Chapter 25
Qin Yao and Gu Cheng went upstairs. Gu Cheng saw the oxygen cylinders in the room and suggested finding someone to move them away. Qin Yao said there was no need to go through so much trouble and would find the person in charge of the hospital the next day. Captain Gu was a man of action and could not wait until the next day.
He went off in a hurry to find someone, leaving Zhang Yufei and Qin Yao staring at each other.
"Are you really dating Captain Gu?" The honest Zhang Yufei looked at Qin Yao with admiration.
Zhang Yufei has been an introverted and well-behaved child since she was young. Even though she had good grades, she did not dare to raise her hand to answer the teacher's questions. She was naturally afraid of parental and authoritative figures.
Therefore, in her eyes, Qin Yao dating Captain Gu was tantamount to dancing with the wolf.
Qin Yao ate White Rabbit candy and answered vaguely, "I guess so."
She really likes to eat the White Rabbit milk candy of this era. When eating it, she has to try hard to hold it in her mouth and resist the urge to chew it, simply because chewing the White Rabbit milk candy is too exciting and makes her feel drunk.
There is one bad thing about chewing candy, it is that it "sticks to teeth". As you chew, the candy is gone from your mouth and all stuck to your upper gums, making them bulgy. You have to find a way to get it off.
Qin Yao endured it for a while, but still started chewing. Finally, she stretched out a finger to scrape the candy off her gums through her face.
The candy someone gave me is really sticky.
Qin Yao suddenly remembered that she had also fed Gu Cheng milk candy. This guy chewed it immediately after it entered his mouth. Doesn’t it stick to his teeth?
It stuck to your gums, so you scraped it off secretly without her knowing?
"Lift this first." Gu Cheng took a few men upstairs to carry the oxygen cylinder. Qin Yao watched from the side. Zhang Yufei stood in front of the sink like a child who was punished by the teacher.
During the days of sailing on the sea, Zhang Yufei had seen Captain Gu's majesty many times, and when she saw him, she subconsciously kept her tail between her legs, just like when she saw her leader.
"Thank you." Qin Yao took out a box of peanuts, melon seeds and fruits and asked the people who helped to have a taste.
This box was brought from home by her. It had the words "Blooming Flowers and Full Moon" printed on it. It was the iron box her parents' factory used to make mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many families would keep this kind of mooncake box to store melon seeds and biscuits.
With Gu Cheng around, Zhang Yufei was too cautious. She didn't know where to put her hands and was completely "stupefied". Gu Cheng, because there were outsiders around, also returned to his usual demeanor as Captain Gu. He sat upright at the desk as if he was sitting in the office, which reminded Qin Yao of the day when she went to ask him for his autograph.
Qin Yao: “…”
"Let's go downstairs for a walk." Qin Yao called Gu Cheng to calm her future roommate's heart.
Gu Cheng was thinking the same thing. He glanced at the sky outside. It was getting dark, and the shadows of the trees were swaying. He thought it was good when it was dark.
Before Captain Gu left, he casually grabbed a mask and put it on in one go.
Qin Yao stared at him in disbelief. This mask was the one she had worn when she was cleaning just now. If nothing unexpected happened, there should be her... The guy in front of her looked like he had a mysophobia, but he didn't have the slightest bit of mysophobia.
When the two walked to the second floor, they unexpectedly heard some quarrels and crying coming from the corner. Many people walked over to watch the fun.
"It wasn't me, I didn't steal the money!"
Qin Yao heard a familiar voice, it was Tian Shuyun.
She and Gu Cheng looked at each other. Gu Cheng's expression remained unchanged and he had no interest in watching the fun. However, Qin Yao pulled him and the two of them walked to the end of the second floor.
Many people go out for a walk in the evening. It's not dark yet, so there aren't many people in the building. At this moment, three people are gathered at the door. Qin Yao stands at the door and sees Tian Shuyun, who looks impatient. "I really didn't steal it. You searched it, but there's no money of yours in my drawer. Why are you accusing me? Apologize to me!"
