After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain-Chapter 44: We’re Looking for Photos

The moment they climbed over the wall, Yu Li could feel countless pairs of eyes watching them.

Some came from the teaching building, others from behind the trees, and even more lurked by the school gates, silently peering at them.

But only Yu Li could sense these stares.

Jiang Xi and Hou Liang merely felt that the air had grown colder, subconsciously rubbing their arms for warmth.

They walked to the spot where Ke Yulong had fallen the night before. But when they arrived, they were shocked to find the ground empty—his body had disappeared.

The flashlight beam illuminated only a dark red stain on the cement floor.

“How…?” Jiang Xi’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“Ke Yulong isn’t dead?”

That was impossible. Before they had left last night, they had checked his heartbeat and breathing. He was definitely dead.

Hou Liang’s face darkened. “Could it be… corpse reanimation?”

Yu Li, holding a flashlight in one hand and keeping the other in her pocket, couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

“Hahaha, are you saying Ke Yulong turned into a zombie?”

Hou Liang’s face immediately blackened. “What’s wrong with that?”

The body was gone—wasn’t that what usually happened in zombie stories?

Yu Li didn’t respond. Instead, she pointed the flashlight downward at her own feet.

A set of drag marks became immediately visible in the beam of light.

It was obvious—Ke Yulong’s body had been moved.

Hou Liang realized how ridiculous his earlier statement had been. The corner of his eye twitched, his cheeks heating up. He wished he could rewind time a few seconds.

Unfortunately, the woman beside him made sure to twist the knife a little deeper.

“Maybe those are zombie tracks,” Yu Li mused.

Jiang Xi crouched down to examine the marks more closely, frowning. “Judging from the trail, it looks like this happened not long after we left last night. Who would take Ke Yulong’s body?”

Yu Li suddenly spoke up, answering with just one word:

“Ghosts.”

Hou Liang couldn’t help but blurt out, “You’re saying a ghost took Ke Yulong’s body? What for?”

Scoffing, he added, “To take him to class?”

“Hou Liang!” Jiang Xi frowned, clearly displeased. “Watch your words. Stop talking like that.”

Yu Li’s face showed no emotion. She simply smiled and said, “Who knows.”

Before they could grasp the deeper meaning behind her words, a surprised voice called out from behind them.

“Hey! You guys are here too?”

They turned to see Cen Xiu and Yu Haoye standing a short distance away, each carrying backpacks. Yu Haoye had a camera in his hands, his face lighting up with excitement when he saw them.

Jiang Xi was also surprised to see these two veteran players again. “What are you guys doing here?”

Cen Xiu raised an eyebrow and pointed at the camera. “Shouldn’t I be asking that? I’m just here for work—gotta film something, you know?”

Yu Haoye nodded. “Yeah. But what about you guys? What are you doing here so late at night?”

Jiang Xi immediately shut her mouth, giving a vague response. “Nothing much.”

She had no intention of sharing what she knew with them. In a survival game like this, excessive kindness wasn’t always a good thing.

Yu Haoye’s fingers tightened around the camera, his gaze turning colder.

This newbie was sharp.

Cen Xiu, on the other hand, maintained his friendly smile. His eyes shifted to Yu Li as he walked over and spoke in a warm voice.

“Qing Li, want to team up with us? You saw what happened last night—I’ve got experience dealing with things like this. I can protect you.”

Clearly, since the protagonist wasn’t talking, he was trying to extract information from the NPC instead.

But Yu Li merely glanced at him, her smile deepening. Her tone was lazy as she raised an eyebrow.

“Oh, I saw something alright—”

“I personally saw Ke Yulong fall off the building.”

Cen Xiu’s smile froze slightly. “That was an accident last night. But today, I’m prepared.”

Yu Li’s gaze briefly flickered to his backpack before she casually looked away.

Why did these people always insist on carrying so much gear? Did they really think they’d use it all?

She glanced at her phone to check the time, then looked at Cen Xiu. “Where are you guys planning to film?”

Cen Xiu thought she was agreeing to join them and grinned. “Haven’t decided yet. Where do you want to go?”

Yu Li smirked, tilting her head as she answered slowly, word by word:

“The opposite direction of wherever you’re going.”

