Yu Hao asked him how his work was, but Fu Liqun simply replied, "It's okay, I'm going to the meeting."
Yu Hao said "um" and hung up the phone. After returning home in the evening, Zhou Sheng didn't say anything after hearing this, and felt a little emotional.
"This is the first time my brother asked us to borrow money." Zhou Sheng said, "It's not easy."
Yu Hao suddenly remembered that Fu Liqun never asked anyone to borrow money when he was in college.
A few days later, Lin Ze said to Yu Hao, "Or make an early change for you?"
Yu Hao saw that Lin Ze seemed to have something on his mind these past few days, but he was really concerned about this, so he hurriedly said, "Don't! Let's do as we agreed."
Yu Hao was only a little worried about choosing a topic, or he would just go to Khunjerab to conduct an interview and investigate, but what about the manuscript? He could only ask Jin Weicheng to take a note and send it to him, and then write it down on the train and send it back by email... One day, when he was arguing with the editor-in-chief at the head office, he suddenly received a call from Fu Liqun.
"Yu Hao." Fu Liqun said, "That...Are you at home?"
Yu Hao: "I'm in the unit, what's the matter?"
Fu Liqun said, "After you go back at night, can you help me sell those blue sneakers?"
Yu Hao: "???"
Yu Hao walked out of the editorial office and stood in the corridor. Several reporters were smoking. Yu Hao nodded and said, "Which pair?"
Fu Liqun said: "AJ's pair, blue face and white background. Help me hang it on the salted fish, hang a second-hand one, the standard is 80% new, and hang a thousand and two, and the bargaining price should not be more than ten yuan, can't let too much, Hit my bank card when you're done."
Yu Hao: "Oh..."
Those sneakers were a birthday present that Yu Hao gave to Fu Liqun several years ago. Fu Liqun asked Yu Hao to help him sell second-hand... Yu Hao suddenly felt that something was wrong. After hanging up, he immediately called Zhou Sheng, and Zhou Sheng answered and said, "Wait for me at the unit."
"I gave him that." Yu Hao said, "He only has those blue faces and white backgrounds!"
Lin Ze and Situ Ye were inexplicable. After hearing Yu Hao's call, Yu Hao said, "Did something happen?"
Zhou Sheng said: "Yang Ming introduced his past work, it's not enough... No, one thousand and two, and ten dollars, isn't it 1190? Damn, where is he? Don't touch the salesman."
"Don't be a pyramid scheme." Yu Hao frowned.
Lin Ze understood as soon as he heard it, and said, "Where did your friends go? I'll ask you."
After a short while, Lin Ze had gotten the news from his information network and said, "Yu Hao, pyramid scheme. I'm very sure."
Yu Hao went over to see that Lin Ze asked a question in a group of reporters. Many people answered him, and the answer was very positive. In the past few years, there has been a lot of pyramid selling in Nanlu City, and the local public security has colluded with the pyramid selling company to tell Lin Ze not to go.
Lin Ze said: "Don't worry, think about it first. Where is the other person in Nanlu, any news?"
"No." Yu Hao stroked his hair and began to recall what Fu Liqun said to him. He didn't even know when Fu Liqun went.
"I don't know." Yu Hao said, "He didn't tell me anything."
"Contact the friend who last saw him." Lin Ze said.
Yu Hao pondered for a moment, then called Cen Shan. The time difference there was six hours, and it was not yet time to go to bed.
As soon as Cen Shan heard this, she immediately said, "What's going on? Yu Hao, make it clear."
Yu Hao thought that in the end he would be able to hide it from her, and said, "I... um, it's nothing, he doesn't seem to be in a good mood recently. Did he tell you anything when you two met on New Year's Day?"
Cen Shan replied, "I got off the plane, he got on the plane, and we met at the airport."
Yu Hao: "He left on the first of January?"
Cen Shan said calmly: "Yes, he had already bought his plane ticket that night and was waiting at the airport. We only met for fifteen minutes. He told me that he wanted to go to the coast to find Yangming, and agreed to report on the second day. , I don't want to change my signature, I want to leave a good impression on the leader. I took him through the security check and stayed at the airport hotel for one night. "
Yu Hao: "..."
