Xiao Lan took the pocket watch that Luo gave, and the two left the office separately.

After that, Xiao Lan came to the location near the principal's office, waiting for Luo to transfer the principal and create a chance for him to sneak in.

Soon after, Luo's figure appeared in Xiao Lan's sight, he entered the principal's office smoothly, and left with the principal Mrs. Weld after a few minutes.

Xiao Lan glanced at the time on the pocket watch and leaned towards the principal's office.

After confirming that there was no one around, Xiao Lan opened the door of the room and quietly entered the room.

When he first entered, he almost thought it was getting dark.

Because the whole office is based on black, the wallpaper is black, the floor is black marble, and the gorgeous velvet curtains are still black.

Xiao Lan stood by the window and looked at it. The view here is very good and the location is very high. From this office, you can almost overlook the entire college.

In addition to black in the office, most of them are all kinds of silverware. Whether it is furniture, candlesticks or wall decorations, they are all uniform silver, with conspicuous light flashing on the dark background.

On the desktop of the principal's office are official documents related to the affairs of the college. It is written in a graceful font from Mrs. Weld. The content is very detailed, but it is very boring. Xiao Lan rummaged through it and found nothing special in it. s things.

The bookshelves next to her are also full of books related to education and psychology. There are many traces of flipping on the books. It can be seen that Mrs. Weld is usually very concerned about the education of students.

It seems that this is just a normal office.

Xiao Lan's attention shifted to the closed door next to her.

Luo had told him before that Mrs. Weld spends her evenings in the office break room, so her personal belongings should be there.

Xiao Lan lay on the door and listened carefully to the movement inside.

After finding that the room was quiet, he gently pried open the door of the lounge. The lock on this door was much more complicated than the one outside, but it was no match for Xiao Lan's tried and tested unlocking skills.

This room is also as dark as the office outside, and even because the curtains are completely drawn, the interior is completely dark, and nothing can be seen clearly.

Xiao Lan had to turn on the [Nuclear Flashlight].

The moment he opened it, he was shocked.

Because the one who appeared in the light range was - Mr. Weld.

Didn't it mean that Mr. Weld had been resting in a room not far from the principal's office because of his health? How would it appear here? !

And what was he doing alone in such a dark room without making any sound.

Xiao Lan was thinking about how to fool Teacher Lianhe into the principal's office.

However, he noticed that Mr. Weld, who was illuminated by the light, did not have any unpleasant reaction. He just raised his hand to cover the corner of his mouth, as if to cover up the light cough that was about to exit.

But he did not put his eyes on Xiao Lan who entered the door.

Xiao Lan felt a little weird and asked tentatively, "Mr. Weld?"

Mr. Weld remained silent and did not answer.

Xiao Lan walked in a few steps, Mr. Weld lowered his head, raised his hand to cover the corner of his mouth again, and suppressed his light cough.

Xiao Lan frowned and took another step forward, this time standing directly in front of Mr. Weld.

This distance has exceeded the reasonable social distance between people. It stands to reason that no matter how distracted a normal person is, he will notice that there is a big living person in front of him.

Mr. Weld finally had a reaction. He raised his head and looked at Xiao Lan, with a gentle smile on his face, and his eyes were like the eyes of his lover.

Xiao Lan looked at him and asked again, "Mr. Weld?"

Mr. Weld still didn't answer, he just stared at Xiao Lan so quietly, like—

When they first met, he looked at his wife like that.

This situation is too strange, not to mention that Xiao Lan and him are just a one-sided relationship, how can Mr. Weld have such a deep relationship. Now that Xiao Lan has spoken to him a couple of times, even if he has hearing or language impairments, he should react a little bit.

For example, indicating that the other party can't hear it, or asking someone to write it down to communicate.

But he didn't have any normal reaction at all, he just stared at Xiao Lan with gentle eyes, and he felt a little creepy until he saw Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan tried to take a step back and left in front of Mr. Weld.

