Although he had such thoughts, Ye Tiancheng felt that the facts should be more or less the same.
However, Ye Tiancheng felt that he still needed to be cautious and confirm it again. If he really couldn't find any more possibilities, he could judge that the facts were indeed so, and then he could inform everyone about this matter.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng spent another day or two to confirm that the aura was indeed gradually weakening. Only then did he temporarily stop his search and summon Xiao Hu Li and Nie Chongyang, planning to talk to them properly about this matter.
Then, they could discuss what to do next together.
When the other three received Ye Tiancheng's message, they didn't know what it was about.
However, when they saw Ye Tiancheng and his expression, which was not particularly joyful, and even a bit solemn, they could roughly guess that it was not because Ye Tiancheng had found the whereabouts of the Fuxi Qin fragment.
It was even highly likely that something bad had happened, which made Ye Tiancheng's expression so bad.
This made the other three feel uneasy, worrying about what had happened.
When everyone had arrived, Ye Tiancheng spoke and said to Xiao Hu Li and Nie Chongyang, "I have discovered something not so good. My senses are stronger than yours, so I noticed something earlier."
"At first, I wasn't entirely sure, but after repeatedly and thoroughly confirming it these past few days, I really found that this matter should be true. That's why I had to stop my actions and tell you about this matter, as it is of great importance."
Xiao Hu Li said to Ye Tiancheng, "Big Brother, just say what's on your mind. You're making me so nervous."
Nie Chongyang also asked Ye Tiancheng somewhat uneasily, "What exactly happened?"
Ye Tiancheng then told them, "At first, I was searching everywhere for the whereabouts of the Fuxi Qin fragment. However, these past few days, I gradually felt that the aura of the Fuxi Qin fragment was weakening and becoming fainter."
"This phenomenon most likely indicates that the fragment is no longer in the school."
"Therefore, I can't help but guess whether the Fuxi Qin fragment was actually not in this school at all."
"Before, the aura of the fragment was strong in this school simply because someone who often stayed in the school had the Fuxi Qin fragment, causing the aura of the Fuxi Qin fragment to remain within the school's boundaries, which is why we thought the Fuxi Qin fragment was in the school."
"But now, in order to find the whereabouts of the fragment, we have cleared the entire school and are not allowing anyone to stay. Then, the person carrying the fragment had no choice but to take the fragment and leave the school. As the fragment left the school's boundaries, the remaining aura naturally became weaker day by day."
"Until now, I have noticed something different."
He deduced this point.
As soon as Ye Tiancheng said this, everyone's expressions became much more solemn.
If what Ye Tiancheng said was true, then it could not be underestimated.
Nie Chongyang asked Ye Tiancheng, "Are you basically sure about this? Could there be other possibilities? For example, the fragment is hidden more securely, or something is gradually masking the fragment's aura?"
Nie Chongyang asked Ye Tiancheng while making some deductions.
Ye Tiancheng replied to Nie Chongyang's question, saying, "Basically, it can be determined that it is like this. At least from the perspective of the aura, the reason why the aura gradually weakened and disappeared is definitely because the carrier of the aura has left the school."
"As for other possibilities, I can only say that the feeling conveyed is roughly the same, and it should be like this."
Xiao Hu Li had been listening to Ye Tiancheng's words and pondering for a long time. It was only at this moment that he spoke, "In this case, if the fragment has been taken away by someone, then we should be able to sense that the location of the Fuxi Qin fragment is changing, right?"
"If that's the case, can we use this to find the target again?"
Ye Tiancheng rubbed his temples with some distress and then explained, "It's not an easy thing to do. In most cases, we can sense the change in location and know that the fragment has been taken away."
"However, if the fragment is well-protected and its aura is strongly concealed, it will take a long time for us to sense a slight leakage of aura and find the direction. Moreover, it might be because the carrier of the fragment has stayed in this university for too long."
"And sensing is an ability that does not distinguish where the subject is, but distinguishes where the aura is strongest, and then guides us in that direction."
"In other words, in a short period of time, we can only sense the aura here and cannot sense the newly generated aura. This will take too long, which is not conducive to our search. We cannot delay for such a long time. Those students and teachers will eventually return to the university."
