Lawyer An drove to a nearby town to buy a shovel and some other things, and when he came back he started digging the hole.
Zhou Ze squatted beside him, smoking and drinking water. He showed no intention of going down to help, and Lawyer An did not force him.
Lawyer An was very strong and he spent half an afternoon digging a large pit that was more than one meter high.
"Do you still need to dig? I feel tired just watching."
Zhou Ze squatted beside him and said.
"I didn't bury them, I buried my past."
Lawyer An wiped the sweat off his forehead and continued digging without stopping. If he dug a hole for others, he would definitely think of cheating and slacking off, but if he dug a hole for himself, he had to make himself comfortable.
When you lie down in it, you can stretch your arms and legs, but you can't feel cramped.
Boss Zhou has only been in the business for a short time, and his path has been a bit strange and bumpy. He is unlike Lawyer An, who has spent more time working in the underworld than he did in his previous life in the world of the living.
The focus of life has actually changed long ago, just like Zhuangzi’s dream of butterflies in the early morning.
Although I was deprived of my birthright, and even though I was hunted by the underworld and nearly lost my life, no matter how many times the underworld has tortured me, I still treat the underworld like my first love.
Buried
It was the old man Lu Pingzhi,
But what is really buried,
It is Lawyer An’s own feelings about his time in the system.
Two candles and two bags of rice wine, all bought casually in town, were nothing special.
actually,
There is no need for too much ceremony.
Funerals are for the living to see;
And they,
They are no longer alive.
There is no tombstone, firstly because it is too troublesome, and secondly because there is no need for it. Even if you deliberately erect a tombstone, would it say "Tomb of Lu Pingzhi, an official in the Ninth Palace of the Underworld"
Or is it the "Collective Cenotaph of the Equal Kings in the Ninth Palace"
No matter how it is written, it will make people feel a little bit childish. If it is really put up, it may be dug up and played with by bored people passing by.
The candle was half burned.
Yellow wine was also poured in front of the grave.
Lawyer An stood for a long time before picking up the suit he had taken off while working and placed next to him.
Said:
"Boss, go back."
On the way back, Zhou Ze drove because Lawyer An had blisters on his hands.
If you don't usually do any heavy work, and suddenly you have to work with a shovel for the whole afternoon, you will definitely not be able to bear it.
Lawyer An was smoking a cigarette with a dazed look in his eyes. Zhou Ze rarely saw Lawyer An in this state.
A little melancholy, a little sad, a little confused and at a loss, like a lost lamb.
Meow~~~~
The first time Zhou Ze met Lawyer An was in Dr. Lin’s car. At that time, he had an instinctive dislike for him.
Then they had dinner together, and Lawyer An ordered the dishes.
I also gave Zhou Ze a card.
When I met Lawyer An in Changzhou later, he also seemed shameless.
But no matter what, he has always been very positive and optimistic. If he is good at encouraging others, he must drink the first bowl of water himself.
Now he,
But it is a scene rarely seen.
"Hey, are you still sad?"
"Boss, I now feel like the employee who was laid off during the restructuring of state-owned enterprises.
The Ninth Palace,
The Ninth Palace,
Paralyzed,
You don’t understand, or maybe you, the boss, don’t have this experience.
The high and mighty government office,
Suddenly it collapsed.
I feel so empty inside.”
"Um."
"In the past, the factory provided food and drink, and our children went to primary and even middle schools within the factory. If we were sick, we could go to the factory to get medical treatment reimbursed, and the factory also provided housing and everything else.
Suddenly one day, you told me that the factory was going to close down and disappear, and no one would take care of you anymore.
People who are easy to talk to will tell you that you have hands and feet, why don’t you start your own business or work for others
fart,
They simply didn’t understand what a factory meant to us at that time;
It's not just a job, it's not just a livelihood.
It's life.
It is faith.
It's dignity.
In my heart,
Now,
It feels a bit empty.”
"It's just one missing, aren't there still nine?"
“This is not like eating buns. If you eat one, there are still a few left. A thousand-mile dam is destroyed by an ant hole. If one is gone, the remaining nine will actually be shaken.
The whole underworld,
All hell,
Things are really going to change.
I thought it was just the wind, but who knew it was the sky that was falling."
"Okay, continue to be sad."
"Oh, right." Lawyer An shook his head and said, "I'll go over to the west school station later to pick up the little zombie."
"It's so late, he hasn't finished school yet?"
"Wang Rui has signed up for a piano class. She goes there every day after school. I signed him up too."
"hehe."
"I also bought him a piano, and I think it will be in the store tomorrow."
"You are so willing to do so."
“It’s not a question of whether I’m willing to give it up or not. As a laid-off worker with no one to rely on, I’m looking forward to having a good night’s sleep.
This request is not too much, right? "
“Not too much.”
"After I get back, I'll try to contact them and ask what's going on.
boss,
Do you know,
What makes me most panic,
In fact, it’s not just about the Ninth Palace being gone.”
"What is it?"
"The Ninth Palace is gone, but I didn't hear anything about it. This is the most frightening thing."
Zhou Ze nodded.
"It seems that this is not right, not right. Let me recall it. Wait..."
Lawyer An seemed to have suddenly thought of something.
He immediately closed his eyes and began to think.
