At night in Lucheng, people who work and rest early have already eaten dinner and gathered in front of the TV to watch the show.

For Huang Wendong, it was still early for him to go home tonight, because he usually doesn't get home until at least eleven o'clock.

"Come back so early today, didn't you go to socialize?"

Hearing the movement of the door, the wife came out of the room.

"Originally, the customer canceled it temporarily. I brought you and your child's takeaway snacks from Happy House, but you should have eaten them all, right?" He held up the bag in his hand.

The wife took it and joked: "Oh, it's rare, you have a lot of money in your day, and you haven't brought food to your house for many years!"

The Huang family is not short of money. It can be seen from the decoration of the home and the jewelry on Huang's wife's body. Even in the economically developed city of Lucheng, their family background is well-off, which is enough to disdain most families.

But the appearance is given by God, even if the best skin care products are used up, the wife's skin is still slack day by day, and there are more fine lines.

Of course, Huang Wendong wasn't much better. A man over forty would inevitably start to gain weight, but he could still see that he was a handsome guy when he was young.

"Where's Xiaowen Xiaohong?" Huang Wendong asked.

"I'm watching cartoons in the room." The wife opened the bag, and several boxes were neatly packed with snacks, including her favorite crab cakes and bamboo shoots, as well as shrimp dumplings that the children liked.

"Why do you buy so much?" Complaining like this, she was still stubborn in her heart. After all, her husband used to socialize outside, and he never brought them anything to eat. Although she was not short of such food, she knew that If the husband still remembers his preferences, what woman would be unhappy?

Huang Wendong said: "Anyway, on the way, if you don't eat it, take it with your aunt."

"Who said I didn't eat?" His wife glared at him.

"We want to eat shrimp dumplings, we want to eat shrimp dumplings!" the two children shouted when they heard the movement and ran out.

The wife couldn't beat them, so she had to agree, and asked Huang Wendong: "Have you eaten, and let my aunt cook a few more dishes?"

Huang Wendong said with a smile: "I've eaten, I'm going to take a bath, you can eat first, give me hot porridge, I'm tired of eating outside during this time."

It's past dinner time, and his wife has eaten, but what Huang Wendong brought back is still different. Besides, pastries can't be kept for a long time. If they are cold and hot, the taste will be worse. The two children are also clamoring for it. After eating, she asked the nanny aunt to help put it on the plate, and the gluttonous children followed suit like little tails.

Huang Wendong took this bath for a full hour. In normal times, his wife would definitely knock on the door, thinking he fell asleep in the bathtub.

But tonight, the wife didn't come to urge her, maybe she was distracted by two naughty children, maybe she was watching TV, maybe she was still eating the pastries he brought back.

Huang Wendong stepped out of the bathtub slowly, put on a clean bathrobe, fastened his belt, opened the door and walked out.

There was an eerie silence at the table.

His wife, two children, and the family's nanny aunt had all passed out. The son, who was only four years old, fell off the chair and had a big lump on his head.

Huang Wendong was not shocked at all, let alone shouting, he walked over to his wife, patted her cheek lightly, and called her name.

The wife did not move.

Satisfied, he got up, walked to the kitchen, glanced at the knives, took a sharp porcelain knife and a kitchen knife, and turned back to his family.

Huang Wendong's face was reddish, a little nervous, but more excited.

As if hesitating who to strike first, his eyes wandered between his wife and children, and finally chose his four-year-old son.

Children's flesh and bones are delicate, so it should be easier.

Thinking so, he raised the knife in his hand tremblingly, gritted his teeth, and waved it down at the elbow of his younger son!

...

At the winter solstice at the moment, I still don't know that I am so small, and my dark mind has been discovered by Long Shen.

He was standing in front of an old residential residential building, looking around at a loss.

According to the address given by the other party, Lucheng's office should be on the first floor, which is easy to find, but he found that the buildings here are too old, not even a brand name, and the security guards of the community property are nowhere to be seen. For most of the day, had to call the other party to find the destination under the guidance of the person who answered the phone just now.

Yan Nuo originally thought that after the other party arrived, he would leave after explaining a few words, and he could go to have a late-night snack and a small drink with his friends, but he waited from ** until nearly midnight before waiting for the late arrival. newcomer.

According to the normal process, this group of newcomers on the Winter Solstice should first report to the branch office, and then go to each office with the personnel arrangement of the branch office. However, going back and forth like this will delay too much time. Anyway, they also came directly from the general office. , the General Administration issued a document, and the same is true for taking the document to the office to take office.

