I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

Back on the familiar 36th floor, Cheng Fei and Shen Xi went to the study and used a thick marker to list the clues they had gathered on the whiteboard.

"Avalanche Games, Deep Blue Foundation, Ding Sheng, Tang Yu... It's all a mess, it's really hard to make heads or tails of it." Nagasaki Asuna sat at the table, resting her chin on her hands and sighing.

582. The three people who sorted out the topic

"Ultimately, this can only be blamed on Teacher Shen." Cheng Fei stared at the whiteboard and rubbed his chin.

"What are you going to blame me for now?" Shen Xi, who was writing on the whiteboard, looked up, her brows furrowing slightly.

"It's your fault for not coming over in your Star Destroyer," the boy said seriously.

"How many times is Cheng Feiyu going to repeat this crazy thing?" The girl gritted her teeth and kicked him.

"Repeat until the Star Destroyer appears before my eyes."

"Then you can think about your last words."

"My last words were that I will always love Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna." Cheng Fei looked at the two of them.

"Huh?" Nagasaki Asuna was caught off guard, and the little hand that was supporting her chin turned to cover her face.

"Is it a custom for aquatic mammals to state their cause of death in their last words?" Shen Xi frowned.

"You want to leave my love for you forever? Teacher Shen, you're so twisted."

"You're so fickle, yet you dare to talk about love? You disgusting piece of trash." The girl kicked him again with a cold face.

"Teacher Shen, why did you write 'Finding the Black Umbrella' on the whiteboard? And what are the next two lines?" Cheng Fei asked, looking at the neat handwriting on the whiteboard.

She also wrote "Explore the crash site" and "Craft top-tier equipment" on the side of the whiteboard.

“These are all unresolved issues. I’m writing them all down here in case I forget. Any questions?” Shen Xi raised her chin.

"You have hyperthymesia, so why do you need to prevent forgetting?" the boy asked curiously.

"Not to prevent me from forgetting, but to prevent some aquatic mammal with poor memory from forgetting." Shen Xi said coldly.

"Okay, I did forget. What does it mean to forge top-tier equipment?" The boy stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.

"Trash! You promised to forge equipment for me in the corridor, and now you've forgotten?" The girl became furious in an instant, gritting her teeth and kicking him.

"My adorable little joker, how could I forget? Besides, it's for both you and Nana, it just has to wait until things at the Fallen Land are over." The boy raised his hand, looking at her with a doting expression. "Also, it's cute how you secretly wrote it down to remind me, afraid I'd forget."

"Disgusting. All they did was list the problems that need to be solved," the girl said with disgust.

“Then I’ll list it too.” Cheng Fei wrote down “Research and Development of Humanoid Robots”.

"Cheng Feiyu will never forget his childish company games," Shen Xi scoffed.

"Teacher Shen, what are you saying? Haven't you noticed that among all these topics, only mine are feasible, while yours are just some puzzles that are hard to solve?" the boy said with no small amount of pride.

"Cheng Feiyu, who's good at waiting for the best price, can only come up with plans that could be completed at a second-grade elementary school level. And he still has the nerve to brag about it? Please understand that as the minister, I won't run away from problems like you do. Solving the mystery of the corridor is our goal." Shen Xi said with disdain, and then circled the messy clues together with a heroic air.

"Yes, Minister, you have great vision. As the deputy minister, I can only do small things like expanding the influence of the organization." Cheng Fei bowed his head earnestly.

"Um, as the club secretary, could I also submit a research proposal?" Nagasaki Asuna suddenly raised her hand.

“Of course, Nana.” Cheng Fei handed over the pen before Shen Xi could speak.

Asuna Nagasaki got up and went to the whiteboard, adding a new topic below the one on the side.

"The three of them together"

The delicate handwriting, different from Shen Xi's style, felt even cuter, and a peach heart was drawn at the back.

Cheng Fei raised an eyebrow.

Shen Xi exuded a palpable disgust, her expression annoyed, "You vixen, don't write down all this nonsense."

She reached out her little hand to grab the blackboard eraser, but Cheng Fei grabbed her wrist.

