Fu Xingchuan didn't go back to the dormitory. He pulled a folding bed in the emergency management department and made do with it. At this moment, the elites of the entire department are here. Everyone is used to the style of this "number one ghost general", and everyone is not surprised.
Work is still important.
Nearly a hundred people were packed into the rather small room, and the room temperature rose several degrees. There is no strict requirement for clothing in Shi'an, and employees wear random things. A small number of people were sitting at their workstations, staring at the computer monitors with bated breath. Most people stood in the front row, eyes glued to the screen wall.
People were talking in hushed tones, and the buzz was like waves, slowly washing over the space.
The blackout curtains were closed tightly, and it was difficult to tell the difference between day and night indoors. Dozens of screens on the wall changed their content, showing scenes of the restaurant from different angles.
Everyone present recognized that restaurant.
That is the independent restaurant of Xiaoyuanlou. There were not many visitors in the small round building at the moment. It was just after noon, the restaurant was sunny, and the mahogany tables and chairs were neatly arranged.
The protagonists of the surveillance footage are two young people.
To be precise, only Zhong Cheng, who was sitting by the window, said it at first. The independent restaurant provides a la carte service, and the food you choose will be delivered by the canteen logistics. The standard of Shi'an Group's canteen is outstanding, but it's a pity that someone doesn't know how to cherish it.
Zhong Cheng said that there was a bowl of white rice porridge in front of him, plus two boiled eggs, a plate of garlic greens, and a plate of cooked beef slices without sauce. He ate gracefully and carefully. His mobile phone was placed not far away, and the screen was always in sleep mode.
However, this peace did not last long and was broken by Anonymous.
Next to Fu Xingchuan, who was sleeping soundly, stood a middle-aged man with a long and thin face.
As soon as Anonymous appeared, there were a lot of whispers in the department. Fortunately, the food Anonymous chose was very normal - he chose a salted egg yolk lion's head, a honey mustard fried chicken, and a large bowl of golden egg fried rice.
A tray of food looks tempting yet boring, and the style is more like "contemporary young people" than Zhong Cheng said.
"Family?" Seeing Zhong Cheng hang up the call, Anonymous stuffed a piece of fried chicken into his mouth and narrowed his eyes with satisfaction.
"Other related cases?"
Zhong Cheng's reply was much more understandable: "We are having lunch, Shi'an's food is good. Don't worry, it's nothing serious. Mom, don't worry."
What he said was extremely sincere, and anyone with ears could hear it.
After that, the two of them continued to eat their own food. There was no alarm sound in the monitoring room. In the conversation just now, the two of them still didn't lie. No matter how you look at it, this is just a brief chat between strangers.
The restaurant had no blind spots and no balcony. Zhong Cheng said he looked around and decided to stay seated. He picked up the phone and gave Anonymous an apologetic look.
Zhong Cheng said he stopped his chopsticks and looked at Anonymous for a while: "Someone told me the general situation. I'm sorry, I said it in a hurry last night. I actually don't know you."
Zhong Cheng nodded and said, "What about you, really you don't remember anything?"
Jane Doe doesn't seem tired. Unlike Zhong Cheng who slept in the lounge all morning, he came to the restaurant immediately after the questioning.
"Yes, I'm still in Shi'an, I'm just assisting in the investigation... Well, I will definitely cooperate... Got it, got it. You don't have to wait for me for dinner."
The male assistant was excited: "Report, no! Those two people are in a stable mood, thinking clearly, and their physical indicators and concentration of evil spirits around their bodies are normal."
"I have read that 'telling the truth' does not mean 'no reservations'. Fu Xingchuan is good at fighting, but he is not good at judging people."
"Well, it also has hardware development, software development and other projects, and the business is quite complex. Shi'an cooperates with many hospitals. Since they are willing to take over, they will not leave you alone."
"I don't know, I've never encountered..."
"It's not that exaggerated. Look, I still remember how to use chopsticks. This is quite delicious, want a piece?... From your tone just now, you are familiar with this place?"
What he said was neither condescending nor arrogant, and his tone was more like stating the facts than eager to clear up the relationship.
Not to mention, this man's eyes were sparkling, his face was full of curiosity and expectation, and he was so energetic that it was outrageous. He sat down opposite Zhong Chengshuo quite naturally, exuding a friendly atmosphere.
"Oh..." Anonymous lowered his eyes.
While Zhong Cheng was speaking, the dull default bell rang.
He has high cheekbones and a serious expression mixed with nervousness. Paired with the rumpled gray suit, this man looks like the dean of a student's nightmare. His fingers were long and thin, and he wore a conspicuous wedding ring on his ring finger.
