Chapter 16 Who will come to the appointment? "Is it worth it?" "She is more important than my life...
When Gu Yifeng and Ye Min returned to the office, the photo of the second deceased was playing on the big screen.
"The second deceased, Lu Chen, was 32 years old. His ostensible identity was Guo Qingyu's Yiqi App data analysis supervisor, but his actual identity—" Ni Qianfan switched the screen to display the top-secret National Security Investigation Bureau files. "He was a special agent from the Ninth Branch's Technology and Information Security Department."
Gao Yiyuan took over the conversation. "I checked his past work logs. He was mainly responsible for user behavior analysis and algorithm optimization for the Yiqi Dating app. But he shouldn't be involved in the abnormal data we discovered earlier."
Ni Qianfan continued, "Once his identity is confirmed, the Ninth Bureau will soon take over his file. We only know that his secret mission is related to people with special abilities, and he only communicates with his superiors at the Ninth Bureau. We don't know anything else for the time being."
"What is the specific cause of Lu Chen's death?" Gu Yifeng asked.
Ye Min picked up the report and introduced: "The autopsy report shows that Lu Chen died from ventricular fibrillation caused by alternating current flowing through his right hand and heart. In short, he died from accidental electric shock."
"Can a National Security Bureau agent die from electrocution?" Gao Yiyuan scratched his head. "Is Guo Qingyu not only Data Man, but also the Flash?"
Gu Yifeng tapped the table lightly. "Not surprising. Wen Yi mentioned that his ability includes rewriting the logic of electrical appliances. He might have electrocuted Lu Chen by tampering with the current flow inside the socket."
"Clean and neat, no trace of foul play." Ni Qianfan shook his head. "Guo Qingyu is truly a genius."
"If Lu Chen died from an electrical outlet, it would most likely be treated as an accidental death." Ye Min frowned. "Why did Guo Qingyu go to the extra mile of burying him?"
“Two guesses. First, he didn’t want others to know that Lu Chen was dead.
If he took action because Lu Chen's undercover identity was exposed, then Lu Chen's disappearance would be safer than death.
Second, he didn't want anyone to know the reason why Lu Chen was silenced, which was his motive for murder."
Gao Yiyuan asked in confusion, "Wait a minute... Boss, how can we know the reason if Lu Chen has been silenced? Dead people can't speak."
"Sometimes, the real threat is not what the deceased said, but what he left unsaid." Gu Yifeng's eyes darkened slightly: "There is a person who can break through the limitations of time and space, recall the memories of the deceased, and speak out the words that the deceased did not finish." He paused, and the corners of his mouth could not help but rise slightly, "Wen Yi can do this."
Gao Yiyuan silently turned his head to look at the screen, the corners of his mouth twitching - the boss's actions were really a bit too much for a single dog to handle.
Ni Qianfan also laughed: "It seems that Guo Qingyu already knew about Wen Yi's existence when he took action. How did he know? Is Wen Yi in danger now?"
Upon hearing this, the corners of Gu Yifeng's mouth, which had just raised, quickly disappeared again.
He glanced at the phone on the table calmly. There was no message notification, and his brows furrowed slightly.
"Lu Chen has been lurking under Guo Qingyu's wing for many years, so he must be hiding very well." Ni Qianfan twirled the pen in his hand and spoke slowly, "How did he reveal his identity?"
"Did he discover something and was discovered by Guo Qingyu when he was passing the information to his superiors?" Ye Min speculated.
"No, no, I don't think so." Gao Yiyuan shrugged. "I checked his work log before he was killed and found that he had been marginalized for a long time. In other words... he didn't have anything that could threaten Guo Qingyu."
Ni Qianfan then said, "The data shows that Lu Chen went to Yunhe City shortly before his death."
"What are you going to do?" Gu Yifeng asked.
"I'm not sure. The people from the Ninth Bureau said it's highly confidential and can't be disclosed."
"How did he get his identity exposed and be silenced?" Ye Min pinched his eyebrows.
