The call connected...
"Masahiro, do you know the legend of the Old School Building?"
Lu Ren didn't bother with pleasantries, getting straight to the point.
"Hmph hmph hmph!"
"Of course I know!"
"That's the most famous ghost story at our school!"
"They say that Old School Building used to be a girls' dormitory!"
Masahiro said with a giggle.
"A girls' dormitory?"
"Masahiro, be more specific."
"Are there any scary rumors about that dormitory?"
Lu Ren raised an eyebrow and continued to press.
No matter which country.
Girls' dormitories.
They are always an unavoidable topic in campus ghost stories... Masahiro paused, as if organizing her thoughts.
But from the other end of the phone, typing sounds could be heard.
This kid, while on the phone with Lu Ren, was actually chatting with other people!
"This ghost story is quite old."
"It's said that when the Old School Building was relocated back then, a girl went missing."
"The police searched for a long time but couldn't find her, so they gave up."
"Not long after, rumors started to circulate that..."
"When passing by the Old School Building, people saw that girl, leaning by the window, looking at the scenery."
"Then..."
"Some brave boys held a test of courage."
"There were thirteen of them in total, and they went into the Old School Building to explore."
"But strangely!"
"When they came out, only ten people were left!"
"Someone called the police, but after searching, the police found nothing."
"Those three missing children, to this day, are still unaccounted for."
"Then..."
"From that day on, the school forbade anyone from entering the Old School Building."
"The rumors about the Old School Building also started to become more and more bizarre."
Masahiro sighed, recounting the rumors he had heard.
"Since students went missing, why didn't the school tear down the Old School Building?"
Lu Ren frowned, stroking his chin as he pressed again.
On the other end of the phone, Masahiro smiled sinisterly.
"Oh, that..."
"That's another ghost story."
"The missing children back then caused quite a stir."
"So the school decided to demolish that Old School Building."
"Then, strange things started to happen..."
"The day before construction was set to begin, two board members were murdered."
"One was impaled through the head with a nail and died in his apartment."
"The other missed a step going downstairs and rolled from the tenth floor to the first, dying a truly horrific death!"
"Ren-kun! Do you know what's the most bizarre part?"
"The nail gun that shot the nail was found in the Old School Building!"
"And on the body of the school board member who fell to his death, the fingerprints of that female student were actually found!"
"With two consecutive board members murdered, the board of directors believed it must be related to the Old School Building!"
"The board of directors gave up on demolishing the Old School Building, letting it remain there."
"Later..."
"Some people speculated that the Old School Building was alive."
"It would exact vicious revenge on anyone who tried to tear it down."
"Hiss..."
Masahiro gasped at the end, taking several shivers.
"Is that so..."
"I think I understand..."
Lu Ren smiled faintly; he could probably confirm that there was definitely something wrong with that Old School Building!
"Hey, hey!"
"Ren-kun, you're not thinking of going exploring, are you?"
"How about we team up and go together?"
Masahiro asked softly, his voice tinged with a hint of anticipation.
"We'll see..."
Lu Ren replied vaguely.
There are no selfless good deeds in the world, at least for him, that holds true!
He could help the school permanently resolve this threat!
But the prerequisite was... the school's board of directors would have to offer him satisfactory compensation!
...Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone... "Oh, right..."
"Ren-kun, do you know about yesterday's news?"
"The one that all the TV stations were broadcasting."
Masahiro said with some apprehension.
He was still typing rapidly, but his rhythm was already erratic.
Though he didn't know who he was chatting with, it must have been unpleasant.
"What news?"
"I went camping last night, so I don't know about it."
Lu Ren replied, puzzled.
Hearing this answer, Masahiro was silent for a moment, then complained.
"Ren-kun, you're so carefree!"
"Yesterday, someone saw the legendary Yokai!"
"Twisting and turning, Eight-Foot-Tall Woman, Slit-Mouth Woman, and a whole bunch of others!"
"I heard experts say that last night was the legendary Night Parade of One Hundred Demons!"
"At a time like this, you..."
"You!"
"You actually had the nerve to go camping outside?"
Masahiro spoke with a serious expression, recounting yesterday's news.
Hearing this... Reiko and Miko exchanged glances... Lu Ren's mouth twitched; everything Masahiro said was the handiwork of a certain fox!
"You believe the experts' nonsense!"
"It's better to believe me than him!"
"I am Qin Shi Huang, give me five thousand, and I'll make you a great general!"
Lu Ren retorted to Masahiro.
However... on the other end of the phone, for some reason, there was silence.
Then... Masahiro suddenly spoke, telling Lu Ren something horrifying.
"Ren-kun, there's actually something I haven't told you."
"Last night, my friends came to find me."
"They wanted to take this opportunity to hold a test of courage."
"I... I'm timid..."
"So... I didn't go, but..."
"Ren-kun! They've been texting me non-stop since a while ago."
"They're telling me to go to the Old School Building, saying they found an incredible secret there!"
"Hey... Ren-kun..."
"Do you think I should go...?"