There are not many people in the Lucheng office, only three, but they are not very welcome to the newcomers, because the newcomers mean that they don’t understand anything, and they have to learn everything from scratch. What's more, this is a newcomer with a background. It is said that the other party is a disciple of the deputy director.

Such a big Buddha, their small temple can't hold it. Yan Nuo felt a headache just thinking about it.

When he waited until twelve o'clock and was awakened by a phone call from the newcomer, he patiently gave instructions on the phone for a long time, and after teaching the other party how to go, Yan Nuo's patience was completely exhausted.

He saw Winter Solstice standing at the door dragging his luggage, and he shook hands with someone hastily, and said, "Welcome, Winter Solstice, right? My name is Yan Nuo, serious Yan, promised promise, it's too late now, too. I can't catch the wind for you, why don't you order a takeaway first?"

Winter Solstice said with a smile: "No, I'm not hungry. I'm really sorry this time. I got off the plane and encountered some changes, otherwise I wouldn't be so late."

He didn't say much about Han Qi, Yan Nuo didn't ask much, and put the key in his hand: "Okay, then you can do it yourself, I'll go back to rest first."

The winter solstice was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly grabbed the other party: "Brother Yan, where do I live today, doesn't it mean that the unit allocates dormitories?"

Yan Nuo: "Yes, this is an office converted from a residential house. It has two bedrooms, one living room, and two rooms. You can choose it yourself. If you think the conditions are not good, you can go out and rent another one!"

He was in a hurry to leave, but a phone call suddenly came at this time. Yan Nuo looked at the number, frowned, and picked it up.

"Hello, Bureau Zhao?"

The person on the other end of the phone didn't know what to say, Yan Nuo's face changed slightly, and he said, "I'll go over immediately, and hang up the phone."

"Xiaodong, there is an urgent matter at the Public Security Bureau, call me over to help, you are free, call me if you have anything, that's all!"

He didn't wait for the winter solstice to react, and he left in a hurry.

Seeing that the other party didn't look back at the winter solstice, he had to drag his suitcase in.

The walls have not been painted for many years, and they are a little yellowed and peeled off. There is still some cobweb or dust in the corner of the ceiling. There is no desk in the living room, just a sofa, a coffee table, and an old TV. It is said to be two rooms and one living room. One of the rooms is full of debris, and it is impossible to live in. The other room has a bed and a bunk, but the pillows and quilts have not been changed for a long time, and there is still a smell of oil stains. He did not dare to dare. Sit up, look around, can't help but smile again and again.

Even the warehouse office opposite the cemetery in Yangcheng was better than this! Lucheng is not only a remote area, but also a well-known tourist city in the country. It has beautiful scenery and abundant finances. Why is the Lucheng office in such a place?

I wanted to stay on the sofa for the winter solstice for one night, but when I looked again, I didn’t know how many years the leather sofa had been sitting on. The same oily, faint smell of food remnants, even if he is not a clean freak, facing this sofa, he really can't lie down.

He had no choice but to carry his luggage and go out again. He found an express hotel nearby, opened a room, and went in for a short rest for the night.

If the dormitory provided by the office refers to the old house just now, then starting tomorrow, he will start looking for a rental formula.

Master, I have settled in Lucheng, are you asleep yet?

He turned on his phone and sent a message to Long Shen.

After a while, there was no reply.

The other party may be working overtime again. Lying in bed on the winter solstice, the exhaustion of the journey was completely released. He didn't even want to get up to take a shower, so he fell into a deep sleep.

A second before he fell asleep, he was still thinking whether he should tell Yan Nuo about the incident on the plane.

The next day, the winter solstice did not wake up until halfway through noon.

When he was in the General Administration, he was picked up to practice every day at four or five o'clock. He hadn't slept so comfortably in a long time. He rolled lazily on the bed, thinking that if he would die on that sofa last night, he would probably wake up today. Absolutely back pain.

Picking up the phone, there was no information sent, so it was okay for Long Shen to be silent, and no one in the office urged him to go to work.

You don't have to work from 9 to 5 in their business, but there are always a few unexpected situations throughout the year, and there is no time to rest when you are busy.

The winter solstice wanted to send another message to Long Shen, and then thought about it. Recently, because of the unearthed stone tablet in Liang Qiqi's tomb, the people in the bureau are very busy. His master must have seen the message, but he may not be free to reply, so it is temporarily give up.

