Chapter 498 Peeping
The difficulty with James' photo is not only that it has been lost for a long time, but also that no one knows what James' photo looks like. All we know is that there is a string of numbers written on the back of his photo.
Only James knows what the string of numbers contains, so even if someone wants to forge it, they can't do it.
This is also why he offered such a high bonus, but no one responded to him and they could only sigh at the $100,000.
James also did not tell Yaya what the numbers behind them were, but he gave them another clue, which was that his photo was missing a small corner, and the edge of that small corner was jagged.
Yaya brought the little bears Xiaobai and Blake, and the pets of the other people would also help.
All the pets smelled James first, and then the book containing the photos.
With James' permission, Yaya flipped through the book. It was just an ordinary history book, but it was very worn, and some pages seemed to have been bitten by rats.
"James, did you put this book in the basement or somewhere and not keep it properly?"
Yaya feels that no small details can be missed, because any small detail may become a part of the whole thing. If something is missing, it will be like a puzzle, and it will be impossible to form the most complete picture, and there will be no way to understand the cause and effect of the whole thing.
"Yes, it was indeed bitten by a rat, but this book was also left to me by my grandfather. Like the photo, it has a very important meaning to me, so I put the photo in this book."
Yaya glanced at the bookshelf and said, "Since you think it is so important, why don't you put it in the drawer but on the bookshelf instead?"
This bookshelf is a public bookshelf in their dormitory. If James can use it, so can others. Even if people from other dormitories come in, they can just take the books off it. There is no safety at all.
"My drawer broke during that time and was sent for repair. I put the contents of the drawer, including some books, on this bookshelf."
James pushed his glasses down, a trace of sadness flashing across his face. “My grandfather hadn’t passed away at that time, so the book and the photo were just an ordinary book and photo to me.”
"A few days later, my grandfather suddenly passed away. I went back to attend his funeral and came back feeling very sad. I remembered the book and the photo my grandfather gave me, but the book was still there, but the photo was gone."
Yaya and James set a deadline of one month, which means that if they cannot find the person within one month, it will be considered a failure.
"Meow--"
Xiaobai jumped into Yaya's arms, put his front legs on her shoulders, rubbed her face and acted coquettishly with her: "Yaya, I smell the scent of breadcrumbs on it. Although it's very faint, there is still some left. 】
[There is also a smell of rat. Do you think that a rat wanted to eat the bread crumbs and stole the photo? 】
Xiaobai's guess made sense. It was possible that a mouse had stolen the photo, but it had been two years. If the photo had been taken to the sewer, it would be difficult to find it back.
But no matter whether they can find it back or not, it is a rare opportunity, so they have to give it a try.
Yaya deliberately stayed in the last classroom to leave. When she saw that everyone else had left, she took a piece of biscuit and went to a corner. After knocking on the wall gently, she crushed the biscuit and placed it on the ground.
After a while, the two little mice came out, but just as they were about to enjoy the sweet cookie crumbs, they were shrouded by a shadow.
Looking at Xiaobai, the two little mice trembled and dared not move.
Yaya squatted in front of the two of them, touched Xiaobai, and signaled it to take it easy and not scare the two little mice to death.
"Hello."
Yaya waved at the two little mice. One of them was a little braver and asked stutteringly: "Who... who are you?" 】
"I'm Yaya."
[You...can you understand what I am saying?] 】
"yes."
"Baby, I need your help with something. If you are willing, just nod, okay?"
The two little mice looked at each other, and the brave one asked in a low voice: "You humans are so powerful, do you still need our help? What do you want us to do? 】
"I'm looking for a photo." Yaya said the characteristics of the photo: "Can you go back and ask your family members if they have seen it?"
Yaya said as she took out another piece of cake: "This is for you."
The cake she gave was not big, just the size of her palm, but it looked very big to the mice. Both of their little eyes were filled with shock, as if they had won a lottery worth hundreds of millions.
Is this really for us? 】
"right."
Yaya put the cake on the ground and pointed at the cookie crumbs: "These are yours too. You can take the cake back after you finish eating."
The two little mice were so happy that they quickly ate all the cookie crumbs even though Xiaobai was right next to them.
Then the two of them carried the cake back to the cave.
But Yaya didn't know that at this moment there was a pair of eyes outside the door watching the whole scene, with an excited smile on the corners of his mouth.
The next day, Yaya was the last one to leave again. She summoned out the two little mice, and this time they were followed by a particularly large mouse, which, with its tail, was bigger than a kitten.
[Grandfather, it was she who gave us the cake and could understand what we said. 】
The two little mice chirped.
The big rat looked at Yaya, then at Xiaobai beside her. Yaya signaled Xiaobai to take a step back.
[Ahem, I’ve seen that photo. The big rat said straight to the point: [That was brought back by the rats from the dormitory building, because there were bread crumbs on it. 】
It was just as Yaya guessed, but I didn’t expect it to be so smooth.
As soon as this thought flashed through Yaya's mind, she heard the big rat say again: "But that photo is useless and can't be eaten, so let the young one use it to sharpen his teeth. 】
"molar?"
In other words, the lighter ones will be damaged, and the heavier ones may turn into pieces.
"Then can we still find it?" Yaya asked about the situation of the photo.
The big rat thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back and visit the dormitory building to see if I can find any more photos." 】
"Even if it's just fragments, we need them."
[Okay, I understand.] 】
Yaya gave a big bread this time. The big mouse was very happy, but it only ate a little bit. The other two little mice ate some too and then moved it back to the hole.
During the day, in order to avoid being noticed, Yaya and the others would take their pets around the campus, pretending to be trying hard to search.
After they leave, Yaya will communicate with the little mice.
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