Then let the witch offer her loyalty

At this moment, Chen Mo thought of something and opened a document titled "On the Causes of Witch Awakening".

Chapter 106 A Direct and Insincere Act

(Two chapters combined)

"On the Causes of Witch Awakening" is an internal reference paper written by an internal staff member of the Bureau. As the title suggests, it explores the reasons for witches' awakening of psychic powers.

Although research in this area is still in a state of ambiguity and uncertainty, scholars have generally discovered a phenomenon through decades of observation and summarization.

When a witch awakens, it is often accompanied by intense emotional fluctuations.

For example, sadness, anger, despair, hatred...

In addition to these negative emotions, positive emotions such as joy, excitement, and pleasure are also included.

There was a case a few years ago that was both laughable and frustrating.

At the time, the Bureau took in a witch who had voluntarily reported herself and conducted a routine inquiry into her past.

It was later discovered that on the day she awakened her psychic powers, she won over five million in the lottery. She was so happy that she went crazy on the spot, shouting, "Wow! I won!"

...and then suddenly I woke up.

It can be described as "double happiness".

The connection between intense emotions and psychic awakening is currently only based on observational experience; scholars are still unclear about the logic and principles behind this phenomenon.

But this can often become a breakthrough point in the investigation.

When the Bureau searches for a newly awakened witch, it usually starts with "intense emotions".

"Intense emotions..." Chen Moxin repeated these four words over and over, memorizing them.

Next, he went to Special Investigation Division Seven.

The Ninth Division of the Demon Hunters has only a few hundred members. They are a dedicated anti-psychic unit and are generally not responsible for preliminary investigations and reconnaissance. That is mainly the job of the Seventh Special Investigation Division.

Chen Moxin found the duty officer of the Seventh Special Investigation Division, explained the situation, and asked them to immediately send investigators to the Second Normal University to find out which students were on campus during the incident.

If the incident occurs in an area with very high population mobility, this step will be very difficult, requiring the collection of a large amount of monitoring data and big data tracking, which may take several days.

But at universities, especially the Second Normal University, this step is far too easy.

The Second Normal University is under closed management, with access control at each entrance to prevent unauthorized personnel from entering or leaving the campus. Students must swipe their student cards to enter or leave the campus, and students can check their attendance data with the security guards.

Just forty minutes later, the agents from Special Investigation Unit 7 relayed the intelligence back.

As of today, the Second Normal University has 2434 faculty and staff members and 29137 students.

Since it is graduation season and the school is on summer vacation, most students and teachers have gone back to their hometowns or gone out to play. On the night of the incident, there were only 897 students and teachers on campus.

Excluding men, there are 436 women in total.

The witch who awakened her psychic powers is among these 436 people!

Based on the intelligence reported back by the agents, Chen Moxin organized the information overnight and then handed the planned document to the head of Special Investigation Division Seven.

"I have categorized the people on the list according to their departments. I would appreciate it if you could conduct a visit after dawn to find out exactly where these girls were on the night of the incident, who they were with, and what they did."

"If it is discovered that the other party has experienced anything that caused a violent emotional fluctuation during the period of the incident, we will assign someone to keep a close watch on them, as such people are more likely to be suspects."

The head of Special Investigation Division Seven looked at the list, pointed to one of them, and asked, "Class 7, Psychology Department, 60. Shouldn't we investigate these people?"

"On the night of the incident, students from other classes were scattered, but almost the entire Class 7 of the 60th Psychology Department stayed on campus, which was quite strange."

Chen Moxin smiled and said, "That's my class. They stayed on campus because there was a graduation team building activity the next day, so the counselor told everyone to go back to their dorms so it would be convenient for them to gather the next day."

"You don't need to worry about the people in my class. I will personally check them out as soon as it gets light."

The head of Special Investigation Division Seven had no objections. After confirming some details with Chen Moxin, he began to make arrangements.

After finishing all the preliminary procedures, it was already the next morning. Chen Moxin said goodbye to Yang Jie and returned to school first.

The campus was still shrouded in the darkness of early morning, the sky like a sheet of rice paper dampened by the morning mist, and the eaves of the teaching buildings gleamed with golden light in the rising sun.

Fallen leaves scattered across the flagstone path, where a few early-rising sparrows hopped and fluttered their wings, occasionally chirping crisply, adding a touch of vitality to the tranquil scene.