"Teacher Shen, I think this topic is fine. Now you realize how valuable Nana is, right? Without her, we wouldn't have been able to handle this situation. We need to work together seamlessly from now on." The boy said seriously.

Shen Xi narrowed her eyes and met his gaze. After a moment, she took a deep breath, withdrew her hand, and turned her face away without saying a word.

Asuna Nagasaki looked at the two with her hands behind her back, tilting her head and smiling.

"Since things have come to this, shall we go eat first, you two?" Cheng Fei clapped his hands.

"I can't understand why Cheng Feiyu always thinks about eating right on time?" Shen Xi closed her eyes, pinched her brow, and looked sad and helpless.

"Teacher Shen, there's an old saying that if you don't eat well, there's something wrong with your brain. No matter what, you should eat properly. We can talk about anything while we eat," the boy said earnestly.

……

The three of them went downstairs and discussed moving towards the dim sum restaurant as the sun set.

"Cheng Fei, I want ice cream." Midway through, Shen Xi suddenly said expressionlessly.

"Teacher Shen, didn't I already say you can't eat this during your period? I'll buy it for you..."

"No milkshake." The girl emphasized.

"Can't you be a little more obedient, kid?" the boy asked, shrugging.

"Cheng Fei, actually, it's not a big deal to have a little bit. How about I go buy some?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head with her hands behind her back.

“Nana, it’s no use for you to buy it. Don’t you understand? Shen Xi is just being affectionate with me. It’s meaningless for her if I don’t buy it…” Cheng Fei shook his head and sighed.

“You vixen, I order you to go buy it. Ignore this scoundrel.” Shen Xi interrupted him coldly.

"Huh? Okay." Nagasaki Asuna paused for a moment, then quickly nodded and walked towards the convenience store on the side of the road.

"Teacher Shen?" Cheng Fei asked, surprised and uncertain.

"Trash, don't think you're so important. I just want to eat ice cream." Shen Xi glared at him fiercely and kicked him.

A few minutes later, the situation changed to two beautiful girls, each with their own unique charm, licking vanilla and matcha Cornetto ice cream with their pink little tongues, while the handsome boy in the middle stood with his hands in his pockets, looking around at the scenery.

"Young girls these days just don't know how to cherish their bodies, sigh." Cheng Fei shook his head in a mature tone.

The three of them sat down at their familiar dim sum restaurant, and the food was quickly served.

Cheng Fei took a big bite of the fragrant stir-fried beef noodles, then looked up and said, "By the way, Teacher Shen, Xiao Yi has made a result regarding the video of your mother."

"How is it?" Shen Xi, who was eating shrimp dumplings while brushing her hair aside, glanced at him, her eyes lowered, her voice flat.

“It’s a fake, although the technology is very advanced, almost indistinguishable from the real thing.” Cheng Fei looked at her.

After speaking, the girl paused for a moment, then nodded casually, "Understood."

Asuna Nagasaki tilted her head to observe the two of them, and sensing something, spoke cautiously, "Um, what are you two talking about? Why did you suddenly become so serious?"

Cheng Fei met her gaze, thought for a moment, and said, "Teacher Shen, how about we tell Nana? She might be able to help."

"Whatever." Shen Xi narrowed her eyes, her expression unchanged, and with her pink lips slightly parted, she put the translucent shrimp dumpling into her mouth.

583. Ye Shuang called Nagasaki Asuna.

Cheng Fei briefly told Nagasaki Asuna about Shen Xi's mother.

“I see…” Nagasaki Asuna tapped her chin thoughtfully with her fingertip, then nodded earnestly. “I understand. I’ll help if needed!”

"There's no need for a vixen to try so hard to please you." Shen Xi turned her face away expressionlessly.

“Teacher Shen, we’re a team and family, so don’t be so proud at a time like this.” Cheng Fei looked at her with doting eyes.

Shen Xi frowned slightly and kicked him under the table.

"Since the video is fake, does that prove that Shen Xi's mother didn't commit suicide?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head, chin in hand.

