Chapter 13: The Vanishing Gift
"Alright, that's it for this lesson, it's over." Teacher Kim absentmindedly ended the class and walked out of the classroom.
The little fat man put down his pen and chased him out.
"Old class, you don't seem to have the energy you used to have in class these two days, what's wrong? Did you quarrel with Mr. Lin? The little fat man asked with concern.
"Ugh." Teacher Kim had a headache and remembered the experience of Sunday night.
"Yanyan, I've been preparing a gift for your birthday for a long time, and I bought it a few days ago and put it in a drawer, but you couldn't find it this morning."
"Oh, it's okay, you're so happy to have this heart! But what did you buy? ”
"It's a necklace, more than a thousand......"
"Huh? Is that expensive? Could it have been stolen? ”
"Who knows...... Alas. ”
"Don't sigh, I don't care about that, you're the best birthday present!"
"Hey, hey."
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Evening self-study.
"Boss! Top dog! The little fat man broke in and rushed straight to Du Ruo's table.
"Brother! Brothers! Let's let me talk to the boss about something big! The little fat man looked anxious, and Du Ruo's top student nodded at the table and sat down in the empty seat in front of him.
"What's wrong?" Du Ruo's head is big.
"Something is wrong! This is really a big deal! The little fat man said softly, "The necklace that Mr. Jin bought for Mr. Lin was stolen!" I heard that it will cost more than a thousand! ”
"Huh? No way. Du Ruo was shocked, this is indeed a big deal.
"Boss, let's go, let's go and discuss with Teacher Jin." The little fat man dragged Du Ruo up.
"Okay." Du Ruo nodded in agreement, although he was not his teacher, it seemed that the relationship between the little fat man and Teacher Jin was very good.
……
"That's it." Teacher Jin shook his head helplessly as he walked.
Du Ruo nodded thoughtfully: "Then Mr. Jin, since you said that all the teachers in your dormitory went home on Saturday, who has the keys to your dormitory?" ”
Teacher Jin thought for a while: "Just a few of our teachers, and the dormitory manager." ”
"Here we are." Teacher Jin stopped, and the three of them had already walked to the classroom dormitory.
On the right side of the hall was a sleepy dormitory manager, an old man of some age, and the keys to the various dormitories hung on the wooden board behind him.
"Mr. Jin, this key is easy to get." After going up the stairs, Du Ruo pointed to the dormitory tube.
"Indeed." Teacher Kim nodded, but the most important thing was why the thief would know that he had valuables in his drawer.
Mr. Jin's dormitory was on the second floor, and Du Ruo walked all the way and took a closer look, there were cameras at each staircase.
"Did the other teachers in your dorm lose anything?" After Du Ruo entered the door, he walked to Mr. Jin's desk, which was an ordinary drawer, the kind that could not be locked.
"I asked, and they didn't lose anything, mainly because we don't have anything of value here, and it's easy to see if you steal a computer by a camera, and things like jewelry are too easy to steal." Mr. Jin thought for a while, and had no clue at all.
"How? I've seen it, you two, let's go back to do your homework quickly, and adults can solve their problems. Teacher Jin began to urge the two to return to the classroom.
"Don't! Old class! The little fat man sat down in Teacher Jin's seat, "Old class, you have to believe us!" I think someone must have stolen your necklace. ”
"Don't talk nonsense." Du Ruo knocked on the little fat man's rusty head, and the painful little fat man grinned.
"Mr. Jin, I think you should first apply to check the video captured by the camera to determine whether it was done by insiders."
Teacher Jin nodded: "That's what I said." ”
"Well, then let's go back to self-study first. Gone, Gu Peng...... Don't eat it! The little fat man took the strawberries on Mr. Jin's table and ate them.
"Hmm! Okay, let's go, boss, old class, don't worry, we'll help you find the thief! The little fat man took a few strawberries and said goodbye to Mr. Jin while eating.
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On the way out of school, the night sky was overcast, and there was a slight drizzle, which hit the faces of pedestrians, and it was cool.
The street lamps were dim, illuminating a small corner, and a swarm of mosquitoes and flies were scattered, like dust.
Du Ruo took Xiang Qingmin's hand and talked about what happened today.
"Huh? No way? There shouldn't be such a teacher in our school......" Xiang Qingmin was surprised, thinking that it might be Teacher Jin who lost the necklace.
"That's not good......" Du Ruo shook his head.
"But Mr. Lin must be very unhappy, his boyfriend gave him a birthday gift for the first time, and he actually disappeared." Xiang Qingmin suddenly remembered something, "My birthday is coming soon, hehe." ”
Du Ruo smiled and said, "Well, I know, on the twenty-ninth, there are still more than twenty days, don't worry." ”
"How can you not be in a hurry!" Xiang Qingmin had a serious face, "You have to treat it well!" ”
"Good, good." Du Ruo touched Xiang Qingmin's head dotingly.
"Hmph." Xiang Qingmin snorted proudly, hugged Du Ruo, and parted at the intersection.
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"Boss! Top dog! The little fat man rushed into the fourteenth class again, and went straight to the position of Du Ruo's fellow student.
"Yes, you can discuss the country, and I'll go to the front." The top student reluctantly picked up his homework and sat in the front position.
"Hey, hey." The little fat man smiled awkwardly.
