Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1360: Thanks to the Beautiful Classmate

Chapter 1360: Chapter 1360: Thanks to the Beautiful Classmate

"I’ll try my best to help you with this," Gu Fan sighed inwardly, not surprised that Li Shi had learned not to engage in unprofitable deals after only a short time in business.

It was getting late, and Gu Fan needed to leave before dawn, but there were many security guards at the main gate, making it impossible to break through directly.

So, Gu Fan looked towards the window. If he could climb out the window and then onto the roof, then it should be no problem to jump off using his skills.

However, Gu Fan was worried. If there were cameras pointed at the whole building, they would capture him climbing out of Li Shi’s room. Then, perhaps Helen would use that footage to blackmail Gu Fan. If Gu Fan didn’t comply, Helen might show the footage to Lin Xi. After all, Gu Fan had spent such a long time in Li Shi’s room that night. Wouldn’t something have happened?

Gu Fan felt trapped, once again at a loss for what to do.

"See, see, in the end, you still need me." Li Shi had a smug expression, seemingly having thought of a way to help Gu Fan escape.

Gu Fan immediately adopted a respectful demeanor, "Li Shi, the great beauty, if you have any good ideas, please hurry and tell me. I would be forever grateful."

"That’s more like the attitude you should have when asking for help," Li Shi continued with her smug demeanor, but didn’t reveal her plan, deliberately making Gu Fan anxious.

Seeing Li Shi’s expression, Gu Fan remembered the time in high school when he hadn’t finished his summer homework and had to beg Li Shi to let him copy hers.

At that time, Li Shi had the same smug expression and made several demanding conditions, essentially making Gu Fan do menial tasks. Each condition was enough to make him feel extremely frustrated, but he had no choice since Li Shi had the upper hand.

Later, Gu Fan protested that Li Shi was being unfair, but her explanation was that it was Gu Fan’s choice to approach her, and it had nothing to do with her.

Now, Li Shi sat cross-legged on the bed, leaning on her hand with a sly smile, watching Gu Fan with great interest.

Gu Fan sat cross-legged on the floor, with a miserable look on his face toward Li Shi.

Though they didn’t speak for a brief minute, their eye contact conveyed a tacit understanding.

Gu Fan knew there was no room to negotiate and could only nod, "Alright, whatever you say. Who am I to be ungrateful to you?"

"That’s more like it!" Li Shi, feeling she had the upper hand, was as happy as if she had won a great victory.

A moment later, Li Shi opened the room door and saw four guards at the door, immediately putting on an unfriendly expression.

The guards looked at Li Shi, puzzled about what she was doing up so late.

"My room light is broken, and I’m afraid of the dark. Could you come in and take a look?" Li Shi said this with a smile, shifting from her previous unfriendliness.

The guards exchanged looks, then one entered, finding the room pitch black. After pressing the light switch several times to no avail, the guard decided to check further.

At this moment, Li Shi pretended she couldn’t see well in the dark and accidentally touched a vase, causing it to shatter and eliciting a scream from her.

The three guards outside rushed in, thinking something had happened.

"It’s okay, it was my fault for breaking the vase. I’m so sorry, ah..." Li Shi exclaimed again and then looked down, "It looks like I almost stepped on the pieces of the vase. That was close."

The guards told Li Shi not to move, and they would take care of the broken vase.

Li Shi then pointed to the bathroom, "It seems the bathroom light isn’t working either. Could you help me check it? I want to take a bath."

Another guard then went into the bathroom to fix the light.

Now, one guard was in the bathroom, another was cleaning up the vase shards by Li Shi’s feet, and two guards were watching the surroundings, not far from the door.

Li Shi frowned, thinking this still wasn’t enough.

At that moment, Gu Fan was still under the bed, waiting for a signal from Li Shi, feeling anxious. If this attempt failed, it meant that Li Shi couldn’t use the same trick again.

Li Shi looked around for anything else she could use; then, suddenly, she saw the window and, struck by an idea, opened it, pretending to jump.

One guard was in the bathroom and another was cleaning up vase shards, the remaining two rushed to stop Li Shi from jumping.

"Get out of my way!" Li Shi shouted, signaling Gu Fan.

Gu Fan instantly crawled out from under the bed, using the noise Li Shi created to cover the sound of his movements. In the darkness, he quickly rushed out the room door.

Under surveillance, Gu Fan looked innocuous, walking out of Li Shi’s room as if nothing was amiss. First, he believed with so many cameras, it was unlikely anyone could monitor them all closely. Secondly, since four guards had entered Li Shi’s room earlier, it was normal for one to leave unless someone was scrutinizing the footage carefully.

The mansion of the East Nobles had never experienced an intrusion, making it a very safe place. However, this sense of security could lead to complacency, which Gu Fan had exploited to take a risk.

Then, Li Shi, pretending nothing had happened, said she was opening the window to let in fresh air and assured the guards not to worry.

As the guards relaxed, Li Shi mentioned that she had indeed stepped on the vase shards and was bleeding, asking one guard to inform the medical staff here.

This guard was annoyed, feeling like Li Shi was ordering him around. But remembering Helen’s instruction to take care of Li Shi’s needs, he went to find the medical staff.

While the medical staff were on their way, Li Shi complained of hunger, sending another guard to fetch her food, much to that guard’s irritation as he felt like he was being deliberately utilized.

Meanwhile, Li Shi found various reasons to keep the guards moving in and out, all to create confusion and cover for Gu Fan’s escape.

And Gu Fan didn’t let Li Shi down, successfully escaping from the mansion of the East Nobles and quickly returning to his own place to collect his thoughts.

"Organization X, you’re ruthless, trying to use Li Shi to blackmail me. I’ll have to take you down," Gu Fan thought angrily. No one likes being blackmailed, but one thing was certain—fortunately, it was Helen who had taken Li Shi away, ensuring that she was maximally protected from any troublemakers.

Planning, planning, Gu Fan looked at the digital camera in his hand, containing freshly taken photos of Li Shi. Gu Fan considered whether to give these to Catherine and what the consequences might be.