Chapter 165 Guardian (Twenty-three)
Dai Lele's scream disappeared from the players' sight as the elevator took off.
"I didn't expect Dai Lele to be a ghost..." Tang Huan muttered to herself, and couldn't help turning her head. Although she was a doctor in the real world and had experienced dungeons, the scene before her was still bloody for her.
Seeing that Dai Lele looked like he had just realized that he was a ghost, Qiao Yuan more or less guessed that it was because he was so obsessed with escaping that he forgot the fact that he was dead and was hiding under the podium as he had done in life.
"Let's go find Su Zeyuan as soon as possible." Sheng Yegui said, "The noise Dai Lele made just now is likely to attract Jiang Yue and the others."
Qiao Yuan nodded, and her attention quickly shifted from Dai Lele to the footsteps behind her.
Qiao Yuan turned around expecting that it was Su Zeyuan, but stopped abruptly after seeing the figure clearly.
Song Yanchi's words also expressed her feelings very well: "Xu Yunchuan...why is it you?"
"Why are you here?"
Although the light source had been taken away with the departure of the elevator, even in the dim light, one could still see clearly that the person walking down the stairs had a handsome face with a hint of youthfulness. It was Xu Yunchuan.
Qiao Yuan had already been somewhat suspicious of Xu Yunchuan before, and he didn't expect that the other party would appear here again, which made him seem even more suspicious.
The same goes for other players.
Qiao Yuan could feel that when Xu Yunchuan glanced at the people present, his gaze briefly fell on him, but he did not rush up directly like last time.
However, this gaze was quickly noticed by Sheng Yegui, who moved in the direction of Qiao Yuan without leaving a trace, blocking Xu Yunchuan's sight.
Song Yanchi and Tang Huan were not able to hide their expressions, and they looked suspicious. Sheng Yegui's expression did not change much, but from the wary look he gave Xu Yunchuan, it seemed that he did not believe in Xu Yunchuan.
However, Xu Yunchuan did not care about the expressions of others at this time. He looked at Sheng Yegui who was blocking Qiao Yuan and said, "I just heard you say you wanted to find Su Zeyuan. I know where he is."
Hearing Xu Yunchuan's words, Qiao Yuan immediately poked his head out from behind Sheng Yegui: "Where is he?"
"Come with me." Xu Yunchuan said briefly, "We have to hurry, after all, there is a murderer here."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and walked upstairs.
The other players looked at each other. Although they were all wary, they finally chose to follow because it involved Su Zeyuan.
Song Yanchi's voice first rang out from behind Xu Yunchuan: "Are the murderers you are talking about two men and one woman?"
"Did Su Zeyuan tell you? Since you know where Su Zeyuan is, why are you alone here now?"
The moment Xu Yunchuan first caught up with the others, he turned his head to take a look, and then quickly looked away.
He walked in front with his back to them. Although no one could see his expression clearly, they could hear the other party's emotionless response.
Qiao Yuan tried to talk to Xu Yunchuan.
Fortunately, Xu Yunchuan answered them one by one.
According to him, because he hadn't been to school for a long time, Xu Yunchuan wanted to take a look around the school, and the Student Activity Center was one of them.
What he didn't expect was that after entering the student activity center, he ran into Su Zeyuan, who had sprained his foot. From him, he learned that there were three murderers in the student activity center, and after he helped Su Zeyuan hide, the other party asked him to leave first and call the police.
"Su Zeyuan was injured?" Qiao Yuan immediately grasped the key point.
If what Xu Yunchuan said about Su Zeyuan being injured was true, then according to Su Zeyuan's character, when he and Dai Lele encountered danger, he would choose to take the initiative to lure away the murderer they thought was the murderer, not to mention that he was injured and definitely did not want to drag Xu Yunchuan down, so it was normal for him to let Xu Yunchuan leave first to call the police.
But if that was the case, Xu Yunchuan could also be considered enthusiastic, as he could have helped Su Zeyuan hide at that time.
And most importantly, if the other party really wanted to kill Su Zeyuan behind the scenes, he did not take advantage of this opportunity to do it...
Just as Qiao Yuan was thinking, Xu Yunchuan in front of him also stopped.
