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"Eat quickly. If you don't eat enough, you will not only be beaten but also go hungry after the exam." Cheng Che said perfunctorily, lowered his head, unwrapped the cat cake and tried to feed it to the cat in his arms.
Mao Gao turned his head away proudly, not wanting to pay any attention to Cheng Che.
Cheng Che looked at it expressionlessly for a moment, reached out his hand to poke the cat cake, and finally threw it directly into the trash can beside him, "It's up to you whether you like it or not. It's a bad habit that has been cultivated."
There was a moment of silence. The only sounds in the entire conference room were the snacking sounds of people eating and the sound of fingers stroking their phones.
Everyone had their mouths occupied eating, and could only free one hand to communicate information in the group chat, integrate clues, and try to find out the truth about the clerk's disappearance.
[Xingxing: Before Adler disappeared, he mentioned something about a scent, which should be related to a strange object.]
Cheng Che looked at the message and frowned slightly.
Spontaneous human combustion, strange aroma, elusive and not caught by surveillance cameras...
Cheng Che thought for a long time, and finally couldn't help but turned to look at Jing Yuan, "Friend, do you think that this might have been done by me?"
How did you find it on yourself?!
As soon as the words fell, there was silence, and even the subtle sound of the dishes and chopsticks colliding disappeared at this moment.
All eyes were focused on Cheng Che, and the scrutiny implied in their gazes was obvious.
Jing Yuan's eyelids trembled, and he was about to shake his head but stopped.
Actually, if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with Cheng Che doing this, but the problem is...
Jing Yuan turned his head to look at Cheng Che, his tone extremely sincere, "Why do you have such a dangerous idea?"
"Suddenly I feel like I did it." Cheng Che's face was expressionless, but his tone was extremely serious. "Let's not talk about the evidence for now. I think my personality is capable of doing something like this."
Jing Yuan nodded in agreement calmly, "Yes, but you don't have time. You have been with us for most of this time, and you don't have any time to deal with those staff members."
Cheng Che shrugged, "It's just talk. I don't even have a motive for committing a crime."
Before he finished speaking, Xing, who was sitting next to him, quietly raised his hand.
Under Cheng Che's puzzled gaze, Xing spoke innocently, "I asked Pamela, and she said that those missing staff members had made radical comments on the Internet, questioning the station's top brass, which included Ester."
At this point, Xing pointed at Estella and Latio, "Based on Latio's assessment of your character and how much you value Estella as a friend, I think you really have a motive for committing the crime now."
Cheng Che: ...
Cheng Che put down his bowl and chopsticks, leaned back and looked at Xing expressionlessly, "Have I forgotten to curse you recently?"
Xing spread his hands innocently and lowered his head, "Just talking."
Chapter 525 Looks so familiar...
Dinner was finished in silence. Cheng Che and Sang Bo collected all the takeout bags and pushed the trash can to put the trash into the real trash can. Only a few people with confused faces were left in the meeting room as they digested their food.
Esta patted her full stomach, leaned on Xing's shoulder and sighed, "I kind of regret now that I didn't suggest to Ms. Heita that Cheng Che stay in the space station."
At first, Cheng Che wanted to stay and grow vegetables in the cultivation room, but because he cursed a doll, he was driven out of the space station by Ms. Black Tower. Now that he thinks about it...
To lose the big picture for the sake of small gains is to throw the baby out with the bathwater!
"Don't panic. After all, you still have money to cut in line and order takeout." Xing patted Estelle's shoulder nonchalantly, and slipped in with a cup of milk tea. "Eat and drink enough, so you'll have more energy to investigate later!"
Hearing this, Esta nodded.
Screw Gumu lowered his head in silence and thought for a long time before he spoke, "Question: What kind of person is Mr. Cheng Che?"
Having said that, ScrewGum's gaze fell on Xing, and his tone was just the right amount of doubt, yet gentle.
Xing was slightly startled, his eyes were distracted for a moment as if he was thinking.