"Yunhe..." Gu Yifeng tapped his fingertips and suddenly asked, "What day did the forensic doctor estimate Lu Chen's death?"
"Around early May." Ye Min replied immediately.
"The first explosion occurred in Yunhe City on May 2nd." Gu Yifeng opened his tablet and pulled up the case details. "The two incidents occurred almost at the same time, and Lu Chen went to Yunhe City before his death. Could it be a coincidence?"
"It's true!" Ni Qianfan stroked his chin. "The first explosion occurred at the Institute of Quantum Physics in the Yunhe City High-Tech Park. The deceased was Zhang Mingyuan, a senior researcher. Reports from the scene indicate that everything within a five-meter radius of Zhang Mingyuan's office was crushed into unrecognizable fragments, but the surrounding buildings remained unscathed."
Ni Qianfan projected the information of the two cases onto the big screen. "The first explosion and Lu Chen's death happened close in time, and both were related to special abilities... Is Zhang Mingyuan related to Lu Chen?"
"Xiao Gao, I want you to enter the SSS-level database and find the files of Lu Chen and his superiors." Gu Yifeng walked to Gao Yiyuan.
"Boss, have you forgotten? The last time I did this, I was..."
"Using my authorization. It's still valid."
"Eh?! Ok...ok!"
The sound of keyboards tapping could be heard in the office, and everyone waited with bated breath for the result.
Soon, Lu Chen's file popped up on the screen, followed by his superior's information—
Name: Zhang Mingyuan
Agent Number: NSS-0927
The moment the archival photo was loaded, Gao Yiyuan suddenly stood up: "Zhang Mingyuan?!"
"Zhang Mingyuan is actually Lu Chen's superior? Two investigation bureau agents were killed in succession?" Ni Qianfan's voice suddenly rose.
"Xiao Gao, find out the content of their mission." Gu Yifeng's voice was as cold as ice, "Immediately."
"yes!"
Ye Min said with a complicated expression: "Teacher Gu, I have something to say."
"Speak." Gu Yifeng raised his eyes.
"Zhang Mingyuan died in a similar manner to the victim in the ice cream truck explosion. In both cases, two National Security Bureau agents were killed. Both were perpetrated by supernatural powers, and Wen Yi is the only one..." She took a deep breath, "a survivor. Now she suddenly appears before us and becomes your subject of supervision..."
"Ye Min!" Gu Yifeng interrupted her, "What exactly do you want to say?"
"Ye Min..." Ni Qianfan winked at her and told her to stop talking.
But she couldn't stop: "Teacher Gu, what if she's not innocent? What if she approached us for other purposes? You'd be in danger!"
The entire conference room suddenly fell silent.
"Enough!" Gu Yifeng's voice echoed in the conference room. "Wen Yi is now under my supervision. I take full responsibility for her."
"Xiao Gao, come with me." He left without looking back.
Gu Yifeng locked the office door and said in a low voice, "I want you to do something for me."
"Boss, just give your orders."
"The Deputy Minister only gave me access for a few days. I want you to find a way to create a backdoor for yourself in the SSS database."
Gao Yiyuan's pupils shrank slightly: "This violates..."
"I know the risks. If anything goes wrong, I'll be fired, and I won't be able to protect you. Can you accept that?"
Gao Yiyuan suddenly laughed: "It was the boss who called me in and helped me go from being a hacker stuck in the quagmire to an agent of the Investigation Bureau.
I will follow you in my life, not the Bureau. Wherever you are, I will be there."
"Okay! Let's get to work!" Gu Yifeng nodded slightly and was about to turn around.
"Boss...can I ask a question?"
"ask."
"You did all this for...her?"
"yes."
“Is it worth it?”
Gu Yifeng was silent for a while, his voice was very soft, but very firm:
"She's more important than my life."
Gao Yiyuan put away his usual playful smile and said seriously:
"I see."
*
When Wen Yi woke up, she felt completely drained, unable to even lift her arms. It felt like her soul was being torn from her body, piece by piece, and then shoved back in. This happened every time she used her powers, but this time it was especially severe.
