And Ruan Qing didn’t see it. He was already on his way to the
nearest restroom at the basketball court.
It was true that it wasn’t convenient for him to enter the
women’s restroom, but it didn’t necessarily mean that the incident occurred in
the restroom.
Although Ruan Qing wasn’t sure if his judgment was flawed or
if Xia Baiyi was the one with the problem, it wouldn’t hurt to go and check.
He was never too confident and always considered all possibilities.
However, Ruan Qing was almost at the entrance of the restroom
and hadn’t noticed any unusual traces.
It seemed that either his judgment was indeed wrong, or the
scene of the incident... was in the women’s restroom.
But it was truly inconvenient for him to enter the women’s
restroom.
Although there were a few female players in that group, they
would definitely find it difficult to realize that Xia Baiyi might have an
issue.
After all, ordinary people couldn’t hear others’ heartbeats.
Even if they noticed it when they were very close, they might just think that
the person naturally had their heart on the right side.
Ruan Qing hesitated between entering by himself or subtly
hinting the group of players to go inside.
“Brother Su, what’s wrong? You seem distracted,” Mo Ran
looked at the boy, who suddenly slowed down and felt puzzled.
“It’s nothing.” It was too strange to linger at the entrance
of the restroom. After Ruan Qing finished speaking, he took large steps towards
the men’s restroom.
The entrance to the school’s men’s and women’s restrooms were
separate. When you initially turn in, there was a washbasin, and the restroom
stalls were further inside.
Ruan Qing had only taken a step into the entrance of the
men’s restroom and didn’t have time to clearly see what was inside, but he
heard a loud bang followed by the sound of glass shattering on the ground.
Ruan Qing quickly took a few steps back, avoiding the glass
shards that fell to the ground.
Mo Ran was so nervous that he couldn’t control himself and
pulled Ruan Qing, protecting him behind himself, afraid that Ruan Qing would be
injured by the glass shards.
However, as soon as he realized, he immediately let go.
The mirror on the washbasin was very large, and the shattered
mirror pieces covered the ground. Fortunately, Ruan Qing hadn’t fully stepped
inside, so he wasn’t hurt.
However, someone got injured.
At this moment, Song Yu sat down amidst the shattered glass,
his face pale and his body covered in numerous cuts from the broken glass. His
school uniform was stained red with blood.
Even the ground was stained with a considerable amount of
blood, presenting a horrifying sight, as if it was a crime scene.
His posture clearly indicated that while he was in the
process of washing his hands, the mirror suddenly shattered, catching him completely
off guard.
“Cough... cough...” Song Yu covered his mouth with his hand,
unable to stop coughing. He even coughed up blood.
The sound of Song Yu’s coughing seemed weak and feeble, and
he appeared extremely frail, as if he could pass out at any moment.
Ruan Qing’s gaze fell upon Song Yu’s hand, which was also
covered in blood, as if it had been scratched by the mirror.
However, the bloodstains and the feeling of being cut by a
sharp mirror were different. Blood from a cut by a sharp object would flow downward
in a clean and decisive manner.
But the bloodstains on Song Yu’s hand looked more like... he
had clenched his fist and struck something, injuring himself due to excessive
force.
Expressionless, Song Yu raised his head and glanced at the
two individuals at the door. He didn’t call for their help, but instead
staggered to his feet, covered in blood, and with a pale face, gently pushed
aside the mirror fragments with his foot. He then walked out of the restroom.
As Song Yu approached, both Ruan Qing and Mo Ran stepped
aside with a look of disdain, watching him walk away.
Mo Ran clicked his tongue and whispered, “What a bad omen.”
Ruan Qing wanted to follow, but his character didn’t allow
him to do so.
The mirror didn’t just break suddenly; an external force
definitely struck it, leading to its shattering.
And the person who struck the mirror was highly likely to be
Song Yu.
Why?
Why would he break the mirror?
Was he going mad? But Song Yu’s previous demeanor showed no
signs of insanity whatsoever.
Or rather, was it because Xiao Shiyi kicked him, so he
smashed the mirror out of anger?
No, that’s not right. Definitely not. When venting anger, one
would never involve oneself.
Just now, Song Yu’s posture clearly indicated that the
shattered mirror seriously injured him.
If it was venting anger, he should have smashed the mirror
and then stepped back, or stood farther away and used a stone to smash it.
There’s a flower bed right outside the restroom, so finding a
stone wouldn’t be a problem.
Ruan Qing looked toward the spot where Song Yu had just
fallen, which was very close to the washbasin. It seemed that he was washing
his hands before, so he probably impulsively decided to smash the mirror.
What kind of situation would make a person ignore the risk of
being injured by the glass shards and insist on smashing the mirror?
Ruan Qing tried to imagine the scenarios in which he himself
would want to smash a mirror temporarily, even at the cost of getting hurt by
the shards.
Ruan Qing widened his eyes. Song Yu wanted to smash the
mirror to attract attention!
In other words, it was highly possible that he encountered
the culprit!
But that didn’t make sense either. Song Yu was physically
weak, so he wouldn’t have had the opportunity to smash the mirror if he
encountered the culprit...
Ruan Qing’s gaze paused as he remembered the scene in the Su
family villa’s bathroom where he was held hostage.
...Song Yu looked quite good-looking.
Although he always had a pale face and kept his head down, it
couldn’t conceal his handsome and delicate features. He looked like a sickly
young master.
There seemed to be some resemblance between the two of them.
Ruan Qing stared expressionlessly at the broken mirror. The
culprit this time was likely someone who covets beauty, perhaps someone who
killed their target after obtaining them.
