After the news of the league was released, Fu Xingchuan slept peacefully for the first time in a long time.
No, to be precise, he slept for nearly a day.
Near evening on the second day, Minister Fu woke up in his room in the old house. The setting sun puts the swaying tree shadows on the ceiling, and the outlines of the branches and leaves are elongated and swaying in the orange-red halo.
Time seems to have stood still.
Fu Xingchuan lay in a big posture on the bed, staring at the shadow of the tree without blinking. The phone was buzzing under the pillow. According to Minister Fu's past experience, he had at least hundreds of messages to process.
But Fu Xingchuan didn't move.
After knowing that Yin Ren was most likely Zhong Yi, the boulder-like sense of crisis in his heart strangely disappeared. Even if he knew that Yin Ren was an evil thing, he still couldn't feel a heavy sense of crisis.
Ever since those two little brats entered Shi'an, Shi'an has never stopped paying close attention to them—
Facts have proved that when Master Zhong Da, the "popular idol" in the world of metaphysics, appeared in this world, not only did he not show any bitterness or hatred, but he also did not miss out on eating, drinking and having fun.
Yin Ren went out to the night market to buy snacks, went in to play games and watch bad TV dramas, and his online shopping list was full of strange and cheap gadgets that were "possible but not necessary". He even fell in love with a young man of the same sex.
The genius of the Fu family has emerged in the world of metaphysics since he was fourteen years old. At the age of eighteen, he officially joined Shi'an and signed directly into the Class A special team. He has experienced countless metaphysical cases, large and small, and passed through the blood and fire of peaceful times. After running around in the darkness for so many years, Fu Xingchuan felt like he was "on vacation" for the first time.
If Yin Ren really wants to tear up the spiritual contract and declare war unilaterally. The flames of war are raging throughout Haigu City, and the metaphysicians are risking their lives. Shi'an may not have the strength to fight... But facing such an "imaginary enemy" is really powerless.
Fu Xingchuan caught the kicked-off quilt between his toes, covered himself with the quilt, and continued to lie on the bed.
Li Nian: "...?"
"Don't you keep saying that I'm going to die suddenly? I just need to catch up on some sleep." Fu Xingchuan yawned again, "What, do you have any objections?"
"For the follow-up observations of those two people, do you have any other ideas besides the league?"
"The investigation in Gengsheng Town is temporarily over. All the corpse samples in the ant nest have been transferred to the underground laboratory. A batch of information should be available in the near future." Li Nian's voice was a little suspicious, "What's wrong with your voice? You haven't gotten up yet." "I'm still on annual leave."
"Teacher's roll call, teacher's roll call—" a special bell rang, and Fu Xingchuan reached under his pillow.
"Are you saying that an evil creature that has been known for thousands of years may have no important purpose in entering Chi'an incognito?"
"Old Li?"
At least they now have relevant data on Gengsheng Town's "imitations", so they won't rush around like headless chickens.
"Okay." Li Nian didn't say much, "Has the league training location been decided?"
Fu Xingchuan smacked his lips: "Let's watch the league. If they win, there will be a reason to give them promotions and salary increases."
"..." Li Nian was silent for a long time, "Are you serious?"
Ah, the situation was too difficult, and what he could do was too limited, so he couldn't get nervous anymore.
"He is not openly hostile to us now, and he is not a chess piece that can be controlled by external forces. Peace is worth it."
"No." Professor Li said, "As for what Zhong Cheng said, I asked Hao Wence to coordinate with the police. This person is not simple. The only good news now is that he and Yin Ren have a semi-binding relationship, so there is no need Monitor separately.”
"It's hard to say." Fu Xingchuan looked in the direction of the ancestral hall, "We can't use decades of life experience to speculate on the thoughts of super-elderly people, can we?"
And if you think about it from his perspective, Yin Ren is sane for the time being. When he was discovered by Shi'an, he couldn't just come up and yell at them, "I am the ghost king who can control evil things" or "I am the legendary Great Celestial Master Zhong Yi" - then his destination would not be the bed next door to the evil underground. It is the special ward of Haigu City Mental Health Center.
Fu Xingchuan: "My family, I have been training here since I was a child, and I am familiar with the place."
Fu Xingchuan yawned and closed his eyes.
"..." Li Nian was speechless.
