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

"I don't want to waste my time here," the girl said coldly.

“Shen Xi will definitely be a workaholic in the future.” Nagasaki Asuna rested her chin on her hand as she looked at her, her smile growing even happier as if she had remembered something amusing.

"You vixen, what have you been so happy about since just now?" Shen Xi squinted at her.

"Eh, I'm not really that happy, and Teacher Shen doesn't even allow me to be happy?" Nagasaki Asuna blinked her innocent and naive eyes.

Shen Xi turned her face away with disgust, noticing the boy next to her staring at the WeChat interface on his phone. She frowned slightly and kicked him, "Who are you chatting with this time?"

"Those two Interpol agents sent me the results of their investigation into the first mate's residence. Although it doesn't seem very useful, I've shared it in the group chat. People who are interested can take a look," Cheng Fei said casually.

Shen Xi was suspicious. She picked up her phone, opened the high-level discussion group of the Corridor Research Department, and downloaded the PDF file uploaded by the boy. She saw that it contained a large number of identification photos, which showed various suspicious items found during the search of the first mate's residence.

Asuna Nagasaki, biting into a slice of bread, glanced around at the two silent men staring at their phones.

A brief silence fell over the dining table.

Cheng Fei turned off his phone first and focused on eating. His appetite was greater than that of the two girls combined, and it took him longer to finish eating.

Shen Xi browsed through the photos one by one, her expression focused.

“The Deep Blue Foundation…” The girl murmured softly, a look of reminiscence on her face, as she saw a certain photo. Suddenly, her eyes narrowed and she stood up. “Let’s go to Ding Sheng’s house one more time.”

"Why are you going again?" Cheng Fei was taken aback.

“The Deep Blue Foundation, Ding Sheng’s family also has this business card.” Shen Xi pointed to the screen, her expression resolute.

"Huh?" Nagasaki Asuna picked up the phone, looked at it, and tilted her head. "Really? I don't remember that."

The photo shows a blue business card with a simple hexagonal logo, which looks quite ordinary.

"It's normal that a vixen with such a poor memory wouldn't be able to remember something tucked among a pile of business cards." The girl made no attempt to hide her disdain.

……

579. The three people being followed

The three quickly finished their breakfast and drove to Ding Sheng's house.

“Deep Blue is a leading global independent research and environmental foundation dedicated to addressing the challenges of extreme environmental conditions on Earth and exploring the scientific frontiers of sustainable development for the future of mankind…” Nagasaki Asuna read softly from her phone.

"Shut up, stop spouting nonsense." Shen Xi interrupted her without any politeness.

“Teacher Shen, it’s a coincidence that both sides have this business card, but thinking about it carefully, a single business card doesn’t prove anything, and we’re looking for Avalanche, not Deep Blue.” Cheng Fei said, holding the steering wheel in front.

"Avalanche Games and the Deep Blue Foundation may be two sides of the same organization. Can't even the foolish Cheng Feiyu understand something like this?" Shen Xi frowned slightly.

"That makes sense. They probably have an arms company behind them, which explains the origin of Black Shark." Cheng Fei thought for a moment and nodded.

"Um, the Deep Blue Foundation's homepage shows their collaborative projects, including a non-invasive brain-computer interface, and below it it says DeepConnect Corporation?" Nagasaki Asuna looked up.

"Developing deep connectivity for infiltration helmets? It's over, it's all over." Cheng Fei opened his mouth.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head.

"If these companies are essentially controlled by the same organization, don't you think our opponents are terrifyingly strong? Rationally speaking, it's better not to go against them. Why not try to join them? Maybe we can even get a position there." The young man said seriously.

"The cowardly Cheng Feiyu is backing down again. He might as well die now than surrender without a fight." Shen Xi narrowed her eyes, her disgust palpable.

"Just kidding. I will always be loyal to Her Majesty the Empress. But if we ever end up losing in a direct confrontation, I would appreciate it if Her Majesty could send a star destroyer to Earth as soon as possible and blast them all to smithereens with its orbital cannon." The boy said in a relaxed tone.

