Lin Xinglan bit her lip hard, hid behind a rock, and only her head was visible, her eyes filled with trepidation.
"I’m asking you a question!"
Song Lili knew the worst had happened and hurried over to Lin Xinglan, pulling her out,
"Cowering like a turtle, where’s the luggage?"
"I’m sorry, Xiao Hua, I’m sorry... I couldn’t even keep an eye on the luggage, I..."
"Stop talking nonsense, what exactly happened!"
At that moment, Song Lili too couldn’t contain her composure. Was it really okay to play her ? It was bad enough dragging such a burden, and now even the luggage was lost!
Lin Xinglan was truly crying now, tears streaming down her face as she spoke intermittently, "I just dozed off for a few minutes, and when I looked up again, the luggage was gone. I don’t know who took it..."
This was a silent cry to the heavens, a true reflection of Song Lili’s mood at the moment.
Lin Xinglan sniffled and shook her head.
"Ah..." Song Lili let out a long sigh, scanning around, noticing a few more groups had arrived at this place, and of the seven or eight groups that had arrived before them, only Qing Luo and Bian Yiyi’s group remained.
It was just as her gaze fell on Qing Luo that he was also looking at her.
Song Lili walked straight over, "Hey, Qing Luo, Bian Yiyi."
Both Qing Luo and Bian Yiyi were people of few words, but Qing Luo was shy and reserved, while Bian Yiyi was mysterious and unpredictable.
"Here to ask about the luggage?"
Bian Yiyi directly stated Song Lili’s intention.
"You guys know...who took it—"
Bian Yiyi immediately shook his head, "Don’t know."
Qing Luo just looked down at the map.
"How could you not know? Have you not been here all along?" Song Lili was getting annoyed!
Are all the students at Xilin Military Academy so devoid of camaraderie? Useless teammates being useless, cold observers being indifferent!
Bian Yiyi’s expression was detached, ignoring Song Lili’s accusations, and glanced at his watch, saying to Qing Luo, "Qing Luo, had enough rest?"
Qing Luo nodded, and the two of them stood up, one after the other, shouldered their bags, and started walking forward.
Song Lili stood behind them and pulled out a box from the bag tied around her waist,
"If you tell me who took our luggage, I can give this to you."
Bian Yiyi and Qing Luo almost simultaneously stopped in their tracks, turned around, and their gaze landed on the box of practice ammunition in Song Lili’s hand.
"In a backpack, there are only two guns and a box of ammunition, twenty bullets. Even if Commander Lu didn’t mention what troubles we might encounter on the road, having guns and bullets surely means they’ll be needed. The worst possibility, besides ourselves, everyone could be an enemy. Bian Yiyi, Qing Luo, you are the most outstanding and skilled students of this batch, you must understand my meaning."
Song Lili stared intensely at them, speaking every word distinctly.
Bian Yiyi and Qing Luo exchanged glances, and the surprisingly reserved Qing Luo spoke first, "There are twenty bullets in this box?"
"Why didn’t you put the bullets in the luggage?"
"I had to guard against my useless teammate, didn’t I?"
Song Lili spoke truthfully, not sparing Lin Xinglan any face.
"Alright, we’ll tell you."
Qing Luo walked up to Song Lili, covered the hand holding the box of bullets with his, and leaned close to her ear, "It was Luo Shengnan."