Chapter 4: The Moths Club (I)
"We've all investigated your situation, why don't you come and give a lecture to this old man?" The middle-aged man from the Mediterranean said with a smile, amused the other bigwigs as well.
"To be honest, the resources of our 'Youji' have shrunk a lot after the collapse of the previous dynasty, and the connection with non-human creatures has been greatly weakened. As the director, I'm basically a bare-bones commander, so I have to turn to you young handsomes—" This man always seemed to have a taste of laughter when he spoke.
Hua Jiuxi knew that the so-called Yousi was a small department of the state responsible for communicating with the monster world, although it was streamlined, it involved all aspects, as well as its own armed forces. And the director of the Mediterranean Bureau surnamed Qian in front of him is his person in charge.
Hua Jiuxi's lecture to all military and political dignitaries was arranged by the Yousi. For this reason, a big house with an extremely cheap rent was specially prepared for Hua Jiuxi, and Hua Jiuxi certainly knew that there was no free lunch. Soon, the two leeches were taken away and took on the responsibility of protecting the foreigners' children. And I'm going to be fast.
The task that is about to be assigned is certainly a hundred times more difficult than that of the two imps.
Since there are only a few military bigwigs left in this dark room, and they are all the descendants of the "old man", Director Qian has no intention of keeping it secret. He got up suddenly, and Hua Jiuxi trembled in a panic.
You're someone who's even seen the Queen Mother of the West, and you're scared like this? - What's the matter, the county officials might as well be in charge now, for these big guys, it's trivial to shoot you on the spot if you have a slight disappointment. Hua Jiuxi was engaged in a confrontation of thoughts in his brain.
"Mr. Hua, you know the current situation. The enemy has swallowed up the land in the northeast of us, and it is possible to burn the flames of war throughout the country at any time - which is why we have moved all the important facilities we use to the mountain castle. Director Qian said solemnly.
You can find out these things by buying a newspaper.
"The country is weak," the corners ......of Director Qian's mouth twitched when he said this, as if he had been cut, and as if he was ashamed, "We have to serve the great powers well, and exchange our poor local products for their aircraft cannons." ”
"So, is there any external mission this time?" Hua Jiuxi unconsciously walked down from the podium.
"Well, we need to hold separate meetings with Britain and the United States, Soviet Russia, and Germany. The address was chosen in the mountain town. Director Qian said, "Although the enemy has spy activities all over the country, after all, this place is deep inland, and their people can't easily get by." But demons are different, they can penetrate from land, water, air, and places that you can't even imagine. The forces of human society could not intervene in them, so they came to our company. ”
Then Yousi found Worm Tianzi through his own connections, Worm Tianzi read the Four Books and Five Classics when he was a child, and he attached great importance to things such as "loyalty to the monarch and serving the country", and immediately agreed - after some bargaining, of course. immediately said that he was old and useless, and recommended his junior brother to spend Jiuxi to take on this important task.
Hua Jiuxi, who was still teaching at the time, was inexplicably pulled away by a few spies who were dressed in black and didn't look like good people. When I arrived at the destination, I realized that I was going to give a lecture to the relevant bigwigs and train some security personnel who could identify monsters. This lasted for more than a month, and it is only today that I have seen the dagger.
"What do you need me to do?" Hua Jiuxi asked with a solemn expression.
"You'll have to go to the front, because we've figured out that the enemy does rely on yokai for some major sabotage. If the release dignitaries die in the mountain city, that would be unthinkable. Director Qian smiled bitterly.
"Huh." Hua Jiuxi sneered, "Using assassination to solve political contradictions is really a way that only children can come up with......"
"Okay, okay, it's not up to us to decide what to do with the enemy." Director Qian's suppressed smoking addiction finally couldn't be stopped, and he hurriedly touched his pocket.
Hua Jiuxi was afraid that he would take care of himself by borrowing fire—and Hua Jiuxi was not a smoker.
Fortunately, Director Qian has a delicate lighter with a unicorn relief, and the flames that erupt from it are blue fox fires.
However, Director Qian himself couldn't feel the slightest bit of demonic power, and the other party didn't know what Hua Jiuxi was thinking, so he took a sip and said, "So the enemy is simple and naïve, which is good for us." Don't worry so much, little brother, we hope that you can organize your forces and carry out the preliminary investigation work and the annihilation of the enemy......"
"That's not a light burden." As soon as Hua Jiuxi was about to say this, Director Qian said it for him, "But we have confidence in you!" ”
"Why don't you find those mages with heads and faces? For example...... "Hua Jiuxi said the names of many eminent monks and high roads.
