"… In my opinion, since this newspaper has appeared here, then this' Suzuki Takayuki 'who was burned to death and the' Suzuki 'in this class are most likely the same person." Feng Bujue continued. "From that, we can come up with a logical hypothesis. That year, Suzuki's death was related to this class monitor, but nothing happened at the time. Many years later, for some reason, this class monitor returned to the school and triggered the retribution. Then, he died. After he died, he turned into a ghost and planned to drag the rest of the class down with him. Therefore … the beginning of this scenario was born. "
"I don't know why … but once you put it that way, it doesn't feel that scary anymore." After hearing what Brother Jue had to say, An Yueqin's Terror Points had indeed dropped quite a bit.
"You've been talking for so long," Phantom Dawn said. "But we still haven't confirmed anything, and the main quest hasn't been triggered yet."
"Didn't I tell you to be patient?" Feng Bujue said leisurely. "Go through all the information you know in your mind and come up with some logical deduction. That way, you'll be able to deal with any unexpected situation with ease."
He used the tone of a teacher to finish this paragraph unhurriedly. Then, he spread out the newspaper and showed it to everyone.
"Now, let's talk about the other articles in the newspaper …" Brother Jue continued. "There are three articles related to this school. They are … 'Principal Miyamoto Committed Suicide at Home', 'Teacher Sato Went Insane in the Toilet', and 'Student Noguchi Eiji Disappeared'. There are two other articles. One is about this small town's shrine holding a Sansha Shrine a few days ago, and the other is about the American Empire returning Okinawa to Japan … The last article takes up the most space. It takes up several pages, but it has nothing to do with the plot of this scenario. "
"Just what kind of newspaper is this?" Xiao Tan commented with a dry laugh. "It has a bunch of articles about this school, and then it's about the country. The content span is a bit too big, isn't it?"
"This should be a village newspaper, right?" Feng Bujue had already thought about this problem. "It's the kind of newspaper that's self-published in small towns … From writing, printing, and distribution, it's all done locally. The content of the report is also mainly local news, with a little bit of big news that the whole country knows."
"Can this kind of publication really survive?" An Yueqin interrupted. "How much news can there be in a small town?"
"Haha … you're right." Feng Bujue laughed. "That's why they're doing 'Weekly'."
"Oh …" An Yueqin immediately understood what he meant.
"The things I mentioned just now came in different order, ranging from one to seven days." Feng Bujue continued. "Suzuki was burned to death on May 13th; Noguchi Eiji went missing on May 14th; May 15th was the day the US military returned Okinawa to Japan; May 16th was the day Sato became mentally unstable; May 18th was the day the principal hanged himself at home, and finally … the newspaper was published on the 19th."
"This week sure has been a tough one." Xiao Tan could not help but grumble after hearing that.
"It's okay. For this school, only two people died, one went crazy, and one went missing." Feng Bujue continued. "If we take the 'supernatural' setting into account, there's an eighty percent chance that these things are related to cause and effect. Come to think of it … there aren't that many people who died. It's not even the average number of people who died in a horror movie."
Ruo Yu, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly cracked a joke with her cold tone. "If we count the six of us, the number should be enough."
But in the end … only Feng Bujue was laughing.
The others did not find the joke at all, and her words only increased their Terror Points.
"Alright, that's all we know. Now, it's time to solve the puzzle." Feng Bujue said as he folded the newspaper. "Before I told you about Suzuki, I already deciphered the hidden message in the newspaper. Actually, it's not that hard. Just follow the original fold and find a complete sentence."
"Wait a minute …" When Phantom Dawn heard that, he asked, "Can't you solve the puzzle first and then tell us what you've just told us?"
"You don't get it, do you? I purposely told you the whole story first. " Feng Bujue replied matter-of-factly. "So far, the main quest hasn't been triggered, and the system hasn't given us any time limit. If that's the case … why don't we make full use of this' unlimited time '?" He paused before adding, "Think about it this way … What if after the main quest is triggered, there's a new rule like 'you have to finish the scenario in a certain amount of time'? Then you won't have the time or the mood to study the plot anymore."
"Okay, okay, you have a point there." Phantom Dawn narrowed his eyes and drawled, "Thank you for your advice."
When the two were conversing, Feng Bujue's hands did not stop moving. He returned the newspaper to its original state on the podium and then flipped it to the side. He pointed at a crease and said, "Okay, everyone, come and take a look … This is the crease that joins the two different articles together. The words on both sides of the crease can be read together from top to bottom."
"It's … right … before … you … but … you … can't … see … it." Xiao Ling was indeed good. She was reading the newspaper upside down, but she soon managed to read out the Japanese kana on the paper.
"Ho … You're a liberal arts student after all. You're so good." Feng Bujue praised her instantly.
"Hmm … but what does this sentence mean?" After Xiao Ling finished reading it, she lowered her head to think.
"Hey, hey … why does this sentence sound so scary?" After Phantom Dawn heard the sentence, he instinctively nudged half a step toward Xiao Tan, who was closest to him. There was nervousness on his face.
He was quite straightforward in this regard. If he was afraid, he was afraid. There was nothing to be embarrassed about.
"It's pointless for you to come closer. I'm also afraid …" Seeing this, Xiao Tan admitted his fear.
"Do you two want to find a corner to hug each other and wait for us to solve the puzzle before we call for you?" Brother Bujue was a man with a talent for sarcasm. Naturally, he would not miss this opportunity.
