Chapter 277

Dong Ya's brain was a bit muddled for a moment.

Opening the 'Eternal Night' in advance?

Why did he know this secret?

And the names recorded on it...

Wang Qi?

Through Shen Yuran's perspective, Dong Ya clearly remembered that the other party had died in the passage long ago.

"If you have any questions, you can ask now," Liao Chen glanced at his watch and said: "You only have ten minutes."

Dong Ya flipped through a few more pages and discovered the secret of the sacrifice.

As well as the truth about the treasure!

"The treasure is... a Buddha statue?"

She had originally thought that the treasure hidden at the end of the passage was endless wealth.

Or perhaps some treasure linked to money.

After all, foreigners invested here two hundred years ago; their purpose was highly likely to come for money.

In her view, the so-called promotion of religious culture was all a gimmick.

The real intention was to steal wealth.

For example... gold.

"It is a Buddha statue, and it is also wealth," Liao Chen said.

Facing Dong Ya's curiosity, he explained slowly: "This is a pure gold Buddha statue, containing mysterious power."

"It is precisely because of this Buddha statue that monsters and the annual 'Eternal Night' appeared in this school."

"The 'Butcher' and the underground passage you see are all thanks to him."

Dong Ya suddenly felt that the amount of information was a bit large and tried hard to digest it.

She had originally thought that the Butcher was formed by resentment, just like in the movies, suffering grievances in life and staying in the human world in another form after death.

But she hadn't expected the reason to be a Buddha?

"Since you already know the true face of the treasure, why not take action?" Dong Ya asked, confused.

"Because the treasure hunters can't open the third door at all," Liao Chen said.

Dong Ya flipped through a few pages suspiciously, and after learning the reason, she was greatly surprised.

"So you don't need to be anxious at all; just wait for them to fight like dogs," Liao Chen said with a smile.

Not taking action on the surface didn't mean he hadn't been working.

In fact, Liao Chen had long ago conducted a large amount of investigation and evidence collection in secret.

He had also arranged a meticulous plan.

From the first day, he had arranged for Wang Qi to enter the passage to summon the Butcher.

Although the plan wasn't perfect, it could be considered a good start.

It successfully allowed the treasure hunters to find the treasure's hiding place.

And triggered a series of subsequent events.

Including the diary incident on the back mountain.

"Since you knew long ago, why didn't you tell me?" Dong Ya said with dissatisfaction.

"The more people who know, the easier it is for leaks to occur," Liao Chen said bluntly.

"But at least give me a bottom line, so I wouldn't have to waste time everywhere like a headless fly."

"No need; you just need to fulfill your responsibilities and obligations as 'Grade Director', and leave the rest to me."

"Then what about Tang Hui?"

Liao Chen sneered repeatedly: "He's just a mad dog; no need to worry about him."

"But I still suspect that he is colluding with the treasure hunters," Dong Ya frowned tightly.

Su Yang's words at noon were still fresh in her memory.

If Tang Hui's heart was right and his shadow wasn't crooked, why would he act alone behind their backs?

Up to now, not only had he not communicated at all, but he had also deliberately bypassed them.

It was as if...

He couldn't see the light.

"As long as it doesn't affect the overall situation, it doesn't matter what he does," Liao Chen said calmly.

Dong Ya pondered for a moment and returned the notebook.

Relying on her sixth sense, she always felt that things weren't that simple and smooth.

"Don't worry, just keep your own life safe, and do what you need to do," Liao Chen put away the notebook.

Dong Ya nodded slightly and then asked: "Should we focus on the people on the roster?"

"I've already arranged it properly; as long as they have the slightest unusual movement, the secret chess piece will send a prompt," Liao Chen said.

Having said this, Dong Ya finally felt relieved.

She couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"Then I'm going to check the dorms."

"Go ahead."

Watching Dong Ya leave with light steps, Liao Chen rested his hands behind his head, and the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily.

At the same time, at the entrance of the lecture hall.

Four figures sneaked into the small forest, bypassed the security guard's patrol route, and ran toward the dormitory.

When the group reached a fork in the road, Su Yang stopped: "Remember, if there's no movement, don't move."

"Okay."

"Got it."

The two women walked side by side toward the girls' dormitory.

Watching them enter smoothly, Su Yang whispered: "Go!"

Ruan Ziliang finally couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart; having held it in all night, he couldn't help but ask,

"Should I call you Su Yuan, or... Su Yang?"

"A name is just a form of address; is it important?"

"Gao Chang is already dead, right?"

Su Yang quickened his pace without responding.

Ruan Ziliang had discovered a huge secret on this trip tonight.

While feeling the excitement, he also became suspicious of the identities of these people.

On the surface, they were just students, but in secret, they were plotting mysterious actions.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered the scene on the first night when Su Yang was almost caught during the dorm check.

And the fact that he didn't return at noon, but claimed he was taking the heat-stroked Qin Weiyang to the infirmary.

Combining various signs with what he had just seen.

Ruan Ziliang suddenly reacted; the other party was no student at all.

In reality, they were secret agents plotting big things!

"At the meeting that afternoon, you were the one who knocked me out, right?" Ruan Ziliang said slowly.

"Nothing of the sort; you just had heatstroke," Su Yang said.

"Whose heatstroke makes their eyes turn blue and purple?"

"Hehe..."

Ruan Ziliang complained internally a few times but didn't delve deeper.

After all, he had encountered danger this time and was only safe because Su Yang had stepped in to save him.

The other party not pointing things out was probably also afraid of involving innocent people.

Su Yang's methods were certainly cruel, but that was toward enemies.

Ruan Ziliang hadn't felt any hostility from him.

On the contrary, it was Su Yang's daily help that gradually gave him confidence.

And for the first time, he felt the feeling of being needed.

"What is your true identity?" Ruan Ziliang asked curiously.

"A mole," Su Yang said bluntly.

"What?" Ruan Ziliang was shocked.

"Shh! The Grade Director is here."

Ruan Ziliang looked closely and found that the head teachers of each class and Dong Ya had all arrived in front of the dormitory.

As the gate opened, the group filed in.

"It's bad, we're too late!" Ruan Ziliang looked at the time and found there were only 2 minutes left until the dorm check.

They had spent too much time coming out of the passage.

"Get on," Su Yang squatted down and signaled.

Ruan Ziliang didn't say much and climbed on.

Su Yang then went full throttle and rushed out at extreme speed!

At this moment, in front of the dorm manager's office, Dong Ya held the dorm check record sheet and got straight to the point:

"Which dormitory is student Su Yuan in?"

Head teacher Liu Bo heard his student's name and hurriedly said: "No. 107."

Dong Ya nodded slightly, watching the second hand move closer to twelve o'clock.

When it pointed to 11:30, she immediately strode straight toward 107.

"Director Dong, aren't you going to check the previous dorms?" Liu Bo asked.

"Check 107 first!"

Dong Ya pushed the door open without a word, her gaze scanning every bed like a torch.

She found that three beds were empty, and her eyes gradually turned cold.

"Where are Ruan Ziliang and Su Yuan?"

The students lying on the beds remained silent; they also wanted to know the answer.

Seeing this, Liu Bo pulled off the quilt, his face livid: "Speak, where did they go?"

"Teacher, I..." the student being stared at stammered.

"Bang!"

At this moment, the balcony door opened, and Su Yang poked his head out with a toothbrush in his mouth, looked at the cold-faced Dong Ya, and greeted her with a smile.

"Director Dong is here to..."

"Look for me?"