A weekend has passed since the day Sunny Xu went to the cram school, defeated the old man in the haunted house, and officially became friends with Seigetsu Zhu.

The pace of life in the past few days has been too tight and the process too intense. Sunny Xu has hardly had any rest, and every day seems to be filled with various matters that need to be dealt with. The world in the eyes of the young man seems to change every day, making it dazzling.

So, this weekend, Sunny Xu took a good rest and, after relaxing his mind, he re-immersed himself in the life of an ordinary high school student.

The identity of the intruder who invaded the school has been exposed, and the evil spirit on Teacher Yang has been controlled by Seigetsu Zhu, while Teacher Yang himself has been taken away by the official organization and is now apparently staying in the hospital.

On Sunday, Sunny Xu received a letter from Meng Zheng, as they had agreed.

Since his situation has been discovered, it naturally needs to be registered.

According to Meng Zheng, if he is just a volunteer like him, the attention he receives will be relatively less. Apart from filling out a monthly report on his physical condition and what he has seen and heard, it will hardly have any impact on his normal life. Moreover, Sunny Xu is still a student, so the management in this regard will be more "humane."

However, if he is willing to go with Meng Zheng and formally confirm the relevant channels, even if he doesn't have to start working immediately, he will receive an allowance every month.

Although Sunny Xu is quite interested in the allowance, he still feels that a life without disturbance is more suitable for him at the moment. He can consider what Uncle Meng said when he goes to college, and take on a part-time job.

In the end, Sunny Xu doesn't have much to hide about his own affairs. The key lies with Starry Lin and Seigetsu Zhu:

Whether it's Little An, who feeds on human fear and can even directly create monsters similar to evil spirits, or the thread that Seigetsu Zhu mentioned, which can control other evil spirits—

It doesn't feel like "normal" abilities.

Although they are all ignorant of the world of mediums and spiritualists, the three of them can vaguely sense this.

The powers of the two girls are too special and powerful, and are not suitable to be put on the table.

Moreover, Starry Lin and Seigetsu Zhu have no thoughts about Meng Zheng's proposal, and even subconsciously feel repulsed.

The latter did not say it explicitly, and always had a smiling expression on her face, but the resistance she revealed in her words was even stronger than the two of them... which really surprised Sunny Xu.

Anyway, for Sunny Xu, since both of his friends are unwilling, he doesn't plan to consider it.

In any case, Sunny Xu filled out the required documents and sent them back, and then it seemed like there was nothing else to do.

This made Sunny Xu feel confused. He didn't expect that during the registration process, he didn't even have to leave his house. The other party seems to be too trusting.

Could it be because the other party thinks his abilities are very ordinary and not worth paying attention to...?

Although thinking in this direction is a bit damaging to the self-esteem of a teenage boy, Sunny Xu would even prefer the other party to think this way at the moment, because it contradicts the fact that the old man in the haunted house left for no reason.

According to Seigetsu Zhu, Meng Zheng made this decision because of other intelligence, and Sunny Xu agrees with this.

In addition, although Sunny Xu does not plan to make any changes to his current way of life, and he has decided to consider what kind of person he wants to become and what kind of career he wants to pursue after the college entrance examination, this does not prevent him from wanting to see other "superpower users" and the actual workplace of the official organization—Starry Lin also has this idea.

However, this wish did not come true.

In the evening, Sunny Xu's family received a call from the school again. It was the head teacher calling.

The head teacher said that after the weekend, they would be able to return to school as usual. However, the classroom has not been repaired yet, so the students in Class 2 of Grade 10 will continue to have classes in the temporary classrooms.

It seems that the matter on Teacher Yang's side has been resolved. This made Sunny Xu sigh. Meng Zheng and the others are really efficient in their work.

How will this incident end in the end? Will the police tell the school that the suspected murderer who broke into the school has been caught? How will they explain the "disappearance" of the security guard and Teacher Yang to the relevant people?

Sunny Xu feels that, judging from the current mainstream media's public opinion, they will probably use information blockade as the main method...

Sunny Xu told Starry Lin about his guess, and she laughed at him. She said, "Since you plan to continue maintaining your current life, why bother to spend time on such matters?"

Sunny Xu felt that the girl made a lot of sense. Always thinking about things that he couldn't interfere with would only add to his troubles.

At present, the only supernatural phenomenon that is directly related to them and worth worrying about is probably the haunted house at No. 41 Anning Street, and the eyeless old man in the haunted house—if it is still "alive."

And Meng Zheng has already told him that they will send someone to resolve this matter soon.

That place is the source of the possessed and other evil spirits that have appeared. Only by eliminating the haunted house can they truly "cut the grass and remove the roots."

There are no other problems. The high school life of Sunny Xu and the others will probably return to normal after this.

*

And that's exactly what happened.

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After the start of the new week, Jinjiang City No. 15 Middle School quickly returned to its usual calm.Monday's flag-raising speech, the school leaders who went on stage to report did not mention any news about the invasion incident, just as usual, they gave a long and boring speech, encouraging everyone to study hard.

After the applause, no one could remember what he had just said.

However, although the school has not officially issued a statement, teachers from various grades and classes have received the news at the meeting and have been notified in the class meeting.

So far, the results of the incident have not been reported, but the principal has received a notification that the guy who broke into the school earlier has been caught by the police, so everyone doesn't need to worry.

In fact, early notification of the situation is not only to reassure students and parents, but also to allow the teachers working here to breathe a sigh of relief.

...

Regarding the murderer and the missing security guard and a certain head teacher, rumors have been circulating among the students for a long time.

