Chapter 127: This Isn’t a Phase

A two-meter-tall humanoid figure crashed to the ground. When Xiao Yu saw it, the smile on his face grew wider.

What was it?

A paper doll with wings. And it had two remote-controlled flight devices attached. One at the chest, one at the legs.

Wang Dong, holding the gun, was stunned. He turned to Xiao Yu, whose expression was odd. 

“You knew all along?”

“Yeah, I knew he would test us,” Xiao Yu nodded. “A truly smart person wouldn’t fall for any trap, real or fake. But if he’s addicted to committing crimes, he can’t control himself. He will test us.”

“Test us?” Wang Dong coldly eyed the paper doll on the ground.

“It’s because he tested us,” Xiao Yu activated Monarch Butterfly’s nose, squatted down, and memorized the scent on the paper doll, grinning. “That he revealed a flaw.”

“What flaw?”

Wang Dong was initially puzzled, then his eyes widened as he looked around.

He was no fool. The culprit tested them, and the police showed up. This meant the culprit’s test succeeded. But how would the culprit know if the police showed up or not?

Observation.

To observe, he had to be nearby to see what he wanted to see. Right?

“Search all nearby areas!” Wang Dong shouted, issuing the order.

“It’s useless,” Xiao Yu shook his head. “He’s smart. If we can think of it, so can he. Sometimes, to see the results of an experiment, you don’t need to be there yourself.”

Activating Falcon Eye, Xiao Yu looked up at the sky. High in the night sky, there was a flying device.

“So that’s your method?” Xiao Yu sneered, murmuring to himself, “A bit crude. If you can think of it, why wouldn’t I?”

A military helicopter suddenly appeared above. A soldier sitting at the door aimed a gun identical to Wang Dong’s anti-low-altitude flying object radio interference gun. He pulled the trigger.

Crash!

The flying device hit the road. Xiao Yu strolled over, coldly eyeing the device.

“Remote control needs a signal. He wouldn’t be nearby, only remote controlling. Remote control requires satellite or base station signals. People like this probably don’t have access to satellite signals, only base station signals. A phone card? I guess you can’t be tracked through your phone card, right? It’s not registered under your real name? We can only start with the drone itself… but ultra-high-altitude drones are only made by big manufacturers. Small workshops can’t do it… DJI? Buying DJI products isn’t cheap. Ultra-high-altitude ones are very expensive… generally, only enthusiasts would buy them. Based on the model, search all online shopping platforms, check for ultra-high-altitude drones sold to M City, and track the delivery addresses.” 

Xiao Yu looked up at Wang Dong, who seemed to be in a daze. “The address might be fake too, but he must be in that area. People like him are extremely cautious and won’t easily leave their familiar territory. For us police, once we lock down an area and know the suspect is there, it’s easy to investigate. That’s the flaw he exposed.”

After a while, Wang Dong looked up at Xiao Yu, taking a deep breath. “It turns out that the scariest thing about you isn’t your hypnotic ability.”

“Huh?” Xiao Yu chuckled.

“The scariest thing is your intelligence.” Wang Dong’s expression was complex. “Back during the body trafficking case, I realized this. When I found out you could hypnotize, I overlooked your intelligence. You probably let me discover your hypnotic ability on purpose to make me ignore your intelligence, right?”

Xiao Yu stopped laughing.

His expression was calm, and he didn’t say anything. In his mind, he was vigorously denying it.

‘No, you’re wrong, don’t frame me like that.’

“I just don’t get it.” Wang Dong looked puzzled. “You’re so smart, yet you don’t want people to know. I feel like there’s something wrong with your brain.”

“You’re the one who’s got something wrong. Your whole family has something wrong.” Xiao Yu rolled his eyes. “Keeping a low profile and not revealing your true abilities gives you a lot of leeway and many options.”

“Playing dumb to catch the tiger, huh? Why pretend?” Wang Dong scoffed, then suddenly smiled. “Not bad. You have the same fine quality as I do.”

Xiao Yu, “…”

‘Is this guy a chronic pretender?’

No, Wang Dong wasn’t suffering from delusions of grandeur. Delusions come from a distortion in perception and fundamental cognitive issues. This guy was just a show-off. And showing off was a conscious choice, not a cognitive distortion.

“Hurry up, we’ve been staking out for seven days,” Xiao Yu shook his head and turned away. “I’m going to find a place to sleep. Let me know when you find something, and I’ll think about the next step.”

With that, he walked to the road, hailed a cab, and headed back to the hotel.

Looking up online shopping records was something National Security could handle. But finding the shipping address quickly? That was not realistic. And then narrowing down the delivery area took time too.

‘Hmm, I can sleep for six to seven hours? That’s great.’

***

At the hotel, Xiao Yu was lying on the big bed, blinking. He was unable to sleep. 

The more tired one was, the more one’s mind raced, and the harder it was to fall asleep. 

He pulled out his phone, thinking about sending a message to Mu Qingwu. But he reconsidered. His sister was probably asleep by now.

Ding.

A WeChat message notification popped up.

Xiao Yu was stunned. Such a telepathic connection? No way.

Mu Qingwu: Are you asleep?

Xiao Yu: Sis, take a guess?

Mu Qingwu: Haha…

Xiao Yu: Say you love me quickly.

Mu Qingwu: I love you!

Xiao Yu: I want to hear it in a voice message.

Mu Qingwu voice message: I love you!

Xiao Yu: Why aren’t you sleeping?

Mu Qingwu: I don’t know, can’t sleep, just sent a message to see if you were up.

Xiao Yu: Actually, there’s something I want to tell you. Sigh, forget it, you’ll find out eventually.

Mu Qingwu: ???

Xiao Yu: Sis, I’m sorry, I lied to you.

Mu Qingwu: ???

Xiao Yu: Actually… I’m not human. I’m from the planet Fiedramanticassava… an alien.

Mu Qingwu: …

Xiao Yu: I came to Earth on a mission to conquer it for my great mother planet.

Mu Qingwu: …

Xiao Yu: But I betrayed them. I fell in love with a human woman. Sis, what should I do?

Mu Qingwu: Betrayal is bad. You should just explode on the spot.

Xiao Yu: … I’m serious!

Mu Qingwu: Be a good boy and go to sleep. When you wake up, I’ll go with you back to Fiedramanticassava.

Xiao Yu: Sis, you’re the best.

Mu Qingwu: I miss you.

Xiao Yu: Me too!

He put down his phone. Xiao Yu drifted off to sleep.