"Oops! I just forgot the time when I was talking, and it was now half past six. Let's pack up and go home! Teacher Ling looked at his watch and urged anxiously.

The nine of us returned to our respective seats, stooped down to take our bags from our desks, and slung them over our shoulders. One of the buckles of my schoolbag wrapped around my hair, and I turned my head to untie it, but out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of Teacher Ling staring out of the window with a strange expression, which was neither fear nor joy. It is said to be indifferent, but with a bit of disgust and unwillingness; There was also bitterness and tiredness in his expression.

What's going on?

I followed Mr. Ling's line of sight and looked out the window, through the empty corridor, except for a row of holly trees and a few clumps of * flowers blooming in a small oval flower bed, there was nothing left!

"Ahh Two screams of horror rang out from the seat behind me, and it was Mo Qianqian sitting there.

"What's wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

"Qianqian, are you okay?"

Several voices mingled together, and as a result, no one could hear clearly.

We quickly came to Mo Qianqian's seat, only to see her covering her eyes with two hands, slumped in her seat trembling, her schoolbag fell to the ground in front of her.

"Mo Qianqian, what do you see?" I pulled away her hand covering her eyes.

She closed her eyes in horror, pointed in the direction of the window, and stammered, "The window...... Window...... Yes...... Yes...... There was ......"

What's there?

We all turned our heads to look, and before we could see the scene outside the window, we heard a loud "clang" in our ears, and the front door of the classroom was suddenly slammed shut. Unguarded, we were all scared, Xu Shan and Zhang Lu were even more frightened and hugged each other and screamed, Mo Qianqian's body jumped suddenly, and then her whole body curled up in a ball, and she couldn't even scream!

"Don't be afraid! …… It's the wind that closes the door! Teacher Ling hurriedly bent down to help Mo Qianqian, kept gently patting her shoulder, and comforted her softly.

Outside the window are still the holly trees and * flowers I just saw, there is nothing abnormal, I breathe a sigh of relief, but I can't guess what Mo Qianqian saw just now.

"Qianqian, are you okay? Are you feeling better? …… What exactly do you see? Tell me! Ge Hong took Mo Qianqian's hand and asked.

Mo Qianqian still closed her eyes and trembled, and she couldn't hear anything other than the gurgling sound of her teeth.

Whatever she saw, it was obviously unwise to stay here and ask.

"It's okay, it's okay! It's getting dark, and it's windy, maybe she's dazzled! …… Ge Hong, let's send her home first, and let's talk about it tomorrow! I said "send her home" very seriously, implying that Ge Hong was going to ask what to ask and leave here to ask.

Ge Hong is a smart person and should know what I mean.

Sure enough, Ge Hong turned his head to look at me and said helplessly, "Okay." Qianqian, let's go home first! ”

Zhang Lu picked up Mo Qianqian's schoolbag and held it in her hand, Xu Shan and Ge Hong helped Mo Qianqian up one by one, fortunately Mo Qianqian was very thin, otherwise the two of them probably wouldn't be able to help her.

I strode to the front door of the classroom, took a breath, and gathered all my strength to pull the door. I was mentally prepared not to open the door, but my fingers had just touched the doorknob, and the door suddenly "creaked" and opened by itself!

A strange gust of wind blew in my face, and I subconsciously took a big step back. At that moment, a swarthy thing flashed through the door and grabbed me by the shoulder. Although I didn't scream, I was so frightened that my heart was beating like a drum, and my legs went limp.

"What? Scared? ”

Hey? It was a somewhat familiar voice, and at a fixed glance, a face so mediocre that it could barely find its features, was looking at me with a mocking smile, "You forgot to return the candle today!" ”

It turned out to be ...... It's him! That teacher Wang from the school's academic affairs office who almost scared me out last night!

I couldn't help but curse in my heart: It's still a teacher, who actually came to scare students! Isn't it just a candle, as for using this way of appearing to beg?

"Oh, the candle is in my bag." Dissatisfied, I obediently took out the candle in the mezzanine in front of my schoolbag and handed it to him.

Actually, I haven't forgotten about it, it's just that his appearance is so ...... It was too featureless, so I wandered around the door of the Academic Affairs Office for a long time in the afternoon, but I couldn't recognize who it was, and finally I had to give up.

"It's so late, what are you still doing in the classroom? …… Oh, Teacher Ling is also there! After seeing Teacher Ling, Teacher Wang from the Academic Affairs Office immediately had a bright smile on his face, his eyes stared at Teacher Ling's face without blinking, and even his tone of voice became soft.

“…… We were discussing rehearsals for the show, so it was late. This makes them go home! Teacher Ling's reaction was very strange, she was kind to us and everyone else, but she was blunt and cold to this mediocre-looking Teacher Wang, and her tone was disgusted that could not be concealed.

