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Chapter 458 Where is the secret compartment?

Chapter 458 Where is the secret compartment?

Late at night, everything is quiet.

It was already past midnight, the time for deep sleep, the moonlight was dimly shining on the earth, and only the faint chirping of cicadas could be heard.

Suddenly, with a slight "creak" sound, a slender figure cautiously walked out from the door sideways.

She stood at the door, looked into the room, and confirmed again and again that the person lying on the bed was asleep before she quietly closed the door.

Xu Yue didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he successfully entered the study. His back was soaked with sweat and his forehead was covered with sweat.

After calming her heartbeat, Xu Yue began to look around the study in front of her in the moonlight.

Xu Yao's study was rarely allowed in. Even when Aunt Zhao was cleaning, she had to come in when Xu Yao was there.

She had copied the key to the study room using dough when Aunt Zhao wasn't paying attention, so this was the first time she had returned to the study room since she became an adult.

She remembered that when she was a child, she played hide-and-seek with Xu Fei and once accidentally entered Xu Yao's office. She seemed to have accidentally discovered a secret compartment, but she really couldn't remember where it was.

The reason why this incident was so vivid in my memory was that Xu Yao got very angry and beat Xu Fei with a belt. She was also punished by being put in solitary confinement for a day.

From then on, she never entered Xu Yao's study again.

There weren't many things placed in the entire study. There was a bookshelf against the wall, which was filled with some military journals or books.

There is a clock in the corner by the window. Apart from the desk, there are only some ornaments on the antique shelf behind the desk.

Xu Yue held a flashlight and searched very carefully, making sure not to disturb the things in the study.

But even though Xu Yue carefully flipped through all the books on the bookshelf, she still didn't notice any difference.

Xu Yue stood in the study with gritted teeth, trying to recall the past, but she could not figure out where the secret compartment she had discovered in her childhood was.

I was too young at that time and my memory is too vague.

She couldn't stay out for too long, otherwise if Sun Shan woke up in the middle of the night, he would find that she was not in bed.

But where is the secret compartment?

Xu Yue looked around the study and suddenly felt something was wrong.

There is such a large clock in the study. Normally, you can hear the sound of the clock ticking, but the study is now extremely quiet.

Xu Yue had a flash of inspiration and quickly stepped forward, using the flashlight to carefully observe the clock in front of her.

Sure enough, the clock in front of him didn't move, and all the hands remained motionless, as if it was broken!

But why would Xu Yao leave a useless broken clock in the study? This in itself is very strange!

Xu Yue showed an excited look, bit the flashlight in her mouth, and planned to carefully examine the clock in front of her.

But at this moment, there were suddenly faint footsteps outside the door.

Xu Yue was startled and quickly turned off the flashlight and put it behind her.

Then he tiptoed towards the study door, stopped when he reached the door, leaned against the wall, and pricked up his ears to listen to the movement outside the door.

As I approached the door, the footsteps became clearer. I could clearly feel that the footsteps were coming from far away and that the person was coming towards the study.

And the footsteps sounded a bit strange, walking very slowly, as if they were deliberately lowering the volume.

Who on earth could be in the corridor at this late hour?

There is a bathroom at the end of the corridor, but if you go to the bathroom normally, why should you deliberately lower your steps?

Could it be a thief?

Of course, this idea was rejected by Xu Yue himself at the first moment.

There are guards at the gate of the military compound and patrols at night. Even the most desperate thief would not come here to commit a crime.

Just as she was thinking, Xu Yue discovered that the footsteps had actually stopped at the door of Xu Yao's study! !

Almost instantly, sweat broke out on Xu Yue's back.

Could the person coming be Xu Yao?

She knew best how ruthless Xu Yao was. If he found her in his study late at night, even if she was his biological daughter, she would probably not be able to save her life.

However, in just a moment, the sound of a key opening the door was heard at the door.

Is it really Xu Yao? ?

Xu Yue looked at the turning doorknob. Because of nervousness, her breathing began to become a little rapid, and the sound of her heartbeat could not be suppressed.

Just as she was racking her brains to think of what to do next, a familiar voice suddenly sounded at the door.

"What are you doing?"

In the silence, the sound was not loud, but it exploded in my ears like a stone.

Almost in an instant, Xu Yue saw the half-twisted door handle return to its original state.

After a while, a somewhat panicked female voice sounded.

"I, I went to the bathroom and saw that the door of Mr.'s study didn't seem to be closed properly, so I helped him check."

Wang Pan'er looked palely at Sun Shan, whose expression was cold, and put the hand holding the key back into her sleeve.

The five thousand yuan that Duan Zhehong wanted was too much. Even if she sold all the jewelry she had, it would still be far from enough.

Time was too short, and she had no choice but to take a risky move.

Aunt Zhao happened to have the key to the study, so she took the key from Aunt Zhao and planned to try her luck in Xu Yao's study.

After all, the Xu family is so rich, they should have a lot of it at home!

Although it was risky, she really had no choice now and had to stabilize Duan Zhehong first.

Thinking of Aunt Zhao, a trace of disgust flashed in Wang Paner's eyes.

I bribed Aunt Zhao before to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, but every time I needed Aunt Zhao, she would give me a lot of money.

But Aunt Zhao became more and more greedy. This time when she asked Aunt Zhao for the key, she even asked for 300 yuan.

Wang Pan'er felt that things had been going badly for her recently. Both Aunt Zhao and Duan Hongzhe were like flies on meat, making her irritated.

Of course, these thoughts only flashed through her mind. The most important thing now was to deal with the current situation first.

She really didn't expect that she would be so unlucky and was caught by Sun Shan today.

Sun Shan stared straight into Wang Pan'er's eyes and took another step forward.

"Then since the door is closed, why are you still standing here?"

"Oh, yes, I'm leaving now! I'm just going to leave!"

Wang Pan'er was delighted. She knew that her excuse was a bit lame, but she didn't expect Sun Shan to believe it.

After Wang Paner finished speaking, she turned around and went back to her room without even looking back.

It seems that I can only look for another opportunity next time!

A moment after Wang Pan'er left, Sun Shan also walked away from the study door.

But before leaving, he glanced at the closed study door with a gloomy expression.