thefictionvixens Chapter 51 A Shocking Discovery: The Senior's Campus Card
Chapter 51 A Shocking Discovery: The Senior's Campus Card
Everyone was panting heavily, their hands on their knees.
"My God...that scared me to death!" Park Bu-sung patted his chest, his face deathly pale. "That laugh she gave just now! Did you guys see it? That's not the angle a human could possibly laugh from!..."
Lin Feng glanced warily around at the silent, mist-shrouded environment, interrupting him:
"Let's talk back in the dorm!"
Park Bu-sung shivered and immediately covered his mouth instinctively.
At that moment, Ichiro Sato pointed to a brightly lit storefront on the ground floor of the dormitory building; it was a fairly normal-looking campus supermarket. "The supermarket, want to go check it out?"
Lin Feng had the same idea and immediately nodded: "Yes, Instructor Su mentioned that buying some dried fish might make it easier to run into orange cats."
Moreover... he remembered his promise to the dove, and he also needed to buy an ear of corn and breadcrumbs.
The others naturally had no objections; after all, being better prepared might mean having a better chance of survival.
Soon, the eight people arrived at the supermarket entrance.
Lin Feng whispered a reminder: "Same as always, find the rules first."
Soon, the group found a printed sheet in an inconspicuous corner inside the supermarket's glass door.
The crowd gathered around, scrutinizing the supermarket lights.
The supermarket is open from 07:00 AM to 22:30 PM. Please complete your shopping before lights out.
Here are some supermarket shopping rules:
[Rule 1: Employee Identification]
Supermarket employees all wear green vests.
If you encounter someone wearing a red vest who enthusiastically tries to sell you products, especially food or drinks, please politely but firmly refuse.
[Rule 2: Shopping Cart Abnormalities]
Make sure the shopping basket you use is clean and empty.
If you find any personal items that do not belong to the supermarket in the basket when taking something, please replace it immediately and do not touch those items with your hands.
【Rule 3: Checkout Instructions】
When checking out, please make sure the scanner used by the cashier emits a crisp "beep" sound.
If the scanner emits a continuous, high-pitched beeping sound when scanning your item, please immediately abandon the item and say, "I don't want this." The cashier will handle it.
Rule 4: Final Inspection
Before leaving the supermarket, please double-check that you have not unintentionally taken any "unpaid" or "non-owner" items.
The supermarket is not responsible for any issues regarding the ownership of items after checkout.
After quickly reading the four rules, the group exchanged brief glances.
Compared to the perilous and potentially fatal rules in the cafeteria, the supermarket's rules do seem less dangerous, serving more as reminders and ways to avoid abnormal situations.
"Stay alert, there shouldn't be any major problems," Lin Feng said, then pushed open the glass door and went inside.
The supermarket was brightly lit and the shelves were neatly arranged, just like any other school supermarket.
Several employees wearing green vests were organizing merchandise on the shelves, and everything looked orderly.
This slightly eased everyone's tense nerves.
A stack of plastic shopping baskets was placed at the entrance.
Lin Feng stepped forward, preparing to pick up the top one, but his gaze suddenly sharpened.
At the bottom of that empty shopping basket, there lay a blue campus card!
And the name on that campus card was—Qian Lili!
Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. If he remembered correctly, the mysterious phone call he received from his dorm earlier was from his senior classmate, Qian Lili.
The card clearly displays: Psychology, Level 22.
Lin Feng is a psychology major from class 25, and this is his senior from the same department!
Why is her student ID card here?
Was it lost by chance, or... some kind of deliberate message transmission?
Lin Feng's brain was working at lightning speed.
Rule 2 clearly requires that any personal items found in the basket must be replaced immediately and must not be touched with hands.
Using this basket directly would undoubtedly violate the rules.
Furthermore, attempting to take the card out violates rule 4 (you cannot take items that do not belong to you when leaving the supermarket), and the consequences could be unpredictable.
But if we give up now, we may miss the truth about "Qian Lili"!
