Early the next day, Han Shuo could already hear the topic of the stolen lingerie outside his window before he'd even gotten out of bed. Through the efforts of a conscientious person, this person was quickly found out and the topic immediately spread to every corner of the Necromancy Major.
Gene and Fanny were completely exhausted from their early morning overwork and worried about the matter. The students had quickly gathered in the training areas. Expressions of anger and fear were on the faces of the female students, while the male students were also full of wonder. Some even took pleasure in the misfortune of others.
Han Shuo had also gathered at the training grounds. He listened to the loud chatter of the crowd while his eyes kept darting to Fitch. Fitch looked normal, but his eyes kept dancing and darting towards Han Shuo from time to time.
"The fallout from this matter is extremely devious. Nothing like this has ever happened in our Necromancy Major before, but now that this matter has surfaced, it must be thoroughly investigated." Gene also had a face full of anger as he expressed his opinion.
"Lisa, you girls really lack vigilance. How could you let the thief succeed so easily and not notice any disturbances?" Fanny lectured Lisa with a furrowed brow.
"This is the Babylonian Academy of Magic and Strength, we didn't think the thieves would be so bold either. Nothing has happened in the Necromancy Major for such a long time, not to mention the fact that dirty clothes are worth nothing. Who would have thought that such a perverted lecher would show up?" Lisa said with a pained expression.
Amy, Athena, Bella and the other girls all wore expressions of rage as they chattered and complained incessantly. They shouted loudly that when they found the thief they would surely give him a severe punishment.
"Such a thing happening in our Necromancy Major has already had an extremely negative effect. The school authorities have already taken over the investigation. I wonder who was so shameless and brazen as to commit such an outrageous act." Fanny was a little irritated, but much more enraged, as she said angrily.
There were many lively discussions going on in the training grounds, and those who'd had their underwear stolen were incredibly angry and could not be calmed down. Han Shuo watched calmly and waited for further developments.
"Who do you think did it?" Lisa had drifted next to Han Shuo after some time and opened her mouth to ask him.
Shrugging his shoulders, Han Shuo smiled. "How should I know? But the person who did this must be quite familiar with our territory. Otherwise, how could he have succeeded so easily? Even though you're a bit weak, I think you girls would have noticed something if someone ordinary and unfamiliar with the area tried to do something like this. None of you girls noticed anything, so I really admire this person's methods".
"How can you still be making jokes at a time like this? My God, my bra was stolen too! This person is a shameless lecher. If I know who did it, I won't let him off the hook!" Lisa clenched her fists and bit back her words.
"You have to catch him first." Han Shuo chatted carelessly with Lisa, but his eyes never left Fitch's face.
Just as there was a commotion on the training grounds, a middle-aged swordsman walked in. His name was Vida and he was in charge of all the trivial matters within the academy. Han Shuo had seen him before. This person was famous for his great strength. Whenever fights broke out between the students, or strange circumstances arose, he was always the one to show up and handle things.
"I already have the general idea of the situation. I was just looking around the girls' dormitory. Hm. I can already guess who has committed this crime." Vida's eyes immediately went to where Han Shuo and the others had gathered when he arrived and spoke coolly.
"Uncle Vida, who was it? Hurry up and tell us!" Amy stood next to Vida and asked anxiously.
Vida's expression was stiff as he looked at Han Shuo, "The person who did this would know it best in his heart. I hope that he will voluntarily admit his mistakes. As long as he comes forward voluntarily, I can at least promise that I will not send him to the imperial justice, but if he stubbornly refuses to admit his guilt, then I will not be kind to him."
"Mr Vida, what do you mean by that? You've been shouting at our students all this time, do you think one of them did this? That's too ridiculous!" Fanny said unhappily as she saw Vida's gaze constantly patrol the faces of some of the male students with a cold and stern look on his face.
