Chapter 15 Library

"The people from the security department packed up the things and put them back on the shelf..." Shen Mengyun mused, then looked up after a few seconds and said, "It seems our initial guess was correct. The school isn't completely unaware of this. The people who cleaned up the scene earlier must have been from the security department; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so nervous seeing the scattered items in the bag."

Clearly, the person on the other end of the phone call the security guard received should be a higher-up in the school.

"What about the person who broke the mirror and stopped the ritual?" Fatty pressed. "Was that them too?"

"Doesn't seem like it," Wang Qi said, squinting.

After chatting for a few more sentences, Jiang Cheng's phone rang. It was Professor Wu this time, asking how Gao Yan was and if he had encountered any trouble.

Jiang Cheng said that everything was arranged properly by the professor, the school sister was taking good care of them, and Gao Yan was fine, and would be able to attend class later.

Professor Wu seemed busy, and there was some noise, like he was in a laboratory or something. Someone was talking very loudly nearby.

The professor said that if there was nothing else, he should come to his office to find him.

Seeing that Jiang Cheng and the others were about to leave, Gao Yan immediately sat up straight in bed. After what had just happened, he dared not stay alone.

Who knew if that ghost would come looking for him again?

Jiang Cheng turned to find the school sister, who was initially against it, thinking Gao Yan should at least stay for further observation, but Jiang Cheng acted worried about the security department causing trouble, emphasizing that he didn't want to involve the school sister.

After considering it, the school sister didn't insist, but warned him not to let the patient do any strenuous activity, and to remember to come back later for an injection.

Jiang Cheng readily agreed, then took out his phone and naturally asked for the school sister's phone number.

When Professor Wu saw Gao Yan with a bandage wrapped around his head, he just shook his head without saying much.

Professor Wu was busy attending an academic seminar, so Jiang Cheng and the others continued to help the professor with chores in the office.

Jiang Cheng even used the professor's computer to fill out a form to complete his registration, which the school needed to keep on file.

Midway, the female teacher who brought them here came again, urging Jiang Cheng and the others to attend class, but Jiang Cheng made an excuse to decline. Wang Qi, Gao Yan, and Shen Mengyun's excuses were obviously much weaker, and they were forcibly dragged away by the female teacher all the way to the classroom.

She even arranged for them to sit in the front row, so there was no way to run.

Gao Yan vaguely heard the students in the back row whispering about the injury on his head, saying the bandaging technique was quite artistic and probably done by the interns from the medical school.

"Jiang-ge." Huai Yi put down the work in his hands and asked softly, "Can we trust what Gao Yan said?"

Jiang Cheng was casually tapping on the keyboard, stopped when he heard this, and nodded after a moment, "It should be true. He almost lost his life; he wouldn't dare to lie to us."

Through the previous events, Jiang Cheng judged that this old guy Gao Yan had now figured it out, and he couldn't get through this mission on his own.

"Doctor, what do we do now?" Fatty asked, holding a rag in his left hand and a bucket of water at his feet.

He had cleaned the glass on the door so well that it looked brand new. Teachers passing by praised him for his diligence and asked which class he was in.

"Wait for them to finish class, then we'll go to the library together," Huai Yi suggested, using a tone of suggestion. He remembered Jiang Cheng saying something similar to Gao Yan.

Jiang Cheng shook his head. "It'll be too late. By the time they finish class, it'll probably be dark again."

Huai Yi and Fatty's expressions became somewhat unpleasant. This was the case yesterday and the day before; they didn't have time to explore the school's various locations.

And as the mission progressed, the daylight hours were gradually shortening.

"I'll go myself. Be careful," Jiang Cheng stood up. Although the slip of paper with the code was no longer on him, he had memorized it after seeing it once.

He found a piece of paper and wrote down the code from memory. Then, he made a copy and handed it to Huai Yi, "Keep this safe."

"Doctor, let me go with you," Fatty blocked the doorway. The library was one of the haunted locations, and it seemed to be quite special, so the danger was conceivable.

"Jiang-ge, you should take Fu Gui-ge with you, I'll stay behind," Huai Yi said.

Jiang Cheng looked back at him.

"Don't worry, I can handle it," Huai Yi nodded.

Perhaps it was because the situation was urgent, or perhaps Huai Yi's earnest gaze gave Jiang Cheng confidence, but in any case, Jiang Cheng agreed, "Be careful yourself."

"Don't worry."

Without hesitation, Jiang Cheng opened the door and, with Fatty in tow, headed straight for the library.

Just as Jiang Cheng had predicted, there was an interlude along the way.

When they passed the last door in the hallway, the door suddenly opened, and a professor-like person came out and asked Jiang Cheng and Fatty to move some materials for him. Jiang Cheng and Fatty didn't even look at him and ran off in a puff of smoke.

The professor was so angered that he actually chased them for a while, but gave up after realizing he couldn't even catch up with the fatty.

"Doctor, that professor was really scary, wearing slippers and chasing us for over 200 meters." Walking on a small road, Fatty kept looking back, still feeling lingering fear.

Jiang Cheng's chest rose and fell slightly, and he glanced at Fatty beside him, saying, "Indeed."

Now the situation was very clear. This suddenly appearing professor was also one of the conditions restricting them, but it seemed to be the kind that could be avoided.

But compared to this professor, Jiang Cheng still paid attention to Fatty beside him, not just Wang Qi's words about having a good impression.

Just now, they ran from the fourth floor to the first floor, and then were chased for over 200 meters. This fatty, with his two sausage-like legs, was actually running faster than him.

This couldn't simply be explained by being nimble.

"Doctor." Fatty saw Jiang Cheng looking at him and suddenly felt a little nervous. "Why are you looking at me?"

"It's nothing." Jiang Cheng withdrew his gaze.

Fatty breathed a sigh of relief, as if a weight had been lifted off his chest, "Phew—"

"I thought I saw the face of the professor who chased us on your back just now." Jiang Cheng looked ahead and said calmly in a soothing tone, "But don't worry too much, maybe I was just seeing things."

Fatty felt terrible when he heard this and begged the doctor to take another look at him. If that professor was really lying on his back or something, could he think of a way to get him off? With his head full of bad ideas, he must have a way.

Although it was already broad daylight, it seemed that all the students in the school were in class, and there weren't many people strolling around the campus.

Before long, they arrived at the library.

Compared to the other buildings in the school, this library was clearly older.

The outer walls were still made of old red bricks, and at first glance, they had a very vintage feel. When they got closer, they could see subtle cracks in the dark corners of the walls.

It perfectly matched Jiang Cheng's idea of what a library where supernatural events would occur should look like.