Chapter 16: The Ghost of the Old Building (8)
"I thought she would be back soon, but...... Until all the classmates in the classroom were gone, I didn't see her come back. I suddenly panicked, so I went to look for it separately with Xu Shan. Later, I called Ye Fei, Shao Qing and Qi Zhen to look for it together, but ...... There is no Zhang Lu! There is no Mo Qianqian either! The two of them disappeared, and they ...... Before our eyes! Ge Hong's emotions became excited, and the last sentence was almost a scream.
I hurriedly comforted her: "Ge Hong, don't be too nervous first!" Just because they weren't in school doesn't mean they're gone, maybe they've gone home! ”
I turned to Qi Zhen again and said, "You go to Mo Qianqian and Zhang Lu's house to make sure they are home!" We stay here and wait for news. ”
Qi Zhen rubbed his nose and nodded with a wry smile.
We watched him run quickly to the other end of the aisle, running five or six steps, and at a turn he was running up the road leading to the school gate.
At this moment, a person hurriedly appeared around the corner and collided with Qi Zhen.
"Ouch! …… Teacher Ling! How are you? Qi Zhen took a big step back before he could barely stabilize his figure, and he grinned as he rubbed his injured left shoulder.
“…… Qi Zhen? …… What's wrong? Running in such a hurry? Teacher Ling, who was dressed in white and white pants, was also knocked several times and almost fell to the ground, but even in an embarrassed situation, she still looked so ...... Graceful and beautiful.
"I'm going to Mo Qianqian's house......"
"Mo Qianqian's family? Oh, is it because she didn't go to school today? Teacher Ling smiled and looked at us who came up,
"Are you worried about Mo Qianqian's accident? …… It's okay, Mo Qianqian is just timid, and she was scared by my story last night. She will come to class in the afternoon after a morning break. ”
"Did Mo Qianqian's mother say that?" My heart tightened, and I hurriedly asked.
"Mo Qianqian's mother? Of course not, she said it to me herself. "Teacher Ling was a little strange about my question.
"When?" Everyone raised their voices in unison, and the air was filled with anxiety and unease.
"Just now! My last class was a class, and when I got out of class, I saw Mo Qianqian in the corridor, and she said to me, it's better to rest in the morning, and I'm going to come to class in the afternoon! ”
Even I was a little flustered, Teacher Ling said that she had only seen Mo Qianqian after class, but why hadn't any of us seen her?
"Teacher Ling, when you saw Mo Qianqian, was Zhang Lu with her?" I remembered Ge Hong's narrative that Zhang Lu should have seen Mo Qianqian before running out of the classroom, so the two of them might be together.
"Zhang Lu? …… No! I only saw Mo Qianqian! Teacher Ling shook his head thoughtfully, "What's wrong with you?" The face is so ugly? ”
I kept calming myself in my heart, and then asked, "Teacher Ling, after Mo Qianqian talked to you, did she go home?" ”
“…… Well, no! I saw her walking in the direction of the cafeteria. ”
The cafeteria is behind the right of our teaching building, and the school gate is in the left front of the teaching building. I glanced at the rest of the people and asked with my eyes if the whole school had been searched, and they were pale, but they all answered me with a firm look.
I thought about it for a while, and felt that it was still time to let Qi Zhen go to Mo Qianqian and Zhang Lu's house, because I still had a glimmer of hope.
"Qi Zhen, you still have to go to their house to have a look, I want to make sure if they are at home!"
"No need to go! The two of them...... Didn't go home! Evergreen, with a solemn expression, suddenly appeared in front of us.
"Evergreen? How do you know they're not coming home? …… Oh, are you already ......" I looked at him with confidence, and I suddenly thought.
"Yes! I didn't feel at ease, so I went to both of them to check it out just after class! A strange light flashed in Changqing's eyes, and he raised his right hand, which had been clenched into a fist, to his chest, and glanced at Teacher Ling intentionally or unintentionally as he spoke.
I noticed this subtle movement of Changqing, and I felt a chill in my heart for no reason.
"That'...... What do we do now? Where have they gone? Ge Hong's voice trembled, and she and Xu Shan leaned close together, crying.
"Why don't we look for it again? Maybe we're missing something......" Ye Fei tried to make his voice sound more relaxed, but a gust of wind happened to sweep through, tearing his voice to pieces, like a broken flute, and the absurd tune played made people want to hide their ears.
"How could Mo Qianqian and Zhang Lu disappear? They may have finished their meal and rested somewhere! It's just that you didn't notice it. Teacher Ling walked up to me, gently put his arm on my shoulder, and said, "Everyone go to eat first, and I'll look for it with you after eating." All right? ”
Thinking of what happened the day before yesterday and yesterday, I intuitively felt that I must go to Zhang Lu and Mo Qianqian as soon as possible, and I can't delay it any longer.
