The Mysterious Case of the Young Detective

  "Wow, I've actually brought a bit of interest to you!" Zhong Lixuaner smiled disdainfully, thinking that he was just arrogant or as the president said, his reasoning ability was on par with hers.

  "Wait!" Zheng Hanfei said lightly, lowering his head to continue reading the contents on the paper:

  I19CVT23

  2C1E3DVI

  3EV2ID1T6

  DI32VC1

  ET13C425

  62D1I3ET

  29V71C3E

  V38IDT12

  16T32ID4

  "What is this?" Gu Jie scratched his head in distress and shouted out loud, he was completely clueless about this thing.

  "Shut up!" Zheng Hanfei glared at Gu Jie, he somewhat regretted boasting about Gu Jie's strong observational skills, not expecting that even Gu Jie couldn't escape the phrase "men full of muscles don't have brains".

  "How's it going? Have you figured it out?" Zheng Hanfei asked with good intentions, glancing at Nan Ruoxuan who was still deep in thought.

  "Mind your own business!" Nan Ruo Xuan hummed and turned her back on Zheng Han Fei, continuing to solve the problem.

  "Hey! What's wrong with you?" Zheng Hanfei grabbed Nan Ruoxuan's shoulder and asked loudly. No matter what, he had to get a clear answer.

  "How dare you talk to me? Take a look at yourself first!" Nan Ruo Xun struggled free from Zheng Han Fei's restraints, her face slightly darkening, as if someone owed her money. "You're wasting time chatting with beautiful women here, it's better to think about how to solve this problem."

  "You're talking about this problem, I've already been able to solve it! Unfortunately, I can't help you guys." Zheng Hanfei helplessly shrugged his shoulders.

  "Why?" Nan Ruo Xun shouted loudly.

  "Because... I promised someone, I can't test with you guys together, I can only give you a hint once." Zheng Hanfei smiled, "After all, this is a test to prove your abilities. If I answer for you, can it still be proven? Come on, this question is one of your specialties, don't let me, Gu Jie, or the people in this club down. Oh! By the way, here's a hint: the password is a single word, a word closely related to the Detective Club."

  After finishing, Zheng Hanfei turned around and left, starting to chat with Gu Jie. It seemed that Zheng Hanfei really wanted Nan Ruoxuan to answer this question. If she couldn't solve it within the specified time, then neither of them would be qualified to join the Detective Club.

  "How could you do this?!" Nan Ruo Xuan stomped her foot in anger, then seemed to remember something and blushed slightly, saying in a voice that only she could hear: "Thank you..."

  ……

  "Shall I hand it over to her?" Gu Jie whispered in Zheng Hanfei's ear, glancing at Nan Ruoxuan who had lowered his head again.

  "No problem!" Zheng Hanfei gave him a reassuring look and glanced at the time, "I guarantee that she will definitely figure it out in the last ten minutes."

  "When did you become so confident about her?"

  "Anytime!" said Zheng Hanfei, "Because of mutual trust, we three can become eternal partners."

  "If you believe me, why don't you let me untie it?" Gu Jue sighed and said with a disappointed face.

  "Come on!" Zheng Hanfei elbowed him, "Don't think I don't know, with your brain, you can't solve it in such a short time, let Xiaoxun do it instead."

  "Heh heh." Gu Jie scratched his head, embarrassed. "I've been found out. Speaking of which, haven't you noticed? Every time Xiaoxun faces you, her eyes contain a special emotion."

  "Is there?" Zheng Hanfei thought seriously for a moment, then shook his head, "I didn't notice anything."

  "That's because your EQ is too low!" Gu Jie glared at him, "Come on, today I'll give you a good lesson."

  "Big brother, are you studying psychology?" Zheng Hanfei didn't show weakness either, rolling his eyes, "Listen to me for a second, it's better if you don't study it. With your tall and handsome appearance, if you become a psychologist in the future, I'm not sure if you'll increase or decrease the patient's mental pressure."

  "Get out!" Gu Jie knocked his head and scolded with a smile, "What's on your mind? I'm just telling the truth."

  "Alright, I get it! Let's go and see if she has solved the riddle."

  ……

  "How's it going?" Zheng Hanfei glanced at Nan Ruoxuan, whose face showed a confident smile, and knew that she had almost figured it out. He could say that she was close to the answer, so he moved aside and waited for her to solve the puzzle. After all, when she solved the puzzle, she wouldn't be able to avoid causing harm if he didn't keep his distance.

  "It's solved!" Nan Ruo Xuan shouted excitedly, waving her fist in the air. With a few loud thuds, several fist prints were left on the pristine white wall.

