Upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's query, Professor Zhang Qiren hesitated for a moment before recounting everything that happened in his lab to Leng Qingqiu.

After all, Leng Qingqiu was his client, and he had no reason to keep anything from her!

After hearing Professor Zhang Qiren's words, Leng Qingqiu stiffened slightly. After carefully sorting through what Zhang Qiren had said, she spoke up: "Professor Zhang, are you saying that the other party deliberately allowed you to successfully pinpoint the location, eliminated the shadow on the satellite map, and then used network reverse-tracking methods to steal all the information from your computer?"

Amidst her words, Leng Qingqiu's speech brims with questions; she hadn't expected that a seemingly simple location event would result in such a situation!

"That's correct!"

Upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Zhang Qiren's voice continued, "President Leng, this whole incident is my fault. Now that it's happened, I bear undeniable responsibility!"

Professor Zhang Qiren, being a teacher, voluntarily admitted his mistakes without shirking responsibilities, sounding quite sincere.

"Alright, Professor Zhang, you don't need to blame yourself."

Upon hearing Zhang Qiren's words, Leng Qingqiu appeared quite composed. As the president of Victory Group, she wasn't the kind of naive young girl who panics when things happen; her speech was exceedingly calm now, as she said, "You mentioned you eliminated the shadow in that area, is that right?"

Leng Qingqiu has already grasped the key point in Zhang Qiren's recent words.

The key point is that Zhang Qiren successfully eliminated the shadow in that region!

"Yes, that's right."

Upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Zhang Qiren spoke, his words showing some surprise.

"Since you eliminated the shadow in that area."

Hearing this, Leng Qingqiu's tone slightly lifted as she began, "Did you see the area covered by that shadow?"

Leng Qingqiu had Professor Zhang pinpoint that shadow because she wanted to know if the area under it was the desolate island where Lu Yu was.

Now that the shadow was eliminated, Leng Qingqiu also wanted to confirm what lay under its coverage.

"I saw it!"

Upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Zhang Qiren spoke up, "The area covered by the shadow is an island, an island shaped like a skull!"

A skull-shaped island!?

Upon hearing this, Leng Qingqiu was slightly taken aback, her heart filled with excitement and surprise.

Now, Leng Qingqiu was thrilled because her guess was indeed correct this time; there's a ninety percent chance that under that shadow lay the desolate island where Lu Yu was.

What surprised her was that this desolate island was actually shaped like a skull!

Although nature works its wonders, an island shaped like a skull seems a bit unbelievable!

Thinking of this, Leng Qingqiu continued speaking, "Professor Zhang, are you certain it's a skull shape, not just a resemblance or roughly similar?"

"I am certain!"

Upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Professor Zhang Qiren replied, "I have studied geography my entire life and could never have misjudged. That island is enormous, enough to be called a landmass, and seen from above, it is distinctly a skull. If the shadow doesn't gather again, I'd surely draw it and show it to you!"

With such words, Zhang Qiren's voice was unusually certain; that skull-shaped island remains unforgettable to him, so he couldn't possibly remember it wrong.

"Understood."

Upon hearing Zhang Qiren's words, Leng Qingqiu nodded and said, "Professor Zhang, you've been very helpful. Your compensation will be transferred to your account within thirty-six hours..."

Leng Qingqiu is an honest merchant; although there isn't a concrete drawing, she now has enough clues to begin her investigation.

That's why she chose to pay Zhang Qiren his compensation.

"No, no, President Leng."

Upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Zhang Qiren quickly spoke, "Since I've leaked your information this time, I'm embarrassed to accept the compensation."

"It's alright, Professor Zhang."

Upon hearing Zhang Qiren's words, Leng Qingqiu said, "The information about me you have is all public; there's nothing related to my personal privacy, so you shouldn't worry too much. This money, you deserve it."

In her words, Leng Qingqiu appeared very composed; she has always been meticulous in protecting her privacy, and the information given to Zhang Qiren was publicly known.

Thus, to Leng Qingqiu, this information leak wasn't anything significant.

She was unaware that what she considered known facts could lead to significant trouble!

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiren stopped declining.

Although he faintly realized he had caused a major mishap, he still didn't grasp the extent of that mishap.

Perhaps, it was merely an illusion produced by his inner guilt?

Now that Zhang Qiren stopped refusing, Leng Qingqiu spoke, "If that's the case, then it's settled. Your compensation will be promptly transferred to your account within thirty-six hours. Thank you for your help."

After finishing this sentence, Leng Qingqiu directly hung up the phone.

"A skull-shaped island?"

After hanging up the phone, Leng Qingqiu pondered for a moment, then opened her laptop, entered this keyword into a search engine wanting to find information about this island.

Bang bang bang!

Just then, a series of knocking sounds abruptly came.

Upon hearing the knocking, Leng Qingqiu's heart skipped slightly, and she immediately called out: "Who is it?"

"It's me."

In the instant Leng Qingqiu uttered these words, Lu Yu's voice came from outside the door.

Upon hearing Lu Yu's voice, Leng Qingqiu hesitated slightly and after a moment's thought, she quickly closed her laptop and started walking toward the door.

Since childhood, Leng Qingqiu has been rather methodical; she intended the same for this matter.

Now, before clarifying it herself, she didn't want Lu Yu to know.

Rising and opening her room door, as soon as Leng Qingqiu lifted her eyes, she saw Lu Yu standing before her door. After sizing Lu Yu up, she spoke, "Anything you need?"

"Thank you."

Seeing Leng Qingqiu open the door, Lu Yu spoke with a faint smile in his voice.

"Thank me for what?"

Upon hearing his words, Leng Qingqiu spoke, her tone still monotonous, remaining icy.

"For the thing I asked about last time."

Upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Lu Yu smiled and said, "Thank you for asking your father."

Though it was just a casual remark last time, Leng Qingqiu had truly noted it and even asked Leng Huai Xin specifically—just for this, Lu Yu had to thank her.

"It's nothing, I merely asked offhandedly."

Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Leng Qingqiu appeared indifferent as she looked at him with her beautiful eyes and said, "If there's nothing else, I need to return to my room to work."

In her words, Leng Qingqiu's tone was calm, much like before, with little change, but her mind had been captivated by the skull-shaped island, eager to uncover details about it, and learn what Lu Yu had gone through since he vanished.

"If that's the case, I won't disturb you."

Upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Lu Yu smiled, slowly turning and leaving.

At this moment, watching Lu Yu's departing back, a special emotion flickered in Leng Qingqiu's gaze.