After taking Mei Huli Arisa back to her dorm, Fang Zheng immediately drove to the laboratory and grabbed Flanda for a thorough grilling.
"Aria came to Academy City! This is all your doing! Now tell me, how are you going to clean this up?"
"Huh? How is that possible?"
Upon hearing Fang Zheng's words, Flanda let out a loud scream.
"I followed all your instructions, Mr. Fang Zheng! I even specifically picked brands that could be found outside when buying materials for the bombs!"
"What about that doll, then?"
"The doll?"
"The rabbit doll you put the bomb in."
"..."
"Well?"
Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Flanda froze for a moment. Then she reached up, tapped her head, stuck out her tongue, and made a silly face.
"...Hehe!"
"Hehe my ass!!"
Fang Zheng viciously brought his fist down on Flanda's head, sending her collapsing to the floor while clutching her head and crying out in pain.
"Forget it... Anyway, that clue shouldn't cause much trouble. Just don't let anything slip. Have Riko stir up some trouble elsewhere these days to divert Aria's attention."
"Understood, Mr. Fang Zheng. I won't use it again this time... Ow!"
Before Flanda could finish, Fang Zheng knocked her down again with another blow to the head.
"Are you really that stupid? She followed the clues here, and you stop using it? Wouldn't that be blatantly telling her you know where she is and what she's doing? Keep going. Everything stays the same. Act like you haven't noticed anything. Then find a chance to mislead her out of Academy City... I'll handle that part. In short, you and Riko need to act like you don't know she's already traced things to Academy City. Understood?"
"Ugh... Understood..."
"Fine, go do your own thing. Oh, and send Ruizi