Qin Nuo lifted the curtain of another partition and frowned.

  There was another hospital bed, and on it y a patient—or more accurately, a corpse. The body had been dissected, with many parts removed, creating a gruesome se that made one feel nauseous.

  It was likely Liao 's previous patient.

  Qin Nuo didn't dwell on it, as he heard the sound of the doorknob turning. Gng around, the only pce to hide was a secret partment uhe desk.

  The spa the partment was limited, but fortunately, Li Xiaoming was small in stature, so Qin Nuo easily squeezed in.

  "Die!!"

  Soon, he heard Liao 's voice. He expected the sound of a fierce fight, but instead, there was an eerie silence.

  Qin Nuo uzzled.

  Who had killed whom?

  Crash!!

  The curtain of the partition where Qin Nuo was hiding was suddenly pulled open, followed by footsteps eg in the room.

  Thud, roll, roll...

  Somethio the ground and rolled right in front of the desk where Qin Nuo was hiding.

  Upon closer iion, it was Liao 's head, which had rolled uhe desk, its face staring directly at Qin Nuo, eyes filled with disbelief.

  From Qin Nuo's perspective, he soon saair of white shoes approag, and a hand reached down to pick up Liao 's head.

  A deep voice, tinged with disappoi, said, "Why did it run off on its own? Was it not tied properly?"

  "What a pity, such a good body, now inplete."

  Then, the footsteps moved away, seemingly intending to pce the head ba the bed, but Qin Nuo heard a "bang."

  It seemed like the invincibility charm had been triggered, causing a disappearance.

  Soon, Qin Nuo felt a strong Ghost Aura and heard the sound of things being smashed, apanied by a terrifying roar e.

  "Probably because the patient suddenly disappeared, it went berserk," Qin Nuo thought to himself.

  The otion tinued, with things being smashed and thrown. For Qin Nuo, hiding uhe desk, the passing time felt like a long torment.

  "Isn't it tiring? Why not go out and find another prey?"

  Just as Qin Nuo thought this, the violent noise suddenly stopped.

  It was as if everything had calmed down, but Qin Nuo had an inexplicable sense of unease.

  He heard a murmuring voice: "The tape is cut, the scalpel has been tampered with..."

  Halfway through, it seemed to have discovered something: "Why is there another st in the air?"

  Qin Nuo's ightened involuntarily, and he cursed inwardly: "Could it really smell my st?"

  Even a dog's nose wouldn't be this sensitive, right?

  Then came Dr. Park's sinister ughter, filled with untrolble excitement, eg in every er of the infirmary: "Student, are you here to visit yood friend? Your little friend just left, aren't you going to follow?"

  "Don't hide, I know where you are."

  "e out, I have dy. Hide and seek is b, how about we py aname?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of items being rummaged through.

  Qin Nuo frowned and squeezed himself further inside.

  A pair of white shoes walked bad forth in Qin Nuo's line of sight, seemingly growing mitated as they failed to find anyone.

  When the shoes passed by the desk again, they suddenly stopped. A briefcase was set down with a click, and a bloody saw was taken out.

  Then, the feet took a few steps forward, stopping right in front of Qin Nuo. He could clearly see the bloodstains on the white shoes.

  "Student, your hide-and-seek skills are terrible. In this room, there's only one pce to hide."

  "You're uhe desk, aren't you?"

  Qin Nuo's expression darkened.

  He had been discovered after all.

  Was this instance going to end in failure?

  "Since I've been found, I'll have to kill this doctor. Liao didn't even have a ce to call for help, so he must be strong. Brother, what do you think?"

  The Blood-Eyed Ghost replied indifferently, "Crush with two fingers."

  A hand suddenly grabbed the leg of the desk, its skin rough like the bark of an old tree.

  A head slowly peeked uhe desk, a mog smile on its lips: "Little rat, caught you, huh?"

  Creak.

  Just as he was about to be exposed, Qin Nuo raised his right hand, but the infirmary door suddenly opened, followed by a girl's voice: "Doy stomach feels a bit unfortable, you take a look?"

