CHAPTER 927: CHAPTER 539: THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE OPERATION_2

"My phone is on silent."

Although Fourth Middle School didn’t have a unified policy to confiscate phones, if a student’s phone rang, it would definitely be confiscated. Any student with a bit of common sense would leave their phone on silent mode by default.

Liu Chuandao froze: "Uh, uh."

"No worries, it should still vibrate, right?"

Lan Zichen: "It will vibrate, but it shouldn’t be too loud."

Liu Chuandao: "That’s enough, that’s enough."

Lan Zichen recited: "138, 552..."

Liu Chuandao began dialing, thinking that when the phone rang, he’d go to the bookshelf where the phone was hidden, so the girl could hear the vibration.

"Alright, I’m calling now." Liu Chuandao pressed dial.

Lan Zichen thanked him: "Thank you, you’re really a good person."

Liu Chuandao: "I’m not just a good person..."

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable."

Liu Chuandao: "??"

He was dumbfounded.

"Is your phone off?" he couldn’t help but ask.

Lan Zichen asserted: "No way, the phone was almost fully charged."

Liu Chuandao dialed again, but still couldn’t get through.

"Damn!" Liu Chuandao was shocked.

As he dialed, he walked over to the bookshelf where the phone was hidden, and when he got there, he discovered in shock:

"Damn, where’s the phone?"

"The phone is gone!"

Beside him, Lan Zichen only felt puzzled, not understanding what was happening.

Liu Chuandao couldn’t bother flirting, he contacted Gangzi: "Quick, help find the phone!"

Duan Shigang was dumbfounded too.

Seeing the two of them flustered, Lan Zichen didn’t yet understand the truth, only thinking they were quite helpful. She then said:

"There’s a camera in the library, I’ll check it."

Liu Chuandao’s face suddenly changed.

Lan Zichen went to the front desk: "Hello, teacher, my phone that was charging on the table is missing, could you please check the camera for me?"

...

Ten minutes later.

Liu Chuandao got what he wished for and exchanged contact information with the girl he liked.

Lan Zichen’s face turned red with anger, her previous calm gone. With red eyes, she said: "You all better compensate me for my phone soon, otherwise I’ll report to the teacher that you stole it!"

Liu Chuandao opened his mouth, wanting to argue, but didn’t know where to start.

Duan Shigang stood out and threatened: "Bringing a phone to school secretly is wrong in itself, the school won’t side with you."

Lan Zichen: "I’ll call the police!"

Seeing the girl’s firm attitude, Liu Chuandao had no choice but to compromise:

"Fine, fine, I’ll pay, I’ll pay!"

He had no choice but to pay!

He was now the primary suspect, especially since the camera clearly showed him taking the phone. If it escalated to the school level, he could be expelled!

Liu Chuandao left the library dejectedly, with Duan Shigang beside him: "Damn it, what is this all about?!

Dan Xiao caught up from behind, his silly smile gone, replaced by the frustration of an honest person:

"This is too much. You only wanted her contact information, you haven’t done anything wrong!"

Feeling down, Liu Chuandao was slightly encouraged by his words: "Yeah, sigh, who knew the phone would get stolen."

Dan Xiao rationally analyzed: "Do you remember the stuff that was stolen from you in the classroom before? There’s a good chance it’s the same person!"

Hearing his analysis, Liu Chuandao got enraged and exclaimed: "It’s him, it’s him, it’s definitely him!"

After his cigarettes were stolen, Liu Chuandao had staked out the classroom all night but got nothing. It was a life-and-death struggle between him and this thief.

"He definitely took the phone!" Liu Chuandao asserted.

Dan Xiao: "So despicable!"

Liu Chuandao: "Damn it, I’ll figure something out to make him pay!"

"I’ll make him suffer!" Liu Chuandao said fiercely, never having felt such humiliation as he did now!

Dan Xiao naively said: "With your IQ, you definitely can."

Liu Chuandao regained his confidence and calmly said: "I’ve thought of a good way to catch this thief. Once I catch him, he’ll spill everything!"

Dan Xiao humbly asked: "What’s the method?"

...

During the big break after the second night self-study session.

Dan Kaiquan shouted loudly in the classroom: "Brother Nan, let’s go for a run on the track and prepare for the Yuzhou Marathon!"