Cen Shan said, "What's the matter? I want to ask, has his phone number changed?"
Yu Hao replied, "Well... it seems that I want to find him, give him a surprise, and play with him for a few days."
Cen Shan said, "Yu Hao."
The two sides were silent for a moment, Zhou Sheng came to the office, and when he saw that Yu Hao was talking to Cen Shan, his expression changed.
"Tell me honestly, he in the end..."
"I have something to do here, I'll tell you later in the evening." Yu Hao hurriedly said and hung up the phone.
"Are you looking for a sister-in-law?" Zhou Sheng said.
Yu Hao said, "I just wanted to ask if my brother mentioned..."
Zhou Sheng said: "Why are you looking for her? Who else did you notify?"
Yu Hao said, "Brother is asking me for help! Zhou Sheng! Now is not the time to be concerned about his face!"
Zhou Sheng said: "Do you know why he went to Nanlu? That's the reason, do you understand? You let your sister-in-law know, what else do you want him to do in the future?"
Yu Hao: "Now my life is in danger! Compared with the so-called dignity and safety, which is more important?"
"For him, dignity is more important." Zhou Sheng said, "Yu Hao, you don't understand."
"Forgive me for not agreeing with you this time, Zhou Sheng." Yu Hao said, "You have to tell Xue Long and let Xue Long inform his parents, this is not something we can take responsibility for!"
"I can take this responsibility!" Zhou Sheng said, "Don't call anyone!"
Yu Hao looked at Zhou Sheng, and the two of them fought each other for a while. Situ Ye smoothed out, "Stop arguing, the most important thing is to find someone."
Yu Hao let out a long breath and frowned without saying a word.
Yu Hao thought they would give each other some support and strength, but unexpectedly that night, Cen Shan only met with Fu Liqun for fifteen minutes at the airport. Yu Hao couldn't guess what they talked about in those fifteen minutes, the only thing he could guess. The thing is, this meeting shouldn't be too happy, maybe it will only be more uncomfortable.
Yu Hao couldn't stop searching for what Fu Liqun had said in his mind.
"Li Yangming's mother is playing mahjong." Zhou Sheng said, "Let me mind my own business, his family doesn't seem to care anymore."
Yu Hao had probably heard about the situation of Li Yangming's family from Fu Liqun. After he came out, his parents didn't care much about him. He gave birth to another child, so he thought he didn't have this gay son. The place made him quickly become independent, and he did not expect him to give the family much money. Zhou Sheng used Li Yangming to owe him money as an excuse and cross-examined for a long time, but the parents of the other party didn't know, so they didn't have time to answer him, and asked him to ask someone else. Li Yangming hadn't been home for almost half a year, and they didn't know either.
Zhou Sheng threw his mobile phone on the table, and none of the four in the office spoke.
Sunlight poured in from the window, Zhou Sheng turned his wrist slightly, and the golden black wheel on his wrist reflected the sunlight and cast it between Yu Hao's eyebrows.
"Now, listen to me." Zhou Sheng's tone carried an unquestionable aura.
"Okay!" Yu Hao said, "Listen to you!"
Yu Hao got a little angry, and Lin Ze gave him a look, signaling to calm down.
"I have to find a way to find him." Yu Hao said, "Aze, I need your help."
Lin Ze said: "Go, contact me on the phone."
Yu Hao immediately packed his things and went home. Zhou Sheng called the company to ask for leave and explained the situation, but they were very accommodating, let him not worry, if needed, the company could pay for help by time.
At home, Zhou Sheng ordered takeout and looked down at his phone.
"You don't understand, Yu Hao." Zhou Sheng said, "As for my brother, this past time is a gamble with his last dignity, and there is nothing left. You should inform the academy, inform his family, and tell his sister-in-law. , you'll only make him a joke! It's not difficult to bring him back from Nanlu, what's more difficult is what do you want him to do after this?!"
Yu Hao said, "I understand, I know it better than you, but what hurdles can't be overcome?"
