Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 60 - Comet Collides with Earth

60: Chapter 60: Comet Collides with Earth

60 -60: Comet Collides with Earth

After nearly three days of traveling by car, Gu Fan and his party were more fatigued than they’d ever been on any journey before.

Finally, they arrived in another city.

It was once the foreign nation of the Great Night Country, but now it was a modern city.

It had also been renamed and was now known as New Night City.

The Great Night Country was annihilated after undergoing internal strife and foreign invasions.

Its people were displaced, with its city structures collapsing under the harsh weather over the years.

Coupled with demolition for reconstruction, most of the ancient buildings were not preserved, except for a still-standing imperial palace.

The legend of numerous treasures hidden in the Great Night Country lured many adventurers, and from ancient times to the present, people have continuously poured in to take a shot at fortune hunting.

Many have stayed, some for decades, while others even settled down here permanently.

Thus, after the annihilation of the Great Night Country and its people’s displacement, the city never fully disappeared, and New Night City was established.

Gu Fan and his party arrived at a hotel as planned.

Du Jun had arrived earlier, courtesy of faster air travel and not having to endure three days of fatigue.

Surprisingly, Du Jun also had a male classmate with him, demonstrating an all-hands-on-deck approach.

When Du Jun saw Su Hui, he was taken aback.

In his wildest dreams, he didn’t believe that there could be a woman more beautiful than Lin Xi.

However, he quickly regained his composure, remaining genial and unperturbed.

They all agreed to rest after the three-day journey and head straight to their destination the next day — the imperial palace left by the Great Night Country, currently a museum of foreign culture.

They pinned their hopes on this place.

Du Jun eagerly inquired about what Gu Fan and the others had found this time.

His enthusiasm and friendly attitude suggested that he was keen to help.

Those unaware of the history between them would think Du Jun and Gu Fan were on excellent terms.

Gu Fan, believing in collective wisdom and unity, shared everything he knew with Du Jun, particularly the incident of fighting a group of masked men.

Du Jun listened, dumbfounded, thinking the narrative had taken a wild turn.

Starting from the eerie secret room, followed by mysterious disappearances one after another, to a treasure fight against an unidentified group.

Of course, Du Jun thought it was a shame, especially regarding Gu Fan’s impulsive act of discarding the key into the river.

What if it was indeed a curse of the secret room?

That key might be the crucial piece to lift the curse.

Upon reflecting on this point, Gu Fan hadn’t considered it and could only apologize.

If worst came to worst, they could dive into the river to search for it later.

Without further ado, they proceeded to register for their hotel check-in, then each retired to their respective rooms.

However, Lu Yi couldn’t help stating on their way, “I’m not being a doomsayer, but we should keep in mind that Sun Yi disappeared in a hotel last time.

We should always be cautious when we are away from home.”

Hearing her words, everyone was reminded of Sun Yi’s disappearance and the weird scenes captured in the surveillance footage, which sent a chill down their spines.

Lin Xi and Su Hui shared a room.

Their camaraderie had grown so strong over the past two days that it seemed they were like sisters.

Having completed their registration procedures, they simply ignored everyone and left.

Gu Fan and the others were dumbfounded, surprised at how quickly their bond had formed.

Du Jun arranged to have a room to himself.

As the one footing the bill, he made sure to provide himself with this preferred treatment; he booked the best room the hotel had to offer.

But then again, wealth allows one to be whimsical.

Jie and another male student called Xia Yue shared a room.

Although initially not familiar with each other, they recognized their common cause and quickly became acquainted.

Instead of rushing off to their room, Gu Fan and Lu Yi surveyed the hotel, taking note of all entrances and exits and checking the security cameras’ coverage.

As a safety measure for everyone, they couldn’t afford to let their guard down, even with the assistance of police officer Su Hui.

Being too focused on their surroundings, Gu Fan kept looking around as he walked, neglecting the immediate vicinity.

Lu Yi also failed to notice.

As they turned a corner in the corridor, Gu Fan accidentally bumped into someone head-on.

The collision sent them both stumbling backwards, feeling dizzy and off balance; they both fell flat on their rears.

“Ouch!” The other person complained.

“Watch where you’re going!

That hurts!”

“I’m sorry, I wasn’t looking where I was going.” Gu Fan apologized while rubbing his head.

When he finally noticed who he had bumped into, he was momentarily stunned.

The other party was an extraordinarily beautiful woman, radiating an aloofness unique to her, unlike Su Hui’s exuberant charm.

Anyone could easily remember her beauty and demeanor amidst a crowd of gorgeous women.