But as soon as I looked up, my eyes touched Mr. Ling's gentle and concerned eyes, and I felt the warmth of Mr. Ling's soft hands on my shoulders, and a trance of happiness floated in my heart, like the happiness of being tightly embraced by my mother when I was a child, and I couldn't say no words.
"Teacher Ling is right! …… After we ate, we went to find Zhang Lu and Mo Qianqian. "To my surprise, the first to agree with Teacher Ling's statement was Chang Qing.
His tone was very flat, as if he were saying something innocuous like "the weather is fine today."
But I noticed that his man was standing straight, his back was a little stiff, his hanging left hand was shaking slightly in the pocket of his trousers, and his right hand, which was clenched into a fist, kept holding it in front of his chest, and it seemed that he was holding something in his palm. And although he tried to be calm, his eyes were always unconsciously glancing at me, and he seemed very nervous.
Teacher Ling's face didn't show anything abnormal, and even gently stroked my hair, but I keenly felt that her breath was much faster, and there was a strange and incomprehensible meaning in her eyes when she looked at Chang Qing, which seemed to be mocking and pity.
I was confused and dazed, and the premonition of impending disaster and the confusion like falling clouds made me at a loss, and my heart began to throb faintly.
The others didn't notice the undercurrent surging, so they agreed to meet here at half past 12, and then look for Zhang Lu and Mo Qianqian again at the school.
When only me, Chang Qing and Qi Zhen were left in the aisle, a large dark cloud suddenly drifted through the originally clear and bright sky. Another gust of wind blew, and I shivered several times, and it felt so cold! It was as if my mind was frozen, and I didn't know what to ask Changqing or what to think about.
"Hey, Changqing, Miss, why are we standing here staring and not eating?" Qi Zhenhu looked at me suspiciously, and then looked at Changqing.
"Evergreen, you...... Why do you agree...... Agreed...... "I didn't know how to continue, I just looked at Evergreen."
"We're already one step too late, so we don't have to...... Take even greater risks! Chang Qing put his hands in the pockets of his pants, looking a little depressed.
"What do you mean?" Qi Zhen was puzzled.
Chang Qing didn't answer him, but asked me, "What did Ge Hong say just now?" I recounted Ge Hong's words.
Chang Qing listened quietly, his face became more and more ugly, and he suddenly said, "Zhang Lu didn't lie!" ”
"So what do you mean...... Mo Qianqian's mother deceived Ge Hong and Xu Shan? How do you know? Qi Zhen asked rhetorically.
"I came to school early this morning! On the way, I saw Zhang Lu walking in front of me in a hurry, and as soon as she arrived in the classroom, she buried her head in her homework, presumably because she forgot to do her homework in a panic yesterday. ”]
"Strange, why did Mo Qianqian's mother lie to us?"
"Don't interrupt, I'm not done yet! …… Because of yesterday's incident, I have been paying close attention to Teacher Ling. As she said, she was in the same class in the fourth period. When the bell rang, I saw that she was indeed talking to someone in the hallway.
However, that person is not Mo Qianqian, but Teacher Wang from the Academic Affairs Office! The two of them only said a few words, and then walked together in the direction of the cafeteria. I blended in with the crowd of people eating and quietly followed them. They walked faster and faster, bypassing the cafeteria at once, and finally came to the ...... In front of the old building. Then, Teacher Ling quickly floated into the old building, and that Teacher Wang stood in front of the building stupidly and waited.
I hid in the woods until I saw Teacher Ling coming out of the old building, and then I ran back to the classroom. Then I pretended to come from Mo Qianqian and Zhang Lu's house, appeared in time, and stopped your actions according to her wishes. ”
Chang Qing said this in one breath, and a bit of self-deprecation appeared on his face.
"However, I didn't expect that not only Mo Qianqian was gone, but even Zhang Lu was gone...... She's moving so fast! ”
"Even if it is...... Even if Teacher Ling didn't tell the truth, you, you can't force the matter of Mo Qianqian and Zhang Lu on her! "I don't want to believe it.
"Can you explain Teacher Ling's motive for deceiving us? Also, why did she sneak into the old building? What is she going to do? In her mouth, isn't the old building a forbidden place full of blood and horror? Evergreen sighed deeply and looked at me meaningfully, "...... Sometimes, people's eyes are blinded and deceived, and what they see is not necessarily the truth. The more beautiful the surface, the more ugly and cruel the truth is hidden! It's like a colorful bubble in a dream, shattered at the touch of a button, and it's ...... after all Unreal! ”
"I don't believe it! Teacher Ling...... It won't be an illusory bubble! She's real, she's not...... It's not ......," I shook my head desperately.
Chang Qing stopped talking, looking at me with pity in his eyes.
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you two talking about? How I don't understand! …… You said that Zhang Lu didn't lie, doesn't that mean that Mo Qianqian's mother lied? Now he says that Teacher Ling is ...... What is it? Who is dreaming? Who's the bubble? Qi Zhen screamed.
Chang Qing smiled bitterly: "You really know how to mess around!" …… Ahem, anyway, you just need to know that Teacher Ling can't be trusted! ”
“…… Oh, I know this. But I still don't understand why Mo Qianqian's mother ......"
