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Zhong Kui's Diary
Xiangshan High School, located in the Star Riverbank of Chaoyang District, next to Star City University, was originally an affiliated high school of Star City University. Later, for certain reasons, it separated from Star City University. Due to its once prestigious background, Xiangshan High School quickly became a private elite school, with tuition fees exceeding one hundred thousand each year for every student. Perhaps the high tuition is not the only standard for an elite school, but it is certainly the most basic one.
I hurriedly called Lou Wei to inform him of our suspicions. Lou Wei immediately notified Wan Dahai and asked when we could reach Xiangshan High School. I smiled wryly and said, "Traffic is completely paralyzed right now. Kong Xuan and I can only walk there. If nothing unexpected happens, it will take us an hour and a half to reach Xiangshan High School."
"An hour and a half? By the time you get there, everything will be over," Lou Wei said anxiously.
"Can't you send a Helicopter?" I shouted in frustration.
"That guy in the video will detonate the bomb as soon as he sees a Helicopter. Don't you know how to read?" Lou Wei shouted back.
"What should we do then?" I asked helplessly.
"What else can we do? Go steal an Electric Vehicle! You guys are skilled enough; you can't possibly fail to steal one!" Lou Wei blatantly encouraged us to commit robbery.
After hanging up, Kong Xuan and I began looking for targets on the road. We decided against bicycles and low-powered Electric Vehicles. Finally, a high-powered Electric Vehicle came rushing by. We pulled the driver off, but as soon as we got on, we realized the battery was dead. Kong Xuan looked at the scruffy Electric Vehicle owner with a grim expression and said, "The vehicle is out of power; what are you doing riding it on the street?"
The scruffy owner scratched his head and laughed sheepishly, "I heard people are stealing Electric Vehicles on the street now; I just came out hoping for some luck. Do you want to buy it? A flat price of eight thousand!"
Damn, what kind of people are these!
We returned the Electric Vehicle to him and continued searching for new targets. The owner kept nagging, "Hey, are you buying or not? You pulled me off my vehicle; I haven't even charged you for medical expenses yet! How about I give you five hundred off?"
Amidst his nagging, we managed to pull off another Electric Vehicle owner wearing gold-rimmed glasses. Fortunately, this Electric Vehicle had enough power and battery life. I pulled out a stack of cash and threw it next to the gold-rimmed glasses owner lying on the ground, sternly saying, "Police are conducting an operation; your vehicle has been requisitioned by us. This is payment for the vehicle!" With that, I hopped on, with Kong Xuan sitting in the back seat as we drove away.
The road was congested with crowds; most streets were under control due to the cooperation between armed police and Mafia members playing good cop-bad cop. However, there were still several streets where large-scale shootouts were taking place. I even saw Tang Zian wielding nunchaku in the crowd, fighting fiercely while shouting...
Sometimes, using violence to counter violence can also be considered a method.
Of course, there are also areas that are not blocked, such as Civic Center Square and Jinshan Road, which were clear. On Jinshan Road, we happened to see a construction convoy passing by. In front of the convoy were two municipal maintenance vehicles clearing the way, with several forklifts in the back of the engineering trucks. Following them was a large trailer, which besides an Excavator, also had a strangely shaped vehicle that looked somewhat like an armored car from a distance. The front of this vehicle had a drill-like attachment with a diameter of about two meters, though its purpose was unclear. Behind the trailer followed three giant dump trucks.
It seemed that this convoy was headed to repair the sewer on Jinshan Road; it wasn't easy for these municipal workers.
About twenty minutes later, we arrived at Xiangshan High School, where hundreds of parents were gathered outside the school making noise. At the entrance stood four armed police officers, three regular policemen, and about ten thugs wielding iron rods and steel pipes blocking the crowd from the armed police. In comparison, the iron rods in their hands seemed more intimidating than the police's guns; after all, these guys would really dare to smash you on the head with those rods.
When I saw a plump Female Officer at the entrance, I knew that all the police in Star City must have been mobilized for this incident.
"Let us in! There are bombs inside!" the parents shouted desperately.
"I reiterate, this is just a rumor; it is a disturbance deliberately incited by certain malicious forces. Please remain calm," an old man behind the thugs shouted through a megaphone. Although he appeared quite spirited and his voice was strong, it had started to become hoarse.
"If it's just a rumor, why can't we go in and take a look?" asked a woman with curly hair who looked disheveled and had red marks on her back from cupping therapy. It seemed she was a mother who had rushed out after receiving the news.
"Can you guarantee that so many people rushing in won't cause a stampede? If your child is at the front and so many people rush over, would you want to see such a situation?" the old man shouted sternly.
...
Kong Xuan and I struggled hard to squeeze our way to the front of the crowd. As we stepped forward, several thugs looked at me with unfriendly expressions.
