Chapter 360: Chapter 254: Eden’s Secret (Part 2)

And... why was there no media coverage about the bombing of Eden Garden in the original story?

What secret lies within Venus Eden Garden...

Heavy doubts shrouded in his heart as Su Mo opened the car window, gazing in the direction of Venus Eden Garden.

The first explosion that was supposed to happen a few days ago was secretly thwarted by him; Qi Ling surely won’t let it go at that.

She will definitely attack Eden Garden again later.

To trace back and catch this little troublemaker, and to uncover the secret behind Venus Eden Garden, there seems to only be one way currently.

Su Mo started the black Ark, found a place to change clothes briefly, then headed towards Venus Eden Garden.

After the last bomb crisis, the security at Venus Eden Garden was tightened considerably; Miyata Junren was presumably scared stiff, purchasing many bomb-disposal robots to inspect and patrol the garden twenty-four hours a day.

The entry permit granted last time thanks to connections by Su Mo was still valid, so he directly went to the top floor office in the administration building.

As soon as he entered, Miyata Junren looked up and said, "Oh, Mr. Su Mo, what’s the matter?"

Su Mo didn’t waste words, directly opened the photo in his phone of him and Qi Ling, asking: "Do you recognize this girl beside me?"

Miyata Junren was stunned for a moment, looked at the photo in confusion and said: "Uh... who is this, your girlfriend?"

Su Mo clicked his tongue: "Who she is, doesn’t concern you, just say whether you know her or not."

Miyata Junren said, perplexed: "Of course I don’t know, you never brought her to see me."

The background of Su Mo and Qi Ling’s photo is large, the figures relatively small, making it hard to notice details at first glance.

He zoomed in on the photo, letting the lens focus on Qi Ling’s face, asking again: "Take a closer look, this hair, these eyes, this face, do you recognize them?"

Miyata Junren became somewhat helpless, had to take the phone to examine it closely: "Hmm... So cute, this girl is really pretty, perfectly like an artist’s sculpture."

"I think her eyes are the most distinctive, nearly like two pieces of amber."

He smiled and was about to return the phone when his hand suddenly froze there.

"Amber..."

He mumbled these two words, his pupils kept expanding, eventually occupying a large portion of his iris, just sitting there stunned. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Su Mo spotted the clue, asked: "Recognize her?"

A while later, Miyata Junren came to his senses, blinked his eyes, his expression returned to normal: "No, I don’t recognize her, who is she?"

Su Mo felt a bit annoyed, frowned and said: "Stop pretending, will you? Can’t you just speak straightforwardly?"

Miyata Junren said, full of innocence: "I really don’t recognize her, how can I speak straightforwardly?"

Su Mo held back his temper, spoke kindly: "Listen, remember the bombs a few days ago? I suspect it’s this person who did it, don’t you want to cooperate with me and catch her?"

Miyata Junren was stunned again, then finally whispered: "Catching criminals is the sheriff’s job."

Su Mo: "Fine, I’ve provided you the clue, report it, do it now."

Miyata Junren’s gaze drifted, the phone was right in front of him yet he didn’t touch it.

Su Mo sneered: "What, don’t dare? Afraid she might reveal something unfavorable to you once caught? Still insisting you don’t know her?"

Miyata Junren seemed unable to sit still, stood up making a motion: "Mr. Su Mo, you’re disrupting my regular work. Guards!"

Two guards came into the room, standing on Su Mo’s left and right side.

One grabbed Su Mo’s arm and said solemnly: "Mr. Su Mo, please cooperate."

Su Mo shook off his hand, pointed at Miyata Junren’s nose, said: "Don’t want to talk, fine, you’ll see."

Su Mo left the administration building, heading direct to the education zone.

Children raised by the Eden Garden project stay in Eden Garden before turning 18 and receive various knowledge education in the education zone.

It’s afternoon now, all the children are in class.

