Chapter 4 The Actors Are Ready

  Bang! Zheng Hanfei closed the door, completely ignoring Yuan Yu's stunning beauty, and directly turned on the desk lamp in front of him. His eyes kept moving over the notice letter, trying to find some clues.

  "You're quite impressive." Yuan Yu smiled slightly, with no hint of dissatisfaction on her face. "I heard from my brother that you've handled many cases in Japan?"

  "Yes!" Zheng Hanfei said, but his eyes were still fixed on the notice, "Because of some things, I had to go to Japan and ended up encountering many tricky cases."

  "What's going on? Can you tell me about it?"

  "Alright!" Zheng Hanfei put down the notice in his hand, turned his head to look at Yuan Yu, and a hint of sharpness flashed in his eyes. "But before that, can you tell me what your purpose is? Yuan Yu... no, Zan Ying!"

  "What are you talking about?" Yuanyu covered her mouth and burst out laughing, "How could I possibly be a residual shadow? You must have gotten it wrong."

  "Do I need to spell it out for you?" Zheng Hanfei sneered, "I have to say, your disguise technique is perfect, but unfortunately, you still showed a flaw."

  "Since you've always insisted I'm a residual shadow, then tell me, how did I reveal my weakness?"

  "Because of what you said and your reaction." Zheng Hanfei said, "Since you're a reasoning enthusiast, why are you only interested in me and not Ouyang Xiu beside me? He's also a detective, just like me."

  "It's because you're a bit special." Yuan Yu smiled slightly, "You shouldn't suspect me of being a residual shadow just because of this, should you?"

  "There's another thing," Zheng Hanfei continued, his confidence unwavering in his eyes. "I want to analyze the notice letter, why did you follow me?"

  "Because I'm a reasoning enthusiast..."

  "Not true!" Zheng Hanfei shouted sternly, "No matter how obsessed you are with reasoning, it's impossible not to worry about your own family's Shadow Star. If I were Yuan Yu, I would wait until the announcement letter is deciphered before analyzing whether it's right or wrong, instead of following directly like you."

  "You..."

  "You followed me here to disrupt my thoughts on deciphering the notice, right? So I'll just take countermeasures and bring you into this room. Now, you can't escape - there are security guards all around this room. Surrender, Lingering Shadow! If you still say you're not Lingering Shadow, then let me touch your face to see if it's a mask."

  "Hmph, you're indeed a famous detective!" Yuan Li coldly smiled, using his hand to tear off his disguise, revealing his true appearance.

  Is this a residual image? Zheng Hanfei's eyes revealed a hint of solemnity, so far he had the upper hand, but his intuition told him that he was always at a disadvantage.

  "So, what are you going to do now, little detective?" The silhouette adjusted the white top hat on his head. Although his face was covered with a white mask, Zheng Hanfei could still tell that it was a male voice. The black cloak and black suit created a striking contrast with the white, giving Zheng Hanfei a strong visual impact.

  How is that possible! Zheng Hanfei stared at the silhouette in disbelief, because his age, judging from his physique, was basically the same as his, but his voice sounded like a man in his thirties or forties.

  "What's wrong, don't you think my voice and figure don't match?" The residual shadow seemed to know what Zheng Hanfei was thinking, and couldn't help but say, "Famous detective, there are still many fields in the world that you can't think of. Haven't you realized that you yourself are an example?"

  "Don't give me any nonsense here! You'd better be prepared to get caught!" For some reason, facing the residual shadow, he felt like he couldn't breathe. In order not to let the opponent see his weakness, Zheng Hanfei tried hard to pretend that everything was fine, but the sweat beads on his forehead and the trembling of his body did not escape the eyes of the residual shadow.

  "Is that so?" The residual shadow had no tension, "Famous detective, please remember, the prey I aim at, unless I give up automatically, I will keep chasing!"

  After finishing speaking, the residual shadow took out a spherical object from his bosom. Just when Zheng Hanfei felt something was wrong, the residual shadow swung it forcefully towards the ground, and suddenly a loud "bang" sound was heard. The entire room was filled with thick smoke.

  It was actually a smoke bomb! Zheng Hanfei couldn't help but cover his mouth, and at this time, he found that his physical condition had improved significantly. He rushed to the window and opened it, just as a black shadow suddenly flew past Zheng Hanfei's side and escaped from the scene.

  "Great detective, good luck! I hope you can crack the riddle of the notice as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the time of the performance arrives, I will take away the star in the photo."

  Bang! At this moment, the door of the room was knocked open, and the next moment, a huge wave of smoke submerged the crowd outside the door, causing quite a commotion.

