"Is this it? Find out! The majestic voice came clearly through the woods to my ears and Qi Zhen's ears.

The teacher who got the news arrived! Qi Zhen and I came back to our senses and prepared to slip away quietly.

"Hey, why are you here, these two classmates? What did you find? "As soon as we turned around, we were pressed by a pair of large hands on our shoulders.

We had no choice but to turn around and explain with a wry smile, "We're just walking here...... I happened to see two classmates hanging from a tree over there! ”

As I spoke, I pointed to the trees on either side of the gap. There were five people walking into the woods one after another, and at the front was a man in his thirties in sportswear, whom neither Qi Zhen nor I knew. He was tall and muscular, quick in his movements, and he was the man who had just held us shoulders. However, we all know the remaining four. He was followed by a short and fat man in his forties, with a nervous face and trembling hands and feet. He is a vice principal of our school surnamed Ding. The two people who walked at the back, one with a little gray hair, was Director Sun of the Academic Affairs Office; The other is the youngest teacher in the Academic Affairs Office, Mr. Zhou, who has only been assigned to our school this year. And the tall and thin middle-aged man walking in the middle is our senior principal!

They both looked up at the two people floating in the trees (two corpses, presumably!). For a moment, the woods were as silent as death, no one spoke, even breathing seemed to stop, and everyone was shocked by the tragic scene in front of them, and their minds went blank, and they would just stand in place.

"Ahh Impossible! Fast...... Help me get rid of Zhong Heng! He's not dead yet! He's still saved! In the middle of the night, Vice Principal Ding suddenly jumped like crazy, threw himself at the big tree on the left, howled in his mouth, and tried to climb the nearly 10-meter-high tree to untie the rope. His stocky body hindered his movements, and he didn't climb twice before he fell hard. The dirt and fallen leaves on the ground left him unharmed, but the muscles on his face twitched, the corners of his mouth trembled, and his eyes showed a crazy light, and his expression was terrifying.

Seeing him stand up again, ready to pounce on the big tree, Principal Gao grabbed him by the shoulder: "Lao Ding, calm down!" …… Xiao Zhou, come to my office and call the police! …… Now they can't be moved casually, and they have to wait for the comrades of the Public Security Bureau to investigate the scene! "Principal Gao has calmed down, and it seems that he has some knowledge of the protection scene.

"Wait? Can't wait! …… Hurry up and save Zhong Heng, he is still moving, he still has to be saved! Vice Principal Ding grabbed the last straw like a drowning man, pointed at the boy's slightly shaking body and shouted.

"Lao Ding, be sober! Their bodies are stiff, how can they save them? …… Zhong Heng is dead! Principal Gao's tone was almost cold, ruthlessly shattering Vice President Ding's last faint hope.

Vice President Ding looked directly at Principal Gao, his expression blank, as if he had suddenly become a dementia patient. In the middle of the night, he suddenly crouched down, covering his face with his hands, and desperate and poignant whimpering leaked intermittently from his fingers. The boy hanging from the tree was his only son, Ding Zhongheng from the second (3rd) class of junior high school. Sorrow welled up in everyone's hearts, and no one knew what words to use to comfort him.

Silence, a helpless silence.

The silence was broken by the criminal police and forensic doctors from the public security bureau of the jurisdiction who came in a hurry. After a brief inquiry, they carefully untied the two students who were hanging from the tree.

As soon as he untied it, Vice Principal Ding immediately stopped whimpering and pounced on his son's corpse like a tiger. Then he hugged the corpse and wailed, no matter how the forensic doctor and the criminal police next to him persuaded and pulled, he just refused to let go.

The criminal police who led the team were a little displeased, so Principal Gao walked over and said loudly to Vice Principal Ding, who was still crying bitterly: "Old Ding, don't you want to catch Zhong Heng's murderer?" ”

As soon as Vice Principal Ding heard the word "murderer", he immediately turned his head, his eyes were red, and he said viciously: "Who said I don't want to? ”

"In that case, don't obstruct the comrades of the Public Security Bureau from investigating the case here!"

Vice Principal Ding realized his gaffe, he looked at his son in pain and finally let go of his hand with great reluctance.

The corpse was laid flat on the ground covered with fallen leaves, and a middle-aged forensic doctor of about forty years old, wearing gloves, approached, bent over, ready to briefly examine the corpse first.

Sudden change! The two corpses, which had already stiffened, suddenly moved! Their hands hung down all the way outward, and they slammed into the ground with a "thump"; The desperate and painful expressions on their faces and the beautiful smiles on their lips also disappeared in an instant, turning into an extremely empty void. Everyone's hearts sank suddenly, as if they had all sunk to the dark and cold ground with the falling hands.

Before he could react again, he saw that the two faces with blank expressions slowly protruded red as blood. These dazzling patterns inexorably covered the entire face of the corpse, some interconnected, some broken and separated, crooked, but not disorganized, as if two different and intricate seal characters were written on the left and right faces.

