The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 1058 Who is the Real Culprit (Part 1)

You are now a student at Hanshan Academy.

In a half-dream state, Liu Sheng vaguely heard these words.

Hanshan Academy?

She knew it all too well.

It was her alma mater.

But... how did I end up here?
Please investigate... and find the real culprit as soon as possible...

Before that...do not easily reveal yourself...

After a pause, the cold, mechanical voice of "World" continued:

Main Quest: Find the real culprit and tell me.

The last note faded away, dissipating like ripples.

Liu Sheng didn't have time to think it through.

Suddenly, my eyes lit up.

Holding a blank spring pancake wrapper in my hand, I heard enthusiastic voices in my ear:

"Why are you just spacing out instead of eating? Isn't this your favorite food?"

Liu Sheng turned her head to look.

This is the dining hall of Hanshan Academy.

Sunlight filtered through the lush green pines and cypresses beside the dining hall, casting dappled patterns that fell upon a vaguely familiar face.

These are her classmates from Hanshan Academy.
But this seemed to be just a concept in her mind; in reality, she had no idea who this person was.

In the past, the "world" would have jumped out to laugh at her for being face-blind, but now it's all quiet.

The girl didn't seem to care at all about Liu Sheng's stunned expression.

With practiced ease, he snatched the spring roll wrapper, stacked a large piece of braised pork knuckle on top, added various condiments such as shredded scallions, shredded radish, and smoked chicken, then thoughtfully rolled it up and stuffed it back into Liu Sheng's hand.

"Eat up! We still have class after we finish eating! Today we're going to talk about choosing a subject for the imperial examinations, and I haven't decided what to choose yet..."

"Choosing subjects?"

Liu Sheng took a bite of the spring pancake and mumbled a reply.

The braised pork knuckle is rich in savory sauce, perfectly balanced by the fresh aroma of scallions—it truly tastes just like the one I remember.

"Oh yeah! We have to choose our subjects tomorrow! Don't tell me you forgot something so important!" The girl's eyes widened in surprise, a hint of suspicion in them.

Remembering that reminder, Liu Sheng quickly tried to remedy the situation:
"I...of course I know. I just didn't expect to have to talk about it this afternoon. Haven't we heard it so many times before?"

The girl put aside her doubts and nodded in deep agreement: "Yes, I also think it's unnecessary to say it again!"

"I guess they really value it."

"Of course we value it. This is another reform of the imperial examination system since the golden age of Honghu! And this time the changes are even greater."

"It is indeed very large, and I still don't quite understand all those complicated rules."

Fortunately, Liu Sheng's judgment of the girl's personality was accurate, and as expected, she immediately became enthusiastic and started talking non-stop:
"What's so difficult about that? Let me tell you, first you have to choose your major, and then choose subjects to take in the imperial examination based on that major. We won't go into the old subjects like crafts, practical skills, and martial arts, but now there are also mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine..."

As Liu Sheng listened to the girl counting on her fingers, a sudden jolt ran through her—

Isn't this the new imperial examination system proposed by the two scholars of Mei Academy?

The brother and sister said that this is the only way to select and train talents according to new disciplines in order to meet the needs of future space travel.

However, it is only a preliminary proposal at present, and it was only recently submitted to the cabinet. It has been temporarily shelved because the government is busy with the Quad alliance.

This is clearly far from being implemented.

How could it be now...?

Suddenly, Liu Sheng realized something—

This is a high-dimensional analysis.

I wonder if it's related to the memories that surfaced in her mind.

They were supposed to be heading to a higher-dimensional analysis of the remains of the fetal god, but now they've entered her... or maybe not entirely, but the result is this higher-dimensional spacetime fragment constructed with Hanshan Academy as its background.

Moreover, unlike in the past when she entered a possible past or history, this time she entered a possible future in her own timeline!
Perhaps this is a kind of chain mechanism formed after she became entangled with the core of the fetal spirit's remains.

Liu Sheng frowned.

This is the first time this has happened.

wrong!

