The Mysterious Case of the Young Detective

  "Master, are you alright?" As soon as he entered the venue, Zheng Hanfei saw Wang Bo rushing over with a worried face.

  "It's nothing, this headache seems not to be what we imagined." Zheng Hanfei smiled and patted his head, indicating that he was fine. "By the way, Wang Bo, I asked you to check on some information..."

  "Don't worry, young master." Wang Bo gave Zheng Hanfei a reassuring look. "I've already got those materials under control. However..."

  At this point, Wang Bo took out a black hat from his pocket and handed it to Zheng Hanfei.

  "Wang Bo, what's going on here..."

  "Master, this time is different from before. Don't lose the game because of your stubbornness. Please take it." Wang Bo's sincere advice seemed to have been affected by Zheng Hanfei's earlier headache, which had left him frightened.

  "Alright, alright, I know!" Zheng Hanfei helplessly took over the hat and put it in his pants pocket, then asked: "Uncle Wang, tell me about those documents first."

  "Yes, young master! Stirling has two children, a boy and a girl. The boy's name is Dilo, he's the same age as you, likes to play magic tricks and has no interest in business, currently studying at Quinlan Academy."

  "Quinn Academy?" Zheng Hanfei pondered for a moment, somewhat surprised, "Isn't that the famous academy where Xiaoxun and Xiaojie are studying?"

  "Yes, young master, it's that college."

  "Looks like we can't underestimate him after all." Zheng Han pinched his chin, "What about the other girl?"

  "The girl's name is Katie, she is seventeen years old, and is fluent in English, Japanese, French and more than a dozen other languages. She used to work as an interpreter for the Crowne Group, and she is also very good at music, having reached level ten on instruments such as violin and piano."

  "Katie... Claurus... Katie!" Zheng Hanfei muttered a few words with his head down, then suddenly raised his head, looking at Wang Bo in horror and asked, "It can't be that the Claurus Katie who won the championship at the International Music Festival is..."

  "That's right, it's her! And, young master, there's something even more astonishing."

  "What?"

  "She attended Quinn Academy just like Dero."

  "*gulp*" Zheng Hanfei couldn't help but take a deep breath, thinking to himself what kind of people were these? Having one heaven-defying father was already impressive enough, and now it seemed that the two children weren't ordinary either. He almost admired Sterling.

  "Is their relationship good or bad?" After patting his chest to calm himself down, Zheng Hanfei continued to ask.

  According to Miss Linda, their relationship seems to be somewhat strained, and the reason appears to be that Mr. Sterling does not often return home to visit them.

  "Alright, I know!" Zheng Hanfei nodded and glanced at his watch. "It's now 6:55, there are still 5 minutes before the exhibition starts. Wang Bo, let's just wait patiently here."

  ……

  "What...how did you come here?" In a room in the backstage of the meeting hall, a 16-year-old boy was staring at Ouyang Xiu with a look of shock and terror on his face.

  "Hum! Dilo, didn't you invite me here?" Ouyang Xiu said disdainfully, his eyes fixed on the young man in front of him. The young man had a head of light golden long hair, wore a high-end suit, and was slightly slender. His black eyes were filled with fear.

  "When did I invite... No! No! It was me who invited you, haha, look at my brain!" Di Luo originally wanted to tell the truth, but seeing Ouyang Xi's fierce gaze, he immediately changed his words and laughed awkwardly.

  "Leave Dilo alone." Just then, a woman slightly older than Dilo walked out. She had a slender waist, was tall and statuesque, wearing an elegant dress, with her light golden hair cascading down to her hips like a waterfall, her pale purple eyes gazing at Dilo with concern and adoration. This was Stirling's daughter - Katie.

  "I didn't bully him!" Ouyang Xiu said, "I just wanted to ask him why he didn't tell me about this matter."

  "We don't want to trouble you. After all, you've concentrated your energy there, and dividing it now would be disadvantageous for you."

  "You... Ah, never mind, I won't pursue this matter anymore." Ouyang Xiu sighed and sat down on the soft and comfortable sofa, with his fingers interlocked. A hint of sharpness flashed in his light blue eyes: "I'd like to ask you all, why did you invite Zheng Hanfei over?"

  "Who's that?" Di Luo was startled at first, then let out a sigh of relief and said, "I heard from my father that he is a very capable detective, so I invited him over. He's also quite famous, didn't he solve that case in Japan?"

