Xiao Xiao did not respond.

He also raised his head and looked at the branch where Meng Jixi's eyes were.

Is this the branch?

After thinking for a while, he raised his hand and grasped a branch just above him. He used his strength to jump and landed lightly on a branch next to the target branch.

In the blink of an eye, Master Xiao who was standing next to him ran to the tree. Looking at Master Xiao who suddenly entered his field of vision, Meng Jixi said:...

"Master Xiao?"

Then he realized what Master Xiao wanted to do and closed his mouth.

...

Xiao Xiao approached the branch where the girl hung herself and took a closer look.

The worn bark clearly told Xiao Xiao where the rope had been wrapped.

He reached out and touched the traces of the entanglement a few times. After a few breaths, he raised his eyes and looked around.

His brows furrowed slightly.

...

Just when he was about to jump off the tree, he lowered his eyes and looked back.

He bent down and looked at the branch where he was.

Right at his feet.

He reached out and touched the familiar mark.

Traces of being entangled by rope.

...

Two similar branches, two identical traces.

At one of the traces, he bent down a little more and got closer to smell it. A fishy smell filled the air and was faintly visible.

There is also a touch of evil spirit mixed in it.

...

"Master Xiao."

Looking at Xiao Xiao who jumped down from the tree, Meng Jixi's face showed a bit of nervousness and questioning, "Did you find anything?"

"Um."

Xiao Xiao nodded, "It's a bit of a discovery."

"real?!"

Meng Jixi was surprised and happy, "As expected of Master Xiao."

Master Xiao was his last attempt.

If Master Xiao said that he had not discovered anything, then he would have no choice but to give up the feeling that something was wrong with these suicide cases.

Fortunately, Master Xiao has never let him down.

These incidents... "Master Xiao, are there any problems with these suicides?"

...

"It's hard to say right now."

Xiao Xiao shook his head. He tilted his head and looked up at the two branches above, "I don't know if it's a coincidence or... intentional?"

...

"Master Xiao, what did you find?"

Xiao Xiao's words made Meng Jixi calm down a little. He stared at Master Xiao with burning eyes, his face full of earnestness.

"please tell me!"

...

"Isn't that the branch the girl wrapped the rope around when she committed suicide?"

Xiao Xiao stretched out his hand and pointed to the branch that Meng Jixi was staring at before.

"Um."

Meng Jixi looked along Master Xiao's hand and nodded.

"The branch has signs of wear and tear from being entangled with a rope."

Meng Jixi was a little puzzled by Xiao Xiao's words.

He nodded, "Yeah."

Isn't this a matter of course?

The entire weight of a girl is borne on the branch through the rope.

Girls are not children, and this tree is not a thousand-year-old tree. The branches are so thick that they can ignore the weight.

It is not surprising that the rope was driven and rubbed against the branches, leaving traces.

...

"The branch I just stepped on-"

Xiao Xiao moved his hand some distance to the left and pointed at another branch, "This branch also has the same marks on it."

"Same traces?"

Meng Jixi murmured and repeated, and then his pupils shrank, "How could it be?"

"Only one person hanged himself here."

"Did that girl fail the first time she tried to hang herself? Then she tried again on a different branch?"

"No, no, how is that possible?"

...

"Master Xiao, how come there are two traces?"

Meng Jixi, who couldn't figure it out, asked Xiao Xiao, "What is going on?"

"It's not clear right now."

Xiao Xiao shook his head. The presence of evil spirits on that branch could not mean more than that there were monsters nearby.

It is not even certain whether monsters were involved in the girl's suicide.

Because there is too little information, it is impossible to determine whether the appearance of the monster is accidental or intentional.

...

"Are there any absent students in school today?"

Xiao Xiao's question stunned Meng Jixi, "What do you mean..."

"Is there another student who committed suicide?"

"After all, there are two traces."

Xiao Xiao thoughtfully said, "This possibility cannot be ruled out."

"What about his body?"

Meng Jixi also had such a conjecture when she first heard Master Xiao say that in addition to the branch where the girl's body was found, there were traces on another branch.

But he was quickly rejected by himself.

Because, one important thing is missing.

Corpse.

"Only one body was found here."

"If another person hangs himself, where does his body go?"

...

Eaten by monsters.

The thoughts flashed through Xiao Xiao's mind for a moment.

But, if that's the case, why only one corpse was eaten?

Small appetite?

Picky eater?

Another corpse would be more to his liking?

...
To be continued...