Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 546: Why Stay Behind

"Exactly, because the method to control the Destiny Stone resides on an island." Liu Yao’s words left Liu Yao frowning intensely. Lin Xi recalled that Qian Qing had left behind images of a strange island.

Liu Yao went on to say, "As I recall, the Destiny Stone was found on an island. But we had to withdraw in a hurry and didn’t bring the method to control the Destiny Stone. We tried to return to that ocean sector later, but we could not find that island."

"I see!" Learning so much, Gu Fan was already deeply grateful to Liu Yao and said his goodbyes.

Liu Yao didn’t show any slightest intention of inviting Gu Fan and Lin Xi to stay for a meal. She saw them to the door, saying, "Look, Gu Fan, I’ve told you so much today, saving you a lot of effort and time in searching. My power is limited, that’s all I can help you. So, whatever you find, you must share with me, you can’t monopolize it,"

After hearing this, Gu Fan was momentarily speechless. He silently sighed, considering Liu Yao rather clever, wanting to take a share of the profit without lifting a finger. Liu Yao saw how much Gu Fan had researched and suspected that he might be able to discover everything in the end. So Liu Yao simply extended a courtesy and disclosed what she knew to Gu Fan, considering it as offering help.

On the way back, Gu Fan was deep in thought, not uttering a word, which made Lin Xi worry. She asked, "What are you thinking?"

"I’m wondering why only Gu family persevered to the end without giving up." Gu Fan’s question was also puzzling for Lin Xi. If she was in his shoes, she might have also felt like giving up, seeing everyone else do it.

Gu Fan added, "What exactly was discovered about my second granduncle that made the other five households make the final decision to leave the old house and move out? It’s not reasonable for my family to continue insisting on it."

"Yes, indeed, there is something unreasonable about it. But perhaps the actual circumstances back then were even more complicated than what Liu Yao described, and we’re not aware of them. We can’t make a judgment based on what we know so far." said Lin Xi, trying to comfort him, and hoping he would stop overthinking.

"No, my family not only did not give up, but they also stayed in the old house and wanted to find the method to control the Destiny Stone. That’s why my parents chose to work in ocean research. I think they were using their job to look for the island." Gu Fan’s guess was plausible, but Lin Xi had another perspective, "If the island could be found, it would have been found a long time ago, and the six families wouldn’t have given up one after another."

"Yes, but I firmly believe that my family must have discovered something, which is why they persisted." Gu Fan walked and thought, suddenly seeming to have realized something, then his eyes widened in astonishment, looking at Lin Xi.

Seeing Gu Fan’s expression, Lin Xi hurriedly asked, "What’s wrong, Gu Fan? Did you think of something?"

"Exactly, Qian Qing was able to find the Destiny Stone because she found that island. But how did she manage to do that?" Gu Fan’s question was critical. Lin Xi also understood the crux of the matter: "According to what elder sister told us, they went to the place where the Eternal life Clan settled and found two maps left by the ancient Super Civilization, one leading to Yuxueyun Mountain, which we’ve seen, and the other to find that island... wait a minute, Gu Fan, do you think the same as me?"

Gu Fan nodded, "Exactly, where is that map related to the island that was with Qian Qing? Why didn’t our family give up on the old house? Why did my father have to work in ocean research?"

"You mean... your father has the map." Lin Xi was horrified, recalling the scenes passed down by Qian Qing where five people were carrying the Destiny Stone away, and only one person surnamed Gu stayed behind to chat with Qian Qing for a while and made a small gesture.

Lin Xi had not noticed it at the time, but now she thought about it, perhaps this person surnamed Gu, was the one who took away the map from Qian Qing, and this map was the reason Gu family did not abandon the old house.

"There’s another thing that baffles me," Gu Fan frowned deeply, looking grave. "What exactly happened to my second granduncle, which finally made the other five families decide to give up on the old house?"

Lin Xi said, "Didn’t Liu Yao say, the situation back then was complex, and no one knows what exactly happened."

Gu Fan let out a meaningful sigh, "What I mean is, whatever happened, what if it was all arranged on purpose, merely a show to make the other five families give up the idea of the old house."

"What! Gu Fan, you do have a wild imagination." Lin Xi reflected upon it and felt it could be a possibility.

"Suppose our family discovered something, but the other five families were present. To avoid them, our family staged a drama, made my second granduncle do something, so those families would think it wasn’t worth sticking to the old house." Gu Fan’s speculation was possible, but Lin Xi said, "Gu Fan, you’re making your family sound rather bad, like they were hogging all the treasures."

To this, Gu Fan was helpless, "Then how do you explain, from childhood to this day, neither my grandfather nor my father ever mentioned a word about my second granduncle."

"If your second granduncle was still alive, they should not hide it from you, but where is your grandfather now?" Lin Xi’s question was also a puzzle for Gu Fan, the mysteries surrounding the old house and his family were too overwhelming, the fog was so thick, it seemed impossible to disperse.

Lin Xi offered advice: "Once your father comes back, why don’t you have another good talk with him? Now you know so much, there is no need for your father to hide anything from you anymore."

"True, it seems like time to lay the cards out on the table." Gu Fan pondered that the previous two conversations hadn’t revealed any secrets from his father, he hoped the third one would.

At this point, Lin Xi said, "Right, your parents research the ocean, they should be on a ship, right? We can secretly follow them and see what they are doing?"

"This is a good idea, let me ask Xiaoling. She might know which ship my parents are on." Gu Fan immediately dialed Gu Ling’s phone and began to inquire about his parents’ whereabouts.

Although Gu Ling didn’t understand why Gu Fan asked that, she answered his questions anyway.

The moment Gu Fan got the answer, his face turned very ugly. His eyes flashed with panic and unease. Seeing this, Lin Xi got a little scared and quickly asked, "What’s wrong, Gu Fan? What’s happened?"

"This is bad, my parents are on Lengbing Ocean Company’s ship." Gu Fan clenched his phone, his body trembling, a cold shiver running down his spine.

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