Chapter 20 Mysterious Childhood Sweetheart (Part 1)

After successfully convincing Shinozuka Kaoru to act with him as a tool man, Paine also had time to think carefully about how to track down the truth.

For some reason, Paine felt that it was wrong that Echizen Nanjiro left that day, and he might not be able to find him when he went to school today.

Paine has never been a person who is good at reasoning. It is really difficult for him to peel off the cocoons to investigate the truth. To a certain extent, he is more similar to a single-celled organism that believes in intuition.

Although Shinozuka Kaoru had just been fooled into a cripple by a scientific reasoning that eliminated superstition, Paine knew very well that 99% of the old building of Dehong High School had problems. The East Nine District here is not the Blue Star in the previous life. The supernatural document that Shinozuka Kaoru sent to him that day truly proved that there are ghosts and evil spirits in this world.

"If it is true as recorded on the 'Isolated Island Website', then the old Dehong High School building is definitely an extremely sinister place. Even if it is not for the reward of rare items, I would not dare to go in without investigating the truth and being prepared. So. What makes Kobayashi Shinichi, a fledgling house master, dare to go there to participate in some kind of courage test conference?"

Paine suddenly thought of what Sayuri Inoue told him that day.

"Actually, I want to apologize to you. I shouldn't have encouraged you to go to that courage test meeting, which caused you to fall down in the old school building. I'm really sorry."

"I was encouraged by my childhood sweetheart to participate in a courage test, but I fell and lost my life..."

Paine pondered, and then remembered that Xiaolin Shinichi's home was suspected to be haunted. Inoue Sayuri also said that day that there was a thumping sound in Kobayashi Shinichi's house in the middle of the night, and although Kobayashi Shinichi's house had been uninhabited for many days, there was no dust on the floor or table.

"Maybe I should ask Inoue Sayuri again. Their family should be locals who have been living here. And maybe I should go back to Kobayashi Shinichi's house and stay one night to see the situation. I should also see the ghosts and resentments in this world. How ferocious is the spirit?”

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Paine's man's sixth sense kicked in.

Sure enough, he didn't find Echizen Nanjiro in the school. The doorman's statement was that Echizen Nanjiro didn't come to work at all today.

"Gone never to come back? This is really not in line with the workaholic principal's style."

Paine guessed in his mind that the principal might be planning something else.

Pan returned to his class, but Shinozuka Kaoru hadn't come yet. Kobayashi Shinichi's childhood sweetheart Sayuri Inoue came up.

"Xiao Lin-kun, you haven't shown up since you were called away by the principal yesterday, and you didn't come this morning either. What happened?"

Paine subconsciously used the trick to deceive the mind, but the trick once again hit a snag. Sayuri Inoue still looked at him with concern.

"Isn't it effective against her? Hey, what kind of monsters are they?"

If Shinozuka Kaoru was not affected by the mind trick, it could be explained that she was not an ordinary person, but a otaku who accepted the inheritance from her brother. Then it makes no sense that the mind trick doesn't work on Sayuri Inoue. Could it be that this cute and cute childhood sweetheart in front of me is actually a big boss?

"Psychic spells are ineffective against people who are only above me. Either Sayuri Inoue has some precious body protection, or she is not an innocent middle school girl at all."

Pan En secretly increased his vigilance. After all, his childhood sweetheart, Kobayashi Shinichi, was deceived by her into participating in a courage test and ended up in the hospital.

"That's because the principal saw my fine bones and my talent and planned to recommend me to participate in the modeling competition."

Paine was full of words, making Sayuri Inoue cover her mouth and laugh.

"You lied to me again! You and Shinozuka Kaoru were called away together and didn't come back. I thought you did something bad together and the principal found out."