Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 153: Have to Admit

Du Jun was taken aback at first, his face slightly sinking, but he quickly regained his composure, his tone dismissive, "So what, there are many people in this world born on the same day, same month, same year."

"True, there are many people born on the same day, same month, same year, but how could these twelve students born on the same day, same month, same year be brought together unless someone deliberately made it so?" Gu Fan laughed, then looked at Du Jun earnestly, "You are the head of the dance club, it’s up to you who can join. You can select from those who apply, or you can actively invite some people to join. That is to say, without your approval, these twelve students born on the same day, same month, same year, would not have been able to join the dance club."

Faced with Gu Fan’s aggressive questioning, Du Jun remained silent, the look on his face rather unpleasant, as if unable to construct any rebuttal.

After a long silence, Du Jun could only nitpick in his defense, "Why don’t you look it up online, there are occurrences even more coincidental than this in the world, don’t wrongly accuse me."

"Alright, then please explain my next question," Gu Fan coldly hummed, unimpressed, his eyes filled with contempt. He continued, "As the person in charge of the dance club, you should know some basic information about every student, you should know that these students were all born on the same day, same month, same year. If it really was a coincidence, if I were you, I would have made it known, everyone would be amazed by such an incredible coincidence. But you chose to stay silent, you deliberately hid this."

"There’s another thing that’s quite strange, how did you know that these twelve students were all born on the same day, same month, same year, and then you found them and by all means, got them into your dance club. I think it’s impossible for a university student to casually know the personal details of other students in the school, there must be teachers cooperating with you or maybe our school is also at fault." Gu Fan looked intently at Du Jun, his expression solemn, the silent air seemed to vibrate with tension, making everyone feel the pressure, even breathing became heavy.

The two remained locked in a silent standoff for a while, not uttering a word, until Du Jun suddenly threw his head back and laughed, looking strangely carefree.

"You’re something else, Gu Fan!" From this sentence, it could be heard that Du Jun had seemingly decided not to sidestep the implication, as he finally admitted, "Correct, your conjecture is more or less accurate, I really admire you, it’s no wonder you’ve made it this far. Everyone used to think you were better than me, I was always resisting that idea, but now I admit it, Gu Fan, you’re indeed superior to me, you truly have your remarkable traits."

Hearing this, Gu Fan also sighed, "I really didn’t want it to be one of us causing all this trouble, but I didn’t expect it to turn out this way, I feel awful now."

Du Jun nodded, "Things are unpredictable, the world is cruel as it is, and even more cruelties lie ahead, it’s too early for you to lament."

Now that the cat was out of the bag, Gu Fan wanted to know more and quickly further questioned, "If I’m not wrong in guessing, these twelve students were targeted the moment they stepped onto campus, then you managed to assemble these twelve students using various means and methods."

But Du Jun waved a dismissing hand, "You’ve guessed half of it right, actually these twelve students were targeted by us the moment they were born, all of our plans revolved around them, even their university admissions letters were a part of our plan."

Gu Fan couldn’t help but commend, "You’re incredibly competent, they were all born on the same day, same month, they’ve known each other in the dance club for so long, they still had no clue."

"Because I timed it perfectly." Du Jun grinned, looking rather pleased with himself, "Do you usually bring up your birthday in conversation with others? I don’t think you would, right?"

"That’s true, I wouldn’t normally bring it up unless it’s almost my birthday and it comes up casually in a conversation." After saying this, Gu Fan’s eyebrows furrowed, "But I don’t understand, why do you mention that your timing was perfect?"

Du Jun replied, "All of these people have their birthdays at the end of July during the summer break. I would organize excursion activities in early August after their birthdays, trying my best to avoid any birthday conversations."

At that, Gu Fan gave a thumbs up, "You have really thought this through, but since they were born at the end of July, you should have chosen their birthdays to bring them into the secret room to initiate the sacrificial ritual."

Du Jun nodded, "Absolutely, this kind of sacrifice certainly demands precise timing, it must begin on their birthday. So when I said that my control over time was precise, it’s because in ancient times, birthdays were not calculated according to the Gregorian calendar."

Hearing this, Gu Fan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled bitterly, "That’s correct, how did I not see this? The ancient times operated on the lunar calendar. So, the day we departed for the trip was actually everyone’s lunar birthdays, and no one noticed." After finishing, Gu Fan’s mindset suddenly re-awakened, and he hastily pursued the topic again, "Wait a minute, so right now it’s summer vacation and it’s also the lunar birthdays for the dozen of our classmates, could it be that..."

