Chapter 91

"There's a ghost."

In an instant, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin felt a chill shoot straight from his tailbone to the top of his head, and he subconsciously stood up from his chair.

Then, without hesitation, he half-turned on the spot and slammed the professional textbook in his hand onto Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face with a "slap."

Vertical pupils open, evil spirits revealed.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin certainly knew Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's traits; this guy's eyes were like a radar.

But the problem is, you should look at what state you're in right now... even if you can't see yourself, you should at least look at what kind of mess I am, the one accompanying you in the hospital bed!

But Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You was not conscious right now; having undergone treatment and currently on an IV drip, he was more like he was in a special state of coma.

His body began to twitch, as if wanting to get up, but his weak and injured body could not support him.

His lips trembled, as if he were talking in his sleep:

"Evil spirit... evil spirit... slay the evil spirit..."

"Yes, yes, yes, good, good, good, slay, slay, slay."

"Evil spirit... evil spirit... evil spirit..."

"Be quiet, it's fine, I'll go solve it; a tiny evil spirit before me is like a man marking his own head for the executioner."

As if comforted, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You quieted down.

It was more likely that his state was too poor; after the vertical pupils opened, they quickly unfocused again, and he fell into a deeper level of coma.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin let out a long sigh; he was finally quiet. He had really been afraid that he would make a scene and attract an evil spirit that was just passing by.

Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin remembered that Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge had taught him that when encountering an evil spirit, and when one feels they are not its match or lacks the ability to handle the situation, the most correct approach is... to pretend not to see it.

Was it those two senior students from earlier?

What a pity, so young and already tainted by something dirty.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin walked to the entrance of the infirmary; since the two senior students had walked toward the west side of the corridor earlier, he headed east without hesitation.

An evil spirit appearing in the school infirmary while leaving Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You alone in his coma would be dangerous, but Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin had something more important to do:

Go quickly to invite my Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge.

Descending from the east staircase, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin quickened his pace as naturally as possible, scratching his head and ears from time to time, muttering a few curses about "so much trouble."

He didn't know if the evil spirit would notice him, but even if he wouldn't be recorded on camera, he had to maintain his professional demeanor.

However, the more one fears something, the more it tends to happen.

As he reached the south exit of the school infirmary leading outside, his peripheral vision caught sight of that pair of senior students from earlier, who had actually appeared here as well.

The two parties came from the east and west respectively, descending the stairs one after another, two parallel lines converging at the main entrance.

"Sigh, it's so annoying, so much trouble just to be hospitalized; don't expect me to come take care of you next time."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin continued his performance.

After exiting the hospital gate, he crossed the road to return to school, but just as he reached the road, several trucks passed by, so he had to wait for a moment.

The pair of senior students didn't cross the road, but instead turned and headed east.

Without looking specifically, he still caught a glimpse in his peripheral vision: the two senior students were holding hands with a four or five-year-old girl in a patient gown who was skipping along between them.

The little girl was giggling, and her voice was also milky and childish:

"Is there really something fun ahead?" "Are you really taking me to buy toys?" "Big sisters, you are so good to me."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin's expression remained calm as he continued to wait for the vehicles to pass so he could cross the road, but his heart began to race, and a sense of moral guilt began to emerge.

If it were two evil spirits holding hands with an old man or woman, or some adult man or woman, or even just a child, and he were a bit more reckless or noisy, screaming and jumping around... Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin could have remained calm inside.

But this victim image was chosen too well; it was too effective at stimulating one's sense of justice and protective instinct.

Moreover, the two senior students held the girl's hands, stepped off the road, and turned right again, where there was a patch of small shrubs, and further down was an artificial river.

What were they going to do?

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin swallowed a mouthful of saliva, then bit the tip of his tongue hard; the pain helped him stay clear-headed.

If it were ordinary child trafficking or common crime, he would have rushed forward to act heroically without hesitation; this was his creed.

But Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You had already opened his vertical pupils earlier, and when one feels their strength is insufficient to handle the situation, one must still make the calmest decision.

He was not Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng; Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge might not give him a second chance.

Just then, the trucks passed, and Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin stepped across the road, heading straight toward the school.

By the river.

The little girl stopped.

The two senior students holding her hands on either side also stopped at the same time.

The cute expression on the little girl's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face disappeared, and murky white covered her pupils.