"I've said it before: if such a thing existed, it would first eliminate you, a scum of the earth." Shen Xi said coldly.

"Not at all, I am your loyal governor."

"If you're so loyal, just drive and stop talking nonsense."

"Yes." The boy stepped on the gas, and the black SUV changed lanes and accelerated, like a nimble steel catfish passing through a busy intersection.

Soon, the three arrived at the outside of the residential area they had visited the previous night.

After a brief discussion, Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna decided to stay in the car while Cheng Fei acted alone.

"The thing is in the drawer of the desk on the left side of the study on the second floor," Shen Xi said softly.

"Understood." The boy nodded and got out of the car.

Upon entering Zero, Cheng Fei easily returned to the villa from yesterday. He jumped in from the second floor, quickly identified the location, opened the door to the study Shen Xi had mentioned, opened the drawer of the only desk, paused for a second, then took out his phone and made a call, "Hello, Teacher Shen, I can't find the business card you mentioned."

"Impossible, it's tucked inside a stack of business cards." A confident voice came from the other end.

"Don't even mention the stack, there isn't a single one." Cheng Fei stared at the empty drawer.

"how is this possible?"

"Want me to take a picture and show it to you?"

"shoot."

The boy hung up the phone, casually patted the drawer, sent the message via WeChat, and turned to walk downstairs.

Shen Xi called back quickly, her tone seemingly displeased, "Where did the things inside go?"

"I don't know either. It was empty when I opened it. What else was inside besides the business card?" Cheng Fei walked around and looked around after arriving on the first floor.

Last night, to save time, Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna searched the second floor, while he searched the first floor. Neither side knew the situation on the other side.

“It can’t be empty; it should be cluttered with lots of things,” Shen Xi said firmly.

The boy did not respond immediately.

"Hello, Cheng Fei?" the girl on the other end asked, puzzled.

“Teacher Shen, other people came after us and emptied the house.” Cheng Fei stood in the center of the living room, rubbing his chin.

A gentle breeze blew in from the backyard, stirring the soft white curtains beside the sliding door. All the cabinets and drawers around were empty.

Although there was no fruitful result yesterday, Cheng Fei remembers clearly that at least there were some unimportant books and materials.

There was a pause on the other end of the phone. "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure, even the kitchen recipes are gone." Cheng Fei walked to the kitchen and looked at the basket in the corner. He clearly remembered that there was a cookbook in it last night.

"Then come back first."

"Hold on."

The boy hung up the phone, his gaze sharpening. He activated Time Zero, slowing it down fifty times, and searched the first and second floors, including the basement, at top speed.

After confirming the seal was intact outside the door, Cheng Fei left the villa.

The boy returned to the car.

"What's going on?" Shen Xi asked, her brows furrowed as she looked at him.

"I don't know." The boy shook his head and started the engine. "It seems like we had a bit of a coincidence with the other side. If we had been any later yesterday, we might have crashed into each other."

"Could it be someone from the foundation..." Shen Xi pondered, stroking her chin, then turned her head, "Vixen, did you sense anything yesterday?"

Nagasaki Asuna quickly shook her head from side to side.

"It's come to this, let's go. Any clues we had are now gone." Cheng Fei shrugged and stepped on the gas.

……

The three embarked on their journey back to Academy City.

Because of the holiday, traffic was congested when leaving the city. Even though Cheng Fei was sometimes slow, he was often cut off by other cars, which made him want to step on the gas and ram into them to see who had the toughest car.

Shen Xi frowned and pondered, remaining silent.

The atmosphere inside the car was quiet.

At one point, Nagasaki Asuna, who was staring at her phone, suddenly turned around as if she had something in mind, looked behind the car and winked. "You two, I can feel it now. Someone has been watching us since just now."

Cheng Fei glanced at the rearview mirror and raised an eyebrow. "Which one?"

