Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 662 - 427 A good day starts from..._1

Chapter 662: Chapter 427 A good day starts from..._1

The brief interlude on the way home had both Feng Yi and Jia on alert.

The car was still on the road when the footage captured by the camera was sent to Yi. By the time Feng Yi got home, Yi already had a simple investigation report in hand.

One of the items was a printed photograph.

The driver of the car caught by the camera, a young-looking male wearing a hat, had his collar raised, concealing everything below his nose, so his entire face was not visible. Furthermore, due to certain angles and lighting, the exposed part of his face was also quite blurry.

Although his face was unclear, there was an uncanny oddness about it.

Not just Feng Yi and Jia, who had experienced the event, but Yi also felt something strange upon first seeing the photograph.

"There’s a logo on the car, from a rental company. We asked them about it. They didn’t reveal any specific customer information, but they told us a man in his fifties, who came to Yang City for tourism, had rented the car with that license plate," Yi said.

"In other words, this driver really came prepared," Jia commented.

"I’ll have someone continue the investigation," Yi said.

Feng Yi waved his hand, "Leave it for now. Since the other party came prepared, he won’t be easily traced. But I have a feeling he’ll show up again soon."

The behavior of the other party today seemed like a form of observation and probing, without malice, but with a strong sense of curiosity and interest.

He was bound to show up again.

Putting the matter aside for now, Feng Yi continued with his own routine.

The blue rough diamond was now with his cousin Bai Lu. Feng Yi had learned a bit of a new skill from it, which he could practice more.

Skills have to be practiced frequently to become more familiar with them, so they can be used more smoothly when needed.

Before he dug up the diamond at the mine, Feng Yi had also bought some small rough diamonds from a store outside the mine.

Some of these rough diamonds also had connections to his ancestors, but they were what remained after being used up and were nowhere near the size of the blue diamond. They were small, but he could still learn from them.

The other unrelated rough diamonds were what Feng Yi practiced with.

On the floor of the bedroom, rough diamonds lay scattered about.

The thick, scale-covered tail swept back and forth.

The diffused energy brought a radiant glow to the diamonds.

With each contact with the diamonds, some invisible tiny powder fell off the rough stones.

Once might not be noticeable, but with repeated occurrences, these diamonds would eventually all turn to dust.

Yes, they were unquestionable consumables.

After giving the large blue diamond to his cousin Bai Lu, Feng Yi’s place had indeed been quiet for two days. Relatively quiet.

He had a peaceful rest at home for two days, though he was still called for an online meeting by the heads of his research projects.

Today, there was also a meeting at the Yang City branch of the Federal Protection Bureau, which required Feng Yi’s attendance—not online, but in person.

The weather was fine. Even though many areas in the north of the country were snowing, Yang City was still warm enough to keep snakes from hibernating.

Feng Yi set off a bit early, taking into account potential traffic jams, so he left ahead of time.

But today he was especially lucky: there were no traffic jams, and he encountered only a few red lights, driving smoothly to his destination.

As the destination neared, Feng Yi opened the map on his phone.

There was still some time before the morning meeting started. Seeing various streets and shop signs on the map, he passed one and had Jia stop the car.

Food connoisseur Bai Lu had recommended a tea restaurant on this street.

Since he was already there...

Although he had eaten breakfast at home before leaving, considering his brain would have to work overtime later, he figured he could stock up on some more energy.

Feng Yi was dressed a bit more formally today, as he was heading to a meeting at the Federal Protection Bureau, and attire represented an attitude.

However, walking on this street, Feng Yi did not stand out.

This was a bustling street, brimming with money, fame, and dreams.

Commercial buildings stood tall.

Men and women in business attire hurried along, plunging into their busy workday routines.

No one stopped to observe who the passersby were, how they looked, or whether they were famous online.

Many industry leaders had their companies or temporary offices here.

Internet celebrities and stars too had been here for various collaborations.

The place was no stranger to celebrities.

Wearing sunglasses, Feng Yi blended in quickly.

Upon reaching the entrance of the tea restaurant Bai Lu had recommended, Feng Yi didn’t go in but stood outside with a promotional brochure of the restaurant, looking through it as he waited for Jia.

Jia went inside to order food to take away.

Although Feng Yi did not attract much attention on the street, he could easily be recognized inside the restaurant. Who else would wear sunglasses indoors? Even if there were others, they were few and far between.

The buzz about him on the internet had not yet subsided.

After flipping through a few pages of the restaurant brochure, Feng Yi turned his head to look at a milk tea shop next door.

A young person holding a cup of milk tea turned around at the same moment, and his gaze met Feng Yi’s.

