Underwear Thief

"Su Yuan, why aren't you saying anything? Did anything go missing from your side?"

"Oh, oh, nothing's missing." Su Yuan reacted flusteredly, suddenly feeling like crying without tears. Not only had nothing gone missing, but her closet actually had several bags of women's intimate apparel added to it.

She wasn't mistaken; it was the kind of "equipment" that would make a man blush and leave him speechless.

Now she was certain that the person who bumped into her earlier was definitely suspicious. Even though they hadn't stolen anything, what was the meaning of putting several bags of women's underwear in her locker? That's not how you "prank" someone.

Just then, a commotion arose outside, with many people arguing noisily. She could vaguely make out snippets of their conversation.

"What's going on?"

"I heard there's an Underwear Thief at our Binhe Institute of Technology?"

"What! An Underwear Thief?" a male voice exclaimed.

"Yeah, the girls' dormitory was burgled last night. Apparently, a Thief snuck into the girls' dorms under the cover of darkness and stole the underwear the girls had hung out on their balconies. The girls only discovered something was wrong when they woke up this morning and immediately reported it to the dorm supervisor!"

"No way, that Thief is too bold..."

"Who isn't saying that? Because of this, the school's logistics and security departments are furious and full of pent-up anger! You tell me, isn't this kind of incident a blatant slap in their faces, leaving them with no dignity to stand tall!"

"Damn it! What are the logistics and security departments doing!" a hot-tempered person immediately cursed, then added with relief, "Fortunately, only underwear was stolen this time. If that Thief had acted on lust, who would take responsibility for that?"

"Yeah, if an entire dorm of girls were violated by the Thief, our school would become infamous."

"Actually, the situation isn't as simple as it seems." A guy who seemed to know the inside story started to show off.

"Are you saying more than just underwear was stolen, and some girl was... violated by the Thief?"

"Not at all, not at all!" Seeing that his inside scoop had captured everyone's attention, the guy became even more animated. "Let me tell you, this Thief isn't a first-time offender, but a repeat offender! I heard that underwear was stolen from the girls' dorms last semester too. It caused a small uproar then, but the school suppressed it."

"Wow!" a chorus of gasps erupted from the surroundings.

Hearing this, Gao Jun became interested. He gave Su Yuan and Ji Yehao a sly smile and said, "I'm going out to gather some intel. I'll tell you when I get back." With that, he ran out.

The discussion continued on the other side...

"As the saying goes, if you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet. This Thief was too brazen this time. Not only did they commit the crime last night, but they even thought about sneaking into the girls' dorms to commit a crime during the day. Think about it, the girls are all in class, so stealing a few sets of underwear would be easy, right?"

"Yeah, yeah."

"But this time, they slipped up! I heard that a girl who had taken leave due to her period happened to be in the bathroom attending to her business when the Thief went in. The Thief thought the room was empty, but they ran right into each other!"

"Ah!!" everyone exclaimed, completely captivated by the thrilling "script." "Keep going, don't stop at such a cliffhanger..."

The guy chuckled and said, "Don't rush. This isn't over yet. What do you think a single girl could do even if she saw the Thief? Could the Thief escape? The commotion grew, and many more girls joined in, leading to a chase. I heard someone saw the Thief run into our building."

"No way, does that mean the Thief is a student in our building?"

The person waved his hand, "Who knows? Anyway, a large group of girls and the dorm supervisor have already blocked the exits downstairs. The school's logistics and security departments, along with the school's leaders, are taking this matter very seriously and are preparing to search every single dorm room."

Wow!

"How can they do this? Aren't they treating us like criminal suspects!"

He shrugged, "What can we do? If we don't let them search, won't we be the ones taking the blame? Let them search. It's better this way to clear our names. Besides, if we don't catch that Thief, even I'll feel uneasy! Doesn't everyone have a girlfriend or something? How would you feel if the Thief stole from your own woman someday?"

"That makes sense, that makes sense."

"But it's no good, I have some things in my drawer, you know, some things that aren't exactly presentable!"

"Are you talking about those things?"

"Exactly those things, all top-notch!"

"That's simple, brother. I live on the second floor. After they finish searching my place, can you bring your things down to me? But I'm telling you upfront, I'll need to borrow them for a week to 'inspect' them."

"Of course, that's no problem, but..."

"What other problems are there?"

"It's just that the quantity is a bit large, and it might be difficult to carry."

Wow! "Brother, you are truly a gentleman!"

"Likewise..."