She glanced down at the back of her hand. The skin was pale blue, and her fingertips were icy cold—her body temperature still hadn't returned to normal, a common side effect of using her powers. She wrapped herself in the quilt again, trying to retain a last bit of warmth.
She closed her eyes, but couldn't fall asleep. A thought gradually became clear: when she tried to go back to the past, every second she advanced was like breaking through a barrier, and her body was paying the price. Perhaps this time the leap was too long, more than she could bear.
There was a slight stinging sensation on her lips, and the moment she subconsciously licked the corner of her lips, her face suddenly became hot.
Her fingers unconsciously touched her lips, where the feeling of kissing in the car seemed to still remain.
Gu Yifeng's kiss carried the smell of blood, strong and irresistible, yet he was cautiously testing her response.
That contradictory tenderness made her heart beat irregularly, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
The phone on the bedside table vibrated, and her heartbeat instantly quickened. Could it be Gu Yifeng?
Wen Yi quickly reached for her phone, and the screen showed:
[I heard you dug up the garbage the National Security Bureau sent me]
Wen Yi's heart instantly sank—Guo Qingyu again! Were those dead people from the National Security Bureau?
The second message followed:
Let’s talk
Wen Yi's fingertips trembled slightly, and when the third message came, she didn't dare to click it.
Just You and Me
She stared at the line of words, her fingertips feeling cold.
When she thought the matter was over, her phone lit up again:
Don't you want to know your power?
Wen Yi admitted that she was a little moved!
Guo Qingyu had awakened on her own, without anyone teaching her or watching over her, and had come this far. If he truly knew something, then this bait was practically tailor-made for her.
Wen Yi was in a struggle. If she told Gu Yifeng, he would definitely stop her from going on the date.
While he was thinking, his phone lit up again. It was Gu Yifeng.
"Wake up and wait for me at home. Don't run around."
Her heartbeat quickened slightly.
Everything happened so fast today. She hadn't figured out her feelings yet, let alone how to face him.
Was he acting on impulse or had he really thought it through?
She bit her lip and wrote "delete" in the input box, deleted and wrote again.
Finally, he typed out a few words against his will: "I don't feel well tonight and don't want to see anyone."
After sending it, she just put down her phone when a new message popped up on the screen:
There is only one line of text:
"Then I won't bother you anymore."
She stared at the sentence for a long time, unable to tell whether she felt satisfied or disappointed.
They had been kissing passionately in the car, but now it was as if nothing had happened. Was he really going to stop asking questions?
Is this how men are? Once they get it, they don't care anymore?
She snorted, buried her face in the pillow, and complained in her heart: If he doesn't ask, then don't ask. If he doesn't ask, then don't tell him about Guo Qingyu.
The phone vibrated again, Wen Yi's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively slid to unlock it.
This time it was Guo Qingyu.
*
Gu Yifeng looked at the message and his brows slowly furrowed.
Was she truly unwell, or was she making up an excuse to avoid him?
He grabbed the car keys, his fingers already on the door handle, but then he slowly stopped.
Was it because she was scared by the kiss in the car today?
Maybe he was too impulsive and should have held back at that moment.
But she also responded to him, didn't she? That couldn't be an illusion, right?
What does she mean?
Forget it, you can't blame her. She is still young, give her some more time.
...I'll go find her tomorrow morning at the latest. One night should be enough for her to calm down.
He put down the key, sat back on the sofa, and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
He couldn't help but recall the taste of her lips and teeth when they kissed, along with the soft touch and the faint sweet fragrance, and his Adam's apple rolled.
There was a faint, indescribable tingling sensation that spread from the bottom of his heart, all the way down to his waist in an instant, making his whole body tense involuntarily.
He grabbed the coat on the sofa and covered his legs with it, then took a deep breath, trying to suppress the restlessness churning in his stomach.
It turned out like this just because of a kiss... No, he'd better not go find her, otherwise he couldn't guarantee what he would do.
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