At noon, a restaurant that everyone can see. With so many customers, it's like a huge school cafeteria. However, it has a school cafeteria, and there is no beautiful dining environment. Some of the small round tables are located by a fountain in the small square.

The warm sunshine, the fountain of the small stream, the clear breeze, and the fact that this restaurant does have decent food. This makes it an infinite gathering place for the urban middle class and petty bourgeoisie. The simple way to put it is that if you come late, there is no place. Sorry, we won't do that.

The traditional and simple way of eating and selling has not only not become an obstacle to the prosperity of the restaurant, but also seems to have become a characteristic of the rivers and lakes here.

Susan occupies a small round table in a good position, and has the good attitude to refuse an invitation to dine with a handsome, tall, sunny man of appropriate age. Because whether the man who was more than 90 points of attraction to the opposite sex was really wanting to eat in this position, or whether he was actually courteous to the beautiful opposite sex, Susan could not answer him. Susan had Daniel, Henry, and Du Phong here for lunch, so Susan kept smiling and politely rejecting his infinite pestering. Until the arrival of Daniel, Henry, and Dufel.

Daniel smiled and sat directly down to the round table, where he fancied. Henry came to this handsome man with a bad face, intentionally or unintentionally revealing the police badge around his waist.

Henry, "Are you harassing this beautiful, lovely, kind lady?"

The handsome guy immediately took on an apologetic posture, "Trust me, officer! I'm just asking if we can share a table." ”

Henry, "Believe you've got the answer you want?"

Handsome guy, "Yes, I'm getting ready to leave." ”

Henry, "Very well! there is no shortage of girls for boys of your quality, so don't get yourself into trouble." Isn't that right, friend?"

Handsome guy, "Yes, officer! I'll remember." ”

The handsome guy left quickly and resolutely, and there was no reason to pester Susan with all the tricks at that time.

When Henry turned around, he found that there was only one seat left at the small round table, and Du Ping had already sat down in the position closest to Susan, and everyone looked at Henry with a smile on their faces, as if they were enjoying a very good sketch show.

Henry sat down in his seat in a chic and handsome manner, and announced generously, "I'm invited to this lunch today!"

Daniel, Du Ping, and Susan all smiled at the same time as if they were performing, but only one spoke.

Susan smiled and picked up the delicate teacup she had drunk earlier, "From what I've always known about you, it seems to Henry that you must be asking us for something. ”

Henry was decisive and swift, "No. ”

Susan smiled even deeper, "If that's the case, don't you be allowed to ask me for anything later!"

Henry instantly knelt in front of Susan, "Queen, please forgive me!"

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At noon, in the restaurant, Susan, who was eating with Du Ping, Daniel, and Henry, laughed constantly.

Susan, "Is it really that disgusting?"

Du Ping shook his head, Henry nodded wildly, and Daniel was silent.

Susan, "Daniel, you tell me. ”

Daniel, "Actually, it's nowhere near as good as a lot of crime scenes, and even car accident scenes have a lot of things that are far more disgusting than it." ”

"It's much cleaner than the car accident scene. ”

Susan glared at Du Fair, "Don't interject. ”

Du Ping closed his mouth and Daniel continued to speak.

Daniel, "It's just that incredible fear that really stresses people's hearts. ”

Henry, "There is a big fat man of two or three hundred kilograms next to him who keeps saying that it is a demonic thing, and he is in a huge space with darkness on all sides......"

Susan, "So you're ...... Scared?"

Henry, "No! it was just an accident. ”

Susan, "That's just cowardice. ”

Henry, "Say we're cowardly, then go and see!"

Susan, "I'm not going! I'm a girl." Timidity is the natural right of our girls. And I'm still a student, so why should I go?"

Henry, "That says we're cowardly." ”

Susan, "You don't have to be afraid of my family. I'm just talking about things. ”

Henry, "......"

Before Henry could say something, Daniel grabbed him and spoke to Du Ping.

Daniel, "Du Fair, to be honest, I don't understand why such a case was chosen?"

"Because I don't think it's a flurry of accidents, like the case in the city of Harches." ”

Daniel, "I see, that's what Frank needs." The case in the city of Harchers is a problem for the local government and the police, and many people have been dismissed for it. But what is your reason for choosing this case? You can't just say it's just feeling, right?"

"Because it's legendary in our news media." Although everyone now attributes this matter to natural things and human things that cannot be done by man, ......"

Du Pingping smiled, opened his briefcase, and took out a laptop from the middle. Turn on your computer, open a file, and point to one of the charts.

"This is the time curve I drew for the spontaneous combustion of the human body in the city in the past 1 or 2 years. ”

Then scroll down the file to another form.

