Chapter 16 Anxiety

Yu Wen raised her eyebrows, stopped, and stared at Feng Lan, asking, "What did you say?"

Being stared at by Yu Wen with that look, Feng Lan suddenly became unnatural. She instinctively felt that she had upset Miss Yu with her words.

Afraid of being misunderstood, she waved her hands and replied apologetically, "It's nothing, Miss Yu. Let's… let's hurry. It'll be troublesome if it gets dark."

Perhaps because it was daytime, none of the lights in Building C were on, causing Feng Lan, who was leading the way, to stumble on the dim stairs.

If Yu Wen hadn't been quick to support her, it would have been quite embarrassing.

"Th… thank you, Miss Yu," Feng Lan said, holding Yu Wen's arm. A hint of shyness flashed across her face, and the fingers gripping Yu Wen's arm tightened slightly.

"Careful," Yu Wen reminded her.

"Okay."

The vapid conversation between the two inexplicably annoyed Zhou Taifu. Ever since arriving here, he felt as if he was being influenced by something, becoming increasingly anxious and irritable.

He took out the dagger from his pocket, slipped it into his sleeve, and pressed it against his wrist.

His eyes constantly scanned his surroundings, ready to respond to any emergencies.

They had arrived on the fourth floor of Building C.

The music classroom was on this floor.

But for safety reasons, Yu Wen chose a safer route to go upstairs, going the long way around.

This meant they had to turn two corners along the corridor and walk for a long time before reaching the music classroom.

The corridor in front of them gave everyone an illusion as if it stretched endlessly, the dim end shrouded in a hazy mist.

And they… were walking into the mist step by step.

"S-sorry," Feng Lan whispered, a troubled expression on her face as she looked at the restroom beside her.

Zhou Taifu's expression was even worse than Feng Lan's. "We're going to the music classroom. We'll find the camera and leave," he said in a low voice. "We can leave here soon, and then you…"

Feng Lan clutched her stomach, her face growing paler. "Mr. Zhou, please wait for me."

As soon as she finished speaking, she ran into the restroom, leaving Zhou Taifu and Yu Wen outside.

Going to the restroom here… it instinctively reminded them of Long Tao.

That unblinking gaze, and the missing chin.

Zhou Taifu lowered his voice and asked, "What do we do now?"

In an extremely silent environment, people easily start to overthink, especially since things had happened here before. A sense of unease fermented, constantly eroding their minds.

Yu Wen gazed at the dim surroundings and turned around, saying, "Let's go inside first."

The two of them entered the women's restroom one after the other.

This restroom wasn't where Long Tao had died. It was located at the intersection of two corridors, in a better location, and with better facilities.

The sink was clean and tidy, with half a bottle of hand sanitizer in the corner and a black hair tie lying on the edge, unremarkable but strongly contrasting with the pure white sink.

Yu Wen guessed that some girl must have inadvertently lost it here.

Looking up, there was a large dressing mirror hanging on the wall.

The edges of the frame were deliberately aged, creating just the right effect. First, a circle of borders was created close to the frame, and then a layer of wood-colored texture was applied, giving it a very comfortable feel.

Looking inside, the floor was made of clear marble, so bright that it could reflect people's shadows.

Two rows of stalls were built against the wall inside.

There were about ten stalls in total, all painted dark blue, looking very clean.

The stalls had doors, and the partition boards used as fences were about 15 centimeters off the ground, leaving a gap at the bottom.

The air was filled with a pleasant jasmine fragrance.

Unlike the men's restroom where Long Tao died, this restroom was infinitely better in terms of size and cleanliness.

But… there was no relaxed expression on Yu Wen and Zhou Taifu's faces. They left the restroom door open and stood on the right side of the sink.

From here, they could see the entire restroom at a glance, and if they encountered any danger, they could escape immediately.

"Miss Feng," Yu Wen suddenly said, addressing the direction of the stalls.

Every door of the stalls here was closed, so she couldn't determine Feng Lan's exact location.

Especially… since entering the restroom, she hadn't heard any sound from Feng Lan.

This was very unusual.

"What's going on?" Zhou Taifu stared at the depths of the stalls, his tone suddenly tense.

Yu Wen took a step towards the stalls, then crouched down, tilted her head, and looked inside through the gap under the partition board.

Normally, from this angle, you could see the feet of the person inside.

On the left, nothing, only the bottom of the toilet could be seen.

She tilted her head to the right again, first stall, second stall… She squatted there, looking at each stall one by one, until the last stall…

Nothing…

There was nothing?!

Feng Lan had disappeared completely!

Yu Wen suddenly stood up, and just as she was about to use hand gestures to signal Zhou Taifu behind her to run—

"Creak—"

The stall door on the right suddenly opened, followed by the sound of the toilet flushing. Feng Lan tiptoed out.

This startled Yu Wen, who was only a few steps away.

Zhou Taifu, not understanding what was happening, immediately questioned her, "Why didn't you answer when I called you earlier?"

Yu Wen didn't have time to stop him. In their initial deductions, one of the conditions for the ghost to kill was likely that the victim needed to make a sound.

Just as Yu Wen covered her mouth, about to accept the fact that her lover would die, Feng Lan surprised them by bowing to her.

Then, she looked up, saying with a slightly shy expression, "I'm sorry, I know Miss Yu came in to keep me company out of concern, but I feel that it's very impolite to talk while using the restroom, so…"

"So you didn't answer?" Zhou Taifu was a little stunned, thinking that this person might have something wrong with their head.

"Yes," Feng Lan nodded, but when she suddenly realized that Zhou Taifu had also come in, her expression became strange again. She looked up and asked, "Mr. Zhou, why are you…"

She looked at the restroom door with confusion.

The door was wide open, and from her position, she could see the skirt symbol marked on the door.

It was indeed the women's restroom.

"I…" Zhou Taifu was at a loss for words.

In the end, Yu Wen came to his rescue. She first calmed herself down, then said calmly, "I asked him to come in."

Yu Wen looked up, staring straight into Feng Lan's eyes. "I called you so many times, but you didn't answer. I was worried…"

She stopped, not continuing, but a hint of concern involuntarily appeared in her eyes.

Although it was fleeting, Feng Lan still caught it, and her eyes seemed to light up with stars.