"What was Xue Tinghai planning? Why had the Public Channel been cut off for no reason?"
The communication equipment for the twenty employees in this mission had all come from Song Yitong.
Before this, every action Xue Tinghai took after entering Haunted Academy had been relayed through the communicators, under her control, to the people in E-2.
But suddenly, contact with Xue Tinghai had been lost. The last time he spoke had been when he bid Luo Ge farewell.
Everyone present was exceptionally observant. Even Mo Lan noticed something was wrong. She edged closer to Song Yitong and said softly:
"Before the connection was cut, Xue Tinghai was breathing heavily. That long silence sounded like he was considering some Major Event."
Song Yitong took out the controllers for all the communication equipment from her backpack. The one belonging to Xue Tinghai had already stopped functioning.
This meant that Xue Tinghai had either destroyed it himself or it had been damaged passively.
But Mo Lan's words had already made the issue clear. The cause of the communicator's malfunction had to be the former.
Song Yitong continuously replayed every move Xue Tinghai had made before this in her mind, finally settling on the moment before the black-clothed formation appeared.
"He mentioned the words 'Head Dean'..."
Her gaze became wary as she repeatedly glanced at Director Wang, who stood ready at the entrance to Room 1716. She thought:
After seeing the Black-clothed person, Xue Tinghai obtained some major clue, and that clue pointed to the Head Dean!
All at once, many things seemed to connect.
Room 1716 contained the files of the Head Dean and Vice Dean. Yu Guo had entered it at some unknown time and fallen into a perilous predicament.
Ji Li's attitude toward entering Room 1716 had been ambiguous. He