A Young Woman's Heart

"Go to the rooftop or arrest someone?" Mr. Xue asked, knowing the answer already.

So Li Wanyan didn't answer, but simply raised her eyebrows slightly.

……

Chapter 51 'Ghost' Catches People (Part 2)

(One)

On the fourth floor of the laboratory building, Wang Jiale got separated from the Mo sisters.

The main reason was that when they went upstairs, they vaguely heard what sounded like Li Wanyan's footsteps downstairs, so everyone panicked and went to find a place to hide.

Wang Jiale originally wanted to hide in the men's restroom, but the men's restroom on the fourth floor was locked. If she went downstairs, she was afraid of running into Li Wanyan. So she simply turned the handle randomly and finally managed to sneak into a classroom.

Pale yellow moonlight streamed through the transparent windows, casually spilling into the classroom.

Before she could even glance to the side, she screamed in fright at a skeleton with its mouth slightly open beside her.

"Eee-ya-ah—!!"

(two)

Just as Mr. Xue was about to say something, he suddenly paused, then smiled, raised his head, and pointed to the ceiling: "It seems we can already guess where Wang Jiale is hiding."

Li Wanyan looked at him with interest, arms crossed, as if waiting for him to give a reason.

"It's Wang Jiale's voice. If there's anything on the fourth floor that could scare her into screaming, it's probably the skeletal model in the biology classroom."

"You're too smart. Sometimes playing games can be boring, right?" Li Wanyan said with a hint of teasing.

"That depends on what you find interesting."

(three)

Wang Jiale screamed for a full three seconds before suddenly realizing what had happened. She covered her mouth and listened intently for a while, only to find that there seemed to be no footsteps coming from the corridor, which made her breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Then she immediately took several steps back until she bumped into a desk in the front row.

"Squeak." The table and chairs were moved slightly, making a sound that was somewhat teeth-grinding.

"Why would the school buy this skull model... It's terrifying at night..." she complained softly, gently patting her flat chest. Although she had already recognized that it was just a model, she still didn't dare to stare at it too closely.

It was as if the skeleton would start moving on its own when the moonlight shone on it.

In places lacking light, even a single eerie shadow can evoke many terrifying thoughts, let alone this incredibly realistic skeleton.

At the back of the classroom were various small animal specimens, which were much more reassuring than the skeleton staring straight at her.

Wang Jiale carefully walked back, but dared not let it completely disappear from her sight.

It was as if if she couldn't see it for even a second, it would suddenly teleport behind her and press itself tightly against her body...

The more she thought about it, the more a chill ran down her spine.

The sound of my heartbeat seemed so rapid in the quiet teaching building.

She finally managed to move to a corner of the classroom and let out a long sigh of relief, leaning against the wall.

People tend to feel safer in the corner of a triangle.

Because all you need to pay attention to is what's in front of you.

"This owl is quite realistic..." she muttered, tilting her head and reaching out to touch the owl specimen.

The fur is very soft, and even a little warm...

Wait, warmth?

Before Wang Jiale could even come up with an answer, she saw the owl 'specimen' suddenly twist its neck 270 degrees, its big, round eyes staring intently at her.

Only after discovering that it was alive did Wang Jiale realize its enormous size.

A bird, bigger than a cat...

Startled, she withdrew her hand and slowly retreated to the doorway.

"Let's... change rooms..."

Suddenly, a hand gently patted her shoulder.

"Yaaaaaah!!!"

The skeleton... came to life?

(four)

"What are you doing?" Li Wanyan, who was assigned to catch ghosts, seemed to be slacking off, just following Mr. Xue and wanting to see what he planned to do.

The two of them made almost no sound as they arrived on the fourth floor, where Mr. Xue was crouching by the back door of the biology classroom, listening intently to something.

"Go in quietly." He lowered his voice, a sly smile playing on his lips. "Wang Jiale is inside."

Mr. Xue seemed more childlike than Li Wanyan had imagined, which made her feel that the 'god-like' aura around him had faded considerably.

"Won't we be discovered?"

"Just keep your voice down."

“We can’t see what’s inside.” Li Wanyan’s gaze fell on the curtains that completely blocked out the classroom.

