Xie He's mind raced, rapidly processing the information.
The ghost girl was the principal's child.
If the family was harmonious, why would she cast a curse on her own father's school?
That day during the broadcast, the principal said, "I was also unfortunately infected."
This meant she hadn't even spared her own family.
One side must be at fault. There must have been a conflict, one-sided, or even mutual hatred!
But just now, the father and daughter were behaving harmoniously, and "Principal Zhang" showed no surprise whatsoever.
This meant the other party wasn't Principal Zhang and was trying to mislead him.
Who would do such a thing?
Xie He remembered receiving photos of Xia Yuanyuan being beaten on the first day.
The other party wanted him to mistakenly believe Xia Yuanyuan was the mole. If Xia Yuanyuan hadn't accidentally triggered the death trigger, and the game hadn't continued, Xie He might have remained in the dark, continuing to believe the other party was the mole.
While pretending to be the ghost to deceive Song Gua, Xie He suddenly understood. The same location, even the same height.
That day, the faceless student who gave him the photo…
Actually, it was the ghost girl!
The ghost girl didn't want Xie He to know she was the mole, nor did she want him to know the truth.
This clearly showed she had no intention of cooperating with Xie He.
She wouldn't assist Xie He, yet the curse continued, and Xie He would die as the virus worsened, indicating—the ghost girl was deceiving Xie He and wanted to wear him down!
Principal Zhang was also the ghost girl in disguise!
“Give me your face!!!” Seeing the ghost girl about to bite him, Xie He quickly ran to the side.
His hand reached into his pocket for a bottle cap; not having a dagger in this instance was too difficult!
The ghost girl chased after him, the chill emanating from her back growing stronger—
Thump. Thump—
It sounded like a basketball hitting the ground, dull and muffled.
Xie He glanced back, his heart skipping a beat. So the ghost who jumped off the building… was chasing him upside down, with its long, black hair, it was slamming its head against the ground repeatedly…
It was catching up!!!
The sound of its drool dripping was clearly audible in his ears.
He hadn't expected that a gash could suddenly appear on the ghost girl's smooth, featureless face, almost reaching her earlobes.
Inside were two rows of fine, closely spaced sharp teeth!
Thump. Thump—
Xie He could only run quickly towards the corridor outside the door. The ghost was still relentlessly pursuing him, slamming its head against the ground repeatedly!
Gradually closing in.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Suddenly, footsteps echoed at the end of the silent corridor.
Was it the real Principal Zhang?!
Xie He didn't have time to think further; he could only deal with the approaching ghost girl!
As Xie He managed to create some distance between himself and his opponent, he swiftly grabbed his slingshot and pierced the bottle cap—
"Ah—!" The ghost girl screamed in agony, the sound echoing in the empty corridor, sounding utterly terrifying!
As Xie He took a half-step back, he caught a faint whiff of a fruity scent.
He bumped into a strong chest, turned his head, and saw a pair of deep, cold eyes. The pupils were pale, like light-colored glass, but the depths of the eyes were as cold and terrifying as frost and snow tempered by winter, tinged with a hint of anger.
Xie He was stunned for a few seconds, then straightened up, saying lazily, "Wow, so it's an old flame meeting—"
The ghost girl, who had been screaming, saw Sui Yuan rushing towards them from the end of the corridor, and suddenly, as if jumping across a screen, her figure flickered a few times, transforming into a form facing the two of them.
She spoke somewhat shyly, "Dr. Sui, did you come to see me?"
"Excuse me, let me interrupt. Yuanyuan told me Principal Zhang is a ghost girl, and he asked me to come—" Xie He leaned against the side, casually adding fuel to the fire,
"To kill you."
His tone was calm, yet it struck the ghost girl's heart like a heavy hammer.
Sui Yuan, though unaware of the situation, understood. His expression was indifferent as he looked at Xie He and said calmly, "I also brought you something."
Xie He extended his finger towards the earring in Sui Yuan's palm, raising an eyebrow slightly: "Is this a gift for me?"
