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"Su Jin'er" smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore, but it's strange how I got poisoned."
"Weren't you just saying you sprained your ankle?" "Chu Feifan" sat down and carefully looked at "Su Jin'er"'s unbandaged ankle.
"I didn't feel like I twisted my foot while escaping. I only noticed it was swollen when I woke up this morning. I think it must be from that hand being poisonous."
"Hand?"
"Yes, I did see 'Zhuo Xiaoman' at that time. She was upside down, constantly saying how wronged she was for dying, and she grabbed my foot with her hand. But strangely, she wasn't using much strength; I just shook her hand off out of fear."
Everything still seemed to relate back to "Zhuo Xiaoman." For some reason, she suddenly felt that "Zhuo Xiaoman"'s death was neither a beginning nor an end.
"By the way, here is the information you wanted. I've already looked it over. The old man who guarded the 'Morgue' really did die; he passed away last year."
"Su Jin'er" took the file bag in surprise. Although it was called a file bag, it only contained a single piece of paper with a photo attached. That photo was unmistakably of the old man she had seen that day, his wrinkled face adorned with a kind smile, his eyes squinted into slits by wrinkles, and his mouth tightly pressed together with only a few teeth remaining.
The information below was very simple—so simple that it didn't even include a name—just written:
Name: "Old Zhang," Gender: Male, and there wasn't even an age listed, followed by the date of death: April 16, 2011.
April 16?
"Hongmei, what date is it today?"
"It's the 17th! Why?"
"The 17th? Then yesterday was the 16th." She had seen him early yesterday morning, which meant she had encountered his spirit. A chill ran down her spine. Could there really be spirits in this world?
"Chu Feifan" knew what "Su Jin'er" was worried about. He took out an apple and began peeling it while saying, "Maybe what you saw wasn't real; it could have been like the last time with the 'Akabane Research' drug. When you entered the forest, you might have experienced hallucinations and then saw the old man and 'Zhuo Xiaoman.'"
"But how do you explain my injury? If it really is a sprain as 'Hongmei' said, then why am I poisoned?"
Chu Feifan was at a loss for words. If it were just an illusion, she wouldn't have been poisoned. But she really had been poisoned. Could it truly be the ghost of Zhuo Xiaoman?
Su Jin'er seemed to gradually believe in the existence of ghosts. Even if the last case was indeed human-made, what about this one? No matter who had died, there was not a shred of evidence left at the scene. If Zhuo Xiaoman and Guo Xiaoli had committed suicide, then surely there should have been some evidence left behind at the scene where Wang Xiangxiang had been scared to death! However, the police had searched the entire room and found nothing useful.
"Feifan, have you ever been to Wang Xiangxiang's dormitory?"
"No, why?"
"I'm fine now. You and Hongmei should go back to school and check Wang Xiangxiang's dormitory again to see if there are any clues."
"But the police already checked it and found nothing. How could we possibly find anything?" Ruan Hongmei asked in confusion.
"Just go! Sometimes the police can overlook things," Chu Feifan said as she stood up.
"Alright then! Jin'er, take care of yourself!"
Wang Xiangxiang's dormitory was no longer occupied. After her sudden death, her two roommates had moved to other dormitories, which was understandable; after all, no one wanted to continue living in a room where someone had died.
This time, they entered the girls' dormitory without being stopped by the administrator. For some reason, this administrator always seemed to make exceptions for handsome guys.
Wang Xiangxiang's dormitory had been sealed off, with a heavy iron chain locking the door tightly. Yet even so, students still kept their distance from this dormitory, as if it contained a terrifying evil spirit.
The administrator followed them to the front of the dormitory and then unlocked the chain, saying, "You can go in! But don't stay too long!"
After saying that, the administrator wobbled away with her plump body.
In just a few days, the door seemed to have rusted over. The moment Chu Feifan pushed it open, a gust of cold wind mixed with dust blew out.
Fortunately, the door did not creak like one that hadn't been opened in ages.
Once the door was fully opened, they were astonished; their jaws nearly dropped. The dormitory that had only been unoccupied for a few days looked as if it hadn't been lived in for years—dust covered everything, and cobwebs had already formed in the corners.
"This is unbelievable! It's only been a few days." Ruan Hongmei, unable to believe it, was about to step inside.
"Wait." Chu Feifan reached out and pulled her back.
Confused, Ruan Hongmei looked at him.
"Look over there."
Following his point direction, Ruan Hongmei glanced in that direction but saw nothing.