"This is the timeline of the New York Dalian arson case that was solved last year. ”

Then scroll down to a form.

"This is the time curve of the serial bombings in Huashi that were detected at the beginning of the year. ”

Scroll down to a form again.

Du Pingping, "I merged these three forms, what do you see?"

Susan, "Isn't it a coincidence that they have similar curvatures?"

"Whether it's a coincidence, I don't know." But I don't think the spontaneous combustion of the human body is by no means a natural event. Someone must have manipulated it, and if it is not detected, when things leak out, I believe there will be big trouble in the city of Harches. Even if it has nothing to do with Frank, there is no way, at that time, everyone must be in urgent need of a scapegoat, a responsible person with sufficient weight. You say, 'Am I right?'

Susan looked at Daniel with a stern gaze, and Daniel immediately raised his hand in surrender.

Daniel, "I'll cooperate with Du Fair, I promise!"

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One of the city's urban taboos: the horrific spontaneous combustion of the human body. It's the kind of person who suddenly burns on its own for some reason. It's not ignited for any reason, it's just that the human body burns on its own.

It's a terrible thing, as if only stories should exist in the midst of the terrible. But in the modern metropolis of New York, it really happened. Not only does it happen in real life, but it happens continuously, continuously. The number of confirmed deaths has reached seven. Although no one has reported this incident to the police, everyone still attributes it to one of the many miraculous and unexplainable things in nature. Even believers in many religions attribute it to the great and miraculous Creator or to the great and miraculous Creator of something that is done, something that is shown, something that is expressed, something that is presented. Many big newspapers and tabloids, big media, small media, big websites and small websites also narrate, explain, and analyze it extensively, from different angles, and in a deep and simple way.

But from Du's point of view, it already has a wide range of social implications. This social impact is like a timed explosion, little by little, and constantly accumulating its own power. If you really wait for it to suddenly burst out on its own, then its lethality is also very amazing. Therefore, as a new member of the Reagan family, from the perspective of his own family and his wife's father, when Du Ping discovered its unusualness, he analyzed, summarized and summarized the personal subjective views of Susan's father, the chief of the New York City Police Department, Frank.

Frank immediately trusted Du Fair. Frank also immediately supported Du Pingping, and sent his most trusted personnel: his son Daniel and Daniel's partner to cooperate with Du Pingping in the relevant investigation. But this situation is also very, very confidential, and even if it is passed on slightly, and it is known by one or two tabloids and published, it will produce a huge social earthquake. People who don't believe in God will attack Frank for his previous inaction, people who believe in God will attack Frank for disrespecting God and hurting God emotionally, and some people in the middle will come over to make up short stories, make comments and show their language skills and talents, and engage in suspense will come over to help everyone continue to imagine space ...... with the help of various media. To put it simply, Frank and the NYPD will immediately sink into a swampy quagmire, and it will be difficult to get out of it immediately. Therefore, in the moment after the bilateral meeting between Frank and Du Pingping, everyone reached a good consensus and principle: low-key work, high-profile life, only do things without talking, do not say things and other excellent consensuses and principles.

So without the knowledge of tens of millions of officials, police, and people in New York City, Du Pingping, a small team with mysterious duties, set off.

You came quietly from the night, and set out without a breeze.

That's why he is part of NYU's faculty and staff.

Therefore, Du Pingping still studied, worked and lived at NYU normally.

It's like nothing happened.

After another public class lecture that almost no one attended, Du Pingping suddenly saw an unexpected figure among the few students.

Lisa.

Lisa Langse. Lisa, who has a fiery body, blond hair, athletic skills, and loves to help others. The woman who has been helping Du Ping at an important time in his life, a real beauty, a real friend,

At an unexpected time, in an unexpected place, Lisa suddenly appeared in the step classroom where Du Ping was conducting his daily lessons.

Eyes make a brief exchange.

Du Pingping: You're here!

Lisa: I'm coming!

Du Fair cast Lisa smile, and Lisa cast Du Fair smiled. But the two did not have a word of communication from beginning to end, due to the rigid character of the Orientals, Du Ping is still not suitable for teaching things outside of teaching, although there are not many people who really come to listen to Du Ping's open class, but people should be responsible for themselves and respect themselves.

For reasons other than Du Pingping's course, to influence himself and change himself is to be responsible for himself and respect himself, so Du Pingping has always been that very rigid feeling.

The moment Du Pingping's lesson plan was opened, he immediately reverted to the young professor who was serious and had a rigid and boring lecture. Young professors teach the courses they should teach, and there are many more people who fall in love with each other every year than those who listen carefully. The lesson plan is turned off, and the projection is turned off. Another open class class is over, and the people who left have left quickly, but it is Du Pingping, the teacher who gave the lecture, who left last.

