**Lunchtime, School Cafeteria.**

Su Yuan's gaze swept around continuously, as if he were searching for something.

Finally, he spotted the long-haired young man and the middle-aged man with a receding hairline sitting together in a corner of the freshman cafeteria.

Su Yuan nudged Lin Yuan beside him with his knee.

"What's up?" Lin Yuan turned his head, a grain of rice still stuck to the corner of his mouth.

Su Yuan pointed in the direction of the two men. "Over there, see them?"

Lin Yuan squinted his eyes into slits, straining to see for a long time before shaking his head. "I can't see clearly, I'm nearsighted with 400 degrees and have glaucoma..."

"Sorry, I forgot."

Su Yuan picked up his tray and walked over to Gao Wenyi, bending down. "Wenyi, are you nearsighted?"

Gao Wenyi didn't understand why he was asking, but shook his head anyway. "I'm not nearsighted..."

Su Yuan pointed towards the two men. "Keep an eye on them for me, I'm stepping out for a bit. If they leave, give me a call."

Seeing the serious look on Su Yuan's face, Gao Wenyi didn't ask further and nodded earnestly. "Alright, I'll call you as soon as they leave the cafeteria."

Su Yuan walked to the cafeteria door, casually tossed his lunchbox into a white plastic bin, and headed towards the dormitory.

At this time, there weren't many people on campus; most were still in the cafeteria eating, but a few who ate quickly were walking in pairs or threes in the same direction as Su Yuan, towards the dormitory.

When he reached the dormitory entrance, Su Yuan took out his phone, pretending to check messages. Only after the two boys behind him entered the dormitory building did he put his phone away.

Su Yuan looked around, and seeing no one, he directly opened the dorm supervisor's room door.

The door wasn't locked. After entering, Su Yuan stuck something that looked like a button under the desk.

Then, he took out a Bluetooth earpiece that matched the bugging device and put it on, tapping the desk lightly.

"Zzz... thump thump."

Sounds came through the earpiece.

Having done all this, Su Yuan hesitated.

"Gao Wenyi hasn't called yet, which means those two are still in the cafeteria. Should I take this chance to search around?"

After a brief consideration, Su Yuan dismissed the idea.

The unlocked door suggested there wasn't anything important inside.

Besides, he wasn't sure of the other party's identity or if they had a habit of placing hair strands in drawer gaps...

If he startled them, it would be a loss...

Su Yuan gently closed the door and left the dormitory building.

**...**

**...**

After the lunch break, the classroom was not hot due to the early summer weather, and the fans weren't turned on.

Su Yuan propped his head with one hand, covering the Bluetooth earpiece in his ear.

All afternoon, no voices came through the earpiece.

It seemed the bald and long-haired guys didn't return to the dorm after eating...

The last class of the afternoon was English, taught by a middle-aged woman with a soft voice.

Because of her gentle voice, the hypnotic nature of English, and the drowsiness of a summer afternoon, the classroom was filled with students dozing off in various positions.

As the sun gradually set, the glow of the sunset warmed Su Yuan's face, making him feel a bit sleepy too.

Su Yuan stretched lazily, accidentally knocking the desk behind him.

"What are you doing!" came Song Xiaoxia's disgruntled mumble from behind. "You're so annoying!"

"Sorry, sorry..." Su Yuan apologized with an embarrassed smile, turning to straighten the desk.

But he froze.

Because behind him was an empty seat.

His vision blurred for a moment, and Su Yuan turned back silently.

**...**

**...**

As night gradually fell, the shadow of death began to loom over everyone.

After dinner, they had gone to the playground once.

"The bloody writing game is about to start. Aren't you Heaven's Favor? Can you help us?"

"What exactly is Heaven's Favor? Where is the favor?"

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But the stone tablet seemed to be asleep, not answering any questions.

Everyone could only return to the classroom with anxious hearts.

The class bell rang...

Wu Wentao was even more prepared today, wearing a cross around his neck, holding a string of prayer beads, and muttering something under his breath.

Though it was inaudible, it was likely "Buddha bless," "God bless," "Don't pick me..." and so on.

Sensing the tense atmosphere, Ye Haoyu half-jokingly said, "Old Su, if I kick the bucket, you should become my mom's godson. She knows you anyway, otherwise, I'm afraid she'll be too lonely..."

Su Yuan glanced at him. "People who talk like that usually die more easily."

"Why?"

"All those years of watching TV for nothing? People who say 'If I don't come back, take care of my mom,' or 'I'll marry you when I return alive,' or 'After this job, I'll retire,' nine times out of ten, they die," Su Yuan explained.

"Exactly!" Ye Haoyu's eyes widened. "Then what should I say to not die easily?"

"Say less," Su Yuan advised. "People with no presence don't die easily."

"Isn't that just a minor character?" Ye Haoyu retorted. "Alive with no screen time, dead without even a narration..."

"True." Su Yuan thought for a moment, then pointed at Wu Wentao, who was praying. "Then learn from him. People like him usually make it to the end."

"Learn from him... Should I go pray too?" Ye Haoyu pondered.

"Zzz... Old Donkey, today's female students really know how to dress up. I saw one today, she was stunning... I even got her contact info."

At that moment, a door closing sound came through the earpiece, followed by the long-haired young man's slightly sleazy voice.

Su Yuan waved his hand, signaling Ye Haoyu to stop talking.

"Didn't I tell you not to interact with those students for now?" This was the voice of the middle-aged man called Old Donkey.

Long-haired Young Man: "I know, I didn't approach students from [that class]."

Hearing [that class], Su Yuan's pupils contracted.

They indeed knew something.

Middle-aged Man: "...Just be careful. If we get involved now, we can't escape. Keep an eye on the surveillance, I'm going to take a nap. Call me if anything happens."

Then came footsteps and the sound of a door closing. After a while, the long-haired young man's voice, lowered, came through again.

"Damn it, just because he came earlier, he bosses me around. Let me climb over him, and he won't even know how he died..."

After that, there were sounds of a TV and the long-haired young man humming a tune.