Night’s Nomenclature

Meanwhile, Ye Wan moved a chair from the reading area and put it in front of Qing Chen.
Curiously, Qing Chen asked, “What is this for?”

Ye Wan pondered and said, “Soon, you will… no, you’ll understand it in two days.”

Ye Wan told him, “There’s one more thing the boss didn’t say, so I’ll take the liberty to say it in his stead.”

“What is it?” wondered Qing Chen.

Ye Wan smiled, “Come back alive.”

…

Countdown 00:05:00.

The last five minutes.

Qing Chen stood in front of Liu Dezhu and questioned him, “Repeat the two things I told you.”

Liu Dezhu recited nervously, “First, let all the students escape after returning.
Second, if there’s no way to escape, find out who was the first to be taken alone by the thugs.”

“Right, did you recall any detail in these past two days? For example, who kept checking their phone and sending texts, or who went to the toilet in the middle of the way,” asked Qing Chen.

In a weak voice, Liu Dezhu answered, “They’ve all been to the toilet, and everyone checked their phones quite often… Boss, I was only focused on playing games at that time, I really didn’t pay attention to other things.”

Qing Chen sighed.
If it weren’t because he had no better choice, he would have never taken this guy as an underling.

“Remember, the thugs definitely want to know about your secret.
But you’ve got to know that the moment they figure it out will be the moment you die.”

Qing Chen coldly continued, “This time you’ve made an inexcusable mistake.
The next time you come back, I’ll help you get reacquainted with the cruelty of this world.
Of course, that is if you can survive.”

After speaking, he glanced at the time on his arm.

Countdown, 00:00:01.

Return.

Within the darkness were the sounds of drumbeats and merry laughter.

The time that was isolated and suspended in the Outer World finally began to tick again.

The previous second, he was inside the dark confinement room.
The next second, the world had been dyed an orange red color by the bonfire, its light and shadow rapidly oscillating.

Liu Dezhu opened his eyes widely.
He looked at the bonfire in front of him, then at the jubilant crowd around him, and found it rather difficult to adapt.

Darkness was separated from the light; suspense was separated from joy.

Even Liu Dezhu himself seemed to be separated from these smiling classmates.

It was as if someone in his brain was reminding him: Danger!

He remembered what Qing Chen had said, stood up immediately, and roared, “Run! Everyone, run! We’re in danger!”

However, the scenario he envisioned did not come true; instead of running amok in all directions to escape, everyone just stared at him blankly.

They couldn’t understand why Liu Dezhu, who was chatting and laughing just a moment ago, suddenly had panic and fear written all over his face.

Only Hu Xiaoniu reacted swiftly, because for the other students, their time was continuous and consistent.

But for the time travelers, they have already spent two days in the Inner World.

Therefore, Liu Dezhu did not warn them out of nowhere, but had gone through some particular circumstances in the Inner World!

Hu Xiaoniu got up and asked, “Brother Liu, what happened?”

Liu Dezhu squeezed out his way from the students around him as he spoke, “If you don’t leave now, it’ll be too late.
The thugs are going to surround this place.
Forget it, if you guys won’t leave, I’ll leave!”

But even after he explained it clearly, the other students were still perplexed.

Hu Xiaoniu’s expression changed.
He signaled Zhang Tianzhen with a wink and quickly followed after Liu Dezhu.

However, just as they reached the gate, two middle-aged men in police uniforms asked, “Students, where are you going to looking all frightened like that?”

Liu Dezhu grew ecstatic upon seeing the police uniforms, “Officers, there are thugs around here!”

The two uniform clad men looked at each other, and then took out guns from their waistbands, respectively stepping forward and pressing the muzzle against Liu Dezhu and Hu Xiaoniu’s chests.
One of them softly chuckled, “Is that so, why don’t I see them?”

The other coldly stared down Hu Xiaoniu, “Ask for help and you’ll get shot to death, go back!”

Terrified, Hu Xiaoniu looked down at the gun aimed on his chest.

It had a silencer!