Zhou Sheng was a little tired, and he seemed impatient to explain to Yu Hao, but Yu Hao said, "He can hold on! He is tougher than you think! I believe he can get up! I can't help but feel his desperation. experienced… "
Zhou Sheng said, "He's not you! If a person can really stand up against anything, will you still have that day?"
Yu Hao had to stop talking. He knew that he couldn't quarrel with Zhou Sheng. Rather than saying that he couldn't quarrel, it would be better to say that Zhou Sheng really saw it better than himself.
At this time, Lin Ze's news came.
Yu Hao flipped through the information about the destination that Lin Ze sent him. It was the information given by other reporters. The MLM has been prevalent in the Nanlu region for nearly 15 years. quite complicated.
What's more troublesome is that most of these MLM companies are still legal, and the local area relies on MLM companies to drive GDP and provide them with an umbrella.
Lin Ze took another picture of the group for him, which was a group of active reporters discussing.
[Are you going to pound their nest?]
[Male god, don't think so hard.]
[Others can sue you in a lawsuit. These institutions are all legal hooligans, so be careful.]
Yu Hao looked at the screenshot, and Lin Ze sent him several manuscripts about big "direct selling companies", all of which were written down by reporters.
[You don't think of them as illegal organizations.]Lin Ze sent a message to Yu Hao, [These companies are completely legal, at least on the surface. You say that he restricts the personal freedom of employees, but he tells you that this is closed and militarized management during training, and the employees have signed contracts. You say they beat people, he says it's a personal dispute and has nothing to do with the company. Moreover, many companies no longer beat people internally, and only lock you up for brainwashing.]
[You question him from the business model, but others have products. ] Lin Ze said, [All under the guise of medicine and health care products, let employees take these dextrin blends to develop offline. This is not the same as a battery factory. Before setting out, you must think clearly.]
Yu Hao looked at Zhou Sheng again, Zhou Sheng simply said "um", both of them were thinking.
Huang Ting also started to send messages in the group. He had been busy all day and had not eaten, and asked them: [Has Liqun been brainwashed?]
Yu Hao: [I don't think so.]
Huang Ting: [Do you want to save him, or save everyone who is imprisoned?]
Yu Hao didn't think about these things, Zhou Sheng answered for him with a cigarette in his mouth: [Bring my brother back first, and then I can save one by one, except for the kid who brought my brother into the MLM nest.]
Chen Yekai: [Have you notified the academy?]
Zhou Sheng: [No, I have the final say on this matter.]
Huang Ting: [You can't take this responsibility, Fu Liqun is still a student, you must notify the hospital and his family as soon as possible.]
Chen Yekai: [The hospital can't do anything, I support Zhou Sheng. Just, are you sure he will come back with us?]
This "we" suddenly revealed a lot of news.
Yu Hao replied: [I'm sure.]
Zhou Sheng: [Not sure.]
These two messages were sent out at the same time, Zhou Sheng raised his head, glanced at Yu Hao, and retracted the message.
Chen Yekai: [Okay, you two can make up your mind and call me anytime.]
Huang Ting: [I strongly recommend that you communicate with Fu Liqun's parents. Now you have to find ways to find clues. The next time he calls you and asks for money, see if he can find out where, and I'll try to help you.]
Ou Qihang: [I asked for some news, you can read this document.]
In the group, Ou Qihang posted a word, roughly marking the area where the MLM companies are located. Each company has a general name and business scope. At first, Yu Hao thought that these companies were shutting down, beating, and coercing people. Where employees ask for money, it seems that they all have serious business scope.
[There are twelve in total.]Ou Qihang's content is actually more detailed than Lin Ze's. Lin Ze's manuscript is better than an overview, while Ou Qihang's clues are important information provided by local people.
Ou Qihang issued another piece of his ID card: [I have completed all the final exams today, and I am on standby at the school. If you buy tickets, remember to call me.]
Chen Yekai: [No need now, you go home and accompany your mother first.]
Ou Qihang stopped talking, Yu Hao and Zhou Sheng printed out the documents and looked at them one by one, each frowning and thinking.