"Ahem...... It's time to go home! …… Teacher Ling, you ...... Are you available now? He seemed to sense Teacher Ling's dislike for him, and he was very embarrassed, but he refused to give up, and asked with a salivating face.

Teacher Ling turned his head away with a cold face, looking at a corner of the classroom in a trance, and the atmosphere froze for a while.

In front of so many students, that Teacher Wang waited in a low voice for a long time, but Teacher Ling ignored him again, which made him very embarrassed. His breathing became rapid and heavy, his face began to turn blue, and there was resentment in his eyes staring at Teacher Ling, a strange, vicious expression flashed across his face, and it looked particularly hideous in the hazy twilight! I was closest to him, and my heart was pounding, and I unconsciously leaned towards Teacher Ling's side.

"Teacher Ling, we ...... I'm going home! Are you sending us out? I asked cautiously.

Teacher Ling's body shook, as if she had suddenly woken up from some kind of meditation, she smiled at me reluctantly, but her face was pale, and when the corner of her eyes swept over Teacher Wang, a mockery mixed with disdain and desolation slowly spread.

"It's time to go home! …… Teacher Ling still has some things, you can go by yourself! ”

I was the last to leave the classroom, and after taking a few steps, I looked back and saw that Mr. Wang was already standing in the corridor, his face was blank, but he seemed to be bent over his waist because he had been hit hard, and his already not erect figure looked even more obscene.

Teacher Ling seemed to be very tired, she leaned against the wall next to the classroom door, the wind ruffled her long hair, her face was hidden by the blowing strands, and she couldn't see what kind of expression she was at the moment.

However, a sense of foreboding arose, and in the thickening twilight, these two seemingly static figures seemed to me to be entangled vines, wisps and implicated...... At this moment, I really wanted to run back to Teacher Ling's side and pull her away from the teacher Wang who she hated.

"Let's go!" Someone grabbed my hand in time and dragged me towards the school gate.

ran out of the school gate in one go, Ge Hong, Xu Shan, and Zhang Lu had already walked away with Mo Qianqian, and Ye Fei and Shao Qing were nowhere to be seen, leaving only Qi Zhen standing there uncertainly.

I glanced at Chang Qing beside me, his expression was extremely grim, and my heart was also worried.

"Alas, Miss, Changqing, you have finally come out! What are you doing in there? They're all gone! …… Changqing, why is your face so serious? Did something happen? As soon as Qi Zhen saw the two of us, he greeted him.

Chang Qing's eyes burned, and he looked back at the northeast corner of the school, as if he saw the "old building" shrouded in blood, horror and weirdness.

Oh, he simply said to Qi Zhen and me: "Let's talk as we go." ”

Qi Zhen looked at him, probably intimidated by his stern face, and didn't raise the bar, so he obediently walked forward with him. My mind was still on Teacher Ling, and I was a little unhappy with Chang Qing's move of pulling me away just now, so I just bowed my head and walked forward, and I didn't speak.

Walking out of the distance, Chang Qing suddenly spoke: "The matter of the old building is getting more and more dangerous!" Tomorrow's rehearsal, we must be doubly careful! ”

"Don't be so afraid! …… Teacher Ling didn't say that the terrible things that happened around that old building were once in ten years, and they didn't happen every year! Oh, '49, '59, '69......" I retorted to him half-angrily.

However, before I finished speaking, my heart was so cold that I couldn't talk anymore. Because I suddenly thought of a frightening fact: isn't this year exactly 1989? It's exactly ten years since that time in '79! God, we're not that unlucky, are we?

"Hey, Miss, isn't this year '89? …… We're going to be out of luck! Qi Zhen obviously realized this as well, and shouted angrily.

"Have you seen someone die or go missing?" Evergreen's reaction was suspiciously flat.

"What do you mean? Didn't you just say...... "I was flustered, as if something was about to happen that I didn't want to face."

"Yes, I mean the old building is getting more and more dangerous! Because from last night to today, I feel that the legendary ghost, or something, is all around us! Chang Qing said categorically.

Are we all around? Qi Zhen and I looked at each other, and we didn't understand what Chang Qing meant.

“…… You will say that the old building is dangerous, that ...... Well, let's be a ghost, it's all around us; After a while, he said that he had not seen anyone die or go missing! What exactly are you trying to say? "I was puzzled.

"The history of the old building, the horror of the legends, including these bizarre deaths and disappearances, all of this is just what we heard. What is the truth, have we verified it? Chang Qing asked lightly.

"You mean to say that Mr. Ling's words are not credible?" Qi Zhen rubbed his nose, a little confused.