This was a completely unfamiliar face.

Yet looking at this face, Feng Yi had a feeling of familiarity, based solely on appearance.

The person in front of him was not entirely unknown.

How many times had it been now?

The young man grinned and raised the cup of milk tea towards Feng Yi:

"Good morning!"

"Good morning," Feng Yi responded with a slight smile.

The man sipped his milk tea.

At that moment, Jia, carrying a bag of food, came out and immediately locked eyes with the young man, instantly on alert.

The young man raised his glass again and said to Feng Yi and Jia, "What a wonderful day this is."

Then he turned and walked away.

Feng Yi took the food bag from Jia’s hand and headed to where the car was parked. It was in the opposite direction from the man’s path.

They walked back to back.

The distance between them gradually widened as passersby filled up the space in between.

The youth holding a milk tea rolled up his sleeves as if to check the time on his watch, but in reality, his gaze swept over the sweat hairs standing on his arm and the goosebumps popping up.

Although the contact had been brief, he felt as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake, ready to launch a fatal attack at the slightest sign of trouble.

Dangerous.

Thrilling!

Truly intimidating~

He slurped down the rest of his milk tea and tossed the cup into a trash can.

He put on his sunglasses that were hanging at his collar and continued forward.

Everyone has their own little habits when walking: the motion and frequency of arm swings, the heaviness of footsteps, and so on.

However, as he continued forward, his own habits gradually disappeared, slowly replaced by another set of "habits."

It was as if in a brief span of time, he had become a different personality. Even, a different person.

No one noticed that across the distance, he began to sync his pace with Feng Yi on the other side of the crowd, as well as their overall similarity.

On the other side of the moving crowd.

Feng Yi didn’t look back, but Jia was always paying attention to that man.

The more he watched, the tighter his brows furrowed.

Jia opened his mouth but seemed unsure of what to say; after a while, he finally spoke:

"That man... is a bit strange. He seems to be..."

"He’s imitating me," said Feng Yi.

He didn’t need to turn around. He didn’t just observe people and his surroundings with his eyes alone.

Vision, hearing, smell, emotions, and other streams of information merged into the other side of the world.

Those subtle changes were all visible to him whenever he chose to "look."

"Pretty gutsy."

Feng Yi calmly finished his breakfast supplement and continued on to a meeting.

After a brain-taxing meeting, Feng Yi closed his eyes and rested in the passenger seat of car number two.

That feeling of being observed reappeared. There was definitely a car outside that belonged to the other party.

But this time, Feng Yi didn’t even open his eyes and said to Jia, who had also noticed something was off, "Don’t be distracted, don’t mind him."

Since the boss said so, Jia followed suit.

But Jia guessed that the boss would probably take action.

The next morning, Feng Yi took a walk along Cui Lake.

Passing a certain spot, Feng Yi knocked on the backrest of the lakeside bench without even glancing at the person sitting there with his back to him and simply stated:

"Let’s talk."

He then continued to walk along the lakeside path.

Footsteps following him sounded quickly behind.

At this hour, those who worked went to work, students went to school, and those who exercised in the morning had already finished; the square dancers had long since left. There were not many people around.

Today’s sunlight was a bit intense. Feng Yi arrived at a spot shaded by trees and sat on one side of a stone table.

The person who had followed sat down consciously on the other side of the stone table.

The young man with a cap lifted his head and revealed the face that Feng Yi had seen the day before outside the tea restaurant.

The atmosphere was different from their encounter yesterday; the young man’s face didn’t show the same casual ease, and even though there was still a faint smile and a gentle upward tilt at the corners of his mouth, his eyes were filled with earnestness and sincerity.

Feng Yi invited the other party over but didn’t start speaking, just quietly looked at him.

After a brief silence, the person across the stone table pulled out a card from the bag he carried and handed it over with both hands.

"Hello, it’s our first formal meeting. This is my ID card," he said.

Feng Yi looked at the man’s identification.

[He Saiting]

Feng Yi’s gaze lingered on the last character for a moment before moving on.

The man appeared to be about the same age as Feng Yi.

After the ID card, he took out several resumes and then a printed picture.

Feng Yi quickly scanned the resumes, noting an expected brilliance, and then turned his attention to the printed picture.

It displayed a social platform account page, along with recent posts.

ID Yi Ke Sai Ting.

The man had followed Feng Yi’s social media account and had reposted, commented, and liked many of his posts.

Feng Yi looked up at the man across the stone table.

"Ren?"

"The alias sounds a bit like a homophone misunderstanding, You can just call me A’ting," the man across said.

"So, how do you see yourself?"

"As a stand-in."

A great day starts with a conversation with the boss.