Qiao Nuo furrowed his brows upon opening the coffin, seemingly dissatisfied with the results.
Ruan Qing cautiously approached, taking a glance at the white bones inside the coffin before looking at Qiao Nuo. “Are you... looking for something?”
Qiao Nuo cast a deliberate, serious look at the curious young man and spoke, “I’m looking for the remains of the pen spirit .”
Originally, Qiao Nuo thought the young man would be scared, but to his surprise, the young man fell into contemplation.
After some thought, Ruan Qing looked up at Qiao Nuo, puzzled. “Can’t the spirit leave the school?”
Although Qiao Nuo didn’t understand Ruan Qing’s meaning, he truthfully replied, “It can, but the First University is the place where ‘he’ died, and ‘his’ power is the strongest there. If ‘he’ leaves the First University, ‘his’ strength will be significantly weakened.”
So, unless there were special circumstances, ‘he’ wouldn’t leave ‘his’ own ghost domain.
After all, outside ‘his’ ghost domain, ‘his’ strength was substantially reduced.
Ruan Qing pursed his lips. “What happened back then? What really happened?”
Qiao Nuo had no intention of hiding anything and slowly revealed the details about the pen spirit.
It didn’t deviate much from Ruan Qing’s guesses. The four people in the dormitory room 404 of building A killed the pen spirit in the music room for certain reasons. Following that, they dismembered the spirit’s body, and each took a part to dispose of.
To guard against each other, the four didn’t disclose where they buried the remains to anyone else.
Later, the four of them inexplicably started playing the game of summoning the pen spirit, accidentally summoning the vengeful spirit of the pen spirit.
In the end, all four of them died tragically in that pen spirit game, leaving no trace of their souls.
Since then, no one knew where the body of the pen spirit was hidden, and no one knew ‘his’ name.
Everything about ‘him’ became blurred, be it the name or the identity.
Because the pen spirit’s body was cut into four pieces, ‘his’ own power weakened significantly. However, if ‘he’ could retrieve his body intact, no one could suppress ‘him.’
It was necessary to find the pen spirit’s remains and destroy them directly.
And it had to be done before the pen spirit found ‘his’ remains.
Ruan Qing lowered his eyes slightly, realizing that obtaining the pen spirit’s name wouldn’t be so easy.
Looking at the white bones in the coffin, Ruan Qing spoke with a hint of certainty, “‘He’ probably won’t tolerate having his bones buried with his enemies unless ‘he’ also doesn’t know where his bones are.”
Qiao Nuo nodded slightly, “Indeed, after those four people died, no one knew.”
“Even the pen spirit probably doesn’t know, or else ‘he’ would have retrieved the body long ago.”
Having left the school, Qiao Nuo didn’t plan to go back directly. He and Ruan Qing visited the homes of the four people who lived in this city.
Building A, Room 404, had two people who lived in the city.
Qiao Nuo and Ruan Qing were both computer science major, and it wasn’t difficult to find these people’s addresses after knowing their names.
The two quickly found the family of one of the four.
But when the family heard about their son who died seven years ago, their expression changed drastically, immediately wanting to kick the two out.
Qiao Nuo seemed cheerful at first glance, but getting to know him revealed it was just a facade; he was not particularly patient.
His words were somewhat biting.
So when Qiao Nuo coldly snorted, Ruan Qing immediately pulled him away.
Looking at the somewhat haggard couple in front of him, Ruan Qing showed a faint smile, speaking in a very gentle tone, “Hello, we are students from the First University. We don’t mean any harm. We just want to understand what happened back then.”
Qiao Nuo, standing beside him, looked at Ruan Qing with a mocking expression, thinking that what he’s doping was futile.
People like these two, sometimes, wouldn’t speak properly unless one used some means.
Parents who raised a murderer might not necessarily be bad parents, but those who knew their son committed murder and still covered it up were certainly not good people.
However, to Qiao Nuo’s surprise, the couple spoke, and their attitude was unexpectedly friendly.
Qiao Nuo looked directly at Ruan Qing in confusion. What’s going on?
Was it trendy now to have this kind of appearance like Xia Qing, making people particularly soft-hearted?
He wondered why he always felt soft-hearted towards him. It turned out it’s not his issue at all.
The couple’s willingness to talk was not due to any soft-heartedness but because Ruan Qing had hypnotized them.
