Chapter 56 (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

Chen Ge could not deduce the truth since there were plenty of clues still to be found. He returned the three chairs to how they had been before turning his head to look around the room. Due to the wall of mirrors, the dance studio felt larger and emptier than it was.

The place is so clean. It has been probably cleaned more than once recently.

There was no visible trash on the floor, and this was not good news for Chen Ge.Someone has messed with the place already. Hopefully, the red dancing shoes haven’t been tossed out.

Chen Ge moved away from the wall of mirrors to the corner of the dance studio. The wall was covered with various certificates and accolade. There was also something that looked like a results list. After taking a closer look, Chen Ge found an anomaly. The first place of the list had been crossed off with a marker pen.

A list without the winner?

Chen Ge found all of the girls’ names, including Qian Yujiao, on the list, but he could not find Zhang Ya.

He moved his gaze away, and one of the pictures on the wall grabbed his attention. It was a group photo of six individuals. Five of them were smiling brightly at the camera in a group hug while the sixth stood alone in the corner, quite a distance away from the rest. The photo had been manipulated to cut her out, if not for the snow-white dance shoes that peeked out from the corner, Chen Ge would have thought this was a group photo of five girls.

These are all individual photos or group photos, why isn’t there a photo of the whole class?

Chen Ge aimed his phone at the wall and snapped a photo. Then, moving forward along the wall, he soon stopped before a room without a sign. Compelled by curiosity, he pushed the door open and walked into it.

The small room was equipped with a desk, a dresser, and a single bed.

This appears to be the office of the teacher, but why is there a bed? The teacher needed to work the night shift?

Chen Ge ransacked the room in the hope of locating the red dancing shoes. Unfortunately, the dresser was empty, and the drawers of the desk were filled with nothing but photocopies of winning certificates.

Looks like the dance students here were all very talented, since they won so many prizes. Chen Ge picked up a few random pieces to look at, and one of them had the name of Qian Yujiao’s group printed on it. Swan Lake Citywide Ballet Group Competition Champion. This means that they were qualified to join the state-wide competition.

This certificate was not pasted on the wall outside, and most curiously, the winning group was supposed to have six names, but the last name had once again been crossed off.

It’s the same as the result list.

Chen Ge wandered around the room for a little while longer before leaving it empty-handed. Chen Ge’s heart skipped a beat when he pulled the door open. The three chairs had moved from their original position to a spot closer to the door that he had just exited.

It has started again!

Chen Ge told himself to just ignore those chairs. He rushed to look for other clues. If he could not come up with any clues for the next three minutes, he had decided to leave the Activities Center. Using his phone as a light source, Chen Ge walked to the deepest edge of the dance studio before he found the door that said the girl’s dressing room.

According to rumors, the girl’s bathroom and dressing room are where the Ying energy is the most concentrated at any school. I’ll need to be extra careful.

He pushed the door slowly open. The dressing room was lined on both sides by steel lockers, and a long wooden chair sat in the middle.