【LMAO, the rejection couldn’t be any clearer.】

【Qing Li: Please stay far, far away.】

【Cen Xiu’s face literally turned to stone. I swear I just heard a heart shatter.】

【She really has zero interest in Cen Xiu, huh?】

【Duh, didn’t everyone say her boyfriend is Bo Jingmo?】

【Wait… you actually believe that? That’s totally made up! Qing Li’s just messing with people.】

【I dunno… I think she sounded pretty serious.】

【Hold on. Now that you mention it… I just realized—I haven’t seen Bo Jingmo appear at all…】

【Oh sh*t, you’re right. Where is he? Did he disappear? Is he on strike?】

【Did Qing Li kill him??】

【…No way. Bo Jingmo is ridiculously strong. Have you even seen his past runs? Every time he plays a ghost, he wipes out everyone within five minutes. (Except Jiang Xi)】

【Wait, hold on. What’s with that exception? What about Hou Liang? Are you secretly shipping Bo Jingmo and Jiang Xi?】

The sourc𝗲 of this content is freēwēbηovel.c૦m.

【Hehehe, but don’t you think they’re kinda shippable? Bo Jingmo never kills Jiang Xi. He totally favors her.】

【I used to ship them too… but after the Horror Villa arc, I kinda lost interest.】

【…Meanwhile, I’m still shipping Filia and Bo Jingmo. 〒▽〒】

【Bruh, let it go. NPCs and players never end well.】

The system watched as the chat flooded with messages and quietly took screenshots.

Later, it would show all of these to Big Sis.

Hehe.

—

In the end, Cen Xiu shamelessly followed them anyway, claiming that it would be safer if they all stuck together. He argued that he had ways to deal with ghosts and that working together would be beneficial.

Jiang Xi and Hou Liang hesitated but ultimately agreed.

Cen Xiu had a point. The ghosts in this instance were powerful. If they encountered a strong one, at least they’d have more people to fight back.

But they were still too inexperienced.

Without realizing it, they let Cen Xiu subtly steer the conversation, revealing their true reason for coming here.

However, Jiang Xi was cautious when it came to Yu Li—she simply said that Qing Li was knowledgeable and was helping them out, without giving away any specific details.

Cen Xiu nodded thoughtfully. “So… this school has quite a few ghosts.”

His brows furrowed slightly.

Even in other instances, ghosts weren’t usually limited to just one entity. But given that there were also newcomers here, the difficulty level shouldn’t have been this high from the start.

As they talked, they arrived at a classroom—Jiang Xi and Hu Ling’s old classroom.

Unlike Qing Li’s previous classroom, which was still clean and orderly, this one was in complete disarray.

Desks were scattered chaotically, broken curtains trailed along the dusty floor, and a thick layer of grime covered everything.

Jiang Xi held her breath and began checking each desk, searching for anything unusual. But she found nothing.

Cen Xiu noticed her actions, his gaze flickering as he asked, “Are you looking for something? Maybe I can help. Weren’t you looking for Hu Ling? Why are you checking the desks?”

Jiang Xi shook her head. “Not really.”

She had been hoping she might find something like the photos Qing Li had discovered before, but it seemed that had just been a coincidence.

Cen Xiu didn’t press the issue, but Yu Haoye scoffed, his tone laced with sarcasm.

“We’re all in this together. No need to keep secrets, right? You won’t tell us anything?”

Jiang Xi hesitated for a moment. “I’m really not looking for anything.”

She was just trying her luck.

Yu Li hadn’t stepped into the classroom. She leaned lazily against the doorway, watching the group inside. Hearing their conversation, she suddenly spoke up.

“We’re looking for photos. This school might have hidden pictures of certain students. Do you guys want to help find them?”

Jiang Xi paused, slightly taken aback.

Yu Haoye, on the other hand, immediately latched onto her words, unable to suppress his curiosity.

“What photos? And what’s their purpose?”

“Hm… what’s their purpose…”

Qing Li pretended to think for a moment before flashing a playful smile.

“I have no idea. Maybe the ghosts are sealed inside them?”

As she spoke, she suddenly turned to Cen Xiu, her tone filled with anticipation.

“What do you think? Aren’t you supposed to be knowledgeable? You’re such an experienced streamer—surely you’ve come across something like this before?”

Cen Xiu, who was only good at talking big: “......”

Uh, well…

He only kind of understood this stuff. (•́ ₃ •̀)