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Chapter 1393 Five Swords (The weather has become so hot again these past two days)

After returning home, Sha Jiuye called Meijia. When the latter heard that Duanmu Huai was coming to the school to investigate, she was relieved.

"Ah, is Mr. Duanmu coming? That would be great. Actually, everyone has been feeling uneasy during this period..."

"disturbed?"

"Yes, after all, it is rare for students to leave the dormitory and disappear, and because of the order of Master Wujian, no one is allowed to talk about it, so..."

"What are the Five Swords?"

"Is such that………"

According to Mika, when the school was first established, the atmosphere at that time was very resistant to letting girls go to school. It was believed that girls should not be exposed to the public, and some people would find ways to attack the girls' dormitory, persecute and intimidate the female students. Later, in order to protect the female students in the dormitory, five girls from military families united and formed an organization similar to the vigilante group, also known as the Five Swords.

Qianyuan Dormitory does not have a president to manage the dormitory, but is managed by the Five Swords. When they graduate, they will hand over their duties and missions to their chosen successors, and thus it has been passed down from generation to generation, and the Five Swords have become a tradition of Qianyuan Dormitory.

Basically, the Five Swords are representatives selected from sports clubs, and they all carry real swords. Because the school is a private place, it does not violate the law of carrying swords. In the past, there were people with bad intentions who wanted to sneak into Qianyuanliao, but they were discovered by the Five Swords, and then slashed and arrested.

Because of this, the disappearance of students this time was extremely embarrassing for the Five Swords, so much so that they now implemented a very high-pressure rule in Qianyuan Dormitory, not allowing anyone to leave the dormitory without permission. This also made the students in the dormitory panic.

"I'm still thinking, if this continues, I'll have no choice but to ask Mr. Duanmu for help..."

"People are panicking? Is there anything else happening besides students going missing?"

If she was simply missing, it would only become a topic of gossip among students, but it wouldn't cause panic. And because someone had sneaked away, Duanmu Huai didn't think it was too outrageous to strengthen the dormitory inspection. Wasn't it the same when teachers caught students climbing over the wall to go to the Internet cafe? Or was it that the spoiled young lady couldn't bear this hardship?

"Um……………"

In response to Duanmu Huai's question, Meijia on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment.

“……………Recently, the school seems to be… haunted…”

"…………………Aha?"

"Many students have heard a very scary laugh coming from the forest at night... Hehehe... I have also heard it a few times, it is really scary..."

“No one investigated?”

"We have explained this to Lord Wujian, but he said it was just hearsay and asked us not to spread rumors... But I have lived here for two years, and this is the first time I have heard such a rumor..."

"…………………"

It seems that hauntings are none of my business.

"I see. I will investigate when the time comes. But then again... this Five Swords doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, does it?"

"Uh... because Lord Wujian is in charge of guarding the dormitory, and our dormitory is for girls, so men are not allowed to enter..."

"? I'm a teacher?"

"The same goes for teachers. Only female teachers are allowed to enter Qianyuan Dormitory..."

"???"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai was confused. He finally understood why the principal had said that the situation over there was a bit complicated.

"What about the police? Do they dare to intervene when the police go in?"

"Of course not, but...Mr. Duanmu, you are not a policeman."

“………………That’s true.”

Duanmu Huai scratched his head.

Forget it. I want to see what’s the point of a bunch of little girls playing house.

The principal was very quick. At the morning meeting the next day, he announced to everyone that Duanmu Huai would temporarily serve as the physical education teacher. As a detective, Duanmu Huai had appeared on TV many times and was well-known, so the students quickly accepted the principal's statement.

Otherwise, Duanmu Huai looked so ferocious that the students would be scared and would have protested long ago.

After taking office, Duanmu Huai naturally started his work.

In short, let's go to the rooms of the two missing girls and check them out first.

The physical education teacher is always the most idle, so after Duanmu Huai wandered around the school, he went straight to Qianyuanliao.