She thought about it and felt that she was not saying anything bad, so she started to explain, "When we first met, he was very pretentious, looking down on everyone and looking at them like trash. But after we got to know each other better, we realized that it was because of his expressionless face, not his fault. Later..."
Xing paused, as if he had a hard time explaining it. "After being silent for a while, he started to go crazy at irregular intervals. He would go crazy for a while, act like a spoiled child for a while, and suddenly act like he had no intelligence or reason. After going crazy and taking a nap, he would start observing everything quietly with a cold face, and then prepare for the next outburst to shock everyone."
ScrewGum was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly. "Conclusion: A combination of mature rationality and childish cuteness."
The ingredients are indeed complicated, no wonder his Screw Gumu's CPU is a little burned.
Xing nodded and spread her hands helplessly, "Yes, but I still think Cheng Che is amazing. He seems to be playing out of tune, but he always disappears secretly. He disappears either because he feels that his energy is exhausted and he needs to be autistic, or he secretly goes to the library. We both have the same empty head. I don't even know when his brain became empty."
Either he would hide in the house and make little balls or sleep, or he would secretly learn to roll her to death.
When he was a child, Cheng Che must have been the kind of person who played wildly with friends at school and studied secretly when he got home!
Screw Gumu continued to nod, his brain working rapidly, trying to figure out Cheng Che's character logic, so that he could make a slightly less awkward invitation next time.
"Mr. Latio is right, but theoretical inferences are just theories." Xing's eyes moved to Latio, and after thinking about Ruan Mei, he looked at Screw Gumu and sincerely put forward his own suggestions, "If you want Cheng Che to help you with something, either become friends, and he will spare no effort to help, or make a clear deal, which is very simple, as long as you don't..."
At this point, Xing secretly glanced at Jing Yuan who was dozing with his eyes half closed, and lowered his voice, "Don't treat him as a fool and try to crush him with intelligence and force, and don't think about trapping him, otherwise it will be miserable."
"Thank you." ScrewGum nodded slightly to express his gratitude, and the door next to him made a slight noise.
Cheng Che and Sang Bo, two garbage collectors, walked in from outside, one with a wicked smile, and the other with an expressionless face, wiping his freshly washed palms with a tissue.
"Dan Heng sent me a message, I forwarded it to the group." Cheng Che pulled open the stool and sat down, lowering his eyes and fiddling with his phone. "Afrit, the witness statement related to him said that 'the mob descended from the flames'. Dan Heng speculated that the other party might have inherited some power other than burning, such as... Phase Spirit Fire, a flame that can travel through space."
star:……
really?
Xing quietly raised her eyes to look at Cheng Che, hesitating to speak, "Are you really not Afrito?"
How come they are becoming more and more alike?!
"Goats and crows are not the same species." Cheng Che spread his hands, expressionless, and calm, "If you doubt me again, I will catch a goat man and throw him in front of you so you can take a closer look."
Xing thought about it and said sincerely, "It's not impossible."
Cheng Che: ...
Lost your brain?
"Then you should sleep a little longer at night, maybe you can dream about it." Cheng Che glanced at Xing, then retracted his gaze and sent Dan Heng an emoticon package of receiving it, "Afrit may be the descendant of a fire energy creature similar to the Phase Spirit Fire. This is probably the information given by Dan Heng."
Hearing this, Latio nodded and said, "Now we can confirm that the Phase Spirit Fire is the missing item in the Black Tower. And this item... I think Mr. Screwgum must know something about it, right?"
"Of course." Screw Gumu pulled his attention away from Cheng Che and returned to the main business. He spoke in a gentle voice, "The 29th creation of the Genius Club, Xisi Sikar, although her life only lasted for 29 days in the human concept, she is an amazing genius."
"The Phase Spirit Fire has been constantly changing its phase since its creation. When it came back, Sisi Kaer had already died. After that, the Phase Spirit Fire continued to change its phase until someone captured a wisp of its fire. Only then did it become a rare item collected by the Black Tower."
