"Thank you!"

Seigetsu Zhu placed the test paper in her arms on the railing and expressed her gratitude to the two of them.

"Uh, it's nothing, don't worry too much..."

Although this action was not unexpected, Sunny Xu still felt a sense of being flattered. The surprised and curious gazes from the students of Class 5 behind Seigetsu also made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Starry Lin beside him didn't say anything, just silently watching.

After Seigetsu Zhu solemnly expressed her gratitude, she smiled and nodded at them, holding the test paper and leaving.

...

The encounter in the corridor was just a small episode that happened in the early morning. Despite the complaints from the students, they all obediently came to class.

As Wang Yue said, there were a total of five classes, divided into two tiered classrooms, taking the same classes together.

Fortunately, they were all liberal arts students, so the progress was not too different.

Some teachers directly turned the class into an in-class quiz. For them, it was probably more relaxed this way.

After the third class, the teacher announced that they would have self-study in the classroom for the next class. As soon as he left, the quiet tiered classroom suddenly became noisy, with the sound of chairs bouncing and students getting up from their seats.

Sunny Xu stayed in his seat, diligently recording the mistakes on the test paper.

When his notebook was filled with a page, he shook his sore wrist and turned his head to take a glance.

Starry Lin was sitting behind him, about two or three rows away.

Since the tiered classroom accommodated students from two classes, the people in the back row had relatively more freedom in choosing their seats. It could be seen that the seats on both sides of Starry Lin were empty...

At the moment, Starry Lin buried her head on the desk, her long black hair covering her cheeks, as if she was immersed in a sweet dream.

Sunny Xu didn't intend to disturb her rest.

He turned his head, stood up and stretched lazily, preparing to go out for a walk and breathe some fresh air.

When he was about to reach the door, he heard a few classmates chatting together by the corridor.

Sunny Xu overheard a name that he couldn't help but pay attention to.

"I saw Class 5's monitor, Seigetsu Zhu, thanking our classmate Starry Lin this morning."

"Did something happen between them?"

"Wasn't there someone who broke into the school yesterday? It's said that Seigetsu Zhu was in the school at that time and almost got caught by that person. Fortunately, Starry Lin came to the rescue..."

"She was there too?"

"I think so."

"But I heard from Class 5 that Starry Lin directly jumped over the closed school gate, even faster than the police! I heard she even used lightness skills..."

Pretending not to have heard anything, Sunny Xu quickly walked past them. If they noticed him, they would probably stop him and pester him with questions.

The two tiered classrooms were located side by side on the first floor, and he quickly arrived near the door of the adjacent classroom.

The students gathered in familiar small groups, chatting and talking near the door, on the stairs, or in the courtyard. Sunny Xu soon heard a topic that made him subconsciously want to listen carefully:

"...At that time, we all forgot about Guo Zixuan, and it was the class monitor who stepped forward and called him down together with Sunny Xu from Class 1." One of the girls in the center of the crowd said incessantly. She was a member of the study group, "Seigetsu even asked us to turn on the lights, partly to avoid tripping, and partly to scare the murderer."

"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't dare to go. I would run out first and call for help..."

"No, no, if they had gone out, Guo Zixuan's life would not have been guaranteed. Think about it, when the three of them came down together, they were all caught up by that person. If Guo Zixuan had really stayed alone in the classroom, he would have been doomed."

"So, they were all caught up at that time?"

Someone asked in surprise.

"Yes, we all saw it with our own eyes. At that time, the door hadn't closed yet, and the murderer tackled Seigetsu. Later, the boy from Class 1 rushed up and knocked the murderer away. After that, we don't know what happened, we only saw Starry Lin jump over the school gate to save them."

"Speaking of Starry Lin, isn't her boyfriend the second-ranked student in our grade..."

"Yes, him. He just joined our study group. He was the one who rushed up to save them."

"Ah, looking at it this way, those few in our class are useless." One of the girls said with a smile.

"There weren't many boys in the fast track class to begin with." Her companion said, "You can't expect Yue Yue and Guo Zixuan to rush up and save people, right? They don't seem like that type at all."

"Well, Yue Yue is fine. At that time, he went to call the police and just came back. But Guo Zixuan had the opportunity to save people. He was the closest to the school gate and could have rushed to the security room to open the door..."

"No wonder I heard boys say that he's a bookworm. Besides being able to read, he's useless when it matters."

"Now he can't even keep up with others in studying?"

Sunny Xu stopped by a pillar, his path ahead blocked by the giggling girls. As he pondered whether to pass through or take a detour, a low male voice came from behind.

"Excuse me, let me through."

The girls turned their heads and found that the person who had just been the subject of their lively discussion was standing in front of them. They all instinctively closed their mouths.

Guo Zixuan, wearing glasses, slowly walked past the silent crowd, his face expressionless.

...

Sunny Xu left from another direction, aimlessly passing through the courtyard and corridor, and found himself subconsciously walking towards the classrooms on the second floor.

Although he didn't have much goodwill towards Guo Zixuan, if Wang Yue wasn't lying, he might be a petty person. No one would like to be inexplicably targeted.

However, despite this, the incident just now where Guo Zixuan was mocked by a group of girls did not make Sunny Xu feel happy. For some reason, a strange sense of depression arose in the depths of his heart.What's the problem with being a bookworm? He thought, isn't it the duty of a student to study hard?

If there are talents in sports or arts, it's fine. But for ordinary people who don't have these talents or resources to receive art education, being a bookworm is the only direction they can strive for, right?

Of course, the ridicule from the girls may just be because Guo Zixuan didn't stand up in time.

In the end, it was because he didn't show enough bravery.

Although it was normal for an ordinary person to not react in time in that situation, in the eyes of some onlookers, it was clear that he was inferior to others, so he couldn't avoid being ridiculed.