Wang Longlong: "Wow, you’re planning to run a marathon? It’s tough!"

Wu Xiaoqi dribbled a basketball and chimed in: "This Yuzhou Marathon doesn’t restrict nationality; there are guaranteed to be many foreigners, those races are born for long-distance running."

Everyone understood what he meant.

Hu Jun: "Isn’t it just consumables?"

Wang Longlong: "Hahaha."

The back row was filled with a sea of laughter.

Song Sheng awkwardly added: "You and I are both consumables."

Instantly, the atmosphere became a little tense.

Dan Kaiquan tightened his shoelaces and stomped in place, exuding youthful energy:

"How will you know if you don’t try?"

Wang Longlong encouraged: "Great, this time Evergreen Liquid is sponsoring, the prize is absolutely amazing, the champion could be a hundred thousand, maybe even over five hundred thousand."

Zhang Chi smelled the money: "That much? I’ve seen lots of small cities where the marathon champion gets only ten thousand yuan."

Wang Longlong: "Evergreen Liquid is about to hold a press conference; hosting a marathon is probably a warm-up, they won’t spend cheaply."

Zhang Chi: "Then I’m signing up!"

Dan Kaiquan: "There’s a one hundred registration fee."

Zhang Chi was stunned: "There’s a fee to register?"

"What did you think?"

Dan Kaiquan and Guo Kunnan headed to the track, training while casually chatting up junior Lan Zichen.

...

Building 3, east corridor.

Jiang Ning rested his hands on the balcony, the night breeze gently kissed his cheeks, gazing far away, the ink of night stained the campus, teaching buildings, streetlights casting bright glows, creating a stark contrast with the large patches of darkness.

Sometimes doing nothing, just enjoying the breeze here is quite pleasant.

Besides Jiang Ning, there were also Class 1’s Wei Xiu Yuan and Yuan Xiaomao, discussing some school matters.

Like the start of the registration for the small meal table plan, who participated, and so on.

Or how tonight Teacher Guo Ran wore an exceptionally beautiful dress, graceful like a fairy.

Or how Brother Qiang, one of ’Fourth Middle School’s two heroes’, smashed a student’s phone in class today.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Bai Yuxia carried two cups of milk custard, climbed the stairs to the second floor, and happened to see Jiang Ning standing silently there, his silhouette tall and straight.

Bai Yuxia didn’t say anything, she slowly walked to the balcony and stood with Jiang Ning.

Close up, Bai Yuxia noticed he was standing there lost in thought, his profound gaze hidden in the dark campus, his fine black hair stirred by the night wind, adding a touch of casual elegance.

Bai Yuxia placed the two cups of milk custard on the wall: "One is strawberry mango, the other is taro ball red bean coconut, pick one?"

Having eaten many of Jiang Ning’s snacks before, Bai Yuxia had nothing to return, so she could only slowly repay him.

Jiang Ning turned his head, his gaze shifted to Bai Yuxia, meeting her eyes.

Bai Yuxia’s appearance was outstanding, with double eyelids, eyes clear and bright, a small straight nose, adding a three-dimensional effect to her facial contour.

Meanwhile, Jiang Ning’s Divine Sense activated, scanning Bai Yuxia’s body.

The girl’s attire was simple, tight jeans wrapped around her slender long legs, accentuating her figure, below were white sneakers that matched well with her jeans and T-shirt, appearing especially youthful and lively.

Bai Yuxia noticed Jiang Ning had been staring at her face, she slightly raised her curved eyebrows, sending out delightful ripples, "What’s up?"

Jiang Ning withdrew his gaze: "Nothing."

Bai Yuxia leaned against the balcony, looking into the night: "It’s rare to go out to buy milk custard, why don’t you pick a cup?"

Jiang Ning asked back: "Do I need to choose?"

Bai Yuxia lightly said "Hmm?" and slightly tilted her head, looking at him, indicating her confusion.

Jiang Ning humorously said: "As long as it’s bought by you, I like them all."

A hint of surprise crossed Bai Yuxia’s face, mixed with a touch of shyness, but soon her clear eyes gradually squinted, soft lips slightly parting, teasing:

"Is it Tongtong who likes them all?"