Chapter 72: Disappearance

Chapter 72: Disappearance

Xu Wen’s brows furrowed. She stopped to stare at Feng Lan, “What did you say?” Being stared at by Xu Wen, Feng Lan became awkward. She instinctually thought that she had said something to annoy Miss Xu. Afraid of being misunderstood, she shook her hands embarrassedly. “It’s nothing, Miss Xu. We... we should move faster. It’ll be troublesome when it’s dark.”

Perhaps it was still in the day. The entire Block C had no lights on. This caused Feng Lan to trip on the stairs as she led the way in the dimness. If Xu Wen hadn’t moved fast to help her, she might have fallen.

“Thank... you, Miss Xu.” Feng Lan held Xu Wen’s arm. Her cheeks flushed as she gripped Xu Wen’s hands harder.

“Be careful,” Xu Wen reminded her.

“Okay.”

The meaningless conversation between the two irritated Zhou Taifu. After they reached Block C, something had been bothering him. It made him short-tempered. He pulled out the dagger and slid it into his sleeve. He pressed it under his wrist. He looked around, ready to deal with any situation.

They came to the fourth floor of Block C. The music classroom was on this floor. Out of safety concerns, Xu Wen decided to take the long detour. This meant that they had to take two more turns and a longer walk to reach the music classroom. The corridor that led to the classroom gave them the impression that it would go on forever. The corridor seemed to end in a blurry mist. And... they were slowly walking into the mist.

“I’m sorry.” Feng Lan apologised softly. She looked at the toilet beside them and looked fidgety.

Feng Lan held her stomach, and her face paled. “Mr. Zhou, I’m sorry. Please wait for me.” Then, she ran into the toilet, leaving Zhou Taifu and Xu Wen outside. Using the toilet there... reminded them instantly of Long Tao. His open eyes when he died and his missing jaw.

Feng Lan jumped up instantly. Just as she was about to use her hands to signal her partner to run...

The door of the cubicle on her right suddenly creaked open. Then, there was the sound of the toilet flushing. Feng Lan walked out on tip-toe. This almost scared Xu Wen to her death.

Zhou Taifu was confused. He asked in an accusatory tone, “Why didn’t you answer when we called you earlier?”

Xu Wen was too late. In their initial hypothesis, they believed the condition for the ghost to kill was for her victim to make some noises. Just as Xu Wen covered her mouth and was saddened to see her lover’s imminent death, Feng Lan bowed at her. Then, she lifted her head with shyness, “I’m sorry. I knew Miss Xu came in to look for me out of concern. However, it’s impolite to communicate while on the toilet, so...”

“Is that why you didn’t say anything?” Zhou Taifu was stunned. He felt like something was wrong with this woman’s head.

“Hmm.” Feng Lan nodded. Then, she realised Zhou Taifu was in the toilet with them. Her expression turned embarrassed. “Mr. Zhou, why...” She looked at the toilet door with confusion. The door was open, so she could see the sign on the door. They were in the female toilet.

“I...” Zhou Taifu didn’t know what to say.

In the end, it was Xu Wen who cut in. She calmed herself down and said lightly, “I was the one who told him to come in to help me.” Xu Wen looked into Feng Lan’s eyes, “I called your name so many times, but you didn’t answer. I was worried...” She didn’t continue, but a trace of concern poured out of her eyes.

Even though it was fleeting, Feng Lan caught it. Stars lit up in her eyes.