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It is said that Lin Yun comes from a humble background, yet he is the top student in his department. He has just been awarded the only scholarship for graduate studies, and it seems he is working as a street performer to gather living expenses. To keep this a secret, he hides his face behind his long hair.
But now, why is he willing to meet Xu Bei and the others? Does he no longer wish to conceal his identity as a street singer?
Filled with curiosity, Su Yu returned to campus with a group of girls. As they walked past the boys' dormitory area and approached a tailor shop, they suddenly heard a voice from inside: "Hey, you! Stop right there!" It was the beautiful tailor shop owner, Shen Jia, who pointed at Su Yu and shouted, "As soon as you and your classmate left, I noticed that the floral fabric draped over the stone monkey's hand was missing! You must have stolen it!"
"Come on! Why would we steal your fabric?" Su Yu retorted angrily. Being accused of theft was something he could not tolerate. "After we left, so many other students entered your shop; who knows who took it?"
Shen Jia was momentarily speechless. After all, she had no evidence that Su Yu had stolen the fabric, so she could only mutter to herself, "What bad luck! I just took over the shop today and already lost several pieces of fabric..." But she still threw out a harsh remark, "Hmph! You delinquent students better watch out for the curse of the stone monkey; you might end up meeting an untimely death!"
"Wow, you're really something!" Su Yu laughed. However, he didn't dwell on it much and turned back to continue walking with Xu Bei and the others toward the boys' dormitory.
Xu Bei had already arranged to meet the street singer at the foot of the boys' dormitory. When Su Yu and his friends arrived at the third dormitory building, they waited and waited but saw no sign of Lin Yun. Could it be that Lin Yun was not the street performer? They also didn't see any young man with long hair nearby.
Feeling a bit impatient, Su Yu said, "I think I'll go check room 407." Just as he was about to head upstairs, he spotted Wang Xiaofeng coming down from the cafeteria with a full lunch box in hand. "Eating so early?" Su Yu asked. It was only a little past five o'clock; it did seem a bit early for dinner.
Wang Xiaofeng cheerfully replied, "The early bird gets the worm; those who go to the cafeteria early get sweet and sour ribs!" He was carrying a box of sweet and sour ribs that emitted an enticing aroma.
Su Yu swallowed hard and went upstairs with Wang Xiaofeng. On their way up, Su Yu shared with Wang Xiaofeng about Lin Yun possibly performing outside to make ends meet. Wang Xiaofeng expressed admiration for Lin Yun and said, "I want to check out this guitar prince too!"
The fourth floor was empty since most fourth-year students were out on internships or job hunting.
Standing outside Room 407, Su Yu knocked on the door, only to find it slightly ajar. Gently pushing it open, a strange odor wafted out. At the same moment, Su Yu and Wang Xiaofeng both caught sight of a shadow hanging from the beam, swaying eerily.
They both let out a sharp scream.
It was a cold corpse, with a thick rope wrapped around its neck, the other end tied to the light fixture. The deceased was Lin Yun, who had long hair. Beside his body lay an old guitar. Su Yu peeked into the bathroom and saw that the sink was filled with water, in which an old flip phone was soaking. The smell in the bathroom was peculiar, reminiscent of detergent.
Su Yu quickly called the police. Just as he hung up, he noticed that Lin Yun's fist was tightly clenched, and something colorful seemed to be peeking out between his fingers. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a piece of patterned fabric, identical to the one they had seen draped over the stone monkey in the tailor's shop.
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