"Sit." Guo Yan smiled and stretched out his hand to signal Han Xu to sit down, looking at his five-pointed star face, Han Xu, who had been obviously stunned for two seconds, sat on the sofa expressionlessly, in fact, he was about to hold back his internal injuries.

This Director Guo is too patriotic!

"I've heard your name for a long time, and it's not easy to meet you today."

"You're not a girl, and I don't stir up the base, why did Baba come over to see you." Han Xu shrugged.

"It is rumored that Han Xu is lustful, originally I thought it was a rumor, but now it seems that ...... Hehe, it's not groundless. ”

Han Xu was furious, "Which bastard is making rumors about me behind his back, if you let him stand up, I promise not to kill him!" ”

"Oh? Then you don't admit it? Guo Yan squinted his eyes, and called several girls who had a close relationship with Han Xu one by one, and then said with a smile, "Besides, didn't you come to me this time for the sake of your sisters?" ”

Han Xu rolled his eyes, "Even if I know that you will definitely investigate me, you don't have to say it so bluntly." Yes, I'm here to ask for help from the Ninth Bureau this time, you give me a word, this is a favor, do you want to help? ”

"Help, why don't you help." Guo Yan Yile, "It's just that there are no people, and now the Ninth Bureau can't wait to break even the sweeping aunt into two by herself, but if you have some information, it's still no problem." For those who can use it, it's a treasure, and for those who can't, it's a pile of waste paper. ”

Guo Yan agreed to his request so easily, which made Han Xu a little surprised. I can't help but feel a lot better about him.

"Thank you very much."

"It's okay, it's a trivial matter." Guo Yan waved his hand, "It's just right, I also want to discuss something with you." ”

“…… You said. ”

"You probably don't know much about this, and I'll have to start at the beginning, so try to make a long story short." Guo Yan took a sip of water and told the story.

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Although the Nine Bureaus share the same hatred for foreign enemies, they actually compete with each other in peacetime. Fight for what? Compete for the rankings! The higher the ranking, the better the benefits. They will also be given priority in the new devices developed by the Institute. The same applies to the replacement of new equipment. This cannot be excluded even from the Directorate-General, and if they are too low-ranked, then sorry, the Research Institute has the right to refuse to assign priority to the Directorate-General for the use of new equipment.

Although even if the ranking of the General Bureau is backward, no one will definitely go to the idle and sweep the face of the ninth game. But the General Administration can't hang up this face! Therefore, when competing every year, it is precisely the people of the General Administration who work hardest.

But here comes the problem again. Since there is competition. So there has to be a proposition, isn't it? It can't be rock-paper-scissors! But where does this proposition come from? Whether it is the sub-bureau or the general office, others will feel unfair and will wonder if they are deliberately biased in favor of their own people. So. The subject of this competition is not out of the way, but in a different way.

In June every year, 33 sub-bureaus across the country will submit difficult and miscellaneous cases or major events that have not been successfully resolved in the past year to the General Administration for summarization, and then the 34 directors of the Ninth Bureau will discuss and finally vote for a template that is most suitable as a competitive theme.

At that time, five contestants from each of the United Front Work Department and the Second Special Service Department will be selected from various localities to participate in this competition. Because the theme is not fixed, the criteria for judging the winner are different each time, which eliminates the possibility of cheating to the greatest extent.

And this time the monster riot is boiling, in just one month has become the focus of attention of the entire psychic world, the monsters are crazy in various places, and it has also had a great impact on the secular world. What could be more appropriate for this year's theme? The Demon Beast Rebellion has already raged, and it is urgent to resolve the matter, so this year's competition date is three months earlier than usual.

In other words, around mid-March, the national qualifying tournament officially kicked off.

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"What do you mean by all this talk to me?" Han Xu was puzzled.

"I want you to be one of those five and represent Ice City."

"Huh? Are you kidding. "This kind of thing that contains certain political factors is the most troublesome, and Han Xu doesn't want to get involved, "Zhou Yijun and his United Front Work Department, aren't there just five people?" Do you want me to go to the bench? ”

"No, you're mistaken." Guo Yan shook his head, "Tao Yuan, he is a seconded personnel, and we are not with the Bingcheng Branch, this time he is going to participate on behalf of the General Bureau, if you meet again, you will be opponents." ”

"It's them, it's not us, don't change your concept! Anyway, I won't do this, you guys have nine hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and it's not easy to find someone to replace him? ”

"Don't tell lies in front of real people, the main reason why I want you to participate is because of your stealth ability. To be honest, I was shocked when I first watched the video, which was so fast that it was almost imperceptible, and if you put it in ancient times, you would be a natural scout. Guo Yan said seriously.

Han Xu smiled bitterly, "You misunderstood, that secret technique has a limit on activation, and it will take a long time for me to recover now." ”

"It's okay, there's still three months, don't worry." Guo Yan didn't doubt what he said. In his opinion, if such a profound secret technique is to be used at will, it is too rebellious.

