Hearing what Professor He said, Xia Sanghuan immediately understood.
So it was all her second brother's idea.
Seeing his reluctant look, she almost burst out laughing.
This Professor He, although stubborn and obstinate, didn't seem as fearless of Leng Chuanjin as he claimed.
After all, Leng Chuanjin had been in the business world for many years, while He Jianyu was just a scholar who only needed to focus on research.
The academic world, where knowledge ruled, was a peaceful haven compared to the cut - throat business world full of hidden undercurrents.
Moreover, Leng Chuanjin was not only one of the top figures in the business world but also the heir of the Leng family, the leader of the four major families.
In the face of his powerful aura, how many people could truly remain unafraid?
To make things easier for Professor He, she had to put aside her work and go to lunch with him.
Actually, the canteens for tutors and students in the school were separate. For convenience, He Jianyu always let Xia Sanghuan eat in the tutor's canteen with him.
When Xia Sanghuan first came, she didn't know about the separate canteens. It wasn't until someone commented on her on the way that she found out there was a student canteen.
By then, it was too late.
Although the food provided in the two canteens wasn't very different, the tutor's canteen did have an advantage. After the meal, the school would distribute desserts custom - made from five - star Michelin restaurants.
They weren't anything extraordinary, sometimes even not as good as an ordinary afternoon tea in the Leng or Fu families.
But there were always people who were jealous.
This was one of the reasons why she was criticized among the students.
She once tried to eat in the student canteen.
As expected, the result was not good.
Just on the way to the canteen, she had to face the sneers and whispers of many people.
After finishing her meal and going to put away her plate, she heard a girl loudly say to her companion behind her,
"Guess if that young lady will throw a tantrum when she can't get her dessert?"
After that, there was a burst of laughter in the canteen.
Moreover, the student canteen was far from the research building. So Xia Sanghuan decided to give up and never thought about eating in the student canteen again.
After all, she didn't lose anything. It wasn't her who couldn't get the dessert.
As she ate the strawberry cream cake distributed today, she thought so.
When they got to the research room, she found that the door was unusually open.
What's going on? Hasn't the tutor finished cleaning yet?
Because He Jianyu was afraid of damaging the instruments, he hired a professional tutor to clean the research room instead of an ordinary cleaner. Although the tutor cleaned more slowly than the cleaner, this was the first time that the tutor hadn't finished cleaning even after they came back from lunch.
To avoid dirtying the floor again, she and the professor decided to wait outside for a while.
After waiting for a full fifteen minutes, Professor He lost his patience first.
Not caring if he would dirty the newly - cleaned floor, he walked quickly into the research room.
"Xiao Xu, haven't you finished cleaning yet?" he shouted into the room.
However, there was no one in the research room.
Xia Sanghuan, who followed closely behind, immediately noticed something was wrong.
The files on the table were gone.
Before they went for lunch, both her and Professor He's files were neatly placed on the table, but now the table was empty.
Thinking of the data in the files, she couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.
The theft of the research results was a minor matter. If someone found out that the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure was also here, it would surely cause a huge stir.
Even Professor He beside her was stunned.
"Professor, let's search the scene first. Maybe Teacher Xu just put the files somewhere else for cleaning," she forced herself to calm down and said to the professor.
Professor He nodded and they split up to look for the files.
But they ransacked the entire research room and couldn't find a trace of the files.
There was no other way. They had to call Teacher Xu first.
"Xiao Xu, did you move the files on the table when you were cleaning this noon?"
Teacher Xu was He Jianyu's student and had been doing scientific research with him in recent years. That's why He Jianyu trusted him to be in charge of the hygiene of the research room.
However, the research on the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure was kept secret from more people, so Teacher Xu wasn't involved.
"I didn't move them, Professor. I never touch your things casually," came Teacher Xu's confused voice from the other end of the phone.
This made Xia Sanghuan and Professor He's hearts sink to the bottom.
If Teacher Xu didn't move the files, it was very likely that they had been stolen.
"What's wrong, Professor? Are the files missing?"
He Jianyu pretended to be calm and replied, "No, I probably put them in the wrong place. I'll look for them again."
"Okay. If you have any other questions, you can call me at any time."
The fact that the files had been stolen couldn't be known by others for the time being. They had to find an excuse to cover it up.
Professor He hung up the phone and rubbed his face irritably.
"What should we do now? These are not ordinary research data. They are the research data on the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure!"
"If they are stolen by someone with ill intentions, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
She remembered the despair on Leng Chuanjin's face when the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure was lost, and the relentless pursuit and killing they had endured on the way to retrieve the treasure. If Yun Ye hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
That was also the closest she had ever come to death.
The Black - boned Spiritual Treasure was a spiritual medicine that could cure all incurable diseases. Both its medicinal and commercial value were immeasurable.
So once the treasure was made public, it would surely be fought over by various forces.
"There's no other way. We must contact Leng Chuanjin now," Professor He paced back and forth in the research room and finally came up with this solution.
"No!" Xia Sanghuan suddenly shouted.
He gave her a puzzled look and then said sternly, "Why not? Should we wait until the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure is stolen before telling him?
Neither of us can bear this responsibility!"
How could she not understand what the professor said?
But just thinking of the lost and vulnerable look on her second brother's face when the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure was lost, her heart ached as if it was being kneaded by a pair of hands, making it hard for her to breathe.
She walked to the safe where the Black - boned Spiritual Treasure was kept, opened the safe door with a special key, and was relieved to find that the treasure was still lying there safely.
As long as the treasure hadn't been stolen, there was still a chance to turn things around.
In the past, whenever something major happened, it was almost always Leng Chuanjin who stepped in to solve it.
Sometimes, even small things required his help.
So this time, she wanted to protect the precious thing of Leng Chuanjin with her own strength.