Chapter 794: 794
Seeing the look in Chen Ge’s eyes, Wang Yicheng’s neck shrunk backward, and he grumbled internally, This teacher is a kind person, but his personality is a bit weird . He probably doesn’t have many friends in real life either .
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“Teacher, I’m just a very normal student . I have not encountered anything special in my life, much less any supernatural events,” Wang Yicheng said in embarrassment . “I am a bit clumsy, and you can see the issue with my leg . I think I will just join the calligraphy club . After all, they agreed to let me join even though the senior’s tone is not that good . ”
“I’ll ask you the questions, and you only need to answer them honestly,” Chen Ge said seriously . Once he put on such a demeanor, Wang Yicheng immediately surrendered . He sat on the steps and gave it some thought . After a while, he said, “I have not encountered any supernatural phenomenon myself, but when I joined the university, I did hear a curious ghost story from a senior . ”
“A ghost story?” When Chen Ge heard these words, his eyes twinkled .
“The senior was from the student council . When we were assigned our dormitory, he was our guide . He seemed to have something against me . The story that he told was probably made up to scare me . ”
“What story is it? Tell me . ”
“The room that I was assigned is Room 413 . Normally, a dormitory room houses six people, but strangely enough, my dormitory room only has five people . There is a bed that is purposely left empty . ” Wang Yicheng started to tell the ghost story that he had heard . “Initially, I thought that the student who had bed number four was away due to some emergency, so he was not around for the new student orientation . However, that senior told me that no one actually occupies that bed number four .
“When I asked him why, he told me, a long time ago, a student with a physical deformity owned that bed . No one was willing to be his friend, so he used pranks to get people’s attention . In the end, it only made others hate him even more . All the others ganged up to pull a prank on him . ”
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As Wang Yicheng was about to continue, he was interrupted by Chen Ge . “Do you know what kind of prank the other students pulled on him?” Chen Ge wanted to confirm the speculation in his mind, so he asked this question .
Scratching his head, Wang Yicheng continued with a frown . “According to the senior, the students tricked the kid to go to the toilet at midnight . They were going to scare him by acting like ghosts . But somehow, an accident happened, and the child perished . ”
“And then what happened?”
“Since then, bed four in Room 413 has always been left empty . The senior said that the child would occasionally return at midnight . If we wake up to use the toilet at midnight and run into an extra person in the room, do not interact with him . ”
“That’s all? ” Chen Ge was not satisfied . “Try to think about other things that have happened to you . Like, have you been having a recurring dream, or do some extra memories appear in your mind?”
Wang Yicheng looked at Chen Ge with a bitter expression . He knew that Chen Ge was not kidding, so he replied, “Teacher, I am a very heavy sleeper, and I never dream . It’s embarrassing to say this about myself, but I’m a forgiving person . I don’t mind the bullying that others do to me . ”
“That won’t do . There are good people and bad people in this world . Your kindness will only be seen as weakness in the bad people’s eyes . They will only bully you even more . ” Chen Ge looked at Wang Yicheng, and his pupils narrowed . Suddenly, Chen Ge realized that this was the student whom he had been looking for .
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Wang Yicheng had a good impression of Chen Ge, trusted the latter, and most importantly, would listen to Chen Ge’s orders . There were obvious holes in the western campus’ students’ memory . Chen Ge wished to find out more, and he intended to ask some personal questions .
“Wang Yicheng, what does your parent do for a living?” Family was the most important part of a child’s life . Chen Ge did not think that the students would forget something as important as that .
“They own a restaurant . Why?” Wang Yicheng thought that Chen Ge had switched the topic very quickly .
“Then, do you miss them?” After asking that question, Chen Ge was immediately grasped by worry .
“Not really . They only dropped me here yesterday, but I guess I’ll start to miss them after some time,” Wang Yicheng answered seriously .
“Yesterday?” Chen Ge asked a few more questions . The young man’s answers were flawless and truthful . However, once Chen Ge gave it some thought, he noticed that a great chunk of Wang Yicheng’s life was missing . For example, when Chen Ge asked him about the summer holiday after the big exam, the young man would stammer like that part of his memory had been vanquished .
“It’s fine . There’s time to think about it . Maybe it’ll come back to you later . ” Chen Ge had already gained a lot from Wang Yicheng . The western campus also had Room 413, and it was also tied to a ghost story . There were many similarities between the two campuses . Chen Ge wondered how deep the similarity went .
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“Compared to the eastern campus, the western campus is too friendly . I have to make use of this opportunity . ” Chen Ge felt like he should not limit his questioning to Wang Yicheng . He needed more people to compile a fuller picture .
Patting away the dust from his pants, Chen Ge stood up from the steps . “Xiao Wang, I’m going to take a spin around the pavilion and try to get a few new members for our club . ”
Chen Ge returned to the pavilion . The nature of the club meant that he could not have a big promotion . He could only approach some kind-looking students and ask about their interest . After being rejected five to six times, Chen Ge finally recruited the second member .
This student was called Zhang Ju—his face looked like it had been burned by fire . His left cheek and neck were scarred, and it looked quite scary .
“Mr . Bai, will I cause problem if I join your club? After all, I don’t think anyone is willing to be in the same club as me . ” Zhang Ju had a scary exterior but a kind-hearted interior .
“It’ll be fine . The kids in the club are all good people . ” Chen Ge patted the young man’s shoulder . “I hope I won’t hear anything like that from you again . ”
Chen Ge’s sudden seriousness flustered Zhang Ju . This was the first time that someone had willingly come to be his friend .
“Ok . ”
“That’s more like it . Come, I’ll bring you to go meet the other club members . ” Chen Ge was about to leave when he heard a familiar voice .
“Good evening, teacher, may I have some of your time?”
Chen Ge turned and saw a familiar face . Behind him, the student who greeted him was Zhou Tu . He had met Chen Ge before and had asked him about the art club .
“Xiao Zhou? How can I help you?” Chen Ge asked casually . Zhang Ju, who stood next to him, silently lowered his head, hiding his face from Zhou Tu’s sight .
“Teacher, I’ve made my decision; I wish to join the art club . Can you tell me where it is?” Zhou Tu clenched his fists . He seemed to have something that he wished but had not said .