That night, Liu Feng contacted Gu Ya, saying that he had sent over twenty messages to Fu Yafang, all of which had disappeared without a trace.
Gu Ya comforted him, "Take your time!"
The next day, Gu Ya arrived at school. A large crowd of students had gathered outside the door of the adjacent class D, completely blocking the corridor.
"That's too tragic."
"I'll have nightmares tonight after seeing that."
The students were all terrified by the scene.
Gu Ya was secretly alarmed. He was short, and even on tiptoes, he couldn't see what was happening inside.
Just then, Hei Ye squeezed out of the crowd. His skin was already dark, and now his face was even darker. He frowned, and a look of disgust was on his face.
"What happened?" Gu Ya quickly asked.
Hei Ye took a while to recover before saying, "Yang Xinzhao from class D..." He made a hanging gesture.
"What?" Gu Ya was shocked.
"You'd better not look..." Hei Ye said and then hurried towards the restroom.
At that moment, the Security Bureau arrived in a hurry, driving all the students away. They sealed off the entire school with cordon lines, prohibiting everyone from entering or leaving.
Several patrol mechs hovered in the sky, and the entire campus was silent.
All the students were gathered in the school's auditorium, led by their homeroom teachers.
Class F and Class E were adjacent. Liu Feng and Gu Ya sat side by side. Liu Feng said, "In two weeks, it'll be Mourning Day. A week after Mourning Day is the formal mech pilot assessment. For something like this to happen now, sigh."
Mourning Day was the most important New Year festival in Wuhe City, similar to the Spring Festival in the original world. It was a holiday established to commemorate all the heroes who sacrificed their lives resisting the invasion of the Black Star Walkers.
Just then, the homeroom teacher walked over to Fu Yafang, whispered a few words to her, and then they both left the classroom.
Liu Feng was stunned and quickly asked, "Is it related to Fu Yafang?"
Gu Ya shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. The situation is confusing now. Anyone related to Yang Xinzhao will be called in for questioning by the Security Bureau."
They didn't speak further after that.
The entire day, the students of the third year were under a heavy shadow.
Especially the girls in class D; several had already applied to transfer to class E or class F.
As school was about to end in the afternoon, the person in charge from the Security Bureau rushed over and announced, "The matter has been investigated and determined to be a suicide. Please do not panic, do not spread rumors, and classes will resume tomorrow morning."
A perfectly fine student suddenly committed suicide.
Gu Ya and Liu Feng exchanged glances, seemingly not believing this outcome.
...
On the way home from school, Fu Yafang hurried past Liu Feng and Gu Ya with her head down. Liu Feng wanted to go up and talk to her, but she was walking too fast, and Liu Feng couldn't catch up.
Fu Yafang went around three streets, quickly entered a small alley, and got into a hovercar parked there.
"Master, about Yang Xinzhao..."
The woman in the passenger seat interrupted her, saying, "The higher-ups are also shocked. We didn't expect the other party to be so decisive."
"What should we do?" Fu Yafang asked directly.
"Through this incident, we can confirm that the other party is a team-based spy organization. Yang Xinzhao was at the lowest level of the team, responsible for the simplest actions like filming."
"There must also be hidden killers and planners."
"Hao Yong's information has already been sent to you. We've also accessed his call records for the past three years, and found no issues."
Fu Yafang thought for a moment and said, "I'll go and contact Hao Yong."
The woman sighed and said, "You might be exposed. Remain silent for now."
"Has Blue Ear found anything?" Fu Yafang asked.
The woman shook her head and said, "There are no clues at all right now."
Fu Yafang nodded and said, "Understood. It is now 6:28 PM. From this moment on, maintain silence."
The woman nodded, and Fu Yafang took out a black baseball cap from her bag and put it on, then got out of the hovercar.
Liu Feng and Gu Ya stopped at the intersection. Just as they were about to part ways, they suddenly saw Fu Yafang emerge from a small alley not far ahead.
Liu Feng hesitated and said, "Should we go and ask her?"
Gu Ya nodded in agreement.
The two walked up together, but to their surprise, Fu Yafang walked faster and faster, with a speed that seemed unnatural for a girl her age.
In fact, Fu Yafang had noticed Gu Ya and Liu Feng about a hundred meters behind her long ago and quickened her pace.
At this juncture, she couldn't trust anyone; anyone could be an enemy.
