Translator: CinderTL
Wang Changguo's behavior had left everyone feeling extremely dissatisfied. He contributed nothing, refused to take any risks, and even demanded to share the intelligence that others had risked their lives to obtain.
Even the women couldn't stand it anymore.
Yu Yu glared at him with an indignant expression.
Weiwei, who had known Wang Changguo before, tried not to show her disdain too openly, but it was clear that she also found his actions despicable.
Cao Yang had tolerated Wang Changguo more than once, but this time he couldn't hold back. With a dark expression, he pointed at Wang Changguo and said, "Why don't you go?"
"Last time, you stayed behind to guard the place. Shouldn't it be someone else's turn this time?"
Wang Changguo glanced at Weiwei and said sarcastically, "It wasn't just me who stayed behind last time. She, and her, also stayed." He was referring to Weiwei and Yu Yu.
"Are you seriously comparing yourself to women?" Cao Yang felt that Wang Changguo had completely lost any sense of shame.
Seemingly convinced that no one could do anything about him, Wang Changguo grew even more arrogant. He snorted coldly and leaned against the wall, looking at Cao Yang with a disdainful expression, as if he couldn't be bothered to argue.
He wasn't afraid. He didn't believe that everyone would stop searching for clues just to argue with him. After all, everyone wanted to survive.
And even if they found clues and didn't share them with him, it didn't matter. When the time was right, he would just stick close to them. Wherever they went, he would follow. If they found a way out, he would surely escape too.
Cao Yang couldn't understand Wang Changguo's thought process at all. He simply felt that Wang Changguo was asking for a beating.
But before Cao Yang could lose his temper, Jiang Cheng spoke up calmly, "Alright."
Cao Yang was stunned. He looked at Jiang Cheng with disbelief, unable to understand why the young man who had dared to rally everyone to go out and save others was now saying, "This time, all of you stay behind." Jiang Cheng continued, "Just the two of us will go."
"I'll settle the score with you later!" Cao Yang growled at Wang Changguo.
Although Cao Yang seemed rough, he was someone who could prioritize what was important. He understood that the most urgent task now was to go to the morgue and investigate the cause of the Former Dean's death.
But just as he took a few steps forward, Jiang Cheng stopped him. "Not you." Jiang Cheng turned his gaze back to Wang Changguo and tilted his chin slightly, saying, "I meant him."
"Wang Changguo," Jiang Cheng said, "this time, I'll go with you."
Wang Changguo frowned. He was about to put on airs and refuse, insisting that everyone should go together and no one should stay behind. But before he could speak, Jiang Cheng grabbed his arm and pushed him out the door.
The door slammed shut with a loud "bang."
The moment Jiang Cheng grabbed his arm, Wang Changguo's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected the young man to be so strong. Jiang Cheng's grip felt like an iron clamp, and Wang Changguo felt that with a little more force, his arm might have been broken.
After the two of them left, Cao Yang seemed to finally react. His first instinct was to go with them, thinking that more people would mean more help. Especially since Wang Changguo was so unreliable—having him around would only make things worse.
"There's no need to go." Lin Wan'er's voice came from behind, causing Cao Yang to pause.
Yu Yu turned her head slightly and caught a glimpse of Lin Wan'er's profile. She was looking down the corridor, and her face gave Yu Yu an almost surreal feeling.
In the next second, she saw Lin Wan'er's hand resting on her cheek as she softly said, "He's my person, and I know just how formidable he is."
Yu Yu suddenly felt as if the male and female protagonists from those novels she used to read under her blanket had come to life.
Of course, it was the kind of novel that made one's heart race and cheeks flush.
As for whether it was proper or not, it was hard to say.
But she thought it was proper.
She instinctively felt that there was something between Lin Wan'er and that young man, but it wasn't quite normal.
It was similar to love, but with a different kind of thrill.
To give an inappropriate example, it was like a forbidden affair between a warlord's newly taken ninth concubine and the bodyguard assigned to protect her in a novel set in the Republic of China era.
That kind of feeling fit these two people very well.
Especially that ambiguous tension.
Thrilling!! Yu Yu's gossipy nature began to awaken, and she felt a sense of excitement at the prospect of uncovering the relationship between the two.
But in the next second, a pair of eyes landed on her face. Lin Wan'er glanced at her—not with disgust, but with a look that said, "Don't overthink it. You've only guessed part of it. The truth is even more thrilling than you imagine."
Indeed, Yu Yu instantly understood the message conveyed in Lin Wan'er's gaze.
Her eyes burned with intensity.
The atmosphere in the hallway was not as harmonious as it had been in the room. Jiang Cheng was pulling Wang Changguo toward the right side of the corridor.
During this, Wang Changguo tried to resist several times, but Jiang Cheng gently defused each attempt.
"Let go of me!" Wang Changguo whispered, his voice low.
He didn't dare to shout loudly, partly because he was afraid of attracting some Ghost, and partly because he was genuinely terrified of Jiang Cheng, fearing he might provoke him.
This person... Wang Changguo glanced at Jiang Cheng's profile and noticed that he was smiling the entire time, his demeanor extremely polite, but his actions were anything but gentle.
Swallowing hard, Wang Changguo suddenly felt a pang of regret. The person he had offended seemed to be mentally unstable.
Jiang Cheng dragged Wang Changguo all the way to the elevator on the second floor before finally letting go.
The area was quiet, with no one around for the moment. Wang Changguo stared at the elevator, his face pale with fear. "Why did you bring me here?" he asked.
He suddenly had a bad feeling.
He clearly remembered that not long ago, Du Feng—Du Feng had died right in front of them, in a horrifying manner.
It happened... in this very elevator!
Except it was on the 6th floor at the time.
Without answering Wang Changguo, Jiang Cheng pressed the elevator button. Wang Changguo watched helplessly as the elevator was called up from the 1st floor.
"Ding!"
The elevator doors opened, revealing an empty interior.
Under the soft lighting, the elevator was spotless, as if it had just been cleaned.
Turning his head, Jiang Cheng looked at Wang Changguo and said, "Get in."
At those words, Wang Changguo's face turned ashen. How could he dare to enter the elevator? That would be suicide. Wang Changguo turned to run, but Jiang Cheng grabbed him and shoved him into the elevator.
"Don't, don't do this!" Wang Changguo was on the verge of tears, his limbs flailing in resistance. The absurd thing was, he still didn't dare to shout loudly, afraid of summoning something from inside the elevator.
Yes, he was convinced there was something in the elevator.
A Ghost!
The ghost that killed Du Feng! "Please, please spare me!" Wang Changguo collapsed on the ground, clinging to Jiang Cheng's left leg like a pile of mud. "I was wrong, I was truly wrong!"
Jiang Cheng didn't give him a chance, using his free right leg to continuously kick him toward the elevator.
(End of the Chapter)
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