  Zheng Hanfei and Gu Jie exchanged a glance, they seemed to have forgotten that Nan Ruoxuan still had this habit, as soon as she got excited, she would involuntarily swing her fists, people and objects close to her were easily affected.

  It seems that Ou Yang Xi has added some more trouble. Zheng Han Fei let out a soft sigh, this habit of hers, he had once personally helped Nan Ruo Xuan change, but the result was that he ended up with a body full of scars, to the point where his body developed a reflex, whenever he saw Nan Ruo Xuan get excited, he would immediately keep a distance of three meters from her.

  "You have five minutes left." The girl at the registration desk reminded him with a smile, but Zheng Hanfei still saw her mouth twitching slightly, revealing that she was somewhat surprised inside.

  No matter who it is, seeing a girl being so violent, it's impossible for anyone to remain calm, of course, except for Zheng Hanfei and Gu Jie, who are already used to it.

  "Speak up." Zheng Hanfei broke the silence, glaring at him with some annoyance, as if to say you're overexcited, don't forget there are others here.

  "Oh!" Nan Ruo Xuan stuck out her tongue, and the adorable expression made everyone feel a kind of illusion: was this still the same girl who had left fist prints on the tree trunk just now?

  "Actually, this riddle is a combination of Sudoku. Seeing Zheng Hanfei's face turn black as he stared at her, Nan Ruoxuan knew she had gone too far and said in a serious tone, "First, remove the letters and replace them with numbers, then apply Sudoku to figure out all the numbers. Next, replace the numbers with their corresponding letters to discover that 9 is D, 8 is E, 7 is T, 6 is C, 5 is I, and 4 is V. Then, E disappears three times, T disappears twice, and D, C, I, and V each disappear once. So the letters are D, E, E, E, T, T, C, I, and V. Arrange them in order to get the final answer: Detective."

  Clap, clap, clap! The girl stretched out her hand and applauded, the smile on her face proving that Nan Ruo Xun's reasoning was completely correct. Nan Ruo Xun also revealed a happy smile due to the encouragement of the applause.

  What a wonderful girl! Zheng Hanfei couldn't help but smack his lips, as there were only a handful of people who could make Nan Ruoxuan smile, especially strangers they had just met for the first time. So he began to admire this girl a little.

  "Congratulations on passing the first test." Zhong Liyu said, "The club's tests have a total of three, now you've passed one, it can be said that you're already an associate member."

  "Really?" Nan Ruo Xun said with some disbelief.

  "Really."

  "So that's what you mean." Zheng Hanfei said as he looked at Gu Jie beside him, "Because Gu Jie didn't answer correctly, so he didn't pass the test?"

  "Hey! This is what you wouldn't let me solve, if I couldn't join the Detective Agency, I'll be looking for trouble with you!" Gu Jie stretched his muscles, preparing to teach Zheng Hanfei a lesson.

  "Haha! Just kidding!"

  "Xiao Jie! If you dare to move him! I won't allow it!" Nan Ru Xun rushed to Zheng Han Fei's side in time, her left hand stretched out, her eyes fixed intently on Gu Jie, with a tense and guarded expression.

  "Hey!" Zheng Hanfei rushed between the two, persuading, "I was just joking earlier, don't take it seriously, okay? Let's hear what Zhong Liyu has to say instead!"

  "Oh!" they exclaimed in unison.

  "Alright, Zhong Li Yu'er, you continue speaking, those two interrupted your speech, I'm really sorry."

  "It's nothing." Zhong Li Wan shook her head. "By the way, you can just call me Wan'er, calling my full name sounds awkward."

  "Yes!" The three replied in unison.

  "So I continued saying that actually, these three tests, Gu Jie and Nan Ruoxi only need to pass the period, no need to care who solves the puzzle."

  "Really!" Gu Jie said, "Then I can rest assured."

  "Alright! Please go to the conference room on the third floor, the second test should be there." Zhong Liyu reminded.

  "Conference room..." Zheng Hanfei smiled awkwardly, thinking to himself what was going through Ouyang Xiu's mind, and how he even came up with the idea of a conference room. Was this still a detective agency?

  "That's where the president and members discuss cases." It seems like she knew what Zheng Hanfei was thinking, so Zhong Liyuanyu explained, "As for the name, it was started by Sister Katie."

  It was Katie after all. Zheng Hanfei nodded and thought to himself that since she used to work at Sterling Uncle's company, it wasn't too strange for her to start this name.

  "Let's go." Zheng Hanfei waved his hand and walked out of the room. Now, he had to go to that so-called conference room to see what puzzles were waiting for him to solve.