After surviving my ordeal, I learned that the school beauty had given birth to twins for me.

Chapter 217 Yu Ying Middle School, The Corridor of Crying

At this point, Lu Mingyu could no longer control his emotions and burst into tears, burying his face in his knees. Jiang Xinlan felt a pang of sadness and quietly handed him a whole pack of tissues.

Shen Zixuan turned her head, her eyes reddening. She raised her hand and patted Lu Mingyu's back, whispering words of comfort, but couldn't find any suitable words to soothe him.

After crying for a long time, Lu Mingyu slowly raised his head, his red and swollen eyes looking at Shen Yu.

"Mr. Shen, the hospital couldn't find any cause of the illness. We were desperate and could only inquire about the situation at the school. That's when we heard what the students were saying in private."

Three months ago, Lin Xiaoyu, a senior at Yuying High School, who consistently ranked first in her grade and had a pretty and quiet appearance, jumped from the fifth floor of the school building on a rainy night and died instantly.

The school issued a unified statement claiming that Lin Xiaoyu suffered from severe depression due to the immense pressure of preparing for the college entrance examination, which led to her suicide, and that students were strictly forbidden from discussing the matter.

"But privately, everyone says that Lin Xiaoyu's ghost is trapped in the fifth-floor corridor, and every night at midnight, her aggrieved cries echo throughout the corridor."

Someone got up in the middle of the night and saw a thin figure in a blue and white school uniform appear at the end of the corridor, disappearing into thin air as soon as they got close.

Some people also say that Lin Xiaoyu left behind a diary before jumping off the building, on which she wrote in blood: "I will make everyone accompany me."

"Recently, three students at the school, like my sister, have fallen into a coma for no apparent reason. The cause of their illness cannot be found, and their parents have gone to the school many times to demand an explanation."

The school maintains that all the cases are due to stress-induced mental disorders caused by excessive exam pressure on students, and has only arranged for weekly group counseling sessions with school counselors, without taking any substantive investigation measures.

"If it were before, I definitely wouldn't have believed in these things; I would have thought they were feudal superstition. But back then, at the party venue, I saw these things with my own eyes."

Therefore, I suspect that the rumors circulating at school are true, and that my sister's coma may be related to a ghost seeking revenge.

Mr. Shen, please help my sister! I beg you!

Jiang Xinlan gently took Shen Yu's wrist, her eyes filled with tender empathy:

"Shen Yu, please help this child. His family is already struggling financially, and his sister is in critical condition in the hospital. The hospital can't find the cause of her illness, and the school is covering it up. The family is on the verge of collapse."

Shen Zixuan quickly chimed in, "Yes, brother-in-law. Mingyu is my best brother. He's honest and reliable, and he would never exaggerate or lie. His sister is only sixteen, and her life has just begun. We can't let her be ruined like this."

Shen Yu remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.

"Okay, I agree."

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingyu was deeply moved, tears streaming down his face again. He bowed deeply to Shen Yu repeatedly, murmuring words of thanks.

The four quickly packed their belongings, grabbed their car keys, and drove towards the expressway in Yunshui County.

Three and a half hours later, the vehicle exited the highway toll station and officially entered the territory of Yunshui County.

This small county town is nestled against the mountains and beside the river, with a small overall size and a slow pace of urban development.

The old town is filled with red brick residential buildings built in the 1970s and 80s, and street vendors selling local specialties and breakfast snacks can be seen everywhere.

Pedestrians strolled leisurely along the road, and electric vehicles shuttled back and forth, creating an overall peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

If you drive straight along the main road of the county for ten minutes, a brand-new and well-organized school will appear on the east side of the road. This is Yunshui County Yuying High School.

A large, gilded school sign hangs in the center of the school gate, with two red honorary plaques hanging side by side on the side.

Inside the security guard's room at the school gate, the security guard was scrolling through his phone. When he saw Shen Yu and his group drive up to the roadside at the school gate, he immediately put down his phone, opened the glass window of the security guard's room, and peered out with a cautious and scrutinizing look in his eyes.

Lu Mingyu was the first to push open the car door and get out, quickly walking to the security guard's window:

"Hello sir, I am Lu Yutong's older brother from Class 3, Grade 11. I would like to enter the school to talk to Ms. Li Shufen, the Dean of Students, about matters related to my child's medical treatment. Could you please make an exception for me?"

When the security guard heard the name Lu Yutong, a complex and unreadable emotion flashed across his eyes.

Looking Lu Mingyu up and down at his haggard appearance, she sighed softly and raised her hand to press the electronic access control switch at the school gate.

"I remember this little girl; she was one of the children who had an accident at school recently."

Director Li is on the third floor of the office building; you may go in. However, please remember not to make noise in the teaching area. It's currently class time, and you don't want to disturb the students.

"Okay, we understand, thank you, sir."

The four people opened the car door and entered the campus.

Beneath my feet was a smooth cement playground where several boys were playing basketball, the sounds of dribbling and laughter carrying far. A cleaning lady was leisurely sweeping fallen leaves from the ground.

Upon arriving at the teaching building, the corridors were very clean, with white walls painted spotless, and various subject-specific learning sections and students' handwritten posters displayed on the walls.

Occasionally, a student carrying homework would walk by, and upon seeing four strangers, would curiously glance at them, then lower their head and quicken their pace to enter the classroom.

"Actually, our school is usually pretty good," Lu Mingyu said softly, his gaze sweeping over the familiar campus, a complex emotion in his eyes.

"I went to high school here. Back then, the hallways were full of students playing around after class, and the playground was always packed. If it weren't for these incidents, it wouldn't be like this now."

The four of them walked up the stairs to the fifth floor.

"This is it." Lu Mingyu stopped and pointed to the long corridor in front of him, his voice trembling slightly.

"My sister fainted and had an accident in this corridor."

This corridor is no different from any other corridor in the school.

The floor is covered with gray, non-slip tiles, and the walls are painted snow-white. Every few meters, there is a poster with a code of conduct for middle school students and a famous quote.

The afternoon sun shone through the windows on both sides of the corridor, casting bright patches of light on the ground, and dust motes danced gently in the beams of light.

Everything seemed perfectly normal, as ordinary as could be.

But Shen Yu could clearly sense that the resentment in this corridor was much stronger than in other parts of the teaching building.

Wisps of almost invisible black resentment slowly seeped out from the cracks in the floor tiles, permeating every corner of the corridor like a cold mist.

People who stay here for a long time will unconsciously become depressed, nervous, and prone to nightmares at night. Those with weaker constitutions will be invaded by resentment, damaging their souls.

Jiang Xinlan subconsciously wrapped her thin coat tighter around herself and said softly, "I don't know why, but I feel a bit cold and uncomfortable all over as soon as I get here."

Shen Zixuan scratched his head and said in confusion, "I also feel something's off. The sun is so bright, but I feel a chill down my back."

Just then, a crisp, rapid sound of high heels clicking on the floor came from the other end of the corridor.