Things started to become more and more chaotic, but Zhou Sheng still had a lot of patience. After reading all the information, he checked with Yu Hao, and said, "In this way, let's find someone in our dreams and take a look. Brother's situation. This is the first step."
"Yeah." Yu Hao had no problem with restarting the Golden Crow Wheel, this matter had to be used no matter what.
Zhou Sheng drew a map of action steps and said, "After finding someone, there are two situations."
"1. He was brainwashed. It would be very troublesome to wake him up first from his dream."
Yu Hao said, "If he was brainwashed, he wouldn't let me sell shoes, he would just borrow money from me, right? Since he can send out the '119' alarm, it proves that he hasn't given up."
Zhou Sheng said: "But don't forget one thing, people's perseverance will be consumed."
"Second, this kid is still normal. After asking for the address, he will immediately come to the door to find someone." Zhou Sheng said, "Using your identity as an intern reporter, come to interview."
Yu Hao: "I will be locked up."
Zhou Shengdao: "The topic of developing local economic construction, self-employment and poverty alleviation, is this okay?"
Yu Hao thought for a while and said, "Okay."
Zhou Shengdao: "Then find an opportunity to take him away, collect information, come back and publish a manuscript to break the news, which step is a step, roughly like this, think about it as you go."
Yu Hao nodded, at 11:30, the two went to bed, Zhou Sheng raised his hand and glanced at Yu Hao, Yu Hao was still a little depressed, Zhou Sheng didn't put his hand down, but said, "Wife, you remember brother How do you rate you?"
"He said so much." Yu Hao said, "Where do I remember?"
Zhou Sheng thought for a while, he was not busy dreaming, but closed his eyes, frowned deeply, and said, "He said you are a strong guy. I think you know exactly what you want, and you are not easily affected by your self-esteem."
"I used to be affected by my self-esteem for a while, before I met you." Yu Hao replied wearily. He had not been angry with Zhou Sheng for a long time, but thinking about it carefully, this is not a matter of principle. The important thing is that saving lives matters.
Zhou Sheng held Yu Hao's hand and whispered, "Good night."
The golden black wheel released a faint light, bringing them into the dream.
"There is a signal!"
In the north of Yanqing, deep in the abandoned factory, the detection lights in the underground factory turned on, the radar scanned, and the data optical cable began to transmit signals.
"Call the boss now!"
In the center of the underground workshop, a thousand-inch screen began to rapidly analyze one signal after another, the computer language jumped rapidly, and extremely hazy abstract lines and sound wave frequencies appeared.
A middle-aged man in a black suit came in with his assistant, and the researchers got up and stared at the data scrolling on the big screen.
The middle-aged man asked, "Can you analyze their conversation in the dream?"
A researcher replied: "It can't be done temporarily, the signal is too weak."
The middle-aged man frowned.
"Bring the receiver closer." The middle-aged man said to the assistant.
The assistant said, "Zhou Sheng is very smart. Getting too close to him can easily cause vigilance."
The middle-aged human said: "Try to see the band interference."
Another researcher said: "Debugging."
The middle-aged man stepped aside, took off a helmet from a chair, and put it on.
The researcher said: "Mr. Zhao! The frequency band is difficult to analyze, and now we have no choice... This chair is... Mr. Zhao!"
The man named "Mr. Zhao" put on his helmet, closed his eyes, and asked, "What's the easiest and most direct way?"
"Unless one of Zhou Sheng or Yu Hao is brought into the laboratory." The researcher supervisor came over to debug the circuit and explained, "Let them turn on the brain wave integrator here, so that we can directly intercept the data and analyze it. "
Yu Hao and Zhou Sheng closed their eyes, and with a golden light, Yu Hao woke up on the Great Wall with a "swoosh" sound.
His world had changed again. Large and small long-range crossbows were erected on the Great Wall, and under the Great Wall were neatly arranged horse-rejection stakes and fortification weapons, but Yu Hao didn't have time to take a closer look, and immediately spread his wings and flew towards the Golden Crow Wheel.
