Constant Targeting

As guests gradually arrived, the atmosphere on the deck became increasingly lively.

As young men and women from high society, every guest here was chatting and greeting each other. Their polite smiles and impeccable manners filled the entire deck with an atmosphere of nobility.

Fang Li was among them, but he was merely infiltrating in disguise; he had no real talent for entering high society.

So, apart from a few people who came to talk to Fang Li at the beginning but were brushed off by Fang Li, basically no one else came looking for Fang Li.

The same applies to Aria.

It's unclear where the people here got their information, but after learning that Aria was a England nobleman, many people came to talk to Aria, only to be directly dismissed by Aria, who was thoroughly annoyed by their attempts to talk to him.

Therefore, over time, almost no one on deck came to talk to Fang Li and Aria anymore.

However, this is exactly the scenario that Fang Li and Aria wanted to see.

Perched on the edge of the deck railing, Aria watched the bustling scene ahead while subtly asking Fang Li, "Should we slip away now and take a look around the tanker?"

After all, considering the methods of the Armed Detective Killer, this oil tanker was very likely already planted with a bomb.

"Unfortunately, a tanker isn't a bus." Fang Li took a sip of the champagne in his glass and said casually to Aria, "This place is so big, there are just too many places to plant a bomb. It's unlikely we'll find one before the Armed Detective Killer start their operation."

"That's true." Aria sighed, pressing a hand to her earpiece hidden under her hair, and whispered, "Leiji, can you spot any suspicious people through your earpiece?"

"Nothing was found." Leiji's emotionless voice came through the earpiece. "However, the tanker's floating frequency seems somewhat abnormal."

"The tanker's floating frequency?" Fang Li, who was also wearing a headset, heard Leiji's words and asked with a slightly subtle expression, "You can even tell that?"

"Yes." Leiji's voice remained devoid of emotion. "While it could be caused by the waves, the frequency of the undulations has changed compared to a few minutes ago, which I can see."

This is no longer a matter of keen observation skills.

After all, the building where Leiji was located was at least several hundred meters away from the oil tanker.

At this distance, she could even observe the movement of the oil tanker. Even with Sniper Rifle scope, Leiji's eyesight was not to be underestimated.

Fang Li knew that Leiji's eyesight was 6.0 in both eyes. She had demonstrated this incredible vision many times during missions, and each time Fang Li couldn't help but marvel at it for a long time.

"As expected of Leiji." Aria said, seemingly unsurprised, "If you spot any suspicious individuals, remember to let me know."

Leiji didn't reply, but it's likely she received it.

Just then, something happened that neither Fang Li nor Aria had expected.

"Oh my? Isn't this Fang Li?"

When a slightly surprised voice rang out from the deck and reached Fang Li's ears, Fang Li raised an eyebrow sharply, turned his head, and looked at the crowd in front of him.

Then, a handsome man dressed in a black tuxedo, just like Fang Li, slowly walked over.

Upon seeing this person, Aria exclaimed in surprise, "Teacher Sayonari?"

The newcomer was none other than Sayonari, a lecturer in the Medical Department.

"Kanzaki here too?" A perfect smile appeared on Sayonari's handsome face as he said, "I didn't expect to run into the two of you here."

Aria was caught off guard by the unexpected appearance of a teacher from the Armed Detective High School.

Fang Li was also surprised to see Sayonari here, but he smiled calmly and asked, "Teacher, are you also here for the opening ball of this oil tanker?"

"I was invited by the organizers," Sayonari explained. "There are quite a few people here that I know, so this isn't my first time attending a ball like this."

If the girls at the Armed Detective High School found out about this, they would definitely be even more infatuated with Sayonari.

After all, the fact that Teacher Sayonari, whom they had always regarded as a prince, was actually a member of high society would definitely make many girls who were infatuated with him scream.

"On the contrary, I was somewhat surprised to see Fang Li here." Sayonari said with a smile, "Kanzaki is a England nobleman, so it's not surprising that he's here. But Fang Li doesn't seem to have any illustrious background. I almost thought I had mistaken him for someone else."

At first glance, the sentence seems perfectly fine, but one can still discern the underlying hostility.

Sayonari's implication, to put it bluntly, was that this kind of place was simply not Fang Li could come to.

"However, I heard that Fang Li and Kanzaki seem to have formed a team." Sayonari's smile remained unchanged, but her words began to change. She said to Fang Li, "It's really lucky for Fang Li to be able to partner with Kanzaki, who is a noble. If all goes well, he may not need to carry out dangerous missions for rewards anymore."

The implication of this statement becomes even clearer.

If I become Aria's partner, and things go smoothly, I won't need to take on dangerous missions for the sake of reward.

Isn't this implying that Fang Li is trying to climb the social ladder and has ulterior motives towards Aria?

"Kanzaki, this won't do," Sayonari said, as if she were instructing Aria.

"Fang Li is a very valuable talent in the armed detective world. People can only grow through hardship, so you can't spoil him too much, okay?"

Even Aria couldn't stand it anymore.

Just as Aria was about to say something, a hand pressed down on her shoulder.

Fang Li gazed at Sayonari, his face remaining perfectly calm, and said indifferently, "I am truly grateful for your guidance, teacher."

"This is all for the sake of our lovely students." Sayonari smiled slightly and said, "Then, I won't disturb you two from enjoying the ball any longer. If you need anything, please feel free to come and find me anytime."

After saying that, Sayonari turned around and walked away slowly with elegant steps.

Watching Sayonari's retreating figure, Fang Li's brows finally began to furrow.

Fang Li didn't care at all about Sayonari's barbed provocation.

Because that would only deepen Fang Li's doubts.

"Why is this person targeting me?"