Gentle Sleep Instructor
Chapter 678 Activity Center
Jiang Cheng noticed that while Wang Qi was speaking, Shen Mengyun's expression was fine, but Shi Xiaoya behind her looked noticeably unnatural.
Jiang Cheng's mind raced, "So that's how it is..."
"Let's get moving, everyone's here." Standing here, Wen Liangshan felt uncomfortable all over. He kept looking around at the darkness, feeling like something was watching him.
The campus was quiet at night. As they walked, trees lined both sides of the road. Aside from the occasional rustling from the bushes, all that could be heard was the sound of their footsteps.
They followed the path they had taken during the day. Although it was a bit longer, it was safer. Fortunately, a few streetlights were still on, their light slightly dispelling the gloom in their hearts.
Wen Liangshan clutched his collar, trying to tighten it as much as possible. The temperature was low at night, and their clothes were not enough to keep them warm. Wen Liangshan shivered, burying half of his face in his clothes, his voice muffled as he asked, "How much further? I remember during the day..."
"We're here." Jiang Cheng held a piece of paper, the route map to the activity center that Yuan Xiaoyi had given him during the day.
He had another similar map, the layout of the warehouse, drawn by Yuan Xiaoyi from her memory of the Occult Society's arrangement, with key points marked.
Hearing Jiang Cheng's words, everyone saw a strangely shaped building standing about 100 meters ahead.
Because it was dark, only a rough outline could be seen.
The building was generally flat, with two antenna-like protrusions on top. Fatty blinked and muttered, "Why is the activity center built like a toad?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone showed an expression that said, "I thought it looked like something, and that's what it is."
Only the entrance of the activity center was lit by a lamp. Because it was a glass door, they could see posters and stacked cardboard boxes behind the clear glass, indicating that there had been recent activities.
According to Yuan Xiaoyi, no one was on duty at the activity center at night, but the student dormitory buildings were nearby, so they couldn't make too much noise late at night.
Jiang Cheng shifted his gaze, observing the surroundings. Across from them, not far away, was a row of dormitory buildings, with lights on in a few rooms.
Even though he couldn't see clearly, he could tell that the conditions in the student dormitories were much better than where they lived.
Regaining his thoughts, Jiang Cheng and the others did not plan to enter through the main entrance. Instead, they went around to the back of the activity center.
According to the route map drawn by Yuan Xiaoyi, they quickly found a glass window in an inconspicuous location.
"Are we really going to go in here?" Wen Liangshan's expression was a little strange. "If I remember correctly, this is the women's restroom, right?"
Jiang Cheng reached out and slowly pushed the glass from the outside. The glass window, which seemed to be locked, was actually pushed open. Jiang Cheng controlled his strength, making very little noise.
When the glass window was fully opened, a gust of cold wind blew out. Looking in from the outside, it was dark inside, and a row of stalls could be vaguely seen next to the wall.
Whenever the Occult Society gatherings ended, the doors of the activity center would be locked, and they would climb out of the window from here.
Shen Mengyun took out her phone, wanting to see more clearly.
Before she could turn on the flashlight, her wrist was grabbed by a hand. After seeing the face, Shen Mengyun's face immediately darkened. "What do you want to do?"
"If you want to die, go by yourself, don't drag me down with you." Jiang Cheng shook off her hand.
"I know you're worried that the light will attract attention, but this is the back of the activity center, the dormitory buildings can't see here. Also, this is the women's restroom, you should know what that means." Shen Mengyun spoke quickly.
"Just now I vaguely saw that some of the stall doors inside were ajar. Can you be sure that there's nothing hiding inside?" she continued.
But then, Jiang Cheng told her with practical actions that the restroom was safe, at least for now.
Jiang Cheng gently climbed in through the window, then opened the stall doors in the restroom one by one. Fortunately, they were all empty.
Fatty and Huai Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
But Jiang Cheng did not continue to go deeper. Instead, he retreated to the window, looked at the pairs of eyes outside, and said in a low voice, "Leave a few people outside to respond. Who's coming in with me?"
"I'll stay." Wen Liangshan said proactively.
Jiang Cheng glanced at him. Wen Liangshan guiltily avoided his gaze. Fortunately, Jiang Cheng did not intend to make things difficult for him, and turned his head directly to Fatty and said, "You and him stay outside."
"Got it." Fatty nodded.
"I... I'll stay too," Shi Xiaoya's face was unnatural. "My shoes aren't right, they'll make noise when I walk."
As she finished speaking, she lifted her foot. Jiang Cheng saw that she was wearing a pair of leather shoes with thick heels.
Such shoes were clearly not suitable for sneaking in.
Just as the others were about to move, another obviously discordant voice rang out, "I think I'll stay too. I'm useless. Bringing me along will only cause trouble for the experts." It was Wang Qi's annoying face. He shrugged, made a helpless expression, and seemed to be a little regretful.
Hearing this, Gao Yan seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he chose to remain silent.
Scanning Wang Qi's face, Jiang Cheng turned his head and said casually, "Okay, the fewer people who go in, the smaller the target. In that case, Huai Yi, you stay too. You can look after each other."
Huai Yi immediately understood Jiang Cheng's implication. What kind of care did those of them who didn't go in need? It was obvious that Jiang Cheng was reminding him and Fatty to be careful of this guy named Wang Qi.
Huai Yi nodded, "Got it."
Since Jiang Cheng had already checked the restroom, Gao Yan and Shen Mengyun were relieved to climb in through the window. Jiang Cheng paid attention to their movements and didn't see any flaws.
After gently pulling open the restroom door, the three entered the corridor.
The route inside the activity center was relatively complicated, which was related to the structure of the entire building. The three chose the safest route.
At the end of the corridor on the right, there was a staircase leading to the 4th floor.
The abandoned warehouse mentioned by Yuan Xiaoyi was in an inconspicuous corner on the 4th floor.
Perhaps the previous mission had left a psychological shadow on Jiang Cheng. He had now developed the habit of never taking the elevator when there was a staircase, and when walking on the stairs, he always stayed close to the side and never walked in the middle.
These were all experiences that Jiang Cheng's good brothers in the mission had summarized with their lives.
There were no lights inside the activity center, only some safety signs glowing faintly, emitting a pale green light, giving people the feeling of entering the underworld.