"Midnight?" Zhou Taifu exclaimed.
It seems that Zhen Jianren is right, there is not much time left for them, and the deadline is before the third rehearsal.
"There are three most suspicious directions now," Yu Wen said after thinking, "The first is Director Li. We have never seen her, but she is hiding in the dark and always paying attention to our movements. I think She was at least an insider of the events that year."
"Second, there is the music classroom in Block C. It was the first and only place where we photographed ghosts. It is of extraordinary significance to ghosts."
"Third, the equipment center." At this point, Yu Wen turned her head and looked at Jiang Cheng, "Last time, Mr. Hao said he met a painting ghost there..."
"That's right," Jiang Cheng nodded sincerely, then pointed at Zhen Jianren and said, "That's him in the painting. I can see it for real! The painting is so good!"
Zhen Jianren glared at him and said angrily: "Speak properly and don't point fingers!"
"Okay," facing these two people, Yu Wen's patience was running out. She continued to analyze: "The clue should be between these three. Time is running out, let's split up."
Yu Wen's proposal sounded reasonable and no one raised any objections.
Jiang Cheng and Fatty chose to go to Director Li to learn about the situation. Yu Wen and others took advantage of the lack of rehearsal to go to the music classroom to look for clues.
The remaining equipment center was left to Zhen Jianren and Luo Yi.
The mission was coming to an end, and no one cared about which part was more dangerous.
If the key clues are not found and the mission is completed before midnight tomorrow, everyone will die.
After saying that, Yu Wen and her group left first.
When Zhen Jianren walked to the door, he suddenly paused, then turned his head and looked at room 404, as if he suddenly realized something.
Gradually, a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes.
Here... He frowned slightly, as if something was missing.
"Brother Patron Saint!" A voice came, and Jiang Cheng greeted enthusiastically, "After finding your portrait, please pay attention to the lower right corner of the painting!"
Zhen Jianren's thoughts were interrupted, and his face changed color slightly, "What do you mean?"
Luo Yi, who had not yet gone out, also turned back to look at Jiang Cheng, his expression gradually becoming weird.
"call--"
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Cheng sat up straight, with a solemn expression as if he was going to pay homage to his ancestors.
Zhen Jianren couldn't help but become nervous.
At this moment, just the momentum shown by the former made him feel uncomfortable all over.
Only Fatty smelled a familiar smell...
"Maybe the ghost's name will be left there," Jiang Cheng said.
Zhen Jianren's pupils shrank unconsciously, and slowly, his whole body became excited, "You mean... there is a signature on the painting?!" He said to himself: "We can get the female figure from the painting. The name of the ghost! Then confirm it by name..."
did not expect......
Jiang Cheng straightened his body, shook his head and said, "No, I mean to make you understand."
...
The path was a little muddy after the rain, and Zhen Jianren stepped on it, feeling slippery under his feet.
The painting Jiang Cheng mentioned lingered in his mind like a nightmare.
"Are we really going there?" Luo Yiyi, who was following him, sounded a little strange.
Zhen Jianren stared at the road ahead without looking at him, "There is no need to discuss this issue."
Luo Yi shut his mouth.
The two people's footsteps made a "crunching" sound on the slippery road.
When passing by a supermarket, the two bought some bread and ham sausage, and then drank mineral water, swallowing it as they walked.
The hunger pangs from last night continue to this day.
Zhen Jianren rubbed his brow. Since yesterday, his ominous premonition has never dissipated.
It was as if there were a pair of eyes staring at him.
The location of the equipment room is relatively remote, on the side of the old playground.
The playground here has long been abandoned.
After it rained, it was like a quagmire.
They passed by the playground and tried to take a cleaner path, but their shoes still got dirty.
Finally, they stopped.
Zhen Jianren looked up.
A shabby sign stood on one side, with black characters on a white background and the words "Instrument Center" written on it.
The door was open, but no one could be seen inside.
"Is no one here?" Luo Yi frowned and looked inside, "I should be having breakfast in the cafeteria at this time."
Zhen Jianren thought for a while and shook his head, "Probably not. From Yu Wen's description, the old man's skin was pale and he was lame. It's quite a distance from the canteen, and the road is so slippery. He wouldn't go to the canteen. ."
"You mean...he's still here?"
"should be."
Luo Yi's face became more serious, "This old man looks like he is no ordinary NPC. He should be an important clue."
While Zhen Jianren was vigilant, he and Luo Yi walked around in a circle and found that there was only one door that could enter the large equipment center. There was a small door on the side, but it was sealed from the outside with wooden boards.
When they returned to the door again, the two walked up.
He didn't enter rashly, so he hid outside the door and observed.
I held my breath and waited carefully for a while, and found that it was as quiet as death inside.
"What should I do?" Luo Yi asked in a low voice.
Standing here, Zhen Jianren's uneasiness became more intense.
According to Yu Wen, there is an old man inside.
But...also a man.
As of now, he is the only male in this school besides them.
And... Zhen Jianren glanced at the door in front of him. There were thick chains hanging on the door and a dark iron lock, which looked very strong.
Luo Yi also became nervous at this moment. After all, Jiang Cheng's description had an indescribable atmosphere of terror. Standing here, he couldn't help but think of the female ghost who was painting.
What's even more terrifying is... there are huge and weird bloody handprints.
"Strange..." Zhen Jianren suddenly said.
Luo Yi's throat rolled and he asked in a low voice: "What's so strange?"
"Where does this old man usually live?"
"You should live here," Luo Zhang glanced and then looked away.
He once visited some schools with many girls and learned that after retirement, some teachers considered staying in the school to do some work within their ability due to health and other reasons.
For example, the dormitory teacher, or the more leisurely miscellaneous teacher, librarian, etc.
The elderly should also fall into this category.
"But..." Zhen Jianren pointed to the lock on the door, his expression became strange, "This lock is on the outside."
Luo Yi was stunned for a moment, and then his brows slowly wrinkled.
Yes, this is indeed suspicious. If the old man lives here at night, it should be locked from the inside. How can the lock be from the outside?
unless......
Zhen Jianren suddenly thought of the small door.
The small door was sealed from the outside with wooden boards, and the surrounding area was covered with nails as thick as a baby's finger.
"He didn't stay here voluntarily," Zhen Jianren turned to stare at Luo Yi, frowning and said, "This is imprisonment."
