Chapter 3 Trailer

  "Han Fei, what's wrong?" Perhaps sensing that Zheng Hanfei was a bit off, Qu Menghuan hastily patted his shoulder and asked with a worried face.

  "Ah? Nothing, I made you worry!" Zheng Hanfei came back to his senses and gave Qu Menghuan a slightly apologetic smile. He said to the crowd: "This letter seems to have some kind of magical power, I'm more and more curious about the true identity of that residual shadow..."

  "Wait till we catch him, you'll know!" Ouyang Xiuzi said calmly, "First take a look at this notice letter."

  Zheng Hanfei nodded and opened the envelope, pulling out a black card from inside. On it was still written in bright red letters:

  The king and queen meet, meaning a happy life.

  The fate of the five princes and princesses, one will eventually die in front of the mirror.

  Bloody Mountain Fortress, depicting a tragic drama of human world

  The sorrowful king, blind in both eyes, finally died.

  The queen, lost her memory, hardships, all of this originated from herself.

  Afterimage

  "Is this... a notice?" Qu Menghuan said somewhat puzzled, "No matter how you look at it, this is just a small story."

  "Indeed." Ou Yang Xi nodded in agreement, "I think it's impossible to solve in a short period of time."

  Zheng Hanfei looked carefully for a while, and finally, under the gaze of everyone, put the card back into the envelope, shaking his head helplessly.

  "Alas!" Everyone let out a sigh, especially Yuan Li, whose face was even more disappointed. In his view, the invincible Zheng Hanfei would never lose in this aspect.

  "But at least we know what the thief is after and when. I believe this warning letter should have the time, place, and even the method of the crime." Zheng Hanfei said.

  "That's right!" said Ouyang Xiu, "I have the same feeling."

  "Miss Yu Cui, can you find me a quiet room? I want to study this letter carefully." Zheng Hanfei waved the envelope in his hand and said with an extremely determined gaze, "I will definitely decipher the prediction letter and help you protect the Shadow Pupil."

  "No problem!"

  "Wait a minute!" Just then, Ouyang Xiu suddenly spoke out to stop him, looking at Zheng Hanfei and saying something that made everyone feel puzzled, "Before this, shouldn't you first invite that 'guest' on stage?"

  Zheng Hanfei nodded and immediately, the two of them quickly ran to the door, opened it, and shouted in the direction to their left: "Who is it? Come out quickly!"

  Whoosh! As soon as the words fell, the two clearly saw a figure hastily fleeing from the bushes. The two exchanged a glance and rushed to chase after him.

  "Halt!" Zheng Hanfei shouted while running, with his intuition telling him that the mysterious black figure was definitely a residual image. As for what he was doing now, Zheng Hanfei didn't know, but this was the best opportunity to reveal his true face, and he couldn't let it go.

  "Damn, where did he go!" When the two of them ran to the Times Building, the black shadow suddenly disappeared, making Zheng Hanfei feel extremely angry. He punched a tree trunk and panted, "He's really fast!"

  Ouyang Xiuxiu was also panting, looked around and found nothing unusual, beckoned Zheng Han to fly back and forth.

  "Hey! What's going on?" At this time, Yuan Li hurriedly ran over and loudly asked: "What exactly happened?"

  "Just now someone was monitoring us." Ouyang Xiu got straight to the point, "Only, he has escaped now."

  "What? Someone is monitoring us?" Yuan Li exclaimed in surprise, "How is that possible? Without an invitation, the security guard wouldn't let him in, and the iron mesh on the wall is electrified, it's impossible to climb over."

  "What about the back door?"

  "There is surveillance at the back door, and security personnel are always observing the situation at the back door. If there's any sign of an outsider breaking in, they will immediately report to us. Moreover, after we entered, I locked the back door."

  "Is that so?" Zheng Han pinched his chin, "It seems that the residual shadow is likely to be one of the guests you invited!"

  "Not necessarily!" Ouyang Xiudeng negated, "Zanying is skilled in disguise and changing her appearance, she might have disguised herself as one of the people you invited."

  "In any case, our conclusion is consistent, that is, the residual image has already entered."

  "That's right."

  ……

  "Where have you two been? You've worried us to death." As the two returned to the Tower of Eyes, Qu Menghuan immediately stepped forward to scold them, but unfortunately, they didn't pay any attention to her at all, and just kept walking forward with a constant flicker of light in their eyes.

  "Are you guys even listening to me?!" Qu Menghan was visibly annoyed, her face an unusual bright red, like a ripe apple, extremely cute.

  It's helpless, a very gentle person who has never been angry, once she gets angry, it will only make her look more gentle, beautiful and lovely, this is the law.

