Tonight, it had once again followed them to the medical building and appeared outside the door of the dissection room.

What exactly did it want to do?

Could it be related to Xiao Ting's death?

There were no answers to these questions yet.

With so few clues, it would take time to confirm everything.

Huai Yi told Jiang Cheng about the things that happened after he left the building, especially mentioning Wang Qi. Jiang Cheng had been paying attention to this strange fellow for a long time.

Huai Yi volunteered to keep watch at night, letting Jiang Cheng and Fatty rest first.

The night passed without dreams.

When Jiang Cheng opened his eyes, it was already dawn. Huai Yi was lying on the opposite bed, a mysterious smile on his lips, probably dreaming of something.

Fatty was sitting alone on a chair, looking out the window.

"What time is it?" Jiang Cheng stretched his body and slowly stood up. He had left his phone in the medical building last night.

"Doctor, you're awake." Fatty turned his head when he heard the voice, took out his phone and glanced at it, and said, "It's 6 o'clock, still early. Why don't you sleep a little more?"

"I've had enough sleep." Jiang Cheng turned his head to look at Huai Yi, but before he could say anything, Fatty quickly said, "Doctor, let him sleep a little longer. He just woke me up when it was barely dawn. He's been watching all night."

"Alright."

The morning was a bit chilly. Jiang Cheng put on his coat and walked to Fatty's side. The window was blocked by a row of trees, but through the gaps between the leaves, he could still see a small road across the way.

The road was covered with yellow and green leaves, full of autumn's bleakness.

He looked for a long time, but didn't see anyone passing by.

"What are you looking at?" Jiang Cheng asked, withdrawing his gaze. He felt that this fatty was a bit unusual. He even had the melancholy of a poet on his face.

Clearly, Jiang Cheng thought he didn't deserve it.

The chair wasn't very big to begin with, and when Fatty sat on it, the chair was almost invisible. He reached out and scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed to say, "There's a small road like that near my house, and it's covered with fallen leaves at this time of year."

"Every time I go home, I like to walk that road, because I know that my family can see me from far away. They're always waiting for me."

"There are no streetlights around there, it's very dark. They'll leave a small light on for me in the window. As long as I see that light, I won't lose my way."

"No matter how late it is, or how bad the weather is, I'll go back."

"Because I know that even in the darkest and coldest night, there will be a light left specially for me, and my family will be standing behind that light, waiting for me to come home."

Fatty spoke these words very naturally. After a moment, he realized that the doctor hadn't said anything since he started talking.

Turning his head, he found that the doctor was also looking out the window along with his gaze, his eyes flowing with something indescribable.

To outsiders, the doctor was very good at hiding himself. His true joys, sorrows, and happiness were rarely expressed on his face.

But this time was different. Fatty saw a person's name completely on his face—Lin Wan'er.

If there was ever such a thing as family for the doctor in this world, then it was undoubtedly Boss Lin.

This single, beautiful woman who raised the doctor and taught him all his skills was the light in the doctor's world that pierced through the darkness.

But what Fatty didn't understand was that he hadn't seen Boss Lin for a long time since he left on the last mission, and the doctor seemed to be avoiding her as well.

Could the two of them be having a fight? Or...

"Fatty." Just as Fatty was thinking, a hand rested on his shoulder. "After this mission is over, take me to your house for a visit," Jiang Cheng said.

"Okay, okay." Fatty was a little flattered. "Doctor, don't you mind, my family is very poor, and my younger siblings are naughty, but they're all good people. You'll definitely like them."

"Like... hehe, of course I like you, Yuan Yuan, you have to believe me, Wen Wen, Jing Jing, Mei Mei, Qing Qing, they're all just for show, you're my little baby..."

Following the voice, Huai Yi was talking in his sleep on the bed, looking radiant.

The exasperated Fatty finally woke him up. Huai Yi was startled at first, but later, after learning that nothing had happened, he angrily demanded that Fatty compensate him for his mental damages.

He said that he had even taken off his pants in his dream, and then when he opened his eyes, he saw Fatty's big face. This had left an irreparable trauma on his young heart, and might even affect the harmony of his future life in that area.

Seeing Fatty and Huai Yi arguing early in the morning, Jiang Cheng didn't intend to stop them.

The most scarce thing in a mission was human warmth and a sense of everyday life, but it was precisely this that allowed them to know clearly that, at least at this moment, they were still alive, and their lives were still in their own hands.

"Knock knock knock."

Someone was knocking on the door.

Fatty and Huai Yi stopped. Jiang Cheng walked over alone, and when he opened the door, Shen Mengyun was standing outside.

Perhaps because of what happened last night, Shen Mengyun's expression wasn't very natural when she saw Jiang Cheng.

"Everyone is downstairs, just waiting for you," Shen Mengyun said.

Jiang Cheng nodded. "We'll be down in a moment."

After saying that, Shen Mengyun turned to leave, but suddenly her wrist was grabbed by a hand. Turning her head, it was Jiang Cheng's face.

"Miss Shen, don't be alone. Wait a moment, we'll go down together," Jiang Cheng said, looking at her with a serious tone.

"Okay... okay." Shen Mengyun was surprised, and her expression was a bit complicated.

When they came downstairs, the others were not far from the door. When Wen Liangshan saw Jiang Cheng and the others come out, his expression obviously improved, but after secretly glancing at Gao Yan beside him, and Wang Qi not far away, he didn't dare to show it too clearly.

"Did Brother Jiang notice anything last night?" Before they could even get close, Gao Yan opened his mouth to ask. His eyes were dark, as if he hadn't slept all night.

"No, I slept very well last night." Jiang Cheng looked at him, frowned slightly, and asked, "Did something happen to Mr. Gao?"

"It's nothing, I just heard some strange noises in the corridor, so I thought I'd ask," Gao Yan said casually.

Anyone with eyes could see that if it was just some strange noises, Gao Yan wouldn't have been so frightened.

Just like the day before, they went to the cafeteria for breakfast, and then went to the small woods on the east side of the school.

Yesterday, Yuan Xiaoyi said that she didn't have class first thing this morning, so she made an appointment to meet Jiang Cheng here.

Sure enough, they saw Yuan Xiaoyi outside the small woods.

She was still dressed the same as yesterday, but she looked even more haggard, and her eyes seemed to have lost their light.

But all of this changed when she saw Jiang Cheng. "Senior, you're here!"

"Xiaoyi, I'm sorry to have worried you." Jiang Cheng quickly walked forward, his eyes full of pity.