Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 116: Chapter 53 Kaidan Text Message_2

Last night, not long after Cheese spoke, Li Yelai received an official message.

East City Branch would be fully responsible for the mission to find and suppress the Horror Tales Notebook.

And Li Yelai found himself prominently listed in the action roster.

His mission was to disguise himself as a transfer student and infiltrate Huan City University.

This left Li Yelai somewhat stunned; he had never imagined he would attend university one day.

As a child, he had dreamt of entering university and composing the Chapters of his youth.

But after his parents passed away, he had long since discarded such thoughts.

Who would have thought that after becoming a Processor facing dangers, he would end up going to university?

Thus, after Cheese applied for funding, he took Li Yelai out overnight to buy several sets of clothes, the prices of which made Li Yelai wince.

It was said to make others believe Li Yelai was a wealthy second-generation rich kid.

But Li Yelai himself said his poor vibe was still there. He guessed even if he wore a big gold chain, others would think it was plastic.

That led to today’s scene.

After meeting up, Li Yelai asked, ”You two are students at this university, have you noticed anything unusual?”

”There have been unusual occurrences, but we didn’t notice them immediately,” Shadow Stream looked at Li Yelai and continued, ”At first, after the band incident erupted, there were disturbances everywhere being calmed down. During that time, there were already rumors about the kaidan. But in the university, having a few kaidan or ghost stories is quite normal. Most are just rumors. So, we didn’t pay attention initially.”

”Later, after a while, the discourse about kaidan increased, and we began to investigate the kaidan. But we found no abnormalities,” Starfire added, ”Until we noticed some people suddenly wanting to enter Huan City University. We then suspected it might be the ability of some Taboo Items.”

”Has the kaidan appeared yet?” Li Yelai asked.

”It has, reportedly in the art gallery’s sculpture room. There’s a rumor that someone saw the statues moving, but its authenticity is uncertain,” Starfire shrugged, ”Many people are spreading it around just for fun.”

”Normal, they haven’t encountered supernatural incidents,” Cheese responded, ”Next, we ourselves will stealthily investigate.”

”Can’t we just transfer the university students out?” Li Yelai asked.

”No, rash actions would directly trigger the Horror Tales Notebook. It’s quite intelligent. Not to mention the holder is still out there,” Cheese explained, ”So for now, the official suggestion is for us Processors to act separately. If we can find the holder in advance, that’s best. If not, upon activation, we escort all students and teachers to safety away from the kaidan’s reach, then identify the holder from within. Since the holder wants to show off as this rich second-generation surrounded by beauties, they’ll definitely stand out.”

Li Yelai nodded, ”Understood. How many of us are there?”

”Quite a few,” Cheese said with a light chuckle, ”Teams from various units are involved in the operation.”

Indeed, there were quite a few, as Starfire and his sibling, along with Li Yelai and Cheese, toured the university. Along the way, they saw several colleagues--old acquaintances, including Heavy Knight.

No wonder the Detective was feeling moody; among the new recruits at East City Branch of the same period, only he looked older and couldn’t pass off as a university student. He could only enter the university under the guise of a visiting teacher.

Seeing the Detective’s melancholy expression, Li Yelai wanted to laugh.

Soon, with Starfire’s help, Li Yelai got familiar with all the facilities in the university.

Library, art gallery, academic area, cafeteria, dormitories... he memorized these locations firmly.

Watching the girls in sportswear playing and frolicking on the sports field, displaying their youth and beauty,

Li Yelai sighed inwardly, wondering if Li Yunyan, if not for her troublesome curse, might also be here?

He wondered when he would be able to suppress her troublesome curse.

Lost in thought, Li Yelai continued with Starfire and others into the academic building.

Since he had to play a student, attending classes was unavoidable.

Fortunately, there were many transfer students lately, and most students didn’t seem to find this unusual.

After a brief self-introduction, Li Yelai and others entered the classroom.

Though it was university, many students were not taking notes seriously during class; they presumably were there just for the prestige and didn’t care much about learning.

Among them, many were eyeing Li Yelai and his group.

This wasn’t unexpected, after all Cheese’s attractiveness was evident, and it hadn’t been many classes before someone wanted to ask for Cheese’s contact information.

However, perhaps Li Yelai’s presence was disrupting them, making them hesitate and not dare to approach.

”Am I being used as a shield by you?” Li Yelai realized, whispering in complaint.

”What’s the big deal? I’m also your shield,” Cheese responded, patting Li Yelai’s shoulder with a smile, ”I’ve blocked so many unwanted admirers for you, you should feel lucky!”

At that moment, Li Yelai suddenly felt a sense of hostility. He immediately looked around but didn’t notice anyone staring.

Frowning, both his and Cheese’s cellphones in their pockets rang simultaneously.

It was a new smartphone prepared by the officials; otherwise, if Li Yelai continued using his old phone, wouldn’t he have given himself away immediately?

Li Yelai clumsily opened the phone interface and saw a message from an unknown number.

[Dormitory rules, on your way back to the dormitory, if you hear someone calling your name from behind, do not turn back, continue ahead, and proceed until you safely enter the dormitory’s main gate.]