On the outskirts of Yong'an City, Xishan Nature Reserve.
After the two autumn rains, the red leaves on the hillside have almost fallen, and there are few tourists in the evening. Except for the lonely evening drum in the small temple on the top of the mountain, there is only the sound of the wind around.
It was already very cold, but Xuan Ji still broke out in a hot sweat all the way up the mountain—Old Xiao in front walked too fast, as if there were two hot wheels rolling under his feet.
"I said Director Xiao, can we pretend to be more elegant? You also let me enjoy the beautiful scenery of Guishan Mountain!" Xuan Ji took out an electronic cigarette from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and said vaguely, " I'm afraid that if you take one step, you won't be able to do splits on the spot."
"Don't talk nonsense, after I settle you down, I have to go to the Yellow Bureau for a meeting. You treat everyone like you, there is nothing bullshit, you know you are idle all day long, hurry up!" Director Xiao's name is Xiao Zheng, and he is dressed in uniform. Meticulous, with sharp eyebrows, clean and sharp facial lines, revealing a rigorous delicacy, he gave his companion a cold glance, he walked up the stairs, walked through the staff passage of the scenic spot, and entered the backyard of the small temple on the top of the mountain where "tourists are not allowed" .
There is a well in the backyard, turn around the mouth of the well three times counterclockwise, and the bluestone floor tiles next to it are slowly separated to the two sides, revealing a tunnel for one person to pass through. Not dazzling.
After walking about 500 meters inside, the two returned to the ground and entered a dense forest.
As soon as Xuan Ji stepped into the forest, thick fog suddenly formed around her, and the visibility quickly dropped to less than one meter. Then, a white light shot out from the forest and swept over the two of them. There was a soft sound in the forest, and a mechanical voice said: "Identity verification passed, please be careful where you step."
As soon as the words fell, there was a "rumbling" sound, and the ground suddenly moved.
Xuan Ji was unprepared, and couldn't help but leaned back a bit before standing still. He whistled: "What will happen if the verification fails?"
Xiao Zheng said without looking back: "Then you will never get out of the fog."
The ground in the forest is like a big conveyor belt, carrying the two of them through the maze-like thick fog, passing by countless plants, and sending them to an unknown world. When dazzled, the ground stopped, Xiao Zheng said: "Here we are."
When the thick fog cleared, Xuan Ji squinted her eyes and looked up at the magnificent building in front of her. After a while, she slowly exhaled the mint-flavored white smoke and exclaimed: "Pai Nian!"
I saw the building soaring into the sky, with two rows of guards standing in unison outside, the signboard of "National Administration of Anomaly and Special Species Management and Prevention" hung under the national emblem at the main entrance, and the floor was paved with white marble bricks, painted on it. There is a golden dragon that looks like a king. As soon as the two walked in, the golden dragon on the floor tiles moved suddenly, and the stone tiles trembled slightly. Then, a distant and solemn dragon roar sounded, and the golden scales on the dragon's body gleamed. It moved majestically and gracefully from their feet to make way .
The entrance hall is a bit like an airport. From left to right, there are ten partitions from "A" to "J". There is a dead tree in the middle of the hall. The diameter of the trunk is more than a hundred meters. Surrounded by dead vines, it directly penetrates the endless roof. Because the visual effect is too shocking, it looks almost divine.
This is the legendary "Different Control Bureau". It belongs to one of the mysterious "relevant departments" and is responsible for identifying, monitoring, and dealing with various unnatural events. Such things as "vampire bat entry", "unidentified vortex in city river", "three-headed water monster incident" and so on are all under their control.
Xuan Ji gave a "tsk" sound: "If you know that there is such an office environment, I have been happily recruited by the organization a long time ago, why didn't you say it earlier!"
"Who said that he loved freedom all his life?" Xiao Zheng turned around and threw him a work card, "Nine hundred and ninety-sixth floor, you go up by yourself."
"I love freedom, and I love Yong'an's household registration and establishment more." Xuan Ji caught it, and his name and position were written under the photo of the new work card—"Xuan Ji, Rehabilitation Section, Operations Leader"—he kissed him on the work card. Take a bite, "Hey, am I considered a cadre even if I am old or small, can I buy a house in Yong'an?"
"Don't worry, I won't let you sleep in the bridge hole," Xiao Zheng said. He took out his vibrating mobile phone from his arms, glanced at the incoming call, hung up and didn't answer it, "Old Song from the security department, follow me to call I made 800 phone calls. Are you sure you want to go to the aftercare department? Do you know what the aftercare department does?"
"I know that the field staff of the Ministry of Security are responsible for fighting all kinds of demons and ghosts. Our aftermath department is responsible for cheering up and handling various aftermath matters, including collecting corpses, dispelling rumors, losing money, and promoting scientific values."
"Knowing that you still..."
"Director Xiao, your ideological awareness needs to be improved. Revolutionary work does not distinguish between high and low. Without the hard work of our logistics department, can you make trouble outside?" Xuan Ji interrupted him, "Besides, as far as the field workers from your Ministry of Security are concerned. , Eight out of ten have a feud with me, if I go in, wouldn’t that be like a sheep going into a tiger’s mouth?”
