Chapter 1 No. 4 Guangming Road ...

On the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the sky has not yet dawned.

The night owls, big and small, have already returned to their nests. Even the streets of Longcheng are starting to become empty at this time. There are only a few insects chirping from the grass.

At half past two in the morning, the dew came down and the air started to get wet.

It's wet and sticky.

I don't know if it's because of the wind, there always seems to be the shadow of something dangling in the corner. People walking on the street always feel that something is staring at them behind them.

It was at this time that Guo Great Wall walked into No. 4 Guangming Road with his notice.

Guo Changcheng's parents died since he was a child. He is not good-looking, withdrawn and cowardly. He is a good beggar by nature. Fortunately, the seven aunts and eight aunts in the family are good to him, and have been taking turns to take care of him until he graduates from college.

It's a pity that Guo Changcheng himself was not up to his expectations. He only stumbled into a poor university, and his grades were quite average. When he stood up like a man, he couldn't even let a fart when he saw a stranger.

Therefore, Guo Great Wall lived up to expectations and did not find a job. After graduation, he stayed at home idle for more than half a year.

Later, his second uncle was transferred to the Ministry of Public Security. He couldn't stand it any longer, so he tried to find a way to ask for a relationship. He found a job in the public security system for his big nephew who couldn't stick to the wall. Anyway, let him have some trouble.

Guo Great Wall thought that in the future, wearing a uniform, brewing a pot of tea at work, playing with files and playing solitaire, 9 to 5, was his future life...until he received this strange "admission letter".

When he first received it, Guo Changcheng thought that something was wrong, but the thing was written in red and special: "Comrade Guo Changcheng, congratulations on being hired by me, here, you will enjoy the treatment of state civil servants and The salary and benefits are higher than those of the employees in the same position in other departments. At the same time, they will also undertake the important task of serving the people. I hope that in the future, you will be dedicated to your work, forge ahead, obey the leadership of the organization, unite and love colleagues, and work together. Contribute to social stability and national prosperity.

Please report to our office on time at 2:30 in the morning of August 31 (the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month) with your resident ID card and this notice (Human Resources and Logistics Department, 1st Floor, No. 4 Guangming Road). Here, only On behalf of all the staff of our office, we welcome you to be our good comrade-in-arms and good comrade.

Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China

special investigation office

X year X month X day"

It stands to reason that when they see this strange check-in time, normal people would think it was a typo, at least they would make a phone call in advance to confirm, but Guo Changcheng was already a social obstacle, and his life in a dead house for more than half a year made him make a serious phone call. phobia. The thought of needing to call someone made him so stressed that he couldn't sleep all night.

In this way, he escaped until the middle of the night on August 30, and the call was not made.

So, Guo Great Wall came up with an idea that he thought was the best of both worlds-he decided to stay up all night and go there himself at 2:30 in the morning. Come back at 2:30 in the afternoon, anyway, one of the two times is probably right.

At this o'clock, the urban subway had stopped, and Guo Great Wall had to drive over by himself. It took a lot of trouble to find the right place with the help of navigation.

No. 4 Guangming Road is not facing the street. In a very secluded yard, Guo Changcheng stood at the gate of the yard and looked at it carefully for a long time. Then, under the light of the mobile phone screen, he found a small sign under the dense ivy leaves, and saw the house number clearly. No.

I saw a line of small characters "Special Investigation Division" engraved on the stone below the house number, and there was a public security sign at the bottom.

The greening in the yard is very well done. There is a parking space at the entrance. Walking in, there is a row of luxuriant locust trees, which almost become a small forest. Only a small road is left. After passing through, he saw A small house that is suspected to be a reception room, and an office building that is a few years old.

The light was still on in the reception room, and through the window, Guo Great Wall saw a figure in uniform with a big cap on his head, holding a newspaper in his hand, flipping it from time to time.

Guo Great Wall didn't have time to think about why the staff in this o'clock delivery room didn't leave work, he took a deep breath, and his palms were sweating with nervousness.

"I'm here to apply, this is my notice - I'm here to apply, this is my notice - I'm here to apply, this is my notice -" Guo Great Wall stood there, Just like reciting the text, I reeled this line in my mouth dozens of times, and finally walked over and knocked on the window of the reception room with trembling hands, before the other party fully raised his head. , Jiāo said in a sullen voice like his last words, "I...I'm here to inform, this is my application letter..."

The middle-aged man reading the newspaper in the reception room asked suspiciously, "Huh?"

When it was over, he could pronounce the wrong words in this way. Guo Changcheng wanted to cry but had no tears, and his face became a big purple potato.

Fortunately, the other party saw the notice in his hand, he immediately understood, and said enthusiastically: "Oh... oh! You are the new comrade this year, right? What's your name? Oh - I saw it, Xiao Guo! Here we are But I haven't seen a newcomer for several years, how is it, this place is hard to find, isn't it?"

