"Alright, shopping complete!"
Lin Yu stepped out of Jiangcheng's small commodities street, carrying a heavy backpack with a look of bountiful joy on his face.
This was the first step of his plan completed.
Lin Yu took out his phone and found Drama Club President Shen Bingmiao's QQ account.
"President, can you do me a favor?"
Shen Bingmiao quickly replied with a "?".
Her QQ nickname was "Nine Waters".
[Nine Waters: Your sister said you went to a club gathering last night - using us as your alibi, huh?]
[Nine Waters: Went to see a girlfriend instead? Speak!]
[Nine Waters: Wow Lin Yu, you've really made it big - privately meeting fans to date now?]
[Nine Waters: The drama club isn't your springboard for hookups!]
Shen Bingmiao's messages bombarded in rapid succession, interspersed with aggressive panda head memes.
Lin Yu ignored Shen Bingmiao's hysterical messages and memes, continuing to type his request.
[Two Trees: Help me look someone up.]
[Two Trees: Chen Zhuo, male, high school student, probably from Jiangcheng based on accent. Likes anime, standard otaku.]
[Two Trees: Can you doxx him for me?]
After Lin Yu finished typing, Shen Bingmiao's message bombardment stopped.
Soon, Shen Bingmiao directly called him via voice chat.
"This high schooler pissed you off?"
Shen Bingmiao got straight to the point.
"Yeah, he screwed me over in a game then doxxed me - I want to retaliate. But my skills aren't good enough, only found out his real name is Chen Zhuo."
Through the screen, Lin Yu's lies flowed more smoothly.
"Got it, I hate people who screw up games then doxx others... I'll teach him a lesson for you!"
Shen Bingmiao hung up.
Lin Yu waited a few minutes with his backpack still on, soon receiving a message from Shen Bingmiao containing a file package.
Opening it revealed Chen Zhuo's complete personal information - from ID number to home address to all his social media accounts.
This guy's QQ nickname was "Loving Ai Haibara is the Best"... Seeing this, Lin Yu felt he didn't even need to check the photo to confirm it was him.
[Nine Waters: This the right Chen Zhuo?]
[Two Trees: Yes, thanks.]
[Nine Waters: How you gonna deal with him? Need me to hack his accounts?]
[Two Trees: No need, since he's local to Jiangcheng, I'll confront him in person.]
After replying to the president, Lin Yu exhaled.
Chen Zhuo was indeed from Jiangcheng - he'd suspected from the accent earlier.
And though Chen Zhuo had been wearing an anime girl T-shirt, his sweatpants looked suspiciously like Jiangcheng High School's uniform pants.
While these were common nationwide, there were always regional differences.
Recalling it now, Lin Yu felt those pants were unmistakably Jiangcheng High's!
"If he's local, that simplifies things."
Even if Chen Zhuo weren't local, it wouldn't have affected Lin Yu's plans much...
At worst they'd communicate online.
But being able to meet Chen Zhuo in person would be ideal!
"Jiangcheng No. 6 High... didn't expect this chubby kid to have decent grades."
Looking at Chen Zhuo's school, Lin Yu muttered.
This high school was considered first-tier in Jiangcheng - not the absolute best, but with solid university admission rates.
Every few years they'd produce students admitted to the nation's two top universities.
In lucky years, even two per graduating class!
Lin Yu shouldered his backpack and rode his bicycle straight to Jiangcheng No. 6 High.
The school wasn't close to Lin Yu's home, but he was starting from the central small commodities street.
From there, nowhere in Jiangcheng was too far.
After about twenty minutes of cycling, Lin Yu arrived at the school gates.
Parking his bike in the designated area, Lin Yu approached the guard booth with a smile.
"Hello sir, I'm a Jiangcheng Media University student. My cousin in Class 5 Grade 2 forgot his exercise books at home and is afraid of getting checked. I'm here to deliver them."
As he spoke, Lin Yu pulled out his student ID from his backpack.
The security guard glanced at Lin Yu's ID and face.
His sunny, open college student appearance naturally aroused no suspicion.
Plus, it was Friday afternoon in broad daylight - the guard was feeling lazy.
"Go on then! No need to sign in!"
The guard used the remote to open a small gap in the gate.
He waved dismissively, signaling Lin Yu to hurry inside.
Lin Yu smiled, nodded, and slipped through.
Lin Yu then jogged across the playground toward the teaching building.
It was class time, so besides a few PE classes, the playground was empty.
After circling the teaching building twice, Lin Yu quickly discerned the classroom arrangement pattern.
"Grades 1-2 on first floor, Grades 3-4 on second... third floor must be... got it, Class 5 Grade 2!"
Lin Yu easily found the classroom.
But peering through the window, he was stunned.
The classroom was completely empty!
Lin Yu quickly pushed open the door and walked to the teacher's desk.
There he saw the schedule showing the current period's activity - PE.
Lin Yu sighed in frustration.
"Of course they're those PE classes on the field!"
He could've saved himself the trip.
Lin Yu reluctantly retraced his steps back to the playground to search for Chen Zhuo.
After failing to spot him, Lin Yu pragmatically approached two approachable-looking students.
"Excuse me, classmates, where is Class 5 Grade 2 having PE?"
The two high school girls wore loose blue-white uniforms, with neat thick bangs and plain black-framed glasses.
Being stopped by this "poster boy" of the drama club made their hearts race.
"We're from Class 5 Grade 2," the taller girl on the right said softly. "Can we help you?"
"You're from that class? Perfect!" Lin Yu smiled. "I'm Chen Zhuo's brother, here to bring him something!"
At this, the girls blinked.
"Chen Zhuo's brother?"
Their faces showed clear skepticism.
Seeing their expressions, Lin Yu smiled wryly again.
"Alright, cousin then."