Qianyuan Dormitory is located on the east side of the main teaching building, connected by a corridor. Next to it is a forest. In Duanmu Huai's opinion, the forest is not very large and is completely surrounded by the school wall. Logically speaking, even students, unless they are mentally retarded, cannot get lost in it.

After all, this was just an artificial forest, and the trees were not dense. At least Duanmu Huai could clearly see the wall across the forest from the corridor. So to say that someone was missing in the forest was simply ridiculous in Duanmu Huai's opinion.

Across the corridor is Qianyuan Lodge, a girls' dormitory that looks about the same size as the main teaching building.

Logically, Duanmu Huai only needs to walk up the stairs and then enter the girls' dormitory.

But...it's not that simple right now.

At the end of the stairs, three girls were standing there. The leader was a black-haired girl wearing a mask. Next to her stood a foreign girl with curly hair and a petite girl who looked like a junior high school student. All three of them had a sword on their waists, and it looked like... Is this some kind of anime plot?

"You three little girls, what are you doing here instead of going to class?"

"This is my problem, Teacher Duanmu."

The masked girl in the lead took a step forward, stood on the steps and stared at Duanmu Huai.

"As a teacher, what are you doing in the girls' dormitory?"

"I'm going to the rooms of the two missing students to investigate. This is the job the principal has entrusted me with."

Duanmu Huai sold out the principal without saying a word.

"Can I go there?"

"Of course not!"

However, the next moment, the masked girl decisively rejected Duanmu Huai's request.

"This is the sacred Sengen-ryo! The garden of the girls. No dirty, ugly men are allowed to enter! Even teachers are the same! If you want to go in......"

As she spoke, the masked girl drew the samurai sword from her waist.

"Then ask the sword in my hand first."

“……………………Hehehe…”

Looking at the trio in front of him who were ready for battle, Duanmu Huai sneered.

So this is the trouble the principal was talking about?

Very good……very good……

"The sacred Qianyuan Dormitory? To put it bluntly, isn't this just a girls' dormitory?"

Duanmu Huai raised his fist and clenched it tightly. "You three little girls, do you really think you can stop me? You don't think you can be my opponent with just a broken knife."

"This is private territory. Even teachers are not allowed to trespass."

The foreign girl next to him drew out the rapier in her hand and pointed it at Duanmu Huai.

"If you insist on breaking in, then we have the right to fight back! Even if you break a bone or two, you can't blame us."

"That's my line, kid."

Duanmu Huai sneered.

"It seems that you lack the beatings of society. In this case, let me, as your teacher, teach you the first lesson in society!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Duanmu Huai suddenly jumped up and pounced towards the three girls.

Extremely stupid.

Looking at Duanmu Huai rushing towards her, the masked girl's eyes flashed with a cold light. She and her companions occupied the high ground, and the range of the sword was obviously much larger than that of the fist. In this situation, he dared to rush directly at her. Did he think that they would hold back because they were afraid of hurting him?

You should not underestimate the Five Swords!

The masked girl's sword flashed, she gripped the hilt tightly, and chopped hard at Duanmu Huai's chest. At the same time, the blonde girl next to her also drew out her rapier and stabbed Duanmu Huai's shoulder!

  However, Duanmu Huai did not dodge the attacks of the two people at all, but just rushed forward!

How stupid! This is a real sword with a sharp blade. Even if you are very strong, aren't you afraid of being killed?

For the two, Duanmu Huai's actions were totally unpredictable. Originally, they thought to threaten Duanmu Huai by attacking him and then launch a series of follow-up pursuits. However, what the two did not expect was that Duanmu Huai not only did not choose to dodge, but also did not resist. He rushed straight in front of the two as if he could not see their attack at all.

At the same time, the masked girl's rapier and the masked girl's blade also swung down!

"Pfft!"

  The rapier and the blade cut deeply into the burly body of Duanmu Huai in front of them. The touch from their hands startled both of them - is this man a madman?

He really didn't hide?

Realizing this, the two of them subconsciously wanted to pull their hands away, but at this moment, they felt a darkness before their eyes, and the next moment, Duanmu Huai grabbed their heads with both hands and lifted them up.