  The voice sounded shy, with a hint of trembling.

  Dr. Park's head, which had been peeking dowracted, and his voice became unusually enthusiastid excited: "Of course, that's what a doctor is supposed to do."

  "If it's a stomachache, it might be your period, or maybe irregur eating has upset your stomach."

  "Either way, lie down on the bed first, and the teacher will take a good look at you."

  With that, he put the bloody saw bato the toolbox.

  The girl seemed a bit scared and asked softly, "Will it hurt?"

  "Of course not, I'm a very gentle doctor."

  Despite his words, his horrific ughter apahem, uo be suppressed.

  Qin Nuo was slightly taken aback.

  A student came at this moment?

  But judging by the situation, something was likely to happe.

  He wasn't sure whether to call the girl unlucky or himself incredibly lucky.

  "Perhaps I use this opportunity to escape the infirmary."

  "The role-pying task said being discovered would mean failure, but if they only know someoered the infirmary, not who, would it still t as a failure?"

  Qin Nuo pondered, deg to take a gamble.

  At this point, the female student and Dr. Park seemed to have moved to another partition, and Qin Nuo cautiously tried to peek out from uhe desk.

  "Miss, why aren't you lying down? e on, take off your top so the doctor examine you..."

  "Hmm?"

  The suggestive voice tinued in Qin Nuo's ear, but then he heard a soft excmation.

  Following that was the sound of things being knocked over, and various strange and horrifying noises erupted in the infirmary.

  Qin Nuo was baffled.

  What happened?

  Did the female student realize something was wrong and fight back?

  The strange otion outside left Qin Nuo guessing, but he didn't dare to ve.

  Soon, the opped.

  As Qin Nuo was still fused, a bloodied hand suddenly grabbed the leg of the desk, appearing before him.

  Startled, Qin Nuo saw a head peek down.

  The hair was messy, the features were det, but the face was covered in red spots and pimples.

  Qin Nuhe girl; she was the one who had beely watg him in the hallway the other day, and when discovered, had shyly jumped dowairs.

  Seeing Qin Nuo's shocked expression, the pockmarked girl chuckled and said, "It's okay now, you e out."

  Qin Nuo's expression stiffened.

  The pockmarked girl, seeing his rea, stood up and took a few steps back.

  After a moment's hesitation, Qin Nuo emerged from uhe desk. The air in the infirmary was suddenly filled with a ing smell of blood.

  Turning his head, Qin Nuo saw the curtain stained with blood.

  On the bed iher partition y a person, obscured by the curtain, but clearly in a bloody mess, having died a terrible death.

  To avoid feeling sick, Qin Nuo didn't lift the curtain to look, but from the dangling hand, he k was Dr. Park.

  This girl had actually killed the doctor?!

  Qin Nuo looked at the pockmarked girl in shock.

  Her hair was disheveled, but she grinned, revealing white teeth: "Don't be afraid, it 't get up anymore."

  Qin Nuo looked at her aantly asked, "Are you Li Qianqian?"

  The pockmarked girl nodded, her murky eyes shining brightly, as if she was thrilled that Qin Nuo, or rather Li Xiaoming, remembered her name.

  Qin Nuo could basically firm that this Li Qianqian was Li Xiaoming's admirer, and she was utterly infatuated with him.

  However, sidering Li Xiaoming's reputation as a pyboy, Li Qianqiae havi features, was covered in pimples and dressed sloppily, so it was unlikely he would accept her.

  After all, even Huang Xia, who retty but just a bit short, was treated coldly by Li Xiaoming.

  Thinking of this, Qin Nuo's expression turned cold as he said, "Have you been following me?"

  Li Qianqian didn't deny it, nodding early: "Yes."

  "You said as long as I don't bother you, it's fine. I saw you were in danger, so I came in."

  "You were afraid of that doctht? I took care of him for you, so it doesn't t as b yht?"

