Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 62 - There’s Actually a Mechanism

62: Chapter 62: There’s Actually a Mechanism

62 -62: There’s Actually a Mechanism

Both Gu Fan and the aloof beauty wore identical expressions that said ‘oh, it’s you again’, but the security guard present didn’t care much for that.

He caught the thief, handed the bag back to the aloof woman, then turned to Gu Fan and said, “Thank you, young man.”

“No problem!” Gu Fan rubbed his head, which buzzed from the impact, and saw the awkward stance of the aloof beauty.

He didn’t know what to say next.

Unable to resist, Gu Fan blurted out, “Babe, aren’t you going to thank me?

I just saved your designer bag.”

“Oh, thank you then.” The aloof beauty smiled reluctantly.

Seeing the aggrieved look on Gu Fan’s face, she then asked, “Are you alright?”

Gu Fan shook his head and said, “Technically, I am fine, but my head’s spinning a bit.

This wasn’t like the slow collision with you yesterday, it was a high-speed crash.

You can imagine how painful it is.”

“Well, thank you for going through all this trouble,” said the aloof beauty, not knowing what else to say.

Gu Fan smiled forgivingly and replied, “I’m feeling better now.

I don’t think there’s a hint of concussion or any serious problem, otherwise you really would’ve had to accompany me to the doctor.”

The aloof beauty instantly responded, “If you’re really hurt, we should accompany you to the hospital.”

“No need.

It just aches a little, I’m okay.

I stay fit and tough.

But be more careful next time.

Not always will someone like me miraculously step in to help when your bag gets stolen.” Gu Fan’s playful remarks made the aloof beauty laugh, displaying a charming smile.

Because of Gu Fan’s efforts, the awkward atmosphere had turned congenial.

The aloof woman even said, “It was really careless of me.

I put down my bag for a moment, and the thief was too quick to snatch it away.”

Gu Fan replied, “That probably means the thief had his eye on you from the start.

At least he has good taste, knowing your bag’s valuable.”

“Is that so?” The aloof beauty burst out laughing again.

She engaged in further conversation with Gu Fan, making their interaction more and more congenial, as though all their previous unpleasant encounters had never happened.

“Thank you so much,” the aloof beauty expressed her gratitude once again before leaving with her companion, leaving Gu Fan a bit disappointed.

He lamented, ‘Just like that she left, without even offering to buy me something to eat or drink?’

Gu Fan watched the aloof beauty leave then returned back to the palace to look for clues.

His head still ached a bit, so he massaged it again.

Lin Xi noticed this and asked in concern, “What’s wrong?

Did you read too much?

Is your head hurting?”

“No, I got hit by a thief.

I took quite a blow, but they caught the thief.

I guess I unwittingly played the good Samaritan,” Gu Fan thought about it and decided to interpret it as divine intervention.

At this point, Lin Xi showed her concern, gently massaging Gu Fan’s head with her finger.

The wonderful sensation instantly refreshed Gu Fan.

Just then, Lu Yi ran over and seeing the cozy couple, he couldn’t help but ask, “What’s going on, Gu Fan?

Is your head hurting?

Do you want me to rub it for you?”

At this, both Gu Fan and Lin Xi laughed, with Lin Xi even moved aside to give space to Lu Yi.

Lu Yi acted as if he really was about to massage Gu Fan’s head, so Gu Fan scampered off with a laugh, cursing in jest.

This light-hearted atmosphere made everyone forget their tasks and stress.

As time passed and no significant discovery had been made, everyone just treated the excursion as a leisure trip.

After sightseeing all day, some people grew tired and decided to sit down and rest.

Du Jun handed Xia Yue some money and asked him to buy food and drinks for everyone.

Xia Yue was more than happy to run errands and didn’t care about others’ opinions.

It was a pretty sweet arrangement, with someone treating and another buying snacks.

While everyone was resting, Lu Yi remarked, “Seems like we didn’t gain much today, but that’s okay.

Let’s just treat it like a relaxing outing.”

Du Jun then interjected, “Yeah, we haven’t gone on a trip for a while.

Having fun is the most important thing, so Gu Fan, you should stop dwelling on things and don’t feel bad about us having made the trip in vain.

Why don’t we visit some other tourist spots tomorrow and then go back to look for clues elsewhere?

Let’s forget about the foreign region thing.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan just smiled. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

He was well aware of Du Jun’s mockery.

