Chapter 385 The Knot of Unity
It's still a long way from 580,000!
Shang Chuyao looked confidently at the water plants by the lake and said, "We've found fifty yuan, so the other fifty-seventy-nine thousand nine hundred and fifty yuan must be around here too. Let's keep looking, maybe we'll find it!"
She acted immediately, rolling up her sleeves and starting to rummage through the lakeside weeds to find money.
The flashlight beam shone brightly on the lake.
The lake water was so clear and transparent that it reflected the emptiness even more clearly and thoroughly.
Bai Lu gazed thoughtfully at the lakeside lawn and the untouched leather suitcase handle.
The handle is placed vertically, with the front pointing towards Xia Yue Lake and the back towards the dormitory building.
Money floated out from the lake.
Another possibility... is that it floated up from the bottom of the water.
Unable to find the money, Shang Chuyao turned to Bai Lu and wailed, "Did the fish eat the money?"
Bai Lu couldn't help but chuckle, her gaze falling on the lake: "Perhaps the money and the box have sunk to the bottom."
Shang Chuyao paused, staring blankly at the lake for a second, then suddenly realized.
"It must be! No wonder I couldn't find the rest of the money no matter how hard I looked. But why would the thief sink the suitcase to the bottom of the lake?"
Bai Lu said she didn't know.
Shang Chuyao stroked her chin and imagined, "Could it be that they stole the suitcase but couldn't find a good opportunity to leave, so they hid it at the bottom and will come back to retrieve it when a better chance arises?"
"Then someone accidentally saw it, and they wrote us a note telling us where it was?"
Having conjured up the truth in her mind, Shang Chuyao immediately turned and ran back.
As he ran, he explained to Bai Lu, "I'll go find the school security team to retrieve it; the money and the box must be at the bottom of the lake!"
"We have to scoop it up right away, or the fish will eat it all up. Fifty yuan's worth of food will be gone..."
The sound gradually faded into the boundless night.
Although Xia Yue Lake is not far from the dormitory area, few students come here for a walk in the evening.
The moon was obscured by clouds, with only a few stars hanging from the dense branches, casting scattered light on the ground.
The sound of the wind, accompanied by the mournful cries of birds, rang out a few times before fading away, as if suddenly being choked.
The emerald green lake was calm and still.
There were no fish leaping, no cicadas chirping, and no fireflies dancing in the air.
Deathly silence.
A chilling aura suddenly descended from behind.
Bai Lu suddenly turned around.
It was pitch black; there was nothing there.
Yu Guangzhong's shadowy figure swiftly drifted across the lake, yet the water remained still.
It was as if everything was just an illusion.
The birds in the forest, however, were like startled birds; in the darkness, they suddenly spread their wings and scattered in all directions.
The lake, clear as a mirror, gradually became filled with a chilling aura, and the darkness was ripped apart.
It was then scattered by the strong beam of the flashlight.
A chilling aura swept over her from behind again. Bai Lu turned around, holding a flashlight, and shone a bright light on her.
The dark shadows completely enveloped the intense white light.
The whole world was plunged into darkness.
The next second, a golden light suddenly appeared in front of Bai Lu, colliding with the whistling black shadow and creating a huge shock.
Ripples spread across the calm lake.
The lake water crashed against the shore like rolling waves, then became as still as stagnant water after a moment.
There will be no more turmoil.
When Lin Jinfan and Qin Feiyu arrived, the bright beam of the flashlights on the lawn by the lake shone on the girl who had fallen to the ground. The girl's face was pale and her eyes were somewhat dazed.
It seemed as if they had seen something they had never seen before, something beyond their comprehension...
Lin Jinfan quickly helped the girl up and gently comforted her, "It's alright, it was all an illusion. You didn't see anything, there was nothing but the lake."
"There was nothing there except a flashlight."
"You saw nothing. Everything was fake, an illusion, except for the wind and the leaves..."
Qin Feiyu picked up the flashlight, which was half-hidden by weeds, and looked up at the calm lake. A hint of apprehension flashed in his eyes behind his glasses.
He immediately turned and left.
The dark clouds dispersed, and the moon reappeared.
The soft moonlight shone on the girl's slightly pale face, which was slowly returning to normal.
Shang Chuyao and the school security team had only gone halfway when they saw Lin Jinfan helping Bai Lu walk out, saying comforting words... Bai Lu's face was a little pale, but she had returned to normal by the time they got closer.
"What's wrong with Lulu? What happened?"
Lin Jinfan raised his eyes slightly and saw that the concern in Shang Chuyao's eyes seemed genuine, so he spoke in a calm tone.
"Are you going to Summer Moon Lake?"
The eight members of the school security team tensed up when they heard "Summer Moon Lake," but they were all carrying salvage tools.
Duty is more important than anything else.
Shang Chuyao also subconsciously spoke up: "My suitcase and money are at the bottom of the lake, we need to go and retrieve them."
The theft of 580,000 yuan has spread throughout the campus.
Everyone knows it.
"How did you know the money was at the bottom of the lake? Didn't your teacher tell you not to wander around at night? If anything happens, notify the school security team first and let them handle it." Qin Feiyu's eyes still held Bai Lu's vulnerable appearance as she fell to the ground in fright, so his tone was inevitably harsh.
Even though Shang Chuyao was slow to react, she understood the implied meaning of those words. Especially when she saw Bai Lu's unusual expression, she thought that Bai Lu might have encountered something bad, and she immediately felt guilty.
"I'm sorry, Lulu, I shouldn't have left you alone..."
Shang Chuyao wanted to go see Bai Lu, but Lin Jinfan and Qin Feiyu were already on either side of Bai Lu, and their expressions clearly prevented her from getting close to Bai Lu.
She could only apologize from a distance: "I'm sorry..."
"It's okay, it's alright."
Bai Lu has recovered, but her legs are still a little weak and she needs external support.
She didn't refuse Lin Jinfan's help, and when she reached into her pocket to take out the note, she touched the feverish Tongxin Knot.
She was slightly taken aback.
It seemed like they finally understood something.
He carefully squeezed the love knot before turning to pick up the note in the corner of his pocket.
It was slowly unfolded in front of everyone.
"This note was found on the bookshelf when Chu Yao and I went to the library. We thought it was a kind classmate's help, so we went to Xia Yue Lake together without thinking much about it."
Shang Chuyao was grateful to Bai Lu for her magnanimity in not holding her mistake against her and even giving her a note as evidence.
He quickly took it and showed it to the school security team.
“Lulu is right. We went to Xia Yue Lake to investigate because we saw the information on this note. I was too hasty and forgot to report it first... We found the handle of a suitcase and this fifty-yuan note by the lake.”
Shang Chuyao spread out the nearly dry fifty-yuan banknote in her hand in front of everyone.
The school security team had already checked the money before they arrived. The captain took the note, and there was indeed a line of words on the crease.
"The suitcase is at Summer Moon Lake."
The handwriting is like a swimming dragon, vigorous and powerful.
After the school security team finished making their record, they called the police. The captain looked at Bai Lu, gave her some instructions, and then led the school security team to Xia Yue Lake.
"Chu Yao".
Bai Lu stopped Shang Chuyao from following: "Don't go. It's too late, and there aren't many streetlights by the lake. You might trip over some dead branches and leaves. Let's go back to the dormitory and wait for news."
(End of this chapter)
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