Chang Qing was noncommittal, just looked at me deeply: "According to her, the strange things that happened in the old building should be traced back to 1929, when the school was founded, and the haunted legend probably began in 1945. With so many deaths and disappearances, and the reputation of successive principals and schools, what do you say schools will do? …… Of course, the school will try its best to hide the truth, and secretly store or even destroy the relevant records, who else will know except those who experienced it at the time? You know, these things have been at least forty years now, and Teacher Ling is probably not yet thirty years old this year, so where did she know the beginning and end of these things? And isn't it suspicious that you think back to what she just said, as if you had seen it with your own eyes? ”

I avoided Evergreen's gaze, lowered my head and retorted weakly, "...... Maybe Mr. Ling inquired from an insider back then, or maybe it was ...... The principal told her ......: "My voice grew lower and lower, until it became inaudible.

"When you say that, you are suspecting that Teacher Ling is...... The ghost of the old building? Qi Zhen's voice was a little weird.

"Not a suspicion! I think she's the so-called ghost of the old building! Chang Qing replied coldly.

I shook and looked up like an electric shock: "What? Just because Teacher Ling can tell the legend that the old building is haunted, you can assume that she is ...... Whoa? This, this is simply ......" My face flushed, and I couldn't speak anymore for a while.

"That's right, you're too arbitrary!" Qi Zhen saw that my eyes were red when he was so anxious, and hurriedly helped, "You don't have any solid credentials, and you haven't seen it with your own eyes, how can you talk nonsense?" ”

"Who was the one who insisted on seeing Teacher Ling in the old building last night?" Evergreen is calm.

"This ...... This one...... Hey, anyway, I think ...... Teacher Ling can't be a ghost! I think it's still the annoying and obsessive Mr. Wang who looks suspicious! Miss, don't you say? Rao is Qi Zhen's face was as thick as a city wall, and he was also slightly red, and he hurriedly sought my support in turn.

It was only with great difficulty that I calmed down and looked directly at Chang Qing: "What evidence do you have that Teacher Ling is...... The one who started it? I deliberately avoided the sensitive word "ghost".

“…… Temporarily...... There is no definite evidence yet! Chang Qing hesitated for a moment, and replied slowly, "However, if my instincts are correct, tomorrow, it will definitely start to act!" ”

"Why does it have to be tomorrow?"

"Because Ling ...... The ghost of the old building, for some reason we don't know yet, or maybe it's been waiting for the most favorable moment. …… Now that this terrible legend has surfaced today, tomorrow, I think, is the best chance for it to be resurrected! His answer was strange and vague, and I felt even more ominous.

At this moment, he raised his eyes and stared at me, his eyes were so hesitant for a moment, as if in a short moment he had turned a thousand thoughts, and there were many things he wanted to say but could not. Does he have scruples about me?

My chest was like a big lump of cotton, and I was uncomfortable, but I reluctantly smiled and said, "Oh, it's just your speculation!" ”

Chang Qing looked at me, probably sensing that I was sad, he seemed to be very unbearable, and wanted to comfort me but didn't know what to say, so he had to sigh: "Sort of!" …… However, I have a hunch that something will happen at tomorrow's rehearsal! …… No matter what role Mr. Ling plays, we must be careful and careful! Good no good? His eyes were earnest, and the care and love that flowed from them was unquestionable.

I suddenly became even more upset, but I still nodded, Qi Zhen glanced at me, rubbed my nose, and deliberately muttered loudly: "You really have to be careful tomorrow!" …… I don't know if I hope that something will happen, or that I will be safe? ”

I couldn't help but look back in the direction of the school, a bitter wry smile on my lips. Tomorrow, what will happen tomorrow? If it was safe, maybe the suspicion of Teacher Ling could be reduced a lot, but after that, the old building was like a ferocious and unpredictable monster, watching over us and the entire school, bringing death and unknown dangers at any time; If something really happens, we may be able to find the truth, but the price will inevitably be heavy, and the suspicion of Teacher Ling will also increase to the maximum! …… What a dilemma!

I hung my head and muttered to myself, but I didn't listen carefully to the familiar and unfamiliar voice floating beside me: "Don't bother yourself! …… Perhaps, fate has long made a choice! When I raised my head again after I realized it, Chang Qing and Qi Zhen beside me closed their mouths tightly and looked at me with concern, as if none of them had spoken just now.

Night, before you know it, is coming!

No matter how nervous I am, the sun will eventually rise and a new day begins.

The morning sun is shining, and the noisy campus is full of life and energy. Looking at the smiles of my classmates and listening to their bursts of cheerful laughter, my worries and worries were temporarily put aside. The four sessions in the morning were all mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and the teacher spoke so much and fast that I had to listen and memorize intently, and I couldn't care about anything else.

Until noon, I was waiting in a long line to get food and buy groceries. Someone patted me, and when I looked back, it was Jane!

