“What do you want to do?”
Jasmine looked at Meilin, her heart inexplicably flustered.
She wanted to call for her brother...
“Don’t be afraid,” Meilin interrupted with a smile.
“I don’t want to do anything. It’s just that you feel uncomfortable, so I came out, just like before.”
“Before?” Jasmine was a little bewildered.
“Have you forgotten?” Meilin replied with a smile, “It was when we were at the Academy before.”
Jasmine froze, some fragmented memories flickering unsteadily.
Meilin slowly leaned closer, gently cupping Jasmine’s face:
“It’s normal for people to feel uncomfortable when they are confused, isn’t it?”
“People... Am I a person?” Jasmine looked at her blankly.
Meilin smiled gently, like a gentle First Miss:
“If you can’t figure it out and still feel very uncomfortable, you can go back and rest for a while. When you understand one day, then come out and find me.”
Looking at the other party’s feeling eyes, Jasmine subconsciously nodded.
Meilin smiled, leaned down, and touched her forehead to Jasmine’s.
In the pupils of both, the faint phantom of gears slowly rotated, as if transmitting to each other.
Inside the room, the scent of oranges wafted.
But in the reflection of the window glass not far away, from beginning to end, there was only Jasmine.
.......
The next day.
As soon as Li Andy arrived at the Academy, he received a notification from Ms. Mapel.
She said that the whereabouts of the carriage that abducted Eric had been found, and asked if he wanted to go with them.
Li Andy pondered for a few seconds, then decided to let Sophia make amends and go with him to rescue the person.
“Are you using a stick as a weapon again?”
Sophia frowned, looking at the wooden stick Li Andy handed her, and subconsciously pulled her legs together, her expression gradually becoming a little aggrieved.
Last night, he and Youxi were too... too much!
It was clearly Youxi who was supposed to discuss the commission price!
But in the end, she took all the blame.
She was even almost dehydrated and had to drink countless cups of milk for breakfast to recover.
Li Andy smiled and pinched her cheek, feeling no apology in his heart:
“Just use this. You don’t need to defeat the opponent, just swing it once while ensuring your own safety.”
Seeing Sophia sulking, Li Andy lowered his voice and said:
“If you’re not convinced, then another day... we can secretly retaliate against Youxi together?”
Sophia blinked, feeling that this plan was feasible.
But seeing that Li Andy never suffered any losses, she still felt a bit annoyed.
She pouted and haughtily “hmph-ed,” not knowing whether she was refusing or agreeing.
On the other side.
Youxi and Jasmine were talking with Irene.
Youxi also told Irene about Eric’s rescue operation.
Irene was in tears, constantly expressing gratitude, saying that she would definitely increase the commission fee for the office.
Youxi smiled and nodded, then said:
“Don’t worry about the rescue. My brother and Sophia will go to help. Miss Irene now only needs to focus on cooperating with me and Jasmine to find the things Professor Youge left behind.”
Irene wiped her tears and nodded.
“Regarding Professor Youge and Mr. Eric, Miss Irene, do you know if they usually go to the Library?” Youxi asked.
“The Library?”
Irene froze, then suddenly frowned,
“Speaking of that, I remembered some abnormalities about my father. Before, when my father needed books and materials, he would usually ask us students to get them. But in the past two months, he often went to the Library alone to borrow books! And he usually entered after closing hours, using his professor’s privilege!”
“Then do you know what books Professor Youge borrowed?” Youxi continued to ask after hearing this.
According to her brother’s guess, if the things Professor Youge left behind were 【knowledge】 or 【memories】, there was a high possibility that they were hidden in the book house.
“Please come here...”
Irene hurriedly got up, leading Youxi and Jasmine to Professor Youge’s desk.
After some searching, they found several books on the theory of power transmission.
They looked normal and were consistent with Professor Youge’s identity.
“What about this one? Is it also the professor’s book?”
Youxi found a book about personality and psychological exploration at the corner of an adjacent table.
“Unified Theory of Personality Cognition...”
Irene frowned tightly,
“This... I think I borrowed it.”
She scratched her head, remembering fragments of borrowing books.
But why she borrowed it, she couldn't remember for a moment.
“Did you borrow it?”
Youxi looked at Irene deeply and silently put the book down.
Then she made an appointment with her to look for possible clues in the Library when they returned the books together later.
Next, the three of them circled Professor Youge’s laboratory, checking his habits throughout his life and recording all possible abnormal points.
With the help and companionship of the two, Irene’s mood finally brightened.
Especially Jasmine’s smile and concern made her feel hope for the future.
“Thank you, Jasmine, boo-hoo, I’m sorry, I used to have a little prejudice against you.” Irene cried and apologized.
Jasmine smiled and gently hugged the other party, constantly patting her shoulder to show comfort.
Youxi, observing from the side, lowered her eyelids slightly.
She felt that Jasmine was very abnormal today.
Jasmine actually smiled at someone other than her brother today, and her words of comfort to Irene were very human, not as stiff as before.
This was originally a good thing.
But Jasmine’s smile gave her a very fake feeling.
Especially those eyes, without any ripples, like a pool of stagnant, smelly water.
So she really disliked this smile!
“Jasmine.”
Youxi suddenly spoke, her tone of command sounding somewhat cold,
“Take those books. Next, we’re going to the Library.”
Jasmine paused slightly, then smiled and obediently replied:
“Okay, Big Sister Youxi.”
Youxi subtly frowned, that “Big Sister” sounded a bit harsh.
.........
Outskirts, wasteland.
Li Andy was meeting with the Security Bureau search team contacted by the Academy.
He knew that the Academy had a connection with the Security Bureau, but what he didn’t expect was that the leader of that Security Bureau team was actually Susan.
Susan saw Li Andy and couldn’t help but bite her lip, her words revealing awkwardness:
“The money, I will return it as soon as possible.”
As expected of you, your first sentence upon meeting killed the conversation.
Her subordinates behind her all perked up their ears, wanting to hear gossip.
Li Andy’s mouth twitched:
“This is official business time. Personal matters can be discussed another day.”
Susan froze for a moment, secretly cursing herself for making such a low-level mistake.
After saying “Sorry,” she scanned behind her with the gaze of an interrogator, and several of her subordinates immediately quieted down.
She turned her gaze back to Andy and Sophia, paused, and then introduced the team members.
Including herself, there were three men and two women, a total of five people, each with their own strengths, making them an elite team.
“The ‘Circle’... I heard some things from the director.”
Susan said,
“Thank you for what happened before.”
Li Andy nodded, roughly understanding why Susan was dispatched here:
“No problem, just remember to pay me back.”
“I will.”
Susan nodded seriously and asked again,
“We actually lack talents like you. Are you interested in coming to the Security Bureau?”
Li Andy frowned, his eyes looking as if he was staring at an idiot.
Your treatment, are you serious?
Susan’s expression stiffened for a moment, and she cleared her throat:
“Let’s discuss the rescue plan first.”