"Thank you..."
The ghost boy's figure grew fainter and fainter until he finally vanished into the air.
At the same time, Fang Zheng could clearly feel the atmosphere around them becoming less cold and oppressive. Much of the malevolent aura that had shrouded Tenjin Elementary School had dissipated as well.
"Done."
Fang Zheng clapped his hands and looked around as he spoke. Everyone wore complicated expressions at his words. Shishido Yui and the others in particular did not look well.
The reason was simple. Earlier, they had discovered the body of their classmate—Morishige Sakutaro. Judging from the scene, Morishige Sakutaro seemed to have been attacked by someone else. He had knocked the person down with an iron bar, but before dying, that person had lunged up and stabbed Morishige Sakutaro in the neck. In the end, both of them had died.
This left everyone deeply saddened, especially Suzumoto Mayu, who cried her heart out. According to the others, Suzumoto Mayu and Morishige Sakutaro had known each other since middle school and had always been close. Seeing his body now naturally left her devastated.
The sight secretly alarmed the others as well, and they could not help worrying about their own friends. They had remained safe under Fang Zheng's protection throughout the journey, but the others clearly had not been so fortunate. They had already lost one friend and naturally did not want anything to happen to anyone else.
On the other hand, they had also successfully found the tongues of the other two ghosts and returned them, allowing the ghosts to finally pass on.
At the same time, Fang Zheng learned the precise locations of the others.
"Koyuki, let's go to the group of three first."
"Okay."
Hearing Fang Zheng's request, Kanai Yuki nodded and continued down the stairs. Without