The machine made an elegant and gentle voice of a human male, telling a little secret.
Cheng Che nodded suddenly, "I understand. The original body is missing, and the missing strange object is a clone of the original body, and Afrit is very likely a descendant of the original body."
"What about the scent?" Xing raised her hand and offered her opinion, "Could it be the homophonic phase?"
As soon as the words were spoken, Screwgum and Latio fell silent at the same time.
Estelle thought about it and nodded. "Although the pun is ridiculous, this explanation seems particularly reasonable in this case."
Cheng Che spread his hands, "I said I'm innocent! My fire has a fragrance!"
"I can testify that it smells like burning herbs and spices." Jing Yuan, who was dozing off, couldn't help but raise his hand. His voice was lazy and a little sleepy. "It's also very comfortable to take a bath in the hot springs burned by Cheng Che's flames."
Cheng Che's eyelids twitched, "From a delivery man to a furnace operator?"
Although this is to explain and clarify for him, but...
It seems that he has no suspicion at all?
This whitewashing somehow feels wrong.
Jing Yuan chuckled and held his chin up to speak, "Look, am I magnanimous? I explained it to you without any grudges. Otherwise..."
At this point, Jing Yuan took out a square-shaped paper dart from his lapel and shook it in his hand, "Otherwise I should throw some dirty water on you and let you experience the pain that I couldn't express at the time."
In the silence, Esta frowned slightly, "This origami looks so familiar..."
Chapter 526 Release the Crows!
In the silence, everyone's eyes fell on the expressionless young man.
Cheng Che looked at the people in front of him expressionlessly, and said in an extremely calm tone, "Ah, yes, yes, I am Phoenix."
"Impossible." Estelle frowned and explained without thinking, "What robber robbed the whole vault and gave me pocket money to buy gems for me?"
From the scattered credit points, it was obvious that Cheng Che had sent all the money he had.
Robbers don't have to live so frugally.
Xing blinked and turned her head to look at Cheng Che, "You seem to be laughed at for being poor."
"Yeah, that's normal." Cheng Che nodded, looking calm, "I'm often laughed at for being poor, I'm used to it."
star:……
Something seems not quite right?
Xing recalled the memories in his mind and hesitated: "Aren't you quite rich?"
"Yes, but who would give a minor such a large amount of pocket money? As for after they become adults..." Cheng Che sighed softly, seeming to be troubled, "I came here before I became an adult, I am also helpless."
Before he had had enough of being a parasite, he acquired the Starry Sky Railway by himself, and lived in poverty ever since.
There was a hint of pity in Xing's eyes, "Okay, then I'll give you two more trash cans in the future."
Cheng Che tilted his head, "That's not necessary."
He can also go robbing!
"So Cheng Che couldn't have robbed someone." Esther held her chin with both hands and said seriously, "There's no way the money from the robbery would be spent so quickly. And I don't think Cheng Che would deliberately give me small amounts of credit points to pretend to be poor."
As soon as the words fell, Jingyuan and Sangbo turned their eyes away at the same time.
Money... doesn't that just get spent super fast?
I have two stars to take care of, so what if they bloom quickly?
"As long as you are happy." Xing patted Esta's shoulder and looked at Cheng Che with an inexplicably strange look, "Our Cheng Che is different from Phoenix's ruthless star core hunter."
Cheng Che raised his eyelids and glanced at Xing, then withdrew his gaze indifferently.
Okay, let’s go next time.
The money earned from grabbing the gold dust is used as the service fee for ordering a dance.
"Let's get back to the topic for now." Latio tapped the table and said in a deep voice: "With the conclusion of the Phase Spirit Fire, we can reasonably infer that the missing clerk is not missing, but has been transferred. As a descendant of the Phase Spirit Fire, Afrit may have a transfer ability. The strength is not enough for phase shuttle, but it can transfer within a short distance."