  Lost! Zheng Hanfei let out a sigh, he didn't expect to lose so badly in the first round. At the same time, he also knew that if he didn't quickly decipher the notice, then he would continue to lose.

  After a long time, the smoke in the room slowly dissipated. Ouyang Xiuxiu hastily ran to Zheng Hanfei's side and anxiously asked: "Where is he?"

  "We've lost!" Zheng Hanfei said weakly, "The first round is ours to lose."

  "Is that so......" Ouyang Xiupai patted his shoulder and encouraged, "It's tough, since the first game was lost, then we can't lose next!"

  "Haha, I understand!" Zheng Hanfei revealed a reassuring smile. "By the way, did you really find Yuan Yu?"

  "Found her, she fainted in the bathroom, don't worry! Focus on deciphering the notice now."

  "What about you?" Zheng Hanfei asked, detecting a hint of unease in Ouyang Xiu's tone.

  "I'll go take a look at Shadow Tower," said Ouyang Xiū.

  "It's best to bring Meng Han and Wang Bo along." Zheng Hanfei reminded, "They can't let me think calmly here at all. And take another look at the Tower of Pupils and the Tower of Time. Don't miss a single detail, after all, we still haven't figured out the location."

  "Understood!" After saying that, Ouyang Xiu turned around and led Qu Menghan and Wang Bo out of the room. The two of them looked back at Zheng Hanfei with worried eyes.

  Go! Zheng Han flew towards them and waved his hand. In fact, as long as Zheng Han opened his mouth, the two would definitely stay to accompany him. However, considering the current situation, Ou Yang Xi was more suitable for them. As the saying goes, "more people, more power", so finding clues would also be much easier.

  ……

  "Is that really okay?" Qu Menghan asked with some concern, "We can't just leave him lost there, it's not good."

  "Don't worry!" Ouyang Xiuxiu said, "I haven't known him for as long as you have, but the two of us are similar in character. If he's disheartened by something so trivial, then he doesn't deserve to be my opponent."

  "Yes, don't worry." Wang Bo also said beside him, "Young master's strength is not so fragile."

  "It seems I was overthinking!" Qu Menghan smiled slightly, gazing at a certain room in the Tianshi Building, thinking to herself: Yeah, how could I have so little faith in him? This isn't like me.

  "Yo ~ Little Ouyang, Xiaomenghan." At this time, a voice that was more familiar to the two of them than anyone else's sounded from behind, and they both hastily turned around.

  "Zhōu Zhèng Tàn Cháng." The two exclaimed, "How did you end up here?"

  "Who, me? Haha. Don't look at me like that, I'm also a gem enthusiast, and I've helped Miss Yuan Cui before, so I came."

  "Really?" Ouyang Xiuxiu was somewhat skeptical, and with the previous warning, she thought that Zhou Zheng in front of her might be a residual shadow impersonating him. She couldn't help but stretch out her left hand and pinch Zhou Zheng's cheek.

  "Ouch ouch ouch! Little Ouyang, what are you doing?!"

  He's really! Ouyang Xiuxiu widened her eyes, and Qu Menghan beside her was the same. Unfortunately, she wasn't surprised that Zhou Zheng wasn't a fake shadow, but was surprised at how Ouyang Xiuxiu suddenly came up with this move, which didn't look like his usual style at all.

  "Oh no! Little Ouyang, what are you doing? Do you want to ruin my handsome face?" Zhou Zheng said with some heartache, looking at his slightly swollen face.

  Uh... just you? Still handsome and elegant? Ouyang Xiu was suddenly struck by this childish uncle, if Zheng Hanfei heard this sentence, he would definitely make a few sarcastic remarks in his heart.

  "Alright, alright!" Zhou Zheng rubbed Ouyang Xiu's head and asked, seeing Wang Bo beside him: "Who is this..."

  "He is Wang Bo!" said Ouyang Xiu, "He's the steward beside Zheng Hanfei."

  "I see! Good good!"

  "Hello!" Mr. Wang said very politely, "You are the Interpol officer Zhou Zheng that Young Master has mentioned before, thank you for taking care of my young master."

  "Over there!" Zhou Zheng smiled and whispered in Ouyang Xiu's ear, "How about it? Have you seen the remnant shadow?"

  "Zhou Zheng Tan Chang, you..." Ouyang Xiu's expression was somewhat unnatural.

  "The second purpose of my coming here is actually him. This thief can freely enter ICPO, making ICPO lose face, so ICPO is doing its best to investigate this guy."

  ……

  "It seems that all the actors have arrived." In a nearby bush not far from Ou Yang Xiuzi and his party, Can Ying saw Zhou Zheng and smiled, saying, "Next is the prop..."