Professor Li had a vague feeling that his partner had given up something very important in his life. As for what, he couldn't tell at the moment. Li Nian thought for a few seconds, and when he spoke again, there was more hesitation in his voice.
"Fu Xingchuan, have you had major conflicts with your family recently?"
Otherwise, the ninth group will go wherever they want to explode...
"It's okay. Look, they work every day. Isn't Shi'an Building still finished?"
The first ghost will answer in a tone similar to "Believe in science and break superstition."
"Speaking of which, today is a working day. Hao Wence should have reported to you the situation of those two people..."
"Well, they went out for dinner."
"cheers!"
Lu Xiaohe raised his orange juice high and spoke passionately.
"Congratulations to everyone in Group 9 for your safe return!"
A group of people returned to the beef hotpot restaurant where they ate before departure. There were a lot more people this time, and Lu Xiaohe specially booked a private room—
In addition to the five members of the ninth group, Lao Bin and Qin Lele from the eighth group arrived, and even Liang Shan and Sun Qian were there. Hearing that Lu Xiaohe was going to treat a guest, Yin Ren deliberately invited more "outsiders". After finishing eating, he also So I can find a way to pay for it.
After all, Lu Xiaohe still has his mother to take care of, and his expenses are like running water.
And strictly speaking, he and Zhong Cheng did not successfully pass the "execution mission." Yin Ren took a sip of ice coke, feeling desolate in his heart.
As expected, Fu Xingchuan would not let them continue to live in peace and quiet. He and Zhong Cheng stayed together all night and saw the competition notice as soon as they got up.
Amid the dog's gloating barks, Yin Ren's inner warmth instantly froze.
Sure enough, Lu Xiaohe mentioned this in his next sentence: "Congratulations to our ninth group for qualifying to participate in the league—Xiao Lao, Xiao Tan, don't mind."
Lao Bin and Tan Lele, the former joined the scientific post of Shi'an at the same time as Yin Ren. They were divided into eight special groups and now have only three basic members.
"Hey, you should go." Lao Bin smiled and took a beef tendon ball, "The work you nine groups did is big enough, we are convinced - we just cleared the sewers, but I really found out I have discovered a brand new hallucinogenic mold. I have been busy working on my thesis recently and have no time to be an audience... "
The doctor of health toxicology mentioned the paper with bright eyes.
Tan Lele had nothing to say. As the orthodox corpse worker of the Tan family, this person was busy putting the beef tendon balls on the chopsticks one by one: "Look, candied haws!"
Lu Xiaohe's expression was complicated for a second. Ah, this is a normal Class C investigation team. What kind of thing is she leading
"Miss Fangyuanyuan came to see me alone before."
After Lu Xiaohe sat down, Ge Tingting quietly approached and turned the AI's sound to the minimum.
"She asked me how I felt and whether I wanted to transfer to follow the Eighth Group. She said that the Eighth Group was not strong enough and needed me very much. She also said that Minister Fu had specifically taken care of her... Sister Xiaohe, does Shi'an think I am Not good enough? Is it because I acted without permission before?”
Ge Tingting looked melancholy at Lao Bin, who had thinning hair, and Tan Lele, a big man holding up two bunches of beef tendon balls, with rejection written all over his face.
Lu Xiaohe felt sad.
"It's not your problem. You performed very well before. I've been watching you." She patted Ge Tingting on the back, "What did you say?"
"I refused. I said that Yin Ren and Zhong Cheng are both very good. They are obviously newcomers like me, but they are much better than me. I want to use them as my goal to catch up and surpass them, and continue to work hard."
Ge Tingting's AI whispered.
"So I don't want to transfer until I reach that goal."
Knowing that two people who are good enough to be "executed" Lu Xiaohe: "..."
Huang Jin, who knew more, said: "... Why didn't Fangyuan Yuan ask me if I wanted to be transferred?" He even dreamed of being transferred.
"It's not good to eavesdrop." Lu Xiaohe picked at the beef on his chopsticks.
"I can see what you are thinking." Huang Jin pointed to his eyes, his face numb.
Lu Xiaohe made a face that he could not see at Huang Jin and did not answer.
"Speaking of which, what is your league?" Sun Qian asked curiously, "The one where different units compete to judge the best?"
