Forbidden Land – CH 010

The next morning, Zhang Chao had no classes and slept until 9 AM. He played some games, and around noon, he went to find Lin Yi’ang in room 121 next door. As soon as they met, Zhang Chao said, “Brother Lin, come with me for a second.” He then pulled him along.

“What are you doing? Have you seen a ghost again?” Lin Yi’ang complained, pulled along.

Zhang Chao led him to the dorm room and lowered his voice, saying, “Brother Lin, someone’s trying to mess with me.”

“Mess with you?” Lin Yi’ang laughed. “What makes you think anyone would? You’re not handsome, you have no personality, and you’re a coward. Who would bother messing with you?”

Zhang Chao opened a drawer and took out a small coffin, about the size of his palm. “Look.”

“What’s this?” Lin Yi’ang asked curiously, taking it. “A coffin!” He was also somewhat surprised.

Zhang Chao said, “It’s this little coffin.”

Lin Yi’ang examined it carefully, then laughed, “The craftsmanship is quite good. Who sent it? Sending a coffin—a symbol of promotion and wealth—is pretty creative.”

“Creative, my foot!” Zhang Chao couldn’t help but curse. “Last night, around two or three in the morning, someone knocked on the toilet window. When I went to check, the person had already run away, leaving behind this little coffin. That’s really nasty. I wonder which bastard did this.”

Lin Yi’ang frowned slightly: “Knocking on the toilet window at two or three in the morning? Did you see if it was a man or a woman?”

Zhang Chao said, “If I had seen them, I wouldn’t have needed to come to you. That bastard is something else, actually trying to scare me with this thing right after Weihao left.”

Lin Yi’ang raised his head and said, “If you don’t know who it was, then why did you come to me? Do you think I’m Zhuge Liang, able to guess who did this?”

Zhang Chao cursed, “Don’t you have any loyalty at all? Weihao just left the day before yesterday, and last night some bastard messed with me like this, and you’re trying to fob me off with this?”

Lin Yi’ang smiled and spread his hands. “Well, I’m helpless too.”

Zhang Chao said seriously, “Stop talking nonsense. I want you to help me think about whether I’ve offended anyone recently.”

Lin Yi’ang thought for a moment and said, “You’re always holed up in your dorm; who could you possibly have offended? Besides, even if you had, you wouldn’t do something so despicable, would you? But, I say, what makes you think you’re worthy of my cousin? Bai Qiu is a top beauty in the Economics Department; lots of people like her. Maybe your rival is just trying to scare you.”

Zhang Chao pondered for a moment. “That’s actually quite possible, but I haven’t heard Bai Qiu mention who’s pursuing her.”

Lin Yi’ang cursed, “Only a pig would tell you who’s pursuing her.”

Zhang Chao was speechless.

Lin Yi’ang said, “Alright, forget about it. Next time you catch him, I’ll help you beat him up. By the way, I heard a female Psychology PhD is coming to see you this afternoon.”

“See me?” Zhang Chao asked in surprise. “Why?”

Lin Yi’ang chuckled, “Of course, it isn’t because she thinks you’re handsome. You’re always so paranoid. She’s treating you like a case study of mental illness, treating you while writing her research report.”

Zhang Chao cursed, “Go to hell, you’re the mentally ill one.”

Lin Yi’ang said, “Weihao just left, and you were there. They said the college arranged for you to be with their psychologist to give you some counseling.”

Zhang Chao said, “Bullshit, what’s wrong with me mentally?”

Lin Yi’ang said, “It’s just a formality. Everyone thinks you’ve suffered a major shock, so the college leaders naturally want to arrange for someone to comfort you, just for show. You should cooperate.”

Zhang Chao said helplessly, “Fine, fine. I’ll just consider it a wasted afternoon.”