Liu Qingbo looked at the winter solstice opposite.

Like him, the other party is slowly moving on the wall, coping with the attacks of two alien beasts from time to time.

This person has suffered internal injuries before, and so far he has not been fully healed, but the other party has persisted until now and has not unloaded the burden on himself. When he first entered the Special Administration Bureau, Liu Qingbo saw his soft, cute and good-tempered appearance, and felt that such a person could not be To be able to come in, it must be the examiner's blindness, but later he recognized the strength and perseverance of the other party, and until this moment, he could not help but admit that the perseverance and pride in the other party's heart may not be less than his own.

A name born on the winter solstice, with an unremarkable name, heralds the day when all things will be hidden in the snowy land, but has a temperament that can withstand the tempering of fire and forge with gold and stone.

This is his partner.

With this partner around, he can trust his back with confidence.

In the blink of an eye, Liu Qingbo felt a sudden chill on his back.

right here!

Without any hesitation, he turned around, raised his sword, and slashed.

In an instant, it is like the power of opening up the world to restore good fortune, and the boundless sea of ​​fire must also be convinced by this, and the sword light actually tore a crack in the space filled with fireworks!

But the moment he turned around, Huo Shengfengsheng two alien beasts also looked at his empty door, roared, and rushed up together.

It was too late, but it was fast, almost at the same time, the winter solstice had arrived, the sword moved with it, the edge swept the wind and fire, and the two alien beasts instantly turned into sparks of after-flame, dissipating into nothingness!

The two tumbled out of the crack that had ripped open the barrier, their faces covered in dust and embarrassed.

Tang Jing clapped a few times and praised: "You two have a good tacit understanding, how did you find out that there is an eye?"

The Winter Solstice had seen Tang Jing as early as when he was fighting against the demons in Yangcheng. Although Liu Qingbo had never seen it before, it did not prevent him from guessing the identity of the other party. No matter what the director or the leader was, he rolled his eyes and said.

They are here to report, not to be tested.

Shu He stepped forward to help them up, and said apologetically, "I am also ordered by others, please forgive me!"

The corners of the mouth twitched on the winter solstice, and it was difficult to maintain a peaceful attitude: "Brother Tang, the way you welcome is really ingenious!"

Tang Jing smiled and said, "It's not special. How can you show that you value you? But don't be angry. I'll have something good for you later. Answer me first. How did you find out?"

Dongzhi glanced at Liu Qingbo and saw that the latter had no interest in speaking, so he had to accept his fate and answer: "Space is sealed by a barrier, but no barrier is perfect. , even if there is water, it will not help, you can only find another way. The only exit in the enchantment must be connected to the outside world. In this case, it will not be affected by the fire, and the surrounding walls are burned by the fire. The temperature increases, the only temperature is normal, naturally It's the export."

Shu He was slightly moved, and his eyes couldn't help showing surprise and admiration.

Tang Jing nodded: "Very good, let Shu He take you to take a shower and change your clothes. See you in the conference room in half an hour."

Shu He smiled at them and said, "Come with me."

On the way to wash up, Liu Qingbo couldn't help but ask him, "Are those two beasts real or an illusion?"

Shu He smiled: "Of course it is true. They are special, but they are not invincible. The reason why you think they are invincible is just because you haven't touched their weaknesses. But then again, before A small prank like Bureau Tang has dealt with colleagues who came from the local office to report their work, and you can count on one hand if you can break through within an hour."

Liu Qingbo pouted, unhappy in his heart, and deliberately picked on the prick: "How can we make sure the size of the clothes we'll change into later? I don't wear what others have worn."

Shu He turned his head and said, "Don't worry, it's all brand new and available in all sizes, but the styles are relatively simple, they're all casual pants and T-shirts. In the past, we often came back from a mission in a mess, but later Tang Bureau asked people to buy enough. A change of clothes so we don’t have to run home and save a lot of time.”

However, such a method has to be thought of by the East China Branch who is not short of money. It is basically impossible to switch to the Northwest Branch or the Northeast Branch.

The winter solstice was very curious: "Isn't the funding allocated to the sub-bureau the same every year, does the sub-bureau also generate its own income?"

