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Professor Zhang stood by the window, watching Su Jin'er’s figure disappear around the corner. A strange smile crept onto his lips as he slowly walked back to the bed and sat down. His previously smiling face suddenly twisted into anger, his already ugly features becoming even more distorted and terrifying. He slammed his fist onto the bed, which creaked under the sudden weight.
He could never forget what happened five years ago. Every event from that day haunted him in his dreams every night—the raging fire that engulfed him in an instant. He desperately cried for help, but all he received were cold stares from onlookers. If it weren't for his good fortune, he might have perished in that inferno. Surviving against all odds, he assumed a new identity with the help of the dean and returned to this place that he could never forget. However, to his surprise, those two despicable individuals had already left the school, while he was left behind to live a life devoid of hope. His heart was filled with resentment, and he vowed to find those shameless people and make them suffer more than he had.
Yet, five years had passed, and he still had not found any trace of them; it was as if they had evaporated from existence. Nevertheless, he refused to give up searching for them. The series of murders occurring at the school provided him with an opportunity to leverage Su Jin'er and the police's efforts to locate those two vile individuals.
The more Professor Zhang thought about it, the angrier he became. His chest rose and fell violently before he suddenly broke into a fit of coughing, his face turning red. He retrieved a bottle of medicine from the drawer, trembling as he poured some into his mouth. After a long while, his breathing finally steadied.
He clutched his chest, his gaze turning fierce: “If it weren't for those two scoundrels, I wouldn't have ended up like this.”
He forcefully swept everything off his desk onto the floor. The smoke inhalation from the fire had damaged his lungs so severely that any emotional upheaval would trigger violent coughing fits, requiring medication to stabilize.
“I will have my revenge! I must!” he declared fiercely.
After finishing their meal, Su Jin'er and Chu Feifan returned to school together. Although they were exhausted, sleep eluded them; their faces were increasingly haggard.
Sitting in the pavilion, Su Jin'er observed the students coming and going around her and felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. When would her life return to normal? When could she attend classes like an ordinary student or even experience romance?
In the past, she longed for an extraordinary life. Yet now that her life had indeed become extraordinary, she found herself afraid and nostalgic for her previous mundane existence.
People are often like this; they yearn for what they do not have and only realize its value once it is lost.
“Jin'er, what are you thinking about?”
Chu Feifan sat down beside Su Jin'er.
“I was thinking how strange humans are! We don’t cherish what we have until we lose it, only then do we realize those things have become an indispensable part of our lives.”
Su Jin'er casually expressed her thoughts, but inadvertently touched Zuo Yi's heart. His heart felt as if it had been pricked by a needle. Wasn't he and Linyuan just like this? Clearly liking each other, yet neither was willing to speak first. It was only after losing that they realized the other had long become their one and only in their hearts.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't talking about you," Su Jin'er said apologetically, seeing Zuo Yi's eyes gradually redden.
"I know, but aren't we like this? Xiaoyuan... she died so suddenly that I didn't have time to accept it," Zuo Yi choked out.
"I understand how you feel. I'm also very sad because I watched her fall in front of me and couldn't save her. Do you know that feeling? That feeling more painful than death," Su Jin'er shook her head, tears streaming down her face as if her heart were dying from the pain.
If I died, it shouldn't hurt anymore, right?
She suddenly thought.
Startled by her own sudden thought, she rubbed her forehead awkwardly.
In an effort to pull them out of the pain of losing Linyuan, Chu Feifan said, "Who do you think stole Professor Zhang's research? Could they still be at our school, and we just don't know?"
Su Jin'er and Zuo Yi both looked up at Chu Feifan, understanding his meaning.
"I don't know either, but I have a feeling that they might no longer be alive," Su Jin'er said with a pout.
"Why?" Chu Feifan and Zuo Yi asked simultaneously.
"Because if they were still alive, they wouldn't just disappear without a trace. I think Professor Zhao has tried many ways to find them but hasn't succeeded. Two living people can't just evaporate; only the dead would leave no news. So they should be dead," she paused before continuing, "Of course, this is just my guess."
Chu Feifan thought for a moment and said, "That's true, but if they changed their identities and are living in another city, it wouldn't be so easy to find them."
"Yes, maybe they have changed their appearance," Zuo Yi said.
"That's not impossible, but I still find it strange. I can't quite put my finger on what's odd about it," Su Jin'er said, furrowing her brows.
