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

"I can tell you, but you have to answer a few questions for me." Tang Yu said with a sly smile.

"What's the problem?"

"Who are you people? Why did you come to Ding Sheng's house?" Tang Yu's curious gaze swept over Nagasaki Asuna beside her.

“We are investigators from Lin’s International Bank. Lin’s Bank is one of the victims of the Kanghe Group’s loan fraud case. We didn’t bring the authorization documents. Believe it or not, it’s up to you,” Cheng Fei replied quickly.

"So the loan fraud case is real?" Tang Yu's eyes lit up.

"I thought everyone already knew about it." Cheng Fei shrugged.

"Kanghe Group is a well-known leading enterprise in Jiangcheng. It's probably to protect its reputation during the investigation phase that the news has been blocked," Tang Yu said with a troubled expression.

"So who went in before us?" Cheng Fei asked, getting to the point.

"I don't know. They drove off in a truck, carrying a lot of stuff. They didn't look like someone to mess with, so I didn't dare go up and ask them." Tang Yu shrank back.

"So I look like I'm easy to mess with?" Cheng Fei laughed in exasperation.

"Mr. Shen, you do seem much easier to deal with than those burly guys," Tang Yu said with a sincere smile.

Cheng Fei rubbed his chin. "Do they have any logos or anything like that on their cars or clothes?"

"No." Tang Yu shook her head.

"Alright, is there anything else you want to say?" the boy asked, looking at her.

"Can I give an interview?" Tang Yu asked quickly.

“No, I don’t have that authority.” The young man shook his head, thought for a moment, and said, “If you’re interested, you can contact Lin Xuanqi, the investment director at Lin’s headquarters. She’s a nice person and might be willing to be interviewed. Of course, don’t mention that it was my suggestion.”

"Lin Xuanqi, Director of Lin's Investment Department... Okay, I'll give it a try." Tang Yu immediately took out a pen and wrote the name down on a piece of paper.

Cheng Fei observed her movements, turned his head to meet Nagasaki Asuna's gaze, and waved to the girl.

Nagasaki Asuna understood immediately, tiptoed closer to his ear and whispered, "It's half true, half false, but I can't sense any malice."

Cheng Fei nodded to indicate that he understood.

After Tang Yu finished memorizing the names, she stared blankly at the two people behaving intimately.

"Reporter Tang, is there any other question?" Cheng Fei asked seriously.

"No more," Tang Yu shook her head.

"That's settled then. Contact me again if needed?" Cheng Fei waved the business card in his hand.

“Of course, keep in touch, Mr. Shen.” Tang Yu smiled and extended his hand.

The two shook hands as a farewell.

"By the way, Reporter Tang, do you know about the Deep Blue Foundation?" Cheng Fei took a few steps, then suddenly turned around and said loudly.

"What foundation?" Tang Yu seemed not to have heard clearly.

“The Deep Blue Foundation.” The boy looked at her.

"Never heard of it, what's wrong?" Tang Yu asked, looking puzzled.

"It's nothing, goodbye." The boy shook his head, turned and left, saying softly, "Truth or lie?"

“A lie.” Nagasaki Asuna followed him everywhere.

The two got back into the car, started the engine, and turned around.

A black SUV and a white sedan parked on the spot passed each other, and Tang Yu, sitting in the driver's seat, smiled and waved.

Shen Xi watched this scene through the privacy film, her delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly as she narrowed her eyes.

Once the white sedan disappeared from the rearview mirror, Shen Xi raised her chin and asked, "What happened?"

Cheng Fei recounted the general events that had transpired.

The girl sneered after hearing this, "As expected, Cheng Feiyu softens his heart when he sees a pretty woman."

"Teacher Shen, I'm not really hurt, am I?" The boy looked in the rearview mirror, surprised.

"Then why not arrest her on the spot and interrogate her?" the girl asked coldly.

"The Protoss Queen is indeed cruel and cold-blooded, but we Earth have a saying that goes, 'You can't hit someone who's smiling at you.' How can I just take action in this situation?" The boy spread his hands.

