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Chapter 158 Chu Zihang: Where is the women's restroom?

Xia Mi walked out of the laboratory.

The moment she stepped out the door, the deliberately feigned paleness on her face vanished without a trace.

Xia Mi did not head towards the restroom; instead, she chose another route and went straight to the elevator that connected the five floors of the laboratory building.

"La la la————"

Xia Mi hummed a light, off-key tune as she tiptoed and hopped around in the corridor.

The afternoon sun slanted through the tall glass windows, casting its rays across the ground.

The light filtered through her flowing hair, gilding her silhouette with a hazy gold edge, making her look as pure as an angel.

Xia Mi's slender fingertips seemingly unintentionally brushed against the cold wall. If a passerby saw this, they would only think that this was a high school girl who was happy to be able to temporarily escape from a boring class.

However, an invisible yet powerful force, following her fingertips, precisely seeped into the interior of the wall, and this force found the cable line buried deep in the concrete.

"Snapped!"

A faint, crisp sound came from inside the wall.

Inside the wall, the sturdy industrial cable was instantly torn apart by tremendous brute force.

The entire power supply network of the laboratory building was instantly paralyzed.

The red indicator light on the surveillance camera at the top of the corridor flashed twice and then went out completely.

The alternation between light and darkness happens in an instant.

The dim yellow light from the emergency lights cast an eerie atmosphere throughout the corridor.

Xia Mi didn't care about this at all; she had already arrived at the elevator door.

She stretched out her fair hand and gently placed it on the elevator door that gleamed with a cold metallic sheen.

The next second, the world in her eyes was ignited by a fiery gold.

Those bright, terrifying golden eyes, like two miniature suns, exuded a kingly majesty and power.

"Crunch—crunch—"

A sickening metallic creaking sound began at the very bottom of the elevator shaft and slowly rose upwards.

The sound grew louder and louder, becoming increasingly piercing.

It was as if an unseen behemoth was climbing up from the bottom of the elevator shaft, its sharp claws tearing at the steel frame of the shaft.

The elevator that ran through the first to fifth floors of the laboratory building was now like a tin can being kneaded at will.

An invisible hand pinched it from the bottom and then began to squeeze and twist it wildly upwards.

The elevator car groaned in agony under the immense force, its metal panels warping and twisting like pieces of paper.

The surrounding walls could no longer withstand the terrifying force emanating from within, and cracks spread rapidly like a spider web.

"boom!"

The wall collapsed on a large scale, and rubble and dust gushed out.

The severed power line lashed wildly through the air, sparking dazzling electrical sparks, and a raging fire shot into the sky.

The entire elevator shaft was transformed into a burning abyss.

After doing all this, Xia Mi clapped her hands in satisfaction.

She didn't even glance at the burning flames before turning and leaving gracefully.

The flames reflected on her flowing hair, her silhouette resolute yet elegant, quickly disappearing at the end of the corridor.

Inside the laboratory.

Chu Zihang and the veteran teacher had just calmed down the female student who had made a mistake in her operation.

The laboratory was still filled with the pungent smell of chemical reagents.

Just then, a chilling metallic scraping sound came from not far away.

That sound—

Chu Zihang's movements froze instantly.

He was all too familiar with that sound.

He had heard similar voices more than once during those missions where he ventured alone into dangerous situations.

That's the sound that comes from when violence tears and twists a high-strength alloy.

But this is the preparatory class of Kassel College, an ivory tower within an ivory tower, so why would it be here?

Before he could sort out his thoughts, an even more intense roar interrupted everything.

"Boom—!"

It was the loud thud of a heavy object falling to the ground, mixed with the sound of walls collapsing and breaking, which made the entire laboratory shake slightly.

The chandelier on the ceiling swayed violently, and dust fell in clumps.

Several timid female students had already let out suppressed screams.

Chu Zihang made a judgment almost immediately.

He took off his white lab coat, which was stained with some reagent, casually draped it over the back of his chair, and turned to the old teacher who was still reprimanding his students, saying, "Professor, something's wrong outside. I'll go take a look."

The old teacher was also startled by the loud commotion, and his face turned pale.