Sui Yuan: "..." Keep acting, keep acting.
"Impossible! You're lying to me!!" the ghost girl suddenly screamed, pointing her finger at Xie He.
It was just a simple gesture.
Before Xie He could even take the earring, he was suddenly dragged by an invisible force, falling heavily to the ground. A thin layer of dust spread across the ground. "Cough cough..." He couldn't help but bend his right knee, the silver chain on his trousers hanging loosely.
Xie He chuckled, "Little girl, you're quite ruthless."
"I want your face—" the ghost girl's voice was very shrill; she had barely finished speaking when...
Xie He suddenly felt a powerful suction force on his face! It felt as if it were trying to devour his features!
Oh no!!!
Under the powerful suction, Xie He felt a pulling pain throughout his face. He tried to cover his face with his fingers.
But his features were still being squeezed between his fingertips, his teeth chattering, and crimson blood seeping from between his pale fingers!
Because of the unbearable pain, his long, straight legs bent even deeper!
He couldn't help but turn to the side, painfully lowering his head to cover his face, curling up completely, a thin layer of sweat covering his back. He tried to resist the oncoming suction, but he still couldn't withstand the immense force!
The online comments were filled with anxiety:
[It's over!! Is the female ghost trying to take his face and replace him?! Damn! This is probably the female ghost's real purpose!!]
[My hand fetish is satisfied! The live stream camera finally gave me a close-up, sob sob, screenshot taken.]
[This moment was worth looking forward to!!! He's finally going to die!!]
The sky was overcast. Sui Yuan stood by the window, his back slumped against the wall, silently lighting a cigarette.
He understood what Xie He was about to do, and couldn't help but think to himself, "This guy is really cunning."
Xie He already tasted a metallic sweetness in his throat, his eyes turning red, but a smile spread across his face beneath his fingers, unrestrained and insane.
He chuckled softly, a maniacal, breathy sound emanating from his throat, his shoulder blades twitching slightly—
He'd tested him.
"I'm going to become—" a few syllables escaped his deep voice.
"A ghost—"
The system automatically notified:
[Congratulations player Xie He, your identity is the mole. The mole awakening bug will be automatically activated below.]
[Traitor Awakening Bug: After the traitor's awakening is activated, the traitor can completely transform into a ghost!]
Then, before everyone's eyes, Xie He transformed into the form of a ghost girl. His leg, which had been supporting him on the ground, casually rubbed back half a step, and his entire body floated up—
The wind blew through his black hair, and blood dripped from the hem of his skirt.
The ghost girl's expression immediately changed.
Xie He slightly raised his eyes, his brows and eyes extremely dark, but his tone was very soft: "Didn't you like jumping off buildings?"
Xie He made a lateral movement gesture towards the ghost girl, exactly the same gesture she had used to drag him earlier.
With a languid expression, he softly said, "Go to hell."
The air was silent for a few seconds, time seemed to stand still.
Then—
"Bang—!!" The window shattered instantly, countless fragments exploding in the air, and the ghost girl was thrown out of the fifth-floor window.
A few seconds later, a heavy "thud!!!" echoed from the ground outside.
Like fireworks exploding!!!
The comments section was completely stunned: [!!!!!!]
[Holy crap, I get it now!! He was doing that on purpose, holy crap!! He was learning how to use the ghost's skills on the spot!! So powerful!]
[Why can't I ever think of using cards and skills? If it were me, I'd probably just be focused on escaping!]
System: [Congratulations player Xie He, you have unlocked the Traitor skill: Finger Movement (only applicable to this instance)]
[Your learning ability is excellent, reward points +10!]
A few seconds later, Xie He had returned to normal from the ghost girl. He coughed a few times, his lips were pale, and a bloodstain appeared at the corner of his eye.
He casually wiped away the dark red stain, not paying it any mind.
Sui Yuan lifted his eyelids, quietly observing everything, then put away his phone.