He finally stopped in front of a classroom and pushed open the door.
Because there was no window, Sheng Yegui fumbled to turn on the light. A cluster of lights that were not much better than Song Yanchi's expression lit up, allowing everyone to see the scene in front of them clearly.
This was obviously the storage room of one of the clubs. In addition to the piles of boxes, there were also doll costumes used to recruit new students and dusty flyers.
Song Yanchi called out Su Zeyuan's name, but there was no response, causing Song Yanchi to frown and subconsciously look at Xu Yunchuan beside him: "You..."
His first reaction was that Xu Yunchuan had deceived them, and that he might shed his skin and reveal a ghost face in the next second, or that he might be the other person's corpse, just like Dai Lele.
"Su Zeyuan?" Qiao Yuan called out tentatively.
Almost as soon as she finished speaking, a voice came from one of the places: "Qiao Yuan?"
Song Yanchi: ???
Why didn't the other party react when he called Su Zeyuan's name just now?
Is it possible that what he said is not human language?
Qiao Yuan was half relieved because he heard the voice and it was Su Zeyuan.
Sure enough, Su Zeyuan's voice appeared, and his figure soon followed.
Several piled up cardboard boxes fell to the ground, revealing Su Zeyuan hiding behind them. The school uniform he was wearing was also covered with dust because it was leaning against the wall, and there was also dust on his face.
At this moment, the other party turned his head and looked at Qiao Yuan, his face full of astonishment: "Why are you here..."
Looking at Su Zeyuan's appearance, Song Yanchi couldn't help but let out a "tsk". Unexpectedly, he heard a voice that seemed to ring out together with his.
Song Yanchi looked over subconsciously. He originally thought that it was Sheng Yegui who made the sound, but when he turned around, he found that Sheng Yegui had already walked forward with Qiao Yuan to ask about Su Zeyuan's well-being and comfort him. The only ones standing there with him were Tang Huan, who didn't have time to step forward, and Xu Yunchuan, who stood there and watched everything coldly.
So the voice that just sounded almost simultaneously with his...
Was it sent by Xu Yunchuan?
Song Yanchi felt that something was wrong, but his attention was soon diverted by Tang Huan who had already walked forward, and he followed suit.
Su Zeyuan was surrounded by several people, but his eyes only fell on Qiao Yuan: "Why are you here?"
Qiao Yuan: "Because you said you were going to have dinner with Dai Lele, and you didn't come back to the classroom, so we were a little worried. When we heard that she was here, we thought you might be here too..."
When Su Zeyuan heard Dai Lele's name , his face turned red.
If it was before, Qiao Yuan might think that Su Zeyuan was interested in Dai Lele. But she had heard the reason from Dai Lele and knew that Su Zeyuan was just shy.
However, she was not going to tell this matter, in case Su Zeyuan really crawled in through the crack in the ground.
Su Zeyuan obviously thought of something quickly and reminded them that it was very dangerous here.
Qiao Yuan: "Are you talking about the strange two men and one woman? We already know..."
However, Qiao Yuan was not going to tell Su Zeyuan about their encounter with Dai Lele. After all, this also involved the matter of Dai Lele turning into a ghost. So she changed the subject and just said that she happened to meet Jiang Yue and others who had just committed the crime against Dai Lele.
In a way, they weren't lying.
When Su Zeyuan heard that Dai Lele had died, his expression revealed sadness: "I didn't expect that I still couldn't save her."
But after seeing Qiao Yuan staring at him, Su Zeyuan still breathed a sigh of relief: "But it's a good thing you got out."
He paused, and said disapprovingly: "You should go directly to the police or teachers instead of coming directly to me..."
This kind of thing should actually be dealt with by a Taoist priest.
As Qiao Yuan thought about it, she reached out to Su Zeyuan, wanting him to lean on her and walk forward. However, a pair of hands had already reached out to Su Zeyuan before her and helped him up.
Sheng Yegui pulled Su Zeyuan up and said, "The most important thing now is to escape."
Qiao Yuan nodded, indicating his agreement with Sheng Yegui's words.
