Zhu Rong roared, and a flash of fire appeared. The fat man screamed, his obese body leaping up with incredible agility, flames erupting from his rear end as he screamed repeatedly. Zhu Rong, one hand on his hip and the other pointing at the fat man, roared, "How could you let Chen Xiao get away right under your nose?! Are you a pig?! Couldn't you have stopped him?! Couldn't you have called for help?!"
The fat man pleaded for mercy, "Grandma, I had no choice! Chen Xiao walked too fast, and there were so many people and so much noise in the hospital. I shouted loudly, but he didn't hear me. By the time I rushed out, I bumped into someone else, and Chen Xiao had already driven away..."
"Don't try to shirk responsibility if you're stupid!" Zhu Rong's anger didn't subside: "You saw him get into a taxi, didn't you write down the taxi's license plate number?!"
The fat man blinked pitifully, thinking to himself, "How could I have thought of so much in such a short time?"
"Alright..." Gonggong, being more soft-hearted, couldn't bear to see the fat man scolding him like that. "Chen Xiao's situation is a bit special right now. Even if the fat man really finds Chen Xiao, he can't stop Chen Xiao from leaving if he wants to."
The fat man immediately perked up, thinking, "That's right! Back in Japan, even you top experts couldn't capture him. Even if I encountered him, I would only be annihilated."
Old Tian and Shi Gaofei were also in the room. Old Tian stroked his chin, carefully recalling the experience the fat man had described, and waved his hand, saying, "No! The fat man said that when he saw Chen Xiao, he seemed to have returned to his normal state, and he was walking with other people... Maybe Chen Xiao has regained his senses!"
"But he's regained his senses, so why isn't he contacting us?" Zhu Rong glared at him, dissatisfied.
Old Tian sighed, "Alright, Zhurong and Gonggong, you've only just arrived and don't know much yet. Let me explain slowly. Hmm... I don't think this is Fatty's fault, after all, it happened so suddenly, sigh..." Old Tian then perked up a bit, "I didn't expect Chen Xiao to come to Shanghai too! That's good news!"
Just then, Champagne rushed in from outside, accompanied by Ya Ya and Xiao Qing. As soon as the three girls burst in, Champagne exclaimed urgently, "We have the results! We have the results!"
"What?"
"Young Master Xu checked with the taxi company! According to what Fatty said, at that time, the taxi company found out that there were a total of nine vehicles picking up passengers in front of that hospital, and only one of them matched Fatty's criteria: three people, a young man, a girl, and an old man!! It must be Chen Xiao!"
Everyone in the room perked up, and Old Tian immediately asked, "So, have you found out where they went by car?"
Champagne's expression was somewhat grim, and she gave a wry smile: "Unfortunately... they went to Nanjing West Road..."
Everyone was speechless. Nanjing West Road is one of the most bustling commercial streets in Shanghai. If Chen Xiao really got off the taxi there, it probably wasn't his destination. There was a high probability that he would transfer there.
Old Tian thought for a moment, then immediately waved his hand: "Never mind! Let's split up and set off immediately. Except for Shi Gaofei, who will stay here, everyone else come with me to Nanjing West Road! We will search this area with Nanjing West Road as the center and a radius of one kilometer!"
This was a last resort, but it offered a glimmer of hope, and everyone perked up. Just as they were about to split up, they heard Shi Gaofei, who had been watching coldly with his arms crossed, suddenly sneer twice. His laughter was full of disdain, which surprised everyone.
"What are you laughing at!" Zhu Rong was very displeased.
"A bunch of idiots." Shi Gaofei's tone was sharp: "I really don't understand... Please! All of you here are the elite among humans, people with superpowers! Just now you were calling the fat man a pig, but I think you guys are the real pigs!"
"What did you say?!" Zhu Rong was furious. Although she respected Shi Gaofei, who was once a core figure in the service society, Zhu Rong's fiery temper was still flaring up when she was scolded like this to her face. She rolled up her sleeves and was about to rush up and teach this arrogant guy a lesson. Fortunately, Gonggong quickly grabbed Zhu Rong from behind.
Shi Gaofei, however, looked disdainful, seemingly unconcerned about Zhu Rong's temper and threats. He pointed at the crowd and sneered, "All you know how to do is check taxis! Idiots! Shanghai is such a big city, how many taxis are there?! Even if you narrow the search area down to Nanjing West Road... damn it! How many people walk down that commercial street every day?! Do you think you can check them all with just a few of you?"