Everyone fell back into their own thoughts, and no one spoke again.
Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps reached their ears. They looked up to see a girl running quickly towards them, her face glistening with sweat.
"Are you Su Jin'er?" she asked as she reached the pavilion.
Su Jin'er stood up and walked over to her, pulling out a tissue and handing it to her. "Yes, what’s the matter?"
"One of the girls in our dorm has gone crazy; she keeps calling your name, and we don't know what to do!" The girl took the tissue, bent over with her hands on her knees, breathing heavily.
"What?" Su Jin'er exclaimed in surprise. "Which dorm room?"
"Yours is downstairs."
Downstairs!
Room 314 was downstairs. How could someone suddenly go crazy and be calling out her name? That was too strange!
"Why didn't you tell the counselor?"
"Our counselor is here! But there's nothing we can do about her; she keeps calling out for Xu Lingling and insists on seeing her."
"What did she say?"
"Xu Lingling!"
"What?" several people exclaimed simultaneously.
The girl was startled by their expressions.
"How could it be her?" Su Jin'er said in disbelief. Could this really confirm Professor Zhang's words? Was Xu Lingling's change truly related to Xiao Mei?
Could it be that Xiao Mei's spirit had possessed Xu Lingling's body?
The thought made her tremble, her chest rising and falling violently. How could this be possible? There was no such thing as demons in the world; she refused to believe it. Someone must be behind this.
Yes, it must be that way!
"I'll go take a look; you all wait for me here," Su Jin'er said to Chu Feifan, her gaze resolute.
"No way, this matter is definitely not that simple, so you can't go."
"If it really is the Killer trying to lure me over, this method won't work. He will definitely think of other ways, so it's better for me to go."
Chu Feifan thought for a moment and felt she was right, but he was really worried about her safety. He couldn't afford to lose her.
"We'll wait for you downstairs at the girls' dormitory. After you go in, just stand by the window so we can see you, okay?"
Chu Feifan's words reminded her of that day when she encountered something strange in that villa. At that time, Chu Feifan had asked her to do the same, but nothing happened to her; it was him who got into trouble.
So, what about this time?
She didn't know, really didn't know.
However, she still nodded. This time it was school, and she didn't believe that Killer would cause any trouble here.
A few of them hurried toward the girls' dormitory. Many students had already gathered at the entrance, mostly boys who couldn't enter the girls' dormitory, along with some timid girls peeking inside but too scared to go in.
Su Jin'er walked toward the door while saying "excuse me." Due to the incident at school, many people already knew that a beautiful girl had been caught up in a Murder Case. At this moment, everyone looked at the legendary beautiful Su Jin'er and shook their heads in regret. It would be such a pity if such a beautiful girl were to be killed!
Finally, after saying thank you countless times, she entered the girls' dormitory. Compared to those outside, there were even more people crowded in the hallway, and the two of them struggled to move forward.
"Everyone step aside, Su Jin'er is here."
Someone suddenly shouted loudly. The crowd in the hallway parted to make way for them. Su Jin'er glanced around but didn't see who had spoken. However, she couldn't afford to think about that anymore; she quickly rushed up to the third floor only to find that Xu Lingling was not in her dormitory.
"Where did she go?"
"To the rooftop!"
A girl timidly replied, looking at Su Jin'er with fear in her eyes as if she were a man-eating monster.
Su Jin'er ran upstairs again. The number of people in the corridor on the fourth floor and above had clearly decreased significantly; those who dared to stay here were the ones with a bit more courage.
On the rooftop, Xu Lingling stood at the edge, her hair flowing loosely. She held a small mirror in her hand, trembling in the wind. She also had lipstick on, smeared across her lips, glaringly bright like fresh blood.
"Xu Lingling, I'm here," Su Jin'er said cautiously as she looked at her.
Xu Lingling slowly turned her head, as if in slow motion from a movie, moving slowly and stiffly.
The moment their eyes met, Xu Lingling's gaze filled with anger, her eyes turning red like a mother lion about to roar. Su Jin'er was startled.
"You've come; you finally came."
Xu Lingling's voice was sharp and somewhat grating.
"Yes, I’m here. Come over; it’s dangerous over there," Su Jin'er extended her hand.
"What? Didn't you wish for me to die? If I die, no one will compete with you for Chu Feifan anymore, right?"
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