"Let me take a look." Mr. Xue pushed open the back door very gently, only opening it a crack, and squinted to look inside. "Her attention isn't here, but I can try."

So Li Wanyan watched as Mr. Xue slowly opened the door a crack, then gently moved himself inside, and then slowly closed the wooden door.

It was as light as a fleeting breeze.

Li Wanyan stood quietly at the door, and soon after, she heard a scream that was even more intense than before.

The vibration made her ears feel slightly numb.

(Fives)

"Are you alright? It's me." Mr. Xue looked a little flustered, perhaps because he hadn't expected that just patting her on the shoulder would elicit such a strong reaction from her.

"Click—!" The back door was quickly pushed open by Li Wanyan. When she saw that Wang Jiale was still standing there safely, her tense expression eased a little.

After all, it's not impossible to faint from being suddenly frightened.

Despite her love for all sorts of supernatural stories, Wang Jiale is actually a very timid girl.

"Huff... Ugh..." Wang Jiale gasped for breath, still looking shaken. "Xiao...Xiaoxue... Hah... You scared me to death..."

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be so scared," he apologized sincerely.

"Suddenly a hand reached out, and I... I thought the skeleton had moved..." Wang Jiale swayed, trying to turn around, but collapsed into Mr. Xue's arms. "My legs... I can't get any strength in them..."

Li Wanyan silently took Wang Jiale from Mr. Xue's arms and placed her on a chair to sit down.

The moonlight remained the same, and the main teaching building across the street was still brightly lit, but she was drenched in sweat, as if she had just embarked on a thrilling and exciting adventure.

"I didn't expect Xiaoxue to be caught by the class monitor too..." Wang Jiale rubbed her stiff face and forced a smile. "Phew... Xiaoxue really scared me to death just now."

"sorry."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm not angry. Actually, now that I think about it, I was just scared because someone patted my shoulder. I guess I'm just too timid."

"It's not your fault you're a coward, haha. But did you find it exciting just now?"

"It was so exciting, really, it almost made my brain shut down!"

"Ha ha--"

Let's go scare others later!

"Oh?"

"It's not fair that I'm the only one who gets scared!"

"Okay, let's go."

"Wait... I... I still can't stand up very well..." Wang Jiale's cheeks were slightly flushed as she lowered her head and mumbled softly.

(six)

"What's going on down there? It's so lively." Mo Xueyao squatted behind the door of the band room, listening intently for any possible noises.

"It looks like someone got scared?"

"Huh? That can't be right. How could Wanyan deliberately scare someone for fun?"

"Maybe someone got caught and then went to play pranks on others?" Hua Yinyin pressed herself against Mo Xueyao's side, her ear pressed against the door.

"Oh, that's possible. Maybe Lele or Youyou got caught and then went to scare others on purpose... If that's the case, then wouldn't half the people have been caught?"

"It'll be easy for us to guess if we hide in the band room, right? Why don't we just move around?" Hua Yinyin asked eagerly. "Hide-and-seek gets boring if we stay in the same place all the time!"

"Yinyin likes playing tricks on others... Hmm, that makes sense. Anyway, let's go out first."

The two girls sneaked out of the classroom, chose one of the two staircases, and slowly walked downstairs.

If others surround you, it will be easy to get caught if you are hiding on the fifth floor.

If you go down a little further, you'll have more hiding space.

You can go up or down, or hide in some secluded corner.

“Silver Silver”.

"Oh my, little Yaoyao is actually giving me a flirty look?"

"What flirting..." Mo Xueyao flicked her forehead helplessly. "I was just giving you a look so you could keep an eye on things over there. We'll watch from the front and back, so you can run away if anyone comes from either side."

Shh—I think I hear footsteps.

This is the third floor, and the sounds upstairs seem to have become more chaotic.

Besides footsteps, there were also some slight breathing sounds.

"They're coming over. Should we go down... or go up?"

“Hmm—Logically, we should run down, but if we do the opposite, we should run up. That’s because the most dangerous place is the safest place.” Hua Yinyin blinked. “Come on, Xiao Yaoyao, let’s go up the stairs at the back!”

(seven)