"Meeting is fate. Anyway, I don't remember anyone. It doesn't matter whether we know each other or not." Anonymous poked at the rice in the bowl, "I'm just curious - in this situation, when can we leave?"
The staff did not relax their vigilance. Seeing that the situation was ordinary, many people subconsciously turned their faces and looked at one person—
"Drug research and development? Assisted identification?"
In the monitoring room, one of the display screens immediately changed the screen, zooming in on Zhong Cheng's cell phone screen. Everyone could see that the caller had the three characters "Zhong Youde" written on it.
"Normal." Li Nian chewed the word for a while, "If you don't mention the nameless person, this Zhong Cheng wouldn't be considered 'normal'."
If it weren't for that outstanding face, everyone would have wanted to check on the missing salesperson.
The restaurant is equipped with large floor-to-ceiling windows, and central air conditioning is blowing on the top. The seat next to the window is not too hot. The bright sunshine enveloped Zhong Chengshuo completely, and with the light lunch in front of him, the man looked as harmless as a herbivore.
A male voice came from the phone, asking a lot of questions. The old man has a slightly thick accent and speaks very fast. Everyone half understood what he was saying, but they could hear their real concern and concern.
Zhong Cheng said, looking at the fried chicken, an imperceptible struggle flashed across his face. He froze for a few seconds and refused the "bribery", but still answered politely: "I just got an offer from the drug research and development department here a few days ago, um, a job opportunity."
Although the room was crowded, there was still a "vacuum zone" around Professor Li.
Another minister of the Emergency Management Department, Professor Li Nian.
Li Nian himself didn't take it seriously. He looked at one of Fu Xingchuan's assistants: "In the previous inquiry, Fu Xingchuan didn't find any flaws?"
"There is no progress. To be honest, those two are the most normal people in the relationship."
Anonymous was silent for a moment and smiled freely: "That's it anyway, just take it one step at a time."
"Hello, Dad?"
"Minister Fu conducted a polygraph interview on him last night."
"Don't be nervous, the matter is probably not as serious as you think. Shi'an is not an official organization, it only occasionally accepts auxiliary appraisals."
Professor Li turned to the male assistant, and seeing the confused look on his face, he clicked his tongue rudely.
"Except for the notion of 'taking care of parents'. Zhong Cheng said that he ignored his instructor's pleas to stay and graduated with excellent results. After graduation, he spent two years traveling around the country alone, visiting all remote third-tier cities."
"After returning to Haigu City, this person found a job that was not in line with his qualifications but allowed him to get in touch with us. Last night, a suspected evil spirit broke the seal. Zhong Cheng said it 'just happened' that he went out in the rain late at night and bumped into the unknown unknown... Don't forget Yes, Haigu City is inconspicuous on the surface, but it is the only place in the country where evil spirits are raised."
Li Nian spoke while staring at the screen wall without blinking.
"What Zhong Cheng said is more suspicious. Add the chain of doubts just now and say it's my instruction. In addition, the accent of Anonymous is not quite right. The transliteration has the characteristics of the ancient language of the Gong Dynasty. Add this description to Ask for information.”
"Understood!" "Now zoom in on monitor No. 28 and take a picture of Nameless Doe's irises. I'll show it to Zhao Bo later." Professor Li crossed his arms, his expression still gloomy.
"Iris?"
"I have never seen that color." Professor Li said in a very matter-of-fact tone.
The assistant didn't dare to ask. He quickly adjusted the hidden camera, cut out a separate screen, and began to take high-precision shots of Jane Doe's irises.
A camera hidden in the corner of the restaurant turned, and it tilted its head - from this angle, it could capture the front of the anonymous face.
On the screen, there was a smiling face at first, then it enlarged to both eyes, and then only one huge eye remained. It takes up the entire 55-inch display, and details are clearly visible.
Anonymous' pupils were round and dark, with layers of spiderweb-like wrinkles on his irises. The color of his irises is not ordinary brown, but more like the color of dried blood. This color is not unusual at first glance, but once you zoom in and observe it, the redder it becomes, the more you look at it.
Professor Li said nothing and took a half step forward.
His leather shoes made a soft sound on the floor.
At the same moment, the huge pupils on the screen shrank. Immediately afterwards, the screen flickered at a high frequency, and the content of the screen was distorted into clusters of colorful particles. There was an ominous hissing sound coming from inside the display screen, and there was a faint smell of burning in the air.
After a brief "glitch", the whole room was silent—
The restaurant, shot from multiple angles, disappeared.
On the entire wall, all the pictures were cut into that ocher red eye.
Those images are not entirely consistent.
