Chapter 25
On the ground floor, the strong smell of humans was enough to make Su Mo, who had just been scared and was also a zombie, lose her sanity. She roared, wanting to pounce on the crowd.
Immediately, with many people screaming, in front of everyone, the "monster" that seemed extremely agitated was hugged by the girl who had previously shown no respect for Jianghua.
"Good, don't move," Lu Jia tightly held Su Mo and pressed Su Mo's head against her body, using her own body to shield Su Mo's eyes. She didn't have time to check if Su Mo was injured, she could only prioritize protecting Su Mo's identity.
At first, Su Mo, who was held in Lu Jia's arms, struggled. But with Lu Jia's reassuring words of "don't be afraid," her emotions gradually settled down, and she obediently stayed still. She even hugged Lu Jia back and nuzzled her head against Lu Jia's body.
"Hey boss," and at this moment, the group of people who had clashed with Su Mo finally ran down from the fourth floor and gathered around Li Hua.
"What's going on?" Jiang Bei shifted his shocked gaze towards the five people who ran down. Obviously, even he was not clear about what had happened.
Li Hua just smiled and then explained.
It turns out that for easier management, he had instructed his subordinates to thoroughly search the girls' dormitory while they were having this meeting. After all, they couldn't easily inspect the girls' dormitory at other times.
"You should have discussed this with me." In response to Li Hua's words, Jiang Bei didn't seem too displeased, but he blamed Li Hua for acting on his own.
"Boss, this girl is strange. When we opened the door, she rushed out and took down one of our brothers. And this was from the fourth floor, but she jumped down as if nothing happened."
The group of guys complained to Li Hua, seemingly also shocked by Su Mo.
"What a joke. If you guys are no match for her, then there must be something wrong with her. What kind of logic is that?"
Lu Jia turned her head and looked at Jiang Bei, her eyes suddenly changed. If before they were casually indifferent, now they were icy, as if she wanted to torture someone.
Even Jiang Bei, standing beside her, was a little scared by her expression. He unconsciously swallowed, but as a man, he refused to admit his fear and pretended to stay calm.
Lu Jia thought that if Su Mo wasn't a zombie, she wouldn't have survived the fall from the fourth floor. Thinking of this, her gaze towards the men became even colder.
The five people who met her eyes felt a sudden chill in the air, causing goosebumps to rise on their skin. Inside, they muttered to themselves, "Damn, is this woman going to eat us?"
Surprisingly, Li Hua, who was in charge of this matter, didn't say anything. He just silently watched Lu Jia and wondered to himself if he had developed some feelings for her.
As for Jiang Bei next to Lu Jia, he looked at the two people hugging each other in front of him, and then at Lu Jia's anger. He realized that he had really angered his senior sister this time, and that their group had indeed acted impulsively.
"Senior sister, we're sorry, we didn't think it through this time."
Lu Jia ignored Jiang Bei. For her, this kind of apology was useless. The person who killed others and then regretted it afterwards would not be forgiven. It was impossible.
"I know senior sister is very angry, but right now I really need to know who this person is and what her relationship is with you," Jiang Bei, being the smartest person here, felt uneasy about this girl who suddenly appeared. It was not only because Lu Jia was treating her differently, but also because if an ordinary person jumped from the fourth floor, even with the help of the second floor's impact, they wouldn't come out unscathed. But the girl Lu Jia was holding seemed to be.
Lu Jia didn't feel like answering the question. It was clear that she hadn't fully recovered emotionally and now she saw everyone as enemies.
And Su Mo felt this change in emotion once again.
The person in her arms let out a soft murmur as Su Mo gently rubbed her head against Lu Jia's. She held Lu Jia's hands and lightly stroked her back, clearly trying to comfort the angry person.
Feeling the caress from behind and understanding Su Mo's intentions, Lu Jia's thoughts softened for a moment and her emotions gradually calmed down.
At least for Lu Jia, she realized that the situation she and Su Mo were currently facing was not very optimistic. There were too many watching eyes here, along with excessive caution and suspicion.
"She's Lin Yin, my roommate."
Actually, Lu Jia had considered saying that Su Mo was someone else, but Li Guaiguai was too conspicuous. Many people knew about her. As for Cheng Du, the student council president, and Li Hua from the sports college, they would definitely recognize her. Only the identity of Lin Yin suited Su Mo the most.
Lin Yin, who studied civil engineering, had always been low-key. She was usually quiet in the dormitory, so her social circle wasn't large.
As for why they didn't use Su Mo's name, it was mainly because they were afraid of people Su Mo knew. Moreover, the name Su Mo was too attention-grabbing and it could potentially attract some old relationships, which would be difficult to handle.
With her around, Jiang Bei didn't think too much about a name for some personal reasons, but Gu Xici might think differently.
Her eyes studied Lu Jia. In Gu Xici's understanding, she and Lu Jia had been engaged in a subtle competition for a long time. This was the first time she had seen Lu Jia so nervous about someone, who was just a roommate. Besides, in their dorm, Li Guaiguai was the most outgoing one, and as for Lin Yin, she had a low presence in their dorm and had lukewarm relationships with others. It didn't seem like there would be such closeness between them.
