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Chapter 1392 Campus Strange Things (But I'm already on three screens)

At the end of school the next day, Duanmu Huai came to the gate of the academy as agreed.

At this time, most of the students had left the school, and the entire school gate was basically empty. Duanmu Huai saw Sha Jiuye waiting there at a glance. So he stopped the car, walked straight to the school gate, and greeted Sha Jiuye.

"Hey, here I come."

"Ah, brother."

Seeing Duanmu Huai coming, Sha Jiuye smiled and waved to him.

"Please follow me. I will take you to see the principal."

"Oh."

Duanmu Huai nodded, and then followed Sha Jiuye into the campus.

Qianyuan Academy, where Sakuya studied, was a girls' school with a junior high and high school system. Basically, the students here were either rich or noble, or at least children from middle-class families. Students were divided into day students and boarding students. Sakuya was naturally a day student, while boarding students lived in a dormitory called "Qianyuan Dormitory" not far from the teaching building. The most famous thing about this school, besides the beautiful school uniforms and the noble ladies, was the clock tower that stood in the center of the academy.

In fact, not only the school, but also other areas around the school, people use the bell to determine the time almost every day. This clock tower can be regarded as a specialty of Qianyuan Academy.

"Do you know why the principal asked me to come here?"

Following Sha Jiuye into the school corridor, Duanmu Huai looked around and asked. In response to Duanmu Huai's question, Sha Jiuye shook his head.

"I'm not sure. Although I did ask around a bit, I only heard that it seemed to be related to the boarding students. No one knows the details, and the information seems to have been blocked by the teacher... Maybe something happened."

  This is only natural. Why would I, a detective, be called in if nothing happened?

It certainly couldn't be something as trivial as catching kittens or puppies or runaway students.

Soon, the two came to the principal's office on the third floor, and Duanmu Huai also met Qianyuan Ya, the principal of Qianyuan Academy here.

Qianyuanya looked to be about sixty or seventy years old, with gray hair, wearing a simple heavy suit and glasses, and looked like an educator. Seeing Duanmu Huai appear, the principal also smiled and greeted him.

"Welcome, Mr. Duanmu."

"Hello, principal."

Duanmu Huai nodded to the principal as a greeting, and then he sat down on the sofa without any hesitation, while Sha Jiuye looked at his brother helplessly, then bowed to the principal obediently, and then sat next to Duanmu Huai.

"I don't like wasting time, so... I want to ask, Principal, what do you want to talk to me about? You're not looking for a kitten or a puppy, are you?"

“This…maybe it’s about the same.”

Faced with Duanmu Huai's impolite question, the principal gave a bitter smile.

"I want your help in finding...something."

"Something?"

  Duanmu Huai looked at the principal in confusion, with a look of surprise on his face. This is too general. Why don't you tell me what you want me to find?

The principal looked at Duanmu Huai and explained slowly and calmly.

"About three days ago, two students living in Qianyuanliao suddenly disappeared. At first we thought they were just out for a night out, but we never saw them again. Then we called the two students' homes, but found that they did not return home. Considering the urgency of the situation, we reported the missing persons to the police..."

"and then?"

"At least so far, we have no clues about the two students, and we don't know where they went."

The principal shook his head.

"After that, in order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, we strengthened the control of Qianyuan Dormitory and adjusted the night patrols to prevent students from going out without permission again. Then, this tragedy happened..."

As he spoke, the principal pressed the remote control. Then Duanmu Huai saw the TV next to him turned on. What was playing was probably the night surveillance video from the night before.

On the screen, two security guards were seen patrolling with flashlights. Then, one of them seemed to have discovered something and kept looking around. Then he ran towards the woods nearby. The other security guard followed him in surprise. Then the two disappeared from the surveillance video.

This is normal. Who would have nothing better to do than install surveillance cameras in the woods?

Then the scene turned to the other side, and then a security guard was seen holding a flashlight and running out of the woods. Although the surveillance did not record any sound, his distorted and distorted expression of fear showed that he must have seen something very scary in the woods. The security guard desperately ran out of the woods, but before he ran out of the woods, he seemed to be grabbed by something and dragged back, and the flashlight in his hand fell to the ground.

After that, the surveillance video returned to normal.

"The next day, we did a thorough and comprehensive search of the woods and found this."