Guo Changcheng breathed a sigh of relief. He likes this kind of enthusiastic person the most. As long as the other party starts chatting, he just nods his head and shakes his head. There is no need to organize language.

"Is it the first day to report? Let me tell you, you are really lucky. It just so happened that our leader is here tonight. Let's go, I'll show you first."

When Guo Changcheng heard this, his hairs exploded—Fufu didn't feel it, he felt a musty air rise on his head.

Guo Great Wall is not promising, and he is most afraid of this kind of person with a relatively strong position or personality. Since he was a child, his calf will turn when he sees the teacher. When he sees the principal, he has to take a detour. He is obviously a good citizen, but every time he sees the National Day Station The uncles of the armed police in the street are like a mouse seeing a cat, so people always look at him suspiciously.

see the leader? It might as well let him go to hell.

At this moment, the door of the small building was pushed open from the inside, and a young man strode out from the inside.

With a cigarette in his mouth and his hands in his trouser pockets, this man was tall, with straight shoulders, thick eyebrows, deep eye sockets, and a high nose bridge. Very handsome, but his face is very gloomy.

His brows were wrinkled, the wind was blowing under his feet, and his body language fully expressed the message of "don't get in the way, don't get in the way, and leave me alone". Guo Changcheng happened to meet his gaze. At that time, he was frightened by those beautiful and indifferent black eyes. He had a strange intuition - this handsome guy has a bad temper.

However, when the handsome guy saw someone standing at the door, he suddenly braked under his feet. The next moment, he changed his face magically, jumping directly from the thunder and lightning to the clear sky, revealing a very natural appearance. A kind smile, not even a buffer zone.

When he smiled, there were actually two shallow dimples on his cheeks, the corners of his mouth with a cigarette in his mouth seemed a little crooked, and his eyes were bent, making him look a little bad—the bad was just right, approachable.

"It's not. Cao Cao and Cao Cao are here. Come on, young man, know each other, this is our leader." Guo Changcheng was pushed from behind by the middle-aged man in the reception room, staggered forward for half a step, and thought again. There was a blank space to hear someone behind him say loudly, "Chu Zhao, this time we have a new colleague."

Zhao Chu warmly reached out to him: "Hello, hello, warm welcome."

Guo Changcheng rubbed the sweat from his palms on his trousers a few times in a paralyzed manner, and then stretched out his wrong hand embarrassingly. He almost grabbed the back of his future boss's hand, and hurriedly touched the switch, twitching and retracting, a series of series. The movements can be described as "lightning fire" and "scratching ears and cheeks". The underarms and back of the short-sleeved shirt were instantly soaked with sweat, and a new world map was slowly taking shape on him.

Zhao Chu smiled restrainedly, but he was considerate and did not make it difficult for him. He naturally raised his outstretched hand and patted Guo Great Wall on the shoulder as if nothing had happened. He opened his mouth and said, "Don't be nervous, comrades working here. They are all united and friendly. Originally, you came the day before, and I should have brought you to recognize someone, but you see, today is a special day, and we are really busy, and we may not care about you for a while, don’t mind , I'll be the host for a while, and I'll hold a welcome party for you. Oh, look at it in the middle of the night... Otherwise, let Lao Wu take you in first to find Wang Zheng - we, the logistics, ask her to give it to you Go through the entry procedures, and then you can go back to rest today and report back tomorrow morning, okay?"

Guo Great Wall quickly nodded.

No matter how anxious this Zhao Chu was before, standing still and talking to people at this time is like raising a flag on Monday morning to speak. Not to feel a little cold.

"I'm sorry, I'm in a bit of a hurry. I have to go first. If you need anything, you can find me directly. Don't be embarrassed. From now on, we're all a family. Today's trip is hard!" Zhao Chu rushed to Guo Great Wall again. Sorry and smiled, and said hello to Old Wu in the reception room, and then left in a hurry.

Old Wu is probably a brainless fan of Zhao Chu. Even if he just listened to some nonsense that had nothing to do with him, he was as happy as a scoop. He walked into the office building with Guo Great Wall and kept saying to Guo Great Wall: "We, Chu Chu, are young, capable, and good-natured. We never take airs when dealing with people..."

Guo Great Wall had not recovered from the terrifying atmosphere of encountering the great leader, but he was still in shock, and he was quite absent-minded.

And because he never dared to look directly at people, he didn't notice at all that the old Mr. Wu, who was leading the way, had a face as pale as a wall under the light, his lips were blood red, and the corners of his mouth were grinning all the way to the roots of his ears. See that there is no tongue in his mouth.

The office building was crowded with people and looked very busy.