Shu He snorted: "You don't know, a long time ago there was a popular saying here that we would rather have a bed in Puxi than a room in Pudong. Back then, when the land price in Pudong was so cheap that no one wanted it, our former director He started with a good eye, and used the funds to register the land for training. Later, the land price in Pudong soared, and he sold it. He also contracted some land in the suburbs to sublease to others. There are training places."

The Winter Solstice and Liu Qingbo looked at each other in dismay, thinking that compared to this, they were selling milk tea and desserts, and they were playing at home.

An hour later, on the winter solstice, they cleaned up and sat down in the conference room again.

A large amount of sunlight pours in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the tall buildings nearby and the Huangpu River in the distance have a panoramic view. Not only are the magnificent mountains and rivers breathtaking, but also in the face of such an urban jungle, the viewer is also prone to the emotion of human beings transforming the world with their ingenuity and ingenuity. .

Tang Jing had long been accustomed to everyone who entered the conference room for the first time looking out of the floor-to-ceiling windows subconsciously. After a few seconds, he knocked on the conference table.

"Let's have a meeting."

In addition to the Winter Solstice and the others in the conference room, there was also a young man.

Tang Jing said: "I will introduce myself."

The man grinned white teeth: "My name is Huo Jie, Huo Yuanjia's Huo, the admonished Jie, from Zhongnan Mountain, has no sect."

There are many hermits in Zhongnan Mountain. It is said that until today with the rapid development of modern technology, there are still thousands of people practicing in the mountains, and many of them are low-key and reclusive.

"Hello, I'm Winter Solstice."

Liu Qingbo also nodded: "Liu Qingbo."

Tang Jing entered the topic: "Have you heard what happened at the Anime Festival yesterday?"

Winter Solstice said: "I heard Shu He say it just now."

Tang Jing said: "We are now investigating the source of the demonic energy, and basically all the people have been dispatched, and some have been dispatched to assist in finding the stone tablet. You should also know about this, so there are not many people left in the branch now. What's the matter? If I'm not here, you can ask Shu He Huo to admonish them first."

Winter Solstice said: "Tang Bureau, yesterday we went to a cultural exhibition and found a painting."

He took the painting out of the painting tube and spread it out on the large conference table, while briefly explaining what happened yesterday.

Tang Jing didn't expect them to go to an exhibition or such an adventure, so they all gathered around and looked at the painting carefully. Of course, the focus was on the stone tablet with half-exposed soil by the stream.

"Have you reported to the General Administration?"

The winter solstice was a bit at a loss for words. didn't know whether to say yes or no. After all, this kind of thing was a leapfrog report at work, but from a personal point of view, he would definitely seek Master's opinion as soon as possible.

Tang Jing didn't get an answer. He raised his head and looked at him with a half-smile, "I won't find fault with you, don't worry."

The winter solstice coughed lightly: "I said, the meaning of the Dragon Bureau is to send the painting over, and the General Bureau will transfer it to the Northwest Branch for processing. After all, Shaohua Mountain is in the northwest, and this painting was painted in the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of years ago, I am afraid Be mentally prepared that the stele has been damaged."

Tang Jing nodded, expressing appreciation for their performance in dealing with Xiang Mu.

"Today's meeting, mainly to tell you a few things."

Tang Jing said: "Last time you encountered two cases in succession in Lucheng. First, the international wanted criminal Yamamoto Kiyoshi sneaked into Lucheng to create a case of killing his family and dismembering his body. This person has committed many crimes in Southeast Asia. The white-robed descendants from several countries, including Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Malaysia, have also issued an arrest warrant for Yamamoto."

Seeing that they didn't know much about the concept of white-robed head-turning masters, Shu He next to him added: "Head-turning art is prevalent in Southeast Asia. There are white-robed and black-robed head-turning masters. The head masters tend to obey the secular laws, live together with ordinary people, save the dying and help the wounded, etc. The black-robed headmasters are secretive, the good and the bad are mixed, and most of them are mavericks and do not participate in official organizations.”

Tang Jing continued: "We have been in constant contact with the White-robed Headmaster Association, and now there is evidence that the puppet avatar technique used by Yamamoto may have come from a certain black-robed head-turner. Most of these people live in seclusion in the jungles and mountains. It's hard to find a trace. And in the case of Han Qi you encountered later, according to the feedback from the White Robe Association, she was obviously also bewitched and deceived by the black-robed descendant. There are not a few cases of being fooled and losing a little life."