She turned her head to look behind her, not seeing that person following.

Finally, the little girl turned around, and the two senior students turned around as well.

A smile appeared on the little girl's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, and the two senior students also regained their expressions.

The two adults and one child held hands again, chatting and laughing as they left the riverside, walked back to the road, retraced their steps, entered the infirmary gate, and went upstairs.

When they reached the ward they had passed earlier, the little girl stopped and stayed outside.

The two senior students walked into the ward—a multi-patient room where each bed was separated only by a curtain—and looked at each bed one by one with normal expressions, as if searching for their hospitalized classmate.

They passed Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's hospital bed.

At this time, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face was still covered by a thick professional book.

One of the senior students walked up, reached out to lift the book, and saw Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, who was in an even deeper coma.

At this point, let alone opening his vertical pupils, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You probably wouldn't wake up even if slapped.

The senior student covered his Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face with the book again, not noticing anything amiss.

After the two inspected all the beds, they walked out and stood behind the little girl.

The little girl leaned her hands against the corridor balcony, looking through the gaps in the railing toward the school, which was also the direction Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin had left in.

In her eyes, a trace of resentment, as if she had been deceived, flickered.

Immediately, she closed her eyes.

"Thump... thump..."

The two senior students suddenly went limp and fainted on the ground.

Doctors and nurses nearby discovered them and came over shouting to handle the situation.

The little girl silently passed through the crowd and returned to her small ward at the end of the corridor.

She lay down on the bed.

Beside her, a haggard-looking woman was sleeping by the bedside.

The little girl reached out and touched the woman's head.

The woman woke up, saw the little girl with her eyes open, and immediately said with joy:

"Jingjing is awake? That's great, you scared Auntie to death."

"Auntie, Jingjing wants to go home."

"Okay, Auntie will take you home."

After leaving Liu Liu Jinxia's house, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan went to the affordable store for lunch as usual.

With the gradual return of the upperclassmen, four students working part-time appeared in the store.

This meant that the burden on Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Yin Meng was lightened, and they had more free time and didn't have to be tied to the store all the time.

After eating and returning to the dormitory, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan began to write down the "Liu Family Qi-Gazing Formula" and the "Qin Family Dragon-Observing Method" in his "dog-scratch" handwriting.

The original "book thief" old book couldn't be given away; the age of that book was too obvious, so he could only transcribe it himself... no, just write it from memory.

After all, it was a book he had read, so he could certainly remember all the content clearly in his mind; otherwise, wouldn't it have been a waste of time reading it?

Since Liu Liu Jinxia had accelerated the progress, he might as well speed things up too.

Once it was all written, he would hand it to Liu Liu Jinxia and let her translate it slowly; otherwise, he would have to go to the study every morning, which took up the time he had to spend with A Li.

As he was writing, the dormitory door was pushed open.

After Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin entered the school gate, he had been running wildly all the way, and at this moment he was panting heavily:

"Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge, an evil spirit has appeared in the infirmary."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan put the brush back on the brush rack; he didn't rush to stand up and hurry to the infirmary, but silently waited for Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin to catch his breath so he could finish explaining the situation in detail.

Since Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin had run back, Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin was safe; as for the other situations in the infirmary, the young man didn't care much.

After Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin finished explaining the process, he looked at Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan and didn't make a sound.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan nodded and said, "Then let's go take a look."

On the way, he called Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng and Yin Meng, and the four formed a team and came to the infirmary together.

They went to Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You's ward first; Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan lifted the book on his Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, checked him, and after confirming that he was just in a coma and had no other problems, he covered his Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face with the book again and said to Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin:

"Buy some tape later and tape his upper and lower eyelids shut."

Immediately after, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the ward and took everyone to check the various wards.

They didn't find the little girl Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin mentioned, but they did find the two senior students.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan remembered these two senior students; yesterday, when he passed the playground, they were sitting on the slope drawing, and one of them even invited him to be their model, but he refused.

Recalling their conversation at that time, one of them should be called Xu Xu Bailu, and the other was Wu Xue.

The two were currently looking listless, lying on reclining chairs with glucose drips, their consciousness still somewhat unclear; the doctor said they were suffering from hypoglycemia due to malnutrition.

But Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan looked at their physiognomy, and it was clearly "entangled by external evil," which could mean that their recent physical condition was poor and they would be sick continuously, or it could mean they were tainted by something dirty; since both were in a coma at the same time, it must be the latter.

"Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin Ge, it's a good thing you didn't lose your head and try to save that child; perhaps that child is the true evil spirit."

"Damn it, it's so infuriating. I went through such a huge internal struggle at the time, and my tongue tip is still hurting now." Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin said while glancing at Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, but Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng ignored him.

When the group walked out of the infirmary, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin deliberately lagged behind, bumped into Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng with his arm, pressed his tongue against his palate, and made a "tsk" sound.

"Look at that, how smart I am."

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng finally responded to him, glanced at Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin, and asked very calmly:

"Lacking the confidence to make a mistake?"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "..."

Having gained nothing, the four returned to the campus.

"Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin, go investigate the information on those two girls. Under normal circumstances, when dirty things haunt someone, they often like to stick to their familiar paths and continue haunting them."

Just like how Xiao Huang Ying did to him back then.

"Okay." Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin nodded, "I'll go to the shop to get some tape first and then return to the infirmary. After those two seniors wake up, I'll go and fish for information from them."

"Brother Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, you accompany Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin later. That little girl disappearing means Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Binbin's actions stirred up the nest and disturbed her; she might just come back."

"Mm."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan added another sentence:

"Once Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You recovers his ability to take care of himself, stop worrying about him. Let him be; if he dies, he dies."

The four returned to the shop, and Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin took the tape and went to the infirmary with Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan went to the basement to feed Xiao Hei.

Seeing Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, Xiao Hei came out of the cage, rubbed its head against the boy's trouser leg, and then, as if completing a task, walked back into its cage.

This dog had always been physically healthy, and furthermore, it really had no interest in the outside world at all.

Yin Meng brought over the freshly brewed tonic, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan poured it into its bowl, and Xiao Hei began to drink.

After drinking, Xiao Hei lay on its side in the cage, simultaneously extending one of its dog paws out through the gap in the cage, in a posture of "take whatever you want."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan drew black dog blood with a syringe and then patted Xiao Hei's head.

Xiao Hei retracted its paw, continued to sleep sprawled out, and even wagged its tail, as if saying goodbye.

Even though it was just a dog, it gave people a feeling of having seen through the secular world and being detached from worldly affairs.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan couldn't help but suspect that when the time limit was up and he set it free, no matter how far away he released it, it would run back on its own and voluntarily crawl back into the cage.

It truly enjoyed this lazy life of drinking tonic and being well-fed and cared for; the price paid was merely extracting a negligible amount of dog blood every once in a while.

It's true; as a pet dog, one has to be fawning; as a guard dog, one has to work; as a stray dog, one has to fight. Not only was life not as good as its, but the blood and sweat paid were also far more than its.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan returned to the shop and was preparing to head out to the dormitory when a car happened to drive over.

The window rolled down, and Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang poked his head out, waving: "Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, get in."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.

Sitting in the back was Luo Gong, who was looking down at some documents. When Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan got in, he looked up and smiled: "Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, have you been doing well lately?"

"I'm doing very well, Teacher."

"Mm, something happened at school recently. I've already put in a good word for you again; in the future, just go directly to the department head if you have any issues."

"Thank you, Teacher."

"How is that classmate doing lately?"

"Classmate Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin is diligently previewing his professional knowledge."

"Mm."

Luo Gong continued to look down at the documents.

Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang said while driving: "Teacher and I just returned from Xuzhou, and we have to go to Huangshan overnight tonight. There's a meeting there tomorrow, so today's time was specially set aside to visit Teacher's home. We'll leave after having dinner."

"That's really hard work."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan fastened his seatbelt and didn't mention picking up Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin again; Luo Gong had already pointed it out just now.

"Originally, Teacher's home was on campus, but it was just coordinated a while ago, and the school allocated a new house.

I heard that someone from another school liked the environment of our school's professor building and wanted to move in, so they donated a large sum of equipment fees to the school laboratory.

Hehe, these days, there really are all kinds of people.

It's a pity; although Teacher's small courtyard wasn't big, the layout was designed very well, and the renovation was personally handled by Teacher back then. You didn't get a chance to see it."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan didn't feel it was a pity; in all likelihood, he would be going there every morning in the future.

The new home was located in an old residential area in a bustling district. After entering the complex, everyone got out of the car. Luo Gong gave Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang instructions on the house number and went up first, while Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang took Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan to a restaurant outside the complex to pack some food.

