"You're overthinking things." Chen Ge's peripheral vision caught sight of the black bag behind the door, but he did not think much of it.
Whether it was filled with trash or dead bodies, what did that have to do with him?
Chen Ge kept his mind clear. The first thing he needed to do was figure out his own identity and figure out what kind of person Lin Sisi was.
From his perspective, his body and appearance had not changed at all. He had no idea why Wang Xiaoming and the people around him would call him Lin Sisi.
Perhaps Lin Sisi is not a person's name but a code name, a kind of identity.
"If you still want to go to the canteen later, you can call me. I'll be going back now." Chen Ge's expression did not change that much like he did not see the bag.
"Okay." Wang Xiaoming shrank back into the bedroom. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and he turned to yell at Chen Ge. "Xiao Lin, you've been sleeping in class today. I wonder if you've heard the few things that Mr. Bai told you."
"What is it?"
"For the time being, do not leave the bedroom at night. Stay in your own room. Also, the lights-out time has been brought forward from 11 pm to 10: 30 pm. After lights-out, there will be people patrolling the corridors. I hope everyone will pay attention to that."
"That's it?" Chen Ge thought that Wang Xiaoming was going to say something important. He had been in the door for quite some time already, but everyone and everything that he had encountered appeared normal. To be more precise, everything appeared normal on the surface. This school was no different from a normal night school; there was nothing special about it that caught his attention.
Wang Xiaoming bit on his lips like he wanted to say something, but perhaps because he was not sure, he did not say anything.
The door closed, and Chen Ge stood alone in the corridor of the dormitory. The surroundings were very quiet, and there was not a single sound.
"The lights are not out yet, so how can the corridor be so quiet? Could it be that neither of the rooms are occupied?"
Chen Ge took out the key from his backpack and turned to look at the door opposite Wang Xiaoming. There was a number written on the door — 413.
"This is Lin Sisi's room?" Staring at the number, Chen Ge suddenly felt that it looked familiar. "Four represents the fourth floor, so what does 13 represent? The thirteenth room? "
Chen Ge had once seen the number thirteen in the diary underneath Nightmare Academy. He remembered it very clearly. At the end of the last page of the diary, there was a sentence written — 'I, die, one, three, School of the Afterlife, escape.'
"The number 13 in the diary refers to this dormitory? It shouldn't be that simple. "
In the silent corridor, there was only the sound of the key being inserted into the keyhole and turned. Chen Ge tried several times before he found the correct key.
After opening the door and seeing the interior of the dormitory, Chen Ge frowned.
The dormitory was not big. There were a total of six beds, all of which were upper bunk beds. Below the beds were a wardrobe, a desk, and various miscellaneous items.
It wouldn't be a problem just by looking at it. What caught Chen Ge's attention were the walls of the dormitory.
There were many human silhouettes on the walls and ceiling of the dormitory. They were of the same height and build as a normal person. It was hard to tell if they were pasted there or painted there.
"One, two …" Chen Ge did a rough count. There were five human-shaped shadows in the room.
They were very eye-catching, and it was hard not to notice them.
For his own safety, Chen Ge climbed up the bed ladder and observed the shadows up close.
His finger touched the shadow closest to him, and Chen Ge used his fingernails to lightly scratch at the wall. "They were painted with paint. Who would draw these things in the bedroom?"
These human-sized shadows looked scary even when the lights were on, but after the lights were off, wouldn't it be scarier to see shadows everywhere in the room?
His eyes scanned all the shadows, and Chen Ge jumped down from the bed. After losing the help of his employees, he became more careful than he had ever been.
"There are six beds in total, but there is only one thermos in the bedroom, and there is only one pair of slippers on the ground. The only real occupant of this bedroom should be Xiao Lin."
Chen Ge looked through the wardrobe and study table that corresponded to the other beds. Even though they were filled with miscellaneous items, they were not daily necessities. They were all strange things.
Like drawing boards, paint buckets, broken hands, broken wires, and so on.
This bedroom appeared to be a storage room. Xiao Lin was the only occupant, and the other beds were unoccupied.
