novelsite Chapter 73 The Chase
Chapter 73 The Chase
Jiang Xingni had a particularly deep impression of this school uniform.
She had grown up hearing rumors about this school uniform since she enrolled in school.
The previous students expressed their regret that this year's school uniform wasn't fluorescent green, and excitedly showed the new students what the fluorescent green school uniform used to look like.
To be honest, it's so ugly it's refreshing.
Jiang Xingni could only use this adjective to describe that school uniform.
Ever since she learned about the fluorescent green school uniform, Xu Niannian had been constantly talking about it in Jiang Xingni's ear.
Jiang Xingni thought it would be difficult for him not to have a deep impression of this school uniform.
Every time new students arrive, Xu Niannian is particularly looking forward to seeing what their school uniforms will look like—or more accurately, whether they will be those unlucky fluorescent green school uniforms.
Unfortunately, each time my expectations were dashed.
Only this time did Jiang Xingnian see the fluorescent green school uniform in front of him, but unfortunately it was being worn by a monster.
The girl in the school uniform had two braids and wore black-rimmed glasses.
The oversized school uniform hung loosely on her body, with a red badge resembling a duty badge pinned to the fabric on her shoulder.
The girl wasn't very tall; she had to look up at Jiang Xingni, who was the shortest in the main group. She walked up to Jiang Xingni, and her tone was stiff at first, but it gradually became more fluent as she spoke.
"Hello—classmate." She smiled slightly and asked in a soft tone, "Excuse me, do you know where Xu Niannian is?"
"Xu Niannian." She repeated the name, her dark eyes fixed intently on Jiang Xing. "You know her, right? Do you know where she is?"
Jiang Xingni suddenly narrowed his eyes and stared at the little girl.
She instinctively wanted to open her mouth and coax him with a few words, but the moment Jiang Xingni opened her lips, an unprecedented sense of crisis suddenly attacked her mind.
The warning from the supernatural ability "Eye of Truth" has never been so clear.
From Jiang Xingni's perspective, she could clearly see the light spots floating in mid-air suddenly freeze in an instant.
Even the sound of the wind and breathing around me seemed to freeze for a moment.
It was as if everything in the world was telling her not to speak, not to talk, not to answer.
This is the truth about this strange phenomenon.
Song Juexiao and Xiao Jiming had both heard Jiang Xingni's retelling firsthand, so naturally they wouldn't say anything that would drag them down, and they both kept their mouths shut—although Song Juexiao wouldn't have opened his mouth at this time anyway.
"So, nobody knows?" The little girl tilted her head and pointed to the red armband on her arm. "The officer on duty is asking you questions, and it's very impolite not to answer..."
Su Yanzhi was already about to speak.
However, Jiang Xingni stood at the very front, with one hand behind her back, giving a hand gesture to her teammates behind her.
—After all, without having undergone a long period of training, Jiang Xingni wasn't sure how much chemistry he had with the main characters.
Therefore, Jiang Xingni simply gave the most basic gesture—shut up.
Everyone made the same gestures as Song Juexiao, although most of the time Song Juexiao didn't need their reminders, as she rarely spoke.
Su Yanzhi, who was about to speak, immediately shut up.
He glanced at Song Juexiao and received a warning look from Song Juexiao.
They had no idea why Jiang Xingni had given a silent reply.
However, their journey with the wordless book taught them one thing: when Jiang Xingni does something they don't understand, the best approach is to listen to her.
Don't act on your own initiative.
Without hesitation, Jiang Xingni pushed Song Juexiao, who was closest to him, behind him and then turned and ran.
Song Juexiao did not stumble at all.
Students who have received such long-term training at Taixu Academy, although still some distance behind Jiang Xingni in physical skills, should not be so bad in combat awareness.
Everyone who saw Jiang Xingni's actions didn't utter a single question. Without hesitation or doubt, they turned around and ran after Jiang Xingni.
Jiang Xingni waved his hand while recalling whether there were any clues he didn't know about that hadn't been analyzed.
What we know now is that the entire school is most likely a ghost town, and there is no trace of this girl in Jiang Xingni's memory. She can't be Ji Shanqing, who either drank pesticide or committed suicide by jumping off a building.
In addition, the school uniform she was wearing was also incorrect.
To be precise, Jiang Xingni remembers exactly what Ji Shanqing's school uniform looked like—it was from two grades below him.
—Who made it so boring for high school students? Xu Niannian kept nagging. Even if Jiang Xingni didn't care about these things, it would be difficult for him not to remember them after years of constant nagging.
It's not Ji Shanqing.
So, long before Ji Shanqing, long before Jiang Xingni enrolled, how many people in this school, like Ji Shanqing, chose to end their lives through various means?
Jiang Xingni didn't know.
The information we have right now is far too limited.
It's like receiving some scattered puzzle pieces, but without providing a complete puzzle or all the pieces.
Even Jiang Xingni couldn't deduce the whole picture from just a few simple words.
"Maybe it will be possible to achieve this when the Eye of Truth is upgraded in the future? In any case, it's impossible now," Jiang Xing thought calmly to himself.
After all, solving the puzzle is also the main route of this instance, and it is impossible to break the deadlock by force with Jiang Xingni alone.
It doesn't seem very realistic to think about it that way.
Without the prompting of the Eye of Truth, she might have chosen to turn back and say a few words to the girl—or more accurately, to elicit some information.
But the Eye of Truth practically tugged at Jiang Xingni's ear, warning him not to speak, not to answer, and to run if he could.
Jiang Xingni wouldn't be so ungrateful as to stay and use talk therapy to solve all the problems instead of running away.
Besides, this kind of therapeutic dialogue is clearly designed for the main characters. What's the point of Jiang Xingni, a supporting character in the main group, getting involved?
It's easy to attract negative attention.
Jiang Xingni has always had a very clear understanding of himself.
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Xiao Jiming was the one running in the lead. Jiang Xingni should have been in the lead, but because of his thoughts, he fell behind and became the one covering everyone's retreat.
Xiao Jiming, being the only person besides Jiang Xingni who had studied at the Fourth Middle School, naturally became the one who led the way while being chased by the monsters.
He nervously surveyed his surroundings.
The school building? No, we can't involve ordinary people.
The administration building? No, although there are fewer people in the administration building than in the teaching building, there are still people there.
Finally, his gaze settled on a corner of the playground.