In the city hall building, a burly police officer was flipping through documents. From the back, he looked like a bear, with arms thicker than human thighs. His face was dark and hairy, and he was no more than thirty years old. His fingers were like two carrots. He held a cigarette between his fingers, took a deep puff, and exhaled the smoke after a long time.
Obviously a heavy smoker.
At this time, the tall and thin police officer with slender hands, who was also young, pushed the door open and walked over. He frowned and looked at the police officer who had filled the chair with his body.
"Ah Chao, you have to smoke less. It's okay to smoke one or two cigarettes at night, but smoking at least two packs a day like you does is very harmful to your body. Your martial arts training relies entirely on your internal organs to provide energy. If your lungs are injured, your life will be ruined. If you quit smoking and drinking, maybe you can take the gene potion now, awaken again, and reach Sequence 8."
The burly police officer smoked half of his cigarette to the end, then threw the butt into the ashtray, showing a simple smile and saying, "Boss, you know I just like this, I can't give it up!"
“You have to quit even if you can’t. The higher-ups asked us to cooperate and handed over such a big city as Jiangcheng to us. It’s a heavy responsibility. Even if we don’t talk about the big issues like the country and the nation, I will urge you to smoke less and quit smoking for the sake of my own life. The stronger you are, the more assured I will be in handing over the close combat to you…” As he spoke, he waved his slender fingers, which felt a pity not to play the piano, and an e-cigarette box appeared in his hand.
The burly police officer frowned and said with a smile: "Boss, science shows that e-cigarettes are more harmful than traditional cigarettes!"
"Then you should quit smoking!"
"… "
"If you can't quit smoking right away, try slowly. I'll help you quit..."
"Boss, are you sure you can quit? It seems like you have tried to quit smoking more than ten times! And didn't you say that smoking can improve your concentration? And make your spellcasting smoother..."
"..." The tall and thin police officer took a deep breath, and with a flick of his fingers, an exquisite wooden box appeared in his hand. He said in a deep voice: "From now on, I will start smoking cigars..."
"Boss, are you sure? This is an authentic Cuban cigar!"
"Havana, Cuba, a fine product. A box of ten cigarettes costs three thousand dollars. And the price is not taxed. Even if you buy it in Cuba, it still costs three thousand dollars. If you want to smoke, smoke the good ones. The domestic ones are worse than smoking..."
"Boss, then I'll quit smoking with you!" As he said that, he stretched out his carrot-sized fingers, pinched out a cigar, and put it under his nose to sniff it.
"The money for cigarettes will be deducted from your salary!"
"Scared... Boss, I'd better smoke my Huangshan! I'm only Sequence 9, and my salary is only a fraction of yours. If I don't save money now, how can I have money to date a girlfriend in the future..."
"Half of it will be reimbursed!"
…
Two cigars were lit and puffs of smoke were emitted.
"Boss, take a look at this file..."
Serial demolition accidents in Xiagou urban village, interrogation records and law enforcement recorders.
Death toll: 9.
Date of first incident: March 18.
Case overview: The demolition of Xiagou Urban Village began three years ago, and the last household moved out before the New Year. Since the demolition team entered Xiagou Urban Village on March 18, on the first day of demolition, accidents such as vehicles losing control, falling objects, and old wall collapse occurred one after another. In seven days, a total of 7 people died (1 in a car accident, 3 in falling objects, and 3 in wall collapse), and 13 people were injured.
On April 12, the demolition team was replaced to continue the demolition work, and two people were killed by falling objects from a high altitude.
The demolition has now been stalled.
1. There is no regular pattern in the time of the incident;
2. No traces of human activities;
…
"I think this series of accidents is definitely related to the supernatural? Oh, by the way, it seems that the demolition of the urban village is on the agenda again... on the 4th of next month!"
"Oh..." The tall and thin police officer exhaled the smoke gently after fully enjoying the unique aroma of Havana cigars, squinted his eyes, tapped the file with his slender fingers, and said: "Even if it was not related to ghosts before, I think it must be related now."
The police officer, who was like a violent bear, let the mellow smoke linger in his mouth for a moment, and exhaled gently when it reached his throat. Then he raised his head and leaned against the back of the chair, which immediately let out an unbearable groan: "Why are you so sure?"
"Do you know how much that piece of land is worth? Do you know how much money the real estate developer invested in the demolition? If there is another accident and the construction is stopped again, I think the real estate developer will go bankrupt in no time! So if it were you, what would you do?"
Bao Xiong blinked, thought for a moment and said, "Of course we should ask the Heavenly Master from Mount Longhu to perform the ritual!"
"… The old master has already stepped half a foot into Sequence 6. Can you persuade him?"
"Real estate developers have plenty of money, so why can't they hire them? I don't think it will cost more than a million. The disciples of the old master will definitely be happy to exorcise the demons..."
"Hey! Get ready, let's go to the village in the city. I'm afraid they'll take risks and kill people."
"Hitting a living stake?" Baoxiong was a little confused.
The slender fingers stood up and said in a cold voice: "The practice of burying children alive in piles was a custom among the ancient people before construction. Before the construction project started, one or two children were buried alive on the construction site to ensure the smooth progress of the project. It is said that this method was first proposed by Lu Ban. When people started digging in a place, it would destroy the Feng Shui of the place and anger the wronged spirits of the place, resulting in frequent accidents during the construction period. Therefore, the practice of burying children alive on the construction site was used to suppress evil spirits and reduce the occurrence of accidents..."
The tall and thin police officer had a stern look on his face after he finished speaking, as if in his mind, there was a high possibility that stakes had been driven into the demolition site.
"Impossible! Who is so ignorant nowadays..."
"The spiritual energy has revived, and they have evolved and awakened. Do you think the feudal era's beating of life stakes will appear again?"
The slender fingers nimbly opened the safe, took out a dark revolver, then opened a sophisticated small box with exquisite carvings and a fingerprint password, pressed the bullets engraved with mysterious patterns into the revolver, and hid them close to the body.
"So the plan to lure out the Midnight Man tonight has been cancelled?"
"Things keep coming one after another. Even if I work all night, I still can't solve the problem of midnight people..."
…
Otoshi Ogawa put the second-hand bicycle on the roadside without locking it, thinking that no one would steal it because it was a broken bicycle.
There are naturally no street lights in the demolished community, and it is a mess with broken walls everywhere.
In the darkness of the night, Xiao Yi walked closer and saw a woman squatting in front of the fire, wiping her tears, burning paper money and yellow paper, and muttering to herself.
I can't hear it clearly.
But burning paper probably means someone in the family has passed away.
In this situation, Xiao Yi naturally wouldn't want to disturb him.
Just as he was about to leave, Xiao Yi looked towards the half-demolished building with a sense of urgency...
A pair of red eyes stared at Xiao Yi in the darkness for a second, and then a black shadow flashed and disappeared without a trace.
"There really is something strange..."
Xiao Yi instantly became energetic!