Du Pingping sorted out the lesson plan and carefully wrote down his own shortcomings found during his teaching. Lisa slowly stood up from her seat and came to Du Ping.

Lisa, "You don't seem to be very popular?"

"Yes, it's just an open class, and it's not very much to the taste of students who have free time. On top of that, I had just turned down a friendly offer from a student organization that was friendly. Therefore, the content is not popular, the student association does not support it, and the credits are not needed, and if it were me, I would not have the idea of coming over and listening to the lecture seriously.

Lisa, "You really want to open it?"

"I'm just here to adjust my state." So do your own thing seriously, and the result is not important. ”

Lisa, "You really think so?"

Du Fair, "Yes. I have some properties in Jingluo, and they can provide me with a very good income every month. But people always have to work, right? People always have to show their own value, right?"

Lisa, "Looks like you've come out of the shadows of that bombing. ”

"Yes, you know, I've experienced more emotional damage than that. That's really nothing compared to that kind of emotional hurt. So my current situation is not that I haven't recovered, it's that the psychiatrist assigned to me by the FBI doesn't give me any contact for treatment. The reason, I'm sure you can guess it, right?"

Lisa, "Things haven't cooled down in Washington yet! I'm in a similar situation to you. ”

Du Pingping had already packed up his lesson plan and showed his charming smile to Lisa in a friendly way, while conveying the message of "we can go".

Lisa moved out of the way, and Du Ping walked side by side with her to the outside of the classroom.

Du Ping, "Long time no see, how are you doing lately?"

Lisa, "What else can I do on a long vacation? I walked around, I looked at my family, I saw my friends, that's all." I heard you just got engaged?"

Du Ping smiled happily, "Yes, I just got engaged. Sorry I didn't inform you! My fiancée and I didn't want to alarm a lot of people. ”

Lisa, "I've heard! A school girl at NYU University, the only daughter of the NYC police chief. I really didn't expect it to be your previous girlfriend. ”

Du Pingping's expression was a little lost, "We broke up." ”

Lisa, "You broke up?"

Du Fair, "Yes. My aunt didn't like me, she listened to her aunt's advice, and we broke up. ”

Lisa, "I really didn't expect that. ”

"Yes, I really didn't expect it! I thought it was a simple, God-given me, the ultimate love, the final marriage." Who knew it would be as ephemeral as a summer flower. ”

Du Fair's voice was a little sad, a little sad, and a little self-deprecating, and Du Fair did not hide his little secret, and did not shy away from passing it on to Lisa in front of him. It seems that between them, Lisa is actually a very, very trusted person by Du Ping.

Lisa paused for a moment, as if listening to the message from Du Ping, thinking about what it contained.

Lisa, "I didn't expect that it has only been about a month since we broke up, but you have experienced a lot of things. ”

"Yes, I also got a case in the city of Harches. Then I heard that the mayor and the police chief there had resigned. It can be said that it stirred up a drift of mixed water. The reason why you came is not because of it, is it?"

Lisa smiled and said, "I've heard about it! Rest assured, the FBI didn't get mad at you for it, and the FBI went over to take credit later." So congratulations, you've completed one more piece of protocol counting. ”

Du Pingping was a little surprised, "This is also counted?"

Lisa, "Although it's a private job, the FBI has to take credit, so it must be counted." So the answer is yes. ”

"But no one informed me. ”

Lisa, "yes! They don't want you to be told." As you understand, we are a government agency that also strives to extract the most value from the agreement. ”

"But you know. ”

Lisa, "Yes, I have special channels. ”

"Thank you! Thank you, tell me." To be honest, it doesn't feel good to always have a creditor behind you. ”

Lisa, "Just get used to it! My current student loan isn't over yet." So I can't afford to lose my job at the FBI. It pays really well. ”

After a topic ended, the two of them had already walked into the vast space outside the NYU classroom, and the conversation between the two entered a small pause.

Lisa spoke again, "Congratulations! I heard that Susan is a nice girl. ”

"Yes, Susan is kind. ”

Lisa, "Actually, there are other reasons for me to come this time, and the FBI called me over. They asked if you had any plans to return to Washington in the near future?"

"What do you mean? The storm of the serial bombings at the beginning of the year has passed?"

Lisa, "Not yet." ”

Du Ping, "Then you still call me back?"

Lisa, "There's not just a crime research and analysis lab under the FBI, they have a few other agencies, so you're not interested." ”

"Will you go?"

Lisa, "No. ”

"I'm not going either." ”

Lisa, "Du Fair." ”

Du Pingping, "?"

Lisa, "I've been wanting to live in New York for a while lately, welcome?"

Du Ping smiled brightly.

"Of course welcome. ”