Rao is the experienced forensic doctor, who is accustomed to seeing big scenes, was also taken aback by this strange change, and instinctively took a big step back, stomping on the soles of his colleague behind him. Behind him was the criminal policeman leading the team, his eyes wide open, staring at the corpse's face without blinking, as if he did not believe what his eyes were seeing. It seems that all this is beyond the scope of science to explain, like the footage of a horror movie. The only difference is that the former is a real scene that is vividly displayed in front of you, rather than the artistic processing and exaggeration of the latter! The reason why he didn't scream and run away was simply because everyone's nerves had been frozen by fear and couldn't make a move that suited their mood.

A series of crisp bells rang happily over the campus, and then a lively commotion poured out of the classroom and rushed in all directions. Soon, the boiling voices approached the woods, and such gossip spread faster than the speed of light.

The criminal police officer who led the team woke up from the extreme shock, and quickly signaled the forensic doctor and his assistant to cover the two bodies tightly with a white cloth, and then instructed other personnel to clean up the scene. Principal Gao personally worked with Director Sun and Teacher Zhou of the Academic Affairs Office to maintain order and prevent those students who wanted to hunt for curiosities from approaching the corpse.

Vice Principal Ding was still squatting beside his son, hanging his head, staring at the ground with a dull expression, ignoring everything outside his body, as if his soul had been drained away by death along with his son, and what remained here was just an empty shell.

Qi Zhen and I stood on the very edge, not knowing what to do for a while.

"Little Star, what's wrong?" Chen Qiu and Chang Qing appeared at the front of the human wall.

"Don't lean any further!" Teacher Zhou didn't let them stay close.

“…… Xiao Zhou, let the two of them come over! Principal Gao looked at Chang Qing and spoke quietly.

Chang Qing and Chen Qiu bypassed Teacher Zhou, who had a surprised expression, and came to Qi Zhen and me.

"What's going on?" Chang Qing asked softly.

"Two classmates, a man and a woman, were found hanging from a tree over there." Qi Zhen replied in a low voice, "When she and I arrived, the principal, they and the public security bureau hadn't come yet, and they were already dead!" ”

"Haned?" Chen Qiu interjected and asked.

"It's not. It should have been hung after he died...... Well, it's a weird death! I caught a glimpse of the medical examiner staring at us with a strange face, and quickly lowered his voice.

"What's the weird way?" Chang Qing asked.

The expression on his face was desperate and painful, but the corners of his mouth were bright; The body is clean and neat, and there is not a trace of scars and blood to be seen; The straight and outstretched hand just suddenly drooped. The most outrageous thing is that many bright red streaks like blood protrude on the face for no reason, just like ...... Two seal characters with complex strokes. I finished speaking in one breath, thinking back to what had just happened, and my back was still cold.

Chang Qing and Chen Qiu glanced at each other, their faces solemn. Chang Qing approached the corpse covered with a white cloth, slowly squatted down, and lifted the cloth with his hands.

"Hey, don't move!" A young detective scolded him.

Chang Qing stopped his hand and turned his head to look at Principal Gao.

Principal Gao calmly said to the criminal police officer who led the team: "He is ...... A good friend of the deceased, maybe he can provide some clues! ”

"It's okay, let him see!" The forensic doctor with a gloomy face and a deep brow came out coldly, and the criminal policeman who led the team had no choice but to signal the others not to interfere with Chang Qing's actions.

So, Chang Qing turned his head, carefully lifted the white cloth with his hand, and looked at it carefully. Chen Qiu also took a few steps closer, and while the others were not paying attention, her fingers flicked slightly, and a little fluorescence silently sank into the skin of the corpse.

"What did you find?" The forensic doctor crouched down beside the corpse and looked at Chang Qing with burning eyes.

"They weren't hanged." Chang Qing said lightly. It's obvious.

"Well, is there anything else?"

"The streaks on the face are not painted with blood." Evergreen habitually pulled her hair. He is understated on the surface, but in fact, his heart is very heavy. Just now, when he lifted the white cloth, I saw a yellow talisman painted with cinnabar peeking out of the fingers of his right hand. As soon as Huang Fu touched the corpse, he immediately turned into ashes! I remember that Chang Daoist said that this kind of talisman is used by Taoist priests to test for aliens, and if it is a ghost, the talisman will turn black; If the rune turns into ashes, it means that the monster did it. Now it seems that the two students who died so strangely had run into a monster nine times out of ten.

Could it be the human face that appeared in the woods that day? Or is it a resurgence of the old building? I was speculating in my mind. Someone patted me on the back affectionately: "Ahem, why did you come so early?" "As soon as I turned around, wow! A handsome face with an enlarged face leaning in front of me was looking at me with enthusiasm! I quickly stepped back, and my heart began to grow again...... Who is this?

"Don't you remember who I am?" The handsome face was instantly elongated, and the expression was as complaining as a puppy abandoned by its owner.

