Chapter 607 - 393: Yingnan City University! Yin Energy!!!_2

Chapter 607: Chapter 393: Yingnan City University! Yin Energy!!!_2

Some said he was a metaphysics master hidden among ordinary folk, who had once pointed out the right path for Lu Yuliang and helped him avert calamities.

Others said he was a top-tier figure who had long faded from the public eye, a man whose single word could decide life, death, honor, and disgrace.

He looked again at the old man in the Zhongshan suit; the other was merely standing there casually, yet he carried a calm, commanding air of viewing all beings from above, as if nothing around him was worthy of his attention.

The principal suddenly felt a chill in his heart: someone who could make a figure like Lu Yuliang willingly bow his head was by no means an ordinary power-holder.

This old man might well be the "benefactor" who could sway Lu Yuliang’s fate, perhaps even one of those mysterious presences hidden behind the scenes, to whom even local big shots had to bow and breathe by his leave.

The principal of Yingnan City University had that thought flash through his mind and vanish; he instinctively jogged over, and the other senior leaders, seeing this, hurried to follow.

In Principal Zhang’s mind, the chaotic stream of thoughts at Yingnan University was no more than a brief flicker.

He immediately pressed down the shock and doubt in his heart, quickly arranged a proper smile on his face, unconsciously quickened his pace to a half-run, and even straightened his jacket as he went.

The few senior leaders who had still been standing in place saw this and hurried to react, all following in the principal’s footsteps, the group striding quickly toward the two old men.

"Mr. Lu, having you hurry around so late at night really makes me feel guilty!" The principal was the first to extend his hand, his tone respectful yet measured, and then he stepped slightly aside to make room for the people behind him, launching into a series of introductions.

"I’m Zhang Mingyuan, principal of Yingnan University. This is Vice Principal Li, who’s in charge of administrative affairs,

this is Director Wang from the Academic Affairs Office, and here we have Director Zhao of the Logistics Department and Section Chief Zhou from Security, plus Director Ren from the Student Affairs Office. We’re all waiting here especially for you two."

As he spoke, his logic was clear, his bearing neither servile nor overbearing; every movement showed the seasoned composure of someone who had long held a management position.

He neither grew excessively humble because of the other’s status, nor dared to neglect them in the slightest.

"Mm, Principal Zhang, I truly feel embarrassed, making trouble for you all. I’ll have to trouble you a bit more tonight."

Lu Yuliang lifted a hand in a polite gesture toward the principal who had come up to greet him, a gentle smile appearing on his face, his tone carrying a familiar warmth, as though greeting an old acquaintance.

He looked at Principal Zhang’s somewhat familiar face, yet his heart still felt a bit vague.

Back when he was in charge of Yingnan City, affairs were manifold, and he had only met this university principal a few times at freshman welcome ceremonies; he vaguely remembered the man’s surname was Zhang, but the exact given name had long slipped his mind.

But now, he had already stepped down from his leadership post, while the other man was still bringing a group of university leaders to wait respectfully in the middle of the night, giving him full face.

Lu Yuliang was not someone who liked to put on airs to begin with, so seeing this, he naturally would not cling to his former status; his tone and bearing were kept mild, and even the look he gave Principal Zhang held a few more degrees of sincere courtesy.

Lu Yuliang’s gaze swept across the faces of Principal Zhang and the others; his eyes were deep, with not a shred of unnecessary small talk, and he went straight to the point.

"Principal Zhang, I won’t waste time on pleasantries. I came over specially tonight because my father has an urgent matter to deal with."

He paused for a beat, his tone crisp and efficient. "Right now, take us to the West District girls’ dormitory, Building D."

"Ah..."

Before Principal Zhang could even process the information about "Mr. Lu’s father," a brief cry of surprise sounded at his side.

The one who spoke was Vice Principal Li—a woman in her forties, with neat ear-length short hair.

On top she wore a crisp white professional shirt, paired below with black straight-leg trousers, and on her feet was a pair of low-heeled black leather shoes; the whole outfit was sharp and appropriate.

Usually, this Vice Principal Li was always steady and composed in her work, but right now her face could barely conceal her shock, clearly startled by the place name "West District girls’ dormitory, Building D."

"Th-that building was repurposed for storing odds and ends ages ago, wasn’t it?" Vice Principal Li’s voice was trembling slightly as she instinctively added, "And in recent years, not only the fourth floor and above, even the first to third floors have been completely sealed off!"

She took a deep breath, trying hard to steady her tone, and began explaining the reason: "A few years ago, the school built two new high-rise dormitory buildings. The facilities are far better than the old ones, so Building D was completely replaced."

"Now that building is basically abandoned. The doors and windows have all been welded shut with iron plates, not even a gap left for ventilation. Usually, no one ever goes there—

only in the daytime do logistics workers push handcarts over to pile discarded desks and chairs, old lab cabinets inside."

For a figure like this to arrive in the dead of night, and to head straight for that old building which had been sealed, holding a long-unsolved case, it seemed that tonight, Yingnan University was destined not to be peaceful.

After all, the murder case twenty years ago had once stirred the whole city, practically becoming common knowledge to everyone.

As senior management of Yingnan University, they not only understood the ins and outs of the case, but also knew clearly why Building D had gone from partially sealed to completely sealed, step by step.

That building had long become a "taboo symbol" on campus that could not be casually touched.

Not to mention that, over the past week, for some reason the old case of the three female university students killed back then had suddenly gone viral again online and in the media.

Related topics had repeatedly rushed to the trending lists for several days in a row, and the comment sections were full of discussions about the case.

Could it be... that Old Leader Lu had seen the recent reports and come in the middle of the night specifically to "check on the situation"?

This thought, like a vine, silently spread through the minds of all the university leaders, quickly forming a mute consensus.

One must know: for someone to sit in their positions, not a single one was a simple character; every one of them was a "thousand-year-old fox" adept at reading faces and tones.