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Chapter 101: Chapter 97: Your Dark History has been Blocked

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The school incident was dealt with very late into the night; a group of police officers, a pile of journalists, and a few leaders came, and eventually, it was concluded with the excuse of "too much pressure."

Xu Xi had sat in the teacher's office for half a day; she almost couldn't help but yawn when Mrs. Liu finally ended her lecture.

It was unknown what exactly her brother had discussed with the teacher, but somehow the teacher had become incredibly sensitive, what began merely as comforting her psychology turned into reminding her about the imminent final monthly test, hoping she would continue to maintain her grades.

Of course she would maintain her grades.

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When Xu Xi left the office building, the school's street lamps were very bright and there were still many students passing through the campus paths.

She hadn't had a hot dinner that evening and had failed to fulfil her promise to bring Shao Dandan her meal all because of the figure that had suddenly fallen.

The bloodstains under the teaching building had been cleaned up completely, leaving no trace of the incident.

But the students who knew about the incident were still afraid to walk that path for a while; even those who did would intentionally avoid that spot as if there was an invisible wall.

Xu Xi didn't need to pass by that place to return to her dorm; she just stood from a distance and glanced over, her calm face and eyes revealing no sign of agitation.

After a long while, she finally turned and left.

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Dim clouds slowly obscured the half-moon, and as the night deepened, the young couples who had been out on dates hurried back to their dorms before curfew.

When the entire school was submerged in darkness and silence, a tall figure walked under a street lamp.

He looked up at the moving surveillance, took out his device and activated the jamming equipment, then stepped out from the blind spot and arrived under the teaching building.

The young man was dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt, slim in build, his features obscured by the night.

The spot where he stood was precisely where the male student's body had been found. He then looked up at the tall building, clicked his tongue, and began to trace his hand through the air.

A semi-transparent frame appeared.

[Extracting in progress...]

Like a computer's loading bar, the percentage numbers rapidly changed, and the blue bar gradually filled up below.

[Extraction complete, processing...]

A new frame overlaid the old, presenting a new loading bar.

The young man waited in place, a little bored, he took out his lighter and lit a cigarette, then turned to look around—the school's greening efforts were commendable, with rustling trees all around.

In the dead of night, the paths lay empty, only the lonely wind carried the wisps of smoke into the distance.

He finished the whole cigarette by the time the new progress bar finished loading.

[Creation complete.

[Your new "Crimson Dusk" script is rated level one, and classified as "Classical," "Modern."

[Now in the theater, with current players logged in: 0.]

"Just level one..." the young man voiced his disdain in a low murmur, "Shouldn't there be some big event happening at the school to produce more than a level one 'Classical' script?"

Urban legends nearly always involved school incidents, especially those that rank top are the ever-changing high schools!

And this is it?

The young man lit another cigarette, exhaled a desolate smoke ring, then casually crushed the cigarette underfoot and walked away.

Halfway through, he remembered this was a college premises so he reluctantly went back and picked up the two conspicuous cigarette butts from "the former location of the body."

After he departed, the night remained silent, as if nothing had ever happened here.

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The following morning.

Xu Shuo had a good night's sleep, a rarity for him. He hadn't stayed up late and, after dropping off Xu Xi, he went home to rest.

After all, he had been busy for several days straight, and he was starting to worry about his own health.

Early in the morning, after eating the frozen buns he bought the night before, Xu Shuo checked the time, set an alarm, and then entered the Script Space.

He hadn't checked his rewards from the last game yet.

"Qiuzi" Character Card, the image was of a girl stretching her body like a swan, her pose graceful.

Xu Shuo's expression remained calm. He treated the image as if it were Xu Xi, so he wouldn't feel awkward looking at himself in drag.

[Qiuzi Character Card: While transformed into a dancer, you can use the "Bewitching" ability to raise the target's fondness of you by 100 points. The actual outcome of the skill activation depends on the situation. Ineffective against holy positions and the Power of Faith.]

Xu Shuo: "..."

He felt there was something off about this skill, especially the last part. What kind of outcomes would the skill activation have?

Why couldn't a single Character Card be straightforward?

Although the skill to increase fondness seemed quite significant, it could create a dilemma and helplessness for someone like Officer Zhang during the game.

After looking it over, Xu Shuo moved on to the new skill.

[Special Skill "Dark Stealth": Darkness is your shadow, and your shadow is your stride. With this skill, you can move and change freely in any place with shadows, sneaking through the darkness (skill upgradeable).]

Xu Shuo knew this one. As Qiuzi, he had often run through those dark, sticky substances.

It was a space of cold, enveloping darkness, as if moving beneath the ground while sneaking, but actually, it was in another peculiar space, probably related to the Evil God, and he could even sense the outside world.

He just didn't know what it would be like to use it in other places.

Thinking this, Xu Shuo subconsciously turned his head to look around, but the area was blank, with only two footprints below belonging to his shadow.

He would have to experiment on another occasion.

Xu Shuo had realized long ago that he couldn't use the skills he acquired in the Script Space in the real world; even during the game, he could only use the "Character Card" and not the "Special Skill."

He didn't know if it was because he hadn't reached a high enough level to unlock the limitations or because of different world mechanics. Xu Shuo hadn't yet had time to research this.

Recently, he had been really busy, and he was still focusing on his life in the real world. After all, the game couldn't provide him with money.

Why couldn't the shop sell real currency?

Xu Shuo thought discontentedly. After viewing his gains, he casually used up the "Psychic Power Boost" card and then opened the Player's Handbook to check the Performed Scripts.

Then, he was stunned.

He had intended to look at the film clips from this time but, to his surprise, he found the "Dancer in the Dark" listed as "unavailable" just beneath the sealed script for The Fifth Hospital.

Xu Shuo: "..."

It couldn't be... could it?

At this moment, Xu Shuo couldn't tell if he was relieved or what he felt exactly, but not having his embarrassing moments displayed to the public was a stroke of luck.

After noticing that Qiuzi's traits turned out to be especially enchanting, he simply made the most of it—after all, it was a waste not to use them.

After confronting Lanruo face to face and not receiving a completed mission notice, Xu Shuo guessed that the true murderer was probably the culprit behind everything.

Indeed, the memories passed down by the Character Card confirmed that Lanruo had killed Qiuzi, but if that wasn't enough, then it must be the work of the Evil God who had given Lanruo the power.

Xu Shuo had to follow this path to the end, even though the process was somewhat lacking in dignity.

So now, facing the news that the script was "unavailable," Xu Shuo first took a deep breath of relief, regardless of the reason!

His dark history was preserved!