After borrowing the computer, Feng Sixi worked relentlessly on his task while Yan Yang sat beside him, propping her cheek on one hand, watching him intently.
The arch-villain indeed had a face that was divinely provocative. From the side, his sharp, defined brow ridge and straight, high bridge of the nose were striking.
Even the slight droop of his eyelids was flawless, and the lines of his face were sharp and piercing.
In short, every feature hit Yan Yang's aesthetic sweet spot.
The more she looked, the more she liked him, the warmth in her shimmering eyes growing ever more intense. Yet she deliberately broke the pleasant atmosphere with her words: "Sixi… why do you look so troubled? Did you run into a problem?"
Asking innocently, Yan Yang leaned in closer, her cheek brushing against the man's neck, and said with meaning, "I can't even tell what this thing you're doing is. What are you doing?"
Ignoring the heat that arose from their skin contact, Feng Sixi's dark gaze swept toward her, sharp and piercing: "You don't know?"
Even after attempting to repair the software, the result was the same when he tried again. Clearly, he had been specifically targeted.
Yan Yang's eyelashes fluttered like a little feather brush.
She blinked her big, sparkling eyes and shook her head: "I really don't know."
"Best if you don't."
After answering, he returned the computer to Yan Yang.
Given his personality, he wouldn't just sit idly by and await the inevitable. Yan Yang knew this well but didn't say it outright. In any case, it would be a clash of wits—let's see who had the upper hand…
…
At that moment, inside "The Neighborhood Office," all core members had gathered, sitting around the table in the dark room, staring intently at the computer.
The curly-haired young man, Ye Ming, looked troubled: "Why hasn't he shown up yet? Didn't he say he'd come find us again today? He's not messing with us, is he?"
Rong Xiao's expression was grim: "This person is too mysterious and dangerous. If he's an enemy, we must report it up the chain… and monitor him at all times."
"…But I can't even track where he is…"
At that, Ye Ming slumped in defeat, pounding the table in frustration.
As someone who had been specially recruited into the security department at a young age, Ye Ming was considered a prodigy—a rare talent worthy of protection as an important figure.
Such a genius carried absolute pride, so when he discovered he had encountered someone he simply couldn't outmatch, the helpless gap between them pushed him into a state bordering on collapse.
From yesterday to today, Ye Ming had lost count of how many sighs he'd let out. He'd even stayed up all night trying to find a vulnerability in the person who had infiltrated their internal network, only to fail in the end.
His disappointment was easy to imagine.
Sitting next to Ye Ming, a seductive woman clad entirely in black with fiery red lips rubbed her shiny bald head and tried her best to soothe him in a tone one might use with a child: "Mingming, there is always a bigger fish. You're only sixteen now—maybe the other person is already a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, with decades more life experience than you… It's only natural they'd be more skilled. By the time you reach that age, no one will be able to beat you!"
"Hong Yue, don't bother trying to console me. The methods this person uses are clearly not outdated tricks—they can't be that old!"
Hong Yue's persuasion failed, so she could only elbow the man beside her in the chest: "Ling He! Can you pull your thoughts together and stop spacing out? Our Bureau has already been illegally attacked and you're not even worried?"
The man with the wandering gaze slowly drew his attention back, the beauty mark under his eye becoming exquisitely beautiful with the movement—he was a man of extremely delicate, almost feminine features.
Ling He said slowly, "Give me enough information and I can track him down, but with the data you have now, there's nothing I can do."
The core members of "The Neighborhood Office" numbered four in total. Rong Xiao's criminal investigative techniques were unmatched—no suspect could escape his eyes, and any criminal who fell into his hands would confess obediently.
Ye Ming's hacking skills were world-class. At eight years old, he could already infiltrate national-level security networks—a genius that any country would fight to claim.
Ling He excelled most at information analysis and tracking. Hidden in his mind was a database comparable to a computer, capable of connecting seemingly unrelated pieces of information in bizarre ways to find the answers he sought.
Hong Yue was the only woman in the Bureau, but she was far more dangerous than most men in the world—her hair was also shorter than theirs. She found it troublesome, so she simply shaved her head completely bald.
Hong Yue's psychological hypnosis could break through the psychological defenses of even the most depraved criminals in an extremely short time, but her danger went far beyond that…
Yet even these four extraordinarily capable individuals were vexed by the mysterious figure who had infiltrated their Bureau's internal network the day before.
"This person probably won't show up again. Let's leave it for now—I still have other work to finish." As she spoke, Hong Yue was about to stand up when suddenly, all the computer screens in the dark room lit up at once.
Ye Ming couldn't help but cry out in surprise: "They're here! They're here!"
His face was full of competitive desire—even if he had already lost, there was no way he would simply admit defeat.
Rong Xiao and Ling He also steadied themselves, ready to spring into action the moment the other party appeared.
But this time, what appeared was no longer that line of text. After seeing the image materialize on the screens, the four of them couldn't help but glance at one another first.
This…
Wearing a bear-patterned pajama set, completely makeup-free, yet possessing the most radiant and strikingly beautiful appearance, Yan Yang waved at the camera: "Hi, hello there."
The four: "…"
Ye Ming's eyes reddened. Arrogant! Too arrogant! This was the first time in his life he had encountered such an arrogant opponent, and the most infuriating part was that the other party was a woman!
"You all saw what I said yesterday, right? How have you been considering it?"
Yan Yang actually couldn't see the scene on the other side—the Bureau had made preparations in advance, removing all camera equipment.
But not being able to see didn't matter; it didn't affect how she operated.
Fortunately, while the visuals were blocked, the audio still came through.
Rong Xiao was the first to speak, his voice steady: "Who exactly are you, and what is your purpose?"
Yan Yang gave a faint smile: "Someone on your side has already started investigating my records, haven't they? Just ask him—my entire life history from birth to now should be in there."
At that moment, Ling He displayed the latest information he had found to the others, shaking his head: "There's nothing unusual."
The file showed that Yan Yang was just an ordinary, unremarkable person. The only anomaly might be that a few days ago, she had picked up someone from prison who had been locked up for three years.
"You've all read the file by now, right? My goal is simple—I want to join you, to protect world peace and security together."
Yan Yang said with complete seriousness, "I'm here to protect this planet."
The four people in the dark room couldn't help but have the same thought at the same time.
This person… is she mentally challenged or something?