After leaving the restroom, He Ming led the fake Phantom "Hu Jiu" towards the principal's office.
If you listen carefully, you can hear two people walking, but only the sound of one person's footsteps.
This time, He Ming took the lead. Hu Jiu remained silent. He Ming had been pondering Hu Jiu's style of doing things the whole time. He glanced at the door of the principal's office and pushed it open without any politeness.
As soon as I entered, I saw a middle-aged man with a receding hairline sitting in a chair behind a desk, his eyes downcast, seemingly lost in thought.
He was clearly the principal.
The principal looked up and saw He Ming barge in without knocking. A hint of displeasure flashed across his face. "Where are you from? Why didn't you knock before coming in?"
He Ming's expression turned cold. "Didn't anyone notify you? Special envoys from the National Supernatural Phenomena Control Bureau are coming to investigate!"
The principal was taken aback for a moment, then quickly recovered and hurriedly stood up and took a few steps forward to greet him, "I'm so sorry, sir, you're so young. At first glance, I thought you were a student of our school."
He Ming's expression remained grim, because he couldn't be sure if the principal was deliberately trying to intimidate him, so he could only retaliate by intimidating the principal in return.
He activated his Insubstantiality, passing directly through the desk like a ghost, and took the principal's place in the chair. His chin was raised, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and his whole demeanor exuded an obvious arrogance.
Upon seeing this, the principal was completely flustered, standing to the side with an apologetic smile, looking utterly helpless, just like a student who had made a mistake.
He Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, sometimes a simple and direct show of force is the most effective deterrent.
"Principal Liang, our purpose in coming here is simple. I need you to tell us the truth: what strange things have happened at this school? Why have so many students gone missing or died? And why are you, as the principal, helping to cover it up?"
"Actually, Headquarters already knows that a Ghost Tamer is causing trouble at this university. Cooperate with the investigation and try to make amends. If you can prove that you were coerced, then everything will be fine. If not... you can try to find out how many people died in Langzhou City today, who they were, and whether your name should be added to the death list."
"Don't think I'm exaggerating; Headquarters has indeed given us the power to kill!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Principal Liang's tense muscles relaxed considerably. Having seen countless people in his life, he could still sense a hint of bluffing and deliberate threats from He Ming, even though He Ming appeared arrogant.
Those who appear gentle and polite on the surface, but then strike and kill without leaving a chance for survival, are the real dangerous elements!
Principal Liang glanced discreetly at the "young man" who had entered with He Ming, and without daring to be negligent, quickly said, "There is indeed a Ghost Tamer student on the Main Campus of Langzhou University. His background is somewhat special. I received orders from above to cover for him and protect everything he has done."
Upon hearing this, He Ming was furious. "As the principal of a school, instead of protecting your students, you're protecting a scoundrel who's harming them. How could you stoop so low?"
Principal Liang gave a wry smile, "Young comrade, do you think I want to do this kind of thing? Sometimes I have no choice!"
There's a saying: when faced with two evils, choose the lesser. The entire Langzhou City is in cahoots. I want to live an honest life, but guess what happened to those who refused to go along with it?
"Do you think that I and some of the dead haven't sought help from that so-called Headquarters? We've secretly reported the situation here more than once, but each time we've been given the runaround. Sometimes the Headquarters even leaked information, leading to the tragic deaths of those who called the police! Every time, Headquarters says they're too busy and can't spare the manpower to handle things here! The situation is too chaotic; maintaining a semblance of stability and harmony is already a feat!"
"Headquarters has said this, what else can I do? Disregard the safety of my entire family and go head-to-head with these evil forces? If the higher-ups refuse to get involved, are we, as weak and powerless people, supposed to pay the price?"
"Now you're all high and mighty, standing on the moral high ground. But who was it that allowed Langzhou City to develop to this state? You know, someone once tried to petition higher authorities, but before they even reached the Capital, they vanished without a trace, neither alive nor dead."
Principal Liang became increasingly agitated as he spoke, a mixture of genuine and feigned emotion, but He Ming was somewhat overwhelmed. Principal Liang glanced at his face and continued, "I've been doing my utmost to protect the students in this school. I've used my authority to transfer many innocent students to other campuses. Haven't you noticed that this campus actually has very few students?"
He Ming nodded blankly. He had never been to university, so how would he know if there were many or few people here?
Principal Liang gradually took control of the pace, but despite his words, he was not trying to fool He Ming, because most of what he said was true. He was indeed a principal who had to compromise due to powerful figures and tried his best to protect students within his power. He was not so upright and honest; he was just trying to protect as many people as possible while protecting himself.
At this time, Headquarters sent people to investigate the city's anomalies, and Principal Liang was very willing to cooperate in eliminating this scourge.
He Ming was stunned. He saw Principal Liang walk to the bookshelf in the office, take out a Special File Folder from a very hidden place behind several stacked books, and solemnly hand it to He Ming.
"This is the information on the Ghost Tamer at the school. I've been waiting for someone from above to handle this matter for a long time, so I made preparations early on. Now, we've finally waited for you to arrive."
"However, I can't verify the authenticity of this information. I really don't know much about some of the strange things that happened at the school, because the surviving victims refuse to say anything, and I don't dare force them to talk. Telling them might kill someone!"
He Ming took out the documents and glanced at them a few times, "Chu Shan..."
He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, then suddenly looked up and stared directly at Principal Liang: "He Ming Langzhou City has always been very good at deceiving its superiors and concealing the truth. This time, the fact that Headquarters noticed it so conveniently must have involved a lot of your efforts, Principal, right?"
Principal Liang smiled, neither confirming nor denying.
Lin, a wanted criminal from Headquarters, has fled into this city, and investigators are in hot pursuit. Isn't this a golden opportunity? A perfect chance to tear down the disguise and expose the darkness to Headquarters!
This opportunity was won at the cost of human lives. If no one had been injured or killed, how would the high-ranking investigators at Headquarters have noticed it?