The next day, Zheng Fan, having concealed the traces of his possession, returned to Banmu Office in Cheng Fei's body.
That's right, the gray eyes and tear stains, and even the abnormalities in the shadow, could all be hidden. However, these things were like a mark, and if he didn't reveal them, Zheng Fan would feel awkward and uncomfortable, which would also affect his performance while using this body.
Banmu Office was very close, only a few hundred meters away from Zero One Office on the same road.
This was their headquarters, and the storefront looked large, a two-story detached building at a street corner.
The color scheme was predominantly black with white lighting, and looking in through the display window from outside, the store appeared very clean. It was hard to tell that it was an office with chaotic and rogue operations.
At the same time, it was a bit awkward that although Zheng Fan had completely taken over Cheng Fei's body, he hadn't achieved the final step of absorption that usually occurs when an Illusion invades a human body. This meant he didn't get Cheng Fei's memories.
Originally, this would have been a major difficulty for an undercover infiltration, but Miss Lin Yilin solved everything for Zheng Fan with a flick of her phone.
Don't underestimate Miss Lin Yilin's intelligence network!
All of Cheng Fei's affairs, big and small, had been thoroughly scrutinized. Except for some minor details, as long as Zheng Fan adhered to the principle of speaking less to make fewer mistakes, there wouldn't be too many problems.
After all, although Cheng Fei had some reputation, he was just a small boss at the bottom of Banmu Office. If he followed the right leader, he might have a chance to climb to the middle level in the future; otherwise, there was nothing special about him.
Originally, Cheng Fei was somewhat considered to be under Qingye Heshi, that Japanese-style handsome guy, but because he had provoked Lin Yilin without authorization, their relationship had become distant.
However, another group of people within Banmu had an interest in taking him in.
The fact that he still dared to bring people to bother Lin Yilin at night was at the instigation of that faction.
Zheng Fan pushed open the door, and the familiar faces inside the office were somewhat surprised to see Cheng Fei. Zheng Fan, finding Cheng Fei's hair color unsightly, had it dyed black with Lin Yilin's help, and all his metal ornaments were removed. Aside from his tattoos, Cheng Fei's appearance suddenly looked much more serious and solemn.
It was as if he had become a different person.
“Is Yuan Jie here?” he asked, casually pulling over a subordinate.
But this “subordinate” immediately frowned: “Are we very familiar?”
Only then did Zheng Fan notice that this person was accompanied by other subordinates, and this person was actually a small boss similar to Cheng Fei.
The competition among the different factions' small bosses under Banmu was quite fierce, and this person probably didn't have a good relationship with Cheng Fei.
“Okay, she is, right? Thanks.” Zheng Fan noticed the other party's instinctive gaze shift when he asked and casually thanked him before walking past.
Unexpectedly, the other party immediately flared up: “Who are you looking down on!?”
Saying that, he directly blocked Zheng Fan's path and bumped into him.
Bang!
Then he immediately felt like he had collided with a moving small mountain; his momentum was completely suppressed, and he fell awkwardly, landing on his backside.
“Excuse me, just passing through.” Zheng Fan didn't even look at him, stepping over him.
After he left, the people in the front hall were all a bit dumbfounded.
“Is that… is that Cheng Fei? Didn't they say his arrogance had significantly subsided after he got into trouble and was reprimanded?”
“Yuan Jie didn't really put him to much use either, how dare he… but he really does feel different from before.”
Everyone was discussing animatedly.
Zheng Fan entered the office's interior and scanned the corridor, spotting Su Hongyuan's studio.
He pushed the door open directly.
“No wonder Qingye didn't want you guys, you're all useless… Who?”
The woman's voice, which had been lecturing, stopped abruptly. She frowned and looked at the door: “Don't you know you're supposed to knock when you come into my studio?”
Behind one door was another spacious room; just the living room part outside was similar to Zero One Office. Zheng Fan had indeed felt the difference in scale between Banmu and Zero One as he walked through.
Of course, only in scale.
Zheng Fan still felt that in terms of quality, his side was superior.
