Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 1012

Chapter 1012: 406 Chapter 1012: 406 Zhuge Liuyun sneered and said, “The Four Major Detectives? Heh… You must be laughing at me in your heart, right? I'm just holding on to this empty title, but you're the real deal among the Four Major Detectives because all the bad guys were captured by you.”

Gu Xiaolan patiently replied, “Liuyun, as I've said before, if I have achieved anything today, it's all because of you. Everything that I have is yours; I am willing to be the woman behind you. So, what's wrong with me helping you complete tasks and you taking the credit and honor?”

Zhuge Liuyun sneered, “Xiaolan, you might not mean what you say! In dealing with Yan Fei, you don't support me, always deliberately arguing against me.”

Gu Xiaolan explained, “Liuyun, I'm not deliberately contradicting you; I just feel that now isn't the best time to deal with Yan Fei. If we move against him now, we are likely to face substantial political pressure from above, which could even severely affect your career.”

Zhuge Liuyun said with an air of sarcasm, “Yes, you're the smartest, with the highest political consciousness, aren't you? But I'm not a vegetarian. I must expose Yan Fei's true colors and let his reputation be dragged through the mud, to show you if my genius ability is still there or not.”

Seeing that Zhuge Liuyun was stubbornly misguided, Gu Xiaolan didn't want to keep persuading him, as it would surely lead to an argument and hurt their relationship of many years.

Zhuge Liuyun didn't bother with Gu Xiaolan and called over the monitoring personnel from the next room, asking, “When did Yan Fei leave this quadrangle courtyard?”

The monitoring personnel replied, “We have not detected Yan Fei leaving the courtyard.”

Zhuge Liuyun was taken aback, then exclaimed loudly, “What? You didn't detect Yan Fei leaving the courtyard?”

The monitoring personnel affirmed, “Yes, we found that since Yan Fei returned to the quadrangle, he has stayed there and has not left.”

Zhuge Liuyun thought for a moment and then said, “What about Yan Fei's security personnel? Have any of them left the courtyard? I think it's possible that Yan Fei could have disguised himself as one of them and left in the guise of a bodyguard.”

The monitoring personnel responded, “No, including Yan Fei and his security personnel, they all stayed put in the courtyard and have not left the quadrangle.”

Zhuge Liuyun asked, “Are you certain?”

The monitoring personnel said confidently, “We're using the world's most advanced surveillance equipment, so there's absolutely no chance of error. We can assure you that no one has left the quadrant where Yan Fei is staying.”

Upon hearing this definite answer, Zhuge Liuyun was somewhat perplexed. He had been certain that Yan Fei wouldn't accept disgrace and would definitely attempt to assassinate Yang Liu tonight, hence the elaborate surveillance on Yan Fei, only to find out that Yan Fei had never left the quadrangle. Could it be that Yan Fei, now with money and status, had become more cowardly and no longer dared to kill at will?

Gu Xiaolan, glancing at the surveillance video, immediately spotted the issue and reminded him, “Liuyun, did you monitor the sky above and the ground below Yan Fei's quadrangle courtyard?”

Zhuge Liuyun was startled and said, “The sky is full of fleeting colors, which we can see just by looking up, so there's no need to monitor it. Yan Fei won't be leaving through the sky. As for the underground of the quadrangle, there's only an abandoned ancient well. Could it be that Yan Fei would leave through that well?”

Gu Xiaolan said, “This possibility should not be discounted. I have suspected before that Yan Fei and the Destroyer are the same person, but lacked conclusive evidence. The Destroyer has a mysterious aircraft, so it's possible for Yan Fei to leave from the sky using that mysterious aircraft as well. Also, Dream Island has recently showcased a lot of high technology; can you say for certain that they have not created a device that can travel underground?”

After being reminded by Gu Xiaolan, Zhuge Liuyun suddenly realized and found that his surveillance plan had such a serious flaw. At the same time, he started to wonder why he hadn't thought of this himself, and why Gu Xiaolan had. Had his genius ability truly vanished?

Then Zhuge Liuyun thought of another issue: the former students of the Genius Class from China University, who were all geniuses in their college days but whose genius abilities gradually faded away after leaving the university, turning them into ordinary people. Although Zhuge Liuyun was unwilling to admit this reality, he knew very well that he was now just an ordinary person. But what puzzled him was, why was Gu Xiaolan still so ingenious? No, she seemed even more talented than during her university days…

As Zhuge Liuyun's thoughts wandered, he suddenly received a message on his mobile phone. Upon opening it, a look of disbelief crossed his face, and he said, “Yang Liu is really dead.”

Gu Xiaolan quickly stepped forward, looked at the message on the phone, and saw it read: “Yang Liu drowned while soaking in a hot spring; the symptoms of his death match all the characteristics of drowning. According to Yang Liu's bodyguards, the hot spring pool was completely enclosed, and he was alone inside. When they realized that Yang Liu had not come out for a long time and went to check on him, they found that he had drowned.”

Zhuge Liuyun was somewhat disappointed and said, “This is strange. Yang Liu drowned? But how is that possible? Even if he had to die, he should have been killed by Yan Fei!”