The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 746 - Chapter 746 Chapter 745 Give Your Master Some Mental

Chapter 746: Chapter 745: Give Your Master Some Mental Preparation Chapter 746: Chapter 745: Give Your Master Some Mental Preparation Xiao Qimo said this with a tender, doting smile in his eyes, clearly in a good mood.

Lu Mian didn’t understand what he meant, and tilted her head to explain, “I don’t know.”

Don’t know?

How could you not know?

Weren’t you going to Qing University for me…

Before Xiao Qimo could say anything, Lu Mian interrupted him, “I just wanted to ask if you could get the university exam papers set by Professor Geng Yuxiang from the Mathematics Department at Qing University.”

Xiao Qimo furrowed his brows in confusion, “Those are university-level questions.”

Lu Mian of course knew they were university questions, but Yuanyuan wanted to get into Qing University, and mathematics was her weak spot.

Everyone said no one skipped Professor Geng Yuxiang’s math classes, they were always fully packed and his teaching was exceptionally good, so she thought having Yuanyuan work on his university exam papers would give her some extra insights.

“It’s useful for me,” Lu Mian stated.

The more Xiao Qimo listened, the more uneasy he felt, his eyes narrowing slightly, “You’ve already been recommended for admission, what do you need exam papers for?”

Lu Mian thought Director Qimo was being rather naggy.

“It’s not for me, it’s for Yuanyuan, she wants to get into Qing University.”

It was this last sentence that struck home, and only then did Xiao Qimo realize he had made a presumptuous mistake.

He gritted his teeth, not willing to give up, and asked, “So you’re not going to Qing University because of me?”

“Ah.”

Lu Mian, completely clueless, took a moment to understand what Xiao Qimo was fixating on, and then asked softly, “Are you from Qing University?”

Stop talking.

Heartbroken.

Xiao Qimo patted his chest, telling himself not to get angry, not to get angry.

He had just spoken about this matter at Grandpa’s place at noon, and right away the little rascal had slapped his face.

But since Lu Mian rarely asked him for help, even knowing she was doing it for Yuanyuan, he still nodded in agreement, “I understand, I’ll take care of it. You prepare well for your recommendation; I’m going back to the office.”

Lu Mian paused, then said softly, “I’m not taking the recommendation.”

“You…”

Xiao Qimo didn’t know what to say, pinched the space between his eyebrows, and left.

When Lu Mian returned to class, Ding Cai had already finished explaining a quarter of the test papers, which had nothing to do with her; she was just an unfeeling reading machine.

She still sat in her seat, peacefully flipping through a novel, the noisy clamor of those around her nothing to do with her, carving out a world of her own.

Just before class ended, Lu Mian received a message from the IEG internal software.

She leaned back in her chair and opened her phone to read it.

Magician Leader @everyone in the group.

[The explosion incident on Yinye Island has made preliminary progress, currently classified as a benign super S-level case. If any of you have clues, you can private message the first team commander. @everyone]

The rest wasn’t revealed by Yun Zhijuan.

The group immediately exploded.

[No way, no way, a super S-level case? I remember the last time an incident was classified as super S-level was the 726 kidnapping case.]

[This must be the kind of effort that saves half the planet…]

[So, what unspeakable secrets are there on that island?]

As everyone was discussing, someone whispered a suggestion.

[Am I the only one who thinks that, with such a huge explosion, the other party isn’t solving a case, but destroying evidence?]

The person who said this was Ya Ling, the commander of the fifth team.

But after he said it, there was silence below for a long time, no one replying, instantly killing the conversation.

The Magician Leader finally spoke up, “We can’t rule out that possibility, so further investigation is necessary. @God of Death, Commander of Team One, please ascertain the truth as soon as possible.”

The God of Death replied, “Received.”

After skimming through these messages, Lu Mian’s gaze landed on the last sentence from Team One, and a taunting smile formed at the corners of her lips.

She was a rival of Team One, and now that the old man Yun had tasked Team One with investigating the Yinye Island explosion case, she wasn’t sure about their level of competence.

Good, she was in the mood for some fun, so she’d play along.

Perhaps this case would be the turning point in deciding the next Magician Leader.

As Lu Mian was about to put away her phone, Yun Zhijuan sent her a private message.

“Mian Xiaobao, what exactly are you planning to do with the drone and enriched uranium you asked Team Three for the other day? Give your master some mental preparation.”

He had sent several messages, all repeating the same thing.

Lu Mian couldn’t play dead any longer and replied indifferently, “Can you not disrupt my class?”

Yun Zhijuan: …

After a while, Yun Zhijuan sent a message filled with gloom, “I always feel like you’re hiding something from me.”

Lu Mian sent back a smiling emoji.

Yun Zhijuan: “Do you think I still have a chance?”

Lu Mian: “Don’t you know how to divine? Why don’t you consult the oracle yourself?”

Yun Zhijuan’s fingers trembled with anger as he banged out several messages.

“Divine divine divine, what nonsense! That’s fortune-telling, not divination.”

“Besides, I only do three fortunes a year, I can’t rely on it for everything.”

“I have a headache. Because of the Yinye Island explosion, people internationally have been bullying me, so Mian Xiaobao, please don’t cause any more trouble for your master.”

Oh.

Alright.

The trouble had already been caused.

Thinking this, Lu Mian sent another smiling emoji.

Yun Zhijuan exited the chat, cursing under his breath.

On Xiao Qimo’s end, he too received messages from the group and started analyzing the evidence brought back from Yinye Island on his computer.

The Shencheng Branch had transferred all the data to him, and after telling Yun Zhijuan that the case involved a kidnapping and a disappearance, Yun Zhijuan indeed looked as if he had swallowed a fly.

Yun Zhijuan had initially forbidden him from investigating the case, and he knew the reason why.

After all, Xiao Qimo had researched ink particles, and they weren’t too difficult for IEG to investigate.

Yun Zhijuan’s refusal probably came from a desire to protect him, maybe out of concern for his safety.

But now that the case was over, all they needed to do was find the person who bombed Yinye Island and submit the criminal evidence to wrap things up completely.

He was busy working on the computer when Ye Jinwen pushed open the door to his office.

In his hand was a beautifully crafted box roughly the size of a shoebox. Xiao Qimo glanced at it, feeling a sense of familiarity.

Ye Jinwen placed the box on the table, saying, “This was left in my car last night. Ya Ling said it’s not hers, so it must belong to Little Mianmian.”

Ya Ling had driven his car last night to bring Lu Mian back.

Xiao Qimo remembered now, the box belonged to Sikong Jian.

He had once brought it out in public at their office; it contained the bookmarks he had handcrafted.

As for whether there was anything else inside, Xiao Qimo didn’t know.

On one hand, he felt a secret delight that Lu Mian had forgotten to take Sikong Jian’s gift, but on the other hand, he was curiously eager to find out, his gaze fixed on the box.

He was very keen to know whether there was anything else inside.