It may not be the first time.

Perhaps it had happened before, but she just didn't know it.

After all, from a higher-dimensional perspective, the future and the past are not unidirectional and linear.

This is something Liu Sheng figured out on his own.

In the past, it was "The World" that would awaken her at times like this, but for some reason, apart from the few words spoken when entering the space, "The World" is now completely silent.

More than just "the world".

Even the chattering sounds that usually fill my mind have disappeared.

Everything was eerily quiet.

Liu Sheng felt a chill run down his spine.

Her consciousness then sank into the depths of her mind. But the next instant, she froze.

My heart has vanished.

More accurately, she could no longer sense it.

Indeed, her mind was currently entangled with the chaotic mind of the fetal deity and was temporarily occupied.

This was the first time she had used this move, and she had expected the consequences. However, what she hadn't anticipated was that she wouldn't even be able to connect with the "world" through her mind.

This is the first time—

In higher-dimensional analysis, she could not find the "world".

I feel empty inside.

Even her favorite braised pork knuckle and spring pancakes tasted bland.

"what happened?"

The girl showed concern again.

"Don't worry, the lecturer will go over it again this afternoon anyway, and besides, you can ask questions—"

Halfway through his sentence, a heart-wrenching scream suddenly erupted in the distance.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

All the students in the dining hall were alarmed.

They all looked up, whispering amongst themselves in confusion.

And in Liu Sheng's heart, she thought of—

Please investigate... and find the real culprit as soon as possible...

murder!

Liu Sheng suddenly stood up and ran towards the direction from which the scream came.

The girl behind him shouted, "Hey! Where are you going!"

Liu Sheng ignored him.

The girl called out a few times but still followed.

The other students did the same, all running towards the courtyard where the screams were coming from.

When Liu Sheng arrived, a large number of students had already gathered there.

Right in front of us is the famous crooked-necked pine tree of Hanshan Academy.

The pine tree was specially bought at a high price.

Because this pine tree is not high off the ground, and its trunk has a unique shape forming a long and gentle curve, you can easily hang the rope up by simply stepping on the stone platform and standing on tiptoe, then put your neck through the loop, and let go...

And the woman in white hanging on the tree in front of us is just like that.

A girl standing nearby was sobbing uncontrollably, being comforted by other students; she was the one who had screamed earlier.

"They must have been terrified to stumble upon such a corpse..."

"Isn't this Zhou Yun?"

Why would she be so foolish?

"Pity……"

Students had already tiptoed forward and put her down.

Immediately, everyone rushed over and used all the first aid techniques they had learned on the woman in white named Zhou Yun.

Some people pressed on her chest, some tried to guide her breathing, and others frantically took out their spiritual messages to search for first aid procedures on the SkyNet, while loudly instructing those in front of them.

Unfortunately, they couldn't save him.

In Liu Sheng's opinion, this "Zhou Yun" had already died before she was discovered, and there were even faint signs of lividity on her body.

Soon, the head monk arrived with a group of servants.

"Alright, we don't need you here. We'll report this to the authorities ourselves. Go to class now; the imperial examinations are approaching, so concentrate."

Everyone could only leave with regret and sighs.

"What are you thinking about?" The enthusiastic girl finally caught up with Liu Sheng and asked curiously.

"nothing."

The girl stared at her: "I noticed you... seem to have been observing everyone the whole time."

Liu Sheng was slightly taken aback.

I never expected this girl to be so perceptive.

"Hmm," she said slowly, "I just feel that this matter is a bit strange... Why would Zhou Yun choose to commit suicide?"

The girl nodded in agreement.

“It is indeed strange. Zhou Yun is a prominent figure in the academy. She even said that she would definitely pass the imperial examination this year, and might even be the top scholar... She doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would commit suicide.”

She lowered her voice and leaned closer:

"Do you think... it's possible that someone killed her?"

Liu Sheng did not answer.

But when he glanced back at the corpse being carried away by the servants arranged by the head of the monastery, his gaze darkened slightly.