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Su Yi had been busy in the cafeteria all day, and when she finally got off work as the sky darkened, she couldn’t wait to return to her dorm.
It wasn’t for anything else, but ever since she was in the cafeteria, she had been itching to get back to her room and investigate the space.
She planned to close the door and study it carefully.
However, as soon as she opened the door and entered, she noticed something was wrong.
She always tucked her sheets neatly under the mattress, but now they were all pulled out.
Su Yi quickly checked the windows and doors, and then she found a faint footprint on the windowsill.
Judging by the size, it must have been a woman!
Su Yi immediately thought of Bai Ruolin.
When she left earlier, Bai Ruolin had looked so disappointed.
Could it be that she had taken advantage of the lunch break when no one was around and come in to search for the jade bracelet?
She definitely couldn’t have found the jade bracelet.
But even if she didn’t find it, knowing her temperament, she might still do something nasty.
Thinking about this, Su Yi hurriedly searched the entire room again.
Sure enough, she found a handkerchief under the mattress, and inside the handkerchief was the watch she had seen earlier and ten or so large “Great Unity” banknotes.
Su Yi was wondering what kind of trick this woman was up to.
Then she heard a rapid knocking on the door from outside, followed by Bai Ruolin’s sharp voice, “Comrade Su, open the door!”
She could hear a lot of commotion outside, as if there were many people.
Su Yi didn’t have time to think, and directly threw the handkerchief, the money, and the watch into the space.
She opened the door, and the hallway was full of people who had come out to watch the show.
Seeing the door open, Bai Ruolin took a stride forward and grabbed Su Yi’s arm.
“Comrade Su, I know you took my money and watch. Please give them back to me.”
Su Yi pretended to be clueless, “What watch? What are you talking about?”
Bai Ruolin bit her lip, “Don’t pretend. I ran into you downstairs this afternoon and we chatted for a while. When I went back, my watch and the money on me were gone.”
“Comrade Su, if you’re short of money, consider the hundred yuan as a loan. But that watch was a birthday gift from my parents. It’s very important to me. Please return it to me.”
Su Yi scoffed, “Are you implying that I stole your watch?”
“Well, let me ask you, your watch is still on your wrist. How could I possibly take it off without you noticing?”
Bai Ruolin was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered, “At the time, you said you wanted to see my watch. I took it off and let you try it on. Later, I felt it was too cold and didn’t wear it. I put it in my pocket.”
Su Yi looked at her slowly, “That statement is very strange. Everyone in the entire courtyard knows our relationship. We would chat and talk together? And you took off your watch for me to try on?”
Bai Ruolin pursed her lips, “There were many people who saw me downstairs.”
Su Yi snorted, “Did someone see you take off your watch or did someone see me steal your watch? What evidence do you have?”
By now, Su Yi understood completely what Bai Ruolin was trying to do.
She deliberately pressed her, wanting to see how she would handle the situation.
Sure enough, the next second, Bai Ruolin raised her voice, “The watch and money are in your room. If you just let me search it, the truth will come out!”
Su Yi pretended to be angry, “You have no proof. Why should I let you search my room?!”
Seeing Su Yi like this, Bai Ruolin became even more smug, “You’re afraid to let me search because you’re guilty. You thief who steals things doesn’t deserve to stay in our courtyard. You should be kicked out!”
The moment Bai Ruolin spoke, Ye Xiaowu squeezed in.
Seeing Su Yi surrounded by so many people, he knew that going in wouldn’t help.
So he squeezed out again and quickly ran to Zhou Jinchuan’s office.
The crowd had listened for a while, and seeing the two of them in a stalemate, they began to whisper amongst themselves.
Some people said that Bai Ruolin was too much, why did she always want to search other people’s rooms.
Others said that if she didn’t take anything, then she should search and prove her innocence.
If she’s afraid to search, then she must have taken something.
In the midst of the standoff, Qin Yunfeng also squeezed his way through the crowd in the hallway.
“Su Yi, Ruolin’s money and watch are really gone. I helped search at home, too. If you took them, just take them out and give them back to her. I know you’re still angry with us, but you’re just playing a prank on her. It’s not stealing.”
Su Yi couldn’t help but laugh in anger, “You two are a perfect match. Both of you are shameless!”
“Alright, since everyone is here, I’m willing to let someone search my room to prove my innocence. But—”
“If you don’t find your things, I can’t just be wronged for no reason. What are you going to do about it?”
As soon as Su Yi finished speaking, Bai Ruolin immediately shouted, “There’s no if! You took it! It must be hidden in your room. I’m not afraid of any bet!”
Su Yi looked at her sarcastically, “Okay, if I didn’t take your things, I want you to kneel down and apologize to me in public, and—”
“Clean the toilets in our building for a month.”
Seeing Su Yi so confident, as if she really didn’t take it, Qin Yunfeng hesitated a bit.
He wanted to pull Bai Ruolin aside and ask her in detail what happened.
However, Bai Ruolin was so excited at the moment that she couldn’t wait to rush into the room.
She readily agreed, “Good, I agree! If you took it, you’ll get out of the courtyard! Our courtyard can’t accommodate a thief like you!”
Before Su Yi could fully open the door, she was about to rush in.
Su Yi quickly pulled her back, “Wait, don’t let your dirty hands touch my things. If you want to search, you should find two unrelated people to do it. Who knows if you’ll take the opportunity to plant something in my room to frame me.”
Bai Ruolin sneered and spat, “You’re still stubborn even at death’s door. Okay, let someone else search.”
She then asked the two women closest to her to go in.
Everyone else waited in the hallway for news.
After the two women went in and searched carefully for a while, they didn’t find any watch.
They came out and said, “We didn’t see any watch! We didn’t see any cash!”
Bai Ruolin exclaimed, “How is that possible?! No, she must be hiding it on her body.”
Su Yi also spread her arms wide, “You’ve searched the entire room, there’s no harm in doing this.”
The three of them entered the room and carefully checked the pockets of Su Yi’s clothes.
Still nothing.
Bai Ruolin still refused to believe it, even suspecting that the two women were covering for Su Yi.
The two women were so angry that their faces turned pale, “Comrade Bai, you can’t slander people like that!”
Seeing that she couldn’t find anything, Bai Ruolin directly charged into the room.
As soon as she entered, she went straight to the bed and rummaged for a long time but couldn’t find anything, “No, how could it be gone?”
Not finding anything, Bai Ruolin was also in a cold sweat.
She immediately flipped through it again herself.
She actually found a box from the hidden compartment of the cabinet.
Bai Ruolin was certain that Su Yi had hidden her watch and money in this box, and maybe even the jade bracelet was inside.
She immediately opened it excitedly.