Even though Gu Mian was separated from the others, his mind was still alert.

The others must have chosen a place to regroup... Probably the classroom we used for the game. Gu Mian thought, as he began heading towards the classroom.

It was now two in the afternoon, and everyone's lunch break had passed.

Gu Mian blended into the crowd, following the main group towards the teaching building.

When Gu Mian returned to that classroom, he saw Chu Changge, 007, Li Yibai, and Guo Jimei already seated inside.

Gu Mian first glanced at 007, his eyes asking if he had found Guo Jimei's voting slip.

007 understood Gu Mian's meaning and gently shook his head. "I didn't find it. When I went downstairs again, I'd lost sight of all of you. I heard from Meiren Chu that you saw Zhang Pingfan and went after him. By the way, Yue Nu said she went looking for Pan Yue's diary, but she didn't find anything when she returned."

The mysterious disappearance of Guo Jimei's voting slip made her identity even more elusive.

Hearing this, Gu Mian turned to Guo Jimei. "So, Guo Jimei, you came back with Lin Qi?"

Guo Jimei immediately shook her head. "When you all disappeared, Yue Nu, Lin Qi, and I decided to split up to find you. But I was scared to be alone. Luckily, I bumped into Li Yibai. We stayed together, and then I got a bit tired, so Li Yibai and I returned to the classroom first."

Li Yibai, who was sitting next to 007, nodded at Guo Jimei's words, confirming her account.

So, the first ones to return to this classroom were Guo Jimei and Li Yibai.

007 picked up where Guo Jimei left off. "While I was out looking for people, I ran into Meiren Chu. He said some of you might have already returned to the classroom, so we came back together."

Just as 007 was speaking, Gu Mian suddenly heard footsteps outside the door.

He looked out and saw Keke already standing at the entrance.

She quickly scanned the people in the room before walking in. "You've all returned, huh? I figured you'd come back here, so I thought I'd check."

As soon as Keke finished speaking, 007 immediately asked, "Did you run into anyone else outside?"

Keke paused slightly, then shook her head. "No..."

Gu Mian looked away from Keke.

So now, only Yue Nu and Yuan Qinghua were still outside alone.

They didn't waste time.

Chu Changge immediately broke the brief silence. "So, did any of you manage to catch Zhang Pingfan?"

007 and Guo Jimei had come from the dormitory, so naturally, they hadn't participated in the chase.

The only ones in the room who had chased Zhang Pingfan were Gu Mian, Chu Changge, Keke, and Li Yibai.

And Chu Changge's tone clearly suggested he hadn't caught him.

Li Yibai spoke first. "That kid, I don't know what's gotten into him. He runs as soon as he spots anyone, and damn, he's fast. I couldn't catch him."

Keke also shook her head slightly. "I was left far behind. I didn't see anything at all."

Hearing that, Li Yibai turned to Gu Mian. "I saw you running at the front. Did you catch him?"

Gu Mian spread his hands slightly. "If I'd caught him, I would've brought him back by now."

He paused before continuing, "I was right behind him the whole time, so I saw him jump the fence by the playground and leave the school."

Gu Mian didn't reveal that Zhang Pingfan had met Xu Xingcheng.

A daring idea was swirling in his mind.

Just then, two more sets of footsteps sounded from the corridor.

Several of them turned to look at the door and saw the absent Yue Nu and Yuan Qinghua arriving together.

Yue Nu seemed surprised to find so many people in the classroom. With a puzzled expression, she said, "I thought we'd have to search longer to gather everyone. I didn't expect you all to be so clever."

Yuan Qinghua, beside her, added, "After we were separated, I searched outside for a while. Then I met Yue Nu, and we came back together."

Finally, everyone who could be found had gathered.

Yue Nu quickly walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down. "I heard from Yuan Qinghua on the way here that you saw Zhang Pingfan. He ran, so you chased him and got separated."

This saved them the trouble of explaining everything to Yue Nu.

Gu Mian nodded. "That's right. When Zhang Pingfan appeared, there were still some students outside. We lost each other in the chaos of the chase... Of course, we didn't catch Zhang Pingfan in the end. He climbed the fence and left the school."

At this, Yue Nu's expression became strange. "His running off the moment he saw us is rather baffling. If he didn't have a guilty conscience, he wouldn't be that scared, right?"

Li Yibai suddenly interjected, "Speaking of a guilty conscience... there's only one thing that fits that description right now, isn't there? Wang Pan..."

Wang Pan's body had been found in the building last night; he had died a gruesome death.

No one yet knew who was behind it.

At that moment, a cold wind blew in from the window.

Keke seemed to feel cold. She walked a couple of steps to the bedside and closed the window.

"Li Wentao received an extra vote last night. It could have been cast by Zhang Pingfan..." Li Yibai continued.

"Indeed," Yue Nu nodded. "Did any of you notice anything unusual about Zhang Pingfan before he disappeared?"

Li Yibai shook his head. "Pan Yue and Zhang Pingfan were close. If she were here, we could ask her. But now, who knows where she's gone."

Pan Yue had been traumatized last night and had fled in a frenzy.

But it was also possible she had used this opportunity to act alone.

Yue Nu continued, "So, if we don't have a definite target to vote for tonight, we can vote for Zhang Pingfan. But..."

But what? Gu Mian looked towards Yue Nu.

"But I have an idea that might help us find at least one ghost tonight."

As soon as Yue Nu said this, almost everyone turned to look at her.

Seeing that everyone's gaze had turned to her, Yue Nu continued, "We know there's a rule in this game: civilians can't kill other players, while a ghost can kill any player during the killing phase."