During lunch, the three remaining boys in the class volunteered to pick up takeout from the school gate.
Since everyone was looking forward to the juicy gossip during the noon break, lunch was kept simple that day. They all shared the same thought - just eat a little, as the main event was yet to come.
After finishing lunch together in the classroom, while other students were heading to the dormitory for their noon break, Shi Li didn't need to join them since she wasn't staying for the afternoon self-study session.
As it was approaching nap time and seeing that her classmates weren't leaving for the dormitory yet, Shi Li couldn't wait for them to leave before openly taking her planned walk in the grove.
So she glanced at her classmates sitting properly in the classroom, picked up her bag, and politely bid them farewell, "It's almost nap time, I won't disturb you anymore. I'm heading home now."
At that moment, the other students who had been seemingly absorbed in their books suddenly stood up, saying, "How can we let you go alone? It could be dangerous. Let us walk you out."
Shi Li was exasperated, "What danger could there be on campus? Our security guards aren't just for show."
She added, "It's almost nap time, no need to trouble yourselves. I'll be fine on my own."
Little Fatty immediately replied, "It's no trouble at all. We're heading to the dorm anyway, so walking you out is on our way."
Xue Xuejia also chimed in, "We just want to spend more time with you before you go."
Shi Li wouldn't have minded the company if she were actually leaving campus, and being escorted to the gate would have been perfectly normal.
The problem was that going home was just an excuse - her real destination was the grove.
But her classmates had already gathered around her, clearly determined to see her off.
Shi Li's mouth twitched slightly as she said, "Well, thank you then."
After leaving the teaching building, Shi Li clutched her stomach, "I think I ate too much at lunch. I'm feeling bloated, and I might get carsick if I take the ride home now. I'd like to walk around campus a bit to help digest, so I don't get sick later."
Shi Li put on quite an act, sending a voice message to her driver saying she had something to do and asking him to wait a while longer outside.
In reality, the driver wasn't even waiting outside the school.
He received her message with confusion, wondering what Shi Li was up to.
To their surprise, the dormitory was completely empty.
The Class Teacher asked concernedly if they had come to the wrong place, wondering where his students were.
At first, the security guard also thought they might have gone to the wrong place, but after checking the documents, these students were indeed supposed to be in this dormitory.
So where had all these students gone?
The Class Teacher anxiously asked, "Did you see them enter the dormitory today?"
"My students came to school today, and when I checked the classroom before coming here, it was empty. Where could they have gone? Have they been lost, kidnapped..."
His dear students (if they knew): *facepalm*
The Class Teacher was acting like a father who had lost his children, making the security guard break out in a cold sweat.
Offending parents was one thing, but these kids were only teenagers - nothing could happen to them.
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At this point, the female security guard reported that the girls' dormitory for second-year class one was also completely empty.
This was becoming a serious problem.
Nothing else mattered now - they had to find the students.
There weren't many security guards on duty during the break. They gathered all available guards, leaving one to check the surveillance cameras while the rest spread out in a circle from the school to search for the children.
They would start by searching within the school grounds.
Shi Li and her group were unaware of the commotion their Class Teacher had stirred up. They were slowly walking toward the grove.
In her previous life, Shi Li had watched that video countless times, and the location had become a popular spot at Qianpu Middle School, with many alumni returning specifically to visit and take photos there.
Shi Li had also visited this place with Shi Qiuyu and Gao Yun, and she had a very clear memory of where everything had happened.
As they got closer to the spot, they seemed to hear certain indescribable sounds.
Just then, a group of security guards came running toward them in full force.