Nightmare Strikes

Translator: Cinder Translations

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According to the records in the files, the 2009 dance department had only two classes. Class one had 11 students, while class two only had 9.

Just as Fatty was checking the information for class one, Jiang Cheng reached out, flipped a few pages, and went straight to class two.

Class one majored in modern dance.

Class two focused on ballet.

At the front was a group photo.

Class two had a total of 9 students, all of whom were girls.

At that time, they were still quite young, just entering school as freshmen, with their eyes full of hopes for the future.

The 9 girls squatted in the front row, wearing ballet costumes and posing in a standard split. Several teachers stood behind them.

Looking at the background, it seemed to be in a practice room, with a full-length mirror that took up an entire wall behind them.

There was also a row of ballet bars in front of the mirror.

The photo looked very ordinary, and there was nothing particularly noteworthy about it.

Flipping back, there were specific details about the students.

However, the file that should have had 9 pages only had 8 left.

The last page had been torn out, with jagged edges still remaining.

"Why is there a page missing?" Fatty said, his brows twitching, asking bluntly.

It was clear that this page had been deliberately torn out, and Fatty's first reaction was to think of Luo Yi.

Soon, Fatty flipped to the last page, and there was another group photo.

At the bottom of the group photo was a line of small text. Fatty leaned forward to see what was written.

"Commemorative photo for the 2009 Dance Department Classical Ballet Major Class Two graduation."

The shooting date displayed in the bottom right corner was December 2009.

Graduation.

Fatty stared intensely at these two words, and after a moment, his eyes widened in shock.

"Doctor!" he turned his head, exclaiming, "This doesn't make sense! They are 2009 students, meaning this group of freshmen enrolled in 2009, so how could they graduate that same year?"

After saying this, he suddenly stopped, as if realizing something, and instantly looked at the desk.

On it lay a calendar.

The last date on the calendar also stopped at December 2009.

Could it be...?

"Keep going," Jiang Cheng walked over, interrupting Fatty's thoughts.

The latter refocused his attention on the booklet in his hand.

At first glance, this graduation photo seemed unremarkable, but slowly, Fatty's expression became increasingly strange.

This was a graduation photo, but only 8 students remained in it.

Needless to say, the missing girl should be the one whose file was torn out.

Fatty clearly realized this too; he held the two group photos and quickly compared them to find the "disappeared" girl.

She was a girl with a sweet smile, and even at that young age, it was clear she was a beauty.

Given time, she would surely blossom into someone enviable.

Jiang Cheng took out his camera and snapped photos of all the relevant information.

"Doctor," Fatty furrowed his brow and said, "I think the missing girl is the ghost in our mission. She must have died due to some incident, and after her death, her unresolved attachments turned her into a ghost."

Jiang Cheng put down his camera, and after a moment, said, "Is it just her?"

Fatty was taken aback, and then as if suddenly realizing something, he looked at the two group photos in his hands. Gradually, his face turned pale.

In the group photo, besides the missing girl, there was also a man.

He was the only man who had appeared in the group photo.

He stood in the corner of the last row.

Unremarkable.

By his attire, he appeared to be a teacher.

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"Ms. Yu," Feng Lan's voice came, tinged with a hint of strangeness, "Is that thing really that important? We... we could wait a bit longer to go."

One could tell that she was somewhat frightened.

Yu Wen and Zhou Taifu followed her, and in the empty corridor, only their footsteps echoed.

They were heading up the stairs.

In building C.

"Thank you," Yu Wen said, "During the last rehearsal, we accidentally lost a lens; it should be in the music classroom."

Her voice sounded polite and courteous but carried a subtle detachment.

Upon hearing this, Feng Lan's face revealed a hint of difficulty, but she did not say anything more.

Since they couldn't find anything in the archives, the two had to go to the music classroom in building C to search for clues. For safety reasons, Yu Wen called Feng Lan for help.

Firstly, she was a teacher here and more familiar with the place.

More importantly, she could help scout some of the dangerous areas.

Seeing Feng Lan's fearful and reserved demeanor, Zhou Taifu couldn't help but smile.

He had long noticed that the teacher named Feng Lan had some subtle feelings for his girlfriend, Yu Wen.

Due to her experiences, Yu Wen possessed a unique aura of heroism, and now with her short hair, she appeared even more competent.

When he first entered Feng Lan's dormitory, he noticed many posters on the wall.

However, unlike most young women who like to hang posters of their favorite male stars, Feng Lan had posters of female stars on her wall.

And they were all rather niche.

Short hair, capable, and heroic was the main theme here.

One of the posters had a profile that looked strikingly similar to Yu Wen.

If the above were still just guesses, then gifting a phone and being willing to take them to the music classroom in building C could no longer simply be explained as a pure liking that stopped at courtesy.

Since entering building C, they hadn't seen a single person.

Zhou Taifu stared at the slightly ajar doors they passed, suddenly feeling an ominous premonition. "Teacher Feng," he whispered, "Are there no classes here today?"

It was still far from dark, yet it was eerily quiet.

"I don't know," Feng Lan also appeared quite nervous. She reached for the keys in her pocket, but the jingle of the keys startled her.

"The class schedule is managed by other teachers," she said, clutching the keys, only focusing on moving forward, eager to find the lost lens and then leave.

"But..." Feng Lan hesitated for a second, then turned her head and muttered to herself in a puzzled tone, "It is a bit strange. Why does it seem different here today?"

(End of the Chapter)

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