"What is it?"
"There’s a footprint under the window."
"A footprint." Following Chu Feifan's words, she indeed spotted a small footprint beneath the window.
The footprint was shallow and tiny, resembling that of a child.
"How could there be a child's footprint here?"
This was also puzzling for Chu Feifan. He took out his phone and called Zuo Yi, asking him to bring a camera to the girls' dormitory immediately. After hanging up, he stepped outside and leaned against the wall.
"Aren't you going in?"
"Yeah, we shouldn't disturb the scene. Even though it's been a few days, this strange situation is likely something we've never encountered before. We need to take photos first before going in."
Ruan Hongmei nodded and leaned against the wall like him, waiting for Zuo Yi.
Occasionally, girls passed by. Upon seeing Chu Feifan standing at the girls' dormitory, they squealed excitedly. One plump girl even exaggeratedly shouted his name upon seeing him, then returned to her dormitory. Shortly after, she came out wearing an almost transparent nightgown, constantly throwing flirtatious glances at him while swaying her curvy waist.
This nearly made Ruan Hongmei burst out laughing, while Chu Feifan remained expressionless, not even glancing at her.
She walked back and forth in the hallway for about ten minutes. After noticing that Chu Feifan showed no interest in her, she lowered her head and entered the dormitory. As soon as she closed the door, a burst of laughter erupted from inside.
Chu Feifan helplessly curled his lips.
"Why is that guy Zuo Yi so slow?" Ruan Hongmei, who was getting a bit impatient, said with a strange tone while trying to hold back her laughter.
"When I called him, he was still at the student council," Chu Feifan replied. With him, the Chairman, absent, all responsibilities fell on Zuo Yi, who was certainly busy.
About ten minutes later, Zuo Yi finally appeared.
"Why are you all here again?"
"We had no choice; Jin'er suddenly asked us to come take a look, and we really found something!" Ruan Hongmei said.
Zuo Yi frowned as he walked to the door. He was just as startled as they were: "This is too exaggerated!"
"Yeah, give me the camera."
Chu Feifan took the camera and snapped several pictures of the dormitory. Then he said, "Don't come in; I'll go in and take a picture of that footprint and see if there are any other clues."
After entering, Chu Feifan took a few more photos and then walked to the window to capture the small footprint. The footprint was incredibly tiny, about ten centimeters long, clearly belonging to a newborn baby. However, a newborn couldn't walk at all—how could it leave a footprint here? Moreover, there was only one footprint. Strangely enough, this was on the fifth floor; even if a baby somehow got in here, why were there no footprints at the entrance? Why was there only one by the window? This was truly bizarre.
After thinking for a while without coming up with any conclusions, he stood up and continued to inspect the dormitory. Zhuo Xiaoman's belongings and Wang Xiangxiang's items were still left in the room, all covered in dust. They had died, yet no one had come to clean up their things; it was truly pitiful.
However, his attention was quickly drawn to something wedged between the bed and the wall, barely visible. If one didn't look closely, they would never notice it.
He cautiously approached it, took a piece of paper from the desk, and pulled out what appeared to be a small section of a jade bracelet. There were several tiny blood-like streaks on its middle part. He carefully placed it into his pocket and continued to search elsewhere.
"How is it? Did you find any useful clues?" Ruan Hongmei asked, sounding somewhat impatient.
"Okay, just wait a moment." He walked to the window again, carefully examining the windowsill. The balcony door was open, raising a question: had it always been open, or had someone opened it later?
"Hey! If you haven't noticed, hurry up! It's not pleasant being stared at by those idiot girls!" Zuo Yi was becoming impatient. There were girls in the hallway staring at him, making him feel uncomfortable.
"Just wait a moment." Chu Feifan pinched out a very fine hair from a gap on the windowsill, wrapped it in paper, and after looking around for other valuable clues without finding anything, the three of them left the dormitory.
When they returned to the hospital, Zhuang Lingtian was accompanying Su Jin'er. Ruan Hongmei saw him and immediately sulked, dragging her chair noisily and sitting silently to one side.
"Did you find anything?"
"Yes, a strange discovery. That dormitory had only been without its owner for a few days, yet it was covered in dust as if no one had lived there for years. Moreover, there was a very small footprint by the window—only a baby would leave such a mark. I took some photos and have already developed them. I also found this."
Chu Feifan said as he took out a partially intact Jade Bracelet from his pocket.
"This bracelet looks so much like the one I gave you!" Zhuang Lingtian exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the bracelet.
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