Chapter 458 Where is the secret compartment?

Chapter 458 Where is the secret compartment?

Late at night, everything is quiet.

It was past midnight, and it was time for deep sleep. The moonlight was dimly shining on the earth, and only the faint sound of cicadas could be heard.

Suddenly, with a slight "creak" sound, a slender figure cautiously walked out from the door sideways.

She stood at the door, looked into the room, and confirmed again and again that the person lying on the bed was asleep, then she quietly closed the door.

Xu Yue didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he successfully entered the study. His back was already soaked with sweat and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

After calming her heartbeat, Xu Yue began to look around the study room in front of her in the moonlight.

Xu Yao's study was rarely allowed in. Even when Aunt Zhao was cleaning, she could only come in when Xu Yao was there.

She had copied the key to the study room using dough when Aunt Zhao wasn't paying attention, so this was the first time she had returned to the study room since she became an adult.

She remembered that when she was a child, she was playing hide-and-seek with Xu Fei. She once mistakenly entered Xu Yao's office and seemed to have accidentally discovered a secret compartment, but she really couldn't remember where it was.

The reason why this incident was so vividly remembered was that Xu Yao got very angry and beat Xu Fei with a belt. She was also punished by being put in solitary confinement for a day.

From then on, she never entered Xu Yao's study again.

There were not many things placed in the entire study. There was a bookshelf against the wall, which was filled with some military journals or books.

There is a clock in the corner near the window. Apart from the desk, there are only some ornaments on the antique shelf behind the desk.

Xu Yue held a flashlight and searched very carefully, trying not to disturb the things in the study.

But even if Xu Yue carefully flipped through all the books on the bookshelf, she still didn't notice any difference.

Xu Yue stood in the study room with gritted teeth, trying to recall the past but still couldn't figure out where the secret compartment she found in her childhood was.

I was too young at that time and my memory is too vague.

She couldn't be out for too long, otherwise if Sun Shan woke up in the middle of the night, he would find that she was not in bed.

But where is the secret compartment?

Xu Yue looked around the study and suddenly felt something was wrong.

There is such a big clock in the study. Normally, you should be able to hear the sound of the clock, but now the study is extremely quiet.

Xu Yue had a flash of inspiration, and quickly stepped forward, using the flashlight to carefully observe the clock in front of her.

Sure enough, the clock in front of him did not move, and all the hands remained motionless, as if it was broken!

But why would Xu Yao leave a useless broken clock in the study? This in itself is very strange!

Xu Yue showed an excited look, bit the flashlight in her mouth, and planned to take a closer look at the clock in front of her.

But at this moment, there were sudden sounds of footsteps outside the door.

Xu Yue was startled and quickly turned off the flashlight and put it behind her.

Then he tiptoed towards the study door, stopped when he reached the door, leaned against the wall, and pricked up his ears to listen to the movement outside the door.

As I got closer to the door, the footsteps became clearer. I could clearly feel that the footsteps were coming from far away and that the person was coming towards the study.

And the footsteps sounded a bit strange, walking very slowly, as if they were deliberately lowering the sound.

Who on earth could be in the corridor at this late hour?

There is a bathroom at the end of this corridor, but if you go to the bathroom normally, why should you deliberately lower your steps?

Could it be a thief?

Of course, this idea was rejected by Xu Yue himself at the first moment.

There are guards at the gate of the military compound and patrols at night. Even the most desperate thief would not come to this place to commit a crime.

Just as she was thinking about it, Xu Yue discovered that the footsteps actually stopped at the door of Xu Yao's study! !

Almost in an instant, sweat broke out on Xu Yue's back.

Could the person coming be Xu Yao?

She knew best how ruthless Xu Yao was. If he found her in his study late at night, even if she was his biological daughter, she would probably not be able to save her life.

However, in just a short while, the sound of a key opening the door was heard at the door.

Is it really Xu Yao? ?

Xu Yue looked at the turning doorknob. Because of nervousness, her breathing began to become a little rapid, and the sound of her heartbeat could not be suppressed.

Just as she was racking her brains to think about what to do next, a familiar voice suddenly sounded at the door.

"What are you doing?"

In the silence, the sound was not loud, but it was like a stone exploding in the ears.

Almost in an instant, Xu Yue saw that the half-twisted door handle returned to its original state.

After a while, a somewhat panicked female voice sounded.

"I, I went to the bathroom and saw that the door of Mr.'s study seemed not to be closed properly, so I helped him check it."

Wang Paner looked palely at Sun Shan, whose face was cold, and put the hand holding the key back into her sleeve.

The five thousand yuan that Duan Zhehong wanted was too much. Even if she sold all the jewelry she had, it would still be far from enough.

Time was too short, and she had no choice but to take a risky move.

Aunt Zhao happened to have the key to the study, so she took the key from Aunt Zhao and planned to try her luck in Xu Yao's study.

After all, the Xu family is so rich, there should be a lot of them at home!

Although it was risky, she really had no choice now and had to stabilize Duan Zhehong first.

Thinking of Aunt Zhao, a trace of disgust flashed in Wang Paner's eyes.

Bribing Aunt Zhao before was also for the smooth implementation of the plan, but every time Aunt Zhao was used, she gave a lot of money.

But Aunt Zhao became more and more greedy. This time when she asked Aunt Zhao for the key, she even asked for 300 yuan.

Wang Paner felt that things had been going badly for her recently. Both Aunt Zhao and Duan Hongzhe were like flies on meat, making her irritated.

Of course, these thoughts only flashed through her mind. The most important thing now was to deal with the current situation first.

She really didn't expect that she would be so unlucky and was caught by Sun Shan today.

Sun Shan stared straight into Wang Paner's eyes and took another step forward.

"Then if the door is closed, why are you still standing here?"

"Oh, yes, I'm going now! I'm just going to leave!"

Wang Pan'er was delighted. She knew that her excuse was a bit lame, but she didn't expect Sun Shan to believe it.

After Wang Paner finished speaking, she turned around and went back to her room without even looking back.

It seems that I can only look for another opportunity next time!

A moment after Wang Pan'er left, Sun Shan also walked away from the study door.

But before leaving, he glanced at the closed study door with a gloomy expression.

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