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A sense of panic rose in Bai Miao's heart. His instinct told him to call out to the girl, but the words stuck in his throat.

The dream shattered once again, and upon waking, Bai Miao felt an unprecedented emptiness.

Chapter 247 Burning Down the Hall of Longevity

"What was I dreaming about...?"

When Bai Miao woke up, he couldn't remember any details of his dream.

There was a vague sense of regret, as if I had missed out on something I would regret for the rest of my life.

But I just can't remember. I have to go to the Tianxing Hotel this morning to take an exam.

The Tianxing Hotel is located in the center of the county, where there seems to be an artificial lake.

It takes about forty minutes to walk there from home.

There were teachers waiting at the entrance of the Tianxing Hotel, partly to keep watch.

"Which school? What grade and class? Who is the homeroom teacher? What's their name?"

After asking a series of questions, Bai Miao answered them one by one before being allowed to go in and find his own exam room.

The exam consists of two subjects: Chinese and Mathematics. There is no requirement for English.

The time limit is two hours. Chinese and math papers will be distributed at the same time, and the papers must be handed in after two hours.

Since it's an entrance exam, the difficulty level is much higher than the elementary school questions Bai Miao has been doing over the years.

But for Bai Miao, this was still an exam in which he decided how many points he wanted to get.

Bai Miao doesn't plan to control his score this time. He'll definitely get full marks in math, and a 98 in Chinese should be enough. That way, he should be able to pass the free admission line for the college entrance exam.

Zhang Ze is gone, and Chen Tianzhuo is gone too.

Shengshoutang has already taken notice of itself.

There's no point in hiding it anymore.

Less than an hour later, Bai Miao got up and handed in his paper.

After all, I still need to rush back for lunch.

If I really wait until midnight to hand in my paper, I probably won't even get a bowl of soup.

When Bai Miao arrived at Jinsheng Teahouse, he found a seal affixed by the Public Security Bureau.

"Auntie... what's wrong with this teahouse?"

Bai Miao went to the newsstand next door and asked.

"This happened this morning. The police came and arrested everyone inside, saying they were gambling in a group."

Bai Miao's heart skipped a beat: "But, but I remember they didn't fight very hard?"

The newsstand owner shook his head: "I don't know, but I saw the policeman carrying a bag that looked like it was full of money... Hey, hey, I didn't say anything..."

Bai Miao saw the newsstand owner looking at his back with some fear. He turned around and saw a policewoman walking towards him.

"Little boy, you're Bai Chen and Lin Hui's son, right?"

These two names are actually the names of Bai Miao's bunch of cheap parents.

"I...I am."

The policewoman looked at the elementary school student who was almost as tall as her and said slowly, "It's like this, because your parents have some things to deal with, they need to come to our office to make a statement. It will probably take a day or two. Do you have any adults at home?"

Bai Miao shook his head.

"Can you manage on your own for the next two days? Here is your living allowance from the bureau for these two days. If you encounter any difficulties, you can seek help at the nearest police station."

As she spoke, the policewoman took out fifty yuan and comforted her, saying, "It's alright. Your parents aren't the main culprits. They just need to cooperate with the investigation. They'll be back soon."

"Oh……"

Bai Miao held the money, but what he was really thinking was that there was such a way.

Shengshoutang really knows how to have fun.

It's a pity for Aunt Zhang; Bai Miao felt that Aunt Zhang was doomed.

Putting aside who brought the bag containing the huge sum of gambling money, the fact that so much money appeared in her teahouse is enough to make it impossible for her to clear her name.

If, as the newsstand owner said, the bag was full of money, it must have contained at least 100,000 yuan.

Ten thousand yuan in 08 was no small sum.

Does this Shengshoutang really think they've got me cornered?

But Bai Miao still couldn't believe that his parents had actually been arrested.

Are they even capable?

The first thing Bai Miao thought of was that once those two were captured, he could continue exploring that long-sealed room.

When I entered the room, my parents suddenly returned. Could it really just be a coincidence?

Thinking this way, I think it's a good thing for me that my parents have been arrested.

Bai Miao hurried home.

When Bai Miao returned home and placed his hand on the doorknob, he suddenly triggered his "spot the flaw" skill and noticed a tiny scratch on the door lock.

With the help of his lock-picking skills, Bai Miao realized that the scratch was left by picking the lock.

Someone forcibly broke into my house!

People from Shengshoutang still came knocking on our door.

Bai Miao didn't rush into the house through the main entrance. Instead, he went to the rooftop and slowly slid down to the window of his seventh-floor apartment.

But Bai Miao smelled a bloody odor.

Climbing over the window sill into the house, Bai Miao followed the smell of blood and stopped in front of the dusty door.

The room door remained tightly closed, but a pool of blood seeped out from under the door crack.

"..."

Bai Miao turned around and began searching the room.

There were no signs of forced entry anywhere else in the house, suggesting that the intruder had just broken in and gone straight to this closed room.

It's also possible that they were dragged into this room as soon as they entered.

Then the person disappeared.

But that's not all. Bai Miao noticed that the pool of blood at the door had disappeared at some point. Was there something in the house sucking blood?

Bai Miao swallowed hard, retreated to the front door, opened it, and prepared to escape at any moment. Then, he used his Qi-observation technique on the closed door.

The black and white vapors swirled around the door, but Bai Miao didn't see any other details.

There was no blood, nor any ominous sign.

Black and white represent nothingness within.

That room should be empty.

But this does not align with Bai Miao's understanding.

Because whether it was once home to my grandmother or left behind childhood toys, it should retain some human presence for at least ten years.

Even if it's rare, it should still exist, but pure black and white means that it's just a concrete building inside.

I originally wanted to take advantage of my parents being arrested to quickly investigate this room.

After this, Bai Miao was completely too scared to go in.

Is the thing inside friend or foe? Or is it indiscriminate in its choice?

Why didn't anything happen when I went in last time?

Before resolving these issues, Bai Miao felt that it was too risky to rush into the field.

Not only that, but this place is no longer safe to stay in. Who knows when Shengshoutang will come knocking on our door again?

Although they may not come back for a while, it is a fact that their home was raided.

Bai Miao simply left through the window and used hopscotch to quickly move across the nearby rooftops, getting away from the neighborhood.

I can't go home these next few days, but I still have to go to school. I don't think Shengshoutang would dare to attack me in public.

As for where to stay, Bai Miao thought he might as well just find that shady internet cafe to make do.

The owner of that illegal internet cafe was an old acquaintance.

Fortunately, this illegal internet cafe wasn't shut down. After all, Bai Miao rarely showed up here, and every time he did, he beat up the owner, so Shengshoutang couldn't trace him back here.

"What...what are you doing here again?"

The owner of the illegal internet cafe has developed a psychological aversion to Bai Miao.

"You don't mind staying for two days, do you?"

"..."

"No objections, right?"

"No……"

"That's good. Get me a bottle of Coke."

"Three yuan."

"How many?"

"I'll buy you a drink."

The shopkeeper reluctantly opened a bottle of Coke for Bai Miao, and before handing it to him, asked curiously, "Did you run away from home?"

Why are you meddling in my business?

After taking the cola, Bai Miao casually found a computer to sit down, but after turning it on, he didn't know what to do.

Suddenly remembering the game website Bai An's father had mentioned when he was in second grade, Bai Miao, having nothing better to do, simply typed in the website address and started playing some games.