For graduating students, graduation team building is a memorable event, where university classmates who have spent four years together will reunite for the last time.

After today, everyone will go their separate ways, embarking on their own new lives in society. Who knows when we will meet again? For many, this may very well be the last time they see each other.

June is early summer, and the temperature is already warm, so it's definitely not appropriate to plan activities like hiking.

Going to an indoor party venue would be a waste of such a beautiful sunny day.

Therefore, after careful consideration, the counselor of Class 7, Department of Psychology, Class of 60 decided to hold the team building activity at a water park near the Twin Cities.

We played on the water slides, surfed, and rode rafts together. In the evening, we enjoyed a delicious seafood feast at the food stalls next to the park, bringing a perfect end to our university life.

The students in Psychology Class 7 were really looking forward to this graduation team building activity, especially the boys.

This is a chance to be "frank" with the girls, and the reason is perfectly legitimate.

Many boys got up early out of excitement. Before the meeting time, the classroom was already full of people. Some were discussing the upcoming itinerary, while others were eating breakfast and chatting.

Some students are so addicted to the internet that they directly ___started it.

Chen Moxin walked into the classroom, her gaze sweeping over the students' faces.

Their major has a small class system, similar to the class structure in high school, with a total of 39 students.

Since psychology is a humanities major, there are more girls than boys. There are only 12 boys in Class 7, and the remaining 27 are girls.

However, there were more people in the classroom today than usual because the counselor said that "family members" could participate in the team building activity.

This certainly doesn't refer to parents, grandparents, or anything like that. Older generations find it difficult to integrate into activities for young people, and they only come to take graduation photos.

The "family members" mentioned here refer to the students' romantic partners.

If any classmates are in a relationship, they can bring their significant other along for today's team building activity.

Of course, you'll have to bear the extra cost yourself, since the team building fund can only be used by students in your class.

Looking around, Chen Moxin saw not only familiar classmates but also many unfamiliar faces, presumably their respective partners.

The scattered girls from other classes have already been interviewed by people from the Seventh Special Investigation Division.

Chen Moxin plans to investigate the situation herself in Class 7 of the Psychology Department.

It's still early before departure, so he plans to talk to the girls in his class about what happened last night to see if he can find any clues.

"Hey, Tang Guo, what are you laughing at? Let me have some fun too!"

"Hey? Chen Xin, have you been working out lately? You look thinner, and your face is smaller than before."

"Li Meimei, why are you pouting and looking unhappy? Did someone bully you?"

This is where the advantages of being handsome come in.

If Chen Moxin were of average appearance, most girls would have no desire to chat with him and would just give him a few perfunctory replies.

But because he was handsome, he was very popular in class. The girls were very enthusiastic when they talked to him, and they were never impatient with him.

When Chen Moxin chatted with them, she didn't use a harsh interrogation tone. Instead, she subtly probed them through everyday topics and took the opportunity to observe their micro-expressions to determine if they were hiding anything or lying.

Graduation season is a time that has both good and bad aspects.

The good thing is that the total number of students on campus is very small, only a few hundred, which greatly narrows the scope of the survey.

Otherwise, if tens of thousands of people were on campus, it would be impossible to keep up with the volume of people being checked.

The reason it's considered bad is that everyone experiences significant emotional fluctuations during graduation season.

This time of year marks a turning point in the lives of graduating seniors, as they prepare to leave campus and enter the workforce.

Some people experience a heartbreaking breakup because of differing life planning philosophies, leading to breakups with their college sweethearts or being broken up with.

Some people spend four years of college playing games, enjoying themselves without achieving anything, and now that they are about to graduate, they are filled with anxiety and confusion.

Some people worked hard during these four years and received their desired offers in campus recruitment. They looked forward to their future careers with great anticipation, their hearts filled with joy and excitement.

After talking with the girls in her class, Chen Moxin found that at least half of them could be categorized as experiencing "intense emotional fluctuations".

As they chatted, Chen Moxin's gaze fell on a familiar figure in the corner of the classroom.

Gu Qiaoqiao arrived at the classroom early today, but she was in very poor spirits. Her eyes were red and swollen, clearly indicating that she had cried a lot last night.

Without a doubt, this was Chen Moxin's fault; he deleted Gu Qiaoqiao from his friends list last night.

When her best classmate of seven years suddenly deleted her from his online chat, how could a young girl like Gu Qiaoqiao bear such a blow? She probably cried all night in her dorm room.