Cheng Fei nodded. "That's right, so the next step is to find the murderer."

"How can we find it? Ten years have passed." Shen Xi lowered her eyes, her voice listless.

“It’s difficult to investigate a case after ten years, but nothing is impossible for a willing heart. The most suspicious person in this case is Madam Lin, so let’s investigate her first.” Cheng Fei took a shrimp dumpling from Shen Xi.

"How do you investigate?" The girl narrowed her eyes, watching the boy eat the shrimp dumpling in one bite.

Cheng Fei chewed his food. "Let's find out what happened back then."

How can we find out?

"Find people who have personally experienced this, such as Aunt Tao, who has been working as a nanny in your family, right? And your father, in short, gather as much information as possible."

"And then?" Shen Xi's eyes flickered.

"Then find an opportunity for you to confront Mrs. Lin. With Nana there, she won't be able to hide it." Cheng Fei shrugged.

Asuna Nagasaki placed her hands between her thighs, sat obediently, and blinked at the two of them.

Shen Xi paused for a second, then asked, "What if the murderer isn't her?"

“It’s not that she’s looking for other people with motives, like enemies or stakeholders, and investigating them one by one from the closest to the furthest,” Cheng Fei said confidently.

"What if it's a complete stranger?" Shen Xi lowered her head and thought for a moment.

"Impossible. The method of the crime is so complicated, it means it was premeditated. The murderer's intention was firm, and they must be closely connected with others." The boy softened his tone and reached out to pat the girl's head. "Sweetie, I know you are confused about this. Don't worry, you can completely trust me and Nana."

"Trash, don't bring vixens into your brainwashing." The girl frowned and dodged away, her voice muffled.

Cheng Fei withdrew his hand and smiled.

"Cheng Fei really dotes on Shen Xi in every way," Nagasaki Asuna remarked softly from the side.

In response, Cheng Fei picked up a steamed chicken foot from the table and placed it on her plate.

The girl happily picked up the food and started eating.

……

After dinner, the three of them left the dim sum restaurant side by side.

Nagasaki Asuna, with her hands behind her back and her head down, followed the boy step by step. "Um, Cheng Fei."

"Huh?" The boy tilted his head.

"Are we having another meeting with Shen Xi today?" The girl blinked her innocent and naive eyes, as if asking a trivial question casually.

“In principle, our regular meetings are once a week. We had one this week, but…” The boy observed the aloof girl on the other side without making a sound.

"Cheng Fei." Shen Xi raised her chin and stared ahead.

"What's wrong?" The boy was startled and quickly looked at her as cold as ever.

"You're allowed to do whatever you want tomorrow, whether it's fooling around with a vixen or some other girl, as long as you're out of my sight." The girl's cold voice was ambiguous.

The boy paused, then seemed to understand. "So, today?"

"Stay with me today." The girl's voice was devoid of emotion. "Of course, you don't have to stay if you don't want to."

"Understood." The boy nodded respectfully, then coughed lightly. "Nana, did you hear that?"

Nagasaki Asuna's eyes lit up, and she flashed a bright smile. "I heard you~"

"A vixen." Shen Xi narrowed her eyes, her expression one of disgust.

Back on the 36th floor, the three spent some time in the study planning their next move.

On one hand, a list of people to be visited was compiled to investigate the murder of Shen Xi's mother. On the other hand, Isena was instructed to use online information to uncover the Deep Blue Foundation and related clues.

In addition, Cheng Fei added Tang Yu as a WeChat friend.

"Reporter Tang, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"What's the problem?"

They replied very quickly.

Why would a top Earth System Science graduate from ETH Zurich end up working for a small place like Jiangcheng Daily?

ETH Zurich, or Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, is a highly prestigious overseas master's degree holder, according to Tang Yu's publicly available resume as a journalist.

"It's hard to find a job these days, just trying to make a living. Besides, Jiangcheng isn't a small place anymore. Mr. Shen, I wonder where you work in Academy City? Lin's Bank? Driving a Mercedes at your age is truly impressive and enviable."

"Likewise, and how did you know I was in Academy City?"