Chapter 3 - Elevator (1/2)

After waiting for a while outside, Lin Xiao Yan was unable to bear it any longer and asked, “Su Min, when you went in…did it move?”

Su Min felt the coldness on his back disappear. He rubbed his face, returning back to a calm and collected state.

“Yes,” he replied after leaving the bathroom–But her movement was weird.

When she looked up for the last time, the expression on Liu Lili’s corpse was clearly one of horror. However, there weren’t many things in this world that could scare a corpse.

Su Min suspected that the culprit was that ghost.

The way Liu Lili drowned in the bathroom was awful enough to make a person choke.

Not to say that it was too much, it was just simply too rare considering the strange position she died in.

“It’s better to wait for the police to come, okay?” Lin Xiao Yan tensely said.

Su Min looked at her pale face and bloodless lips. She seemed to be scared out of her mind.

Is it really alright for the female protagonist of a horror movie to already be this scared?

Su Min asked, “Was anybody in the bathroom when Liu Lili died?”

The three girls shook their heads.

They were all sleeping in bed. How could they be together with Liu Lili when she left to the bathroom? If it wasn’t for Lin Xiao Yan discovering her body, they feared they would not be in the know until morning.

Su Min hesitated, “Her body looked as if it was forced underwater.”

It was impossible for normal people to die in the bathtub like this.

But this was a horror movie. If a ghost was in the bathroom the moment she died, everything would make sense.

Lin Xiao Yan’s complexion became even paler.

Nobody knew what to say.

The sirens of the police cars could be heard, and several officers came in moments after.

They paused for a split second when they saw Su Min.

Although Su Min and the rest arrived after the crime was committed, they were still brought in for questioning. After a series of standard questions, they were immediately released.

Su Min wasn’t as afraid as the others. In any case, if worse comes worst, he could just choose to leave the film.

Much later, the sun peaked out to signify the wee hours of the morning. Even with the death of a student, classes still proceeded as normal.

When he woke up from his sleep, it was already 10 o’ clock. Getting off his bed, Su Min quickly changed out of the nightgown. He originally planned to throw it away, but after a moment of thought, he chose to just let it be on the bed.

A hesitation arose as he approached the bathroom.

Last night, there was a perverted ghost who groped his butt. Perhaps it was currently crouching somewhere nearby, waiting for him to walk into its trap.

But in the end, his face still needed to get washed. Besides, it was now broad daylight; the sunshine illuminated everywhere, a far cry away from the scene of last night.

He walked inside and saw that the candle, apple, and peel were already thrown into the trash can.

Thanks to the roommate who tidied things up.

As he smeared toothpaste on his toothbrush, Su Min was a little diffident. Hesitantly, he looked up to the mirror and began to brush his teeth.

He had a habit of looking at the mirror while he brushed his teeth. Today, however, one look made him think back to last night, when he and that ghost were staring into the mirror together.

When he looked down again, the water running down the faucet changed into blood.

Su Min, “…”

This was a horror movie, alright.

In a blink of an eye, the blood turned back into regular tap water. He relaxed and recollected himself before rinsing his mouth.

As if what he just saw was an illusion, no more strange incidents happened after that.

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After washing up, the roommates went to the cafeteria together.

Exiting the dorms, Su Min saw a police car parked outside. A police cordon was pulled across the doors of the female dormitory.

‘It would be busy for some time,’ he thought.

Su Min withdrew his line of sight. Along the way to the dining hall, he heard discussions pertaining to Liu Lili’s death. Even the school’s group uploaded several photos of the scene.

Nobody knew that a supernatural phenomenon had already occurred in the school.

The name “University Thriller” wasn’t just for show.

Suddenly, Su Min recalled the missing roommate and asked, “The guy that went out yesterday, why isn’t he back yet?”

“There was an accident at home, so he had to go back. It’ll be a long time before he returns,” Lin Yiri answered.

Su Min didn’t say anything else.

They arrived in class and saw Lin Xiao Yan.

The blows she received were evidently not small. Her whole body looked haggard, but as the heroine, her attractiveness index was still high. All the male students were enquiring solicitously about her well-being.

Lin Xiao Yan’s eyes lit up when she saw the two of them, and she came over.

The three sat together.

“I bought an amulet outside. Do you want to wear one, too?” Lin Xiao Yan whispered.

She couldn’t get the memory of that corpse out of her mind.

Lin Yiri asked for one, but Su Min didn’t. If an amulet was useful, this movie wouldn’t be able to go on.

Their major was English. During the 45 minutes of class, the professor spoke with his spit flying while the students zoned out.

After the dismissal bell rang, the professor said, “To the students who have not turned in the last homework, bring it to my office as soon as possible. Else, you can say goodbye to your final grade.”

The students all scattered out of the classroom.

Lin Yiri uncharacteristically exclaimed, “I forgot to bring the homework today. Su Min, you also forgot. It’s important, so let’s turn it in.”

“I also didn’t bring it,” Lin Xiao Yan said, “Wait, come back with me. We’ll turn it in together.”

She was afraid and didn’t dare return to the dorms alone.

Su Min and Lin Yiri trailed behind her to the dormitory. They watched as she sprinted inside and ran out in a matter of seconds.

After she returned, she tidied up her messed-up hair. “Let’s go.”

They had not walked far when a schoolboy suddenly stopped them.

“Su Min, there’s something I have to ask you.”

Su Min had no recollection of this person.

Lin Xiao Yan and Lin Yiri said, “We’ll go on ahead. Take care of this first.”

The two of them left, and the boy took out his cellphone. “Su Min, the person wearing this nightgown last night…”

Su Min, “It wasn’t me!”

The boy, “…I haven’t asked yet.”