As they stepped out into the hallway, Shi Mo slowed her pace, her expression thoughtful.
"What's on your mind?" Fu Yunshen asked.
"That whisper," she said. "It didn't sound angry."
"Then what?"
"…Lonely."
[System Notification]Spiritual Entity Detected: Dormitory Building B – Room 407Classification: Residual Spirit – Non-aggressiveRecommended Action: Passive observation and memory tracing.Brotherhood Value +15 (Team Investigation Coordination)Current Total: 645 / 1,000,000
Back in their dorm, Zhou Zhi was sitting cross-legged on his bed, eating instant noodles.
"You two went ghost hunting again, didn't you?" he asked between slurps.
Fu Yunshen collapsed into his chair. "Yes."
Zhou Zhi held out his chopsticks like a reporter's mic. "And the ghost's final words?"
Shi Mo replied calmly, "It wanted better curtains."
Zhou Zhi blinked. "So we're dealing with a fashion-conscious spirit."
"Exactly."
Fu Yunshen smirked for the first time that day.