Chapter 35 The Murder On Campus 2 (1/2)

Chapter 35 The Murder On Campus (2)

The room became silent again. No one wanted to know the truth surrounding Liang Kaifeng or his supposed death. Shi Yitong and I remained calm since we had experienced many horrible things together. However, my roommates who were usually extroverts became silent. The look on their faces told me that they were terrified.

Terrified… That’s right.

Someone died, we saw his body hanging from the ceiling, swaying back and forth. A few days ago… No, maybe a few hours ago, he was alive just like us, taking classes, eating and talking. Although he was a little annoying, he was alive.

Now he was a corpse that could breathe, no one knew for sure if he was dead.

“I’m out!”

Zhou Lang broke the silence, standing abruptly. He started shouting, “I’m out, I quit!”

“Zhou Lang!” Di Zizhen roared. He didn’t expect Zhou Lang’s intense reaction.

“I don’t care! This is none of my business!” Zhou Lang became irrational, yelling, “When I agreed to help you, I didn’t expect things would turn this way! Fuck the ghosts and the midnight knocking! If you guys want to find that that master ‘Yin and Yang’ (Japanese wizard) or whoever the fuck he is, you go ahead but count me out! I’m done!”

“Zhou Lang! Calm down!” Di Zizhen got up, moving to placate Zhou Lang.

“You ask me to calm down? How can I calm down?!” Zhou Lang shouted, “Someone is dead, on our campus, in our department, and he was someone we all knew! I swear, I saw him walk by this morning. How could he be dead in the afternoon?! What’ll happen next? Will the police investigate this murder? Will I be a suspect? Will…Will we all be suspected?”

“Chill out!” Di Zizhen yelled, trying to shock some sense back into his friend. He grabbed Zhou Lang’s shoulder and said, “We don’t know what’s going on here! He may still be alive!”

“Are you an idiot? Didn’t you see Liang Kaifeng?” Zhou Lang became more irrational, “He’s not alive! He’s a corpse! A corpse that can breathe!”

“I’m out too.” At this point, Qi Bojian suddenly stood up. Although he looked calm, there was excessive sweat on his forehead. “I admit, at first, we were simply curious how Gu Yu works, we never expected such a serious event to happen. Honestly, I wish I wasn’t involved in the first place; now I’m paranoid. Besides, I..I’m preparing for the national entrance examination for postgraduates, and I have social practice and a final assignment to do… I can’t waste my time on these absurd things!”

“He’s right!” Zhou Lang took a quick step out of the door. Before he closed it behind him, he looked back at us. “Good luck!”

Qi Bojian followed Zhou Lang and left.

“Ay! You two!” Di Zizhen got angry. He wanted to go after them, but I halted him.

“Stop. This event has already spiraled out of control. Let them go,” I sighed. “It’s their choice. They did nothing wrong.”

“Damn it! They’re cowards!” Di Zizhen scolded.

“Don’t say that. Humans are selfish. I would’ve acted like them if it were a few years ago.” I said.

“A few years ago?” Di Zizhen looked at me. “Gu Yu, what happened to you after you met the exorcist?”

I felt bitterness beyond words. However, I shook my head and said nothing.

“The exorcist,” Shi Yitong banged his fist on the table and stood up. “Do you still believe we can solve this problem on our own?”

I shook my head, depressed. “No, you’re right. Let’s go and find Wen Jiubo.”