Chapter 445 - 8.45 Third Clue
They had to find the third clue as soon as possible, but now that Ellie had vanished, how could they ever find the last clue amidst thousands of books in this giant library? It was just like searching for a needle in a haystack!
Lu Yizhou knew that nothing good would come out from losing his cool, especially at a crucial moment like this but he couldn’t help it. Ellie’s pale face and her translucent figure kept flashing in his mind. He was not kidding when he said that he would burn the whole house and confront those on the third floor. Just one more little push... as long as he found out that harm had come to her way, Lu Yizhou would truly snap and drag everything down with him!
Ji Yan blinked a few times before he recovered and hastily caught up to Lu Yizhou whose steps were so long that he had to jog. "W–Wait." He stammered out. "The second clue... It’s you who has found the second clue, is it?"
Lu Yizhou held the hardcover fairytale book tighter. "Mn," was all he managed to say amidst all the concern and apprehension that was plaguing his mind.
"May I..." Ji Yan tried to match his steps. They were walking between two tall shelves now and Ji Yan had to hold onto one for support as he tried to meet Lu Yizhou’s eyes. "May I take a little—woah!" In the next second, he lost his balance and swayed backward, hand grabbing onto whatever that could support him which turned out to be an extremely thick book.
Lu Yizhou only had time to meet Ji Yan’s wide, surprised eyes before the man crashed to the floor, taking a bunch of books with him. Fortunately, Ji Yan had learned from prior experience and held the thick book over his head as a cover. His arms might hurt from being smashed by the merciless rain of books but at least, his head was okay!
The shelf was swaying unsteadily due to Ji Yan’s fall and Lu Yizhou stretched out a hand to hold it firm, sighing. His temples throbbed at the haphazard mess of books on the floor. No wonder that Olivia was choking Ji Yan when he entered earlier. Lu Yizhou, too, found the urge to strangle him right at the moment. He hoped Baines and Luca wouldn’t mind that Ji Yan almost ransacked the library upside down otherwise Lu Yizhou suspected that they would choose Ji Yan as the next victim — after Lu Yizhou, of course.
"I–I’m sorry!" Ji Yan exclaimed, flustered. "It wasn’t on purpose. I swear!" His brown curls became even more messy as he crawled on all four to climb out of the pile of books. "Ugh, this is the worst. I can’t believe—"
[[Side quest(6/?): Obtain more clues about the mystery of the Knox Family in the library. Number of clues: 3/3]]