Du Jun chuckled lightly, "The sacrifice was already completed a year ago, so there’s no need to specially conduct this according to their lunar birth dates. We are just performing some additional tasks."

Gu Fan’s face turned solemn. "I want to ask you, are they unharmed after you are finished with them? Those are twelve students from our school."

Du Jun shrugged, pulling off a face of nonchalance. "I cannot guarantee that because we are executing this for the first time too, there might be mistakes."

"Those are the lives of twelve people, your schoolmates. How can you proceed so ruthlessly?" Gu Fan’s loud question was met with a cold and disdainful laugh from Du Jun. "Because I have always known to achieve greatness, sacrifices are necessary."

At these words, Gu Fan was slightly startled, then he said with a faint voice, "That makes sense, but I am curious about what exactly is the connection between you and the people from the ancient town, and why you have to do this."

Du Jun responded with a face full of pride, "Let’s just say that after the fall of the ancient country Qian Ye, the queen’s most loyal followers began to migrate. To avoid spies, they hid in the mountains and forests, and they were also secretly plotting, all to fulfill the queen’s great cause. The residents of the ancient town, along with me and my father, are descendants of those people. You can understand that, can’t you?"

"I see, it was a conspiracy from the start." Gu Fan looked dispirited. The thing he least wanted to happen still occurred. There was indeed a mole in their group after all. Gu Fan added, "You know what? I suspected you from the start, yet I still entrusted the key to you, twice even." freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

"That’s because if I was indeed a mole, the key would definitely fall back into the hands of the people from the ancient town, thereby strengthening your suspicion towards me," said Du Jun, narrowing his eyes into slits, a trace of coldness flickering in them. It was unexpected that while he had been calculating Gu Fan, he himself was also a part of Gu Fan’s calculations.

Gu Fan chuckled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed, "Anything else I don’t know? Just let it all out. I don’t want to have to keep guessing, it’s too tiring. I don’t want to keep making up stories, I’m all out of imagination."

So Du Jun spoke up, "Before, when Feng Jin and Shen Yun were flirting at the cinema, and Shen Yun’s boyfriend happened to bump into them, I must apologize, I did rat them out. Afterward, when Feng Jin and Shen Yun officially got together, we sent a guy over to hit on Shen Yun, to rope her in. And when Feng Jin and Shen Yun went to the cinema, that guy also conveniently showed up and instigated another conflict with Feng Jin. The rest, as you’ve said."

After hearing this, Gu Fan couldn’t help but clap slowly, "I can’t help but feel sympathetic toward Feng Jin and Shen Yun, they were just puppets in your hands all along. That’s extremely dishonest of you, you planned to kidnap them and also play with their feelings."

Du Jun wore an unbothered face, "Feng Jin and Shen Yun were the creators of their own problems; otherwise, I would not have been able to come up with such a scheme. Xia Yue wanted to use me for her own gain, to take a shortcut, but instead, she was the one being used by me, that can’t be blamed on me. Lv Wei’s over-ambitiousness led to his desire to win at all costs. As for Yang Xinran, I didn’t intentionally target her, but unexpectedly she got herself into trouble, wanted to throw Lin Xi into the pit of fire to ensure her own safety, so we made use of the hole Yang Xinran dug for herself and took her away."

From beginning to end, Gu Fan listened carefully, not missing a single word. He noticed that Du Jun didn’t display a shred of guilt. Instead, he appeared completely justified, hence he asked, "Since you, Du Jun, admitted all these openly, does it mean you’re ready for a showdown?"

"It was destined to happen anyway, it was just you, Gu Fan, being too smart, seeing through everything. That’s why we had to proceed ahead of time," Du Jun retorted confidently, arms crossed over his chest, "Gu Fan, you are smart, and you’ve figured out so much. But even if you defeat me, it doesn’t mean you’ve won. There’s still something you haven’t figured out. Even if you do figure it out, you won’t be able to change it, because in the end, you will realize that no matter what you do, no matter what you try, even at the cost of your life, you will still lose. That is what’s truly pitiful."

Gu Fan listened to every word Du Jun said, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion, not understanding why Du Jun was so confident. However, one thing Gu Fan knew he had to do was to not back down, therefore he firmly responded, "Then, I will make a bet with you. I will rescue all twelve classmates and together we will beat the shit out of you, the traitor, and leave you looking like a pig."

"Feel free to try. You might not even make it back alive, just keep talking tough till then." With that, Du Jun turned around and waved his hand nonchalantly, "Alright, you can stay here and slowly figure out what to do, I must be going now, goodbye."

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