"So we have reason to suspect that there is a certain connection between the two cases. The descendants in the case of Yamamoto and Han Qi are likely to be in the same group."

Last winter solstice, when they eliminated the parasitic demonic energy in Han Qi's stomach, they heard the other party recite a string of Sanskrit names. It was later confirmed that the name was the demon in Indian legend, and the matter was immediately reported to the branch. and the General Office.

The thinking of the winter solstice jumped quickly, and immediately thought of the magic energy that He Yu and Kan Chaosheng discovered at the bottom of Fuxian Lake in Yunnan.

He raised this question, and Tang Jing said: "Yes, the above has also thought of this, but the biggest problem now is the hidden identity of the other party, which is hard to prevent, and we can't close the country for this, so international cooperation is very important."

Liu Qingbo also had a question: "According to this, is there a connection between demons and demons?"

Tang Jing shook his head: "The demons and the demons are just names given to them by the ancients for the convenience of distinguishing them, but we directly use the names of the ancient books. In the West, the names are different. What can be known so far Yes, Human Demon has close ties with Japan. He cooperated with Onmyoji several times and attacked the stele. It can be seen that there is a larger force behind the manipulation in Japan. Their purpose is the stele. On the Southeast Asian side, there is no It was found that the demon is related to the stone tablet, so it can be regarded as two different forces at first."

He said: "The international situation is getting more and more severe now, not only in Japan and Southeast Asia. According to the feedback we have received, the probability of strange and thorny incidents in many countries and regions has increased significantly, and similar cases may continue to increase in the future, especially in southern China. In this area, there is a large population, mixed with fish and dragons, and it is also a window connecting all parts of the world. Practitioners like Yamamoto who faked their identities and sneaked into the country are difficult to find in the early stage, and I hope everyone will be vigilant."

After looking around for a week, and seeing that no one had any objections or additions, Tang Jing said, "Okay, let's end the meeting, and the Winter Solstice and Liu Qingbo will stay."

When Shu He and Huo Jie left, Tang Jing took out a box and pushed it towards the Winter Solstice.

"This is the Shangqing Dan of Longhu Mountain. The last time you fought against Yamamoto, your injuries are not yet healed. Take it back and take it to heal your internal injuries."

The winter solstice quickly thanked, opened the box, there were three inside, Mu Duo also suffered internal injuries last time, just brought one back to her.

Tang Jing finally showed a familiar smile: "Just call me Brother Tang in private, what do you think of the environment here?"

The Winter Solstice also smiled and said, "It's a configuration like a local tyrant. To be honest, although the location of the headquarters is also expensive, it doesn't look like it is here!"

"Actually, there is a reason for choosing here." Tang Jing got up and walked to the window, looking down at the boats passing by on the river in the distance, "You see the high-rise buildings outside and the busy traffic, doesn't it seem like you have seen the lifeline of a city center?"

Both Dong Liu nodded.

Tang Jingdao: "We have a special identity and special responsibilities. We chose this place not to let you overlook the scenery of Shencheng, but to let everyone see that everything we do is to allow Shencheng to continue to be like this. The vitality of this pair of eyes, the prosperity and peace that these eyes can see, needs someone to guard it.”

The Winter Solstice and Liu Qingbo were immediately awe-inspiring.

Presumably every newcomer will sigh at the lavishness of the East China Branch, and then they will be shocked and convinced by such an idea.

Tang Jing recovered and ridiculed easily: "Speaking of which, you don't have to thank me for the Shangqing Pill, it was your master who specifically told me to give it to you, otherwise, how would I know that you suffered internal injuries?"

Winter Solstice was startled: "I didn't tell him either."

Tang Jing raised his eyebrows: "Did you two talk on the phone? He still can't hear if you are injured? If you want me to tell you, the Dragon Bureau is also the only one for the apprentice. He originally told me to give you two, but You guys were calm in the face of danger just now, and you performed well, and the extra one is a gift from me at my own expense."

The physique of practitioners is better than that of ordinary people. In the same way, if they are not injured, it is enough. Once injured, ordinary wound medicines will definitely not be effective. , There is still no market for it, and you may not be able to buy it if you want to buy it.

There are not too many good medicines, so accepted it with a smile on the winter solstice, and thanked Tang Jing.