Especially Liu Feng, who had been messaging her since last night, making Fu Yafang unable to sleep well.
Fu Yafang raised her wristband and said in a soft voice, "Two followers detected, purpose unknown. Requesting backup."
It was then the time for people to get off work and school, and the streets were becoming increasingly crowded.
The three walked past two streets one after another. Fu Yafang seized an opportunity, ducked into the crowd to block the line of sight from behind, quickly took off her school uniform, removed the baseball cap, tied her hair into a ponytail, and put on a neck ring from her bag.
The next second, a holographic image covered her face, and she also feigned a hunchbacked posture.
In a few seconds, she had transformed into someone else.
However, such a small trick wouldn't fool anyone for long. If the other party looked closely, they would surely see through it.
After finishing this, she turned back and walked towards them, brushing past Gu Ya and Liu Feng. They didn't recognize her.
Fu Yafang sighed inwardly; her opponents were still too naive.
She reached the mouth of the dark alley between two skyscrapers.
Suddenly, two people walked up from behind, flanking Fu Yafang. One of them said in a low voice, "I have a miniature revolver in my hand. At this distance, if I shoot, you'll fall down immediately. If you want to live, come with me."
At this moment, Liu Feng sensed something was wrong and stopped in the crowd.
Gu Ya asked, "What's wrong?"
Liu Feng lowered his head and sniffed carefully, saying, "Fu Yafang's scent has disappeared."
Gu Ya was surprised, "Ah? Your sense of smell is that sharp?"
Liu Feng was still sniffing, saying, "Fu Yafang has a peculiar fragrance, not perfume, but..."
Gu Ya instantly understood and said, "The scent of female pheromones."
"Legend has it that only a very small number of people can smell the pheromones of the person they love. Liu Feng, have you really fallen for Fu Yafang?"
Liu Feng ignored Gu Ya and followed the scent back.
At this moment, Fu Yafang was being held by two boys. They walked into a dark alley where a hovercar was parked ahead.
Fu Yafang desperately thought of a countermeasure. She had a pen gun in her backpack and a miniature women's handgun tucked into her waist.
Taking advantage of their inattention, Fu Yafang quickly reached for the gun at her waist and fired a shot at one of the men's thighs.
The gunshot was not loud, but the tall buildings on both sides created an echo that carried outside the alley.
The man who was shot gritted his teeth and instantly punched Fu Yafang in the face.
Before Fu Yafang could fire again, the other man kicked her down. The two of them worked together to disarm Fu Yafang and quickly dragged her towards the hovercar.
"Everyone freeze!"
Suddenly, an angry roar came from the mouth of the dark alley. The few people turned around and saw Liu Feng and Gu Ya standing at the alley entrance, running towards them.
The two boys quickly shoved Fu Yafang into the hovercar and prepared to escape.
At this distance, by the time they ran over, the hovercar would have already flown away.
Gu Ya quickly summoned his system mall, browsed through it, and finally chose a military full-coverage exoskeleton armor and a single-person handheld miniature beam spear.
[Price: 180 System Coins. Purchase?]
Gu Ya decisively chose [Yes].
In less than a second, a silver suitcase, half a person's height, appeared out of thin air in Gu Ya's hand.
[Congratulations to the host, 5% rare item critical hit triggered, obtained...]
Gu Ya couldn't bother with that; saving someone was the priority now!
"Liu Feng!" Gu Ya shouted and vigorously threw the equipment to Liu Feng, who was sprinting ahead.
Liu Feng looked back and reached out to catch it. The moment his fingers touched it, the silver box suddenly sprang open, and the exoskeleton armor inside extended like dragon scales, attaching itself to Liu Feng piece by piece.
A few seconds later, Liu Feng was completely covered in the silver exoskeleton armor, filled with a sense of technology. The tip of the long staff in his hand shot out a beam gun tip. Coupled with Liu Feng's robust physique, at first glance, he looked like a miniature mech!
At this moment, the hovercar had already begun to take off. Liu Feng let out a roar, and white steam instantly sprayed from both sides of his leg exoskeleton, a burst of miniature flame erupting from his feet.
Liu Feng, like a mech holding a beam gun, took off directly from the ground.
"Put Fu Yafang down! You bastards!" Liu Feng roared, aiming his gun and thrusting it towards the hovercar.