The Mysterious Case of the Young Detective

  "I guarantee it! Even if I'm late, I won't need your help!" As soon as he walked out of the admissions office, Zheng Hanfei's heart was racing and his legs were trembling nonstop. His hair was a bit disheveled, and one could imagine just how fast Gu Jie had been.

  "Ah, don't mind it." Gu Jie chuckled, "But what surprises me is that you easily completed the enrollment procedures and were even assigned to our class. Tell me, what kind of method did you use?"

  "There's nothing." Zheng Hanfei shook his head, thinking that Ouyang Xiu's handling speed was surprisingly fast. Recalling the respectful attitude of the teacher in the office, Zheng Hanfei was filled with a hint of curiosity about Ouyang Xiu's identity as the president, analyzing how great his abilities were.

  "What? What happened there?" Suddenly, the commotion from afar caught Zheng Hanfei's attention. He turned his gaze and a small mountain-high, majestic and ancient building came into view.

  "This is... Gothic architecture!" Looking at the familiar ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and tall clustered columns, Zheng Hanfei immediately identified the type of building, marveling at the college's immense wealth.

  "That's right!" Nan Ruo Xun nodded, "Every time I see this building, it gives me a sense of lightness and elegance, its ethereal, slender, towering, and sharp features are exactly the type I like."

  At this point, Nan Ruoxuan's eyes sparkled like two stars, with a silly expression on her face, leaving Zheng Hanfei and Gu Jie speechless.

  "Is this the teaching building? Or what?" Zheng Hanfei coughed, patted Nan Ruxun's shoulder, hinting that she should wake up quickly, and then pointed at the building, asking.

  "It's a club, it's an exclusive place for the club" Nan Ruo Xun said with some indignation, apparently she was very dissatisfied with Zheng Han Fei's behavior just now.

  "Which club is it?"

  "The Detective Agency, a place exclusive to the Sherlock Detective Agency. It's said that to join this organization, one needs to have vast knowledge and extremely high intelligence."

  "Oh... what?! Zheng Hanfei first nodded dazedly, just about to turn and leave, but suddenly reacted and shouted at the two of them, "You said that building is Sherlock Detective Agency's, completely?!"

  "Really? Are you an ordinary person? So ignorant." Nan Ruo Xun looked at Zheng Han Fei with a gaze as if looking at an alien.

  "Xiao Xun! Don't say that!" Gu Jie immediately shouted at Nan Ruoxuan, constantly using his eyes to signal her to apologize when he saw the hint of loss in Zheng Hanfei's eyes.

  "Huh?" Nan Ruo Xun realized she had misspoken, looking at the worry on Zheng Han Fei's face, feeling a bit uncomfortable, apologized, "Han Fei, sorry, just pretend I didn't say anything earlier."

  "What? I'm fine, Xiaoxun, no need to apologize." Zheng Hanfei was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Let's hurry up and go there."

  "Why?" Nan Ruo Xun asked with some confusion.

  "Because I'm going to join that club." Zheng Han flew a wink at the two, turned and ran towards the Sherlock Detective Agency.

  "Hey! You'd better say it quickly, what's going on!" Nan Ruo Xun was slightly stunned, then loudly shouted a sentence and hurriedly followed Zheng Han Fei.

  Aren't you really bothered? You who were once treated as a monster?

  Looking at the two figures laughing and playing, Gu Jie smiled slightly and hurried to catch up. Perhaps he was too worried, because with Zheng Hanfei by their side, they would always have genuine smiles on their faces.

  ……

  "What's going on?" Zheng Hanfei pointed at a group of people outside the triangular archway and asked.

  "Why don't you just ask?" Nan Ruo Xun pouted, patting a boy's shoulder and asking, "Excuse me, what are you guys doing here?"

  "Didn't you know?" the boy said, "I heard that Sherlock Detective Agency is recruiting members again, and you can enter directly without answering any questions."

  "Wow! That's great. Are you guys fighting for a spot?"

  "Yes." The boy nodded first, then sighed, "Unfortunately, they said only one person named Zheng Hanfei was allowed to enter. Now everyone is pretending to be Zheng Hanfei and wants to enter the Sherlock Detective Agency."

  When she heard this, Nan Ruo Xun was stunned for a moment. She was a bit dazed at first. Although she knew that Zheng Han Fei had some reputation, did he need to be like this? Transferring into the famous academy was easy all the way, and the famous detective agency specifically wanted to recruit him into their club. When did the Zheng Han Fei she knew have such charm?

  "Huh? I'm Zheng Hanfei, what do you want from me?" Zheng Hanfei, who had been slowly making his way over, heard the boy call out his name and assumed he was looking for him about something, so he hastily asked.

