"He's been here!" Yue Ming's voice began to tremble again. He took a sharp step back and pressed his back against the wall, his gaze nervously wandering between the door next to him and the window opposite, guarding against the mysterious man hiding in the shadows.

"Don't be nervous, not necessarily."

Compared with Yue Ming, who fell into a panic again, Xiang Nanxing was as calm as ever. He held the light of his phone with his hand to prevent it from being exposed, and crouched down, carefully examining the mud footprints on the ground. "This footprint is bigger than I expected." He compared it with his own shoes, "This footprint is a little bigger than my shoes, about forty-four to forty-five, and the height of people with this foot should normally be one meter eight." ”

"At this time, you still care about such trivial things!" Yue Ming shouted in a low voice, "It's none of our business if he's as tall as Yao Ming!" ”

"No, the person I saw wasn't that tall." Xiang Nanxing held his chin and groaned, "Although we are separated by a certain distance, and the angle is not at eye level, I feel that the height of the person who escaped is about 1.61.7 meters, and the highest will not exceed me." ”

His gaze fell on the footprints on the ground again, and he looked around for other footprints. Unfortunately, this is the only one in this room.

"Although there are a lot of big feet among the short people, it is always a ...... of the case," he said to himself, "Well, it is possible to deliberately wear large shoes that do not fit well to make marks, but is this really necessary?" And it's a hassle to run around in shoes that don't fit, and it's too costly......"

"Please, don't put on a detective look!" Yue Ming's voice was almost crying, "It's all like this, I think we'd better leave quickly!" ”

"No, there's still some time anyway." Xiang Nanxing looked at his phone, which showed half past seven. As his curiosity was gradually aroused, he became the one who was not in a hurry to leave, at this time, Xiang Nanxing was already sure that there was someone behind this series of events, and he hoped to find out the truth here.

Most of the reason why the other students encountered strange events was because they appeared in the teaching area after the other party had been prepared, and the panic caused by fear caused them to be led by the other party's schemes, and even ignore the obvious clues in front of them. But Xiang Nanxing is different, once the other party reveals a flaw, his composure and calmness are enough to catch him.

In the first scene, the other party accidentally exposed his whereabouts, and in the second scene, there were also key traces such as footprints, which should not have happened. But on this day, Xiang Nanxing advanced his trip because of something later, and came to the teaching area earlier than others. This disrupted the other party's arrangement, making them make mistakes one after another in a hurry.

In other words, what is in front of him at this time may be the best chance to solve this series of mysteries.

"Actually, you don't have to be nervous." Xiang Nanxing said in a deep voice, "If you want to say that you are afraid, the other party must be more afraid than us, otherwise you don't have to run away when you see me." The footprints we see are also the product of their panic. ”

He analyzed: "Although I don't know what method he used to operate the mannequin to walk around before, from this footprint, it seems that he threw the mannequin back here in a hurry and then left quickly." ”

"Why do you say that?" Yue Ming asked.

"Because there's only one footprint in the room." Xiang Nanxing said, "The rough floor in this room has more chance of leaving this kind of footprints than the smooth corridor, and it is not easy to clean up, if he walks in like normal, it should leave more footprints, and you look at this distance......"

"The footprints were about a meter away from the door, and beyond that was a mannequin sitting crooked in the corner," he gestured. It is conceivable that he must have taken a big step forward, threw the mannequin forward, and then retreated into the hallway, turning to leave. The whole process is in a very rushed state. And this stride length of more than one meter is not something that a short person can walk out, which basically confirms my guess just now: this person is taller than the one I saw before, and it should be another person. ”

"What does that mean?" Yue Ming frowned, "With one more person, isn't it more dangerous for things?" ”

"But think about what he's done." Xiang Nanxing said, "The mannequins we saw were thrown in the corners, not the ones that were said to be walking in the corridors. This shows that no matter what trick the other party originally planned to play, but with our arrival, he still temporarily suspended the plan and put the mannequin away. Got it? He was afraid to let us see the truth behind it, and even gave up trying to scare us with a model, which means that it is we who are now in control. ”

This generous statement made Yue Ming's courage stronger. His back gradually lifted off the wall and straightened up.

"So what should we do next?" He asked, "By the way, by the way, it means that there shouldn't be any more accidents in this building now, right?" ”

Speaking of the back, this extra question still exposed his timid nature, and Xiang Nanxing almost laughed. "First of all, it should be safe here, but if nothing happens, that means we can't know any more information." He said, standing up, "Next, let's run." We're going to get to the rest of the 'incredible' sites before the other side. ”

"Before they set it up?" Yue Ming, who had regained his ability to think, immediately followed his train of thought.

