Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 30 Dried Fish (Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader Beast Detective 1)

At this moment, looking into Song Qiongyao's clear and pure eyes, Su Yu felt a sense of peace settle down in his heart.

Any distracting thoughts vanished without a trace.

"I'll give it to you."

"After all, he's a somewhat fervent pursuer. It wouldn't be good if something went wrong."

When Su Yu said this, he didn't want to think about how to improve his favorability.

It's like your mindset has been infected, and you've become younger.

Or maybe...

"I just don't want to be too pragmatic," Su Yu thought sadly.

If I could, I really wouldn't want to bring utilitarianism into school... This is the most youthful and happiest time of my life.

“I think you might not realize that solving the mystery can take a lot of time.” Song Qiongyao raised her fair face, a subtle smile playing on her lips.

"If you take me home, aren't you worried about getting home?" Her smile was bright and pure, not malicious, but rather like she had seen something interesting and was eager to try it out...

"Does it take a lot of time?" Su Yu hadn't expected that.

“Of course, if it didn’t take much time to find, what would be the point of solving a mystery?” she said matter-of-factly.

"Alright then." Su Yu went along with her suggestion and strolled around the campus.

"Speaking of which, why did you reject him?"

Seeing her aimlessly searching around the school, Su Yu asked her out of boredom.

"Because I don't trust him."

Song Qiongyao simply shook her head slowly, her expression gradually becoming serious, even carrying a hint of coldness.

"Complete strangers, based solely on their appearance and a few glances from a distance, rashly proclaim—'I like you.'"

"Such liking is superficial, and confessing is not worth mentioning."

"More likely, it's dangerous!"

As if trying to see through her true thoughts, Su Yu gazed at her dignified and beautiful figure.

"So that's what you think."

Su Yu seemed to be deep in thought.

"Yes, even putting aside the unpleasant things behind it, just liking someone's appearance is too superficial. That's not true liking."

She hopes that the other person will like her inner qualities, not just her appearance.

Regardless of location, era, or gender, people generally share this idea.

"None of them really like me."

"The boy who was hanging around me was only interested in my looks, and from the very beginning, he caused me a lot of trouble."

“From childhood to adulthood, I have seen dozens of boys confess their feelings to me, and I can’t help but test them.”

This sounds just like the troubles of a rich young lady...

"What happens after that?"

“None of them passed.” She said it as if it were nothing important.

"How pitiful, those guys." Su Yu couldn't help but sigh for the boys who were rejected. A young girl's feelings are always poetic, and so are a young boy's.
"I'm the one who's pitiful; everyone I've encountered is a scammer."

Hearing her indignant words, the boy's lips curled up slightly.

"Actually, appearance is also a part of you, liking appearance is also liking."

Song Qiongyao glanced at him slightly, her expression a little defiant.

"If you only like my appearance, then you don't truly like me!"

"..." That's a bit childish, but that's just how it is at her age!

Su Yu pursed her lips and smiled slightly.

Suddenly, a cat appeared before them. It was a beautiful white cat, and it was sitting gracefully in front of them, exuding elegance and poise.

"Ah, it's that cat."

The cat is wearing a red collar around its neck.

"What's wrong with the cat...?"

Before Su Yu could finish speaking, the cat pointed with its paw to a corner of the road.

that.

"Am I seeing things?" Su Yu looked again and again in disbelief. The cat, as if understanding human nature, gestured for the road again.

"The cat is pointing the way." Even so, Song Qiongyao seemed to still hesitate.

She rested her beautiful chin on her finger, pondering what to do next, while the cat seemed interested in the two of them, its amber eyes sparkling as it stared at them intently.

"You have to keep up, otherwise this will never end!"

The cat wagged its tail, presumably to express its gratitude. It walked to the side of the road, then turned back every few steps to indicate the direction, before walking in one direction. Although its steps were very light, the two of them could keep up without much effort.

As they gradually left the campus, their footsteps echoed through the streets as summer drew to a close.

Meow.

Every time the cat is about to turn a corner, it stops, looks back, and waits. It only continues running forward once the cats have caught up.

"Miss Song."

The more Su Yu looked at it, the stranger it seemed.

"Ok?"

The girl let out a soft moan from her throat, like a kitten meowing.

"?"

Su Yu's forehead twitched slightly as he looked over.

Between her thick, beautiful black hair, two cat ears peeked out, seemingly trembling slightly at a certain frequency.

Song Qiongyao looked focused, as if she was listening intently to something.

"..." Su Yu parted his lips slightly, wanting to say something, but for some reason felt that it was not appropriate to disturb her now.

"What's wrong?" A sweet voice rang out, and Song Qiongyao smiled apologetically.

"Excuse me, this child just said a lot to me, but I didn't quite catch it... Could you please repeat it?"

There's a lot of information here.

Su Yu paused for a moment, trying to understand her words.

Are you communicating with the cat?

The weather was a bit hot, and the asphalt road seemed to have been baked. Even with the shade of trees along the roadside, it was still unbearable.

Song Qiongyao lazily fiddled with her black hair, her eyes glancing over with a soft, gentle, and sparkling gaze.

She was someone I had never seen before.

"Mmm," she responded softly.

“This child told me that if I followed this road, I would soon reach a place with sweet dried fish. That’s great. She said the dried fish tastes delicious.”

At this point, Song Qiongyao became quite excited, and a little sweat appeared on her smooth face, but she was completely unaware of it.

"Oh..." Su Yu nodded subconsciously, then suddenly realized: "Dried fish?"

"Yes, the child invited me very warmly."

She rolled up one sleeve, revealing her smooth, slender wrist, and excitedly waved it a few times in the air.

"Okay, it's decided now, let's go check out the restaurants!"

"Wait, wait, wait!" Su Yu immediately called out to her.

"Weren't you going to look for someone? Why did you suddenly... go eat snacks?"

“Oh right…” The excitement in her eyes faded, and Song Qiongyao fell into hesitation.

"Meow meow meow meow..." The cat's urging sounds continued unabated.

"I guess I should go first..." she seemed somewhat hesitant.

"Should we first reject the person who sent the letter and make him give up completely... then we can deal with everything else?"

Su Yu hugged his arms helplessly, looking at her with some confusion.

Just now, she seemed completely absorbed in it... Was it just my imagination? No, her interest in cats and dried fish was even greater than her interest in love letters.

"Right, we need to find the sender first." After responding in a low voice, she finally made up her mind.

The cat walked over, its head held high, its amber eyes filled with deep questioning.

"Excuse me, my boyfriend and I agreed that we need to go find someone first..." she explained to the cat in a gentle tone, "I'm so sorry to trouble you, please, can you go find someone first?"

The cat looked at her, then at Su Yu, and let out a confused meow.

(End of this chapter)