I saw her come up to me and ask in a low voice, "Class leader, did you stay to rehearse the show after school yesterday afternoon?" I heard that Mo Qianqian from your class saw it yesterday...... Hell, I was so scared that I didn't even come to school today! Is there such a thing? ”

I just remembered that I didn't seem to see Mo Qianqian today. I was so nervous that I forgot to ask Ge Hong about Mo Qianqian today. I looked at Xiao Zhen, she looked like she was asking the bottom of the matter and not giving up until she reached her goal, so she had to lower her voice and say, "Well, Mo Qianqian was frightened yesterday." But what she saw, I don't know! ”

"Fright? What scare? Didn't you discuss the National Day program in class? How can you be frightened? Jane asked curiously.

I hesitated for a moment before replying, "Because we heard Teacher Ling talk about a ...... Ghost stories. After that, Mo Qianqian may have been too nervous, so she had a ...... Hallucination. ”

"Hallucinations? Is that really the case? What kind of ghost story did Mr. Ling tell? Perhaps my tone was a little perfunctory, but Jane didn't believe it, her eyes widened, and she raised her voice very high.

I noticed that the classmates in front of and behind me had their ears pricked up, clearly attracted.

I quickly pulled the corner of her clothes: "Don't be so loud! …… Anyway, no one else saw anything terrible, and they didn't know what Mo Qianqian saw! ”

"Including you?" Jane asked meaningfully.

I am not a good liar, but it is very difficult to explain this matter, and when I face Xiao Zhen, I have a strange feeling in my heart, and I really don't want to tell her about the old building, so I can't make a decision. Xiao Zhen was not in a hurry or annoyed, she tilted her head and looked directly at me with a smile, her eyes were sharp, as if she wanted to penetrate me.

Just when I was very embarrassed, there was a sudden commotion in the long line.

"Hey, what's going on? Why do you push people around? ”

"Oops! How do you cut the line? Which class? ”

"Huh? Isn't it the beautiful entertainment committee member of Class 6? How do you feel like you're going crazy? ”

"Wow! Is the end of the world? What are you looking for? ”

My heart moved, who are they talking about Ge Hong? I hurriedly stood on tiptoe and looked around, and sure enough, I saw Ge Hong's face turned blue, interspersed in a panic, and messed up the originally normal team, causing countless accusations. But she didn't seem to have time to care, so she squeezed forward vigorously, hurriedly looking for something.

Ge Hong has always prided himself on being quiet, beautiful, and generous, and he hates being in a hurry the most, what's wrong today? I frowned.

Suddenly, she spotted me in the line and immediately rushed over. I was about to ask, but she grabbed me tightly and walked out.

"Hey, what's wrong? It's ......" The sun outside was very warm on my body, but the fingers she was holding on to my wrist were cold, and her nails were almost embedded in my flesh, and the tingling sensation made me chill, and the rest of the words naturally couldn't go on.

The two of us ran to the outside of the school cafeteria, which was full of people and deserted outside. Occasionally, one or two students who were late came running up to us, and they all looked at us again and again with strange faces, and they frequently turned back after running. Indeed, at this time, it is really strange that the two of us, especially me, are walking outside with an empty lunch box in our hands. (Anyone who has eaten in the cafeteria at school knows that the result of going late is not a question of the quality of the meal, but a question of whether there is food to eat!) ）

Turning a corner, we reached the concrete walkway behind the school building. I took a breath of cold air, and Xu Shan, Ye Fei, Shao Qing, and Qi Zhen stood in the aisle, looking anxiously from side to side, with a look of the sky falling.

"What's wrong? …… Did Mo Qianqian have an accident? I blurted out, "What about evergreen?" Why didn't you call him? The latter sentence was said by Qi Zhen.

"Call him? I searched for a long time but couldn't find him, I don't know where to go! …… Zhang Lu is also gone! Qi Zhen shouted with a bitter face.

"Zhang Lu?! I met her just after class! How could it be gone? …… It's gone, isn't Mo Qianqian gone? When? "I was surprised, I thought it was Mo Qianqian who had an accident!

Ge Hong looked at me and said with difficulty: "Yesterday, Xu Shan and Zhang Lu sent Mo Qianqian home, and as soon as she got home, she locked herself in her room, no matter how we persuaded her, she didn't speak. This morning, Xu Shan and I went to ask Mo Qianqian to go to school together, but Mo Qianqian's mother said that she had already left with Zhang Lu. The two of us rushed to the school, and only Zhang Lu was seen in the classroom. We asked her, but she said that she didn't go to Mo Qianqian's house in the morning, nor did she come to school with her! She doesn't look like she is lying, and we are going to go to Mo Qianqian's house again after lunch to verify. …… However, just after class, Zhang Lu suddenly said to us, saying that she saw Mo Qianqian waving to her outside the window, and before Xu Shan and I could react, she ran out of the classroom. ”