"There are too many cars, I can't tell them apart." Nagasaki Asuna leaned back in her seat, looking at the private cars one after another through the privacy film on the rear window.

"Keep an eye on it, I'll keep driving." The boy said nonchalantly.

Shen Xi also turned to observe, her expression becoming serious.

After a while, the black SUV drove onto the highway, and the lanes became a bit emptier.

"That's confirmed, it's a white BMW." Nagasaki Asuna narrowed her eyes, staring at the car trailing far behind.

"Gentlemen, you now have two choices." Cheng Fei glanced at the rearview mirror and grinned.

"What choice?" Shen Xi turned to look at him.

"Either speed up and shake off that car, which is a bit difficult, or find a place to stop and resolve the issue."

Shen Xi thought for a moment, "You decide."

"Okay." The boy nodded, his gaze sweeping over the roadside sign.

At a ramp, the black SUV left the highway and drove onto the auxiliary road, then onto a quiet, secluded concrete road. There were no surveillance cameras in this place that wasn't even considered a suburb.

Behind the black SUV, a white sedan followed at a leisurely pace, the two vehicles driving one after the other through the empty countryside.

Finally, the black SUV stopped on the side of the road, and the white sedan followed suit.

580. Jiangcheng Daily reporter

Cheng Fei parked the car and opened the door as if to get out.

"Cheng Fei, what should Shen Xi and I do?" Nagasaki Asuna asked hurriedly.

The boy thought for a moment, "You come with me, Teacher Shen stays in the car."

“Okay~” Nagasaki Asuna quickly opened the car door and followed.

Shen Xi hesitated, a hint of displeasure flashing across her face.

Cheng Fei led Nagasaki Asuna slowly towards the white sedan.

The other person rolled down the car window, and the woman with long, wavy brown hair sitting in the driver's seat took off her sunglasses, revealing a young face. She smiled and waved to the young man, "Hello, handsome."

Cheng Fei glanced into the car without showing any emotion, and seeing no sign of anyone else, asked her directly, "Why were you following us?"

The woman looked left and right, a serious expression of doubt on her face. "Following? Did I?"

"Yes." The boy, hands in his pockets, looked down at her expressionlessly.

Nagasaki Asuna stood beside the boy with her hands behind her back, her bright, unblinking eyes reflecting her expression.

The woman, feeling awkward under their gazes, gave an embarrassed laugh and said, "Okay, sorry, actually I'm a reporter, this is my business card."

She took a white card out of the car and handed it to Cheng Fei.

"Jiangcheng Daily reporter, Tang Yu..." The young man glanced at the business card, then solemnly extended his hand to the other party, "My name is Shen Fei."

"Hello, Mr. Shen." The female reporter named Tang Yu shook hands with him. "It's like this, I'm actually investigating the disappearance of Dr. Ding Shengding, the founder of Kanghe Pharmaceutical Group."

"Disappeared? Is that even possible?" Cheng Fei raised an eyebrow.

“That’s right. Rumor has it that he defrauded the bank of a large loan and fled overseas. His mansion has been sealed off. If I’m not mistaken, you… just climbed out of his house through the window, right?” Tang Yu stared into the boy’s eyes, his hands on the steering wheel.

"I came out of his house? Did I?" The boy looked left and right, his expression one of serious doubt.

Tang Yu looked at him and couldn't help but laugh. "Don't worry, I'm not a police officer, I won't pursue the matter."

"So you really are a reporter?" Cheng Fei stared at her.

"Of course, I also have my press pass." Tang Yu quickly rummaged through the bag on the passenger seat, pulled out a pass, and waved it.

"You were outside when I entered Ding Sheng's house?"

“That’s right, I originally planned to stake out the area for a while and then ask around the neighborhood for information,” Tang Yu nodded.

"Did you see anyone else go in before me?"

"Yes." Tang Yu nodded.

"Who is it?" Cheng Fei asked quickly.