It's all the fault of drinking! Just as Li Qingfeng lay down, a dark figure, taking advantage of the night, slowly crept into the high school's gate.
Li Qingfeng and Old Man Liu were completely unaware of this.
The next morning!
"Ah!"
"Help! There's a pervert!"
Two ear-piercing screams directly startled Li Qingfeng and Old Man Liu out of bed, sending them crashing to the floor with a loud bang.
"Ouch! It hurts so much!"
Old Man Liu got up from the ground, clutching his backside, moaning uncontrollably.
He wasn't the only one; Li Qingfeng beside him was in the same state, neither of them any better off.
Seeing their condition, Old Man Liu directly asked, "What time is it, Xiao Li?"
"Ah! I'm not sure, but if nothing unexpected happened, it should be the morning of the next day!"
Looking at the situation, Li Qingfeng didn't answer directly. Instead, he glanced at the sky outside before responding.
Perhaps due to his age, Old Man Liu felt tired after the hangover, and his mind was a bit slow to react.
He also asked, "Xiao Li, did you just hear someone shouting for help?"
"Help! Someone definitely shouted, and probably not too far from us. I thought I heard it coming from our..."
Li Qingfeng replied instinctively.
However, halfway through his sentence, he felt something was wrong.
Because they were still chatting at this moment.
"Busted!"
"Let's go quickly and see. I hope nothing bad has happened!"
Old Man Liu shouted urgently. He deeply cared for the children inside and couldn't bear the thought of their danger due to his momentary negligence.
The two, throwing on outer jackets, rushed out.
Outside, many students had already gathered.
Seeing the scene, Li Qingfeng thought for a moment and then pulled Old Man Liu.
"Grandpa, don't rush, wait a moment!"
"What is it? Don't hold me back, I need to go in and see what happened!"
Old Man Liu's tone suddenly became displeased, as if he might lose his temper any second.
"This stubborn old man!"
Seeing this, Li Qingfeng's face showed a look of helplessness.
He didn't know what to say to this old man.
After all, in this situation, all they could do was hope they would be in time.
"I'm not stopping you from going, but with so many students gathered here, it will take ages for you to get through! Follow me, I know a shortcut!" Li Qingfeng said confidently.
In fact, it wasn't surprising that Li Qingfeng was confident; he was too familiar with this path, having traversed it countless times.
Back then, he had sneaked out from here more than once, a secret even Old Man Liu didn't know.
He had just noticed signs of footprints on the shortcut, leading him to believe the person had come from outside.
"Are you sure this shortcut can get us to the front? Why are we going in the opposite direction?"
Old Man Liu grew more anxious as they walked, as their route was in the opposite direction of the crowd's gathering.
"Don't worry, it won't be wrong!"
"I said I could get you there, and I absolutely can. You can trust me!"
Seeing Li Qingfeng's confident demeanor, Old Man Liu's mood stabilized somewhat, and he nodded at him.
What should we do next?
With this thought, Old Man Liu felt completely at ease, a significant relief washing over him.
"Alright, it's just up ahead!"
Li Qingfeng suddenly stopped, pointing to the open space in front.
"What? Nothing seems to have changed, and it still feels far..."
Old Man Liu initially thought Li Qingfeng was toying with him, his tone already tinged with annoyance. But before he could finish, Li Qingfeng realized something was amiss.
Because the place in front of them was exactly where he needed to go.
"This! How is this possible?"
Old Man Liu was utterly perplexed, unable to fathom how Li Qingfeng had achieved this.
"Xiao Li, how did you do it?"
Looking at Li Qingfeng, Old Man Liu directly asked.
His expression suggested he was genuinely shocked.
"Grandpa, it's your misunderstanding of the map! Our school is bidirectional. If you think one side is too far, we can go the other way, and it will still get us there!"
Li Qingfeng said, emphasizing each word to Old Man Liu.
Indeed, what he said made perfect sense.
Upon hearing this, Old Man Liu immediately gave him a thumbs-up, praising, "You're truly amazing, Xiao Li! No wonder I couldn't catch you sneaking out later on; so this is how you did it!"
Li Qingfeng...
Well, his secret hideout had been exposed because of this.
However, seeing the situation, Li Qingfeng didn't mind at all.
After all, he no longer needed this path.
They continued forward, and students up ahead were already discussing.
"He's a real pervert!"
"Yeah! Yeah! He actually broke into the girls' dormitory, and he's a guy."
"You won't believe it, this guy even stole the underwear of Tong Yueyi from Class Thirteen of the girls' dorm!"
At this moment, a girl whispered.
"Ah..."
Hearing her words, all the surrounding female students involuntarily took a few steps back.
Just then, Old Man Liu and Li Qingfeng arrived.
Coincidentally, they overheard everything the girls were discussing.
Instantly, a silent rage surged within the group.
Looking at the scene, Li Qingfeng felt his blood pressure rise. He couldn't believe such a heinous incident had occurred right after he returned to his alma mater.
Let alone him, Old Man Liu was the angriest.
He had only had a bit too much to drink yesterday, which led to him not waking up early for patrol. Who would have thought! Who would have thought!
"It's all my fault!"
Old Man Liu couldn't help but sigh.
Hearing Old Man Liu's lament, Li Qingfeng quickly comforted him, "Grandpa, it's not your fault, don't overthink it. Let's go catch the person!"
Hearing his words, Old Man Liu finally came to his senses.