Chapter 18: The Mysterious Man of the Library

At nine o'clock that night, the two met and came to the library. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe library is circular as a whole, with a grand design, and there is a large open space in the center, and the floor tiles paved on the open space are a huge six-pointed star pattern, and the corresponding to the ground is a dome of the same size, and the dome is painted with paintings that Gu Ran can't understand. The library's bookshelves and desks are also fan-shaped, surrounding the open space in the middle, and each sharp corner of the six-pointed star on the floor tiles corresponds to an aisle between the shelves, which looks like a sword in a sheath from a bird's eye view. Including the entrance, there are a total of six aisles.

Although it was already nine o'clock, there were still many diligent students reading books on the desk on the first floor, and there was no intention of going back.

News of the death of the school was blocked from the beginning, and most of the students knew about such an incident through hearsay, but they did not know where they died. But it's a good way to deal with it, at least it doesn't cause panic among the students, and if the people who are reading here now know that someone has died in such a strange way in this place, I wonder if they will study so hard.

After entering the library, Gu Ran and Bi Lingfeng found a small corner where no one was there and sat down. There was still a long time before twelve o'clock, and the two of them each picked out some books they liked. Bi Lingfeng picked a few books on fine arts, and the titles of the books were the names of great painters such as Freud and Cézanne. Gu Ran was not interested in these, so he simply picked out some fantasy novels about exorcists and vampires to read.

Most of the exorcists in the novel are well-organized and sharp-facing. It's very crazy and cool to wear a big trench coat, and there are countless deadly guys hidden under the trench coat. Always confronting your enemies with a contempt, and every now and then doing a parkour or a Leap of Faith like in Assassin's Creed. The end is very domineering.

Compare the real witchers - the bartender, the rich daughter, the bounty hunter who can't eat, and the poor ghost detective who investigates marriages...... This forced grid flew down three thousand feet in an instant, and Gu Ran said that he might have become a fake demon hunter.

Gu Ran quickly finished reading a novel, as far as reading novels is concerned, he is still very professional, and reading Xiaobaiwen for many years has allowed him to practice the special ability of one glance and ten lines. Basically, he could see the meaning of the entire page of text at a glance, although he couldn't remember anything after reading it.

After reading it, he raised his head and stretched, and was about to see Bi Lingfeng with his head down and reading seriously, and couldn't help but be stunned. Bi Lingfeng seemed to notice his gaze, raised his head to look at him, and asked strangely, "What's wrong?"

"No...... It's nothing. Gu Ran looked away and said casually: "Speaking of which, I don't know much about a question, most of the students of Jiangdong University are either rich or expensive, right? Then why didn't the family of the deceased find the school, and there was no sound about this matter?"

After hearing this, Bi Lingfeng frowned and said, "You mean, the demons of this incident are selectively picking people to kill, killing some people whose family backgrounds are not very prominent, and trying to minimize the social impact of the matter?"

Of course...... No!

The question I just asked was purely nonsense, just to divert the embarrassment of peeking at the girl, but the girl really opened her mind in this direction.

"Well, that's right. Gu Ran replied solemnly, without the slightest blush.

Bi Lingfeng nodded, thoughtful.

After eleven o'clock, the people who read the books here have left one after another. Soon the library would close, and the two put the books back. Then, when others are not looking, he hides in the compartment where the library stores miscellaneous items against the wall.

Soon after, the last few good students who were addicted to their studies left the library at the urging of the librarian, who checked that there was no one, turned off all the lights, and closed the library door.

Gu Ran saw through the gap in the cubicle that the lights outside had been turned off, and he was about to go out, but was pulled by Bi Lingfeng on the side. Bi Lingfeng lowered his voice and said in his ear: "Don't worry, I'll go out later." ”

After a while, Gu Ran looked at his phone, and it was almost twelve o'clock in the morning. There was no movement outside, which made Gu Ran want to yawn. I guess there is nothing to do today, and there is no one here except the two of them now, even if there is a demon here, why does it run out in the middle of the night?

Just as he was thinking this, there was a sudden movement outside the cubicle!

It seems that someone has opened the glass door of the library, and after unlocking it with a "click", there are a few sporadic footsteps.

The two cautiously pushed open the door, only to see a blue light reflected on the wall not far away, and from the angle, the light source should be in the middle of the library. They crept to the bookshelves near the aisle and poked their heads out to see what was going on.

To Gu Ran's surprise, it didn't seem to be some kind of demon. The visitor seemed to be a man, wearing a very ordinary white shirt and black trousers, belonging to the outfit of passers-by who could no longer passer-by.

But he wouldn't simply think that it was just some idle boy who came to the library in the middle of the night to pick up the lights and fight at night, because the blue light source came from the pattern that the man was drawing on the ground. Even a third-rate demon hunter like Gu Ran could see from afar that what he had drawn was a magic array!

The magic array was only half drawn, and Gu Ran couldn't see any clues for the time being, but Bi Lingfeng didn't plan to wait any longer. She knew that this kind of magic circle was definitely not used by witchers, and only some very powerful demons knew how to draw it.

That person happened to be facing away from them, as if he was too nervous, and he didn't notice Bi Lingfeng and Gu Ran who had quietly come behind him. The strange thing is that the closer he gets, the more Gu Ran feels that this figure is very familiar, as if he has seen it somewhere. However, his circle is very narrow, and the only people he knows well are none other than Xi Yue, and this obscene figure is indeed more similar to Xi Yue......

Gu Ran shook his head and shook off some strange brain holes in his head.

However, the man seemed to sense something, and turned his head sharply, just in time to spot the two people behind him. He was wearing a black mask, and it was impossible to tell who it was from his face. When he saw them, he was taken aback, and hurriedly got up from the ground, preparing to flee towards the exit.

However, Bi Lingfeng was obviously not ready to let him get his wish, only to see her stretch out her left hand, and a gust of wind flew towards that person like a blade. But just as the Wind Blade was about to make contact with him, it suddenly stopped in a few centimeters of air on his back as if it had hit something.

"Oh no! that guy has defensive props. Bi Lingfeng shouted at Gu Ran suddenly: "Gu Ran, my attack is too powerful! Stop him!"

After Gu Ran heard this, he immediately rushed towards that person while urging the demon's hand. He wasn't skilled enough to get the devil's hand to the door, and he was able to transform it. At this time, it was estimated that it would be impossible to catch him, so Gu Ran had no choice but to rush forward and slap him with a palm by inertia. Although this palm was not technical, it was very effective, and it hit the man directly on the back. Although the man seemed to have defensive props, he couldn't bear the palm, and the whole person flew up directly and hit the glass door. The glass door shattered to the ground, and then the school's alarm system sounded, which was especially loud in the silence of the night.

After the man was knocked out of the library by Gu Ran, he struggled on the ground for a while, then stood up again, staggered and continued to escape, and disappeared into the night.

Gu Ran was about to catch up, but was stopped by Bi Lingfeng behind. Bi Lingfeng said: "Forget it, now at least I know that someone was involved in this incident, and it will be much easier to find it in this school." Let's retreat today, or the guards will come and find us more than we have to lose. ”

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(To be continued)