Ning Fei was practically a genius.
Lin Mo once again witnessed his talent and capabilities firsthand.
After returning home from Qianda Plaza, Ning Fei sat down on the living room sofa and started tinkering away on his computer.
Not long after, he began speaking confidently, "Zhao Ling'er's real name is Zhao Lingyun. Nineteen years old, from Zhuzhou, Xiangnan."
"She has an older sister. Their family currently has four people total, but her parents don't seem to treat her very well. To Zhao Lingyun, home is more like a prison."
At that moment, Lin Mo suddenly felt a lingering sense of dread.
He didn't dare imagine what it would be like if an internet genius like Ning Fei were on the enemy's side.
Lin Mo would probably have to move houses every single day.
And whenever he went outside, he'd need bodyguards with him at all times.
Or maybe he'd have to stay somewhere without internet access entirely.
Because it seemed that anywhere connected to the internet lay completely exposed before Ning Fei's eyes, without the slightest concealment.
At this point, Ning Fei finally got to the important part, "I found something in Zhao Lingyun's Weibo diary. Her parents are forcing her to date a blind date candidate named Zhang Dong. This Zhang Dong is almost thirty years old, a manager at a construction company, divorced, and has two kids."
Even Ning Xi found it unbelievable after hearing that.
"This Zhao Lingyun is so pitiful. Her parents are actually making her stay with someone like that... Isn't that basically treating her like a tool? She doesn't even have basic human rights!"
In reality, this wasn't even the worst part.
What was truly disgusting was that in his previous life, a man like Zhang Dong had eventually betrayed Zhao Ling'er anyway.
Ning Fei continued, "This Zhang Dong is extremely possessive. Zhao Lingyun only just got together with him, and he's already monitoring all her social media accounts. He doesn't allow her to interact with any men."
"Brother-in-law, the one who blocked you probably wasn't Zhao Lingyun. It was Zhang Dong."
"He didn't just block you, he even blocked Zhao Lingyun's dad."
"He doesn't just look down on Zhao Lingyun. He looks down on their entire family."
Ning Fei looked utterly baffled by humanity, "This family seriously isn't human. The guy clearly doesn't even respect them, and they still insist on pushing their daughter toward him! Is she really their biological daughter?"
"They're basically on the same level as Ning Zhigang."
Lin Mo had more or less guessed as much already.
Otherwise, Zhao Ling'er wouldn't have followed his advice and come to Inferno City, only to turn around and block him afterward.
But if that was the case, then Zhao Ling'er and this Zhang Dong had probably only recently gotten together.
And she clearly wasn't willing.
Which meant there was still time.
Previously, Lin Mo had worried that Zhao Ling'er might be the type who'd help count the money after being sold off by someone else, a complete lovestruck fool. If that were the case, things would've been troublesome.
But now, Lin Mo no longer had any concerns whatsoever.
He already felt completely certain of winning Zhao Ling'er over.
So Lin Mo asked Ning Fei, "Can you find this Zhang Dong's in-game information?"
Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!
Ning Fei's naturally gifted typing hands flew across the keyboard. Before long, he said, "Found him!"
"His ID is Smile at Life. Level 51 Berserker."
"Also, he runs a studio with over thirty people under him. The studio's called Qingfeng."
The ID really did suit Zhang Dong's age and temperament.
It had the same sort of energy as "Flowers Blooming Prosperity".
"Qingfeng?", A cold gleam flashed through Lin Mo's eyes, "Tomorrow, I'll pay you a visit."
As for the method, it was simple.
Now that he knew Zhang Dong operated the Qingfeng studio, tomorrow, Lin Mo could just place an order through the studio and lure him out of the city.
And since Zhang Dong controlled Zhao Lingyun so tightly, he would probably bring Zhao Lingyun along as well.
All that remained was to launch the plan tomorrow.
After taking a shower, Lin Mo went to sleep.
———
[Zhuzhou, Xiangnan]
On the rooftop of a residential building, a young and beautiful girl in a white dress stood alone at the edge of the rooftop, leaning on a crutch.
Looking down at the dozens of floors below, Zhao Lingyun's tear-filled eyes were filled with both longing and fear.
"If I jump... would everything finally end? Would I stop living in so much pain?"
"Someone as useless and worthless as me... even if I died, nobody would care, right?"
This wasn't the first time Zhao Lingyun had entertained thoughts like this.
But every time, she managed to talk herself out of it in the end.
'Wait a little longer!'
'Try just one more time!'
'What if... there's still hope after all?'
Zhao Lingyun took out her phone and opened the Divine Oracle backend.
Looking at the encouraging message sent several days ago by the stranger named "Mo," she murmured softly, "Thank you, kindred spirit."
"I won't give up so easily!"
"Like you said, gold will shine eventually."
"And even if I'm not gold, I still have my own value."
Determination filled Zhao Lingyun's eyes.
———
After a full night's sleep, Lin Mo woke up refreshed.
At eight in the morning, he got out of bed.
As usual, the diligent Ning Fei had already prepared breakfast.
So while eating breakfast, Lin Mo began laying out today's action plan.
He picked up his phone, searched for the Qingfeng studio, and anonymously placed an order worth fifty thousand yuan.
[Ding~ Your order has been accepted. Please negotiate delivery details with Qingfeng Studio!]
Seeing the notification pop up less than three seconds after placing the order, a smile curled onto Lin Mo's lips.
"Very good. The prey has taken the bait."
Just as Lin Mo quickly finished breakfast and prepared to log into the game to control his clone and carry out the "hunting" operation, Ling Xue suddenly sent him a message, ["Lin Mo, are you free tonight?"]
["I'm preparing to give you something good."]
'Something good?'
Lin Mo thought for a moment and suddenly remembered: Ling Xue had indeed said last night that she would give him a surprise today.
It was probably the reward for passing her test yesterday.
'Is this "something good" the surprise she mentioned?'
However, if Ling Xue's condition was that he had to personally travel to the capital and report to the Ling Corporation, then even if the surprise were a hundred million in cash, Lin Mo wouldn't care in the slightest.
After all, this wasn't the first or second time Ling Xue had tried to control him through offline means.
Lin Mo absolutely refused to be restrained by Ming Yuexin.
Just as he was thinking this, seeing that Lin Mo hadn't replied for a while, Ling Xue seemed to guess what he was worried about, and sent another message, ["Relax. I'm not asking whether you're free offline. You already said it's inconvenient for you to come to the company for now, so I won't force you again. Whenever it becomes convenient for you, you can come then."]
["I mean online. I promised I'd give you a surprise within today, but it's still being prepared. It probably won't be ready until tonight."]
'Oh?'
After hearing that from Ling Xue, Lin Mo had to admit, he became slightly interested in this so-called surprise she mentioned.
["Alright. Thank you, President Ling!"]
["I'll be online tonight."]
———
Meanwhile—
[Imperial Capital, Ling Corporation Headquarters, President's Office]
Ling Xue set down her phone.
Holding her coffee cup, the corners of her lips lifted slightly.
"Don't worry, Lin Mo."
"You're definitely going to like the surprise I carefully prepared for you."
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