Start a core cabin

At the end of the school day the next day, Duanmu Huai followed the contact agreement and came to the gate of the academy.

At this time, most of the students had left the school, and the entire school gate was basically empty. Duanmu Huai saw Sha Jiuye waiting there at a glance. So he stopped the car, walked straight to the school gate, and greeted Sha Jiuye.

"Hey, I'm here."

"Ah, brother."

Seeing Duanmu Huai coming, Sha Jiuye also smiled and waved to him.

"Please follow me, I'll take you to see the principal."

"Oh."

Duanmu Huai nodded, and then followed Sha Jiuye into the campus.

Qianyuan Academy, where Sha Jiuye studied, is a girls' school with a junior high school and high school system. Basically, the students here are either rich or noble, or at least children from middle-class families. Students are divided into day students and boarding students. Sha Jiuye is naturally a day student, and boarding students live in a dormitory called "Qianyuan Liao" not far from the teaching building. The most famous thing about this school, besides the beautiful school uniforms and the noble ladies, is the clock tower that stands in the center of the academy.

In fact, not only the school, but also other areas around the school, almost every day listen to the bell to determine the time. This clock tower can be regarded as a famous product of Qianyuan Academy.

"Do you know why the principal asked me to come?"

Following Sha Jiuye into the school corridor, Duanmu Huai asked while looking around. Facing Duanmu Huai's question, Sha Jiuye shook his head.

"I don't know much, although I also asked a little bit, it seems to be related to the boarding students. The specific situation is not very clear, and the information seems to be blocked by the teacher... Maybe something happened."

This is also natural. Why would a detective like me be called here if nothing happened?

It must not be a trivial matter like catching kittens and puppies or escaped students.

Soon, the two came to the principal's office on the third floor, and Duanmu Huai also met Qianyuan Ya, the principal of Qianyuan Academy here.

Qianyuanya looked to be about sixty or seventy years old, with gray hair, wearing a simple and heavy suit and glasses, looking like an educator. Seeing Duanmu Huai appear, the principal also laughed and greeted him.

"Welcome, Mr. Duanmu."

"Hello, principal."

Duanmu Huai nodded to the principal as a greeting. Then he sat down on the sofa without any courtesy, while Sha Jiuye looked at his brother helplessly, then bowed to the principal obediently, and then sat next to Duanmu Huai.

"I don't like to waste time, so... I would like to ask, principal, what do you want to see me for? It's not something like a kitten or a puppy."

"This... maybe it's about the same."

Facing Duanmu Huai's impolite inquiry, the principal showed a bitter smile.

"I hope you can help find... something."

"Something?"

Duanmu Huai looked at the principal in confusion, with a look of surprise on his face. This is too general. You tell me, what do you want me to find?

The principal looked at Duanmu Huai and explained slowly.

"About three days ago, two students living in Qianyuanliao suddenly disappeared. At first we thought they were just out for a night out, but we never saw them. Then we called the two students' homes, but found that they did not return home. Considering the urgency of the situation, we reported the disappearance to the police..."

"Then what?"

"At least so far, we have no clues about the two students, and we don't know where they went."

The principal shook his head.

"After that, in order to prevent similar situations from happening again, we strengthened the control of Qianyuanliao and adjusted the night patrol to prevent students from going out again. Then, this tragedy happened..."

As he spoke, the principal pressed the remote control, and then Duanmu Huai saw the TV next to him turned on, which should be playing the night surveillance video, the time was the night before.

On the screen, you can see two security guards patrolling back and forth with flashlights, and then one of them seems to have discovered something and keeps looking around. Then he ran towards the woods next to him. The other security guard followed in surprise. Then the two disappeared from the surveillance video.

This is also normal. Who would have nothing to do to install surveillance in the woods?

Then the screen turned to the other side, and then a security guard grabbed a flashlight and ran out of the woods. Although the surveillance did not record the sound, his distorted and deformed expression of fear showed that he must have seen something very scary in the woods.

The security guard ran desperately out of the woods, but before he ran out of the woods, he seemed to be caught by something and dragged back directly, and the flashlight in his hand fell to the ground.

After that, the surveillance video returned to normal.

"The next day, we sent people to conduct a thorough and comprehensive search of the entire woods, and then found this."