Su Zeyuan saw the interaction between Qiao Yuan and Sheng Yegui, and his expression darkened. Although he had seen Sheng Guiye and Qiao Yuan together before, he could clearly feel that Sheng Guiye was keeping a distance from Qiao Yuan, so he just knew of the other party's existence and didn't care much.
It was only after the incident with Teacher Shi that the relationship between Sheng Guiye and Qiao Yuan became much closer. Maybe Qiao Yuan didn't care much, and sometimes Sheng Guiye's skill in taking care of Qiao Yuan made him feel a little...
ambiguous.
Although Qiao Yuan said that they were just friends, Su Zeyuan had also seen people in premature love on campus, so in order to prevent the news from reaching the teacher, he called himself a friend.
Or maybe the relationship between Qiao Yuan and Sheng Yegui is just more than friendship but less than lovers.
This matter should have nothing to do with him. After all, he was just Qiao Yuan's friend and should naturally abide by the boundaries of friendship, but he couldn't help but want to care about it. He knew he was jealous, so he felt ashamed.
So much so that he said it to Dai Lele, a stranger with whom he had only met briefly and had no contact after graduation.
But I didn't expect that after leaving with Dai Lele, I would encounter so many things by accident, and Qiao Yuan and the others were also involved.
Thinking of what Xu Yunchuan had said to him before and the current situation, he quickly shook his head again, knowing that he couldn't think like this anymore.
Before Qiao Yuan looked over again, Su Zeyuan had already put on a gentle expression: "I twisted my ankle when I was running away, and I will be a burden to you..."
Qiao Yuan: "It doesn't matter. The student activity center is so big, we can always avoid Jiang Yue and the others."
Seeing that Qiao Yuan and others were so determined, Su Zeyuan didn't say anything more.
Song Yanchi also came over and helped Sheng Yegui to support Su Zeyuan.
Because of Song Yanchi who came over, Su Zeyuan also saw Xu Yunchuan. He still remembered that when he sprained his foot, it was Xu Yunchuan who hid him here. He had heard of Xu Yunchuan's name before because of Wang Hao. He thought Xu Yunchuan should be the same kind of person as Wang Hao, but he didn't expect that the other party was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, bringing him here and comforting him.
Su Zeyuan smiled at Xu Yunchuan. He thought Xu Yunchuan would have a cold face like before, but unexpectedly, the other party also raised the corners of his lips, as if smiling at him.
After finding Su Zeyuan, the players finally felt relieved. After leaving the room, they all subconsciously shut their mouths. For a moment, the only sound in the quiet corridor was their light footsteps.
Several people went downstairs while observing and soon reached the second floor. However, they did not expect that at this moment, they heard hurried footsteps.
From the sound, there was more than one footsteps coming, so Qiao Yuan's first reaction was Jiang Yue and the others, and he subconsciously wanted to take the others and hide aside.
However, they did not expect that the footsteps would stop in front of them soon, and the people standing in front of them were Yang Zhe and Zou Lu.
Yang Zhe and Zou Lu also saw them and immediately ran towards this direction.
Seeing the steps of the two people, Tang Huan subconsciously took a step back. It was obvious that Jiang Yue and Dai Lele had left her with a psychological trauma, so that she didn't know whether the person in front of her was a human or a ghost.
Yang Zhe also sensed her resistance: "I am really a human!"
Tang Huan: "How tall are you?"
Yang Zhe's expression froze: "I don't think this question is important. What does height have to do with it..."
Tang Huan estimated Yang Zhe's height and knew why he was hesitating: "It's okay then."
A puzzled look appeared on Yang Zhe's face, but he was quickly interrupted by Qiao Yuan's words: "Why are there only two of you?"
Yang Zhe's pupils couldn't help but shrink, cold sweat ran down his forehead, and his memory returned to what happened after they and Qiao Yuan parted.
[Damn, it’s Zou Lu and Yang Zhe. Didn’t they go to other places to look for people?]
[And there’s one person missing. I remember everyone called him Uncle Man, right?]
