The black van slowly stopped in front of the villa. Lin Qiye and Hongying got out of the car and pushed the door open.
The familiar living room, the familiar sofa, the familiar bedroom... Everything is the same as when I left, without any change.
"Pack your things. It seems the captain hasn't finished his work yet." Hongying looked at the time and frowned. "Didn't you say you were just going to get to know the situation... How come an entire afternoon has passed and there's still no news? Could it be that the captain is stalling for time because he doesn't want to cook dinner?"
"Sister Hongying, are you going to the office for dinner today?"
"Yes, the captain prepared the food last night, saying that he wanted to welcome you and celebrate your official joining of Team 136. I guess this dinner will become a midnight snack." Hongying sighed helplessly.
Lin Qiye nodded and dragged his suitcase back to the house to pack it. About half an hour later, Hongying's voice came from downstairs.
"Qiye, are you done packing? You can go eat now!"
"coming."
Lin Qiye put the straight knife and cloak into the house and kept the emblem close to his body. Then he quickly walked down the stairs and drove towards the office.
A few minutes later.
Ding Dong!
welcome!
Lin Qiye pushed open the door of the office and found that except for Chen Muye who was busy in the kitchen, the other team members were already sitting at the table. When they saw Lin Qiye walk in, a smile appeared on their lips.
Lin Qiye stood at the door, took a deep breath, and said:
"Lin Qiye, squad 136 of the Night Watch, reporting in!"
Everyone looked at each other, and the smiles on their faces became even more intense. Wu Xiangnan turned sideways and shouted to the kitchen: "Captain Chen, there's a newcomer here."
The noise in the kitchen suddenly slowed down. Chen Muye walked out of the kitchen, looked at Lin Qiye carefully for a while, and scolded with a smile: "Okay, we are the 136th team, there are no so many rules. Go and sit down, the meal will be ready soon."
Lin Qiye walked to his seat and sat down. Wen Qimo beside him patted his shoulder and said gently: "It's good to come back. The night watch teams in those big cities have many rules and regulations, and the tasks are heavy and the sacrifice rate is high. How can they compare to our Cangnan."
Leng Xuan looked into Lin Qiye's eyes and said calmly: "A temporary failure is not important. If it is gold, it will always shine."
Lin Qiye was stunned, feeling a little amused and helpless.
Now the people in Team 136 still think that his performance in the training camp is not ideal, and they are trying to comfort him in various ways... After all, I should explain it to them.
Just when Lin Qiye was about to speak, Hongying asked first.
"Wu Xiangnan, what have you been doing all afternoon? Why did you end it only now?"
As soon as this question was asked, everyone's attention was drawn to it. After all, it was a big deal for a human ceiling to come to Cangnan.
Wu Xiangnan shook his head bitterly, "The report was finished in ten minutes, and in the remaining hours, he kept talking to us and drinking tea... I really don't know what he was thinking."
After saying that, Wu Xiangnan glanced at Chen Muye in the kitchen intentionally or unintentionally.
During the last ten minutes of the chat, Wu Xiangnan was deliberately sent away by Chen Muye. He actually doubted that the teacher had been drinking tea with them for the entire afternoon just for these ten minutes.
It’s just... what on earth can one of the top five human ceilings have to talk about with the captain of the night watch in an ordinary small city
Although Wu Xiangnan was confused, he did not say anything, nor did he ask. If Chen Muye could talk about this matter, he would have said it long ago.
Now, he can only pretend that this incident never happened.
"Did he leave Cangnan?" Hongying continued to ask.
"I don't know. We can't guess his whereabouts." Wu Xiangnan shrugged.
"big eater."
"…?"
As their eyes exchanged, Lin Qiye looked at Wen Qimo and suddenly spoke:
"By the way, I heard there's another 'mystery' in town?"
"It's not clear yet." Wen Qimo sighed, "Someone reported this morning that a body was found in the backyard of a pub in the east of the city. The deceased's ten fingers were cut off and the whole body was nailed to the wall. The appearance of death was very horrible, as if he had seen some extremely horrifying scene."
Lin Qiye nodded thoughtfully, "Based on this alone, it is indeed difficult to determine whether it is a 'mysterious' thing..."
"But the problem is, this is the fourth death this month. The first three deaths had no intersection with this one in life, there is no pattern to speak of, but the way they died was exactly the same, even the expressions on their faces were the same.
The police investigated this case for a long time but still had no clues. What really made them sure that supernatural forces were involved was this case this morning.
Wen Qimo frowned slightly and spoke solemnly, "According to the clues we got from the police, the pub was holding a cocktail party on the night of the crime. After the pub owner recorded the cocktail party with a camera, he forgot to turn it off and left it on the bar. The camera was pointed at the door leading to the backyard, which is where the deceased was nailed to the wall."
"Was the process filmed?"
"That's the problem. The process was indeed filmed, but... the whole process is too weird!" Wen Qimo took a sip of tea and continued.
"In the picture, there was no one else except the dead man. He suddenly floated up strangely, and the iron nails on the ground flew up automatically and nailed his limbs and heart. Then his ten fingers seemed to be gnawed by something and disappeared in a few seconds."
After listening to Wen Qimo's description, Si Xiaonan felt goose bumps all over his body and his face turned pale.
"No wonder... This is indeed not something a human can do." Wu Xiangnan nodded, "Did you make any progress today?"
"…No, this is too weird. I… don't know where to start." Wen Qimo scratched his head awkwardly. "Besides, we have to be on guard against the 'secret thief' at all times."
"A secret thief?" Lin Qiye was stunned.
"Didn't I tell you before that every time we cleared out the mysterious, part of the mysterious body would mysteriously disappear?" Hongying explained, "So far, he has stolen parts of four mysterious bodies, so we will call him the 'Secret Thief' for now."
"Haven't you caught him yet?" Lin Qiye asked in surprise.
"No, his whereabouts are too strange. Half a year ago, after the lizard's body was stolen, we cleared out a frost vine in the 'Chuan' realm. The team responsible for escorting the vine's body was attacked on the way, and everyone in the car was knocked unconscious. When they woke up, half of the vine's body had disappeared."