Brave, be brave...

He sighed.

-"I am not a brave person."

The words the class monitor said in front of the door last night echoed in Sunny Xu's mind again.

He couldn't understand Seigetsu Zhu's thoughts.

Indeed, compared to those who instinctively rushed forward, she hesitated and deliberately concealed the truth from everyone, but this was just human nature.

Sunny Xu made it clear at the time that he didn't think this approach was wrong; moreover, Seigetsu Zhu still made a decisive choice afterwards.

She didn't act recklessly and rush forward to save people because the girl knew very well that acting rashly would only cost her life, so she calmly instructed others to call the police and turned on all the lights in the school to drive away the monster.

Seigetsu Zhu did well enough.

If someone hadn't deliberately turned off the power in the guard room, all three of them would have been able to escape... But on the other hand, no one could have expected that the weirdo actually had an accomplice, so it wasn't her fault.

Sunny Xu walked to the door and found that there were more than just the construction workers. The empty second-floor corridor actually had other people.

There were a total of seven or eight boys and three or four girls walking around in several classrooms. Sunny Xu recognized one Wang Yue, one Sun Xiaofang, and another friend of Seigetsu Zhu from the study group. They all seemed to be from Class 5.

The boys and girls all looked excited, occasionally shouting at each other, saying things like "Come and take a look!" or "What's over here?" or "Is it left by the murderer?"

Someone walked near Class 1, but was waved away by several adults standing outside the door.

"Wow, look, the walls of Class 1 seem to be really badly damaged, no wonder the school called people..."

"Did they use explosives?"

"Could it be qigong? I read in a newspaper that an old man in a village showed off his skills, he could kill a tiger barehanded, and one punch could shatter a wall..."

"Another martial arts master? Has our place been targeted by some evil sect?"

"It's a pity we're not allowed in, the classrooms are sealed off."

Sunny Xu stood by and watched, feeling a bit puzzled.

After looking around for a while, he saw Seigetsu Zhu standing not far away, quietly watching her friends.

Perhaps because he had just thought of her, Sunny Xu felt that the girl's expression was a bit strange, so he took the initiative to walk over.

...

"Sunny Xu, hello."

Seigetsu Zhu noticed someone approaching from behind, calmly rubbed her face, turned around, and smiled lightly.

"What are they doing?"

Sunny Xu pointed to the group of students not far away. He noticed that Seigetsu Zhu's face was a bit paler than before.

"Looking for clues."

Seigetsu Zhu's answer was concise.

"What?"

"The clues of the intruder."

Isn't this something the police should do? Sunny Xu hesitated to speak. What are a group of high school students doing?

Seigetsu Zhu seemed to see through his thoughts and smiled bitterly, saying:

"I just mentioned to them that the criminal escaped and might come back. It would be dangerous if we don't catch him soon... But I didn't expect everyone to be so enthusiastic, each one eager to help find clues of the criminal."

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"I feel a bit embarrassed to dampen their enthusiasm, after all, everyone is worried about me."

"You are really trusted by your classmates... No, I should say 'admired'."

Although Sunny Xu had realized this before, he couldn't help but express his heartfelt admiration.

To this, Seigetsu Zhu just smiled lightly without answering.

"..."

After a while, the girl suddenly noticed that the other person was staring at her eyes intently, so she raised her hand a bit embarrassedly and covered her cheek.

"W-What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

"Seigetsu Zhu, it seems like you didn't sleep well last night."

Sunny Xu pointed under her eyelids.

"Look, dark circles have appeared. With your appearance, it's no wonder everyone is worried about you."

"Oh, this," Seigetsu Zhu shook her head, "It's nothing, I just need to rest for a while."

Sunny Xu nodded.

The atmosphere between the two fell into an awkward silence once again.

Seigetsu Zhu's gaze subconsciously glanced to the side.

The expression on the other person's face, which seemed like he was avoiding something, made Sunny Xu even more concerned.

"Seigetsu Zhu, is something wrong?"

"...I'm just worried about that monster." She said in a low voice, "Since it appeared once, it will appear again and won't easily let go of its target."

"Indeed. This matter needs to be resolved somehow." Sunny Xu sighed, "Unfortunately, that guy escaped too quickly and didn't leave any clues to find him..."

"What if there were?"

"Hmm?"

"Even if we could find it, how would we deal with this monster that can fly and walk on walls?"

"What do you think, Seigetsu Zhu?"

"In my opinion," for some reason, Seigetsu Zhu's voice became a bit urgent, "I'm afraid only Lin can handle it with his abilities..."

"Wait, does this have anything to do with Starry?"

Sunny Xu, who had been quietly listening just now, directly interrupted her words."Huh?"

Seigetsu Zhu was taken aback. She noticed that the other party's face looked unprecedentedly serious.

"If there really are clues that could expose that guy's true identity, it would be more than ideal. By then, we could call the police. Don't you think this is the best approach, Zhu?"

Seigetsu Zhu's hand clenched her sleeve tightly, her face becoming increasingly pale. But she still tried hard not to let her expression reveal anything unusual to the person in front of her, and nodded slightly with a smile.

"...Indeed, it is."

"Then let's all work together. I just thought back to what happened yesterday, and I think we could follow the path that guy took. Maybe we could really find some clues."

Sunny Xu waved at her and walked towards the crowd gathered in the corridor.

...

Watching the young man's retreating figure, Seigetsu Zhu wanted to call out to him several times, but in the end, she closed her mouth.

She let out a small sigh and prepared to turn around and leave.

"Boo!"

"Eek—?!"

The sudden sound from behind made Seigetsu Zhu instinctively shrink her shoulders. She looked back in a panic, only to find it was Starry Lin.

The long-haired girl was chewing gum, grinning and waving at her.