Chapter 2

Get Working

Tian Mo Xing let out one more distinctive heavy sigh and scratched her head, "Goodness, Teacher Cherry does make full use of her new position as head of Sheng Ying to impose harsh changes on Pi Li MIT this time. I understand it's for the overall benefit, but why do I have to write a report for every single day's progress?" She pouted her lips.

007 smiled hideously and walked over to see how much work she has done so far. On her note pad, there were discovered to be only numerous hand-drawn smileys filling three-quarter of the daisy-scented page. Before she was even aware, he sat down right next to her and she quickly tried aimlessly to cover up what he had already seen. 007 then lifted up one of her hands, "Those pancaked-cartoons are lovely, what do you need to hide them?"

"Ha...pancaked...how I miss Ah Mu's homebaked goodies at this very minute..." Tian Mo Xing lamented in a wistful state.

007 hit her head playfully, "Be a determined Pi Li MIT honourable secretary, Tian Mo Xing...you still have to do another report for today...don't spend too much time on what we have discovered yesterday."

"Oh, 007, you're nagging me again," Tian Mo Xing pretended to be exaggerately frustrated and covered her ears.

He took her hands and looked at her assuringly, "Isn't our Tian Mo Xing an accomplished horror novel writer? What could be so difficult for her to write a simple report?"

She folded her arms in dissatisfaction, "Teacher Cherry insisted it has to be a 'formal' report and I always flunked on this kind of writing."

007 patted her lightly and whispered, "Trust me, just write down all you know in your usual style. Leave them in your locker overnight and you're gonna be sure you have succeeded. I'll go get you some strawberry cake now." He stood up and left her side.

747, who has been going through an endless list painstakingly as well as withstanding quietly their sweet talk at a far corner of the room, decided to give up his task in the meantime, "007, you still have the conscience to go for today's challenge in the cafetaria when your teammates here are having a hard time checking stuff and writing reports? Why can't you spare some time to give us a hand? I have looked over hundreds of Mastermind Computer Centre's phone numbers but none of them admitted to selling any CD to Lu Ke Ying...and I'm only halfway through the second page."

007 stopped in his track, "I'm guessing all CDs were tailor-made for Lu Ke Ying so the programmer of the CDs must have a thorough knowledge of his motives before creating them. It is only likely that they wouldn't admit to once have any dealings with him."

Tian Mo Xing sighed, "Too bad my brother is still not willing to say a word to anyone yet. Mother said he treats the psychiatrist as a nobody and only spends the whole time drawing pictures. How can we ask for more information from him? He has suffered too much already."

007 thought it was a great breakthrough for Tian Mo Xing to be able to keep in touch with Teacher Angel. Their relationship has indeed been taken to a closer and higher level. He added, "Do convey my warmest regards to your parents when you talk to them online again..."

"Ay, Tian Mo Xing," Huang Hui Hong quickly butted in. "Me too! And remember to send me a nudge whenever you want to chat together on MSN. I have just upgraded my old version Windows Live last night..."

"Oh, sure!" Tian Mo Xing promised with a cheerful smile.

"Everyone," 007 alerted. "I receive signal from 187..."

"Hey there," 187 began speaking. "I just got some info from my intelligence network about the girl, Yuan Lan Ying, who was tied up yesterday in Class 1A. Actually, none of the students in that class ever heard of such a name. Now, one of my precious ones said she came across it somewhere and is now searching her address book. Will keep you guys updated, over."

"Huh? What a newsbuzz...then we should..." 747's sentence was being cut off halfway.

"Go check out the classroom's surveillance camera!" 007 finished off and 747 swiftly raced out of the room with him in a flash.

"What? Wait, you guys, how about my report now?" Tian Mo Xing has to start tidying up her stuff in the most rash manner to catch up with them.