"I'm scared of you! Mo Qianqian's mother didn't lie, the 'Zhang Lu' she saw ...... Just like the 'Mo Qianqian' that Zhang Lu saw later, they are not people! ”
"Oh my God! It's not a human, is it a ghost? …… Oh my God! I finally understood, it turns out that you mean - Teacher Ling is that ghost! Qi Zhen inhaled sharply like a toothache, and kept drawing a cross on his chest like a Christian, which looked very funny, but who could laugh at this time?
The throbbing pain in my heart became clearer and clearer, and I could no longer listen to it, or rather, I didn't want to listen to it anymore. I jerked around and ran as fast as I could towards the school building.
Chang Qing grabbed the air and wanted to chase after him, but he was caught by Qi Zhen unexpectedly, so he had to shout anxiously at my back: "Don't run around!" …… Watch out for Mr. Ling! …… I saw her ......"
I ran faster and faster, disappearing from his sight without looking back.
The wind blew the last half of his words without a trace, and in the bamboo grove at the corner, a slender figure had been silently hidden behind a large rockery, and she watched me run wildly, her eyes revealing a very curious and childish enthusiasm, but the corners of her mouth were pursed with a sneering sneer, as if there were two separate, unrelated souls in her shell.
It was overcast, and the wind ruffled my hair, and the strands of it danced before my eyes like a tangled twine. I didn't care about anything, I just thought willfully: Teacher Ling, she's not! She won't hurt us! I'm going to go to her and ask for clarification!
I ran into the school building like a gust of wind, straight up to the second floor, and ran towards the first-grade teacher's office at the end of the hallway.
It was the time of the lunch break, and the other offices were full of people, and the disorganized textbooks on the desks, the half-graded homework books, and the residual tea that was still emitting wisps of heat showed the noise and excitement just now. The hallway with smooth floor tiles was quiet.
I felt lightened, and this rare silence covered the school building with a layer of loneliness and desertion. For no reason, I felt as if a pair of invisible eyes were staring at me behind me, and my heart was beating wildly and my throat became extremely dry.
I leaned slightly to the side, and a strange, familiar wind swept past my face. The cold, lifeless touch made my heart tremble, and I stood up my hair like a fighting, looked around nervously, and unconsciously waved the lunch box in my hand, but there was only my lonely figure in the empty corridor, and no one else!
I watched and walked slowly forward, one step, two steps, three steps...... Suddenly, there was a soft "cluck" sound at the end of the hallway, as if the sole of someone's shoe had knocked twice on the floor tiles. The abrupt sound made my nerves tense even more, and I opened my eyes wide to see the door of the last office on the left gently opened, and a boy in a light blue suit and pants with a small flat head stepped out of the door.
I let out a heavy sigh and watched him turn around, this was a boy about my age, fair skin, picturesque eyebrows, delicate facial features, even more beautiful than many beautiful girls, and both the body shape and the face looked vaguely familiar!
Odd! I don't know him, and I don't have the impression of seeing him in my memory, because such an outstanding boy, as long as he has met, he will never forget it! But why does it sound familiar?
As I was thinking, he passed me with a light footstep, bringing with him a faint gust of wind. My heart began to beat wildly again, and he had already walked past me, but suddenly stopped, turned back and smiled at me. The smile on his beautiful and delicate face was as bright as the morning glow and as pure as snow, like an angel.
However, I stiffened and almost collapsed against the wall. Because his smile had not disappeared, but his mouth was open, and bright red blood gushed out like a spring, and soon his clothes were wet, and large, large and gorgeous blood flowers bloomed on the ground in front of him, lining his angelic smile, which made people feel even more terrifying!
Probably satisfied with my expression, he took a step back, his body floating in the air like a piece of paper, swaying from side to side twice before disappearing.
"What's wrong? Uncomfortable? The face is so ugly! Someone held me up with concern, and I came to my senses, and I saw a beautiful and familiar face, which looked a little worried because of worry.
I couldn't help but look at the ground, the floor tiles were clean and clean, and there was still a little bit of blood? It was like a terrible nightmare, but I intuitively felt that it was not a dream, nor was it my hallucination, but a sign that everything we feared was coming!
"Teacher Ling! …… You ...... just now I...... It's okay! "I had a lot of thoughts in a flash, and finally I decided to hide everything I had just done.
"Look at you, kid, your face is as white as paper, and even your lunch box has fallen to the ground, and you say it's okay? Teacher Ling will accompany you to the school doctor to have a look! Teacher Ling bent down to pick up my lunch box, and without saying a word, he picked me up and walked towards the school infirmary.
When our figure disappeared, a beautiful boy's face appeared on the snow-white wall of the corridor, frowning, pouting, and muttering in displeasure, "Nasty! Then, as if remembering something, a smug and eerie smile appeared on his innocent face, and then slowly disappeared from the wall.