"Master Fanny, it's not ridiculous at all. It must be one of your dear pupils. I looked around the girls' dormitory and found a pair of extremely faint footprints coming from the windows of the female students' dormitory, avoiding the trees and bushes and heading towards the boys' dormitory. Heh heh, I've handled many cases like this before, and don't even think of hiding the truth from me. I think Master Fanny should be well aware of the problem this poses?" Vida thought he was being clever as he chuckled and made a judgement on the matter.
It looked like Fitch had paid a lot of attention to detail. He'd even deliberately left footprints for Vida to follow. However, this Vida didn't seem too intelligent. This caused Han Shuo to somewhat dismiss him and lower his view of this person in his heart.
When these words were spoken, they immediately caused an uproar. All of the boys immediately called out, denying that they were not the ones who had committed such a dastardly act. The group of girls, led by Bella, looked angrily in their direction. They looked at all the boys in a very unfriendly way, as if they were all under suspicion of having done this.
"Lisa, you don't have to look at me like that. I feel quite uncomfortable." Lisa also cast a strange look over Han Shuo's face. Even though Han Shuo hadn't done anything, he still felt every hair on his body stand on end when she stared at him with that look, as if he really had become that shameless pervert demon.
"Hehe, I'm just having fun with you. I think you would never do something like that." Lisa smiled sweetly at Han Shuo when she saw that his scalp was a bit numb.
Vida was already a bit impatient at this point and said with a cold expression on her face, "I think one of you can admit your guilt at this point. We can settle this matter privately within the Academy if you're willing to voluntarily admit your wrongdoings. However, if you have the mentality of getting by by chance and have no intention of repenting and reforming, then don't blame me for being harsh.
As the thief, Fitch had already stashed the items safely away in Han Shuo's room. He was quite proud of himself at the moment and of course wanted Vida to investigate. All the other students had done nothing and naturally weren't afraid of anything. Each of their expressions was more serious and with a clearer conscience than the others. Fitch even spoke with a noble spirit: "This should be thoroughly investigated. Such a matter should not be treated leniently.
Bach and the others murmured in agreement, expressing the attitude that this thief should be severely punished. It was as if the firmness of their stance was enough to prove their innocence.
"Bryan, why don't you say something?" Amy couldn't help but ask curiously as she saw Han Shuo standing there with a faint smile on his face, saying nothing and standing in sharp contrast to the other students full of noble anger.
"Is he feeling guilty? Heh heh, but it's rather strange. Nothing happened in the days when he wasn't in Necromancy Major. Something happened immediately when he happened to be in the dormitory last night. That seems like quite a coincidence!" Bella had an old grudge against Han Shuo. It was as if she'd discovered a new frontier when she suddenly exclaimed softly.
Her exclamation and words seemed to make some sense. The eyes of everyone present fell on Han Shuo. All of them were filled with suspicion, and some even showed contempt, as if Han Shuo was the pervert.
"There is no point in announcing my position. I believe that Mr. Vida will be able to successfully investigate who did this. I await his discovery with great anticipation." Han Shuo shrugged and said weakly.
Seeing that no one had stepped forward, Vida snorted coldly, "All right, since that's the case, don't blame me for taking drastic measures. Not too much time has passed since the incident. I think the thief would've just hidden the items on him or in his room. Master Fanny and Gene, we'll search their bodies first. Once we've completed the body search, we'll search their dormitories. I don't think he would have buried the items.
At Vida's request, the male students all took off their clothes until they were standing in their shorts. It was up to Vida and Gene to search the clothes on their bodies.
When Han Shuo also took off his clothes, Vida showed a surprised expression as he hotly looked at Han Shuo's naked body. He suddenly asked, "Are you really a mage?"
Everyone present couldn't help but look at Han Shuo as Vida uttered these words. They were greeted with the sight of even and perfect muscles on Han Shuo's naked body, a body full of masculine energy and strength. His figure looked even stronger and more perfect than ordinary warriors. This was a stark comparison to the short, thin or fat students. No wonder Vida was so surprised.
"When did you become so fit? I remember you used to be skinny and small?" Lisa's eyes gleamed as she stared intently at Han Shuo's exposed naked body and sighed in the best of moods.
