Chương 17: Disappearance

At dawn, Lin Shuxuan greeted the rising sun and waited for Bai Shasha.

Yesterday, their relationship took a significant step forward, and he felt he should make a statement. He considers himself a respectable person and cannot accept an intimate relationship that only involves physical contact.

But no matter how long they waited, Bai Shasha's luxury car never arrived.

Seeing that he was about to be late, he had no choice but to go to the bus stop next to him.

During the crowded morning rush hour, Lin Shuxuan stared at the blank chat interface in confusion.

Bai Shasha is as punctual as an alarm clock every day, so why didn't she show up today, and didn't even reply to my messages?

Does that mean this wicked woman won't cherish me after getting what she wants...? No, that kind of thinking is unacceptable. I'm a stud...

Lin Shuxuan was 10 minutes late when he arrived at the classroom; Fortunately, it was a history class, and the teacher appreciated his grades and didn't make things difficult for him.

Bai Shasha was also not in the classroom. Lin Shuxuan wanted to ask his classmates, but then he thought that he was the one most familiar with this classroom and the rich girl, so he gave up.

It's Thursday... I should probably switch to martial arts first...

After class, Lin Shuxuan followed the history teacher back to the office.

"What's wrong? Is there something you don't understand in class?"

Their history teacher was also their homeroom teacher. He was a short, thin, middle-aged man with glasses and a faint scholarly air about him.

He was smiling as he looked at Lin Shuxuan.

He liked this student very much; that passion for history always reminded him of his own youth, and he knew that given time, he would surely become a professor of history.

What a studious child! He even comes to ask questions after class. He's the only one in this school who can be considered my kindred spirit.

"Teacher, I want to switch to the martial arts program!"

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"Why? Have you encountered any difficulties? Your teacher can help you."

Teacher, you sound like an honest man who's been abandoned, but since you're not a pretty girl, let's skip that... Lin Shuxuan replied seriously.

"I still admire the scenery of the martial arts path more, and I have prepared the tuition and fees."

The teacher sighed, knowing that Lin Shuxuan had already made up his mind by saying this.

In fact, he had quotas for liberal arts students to switch to martial arts; he persuaded those students whose liberal arts grades were not good enough to switch to martial arts.

He had put a lot of thought into conversations in previous years, but facing Lin Shuxuan, who had voluntarily switched to martial arts, he still wanted to offer a few more words of advice.

"You're smart; you should understand that most martial arts students have to go to the front lines for training."

"To die young from a few hidden injuries is considered lucky; most people don't even have a cenotaph..."

His expression darkened, and he changed the subject.

"How are your martial arts results going?"

"Mid-class, should have no problem getting into an average university."

Lin Shuxuan didn't want to tell the truth. Dealing with his aunt was already hard enough, so he decided to use a kind lie to deal with his homeroom teacher instead.

The teacher nodded and pulled a stack of documents out of the drawer.

"Go back and get your parents to sign it, and give it to me before school ends tomorrow; the transfer application process closes tomorrow night, so once you've decided, just go for it."

Lin Shuxuan took the documents and left the office.

In his last glance, he saw the teacher shaking his head and sighing.

The day's classes ended as dusk fell.

Bai Shasha still hasn't come.

Has something happened to this guy...? Lin Shuxuan thought of the serial cases he was investigating.

However, if it were the daughter of the Baiqi Group who was murdered, the news would surely be everywhere, and the Public Security Bureau would be under tremendous pressure.

As I packed my bag and left the school, I felt a little lonely without the chattering Bai Shasha.

Thanks to her domineering nature, Lin Shuxuan didn't have many friends in high school.

Otherwise, knowing that he switched to martial arts with zero experience, there would inevitably be a wave of ridicule and pity.

This kind of pretentious face-slapping routine is outdated, but it's still pretty satisfying to think about... Lin Shuxuan felt a bit sorry for him.

Someone patted him on the shoulder.

Turning his head, he saw a handsome and masculine face, with a faint scholarly air about him.

It was Jiang Yu, he said with a smile:

"I heard from the teacher that you want to switch to martial arts. Let's go to training together tomorrow. I'll teach you a few moves."

The sound of waves echoed faintly in his speech; this was the extraordinary quality of a martial artist.

"Okay, thank you, Jiang."

Jiang Yu is significantly ahead of the other martial arts students in his class, and his understanding will undoubtedly be very helpful for beginners.

Jiang Yu wanted to speak, but was interrupted by a group of people in front of him.

A pretty girl waved her little hand.

"Brother Jiang Yu, come quick! You're walking so slowly."

He gave Lin Shuxuan an apologetic smile, then stepped forward and was surrounded by the crowd.

"Is that Lin Shuxuan? We're not familiar with him, are we?"

"He's switching to martial arts; we'll be comrades from now on."

"Huh? Turn around now? It's way too late."

"I noticed Bai Shasha isn't here today; she probably got dumped and can't get a gigolo anymore."

"We're all classmates, you're not allowed to say things like that again!"

Lin Shuxuan shook his head helplessly. The class is only so big, so some rumors are inevitable.

However, Jiang Yu is a pretty good guy, quite a nice guy.

Most of the students had walked away when Lin Shuxuan took out his phone.

I noticed that Yu Xin had sent several missed calls.

He initially intended to contact Bai Shasha first, but instead called back the beautiful, mature woman's number.

The call was connected.

I thought the beautiful, mature woman was just bored and looking for someone to watch a movie with, but I didn't expect her to sound so serious.

"Equation is dead."

Dead... Lin Shuxuan was shocked. The other party died too hastily. He hadn't even had a chance to slap him in the face yet... No, slapping him in the face wasn't the point.

The question is, why did he die?

"Heart failure, facial contortions, and the manner of death was exactly the same as the previous serial cases."

The person on the other end paused, seemingly organizing their thoughts.

"Fangcheng's younger brother survived, and he said..."

"It was Bai Shasha who killed his brother."

How could this be... Lin Shuxuan frowned deeply. He was absolutely certain that Bai Shasha had no martial arts cultivation.

The feeling when you hug a martial artist is different; they're soft and fluffy like cotton candy.

But what about the testimony of Fang Cheng's brother?

Lin Shuxuan felt a bit of a headache.

"Since you've seen the movie, why don't you stay at the police station for now? It's safer there."

"Okay, but I have a document to get my parents to sign first."

Lin Shuxuan hung up the phone, his brows furrowed.

The problem is, where did Bai Shasha go... why did she have to disappear at this time...? He walked along thinking, when suddenly his forehead bumped into something bouncy.

Look up.

It was the older sister dressed in a black nun's habit, who was looking down at him.

Lin Shuxuan looked at the voluptuous figure that the loose clothes couldn't hide, bowed his head, apologized, and made way.

"Hey, little brother, wait a minute."

A stunningly beautiful nun grabbed his hand.

"Would you like to join our Star Orbit Society?"

"Star Orbit Meeting..." Lin Shuxuan frowned slightly.

The Federation has an open-minded atmosphere, and similar social organizations are not prohibited, but for ordinary people, it is not a good thing to rashly join an organization of unknown origin.

"Join us now for a free egg delivery."

The older sister lifted the basket in her hand.

......

Lin Shuxuan returned home carrying a basket of eggs, but couldn't find Chen Yi's small figure at the dining table.

Although Chen Yi always told him not to wait for her to eat, Lin Shuxuan was actually a little annoyed when Chen Yi actually did so.

"How come they've all gone missing!"

His aunt and uncle are working overtime today, so he'll have to wait a while.