As he spoke, the old principal took out a few photos and put them on the table. Duanmu Huai reached out and took a look, and then couldn't help but raise his eyebrows---in the photos, two skinny, clean mummies that looked like they were swallowed by vampires were clearly visible. If they weren't wearing security uniforms, one would have thought they were mummies unearthed from a pyramid.

"The police found wounds similar to those caused by wild animals on their bodies and believed that they should have been attacked by some kind of animal, but..."

Duanmu Huai knew that this was impossible without the principal continuing. Although Qianyuan Academy is not in the city center, it is also in a densely populated area, and there are no deep mountains and old forests nearby. Even if a deer ran out, it would have to pass through the main road to reach the school gate. How could it appear in the woods of the school?

"We and the police conducted a carpet-style investigation of the entire school during the holidays, but found nothing. And I am also worried about the safety of the students in Qianyuan Dormitory. Although the police are also investigating, I can't just watch and do nothing. I heard that you are very good at dealing with such difficult problems... So I specially entrusted you and hope you can help solve all this."

Of course, the reason why the principal chose Duanmu Huai, in addition to his fame, is that he is the brother of Minami Sakuya. For the sake of his sister, Duanmu Huai can't do nothing-unless Sakuya transfers now.

But this is of course impossible.

"So what do you want me to do?"

Duanmu Huai naturally couldn't watch his sister's school go wrong, so he leaned back on the sofa, crossed his arms, and stared at the principal.

"I hope you can investigate the school for a while."

The principal was obviously prepared.

"It just so happens that our school's physical education teacher is on sick leave. I will tell everyone that you are the temporary substitute teacher. During this time, you can live in the duty room - after all, it is common for physical education teachers to be on duty in schools. And then, it depends on you, Mr. Duanmu. Of course, in order to avoid boring rumors and cause panic among students, please don't tell these things. After all, we announced to the outside world that the two security guards were expelled due to poor supervision to avoid questions and panic from the media and parents of students... To be honest, I don't know what happened to this school, so I hope you can help, Mr. Duanmu."

It must be said that the principal does seem to be very thoughtful, and Duanmu Huai does not object to this arrangement. But the physical education teacher... He remembered that he was a physical education teacher in Juwang before, and he was still a physical education teacher here... Well, it's not particularly strange.

"…………………………"

After hearing the principal's explanation, Duanmu Huai thought for a while, and then looked at Sha Jiuye. The latter stared at Duanmu Huai without saying a word. Looking at Sha Jiuye in front of him, Duanmu Huai laughed, then reached out and touched her head. Then he turned his head and looked at the principal.

"I'll take your commission."

Then Duanmu Huai spoke.

Duanmu Huai did not object to the principal's arrangement, and after getting Duanmu Huai's answer, the principal was relieved. Of course, he also explained to Duanmu Huai that for the sake of confidentiality, only the principal and his secretary knew about Duanmu Huai's investigation. Everyone else only knew that Duanmu Huai was here to substitute. And Duanmu Huai himself also has a teacher's qualification certificate, so this problem is actually not a problem.

On the contrary, it was another question that made the principal a little difficult to talk about. When Duanmu Huai mentioned that he was going to Qianyuan Dormitory to investigate, he showed a subtle expression.

"There... well, the situation is more complicated, even I can't interfere at will."

"More complicated?"

Duanmu Huai looked at the principal with a puzzled look. How complicated could a student dormitory be?

"Well... In short, it can't be explained in one or two sentences, but you will know when the time comes. I can only say that I will try my best to support you."

"...???"

Duanmu Huai looked at the principal in confusion, and then looked at Sha Jiuye, who also shook his head in confusion. As a day student, she certainly didn't know much about the situation in the dormitory building.

However, the more the principal said this, the more curious Duanmu Huai became.

What problems could there be in a dormitory building?

After that, Duanmu Huai also said goodbye to Sha Jiuye and left the principal's office.

"Qianyuan Dormitory?"

Duanmu Huai stood in the corridor, looking at Sha Jiuye in confusion.

"Do you know what's going on there?"

"I'm not sure about that, brother."

Sakyuye shook her head, but she quickly made a suggestion.

"But I remember that Mika is a boarding student, maybe we can ask her about the situation."