A heavily made-up woman with long, straight black hair, a cropped top that accentuated her hot figure, denim hot pants, and brown knee-high boots. A large amount of her bronzed skin was exposed, and her metal ornaments were even more elaborate than Cheng Fei's.
Although Zheng Fan had seen her photos at Lin Yilin's place, the impact of meeting her directly was still slightly higher.
It should be known that before transmigrating, Zheng Fan was actually a very conservative person. In his life, he had dated a girlfriend once each in elementary, middle, high school, and university, and all relationships ended after graduation, never seeing the other person again. He was a young virgin who still held anime-like fantasies about love.
“Cheng Fei?! You still have the guts to come back, and you dare not knock?” Immediately, Su Hongyuan's eyes widened in anger as she cursed.
Her temper was indeed as fiery as her appearance.
But after his first glance at her, Zheng Fan's gaze primarily fell on the subordinates standing in front of Su Hongyuan's desk, looking like students being lectured by a homeroom teacher.
These subordinates' expressions when they saw Cheng Fei were as if they had seen a ghost.
In their understanding, it was highly unlikely that Cheng Fei would still be alive given his situation.
But now Cheng Fei was back, and his arm, which should have been broken, was perfectly fine.
“Fei… Fei Ge…” one subordinate stammered.
Zheng Fan smiled, consistent with Lin Yilin's intelligence.
All these subordinates had scattered yesterday and had only been summoned back by Su Hongyuan this morning. They hadn't had a chance to report what happened that night.
Zheng Fan had also arrived just in time.
“What's wrong with you guys? You look like you've seen a ghost.” Zheng Fan ignored Su Hongyuan's anger and walked over to the subordinates, lightly patting their shoulders with the arm that should have been broken.
These were Cheng Fei's closer subordinates, and they quickly understood what Zheng Fan meant, saying no more.
Among the intelligence provided by Lin Yilin was a rather surprising detail: Cheng Fei treated his subordinates very well, never stingy with money or gifts, and his subordinates were very loyal to him.
Their loyalty didn't require much testing from him.
“Cheng Fei! You've gotten bold!” Su Hongyuan couldn't stand being ignored and provoked.
“Yuan Jie, you should change your temper. Here, take this.” Saying that, Cheng Fei handed over several photos.
Su Hongyuan originally didn't want to look, only wanting to continue scolding, but she couldn't tear her eyes away after a glance.
The photos showed Lin Yilin with a bloody face, teeth scattered on the ground, and such a “dazed” look that you would be very convinced if someone said she had been beaten to death.
Su Hongyuan: ?
Subordinates: ???
Su Hongyuan looked at him suspiciously, then at the subordinates: “Didn't you say you failed?”
“We ran, didn't know what happened after…” The subordinates lowered their heads, mumbling a few words timidly.
Zheng Fan continued: “We did encounter trouble that night. That woman had set up something in the office, and we fell into her trap as soon as we entered. So I played along, hid in the office, and waited for that woman to come so I could give her a fierce retaliation.”
If Lin Yilin were there, she would immediately see that Zheng Fan was trying to suppress his laughter.
After all, Lin Yilin's clumsy acting when these photos were taken was really hilarious.
Unexpectedly, the resulting effect was surprisingly good.
The subordinates didn't say much, even though they were full of questions.
Su Hongyuan slammed her hand on the desk but was not pleased: “I told you to smash and harass her to drive her away! I'll arrange dealing with her personally! Who told you to act on your own!?”
Zheng Fan looked at Su Hongyuan, confirming Lin Yilin's intelligence in his mind: Su Hongyuan had feelings for Qingye Heshi and was very displeased with Qingye Heshi's actions of caring for Lin Yilin.
In other words, this person was a very standard villainess. Things like smashing property were easy to gloss over, but if they directly harmed Lin Yilin herself, it might provoke a strong reaction from Qingye Heshi.
That's how it was said.
But recalling Lin Yilin's expressionless face when she said, “This woman is jealous of me”… Zheng Fan really felt it was hard to hold back his laughter.