He wanted to stay in bed for a while, when he received a call.

It was Yan Nuo who called.

"Where are you!"

The other party's tone was not very good, and the winter solstice was embarrassed to say that he was still sleeping in, and hurriedly said: "I'm outside, what's wrong?"

"Muduo is waiting in the office. I'm looking for you, hurry up!"

After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone again. As for who Mu Duo was, Yan Nuo didn't make it clear, and the winter solstice was also at a loss.

He couldn't go to see people in such a mess, so he had to get up quickly, take a shower, change his clothes, and trot all the way.

The office door was left open.

To be honest, in such a dilapidated house, there is nothing valuable in it, and even if the thieves come over, they probably won't be interested.

The winter solstice opened the door and went in, and saw a young girl sitting on the sofa.

"Hello?"

The girl raised her head, a little impatient and stunned when she saw the winter solstice, and her attitude was slightly better.

"Are you the new colleague?"

The winter solstice took the initiative to reach out: "I am the winter solstice, may I ask who you are?"

The girl shook hands with him: "Mu Duo."

The winter solstice suddenly said: "Hello, Yan Nuo asked me to come over and said you have something to call me?"

Mu Duo nodded: "Yes, there was a murder case in this city last night, the police judged the case to be unusual, let us help, so you reported on the first day, and we didn't have time to pick up the dust for you, no Excuse me."

It’s okay to be busy on the winter solstice, and ask if can help.

"The report for this quarter has not been written yet, and it will be submitted in the next few days. We are busy with the case again, and it is estimated that it will be too late to submit it, so I can only trouble you."

Winter Solstice was confused: "But I only arrived yesterday, I don't know what you all did last quarter!"

Mu Duo handed him a piece of paper: "I wrote an outline here, and everything is listed in general, but I may trouble you to refine it. If you are not sure, you can play freely."

The newcomer arrived for the first time, so he could not refuse the task assigned by the senior, and could only agree to it.

"In the case, do you need me to help?"

Mu Duo smiled sweetly: "No need, with the three of us here, I'll leave the report to you."

The winter solstice touched his nose: "Okay, then, be careful, just say something if you need help, but I may go out a lot during the day these days."

Mu Duo: "Why, reminiscing with friends?"

Winter Solstice said honestly: "Looking for a house, Brother Yan asked me to live here, I can't live."

Mu Duo looked around for a week, and her heart was filled with emotion.

"That's fine, and the report is not in a hurry. You can write it later when you have time. I'll go first and call if there is anything."

Mu Duo, like Yan Nuo, did not feel good when they heard that there were newcomers coming. They felt that three people in the office were enough, and the newcomers would be completely confusing, but they couldn’t refuse the above arrangement, so they had to squeeze Nose recognized. Mu Duo thought that this time was the same as the last time. The newcomers have backgrounds and backstages. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Everyone has their eyes above the top. , but at least he has the appearance of a newcomer, and his attitude is okay.

After she left, Winter Solstice took a look at the outline and immediately understood why he was asked to write the quarterly report.

What supplements are insufficient and free to play, it is clear that they are too lazy to write, so the newcomers are just lazy as soon as they arrive.

The winter solstice was a bit speechless, but there was no way to do it. A newcomer was unavoidable to be directed round and round when he first entered the workplace. Fortunately, he had worked for three years before, so he was not considered a rookie in the workplace, and there was no resentment. He turned on the computer and started writing.

The next few days were quiet.

Different from the exciting life he imagined of killing demons and slaying demons all day long, there are three other people in the office besides him, but Yan Nuo and Mu Duo often see each other and the other is said to be Xiao Qi. , so far have not seen the above.

Mu Duo and the others seemed to be very busy with the murder case, but they didn't mean to let the Winter Solstice participate. A week has passed, and no one has urged him to report the progress. It can be seen that writing the report is just a pretense, and they don't want Winter Solstice to participate in the case at all.

They have a group of newcomers this year. Although everyone is far away, they can say a few words in the group every day, and they feel a little like getting along day and night as before, and they can also make those far away from their hometowns feel the warmth of their friends .

Basang is the luckiest of all, because he was assigned to an office not far from his hometown and also in the province where his hometown is located, but Gu Meiren is most envied by the Winter Solstice. Because she was assigned to Yinchuan, it happened that Liang Qiqi's tomb and the stone tablet were still in the final stages. As a participant last time, she continued to follow up naturally, not only familiar with the process, but also had something to do. Liu Qingbo and Li Ying are also good. heard that they participated in one and three groups of stele searches. It seems that everyone's errands are good. He is the only one who has to write quarterly reports here.

