Chapter 2632: Needed to Find That “Book”

Chapter 2632: Needed to Find That “Book”

Ning Shu now needed to find that “book.” What the heck, though? Accepting bribes was one thing, but writing it down intentionally?
It was like inviting others to find evidence.
Even if there was a need to keep records, they should be kept in one’s heart. Who could dig out what was in one’s heart?
Ning Shu turned the antique vase on the bookshelf, but there weren’t any hidden mechanisms.
She also searched through the bookshelves. Ning Shu got out a flame stick but then hesitated. If she emitted light here, people might notice.
The book couldn’t be so casually placed on the bookshelf, right?
Ning Shu continued to feel the desk and chair of Lu Yuanfan, searching for any hidden mechanisms. She felt the chair and then the desk.
She only knew that these account books were found in Lu Yuanfan’s study, but she didn’t know exactly where in the study.
She had to find the book before Lu Junning did.
She couldn’t let the Lu residence collapse like this.
Although she wouldn’t benefit much from the Lu residence even if it were doing well, the potential consequences of its collapse were dire, especially as Lu Yuanfan’s daughter. She didn’t even know what would happen to her.
There were no hidden mechanisms in either the chair or the desk.
Ning Shu had no choice but to lie on the ground and tap the floor tiles with her fingers, searching for any concealed mechanisms. Finally, in a corner behind the door, she discovered a hollow space inside one of the floor tiles, emitting a dull sound when tapped.
Ning Shu’s heart skipped a beat. This had to be some kind of mechanism.
Taking out a knife, Ning Shu carefully slid it along the seams of the floor tile, eventually prying it up.
With anticipation, she reached into the hole and felt the presence of a book.
She swiftly concealed the book in her chest and carefully replaced the floor tile.
With these tasks completed, Ning Shu planned to make her exit. Just as she stood up, the door creaked open.
Ning Shu who was standing behind the door: …
Another person, dressed in night attire, entered the room.
Ning Shu remained motionless, watching as this person, much like herself, began searching every corner of the study.
Seizing the opportunity, Ning Shu slipped out of the study like a gust of wind. She got out the fire stick and threw it into the room, the stick landing on a nearby curtain.
Quickly closing the study door, Ning Shu slid a wooden stick through the two door handles. It would be challenging to open the door from the inside for a while.
Consider this a lesson, Old Man Lu. See what happens when you keep important things in the study?
Even just storing them in the outhouse would be safer.
Clutching the book tightly against her chest, Ning Shu hurriedly made her way back to her own room.
Once in her room, Ning Shu swiftly removed her night attire and concealed it. She lay on the bed, dressed only in undergarments.
“There’s a fire, a fire!” A panicked voice reverberated through the silent night, stirring the entire Lu residence into a restless frenzy. Yuan Xiang, hastily dressed, burst into Ning Shu’s room and shook her awake. “Miss, wake up! There’s a fire!”
Ning Shu opened her eyes, somewhat disoriented, and asked, “What’s happening?”
“There’s a fire,” Yuan Xiang replied.
“Where’s the fire?” Ning Shu quickly threw off the covers.
Yuan Xiang handed clothes to Ning Shu and urged her to get dressed. As Ning Shu hurriedly dressed, Lu Junning burst through the door.
“Second Sister?” Ning Shu stared at Lu Junning in astonishment.
Ning Shu was genuinely confused. Did Lu Junning know that she had the item?