[Yes, Uncle Man is dead. I was just in Yang Zhe’s live broadcast room. I was scared to death! ]
[Dead?! Was he killed by Jiang Yue and the others? ]
[No, they looked around in other places in the school but couldn't find Su Zeyuan. Instead, they ran into a classmate on the road who said he saw Su Zeyuan and Dai Lele leaving in the direction of the Student Activity Center, so Yang Zhe also planned to go there to take a look.]
【Then Uncle Man was probably embarrassed to go over because he had just had a conflict with Song Yanchi, but Yang Zhe and Zou Lu had no objections, so he had no choice but to follow. When they entered the Student Activity Center, it was already dark. Uncle Man wanted to turn on the lights, but Yang Zhe wouldn't let him, so Uncle Man could only talk to Zou Lu to give him courage. Anyway, the implication of his words was that if Qiao Yuan hadn't lost Su Zeyuan, they wouldn't have to look for him here anymore】
【? What are you talking about】
[Not to mention some newcomers, some old players are still like this. Once you contribute the most, they think the success or failure of the entire mission is your responsibility. Ahem, let me continue. Then Zou Lu didn't answer him because he was nervous or vigilant. Although Yang Zhe didn't know the existence of Jiang Yue and the others, he was still an old player, so he asked Uncle Man to keep quiet.]
【Uncle Man must have felt a little embarrassed, and he probably wanted to say something, but unexpectedly, at this moment, there was a sudden sound from the elevator, accompanied by a "ding" sound, which attracted the attention of the three people, and then they saw the person still standing in the elevator. Yang Zhe and the others had just seen Dai Lele not long ago, so they immediately recognized that it was the person who had dinner with Su Zeyuan before, and hurried over, and Dai Lele also staggered out of the elevator. 】
[Wait, don’t rush in both directions at this time. Haven’t they seen Dai Lele’s body?]
[The elevator door was not broken and it descended normally, so of course they could not see Dai Lele's body. No one knew whether Dai Lele knew the truth or her true colors were exposed, but her face was extremely pale. However, she still behaved like a human being, so Yang Zhe and the others did not suspect anything. Seeing Dai Lele's weak appearance, Yang Zhe asked Uncle Man to carry her, and asked about Su Zeyuan while walking. Dai Lele then told them the last place she saw Su Zeyuan, and also told them about her encounter with the murderer, and then she stopped talking. Yang Zhe and the others thought Dai Lele was frightened by the murderer.]
[Yang Zhe walked in front, Zou Lu followed him, and Uncle Man had to walk behind because he was carrying Dai Lele on his back. As he walked, he asked Yang Zhe and the others to wait for him. However, Yang Zhe still had to be alert to the murderer, so his answer was perfunctory. Then he heard Uncle Man’s voice disappear, and there was no footsteps behind him.]
【Yang Zhe turned his head to check the situation, and then he saw a scene that made me shudder. Dai Lele, who was originally on Uncle Man's back, stretched out his pale hands from Uncle Man's shoulders, grabbed his upper jaw and chin, and tore him apart from his mouth. Wasn't it a student before it was alive? I don't know how it had so much strength that it tore off half of Uncle Man's chin. Do you know how it feels to see minced meat mixed with blood and saliva sliding down from his remaining exposed upper teeth? The most important thing is that Uncle Man was completely unprepared at that time. From the time his chin was pinched to the time he fell down, I don't think he reacted at all】
[I didn’t expect Dai Lele to actually…]
[After all, she has become a ghost, but I can already imagine what kind of psychological trauma will be left in Yang Zhe and Zou Lu's hearts. Especially Zou Lu, I remember she was still a new player, I thought she would die before Cheng Xiao]
[I think Zou Lu... didn't seem very scared at that time]
【? ! 】
[Well, it was just a strange feeling. As a bystander, I felt that she was mostly surprised, but there seemed to be some happiness on her face. But it may be that I saw it wrong. After all, I was also disgusted by that scene at that time. I hope I don’t dream about it tonight.]
Just as I was expressing my feelings in the barrage, a barrage suddenly popped up.
【? Who said Zou Lu is a new player】
[??? Zou Lu said this when he introduced himself. Weren’t you there at that time?]
[Ah, no, I just came in, but I did see her in the dungeon before]