"Something happened at Teacher's home; Teacher's wife probably isn't in the mood to cook dinner for us."

"What happened?"

"Teacher's wife's younger sister and brother-in-law passed away in a car accident a while ago, leaving behind a four or five-year-old daughter, who was taken in by Teacher's wife to be raised by her side. Teacher agreed to it.

Teacher's own daughter is in college in Shenzhen, and Teacher himself is busy with work now, so having a child by her side is some comfort for Teacher's wife.

However, the child has been sick recently and had a sudden fainting spell. Teacher learned the news and specifically took the time to come home to visit."

"Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, you need to be mentally prepared. When I was in elementary school and read in the textbook about Great Yu passing his home three times without entering while controlling the floods, I didn't understand it at all, but now I do."

"It's truly not easy."

"We can only hope that infrastructure gets better and better in the future, with more airports and increasingly abundant flights, so that it will be much more convenient for you to go back to your hometown in Nantong to visit. A one-day holiday will be enough for a round trip."

"Brother Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang, by that time, you'll be old too."

"What drink do you want? We won't be drinking alcohol."

"Soy milk."

Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang and Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan carried the food upstairs. A gentle-looking middle-aged woman opened the door, and the exhaustion on her Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face was visible to the naked eye.

"Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang is here, hehe, this must be Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, our provincial top scorer."

As she spoke, the woman took out a red envelope and handed it to Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan.

"Thank you, Teacher's wife."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan accepted it. It was his first time visiting, and there was a teacher-student relationship, so it was appropriate to accept.

"This child, he looks so handsome. Our Old Luo has really struck gold." Immediately, Teacher's wife looked at the food they were carrying and said, "Oh my, I was already cooking; why did you buy food outside? How can food from outside be as good as home-cooked food?"

Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang: "We were just afraid that you, Teacher's wife, would be tired."

"There's so much food, we won't be able to finish it."

"It's fine, we'll pack the leftovers later, and Teacher and I will eat them on the road tonight; I guarantee it won't be wasted."

After entering the house, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan saw Luo Gong sitting on the living room sofa, holding a little girl in his arms.

Luo Gong: "Come, Jingjing, call them brother. This is Brother Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang, and this is Brother Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan."

"Brother Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang, Brother Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan."

Jingjing's voice was very crisp and pleasant, and she looked very cute too.

But as soon as her voice came out, a special meaning appeared in the gaze Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan directed at her.

Because in this world, it was likely that no one could be more professional than him when it came to "acting like a child."

"Yo, where did this little beauty come from? Hahaha!"

Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang opened his arms, bent down, and hugged the little girl.

The little girl laughed happily while hugging him, but her nose wrinkled slightly.

A proper smile also appeared on Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, and he thought to himself: Heh, did she smell the aura of the Bai family lady she dislikes?

After the hug, Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang stepped aside.

The little girl continued to come over happily, wanting to hug Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan. From a child's perspective, she must have felt more affinity for someone closer to her own age.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan stood still and asked:

"Who exactly are you?"

It was the same question as Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang's earlier, but it had a different flavor.

Especially the smile on the boy's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, which gradually turned into a playful look of watching someone perform.

A trace of confusion appeared in the little girl's eyes, but as soon as she thought that this was home and there were so many people here, the doubts in her heart dissipated, and the smile on her Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face became even more vibrant.

However, when the little girl ran up to him, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan raised his foot and kicked her directly.

"Bang!"

The little girl was kicked to the ground, and she looked astonished: How dare he?

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan took out a blood-red small bag from his pocket, which contained fresh black dog blood that had just been extracted and was still warm.

"Slap!"

A bag of black dog blood was thrown directly onto the little girl by Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan; the bag burst, and the black dog blood splashed all over her body.

"Ah!!!"

The little girl immediately let out a miserable scream.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan spoke to Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Xue Liangliang and Luo Gong very frankly and straightforwardly:

"She has been haunted by a dirty thing!"

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Something came up at home, and my writing was delayed. I'll strive to write another chapter in the second half of the night. Everyone, don't wait; read it tomorrow morning.

Finally, it's the end of the month; I'm asking for everyone's monthly tickets again. If you have any spare tickets in your hands, you can cast them for us honest folks.

(End of chapter)