Chapter 615
Sima Shenhe
"You mean... your Old Feng has flown away?"
Inside the mystery club's activity room, club president Lin Xu forced a smile, barely managing to maintain his composure. He braced one hand against half his cheek, staring intently at the middle-aged man opposite him.
“It’s not my Lao Feng,” Sima Shenhe rubbed his throbbing temples, the dark circles under his eyes looking like he’d been punched, and said in a hoarse voice, “It’s my friend, Lao Feng.”
"Of course I understand that, but what does it mean that it flew away?"
"The literal meaning." Sima Shenhe said with a gloomy expression.
“Literally…” Lin Xu took a deep breath, “You don’t mean to say that he grew wings like a bird and then flew away, do you?”
Behind him, several members of the mystery club were barely holding back their laughter, their shoulders trembling uncontrollably.
Only Xiao Xiaoxiao yawned, looking utterly bored.
Sima Shenhe was completely oblivious to the ridicule of the crowd. He was slow-witted and had poor eyesight. He always worked day by day. If he weren't good at judging people by their status, he would have been fired long ago.
He used to have Lao Feng to rely on, but now that Lao Feng has suddenly flown away, he has no idea how he will continue to survive.
“It didn’t grow wings.” He shook his head wearily. “But it did fly away, right in front of me.”
Lin Xu lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, as if he was repeatedly chewing on the words. After a while, he raised his head again and vigorously wiped his face: "When did this happen?"
"A week ago."
"He disappeared?"
"Correct."
Have you contacted him?
"We've searched everywhere, but he's vanished into thin air; we can't find him anywhere."
"Excuse me for being blunt, but this already falls into the category of a missing person case, Mr. Sima. What you should do is call the police, not come to us."
“I went to the police, but they wouldn’t believe me.”
Beside Lin Xu, a member of the detective club couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" Sima Shenhe frowned slightly.
"I remembered some happy things."
"Happy?" Sima Shenhe's face darkened, and he said angrily, "My friend has flown away, and you're actually happy?"
"Don't misunderstand, Mr. Sima. What Liu Jie means is that he is deeply honored that you are willing to trust our detective club."
Lin Xu first tried to smooth things over, then said seriously, "But to be honest, we're just a few ordinary college students, and the club was only formed out of interest. I'm afraid it's difficult for us to help..."
“I can pay.” Sima Shenhe took out his phone. “Detectives all charge a fee, I know that.”
It seems this Mr. Sima isn't quite right in the head, actually mistaking members of the mystery club for detectives; that's just too childish.
Lin Xu shook his head again: "I'm sorry, Mr. Sima, the Detective Club is not a detective agency. We just get together because of our shared interests. Talking about money is an insult to us."
Sima Shenhe didn't speak, but slowly opened Fetion Wallet and handed the phone screen to him: "Is this enough?"
"Mr. Sima is joking."
Upon seeing the balance, Lin Xu's expression immediately changed. "To be honest, even just out of interest, we still have a group of quite excellent detective trainees gathered here—"
He looked back and saw that all the members were pretending to be busy with their heads down. Only Xiao Xiaoxiao was drowsy. When she suddenly looked up, she met Lin Xu's burning gaze.
"Xiaoxiao! This 'case' is yours!" "Me? I won't..."
"I'll give you 80% of the reward."
“How much could there be even if it’s 80%…” Xiao Xiaoxiao was still not very happy.
Lin Xu silently moved his lips and uttered a number.
"Let's go, right now!"
Xiao Xiaoxiao slapped her cheek, forcibly dispelling her sleepiness, and abruptly got up.
Lin Xu smiled with satisfaction and introduced, "Mr. Sima, this is Xiao Xiaoxiao, our most outstanding member of the Detective Club, known as the number one female detective in Beicheng."
Xiao Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes. That's what she usually called herself, but no one ever took it seriously. Now that she's needed to run errands, she's suddenly become the undisputed number one female detective in Beicheng.
But it doesn't matter, as long as there's money to be made. Christmas is just around the corner, and she needs to save up enough money before then, as part-time work alone won't be enough.
If she can complete this job, she won't have to work so hard anymore.
Since money is involved, the nature of this matter is obviously different. Lin Xu took out paper and pen and said solemnly, "Mr. Sima, let me confirm first. Your request is for us to help you find that friend named Lao Feng, right?"
Sima Shenhe shook his head: "Old Feng has disappeared. I'm sure of that. I came to you only hoping that you could help me find the last gift Old Feng left for me."
Everyone looked at each other.
Just then, there was a knock on the door of the activity room. A member opened the door and saw a handsome young man with a slightly pale face standing outside. He couldn't help but look surprised.
“I recognize you, you are…”
"Hello, I'm Han Zhou. Is Xiao Xiao here?"
"Here I am."
"That's good."
Han Zhou breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Please tell Xiao Xiao that I'm waiting for her outside."
He had just rushed over from the teaching building, and when he heard Teacher Ouyang ask who Xiaoxiao was, his brain almost went blank. Fortunately, Teacher Ouyang quickly told him that it was just a joke and that Xiaoxiao was absent from class because she was sick.
But no one answered his calls. He asked his roommate and found out that the guy had actually come to participate in a club activity.
He came to participate in club activities before he was even fully recovered from his illness. This was simply ridiculous. He was really worried about him, so he came looking for him.
Furthermore, since it has been confirmed that the status bar has the ability to travel through time, the familiarity between him and Xiao Xiaoxiao may also be due to this reason. His eagerness to see Xiao Xiaoxiao is also to confirm this matter.
He hadn't forgotten there was still an event task to be completed—
[You now know the correct way to use the Mysterious Pouch. Please use it again at the correct time next month to obtain important information. You will receive an important opportunity upon completion of the task.]
This event task appeared last month, which means that the "next month" mentioned in the task description is December. He originally planned to use the mysterious pouch on Christmas Day, but now it seems that it may not be the right day.
While she was thinking, the door to the activity room opened again, and it was the same member from before: "Sorry, Xiaoxiao just took on a case, and everyone is discussing the 'case' right now, so it might take a little longer. Why don't you come in and wait?"
"A commission?" Han Zhou was taken aback and asked curiously, "Don't you guys only play deduction games? Where did this commission come from?"
"That's a long story..."
A strange smile flashed across the commune member's face. He glanced back into the room and lowered his voice:
"The client said that a friend of his named Lao Feng flew away... Dude, do you get my joke?" (End of Chapter)