Chapter 337: Echolocation (2/2)

I nodded, walking confidently towards the windows marked with numbers. But when I saw the numbers, I stopped dead in my tracks. The victim received 11 stab wounds but the largest number on the glass was only 9. The cheating bastard!

”You have ten seconds! Hurry up!” urged Dali.

I gritted my teeth, wrapped my sleeve around my fist and smashed the glass with the numbers ”2” and ”9”.

Time’s up!

Deng Chao's vaunting voice came from the speakers outside, ”Haha, Song Yang, you’re wrong this time. The victim was stabbed 11 times. Unfortunately, you failed the test!”

I couldn't restrain the anger brewing inside any longer. ”You fucking son of a bitch!” I shouted. “You think you’re so smart, don't you? Well show yourself and stop hiding like a coward!”

Deng Chao ignored me and continued, ”Your mistake has caused the death of two innocent students. Alas, there are now more ghosts wandering around this lecture building.”

A loud explosion resounded through the building, the soundwaves splitting our eardrums. Then a wave of smoke flushed down the corridor. I turned on the radio and heard Xiaotao say, ”There was an explosion. Are you all right?”

”I’m afraid he’s killed more people,” I sighed. “I’m going to confirm that now!”

Xiaotao breathed a sigh of relief, ”Thank goodness you’re alright!”

The smoke in the corridor was thick, mixed with the odor of burning flesh. At the end of the corridor, I found the floor outside the girl’s restroom covered with broken bricks, and the bodies of a boy and girl–both students–buried underneath. Their faces were charred beyond recognition.

There were ligature marks on the body, suggesting that these two victims had been detained in the restroom from the start. Deng Chao never intended for me to pass the test. He wanted me to watch the people around me die one by one.

I bit my lips, fires of fury and hatred burning in my chest. Xiaotao said, ”Song Xingchen wants to speak to you!”

The voice of Song Xingchen filled my ears, ”Young Master, I’ve located where the hostages are hidden...”

I took a few deep breaths to compose myself. ”Don't take any action for now,” I ordered. “He may have planted a bomb or have cameras installed. I’ll discuss this with Xiaotao first.”

”Be careful!” stressed Song Xingchen.

”Has the command center been moved?” I asked Xiaotao.

”Yes!”

”Get Lao Yao to work with Song Xingchen and rescue the hostages first,” I instructed. “You can come up with the specific measures. Just make sure you don’t alert him of your actions.”

”No problem, we'll take care of this,” she assured.

A group of professors suddenly came running up in a hubbub and cried, ”Help! The dean's whereabouts are unknown. It’s very likely that he’s been kidnapped by Deng Chao!”