Chapter 341: Mystery Club

Soon, Chen Mo, with half his face resting against Su Yuqing, also saw it from that unique angle.

You had to be either far enough away or close enough, and at just the right angle, to see that effect.

He straightened up in surprise and said, "Whoa, you’re right. The material of this jade is pretty interesting."

The other four people standing nearby hadn’t seen it at all.

Seeing that they were also eager to look, Su Yuqing simply took the jade pendant off her neck so everyone could get a better view. She then stepped back to Chen Mo’s side, smiling as she watched.

Su Yuqing had discovered long ago that it had a glazed, glass-like appearance from a certain angle, so she wasn’t particularly curious herself.

She just hadn’t realized it was a distinguishing feature of the so-called Cause and Effect Jade.

Chen Mo looked at the female club member beside them and asked curiously, "The ancient book you mentioned—is it here?"

Chen Mo was very eager to see the book.

"No, I saw it in my grandpa’s study back in my hometown. I haven’t been back for several years, so I don’t know if the book is still there."

Hearing this, Chen Mo’s interest was piqued. "Could you help me look for it? I can pay to borrow it. I’d really like to read that book."

"There’s no need to pay. If you’re interested in this stuff, we’re fellow enthusiasts. We all share our resources for free. If you want to see it, I’ll go back and look for it when I have time," the female club member said, smiling at Chen Mo.

"That would be amazing, thank you so much. Let’s exchange contact info to make it easier to stay in touch."

Seeing such a handsome underclassman wanting her contact info, the upperclassman was naturally more than happy to agree.

The two immediately exchanged their contact information.

By now, Lin Xiaoxiao and the others had also seen it from the special angle. It was like watching a piece of white jade suddenly turn into a diamond.

It was truly bizarre.

After handing the jade back to Su Yuqing, they couldn’t help but marvel, "This jade is so strange. It must be worth a fortune."

Zhou Yue’s family was quite extravagant; the gems set in her parents’ rings were in the eight-figure range. But even she had never seen or heard of jade of this quality.

Especially one that was so large.

If a professional were to handle it, its value would probably be immeasurable.

"Yuqing, your family must be rich! How much did this jade cost?" Even though Lin Xiaoxiao didn’t know much about it, she could tell it had to be incredibly valuable.

At the mention of her family’s wealth, Su Yuqing gave a helpless smile. "My family is very ordinary. An old Daoist master gave this to me, saying we had a fateful connection. It’s not from my family."

"Yuqing, don’t be so modest. Your phone, your clothes—they’re all high-end brands, at least in the four-figure range," Zhou Yue said with a laugh.

Hearing this, Su Yuqing swung Chen Mo’s hand, which she was holding, and said, "Chen Mo paid for all this. And his mom was the one who helped me get this jade."

Su Yuqing had no reservations about admitting this in public. ’I already belong to him, so what’s there to hide about my things belonging to him too?’

As soon as she said that, all eyes immediately snapped to Chen Mo. So *he* was the real tycoon.

"Wow, handsome and rich... what a shame he’s already taken! Such a pity!" Lin Xiaoxiao teased.

"Even if he wasn’t, it wouldn’t be your turn," Zhou Yue retorted playfully. "You look like a hungry wolf that’s just spotted its prey. Anyone would be scared off the second they saw you from a distance."

At that, everyone burst out laughing, and the atmosphere instantly lightened.

The topic quickly changed. After all, it wasn’t a great subject to dwell on, and they all had enough emotional intelligence to know that. After a few more jokes, they moved on to the next area, chatting and laughing.

They visited a few more club booths, but still, nothing piqued their interest.

It wasn’t until they reached the last few booths that Chen Mo stopped in front of one. The other five instinctively stopped as well and looked toward the booth.

The club was called the Detective Club.

The moment they stopped, a banner caught their eye. It read: [Detective Club—There is only one truth, but clues are everywhere!]

The booth was set up like a miniature crime scene analysis center.

The backdrop was a whiteboard covered with photos from various simulated "cases": mock crime scenes, fictional character relationship charts, timelines, and various "points of suspicion" circled in red ink.

Beside it was a display case containing some basic props: magnifying glasses of different powers, white gloves, evidence tags, and even simple kits for simulated fingerprint collection and footprint analysis.

The few club members present were dressed in a particularly "normal," almost meticulous, fashion.

They weren’t actively trying to recruit people, but were instead engaged in a "static display" and "intellectual attraction."

In the center of the booth were several tables, each with a [Mini Puzzle] for passing freshmen to try and solve.

Unlike other clubs that actively recruited new students, this one required you to pass a test just to join. For example, you had to solve at least one of the puzzles in front of you just to be able to submit an application.

This made an already niche club have even fewer members.

But they still held to their principles, refusing to compromise one bit just to expand the club.

Perhaps this was their detective spirit.

Just as a detective wouldn’t compromise by naming a culprit with incomplete information just to close a case early, they waited until they had enough clues and evidence.

It was these puzzles that had instantly captivated Chen Mo.

The Detective Club offered a variety of puzzles:

A logic grid puzzle: using a few written clues to deduce the different attributes of different characters.

A visual observation test: two seemingly identical pictures with several subtle differences that needed to be found.

A cryptography problem: a simple substitution or Caesar cipher was given, and the challenge was to decrypt an English or Chinese phrase.

A short-text deduction problem: a miniature scene was described, and the solver had to deduce the cause of death or the murderer’s method.

A few freshmen were gathered around each mini-puzzle, their brows furrowed in deep thought. Some were scribbling on paper with pens, while others discussed in low voices with their companions.

The club members stood by and observed, occasionally offering a vague hint but never giving away the answer directly.

This made the atmosphere around the Detective Club unusually quiet and focused, with only the RUSTLING of pen on paper and the occasional soft gasp of realization.

"This club looks interesting!" Zhou Yue was immediately drawn in. She had a natural interest in these kinds of brain-teasing puzzle games.