Just as Phantom Dawn was about to retort …
"I know it now!" Suddenly, An Yueqin exclaimed softly and continued, "'Right in front' refers to sitting in the classroom, facing the front." As she spoke, she walked to the blackboard. "With regards to why you can't see it …" She took several steps closer and leaned against the blackboard to take a closer look. "Ha … So, that's why …"
The next second, she picked up a piece of white chalk from the chalk trough and started to scribble back and forth on the blackboard.
Not long after, an area in the middle of the blackboard was painted light white, and in the area that was painted white, there were a few stains that did not change color due to the chalk.
Just like that, when An Yueqin put down the chalk, the word 'spin' appeared on the blackboard.
"Spin?" Xiao Tan said. "Spin what?" When he said that, he happened to raise his head. "Does it mean that by turning the light, it will trigger some kind of mechanism?"
"I think … it's more reliable to move the tables and chairs, right?" Phantom Dawn was not just complaining. Actually, he had been thinking about it as well.
"You two …" Feng Bujue took on the tone of a veteran. He tucked the newspaper under his arm and sauntered toward the painting on the wall. "It's better to use your brain more than anything else."
When he said that, he reached out to grab the frame. A second later, he exerted a little force with one hand, and a "click" sound was heard from the back of the painting. Then, the whole painting rotated 180 degrees just like that.
The huge face on the painting was originally in a very abstract state. However, after the painting was turned upside down … it was a monstrous face with a hideous grin.
Hiss hiss hiss …
Just as the painting finished its rotation, the fluorescent tube at the top of the classroom, the only source of light in the room, flickered twice and went out.
"Hey … No way … What's going on? Did you switch to the light switch? " Phantom Dawn spoke very quickly, and his voice was shaking. Obviously, his Terror Points were climbing.
"Brother … Brother Jue … are you okay?" One second later, Xiao Tan also used his cowardly voice to ask a question that was not important.
Their reaction was a common human reaction when they were scared.
When they were scared and helpless, they would desperately try to communicate with their own kind to ease the anxiety in their heart. And the way to communicate … was by asking questions.
However, at times like that, people's thinking would slow down or even stop completely. Therefore, the questions they asked would lack logic, meaning, and even incoherence.
"Shh … Don't talk," Feng Bujue quickly replied to silence the two guys who were more cowardly than girls.
Dong!
Almost at the same time Brother Jue said that, another strange sound came from the other corner of the classroom.
"What … what is that?" Even though Brother Jue had told them to stop talking, when Phantom Dawn heard the sound, he could not help but ask.
"It should be the wooden bookcase to the right of the lectern that has opened." Then, Ruo Yu's rather calm voice came from the dark.
"Don't move. I'll go take a look," Feng Bujue said as he walked toward the source of the sound.
It was worth noting that Brother Jue did not have the 'Data Perspective' because in a limited scenario, the 'Data Perspective' would be limited as well.
Phantom Dawn was in a similar situation, so he would often fail when he ran into a limited scenario.
However, for Feng Bujue, being unable to use the Data Perspective did not mean that he could not move in the dark. Brother Jue was a well-trained man. His sense of time and space had always been very accurate.
Using this classroom as an example, it was a rectangular space. It was not big, and the decorations had a certain pattern. In an environment like this … Brother Jue only needed to observe for one or two minutes, and he could move around with his eyes closed.
"Be careful, perhaps that sound is the sound of some kind of monster crawling out from the bookcase." Ruo Yu could not move in the dark, but she could still warn her.
"Sis! Can you not say something so scary? "Before Brother Jue could reply, Phantom Dawn yelled agitatedly from the other side.
"It's fine, I'll act according to the situation." Feng Bujue was calm. When he replied, he had already reached the wooden bookcase.
In the end, he was a man without fear. In this pitch-black environment, in this terrifying atmosphere … he did not hesitate to reach his hand into the cabinet and quickly fumble around.
However, at that moment, something changed!
Tap, tap, tap …
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from the corridor outside the window.
It was not loud, but it was loud enough for the six players who were surrounded by darkness and silence to hear it clearly.
And … it was not only the sound that came. Following the footsteps was a heavy smell of blood.
Many people know that when a person's senses are limited in one sense, the other senses become sharper. For example, at that moment, the players in the darkness could clearly sense the approach of an unknown creature through their hearing and smell.
This feeling … was no doubt bad. In fact, it was worse than having a scary monster appear before them.
"Brother Jue …" Xiao Tan's voice rang out again. He lowered his voice and said with a trembling voice, "This is getting out of hand …"
After a short two seconds of silence.
"Calm down, I've found the flashlight." Feng Bujue's reply rang out, and he used a firm tone to give them a piece of good news.
Tap!
Before he finished, Brother Jue had already switched on the flashlight that he was holding. Without thinking about it, he aimed the light down the corridor.
At that moment, all six players clearly saw a pale face stuck to the window glass in the corridor, staring at the people in the classroom with a pair of empty eyes that were overflowing with blood.
The moment the flashlight shone on it, the face twisted and let out a shrill scream. It quickly retreated backward.
In the blink of an eye, following another series of hurried footsteps, the face disappeared into the darkness outside the corridor.
This scene was truly hair-raising and abnormally terrifying.
Even Ruo Yu and the other two were scared, much less Xiao Tan and Phantom Dawn. Their hearts raced, and their hair stood on end.
"You can imagine … in a place like this, if we're too slow to switch on the flashlight, it might come in here." Only Feng Bujue was calm and collected. He even said something that sent chills down the spine.
"Can you stop talking? Your words are scarier than the ghost itself! " At that moment, Phantom Dawn had entered a state of extreme fear and anger. He turned around to grumble at Chen Ge.
"How do you know it's a ghost?" Feng Bujue replied calmly. "Based on the sound of its footsteps … I think it's more likely to have a physical body."
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