Chapter 285 (1/2)
Chapter 285
In the dressing room, Xiao Lou quickly figured out the answer to the drawer lock .
The layout of the jewelry was regular and the necklaces were placed from short to long . The earrings were from the smallest studs to the longest dangling earrings . Then the arrangement of the jewelry numbers should follow the rule of ‘short to long . ’
Among the three types of jewelry, the earrings were the shortest (8 pairs = 16) . Then it was the bracelets (7) and the necklaces (5) . Therefore, the order of the pa.s.sword should be earrings, bracelets and necklaces . This was 1675 .
The drawer was a four digit rotating lock . Xiao Lou rotated the numbers to 1675 . Sure enough, there was a click and the lock was successfully opened .
He opened the drawer and found a 30 cm long jewelry box in the drawer . The red velvet cloth looked a bit old and it was tied with a red ribbon in a beautiful bow . He opened the box and saw a necklace lying inside, but the chain was a bit yellow . There was a s.p.a.ce below with a piece of paper stuffed inside . It read: For my beloved . I hope you will always be as young and beautiful as you are when you are 18 . I will always love you .
Xiao Lou handed the necklace to Qu Wanyue . “Teacher Qu, can you tell what material this is?”
Qu Wanyue said, “Platinum has a much better gloss and isn’t p.r.o.ne to rust . Silver chains tend to turn yellow after a long time due to oxidation . This necklace looks more like a silver chain . The pendant in the middle might be jade but it isn’t transparent at all and the color is average . It should be a bargain necklace that can be bought for a few hundred yuan at the mall . ”
She looked back at the jewelry on the table .
The five necklaces on the left were s.h.i.+ning brightly under the light . The first sapphire necklace was very valuable at first glance and was suitable for wearing with various dresses . There were also two diamond necklaces with huge diamonds that dazzled people’s eyes . They probably cost at least several hundred thousand yuan . In addition, the two jade pendants were crystal clear and one of them was probably fine jade .
The silver necklace locked in the drawer looked particularly poor compared to these luxurious jewelry . Due to age, the silver chain had oxidized and yellowed . The heart-shaped jade pendant also seemed covered with a layer of dust .
Xiao Lou frowned slightly . “This chain must have a special meaning to the hostess . She is so rich and has so much precious jewelry . Why bother locking a cheap silver chain in a drawer?”
Long Sen speculated, “Looking at this note, it seems to be a gift from her 18th birthday so it has special significance . An 18 year old student has no source of income so isn’t it natural to be unable to afford jewelry? Students often give silver chains since diamonds are too expensive . ”
Xiao Lou nodded . “Yes, this necklace probably wasn’t given by her husband . 18 years old is a normal age for first love . ”
Qu Wanyue also agreed . “This should be something very important that her first love gave her . She didn’t dare let her husband find it so she locked it in the bottom drawer .
Most men wouldn’t idly go through their wife’s jewelry table in the dressing room . The hostess secretly locked this necklace in a bottom drawer and it was difficult for her husband Wells to find it . She wouldn’t have to hide it if this necklace was from her husband .
Combined with the clues suggested by the previous Dream Wedding and The Lover, Xiao Lou felt his deduction was close to the truth . “The hostess is happily married and has a happy family but she has an unforgettable first love in her heart . As described in the novel The Lover, the male and female protagonists married other people for family reasons but they always loved each other . ”
Old Mo had a headache . “Marrying one person but thinking of another . Isn’t this completely unfair to her husband?”
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The three of them stared at Xiao Lou . “Professor Xiao, you seem to understand this quite well?”
Xiao Lou touched his nose and explained, “It is just a theoretical a.n.a.lysis . I have never been in love . ”
Qu Wanyue joked, “Listening to your a.n.a.lysis, I thought you also have a white moonlight you can’t forget . ”
Yu Hanjiang could hear Xiao Lou’s conversation through the heart channel . He couldn’t help whispering, “Is there?”
Xiao Lou was startled . “What?”
Yu Hanjiang was serious . “A white moonlight . ”
Xiao Lou immediately explained . “It is a theoretical a.n.a.lysis . I have never been in a relations.h.i.+p and don’t have anyone I am unable to forget . ”
Yu Hanjiang sighed with relief . “Oh, that’s good . ”
Then he changed the subject before Xiao Lou could feel doubts . “Your speculation is very reasonable . The hostess should have an unforgettable first love but she ultimately married Wells . Perhaps it was forced by her circ.u.mstances . Her true love could never forget her but couldn’t get her love . In the end, he committed a cruel act . ”
Xiao Lou was concerned . “Have you solved the pa.s.sword? Are there any new clues?”
“It is solved and we found a book of doodles . I’ll show it to you later . ”
It was Ye Qi who figured out the pa.s.sword to the child’s room .
The key clue to this was the sentence on the wall: The lifespan of a tree is much greater than that of a human . If I can become a tree, how good would it be? I could get enough to eat in the sun every day .
There was a logical order in this sentence . The lifespan of a tree was greater than that of humans . Those with a greater longevity were ranked first .
The toys in the room had been sorted and cla.s.sified, their specific numbers determined . The thing he was unsure of was their order . The only thing related to order in the entire room was the sentence on the wall .