Such an exaggerated character is very rare, and it is comparable to Qi Zhen. I finally remembered who he was: "Oh, I remembered. You're just ...... in the hallway."

"Yes, yes! That's me! He immediately regained his warm face.

"How can you get in?" I was amazed, a large number of classmates were stopped outside the woods, where was he sacred, and he could run in?

"I am the secretary of the Youth League branch of the school's junior high school. Director Sun of the Academic Affairs Office asked me to recognize people. He bared a mouthful of shiny white teeth and smiled brightly.

Recognize people? Alas, it's a corpse, he can still laugh! I sighed secretly.

"Would you like to be my friend?" He asked softly.

I looked at Qi Zhen, and he stood silently, his expression calm but noncommittal. I went to see Chang Qing and Chen Qiu again, one of them was still squatting next to the corpse and pulling his hair, and the other was caressing his severed finger in a trance.

“…… Kindness...... All right. I replied very reluctantly. Speaking from the heart, although he has repeatedly expressed sincerity and friendliness, I always feel that he has ulterior motives. Because when I don't know it, a few elusive, cold lights will flash under his eyes, which makes me secretly afraid in my heart.

"Great! …… Oh, my name is Yun Tengjiao, and it's a pleasure to be your friend! He smiled and held out his hand to me.

"Tengjiao? How did you come up with a name for a sword? I blurted out. At that time, we had just become popular to read Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng's martial arts novels. In Liang Yusheng's "Seven Swords Under the Heavenly Mountain", Gui Zhongming got the Tengjiao sword left by Li Dingguo to the hero.

"What sword?" He's a little baffled.

"Haven't you watched Liang Yusheng's "Seven Swords Under the Heavenly Mountain"?" I asked curiously.

He thought about it sideways, as if he understood: "Oh, you mean martial arts novels!" …… When I used that name, there wasn't a novel in the world! As he spoke, he smiled indifferently, and Gu Zi reached out and held my hand.

I don't know why, but his answer made me feel uncomfortable. Something is wrong! His tone, or rather, his smile, seemed to give me the impression of being looked down upon condescendingly. Hopefully it's just my delusion, maybe I'm too sensitive!

"What's wrong? Your brow is knotted! What else can't you figure out about my name? He asked with concern.

"Nope. I'm thinking about those two classmates! I tugged at the corners of my mouth and squeezed out a few smiles, while pulling my hand back and brushing my hair without a trace.

"Oh, do you know that girl? Who is she? "I get back to the point.

"Recognize. She is Ye Xiaoyun in the second (6th) class of junior high school. ”

"It's strange, Ding Zhongheng is in the second (3rd) class of junior high school, but she is in the second (6th) class of junior high school, how can the two of them die together?"

"It's not surprising that the two of them used to be classmates in elementary school, and they have a good relationship." He has to answer all questions, and his face is taken for granted.

I smiled bitterly, the second (3rd) class was on the third floor of the new No. 1 teaching building of our school, and the second (6th) class was on the second floor of the new No. 2 building. I've only had two classes this morning, and judging by how they look, they've been dead for a long time, so when and for what reason did they meet in this remote wood, and then something happened?

Or were they hung together on a tree after they had died elsewhere? But where will they be killed? It's a lively school! Students and teachers come and go. It's relatively easy for a monster to kill someone, but it's not easy to be in front of everyone, without revealing your identity and not alarming anyone.

"Oh, you mean, the two of them, died together in the woods?" Qi Zhen suddenly interjected, his figure seemed to have become tall and straight, his eyes actually flashed with an unpredictable light, and his expression was arrogant, which made me feel extremely strange.

"How can I be sure? Of course, everything will not be known until the uncle of the criminal police finds out! Yun Tengjiao said with a smile, but there was not a trace of a smile in his eyes, and the light in Qi Zhen's eyes was like a sharp sword. The eyes of the two collided in mid-air, as if there was a tangible substance, and the fire was splashing.

I looked at them with trepidation. What's going on? Why did Qi Zhen become ...... So strange? What happened to him that I don't know about? And this weirdly named and elusive Yun Tengjiao, is all this just a coincidence?

The * of fate rolls forward, and the trajectory of fate stretches under the feet, but the road ahead is a thick fog, and the figure is misty, who is a friend? Who are the enemies? I felt a chill in my heart, and it was foreseeable that the future would be full of thorns!

"Let's all go back to class!" Principal Gao waved at us.

We all stopped what we were doing, gathered our unknown thoughts, and finally glanced at the two corpses lying flat on the fallen leaves, and walked towards the crowd outside the woods.

"Evergreen." Principal Gao said in a deep voice behind him, "Come to my office after lunch." ”

Chang Qing stopped when he heard the sound and turned around, the tall and lush trees swayed, casting a continuous shadow on the ground, and the slender figure of Captain Gao was submerged in this shadow, looking extremely gloomy. His heart suddenly welled up with sadness, and he nodded silently.