In the dream world of Colossim, the cracks in the clouds are getting bigger and bigger, and the sun shines on the arena under the clouds. On the sky altar, Zhou Sheng was wearing a black suit and sunglasses. He looked up like a bodyguard, with a gold hoop on his head, his legs were differentiated, and he looked up at the golden black wheel in front of him.
"Why did you change your image again?" Yu Hao asked.
"Is there a change in your understanding of yourself?" Zhou Sheng said, "It's strange?"
Yu Hao landed, Zhou Sheng raised his hand and established a connection with the Golden Crow Wheel, the Golden Crow Wheel began to flicker, showing many strange images. Yu Hao said, "A lot of people dream of you, the lover of their dreams."
Many dreams come from strangers. Sometimes on the subway, sometimes in the shopping mall, Zhou Sheng is tall and handsome. He has only been out for work for half a year, and he has become much more mature. When he goes out to investigate with his colleagues, he is often the most conspicuous one. .
It stands to reason that it is not a good thing for a private detective to be too conspicuous, but Zhou Sheng can effectively play the role of attracting attention, allowing colleagues to take pictures and follow, while he is responsible for attracting the attention of the target.
"I didn't dream of me." Zhou Sheng said, "It's yours."
Yu Hao raised his hand, and the Golden Crow Wheel began to fluctuate. Several scenes appeared, some of which were edited by the head office, and some of which Yu Hao himself did not know. Zhou Sheng watched patiently.
"This." Yu Hao said.
In the dream, it is an endless desert, gray, and the sandstorm gathers into a huge air mass, covering all the scenes, except for a few Gobi Mountains standing outside the air mass, flying sand and rocks.
"Why? Think clearly, don't make a mistake." Zhou Sheng said.
Yu Hao said, "My brother said last time that he was like walking in a desert. He was always looking for an oasis, but every time he saw a mirage. But this is too exaggerated!"
The two observed for a while, and Zhou Sheng said, "Be careful, this world is quite dangerous."
Yu Hao noticed that in the center of the sandstorm, there was a structure that couldn't be noticed unless you looked carefully. It looked like a spire, or the top of a sculptural building.
Zhou Sheng pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's discuss with Kai Kai first. In this dream, we must ask him for help. Otherwise, if we get separated after entering, we won't be able to find anyone."
Yu Hao changed into a dream, and Chichen Itza appeared. Zhou Sheng took Yu Hao across the golden black wheel and flew into the world of Chichen Itza. Chen Yekai was waiting at the top of the pyramid.
Zhou Sheng described Fu Liqun's dream to Chen Yekai. Chen Yekai frowned and listened to the whole story.
"A desert that is sinking," Chen Yekai replied, "symbolizing his will that is constantly sinking, it is quite dangerous, and there are sandstorms that cover the sky... Well, the sun can't be seen, or the sun is there, it's just Overshadowed by dust storms."
Chen Yekai frowned and thought, and then said, "I don't have much sympathy with him. I only know that Liqun is a very kind child. On the surface, many things don't matter. In fact, he is a very sharp person."
In the past, Yu Hao might directly enter the desert dream with Zhou Sheng to fight the boss, but Chen Yekai's analysis was indeed very necessary. He still remembered the three-person basketball game more than a year ago. On the surface, Fu Liqun agreed with Zhou Sheng's opinion. It was very important to leave precious memories, but deep down he hoped to win the championship.
"I need to help him regain his self-confidence." Finally, Chen Yekai said.
"Well." Zhou Sheng said, "otherwise it's useless to just bring him back."
Yu Hao sat down at the dining table next to him. Chen Yekai seemed to sense that there was something wrong with the atmosphere between them. He glanced at Yu Hao and said nothing.
Yu Hao tried to conjure up a coffee pot and a full set of pour-over coffee supplies in Chen Yekai's dream. Zhou Sheng frowned and pondered for a moment. Yu Hao brewed three cups of coffee, took one by himself, and looked down at the pyramid.
"Get ready to save people, how are you going to bring me into his dream?" Chen Yekai said.
Zhou Sheng said: "There are many problems, I don't think I have fully figured it out. It's too complicated."