"Absolutely." Lu Xiaohe took the opportunity to change the topic, "That's right, everyone still doesn't know what's going on."
The competition is only tentatively confirmed and the details have not yet been announced. It does not involve confidentiality clauses for the time being, and it is okay to talk about it.
Sure enough, after hearing what he said, several newcomers looked over at him.
"Shi'an has branches in nearly a hundred cities. It has no nominal headquarters, and small branches are managed by the larger branches at higher levels."
Lu Xiaohe picked up a piece of hanging dragon and dipped it in the sauce.
"For example, the Gengsheng Town you went to before has a small branch in Luotian City nearby. This Luotian Branch is under the jurisdiction of the Haigu Branch - there are three such large branches in the country."
"The Yandu branch in the capital, the Linan branch in the south, and our Haigu branch. Every three years, these three major branches will hold a joint drill competition, mainly composed of the most promising B and C-level players from each branch. The investigation team competes.”
Yin Ren said to Zhong Cheng, picking up a piece of lean meat with chopsticks: "Aren't you going to participate in Class A?"
"The Class A investigation team has big cases to follow, and they can't get away from it." Lu Xiaohe shrugged, "Sometimes the entire branch is busy, and the whole team may miss the game. Our Haigu branch didn't participate in the first two sessions, so it doesn't matter. ”
Zhong Cheng tentatively gave Yin Ren a few meatballs, "It doesn't sound particularly important."
"Don't underestimate it - if they qualify and win in the league, the Class C investigation team can be directly promoted to Class B. The winning team will also receive a bonus of two million per person, and their division will also receive more funds."
Zhong Cheng said: "It sounds good."
Yin Ren took a bitter bite of the meatball, and here he came, Fu Xingchuan came with his promotion plan - he had no doubt that if he wasn't worried about attracting attention, Fu Xingchuan could directly treat them as Class A servants.
"Two million..." Lao Bin showed a fascinated expression for a few seconds, "Forget it, we are really not suitable for this kind of fighting and killing. If I go on a business trip again, my girlfriend will break up with me."
Speaking of this, he winked at Yin Ren, his colleague: "Yin Ren, you should also pay attention to some personal issues. You nine groups work very hard every day and have no contact with outsiders. You said you and Xiao Zhong are two handsome guys. What a waste here.”
Yin Ren smiled at him: "I-"
"This is exactly what we are talking about." Zhong Cheng said seriously and swallowed the vegetable leaves. "The situation is suitable now. In order to reduce possible troubles and misunderstandings in the future, in order to ensure..."
"Brother Zhong and I are in a serious relationship, please let me know." Yin Ren interrupted his lover's tirade.
Snap.
Huang Jin's sauce plate fell to the ground and broke into two pieces.
The insiders, Lu Xiaohe and Sun Qian, controlled their facial expressions very well, and Liang Shan whistled. Ge Tingting looked at the two of them with some confusion, but he hadn't turned around yet.
Huang Jin: "You...he...you...fuck...!"
Zhong Cheng said, didn’t he know that Yin Ren was an evil thing? Has the King of Hell become so interested in evil things? ! Is this a pervert? Are there any relevant laws to stop him
Lao Bin: "Brother, don't worry about it. What age are you in? Be more open-minded. Anyway, we don't have any restrictions on office romance."
Huang Jin looked at this doctor who was full of "love is so good" with sad eyes, and let out a small whimper in his throat.
Fortunately, Sun Qian's cell phone rang suddenly, temporarily saving Huang Jin from collapse.
"Hello?"
Sun Qian'an picked up the phone and the smile on his face disappeared a little.
"...What? Speak slower...I understand, I will go back immediately."
Sun Qian angrily picked up the bag and nodded to everyone.
"Sorry, there's an emergency at the hospital and I have to go back immediately."
Zhong Cheng said: "Is it an emergency?"
Sun Qian'an didn't pursue his curiosity. She smiled bitterly: "It's a coincidence. A patient in our special ward suffered from heart failure suddenly, and his grandson was admitted to the hospital for a heart attack at the same time. You said this family... sigh."
She shook her head, made another phone call, and walked out as she spoke.
"Hello? Do you still have Mr. Qiu's family phone number? The hospital needs it..."
Yin Ren and Zhong Cheng's chopsticks stopped at the same time.
(End of chapter)