I NEED HELP ASAP | I WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST and 15 POINTS

Ellery searched everything in the room, from the socket of the American flag to the insect-filled bowls of the old light fixtures, reached by standing on desks.
Everything.
"It's not here!" whispered Louise in his ear.
The Buell, Ruffo, and Strager boys were nudging one another, grinning.
"Well, well," Ellery said.

After reading the excerpt, the reader most likely anticipates that Ellery will

A) feel even more determined.
B) call the principal to the classroom.
C) ask the boys where the money is.
D) find the money in an obvious spot.