"At that time, the aura will change again, and the fragment might be brought back here, which will make the search more troublesome. We might have to think of other methods. If this continues, the situation will become more and more unfavorable. When will we be able to find out where the fragment is?"
Xiao Hu Li and Nie Chongyang's expressions became much more serious.
However, they did not understand these things as well as Ye Tiancheng. After all, Ye Tiancheng had always been primarily responsible for the search. They needed the fragment's help to sense its whereabouts, while Ye Tiancheng had stronger abilities in this regard.
For example, they had not yet noticed the weakening of the aura, but Ye Tiancheng had already noticed it.
In matters like this, they should listen to Ye Tiancheng's understanding of these matters and listen to Ye Tiancheng's thoughts before making a judgment.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Nie Chongyang asked Ye Tiancheng, "What are your general thoughts on these matters?"
"Tell me your thoughts. Our understanding of these matters is not yet sufficient. We still need to rely on your judgment to know what to do next."
Ye Tiancheng nodded and told them, "The best way for us now is to search the school as quickly as possible to find the place where the aura is strongest within the school, and to find the place where the fragment has been for the longest time."
"Based on this, we can judge who was holding the fragment before."
"Then, we can find the whereabouts of the fragment. If this doesn't work, we can only consider some more drastic measures."
Nie Chongyang raised his eyes and looked at Ye Tiancheng, asking, "What do you mean?"
What other methods could there be?
Nie Chongyang said this with a headache. He said, "We are holding the fragment, and our sensing ability is not as good as yours, so it should be difficult to distinguish the places with strong aura."
"And it's relatively difficult for you to do this work alone."
"I think the situation might not be as optimistic as we think. We might not be able to deduce the truth so easily. In the end, we might still have to resort to some extreme measures."
The most drastic method, and the method that causes the most commotion, Ye Tiancheng actually did not want to do it unless it was absolutely necessary, but he had to consider this possibility.
Moreover, if it had to be implemented, it would still require the power of the Special Action Team.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng told Nie Chongyang, "If there is really no other way, then we can only use a more clumsy method of elimination."
"Now that the person carrying the fragment has left the school because we drove them away, we can only use a more clumsy method to find this person afterwards."
"Then we can only check one by one. It is likely that after those teachers and students return to school, including some shop owners or other employees, we cannot let any of them go. We will check them one by one to determine who has the fragment."
"However, this is easier said than done. There are several reasons."
Ye Tiancheng analyzed, "First of all, if we want to check everyone, we must find a good excuse. Otherwise, everyone will definitely not be willing to accept the inspection. Moreover, if this needs to be done, then your Special Action Team will have the right to do so."
"We cannot do this privately."
"Furthermore, not only do we have to do it this way, but doing so is a lot of work. As long as we can find the fragment, it is worth it. However, there are new problems."
"That is, we have to worry about one thing, and that is that we don't know if the person carrying the Fuxi Qin fragment knows that the Fuxi Qin fragment is on them."
"If they know, and we inspect them like this, this person might actively hide the fragment. Then, in this case, even if we do a lot of work to investigate, we won't be able to find the fragment."
The more he said, the more troublesome it became.
Everyone looked at each other at this moment, not knowing what to do.
As Ye Tiancheng said, it was not a simple matter for the Special Action Team to inspect everyone, but it was not entirely impossible.
However, if the person carrying the fragment really knew that what they had was the Fuxi Qin fragment and was unwilling to hand it over, then they would definitely hide the whereabouts of the Fuxi Qin fragment.
In this case, even if they investigated, it would be useless, which made people not know what to do.
Even more than that, what if the person carrying the Fuxi Qin fragment only brought the Fuxi Qin fragment to the school and did not carry it with them?
If that were the case, what would be the point of them only checking people?
The four of them gathered together and pondered for a long time, but they couldn't think of any good solution.
Finally, Nie Chongyang still said, "No matter what, even if the hope is very slim, we have no better way. Even if it's a clumsy method, we have to use it. There is no better choice, so let's just do it."
Besides this, they were completely helpless.
It could be said that having a direction was already very difficult. They had gained nothing for such a long time, and as time passed, they would inevitably become more anxious and irritable, so having a direction was a good thing.