Chapter 205: Visit the ruins
Lin Ye naturally wrapped his arm around the Fat Man's shoulder, supporting him as they walked into the Administrator Cabin.
This way, even if someone saw them, he could say the camp administrator suddenly felt unwell and went to the city to see a doctor.
Opening the basement of the Administrator Cabin, Lin Ye dragged the Fat Man's corpse deep into the basement. Just as he had suspected, there was a male corpse stripped naked lying there.
When the Fat Man first appeared, Lin Ye had sensed something was off—the administrator uniform clearly didn't fit him properly, and his expression seemed unnatural.
Additionally, the Fat Man seemed unusually aware and concerned about their exact arrival time at the camp, which was strange since travel speed and departure time were unpredictable, making early arrival quite normal.
Moreover, they had taken the back roads, which were longer than the Main Road, so their arrival time wasn't significantly early.
That's why Lin Ye asked that particular question.
The other's excessive reaction to the information about the Main Road being safe triggered Lin Ye's instincts, making it impossible for him to suppress his urge to kill the Fat Man.
"Stay here and don't move around. After I deal with the student upstairs, I'll come back to handle you two."
Lin Ye dragged both corpses to a corner of the basement, covering them with some miscellaneous items. After carefully inspecting the area to ensure there were no flaws, he took the keys and left the Administrator Cabin. "Teacher, where's the camp administrator?"
Yang Hua asked curiously when she saw Lin Ye emerge alone.
"Not sure, probably had some urgent business and left. I have the keys, so let's head to the camp first."
Lin Ye directed the students to unload their luggage from the bus into the Visit Camp, then assigned tasks to each student.
"Those who finish their work first can choose their sleeping cabins for the night. Two people per cabin, free grouping, but boys and girls cannot room together."
"Aw, I want to sleep with my girlfriend."
"You can call your girlfriend over tonight, I don't mind."
"...That could work too."
"Really? Can I join in..."
"I want to room with the teacher."
...
Lin Ye sat in a rocking chair outside the cabin, watching the students work. He had passed the age of enjoying labor and could no longer experience that youthful feeling.
"Teacher, could you come help instead of just sitting there watching us work?"
Li Xu couldn't help but complain when he saw Lin Ye lounging in the rocking chair, swaying back and forth.
"That's your job—you're the ones who wanted to come here. My job is to supervise you. Move aside, you're interfering with my work."
Lin Ye rocked the chair with righteous confidence.
"...Fine."
Li Xu thought for a moment, unable to come up with a rebuttal, and could only return to work.
"That's more like it. Hey, where do you think you're going?"
Lin Ye shouted at the student trying to sneak away from the Visit Camp.
"Huh? I just need to use the restroom."
Li Yang had already prepared his excuse.
"The camp has restrooms. Don't wander off—haven't you heard the rumors about this Visit Camp?"
Lin Ye glared at him, making him return to work.
"Pfft, those rumors are just made up to scare kids. People come here every year for visits, and nothing bad ever happens."
A male student said dismissively.
His intention to impress the female students was obvious, but only a few male classmates showed interest in his words.
"Then do you know why there are so many rumors if nothing ever happens?"
Lin Ye asked meaningfully.
"...Why?"
The male student took two steps forward, distancing himself from the fitness-enthusiast male classmate who had moved behind him.
"Because the frequent incidents happened before you were born. After all these years, only rumors remain. It was twenty years ago..."
Lin Ye's tone turned low, his voice growing eerie.
"What happened back then?"
The male student asked nervously.
"I'll tell you tonight. Hurry up with your work and prepare lunch. After eating, we still need to visit the ruins."
Lin Ye quickly changed the subject—he hadn't actually made up the story yet.
"Tch, buzzkill."
"Let's hurry up with work. I've already picked my cabin—don't let someone else take it."
"Yeah, I'm starving."
"At least the teacher's sister is cute—she even helps cook for us."
"True."
...
Thanks to the students' efforts, Lin Ye finally got to eat the lunch Lin Jing prepared for him. Driver Wang had gone straight to rest in a cabin after getting off the bus, skipping lunch entirely. Lin Ye left some food for him on the cabin table.
After lunch, the students rested in their cabins while Lin Ye went to the Administrator Cabin to rearrange some furniture, hiding both corpses beneath it.
After dealing with the bodies, Lin Ye returned to his own cabin where Lin Jing was nearly asleep.
"If you're tired, get some rest. I'll wake you before we go to the ruins."
Lin Ye tucked her in with a blanket.
"I want to visit the ruins too, brother. You have to wake me..."
Lin Jing closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep.
Under normal circumstances, Lin Ye might have let her rest properly in the cabin, but given the current situation, he couldn't leave her alone at the camp.
"Teacher, it's almost time. You're the only ones who haven't come out yet."
After the nap break, Yang Hua knocked on their cabin door.
"I know."
Lin Ye shook Lin Jing awake and brought her out of the cabin.
The ruins weren't far from the camp. Lin Ye led the way at the front, finding the entrance in just ten minutes.
This was originally Driver Wang's responsibility, but since Driver Wang was in poor condition, Lin Ye had to take over.
The ruins consisted of an underground structure built from thick stone slabs, with its entrance above ground. Entering the interior required descending a flight of stairs.
"I wonder how the ancients built such underground structures, and how they've remained standing without collapse until now."
"Right? I'm more curious about this underground structure's purpose. It can't just be a giant cellar, can it?"
"Didn't the history teacher say it was a sacrificial altar?"
"That sounds pretty far-fetched. What kind of altar gets built underground?"
"True, maybe the history teacher didn't actually know and just made it up."
...
Lin Ye held Lin Jing's hand as they walked at the back of the group. Looking at the abstract patterns carved on the walls, he felt these patterns were somewhat incomplete.
So he tried mentally completing these patterns in his mind. Though abstract, they felt lacking to his eyes.
The ruins weren't large—at a normal visiting pace, it would take less than an hour to complete the tour.
After finishing their tour of the ruins, Lin Ye followed the students out, but while ascending the stairs, he suddenly realized three students were missing.
He had been at the back of the group the entire time, and there were no hiding places within the ruins, so under normal circumstances nobody should have fallen behind.
Among the three missing students was Li Yang, the one who had wanted to use the restroom outside earlier.
Lin Ye handed Lin Jing over to Yang Hua's care, then returned alone to the interior of the ruins, casually pulling out the small firewood chopper he had previously hidden inside his coat.