On the southern outskirts of Boyun City, Starlight Beach Bathing.

Lu Chen was lying on the beach in pure black swimming trunks, letting the waves wash his feet, his strong muscles shining silver in the moonlight, he had just swam ten kilometers, but he didn't even breathe, he lay quietly looking at the pale yellow moon in the sky that was missing more than half of it.

"Brother, you're here here alone. It was a girl who spoke, she had long indigo hair, and she was wearing a thick down jacket and cotton pants, but she didn't look bloated at all, but had a cute feeling of wearing the wrong adult's clothes. She sat down beside Lu Chen, looking out at the boundless sea.

"Caiyu, I said that you should stay at home, it's too unsafe to run out alone at such a late hour. Lu Chen propped up his upper body with his hands and sat up, his mouth full of disgust.

"Today is Christmas Eve! It's the day to be with your family!" The girl grabbed a handful of sand and threw it on Lu Chen's stomach, saying, "Leave me alone at home, won't your conscience hurt?"

"I've had a busy day today, so that's why I'm here to relax. Besides, didn't I make you dinner before I left? Lu Chen lay down again, put his hands on the back of his head, closed his eyes and said, "Christmas Eve, Christmas, these are all festivals for foreigners, what does it have to do with us." ”

"Hmph, you're always like this, there's no mood at all. The girl pouted and buried Lu Chen's leg with sand.

"Hey, you still have class tomorrow, right? It's almost twelve o'clock, can you really get up?" Lu Chen shook his leg and shook off all the sand that Lu Caiyu threw up.

"I said that today is Christmas Eve, I want to be with my family, I am your relative, how can I not come to you?" The girl looked at him with big innocent eyes, Lu Chen sighed and sat up.

"Caiyu, are you missing them?" Lu Chen asked her facing the sea.

"Who?" said Caiyu threw a handful of sand at the rising waves.

"Mom and Dad, of course. ”

"No, it's been ten years, I was eight years old at the time, and now I can't even remember what they looked like. Caiyu looked up at the sky, "I'm worried about you, stupid brother." ”

"Me?" Lu Chen raised his eyebrows and glanced at Cai Yu.

"Your job isn't very dangerous, so if you don't come back one night, I always feel like you can't come back. Caiyu was amused by his words, "Hahaha, wouldn't it be unlucky to say that." ”

"Not really. Lu Chen smiled and touched Lu Caiyu's head, "We have been dependent on each other for ten years, even if I have worked at BSI for almost five years, I have to worry about my life every day, and it is difficult for you." ”

"Hee-hee. Caiyu turned her head to look at him and said, "Did something happen again today?"

"A stunned man in the bureau kicked the iron plate and is still unconscious. Lu Chen said and stretched, "I can't tell you the specifics, because ......"

"Because you can't divulge secrets, because you're going to keep me safe. Okay, okay, I've heard this sentence many times. ”

"Hey, hey. Lu Chen squinted, smiled and touched the back of his head, "Let's go back." ”

"Okay!" Lu Caiyu jumped up, patted the sand on his body, and then grabbed Lu Chen's hand and dragged him up.

The two walked side by side towards the exit of the beach, leaving two long footprints, and the sound of their conversation could be faintly heard.

"What do you want to eat tomorrow? I'll take you!"

"Eh, don't you have to work?"

"I'm on vacation. ”

"Okay! I want to eat—a big meal!"

......

Early the next morning, inside the Special Investigation Bureau.

"Hmm, what is this?" The elevator door opened, and Ouyang Chun walked in, seeing a small and exquisitely packaged box on everyone's table.

"Peace Fruit. I've carved a smiling face on it, and you have it on your desk, Director. Elba smiled, his teeth as white as the snow in March.

"You're pretty kind of relaxed. Opening the office door, there was indeed a small box on the table, and Ouyang Chun was amused by this humble subordinate.

"Didn't Li Wenqing get injured yesterday, and last night was Christmas Eve, so I was thinking about getting something for everyone, what is this called, eh, I can't remember! Amilia, you know what?" said Elba, touching his bare head.

"You want to say, Colorhead?" said Emilia, who was sitting across from him, as she looked at the papers in her hand and didn't look up.

"Yes, yes, that's it. Elba smiled sheepishly.

"Aren't you African? How do you know this?" asked Karl, nibbling on an apple, having opened the box.

"Alright, stop chatting, Emilia and Elba, you two come here, there is a field mission for you. Lu Chen's kid won't come on annual leave today, but this is an investigation task, so it shouldn't be a big problem. Ouyang Chun beckoned to the two.