  Qin Nuo blinked and replied indifferently, "It doesn't."

  " you leave now?"

  Li Qianqian didn't show any signs of sadness or disappoi, obediently nodding: "Don't worry, if aries to hurt you, I'll crush them first!"

  With that, she lowered her head, looking embarrassed.

  "Everyo school, whether cssmates or teachers, shunned me because of my looks, except you. You stood up for me and taught them a lesson."

  "You even said... I was your woman."

  "I'll always remember this kindness, and I'll do anything you ask..."

  Qin Nuo was taken aback.

  Damn.

  Were those Li Xiaoming's lines?

  Although it was impolite to think so, Qin Nuo had gathered from the notes what kind of person Li Xiaoming was.

  There was absolutely no reason for him to like a girl with a pockmarked fad sloppy appearance!

  Not daring to look at Qin Nuo's expression, Li Qianqian blushed as she spoke, c her eyes with her hands, but peeking through her fio see Qin Nuo's rea.

  Qin Nuo cleared his throat, his expression cold: "Let's not talk about the past. you leave now?"

  Li Qianqian nodded, not daring to disobey Li Xiaoming's words, and quickly left the infirmary.

  "The retionship between Li Xiaoming and Li Qianqian seems more plicated than it appears."

  Qin Nuo murmured, gng at the partition, theed the infirmary as well.

  As soon as he stepped out, the game's annou sounded in his mind.

  "gratutions, Pyer, for pleting the role-pying task, earning a 10% role-pying score! Additional instaing will be calcuted after the instands!"

  "No mai clues?" Qin Nuo shook his head. Without clues, starting the mai would be difficult.

  "If there are none, I should iigate Li Xiaoming's family situation first."

  "Ding ding ding!!"

  tally, the bell for the end of the school day rang.

  Qin Nuo returo the , grabbed his backpack, and headed home.

  The route home was familiar, only a few hundred meters away, and in about ten minutes, Qin Nuo was back at his house.

  The atmosphere at home was still cold and eerie.

  The old fan creaked as it turned, and in the er by the table, his father was still holding a neer.

  "Mom, I'm back!"

  As soon as Qin ered, he tossed his backpato the sofa, kicked off his shoes and socks, and shouted into the living room, then headed to the fridge to grab a bottle of juice, drinking it in rge gulps.

  These weren't Qin Nuo's habits, but rather mimig Li Xiaoming's usual behavior.

  The father reading the neer suddenly seemed angry, scolding, "Brat, are you treating me like air?"

  Qin Nuo ignored him.

  Acc to the notes, Li Xiaoming harbored a lot of reseowards his father, never even calling him "father," though the reason was unclear.

  Naturally, Qin Nuo wouldn't call him that either, nor would he spare him a gnce.

  His mother emerged from the kit, still wearing an apron. Seeing her sourn, her icy face broke into a smile: "You're back. Wash your hands first; I've cut some fruit for you."

  "After you eat the fruit, do your homework. I'll boil some water, and you take a bath when it's ready."

  She smiled warmly, as if she alnned out what Li Xiaoming should do , and he had to follow her instrus.

  Qin Nuo was used to this strong sense of trol and responded before heading to the bathroom.

  After washing his hands, he returo find a pte of fruit oable.

  It looked like normal fruit. Qin Nuo picked up a piece with a toothpick, put it in his mouth, and, after a couple of bites, made a face of enjoyment: "The fruit is delicious."

  His mother stood by, smiling: "I'm gd you like it. By the way, did you eat the lunchbox from school? Take it out, and I'll wash it for you."

  Qin Nuo took the lunchbox out of his backpad ha over.

  His mother took the lunchbox and smiled as she went back to the kit.

  However, she soourned and sat down beside Qin Nuo again.

  Qin Nuo uzzled, and his mother pced the empty lunchbox oable, squinting her eyes with a smile that now seemed a bit eerie.

  "Son, you didhe lun the lunchbox, did you?"

  JOSOLUNA