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  “Midnight?” Zhou Taifu excimed.

  It seems that Zhen Jianren was right; they don't have much time left. The third rehearsal is the final deadline.

  “There are three dires that seem most suspicious,” Yu Wen pondered before saying, “First, Director Li. We've never met her, but she hides in the shadows, always our movements. I believe she was at least aware of the events from years ago.”

  “Sed, the music in Building C. That’s where we first captured a ghost, and it’s the only time we did. That pce holds signifit meaning for the ghost.”

  “Third, the equipmeer.” At this point, Yu Wen turo Jiang g. “Last time, Mr. Hao said he entered a ghost painting there.”

  “Exactly,” Jiang g nodded early, then poi Zhen Jianren and said, “That ghost ainting him; I saw it for myself! The painting was amazing!”

  Zhen Jianre him, angrily ret, “Speak properly, don’t point!”

  “Alright,” Yu Wen, faced with these two, had little patience left. She tinued analyzing, “The clues should be among these three. Time is pressing; we should split up.”

  Yu Wen's suggestion sounded reasonable, and no one raised any objes.

  Jiang g and the fat guy chose to find Director Li to gather information, while Yu Wen and the others would look for clues in the music while there was no rehearsal.

  That left the equipmeer for Zhen Jianren and Luo Yi.

  As the task was nearing its clusion, no one cared about which was more dangerous anymore.

  If they didn't find crucial clues before midnight tomorrow to end the task, everyone would die.

  After saying that, Yu Wen and her group left first.

  As Zhen Jianren reached the door, he suddenly paused, as if realizing something, and turo look at room 404.

  Gradually, a hint of fusion appeared in his eyes.

  He frowned slightly, as if something was missing.

  “Guardian brother!” a voice called out. Jiang g greeted him enthusiastically, “After you find your portrait, please pay attention to the bottht er of the painting!”

  Zhen Jianren's thoughts were interrupted, and his face slightly paled. “What do you mean?”

  Luo Yi, who haded yet, also turo look at Jiang g, his expression gradually being strange.

  “Whoosh—”

  Taking a deep breath, Jiang g sat up straight, his demeanor solemn as if preparing to honor aors.

  Zhen Jianren couldn't help but feel nervous.

  At this moment, the mere presence Jiang g exhibited made him unfortable.

  Only the fat guy sensed a familiar st.

  “Perhaps the ghost’s name will be left there,” Jiang g said.

  Zhen Jianren's pupils involuntarily stricted, and gradually, he became excited. “You mean there’s a signature on the painting?!” He murmured to himself, “We could get the ghost dy's name from the painting! Then firm it through the name!”

  Uedly,

  Jiang g straightened up and shook his head. “No, I mean at least let you die with some crity.”

  The path, muddy after the rai slippery under Zhen Jianren's feet.

  The painting Jiang g mentioned lingered in his mind like a nightmare.

  “Are we really going there?” Luo Yi, following behind, asked in a straone.

  Zhen Jiaared ahead, not even gng at him. “There's o discuss this.”

  Luo Yi shut his mouth.

  Their footsteps o ground made a “Shlick, shlick” sound.

  Passing by a supermarket, they bought some bread and ham, and swallowed while walking, washing it down with mineral water.

  The hunger from st night had lingered until now.

  Zhen Jianren rubbed his temples; that ominous feeling had never dissipated since yesterday.

  It felt as if some eyes were watg him.

  The equipment room was somewhat remote, located on the side of the old pyground.

  This pyground had long been abandoned.

  After the rain, it was like a muddy pit.

  They tried to choose a er path as they passed the pyground, but their shoes still got dirty.

  Finally, they stopped.

  Zhen Jianren looked up.

  An old sign leaned against the side, with white background and bck letters, reading “Equipmeer.”

  The main door was wide open, but no one could be seen inside.

  “Is there no one here?” Luo Yi frowned, peering ihey should be having breakfast in the cafeteria at this time.”

  Zhen Jiahought for a moment and shook his head. “That shouldn’t be the case. From Yu Wen's description, that old man has pale skin and limps. This pce is quite far from the cafeteria, and the road is slippery; he wouldn’t go there.”

  “You mean he’s still here?”

  “Most likely.”

  Luo Yi’s expression became more serious. “That old ma seem like an ordinary NPC; he should be an important clue.”

  While being cautious, Zhen Jianren and Luo Yi circled around, disc that the huge equipmeer only had this orahere was a small door on the side, but it had been boarded up from the outside.

  When they returo the front door, the troached.

  They didn’t rush in but hid outside to observe.

  Holding their breath, they waited cautiously for a while, realizing that it was as quiet as death inside.

  “What should we do?” Luo Yi asked in a low voice.

  Standing there, Zhen Jianre increasingly uneasy.

  Acc to Yu Wen, there was an old man inside.

  But at the same time, he was also a man.

  So far, he was the only male in the school besides them.

  Zhen Jianren g the rge door in front of him. The door was secured with a thick and a dark iron lock that looked very sturdy.

  Luo Yi also became tense; after all, Jiang g's description carried an indescribable terrifying atmosphere. Standing here, he couldn’t help but think of that ghostly dy who painted.

  Even scarier were the huge, strange bloody handprints.

  “How strange,” Zhen Jianren suddenly spoke.

  Luo Yi swallowed hard and asked in a low voice, “What’s strange?”

  “Where does this old man usually live?”

  “He should live here,” Luo Yi gnced around and theracted his gaze.

  He had previously scouted schools with many female students and khat some teachers, after retiring due to health and other reasons, sidered staying in the school to do some manageable work.

  For example, dormitory supervisors or retively easy-going positions like janitors or librarians.

  The old man should belong to this category.

  “But…” Zhen Jianren poi the lo the door, his expression turning odd. “This lock is oside.”

  Luo Yi was taken aback, and then his brow furrowed slowly.

  Ihis was suspicious. If the old man lived here at night, he should have locked it from the inside. How could the lock possibly be oside?

  Unless…

  Zhen Jianren suddenly recalled that small door.

  The small door was boarded up from the outside, surrounded by nails the size of a baby’s finger.

  “He didn’t stay here voluntarily,” Zhen Jiauro look at Luo Yi, frowning, “This is impriso.”

  (End of the Chapter)

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