Su Mo entered a classroom.

The math class is currently in session, the elderly math teacher adjusted his glasses and asked: "Who are you?"

Su Mo approached the podium: "Sorry everyone, teacher, students, for disturbing you, I need to borrow the computer."

He connected his phone to the computer, projecting the photo of him and Qi Ling onto the screen and said: "Everyone, please have a look, does anyone recognize the girl beside me in the photo?"

The children watched the photo curiously, jokingly whispering to each other, saying they didn’t recognize her.

One child joked: "Brother, your girlfriend is really pretty."

Su Mo pulled an awkward yet polite smile.

He turned to ask: "Teacher, what about you, have you ever seen her in Eden Garden before?"

The math teacher shook his head: "I’ve only been here for two days, haven’t even recognized all the children in class yet. You should leave now, you’re affecting our class."

"Sorry for the disturbance." Su Mo disconnected the cable and left.

He pondered for a moment, prepared to go find the older kids.

Qi Ling is 18 this year, regardless of any previous entanglement she had with Eden Garden, it may not be recent, likely nothing would be learned from these younger kids.

Not wanting to interrupt anymore classes, coincidentally, there was a group of teenagers conducting sports activities on the playground, they seemed to be high school age, about the same age as Qi Ling.

Su Mo approached the teenagers drinking water and chatting, showing them the photo and kindly asked: "Hello, I’m looking for someone, do you know the girl in this picture?"

A few of the teenagers had a glance, expressed they didn’t recognize her.

Su Mo continued questioning people, asking one batch after another.

Until he asked the eleventh person, a girl who upon seeing Qi Ling’s photo suddenly became tense, pulling at her companion’s sleeve and whispered: "These eyes... don’t they look like...?"

The girl’s companion looked for a while, also seemed nervous: "Yes, kind of similar... her eyes are this color..."

Su Mo hurriedly asked: "Ladies, please don’t be cryptic, who’s that person? Her name is Qi Ling, do you know her? Was she once part of Venus Eden Garden?"

For some unknown reason, the girls seemed scared and shrunk their heads: "Brother, if you have questions, go find the headmaster."

Reaching this point, Su Mo couldn’t just back down, he used a gentle tone: "Listen, this person is very dangerous, she might threaten your safety. If you know anything about her, you must tell me, brother will help you."

The girl’s face turned pale, so afraid her words quivered on the verge of tears: "Brother, don’t ask... we don’t know anything..."

"Whee-oo-whee-oo—" At this moment, a piercing siren sounded behind Su Mo.

A security patrol car stopped beside the playground, two sheriffs got out and ran over.

One grabbed Su Mo’s arm: "Mr. Su Mo, you are disrupting Eden Garden’s routine operations, please leave immediately."

Su Mo: "I know your director, give me a few more minutes to finish asking and then I’ll leave."

The sheriff still held his arm without loosening, said gravely: "In fact, it’s Director Sikinkov who sent us here. Take a call."

He handed over the phone.

Su Mo answered, Sikinkov’s urgent voice came from the other end: "Bro, Eden Garden isn’t like the outside, you can’t stir things up here."

Su Mo explained: "I’m just asking some questions, not stirring."

Sikinkov sighed, advised: "Miyata Junren directly reported to the City Council President this time, Amir personally called me to pressure me, if you don’t leave, it’s hard for me to handle..."

"Bro, give your elder brother some face, leave now, anything can wait, okay?"

Sikinkov had helped him a lot before, Su Mo couldn’t disregard his dignity, could only agree for now.

Su Mo was willing to cooperate, the two handling sheriffs also breathed a sigh of relief, courteously invited him onto the patrol car, driving out of Eden Garden.

Passing through the main exit, Su Mo looked up towards the top floor of the administration building.

At the main office, Miyata Junren stood by the window silently watching him.

Su Mo pointed to Miyata Junren, motioning twice.

Meaning: You just wait.