoon...and you didn't tell me," Lu Jinzhao said softly. "A-Tan, are you going to die somewhere I can't see you one day?"
His tone was hard to describe; it was soft yet somewhat gloomy, almost like a cold, scrutinizing gaze from a higher position, as if to determine something before deciding on something else.
Xie Tan, however, changed his usual attitude and looked at him calmly, as if scrutinizing something: "Where were you the day before yesterday at noon?"
"The day before yesterday at noon? After class, I was riding my bike home and saw a sushi stall, so..."
"You happened to pass by Diamond Bridge and saw someone attempting suicide by jumping into the lake. You stopped the car and jumped in to save them without saying a word."
“That’s right, but how did A-Tan know…” Lu Jinzhao suddenly fell silent, realizing that Xie Tan was saying that they were the same. He frowned, “But that’s different. That doesn’t mean anything to me.”
“But for me, our fears are the same.” Xie Tan looked at him quietly. “I worry about you just as much as you worry about me.”
Lu Jinzhao froze, the faint eeriness fading, replaced by helplessness. He gripped Xie Tan's hand even tighter: "I...I didn't expect this, I'm sorry..."
"I'm the one who should apologize. I was afraid you'd worry, so I didn't say anything, which only made you worry more." Xie Tan ignored his slightly sore wrist and pulled Lu Jinzhao down, placing a gentle kiss on his forehead.
He pressed his forehead against his and said, "But I'm really fine, I'm alright today. I won't stop you from doing anything, I know you're very capable, but... don't forget, I'm worried about you too. Don't get hurt, okay?"
Lu Jinzhao's Adam's apple bobbed, and he said in a slightly hoarse voice, "...Okay."
He was obedient and didn't move at all.
Xie Tan asked, "Aren't you going to hug me?"
Lu Jinzhao finally realized he was holding on too tightly. He didn't bother to hug her; instead, he grabbed Xie Tan's reddened wrist in annoyance, blew on it gently, and became even more flustered.
He was taller than Xie Tan, but at this moment he looked like a big dog that had done something wrong, not knowing where to put his tail. So Xie Tan took the initiative to hug him.
Lu Jinzhao buried himself deeply in this embrace, and his heart, which had almost spiraled out of control due to accumulated unease, calmed down.
At the club's base, when everyone finally saw these two latecomers, they saw Lu Jinzhao completely embedded in the curve of Xie Tan's body, hugging his waist, burying his head in his shoulder, using his large physique to make a perfect little bird-like figure, looking like conjoined twins from a distance.
Everyone:……
It's unbearable to look at.
The somber atmosphere, triggered by the afternoon's suicide attempt, eased slightly.
Xi Rui: "Ahem, alright, I'm sure everyone knows the current situation. Just wait for the notification. It will definitely be sent out before lights out at 10:30 at the latest."
"Just us?" Sun Enze looked around. Apart from Xue Hong and Xu Jinbo, all the other members of the group were there.
"Oh, the other members all thought it couldn't be done, so I let them go home early, but I think there's still a chance—ahhh, don't argue with me, I don't want to hear the truth, aren't you going to stay with me?" This person started throwing a tantrum.
Sun Enze reluctantly agreed, and Sun Enyou silently stood behind him; Chang Mingai was so sleepy that he slumped on the sofa with his eyelids drooping; the late couple sat together, still inseparable, silently sticking together.
Xia Wujin sighed, "There are still two and a half hours left, are we just going to sit here like this?"
Xi Rui, well-prepared, laid out a large box filled with board games, playing cards, and mahjong: "Ta-da! Team building time! Okay, stop complaining, look at all this, how abundant! It's all-encompassing. Or if you want something more exciting, I wouldn't mind even playing Ouija board or spirit board."
Xia Wujin glanced at him: "Are you afraid the carnival will proceed as planned?"
“This is the safest place in the entire Di University, didn’t you know?” Xi Rui chuckled. “The clubhouse is never haunted.”
As he said this, his eyes remained fixed on Xie Tan.
Xie Tan looked up.
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