Chapter 15 Notes Stolen
Zhang Xinyue bit her lower lip tightly. This time she truly experienced what it meant to be outnumbered. Two fists cannot defeat four hands. No, it should be said that one mouth cannot defeat ten mouths!
What's more, Jiang Shuyuan also chose to remain silent at this time. She didn't speak for her. She lowered her head slightly, as if thinking about something.
Zhang Xinyue knew that she couldn't win the argument with the local bullies in Huang Class, so she could only drag Jiang Shuyuan away from Huang Class in a dejected manner, with bursts of boos coming from behind her.
After coming out, Zhang Xinyue asked Jiang Shuyuan in confusion why she didn't help her deal with Jiang Zhiyu. Jiang Shuyuan smiled intriguingly and said, "Don't bother to argue with these people. I've come up with a good idea. I'll make Jiang Zhiyu pay the price!"
"What's the idea?" Zhang Xinyue perked up immediately after hearing that and came forward with curiosity on her face.
Jiang Shuyuan lowered her voice and whispered a few words in her ear. Zhang Xinyue's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly in agreement.
The two looked at each other, and a kind of excitement of doing something bad gradually rose in their eyes.
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As night falls, the lights in dormitory No. 88 are dim and soft.
Jiang Zhiyu had just finished her shower and was about to go to bed. She habitually reached under her pillow, only to find that the lecture notes she had placed there were missing.
"Ah! My, my notes are gone!"
Jiang Zhiyu's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
Hearing Jiang Zhiyu's scream, roommates Liu Mengmeng, Xiao Wen, and Qi Zimo immediately jumped up from their beds and gathered in front of Jiang Zhiyu's bed.
"What happened?" Liu Mengmeng hurriedly put on her clothes. "Your notes are missing?"
"Yes, I put it here when I was taking a shower just now." Jiang Zhiyu was sweating anxiously and walked around the dormitory, "but now it's gone. I have to hand it over to Shangguan Siye for inspection tomorrow. What should I do?"
"Don't worry, we'll help you find it." Xiao Wen comforted.
"Yes, we will definitely find it." Qi Zimo said, picked up an oil lamp, and began to search around the dormitory.
The dormitory was filled with dim lights, and the four people were divided into two groups, searching in every corner. However, even though they turned the dormitory upside down, they could not find Jiang Zhiyu's lecture notes.
"How is this possible?" Liu Mengmeng sat on the bed in frustration. "We have searched everywhere, but the notes still don't appear."
"Could it have been stolen?" Xiao Wen proposed a possibility.
"Here?" Qi Zimo shook his head. "I don't think it's possible. Although our dormitory is a little remote, it's unlikely that someone would sneak in at night."
The four of them searched the dormitory anxiously, turning it upside down, but still couldn't find the lecture notes.
In desperation, Jiang Zhiyu had to go to ask the dormitory manager Li.
"Hello, Dormitory Manager Li. I returned to the dormitory and found that my lecture notes were missing. Did you see anyone enter my dormitory during the day?"
Dormitory Manager Li looked at Jiang Zhiyu with a somewhat evasive look in her eyes. The corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a barely perceptible smile, and said, "Oh, your notes are missing? I didn't see anyone entering or leaving your dormitory during the day."
Jiang Zhiyu looked at the expression of Li Dormitory Manager and immediately became suspicious. She felt that Li Dormitory Manager's expression and tone were a little strange, as if he was hiding something. But she had no evidence and could not expose it on the spot. She could only leave temporarily and decided to investigate secretly to avoid alerting the enemy.
After returning to the dormitory, Jiang Zhiyu told his three roommates about his guess.
Qi Zimo gently pinched his chin, thought for a moment, and suddenly clapped his hands and said, "In the evening, everyone went to the cafeteria to eat, but at the table of people from Xuan Class, I only saw Jiang Shuyuan, not Zhang Xinyue. They were obviously inseparable!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhiyu nodded in understanding, and she also shifted the suspicion to Zhang Xinyue.
In this case, it is estimated that dormitory manager Li and Zhang Xinyue colluded with each other. While she was out for dinner, they secretly covered for Zhang Xinyue to sneak into their dormitory and stole her lecture notes!
It is time to turn off the lights. Students cannot leave their dormitories. If they have any problems, they can only ask the dormitory manager for help.
It’s a pity that Dormitory Manager Li and Zhang Xinyue are in cahoots with each other and will definitely not help them with the investigation.
Jiang Zhiyu stood up and said to Qi Zimo with a smile, "We must find the evidence ourselves. We can't let people like Zhang Xinyue succeed."
Qi Zimo nodded in agreement.
The two decided to secretly go to the dormitory manager Li's room to look for clues early the next morning while everyone was in class.
The next morning, before dawn, Jiang Zhiyu and Qi Zimo quietly got up, packed up everything, and quietly left the cell.
The night in the Imperial College was quiet, with only the morning mist lingering.
The two of them carefully crossed the playground and came to the door of Li Dormitory Manager's room.
The door of the room was closed. Jiang Zhiyu took a deep breath and said to Qi Zimo, "I will knock on the door, and you will observe the surroundings in case someone comes."
Qi Zimo nodded, stood beside the door, and looked around vigilantly.
Jiang Zhiyu walked forward and knocked on the door. There was a knock but no response.
After knocking for a long time, no one came to open the door.
Qi Zimo walked up to Jiang Zhiyu and whispered, "Maybe Dormitory Manager Li is not in the room. Let's go in and take a look."
Jiang Zhiyu nodded, the two smiled at each other, and then carefully pushed open the door.
The room was pitch black. The two walked in cautiously. Jiang Zhiyu took out a tinder and lit a candle.
Everything in the room came into view, the four treasures of the study on the table, the bedding on the bed, everything seemed in order.
The two began to look for clues in the room, flipping through the books of Li, the dormitory manager, checking the bed, and even looking behind the curtains.
Just as they were about to leave, suddenly, the bedding on the bed moved, and the two of them were stunned.
A figure emerged from under the blankets. It was the dormitory manager Li. When he saw the two of them, he looked at them with horror.
Dormitory Manager Li asked in panic, "What are you doing? Why are you searching my room?"
Jiang Zhiyu looked at her coldly and said confidently, "We are looking for evidence to prove that you colluded with Zhang Xinyue and stole my lecture notes."
Dormitory Manager Li said innocently, "How could I do such a thing? You are slandering me."
Qi Zimo walked forward and said angrily, "We just found an account book in your room, which records the income and expenditure in the recent period. We found that you have a lot of income from unknown sources, which makes us suspect that you are colluding with Zhang Xinyue to seek personal gain."
Dormitory Manager Li's face changed drastically, but he still insisted: "This is just some of my personal funds. It has nothing to do with your business."
Jiang Zhiyu sneered and said, "We don't believe you. We have decided to report this matter to the Lord Jijiu and let him handle it."