Ye Qingqing was worried that Sun Yurong would turn the tables and put the five thousand yuan in Qian Manduo's drawer. However, she still couldn't understand why Sun Yurong would frame Qian Manduo.

The whole money theft drama came out of nowhere, and then Qian Manduo was suddenly accused of being the thief. If Sun Yurong was just trying to frame him, she would definitely have put the money with Qian Manduo.

But there is another possibility: Sun Yurong became greedy and wanted to keep Ruan Yingzi's money for herself, but was afraid of arousing suspicion, so she found a scapegoat to take the blame.

Qian Manduo, the poorest student in the class, was the perfect scapegoat.

Ye Qingqing hoped it was the latter.

If it's the former, then this matter is troublesome, and we might really have to call the police to solve the case.

Two female students who went to check for a lot of money returned about fifteen minutes later, saying, "We couldn't find the money."

Qian Manduo immediately retorted confidently, "I told you I wouldn't take it."

Sun Yurong sneered, "Who would be stupid enough to leave so much money in an obvious place? They would definitely hide it somewhere."

Qian Manduo was so angry that her eyes turned red. She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and retorted, "You call me a thief? I'd say you are! Maybe you're the one who stole the money and hid it."

Sun Yurong sneered, turned her head away and remained silent, indicating her disdain for Qian Manduo.

Ye Qingqing and the others had already checked all the drawers, and as expected, they found nothing. They also searched the beds, but didn't find a single penny.

Only Sun Yurong's drawer remained to be checked. Before Ye Qingqing could speak, Sun Yurong proactively opened the drawer, "Check it out, let's see what kind of flower you can find!"

He looked completely self-righteous.

Ye Qingqing frowned slightly. It seemed they were prepared. She was afraid they wouldn't be able to find anything.

As she expected, she found nothing. Sun Yurong looked very pleased with herself, though she didn't say anything, her smugness was evident.

"Let me take a look."

Ye Qingqing walked over. She didn't believe that Sun Yurong could prepare perfectly in such a short time. There must be some oversights. As long as she could find one, she could unravel the mystery and clear Qian Manduo's name.

Sun Yurong felt a little flustered, but quickly calmed down and stood up so that Ye Qingqing could see her more clearly.

There weren't many things in the drawer: a few books, some odds and ends, some phone cards and coins. Everything was laid out clearly, and there was nothing suspicious about it.

"Check it carefully, or you'll accuse me of stealing money again," Sun Yurong said shrilly, trying to show her innocence.

Ye Qingqing ignored her and continued rummaging through the drawer. She refused to believe that she couldn't find a single clue.

She simply pulled out all the drawers, emptied them completely, leaving nothing behind, and even shook each book. Sun Yurong's face was very ugly, but she didn't say anything.

The other students found it strange. Ye Qingqing's current behavior clearly indicated that she suspected Sun Yurong, but Sun Yurong had already lost a thousand yuan, so how could she be a thief?

Ye Qingqing shook two books in a row, but found nothing. Undeterred, she continued shaking one book after another until she finally made a discovery: a used phone card was tucked inside one of the books.

But what puzzled Ye Qingqing was that the phone card was not intact; it was covered with tiny holes, as if it had been poked with a needle. Who would be so bored as to poke holes in a phone card?

"Why are there so many holes in the phone card?" Ye Qingqing asked, picking up the phone card.