They seemed to be in a long-term state of fear and anxiety, their minds already shattered, making hypnosis effortless.
Seeing Qiao Nuo staring at him intently, Ruan Qing tilted his head in apparent confusion, “What’s wrong?”
Qiao Nuo looked away and bluntly said, “Nothing.”
The couple provided detailed information.
At the time of the incident, their son hadn’t returned home, nor did they hear about him leaving school.
After the four people played the summoning game in room 404 and experienced many strange occurrences, their son finally returned home.
After returning, he kept saying there were ghosts, and his mental state became extremely unstable.
Sometimes he claimed ghosts killed him, other times he said ghosts dismembered him. Despite trying various methods, the couple couldn’t help their son. In just a few days, he was driven insane.
Finally, on a sunny afternoon, he jumped off a building and committed suicide.
After Ruan Qing hinted to the two of them that they should go to the police station in six days to report everything, he and Qiao Nuo proceeded to the next location.
The stories they heard were similar, mostly involving coming back and claiming there were ghosts.
One piece of information was crucial: before playing the summoning game, none of them had returned home or left the school.
So, it’s highly likely that the spirit’s remains were hidden in the First University.
After back-and-forth investigations, evening approached.
Ruan Qing and Qiao Nuo returned directly to the First University.
There was a departmental public foundational class in the evening, and generally, skipping this class was not allowed.
Because the dean taught that class.
Even for someone like Qiao Nuo, who didn’t like attending classes, he had never been absent from this particular class.
After all, skipping this class would lead to being called in for a talk, and these discussions usually last one or two hours, causing a lot of trouble.
Therefore, Ruan Qing and Qiao Nuo went straight to attend this class upon returning to school.
Both of them hadn’t rested for a long time, especially Qiao Nuo.
Once they entered the classroom, they found a back seat and sat down, ready to take a nap.
Ruan Qing slept with his head on the desk, while Qiao Nuo reclined in the chair, tilting his head back.
After an unknown amount of time, the lights above the classroom suddenly went out, plunging the entire room into darkness.
It wasn’t just their classroom; the entire First University was completely shrouded in darkness.
Qiao Nuo furrowed his brows upon opening the coffin, seemingly dissatisfied with the results.
Ruan Qing cautiously approached, taking a glance at the white bones inside the coffin before looking at Qiao Nuo. “Are you... looking for something?”
Qiao Nuo cast a deliberate, serious look at the curious young man and spoke, “I’m looking for the remains of the pen spirit .”
Originally, Qiao Nuo thought the young man would be scared, but to his surprise, the young man fell into contemplation.
After some thought, Ruan Qing looked up at Qiao Nuo, puzzled. “Can’t the spirit leave the school?”
Although Qiao Nuo didn’t understand Ruan Qing’s meaning, he truthfully replied, “It can, but the First University is the place where ‘he’ died, and ‘his’ power is the strongest there. If ‘he’ leaves the First University, ‘his’ strength will be significantly weakened.”
So, unless there were special circumstances, ‘he’ wouldn’t leave ‘his’ own ghost domain.
After all, outside ‘his’ ghost domain, ‘his’ strength was substantially reduced.
Ruan Qing pursed his lips. “What happened back then? What really happened?”
Qiao Nuo had no intention of hiding anything and slowly revealed the details about the pen spirit.
It didn’t deviate much from Ruan Qing’s guesses. The four people in the dormitory room 404 of building A killed the pen spirit in the music room for certain reasons. Following that, they dismembered the spirit’s body, and each took a part to dispose of.
To guard against each other, the four didn’t disclose where they buried the remains to anyone else.
Later, the four of them inexplicably started playing the game of summoning the pen spirit, accidentally summoning the vengeful spirit of the pen spirit.
In the end, all four of them died tragically in that pen spirit game, leaving no trace of their souls.
Since then, no one knew where the body of the pen spirit was hidden, and no one knew ‘his’ name.
Everything about ‘him’ became blurred, be it the name or the identity.
Because the pen spirit’s body was cut into four pieces, ‘his’ own power weakened significantly. However, if ‘he’ could retrieve his body intact, no one could suppress ‘him.’
It was necessary to find the pen spirit’s remains and destroy them directly.
And it had to be done before the pen spirit found ‘his’ remains.
