Despair Game

Chapter 9 Late Night Action

The abandoned teaching building!

I was startled, and instantly remembered a lot of things. It was said that the reason the teaching building was abandoned was because of a big fire. The cause of the fire was never determined clearly, but it seemed like someone intentionally started it. It was also due to the love and hatred among the students. Many people died in that incident, but no one kept track of the exact number. It didn't even make it to the news. I had heard about it from others' conversations, but I didn't take it seriously at the time.

Why didn't I think of this before?

If someone had told me about the teaching building before, I would have thought they were just making things up. But now, with so many things happening in our class, I felt that this place could be an important breakthrough.

If we go by what Qin Yong said, the Little Devil is a malevolent spirit. Perhaps this malevolent spirit is hiding in that building.

I asked Li Yang, "Are we taking action tonight? Do we have a plan?"

Li Yang saw my interest and was also pleased. He nodded and said, "We'll sneak out around midnight tonight, gather at the playground, and then head straight to the teaching building."

"Is that your plan?" I asked.

Li Yang said, "Yeah, any problem with that?"

I shook my head speechlessly, organized my thoughts, and said, "First of all, if we really go to the teaching building tonight, what are we looking for? Are we just going to take a look? What's the use of that? Secondly, rumors about that place are so creepy. What if we encounter some malevolent spirit? Are we going to fight it barehanded? We should at least have a self-defense weapon."

Li Yang was taken aback by my questions, especially when I mentioned malevolent spirits. He shivered.

I patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry. I'll add you and Li Juan to my group later. I have a few trustworthy people there. Strength in numbers. We'll discuss it in the group later."

After saying that, I quickly washed up and then lay down on the bed, hiding under the covers.

I added Li Yang and Li Juan to the WeChat group, and briefly explained Zhao Lili and their situation.

Qin Yong was always the proactive one, and he replied first, saying, "Good! I agree. The WeChat group issue should have been resolved long ago. But tonight is definitely not possible. Let's do it tomorrow night. I'll visit my home tomorrow, and I'll take care of the weapons."

Seeing Qin Yong being so supportive, I happily posted a thumbs-up emoji in the group.

Then Su said, "Xiang Nan, I also want to go, but I'm a bit scared."

I said, "Su, you don't need to go. What if something dangerous happens?"

At that moment, Xiao Ming suddenly chimed in. He first sent an evil-looking emoji and then said, "If there's danger, don't you have Big Master to rely on? What are you afraid of?"

Finally, Su sent a shy emoji and said, "Oh, I know there's danger, but I'm really curious and really want to go."

I sighed helplessly and replied, "Fine, but you have to stick close to me tomorrow."

"Okay, okay," she responded.

Everyone discussed tomorrow night's plan in the group, and with Qin Yong preparing the weapons, I felt like there wouldn't be any major issues. It mainly depended on our courage. We stayed up discussing until three in the morning.

What struck me as strange was that the Little Devil hadn't sent any messages since suggesting that Zhao Lili sing "A Little Happiness." I didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing, but I had a constant ominous feeling in my heart.

During the day, I was not in the right state of mind and almost fell asleep in every class. Of course, whenever class ended, I forced myself to stay awake and remained vigilant against Jin Xiaofeng.

That scum was capable of anything, and I worried that he would come after me.

There were several occasions when I woke up and saw Wu Yuncheng and Zhang Bin standing behind me, their hands in their pockets and smirks on their faces. When they noticed I was awake, they hastily left.

These two have held a grudge against me ever since the incident with Su kissing them. Now that they were following Jin Xiaofeng, they were eager to harm me.

Xiao Ming nudged me from the side and said, "It seems like this Jin Xiaofeng is determined to get you. Shouldn't we take the initiative to deal with him?"

Xiao Ming's real name was Li Shiming, and he was actually quite imposing. Despite his lazy disposition, he was skilled in fighting, and Wang Rui, who had dared to provoke him in class, had already met his demise.

But to be honest, Xiao Ming's words struck a chord with me. The punch I landed on Jin Xiaofeng last time was far from satisfying, but this was not the time for fights.

I pointed to the police officer outside the door and said, "Let's not cause trouble during this period. So many people in our class have died consecutively these days, and the police are practically stationed outside our classroom. They're itching to catch any suspicious person and close the case."

Xiao Ming looked up and glanced at the police car parked there. Indeed, there was one.

I didn't feel like sleeping anymore. My mind was occupied with various things. On one hand, I had to be on guard against Jin Xiaofeng in the classroom, and on the other hand, we were investigating the abandoned teaching building tonight. No one knew how Jin Xiaofeng would try to harm me, and no one knew what we would encounter in the abandoned teaching building.

Just as I was lost in thought, my phone suddenly buzzed several times. It was the Little Devil.

"Everyone had a day off and should be well-rested. Let's continue playing the game," she said.

"Considering that no one likes grabbing red envelopes anymore, for future games, I will directly send money. Whoever wins in the game will receive a personal red envelope of 600 yuan from me."

"Alright, a new game begins!"

"Game content: Limited to male students in the class. All male students must participate. Prepare 100 pieces of paper, and on each piece, write numbers from 1 to 100 in order. Then, the boys will take turns drawing starting from number 1. Each boy can choose to draw 1 to 3 pieces of paper at a time. This continues until all the papers are drawn. The person who draws the last piece, which is number 100, will face a punishment."

"The game will take place during tomorrow's lunch break and will still be hosted by Xiang Nan."

I sighed helplessly. Yesterday, I was wondering why the Little Devil suddenly went silent, and today she came up with such a big game where all the boys had to participate. "Luckily, we girls don't have to join. Thank goodness."

"Don't jinx it. This time it's the boys, but who knows, next time it might be us girls," Su replied.

"What the hell? Do you girls have no conscience? Haven't we boys helped you with anything?" Xiao Ming exclaimed.

"Don't bother me. I wish you draw number 100 tomorrow!"

"Damn it!"

The classmates in the class became unusually irritable, and the unity we once had was gone. Everyone became selfish and often quarreled over trivial matters.

This game was indeed crueler than before. From my perspective, it was fortunate that only boys were participating this time. With no girls involved, at least half of the students wouldn't suffer. It was a form of self-consolation.

Xiao Ming muttered to himself, "I hope the punishment this time will be as simple as last time!"

"Let's hope so!"

Perhaps because we had been pranked by the Little Devil too many times and had experienced a lot, we suddenly became calm.

Fortunately, the game wasn't starting tonight but tomorrow afternoon, which meant we could proceed with our investigation of the abandoned teaching building at night. I hoped we would have some results tonight.

After the last class in the afternoon, Qin Yong asked for permission from the teacher and went home, saying he would prepare weapons for us.

To be honest, I was quite curious about what kind of weapons he would prepare for us.

Time passed quickly, and it was already close to 11 o'clock. Li Yang and I were dressed and waiting in the dormitory.

I had already informed the other guys in the dormitory in advance and lied to them, saying that we were sneaking out for a while.

At 11:45 PM, Qin Yong finally sent a message in the group.

"I've arrived. Everyone, come to the playground."

And so, Li Yang and I quietly slipped out of the dormitory at midnight.

The campus was eerily silent in the late night. The dim yellow light from the old-fashioned searchlights on the rooftop cast a flickering shadow on the ground, creating an indescribable sense of eeriness.

The cool breeze made me constantly tuck my neck.

In order to avoid being noticed, Li Yang and I briskly walked towards the playground.

By this time, four people were already standing in the center of the playground.