Tang Jing changed his words: "You were injured because of business, no matter how rare the injury medicine is, it is not as important as your life. I will learn a trick in the future. If you are injured in business, you must take the initiative to apply for the injury medicine. Also, since you are here, you will Don't be busy going back, there is a case here, and now the sub-bureau is short of staff, so you are just going to take a look."

The winter solstice was shattered in less than a few seconds. It turned out that they came here to work as coolies?

The two silently took the document and read it, while listening to Tang Jing say: "An artificial lake, originally a reservoir, until now, people often go to swim in summer, the water is very deep, it is said that it is connected to Dianshan Lake, and there are always so many every year. Individuals drowned."

Liu Qingbo frowned: "Isn't there a warning sign that prohibits swimming?"

Tang Jing asked back, "Do you think that is useful?"

Liu Qingbo:  …

The sign was erected, and it also said "The water here is deep, there are many drowning people, and it is forbidden to enter the water", but it was useless, and those who wanted to die could not be stopped no matter what. To put it bluntly, it is fate.

Tang Jing: "In the past, I had people go to see and clear up a few things. Later, there were fewer incidents, but this year it has increased. Since the summer, a total of five have died. I suspect that there is still something underwater. It wasn't cleaned up. I originally wanted to send someone to take a look when I was busy here. Now that you are here, I will leave this case to you. There are Mu Duo and Zhang Chong in Lucheng. If there is anything, You can go back anytime."

Leaders speak, can they not agree?

Of course not, so Dongzhi and Liu Qingbo looked at the information resignedly.

According to the file, the man-made lake is called Wangyue Lake. Since ten years ago, drowning incidents have occurred every year, and the number of deaths is also very regular, seven people. Later, this incident was reported and attracted the attention of the branch, and Tang Jing sent people to go. Check and find that there are water monkeys under the lake.

Water monkeys are known as water ghosts among the people. It is said that people cannot reincarnate after drowning. In order to find a substitute ghost, they continue to kill people. But in fact, practitioners know that the water monkey is actually a kind of demon. It is good at deceiving people with illusions, dragging people to drown in water, and then sucking the soul for food. It also eats livestock, but for the water monkey, it must be Humans are more delicious.

Tang Jing said: "At that time, Shu He and Huo Jie went there. They eliminated a water monkey. After that, Wangyue Lake was calm for two years. Although people drowned occasionally, it had nothing to do with the demon. Until this year, it is said that some people saw There were alien heads infested by the lake, and a couple was walking by the lake and accidentally fell into the water. The surveillance showed that the two were still some distance away from the lake, but only one was rescued later. The man said that his girlfriend did not know at the time. Why do you have to go into the water? In addition to this, there are four other cases, two of which are students from a nearby private middle school, you can stop by when you have time."

The winter solstice closes the file.

"Understood, we'll find out."

...

Yin Xiangxue is a second-year student at Yasheng Private Middle School, but in stark contrast to her fantastic name, she is overweight and fat. Usually in school, often encounter strange eyes, even with grades and popularity. Yin Xiangxue is very inferior to this, and even boys who have a crush on him dare not say it to friends easily, let alone go to others to confess.

Tomorrow is the school celebration, so the school will be dismissed earlier, so everyone can help their classes prepare for the activities. This kind of activity that requires showing up has always been an opportunity for active girls in the class. Yin Xiangxue has no part in it, and she doesn't want to come forward and be betrayed. Laughing at him, he simply left the class and wandered around the school to relax.

Unconsciously, she came to Mochizuki Lake to the north of the school.

Wangyue Lake occupies a large area. There is a bridge in the middle, which divides the lake into two halves. This side of the bridge belongs to Yasheng Middle School, and the other side of the bridge is public land for citizens to enjoy. For the sake of safety, the school has closed the road leading to the bridge. Seal it up. That is to say, students can only walk on one side of the lake and cannot go to the other side, and there are calf-high stones built by the lake, which are of different heights, which have ornamental value and are also to prevent students from falling into the water.

Yin Xiangxue had no interest in swimming in the lake, let alone swimming in the cold winter and twelfth lunar month, so she turned around and prepared to turn back.

Who knew that at this time, she saw someone.

The school grass and male god of their school are also the objects of her crush, Jiang Lang.

