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Xiang Kun reached the rooftop, he didn't need to observe any further and simply walked to one side.

Now, a very detailed three-dimensional structural diagram of the building has been formed in his mind, like a hologram. He knows exactly where he is and where Mi Qiao is located.

Going down to the 12th floor from here is easier than climbing up from the ground, and it's also less likely to be noticed.

After climbing over the rooftop railing and glancing down from the edge, he had already planned several routes in his mind to climb directly to the balcony of Mi Qiao's master bedroom.

Xiang Kun couldn't stay here to monitor Mi Qiao forever, and it seemed unlikely that he would get the information he wanted in the short term, so he had to find a way to have a backup plan.

There's still no news from Alice; we need to be prepared for her to make no progress.

Xiang Kun came up with a few plans, such as sneaking into the bedroom from the balcony and tampering with her computer. Or he could leave some items with "Emotional Injection" and "Super-Sensory Link" established, making it easier to remotely track and monitor her in the future.

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Xiang Kun made a plan. He observed and sensed the situation between the opposite building and the rooftop of this building and the balcony of apartment 1203 for a while, to see if there was any possibility of being seen unintentionally.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Xiang Kun finally began to climb down the predetermined route.

His every move was as if it were programmed, without the slightest hesitation or delay, and in just over twenty seconds he landed silently on the balcony of the master bedroom in apartment 1203.

Xiang Kun gently grasped the doorknob and turned it; it wasn't locked. Good.

He listened to Mi Qiao's breathing and heartbeat in the master bedroom and was certain that she was in a deep sleep. With his sensory abilities, he could detect any signs that Mi Qiao was about to wake up and prepare accordingly, so there was no need to worry about waking her up or being exposed.

Seeing the laptop on the bedroom table and the portable router connected to it via a data cable, Xiang Kun knew why Alice hadn't given any feedback— Mi Qiao wasn't using the broadband network here, but rather her own SIM card and mobile device.

The laptop was closed, but not turned off.

Xiang Kun turned the laptop around and slowly opened it to avoid the light from waking the screen from affecting Mi Qiao on the bed.

After waking up, you will still need to enter a password.

When Guo Tianxiang and Mi Qiao used the laptop together, he had seen her enter the login password more than once. Xiang Kun also saw it in the memory fragments he obtained, so he tried that password first. Although this computer was different from the one in his memory, most people would still be used to using the same login password.

I successfully logged into the system, and the password had indeed not been changed.

Xiang Kun did not directly transfer any data, leave any backdoors, or tamper with her computer; he simply viewed it.

After a while, he closed the computer again, put it back in its place, and then started checking Mi Qiao's other things.

Xiang Kun noticed that Mi Qiao's laptop bag looked a bit old, and that it was the same bag she carried when he first saw Mi Qiao through the convenience store's security camera footage. In Guo Tianxiang's memory, she also carried this same bag when she was out with her laptop.

Now, Mi Qiao works for "Shenxing Technology," his computer and hairstyle have changed, but his bag remains the same.

It seems this laptop bag holds special significance for her?

Xiang Kun slowly picked up the bag and examined it, finding an ID card with the name "Chen Tianhua" but the photo was of Mi Qiao. Clearly, this was a new identity arranged for her by "Shenxing Technology".

However, Mi Qiao's original identification documents were not found, perhaps because he did not bring them to Qicheng City.

After examining some of her personal belongings, a softcover notebook caught Xiang Kun's attention. He picked it up and flipped through it for a while, discovering quite a bit of new information.

On one of the pages, he also found a small knife drawn with a ballpoint pen. Judging from its somewhat unusual shape, it was clearly the white porcelain knife that Guo Tianxiang carried with him, intending to use it to kill Xiang Kun, but which Xiang Kun had snatched and used to kill him instead.

Clearly, neither Guo Tianxiang's memory nor the appearance of the drawing indicate that this is a design blueprint, and the white knife is unlikely to be the work of Mi Qiao.

So what was her purpose in drawing in this softcover notebook? Was it simply because she thought the little white knife was pretty and wanted to draw it? Or did she think there was something wrong with the knife, or was she using the drawing to explain something to someone, like that "Mr. Liang"?

After flipping through the softcover notebook and noting down the information he had seen, Xiang Kun took out a 3cm x 3cm piece of paper and stuffed it into the notebook's cover—this was naturally the same item he had stuffed into the side pocket of the employee's backpack outside the breakfast shop that morning; it was an item that had established a "Super-Sensory Link."

