Chen Kangnian was still a bit conscientious. When he held shares in the school, he lowered the tuition fees, relieving the financial burden on a large number of students and thus attracting a large student population.
To accommodate more students, Chen Kangnian established four educational stages in the school: kindergarten, primary school, junior high school, and senior high school.
After the school was running smoothly, Chen Kangnian kept a close eye on the new owner of the land plot. Only after ensuring that everything was in order did he move his whole family away.
Chen Kangnian took the school's commemorative dividends and left. However, right after his departure, things went wrong at the school.
As soon as he left, the new company's manager significantly raised the tuition fees. Many students who were in the middle of their studies suddenly had to pay sky - high tuition fees, and a large number of them were forced to drop out.
As the number of students in the school dwindled, there was a vast expanse of land but only a tiny number of students. They simply couldn't suppress the evil aura of this place.
The company's manager then realized something was amiss and started looking for the next person to take over. The situation fell into a never - ending cycle...
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Ning Yitao led them skillfully to the second floor. This time, Eve and the others finally recognized that this was the kindergarten area.
There were small classrooms separated one by one. On the walls were children's paintings that had turned yellow and corroded.
However, the corridor on the second floor was extremely dirty, with dried bloodstains on the walls and in the cracks.
Zhaocai successfully convinced Ji Wangqiu to carry it in his arms. Zhaocai said that Duan Qinghuai had carried it before, which instantly aroused Ji Wangqiu's competitive spirit. He picked up Zhaocai and walked on.
Just as they reached the second floor, Zhaocai was spared from getting its clothes stained by the bloodstains.
Zhaocai hugged Ji Wangqiu's neck and kept chattering, telling him to protect it well. Otherwise, it would choose Duan Qinghuai. Ji Wangqiu's face turned as black as coal.
Zhaocai described how Duan Qinghuai treated Ning Yitao and itself when they were together. The admiration in its tone successfully darkened Ji Wangqiu's mood.
However, he had to listen to Zhaocai because he really wanted to know what had happened to Ning Yitao when he was away. Even if it involved another man and even if it made him angry, he still wanted to know.
The two of them were at the back of the group, outwitting each other. They dared to be so relaxed in this environment not only because of their own abilities.
The bigger reason was that they had Ning Yitao leading the way.
Ning Yitao turned two corners and arrived at a well - hidden and dim toilet. To her surprise, the door was slightly ajar, and through the crack, it was pitch - black inside.
Eve reached out to push the door open. Ning Yitao didn't stop her because she didn't sense any danger.
Eve exerted some strength. She thought the door would be hard to open, but it opened with a gentle push.
Eve looked back at Ning Yitao in surprise.
Ning Yitao turned her head and motioned for Eve to step back. She would be the vanguard.
Actually, Mumu had pushed the door open with all her might.
At this moment, the disheveled Mumu was lying at the door. Her face changed from yellow to red, then to purple, and finally to white. Sweat oozed from her palms, and she was trembling non - stop. She didn't even have the strength to speak. Her stomachache was excruciating.
The pain made Mumu's mind go blank. She couldn't think at all.
But her eyes were still fixed on the door, hoping that someone would come in and rescue her from this misery.
So, when Mumu saw Ning Yitao enter, it was as if she had seen an angel descending to the world.
This scene was extremely familiar, just like the past with Liu Yun'er and Liu Qiaozǐ.
Ning Yitao frowned as she looked at Mumu, who was gasping for breath in pain.
Just when Mumu thought she was finally saved.
The cold touch on her wound irritated her nerves. The bright red liquid spread rapidly. The cold feeling turned hot, and then came the excruciating pain.
"Ah!!!"
Mumu let out a heart - rending cry.
At this moment, Mumu was lying on the ground, watching helplessly as more liquid flowed out of her body and spread around.
The feeling of powerlessness permeated her whole body. She no longer knew what pain was. She just felt numb all over. Her tired eyelids slowly drooped, and she fainted.
The moment Mumu locked eyes with Ning Yitao, she closed her eyes completely.
Ning Yitao's gaze didn't stay on her for a moment. There was just a flash of grief in her eyes.
She looked up with a cold gaze at the red thread floating down from the ceiling.
The red thread was completely connected to Mumu's belly, which was bulging high like that of a pregnant woman.
Eve, standing behind Ning Yitao, was still puzzled and asked,
"Why don't we go in?"
Then she peeked inside and was first shocked by the bloody scene on the floor. Organs were scattered everywhere, and the bloody intestines were casually thrown on the ground.
Eve had never seen such a cruel way of killing before. After seeing the scene, she felt the strong smell of blood rushing towards her. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand and tried hard to hold back the urge to vomit.
But after swallowing hard, she still couldn't hold it back and ran outside. She squatted downstairs, vomiting non - stop. Even though she had run downstairs, Eve still felt that the smell of blood lingered around her nose.
Ji Wangqiu took advantage of his height and glanced inside. First, he saw the red thread, then Mumu lying unconscious on the ground. He curled his lips and said calmly,
"Why is she lying at the door? We couldn't even open the door. It's just a child - birth ghost, and it has already tortured her like this. What a disgrace."
The child - birth ghost Ji Wangqiu mentioned was this red thread.
A child - birth ghost is a woman who died during childbirth. It will haunt pregnant women and prevent them from giving birth.
The only difference between a child - birth ghost and a human woman is a red thread called the blood bait in its throat. The child - birth ghost uses this red thread to enter the pregnant woman's abdomen and then attaches the blood bait to the fetus. As a result, the pregnant woman will die during childbirth.
A child - birth ghost can only be reincarnated after killing another pregnant woman. The pregnant woman killed by the child - birth ghost will become a new child - birth ghost and continue to harm other pregnant women.
Ji Wangqiu noticed something strange. He frowned and said,
"Taotao, look. It seems that Mumu has already been hooked by the child - birth ghost, which means she was already pregnant and was forced into premature and difficult labor by the child - birth ghost."
"Normally, this red thread should disappear, and the child - birth ghost should enter a new cycle of reincarnation. Why hasn't it disappeared yet? And this child - birth ghost doesn't seem to know much. Mumu is a spiritual medium. Even if the child - birth ghost has hooked her, it can't turn her into a substitute."
Ning Yitao looked serious. After thinking for a moment, she replied,
"Once connected by a child - birth ghost, it can't be interrupted. But judging from Mumu's situation, she has already been completely connected. It seems that this child - birth ghost doesn't want to be reincarnated. It still lingers in the human world and harms the child in Mumu's belly, perhaps just to nourish itself."