"Students at night school rarely live on campus. Xiao Lin's financial situation is not that good, so he wouldn't fork out extra money to live on campus. The only possibility is that staying here is cheaper than renting a place outside."
Normally, the price of a school apartment was much more expensive than a motel near the school. The price of this place was abnormally low, so it could only mean that there was something wrong with this room.
Chen Ge had no idea what had happened inside Xiao Lin's bedroom, but there was a strange sense of urgency in his heart.
He climbed up the fourth bed that was furthest away from the door. This bed was covered with a brand new bedsheet and quilt. Even though the other beds were also covered with quilts, most of them were covered in dust and could not be used.
"If there is no one living here, why would there be a special quilt? Who would be willing to use such a dirty quilt? "
Chen Ge sat on the fourth bed. He looked at the bedroom from a different angle, and it felt different. It was not as cramped.
"That's right, this is Xiao Lin's bed." Next to the pillow were words of encouragement and a schedule. If not for this strange school, Chen Ge would have thought that Xiao Lin was a good student who worked hard.
"The bedsheet has been washed, and it gives off the scent of laundry detergent. The quilt is also neatly folded. When I was at school, I rarely saw anyone who could fold the quilt so neatly. Xiao Lin should be a very clean and self-disciplined person." Chen Ge speculated about Xiao Lin's personality in his mind.
Other than the quilt and pillow, there were only books and pens left on the fourth bed.
At first glance, Chen Ge thought that Xiao Lin was a student, but after flipping through a few pages, he noticed the problem.
Most of the books related to the course were clean and tidy. There were no labels on them, like they were brand new. In contrast, Xiao Lin's own notebooks were heavily worn, and it was clear that he had been reading them often.
Chen Ge took out the three notebooks that were hidden in the middle of the textbook. They were stuffed with different kinds of stickers. Some were clippings from newspapers, some were notices posted outside the dormitory, and some were small notes with different handwriting.
"This is …" With just a glance, Chen Ge's attention was immediately drawn to it.
"The man entered the dormitory during the school break, but someone had not left the school yet. He hid inside the closet and was discovered when he left the closet late at night.
"The body was discovered inside the closet at dawn the next day. The killer has not been caught. Teachers and students, please be on guard."
What was cut out of the newspaper were pieces of news. There were no detailed addresses or names, just reports of murder cases that people should have heard of.
"The names appear to have been purposely removed. Where did Xiao Lin find these newspapers? The papers are yellowed, and they look old. "
There was more than one case recorded in the notebook. The locations included the dormitory, the library, the lab building, the elevator, and so on.
"Have these cases really happened in real life?" Chen Ge flipped through the notebook, and the more he read, the more shocked he became. "This notebook is very important."
As he flipped through the notebook, Chen Ge became more curious about Xiao Lin. Just who was he? Why would he collect all these strange murder cases?
Chen Ge placed all of Xiao Lin's notebooks on the bed. He always carried one in his backpack, and there were three more on the bed. So far, Chen Ge had obtained four notebooks in total.
"The notebook inside the backpack should be a disguise. It doesn't contain too much important information. The three notebooks found next to the bed are probably Xiao Lin's biggest secret." Chen Ge read carefully and memorized everything that he saw.
Chen Ge was so focused that he did not get distracted, but at that moment, someone knocked on the door.
The silence was broken, and Chen Ge held his breath out of habit.
After knocking on the door a few times, the knocking stopped.
"Is it Wang Xiaoming outside? He asked me to go to the cafeteria for lunch? " Regarding Wang Xiaoming, Chen Ge did not want to comment too much on him, and he did not want to have any relationship with the man.
After about a minute, the annoying knock on the door suddenly came again.
However, this time, the knocking sounded more forceful. Chen Ge did not say anything, and he did not go to open the door. The knocking continued for several seconds, and then the sound of a key being inserted into the keyhole came from the door!
Creak …
The door was pushed open, and a pale-faced Mr. Bai appeared at the door, holding the key and the flashlight.
"Why didn't you open the door?" Mr. Bai glared at Chen Ge. His forehead was covered in sweat, and his Adam's apple was trembling like he was afraid.
"I just fell asleep." Chen Ge very naturally grabbed the cover from the bed and pulled it over himself, covering up the three notebooks.
