You Mingxu drove for a while, but he didn't expect the person in the passenger seat to hum a song uncontrollably: "...I'm born beautiful, but it's a pity that I never get tired of eating anything...Calories, my natural enemy, burn my calories...Calories calories calories, calories calories calories, calories calories calories..."
You Mingxu knew that this song was playing everywhere on the street, but hearing Yin Feng muttering these words over and over again was like a spell, making her keep clapping along with him in her head.
"Shut up!" You Mingxu pulled out a stack of information from the side and threw it into his arms, "Didn't you say you knew something about geography? This is Li Biran's information, it's really good!"
Yin Feng immediately looked down.
The car suddenly became quiet. After a while, You Mingxu glanced at him and was stunned.
At this moment, he didn't look like the mentally ill person at all. He was completely different from the middle school boy who had just been humming "Calories" over and over again. He casually rested one arm on the car door, held some documents in the other hand, lowered his head, and his brows were calm and serious. If you ignore the Teletubbies printed on his red T-shirt and only look above the neck, he really looks like the mature and talented man he used to be.
You Mingxu looked a few more times, then looked straight ahead.
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The boy in the photo is tall, thin and handsome. There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, but Yin Feng still saw a bit of depression in his eyes.
Li Biran, 15 years old, from Xiangtan. His parents were working in other places, so they entrusted him to the care of his aunt Xie Huifang. Although his parents have no time to be with him, they care a lot about his education. The family's financial situation is okay, but we are not wealthy. Last year he performed exceptionally well and was admitted to a very good private high school. Although the tuition was very expensive, his parents gritted their teeth and sent him there.
Xu Mengshan was in charge of this line. He was thorough and meticulous in his work. Even though he hadn't received anyone, he still arranged for someone to do so and asked all of Li Biran's teachers and classmates. After learning more about it, it seems that Li Biran is not having a good time in this "high-end" school.
"Li Biran. I don't know him. He doesn't talk much to his classmates and doesn't participate in many activities."
"I've never played with him. He has his own circle and a few friends. We can't play with them...haha."
"I always feel like he has something on his mind. He's gloomy and doesn't talk much. He seems to be living in his own world. He just hangs out with those poor kids."
"Li Biran is a student that makes us as teachers feel helpless. His entrance exam scores were good and he was admitted to our school by a slim margin. But he has a strong competitive mentality. We are an aristocratic school, and there are many children from wealthy families with influential parents. Li Biran doesn't focus on studying and can't fit in with his classmates. He often skips classes and his grades are getting worse and worse."
"Luckily, he has his aunt, who is quite strict with him. The last time we invited parents to come, Xie Huifang scolded him severely in my office. He is still a little afraid of his aunt, and his absence from classes has improved since then."
"Biran is actually quite righteous. He has a bad relationship with his aunt. He actually misses his parents a lot and said he wants to go find them."
"If they don't play with us, we won't play with them either. Who's going to give in to whom? Even Li Biran is a little unwilling and wants to mix with them, but the others ignore him. Anyway, I don't like him much now."
"He must be hanging out in an Internet cafe. Where else could he go?"
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You Mingxu parked the car on the side of the road, and in front of him was a busy commercial street. There are shops along the street, and there are four or five Internet cafes at a glance. Not to mention the ones in the nearby streets.
Yin Feng put down the materials and said, "This place is not far from Li Biran's grandparents' home. He lived with them during elementary school."
You Mingxu didn't say anything and called his colleague to confide in him. Before, a patrolling policeman saw a figure who looked like Li Biran, but there were too many people on the street and he didn't catch up.
"Start from the Internet cafes." You Mingxu said.
After they got off the car, she was about to walk towards the first internet cafe on the left, but someone grabbed her arm. Yin Feng pouted slightly, his eyes were dark, and he shook his head.
You Mingxu: "What?"
Yin Feng pointed at the internet cafe which was old on the outside and dark on the inside and said, "It's too run-down. Li Biran wouldn't like it."
You Mingxu sneered and said, "Are you investigating a case by guessing?" He ignored him and walked inside.
Yin Feng bit his lip and stood still stubbornly. You Mingxu didn't wait for him either.
A few minutes later, You Mingxu came out with no expression on his face: "Next one." Yin Feng hurriedly followed him and said: "I'm not guessing, how can you say I'm guessing? Li Biran is vain, lonely, and eager for identity recognition. He has been trapped in the school environment for a while, and he has to face the strong Xie Huifang when he goes home. Hanging out in the Internet cafe is his only way to escape reality. How could he want to be a 'poor kid' in the Internet cafe and be with those kids who can't go to expensive Internet cafes? So there's no need to look for these few places. He won't even take a look and won't be able to stay."
You Mingxu stopped and said, "Then where do you think he will be?"
Yin Feng pointed to two Internet cafes in the distance and said, "The environment and service are the best. Even shallow teenagers will feel very proud to sit down there."
You Mingxu thought, aren’t you still young at heart now? She didn't say anything. First, what Yin Feng said was very logical and seemed to make sense. Second, every Internet cafe has to be checked anyway, and other colleagues are on their way, so the other ones will not be missed. Third, didn’t this person provide consulting services for major cases before? Even though she was now stunned by the collision, she still wanted to see if he still had the ability and whether his predictions were accurate.
She walked towards one of the stores he mentioned, and Yin Feng followed closely with a grin.
You Mingxu showed his ID and Li Biran's photo to the Internet cafe owner. The owner thought about it, rolled his eyes, and said, "This... I don't have any impression of him."
Before You Mingxu could say anything, Yin Feng spoke up: "He didn't tell the truth."
The boss was stunned. You Mingxu had already slapped his police ID on the bar. "I'm not here to deal with trivial matters like minors surfing the Internet. The local police will investigate later. This is a major case! Come back to the police station if you don't tell the truth!"
The boss quickly apologized with a smile and said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, I remember now! I've seen him before, and I've come here to play several times. I just don't think I've seen him these past two days. Why don't you look for him yourself? We will fully cooperate with you if you need anything!"
A few minutes later, You Mingxu and Yin Feng came out of this Internet cafe and entered a second one.
Although this one is not as big as the previous one, the decoration is even better. The boss was a thin man in his 40s, wearing glasses, and sitting behind the bar.
You Mingxu briefly explained his purpose.
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