"Three months is definitely too late, I use secret techniques frequently, and I have already hurt the roots, and it will not be better if it takes a year and a half to see the situation." Han Xu explained. Most of what he said was true, and the rest was just a change of reason.

Guo Yan glanced at him with a smile, "Brother Han, if you want to say that, it will be too unauthentic." They also mentioned to me before that your ability to come and go without a trace, why did you have to rest for a year and a half in the blink of an eye? ”

Damn, I dug a pit and buried myself again! Han Xu sighed with a sad face, and could only nod helplessly, let's take a step at a time. Anyway, he doesn't have a strong sense of belonging to the ninth game, and he doesn't need to be attached to this behemoth tree to grow, so it's a big deal to play soy sauce when the time comes.

"Where were the top three in last year's competition?"

"In recent years, the General Administration, the Pearl Branch and the Xiangxi Branch have been firmly holding the top three positions. But it's understandable. The people in the General Bureau are all outstanding talents in the sub-bureaus of all parts of the country, and they are the real elites, and we can't compare with them. The Pearl Branch is the economic center of the south, an international metropolis, and close to the sea, the surrounding area is not very peaceful, and there are often battles, and their fighting methods are known for their toughness, which is an extremely difficult hard bone. As for Xiangxi, it's hard to describe. In terms of real strength, maybe our Bingcheng Branch is stronger than them, but if we fight, we will lose nine times out of ten. ”

"Oh? What is this for? ”

The corners of Guo Yan's eyes jumped, as if he had committed some taboo, but he just shook his head and said nothing.

"So, what is the ranking of our Ice City?" Han Xu asked again.

Guo Yan sighed, "Thirteen." Xiao Zhou and the guards were seriously injured, and there was another ...... Now he is still lying unconscious in the main hospital, and his life and death are uncertain. ”

Han Xu grinned when he heard this, and his mouth was bitter. It seems that this soy sauce is not so easy to beat.

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After another moment, Zhou Yijun knocked on the door, put a file bag on the table, and turned away as if no one was around, as if Han Xu on the side did not exist.

"This little thing is so tsundere." Han Xu smiled evilly.

Guo Yan's hand holding the teacup shook and shook his head speechlessly.

Picking up the file and bypassing the rope, Han Xu took out the pages inside and looked at them one by one. In the end, he targeted a guy named Qian Lin.

This person was an inner disciple of a small sect, and he happened to have been in the hospital to see a friend in the world a few days ago, and on the afternoon of the day he left, Shangguan's father's illness began to deteriorate dramatically. Such a series of coincidences is difficult to convince Han Xu.

"Qian Lin? Oh, a little impressed. This person is not very likable in the psychic world, lustful, greedy for money, and loves to take advantage of small things. Guo Yan said, raised a sigh, and said: "In the past, when the psychic master was improving his cultivation, he also paid attention to a cultivation of the mind, and a master who was not firm in mind might not even be able to defeat a warrior who was two levels lower than him but had an indomitable personality. For the current monks, as long as the mana is enough and the strength is high enough. The foundation is unstable! ”

Han Xu didn't say anything, and got up directly to say goodbye.

"Go ahead, I'll let you know when I'm going to train. In this ice city, as long as he is alive, there is no one who can't be found in the nine rounds. ”

Han Xu's face was strange when he heard this, he grinned as if he was not smiling, and turned to leave.

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"Your Excellency, Gui'an." When Han Xu saw Luo Lixuan again, he somehow felt a little weak.

"Hmm." Luo Lixuan responded lazily, and continued to paste cucumber slices on his face, "You have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, let's say, what happened again?" ”

Han Xu felt that at this time, if he suddenly knelt down on one knee and took out a ring from his coat pocket, it would be perfect if there was a bouquet of flowers on the table. Thinking of the expression she would have at that time, Han Xu couldn't help but be happy.

"Huh?" Seeing that Han Xu was silent for a long time, Luo Lixuan opened his eyes and glanced at him.

"Can't I just come to talk to you and talk about love?" Han Xu said with a smile.

"Excuse me." Luo Lixuan was noncommittal, "If you don't say anything else, I'll let Xiao Wu send you off." ”

Looking at Luo Lixuan, who was trying to find a place to settle down in the last piece of cucumber, Han Xu took a deep breath and said quietly, "I want to find someone." ”

"What you're looking for?" Luo Lixuan sneered.

"Why bother with this reaction, although the beneficiary of this incident is not me, but after all, it is because of me. When I think about it, it's all gratitude. ”

“…… Virtue. Little five, take the pen and paper, and send the task! (To be continued......)

PS: Yesterday's Dragon Boat Festival, I went to eat zongzi at the house of relatives and friends, and it was already more than ten o'clock when I came back, this chapter was on June 2, and it was sent regularly on the third day.