Mr. Bai did not enter the room. He merely stood at the door and looked around. "Do not wander around at night. Stay in the dormitory, do you understand?"
"Okay." Chen Ge nodded.
Mr. Bai closed the door and left.
"What a strange man. When he opened the door in such a hurry, it felt like he was trying to see whether I was still alive or not."
Chen Ge pulled the cover over himself and was about to flip through the notebook when the light in the bedroom suddenly went off.
"The light went off? It's already 10: 30 pm? " Lying in the darkness, Chen Ge suddenly realized a problem. "Ever since I entered the world behind the door, I haven't seen anything that can tell the time. There is no clock, and there is no time on the phone."
"Time should be a hidden clue. Perhaps it can provide me with some special help." From the moment the light went off, Chen Ge started to multitask. He counted his heartbeat while he used his Yin Yang Vision to continue reading the notebook.
He did not need to know the exact time; he just wanted to have a general idea of the time so that it would be easier for him to make his next move.
"I'll go through the contents of the notebook briefly and then look for other clues. If I can't find anything, I'll move to the next place." Mr. Bai had the key to the bedroom, so he could enter and exit the bedroom freely. This made Chen Ge feel very unsafe.
The curtains in the bedroom were thick, and only a sliver of light filtered into the room through the gap.
There were five human shadows on the wall, and the atmosphere became more and more oppressive.
Bang, bang, bang …
In the darkness, Chen Ge suddenly heard someone knocking on the bedroom door, and the person's movement was very light.
"Why is someone else here?" The new knocking sound was different from the one that Mr. Bai had used earlier. It should be someone else knocking on the door.
"Could it be Wang Xiaoming? No, he looks very cowardly, and he is very afraid to stay in the corridor of the bedroom. It shouldn't be him. " Chen Ge pulled the covers over him and lay in bed. He was reminded of what Mr. Bai and Wang Xiaoming had told him — to not leave the bedroom at night.
Just as Chen Ge was hesitating whether he should go over to take a look or not, the knocking stopped. The person had only knocked three or four times.
"There's only knocking but no footsteps. The person outside the door probably hasn't left yet." Chen Ge was quite experienced in anti-surveillance and investigation.
He did not make a sound, and his body did not even move. He wanted to create the illusion that there was no one inside the bedroom.
Ten minutes later, the room and the corridor were still as silent as death.
"The person has already left?" Chen Ge sighed in relief. He reached his hand into Xiao Lin's backpack and felt for the pair of scissors that had been polished. "Regardless of whether it's useful or not, at least I can feel safer with this."
Chen Ge was not the kind of person who would sit and wait for death. No matter how desperate he was, he would not give up so easily.
He grabbed the scissors, but before he could take them out from his bag, the knocking came again.
It was not very forceful, but it sounded like it was repeating itself mechanically.
"Is the monster outside the door targeting me?"
Chen Ge gripped the scissors tightly, and his eyes stared closely at the door. This time, the knocking did not stop. In fact, it became more urgent.
"The person outside appears to be being chased by something. Does he want to come in to seek refuge?" Chen Ge could not even protect himself, so he did not have the courage to run over to open the door for him.
The knocking frequency increased, but it was getting weaker. It gave the feeling that life was slipping away, and the person was dying.
"A prank? Or is he purposely trying to lure me out? " Chen Ge listened to the knocking that became more urgent but got softer. He slowly narrowed his eyes. "The knocking came out of nowhere, and there is no sound coming from the corridor. This is not right. I seem to have overlooked a possibility."
Chen Ge reached out to flip through the notebook next to him. It recorded a murder case where the killer hid inside the bedroom closet. When he left in the middle of the night, he was spotted by a student, and in the end, the student's body was found inside the closet.
"Be it the killer or the student, they were both inside the bedroom that night. If this story happened inside this room, then what I'm hearing now is not the knocking coming from outside but a cry for help coming from inside the room! The ghost might be inside the room! "
A chill crawled up his spine into his brain. The position of the shadow on the wall appeared to have changed slightly. To make matters worse, Chen Ge suddenly felt something moving under the cover!
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