The woman standing opposite her cried with red eyes: "You hid it, it must be you who hid it. It only took a few minutes. If it wasn't you who stole it, who else could it be?"
"And she! She's here too!" Tian Shuyun pointed at a thin and petite young girl. The girl was small, with a small face and a pointed chin. When she smiled, she had two dimples, and looked very innocent and friendly.
Qin Yao knew her. Her name was Yuan Li. She was called "Little Pear" during training. She was weak and had a bad stomach, but she was very likable and loved to sing.
"I don't know, I don't know anything." Yuan Li's face turned pale and she murmured, "I felt uncomfortable when I came back, so I lay down and fell asleep. I don't know what happened."
Everyone knew that Yuan Li had a bad stomach and was prone to diarrhea. She also loved to sleep. When she was resting, she could lie in bed and sleep all day in a daze.
Yuan Li is sweet-spoken and takes the initiative to sing and dance during activities. The instructors like her very much and everyone takes care of her.
Qin Yao asked the people around her and found out the whole story.
Yuan Li and Li Fangfang, the woman who lost the money, lived in the same room. Tian Shuyun and Li Fangfang were new friends. They were chatting animatedly. Yuan Li went back to the dormitory and fell asleep. Li Fangfang called Tian Shuyun over to chat and play.
That day, Li Fangfang's boyfriend came to see her, brought her a gift, and gave her fifty yuan and some food coupons. Originally, these things should not be publicized, but Li Fangfang regarded Tian Shuyun as a good sister, and she couldn't help showing off, so she showed the fifty yuan to Tian Shuyun.
Tian Shuyun accompanied her to buy the "lock". Li Fangfang put the money under the bedside table and locked it. She threw the three small keys into the upper drawer and said, "I'll put it in this book. No one will find it."
Li Fangfang said this, but she actually had an idea. She planned to hide the key in a safe place after Tian Shuyun left.
Tian Shuyun expressed her envy for her. After they chatted for a while, Li Fangfang suddenly had a stomachache and said she wanted to go to the bathroom. Tian Shuyun also said she wanted to go back.
When Li Fangfang came back from the toilet, less than ten minutes later, Tian Shuyun disappeared, and Yuan Li on the other bed was still sleeping. Li Fangfang drank a sip of water, opened the drawer, took out the key t from the book, hid it in the corner of the drawer, taped it with yellow tape three times, and then covered it with newspaper. It was difficult for ordinary people to find this place.
She thought she had hidden it well. After hiding it, she suddenly wanted to look at the money locked under the cabinet. Thinking about how good her lover was to her, her heart was filled with sweetness.
Li Fangfang took out the key and opened the lock at the bottom, and the money in the cabinet disappeared.
All the color drained from her face.
Fifty dollars is not a small amount of money. If you spend it sparingly, it can last you half a year.
Who stole her money?
It can only be Tian Shuyun! Who else could it be but her?
Li Fangfang went to Tian Shuyun to make trouble, but Tian Shuyun felt puzzled. "I came back here after I broke up with you. Who stole your money? Am I stupid for stealing your money? Otherwise, you can search my locker."
Tian Shuyun openly let Li Fangfang search, but Li Fangfang could not find any trace of the money.
"I told you I didn't take it."
At this time, Li Fangfang insisted that Tian Shuyun had an accomplice who hid her money, so she let her search.
"Xiaotian, you took it because you were possessed by evil spirits. Just give it back to Fangfang. You can't feel at ease spending this kind of money. It's a loss of virtue."
"That's right, look at Fangfang, she's crying like this, she treats you as a friend, you can't be so ruthless."
"Even if you get fifty dollars this time, people will think you're a thief. How will you find a partner in the future?"
Li Fangfang stared into Tian Shuyun's eyes and said, "Take out the money. I will never tell anyone about this."
Tian Shuyun gritted her teeth and said, "I didn't take your money. If I stole your money, I will be struck by lightning. Whoever took the money will have his whole family killed! I swear!"