Even though the vast majority of people are ignorant of the truth and it is impossible to have actually seen the murderer, there are still people who will spread rumors they have heard from various sources to their friends, and the rumors spread like wildfire, until various magical versions fill the sky.

Of course, most students don't really care about the rumors that come out of nowhere, because the final monthly exam of this semester is about to take place; and for the third-year students, they can hear the footsteps of the college entrance examination approaching.

The weather is getting warmer, and next month there will be a school-wide sports meeting, followed by the final exams.

Because the school needs to use the classrooms for the college entrance examination, the final exam for the second year will be held early; and when they come back from summer vacation, Sunny Xu and the others will be third-year students.

Time flies, and the high school years are so important that they may determine a person's future; but they are also so short, as if they had only blinked and two-thirds of the time had passed.

For Sunny Xu, who is a transfer student and has recently experienced several supernatural events, this is even more so.

He still has goals to achieve, so he needs to devote himself to his studies.

Speaking of goals, we cannot fail to mention Seigetsu Zhu:

Although the three of them did become friends, and the establishment of this relationship was at the request of Seigetsu Zhu herself, the process was more serious and earnest than that of ordinary friends - but their usual communication and interaction has not changed.

It is more accurate to say that in the week before they officially became friends, Sunny Xu and Seigetsu Zhu often had the opportunity to spend time and talk; but now, the evening study group has been canceled, and they are not like Sunny Xu and Starry Lin, who live under the same roof, can meet every day, and go to class and school together...

In the end, their usual communication has been reduced to just nodding and saying hello when they meet in the corridor.

This development has left Sunny Xu feeling confused, especially since Seigetsu Zhu herself seems to have no intention of taking it further.

"I hope that the 'friends' I want will not become superficial relationships that become strangers after graduation," she said herself; but if this continues, their relationship may not even be as good as ordinary friends.

Or is it because they belong to different classes, are usually busy with their studies, and Seigetsu Zhu also has the work of a student cadre, so they cannot find time to be together?

Sunny Xu does not think this is an insurmountable problem.

As long as there is a will, as long as there is sufficient motivation and a strong desire, all of this can be achieved, it is just a matter of whether someone is willing to take the first step.

He has thought about whether he should take the initiative to invite them, but he has not made up his mind and has not figured out how to approach it.

*

Another week has passed.

This morning.

The classroom of Class 2 of the second year has been repaired. A few days ago, Sunny Xu and the others moved back to their own classroom.

At this moment, in the classrooms on each floor, there is a lively reading of young people.

The time of early self-study is the most suitable time to recite Chinese texts and English words, not because of the scientific principle of "memory curve", but because the classroom in the morning is too noisy.

In an environment where people around are reading aloud, and the volume is getting louder and louder, except for those who are copying homework while the teacher is not there, the rest of the people have no way to focus on other ways of learning.

The teachers are happy about this, and some classes even have class representatives or study committee members who take the stage to guide the students in reciting together.

Sunny Xu is naturally one of them.

He followed the Chinese class representative sitting on the platform, swaying his head, and took the opportunity to take a look at Starry Lin sitting in the back row.

Seeing the girl with long black hair holding her textbook and reciting earnestly, Sunny Xu relaxed and re-immersed himself in recitation.

In this way, the noisy early self-study will continue until the bell for morning exercises rings.

...

"Assembly, assembly, come out and line up!"

The piercing bell is still hovering over the school, and the students have put down their books and walked out of the classroom one by one.

The boys and girls of each class lined up in four rows according to their height, and left the classroom under the leadership of the sports committee.

The corridors are crowded with people, standing by the handrails and looking up, on every floor of the teaching building, there are people wearing blue and white jackets or white shirts.

Occasionally, you can see a few late students running up the stairs against the flow of people, carrying their school bags, only to be caught and scolded by the checking teacher.

The students left the corridor and gradually walked down the stairs.The road was bustling with the sound of footsteps, chatter, and laughter. Although it was noisy, it didn't bother anyone, as it was a common sight for them. Sunny Xu was also walking down with other students, chatting and laughing.

When they left the teaching building, everyone was whispering and the line was loose. But when they arrived at the playground, they all quieted down and unconsciously perked up.

The reason was that all the teachers in the school had come, including the class teachers and school leaders, all watching near the track.

The sports committee members of each class stood at the front of the students, starting to line up.

"Look left, align. Look right!"

"One, one, one two one~"

The loud shouts echoed back and forth from the bustling crowd.

Soon, after the students lined up, the massive line of students walked onto the playground in order.

Everyone stood silently on the plastic track, unable to see the end of the road due to the rows of heads blocking the view.

Standing in the waiting crowd, Sunny Xu looked up at the distant sky.

Today, there wasn't a cloud in sight, it seemed like it would be a clear and sunny day. But it was still early, and the early summer sun had not completely penetrated the clouds, making the sky appear somewhat dark and cold.

Then, with a whistle in front, when the people in the front started running, the people in the middle of the line followed suit.

Over a thousand people were crowded onto the same playground, and the sound of footsteps echoed between the wide lawn and the track.

...

Before completing a lap, the morning exercise team had already spread out. Some people ran slowly, some ran fast, and some had already run into the front classes.

Sunny Xu heard footsteps approaching from behind and was about to move aside when his shoulder was tapped.

"Hey!"

A familiar, clear voice, with long hair being blown by the morning breeze, brushed past his eyes.

It turned out that Starry Lin had run over from the girls' team and was running alongside him.

This was not a rare occurrence, but when Sunny Xu looked at the girl beside him and stared at her fair face that seemed to glow in the morning light for a while, he noticed that she seemed to have something on her mind.

"Let's talk for a bit," Starry Lin said softly.