As he spoke, the old principal took out a few photos and put them on the table. Duanmu Huai took them, took a look, and then couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. In the photos, two skinny mummies, like they were devoured by vampires, were clearly visible. If they were not wearing security uniforms, I would probably think they were mummies unearthed from a pyramid.

"The police found wounds on their bodies similar to those caused by wild animals. They believed that they were attacked by some kind of animal, but..."

  Duanmu Huai knew it was impossible without the principal saying anything more. Although Qianyuan Academy was not in the city center, it was in a densely populated area, and there were no deep mountains or old forests nearby. Even if a deer ran out, it would have to pass through the main road to reach the school gate. How could it appear in the woods of the school?

"We and the police conducted a thorough search of the entire school during the holiday, but found nothing. And I am also very worried about the safety of the students in Qianyuanliao. Although the police are also investigating, I can't just watch and do nothing. I heard that you are very good at dealing with such difficult problems... That's why I specially entrusted you, hoping that you can help solve all this."

Of course, the reason why the principal chose Duanmu Huai, in addition to his fame, the most important reason was because he was the brother of Kaishin Sakuya. For the sake of his sister, Duanmu Huai could not do nothing—unless Sakuya transferred to another school now.

But of course this is impossible.

"So what are you going to have me do?"

Duanmu Huai naturally couldn't bear to see his sister's school get into trouble, so he leaned back on the sofa, folded his arms, and stared at the principal.

"I hope you can conduct investigations at school for a period of time."

The principal was obviously prepared.

"It just so happens that our school's physical education teacher is on sick leave, so I will tell everyone that you are the substitute teacher for the class. During this time, you can live in the duty room - after all, it is common for physical education teachers to be on duty in schools. From now on, it will be up to you, Mr. Duanmu. Of course, in order to avoid boring rumors and cause panic among students, please don't tell these things to others. After all, we announced to the outside world that the two security guards were fired for poor supervision to avoid questions and panic from the media and parents of students... To be honest, I don't know what happened to this school, so I hope you can help, Mr. Duanmu."

It must be said that the principal seemed to be very thoughtful, and Duanmu Huai did not object to this arrangement. But the physical education teacher... He remembered that he was a physical education teacher in Juwang before, and he was still a physical education teacher here... Well, it was actually nothing strange.

"………………………"

After hearing the principal's explanation, Duanmu Huai thought for a moment, then looked at Sha Jiuye. The latter stared at Duanmu Huai without saying a word. Looking at Sha Jiuye in front of him, Duanmu Huai laughed, then reached out and touched her head. Then he turned around and looked at the principal.

"I have accepted your commission."

Then, Duanmu Huai spoke.

Duanmu Huai did not object to the principal's arrangement, and after getting Duanmu Huai's answer, the principal was relieved. Of course, he also explained to Duanmu Huai that for confidentiality, only the principal and his secretary knew about Duanmu Huai's investigation, and everyone else only knew that Duanmu Huai was a substitute teacher. Duanmu Huai himself also had a teaching certificate, so this issue was not really a problem.

On the contrary, there was another question that made the principal a little difficult to talk about. When Duanmu Huai mentioned that he wanted to go to Qianyuanliao to investigate, he showed a subtle expression.

"There... well, the situation is quite complicated. Even I can't interfere at will."

"More complicated?"

  Duanmu Huai looked at the principal with a puzzled look. How complicated could a mere student dormitory be?

"Uh... All in all, it's hard to explain in a few words, but you'll know when the time comes. All I can say is that I'll try my best to support you."

“…………………???”

Duanmu Huai looked at the principal in confusion, then looked at Sha Jiuye, who also shook her head in confusion. As a day student, she certainly didn't know much about the situation in the dormitory building.

However, the more the principal said this, the more curious Duanmu Huai became.

  What problems could there be with a dormitory building?

After that, Duanmu Huai said goodbye to Sha Jiuye and left the principal's office.

"Qianyuanliao?"

Duanmu Huai stood in the corridor, looking at Sha Jiuye in confusion.

"Do you know what's going on there?"

"I'm not sure about this, brother."

Sakuya shook her head, but she quickly made a suggestion.

"But I remember that Meijia is a boarding student. Maybe we can ask her about the situation."