Zhang Zian listened to Ms. Sun's narration and was silent. Wang Yaning pouted and said disdainfully, "He was the one who did it, but he had to blame it on some stupid statue. He's trying to be mysterious … Does he think he can fool the teachers and parents like this? Boys are all like this. They dare to do it but don't dare to admit it. When they're naughty and causing trouble, they cry louder than girls, and they always lie … "Ms. Sun hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"We came here to look, but we didn't find any strange statues. It's not the first time that the child has been naughty and caused trouble. He's a well-known problem student in class. If he didn't do his homework, he would lie and say that he lost his homework book. Sometimes, his hands and feet are not clean … His family environment is not very good. His parents are divorced, and before the divorce, they always quarreled. Now he lives with his father, but his father is busy with work and has no time to take care of him. He pushed the responsibility of disciplining him to the school …"
It seemed that the school and teachers had already determined that the child was lying. After all, he had a criminal record. Although it was always said that everyone should have a second chance, when something bad happened, the first person that would be suspected would always be the one with the criminal record.
Zhang Zian believed the child's words. The child had never seen the Holy Cat statue before, so it was impossible for him to lie about it. In any case, it was a fact that the child had hurt the kitten with his own hands.
Ms. Sun asked doubtfully, "Only a few of us who were there at the time knew that the child encountered the strange statue. It wasn't spread to the WeChat group. How did you hear about it?"
The teachers had failed to find the statue, so they naturally thought that the child was habitually lying and wanted to shirk responsibility. When they reported it to the school and parents, they removed this detail. Even without Zhang Zian's reminder, even she had forgotten about this detail.
"Because … the statue was lost in my shop." Zhang Zian carefully chose his words. "It's a replica from ancient Egypt. It's said that its appearance is engraved with lines that are difficult to detect. If you look at it for a long time, you will feel dizzy and confused. It was one of the traps set by the ancient Egyptian pharaohs to organize grave robbers. That's why the child said that he was dizzy and couldn't control himself. I think it might be true …"
He spoke without thinking and made up a story that did not exist, hoping to lessen the responsibility of the child. Even though the child had done something wrong, he had told the truth afterwards. It was a terrible feeling to be suspected by everyone.
A few days ago, Professor Wei Kang had added him to the expedition team's WeChat group and asked him to get to know the other team members first. The other team members were all graduate students or teaching assistants. They were energetic and lively. They often forwarded some ancient Egyptian pharaohs' curses in the group, trying their best to exaggerate the mystery of ancient Egypt. Because of their trip to Egypt, they were bound to deal with some local archaeologists and find the mystery of the evolution of the primitive Egyptian cats from the murals on the tombs. The girls in the group were a little scared when they saw this. They told the guys not to post these things. What if there really was a curse?
In order to prove his words, he even took out the photo album on his phone and showed Ms. Sun the photos of the Holy Cat statue that he had taken before.
Teacher Sun sucked in a breath of cold air. "So, there really was such a statue here? But why haven't we found it? Could it have been taken away by someone else? It's often written in street literature that there are pharaohs' curses in the tombs and pyramids of ancient Egypt. Those who enter without permission will die tragically. I've never believed it. Could it be true? "
Vladimir smiled faintly and said loudly, "Thousands of years of old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits. Even today, there are still people who believe in them? No wonder the Holy Cat statue still has soil to live on … There's still a long way to go to get rid of the remnants of feudal superstition! "
Of course, in Ms. Sun's ears, the blue cat had only meowed a few times.
Zhang Zian pretended to smile mysteriously and did not answer the series of questions directly. "If you don't see things with your own eyes and hear about them, can you make assumptions about them? I don't dare to say anything about the pharaohs' curses, but there are a lot of animated gifs that will make people dizzy after looking at them for a long time. Ms. Sun, you should have seen them before. They all use the periodic changes of light and shadow to make people dizzy. The principle is the same. "
Ms. Sun was more or less convinced. She was very young and often hung out in the chat groups of various classmates, colleagues, and parents. She had seen many of those kinds of gifs that were always rotating or changing. Staring at them for a while would indeed make people dizzy. If the Holy Cat statue had a similar pattern, under the changing sunlight and bamboo shadows, it might really have a confusing effect …
"Okay, I understand. Maybe the child didn't hurt the kitten with full intention. I will explain this to the school and the parents." She reluctantly nodded.
If he had only been suspicious before, then Zhang Zian was now certain that as a half-elf, the Holy Cat statue did indeed have some kind of bewitching ability. It awakened bad memories and expanded the dark side of one's heart. Only through bloodthirst and torture could one re-enter the Sage Mode …
He glanced at Vladimir, but when it came to bewitching people, the Holy Cat statue was probably far worse than Vladimir …
As they were talking, Ms. Sun occasionally turned around and asked, "Where did Wang Yaning go?"
Zhang Zian also felt that he hadn't heard Wang Yaning's noise for a long time. He turned around and found that Wang Yaning was no longer by his side.
Ms. Sun looked at him and asked, "Did Wang Yaning go home?"
Zhang Zian was depressed. "I didn't come with her. Why are you asking me? How would I know where she went? "
But in Ms. Sun's eyes, Wang Yaning had come with Zhang Zian.
"Wang Yaning shouldn't be such an impolite child. Even if she wanted to leave, she would at least say something," she said with certainty. It seemed that Wang Yaning had left a very good impression in her heart.
Vladimir raised a paw and pointed to one side of the bamboo forest. "She seemed to have discovered something just now and went over there by herself."
Zhang Zian also pointed in that direction and said, "She went over there. Maybe … she needed to pee?"
Ms. Sun glared at him. "Wang Yaning isn't a boy. How could she just find a random place to pee?"
"That's hard to say. That guy is always two-faced. He says one thing to someone's face and another behind their back …" Zhang Zian didn't engage in a futile argument. He just whispered to himself.
At that moment, a scream suddenly came from the bamboo forest. The sound was sharp and crisp. It seemed to be Wang Yaning's voice.
Zhang Zian and Ms. Sun looked at each other in shock and ran in that direction at the same time.
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