Ruan Qing lowered his eyes slightly, realizing that obtaining the pen spirit’s name wouldn’t be so easy.
Looking at the white bones in the coffin, Ruan Qing spoke with a hint of certainty, “‘He’ probably won’t tolerate having his bones buried with his enemies unless ‘he’ also doesn’t know where his bones are.”
Qiao Nuo nodded slightly, “Indeed, after those four people died, no one knew.”
“Even the pen spirit probably doesn’t know, or else ‘he’ would have retrieved the body long ago.”
Having left the school, Qiao Nuo didn’t plan to go back directly. He and Ruan Qing visited the homes of the four people who lived in this city.
Building A, Room 404, had two people who lived in the city.
Qiao Nuo and Ruan Qing were both computer science major, and it wasn’t difficult to find these people’s addresses after knowing their names.
The two quickly found the family of one of the four.
But when the family heard about their son who died seven years ago, their expression changed drastically, immediately wanting to kick the two out.
Qiao Nuo seemed cheerful at first glance, but getting to know him revealed it was just a facade; he was not particularly patient.
His words were somewhat biting.
So when Qiao Nuo coldly snorted, Ruan Qing immediately pulled him away.
Looking at the somewhat haggard couple in front of him, Ruan Qing showed a faint smile, speaking in a very gentle tone, “Hello, we are students from the First University. We don’t mean any harm. We just want to understand what happened back then.”
Qiao Nuo, standing beside him, looked at Ruan Qing with a mocking expression, thinking that what he’s doping was futile.
People like these two, sometimes, wouldn’t speak properly unless one used some means.
Parents who raised a murderer might not necessarily be bad parents, but those who knew their son committed murder and still covered it up were certainly not good people.
However, to Qiao Nuo’s surprise, the couple spoke, and their attitude was unexpectedly friendly.
Qiao Nuo looked directly at Ruan Qing in confusion. What’s going on?
Was it trendy now to have this kind of appearance like Xia Qing, making people particularly soft-hearted?
He wondered why he always felt soft-hearted towards him. It turned out it’s not his issue at all.
The couple’s willingness to talk was not due to any soft-heartedness but because Ruan Qing had hypnotized them.
They seemed to be in a long-term state of fear and anxiety, their minds already shattered, making hypnosis effortless.
Seeing Qiao Nuo staring at him intently, Ruan Qing tilted his head in apparent confusion, “What’s wrong?”
Qiao Nuo looked away and bluntly said, “Nothing.”
The couple provided detailed information.
At the time of the incident, their son hadn’t returned home, nor did they hear about him leaving school.
After the four people played the summoning game in room 404 and experienced many strange occurrences, their son finally returned home.
After returning, he kept saying there were ghosts, and his mental state became extremely unstable.
Sometimes he claimed ghosts killed him, other times he said ghosts dismembered him. Despite trying various methods, the couple couldn’t help their son. In just a few days, he was driven insane.
Finally, on a sunny afternoon, he jumped off a building and committed suicide.
After Ruan Qing hinted to the two of them that they should go to the police station in six days to report everything, he and Qiao Nuo proceeded to the next location.
The stories they heard were similar, mostly involving coming back and claiming there were ghosts.
One piece of information was crucial: before playing the summoning game, none of them had returned home or left the school.
So, it’s highly likely that the spirit’s remains were hidden in the First University.
After back-and-forth investigations, evening approached.
Ruan Qing and Qiao Nuo returned directly to the First University.
There was a departmental public foundational class in the evening, and generally, skipping this class was not allowed.
Because the dean taught that class.
Even for someone like Qiao Nuo, who didn’t like attending classes, he had never been absent from this particular class.
After all, skipping this class would lead to being called in for a talk, and these discussions usually last one or two hours, causing a lot of trouble.
Therefore, Ruan Qing and Qiao Nuo went straight to attend this class upon returning to school.
Both of them hadn’t rested for a long time, especially Qiao Nuo.
Once they entered the classroom, they found a back seat and sat down, ready to take a nap.
Ruan Qing slept with his head on the desk, while Qiao Nuo reclined in the chair, tilting his head back.
After an unknown amount of time, the lights above the classroom suddenly went out, plunging the entire room into darkness.
It wasn’t just their classroom; the entire First University was completely shrouded in darkness.
