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Night had fallen, and the moon was high.
Bro CD’s figure appeared at the entrance of Jiangcheng University. He was the only one on the deserted street, holding his phone to his ear, seemingly in a conversation.
The person on the other end of the phone was, of course, Zhushi Jiu.
“Come on in, I’m waiting for you at school,” Zhushi Jiu said.
Bro CD hesitated after hearing the voice on the other end: “What do you want me to do? Haven’t you already gotten what you wanted?”
Zhushi Jiu laughed: “I just want to get to know you. Why are you so nervous? I’m not really committing a crime. I just spent some money to create a prank, so what’s the big deal?”
Bro CD was speechless. Should he admit that he was frightened by the prank?
He recalled how he received the message, and then the boss’s phone call, asking him to come to Jiangcheng University to get acquainted. Bro CD initially refused, but the boss offered more money, and he couldn’t resist the temptation.
However, when he arrived at the chilly entrance of Jiangcheng University, he felt a bit uneasy.
Why create such a prank? How did the boss get his contact information in the first place? And…now that everything was settled, why did the boss want to meet him?
Bro CD wanted to distance himself from the boss as soon as possible, but since he hadn’t received the remaining payment, he was hesitant.
So he decided to enter the university after all.
To be honest, he felt like he was doing something illicit.
“Boss, where do you want to meet?”
“The second floor of the gymnasium.”
Bro CD hesitated even more.
Anyone knew that the gymnasium was usually deserted at night. Even brave couples wouldn’t dare to have a date there.
Who would go to the gymnasium at midnight?
This boss must be up to something fishy.
But just as he thought this, he heard the person on the phone change their tone: “Forget it, it’s up to you. As long as you choose a quiet place where we won’t be disturbed, I’m fine with it.”
Bro CD let out a sigh of relief, feeling less cautious.
He thought for a moment before asking, “Do we have to meet in school? Can’t we meet somewhere else outside?”
“If you want to choose somewhere else in school, then forget it. Let’s just pretend I never said anything, and you can go back to where you came from.”
“And what about the meeting fee we agreed on earlier?”
“That’s gone, of course.”
Bro CD thought about how he could get a thousand yuan just by meeting the boss, and his inner turmoil began to resurface. Unable to resist the temptation, he lightly coughed twice: “Boss, I’ve thought it over. You can decide. As long as it’s not somewhere as deserted as the gymnasium at night, anywhere is fine.”
“Okay, let’s meet at the A1 Teaching Building. Find an empty self-study room on the first floor, and that’ll be fine.”
Zhushi Jiu, who was remotely commanding, chose the second-best location in his mind.
At that moment, he was hiding in his rented apartment, without even turning on the lights, holding a binocular to observe the distant scene of his alma mater.
From this angle, he could see the vast sports field and the quiet, standing gymnasium of Jiangcheng University.
If someone wanted to approach the gymnasium from the sports field, they would definitely be in his line of sight. And if those black-clothed men approached the gymnasium from the south, they would have to pass through the teaching building, cafeteria, dormitory, and art center, which would be a very bad route.
Originally, Zhushi Jiu’s best location to lay a trap was at the gymnasium. As long as he could lure those black-clothed men to the gymnasium, he could observe their entire route.
This would allow him to follow their trail and find a better ambush point next time, gradually uncovering their tracks.
But unfortunately, his plan was just a plan, and he had overestimated Bro CD’s courage.
So he could only lead Bro CD to his second-best location, the A1 Teaching Building.
From this angle, he could also see the A1 Teaching Building, but it wasn’t as open and visible as the gymnasium.
Bro CD followed Zhushi Jiu’s instructions and arrived at the A1 Teaching Building, choosing an empty self-study room near the entrance. He remembered the boss’s warning that if someone else entered the room, they should move to another empty room.
“Boss, where are you now? Are you almost here?”
“Almost.”
As Zhushi Jiu said this, he remained perfectly still, continuing to observe the distant night scene with his binocular.
Bro CD felt a bit uneasy, even though he told himself that he was currently in school, and even the boldest person wouldn’t dare do anything in school, especially with other students studying in the same building. But he still felt a bit off.
After mustering up his courage, Bro CD asked Zhushi Jiu, “If you’re not here within half an hour, I’m leaving.”
“……”
“Boss?”
“Yes, I know. That’s fine.”
For some reason, the boss on the phone seemed distracted.
Bro CD couldn’t imagine that, at that moment, Zhushi Jiu, who was holding the binocular, was shaking all over.
He had seen them!
Under the cover of night, he saw the group of people hiding in the darkness, moving forward in a silent, black-clad procession!
Those people wore black, blending into the darkness, and if Zhushi Jiu hadn’t been keeping a sharp eye out, their movements would have gone unnoticed.
Their actions in the night were extremely swift, clearly with a purposeful goal in mind.
As soon as he saw these people, Zhushi Jiu’s body began to tremble.
It was because of fear.
Last week, he was powerless against them, almost being caught and tortured. The memories haunted him, and he couldn’t shake them off.
In his mind, the memories of that experience resurfaced, and he couldn’t overcome them. He had to admit that he had PTSD, a post-traumatic stress disorder common among soldiers who had experienced many wars.
This was a leftover symptom from last week’s ordeal.
Holding the binocular with his right hand and the phone with his left, both hands were shaking.
He took a deep breath and said, “Now, put your phone away, and don’t hang up.”
Bro CD didn’t understand why, but he followed the instructions.
He was extremely curious about this boss, who seemed mysterious and unpredictable, like his instructions.
He didn’t know that a group of black-clothed men had already arrived at the window of the self-study room, signaling to each other to surround the room.
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