Old Tian frowned, but remained patient: "What's your plan?"
"Nonsense! If you're going to investigate, start at the hospital!" Shi Gaofei sneered disdainfully. "How could Chen Xiao be at the hospital? That's the most valuable information! Hospitals are inanimate places! No matter how big a hospital is, its medical staff are fixed! Maybe Chen Xiao went there for treatment, maybe he went to visit a friend... In any case, starting at the hospital is a hundred times better than searching for treasures in the ocean, right? Take Chen Xiao's photo to the hospital and ask all the medical staff, doctors and nurses alike. You might get some unexpected results!"
This idea was indeed very valuable. Even Zhu Rong fell silent, then suddenly slapped his thigh: "That's right! How come we didn't think of that!"
Shi Gaofei proudly nodded his head: "The gap in intelligence is indeed insurmountable."
He then added smugly, "Originally, this was the best method, but... now that we know Chen Xiao is in Shanghai, I have an even better and faster way!"
"What?" everyone asked in unison.
"Hahahahahahahaha!" After laughing wildly for a while, Shi Gaofei looked smug: "Don't forget, I am the most powerful scientific genius in the world! What did we go to the hospital for today? Have you forgotten? The stolen electronic equipment, I will soon be able to create a brainwave search device! Hmph, although searching brainwaves is difficult, and it is not possible to search a large area for the time being, but... since we know that Chen Xiao is in Shanghai, it is still possible to search only a small area like Shanghai."
"Search brainwaves?" Old Tian frowned.
"Hmph, I can't explain it to you guys anyway." Shi Fei smiled arrogantly: "A bunch of scientific idiots. To put it simply, I input Chen Xiao's brainwaves into a special band and then search for it in a designated area. As long as the same brainwave band is found, then it must be Chen Xiao!"
"Um... do you have Chen Xiao's EEG data stored?" Old Tian asked the most crucial question.
Shi Gaofei laughed: "Don't forget, I'm the only one who conducted the most thorough physical examination on Chen Xiao! I have a record of all his health indicators!"
Shi Gaofei then smiled even more smugly: "Believe me, this time I'll find Chen Xiao in half an hour at most!"
This mad scientist seemed very confident.
pity……
Half an hour later...
Everyone gathered around the search device that Shi Gaofei had assembled, but Shi Gaofei was no longer the confident man he had been moments before. He was covered in sweat, wiping his forehead vigorously, and staring blankly at the screen: "How is this possible? How could it not be there?!"
The people behind him looked at Shi Gaofei with suspicion. Shi Gaofei immediately felt that his authority as a genius had been violated, and he roared angrily, "Impossible!! Unless Fatty is seeing things!!"
"No way!" the fat man shouted, craning his neck. "I can't be mistaken!"
Fatty's goddess is Ya Ya, but Ya Ya is Chen Xiao's "roommate". In short, Chen Xiao is Fatty's eternal pain! Fatty dreams about Chen Xiao several times a day, and of course, most of the dreams are about beating Chen Xiao up.
So how could the fat man possibly mistake Chen Xiao's appearance?!
"Could it be... that he has left Shanghai again?" Shi Gaofei angrily tore at his head.
……
……
Shi Gaofei's guess was correct.
At this moment, Chen Xiao was already sitting on a speeding train.
Zhang Xiaotao nestled against Chen Xiao's shoulder, a gesture that made him somewhat uncomfortable—even though she was his girlfriend in name, he couldn't remember anything from the past, and this intimate gesture felt strange. However, Chen Xiao couldn't resist, because if he did, showing any sign of unfamiliarity towards Zhang Xiaotao, she would look at him with those mournful, sorrowful eyes, and then drown her own tears…
Zhang Xiaotao was somewhat exhausted. Ever since boarding the train, she had been staring intently at Chen Xiao, clinging tightly to his arm. Staring at someone for so long was tiring, and eventually, she drifted off to sleep—mainly because she had experienced the intense joy and sorrow of reuniting with Chen Xiao, leaving her mentally exhausted.
When Zhang Xiaotao woke up, she realized that she had let go of Chen Xiao's arm without her noticing. She was immediately startled, but fortunately, when she looked up, she saw Chen Xiao sitting safely beside her, and she breathed a sigh of relief. However, she then noticed that she was wearing a coat—Chen Xiao's.
"I saw you were asleep, and I was worried you'd catch a cold." Chen Xiao smiled gently. "The air conditioning on the train is a bit too strong."