There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game

Luo Kai tossed two more bombs, and what blew out was still yellowish-brown soil and rocks.

He sighed, "To be honest, brother, in this world we're just ordinary... slightly less ordinary people. Even if we really do notice something abnormal, with our meager strength, we can't find it."

If he had the permissions of a player unlocked, he would have at least ninety-nine ways to know what had happened here, he could even recreate the scene!

But unfortunately, supernatural powers are not allowed to appear in the ordinary world.

Xu Shuo didn't speak, his eyes slightly downcast, his facial expression enigmatically indifferent.

Having spent a short time together, Luo Kai had gotten used to his demeanor, and he took the finished cigarette butt, pressing it into the dirt to extinguish it.

Watching the wisp of white smoke gracefully float upward, following the winding path of the airflow, Luo Kai suddenly frowned, his craving for a cigarette resurging as he fell into contemplation.

He rummaged through his coat pocket only to find the cigarette case empty.

Hence, he opened his travel bag and took out a new pack of cigarettes, but the next moment, he paused in his actions.

Following that, Xu Shuo saw him excitedly rummaging through his own travel bag as though searching for something.

Soon, Luo Kai produced a compass.

The needle on top was spinning wildly!

"Oh, if it keeps spinning like this it'll break!" Luo Kai instinctively patted the device.

Frequently wandering from south to north, he naturally always carried such exploration tools; because the objective this time was clear, he hadn't thought of testing with the compass.

The results of the test now were crystal clear.

With the magnetic field in such disarray, there indeed was a major problem with this place!

Luo Kai immediately looked serious, "Explode! Keep blasting!"

Xu Shuo looked at him lazily but didn't bother to fuss any further, turning around and leisurely walking back.

To create such a realistic illusion and completely transform this place, Luo Kai was right; with their current strength, they were completely powerless to fight back, not even able to glimpse the reality.

To continue investigating would probably uncover nothing.

Moreover, if it really was the doing of the Script Space, then the Abyss or something similar must have already vanished.

What he truly cared about was whether this unknown force would affect their lives.

Whether it would cause some dangerous situation.

But clearly...

No matter the truth, with his current strength, he really couldn't do anything.

...

...

Normal University Affiliated High School.

The sun gradually sloped westward, its rays sprinkling through the verdant leaves casting mottled patterns, and the campus walkway was bustling with students.

"Xi, going to the library?"

This question might as well have been as ordinary as asking to go to the restroom after class.

But now it was during P.E. class, and after completing the warm-up exercises and running, the remaining time was free time; some students chose to go to the equipment room to play with sports gear, while some seniors sneakily went to brush up on questions.

The sneakiness was because most P.E. classes strictly required students to stay in the designated area.

But perhaps because the college entrance exams were drawing near, the P.E. teachers turned a blind eye to the seniors sneaking away, not resorting to surprise roll calls or assembly drills.

Shao Dandan affectionately wrapped her arm around Xu Xi's, batting her big eyes and asking.

Xu Xi looked at her.

Somehow, since the May Day holiday, her usually solitary roommate had become unusually keen on being close to her, though occasionally, her gaze seemed odd.

Xu Xi suspected that she might have become a substitute for someone else.

But upon further thought, it didn't seem like something to fret over, and she just went along with her roommate and classmate for fun.

And, while tutoring Shao Dandan in their studies, she could also reinforce her own knowledge. With the college entrance exams creeping closer, remembering the goal she needed to achieve filled Xu Xi with a sense of urgency.

So she nodded, and they left the sports field, turning towards the nearby academic building.

There were quite a few students on the campus walkway; their sneaking away didn't seem all that out of place, as if they weren't just escaping during P.E. class. After returning to their classroom to grab their notebooks, they headed towards the library.

But at that moment, Xu Xi suddenly halted in her tracks.

The library was situated on a more secluded path, where there were many bushes, and the orange-yellow sunlight filtered through the gaps in the branches, shining onto a head of dazzling golden hair.

Just as Xu Xi looked over, the man standing under the tree also abruptly turned his head to look her way, their gazes unexpectedly meeting midair, the brilliant sunlight dancing in their pupils.

The two engaged in a wordless stare for a while.

Shao Dandan, puzzled by Xu Xi's reaction, followed her gaze and asked with confusion, "Xi, what's wrong?"

Xu Xi, expressionless, said, "That person..."

"What person?" Shao Dandan looked around.

"..."

Hearing this, Xu Xi was slightly taken aback and turned her head to face the utterly bewildered Shao Dandan.

Had she seen a ghost?

The man's appearance was striking, his pale golden short hair seemed to glitter in the sunlight, casting a soft and more handsome glow on his face.

In any case—Shao Dandan would definitely have reacted had she seen the man. Even her gaze didn't linger under the tree for a moment!

Moreover, he was a foreigner they'd never seen before at the school.

This was entirely abnormal!

Thereupon, having quickly realized she might have seen a ghost, Xu Xi shook her head with no expression and said, "It's nothing, I just thought I saw someone looking at us from the teaching building. Let's just hurry to the library."

The last session of today's afternoon was physical education, and together with some free time, they had unexpectedly gained an extra half hour for studying!

Shao Dandan was momentarily confused, but she didn't dwell on it any further, and the two made their way through the path toward the library.

As they passed by the man with golden hair, Shao Dandan still showed no reaction, as if she had not seen him.

Xu Xi was even more determined not to glance his way.

And the man who had accidentally made eye contact with her only watched her intently, making no odd movements, until the two vanished beneath the library's shadow.

The library was quite crowded.

While Shao Dandan went to look for materials, Xu Xi took out her phone and entered the school forum.

[Legends of Normal University Affiliated High School.]

[Campus Mysterious Incidents.]

[Sightings of Ghosts.]

[People on the Path.]

[Person with Golden Hair.]

Xu Xi searched using keywords for quite a while but couldn't find any information related to the man she had just seen on the campus network. Perhaps no one had really seen him before, or maybe the posts that didn't align with the core socialist values had been censored.

While she was feeling puzzled about this, she suddenly sensed something and looked up, only to see the man with the golden hair standing at the entrance, peering in at her.

Xu Xi: "..."

Search bar: [What to do if you're haunted by a ghost?]

The man with golden hair looked at her and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

But at that moment, Shao Dandan, carrying a stack of materials and textbooks, hurried back, inadvertently blocking the view.

Shao Dandan sat opposite her, spreading out her notebook: "Xi, I'm counting on you again today. Whether I can get into university depends on this final push!"

Xu Xi, with an impassive face, spread out her books just in time to see another student enter the door, so she said, "That person at the entrance looks familiar, who is it?"

Shao Dandan turned to look: "Who?"

After carefully examining the face of the stranger, Shao Dandan shook her head: "I've never seen him."

"Then I must have been mistaken," Xu Xi murmured, looking down.

In fact, even the student who entered the library after them paid no attention to the man with golden hair standing outside.

It was almost certain now; no one else could see him.

Only she saw the ghost...

But back on the path, she had clearly seen a shadow, hadn't she?