"Who’s in charge here?" I couldn't be bothered with small talk: "I am Zhong Gui, friend of Tang Zian!"
A young man with particularly large eyes paused for a moment: "You’re Ghost Brother?"
"That's right. I'm looking for the principal of Xiangshan High School..." Before I could finish, the old man with the megaphone stepped forward: "I am Tan Xiangshan. Are you Zhong Zhengnan?"
"That's correct," I replied urgently. "You need to take me inside right now!"
Principal Tan didn't waste any time and handed the megaphone to a female officer beside him. He waved us over and led us through a side door into the school. Behind us, there was a sudden uproar, followed by the angry shout of a young man with big eyes: "Whoever keeps talking, I'll take care of them."
...
"How many offices might have problems?" I asked directly as we walked.
"Three!" Principal Tan replied confidently. "There is only one in the teaching building, on the third floor. The other two are in the Laboratory Building. As for the other offices, I can assure you that they are all occupied."
"Take us to the one in the teaching building first!" I insisted. Mr. Qian must have a lot of teachers and students; there shouldn't be as many in the Laboratory Building.
Principal Tan led us to the third floor of the teaching building. Along the way, I asked in surprise, "Principal Tan, don't middle school students usually have their own mobile phones? Their parents would definitely call them right away. Why is it so quiet in your school? I can't even hear students making noise in the classrooms."
"It's simple. When I received this news, I activated the shielding mode immediately," Principal Tan said with a wry smile as he guided us upstairs. "This is a device we bought to prevent students from cheating during exams; almost every school has one. Once the shielding mode is on, all mobile phones lose signal."
"Then how does the police contact you?" I asked, even more surprised.
"Isn't there a landline?" Principal Tan raised an eyebrow.
"Uh, surely students have some break time, right? With so many parents at the entrance, don't they get suspicious?" Kong Xuan interjected.
"We unified our statement: we are conducting a fire drill after school, which will involve parents as well," Principal Tan said with a weary expression. "Students are still quite innocent."
I couldn't help but admire him secretly; managing to deceive a group of students like this is quite impressive.
Upon reaching the third floor, we walked down the corridor past student classrooms until we arrived in front of a row of offices. Principal Tan cleared his throat and pointed to one office, saying, "Here it is."
Kong Xuan and I exchanged glances, and Kong Xuan said to Principal Tan, "Principal, please step aside from the door."
Principal Tan quickly stepped back a bit as I prepared the Nine Divine Thunder Spell and kicked the door open.
To my surprise, the inside was empty; there was nothing at all.
Hmm, could it be that they are not in the teaching building? I frowned and asked Principal Tan to take us to the Laboratory Building.
Next, I kicked open the offices located on the second and fourth floors of the Laboratory Building, but both offices were also deserted.
Could we have guessed wrong? Was Mr. Qian's reference to 'Xunyang River at Night Sending Off Guests, Maple Leaves and Reed Flowers in Autumn Rustling' not about Xiangshan High School?
It was already four in the afternoon, and more than two hours had passed since we saw the video. In just over an hour, this bomb would explode, and I still didn’t even know which school it was.
That wasn't even the most important part; the crucial issue was that in half an hour, school would be out. When students poured out at dismissal, would Mr. Qian detonate the bomb?
Damn, if it’s not at Xiangshan High School, then where could it be? I was about to call Lou Wei when I realized my phone had no signal. Remembering what the principal said about signal jamming, I smiled wryly as the three of us hurried out of the school gate. Just as we stepped outside, Kong Xuan's phone rang.
Turning around, I saw Kong Xuan holding his phone with a frown. "It's a landline number; I don't know who it is."
He pressed the speakerphone button, and a somewhat familiar voice came through: "Master, Master, it's Baozi!"
"Baozi? What’s going on?" Kong Xuan asked in surprise.
"Master, did you see that video online?" Baozi said urgently.
Hearing Baozi's tone made me a bit astonished. Could this matter be related to him? Otherwise, why would he sound so flustered?
"What are you thinking?" Kong Xuan cleared his throat.
"That room where Ray Yu is being held is the room I rented!" Baozi shouted loudly.
"What?" Both Kong Xuan and I exclaimed at the same time.
"Master, who else is with you?" Baozi's tone was filled with panic and suspicion.
"It's Ghost Brother!" Kong Xuan shouted. "How do you know that's your rented room?"
"There's a schedule on the wall, and I drew a baozi on it."
Hearing this, I suddenly remembered that on that schedule, there was a circle with three lines inside. At first, I thought it was hair on a person's head, but then I realized it was the folds of a baozi.
"Damn, how could your room be used for kidnapping?" Kong Xuan cursed.
Baozi exclaimed in panic, "I don't know either! I originally planned to rent it for practicing Taoist arts, but I didn't expect something like this to happen!"
"Where is the room you rented?" I interjected.
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