Gu Xici's investigations on Lu Jia were overly clear, but there was no other choice. After all, they were the biggest rivals in the Humanities College.
"Since she's your roommate, why didn't she come out at first? Are you hiding something?"
She spoke, tightly observing Lu Jia, hoping to find something from her expression. And indeed, she noticed Lu Jia's expression darken, but it quickly disappeared.
She looked at Lu Jia lifting the head of the person in her arms, and softly said, "Close your eyes."
Immediately after, Lu Jia slightly leaned to the side, allowing the person leaning on her to turn their half-covered face towards Jiang Bei and Gu Xici. Lu Jia herself perfectly blocked Su Mo's intact half-face.
"Don't move, don't open your eyes," as Lu Jia spoke, she untied the gauze that covered half of the face. When the somewhat mutilated face was completely exposed to the air, the few people close to Lu Jia couldn't help but gasp. The severity of the wound was truly frightening.
"If it was you and you looked like this, would you still want to be seen by others?" After reapplying the gauze for Su Mo, she looked towards Gu Xici.
Nature doesn't understand, Gu Xici understands.
"She was scared and her face got damaged, so her emotions are hard to control. I just wanted to secretly take care of her, I never thought of doing anything with her, you can rest assured," Lu Jia said, looking at Jiang Bei.
Jiang Bei, who was being looked at, listened to Lu Jia's explanation and felt a sudden uneasiness in his heart. He did have this worry, otherwise he wouldn't have asked about the person's background.
"Senior, that's not what I meant, I just wanted to be safe."
"I understand, so I also hope you can understand us. Now that the meeting is over, I'll take her upstairs first."
This time, Jiang Bei didn't say anything. He understood that Lu Jia had to take care of her roommate and couldn't hold other positions. And doesn't this show that the senior is actually a good person with a cold exterior but a warm heart?
However, what surprised him was that the person who said they were leaving didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, they walked up to the people who were wandering in the dormitory building and had forced Su Mo to come downstairs, then extended their hand towards them.
Looking at Lu Jia's actions, they all had a confused expression on their faces.
"Key," in Lu Jia's view, if these people can open her door, it means that the spare key from the dormitory aunt must be in their hands, and she needs to get it back.
The people listened to Lu Jia's words, at first they didn't want to give in, but with Jiang Bei's signal, they eventually handed the keys over to Lu Jia obediently.
Holding tightly onto the key in her palm, she looked at the few people and said, "I really want to know, how many spare keys to the dorm rooms do you actually have? Did you all get them?"
Her words seemed like a joke, but it caused a subtle change in the thoughts of those who heard it, including Gu Xici.
"Hey, don't say anything like that. We picked up this key while we were organizing zombies."
Understanding the meaning behind Lu Jia's words, Jiang Bei reacted immediately, before things got worse. "Alright, alright, senior, don't worry. I will handle this matter properly and give everyone an explanation."
As the president, Jiang Bei deliberately tried to calm the situation, so Lu Jia didn't say anything else. She had done what she could to warn them, whether they had a sense of crisis was no longer her concern.
Holding Su Mo's hand, Lu Jia, who didn't want to stay here any longer, ignored everything around her and headed towards the hallway. They finally dared to open their eyes when they reached an empty place.
Because almost everyone was on the ground floor, Lu Jia and Su Mo had no trouble returning to their dorm room. However, it was only when they entered the room, locked the door, and checked Su Mo to make sure she wasn't hurt, that Lu Jia finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Mo being discovered this time was not too bad, at least in the future she could exist openly. Although they still needed to be cautious in certain aspects.
But when Lu Jia thought carefully, she realized that what she just experienced was actually more dangerous than she imagined. When she remembered it, a chill ran down her back.
As for those people who entered the girls' dorm without permission, Lu Jia began to realize that from today onwards, the 8th Building might not have any respect or privacy. But that's just a possibility, everything still depends on the new leaders and how they will handle it.
As for Su Mo.
Looking at the person sitting next to her, who was secretly poking her fingers, Lu Jia felt a bit helpless yet oddly satisfied.
In Lu Jia's opinion, if those people wanted to resist, they wouldn't be able to match Su Mo. After all, she had personally witnessed Su Mo's strength in knocking down numerous zombies. But if that's the case, why was Su Mo being pushed to the edge, leading to her jumping from the fourth floor? And those people, they didn't seem to be injured.
Thinking about why Su Mo didn't harm anyone, Lu Jia couldn't help but remember what she had told Su Mo before going downstairs. It was like she understood something.
"Is it because of me?"
She asked, but Su Mo just looked at her, silently tilting her head and staring at Lu Jia until she nodded, "Hmm."
"You!" Lu Jia wasn't quite sure, did she mishear or did Su Mo really make a sound?
"Can you say it again?" she continued speaking, sounding excited. But Su Mo nodded again, growled a few times softly, and then didn't make any other sounds.
When it came to that sound "Hmm", it seemed like an illusion to Lu Jia.
This is an interjection, which doesn't really mean much. Maybe Lu Jia was confused and had to comfort herself like this because it was really strange, and Su Mo's behavior couldn't provide any evidence.