"So you can't bear to smile at just any woman with a bit of good looks?" Shen Xi scoffed.

"My dear Ms. Shen, although she's suspicious, Nana said she meant no harm. And there's a saying that having more friends means having more options." The boy shook his head and sighed.

"So you still want to be friends with her?" Shen Xi's eyes narrowed.

Cheng Fei opened his mouth, "Teacher Shen, please don't do this, let's talk about serious matters."

"Is it just my imagination? Shen Xi seems to be getting jealous more easily than usual today." Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head, lost in thought.

Shen Xi's expression turned ugly.

“That’s not what I said.” Cheng Fei quickly raised one hand in surrender. “Besides, Teacher Shen, what do we do after the interrogation? Are we just going to kill him? Do you know that killing someone is easy, but disposing of the body is difficult?”

"So you're just letting her go so easily?" Shen Xi's eyes flickered as she turned her face away.

"At least we have her contact information. Since she was friendly, it means there's room for communication." Cheng Fei handed Tang Yu's business card to the back of his hand. "Nana, please keep this for now."

“Mmm~” Nagasaki Asuna obediently agreed.

"Then what kind of person do you think she is?" Shen Xi glanced at the business card, her displeasure written all over her face.

581. The three returning home

"Nana, let's check if she's really a reporter," Cheng Fei said casually.

“Okay~” Nagasaki Asuna quickly took out her phone, slapped the business card on the Eye of Truth, waited a moment, and looked up, “There is a female reporter named Tang Yu at Jiangcheng Daily.”

"The same person?" The boy raised an eyebrow.

"It looks like it from the photo." Nagasaki Asuna nodded.

"She really is a reporter," Cheng Fei muttered. "Get her information, organize it, and send it to me."

"Little Yi, did you hear that?" Nagasaki Asuna said softly into her phone.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" The triangular symbol of the Eye of Truth spun and emitted a childlike voice.

"So all Cheng Feiyu did was order Isena around to open the box, but he couldn't do anything else," Shen Xi sneered.

"Your Majesty, since you refuse to send star destroyers to suppress us militarily, I have no choice but to resort to the traditional social engineering techniques of humankind on Earth." Cheng Fei shook his head and sighed.

"It feels like the situation has become even more unclear since we came out to take action," Nagasaki Asuna sighed softly.

"It should be clearer. At least we now know there's likely another organization behind Avalanche, which makes sense. From a compliance and secrecy standpoint, the game company's identity is too incongruous. We can start digging deeper along the Deep Blue Foundation." The boy's tone was relaxed. "Besides, this Tang Yu is also quite suspicious..."

"Cheng Fei thinks she's the person on the other side? But her identity as a reporter is real, isn't it?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head as if sensing something.

“She could be both a journalist and a foundation member. After all, the Deep Blue Foundation is an international non-profit organization, which could explain why she speaks only half-truths.”

"Oh right~ that's how it works, as expected of Cheng Fei." Nagasaki Asuna clenched her fist and exclaimed in realization.

Shen Xi let out a sneer that was hard to decipher.

"Another thing is certain: the cruise ship's surveillance cameras captured footage of my fight with Ding Sheng, so theoretically, they should know what I look like," Cheng Fei said confidently.

Nagasaki Asuna thought for a moment, "But if that's the case, wouldn't it be strange if Tang Yu didn't have any hostility towards Cheng Fei?"

"Therefore, we can also suspect that the internal situation on the other side is complicated, and there may be factions. Ding Sheng's side and Tang Yu's side are not on the same side."

"Make an assumption first, then patch it up with a new one if that doesn't work. Who knows how far this kind of reasoning will go?" Shen Xi laughed with a hint of disdain.

“Teacher Shen, these are all reasonable speculations. Otherwise, would you really believe that Tang Yu is just a reporter who happened to witness someone taking something from Ding Sheng’s house and then ran into us, and also happened to know about the Deep Blue Foundation but was unwilling to admit it? You might as well believe that if I propose to you now, you will put on a pure white wedding dress and marry me.”

"What nonsense is Cheng Feiyu spouting?" Shen Xi frowned and raised her voice.