  "Is it just because he's famous? So you're asking for no cameras at the venue?"

  "This... is what my father asked for, but he said that if it were his request, outsiders would look down on him, so he had me help out instead?"

  "Really? Didn't you have a bad relationship with your father? Why are you listening to him this time?"

  "He is my father, why shouldn't I listen to him?"

  "Alright, let's stop the idle chatter." Kitty interrupted, "Diro, it's getting late, hurry up and get ready. Hsu, we need to prepare to enter the venue, you go ahead and take a break first."

  "Alright." Ouyang Xiuxiu stood up, took a deep look at the two of them, and said "take care of yourselves", then walked out of the room.

  ……

  "Wang Bo, it seems the time is almost up, let's slip away for now." Looking at the crowd surging in from the entrance, Zheng Hanfei smiled slightly and pulled Wang Bo to a corner close to the display rack.

  "Let's just wait for the exhibition to start here." Zheng Hanfei said, leaning against the wall, his black eyes staring at the passing VIPs, as if trying to find the so-called Acheron spirit.

  "Master, I'd better go get some food," said Wang Bo, "otherwise your body will collapse."

  "Alright." Zheng Hanfei nodded, "Get me some desserts. If I don't replenish my energy after using my brain excessively for a long time, maybe the next moment I'll become an idiot."

  Wang Bo nodded and turned to walk towards the catering area of the venue.

  "Looks like you're having a hard time, how's it going, got any leads?" Wang Bo hadn't walked far when a voice that made Zheng Hanfei slightly disgusted sounded in his ear, no need to say who it was, Ou Yang Xiu.

  "What are you doing here?" Zheng Hanfei said with some annoyance. "Think you can find clues from me? Don't dream about it, you won't be able to."

  "Alas, how can you say that?" Ouyang Xiu said with feigned sadness, "I'm just giving you a few clues."

  "Sending a clue?" Zheng Hanfei looked at Ouyang Xiuzhi with a puzzled gaze, "Didn't we have a bet? Aren't you afraid of losing by doing this?"

  "Don't be afraid!" Ouyang Xiuxiu replied with a smile, "Reasoning is not about winning or losing, nor is it about high or low. The truth will always be only one."

  "Borrowing Conan's famous line, aren't you ashamed?" Zheng Hanfei chuckled and suddenly found Ouyang Xiu looking quite pleasing to the eye. Perhaps, that bet, neither of them had taken it to heart after all; a detective's nature is to uncover the truth!

  "Go on, what clue are you going to give me?"

  "I always felt like Dero and Katie weren't really into Sterling."

  "Is this the clue? Then I can only say sorry to you, I've had this clue for a long time."

  "Oh? The speed is quite fast, then what about this clue? I went to ask Di Luo about the installation of cameras in the meeting room, he said he was following his father's arrangement."

  A flash of insight flickered in Zheng Hanfei's eyes, and for a moment, he seemed to grasp something, yet at the same time, it was as if he had grasped nothing.

  "Never mind that for now," Ouyang Xiupai patted Zheng Hanfei's head and pointed to the slowly opening door, saying, "Quickly look, the exhibition has begun."

  As soon as Ou Yang Xiu's voice fell, the entire venue darkened, and all the lights suddenly converged on the entrance of the venue. The host's voice slowly echoed in the venue: "Now, let's invite Mr. Sterling to take the stage."

  Sterling, Dior and Katie then walked out of the gate, with Sterling walking steadily on the red carpet, smiling all over his face, holding a delicate box, while Dior and Katie followed behind him, also smiling at everyone in the venue.

  In less than a minute, the three of them walked over to the display case. Sterling put on gloves and carefully removed "Tears of Hope" from its delicate box, handing it to Dilo who was also wearing gloves.

  Di Luo first showed the "Tears of Hope" to everyone, then put it into the display frame for precious stones. After that, a rumbling sound was heard, and the crowd in the venue saw the glass cover on the display table slowly closing.

  Just then, Kitty stepped forward, took the big red cloth from Stirling's hand and covered it over the glass case. She turned around to face everyone, giving them a sweet smile.

  Clap, clap, clap! The crowd applauded for the success of this meeting. Even Zheng Hanfei and Ouyang Xiuxiu, who were standing in the corner, had smiles on their faces as they clapped, but there was a hint of puzzlement in their eyes, as if...the current situation was somewhat different from what they had expected.