"Yes. So be quick. Xiang Nanxing turned around and walked out the door, "Obviously, after the first person was exposed, he confirmed that our guts were not something that could be deterred by these things, so he changed his strategy and notified his companions as soon as possible." Later, they began to restore the original mechanism to its original state. These are the things that have to be done before dawn, so if we go too late, we will only see the mundane conditions of the day. ”

"It's just that we might still have a chance." He said.

Yue Ming had been completely brought into his thinking rhythm at this time. "What chance?" He asked, "There is a distance between these points, although they are not too far. If the other party has already started to close the stall by this time, it will be too late for us to arrive. ”

"Then you have to bet on how many people there are on the other side." Xiang Nanxing walked briskly, "If there is a special person in each 'incredible' location, then it will probably be too late for us to rush over." But if there are only a few people doing it, we can compete with them to see who can get there earlier. ”

He pushed open the door and quickly went through a few 'incredible' pieces of information in his mind, and in the next second, he had already made a decision.

"Splitting up?" He asked, and Yue Ming hurriedly shook his head vigorously.

"Then let's go in that order." Xiang Nanxing said, "First of all, it is 'an oil painting that changes at night', then it is a 'blood-stained mirror', 'a staircase that does not exist', and finally it is 'a chemistry classroom that cannot be opened'." ”

"With all due respect, but is there any pattern here?" Yue Ming asked curiously, "According to the route, the closest to us should be the Chemistry Building, right?" ”

Although he put forward his opinions, at the same time, he had already honestly followed Xiang Nanxing and began to run to the next location. "It's because the chemistry classroom is closest to us that we have to put it last." Xiang Nanxing patiently explained, "The person I saw, and the person who set up this side of the biology building, are no longer here, assuming that these are the only two people who designed all this, from a distance, the most likely strategy they will adopt is to rush ahead of us and restore the next point." In other words, if we rush to the chemistry classroom at this time, it is very likely that we will already see a place that has been set up. Then we pounced and moved on to the next location, but they had already covered it up one step ahead of us, and if we went on like that, we would miss a move every time. ”

"So the first destination, I chose the art building that is just opposite here!" Yue Ming suddenly realized.

In order to hurry, the two of them almost crossed the vast space in the middle of the entire teaching area at the fastest speed, and came to the front of the art building on the other side. The walls of this building are covered with plants such as creepers, which can be a bit overcast during the day, and even more terrifying at night. Thinking about it, there is also an oil painting that will show a strange expression at night, no wonder those art students refuse to come here, in fact, even if it is Xiang Nanxing himself, it is a little chilling to think about it at this time.

At this time, it was Yue Ming's side that was better. Maybe it was the wild running just now that made his body fully move, removing the superfluous distractions in his mind, at this time, Yue Ming seemed to only care about solving the puzzle, forgetting his fear, and even uncharacteristically leading the rush in. Xiang Nanxing followed closely, and the two of them went up to the second floor, and when they ran to the side of the painting and saw the situation in front of them, Yue Ming finally recovered to his proper appearance.

"Oh my god!" He was so frightened that his feet went limp, and he sat down on the floor.

Compared with him, Xiang Nanxing finally calmed down a lot. But at the moment when he saw the painting clearly, even his heartbeat suddenly increased a lot, and a little cold sweat broke out behind him unconsciously.

When his heartbeat gradually eased and his emotions calmed down a little, Xiang Nanxing could finally take a closer look at the painting in front of him. Inside the painting is a smiling white-bearded old man, the corners of his eyes are painted with heavy eyeshadow, and they are raised high to the sides, which makes his eyes look cunning and cruel, and the corners of his mouth on both sides are raised upward, becoming an exaggerated angle, this kind of laughter reminds Xiang Nanxing of the face of the "Joker" in Batman for a while.

There is also a faint glimmer of light in these key locations, which emphasizes the weirdness and horror of the painting. If you suddenly see it in such a dimly lit corridor at night, it can be frightening. But it was precisely because of this that Xiang Nanxing, who had calmed down, immediately sensed the mystery.

"Is it some kind of fluorescent paint?"

He stretched out his hand and wiped it vigorously over the corner of the portrait's mouth, and when he withdrew it, he saw a faint light on his fingertips.

"The answer is revealed." He said categorically, "This side is also artificial. ”

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