Chapter 223: Chapter 223

Li Xianglu felt something was off. Why had she forgotten to ask earlier how Qin Xi suddenly appeared at the auditorium? Moreover, he didn’t seem particularly inclined to stop what was happening.

Shen Yuehong was firm in her belief. She insisted that Li Xianglu hid the clothes as revenge. Li Xianglu scoffed. Some people really think too highly of themselves!

The security department nodded and said, "Since it’s come to this, let’s conduct a search. But before that, please consider for two minutes, everyone. Once the school gets involved, not every result can be borne by everyone!"

Shen Yuehong nodded and said, "Exactly, Li, you should really think about it. If you come forward now, it can still be treated as a prank. But if it turns out to be theft upon inspection, I don’t think our school would want to keep such a student!"

In response to Shen Yuehong’s decisive attitude, Li Xianglu couldn’t help but glance at Qin Xi, who nodded, then spoke to the director of security, "I agree to the inspection, but I hope everyone here can witness for me. The series of events today have been too coincidental!"

Hearing Li Xianglu’s words, Shen Yuehong felt a guilty conscience and turned her face away, trying to keep calm.

The arrival of the security director was known to the dormitory supervisor who had been nearby. After a brief conversation, the dormitory supervisor led the way inside.

Upon arriving at Li Xianglu’s dormitory, only Lin Dongxue was there lying on the bed. Lu Anna and Iro had both gone home for the day due to personal matters, while the others had rushed back, including Xiao Chong, who was panting and unaware of what had happened.

The security director first asked Lin Dongxue to step out of the dormitory and then assigned someone to conduct a search with the dormitory supervisor.

Li Xianglu had a bad premonition. It seemed like Shen Yuehong had premeditated everything; why else would she insist on searching her dorm so confidently?

Yet, Qin Xi’s position remained unclear.

Finally, after half an hour and three confirmations, they addressed the crowd and the director, "After the search, we found no suspicious items!"

As time passed, Shen Yuehong grew increasingly nervous, incredulous. Didn’t they agree earlier? Could it be that the bitch betrayed her?

At that moment, the security director turned around and announced, "Everyone involved in this matter must go to the security department to make a statement. The school will handle it judiciously!"

Amid the uproar, just as Shen Yuehong was about to say something, a student suddenly arrived breathlessly and said to a relieved Xi Yunmei, "Chairman Xi, something’s wrong. The door to the club’s office is wide open, and it’s been ransacked."

"What?" Xi Yunmei couldn’t believe it and blurted out, "The funds are still inside!"

The security director, without delay, asked, "Who has the keys to the office?"

Xi Yunmei looked at Li Xianglu. With everything that happened today, no one would believe it was a coincidence; it was clearly a series of events designed against Li Xianglu.

Seeing this, Li Xianglu calmly said, "I have a key to the office, and I know where the funds are placed. I also have the key to the drawer where the funds are kept."

Li Xianglu openly admitted this. By now, what couldn’t be understood? Everything was pointing towards her—it was better to confess early than wait to be asked.

Director Wang was also frustrated. What was happening today? Why was everything related to this girl? Firstly, the chandelier in the auditorium was sabotaged, the evidence pointed to her, yet her hand got injured from grabbing at the ropes when it broke. If she really intended to cut the ropes, why hold on to them?

Then there was the report of the theft of the performance costume, again involving this girl. The school even sent a notice saying they would thoroughly investigate, and those who framed others would be dealt with severely. This attitude was rather surprising.

Before this matter was dealt with, another incident had occurred.

Everyone then moved to the small building next to the library, home to the school’s major club offices and the original site of the school newspaper, with the third floor housing the broadcasting room.

Upon reaching the floor, they saw about seven or eight people gathered around the office door, with the security personnel standing guard.

After arriving, the director spoke with the security personnel, then turned to Xi Yunmei, "Mr. Xi, where did you place the funds? Our comrades just checked, and all drawers have been rummaged through. Go check if the money is still there."

Xi Yunmei sighed and walked in, heading to the disheveled drawer, only to find the ledger book where Li Xianglu recorded the funds was missing.

At that moment, someone suggested, "The last person to come to the office today should be Li Xianglu. The performance costume was lost, so she needed to buy fabric to remake it. I remember she returned once!"

Li Xianglu looked indifferent. Xiao Chong and Xu Xin had caught up by then, and she simply said, "Impossible. Li Xianglu is not foolish. She handles the money herself; why would she take it? That would be insane."

Xi Yunmei had had enough on the side. What exactly did they want to do day after day? Did they think this was just bullying Li Xianglu? Hmph, her well-prepared club, her carefully rehearsed dance, just to be exploited by these people!

Just then, a voice with a foreign accent sounded surprised outside, "Oh, what happened here? Why are there so many people?"

That was Nabasha, a popular figure at the school, almost universally recognized, prompting some students to call out, "Professor Basra!"

Now, at the end of September with slightly cool weather, Nabasha didn’t seem to feel cold at all, dressed in a red dress and holding a book. Curiously, seeing everyone gathered, she asked, "What’s going on here? It looks very chaotic!"

Director Wang, seeing a foreign teacher arriving, did not delay and recounting the events.

Nabasha opened her mouth wide in disbelief, "So Li is that clever!"

Everyone was stunned. What did this have to do with Li Xianglu being clever?

Nabasha then walked into the office. Under everyone’s puzzled gaze, she looked around and then excitedly pointed at a notice stuck on the wall, "Look, there’s my signature!"

Everyone was somewhat puzzled. What was Professor Basra

But Xi Yunmei was the first to go over and take a look, and upon seeing, she was immediately thrilled, almost laughing out loud.

Seeing this, Director Wang also quickly went over, and after seeing, he too breathed a sigh of relief, "So that’s it. This student is indeed quite something!"

PS: Just calculated the backlog of updates; so far owe 25, including this one, another 13. Feels quite far off...