Free Web NovelChapter 312: Chapter 312: The Swindler Appears in the World
"Hehe!"
The intermittent laughter appeared again without any pattern, and each time it suddenly emerged, Shen Shiyi would tremble with fear. Luckily, Wang Hao was with her, or she would have fainted from fright long ago.
The two of them once again entered Dormitory 414, and the atmosphere changed instantly.
It was extremely oppressive, as if the entire room was enveloped by a mysterious force, but Wang Hao couldn’t see anything.
Even with his eyes closed, trying to sense anything using the power of the Heart of the Dragon within him proved useless.
Yet, Wang Hao always felt as if there was something pressing on his back, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Shen Shiyi wasn’t faring any better, her palms beginning to sweat.
"No, you can’t stay in here any longer; it will be too much for you. Get out first!"
Wang Hao quickly pulled Shen Shiyi towards the exit.
But even as they retreated back into the corridor, that oppressive feeling hadn’t diminished.
Wang Hao knew that the entire dormitory building was now shrouded in this strange force, and unless they left the building, they’d continue to be oppressed by it.
But no matter how he tried to persuade her, Shen Shiyi refused to leave.
With no other choice, Wang Hao could only forcibly drag Shen Shiyi away, but just as they turned around, they were stunned by the scene before them.
The lights at the end of the corridor started flickering on and off as if there was a loose connection, flashing continuously accompanied by the faint sound of electricity.
In the flickering light, a girl slowly emerged from the end of the corridor.
Even though Wang Hao couldn’t make out the girl’s face, he could tell she was a girl because he saw her long hair; it completely covered her features.
Despite Wang Hao’s reluctance to believe in ghosts, this sight made his scalp tingle with unease.
"Hehe!"
This time, Wang Hao heard it clearly: the terrifying laughter was coming from the long-haired girl ahead, echoing eerily down the corridor.
"Damn it, since I’ve come this far, I must see what you really look like," Wang Hao gritted his teeth and rushed toward the ghostly figure.
It seemed as if the long-haired ghost was afraid of Wang Hao, turning and running upon his approach.
Wang Hao was taken aback, wondering if this female ghost could actually be afraid of people. He quickened his pace to chase after her and find out the truth.
The long-haired ghost’s running gait was strange; she stooped halfway as she ran, not very fast, and it sounded as if she was wearing a pair of worn-out shoes, creating a "tap tap tap" sound in the corridor as she ran.
Wang Hao suddenly realized that the footsteps he first heard in the corridor came from this unnatural being.
Wang Hao was quick and caught up with the long-haired ghost at the corner, just about to catch her, but suddenly, another figure flashed before him. freewёbnoνel.com
"Ouch!"
The figure that appeared collided full-on with the long-haired ghost and let out a scream, falling on the floor with a thud.
The long-haired ghost almost fell as well, staggering briefly. Taking advantage of the distraction of the figure and Wang Hao’s slow reaction, she hurriedly fled downstairs.
Seeing the female ghost’s slow pace, Wang Hao couldn’t help but reveal a sinister smile. He leapt directly from the stairs, landing right in front of the long-haired girl, effectively blocking her escape. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
But her long hair covered her face so completely that Wang Hao couldn’t make out her appearance at all.
"Running away? Weren’t you so good at fleeing? Playing ghost tricks here, causing the deaths of so many, today I’m going to reveal your true face and see whether you are human or ghost. Your bad luck to have run into me today!"
Wang Hao was not concerned anymore whether she was human or ghost; he lifted his foot and aimed a kick directly at her head.
"Ah—"
The long-haired ghost suddenly let out a scream and was kicked by Wang Hao onto the steps.
But that scream made Wang Hao pause, because this long-haired ghost emitted a man’s cry, and it sounded like he was on the older side.
Wang Hao felt something was off, grabbed the hair on the ghost’s head and yanked it hard, revealing a face that was not completely unfamiliar to him.
"The old gatekeeper? How is it you?"
Wang Hao exclaimed in surprise and also noticed that the screen of a mobile phone on the old man’s body was still lit. When he picked it up to look, it turned out that the terrifying ghostly laughter had been played by the old man through his phone.
At this moment, Shen Shiyi and the person who had been knocked over earlier also ran over, both looking shocked to see the old gatekeeper, as it was clear that they all recognized him.
And it had been the old man himself who had brought Wang Hao in.
"Now everything makes sense!"
It was the old gatekeeper who had been stirring up trouble in the old dormitory, and Wang Hao finally understood why so many mysteries remained unsolved.
The malfunction in the camera wiring was certainly tampered with by the old man since the monitoring room was right at the guard post, and at that time, the old man was the only one on duty. He could easily tamper with it so that nothing could be seen.
Moreover, it was said that the old man had been at the school since its founding, effectively making him a veteran of the institution, so naturally, no one suspected him.
As for those mannequins, they must have been taken from the hands of the victims by the old man. The only time he didn’t take them, the police did not find anything inside the mannequins.
It must have been the old man who had swapped out that white powder.
But what Wang Hao didn’t understand was why the old man, at his advanced age, would do such things. What benefit could such deeds bring him?
"Old man, you..."
Before Wang Hao could ask the old man something, suddenly the old man threw a handful of white powder at him. As soon as he smelled the powder, Wang Hao felt that something was wrong. It was the powder that induced a feeling of oppression!
"Hold your breath, cover your mouth and nose, get out of here!"
Wang Hao shouted, and with one kick, he pinned the old man’s hand down and gave it a hard twist, breaking it! That way, he couldn’t throw that kind of powder anymore.
But Wang Hao was still too late; Shen Shiyi had already involuntarily inhaled several breaths. After inhaling this powder, one would become delirious and gradually lose bodily sensations.
Soon after, Shen Shiyi was not clear on what she was doing anymore, a strange smile appeared on her face, and ignoring Wang Hao’s attempts to stop her, she kept heading upstairs.
"Let me do it!"
The man who had been knocked down by the old gatekeeper suddenly sprang out, blocking Shen Shiyi’s path and held a small bottle up to her nose.
Shen Shiyi sniffed the substance in the bottle, and suddenly her body went limp, collapsing to the floor and completely passing out.
Only then did Wang Hao take a closer look at this person. His features were delicate, and he appeared to be around Wang Hao’s age, but he was dressed in a Daoist robe.
Wang Hao suddenly had an epiphany; this man could be the fraud from Jianghu that Uncle Shen had mentioned.