Almost at the same time, Mr. Weld lowered his head again and resumed the same quiet silence as before, occasionally raising his hand to cover the corner of his mouth and coughing lightly.

Xiao Lan took another step forward, and he raised his head again and looked at Xiao Lan.

When Xiao Lan stepped back, Mr. Weld returned to bowing his head.

He kept switching between the two movements, almost like a programmed machine.

Xiao Lan had a not-so-good conjecture.

He stretched out his hand and pressed Mr. Weld's carotid artery. The tentacles were icy cold. Although the texture of the skin was soft, it didn't have the temperature that a human body should have, and there was no pulse at all.

This is not a living person at all!

While touching the side of the neck, Xiao Lan noticed that there seemed to be something black on the back of Mr. Weld's neck.

He lifted the other person's long flaxen hair, and found a tattoo of a black and strange text on the back of his neck. This tattoo spread down the spine and spread to the area covered by the clothes.

Xiao Lan checked Mr. Weld's body again, and confirmed that this weird tattoo almost spread all over his body, like a line, connecting his body in series.

During this period, Xiao Lan also discovered that there was a huge penetrating wound on Mr. Weld’s chest, which could almost pull out his heart.

The pattern tattoos composed of these characters look full of strange deadness, and at the same time have a bit of a magical sense of art.

It seems that Mr. Weld should have died long ago, but this weird tattoo manipulates his corpse, making him look like a living person and can perform simple activities.

Just like a puppet.

Thinking of the photo of the three of them that she got, the happy family in the photo, Xiao Lan felt a chill down her spine. In the photo, Adeline looks dead and Mr. Weld has become a manipulated puppet, so what about Mrs. Weld?

Xiao Lan restored Mr. Weld's clothes to their original state, then turned to look at the lounge.

There are a lot more things here than the outside world. There are a lot of silverware that Xiao Lan doesn't know on the table, and several manuscripts are spread out.

Although the content is incomprehensible, there are some pictures drawn in these manuscripts, which are related to the structure of the human body, and there are similar tattoo patterns that have been seen on Mr. Weld before.

It seems that Mr. Weld's current state should be the headmaster's handwriting.

What is she researching?

Xiao Lan continued to search on the table, and finally a notebook caught his attention.

The paper of this manuscript has turned yellow, and the paper has been added many times, and a lot of extra content has been pasted.

This should be the oldest book on the desktop.

Open the notebook.

The previous records are some of the same as other manuscripts, which are like the content of the book, and when a certain paragraph is reached, the content suddenly changes.

[Hobson was killed! 】

【Adeline...Adeline is also dead...】

【who is it! who is it? Why did you do this! ! 】

[My Adeline, she's still so young]

[The whole body is broken, it must be very painful]

【I can save you, definitely can】

This Hobson should be Mr. Weld's name, and Adeline is indeed the headmaster's daughter.

It seems that something unexpected caused their deaths, and the headmaster, confronted with the tragedy, decides to use his own methods to save them.

Interspersed with a complicated picture and text, Xiao Lan saw the complete form of the tattoo on Mr. Weld's body. It seems that this was what the principal did to resurrect his husband at the time.

[No, Hobson's soul cannot be merged]

【Or not】

【Failed again】

【Why……】

[You can only be made into an ordinary puppet, will you blame me? Hobson]

Seeing the word "curse puppet", Xiao Lan understood, this is Mr. Weld's current state, not really resurrected, but controlled by a secret script, which has no soul, just an empty shell like a puppet.

Then there is the much more complicated record, no longer a body patch like Mr Weld's, it seems that Adeline's body was so damaged that Mrs Weld had to rebuild her Body.

The form that finally appeared made Xiao Lan feel very familiar - a woman with two snake tails.

This is the same shape as the strange goddess in the auditorium. No wonder that goddess has never been seen elsewhere. It turned out that it was designed by the principal himself.

However, things did not develop as the principal expected.