"Weasel, let's go into the chicken coop," Xiao Zheng sneered, then turned serious, and asked again, "Why did you suddenly let go and agreed to enter the different control bureau?"
Xuan Ji: "I watch the sky at night..."
"speak English."
"Oh, my mother said, it's not easy to find a partner if you don't have a plan."
Xiao Zheng was so angry that he turned around and left.
"Wait! You haven't told me where the elevator is yet... Hey!" Xuan Ji held the e-cigarette in her mouth, watched Director Xiao's back being swept away like a tornado, and sighed helplessly, "You have a bad temper."
According to the results of the sixth census in 2010 (internal data of the Bureau of Alien Control), about one in two hundred thousand people belong to "special abilities", some are born, some are acquired.
Why is there such a person? According to the official information of the General Administration, contemporary Homo sapiens have been mixed with non-human blood during the evolution process, and have retained some special genes. However, this theory cannot be verified, because the ability attributes of people with special abilities are different, almost all of them are isolated cases, and it is difficult to obtain enough sample data.
As for the folklore, it’s much more interesting—it’s said that in ancient times, the human race and the demon race had been fighting for hundreds of years, and there were blood feuds for generations. In order to survive, some half-monsters had nowhere to go, and they all defected to Emperor Qi Wu. With the help of their power, Emperor Wu slayed the Demon King and, as promised, set up the "Qingping Division" to give them a place to stay, which was the predecessor of the Different Control Bureau.
Of course, this is purely a deduced legend, because the "Qingping Division" disappeared as early as the Yuan Dynasty, and the Different Control Bureau was established after the founding of the People's Republic of China for the sake of public safety.
The vast majority of people with special abilities are not trained. They are actually similar to ordinary people.
There are also a few with outstanding talents, and preventing them from becoming factors of social instability is one of the responsibilities of the Bureau of Alternative Control.
Xuan Ji belongs to... oh no, it used to belong to this kind of "unstable factors".
When Director Xiao was still an intern in the field, he once went with his team to arrest a group of vampire bats that entered the country illegally. He was inexperienced and was trapped in a cold storage by the bats, almost freezing into a popsicle.
Xuan Ji, who had just finished shopping at the night market, passed by with slippers on, sat by the side and watched for a while, finished eating two catties of crayfish with relish, then set the fire on fire, and made a braised bat... and even burned off half of Captain Xiao's eyebrows, Since then, an indissoluble bond has been formed with the Different Control Bureau.
Xuan Ji's resume looks very clean - he was born in a small third-tier city, from a well-to-do family, got into Yong'an in college, and stayed at work after graduation.
No more can be found out.
This mysterious folk master is disorganized and disciplined, and he is relatively unscrupulous. Sometimes he helps, and sometimes it is not helpful. The entire security department of the Different Control Bureau loves and hates him.
Finally, at the break-up dinner when the old director retired this year, the old director invited him to have a drink, and then joined forces with his successor Huang Ju to set him up. Xuan Ji lost the bet and "had to" accept the different control The "recruitment" of the game... Although Xiao Zheng always felt that he lost on purpose.
The newly appointed Director Xuan asked someone to find out where the elevator was, and went up to the 996th floor alone.
The corridor on the 996th floor is very quiet, with meeting rooms and activity areas at one end and office areas at the other end.
The distance here is nearly six kilometers from the ground, and the outdoors are about minus twenty degrees. The windows are all welded. Xuan Ji took a look, and the clouds and mist shrouded the window.
He gently touched his left index finger, and there was actually an invisible ring on that finger, which only appeared when touched. It was dull and lifeless.
"People... are really amazing, aren't they?" Xuan Ji gently rubbed the surface of the ring with her fingertips, glanced at the crack, and frowned again, "But what exactly do you want to tell me?"
This ring is said to be a sacred object of their clan. It has been in his hands for ten years and has been safe and sound, but not long ago, the ring suddenly cracked for no reason.
At this time, he received Xiao Zheng's messages on his mobile phone, three in a row "buzzing".
"Have you found a place?"
"Hurry up and get acquainted with the people in your department, there will be urgent tasks soon!"
"speed!!"
Xuan Ji: "..."
Lao Xiao is not only like a tornado, but even the WeChat he sends makes people breathless. He is really a talent.
"Before I came, I lied to me that the aftermath department was a marginal group, small and transparent, only eating, not doing work, but it hasn't been reported yet, so come to the task first." Xuan Ji dragged her legs and turned lazily towards the office area Walking over, preparing to meet his future younger brothers, by the way, he returned a voice from Director Xiao, "Big pig's hooves."
"Coming!"
Before he could knock on the door, he heard a voice of "Aw" in the office, and then the office door was suddenly opened to both sides, and a group of men, women, young and old dressed like gangsters stood at the door, collectively showing eight big white hair. Ya, "crackling" applauded, a middle-aged elder sister with curly hair shouted "one two", and the rest clapped their hands and howled in unison: "Welcome, welcome, warmly welcome! Welcome new leader, join us!" Our big family!"
Xuan Ji's raised hand hangs stiffly on his chest, shocked by this grand welcome scene.
"Sorry for the trouble, I knocked on the wrong door." He turned around and left, planning to go to the security department downstairs to ask if they were still recruiting.