"The girls' dormitory had always been strictly managed. I heard that if a boy broke in, the lightest punishment would be a warning..."
Xiao Ying had lowered her head and was only halfway through her sentence when—
A urging voice from inside the dormitory building interrupted her. "What's your room number?"
Without considering any supposed disciplinary violation, Luo Di had already entered the dormitory lobby and was standing at the stairwell.
His tone had changed as well, sounding more like an order.
"0510. I'm coming with you!"
Xiao Ying hurried after him, instinctively glancing toward the dorm supervisor's break room. There truly wasn't anyone inside.
However, there were two dorm supervisors in total. They normally handled the light inspections and fed the Corner Parrots on every floor.
Most likely, the supervisors had confirmed that all the students had left the dorms to attend the important physical education exam, and were taking this opportunity to conduct a full lighting inspection of the entire building.
While going upstairs,
Luo Di kept watching the floor numbers at every corner. Fortunately, there were no duplicate floors, and they reached the Fifth Floor without incident.
Visibility on this floor was poor. At least half the bulbs were malfunctioning, which was already enough to indicate a problem.
"Class—"
Xiao Ying, standing at the entrance to the corridor, was about to call out loudly when—
Smack! Luo Di clapped a hand over her mouth and made a silencing gesture. Then, with soundless steps, he headed toward the dorm room where their class monitor was staying.
Xiao Ying immediately followed his lead, copying him and maintaining absolute silence.
She also noticed that Luo Di was holding the blade with its Corner Attribute in his hand. Though she wanted to say something, she held it back.
Room 0510 was