The next day.
The Bat-Man incident in De City was more or less resolved, and Uncle Luo had returned to take over, so Xia Xu naturally had no reason to stay. After spending the night, he set off back to Star City.
The two cities were neighbors, and modern transportation was extremely well developed, so the journey took little effort. Before long, he got off the train and headed straight to his Consulting Company.
As for why, first, it was relatively close to the train station, and second, Tang Youxin should have been there at this hour. Since the vacation started, Little White Flower had mostly been helping at her family's steamed bun shop in the mornings, then going to watch over the Consulting Company once the breakfast rush was over.
"Boss, you're back! How did it go? What did the higher-ups call you over for this time?"
When Xia Xu arrived at the Consulting Company, he did not see Little White Flower. Instead, he first spotted He Qing, who was slacking off at work.
The moment He Qing saw Xia Xu, his eyes lit up, and he came out to greet him, eagerly asking questions.
Ever since Zhang Qun and the others had come calling in an official capacity, the company he had recently joined had suddenly become mysterious and impressive in his eyes.
The company was tiny and shabby?
No, no, no. This was called hiding in plain sight.
The company only had a handful of employees?
No, no, no. Quality mattered more than quantity.
Just look: even an official Special Department, which sounded impressive just from its name, had to commission their company for assistance. How awesome was that?
Coupled with Old Yang's incredibly practiced spiel, which even he himself firmly believed, the image of a mysterious