  "Haha! You?!" The boy laughed loudly, "Brother, I advise you not to pretend to be someone else's name, it's not right, besides, those people are using this statement too."

  "My name is really Zheng Hanfei." Zheng Hanfei's forehead broke out in two beads of cold sweat, thinking to himself when did he become a famous person? Someone was actually impersonating him.

  "No way!" The boy sneered and curled his lip.

  "I believe!" Nan Ruo Xun nodded and said: "His name is Zheng Han Fei."

  "Brother, do you want someone to help you prove it? I advise you to spare yourself the trouble. This kind of childish trick won't be believed by the members of a detective agency."

  "What a pity, he is indeed named Zheng Hanfei, I've seen his appearance." Suddenly, a voice came from behind the boy, scaring him out of his wits.

  "Ah, Di Luo, I didn't expect you to be a member of the Detective Agency." Zheng Hanfei was somewhat surprised as he looked at the familiar face in front of him. He then glanced at the bandaged hand and asked with concern, "Your hand, is it okay?"

  "You don't know how much more there is!" Di Luo said, "As for the hand, thanks to your 'blessing', it won't be well for another two months."

  "Ah, sorry!" Zheng Hanfei scratched his head awkwardly.

  "No need to apologize." Di Luo shook his head. "I'm also responsible, to be honest, I even thank you for not crippling my hand."

  "Right! Since you're here, doesn't that mean Kitty is also..."

  "Yes, sister is also here. Our reasoning ability may not be as good as the president's, but it's much better than those people outside who are pretending to be someone else."

  "How dare you speak like that!" someone in the crowd shouted angrily, "Don't think you're superior just because you can enter the detective agency!"

  "How can you talk like that?" Zheng Hanfei poked Di Luo with his elbow, his eyes somewhat reproachful.

  "They joined the detective agency not for reasoning, but to gain fame. Aren't people like that trash? I've already put it nicely."

  Zheng Hanfei was suddenly speechless. Di Luo was right, the words "reasoning" and "detective" were tainted in their eyes, just like human trash.

  "You stinky little brat! I'm going to have to teach you a lesson!" Finally, an older and stronger boy couldn't take it anymore, raised his fist and swung at Dilo.

  Crack! Suddenly, a delicate, slender and white hand grabbed the boy's arm, making a crisp sound, pulling him forward, causing him to lose his balance, and with a loud thud, he fell to the ground.

  "Want to fight? Ask me if I'm okay with it first." Nan Ruo Xun chuckled and rubbed his hands together, looking eager for battle.

  "Ugly woman, how dare you treat me like this!" The boy got up quickly and scolded Nan Ruoxuan.

  "What... did... you... say?"

  "Ugly woman! What's wrong, isn't it? Ugly woman!"

  Oh no! Hearing Nan Ruoxi's fingers snapping, Zheng Hanfei knew something was going to go wrong and quickly gave Gu Jie a signal with his eyes, indicating for him to hurry up and stop her.

  Ah! Unfortunately, it was too late. All that could be heard was a miserable cry. The strong boy turned into a black shadow and flew over Gu Jie's side, crashing into the tree. At that time, his face was covered with bright red handprints, his mouth was bleeding, and even several teeth were knocked out.

  "True violence!" Di Luo couldn't help but swallow his saliva, thinking that if he provoked her, he wouldn't be able to recover for a year or two even if he lay in bed.

  "Haha, she's always like this." Zheng Hanfei smiled awkwardly and glared at Nan Ruoxuan, who was dusting himself off. The latter pouted in dissatisfaction and walked back to Zheng Hanfei's side.

  "I have an unreasonable request."

  "Huh, what did you say?"

  "It's just that these two friends of mine don't have a club right now, you see, can they join the Sherlock Detective Club?"

  "This...," Di Luo rubbed his head, "it's possible, but the two of them must take the test. If they don't pass, then all we can say is sorry."

  Can Di Luo speak or not? Of course not, since he witnessed the violent behavior of this lovely girl, he has to weigh his words carefully before speaking to her, otherwise, he would be the one to suffer.

  "Please." Di Luo made a inviting gesture, glanced at the boy who was still leaning against the tree and seemed to have fainted, thinking silently that the president would be busy this time.

  "Alas!" Seeing Di Luo like this, Zheng Hanfei helplessly shook his head. This situation had already happened several times before, and each time it did, he would think that a beautiful girl like Nan Ruoxuan shouldn't be learning martial arts; if she just needed to defend herself, a few moves would suffice, but someone like Di Luo was purely a menace to society.

  "Go!" Zheng Hanfei shouted, leading the way through the gate. Gu Jie, Nan Ruoxuan and Di Luoyi followed closely behind. After the gate closed, the people outside finally came to their senses, carrying the unconscious boy away with a mixture of panic and relief.