Chen Yekai looked up at the blazing sun in the sky and said, "Unless the Golden Crow takes the initiative to communicate with you, it is impossible for us to truly understand its function. Guessing is just speculation most of the time."
Zhou Sheng said again: "We have to find some time to analyze it well."
"This day is not far away." Chen Yekai looked into Zhou Sheng's eyes and said slowly.
Yu Hao said, "But how do you bring Teacher Chen into your brother's dream?"
"Contact." Zhou Sheng said, "Spiritual connection is like Ou Qihang's dream. As long as you establish a connection, you can enter."
"I don't have a deep connection with Fu Liqun." Chen Yekai frowned.
Zhou Sheng motioned Chen Yekai to look at Yu Hao, Yu Hao didn't know why, he walked over, Zhou Sheng pointed at the weapon by Chen Yekai's waist again, Yu Hao suddenly remembered—
- That scalpel that Chen Yekai once held, was briefly confiscated by Yu Hao, and finally returned to him!
Chen Yekai immediately patted the gun holster on his waist, and the scalpel flew out, turning into a ball of warm light, reaching Yu Hao's hand. Zhou Sheng let out a whistle, and leaped onto the Golden Crow Wheel, taking Yu Hao and flying towards the sun in Chen Yekai's world.
The flickering light in Yu Hao's hand turned into a celestial path, submerging into the sun, like a path of light connecting two worlds. Chen Yekai let out a whistle, and Feathered Serpent flew over and carried him into the sun. The rays of light bloomed and appeared in Yu Hao's dream.
Zhou Sheng stepped on somersaults and felt that Yu Hao's hands holding him from behind today were not as tight as usual, so he casually patted him and pulled him against his back.
"Still angry?" Zhou Sheng asked sideways.
Yu Hao replied, "No more."
This is an appointment they made a long time ago. No matter how upset the family is, try not to quarrel in front of outsiders. Zhou Sheng said, "Okay, let's save people."
Chen Yekai jumped over the golden black wheel and appeared in Yu Hao's world, but the Feathered Serpent was left in Chichen Itza. He hasn't allowed his mount to come in yet..." After saying that, he used the golden cudgel to pick Chen Yekai's waist, and said, "Open Sesame!" Immediately, golden fire ignited all over his body, covering his body and Yu Hao's body.
Chen Yekai shouted, "Wait..."
"The goal is to find my brother! Ask him where he is!" Zhou Sheng said, "Let's go! After entering, meet Kaikai!"
Before he finished speaking, a desert scene appeared in the Golden Crow Wheel. Chen Yekai was the first to be thrown in, followed by Zhou Sheng and Yu Hao, who were stepping on somersaults.
The moment Yu Hao passed through the Golden Crow Wheel, he suddenly understood what Zhou Sheng said:
In a sense, is this scalpel that he confiscated, and Chen Yekai, who fiercely resisted, was regarded as the only totem that he relied on on a certain night in the past? !
With a flash of light in front of him, Yu Hao shouted and suddenly fell into the sand!
"Zhou Sheng!" Yu Hao shouted.
They separated again, Yu Hao just shouted, and the overwhelming sand and dust rushed towards him frantically, causing him to cough uncontrollably. He lowered his head and found that he was wearing a basketball vest and pants, changed a pair of sneakers, and returned to the appearance of a three-person basketball game with Fu Liqun and Zhou Sheng a few years ago.
"Zhou Sheng!" Yu Hao looked around, the sky and the earth were shrouded in dust and wind, it was pitch black, and neither the sunlight nor the distant scenery could be seen. After entering the dreamland, the first thing to do was to meet Zhou Sheng and Chen Yekai as soon as possible. .
A gunshot was heard in the distance.
It's Chen Yekai! Yu Hao turned his head to look, he immediately understood why Zhou Sheng insisted on Chen Yekai to join in. Neither of their weapons could send a signal to the other party to come to meet, and Chen Yekai's gunshots were the best in this sandstorm. beacon.
Yu Hao raised his arm, put it in front of him, walked through the sandstorm with difficulty, and walked in the direction of the gunshots.