"Because they have heads and faces, they have a lot of eyes staring at them." Director Qian said that Hua Jiuxi would not not understand this, "Moreover, their family has a big business and many interests involved, so it is difficult to do things with peace of mind." ”
Hua Jiuxi immediately heard Director Qian's voiceover and said, "Okay, but this ...... The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first. I have no soldiers or horses, no food or grass. ”
Director Qian spoke very briskly: "How many people do you need?" ”
"So many of Mahler's Eighth Symphony." Hua Jiuxi sold a pass.
"Hmm, only a thousand or so clerks?" Director Qian obviously knew what Hua Jiuxi said, "I thought it would be more." ”
"It's not just a person." Hua Jiuxi said, "You need to have the least spiritual power, that is, you can see monsters." That's the minimum standard. Then, if it's a youkai itself, it's even better. ”
His attitude couldn't help but harden, and Director Qian only found it interesting and said, "No problem, wait for our news." ”
actually agreed so happily, which Hua Jiuxi never expected.
Hurriedly put away the letter of appointment that was as thin as a cicada's wings - Hua Jiuxi didn't have time to look at the crooked brush words, and left this inconspicuous building. As soon as he walked down the steps, a black car drove up to pick him up.
Hua Jiuxi closed the car door and thought to himself, power is really good, since he got on these people, he rarely walked.
The car drove steadily, and in about half an hour, we arrived at Sacred Heart Middle School. The school is built in the middle of a cluster of low mountains with clear winds, and the air is very fresh. From a distance, you can see a Western-style building with a large spire, and occasionally you can hear prayer bells.
Hua Jiuxi came to the edge of the somewhat ugly outer wall and logged in, but the guard had a good memory and still recognized him.
It was school day in the afternoon, and there were a lot of parents who came to pick up elementary school students, and Hua Jiuxi tried her best to avoid them. Walking in the school garden,You can easily feel the demonic power of the leech - those little monsters he created,Always watching the wind and grass。
"That kid should be tired... I don't know what to buy and give him something better. While thinking, he saw a child in white and shouted, "Here! ”
Hua Jiuxi happily walked away, then took the hand of the blind boy and said, "It looks pretty good." ”
"Why didn't my mother pick me up today?" The boy asked, wide-eyed.
"Your mother has been a bit busy lately and has to act as a translator or something, so I'll pick you up from now on." Hua Jiuxi said.
He didn't ask about physical health or study, which was the envy of other children. The boy took the initiative to tell what he had seen and heard at school like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.
Hua Jiuxi listened and smiled, nodded incessantly, and finally asked, "Didn't my brother hand you something today?" ”
The boy shook his head: "He said, 'Anyway, it's about writing chicken bits and pieces', by the way, my brother took me to play with others today." ”
"Oh?" Hua Jiuxi raised his eyebrows, "Middle school students take elementary school students to play?" ”
"No, he asked me to pretend to be a big snake to scare them." The boy said.
Hua Jiuxi thought it was quite interesting and asked, "How many of them are scared when they see you." ”
"Well, they scared away when I crawled out of the woods, and some of them fell. I don't really see what they look like. The boy said.
"The reason for scaring them is that they found the offspring planted by leeches." Hua Jiuxi speculated.
"Yes!" "My brother said that if they make such a fuss, they will no longer dare to investigate the relevant matters." Those people are actually very timid. ”
"Humans are so powerful because they are timid." Hua Jiuxi touched the head of the blind boy and said, "A big monster like you won't understand that you have to unite to survive because you are weak. ”
"I'm also very timid." "So I can be strong too?" ”
Hua Jiuxi laughed, pulled the boy out of the school gate, and got into the car.
"It's not the same as my mother picking you up, a little disappointed?" Hua Jiuxi asked as she looked at the rapidly moving scenery outside the window.
"Mom would play with me while walking." "And there's a fragrance on her." ”
"That's perfume, humans are creatures without scent glands." Hua Jiuxi waved his hand and said, "It's still the smell of men's sweat that makes people more intimate." ”
"Incense glands, are they similar to poison glands?" The boy took out a sword ball from his schoolbag and played, "I know that many dragons and snakes are poisonous, but unfortunately I don't have ......"
"It's good you didn't—" Hua Jiuxi said, "but who told you all this?" He remembered that every time a monster like the Blind Child was reincarnated, his previous knowledge would be erased.
"I won't tell you." The boy stuck out his tongue, and for a moment, Hua Jiuxi suspected that he would spit out a forked red core.