Only then did Guo Great Wall bluntly begin to feel a little strange. It stands to reason that there are really important things, and it is normal to work overtime in the middle of the night, but do you need to work overtime even in the reception room, logistics personnel, etc.?

Probably seeing the doubts on his face, Lao Wu explained diligently beside him: "Don't get me wrong, Xiao Guo, you will also work day shifts most of the time in the future. As long as there are no major cases, we rarely work overtime in the middle of the night, but this Isn’t it July, there are only a few days of work day and night every year, so you won’t suffer, overtime pay is calculated as triple your salary, and the monthly bonus is doubled.”

Guo Great Wall is even more confused, what does it mean to be "busy day and night for only a few days"? Could it be that the vast majority of criminals also have mid-year summaries and experience reunions?

Or according to the lunar calendar?

But he was afraid that he would look too stupid, so he didn't feel embarrassed to ask, so he nodded confusedly: "Yeah."

Old Wu continued: "I usually work the night shift, and another comrade works in the reception room during the day. It is estimated that you will have less chance to see me in the future. Sigh, in fact, I am quite willing to be with you young people. —Did you just graduate? Which school, what did you study?"

Guo Changcheng temporarily put aside his doubts, and shamefully replaced his unskilled education. At the end, he added in a low voice like a mosquito: "I'm not very good at studying..."

"Oh, where! You're a college student!" Old Wu waved his hand, "I just like educated young people, because I can't do it myself. When I was a child, my family was poor, and when I was seven or eight years old, I studied with the gentleman in the village for a few years. Private school, my husband has been looking for another career within a few years. After so many years, I have almost returned all the things I have learned to my husband, and I can barely recognize the words, so I can only barely read the newspapers.”

What the hell? Private school?

Guo Changcheng didn't understand again, but he was still afraid of appearing too stupid, so he didn't feel embarrassed to ask.

At this time, Old Wu said cheerfully, "Oh, here we are!"

When Guo Changcheng looked up, he saw the words "Personnel and Logistics" written on the door of the office, with red letters on a white background. The red was not correct. He couldn't say what was wrong for a while, but he stared at those four words for a long time. It suddenly dawned on me—that was the kind of dried up blood… red with rust!

Old Wu knocked on the door next to him: "Is Xiao Wang there? I'll bring a new comrade to the job, you can work hard and leave the formalities to us?"

After a moment of silence, a very soft female voice came from inside: "Well, here it is."

The voice seemed to be far away, and it seemed to be floating in the ears of people. Guo Changcheng shivered instinctively when he heard it, and felt a little cold on the back of his neck.

But Old Wu was ignorant and rambled: "I'm so sorry, Xiao Guo, it's hard for you to come here in the middle of the night, but there's nothing you can do. Like me, Xiao Wang can only work the night shift, so we're here. The admission procedures must be done at this time..."

and many more……

What does it mean to...only "can" work the night shift?

Guo Great Wall suddenly had a new layer of cold sweat behind him. He gathered up his courage and glanced at the staff who were hurriedly passing by. At that time, his whole body was bright and cold.

At this moment, he clearly saw that a man in uniform just floated past him without touching his feet.

He... he he he he has no feet!

The door of the office in front of him squeaked open, the door shaft let out a hoarse murmur, and a young girl in a white dress appeared at the door, and said in an ethereal voice that made people shiver: "Notice and identity. Have you brought all your certificates?"

yīncold yīn cold air poured out from the open office door, Guo Changcheng's heart was hanging high above his heart, and he wouldn't jump anymore. He realized that if he pretended to be dumb again at this time, he might be true. stupid.

He held his breath, raised his head slowly, his eyes glazed over the spotless white dress, and landed on the girl Luǒlu's neck...

A second later, Guo Changcheng's throat made a "cluck" sound like being pinched. He half-opened his mouth and couldn't even scream, his eyes were about to fall, and he took a step back in fear. The limbs were cold and numb, as if they no longer belonged to him.

He saw... he saw a "red thread" around the girl's neck! Not accessories, but tightly attached to the skin... the fine stitches where the head and neck are sewn together!

A cold hand was placed on his shoulder, and Lao Wu's voice came in his ear: "Yo, Xiao Guo, what's wrong with you?"

Guo Great Wall suddenly turned his head, facing Old Wu's paper-like face and the bloody mouth pulled to the base of his ear.

Just now, was thinking that it would be better to see the leader than to see the ghost, and now he has been punished. Obviously, Guo Great Wall has gained a lot this night - he not only saw the leader, but also saw the ghost.

So after a two-second pause, Guo Changcheng didn't say a word, and just fainted.

He fell straight to the ground—yes, because he didn't want to look too stupid, he omitted the process of rolling his eyes.

His mother-in-law really found him an ingenious errand.

[Volume 1: Reincarnation Sundial]