Seeing Tian Shuyun speak so decisively, the other people all looked at each other. Some turned their eyes to Yuan Li, who shook her head and said, "I swear too! I know nothing."
The situation was at an impasse. Li Fangfang was going crazy after losing fifty yuan. She rushed forward and grabbed Tian Shuyun by the collar, "Give me back my money, give me back. I must have been blind to consider you my friend!"
Li Fangfang was crying with snot all over her face. Tian Shuyun grabbed her hand and the two of them started pushing and pulling each other. The situation was a complete mess.
"Wait! Stop, stop, stop! Stop! Fangfang, I have a way to get your money back."
Li Fangfang and others were stunned. They turned around and found that it was Qin Yao who was talking.
When Tian Shuyun saw Qin Yao, her face looked very ugly. She and Qin Yao had been at odds with each other before. Was Qin Yao here to take advantage of her misfortune?
"Qin Yao! You and Li Fangfang are in cahoots. You teamed up to accuse me of stealing money!" Tian Shuyun was so angry that her eyes were bloodshot.
Li Fangfang was angry: "You stole the money and you're blaming me, Tian Shuyun. You must be a repeat offender. You acted so aggrieved that I almost believed you didn't steal it. You're the only one who knows about this. If you didn't steal it, how could it be taken by a ghost?"
"Fangfang, take me to your room." Qin Yao continued. She had just used X-ray to check the house where Tian Shuyun lived and found no trace of the fifty yuan.
Tian Shuyun and the girls in her dormitory were not very wealthy, and the total change they had was less than thirty.
“My money was literally stolen!”
When they arrived at Li Fangfang's bedside, Li Fangfang opened the drawer, shook out the key that was stuck in the dictionary, opened the lock at the bottom, but no matter how she searched, she couldn't find any trace of the fifty yuan.
"I remember it clearly. I left that fifty dollars here! Now it's gone! All gone!"
"Fangfang, think about it again!"
Qin Yao's eyes swept across Li Fangfang's bedside table, and then came to the bedside table on the other side. There was fifty yuan in the drawer above. Turning back, her eyes indifferently swept over Yuan Li.
Yuan Li looked out of sorts, and extremely innocent and naive. Even Li Fangfang did not doubt her.
Yuan Li is thin and small, with big round eyes, two dimples at the corners of her mouth, a sweet mouth and a love of singing. She is usually popular. However, Tian Shuyun likes to add fuel to the fire and inadvertently made many enemies.
If the two of them stood together, most people would think that it was Tian Shuyun who stole it.
"Do you want to take a look at the drawer over there? What if you, Li Fangfang, put it in the wrong drawer?" Qin Yao raised her hand and pointed to the side.
Yuan Li's face froze.
Li Fangfang shook her head and waved her hands: "Xiao Lizi opened it for me to see, and there was nothing."
Someone said, "There's nothing in their drawers. Could it be that the money really disappeared? There must be an accomplice."
"Whoever helped hide the money, please come forward. If this gets out of hand, we'll have to search everyone's belongings."
Qin Yao walked to Yuan Li's bedside table and opened the drawer. Yuan Li trotted over and took out the things inside. She also lifted the newspaper underneath, but there was nothing inside except yellow, rough wood.
"There's nothing inside, and there's nothing underneath. Look in the cabinet below."
Qin Yao said casually, "Your newspaper is folded in two layers."
The wooden boards at that time were rough, and many people would put a piece of newspaper under the drawer and like to hide things under the newspaper, thinking that this was a great secret place.
A piece of newspaper is too big and is placed underneath. It is either folded in half or single-layered, cut and with the corners folded and bent.
Yuan Li lifted the newspaper, revealing the wooden board underneath, and the money was hidden in the middle of the newspaper.
Qin Yao pinched a corner of the newspaper and stretched it open with her fingers. "There seems to be money inside."
Everyone was stunned.
Yuan Li's face turned pale.
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