Chapter 172: The eavesdropper behind

Chapter 172: The eavesdropper behind

Chapter 172: The eavesdropper behind

Capitol City University

Anna knocked on the door of Edward’s office and timidly entered after getting permission.

This was her third visit to Edward’s office this week, yet she wasn’t one of the students Edward was responsible for.

Her reason for coming was a bit unusual, and it was the same all three times: she was looking for any trace of Ryan.

Edward Smith was an advisor in the Department of English at Capitol City University and also Ryan’s graduate advisor.

At least within the university, Edward had the most opportunities to see Ryan, which was why Anna kept visiting.

“Professor Smith, any news about Ryan?”

Ryan was a graduate student in the English Department. Technically, he was Anna’s senior, though Ryan himself had never heard Anna call him that.

Anna walked up to Edward’s desk like she owned the place. This time, she didn’t even sit down,she was just there to ask about Ryan.

Edward looked at the young woman in front of him and shook his head with a hint of disappointment.

He too wished Ryan would come back.

Ryan was his student, and Edward had personally invited him to choose him as an advisor, convinced that the young man could achieve great things academically.

Every teacher dreams of nurturing a student who surpasses them, and Ryan was the person Edward had pinned his hopes on.

However, after Ryan was diagnosed with a severe heart condition, which initially seemed hopeless, he miraculously survived. But just when he was about to start teaching after his defense, he disappeared.

Edward had tried calling the number on the student roster several times, only to find it turned off. His prized pupil seemed to have vanished overnight.

“Professor Smith, is there anything else we can do?”

Anna watched Edward shake his head and felt her hope fading. She had been here three times, and it was the same each time.

She was sure Ryan wasn’t just avoiding the library or not looking for him on purpose,he couldn’t.

Ryan had disappeared.

“The university has already contacted the police, and they’ve opened a missing person case for Ryan.”

“But so far, there have been no results.”

Edward sat on the couch, unable to help sighing. A promising student had just disappeared, and he was anxious.

Anna had gotten her answer, and there was no point in staying any longer. She touched her forehead, preparing to say goodbye to Edward.

After not seeing Ryan, it felt like her backbone had been pulled out,Anna couldn’t cope with the void, clearly devastated.

She had gotten used to seeing Ryan in that corner of the library, used to watching him from a distance.

In her troubled life, Ryan was like a beam of light. But now, that only light had also disappeared.

Seeing Anna about to leave, Edward’s eyes showed a mix of emotions.

The young woman had been persistently looking for Ryan, asking all his friends in addition to coming here, a persistence that was deeply moving.

But with even the police unable to find Ryan, should he still give her hope?

“Thank you, Professor Smith. I’ll be going now. I’ll... come back another day.”

Anna almost gritted her teeth as she spoke the final words, her hand weakly pressing on the doorknob.

These were items he had obtained from a side mission, both in potion form, so their application wasn’t very broad.

Ryan’s focus, however, was on the reward for his current mission, [Knockout Gas (impairs consciousness, causing anyone within a 17-foot radius to instantly fall unconscious)]. Unlike the potions, this reward was more like a stone.

If Ryan understood correctly, throwing this stone would release the Knockout Gas, and anyone within its 17-foot radius would instantly fall unconscious.

This seemed much more useful than the other potions.

Having the [Knockout Gas] would definitely increase his chances of handling today’s dangers, but the problem was that Ryan didn’t have it yet.

“That means I’ll have to make the best use of what I have.”

Ryan’s gaze returned to the two bottles, pondering how to expand their uses.

Would the effects of the liquid still work if he poured it out?

And if he only used a bit of it, not the whole thing, would it still be effective?

Ryan sighed softly, mulling over these thoughts. He sneaked a glance at Hannah, wondering whether to experiment on her right now.

But messing up could complicate things, so Ryan shook his head, deciding to put that thought aside for now.

Hannah felt Ryan’s piercing gaze and heard his soft murmurs, wondering what he was thinking. Although he had saved Miss Alice’s life, he still seemed quite suspicious.

Very suspicious, in fact.

Taking advantage of Ryan’s distraction, Hannah quietly moved closer to him and slightly bent down to listen to his mutterings.

“Ah, this is so tough.”

His goal had never changed,he had always dreamed of being killed by Alice to achieve resurrection.

But as events unfolded, Alice’s fondness for him only seemed to grow.

He hadn’t had the chance to check earlier, but after leaving the meeting room, Miss Alice’s favorability had unexpectedly increased by five points, reaching a high of fifty-eight.

Only twelve points away from the dangerous seventy mark, he was in a precarious position.

And most importantly, at this stage, Alice definitely wouldn’t kill him willingly.

What’s the use of high favorability if it doesn’t serve his purpose? He wasn’t here to play for a happy ending.

“So annoying.”

Ryan rubbed his head in frustration, completely unaware of the eavesdropper behind him.

Maybe he should boost the favorability first, then use it to ask Alice to kill him?

It didn’t seem very reliable.

The crisis of the day wasn’t over yet,if she died at someone else’s hands, that would be disastrous.

Ryan couldn’t figure out the root of the problem and ended up blaming it on the target of his mission strategy.

“If only Miss Alice understood what I really want, I wouldn’t have to wait so painfully.”

He wasn’t interested in developing a romantic storyline with Miss Alice,he just wanted her to end his life. But how long would he have to wait for that?

After voicing his thoughts, Ryan sighed deeply, feeling his prospects growing dimmer.

But when he looked up, he found Hannah standing right beside him, her face a picture of shock, her eyes wide with horror, clearly revealing everything.