That night, after dinner, the two of them received a call from Zheng, the head of the Girls' Department, who informed them that she had reached an agreement with A Qi and that they could contact her the next day.
Upon returning to their dormitory, Yunsu shared her thoughts with San Zhua.
"I suspect that A Qi is Le Xue's roommate; she is likely the person closest to Le Xue."
"The nature of their relationship isn't the key point; what matters is the sentence you overheard."
"It was a coincidence that drifted into my ears!"
"Don't plagiarize Borodin's lines. She said something like 'What a coincidence!' This indicates that A Qi knows someone who looks very much like Lin Xue. If we can confirm that the person she knows is indeed Le Xue, then your suspicion will be validated."
"However, I'm more curious about why she transferred schools. From her expression at the time, she looked shocked and somewhat fearful."
"I'm puzzled; if they truly look so alike, why did none of our seniors recognize them in the past two years?"
"People are often forgetful, especially since Le Xue faced misfortune less than a month after enrolling. The time was too short. There are many people in the world who resemble each other, and no one pays attention. Besides, Le Xue wasn't exceptionally beautiful; just look at Lin Xue."
"If I tell Lin Xue this, you'd better be ready to get beaten," San Zhua said with a mischievous grin.
"They lived in a double room; if we were in a quad room like ours, at least two more people would remember her."
"A double room is already the highest standard in our dormitory building, which indirectly confirms that Le Xue came from a wealthy family. Her father is likely Lin Xue's Uncle Huo. A Qi's transfer must have a reason behind it and is likely related to Le Xue's death. In my opinion, we should have Lin Xue dress up like Le Xue to scare her a bit; perhaps then we'll learn everything."
Yunsu shook her head helplessly. "If we act like this, wouldn't Lin Xue know? We are doing all of this behind her back."
"I was just joking. We're not like Judge Bao, able to summon spirits and bodies. But look at her expression yesterday; she must have guessed her origins by now."
"Her departure this morning might be her rushing to confirm things with her mother."
"That's a matter between them. We should focus on how to get information out of A Qi."
"Anyway, the key mystery will be revealed tomorrow," Yunsu said confidently.
The next afternoon, around four o'clock, they arranged to meet A Qi at an ice bar near the University of Technology.
Yunsu and San Zhua arrived first, both frowning slightly as they sat facing the door, still troubled about how to start the conversation. A chime of wind bells rang out, and Yunsu looked up to meet the gaze of a girl who had just entered. She quickly stood up.
"Senior Sister, this way please."
A Qi was momentarily taken aback upon seeing Yunsu but quickly regained her composure. Yunsu led her to sit beside her.
"I heard from Zheng that you all are making a few banners. It's really not a big deal; you could just call and let us know the content, no need to come all the way here."
"Senior Sister is too polite. We just happened to be out for a walk and heard that the food at the University of Technology is quite good. We feel bad for troubling you," Yunsu replied.
The three of them chatted cautiously, discussing everything from the endless tales of University of Technology's faculty to the caterpillar incident in the cafeteria; from Xu Zhimo's "Farewell to Cambridge" to Han Han's "Triple Door"; from the mainland version of "Reverend Extinction" watch to Ouyang Ke in the new adaptation of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes."
After chatting about all the gossip topics they could think of, A Qi's attention was drawn to her phone as it rang in her hand. She hurriedly answered the call.
"We're at the Cool Drink Hall; you can see us from across the street."
With a chime of delicate wind chimes, a girl walked in.
A Qi's gaze instantly locked onto the girl who had just entered. Her expression twisted slightly in shock, but she quickly regained her composure. None of this escaped Yunsu's notice, as this was precisely the well-planned scene she had orchestrated.
On the way back, San Zhua deliberately walked ahead with Lin Xue, while Yunsu trailed behind. To her surprise, just as they neared the dormitory, A Qi called her to arrange a meeting, which left her quite astonished.
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