Chen Moxin was also somewhat helpless at this moment. He had originally thought that he would cleanly sever the original owner's entangled interpersonal relationships and go their separate ways in the future, which would be better for everyone.

After all, a girl like Gu Qiaoqiao, who is inexperienced in the ways of the world, should have a stable job in the future, get married, start a family, and have children like most ordinary people. It's hard to imagine that she would have any interaction with him, a witch hunter who lives on the edge of a knife.

But who could have imagined that the witch awakening event would occur that very night, drawing her back into the fray.

Gu Qiaoqiao's eyes were swollen from crying. One can imagine how heartbroken she was last night. She undoubtedly belongs to the category of people with "intense emotional fluctuations" and is therefore a suspect.

"Seriously, this is just stirring up trouble..."

Having just pulled off a stupid move, Chen Moxin had no choice but to shamelessly continue talking to her.

Chen Moxin didn't go directly there, but went to the convenience store downstairs first.

"Boss, one tuna sandwich, one bottle of unsweetened yogurt, and one box of blueberries."

This is Gu Qiaoqiao's usual breakfast.

When the original owner of this body was pursuing Gu Qiaoqiao, she often brought her breakfast like this.

Gu Qiaoqiao wouldn't let the original owner spend money for nothing. She would either settle the bill with him or buy him some delicious snacks and milk tea.

Chen Moxin decided to start with these familiar daily interactions to see if she could ease the awkward atmosphere.

He brought in the breakfast he had bought, sat down in the empty seat in front of Gu Qiaoqiao, placed the breakfast in front of her, and said softly, "Qiaoqiao, it's quite a long way to get there, have some breakfast to tide you over."

Gu Qiaoqiao turned her head away, not even glancing at Chen Moxin, her reddened eyes filled with melancholy and indifference: "Didn't you delete me... Don't talk to me..."

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, a crisp sound rang out.

Chen Moxin raised his hand and gave himself a big slap.

"Sorry, I'm an idiot."

There's a saying that goes, "Sincerity is always the ultimate weapon."

Chen Moxin's "sincere" way of apologizing stunned Gu Qiaoqiao, who stared at him blankly for a long time before she could react.

If it were a trivial conflict from the past, Gu Qiaoqiao would definitely be amused by this.

But presumably, Chen Moxin's actions last night were too hurtful, and Gu Qiaoqiao did not appreciate it.

After all, in the minds of young people today, "deleting a friend" is a very serious act, basically equivalent to declaring a break in the relationship.

I sent a long, heartfelt apology, only to receive a red exclamation mark. Who could stand that?

Gu Qiaoqiao pushed the breakfast back to Chen Moxin, lowered her eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry, we're not familiar with each other."

"Qiaoqiao." Chen Moxin suddenly stood up, brought her face close to Gu Qiaoqiao's, and looked her up at her. "Why don't you dare to look me in the eye?"

Before Gu Qiaoqiao could speak, Zhao Guangzheng, who was standing next to her, couldn't hold back any longer.

As Gu Qiaoqiao's "prospective boyfriend," Zhao Guangzheng had heard that Gu Qiaoqiao was going to participate in a graduation team building activity today, so he shamelessly said that he wanted to come too.

Just like a class reunion, Gu Qiaoqiao couldn't refuse, so she reluctantly agreed.

When Zhao Guangzheng arrived in the morning, he found that Gu Qiaoqiao looked haggard, with red and swollen eyes, as if she had been crying.

I asked her and found out that Chen Moxin had deleted her from her friends list yesterday, and she cried all night because she was heartbroken.

Zhao Guangzheng was initially quite pleased with himself.

He's a bit of a chauvinist.

He believed that women should abide by the three obediences and four virtues, and should not show their faces in public or have contact with other men.

Therefore, he hates seeing Gu Qiaoqiao interact with other men, even if they are just her friends or classmates, he will feel very uncomfortable.

Zhao Guangzheng was secretly laughing to death when he heard that Chen Moxin had deleted Gu Qiaoqiao last night.

He felt that it must have been Gu Qiaoqiao taking him to the class reunion yesterday that hurt this little simp's feelings, causing Chen Moxin to break down.

The thought of Chen Moxin's furious, powerless rage, and how she could only vent her anger by deleting friends, greatly satisfied Zhao Guangzheng's male pride.