[Adeline... How did Adeline become like this...]

[Why did Adeline attack her mother? 】

[she's crazy]

【She is eating people】

【how so】

[No, I can definitely save you]

【Mom will make you the same as before】

[In order not to let you hurt others, I can only lock you up temporarily, sorry]

Then, things got even weirder.

After each attempt at a new method failed, suddenly there was a bloody handprint on one page.

[Adeline, was it you who gave me the human skin on the night of the red moon? 】

【Is this the material you want? 】

【Mom will save you】

[But...these skins are from the children of the academy]

[No, I can't treat them like this]

[This must be Adeline's wish]

【Adeline...Adeline...Adeline...】

【Sorry】

【Sorry】

【Sorry】

...

The next few pages were filled with "I'm sorry", and the handwriting was scribbled and messy. Obviously, the principal was struggling with this decision. She should really care about the students.

But in the end, she chose to hurt the students for her daughter, and dispose of the corpse killed by Mrs. Hongyue.

Perhaps those seemingly contradictory corpses and funerals are based on such a struggling mentality.

While she let Madam Hongyue kill students to collect materials for her daughter's resurrection, she felt guilty about it, so she made new skins for the dead students and held a funeral for them at the risk of exposure.

[Adelin, mother will make you strong]

【This way no one can kill you anymore】

【Our family will be as happy as ever】

After that, only complicated pictures and texts were left in the manuscript, and the principal never recorded his thoughts on it again.

Xiao Lan closed the letter and frowned slightly.

The contents of the Codex can be regarded as solving most of his doubts, but it cannot explain the reason why the principal Mrs. Weld's appearance remains unchanged, and the little Adeline who suddenly appeared and disappeared, the clues of customs clearance are still unclear.

Are you going to kill Adeline?

As if an important piece of the puzzle was missing, Cliff College was still foggy.

Perhaps the next step he should go to see Adeline, even if the other party has become a dangerous monster.

When leaving the principal's office, Xiao Lan saw Dai Bumao and the other two who were secretly hiding their traces on the road, and the two exchanged a heart-to-heart look.

It seemed that Xiao Lan was not alone in seizing this opportunity.

Xiao Lan signaled to them that the safety time was about half an hour away, and received a thankful look from the other party.

——

dinner time.

I don't know what's going on in the restaurant today. What prepared for everyone is canned herring mushroom soup and star-gazing pie.

All are world-class cuisine.

When the students stepped into the restaurant, they were suffocated by the wonderful fragrance, and they had doubts about life. When they faced the dead fish in the starry sky pie in front of them, their expressions switched from doubting life to being unlovable.

In life, there will inevitably be ups and downs...

The children of Cliff College understood this too early.

However, for a man who has experienced the poisoning of his own dark cooking for many years and is still alive and kicking, this level still cannot do any harm to Xiao Lan's steely sense of taste.

Xiao Lan just finished eating under the respectful eyes of the surrounding classmates.

Then, Teacher Philo's concern arrived as promised.

Luo came to Xiao Lan, stretched out his hand and put down his glasses: "Xiao Lan, can you explain why your review is so artistic? I'm afraid it won't be able to write such an excellent work if you give a pen to Paramecium. ."

Xiao Lan's scumbag setting has been consolidated once again.

Xiao Lan: "..."

What art do you paint art?

Why does Luo have to arrange such a tortuous plot every time he creates an opportunity to meet?

Xiao Lan observed Luo's expression. Although it seemed calm on the surface, he always felt that this guy was actually enjoying himself.

The surrounding classmates cast the eyes of the people who eat melons.

"It seems that writing a review is an overly complicated task for you." Luo still looked at him seriously, "Tonight, come and clean my office."

Turn around and leave.

Xiao Lan stood up and followed up confidently in the condemned eyes of the classmates.

I, a scumbag, refuse to accept it and fight.

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Correct use of punctuation marks:

Luo: Tonight, come clean my office♂

Xiao Lan: ...