Everything had been going smoothly before...
Just give Zhang Tong a little more time, and he could go home with the gold.
What was happening now?
Ever since he'd seen the uninvited guest, Zhang Tong had been restless.
The longer this dragged on, the more restless he became.
And now, on top of that restlessness, he felt an inexplicable unease stirring in his heart.
Like a thin thread wrapped around it.
It didn't hurt.
But with every beat, his heart felt faintly constricted.
An indescribable discomfort and awkwardness.
Huh?
Xu Qizhen hadn't doubted what Zhang Tong said. Zhang Tong had said it and acted as though it were perfectly obvious.
He doubted his own eyes.
He closed them, then opened them.
Closed them again, then opened them again.
He rubbed his eyes.
Then blinked hard several times.
His vision was blurred with tears...
He wiped the mist from his eyes.
Finally, he had no choice but to turn and look at Zhang Tong.
He still hadn't found anything.
"...Where?"
Though he felt embarrassed, Xu Qizhen asked the question again.
He really couldn't find the gold.
He was starting to wonder if he had night blindness.
Otherwise, how had Student Xiao spotted the gold from farther away when he was standing so close and still couldn't see anything?
"I can't see the gold."
Zhang Tong's eyes widened in surprise.
A trace of anger appeared on his face.
"Are you kidding me?"
At a time like this, he was still making jokes?
Wasn't this getting old?
"No."
Xu Qizhen looked aggrieved.
If he could help it, he wouldn't have asked.
But...
"I really can't find where the gold is."
"You don't have to look for it."
Zhang Tong felt like he was going crazy.
"It's right in