Just as he was pondering, Wasim leaned closer and whispered, "What's wrong?"
Lin Feng gestured with his eyes to the campus card under the basket and said quickly in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"It's senior Qian Lili's campus card. The rules say we can't touch it or take it away."
"But this card may contain crucial information."
Wasim frowned, stared at the card for a few seconds, then glanced around the supermarket and lowered his voice:
"I can't take it, and I can't leave it here for someone else to take it or disappear... Should I find a completely safe place to hide it first?"
"Will we come back to get it when we need it, or when we find a way to circumvent the rules?"
A hint of approval flashed in Lin Feng's eyes, as this coincided with his own thoughts.
He discreetly observed his surroundings, especially the angle of the surveillance cameras overhead and the movements of nearby employees.
"We can't make direct physical contact..." Lin Feng said in a low voice, his gaze sweeping over Wasim. "Do you have a way?"
Wasim immediately understood; his professional habit as a detective meant he always had all his belongings with him.
He discreetly pulled a pair of latex gloves from his pocket and quickly put them on.
He then stepped forward and, with his gloved fingers, precisely picked up the campus card belonging to Qian Lili from the bottom of the basket.
Without pausing, Vassim quickly walked towards the shelf area, pretending to select items, and eventually arrived at a relatively quiet aisle with hardware tools on display.
He naturally squatted down, pretending to tie his shoelaces, and with a flick of his wrist, the blue campus card silently slipped down and landed precisely in the deepest part of the metal shelf, close to the wall.
This location is dark and against the wall, making it extremely difficult to find and clean.
A moment later, Vassim stood up and nodded slightly to Lin Feng. The two understood each other without saying a word, as if nothing had happened.
Just then, a pretty "female employee" wearing a striking red vest enthusiastically tried to sell Park Bu-sung a fancy-packaged drink:
"Hey junior, new here? Try our 'Refreshing Vitality Drink'! It's the newest flavor, super popular! And..."
She suddenly leaned closer to Park Bo-sung, her voice carrying a mysterious allure, and whispered:
"I'll let you in on a little secret: drinking this is especially effective at relieving stress and getting rid of 'bad stuff'..."
"Cleanse away bad things?" Park Bu-sung's eyes widened instantly, his face showing a mixture of surprise and delight.
He grasped at a straw and hurried toward Lin Feng and Wasim, excitedly lowering his voice:
"Senior! She said this drink can cleanse away bad things! Should we...?"
Lin Feng glanced at the overly brightly colored drink, then at the overly perfect smile of the employee in the red vest, and calmly shook his head.
"Rule number 1: Politely but firmly refuse! Of course, if you think it's a good idea, we won't stop you!"
Park Bu-sung's excitement froze instantly. He looked at Lin Feng's unwavering gaze, and then at the employee in the red vest, feeling an indescribable eeriness beneath that sweet smile.
He swallowed hard, turned to the employee in the red vest, and said, "Thank you, but I don't need it."
The employee in the red vest maintained his smile, but his eyes seemed to turn cold for a moment.
However, she didn't say anything more, took her drink, and turned to walk towards other customers.
Park Bu-sung finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a layer of cold sweat appeared on his back without him realizing it.
Lin Feng didn't linger any longer and went straight to the food section, where he found small packages of dried fish on the shelf, along with a fresh ear of corn, a bag of bread, and some household items.
Wasim, Sato Ichiro, and others also took dried fish and some daily necessities.
After the eight people met up, they headed to the only open cashier to queue up.
The cashier was a young girl wearing a green vest, with a somewhat numb expression and mechanical movements.
The person in front of me checked out smoothly, and the scanner emitted a regular "beep" sound.
When it was Lin Feng's turn, he placed the goods one by one on the conveyor belt.
"Beep...beep...beep..." The corn, bread, and daily necessities all passed through smoothly.
When it was time for dried fish—
"Beep—!!!"
The scanner suddenly emitted a continuous, sharp, and piercing shriek...