  "Miss Menghan, don't be angry." Yuan Li closed the door and said with a smile, "The two of them are analyzing who is the residual shadow, it's best if you don't disturb him."

  "What's going on with this lingering shadow?"

  "It's like this..." Yuan Li told Qu Meng Huan everything she knew from start to finish.

  "Then they can't ignore me like this!" Qu Menghan shouted loudly. It seemed that her words were not meant for Yuan Li to hear, but rather for the two people standing behind them who were still thinking.

  Unfortunately, Zheng Hanfei and Ouyang Xiu were already deeply immersed in their reasoning, let alone the sound of Qu Menghan's voice; perhaps they didn't even know that they had already returned to the main hall of Tongzhi Building.

  Knock, knock, knock! Just as Yuan Li thought of continuing to explain for Zheng Hanfei and the others, a sudden urgent knocking sound came from the door. Yuan Li could only say sorry to Qu Menghan and hurriedly ran to open the door.

  "Ah, it's you guys!" As soon as the door opened, Yuan Li found out who the visitors were and a hint of a smile appeared on his face. He hastily invited them in. Zheng Hanfei and Ouyang Xiū also walked out of their train of thought and saw the three people entering, with somewhat unnatural expressions on their faces.

  "Let me introduce him to everyone." Yuan Li first pointed to the person on his left and said, "His name is Shao Le, he's a web writer, just like me, we both write detective stories."

  "Hello!" Shao Le adjusted his glasses and said calmly, "I heard from Yuan Li that you are all detectives. I hope your reasoning this time will become the best material for my writing."

  "How can you talk like that!" Yuan Li elbowed Bao Le slightly, as if telling him to apologize quickly.

  "Don't worry! We won't mind, will we?" Zheng Hanfei said as he looked at the others.

  "That's right!" The others all nodded in agreement.

  "Alright then, let me introduce the others. This is..." Yuan Li pointed to the person behind him, just about to say his name when he was interrupted by Zheng Hanfei.

  "Only Zheng Hanfei said, 'We know this person, and we also want to know why he suddenly changed his mind and came here. Didn't he say he had something on and couldn't come? Is that right, Di Luo?'"

  The one standing behind him was none other than Di Luo. Hearing Zheng Hanfei say that, Di Luo could only smile awkwardly and then looked at Ouyang Xiuxiu as if waiting for his verdict.

  "Tell me, Di Luo, what's going on?" Ouyang Xiu said calmly.

  "Boss, I was worried about you all, so I came over to take a look."

  "Don't lie!" Qu Menghan said disdainfully, "With your lazy personality, would you be so enthusiastic? Tell the truth quickly!"

  "Uh..." Seeing his own lie being exposed, and himself unable to surpass the crowd, Di Luo could only helplessly sigh and tell the truth. "Actually, it was my dad who told me to come. After all, Granny Yu Cui had attended his exhibition before, so he couldn't not give her face. But he had something urgent at the last minute, and my sister still had a music competition to attend, so he could only send me instead."

  "A 6,000-word report is due the day after tomorrow. If you don't hand it in, you know what will happen." Ouyang Xiuzi glared at him. He decided that this time he must teach Di Luo a good lesson and correct his bad habits.

  "Got it!" Di Luo said with a dejected tone. It seemed that he understood that this time, he couldn't escape and had to accept some punishment.

  Maybe this is what they call "reaping what you sow".

  "This is my sister, Yuan Yu!" After a brief interlude, Yuan Li pointed to the person on his right and continued, "She's a reasoning enthusiast, and many of the cases I've thought of originated from her ideas. Sister, this is Zheng Hanfei, whom Grandma has mentioned before. His reasoning ability is something I've experienced personally, and it's indeed very high. You two can discuss among yourselves."

  Yuanti specially emphasized "mutual discussion" and winked at Zheng Hanfei, the meaning was self-evident.

  "Hello!" Yuan Yu stretched out her slender and delicate small hand, "I heard you're a detective?"

  "Yes, Miss Yuan Yu" Zheng Hanfei shook her hand, but this scene made a flash of disgust in Qu Menghuan's eyes.

  "So I'd like to ask, did you understand that notice?"

  "No!" Zheng Hanfei shook his head, "The meaning is very profound, it will take some time. Yuan Li, take me to the room, I want to think carefully."

  "Don't bother him anymore!" Yuan Yu said, "I'll take care of it. Besides, I also want to hear your reasoning."

  "Alright, I'll trouble you then!" Zheng Hanfei smiled and followed Yuan Yu into the house. As he walked to Ouyang Xiuxiu's side, he gave her a look that only the two of them understood.