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Painful, desperate cries echoed in the restroom, filled with intense fear and terror.

Lin Jue didn't say anything more. He gripped the dagger and pushed the door open.

A figure huddled in the narrow corner of the restroom. It was a middle school student, wearing a uniform that didn't belong to this school. Bruises were visible on the exposed skin.

Upon realizing Lin Jue had entered, the student became even more frightened, trembling violently and begging for mercy.

It was a Wraith that retained its rationality. Although not as rational as Grandpa, it was still rare.

"Don't be afraid. I'm not your mom. I'm a teacher at this school," Lin Jue said softly, approaching.

He didn't put away the dagger. Although this Wraith retained its rationality, it didn't mean it wasn't dangerous.

Not all Wraiths were as indifferent to the world and only wanted to sell goods like Grandpa from the store.

His words didn't have a comforting effect. Instead, they frightened the student even more. The student buried their head in their lap, like an ostrich hiding from danger: "Don't come over! Don't come over! I won't play the card game anymore! I really won't!"

How afraid of his mother was this student? Even after becoming a Wraith, he was still immersed in the fear of his mother.

"If you cry again, I'll really call your parents and have them come to school to take you home."

Seeing that comforting him was useless, Lin Jue changed his approach. This sentence was indeed effective. The student shuddered, forcefully stopping his crying, but his shoulders were still twitching, not yet recovered from the emotion.

After the student in front of him gradually calmed down, Lin Jue asked, "If you answer a few questions for me, I won't call your parents, okay?"

The student didn't reply, only nodding his head between his legs.

The first question was still the old one: How many urban legends are there in the school?

The student said that he didn't know, because he had been hiding in the restroom ever since he was brought here. He didn't participate in any fighting, so he didn't know what was happening outside.

Another Wraith as timid as Grandpa, and this student was even more timid.

Not getting an answer, Lin Jue had to ask the next question: "How long have you lived in Evernight Building?"

"I can't remember the time… Anyway, after I woke up in the mist, I was in that building," the student's voice trembled.

Lin Jue changed the question: "Then you know He Wen, right? The little girl who can't see."

"I know her…" The student finally reacted, a little curious as to why Lin Jue knew about Evernight Building and He Wen. He looked up at him, but quickly buried his head again: "She's helping to manage Evernight Building now."

Now? Helping?

In other words, He Wen wasn't the manager of Evernight Building? The real manager had left Evernight Building, so he let He Wen help manage it.

"Then who is the real manager?" Lin Jue pressed.

The student's voice was very soft, and you had to listen very carefully to hear it clearly: "I don't know him. I've only heard of him. The neighbors call him the Building Manager. He's very strong and built Evernight Building to take in homeless ghosts like us."

Sounds like a very warm-hearted guy.

Lin Jue asked a few more questions about the Building Manager, but this student had never seen the Building Manager. A lot of things he said were hearsay, and the accuracy of the information remained to be investigated.

"I don't know when I can go back. I don't want to stay in this school anymore."

Perhaps because mentioning Evernight Building aroused the student's "homesickness," he looked like he was about to cry again.

Lin Jue stood up, walked out of the restroom, took out the raincoat from his backpack, and returned to the student: "Do you want to go back?"

This was a Wraith who retained his rationality, and he was also timid and loved to cry. As a doctor and a teacher, Lin Jue couldn't bear to let him stay alone in this terrifying place. He decided to let him be a companion to Grandpa from the store.

Two timid Wraiths together might just cancel each other out.

"Go back?" The student finally showed his whole face from between his legs, looking at the raincoat.

"If I guessed correctly, you urban legends should only be able to stay in a specific area and can't actively leave the trigger point, right?"

Lin Jue stated his speculation about the urban legends. Although they could ignore the school rules, they themselves had some kind of restriction, causing them to be trapped in the triggering area of the urban legend like earthbound spirits.

This should be the rule set by the chess player on the urban legend's side. Since it was chess, the rules couldn't only restrict one side.

"Yes, only when the game starts can we leave here, but only within the school area," the student nodded, confirming Lin Jue's guess.

Another game.

Lin Jue pondered for a moment and asked, "What is this game? Something like hide-and-seek?"

He also saw the word game on the medical record in the desk, and now this student mentioned the game again.

"Almost, but there are some differences…" The student nodded: "This game is called Three-Way Hide-and-Seek, divided into three camps: living people, the school's monsters, and us urban legends."

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"Starting from now, when the twenty-seventh bell rings, it will be a new round of the game."

"At that time, all the school rules will be invalid, and the entire school will turn into a bloody banquet. Living people hide, monsters catch people, and we urban legends can move freely. We can help living people fight with monsters, or we can choose to devour flesh and blood."

"But I've never been out there. The guy on the bed outside told me all this. I'm not sure if the specific content of the game is really like this."

The student curled up, his body trembling as he said these words. You could see that he was really timid. He had been hiding in this restroom since he first entered this school.

"There are nine bells every day. Twenty-seven more rings will be three days later. Three days later will be a new round of the game."

After figuring out all the information, Lin Jue began to persuade the student again: "Although you can't leave on your own initiative, I can take you out. I can promise you that I will take you back to Evernight Building in the future."

He would have to go to Evernight Building sooner or later. This student was a resident there, and having him by his side would always have some use.

The student pursed his lips, first staring at the raincoat, then looking at Lin Jue with some fear. Besides his own reasons, a large part of the reason why he was so afraid was because of this teacher in front of him.

Don't look at this teacher's harmless appearance now, but he had just brutally killed the guy on the bed outside.

He was afraid that if he got into the raincoat, he would be killed by the other party, and he was also afraid that if he didn't get into the raincoat and angered the other party, he would also be killed.

This was a dilemma.

Lin Jue saw the other party's fear, shook the raincoat in his hand, and the dizzy Grandpa immediately fell out.

"Actually, I'm a very gentle teacher. Respecting the old and loving the young is my character, and being kind to people is my way of life. If you don't believe me, you can ask him."

Grandpa, who was still a little confused, glanced at the student first, then glanced at Lin Jue, and probably understood what had happened. He opened his mouth, but stopped.

Lin Jue signaled him to speak boldly: "Grandpa, tell the truth, what is my character like?"

"Dog…" Grandpa moved his lips, noticed Lin Jue's gaze, and shuddered in his heart: "Good… enough friend, enough loyalty, a brother in my heart, child, you will definitely not regret following him. He will definitely protect you in times of crisis."