"The first element of a battle is that once you take action, you must not show mercy. No matter what the reason, as long as there is an enemy in front of you, you have to destroy it completely! And..."

At this point, Duanmu Huai suddenly turned around, grabbed the blonde girl's right hand and swung it like a pillar, blasting it behind him. The blonde girl's body drew an arc in the air like a stick held by Duanmu Huai, and hit the petite girl who flew up from behind, knocking her out directly. The latter hit the wall like a baseball, and then collapsed to the ground wailing.

"When you attack someone, you must be prepared to be counterattacked."

Duanmu Huai glanced at the blonde girl who had collapsed on the ground, then grabbed the two girls' heads again and lifted them up high. The latter seemed to have sensed something and tried desperately to struggle, but the next moment, Duanmu Huai grabbed their heads and smashed them hard to the ground!

"boom!"

The ground shook, and the two girls' bodies suddenly tensed up, and then they collapsed to the ground. Duanmu Huai stood up at this time, and then reached out and pulled out the long sword that had pierced his body.

"Anyway, bullying children isn't my thing, so just consider it as a concession to you."

Originally, if Duanmu Huai was serious, these two girls would not be able to hurt him at all, but Duanmu Huai thought it was a stupid thing to fight seriously with a little girl who was playing house drinking, so he didn't care.

As for getting hurt? What a joke, he is an Old One, it is impossible for ordinary weapons to hurt him.

Duanmu Huai patted his shoulder and walked up to the petite girl who was knocked away by him.

"Hey, stand up, I'm not that strong."

"What else do you want to do?"

The petite girl struggled to stand up and stared at Duanmu Huai.

"I told you, I'm here to investigate. You must be the Five Swords, right? Didn't you say you were in charge of the dormitory? Take me to the rooms of those two girls."

“……………………I understand, but send them to the infirmary first…”

"That's not necessary. I'm a teacher. I can't really beat my students to death. They should just lie there and reflect on themselves. They'll get up on their own in a little while. If I really wanted to kill them, it would only take a blink of an eye."

"………All right."

The petite girl looked at the two of them again, then retracted her gaze and turned towards the dormitory door.

"follow me."

Class was in progress, so naturally there was no one in the dormitory building, and the petite girl introduced herself to Duanmu Huai. To Duanmu Huai's surprise, although she looked like a junior high school student, she said she was already a senior high school student... Well, that didn't seem strange.

"The entire Qianyuan Dormitory is managed by our Five Swords and our followers. The first floor is for common facilities, including the cafeteria, bathroom, laundry room, etc. The second to seventh floors are accommodation areas, which are allocated according to grade."

The petite girl took Duanmu Huai into the dormitory building and introduced herself to him.

"The dormitory head who is in charge of the dormitory will guard the gate and lock it after the curfew."

"Where are the windows?"

"The windows on the first floor are all sealed, and there is a timetable here."

As she spoke, the petite girl pointed to the notice on the wall, which clearly stated the rules and time.

【06:30 wake up】

【07:10 Roll Call】

【07:15-08:00 Breakfast】

【08:15 Go to school】

【17:30-19:00 Dinner】

【Bath time 19:00-22:00】

【21:00 Access control】

【Lights out at 23:00】

[Note: On weekends and holidays, 12:00-13:00 is lunch time]

"When did the two girls disappear?"

"It should have been after lights out, because according to their friends, they had been doing homework together before lights out, and the other two students returned to their rooms to rest only after lights out. No one saw the two students after getting up the next morning. At first, they thought they had just overslept, but when they went to their rooms, they found that everything was normal. They thought they had finished washing and had gone to eat, but when it was time to call the roll, they didn't see anyone, so they reported it to the teacher."

"Can I talk to those two girls?"

"Of course, but......"

As she spoke, the petite girl looked at Duanmu Huai's shoulders and chest.

"Don't you need treatment for your injuries? They hit you pretty hard just now."

"This level is not worth mentioning. It's worse than a scratch to me."

Duanmuhuai waved his hand.

"Okay, take me to the victim's room and see if I can find any clues."

“………………Follow me.”