With the assist of her companion, the beautiful woman managed to pick herself up, brushing off the dust on her clothes with an unhappy face, even rolling her eyes.

All Gu Fan could do was laugh awkwardly and apologize again.

Watching the lady pick up her scattered belongings, Gu Fan knew it was time for him to act.

Despite her surly mood, he crouched down to help her.

At first, he was helpful, but his overzealousness got the better of him.

In his haste, Gu Fan ended up butting heads with the woman again — or more accurately, he headbutted her.

“You…” The cold beauty was so angry that she gritted her teeth, pointed at Gu Fan and said, “Did you do that on purpose?”

“I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean to.

I was just trying to help.” Gu Fan felt strange, as if he was cursed.

Their heads had already collided twice — one more time and they would be seeing stars.

The cold beauty, dizzy from the impact, was not feeling good at all.

Eventually, her companion helped her pick up her things.

Fully resentful, she held her stuff and left.

But not before she gave Gu Fan a fierce glare, as if to say, “Young man, you better watch out.”

“Oh my god, what was that about?” Gu Fan massaged his head, sighing, “Is my luck really that bad?”

Lu Yi, standing aside, also sighed, “You could’ve had a romantic encounter, but you had to collide into her twice.

Even a good fate is spoiled by you.

You really don’t know how to cherish opportunities — what a waste.”

“This is not fate, this is a narrow road for enemies.

I suspect I owed her a lot of money in my past life, otherwise, why would we run into each other twice?

I wonder if her head has been trained — my head still hurts.” Gu Fan continued rubbing his head and smiled bitterly.

He really felt as if she had practiced iron head.

Lu Yi couldn ‘t help but say, “My goodness, that cold beauty was so beautiful, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

I had to stare at her without blinking to be sure that it wasn’t a dream, that she is real.”

“So what?

There are lots of beautiful women, and it’s not like you’ve never seen them before.

There’s no need to exaggerate.” After Gu Fan finished his sentence, he squinted his eyes at Lu Yi, who felt inexplicably weird.

“Why are you looking at me like that?

Do you think I have malicious intent?

Sure, I’ve seen many beautiful women, but not as beautiful as her.

As far as I know, Su Hui and Lin Xi are the only ones.

And of course movie stars.

To earnestly appreciate them is to respect beautiful women.”

“Alright, alright.

You’re right.

It’s very rare to see such a beauty.

It’s normal for you to be stunned.

I was stunned for a moment too.” After Gu Fan finished his sentence, he sighed deeply in his heart.

To have a bad encounter with a beauty of this level, they must be truly incompatible.

Gu Fan thought and decided to let it go.

Having Lin Xi was enough.

Any other fate was unnecessary.

And pondering about these things was pointless anyway.

He should seize the opportunity to take a careful look at the surroundings.

On the other side, the cold beauty and her female companion returned to their room.

She tossed her bag away, rubbed her forehead, and grumbled, “Did that kid bump into me on purpose?

He went too far.”

Her companion laughed and said, “Sister Leng, maybe you were so pretty that the kid wanted to get your attention this way.”

“Are young men so childish these days?” Sister Leng expressed contempt.

She then said, “I predict that they will go to the Outer Cultural Museum tomorrow.

Let our people stand by there.

I have a feeling something will happen.”

“Alright, I’ll inform them right away.” After that, her companion expressed concern.

“But Sister Leng, by coming here, we can’t keep an eye on the other place.

Some college students haven’t come over yet and are still in their city.

What should we do?”

For this, Sister Leng pondered for a while.

“Yes, I can’t oversee both places.

But I have a feeling that this end is the main thread.”

Hearing these words, the companion revealed confusion.

“Why?

That Gu Fan, besides being a little handsome, looks ordinary.

He is no different from those college students.

Moreover, he hasn’t entered the secret room and has nothing to do with the whole thing.”

“I used to think the same way.

But it now seems that this kid’s movement is leading everyone.

He returned to the ancient town, obtained the key, and even knows the whole thing is related to the outer field.” Sister Leng pondered this, then added, “Yes, this kid hasn’t entered the secret room.

He can say he is an outsider.

But maybe it’s because he is on the outside that he has a chance to break the game.”

The companion looked confused.

“Break the game — Sister Leng, what do you mean?”

Sister Leng continued, “They want to use this kid to expose us and reveal our identities.

We can also use this kid to ruin their plan.

It depends on who uses this chess piece better.”

“Oh, I see.” The companion seemed to understand, but felt a little uneasy.

She felt that the situation was not easy to control.

However, Sister Leng didn’t care much about that.

In her heart, a chess piece is always just a chess piece, with no room for posing a threat.