Chapter 32

“Sir, you just said that I have a bad character and a history of stealing, right? Well, my request is for you to thoroughly investigate this matter and clear my name!” she stated.

It was because of such an accusation that Lucille, the original owner of the item, had been accused of being a thief. People were still pointing fingers at her to that day.

Two months ago, Jenny wore a diamond necklace and showed off in class. Lucille could tell that she was trying to get along with the class, so she went along with it and praised her as well.

Unexpectedly, Jenny’s necklace disappeared during PE class that day.

Everyone was looking for it.

In the end, it was Zoey who found it in Lucille’s locker. In front of everyone, she had a tone of disbelief as she said, “Lucille, no matter how much you like other people’s things, you can’t steal them!”

From that moment on, Lucille had committed theft.

After going back home, she was severely beaten by Howard, so much so that she had to lie in bed for a whole month without being able to move!

That wrongful accusation had been around for long enough. It was time to prove her innocence.

The principal frowned. “Even if you say you’re innocent, it’s been so long. It’s hard to find out…”

“It’s not hard.”

Lucille casually said, “The necklace is still on the school grounds. Since that’s the case, can’t you check if there are my fingerprints on it?”

At the time, after Zoey found the missing necklace in Lucille’s locker, almost everyone was sure that she had stolen it.

Jenny, on the other hand, had thrown the necklace into the trash on the spot, for fear of bad luck.

In the end, a teacher kept the necklace and said that Jenny could take it back whenever she wanted.

However, the high-and-mighty Miss Zanes arrogantly declared that she would never touch anything so dirty. Because of that, the necklace was still being kept in the office.

As long as they were able to extract the fingerprints on it, it was enough to prove her innocence. Lucille asked, “Is that possible, sir?”

Before the principal could answer, Master Walton also questioned him with a straight face. “Is that possible?” If the principal were to say that it wasn’t, then Master Walton would leave immediately.

The principal was forced to nod. “I will investigate this matter personally. We cannot let a student be wronged. I will definitely look into this!”

“That’s more like it.”

Master Walton was satisfied. He then turned to Lucille and said, “Your problem has been resolved. I also have something to discuss with you. Could we step aside for a moment?”

“Okay.”

Lucille readily agreed.

She had already guessed what he was going to ask.

Sure enough, Master Walton took her to the end of the corridor with no one around. The first thing he asked was, “Who is your mentor? Was your mentor the one who taught you that water-extracting skill?”

“No.” Lucille maintained her stance from earlier. “I saw it in a book. I suddenly thought of it earlier, so !

just tried using it.”

Master Walton obviously didn’t believe her. He asked again, “Do you know Bambo?”

Bambo was a legendary master of acupuncture with a mysterious identity.

That was the alias she had casually picked out for herself.

Lucille’s expression did not change. I’ve heard of them. I admire them very much.”

It was not that she wanted to praise herself, but that many people in the field had heard of that person.

She couldn’t say that she didn’t know Bambo at all. It wouldn’t make sense.

Master Walton nodded. For a moment, she couldn’t tell whether it was disappointment or regret that he was feeling “It seems that I misunderstood. It’s okay. You can go back to class,”

Lucille turned around and left. However, before doing so, she sincerely told him, “Thank you for helping me out today, Master Walton.”