However, the only pencil drawing he had "Emotional Injection" was the one from the morning. Compared to "Super-Sensory Link," the process of "Emotional Injection" was more tedious and complicated, especially this kind of pencil drawing, which took a long time. He didn't have any other suitable reserves to hide.

However, Xiang Kun wasn't without options. After drawing a bunch of "black circles" in the morning based on his "Hyper-Sensory State" and his perception of the area around the pencil drawings, he realized that he had successfully "Emotional Injection" into these "drawings" during the drawing process. After the next blood-drinking, these "drawings" would possess the corresponding characteristics.

Moreover, he vaguely felt that the items used for "Emotional Injection" in this way might have something quite special about them.

Xiang Kun tore off one of the "black circle paintings." He had many ways to hide them, but after thinking for a while, he carefully restored Mi Qiao's belongings to their original positions according to his previous memory. Then he slowly walked out of the bedroom and silently closed the balcony door.

Standing on the balcony, Xiang Kun folded the torn "black circle drawing" into a very unique paper airplane, and then stuck it by the bedroom window, making it look as if it had flown in from somewhere and landed there.

Based on his improved cognitive model of Mi Qiao, which he had just gleaned from examining the laptop and various items, Xiang Kun devised a plan, which also served as an experiment. As for the outcome, we'll have to wait and see how things develop.

The next morning, Xiang Kun left Qicheng City.

This trip to Qicheng City has revealed Mi Qiao, and the information obtained has exceeded previous expectations. Staying a few more days to continue monitoring Mi Qiao, or trying to infiltrate the company, might yield more information. However, based on Xiang Kun's deduction, the information he most wants to know probably cannot be obtained from here in a short time, so there's no need to waste so much time and take such a big risk.

Of course, more importantly, Chang Bin and Wang Han's wedding date is fast approaching.

He was not only Chang Bin's good friend, but also a groomsman, so naturally he couldn't be absent.

Fortunately, their wedding day was not Xiang Kun's blood-drinking period; otherwise, to ensure there would be no problems when attending the wedding, he would have had to adjust his blood-drinking cycle by drinking blood in advance.

As one of the best men, Zicheng naturally arrived early.

After putting on the suit he had made at the tailor shop, Zicheng patted his belly and exclaimed, "A Tu, your prediction was really accurate. I went back to see the doctor and took care of my health, and I've really gained a lot of weight this month. Luckily, you asked Master Xu to be lenient with me."

Xiang Kun laughed and said, "At this rate, you'll probably outgrow this outfit soon and it'll only be usable as a disposable item."

During their last meeting, he noticed something was wrong with Zicheng's health and gave him a strong warning. Zicheng immediately went to the hospital for a checkup, followed by treatment and recuperation. Since there wasn't anything seriously wrong, he recovered quickly. Xiang Kun had also been checking on Zicheng's condition via WeChat and phone. He had observed him carefully during their previous meeting and confirmed that his health was currently good; with continued recuperation, there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Go away! I'll start working out right away! I want to be like you, a muscle monster!" Zicheng said confidently.

"Holy crap, no way? You've finally agreed to work out? You're not kidding, are you? Back in college, I tried to get you guys to go to the gym together, Xiang Kun finally agreed, but you just wouldn't budge. You'd only go for two minutes and then rest for half an hour. And now you're actually going to the gym on your own initiative?" Chang Bin had just changed into his custom-made groom's suit, walked over and stared at Zicheng suspiciously, asking, "Tell me honestly, are you hiding something from me about having someone else?"

Upon hearing this, the female shop assistant holding the clothes burst out laughing.

Xiang Kun laughed and said, "You guys are so friendly, I'm almost embarrassed to say I know you."

Zicheng looked at him seriously, his expression grave, and said, "A Tu, what should we do? A-Bin has found out about us, we can't hide it anymore!"

Chang Bin gritted his teeth and said, "I never expected you to like bald guys?!"

"So what if he's bald? Bald heads are good for lighting, saving electricity and protecting the environment..." Zicheng said, reaching out to touch Xiang Kun's bald head, only to be kicked away by him.

The shop assistant lowered her head, trying not to laugh.