"So Cheng Fei thinks Tang Yu took the things?" Nagasaki Asuna pondered seriously.

Cheng Fei recalled, "Her back seat was empty, and the trunk couldn't hold much either, so she probably had accomplices."

"Understood~" Nagasaki Asuna nodded.

"In any case, we've gained something. Let's go home first. Teacher Shen, don't be upset over there." Cheng Fei drove the car back onto the highway and headed towards Academy City.

“This isn’t the only reason I’m unhappy.” Shen Xi’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"Oh right, I almost forgot, Nana." Cheng Fei coughed lightly.

"Hmm?" Nagasaki Asuna quickly looked up.

"Ms. Shen isn't too happy with how close we've been to her lately. She's said her tolerance for you isn't unlimited, so you know what I mean." The boy said seriously.

"Oh, I see." Nagasaki Asuna's eyes flickered, and she nodded seriously.

Shen Xi took a deep breath, lowered her head, and pinched the bridge of her nose, as if she was helpless against the two of them.

"Oh, right, Shen Xi." Nagasaki Asuna smiled and suddenly turned her head.

Shen Xi cast a suspicious and wary gaze at her.

“I suddenly remembered that we haven’t hugged yet today…” Nagasaki Asuna said, looking down to unbuckle her seatbelt.

"Don't be a vixen, this is a highway!" Shen Xi realized something and her expression changed.

"I trust Cheng Fei, so it's okay." Nagasaki Asuna gave Shen Xi a bear hug.

"Vixen, don't come any closer, stay away from me!" The girl's desperate cry, with nowhere to escape, drifted on the wind.

……

In the afternoon, the black SUV parked in the underground garage of the upscale apartment building on Guang'an Street.

"So tired~" Nagasaki Asuna stretched out after getting off the bus, revealing her slender figure, which was far beyond her age.

Cheng Fei glanced sideways without showing any emotion, and then was struck by an attack from an unknown source.

Shen Xi squinted as she walked forward.

Nagasaki Asuna, with her hands behind her back and a sidelong glance, asked with a slight smile, "By the way, Cheng Fei, why did you suddenly buy this car?"

"Well, it's because Shen Xi wants a spacious area where she can go out anytime, anywhere..."

"Cheng Fei, if you say another word, you're dead." Shen Xi's voice was chilling.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Shen." The boy lowered his head in a second.

"So it was bought for Shen Xi?" Nagasaki Asuna blinked.

"It's not really about buying it for her, it's just that we used our joint funds to buy it under her name," the young man said seriously.

“I see.” Nagasaki Asuna nodded, pursing her lips.

"Heh, is this mentally unstable vixen feeling neglected again and about to have another episode?" Shen Xi looked her up and down, not without disgust.

"Eh? I didn't mean that." Nagasaki Asuna quickly shook her head.

"Nana, how about you go learn to drive?" Cheng Fei said, hands in his pockets.

“Of course, if Cheng Fei wishes, but why?” Nagasaki Asuna looked at him.

"I just think it's a shame that so many cars are left unused. If you have a driver's license, you can drive this one to school all the time. I don't mean anything by it, don't overthink it." The boy pressed the elevator button with a serious expression.

Asuna Nagasaki's bright eyes reflected the boy's handsome profile, a hint of doubt flashing across her face before a sweet smile curved her lips as she replied, "Okay~ I'll go learn after my vacation ends."

Shen Xi frowned slightly, her gaze shifting back and forth between the two.

"Teacher Shen, what are you looking at? Do you want to learn too?" Cheng Fei turned his head to look at her.

"Not interested." The girl raised her chin.

"It would be more convenient for you to have a driver's license, so why don't you..." Cheng Fei hesitated for a moment.

"I'm not interested in talking about it." The girl's tone became more forceful.

"It's okay if you don't study, but why?" the boy asked, puzzled.

"Shut up, for no reason." Shen Xi turned her face away expressionlessly.

"Okay." Cheng Fei nodded honestly.

Nagasaki Asuna, standing nearby, smiled without saying a word.