All the other female students were incredibly surprised when they saw Han Shuo's very alluring male body. Comparing it to the room full of fat and bones, they immediately felt that Han Shuo's extraordinary body was absolutely perfect. Shy Amy blushed slightly and lowered her head to whisper something to Athena. This also made Athena's face redden as her gaze towards Han Shuo became a bit strange.
Fanny's face was also flushed and she didn't seem to dare look directly at Han Shuo's body. She looked away at first and then sneaked intense glances at Han Shuo's body when no one else was paying attention.
"I was malnourished before and was not well developed. Of course I'm developing well now that I'm eating well." Han Shuo looked ambiguously at Lisa's chest and said meaningfully.
"You suck!" Lisa panicked when she saw Han Shuo staring at her chest and embarrassingly admonished Han Shuo.
When this interlude was over and everyone's clothes had been turned over by Vida, he opened his mouth after failing to discover anything, "It looks like it was hidden in the dormitories. Let's start our investigation in the dormitories."
"Bryan seems to have a space ring as well." Bella spoke up suddenly, just as everyone was about to leave.
Vida's departing form stopped when he heard Bella's words. He then looked at the space ring on Han Shuo's hand in surprise and exclaimed, "So it's a space ring, I almost missed it, but space rings aren't easy to find. This is going to be a bit difficult. How about this, give me the space ring first and I'll go find the headmaster. As a Space Archmage, she'll know how to open your Space Ring. I hope you will cooperate with me in the course of my duties."
Han Shuo first looked coldly at Bella from a distance and said directly to her, "Ugly woman, you are truly unlikable.
At first, Bella showed an expression of extreme anger, but then she remembered Han Shuo's berserk rage in the Dark Forest when she saw the ruthless cold in his eyes. She involuntarily took a step back in fear and opened her mouth, but couldn't bring herself to say another word.
Han Shuo's heart had sunk at that moment as he suddenly felt embarrassed. There were some sensitive items in his space ring. It would cause him a lot of trouble if the headmaster discovered them.
"What's wrong, is there something in your space ring that shouldn't see the light of day?" Vida asked when he saw Han Shuo's reluctance to cooperate.
"I trust he wouldn't do such a thing. I think we should investigate the dormitories first and then discuss his space ring if nothing is found." Fanny thought for a moment and spoke up when she saw Han Shuo's conflicted expression.
Vida looked at Fanny in surprise and then nodded her head woodenly. "Then you take care of him during this time. Don't let him out of your sight and don't try any tricks. You're responsible if anything goes wrong."
"Let's go, let's search the dormitories." Gene smoothed over the situation with his suggestion and led the crowd towards the male dormitories.
All the students stayed under Fanny's watchful eye. Gene and Vida entered the dormitory to the sound of things being rifled through and overturned. Fitch watched Han Shuo and Fanny standing together with a look of cruel glee. He gleefully went over the punishment Han Shuo was about to receive and felt a satisfaction he'd never felt before.
"Thank you Master Fanny." Han Shuo thanked her sincerely as he looked at Fanny by his side.
Rolling her eyes at him, Fanny whispered in her sweet voice, "What embarrassing things are inside your space ring? Even if the headmistress saw them, she wouldn't have you arrested for having them. What are you afraid of?"
"I kept some of the weapons and medicine from the city of Drol last time. If the Headmaster searches my space ring, she'll surely discover this bundle of stolen goods. Our Major has divided up the items and the gold coins. If the Headmistress sees it, our entire major will be hanged for it. Don't you think there's something wrong with Bella's brain?" Han Shuo said.
Fanny suddenly felt like a fool after hearing these words. Her forehead furrowed as she considered the matter with a face full of fear.
Suddenly, Gene and Vida walked out of the building towards the arrogantly smirking Fitch. Vida asked coldly, "Did you think I wouldn't find them just because you hung them on a hook under the bed?"
All the looks of contempt and disgust suddenly landed on Fitch's proud face. Just as Fitch was stunned, he was completely drowned out by a shrill, angry torrent of curses from the female students.