Chapter 231 Investigating

Jiang Liyue anticipated Yan's reaction, and seeing how easily he was coaxed, she indulged his nature and let him cling to her for a little while longer.

When he grew increasingly impatient and buried his head in her collarbone, licking it repeatedly with his tongue like a puppy, Jiang Liyue finally pushed him away in frustration.

Yan reluctantly let her push him away, his eyes still glued to her fair neck.

"Alright, alright, we still have important business to attend to." Jiang Liyue nudged him.

Yan had no choice but to obediently follow Jiang Liyue downstairs.

Because they were thinking about the principal's precious child, they didn't go to the room they had booked, but went straight downstairs again.

The receptionist, seeing the two of them with a strange look in her eyes, had only one thought: Why is this scoundrel coming down again!

However, the female ghost could only watch the two leave in silence.

"I told you you shouldn't have twisted her head off and kicked her. She's scared of you now." Jiang Liyue noticed the fear in the receptionist's ghostly face and nudged Yan's arm with disgust after walking away.

Yan didn't care at all and said confidently, "If we don't do this, she won't give us the room cards. Yueyue, you shouldn't be so kind. Don't pay attention to those trash. What's there to pay attention to? They only deserve to be a bunch of useless people."

Jiang Liyue: ...

It seems that being a dungeon boss is more adept at playing the villain.

Yan didn't want Jiang Liyue to mention other people, and even less did she want her attention to be on some unwanted pest.

So he brought up something else: "Is Yueyue going to the aquarium to find that gem?"

Although Yan did not enter the office at the time, his eyes were constantly on Jiang Liyue, so he naturally knew what she and the headmaster had talked about.

“Yes.” Jiang Liyue knew the aquarium was Yan’s territory. “Have you seen the gem he described?”

Despite her doubts about the authenticity of the treasure the headmaster mentioned being the fish-shaped gemstone, Jiang Liyue still decided to verify it.

It will also help us find out what secrets the principal is hiding.

"No." Yan didn't seem to care, her beautiful eyes only looking at Jiang Liyue. "Why would I pay attention to such a small thing, Yueyue? You know, I'm sleeping most of the time."

That's why the park director doesn't really care if someone might come out of the aquarium.

After all, someone sleeps all day and won't come out even if you open the door.

However, he doesn't like others stepping into his territory; it makes him very irritated if they dirty his space.

That's why the director doesn't dare to step into the aquarium himself.

He deliberately made the aquarium the most dangerous place in the entire amusement park, just to prevent other eerie people and tourists from entering.

To avoid revealing that he was a fake principal, even though Yan wouldn't say it, but what if he did?

"I see. Then we'll go in and look for it slowly." Jiang Liyue wasn't disappointed by Yan's answer; she hadn't planned to rely on others to get through the game anyway.

"I can help Yueyue find one too," Yan quickly offered, looking exceptionally confident.

He needs to let Yueyue know that he is extremely useful, so that she can rely on him.

Jiang Liyue didn't discourage him. Instead, she reached out and patted his shoulder, smiling as she said, "Then we'll have to rely on you more, Yan."

Yan felt lightheaded and couldn't wait to go to the aquarium to find what she wanted.

He confidently thought that if he could find him, Yueyue would definitely like him even more.

However, after searching the aquarium five times with all their might, and still not finding any of the so-called fish-shaped gems, Yan became furious.

"Yueyue, it must be that guy's fault. He lied to you. There was no stone at all, that must be it!" Yan's body was filled with raging anger.

His beautiful, often alluring eyes were now filled with intense danger; he seemed to want to rush into the principal's office, drag him out, and give him a good beating.

Jiang Liyue stopped him first: "Don't rush."

She was actually somewhat surprised by the current outcome; she had never believed the headmaster's claim that his treasure was a fish-shaped gemstone.

I initially thought it was some fake thing to fool her, but it turns out they didn't even have that.

This was somewhat unexpected for her.

"Yueyue, let's tear him to shreds. What do you want to know? We can just grab him and beat him up, right?" Yan said, not understanding.

Especially because of that guy's lies, he lost face in front of Yueyue, which is the most despicable thing!

"Even if it gets torn to shreds, I'll be the one to tear it up." Jiang Liyue looked languidly in the direction of the hotel.

So when the female ghost at the hotel reception saw them for the third time, she had already learned to skillfully squat on the ground to avoid being discovered.

This time, Jiang Liyue went straight to the principal's office.

She was particularly angry this time: "Director, you lied to me! I went to the aquarium, almost got killed again, and still didn't find any gems! Are you trying to harm me on purpose?!"

The park director hadn't expected her to return so quickly. Seeing her angry expression, he offered only superficial reassurance: "Don't be like that, Miss Tourist. Did you really go again? What happened? We can talk about it slowly."

"There's nothing to say. I just searched all over the aquarium and didn't see what you're talking about."

She seemed unwilling to talk, saying, "I'm afraid there's no such thing. You're just trying to frame me!"

"That's impossible. My things must have been lost there." The headmaster frowned, looking puzzled, his huge eyes wide.

Jiang Liyue directly called him out this time: "Then why don't you go look for it yourself?"

"Well... there's a reason for that, of course," the headmaster replied after a moment's hesitation.

He quickly reassured her, "I think there must be another reason why you haven't found it. Why don't we sit down and have a good talk?"

Jiang Liyue looked at him suspiciously before reluctantly agreeing.

So an hour later, she sat in the same spot again.

However, her attitude this time was far from the gratitude she had shown last time.

After repeatedly confirming that she had indeed gone to the aquarium again and returned alive, the director sighed softly, "Actually, the reason you didn't find that gem might be because it was in someone else's hands."

Jiang Liyue still didn't believe it: "Apart from the staff at the entrance, there is no one else in the aquarium."

"Miss tourist, have you forgotten the monster deep inside the room that tried to kill you?" the park director asked slowly.

Jiang Liyue knew he was about to get to the point.

She wondered how this could be related to disgust.

His expression was one of utter bewilderment: "I... of course I know. Didn't the headmaster say he was going to kill him to protect me?"

The headmaster sighed upon seeing this.

"Actually, he stole my treasure and my power."

Jiang Liyue: Hmm?

That's interesting.