On each screen, the rotation range of the giant eye is quite different. It's as if the wall in front of you has become a living thing, with eyes all over the wall growing through the screen. Dozens of eyes seemed to be able to see them, with extremely oppressive gazes coming from all directions, all locked on one focus -
Where the eyes converge, Professor Li, who has just taken half a step forward, stands.
The moment they saw him, dozens of eyes were slightly bent, undoubtedly smiling.
The next moment, all the screens turned off at the same time. When they turned on again, dozens of surveillance screens returned to their original appearance. It was still the same sunny restaurant. The two young people were eating quietly, and the atmosphere was peaceful.
The "eye wall" that made people sweat dripping completely disappeared, as if it had never appeared before.
Everything happens in ten seconds.
In the eerie silence, Fu Xingchuan climbed out of bed with a disheveled look on his face, his brows furrowed so hard he could kill a mosquito.
"Something happened? Something was wrong just now... Oops, Professor Li is here. Tell me."
Li Nian was still standing in his original position, not taking a step back. He squinted his eyes and observed the nameless person carefully for a while. It took about half a minute before he turned his attention to Fu Xingchuan.
"It's nothing serious. I'll have someone follow up later."
Professor Li's expression remained unchanged as he took out his cell phone and looked at it.
"There has just been progress in the mental health center. A patient claimed to have witnessed Anonymous. The report has just been sent... Fu Xingchuan, these two young people have something."
"Hey, you are indeed an old partner, I think so too."
"Put it under your nose and keep an eye on it?"
"Yeah, keep it under your nose and keep an eye on it."
Among the restaurants.
Yin Ren enjoyed his lunch happily. The egg yolk lion's head is just right and melts in your mouth, and the oozing soup is so fragrant when mixed with fried rice. The fried chicken is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. When you bite into it, the delicious juices instantly slide over your tongue. Being used to eating fishy beast meat and cold food from the ancestral hall, Lord Ghost King almost shed tears.
It stands to reason that "ordinary humans" should have some vegetables, but he really can't resist the temptation of refined meat.
The diced cucumber in the fried rice should be considered a vegetarian dish, Yin Ren thought fairly.
Opposite him, Zhong Cheng said that he had finished the clear soup. He put down his chopsticks with both hands. The bowls and plates were clean, and there was no soup stain on the table. After the meal was over, he took the lead in confirming the information on his mobile phone, and then glanced at Yin Ren.
Yin Ren knew how attractive this face was to mortals, so he continued to enjoy the delicious food and pretended not to notice that gaze.
But Zhong Cheng said he never looked away.
His eyes were not revealing. There was no greed for food in his eyes, nor was there any surprise or admiration. Zhong Cheng said that he stared at Yin Ren silently. From his gaze, Yin Ren could only feel a little doubt.
Could it be that the "little trick" of teasing Shi'an just now was discovered? No, I did it very covertly. Couldn't this kid not even see the grievances
He wasn't teasing the security officers just for fun - Yin Ren had to ensure that his situation was suspicious, but not too suspicious. This way we can ensure that Shi'an will take him in for a long time without locking him up.
At this juncture, things must not go wrong.
"Want some more food?" Yin Ren put on a smile and took the initiative, "I see you keep looking at me...here, there is still a piece of chicken, why don't you take it away."
"No need." Zhong Cheng said and shook his head, "Sorry, I just felt-"
Yin Ren held his breath.
"-I just feel that you have lost your memory. I don't know how long you have been hungry. Eating like this is not good for your stomach." Zhong Cheng said, pushing up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and opening his pocket bag.
"I have Jianweixiaoshi tablets here, do you want them?"
Yin Ren: "..."
Yin Ren: "... One piece, thank you."
The other party has already begun to dig into his pockets, and it is really hard for him to refuse.
Zhong Cheng said taking out the unopened pills. He folded the tablet and handed two tablets to Yin Ren, who took them naturally. Without rain to moisten it, Zhong Cheng said his fingers were dry and warm.
Unconsciously or not, his fingertips brushed across Yin Ren's palm, and it was gone at the touch.
Zhong Cheng said that the nails were trimmed short and rounded, and the touch was like the gentle brushing of a bird's beak. It was just an extremely ordinary touch, but Yin Ren felt a strange sense of awkwardness - even though Zhong Cheng said there was no threat to him, he always felt that something was not right.
But after giving him the medicine, Zhong Cheng said he would no longer look at Yin Ren. He picked up the phone and started typing intently. Yin Ren glanced at it and saw "Love each other as a family" at the top of the phone. The two tablets of digestive medicine smelled like hawthorn, they were genuine and there was nothing unusual about them.
As for that slight feeling of awkwardness, it had long since dissipated without a trace.
Maybe he's just being paranoid, he thought.
The author has something to say:
Is it too late for me to say that this article is about normal people () having normal relationships () with normal people ()
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