Era of Magic and Martial Arts-Chapter 250 - 234: Because I Have Been Here!

"In the school, a total of five students were murdered, each victim's corpse twisted into a state of extreme mummification."

Cang Qingsen's mother clutched her lips with both hands, her eyes flashing with terror and despair.

Chang Wei's voice was low and firm, trying to offer her a bit of comfort:

"All the identities of the corpses have been confirmed. Xiao Sen isn't among them. So, Xiao Sen is only missing at the moment. Since his body hasn't been found, there's still a great possibility that Xiao Sen is alive."

Cang Qingsen's mother asked hoarsely and weakly, "Really?"

Chang Wei nodded solemnly:

"Sister, relying on my many years of experience as a prison guard, the corpses in these murder cases were all discarded on the school grounds, discovered very easily. So, Xiao Sen's disappearance isn't closely related to these cases."

Cang Qingsen's mother's swollen eyes stared closely at Chang Wei: "Then what is Xiao Sen's disappearance related to?"

Chang Wei had some vague suspicions, especially after talking with Ma Xuan, those suspicions became clearer. However, he couldn't speak them frankly to his sister.

Chang Wei avoided his sister's gaze, inwardly tormented, and only said in a deep voice:

"In any case, sister, rest assured, as long as Xiao Sen is alive, I will definitely find him and bring him back, so our family will be reunited."

Cang Qingsen's mother could sense that Chang Wei seemed to be hiding something from her, but since her brother refused to speak despite being pressed several times, she had no choice but to trust him.

Seeing his sister stop questioning, Chang Wei secretly let out a sigh of relief.

He pulled out a charging cord from under the sofa, and plugged in his already shut-off phone. As soon as the phone screen lit up, it displayed several missed call notifications.

Eleven calls from Tian Tao, three from Ma Xuan, and one from Zhou Hu.

"Something happened in the prison?"

Chang Wei's heart tightened suddenly, an ominous premonition loomed like a dark cloud over his mind. He quickly picked up the phone, pressed the dial button to call back his close subordinate Tian Tao first.

In the duty room of the Light Supervision Area A section of the Second Prison, behind a slightly open door, a still warm corpse lay on the ground in a strange pose, head forward as if engaging in a silent pilgrimage or perhaps some form of repentance. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Next to the body, on a neatly folded bedspread, lay a powered-off black-screen cellphone.

This incident served as a poignant reminder to everyone that the phone must be reachable 24/7, for if a call is missed, upon calling back, it might already be too late.

Left with only a cold mechanical voice echoing in your ears, indifferently:

— Sorry, the number you dialed is currently switched off, please try again later.

Chang Wei's inner unease surged like a tide, growing even stronger.

He hung up the phone, his fingers sliding lightly across the screen, stopping at Ma Xuan's name, just about to press the dial button when—

Thud, thud, thud!

Thud, thud, thud!

A deep and urgent knocking suddenly resonated in the quiet room late at night, startling both Chang Wei and his sister, making them turn quickly towards the door.

Who would be knocking at such a late hour?

Both of their hearts simultaneously tightened, as Cang Qingsen's mother froze for a moment, then a glint of light flashed in her eyes; an uncontrollable excitement surfaced on her face as she hurried towards the door.

"Xiao Sen, is it Xiao Sen coming back?"

She eagerly twisted the doorknob, her voice quivering with anticipation and hope.

Chang Wei instinctively clutched his phone, following closely behind his sister. As they reached the center of the living room, the door opened, revealing a female college student standing outside.

Although the girl at the door wasn't wearing a school uniform, and her heavy makeup, alongside old-fashioned glasses perched on her nose, made her seem mature, Chang Wei's decades of experience as a prison guard allowed him to discern her age and identity immediately.

"Who are you looking for?" Cang Qingsen's mother's eyes flashed with obvious disappointment, her voice unable to conceal the sense of loss.

Feng Yuhuai stood outside the threshold, slightly raising her head, her gaze barely glancing over the woman, eventually landing on Chang Wei inside, confirming the man in front matched the photo.

She swallowed hard, lowering her voice to counter inquire, "Is this Cang Qingsen's home?"

Chang Wei stepped forward, stopping his sister from asking further, his eyes tinged with suspicion, directly questioning, "Who are you? What business do you have with Xiao Sen?"

The matter of Cang Qingsong's disappearance was already known to the school management, but whether the students were informed rested on how the school communicated internally, something Chang Wei wasn't aware of.

Feng Yuhuai appeared quite courteous, softly replying, "I'm a classmate of Aomori. He's been absent from class for several days. I came to ask when he could return my cloth doll."

"Cloth doll?" Chang Wei was slightly taken aback, looking at his sister in surprise.

Cang Qingsen's mother had been sleeping in her son's room these past days, not noticing any cloth doll in there.

Feng Yuhuai lightly licked her moist lips, elaborating:

"I accidentally left it in the school cafeteria. The senior picked it up and promised to return it. However, he hasn't shown up at school for several days, so I got worried and decided to check it out…"

"Xiao Sen he..."

Cang Qingsen's mother choked with emotion, covering her mouth with her hand, tears welling up uncontrollably, she couldn't continue speaking. She turned around, taking heavy steps toward her son's room.

Seeing this, Chang Wei picked up his sister's unfinished sentence, his voice carrying a hint of irritation, "Xiao Sen is not at home, why don't you…"

Before he could finish, Feng Yuhuai walked directly into the house without waiting for an invitation, softly closing the door behind her.

Chang Wei sensed something amiss, his eyebrows involuntarily furrowing, he suddenly asked, "Wait a minute, how did you know Xiao Sen's house is here?"

Feng Yuhuai kept moving, her head lowered towards Chang Wei, murmuring as if talking to herself, "Because, I had followed Senior Aomori here before."

Listening to Feng Yuhuai's explanation, Chang Wei felt increasingly that something was off. By the time he realized it, the college girl had already walked briskly to his front, her shoe almost stepping on his toes.

A chill surged within Chang Wei's heart, "No way, if you had been here before, why not just take your cloth doll?"

As Chang Wei spoke, out of instinct, he stepped back and reached for a baton at his waist, only to find it empty, and his right foot couldn't retreat either, feeling something wrapped around shoe and ankle.

"Damn, forgot I'm not in uniform."

Chang Wei cursed inwardly, lowering his gaze to meet a pair of blood-red, swirling eyes, the owner of which had a mouth open and dripping with chilling saliva:

"That's because the senior went inside, but I stayed hidden beneath his bedroom window..."