Du Jun found Gu Fan’s thoughts laughable – what foreign regions, what Great Night Country, what immortality.

Do you actually believe those?

Are you now desperately trying every possible remedy?

Truth be told, everyone was skeptical at first.

They felt Gu Fan’s approach to finding clues to be a bit far-fetched, but they were willing to support him because they saw his effort and determination, so they didn’t mind the fruitless trip.

“There’s one more palace left to check out.

I’ll take a look.

After that, we will head back home.” After speaking, Gu Fan stood up and went off alone.

Lu Yi and Jie finished their drinks, tossing them aside before following along.

This was the time when Gu Fan needed their unconditional support the most.

Watching this, Du Jun, secretly scoffed, “What are they up to, stupidly following along, not knowing they’re just wasting their time?

I can’t stand people with such blind friendship.”

Lin Xi, having walked for an entire day, was too tired to continue.

Her feet hurt terribly, and now she was relying on Su Hui to help rub them.

While massaging, Su Hui grumbled, “You should have known better.

You knew we would be walking around a lot on this trip, yet you chose to wear high heels.”

“I was just trying to adapt quickly to being a city woman.

Whoever invented these shoes and forced us to transition so dramatically…” Lin Xi replied.

Despite only being a college student, she envied the poised strides of the women she saw on the streets wearing heels, which added an alluring aura to their steps.

Lin Xi always believed that once she could manage walking in heels, she could surpass others and narrow the gap between her and Su Hui.

But, she only realized the struggle after putting the heels on.

Recognizing that his rivals and annoyances were absent, Du Jun seized the opportunity to impress the two beauties by espousing his views on shoes.

At that moment, Gu Fan, Lu Yi, and An Jie had reached the last palace.

Surprisingly, it was the least conspicuous of all the palaces, with fewer visitors and displayed artifacts.

However, the murals on the walls were the most captivating.

“Oh my god, there are so many paintings.” Lu Yi looked around at the walls, the ceilings, even the floor was covered with drawings of wars, emperor worshipping, interactions with Central Plains culture and much more, almost depicting all the events of a nation.

One painting depicted a huge gate surrounded by various fierce beasts, waving their claws as if guarding the gate.

Around them were soldiers of the Great Night Country, seemingly depicting a war.

Gu Fan wasn’t sure what the meaning of the gate symbolized.

However, the gate was painted so large that it seemed like one could walk right into it, just as if walking into a physical palace.

Gu Fan studied the gate painting intently, feeling a vague sense of familiarity until Lu Yi could no longer hold his curiosity and asked, “Bro, what are you looking at?

It’s just a painting, not a beauty.”

Gu Fan replied with a smile, “Doesn’t the color on that door look identical to the color of that key we saw?”

“You’re right.” Lu Yi, who had also seen the rusted key, found Gu Fan’s comparison reasonable, but still shook his head, “There are many things with similar colors, don’t let your imagination run wild.”

“Well, let’s see.” As he spoke, Gu Fan looked around to make sure no one was watching, then took out a key from his pocket.

This surprised Lu Yi to the point of speechlessness, “You…

you…

didn’t you…”

“What I tossed away last time was just another piece of junk, not this key.” Finishing his sentence, Gu Fan smirked before cautiously stepping over the barrier to compare the key with the painted gate.

“Everyone thought you threw away the key so they stopped bothering us.

You’re pretty clever.

You even fooled us.” Impressed, Lu Yi followed Gu Fan over the barrier, but he accidentally stepped on his shoelace and fell forward, pushing Gu Fan.

With the sudden push, Gu Fan also stumbled forward, heading straight towards the wall.

If he accidentally damaged the painting, it would be a big problem.

Instinctively, Gu Fan put his hand out to brace himself, aiming to lessen the impact.

When his hand hit the wall, however, he felt a piece of the wall cave in.

His heart chilled—the thought of damaging an artifact was daunting.

On closer examination, he realized that it wasn’t wall damage, but an opening triggered by their stumble.

This was a significant discovery!

“Oh my god, what did I do?” Gu Fan took a hard look at the hole in the wall and discovered a keyhole.

He exchanged disbelieving glances with Lu Yi.

“Let’s give it a shot!” Gu Fan plunged the key in and turned it slightly, feeling the internal gears of the wall shifting.

In a flash, Gu Fan seemed to realize something.

He hastily pulled the key out, stopping the mechanism.

His face turned grave.