He looked at Chu Zihang's calm and composed profile, and the composure that was beyond his years made him feel inexplicably at ease.

He recalled that a few days ago, the secretary from the principal's office had called specifically to say that this Chu Zihang was a teaching assistant personally recommended by the principal, and asked him to take good care of him.

The old teacher initially thought this was just another rich kid trying to gain experience, but upon meeting him, he realized that the young man had no airs of arrogance whatsoever. Instead, he was like a sharp sword hidden in its sheath, its edge concealed.

Perhaps he offended some important figures on the school board, which is why he was relegated to the preparatory class.

The old teacher sighed inwardly and waved his hand: "Go on, be careful."

He watched Chu Zihang's retreating figure, so upright and resolute, and couldn't help but think of his own youth, when he seemed to have had such a spirited moment.

Chu Zihang quickly walked into the corridor.

A strong smell of burning wafted over.

He immediately spotted the elevator shaft, which was completely deformed and spewing flames and black smoke.

The scorching heat almost scorched Chu Zihang's hair.

Chu Zihang instinctively took two steps back, the thick smoke choking him and causing him to cough violently.

Students from several nearby classrooms were also attracted by the commotion and came out to watch.

In a short while, the corridor was packed with people, and voices of discussion and exclamations rose and fell.

"Oh my god! How did the elevator catch fire?"

"Was it an explosion? I felt the building shaking just now!"

"Look! It's Teaching Assistant Chu!"

Among the crowd, many girls quickly shifted their attention from the burning elevator to Chu Zihang.

Chu Zihang's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

He stared at the completely destroyed elevator shaft, through which he could vaguely see twisted steel beams and charred remains of the elevator cars amidst the thick black smoke.

This level of damage could not possibly be an accident.

Even if I were to detonate the Monarch Flame within the narrow elevator shaft, the resulting damage wouldn't be much different.

Who could do such a thing in the heavily guarded Kassel preparatory school?

A figure flashed through his mind.

The girl who used a stomachache as an excuse to leave the lab early.

In the previous experimental class, Chu Zihang did observe the girl for a long time.

Of course, it wasn't because she was particularly beautiful.

For Chu Zihang, all women in the world fall into only two categories: his mother and everyone else. Beauty and ugliness are meaningless to him.

He paid attention to her because the girl gave him a very strange sense of familiarity.

It felt like I had seen her long ago, in some forgotten dream.

But even after thinking for a long time, he couldn't find any memories related to her.

And now, such a serious act of vandalism has occurred no sooner than she left this place.

Is it really just a coincidence that these two things happened?

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a fire before?"

A rough roar interrupted Chu Zihang's thoughts.

The burly men from the school's sanitation department, carrying fire extinguishers and fire axes, charged over like a pack of madmen.

They skillfully set up a cordon and loudly chased away the students who were watching the commotion.

"Everyone, stand back! Stand back! What are you doing standing here? It's dangerous!"

A member of the school's administrative staff, whose arm circumference was thicker than Chu Zihang's thigh, saw Chu Zihang still standing there and assumed he was also a student who had been scared out of his wits.

He urged impatiently, speaking with a heavy Northeastern accent.

Chu Zihang stepped back blankly.

His brain was still working at high speed.

Xia Mi said she needed to go to the restroom.

This is an excuse that can be verified.

Thinking of this, Chu Zihang called out to a female student who was running past him.

"Excuse me, student."

The female student who was called to the front of the class froze and slowly turned around.

When she realized that it was Chu Zihang who had called out to her, her breath caught in her throat and her heart began to pound uncontrollably.

It's Senior Brother Chu! He—he actually spoke to me first!

The girl's cheeks quickly flushed red, and her mind was already playing out an eighty-episode romantic idol drama.

Which direction is the women's restroom in?

Chu Zihang asked calmly.

The idol drama in the girl's mind suddenly stopped, and an incredibly absurd and bizarre feeling welled up in her heart.

Senior Brother Chu asked me—where is the women's restroom?

Despite being filled with countless questions, she subconsciously raised her hand and pointed to the other end of the corridor.

"It's right there—over there."

"Thanks.

Chu Zihang nodded, said nothing more, and turned to walk in the direction the girl pointed.