Moreover, both he and Song Yu were likely to become the next
targets of the culprit.
Although the restroom’s door was in the corner, the direction
he came from earlier offered a clear view of the restroom entrance.
But Ruan Qing didn’t see anyone leaving, and Song Yu broke
the glass just as he was about to enter the restroom.
This proved that the murderer was highly likely still here.
In other words, it’s highly probable that the culprit had not
yet left.
There was only one place in the restroom where someone could
hide, and that was the cubicle.
There were glass panels near the washbasin in the restroom,
but there was no glass in the areas further away. It was still possible to
enter the restroom by walking slightly to the side.
However, Mo Ran held onto Ruan Qing, who wanted to enter the
restroom, and when Ruan Qing turned around, Mo Ran showed a pleasing smile and
said, “Brother Su, please wait for a moment. Let me clean up the glass before
you go in.”
After saying that, Mo Ran rolled up his sleeves, truly
intending to clean up the broken glass before letting Ruan Qing in.
Ruan Qing glanced at Mo Ran and said, “Forget it.”
Mo Ran paused and gave up on the idea of cleaning up the
glass. However, he didn’t wait outside the restroom as usual, but followed Ruan
Qing into the restroom’s washroom area. He walked along with Ruan Qing until
they were about to enter the cubicle, and then he watched Ruan Qing enter the
restroom.
Originally, Ruan Qing wanted to call Mo Ran to go in
together, but the original owner had never asked his lackeys to accompany him
to the restroom, so he had to go in alone.
Because most of the classmates were on the basketball court,
there were hardly any people in this restroom area.
The restroom was empty, with nothing inside.
Moreover, there was a window at the end of the restroom, and
it was open, large enough for a grown man to climb out.
Ruan Qing seemed to be heading towards the last cubicle and
went straight to the end.
He glanced at the window and the outside with the corner of
his eye.
There were no traces on the window, and outside was a flower
bed, also with no traces. It seemed that no one climbed out from here.
So... the culprit was probably still inside the restroom
cubicle.
Ruan Qing glanced at all the cubicles. The cubicle doors were
all marked with green signs, indicating that the latches were not engaged. In
other words, there was no one inside the restroom cubicles.
Not closing the door didn’t mean there’s no one inside the
cubicle room.
Ruan Qing inserted his hands into his pockets, tightly
gripping the knife inside. He was mentally tense as he gently pushed open the
nearest and last compartment.
No one.
Ruan Qing shifted his gaze to the second one, took a deep
breath, and silently approached it. Once again, he pushed open the compartment.
Still no one.
Ruan Qing continued to push open four more compartments, but
found no one.
Because this side was the playground, a bit far from the
teaching building, hardly anyone would come to the restroom except for physical
education classes. Therefore, the restroom was not large, with only five
compartments in total.
Only the last compartment remained.
Ruan Qing walked to the first compartment near the entrance,
held his breath, and tightly gripped the knife in his pocket, ensuring that he
could draw it out immediately. Moreover, his current distance wouldn’t allow
him to be attacked if the door opened. With caution, he gently pushed the door
open.
There was someone in the restroom.
However, it was just a girl wearing a skirt.
Ruan Qing stared in astonishment as a female classmate stood
in the restroom. She had already taken off her top, which was now placed on top
of the toilet. The girl had her hands behind her back, seemingly fumbling with
the buttons of her bra.
Due to Ruan Qing suddenly pushing the door open, the girl
widened her eyes and looked at him in panic.
“I-I’m sorry.” Ruan Qing’s hand holding the knife trembled
halfway. He no longer cared about his tough-guy image; his delicate face turned
completely red. Once he realized what was happening, he immediately wanted to
close the door.
However, the girl blocked him. With one hand supporting the
door and the other hand gripping Ruan Qing’s hand, she pulled him into the
cubicle.
Because Ruan Qing was unprepared, the girl directly pulled
him into the cubicle, nearly falling on top of her.
Fortunately, he supported himself against the wall and
stabilized his body.
The female classmate quickly closed the door, with one hand
holding onto her bra and the other placing her index finger in front of her
lips. She looked at Ruan Qing, who was nervous, and said, “Shh! Don’t speak! If
you dare to expose that I mistakenly entered the wrong restroom, I’ll hit you,
believe me.”
The restroom cubicle was not spacious, and it was quite
crowded with two people standing inside.
Ruan Qing squeezed into a corner, not looking at the female
classmate. Instead, he turned his head slightly to look at the wall, nodding
pitifully.
Ruan Qing had never been this embarrassed before. He stared
at the wall, not daring to even slightly turn his head.
The female classmate seemed to have difficulty operating with
one hand behind her back. After struggling for a while, she looked at the boy
leaning against the wall and whispered, “Hey, can you help me?”
Ruan Qing: “...?”
Perhaps he misheard, as it was unlikely for a girl to make
such a request.
However, the female classmate spoke again, even pulling Ruan
Qing’s clothes. “Hey, I’m talking to you. Can you help me?”
Ruan Qing was taken aback. Did she really ask him for help?
Blushing, Ruan Qing stuttered softly, “Uh, this, this might
not be appropriate. A boy and a girl shouldn’t get this close.”
The female classmate seemed surprised by his words. “Aren’t
you the school bully? Haven’t you seen your girlfriends without clothes on?”
“Are you still a virgin?”
In what situation will a girl change her clothes in a boy's bathroom tho? And I don't think she's having sex with anyone considering the timespan.
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