After a while,
He immediately slapped his thigh.
Exclaimed:
"Damn it, that's how it is!"
"I'm driving." Zhou Ze reminded, "If you keep getting so startled, we won't have to ask you after the accident. You can go downstairs and find the answer yourself."
"No, Boss, the judge who is going to organize the training, his, his, his last name is Lu!"
"Hmm?" Zhou Ze was stunned for a moment, "What does it have to do with the Ninth Palace?"
The first hall is occupied by King Jiang of Qin; the second hall is occupied by King Li of Chujiang; the third hall is occupied by Emperor Yu of Song; the fourth hall is occupied by King Lü of the Five Officials; the fifth hall is occupied by King Bao of Yama;
The sixth palace is Bi, the king of Biancheng; the seventh palace is Dong, the king of Taishan; the eighth palace is Huang, the king of Metropolis; the ninth palace is Lu, the king of Pingdeng; the tenth palace is Xue, the king of the Wheel of Fortune;
Each hall has its own jurisdiction and responsibilities. For example, in the first hall, King Qin Guang Jiang is in charge of the life and death of humans, the good and bad fortune of the underworld, the death of good people, and the guidance of people to ascension.
The ninth hall, King Lu of Pingdeng, is in charge of Fengdu. He suppresses the evil spirits in hell and is responsible for punishment.
Each palace is actually equivalent to a great prince who guarded a region in ancient times, and each palace's "running dogs", the so-called bureaucrats, except for special circumstances, will actually change their surnames to the same as the king of this palace, which is a bit like the meaning of ancient household slaves.
So, the old man was called Lu Pingzhi, which was the surname of King Pingdeng.
"I remember now. That judge came from the Ninth Palace."
Lawyer An became more and more excited as he spoke. He suddenly grabbed Zhou Ze's shoulders with both hands and began to shake him, biting his lips tightly.
Zhou Ze was forced to pull over.
"Boss, it's very likely, very likely, very likely that the judge in this training is actually responsible for reorganizing the Ninth Palace!"
Lawyer An kept taking deep breaths, gasping for air, taking deep breaths, gasping for air.
"Hey, do you want to get your blood pressure taken?"
"It's definitely true, it's definitely true. Lu Pingzhi should have been here for a while. Combined with the news conveyed by the judge for the training, it's almost time, almost time.
The Ninth Palace is gone, but Hell has blocked the news.
The kings of other palaces will definitely organize its reconstruction. Although we don’t know why it was destroyed, it should be correct.
This is nominally a training, but in reality it should be an assessment and selection of our own team.
Once chosen, picked,
It is very likely that he will become the backbone of the rebuilt Ninth Palace!"
"Then what?"
"Then, then it was a meteoric rise.
Boss, think about it, being transferred from a township police station chief to a government department in Beijing is really a step up!"
"Actually, I think being the chief of a local police station is pretty good too. The emperor is far away..."
Zhou Ze stopped talking because he saw Lawyer An looking at him with a very sad and angry look.
"Forehead… … "
"well."
Lawyer An sighed.
Stretch out your finger.
Poked Zhou Ze's chest.
“… …” Zhou Ze.
Can you be normal
"Hey, old boss."
"Who are you calling?"
"I'm calling that person." Lawyer An replied, "Boss, think about it, although I know you definitely don't like this bastard in the Ninth Temple, such a small temple can't invite you.
But yeah,
Think about it,
How many evil ghosts are suppressed in Fengdu Ghost City
besides,
In hell, there are always souls who need to be punished and tortured and are sent to the sixteenth small prison in the ninth hall to be tortured.
Think about it.
If you go there,
Lying there motionless every day,
When I am happy, I swallow a devil;
Unhappy, swallow two evil spirits;
I was bored and had nothing to do, so I swallowed three evil spirits;
How wonderful is this day?"
Lawyer An knew that he couldn't persuade Boss Zhou.
So I plan to report it to that person directly.
Lawyer An's efforts were really in vain. He analyzed everything and found a huge opportunity right in front of him. Other ghost officers did not have such vision and knowledge, and it was impossible for them to know such secrets.
"He can't hear what you say now. He just got out, so he needs to sleep for ten days or half a month."
“Uh…” Lawyer An.
“Also, he can’t go back to Hell so blatantly, nor can he eat and drink in the Ninth Palace.
He is a proud Teddy.
At home,
Shouting for the sun,
I became timid when I went out. "
Lawyer An didn't dare to answer.
This,
Boss Zhou can talk and joke.
He couldn't afford it and didn't dare to answer it.
Otherwise, wait until the next time he wakes up,
What if he punches me like Lu Pingzhi without saying a word
That one,
It's not a good temper.
“If the higher-ups in hell find out that he’s still alive,” Zhou Ze said, shrugged, and then said “Haha.”
"Forget it, boss, you should try your luck. No, boss, what if someone takes a fancy to you and insists on...
That's impossible.
You are like this,
No leader would want it.”
“… …” Zhou Ze.
"Then I'll go back and talk to Lao Zhang more and see if I can give him some intensive training. The first thing we need to do is to correct Lao Zhang's attitude.
The people in the world are the people, but the dead are not the people
I'm going to tell him,
The people of hell,
Longing for him to save!"