fynovel Chapter 16 Black Aura
Chapter 16 Black Aura
Su Changming's gaze hadn't yet returned to the window.
I felt a breeze carrying a faint orchid fragrance rush past me.
A light blue figure rushed out of the classroom door immediately.
That's... Yao Xiwei?
Su Changming only saw a blurry profile.
I overheard her arguing with someone at the classroom door before, and my first impression was that she was the kind of girl who was lively and even a bit high-profile.
Unexpectedly, she sat there quietly listening to the lesson for the entire class, occasionally scribbling notes in her notebook.
However, when faced with such a situation, he was the first to rush out.
"Quick! Don't just stand there! Save them!"
It wasn't until the girl's clear and urgent shout came from the corridor that the others in the classroom snapped out of their daze.
"Something's happened!"
"Someone jumped off a building!"
Exclamations and the clatter of desks and chairs filled the air as students swarmed toward the classroom door.
Su Changming, mingling in the crowd, frowned and shouted, "Students, don't panic! Some people have already gone, and school officials will be coming too. Please maintain order and avoid a stampede!"
The lecture hall was located on the fifth floor of the teaching building. By the time he arrived at the scene of the incident, several minutes had already passed as he followed the crowded people down the spiral staircase.
A crowd had already gathered on the concrete ground below the laboratory building.
There were students watching the spectacle, as well as school staff who rushed over after hearing the news.
Surprisingly, the scene did not descend into chaos.
Several school security personnel in black uniforms, sweating profusely, set up a cordon to keep the onlookers at bay.
Inside the cordon, the girl in the light blue school uniform skirt was coldly directing several school workers to maintain order.
"Back off! Everyone back off!"
"Protect the scene. No one is allowed within three zhang (approximately 10 meters) of the body until the police arrive!"
Yao Xiwei's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a strange sense of authority.
Unlike many female students who cut their hair short or wore the currently popular double braids, she tied her long hair back in a high ponytail, which, combined with her capable demeanor, made her look exceptionally heroic.
Su Changming stood in the middle of the crowd, not pushing to the front. With his height advantage of over 1.8 meters, he looked through the throng of heads and landed on the corpse.
He was a blond, blue-eyed foreigner, who looked to be in his early thirties. He was wearing a gray trench coat, the fabric of which looked quite expensive.
This attire suggests the person is neither a student nor a faculty member of the school.
He lay on the ground, his limbs folded at an extremely twisted and bizarre angle.
A large amount of blood spread from beneath him, staining the surrounding withered grass.
Su Changming's gaze fell on the face of the deceased.
Because he fell from a height, half of his face was deformed upon landing, with broken bones, a truly gruesome sight.
However, the expression on the other half of the face, which was intact, looked somewhat strange. The eye that was not closed seemed to carry a sense of relief.
A strange smile even lingered on his lips, sending chills down one's spine.
"Oh, God..."
A trembling gasp came from beside me.
The crowd was roughly pushed aside, and Professor William, who had maintained his gentlemanly demeanor until now, was pale-faced and stumbled into the police cordon.
"Professor William! You can't go in!" The security guard was about to stop him.
"That's my friend!" William's voice trembled. "That's the friend I was just talking about! David!"
Upon hearing this, the previously noisy crowd instantly fell silent.
The person we just discussed in class is now dead right in front of us.
The dramatic impact of this incident left the students present feeling somewhat uneasy.
"Professor William, please accept my condolences." He was comforted by a student who had attempted suicide.
William seemed not to be listening; he just stared intently at his friend's face, which wore a strange smile, his lips trembling as he said, "How could this be... He clearly said he had found his spiritual home... Why...?"
"Yes, he came looking for me... This is my lab... But I wasn't here today, otherwise..." William muttered to himself, scratching his head, his eyes filled with self-reproach.
If he hadn't gone to class today, if he had stayed in the lab, he could definitely have prevented this tragedy from happening.
Su Changming stood in the middle of the crowd without saying a word.
His gaze went over William's shoulder and landed on the dead man.
Along with the physical transformation over the past few days, his eyesight has also improved. Before, he sometimes needed to wear glasses to see further, but now he can be described as having excellent hearing and vision, and can see even more clearly than when he wore glasses.
The deceased's eerie expression made Su Changming feel uneasy. He tried to look for clues on the person, but before he could examine him more closely...
"Get out of the way! Everyone get out of the way!"
Just then, a series of hurried and heavy footsteps came, accompanied by a rude shout.
The crowd that had been completely packed together was forcibly pushed aside.
Su Changming looked back.
A group of soldiers dressed in gray uniforms with black cloth wrapped around their arms strode over with cold expressions.
The leader was thin, with a face as pale as paper and gloomy eyes.
It was Jiang Huai, the deputy captain of the third detachment of the Demon Suppression Division, whom I had just met this morning.
"Official business is being conducted; all unauthorized personnel must stand aside!"
Jiang Huai coldly swept his gaze around, and the chilling aura emanating from him silenced the surrounding students, who instinctively took several steps back.
Then he walked straight up to Yao Xiwei.
The two exchanged a few words in hushed tones.
Su Changming was not far away, but he could only see Yao Xiwei frowning slightly, as if arguing about something, and pointing to the corpse's neck.
Jiang Huai shook his head expressionlessly and took out an ID.
"This matter involves foreign nationals and needs to be handed over to the consulate for handling. We are taking over this case."
Jiang Huai raised his voice a few decibels, clearly speaking to those around him.
Then, he waved his hand.
Several soldiers behind him quickly stepped forward, took out a black cloth, and skillfully and coldly covered the body. Then they lifted it onto the pre-prepared stretcher, giving the body no time to react.
"Wait! Where are you taking him?" William tried to chase after them, but was stopped by two expressionless soldiers.
"Professor William, please cooperate with the investigation."
Thus, a murder case that should have alarmed the police station was cleared away by this group of mysterious people in a forceful manner within just a few minutes.
As the body was carried away, the surrounding crowd gradually dispersed at the urging of security guards.
Su Changming stood there, not leaving immediately, but still staring at the pool of blood on the ground.
When the body was carried away by the people from the Demon Suppression Division, the body's neck was turned to an angle that was not visible before.
With his amazing eyesight, Su Changming vaguely saw two extremely tiny holes in that location.
The edges of the hole were bluish-black, making it look as if two extremely thin needles had been inserted.
It's like... being bitten by some kind of poisonous snake.
Before he could even think about what had caused the wound...
Just then.
A sudden chill ran through me.
In his perception, a gray-black aura suddenly rose from the location of the bloodstain.
Was that deathly aura, or... resentment?
Before Su Changming could react, the golden mark on his chest suddenly became slightly warm.
Immediately afterwards, the wisp of grayish-black aura seemed to be drawn by something, instantly transforming into a stream of light that went straight into his chest and disappeared.