Emilia dropped half of the documents she had read and walked quickly into Director Ouyang's office with Elba.

"This is the investigation report of the attack on the 'Tears' company orchestrated by the Fangs Regiment, and we have found out who they were targeting. Ouyang Chun flipped through the documents, found a photo and put it on the table, and pointed it to the two of them, "This person's name is Chen Siyun, he received an invitation to join the 'Tears' company in September, but just a few days later, that is, on September 18, he encountered an accident while going out to eat and disappeared. ”

"Missing?" Elba's eyes widened.

"In fact, he was secretly taken away by the man of 'tears', and his research project was of incalculable value, so it was protected. Ouyang Chun tapped on the paper of the document and snorted lightly, "These guys don't have clean hands and feet, but it's not our business." All you have to do is go to the apartment where he used to live and see if there are any clues. The detailed address documents are all there, so read for yourself. ”

Emilia took the document from Ouyang Chun's hand and clicked it casually, there were only three pages in total.

That's too little, Amilia looked up at the director.

"Not surprisingly, everything about his research project has been deliberately omitted, and even I have no permission to know. Ouyang Chun waved his hand, "It's just a simple investigation task, let's go now." ”

"Yes!" the two men saluted, then stepped back respectfully.

Ouyang Chun exhaled a long breath, opened the small box, took out the apple, looked at the smiling face carved with a fruit knife on it, shook his head with a smile, put it back again, and then stuffed the box into the drawer of the desk.

An hour later, Emilia and Elba arrived at the apartment where Chen Siyun was previously staying, and after asking the administrator for a spare key with their IDs, the two opened the door.

The layout of Chen Siyun's apartment is similar to Liu Ye's, they are all low-rent houses for the poor, a total of 40 square meters, the door is a corridor, there is a shoe cabinet and an old carpet next to the door, the bathroom is on the left hand, the living room connected to the balcony is two steps away, the bedroom is on the right hand, and there is not even a kitchen. There is no furniture or ornaments in the house, a few sofa chairs, a wooden coffee table, a bed, a bookshelf, a desk in the bedroom, and that's it.

Emilia cautiously walked inside, Elba following her.

"Amilia, someone has been here lately. Elba crouched down and looked at the floor and wiped it lightly with his fingers, "There is a clear difference in the distribution of dust, the man came not long ago, that is, a few days ago, and his feet are only ...... long" He took a simple measure with his thumb and forefinger, and said, "About twenty-two centimeters, the person who came should be a woman." ”

"Well, and she took quite a few things with her. Emilia swept the bedroom, "Even if it's a stinky man, there's nothing on the table." Huh?"

By the bedroom window, a pot of fiery red coral sparkles in the sun.

"What is this, bonsai?" Elba put on his white gloves as he walked over, carefully picked up the pot of coral, looked left and right at the sun, then frowned and put it back into the room, took out a small pot of aluminum powder from his pocket, wiped it on it, blew it harder, and finally shook his head and said, "There are no fingerprints on the basin, it must not have been placed here by the owner of the house." ”

Emilia took a closer look at the pot of coral, which looked like a leafless tree only thirty centimeters tall, with lonely branches standing upright, bright red throughout, with circles of crimson stripes on the branches. Other than that, I don't see anything special.

"Take it back, what the previous visitor left behind must have some key effect. Emilia said.

"Good. Hiss—it's hot!" Elba reached for it, accidentally touching the outstretched branch of the coral with the back of his hand, and immediately gasped.

"Hot?" Emilia was a little surprised, her face was very close to the coral just now, but she didn't even feel a little heat, how could she burn Elba's hand.

"yes, it's hot. Elba gritted his teeth and shook his hand desperately, and in just a millisecond, the white gloves were already faintly burnt.

Emilia took off her leather gloves and put her hand about five centimeters above the red coral, but she still didn't feel a trace of heat, so she kept moving her hand down, and at the moment when she was about to put her finger up, Emilia hesitated, took out a pack of napkins from her pocket, pulled out one, and threw it at the branch of the coral.

The napkin fell slowly and finally hung on the twigs of the red coral, without any misery.

Elba's eyes widened, and he craned his neck to stare at the strange potted plant.

Emilia put back on her leather gloves and gently touched the trunk of red coral with her fingertips.

"Ahh

"It's weird, let's bring it back to the bureau. Elba shook his head and picked up the coral in his cup.

Emilia nodded, and the two of them walked out of the apartment together, closed the door, and brought Red Coral back to BSI.