Chapter 165: Yu Yuan

Obviously, the office's owner had no demands on the environment; if it were before, there probably wasn't even a place to set foot, and I don't know why so many students like to come find him to discuss—they just stand wherever.

They searched for half a day but still couldn't find the lubricant they were looking for.

Because things were really messy, not to mention now; even before shrinking, it would probably be hard to find.

They spent about an hour and still hadn't explored even a third of the area.

If they weren't worried about food and drink, playing an exploration search game here would be a decent option, but the rations he brought wouldn't last long, leaving him not much time to search.

Moreover, up to now they hadn't seen a single person.

Chen Mu took out potatoes and tomatoes, giving each person one, as a brunch.

After eating, they continued searching.

Sometimes, to avoid missing the target, the two would also move some things, and this once caused a small landslide.

Two hours passed.

They still came up empty-handed.

The time had already reached noon.

Chen Mu was somewhat frustrated, and in a venting motion he grabbed a scrap of something unknown beside him.

However, his luck was bad; a stack of box-like things nearby was pulled along, triggering a chain reaction that rolled a bunch of items away with a gurgling sound.

Just then, Chen Mu heard a voice.

"Ouch!"

"What the heck."

"..."

It sounded like three people's voices, but for a moment he couldn't tell where they were coming from.

But soon he understood.

Chen Mu initially didn't notice what these boxes were, but now he realized they were a stack of cigarette cases.

Smoking is strictly prohibited in the school, but obviously this Mr. Wan still sneaks a smoke in someone's office.

The sound came from inside a cigarette case.

Not long after, Chen Mu and He Ying, both on guard, saw the cigarette case's lid flip open and a person crawl out from inside.

The person wore the uniform of Ziwei High School, seemed to have been sleeping inside, rubbed his eyes and stood up, then looked around his surroundings as if confirming his position.

He had a blank expression.

After he gradually woke up, he lifted his head and saw Chen Mu and the other.

Their six eyes met.

This encounter was rather sudden; neither side knew what to say for a moment.

That person obviously hadn't expected anyone to come, froze there instantly, while Chen Mu also didn't know the other's attitude and dared not speak rashly.

But the next moment.

"Holy shit, is that really a person? A real person?"

That shout left Chen Mu and the other bewildered.

But then, from inside the cigarette case, two more people crawled out one after another, their faces showing the drowsiness and confusion of just having woken up.

All three were male students.

Moreover, they were all crammed into the same cigarette case; although the case was larger than Chen Mu and company's rooms, it still felt rather strange.

"Who are you?"

The first male they met darted up to Chen Mu's vicinity, startling him into an instinctive step back.

"Sorry, I'm a bit excited—I finally got to see a fresh living person!"

That remark almost made Chen Mu break out in a sweat.

"I didn't mean it that way; I mean, finally someone's come to rescue us."

These three male students were all wearing uniforms, and the entire fourth floor of this building is first-year students.

After Chen Mu got over the initial surprise, he quickly recovered and asked the guy standing less than a centimeter away, "What year are you in?"

"First year."

The first male to come out wasn't tall, his build was rather chubby but puffy, looking quite amiable. The other two were a bit taller than him, but lacked any distinguishing features; in appearance and height they were just ordinary.

The three's reaction to Chen Mu and the other's appearance was excitement, and from their words it seemed they had been waiting for someone to come rescue them.

But the problem is, you've sealed the door crack and hidden yourselves so secretly—how could anyone find you?

No wonder even Qingbei didn't detect them.

"Are you third-year upperclassmen?" the chubby guy asked with a cheerful laugh.

"Yes." Chen Mu nodded, then immediately asked, "How long have you been here?"

"We've been here since the beginning."

Chen Mu was about to ask something else when He Ying interjected, "Have you seen Mr. Wan?"

"No, we've been here for… a long, long time, we've searched every place thoroughly, there definitely isn't anyone else."

He Ying was somewhat disappointed.

Chen Mu then asked, "What are your names?"

"I'm Yu Yuan," said the little chubby one, then introduced the other two: "Li Bo, Zhou Xu Liang."

Seeing their lack of guard, Chen Mu felt it would be rude not to reciprocate, so he introduced himself: "I'm Chen Mu, this is He Ying."

"Upperclassmen, are you here to rescue us?" Yu Yuan asked with an expectant face.

"Um… I guess so, we have a campsite; if you have nowhere else to go…"

"We have nowhere to go; please take us in."

Although Qiming's aim was also to recruit as many members as possible, Chen Mu was still a bit unaccustomed to being asked like this for the first time, and he knew nothing about these three people.

After thinking, he asked again, "Is the gap over there also something you blocked up?"

"Yes, yes, yes, because at first some ants and worms would get in, so we found some stuff to block it."

"Didn't you think that this way, others can't get in, and there's no way to rescue you?"

"There's no choice, it's better than being eaten by ants or whatever, and senior, you did get in, right?" Yu Yuan said cheerfully.

Chen Mu didn't know what to say, helplessly asked again, "Did you use glue to stick the stuff under the door gap?"

Chen Mu only discovered after entering that the wood and various paper and plastic pieces under the door gap were rarely whole; they seemed to be stuck together with assorted bits and pieces, but upon closer inspection, it didn't quite look like that.

Since there was no trace of glue on top, it looked as if it had just been stuffed tightly, not easy to fall off, but with human strength nowadays it's obviously impossible to achieve this— not even Wei Dalei could likely do it.

When Chen Mu was at the doorway, he didn't waste time studying those things, but now that he'd seen the main person, he casually asked.

"This..."

Regarding this question, the three exchanged glances, seeming somewhat reluctant to speak.

"What's so hard to answer about this?" Chen Mu wondered.

"No, no."

Seeming afraid of offending Chen Mu, no one helped them; Yu Yuan, as the leader of the three, hurriedly denied.

But when it came to actually stating the reason, they were a bit hesitant and indecisive.

Finally.

Only after Yu Yuan got the consenting glances from the other two did he seem to make up his mind.

All that could be seen was him taking a deep breath, then stepping forward two paces, bringing him closer to Chen Mu.

Afterwards, with a mysterious expression and tone, he said:

"Senior, let me tell you a secret: we three all have superpowers!"