The winter solstice lay on the table and typed for a while, and couldn't help sending another message to Long Shen.

Master, are you busy today?

Long Shen didn't reply right away. It took about half an hour before he received the message on the Winter Solstice: There have been many meetings recently. If you have questions about cultivation, you can call directly.

The implication is that if it's a trivial matter that has nothing to do with cultivation, don't always send messages.

Winter Solstice stared at the message on the phone screen for a while.

I don't know if it was his own delusion, but he always felt that Long Shen seemed to have become a little cold.

It only took two days from leaving the capital to the present at Lucheng. At this time yesterday, he was sitting with Long Shen for dinner, chatting about the future and parting. Long Shen asked him not to take Long Long away, saying that he In his spare time, he can help feed him by the way. After he goes to report, he has a lot of things to deal with, and he will have a lot of things to get used to, and he will not have the energy to take care of a cat in a short time.

Everything was fine, why did it suddenly change?

The winter solstice is incomprehensible.

Empathy, being terminally ill, etc., the bloody drama went around in his mind, even he himself thought it was funny, and he couldn't help laughing out of his imagination.

How can it be? Not to mention that it was only two days, even in twenty years, his master would still remain the same.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally decided to finish his work first. At least he had to wait until he was familiar with the situation here before making a phone call. Otherwise, Long Shen would ask if he wanted to say that he was a newcomer, so he was excluded, like this The excuses that seem useless at first listen will definitely not make his master happy.

The winter solstice puts aside the messy thoughts and concentrates on completing the quarterly report at hand.

In fact, writing this report is not useless at all. At least through this thing, he can have a general understanding of Yan Nuomuduo and the others' daily work here.

In the last quarter, the office has done a total of three relatively large tasks.

One is that Lucheng holds an international conference, with the participation of leaders of various countries. In addition to ordinary security work, security at a special level must also be done well. In this regard, people from the East China Branch of the Special Administration Bureau are in charge. Yan Nuo and the three of them mainly cooperate with each other. .

The second thing was a case of transnational drug smuggling. The police asked Yan Nuo for their assistance, but it was finally confirmed that it was just a crime by ordinary people, not involving practitioners.

The third thing is that an internationally wanted cultivator came to the country. It is said that he was in Lucheng, and the East China Branch sent people to hunt them down. Yan Nuo and the others were still cooperating. In the end, they were successfully arrested and brought to justice. With the integration of the world, the doors of various countries are wide open, and there are also practitioners in foreign countries. This kind of international crime cases will only increase. As a coastal city and an open port, Lucheng bears the brunt of the responsibility.

The outline of Mu Duo is very simple. What we have to do in the winter solstice is to expand these three things. By the way, will affirm the contribution made by the Lucheng Office in the last quarter, so that we can obtain more funds and bonuses from the above. It's also good for everyone's resumes to be promoted.

But the winter solstice found one thing in common from these three things: Yan Nuo and the others took the initiative to complete nothing, but they passively cooperated only after something happened.

Combined with the dilapidated environment of this office, he felt that he seemed to understand something.

Before leaving Beijing, didn't ask Long Shen about the origins of several colleagues in Lucheng at the Winter Solstice. only heard that the number of employees in the Special Administration Bureau did not hit a record high every year like this year. , the assessment standards will occasionally be relaxed. The Special Administration Bureau has many offices across the country, but the General Bureau cannot cover everything. There are experts in every place. Lucheng has Yan Nuo and the three of them, which is already a very good configuration. Knowing that there are only Zhang Chong and Lin Jun in Yangcheng.

Back then, in the Yangcheng office, although Zhang Chong and Lin Jun were half buckets of water, their abilities were limited, and even their ambitions and talents were sparse, at least they were very active. On the top floor of Tianyuan Building, Zhang Chong even went so far as to be heroic. Sacrifice, others will say it later, and they will only praise the disciples taught by Longhu Mountain for being brave and not afraid of death, and they deserve their reputation.

Long Shen also said that as a practitioner, or a practitioner of a state institution, you must first have the courage and the courage to take the initiative, because even in a small office, the safety of ordinary people in the entire city will not be affected. It's all responsibility on their shoulders.

It was obvious that Yan Nuo and the others weren't doing well enough, at least not so good that they could make them look good.