After leaving the tailor shop, Xiang Kun drove Chang Bin's Volkswagen Magotan to the airport to pick up three of their university classmates who were arriving that day, and he wanted to help them settle in.

Zicheng, Chang Bin, and another high school classmate who was to be a groomsman all had their own things to do. There were still many things to be done before the wedding.

After Xiang Kun got into the driver's seat, Zi Cheng leaned over and, grinning mischievously, urged, "When you see Lao Peng later, don't tell him who you are. Just go over and mess with him! Oh, right, isn't there a pair of sunglasses in Chang Bin's car? Change your black-rimmed glasses into sunglasses when you go over! Doesn't he always brag about how brave he is? Let's see if he dares to resist... Damn, just thinking about it gets me excited. I really want to go over there and film it."

Lao Peng was Peng Xiao, another roommate of Xiang Kun and the other two in their university dormitory. However, he found a girlfriend early on and moved out to be with her, so his relationship with Xiang Kun and the other two wasn't that close. Of course, their relationship wasn't bad either.

However, Zicheng used to frequently argue with Peng Xiao, who liked to boast, and Zicheng, who wasn't very good with words, always lost the argument.

Chang Bin chuckled from the side, "Don't scare Lao Peng so much that he calls the police. It's not a big deal if Lao Peng is scared, but it would be bad if Lao Ban is scared. She and Lao Peng were on the same flight."

"Hey? By the way, didn't our old teacher have a crush on our Brother Bin back then?"

"Chase you my foot!" Chang Bin laughed and scolded, slapping Zicheng's forehead.

"Alright, we'll talk later. I have to go now, otherwise it would be impolite to keep them waiting at the airport for too long if I get stuck in traffic."

After driving onto the airport expressway, Xiang Kun couldn't help but reminisce about his university days.

His extraordinary memory allows him to remember not only what happened after the mutation very clearly, but also memories from before the mutation that he thought were vague or even forgotten.

Away from his parents' control and without the heavy academic pressure of high school, the first few years of university were indeed some of the most relaxed and happy days of his life.

Back then, he certainly never imagined things would turn out this way.

The current situation...

Thinking of those five words, Xiang Kun felt a strange urge to laugh. Since he was the only one in the car, he could laugh as he pleased. So he started to chuckle softly, which gradually turned into a loud laugh, growing stronger and stronger until tears almost welled up in his eyes.

On the highway, in a speeding SUV, the young man driving had a flushed face and was clearly very emotional.

The young woman in the passenger seat also looked displeased, muttering repeatedly, "I told you to use the navigation, use the navigation, but you insisted you didn't need it. Now look what happened! We missed the exit! If we go now, we'll definitely be late!"

The young man driving shouted, "I've driven this road hundreds of times, why would I need a navigation system?!"

"Did you miss the highway exit?" the young woman replied immediately.

"That's because you kept talking and I got distracted!"

"Oh, okay, now it's my fault? You missed the highway exit, and it's my fault? When we get there, you tell them that being late is all because I talked to you! I shouldn't have talked to you! I should have kept quiet!"

"You... I... I told you a long time ago that we were leaving, but you kept putting it off, saying it didn't need to be so early. You didn't put on makeup for ages, and then you were frantically doing it when it was time to leave. Otherwise, we could have taken the highway again after we got off, and we wouldn't have been late!"

"If you hadn't missed the exit, would you have been late? Was my timing wrong? If you hadn't missed the exit, wouldn't the timing have been just right?" The young woman glared at him.

"You son of a bitch... you son of a bitch!"

"You insulted me?"

"No! I cursed the cat!" the young man immediately replied.

"A cat? Where did this cat come from?" the young woman continued to stare at him.

"Your grandma... has a pet cat!" the young man said.

"How come you're even more cowardly than a woman? You have the guts to curse, but not the guts to admit it?"

"I'm a coward?" The young man's face turned red, and he subconsciously pressed the accelerator harder. The SUV quickly overtook several cars next to it, including a Volkswagen Passat.

The young man suddenly laughed, and the young woman who was staring at him, her face also flushed, inexplicably laughed as well.

The two exchanged a glance, their smiles widening.

The atmosphere inside the car instantly eased.

"Let's get a divorce," the young man said, looking straight ahead with a smile on his face and his voice very calm.

"Okay." The young woman replied softly without any hesitation or doubt, her voice surprisingly gentle.

The SUV slowed down and drove smoothly on the highway.