"Boss, I've asked, the teachers in the same dormitory in the old class said that they were resting at home that day, and the dormitory manager didn't have a shift on Saturday, and it was an aunt on duty, and the aunt said that she was sitting downstairs that day, and there were no strangers coming in and out. She didn't seem to know if the teachers in the dormitory had ever returned to the dormitory. "The old class has already applied to the school leaders and can watch the video, but on Saturdays the dormitory opens at 6 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m., which is too long...... The matter has been told to the security guard, and the security guard suggested that it mainly depends on the people in the dormitory of the old class. ”
"Indeed, those teachers are more likely...... But the thought that if it was really the teacher who would steal, I still didn't feel good. Du Ruo sighed, hoping that it was not a teacher at school, or rather, it was because of some special reasons.
The little fat man was stunned, thought about it, and felt a little low: "Yes, but I don't think it should be a teacher!" ”
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"Boss, the results are in! Mr. Wang, who was in the same dormitory as Mr. Jin, went back to the dormitory that night! The little fat man anxiously found Du Ruo in the evening self-study and told him the result.
“…… Well, let's take a look. Du Ruo sighed, is he still a teacher at school?
The two of them walked down the stairs and walked out, and just in the distance they saw two figures under the old tree on the western patio.
"It seems to be Mr. Kim!" The little fat man has good eyesight and discovers that one of them is Mr. Jin.
"Go see?" Du Ruo asked, but the little fat man had already moved his steps and secretly ran over there.
"Lao Wang...... Aren't you going home on Saturday? Why do you have a dorm room......
"Didn't you?"
"We found you while watching the footage."
"Oh, I went back that day and got some information."
"Really...... You like Mr. Lin too, right? ”
“……”
"Let's be honest, really."
"Well, your necklace, I hid it in your shoes that you haven't worn for a long time."
“…… Lao Wang. ”
"I've seen it in the past two days, you two should be together. Haha, to be honest, I liked her when we came to this school together. ”
"Actually...... Me too. ”
"Haha, there's no way, after all, I'm not as good-looking as you, not as young as you, and not as rich as you...... It's expected that she chose you, but I'm not too willing. ”
"I'm sorry...... Although we are brothers, we ...... I can't give in. ”
"I know, if I were you, I wouldn't give it to you, hahaha. What I'm doing this time is really not a big deal, so I'll go back and resign from the principal. ”
"No, really...... I forgive you, it's okay......"
"Hey, Lao Jin, if I'm here, I really can't see you two so good, and I'm not in the mood for the past two days in class. I'll stay in a different place, maybe I will meet someone who likes me. ”
"Lao Wang......"
The little fat man and Du Ruo looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"Hey! What are you two doing here? Sneaky! Hee-hee. Suddenly, someone behind them patted the little fat man on the shoulder, it was Ying Yuhuan's voice.
"Shh The little fat man hurriedly grabbed Ying Yuhuan.
"Huh? Gu Peng? Why are you here? Teacher Jin heard the voice.
"Old class, my boss and I are going to go to the playground for a run and lose weight!" The little fat man explained with an awkward smile.
"Oh? Do you want to lose weight? Teacher Jin held back a smile, then thought about it again, and shook his head helplessly: "You two, don't talk about today's events, do you hear?" ”
"I heard you!" The little fat man patted his chest and promised.
"By the way, Gu Peng, you promised me last time that you wanted to lose weight, how was the result?" Ying Yuhuan said with a smile, lively and cute.
"Ah, I bought a treadmill and run every night at home! Right, Boss! The little fat man looked at Du Ruo with a pleading eye for help.
"Well, yes, it's true that I'm exercising every night." Du Ruo couldn't bear to tear down the little fat man's platform.
"Look! Huanhuan, how can I break my promise to you! The little fat man laughed, making Ying Yuhuan cover his mouth and chuckle.
"It's hard to say what to exercise...... Du Ruo smiled helplessly in his heart, remembering that the little fat man would exercise his masseter muscles every night, so it was better to hold this in his heart and not tell Ying Yuhuan.
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"Lao Wang, you really have to leave." Mr. Jin's eyes are a little complicated, he and Mr. Wang graduated from the same normal school and came to work in this school together, and they have a deep feeling.
"What are you doing, it's like parting with life and death, I'm just going to change schools, don't worry, with our best grades in school, which school won't want me haha, I'm leaving!" Teacher Wang smiled chic and walked away without looking back.
Teacher Jin watched for a while, and Teacher Wang suddenly turned around, walked up to him, and whispered: "Old Jin, let me remind you, Teacher Lin, she looks so smart, bachelors of about the same age in our school are all worried about it." You have to be careful, take care of your heart, in my opinion, you are worthy of her in school, if I let me know that you are bullying her, I will turn my face. ”
Teacher Jin had a sour nose and nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, we'll be fine." ”
"That's good." Teacher Wang smiled and nodded, turned around and left, this time, never looked back.
Teacher Jin watched Teacher Wang get into the taxi, sighed, and turned around, only to find that the little fat man and Du Ruo were peeking at the convenience store on the side again.
"You two." Teacher Jin smiled helplessly.
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"That's how adults feel." Du Ruo wrote in his diary.
"Just like Sun Yat-sen's first wife said, I can't stop you from running to a better person."
"They will always think about the person they like, as long as she can be happy, it doesn't matter who she is with, but they will bear it alone."
"What would I do if she had a better option too......"