—Xie He had just been testing the ghost's skills.
Then, he applied what he learned on the spot.
The boy before him was far bolder and more meticulous than he had imagined, even willing to try and fight to the end, even if it meant facing death.
Nothing could truly hold him back.
This surprised Sui Yuan, who had always been trapped in the game and had never tried to struggle or resist.
Sui Yuan felt his long-dormant heart begin to beat again, making him want to break free of his constraints and experience the world outside the game.
"Thank you." Xie He took the earring from Sui Yuan's hand. He squinted slightly and casually inserted the silver stud into the small hole in his ear cartilage.
The dark clouds that had covered the sky dispersed somewhat, and weak sunlight streamed down, casting a lazy halo over half of the boy's cheek, making the small earring appear to shimmer.
Then he turned decisively and walked downstairs. As if waking from a dream, Sui Yuan glanced at his palm.
A slight chill lingered on his fingertips.
───
Downstairs.
The ghost girl lay sprawled on the ground, like a bloody, mushy pancake. Seeing Xie He approach, the "pancake" recoiled in terror.
Xie He approached the ghost girl, crouched down, and stared at her, saying in a deep voice, "Did you jump off the building?"
Ghost girl: "..."
Xie He, though weary, pressed the ghost girl relentlessly: "Who pushed you? How do you break the curse? What triggers death? Who do you hate the most?"
"..." The ghost girl braced herself to run, but Sui Yuan, arriving from behind, quickly pointed at her.
The ghost girl was instantly bound with rope.
Xie He exclaimed in surprise, "So NPCs have items too? Is your item rope? It was this that bound me last time."
Sui Yuan remained silent, but his eyes screamed, "Shut up."
"You won't talk, huh? Very well—" Xie He turned and smiled at the ghost girl, then pointed at Sui Yuan, "If you don't talk, I'll kill him!"
Sui Yuan: "..."
The ghost girl panicked and quickly said, "Ask, ask, ask! You can only ask me two questions, that's the game rule."
Xie He sighed inwardly at the ghost girl's infatuation; she actually liked Sui Yuan so much. Human love was so meaningless. He thought for a moment and asked, "What's the death trigger?"
The ghost girl said, "Players who lie will trigger a death trigger. I hate people who lie."
Players who lie will trigger a death trigger.
Xie He, who had lied countless times, asked, "...Then what about me?"
The ghost girl continued, "The mole won't. The system will automatically classify us as the same person."
Xie He said "Oh."
He thought about it carefully. Xia Yuanyuan had indeed lied on the first day.
And that dormitory guy, after casting the spell that day, said, "Don't worry, no ghost can enter the room," but Xie He, as the "mole," was in the room at the time. The system automatically considered him a ghost, so the dormitory guy also lied.
"Okay," Xie He asked, "Then the next question, what is your wish?"
The mole's side quest is to fulfill the ghost's wish. Completing the side quest is more effective in gaining real points than knowing the cause and effect of events.
The ghost girl stared at him, then suddenly laughed, saying viciously, "I want to kill the..."
Before she could utter the word "ghost," Xie He forcefully covered her mouth.
"Mmm..." The ghost girl looked at Xie He resentfully.
Xie He quickly pinched his meal card: "Little meal card, turn into a light bulb candy!"
Then, he swiftly stuffed the light bulb candy into the ghost girl's mouth.
The ghost girl pitifully whimpered, "Mmm..."
The light bulb candy completely filled her mouth, preventing her from uttering another word.
Xie He released his grip, glancing at the ghost girl. Her hands were bound, and her mouth was stuffed with a candy, making her look like she was bulging.
His dark eyes and brows gave a lazy smile, and he commented, "Much cuter."
However, Xie He couldn't help but think of another problem.
The mole's mission was to fulfill the ghost's wish.
And the ghost's wish was to kill the mole.
Therefore, Xie He needed to help the ghost kill the mole.
Xie He: "…………"
First of all, I think I'm the mole, right?
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