Besides him, there was another girl, who Yin Xiangxue vaguely recognized seemed to be Fang Anan, the class flower next to them.

Out of the inexplicable psychology at that moment, she did not leave, nor did she step forward to disturb the two of them, but chose a hidden corner and looked at the two of them not far or near.

At this time, the sky has gradually darkened, and the street lights by the lake are on, but it is not as bright as the daytime.

Yin Xiangxue heard Fang An'an say to Jiang Lang, "Jiang Lang, it's too dark here, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

Jiang Lang hurriedly said: "An An, I have something important to tell you! I, I like you very much, can you be my girlfriend?"

Yin Xiangxue had heard countless rumors about Jiang Lang in school. All in all, this is a tall, rich and handsome scholar, but she didn't expect that the male god of Xueba was so innocent that he would bring the girl he likes here to confess.

She felt a little sour in her heart. On the one hand, she knew that she could never become Fang Anan and enter Jiang Lang's sight. On the other hand, she strangely hoped Fang Anan would reject Jiang Lang.

The God of Hope seemed to hear her prayer, and Fang Anan really said: "Actually, I also have something to tell you, your attention to me in school has caused me trouble, and those girls who like you think it is I'm pestering you, and I hope it won't be like this in the future. I'm very sorry, I can't accept you, I hope you find someone you like more soon, goodbye!"

After speaking, Fang Anan simply turned around and left, not only Jiang Lang didn't have time to hold her, but Yin Xiangxue, who was hiding in the corner, was stunned.

The school grass chased by countless girls in school was rejected by Fang Anan?

Yin Xiangxue looked at Fang An'an's back, feeling a little mixed for a while.

She envied the other party's chicness, and felt a deep sense of inferiority again.

If she was Fang An'an, she must have been dizzy when she heard Jiang Lang's confession to herself. How could he care if his confession was not conventional and other girls were not happy.

After thinking about it, Yin Xiangxue's legs were a little sore after standing for a long time, and she couldn't help but move.

She found that Jiang Lang was still standing there, motionless, must be sad because his confession was rejected.

Do you want to go up to comfort him?

Intellectually, Yin Xiangxue knew that Jiang Lang couldn't like her at all, but the adolescent girl still had a dream-like fantasy about love, and felt that maybe the other party was in a sad moment, and if she received her gentle comfort, maybe it would be like that. Like it a little bit.

Before she could finish her struggle, Yin Xiangxue saw Jiang Lang take a step forward in the direction of the lake.

Still thinking about committing suicide? She groaned inwardly.

Just as she was about to go up to stop her, she heard Jiang Lang happily say, "An An!"

where?

Yin Xiangxue looked around, where is Fang An'an's shadow? The other party had already run away.

But Jiang Lang was still talking.

"An An, in the last debate competition, you performed so well on the stage. At that time, I thought that I might like you."

"It doesn't matter, we can keep our relationship private for now. After graduating next year, we'll be promoted to high school together, and then we'll make it public, okay?"

"No, I won't affect my study!"

Yin Xiangxue watched Jiang Lang step on the stones by the lake step by step, and the chill rose from the bottom of her heart.

She wanted to shout it out, but for some reason, maybe it was the fear in her heart that stopped her, or maybe her reason told her that things were not so simple, Yin Xiangxue watched Jiang Lang bend over and sit on the stone. Half body immersed in the lake water, the body sinks a little bit.

On the lake, the dark monster couldn't see its figure clearly, and it sank on the lake, but Jiang Lang actually pulled it happily!

Yin Xiangxue covered her mouth tightly, her body was so stiff that she couldn't feel her existence, her face was pale, her eyes stared straight ahead, and she didn't dare to blink.

"An An, where are you taking me?"

Jiang Lang's happy voice came, but the second half of the sentence was gradually submerged in water and turned into a bubbling bubble.

Yin Xiangxue watched Jiang Lang disappear into the lake, trembling, shrinking in the shadow of the corner, tears streaming down his face.

She was wearing a down jacket, which was tightly wrapped, but it was clear that the cool wind kept digging into her clothes.

I don't know how long it took, Yin Xiangxue's legs softened, and she sat down directly on the ground. She jumped up suddenly, using both hands and feet, she didn't even dare to turn her head back, and even crawled in the opposite direction of Wangyue Lake and ran wildly.