Hearing this, the whole picture became clear. Su Yuan was utterly stunned, her heart pounding, a chill running through her. If what that student just said was true, then those bags of things were currently lying in her closet. It was like mud falling into a pair of pants – even if it wasn't shit, it would still look like shit.

What to do, what to do?

She heard they were searching room by room, and when they got to her place, it was bound to be exposed!

"Su Yuan, what's wrong? Your face looks so pale, and you're sweating. Are you feeling unwell?" Ji Yehao asked with concern.

"Ye Hao, come here for a moment. I need to talk to you." After hesitating, Su Yuan felt she needed to find someone to discuss this with.

Ji Yehao didn't suspect anything and walked over. Su Yuan pulled him to her closet and opened it for him to see.

The bags of women's underwear inside were immediately revealed. Ji Yehao was also startled. Piles of underwear, including bras and panties, in various styles and colors, could conservatively equip an entire class of girls.

He lowered his voice and asked, "Su Yuan, these..."

Su Yuan's face was contorted with distress. "I don't know how these things ended up with me. It must have been that Thief!!"

Gao Jun nodded, recalling the state of their unlocked dorm room door when he returned, and mused for a moment.

"Hey, what are you two whispering about so mysteriously?" Gao Jun asked, returning from gathering information. "Hurry up and pack your things. They're going to search the dorms soon. To prove everyone's innocence and catch that thief, this dorm absolutely must be searched! If you have anything sensitive, hide it quickly. It would be bad to ruin our reputation."

"Hey, why are you two looking at me? Get ready already!"

Ji Yehao beckoned him over. "Come here..."

"What for?"

"It's about the reputation you mentioned..."

He then revealed several bundles from Su Yuan's closet to Gao Jun.

"Hiss!" Gao Jun gasped and whispered, "How did these things get here?"

Ji Yehao said, "It must have been the thief who put them here."

Gao Jun then looked at Su Yuan with a strange expression, scrutinizing her.

"Gao Jun, I am NOT that thief who steals girls' underwear!!"

"I know, I was just thinking: Su Yuan, your luck is truly terrible. You might end up taking the blame for an unprecedented scandal this time!" As he spoke, he reached out and rummaged through the underwear. "Tsk tsk, look at this, there's even underwear this small. What's the difference from not wearing any? I didn't expect the girls at our Binhe Institute of Technology to be so… liberal. And look at this bra, it's huge, big enough for a dairy cow."

Still in the mood for sarcastic remarks at a time like this, Su Yuan shot him a glare and said indignantly, "Stop messing around! Hurry and think of a solution."

"How about we just throw them off the balcony?" Gao Jun had a flash of inspiration and made a suggestion.

"Right!" Su Yuan's eyes lit up, thinking it was a good idea! She grabbed a bundle and rushed towards the balcony, but just as she was about to toss it out, she pulled it back.

"Damn it! We can't throw them!" Fortunately, she reacted quickly, or things would have ended very badly!

There was a girl guarding the area below!

"Why aren't you throwing it down?" Gao Jun asked, surprised as she dejectedly walked back with the bundle.

"It's over, this method won't work." She explained that someone was guarding the area below the dorm building. After hearing this, Gao Jun also found it difficult. "You and Ye Hao, hurry up and think of another way. I'll go out and find out which dorm they're searching." With that, he went out again to gather intelligence.

In dorm 330, Su Yuan was like an ant on a hot pan, making a last-ditch effort with Ji Yehao.

"We have to hurry, they've already searched dorm 322." Gao Jun returned with very bad news.

Su Yuan: "..."

"There are seven dorms left, not much time." Ji Yehao frowned, also finding the situation quite tricky.

Just then, he suddenly remembered a dark quilt bundle above Su Yuan's closet. It had been placed there because there was no other place to put it.

"Su Yuan, quickly pack all that girls' underwear into the quilt bundle! Then cover it with Gao Jun's instruments!!"

"Right!" Su Yuan immediately understood. Without Ji Yehao needing to remind her, she scrambled up the ladder between the beds to her own, knelt on her pillow, and tossed the quilt bundle from above the closet down.

The quilt bundle contained half a bundle of bedding. Ji Yehao and Gao Jun took it out from below and quickly stuffed the packs of underwear inside, then covered them up, and finally packed the scattered instruments…

After everything was arranged, Su Yuan laboriously moved the quilt bundle back to its place above the closet.

"Now it's up to fate. If they don't inspect too carefully, we should be able to escape this." Ji Yehao watched from below. If they weren't paying attention, they wouldn't even see the quilt bundle.

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