The biggest trouble he faced was indeed the murderer hidden in the crowd.
Beichuan Si remembered very clearly that when he eliminated the Lake Ghost Hand, he had scanned the surrounding area; he didn't think the other had the ability to avoid his system-enhanced perception.
At that time, besides Shen Gu Mirai, there should have been no one else at Lake Park.
Moreover, Beichuan Si didn't think anyone could silently follow him.
Not to mention, he had stopped by the police station halfway.
How did the murderer know my home address exactly?
In that case, he decided to visit Lake Park again to test out his suspicions.
Beichuan Si fell silent for a moment, deciding to go to Lake Park once more after school in the afternoon.
The class ended soon, and Kyubei High School formally entered lunchtime.
Most of the students hurried to the cafeteria and convenience stores.
"Beichuan, aren't you going for lunch?" Magong Tong found her wallet, turned to look at the calm Beichuan Si.
He didn't seem to be in a hurry.
"You go ahead, Magong."
"Ah... okay." Hearing this, Magong Tong nodded and walked away.
After a while, Shen Gu Mirai appeared at the classroom door.
"Mr. Temple! Mr. Temple!"
She excitedly waved at Beichuan Si, carrying two lunchboxes in her other hand.
This young girl was quite well-prepared in this regard, knowing that arranging to meet with Beichuan Si would delay his mealtime, so she had prepared two bento boxes early.
Ignoring the surprised expressions of the surrounding students, Shen Gu Mirai walked up to Beichuan Si, placed the larger bento box in front of him, and said with a bright smile,
"Ta-da! Surprise! It's a bento I made myself for you, as a representative of the first-year beauties!"
"There's something you want to talk to me about, right?" Beichuan Si took the bento without much surprise on his face.
"Hehe... Mr. Temple, your intuition is spot on!" Shen Gu Mirai nodded vigorously, unfazed.
With a bland response, Beichuan Si held the bento box, feeling its weight while nodding to himself.
After enhancing his body recently, his appetite had gradually increased, and he occasionally felt hungry. His current food intake was about two to three times that of a normal adult, corresponding to a physical state of roughly three to four times that of an adult; this wasn't too exaggerated.
Considering that this body was still in its growth phase, he generally wouldn't skimp on food, and thus, he had been spending money quickly lately.
But for a high school student, having a large appetite was a good thing. Having someone bring lunch was even better.
"You're still so cold, Mr. Temple."
Compared to Beichuan Si's indifferent attitude, Shen Gu Mirai's movements were much more lively. Ignoring the stunned students around, she grabbed Beichuan Si's free hand—
"I have something I want to say to you, and this isn't a good place to talk. Let's go to the courtyard and chat while we eat."
"The courtyard?" Beichuan Si frowned but didn't dwell on it.
Kyubei High School's building complex formed a standard square shape, with a central area reserved for benches and small paths, which was the courtyard Shen Gu Mirai referred to.
As soon as they sat on a bench, Shen Gu Mirai couldn't wait to speak,
"Mr. Temple, did anything strange happen at your place yesterday?"
"Something strange?" Hearing this from Shen Gu Mirai, Beichuan Si paused as he opened the bento: "Did someone break into your house too?"
Uh—
That firm tone made Shen Gu Mirai choke on what she wanted to say.
Her face turned red, and she finally exhaled heavily, full of surprise.
"You knew?"
"I guessed."
Looking at Beichuan Si's calm, unwavering expression, Shen Gu Mirai couldn't help but marvel.
"If I didn't already know you weren't the culprit, I'd suspect you were the murderer."
"How do you know I'm not?"
Uh—
The counter-question made Shen Gu Mirai's words stick in her throat. The next moment, a chilling coldness suddenly emanated from beside her, as if to stifle her breath.
Beichuan Si's aura suddenly turned cold and ruthless, like a mad doctor dissecting someone without expression.
"I've dissected a real human before," Beichuan Si's voice boomed in her ears, making Shen Gu Mirai feel as if her throat was filled with ice shards, rendering her speechless.
She shuddered, taking a long time to barely emerge from his chilling aura.
"You're kidding, right, Mr. Temple."
"Yes, I'm kidding." Unexpectedly, Beichuan Si nodded and admitted.
The bloody and cold air disappeared in an instant; the weather remained bright and sunny, and Shen Gu Mirai breathed a sigh of relief.
Once relaxed, she couldn't help but chuckle.
"Haha... Since it was a joke, then you saying you've dissected a real human should be fake too, right?"
"..." Beichuan Si didn't speak, just smiled and looked back at Shen Gu Mirai.
It was the first time he had shown a smile in front of Shen Gu Mirai.
But seeing his creepy smile, Shen Gu Mirai couldn't manage a laugh.
Ha... hahaha...
But Beichuan Si didn't lie; in his previous life as a medical student, he had dissected many corpses and had seen dead bodies before.
He opened the bento cloth, revealing a light blue bento box, and spoke calmly,
"Shinkai."
"Hmm?" Shen Gu Mirai responded.
"Something happened at your house last night, right?"
"Yes, I came to find you today to discuss a strategy. And didn't you just say, 'Did someone break into your house too?' Don't tell me your house..."
Shen Gu Mirai, as always, had a keen intuition for detecting hidden clues in others' words.
"The other person seemed temporarily interested in playing the role of a courier, and sent an arm to me. Judging by the size and the degree of stiffness, it should belong to the body of Hoshino Nana from the hut yesterday."
Beichuan Si's voice sounded fearless.
"They sent an arm directly to you?!"
Gulp.
Shen Gu Mirai shuddered just thinking about the scene, but hearing Beichuan Si's words, and seeing his nonchalant, unfrightened expression, she couldn't hold back.
Normally, when given such a "horrifying" gift out of the blue, wouldn't most people's first reaction be to get scared to death? So why did Beichuan Si still have the mood to attend class today?
Although she knew Beichuan Si wasn't an ordinary person, wasn't he overly composed?
And recalling Beichuan Si's earlier words, "I've dissected a real human"—
Shen Gu Mirai got a bit flustered. Why was it that, despite the same twelve years of compulsory education, Beichuan Si was so exceptional?
Her sharp eyes caught Beichuan Si smiling again.
"I wasn't joking."
"...." Shen Gu Mirai.
Feeling a chill down her spine from Beichuan Si's gaze, Shen Gu Mirai quietly backed away several steps.