A tragedy in a confession of love ceremony
Translation into English:
"There's a thrilling suspense club in the school called 'Spirit Bat'."
"A beautiful new student and a super freshie girl confidently signed up, Spirit Bat Club instructed her to come for an interview in Room 302 of Building 4 in half an hour. Following the school map, the girl was astonished to find only an empty space where Building 4 should have been."
"Sensing keenly that the interview had commenced, she took a deep breath, preparing to face the challenge."
"After consulting the security guard, she learned that Building 4 had been demolished."
"But I need to go to Building 4 for the interview!"
At that moment, the security guard suddenly pushed her hard, exclaiming, "Watch out!" She staggered back a step as a large brick fell from above; if she hadn't moved in time, it might have hit her head.
Shaken but unharmed, she couldn't make sense of where the brick had come from since there was no building nearby. With the interview approaching, she had no time to dwell on this and asked the guard, "After Building 4 was demolished, where were the departments and offices relocated to?"
Pointing ahead, the security guard replied, "To Building 3 across."
Reassured, she thought to herself, 'Building 3 essentially takes on the role of Building 4 now. Such a small issue won't deter me!' Turning towards Building 3, she heard the guard softly caution, "You're going to Building 3? It's best not to go; people have died there."
Startled but undeterred, she continued on her way.
Selection at Spirit Bat
Luckily, she found the classroom. However, only three new students were there for the interview; it seemed others were stumped by the question 'Finding Building 4.'
The interviewer, a very handsome senior, maintained a serious expression throughout. He asked a series of suspense-related questions, escalating in difficulty, and eventually, only she, a seasoned freshie, outperformed the other three students.
The handsome senior said, "The winner stays, the others can leave."
Carefully, she asked, "Senior, why am I the only one left when we are a fairly large club?"
He replied, "This year, only one exceptionally talented individual is being accepted. Congratulations on winning."
Modestly smiling, she inquired, "What responsibilities do I have as a member?"
The senior replied earnestly, "We need you to be the club president."
Stepping up in a Crisis
"President?" She could hardly believe it.
He said, "You can choose to accept this responsibility, but once you do, there's no turning back."
Feeling the weight of his words, she bravely responded, "I'm in."
"Good! You're now the president."
"Um, can you tell me what happened to the Spirit Bat Club?"
With a sigh, the senior began:
"We need a student with exceptional talent to lead us. The Spirit Bat Club has always been the top student organization at the school, winning numerous awards in suspenseful writing competitions, even garnering admiration from many geniuses in 'Cutting Edge Reading.' But now, the club faces a grave crisis."
"The former president, Xiao Yan, committed suicide by jumping from Room 302 of Building 4, leading to the building's demolition. However, we recently discovered that Building 4 still exists."
"Perhaps naturally inquisitive, she asked, 'Was the former president heartbroken?' The senior sadly nodded his head, saying, 'One could say that.'"
Taking out a flash drive, he said, "After the building was demolished, we planned to make a campus suspense-themed short film. These are some scenes we captured accidentally, holding key information. Take a look; it will provide insight."
Receiving the weighty drive, she realized that as an outstanding freshie, her university life was destined to be extraordinary.
In Office
Back in her dorm, she still couldn't believe she had become the club president right at the beginning of her studies; her heart raced with excitement and trepidation.
Before she could open the flash drive on the computer, her roommate Zhang Hong said, "You truly are a beauty; a guy sent you flowers on your first day!" Handing over a beautiful bouquet of roses, Zhang continued, "Just now, a senior deliberately brought these for you."
Although touched, she asked, "Who sent them, and when was this?"
"Just now, a senior sent them over."
With a tinge of jealousy in her tone, Zhang revealed that she had noticed earlier. Without any sender information in the bouquet, she placed it on her bed, eager to view the video content on the flash drive.
To her surprise, the flash drive contained a virus. Upon connection, her computer blacked out, displaying a line of blue text: Have you received the flowers?
Her scalp tingled - the virus had been planted prior, how did it know about the flowers today?
As she sensed a strange odor in the room, she discovered it emanated from the bouquet, inside which she found a large dead bat. Zhang showed no surprise, relishing in the situation, indicating she was aware already. Ever vigilant, she reminded herself to be cautious around her scheming roommate.
Intuitively linking the bat to the Spirit Bat Club, her computer rebooted, revealing the sole video file.
Filmed from a window in Building 3, the video extended over 70 hours! The scenes were monotonous, capturing outside views of the campus and passing students and teachers below. However, as evening approached in the recording, a swarm of bats circled the campus, evoking an eerie atmosphere.
Yet, she couldn't decipher any further information from the video.
Suddenly, chaos erupted downstairs. Zhang mumbled and cursed as she rushed to the balcony, proclaiming, "Someone downstairs is dead! Come quickly, that seems to be the senior who brought you the flowers!"
Startled, she hurried over, witnessing a crowd surrounding a young man lying in a pool of blood - the same man who had conducted her interview just minutes ago.
She asked Zhang, "He brought the flowers?"
Zhang nodded.
Frowning, she wondered, 'What is going on?'
Seemingly intent on testing this newly-appointed club president, another bizarre event unfolded - voices from the crowd below drifted up: "Isn't that the former Spirit Bat Club president Xiao Yan who jumped to his death two years ago?"
Originally posted 2024-04-09 13:21:31.
