In a small villa, although not as luxurious as the original, it was fully equipped and had everything one could need.
Ryusei and the others no longer looked like refugees. They all sat together on the sofa, staring at the envelope on the glass table.
"Young Master, is this really from VV Academy?" Bun asked Ryusei.
"It is indeed from VV Academy." The answer came not from Ryusei but from Qi Xiaosai. Qi Xiaosai picked up the envelope from the glass table and looked at everyone: "If I remember correctly, this should be an admission invitation from VV Academy."
"Eh, Qi Xiaosai, were you also invited by VV Academy?" Ryusei asked curiously.
Qi Xiaosai's face stiffened, and he said somewhat awkwardly, "Uh, I was indeed invited by them."
"In that case, Brother Xiaosa, why are you here?" Big Strong asked, puzzled.
"Uh, because I didn't pass their exam." After a brief hesitation, Qi Xiaosai still told the truth, and seeing everyone's changed expressions, he lowered his head.
"If that's the case, Young Master, you were really invited by VV Academy." Bun looked at Ryusei and said excitedly: "Young Master, you're amazing!"
"It's alright." Ryusei gave a dry laugh, feeling a bit puzzled. Logically, VV Academy, a famous academy specializing in training detectives, should recruit well-known detectives. He wasn't famous, so being invited by VV Academy was a bit strange.
"Speaking of which, aren't there any pigeons?" Qi Xiaosai suddenly said, attracting everyone's attention.
"Pigeons? What pigeons?" Ryusei asked.
"Oh, it's like this: I remember VV Academy's invitations are always sent by pigeons, and then you have to send the invitation back with pigeons." Qi Xiaosai explained.
"What!" Realizing something, Ryusei hastily opened the envelope. Inside was just an application form. After Ryusei carefully read it once, he took out his phone to check the time. There were only two days left until the VV Academy admission deadline, and it would take a day to travel from here to the city where the application was due. This meant Ryusei had to complete the application today and then depart for another city.
Meanwhile, Asagami Fujino arrived at another highly technological base.
"Intruder! Intruder!"
A piercing alarm sounded, but Asagami Fujino walked leisurely as if she hadn't heard it.
"Stop!"
A voice came from behind. Asagami Fujino turned to see a little girl with long orange-red hair and a white dress. She held a folding fan in her hand, and her eyes held a maturity that didn't match her small physique.
"It's you?!" Literary Star looked at Asagami Fujino in surprise. She never expected that the person they had been investigating would appear in this VV Academy base.
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