My Mother Taught Me Not to Get Caught, So I Won’t Get Caught

Chapter 33 - My Mother Taught Me Not to Get Caught, So I Won't Get Caught

Carn waltzed into the classroom at 8, but he couldn't find Hammer or Chuck. Only Koa was in the classroom. The Hawaiian nodded at Carn in greeting, to which Carn returned the gesture. He headed to his seat and waited for the start of the morning classes.

At 8:30, the bell rang, and the sound of students' footsteps echoed through the halls as they hurried to their rooms. But Barney, their homeroom teacher, still hadn't arrived.

After ten minutes, a slender female teacher with braided hair, dressed in a suit, stepped into the classroom. Unlike Barney, she had a name tag clipping on her suit's pocket, revealing her association and her name—Eldritch Containment Division, Class-C, Tasha Green. She glanced at Koa and Carn before delivering the news.

"Your homeroom teacher's tied up today. But he'll be back this afternoon. I'll be covering y'all's science class this morning. Afternoon English class gon' stay the same, so don't go wanderin'."

Noticing Tasha's rank and division, Carn pursed his lips, curious how this school managed to employ an ECD worker as a teacher. 

Carn pondered in his mind, 'This school shouldn't be a normal public high school. Why the hell does a government agent show up here and brazenly reveal her rank and status? What are they doing?' 

Interested in the new teacher, Carn observed her while he paid attention to the lesson. 

…

Three hours flew by, and when the bell rang, Tasha gathered her documents and textbook, letting out a tired sigh as if she was drained from lecturing solo for hours. Tasha took a quick look at Carn and also followed suit.

Koa exited the classroom in silence, making his usual way to the cafeteria. Carn, however, remained in the classroom and meditated. He activated his mind map ability to scan the school's perimeter. 

As he focused, the school's layout, building shapes, objects, and even the life signatures of students and teachers became clear. Without even opening his eyes, Carn could pinpoint the location of everyone in the building. 

Carn found Morra in his usual office. The other students also rushed to the cafeteria on the first floor. Within minutes, 90% of students and teachers gathered on the first floor. 

Shifting his attention to the parking lot, Carn located an incoming gray SUV entering the perimeter. After parking in a staff member's reserved space, the driver got out. 

Carn smirked. That driver was none other than Barney. The priest opened the rear hatch and pulled out a giant suitcase. Closing the hatch, he dragged the suitcase to the elevator. 

Noticing the suitcase, Carn recalled the skinwalker at the mall. That monster also used a similar suitcase to store his tools and storage space for his victims. Carn wondered if Barney was planning to abduct someone today. 

Barney walked straight to the elevator without stopping by the teacher's office or the cafeteria. He entered it and soon arrived at the seventh floor. 

As Barney was alone, Carn could kill him on the spot. However, Tasha and Koa had seen him lingering in the classroom. Therefore, killing the cannibal here would arouse suspicions, and the police would pin the murder crime on him.

As his mother had warned, Carn had no intention of getting caught. He stepped out of the classroom and headed toward the elevator. With only one elevator in the building, their paths crossed.

Barney and Carn exchanged glances, but neither of them greeted the other. They ignored each other, walking past with no more than a slight acknowledgment.

Just as Carn took another step, Barney slipped his right hand into his pocket and pulled out a handkerchief. He stared at it with a deep frown, shaking his head in apparent disappointment. Deciding not to attack Carn at the moment, he continued on to the lab, which was next door to Carn's classroom.

Without looking back, Carn remained alert. He glanced up and noticed a CCTV camera at the end of the hallway, clearly recording everything from the start.

Carn smirked as he figured out why Barney stopped. 

'Cunning bastard. He knows about the camera. Otherwise, he would have drugged me with whatever was on that handkerchief. What was it called again? Chloroform? But that stuff doesn't work as fast as it does in the movies.'

Making sure the camera captured his presence, Carn entered the elevator and descended to the first floor. Upon exiting, he walked straight to the restroom and entered one of the stalls.

Once the door clicked shut, Carn closed his eyes and focused. Using his ability, he pinpointed Barney's exact location. 

Barney was in the lab, messing with a syringe and a small bottle he had pulled from his pocket. He inserted the needle into the bottle, filled the syringe, and then moved on to the next, collecting another substance from the cabinet.

Clearly, he was up to something sinister.

Carn scanned the lab, looking for any hidden cameras. At the corner where Barney was standing, he found a camera aimed at the center of the room. Conveniently, Barney was positioned in the blind spot of the camera's coverage.

Carn knew he couldn't just teleport in and take out Barney. It would be too obvious, especially with the camera. Unless...

He grinned. "Unless they can't recognize me."

Carn activated two intermediate spells, investing two of his silver marks.

The first spell instantly transformed him into a grotesque-looking gargoyle statue, resembling the ones on a cathedral in France. The second was a medium-range blink spell, allowing him to teleport anywhere within a one-kilometer radius.

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Laboratory Classroom, Seventh Floor

Barney sighed and looked at the empty Ketamine bottle, which he had put into a syringe. He stored it in a small plastic bag that he had prepared and put it in his pants pocket. He then arranged all the syringes on a metal plate and highlighted the labels. 

Just as Barney was stocking medical substances from the lab, a heavy object appeared in the middle of the classroom and landed on the floor with a loud thud. 

Barney looked over and found a sinister gargoyle statue, staring at him.