Eyes of the Countdown

"Teacher Lu..."

When Lu Xin saw the file at the very bottom, he even felt a little absurd.

How was that possible?

If this Midnight Court was the same one he had encountered before, and if the enforcers of this Midnight Court were also like Number Eight, with the sole purpose of punishing those who deserved it, then why had they marked Teacher Lu?

In this world, the person who should have been marked least of all was Teacher Lu.

"This mark should have appeared a long time ago."

Professor Bai seemed to understand what Lu Xin was thinking. He said quietly, "But she never reported it, nor did she tell any of the guards we assigned, so we didn't even notice at first. Only when the force marking her grew stronger and clearer was it finally discovered by Kid, who told us. Then our investigation team found out that she was the one who had been marked."

"We still don't understand what it means for the mark to become clearer..."

"But..."

"..."

"It was Number Eight. It must have been Number Eight who did it the last time he came."

Listening to Professor Bai, Lu Xin's thoughts raced as well, and he realized many things.

If the mark had appeared long ago, it must have been before he returned.

When he had come back, Number Eight had already been staying at Crimson Moon Elementary School for two days. Had he marked Teacher Lu then?

Why had he marked Teacher Lu?

It was clear that Professor Bai still wanted to discuss something.

But Lu Xin's mind was already in turmoil. He turned to Professor Bai and said, "I'll go back first."

Professor Bai swallowed what he had been about to say and nodded lightly. "Don't worry. While Qinggang keeps