This Luo Xiaocang was one of the two people who were monitoring Shen Xing a few days ago, when they were on the upper floor opposite the hotel, using high-powered telescopes and thermal imagers to observe Shen Xing.

But later, after the two were found by Ah Chai, they fell asleep directly, and Shen Xing never saw him.

This time was the first time they met, but after the meeting, Luo Xiaopao's first feeling to Shen Xing was not bad.

At first, I had the impression that this guy saw himself as a potential partner, and that he had come all the way to the Dolan Hotel to inform him.

Now it is obvious that Luo Xiaocang is afraid that Shen Xing will be suspected by the people of the sheriff's special investigation team, because this time Shen Xing came to handle private affairs, at least at the beginning of Yao Tong, he just handled it himself and did not notify the sheriff.

Putting Ah Chai into the gap of the backpack unconsciously, the two left the hotel and came to the street parking in the back, where there was a car that Luo Xiaocang had just rented.

The model of the sedan is an old model, which is very inconspicuous, and it is very suitable for hiding your identity and leaving here.

On the way over, Shen Xing controlled his mobile phone to refund the booked ticket, Luo Xiaocang drove, he sat in the co-pilot, took off his backpack and put it on his knees, and then preferred the seat belt.

Luo Xiaocang called up the mobile phone navigation, and the two left quickly.

Drive all the way out of the center of Shicheng, then out of the suburbs, and head to the nearby city of Ping'an.

On the way, Shen Xing asked Luo Xiaocang about what happened, Luo Xiaocang didn't deliberately hide too much, but just said that he had received an order from the upper level of the Yeyin organization to go to Shicheng to collect an anomaly.

In the process of chasing the anomaly, he strayed into an abandoned school.

Shen Xing chuckled in his heart when he heard this "abandoned school", and then Luo Xiaocang described everything he had seen sneakily outside the school.

Based on this, Shen Xing was sure that they had encountered the wall-facing people there.

It is precisely because these people inadvertently encounter the wall-facing people, and after they are killed, they may have triggered the attraction of the sequence symbols on their bodies, causing the wall-facing people to borrow the corpse of a person and drive to room 7088 of the Dolan Hotel to find themselves.

This is also the reason why Shen Xing was suddenly attacked by the people facing the wall without preparation.

Thanks to the luck of passing the test this time, it can be regarded as solving four anomalies in a row, and finally getting the people facing the wall, otherwise he would have been completely cool like those people in the Night Hidden Organization.

Originally, I came specifically for the people facing the wall, but no one would have imagined that it would be solved in this way.

On the way, Shen Xing was ready to take the opportunity to learn more about the situation of the Night Hidden Organization, but for this aspect of the matter, Luo Xiaocang was tight-lipped, just saying that he had formed a good relationship with Shen Xing this time, and hoped to cooperate in the future.

Shen Xing knew that he was continuing the way Wu Junxian treated him at the beginning, so he didn't agree immediately, but only learned some about this guy's situation from the side.

At noon, the old sedan drove into Ping'an City, which is not very large, but it is a relatively famous small commodity wholesale city, bringing together new and quirky gadgets from all over the state.

The most famous of these are puppet toys, the largest of which are life-size puppets, but the best ones are the ones played by children.

Each puppet wears a variety of colorful clothes, and in the case of female puppets, there are also a full set of dressing toys to buy, and a mature market has been formed.

When passing by the door of a puppet shop, Shen Xing asked Luo Xiaocang to stop on the side of the road, got out of the car and walked into this puppet spot to take a serious look.

He examined the puppets with the eyes of a woodcarver, and it turned out to be quite good, each puppet was very finely made, not a shoddy workmanship.

Especially for the face shape of the puppet, Shen Xing usually pays special attention to the production of the face shape when making wood carvings, especially in the carving process of wood carvings like Hong Bin with real references, so as to avoid the uncanny valley effect.

The Uncanny Valley also has the same saying in this world, that is, when the simulated human is created to resemble a real human being, when a certain point is reached, the words and actions of the simulated human will make the real person feel fear, disgust, and rejection from the heart.

Especially in terms of facial expressions, for example, the face of the carved wooden figure is almost exactly the same as that of a real person, but when a person stares at it for a long time and finds that the wooden carved figure is even a little different or slightly different from the real person, this difference will be infinitely magnified, and then the person who observes it will have a sense of fear and horror.

Within this range, it is known as the Uncanny Valley.

But when the wood carved figures are very real and there is no disobedience, the uncanny valley effect will disappear and will no longer appear.

Shen Xing noticed this when he observed the faces of the puppets, these puppets were divided into three grades, and the third rank used the cartoon type, which was the least like real humans, but the price was high and low.

The second type of puppets is slightly anthropomorphic and looks very ornamental, and children are also fond of this type of puppets, especially girls, and the price is slightly more expensive.

As for the last one, it is almost completely anthropomorphic, with very fine workmanship, some made in a one-to-one ratio with ordinary humans, and some are slightly scaled down but have facial expressions completely indistinguishable from ordinary people.

Not only that, but the material of the clothes worn by this puppet is much better, not made of the cheapest fabric, and even if this dress is taken out and sold alone, it will cost a lot of money.

After Shen Xing looked at it, he paid attention to one of the completely anthropomorphic long-haired girl dolls, the facial expression of this puppet was very natural, there was no jerkiness, it was not within the scope of the Uncanny Valley, and it belonged to a kind of excellent perception.

And the one next to this girl doll, although it looks very natural, but under Shen Xing's careful observation, there will be a faint awkwardness in his heart, if it is to meet a careful person to watch, this puppet may cause the uncanny valley.

"How much does this girl doll cost?" Shen Xing pointed to the long-haired girl doll and asked the owner of the store.

After the words fell, he bent down and looked at a price tag next to the girl's doll, reading the girl's name written on it, "Changge, this girl is called Changge?" ”

A white and chubby man walked over happily and nodded, "Well, her name is Changge." This gentleman, you really have an eye, this is from the hand of the famous carving master in our city, Motu. ”

Shen Xing felt as if he had heard the name of this Motu somewhere, so he just nodded casually and asked, "How much?" ”

"3,600 pieces." The shopkeeper said.

"Less."

"A hundred at most, you get what you pay for."

"Mr. Shen, this thing is too expensive." At this time, Luo Xiaocang, who had parked the car, came over.

Shen Xing shook his head, the wood carvings he sold seemed to be much more expensive than this puppet now.

Of course, the wood he used is not the same as the wood of this puppet, the wood of the puppet is very ordinary, and it is produced on an assembly line, where there will be finely crafted products.

The fat shopkeeper boasted, not to raise the price, in fact, which master carver's work on this puppet was worth 3,600.

"Up to 2800." Shen Xingdao.

"You ......," the fat shopkeeper shook his head, "and you cut it too hard!" Can't do it, can't do it. ”

"And what is the minimum you want?" Shen Xing asked.

"3200, it can't be less." The fat shopkeeper said.

Shen Xing groaned slightly and nodded, "Wrap it up." ”

The fat shopkeeper laughed happily and explained: "You need to pay the money to a third party, we are responsible for packing and mailing it for you, and when the goods arrive, click to confirm the payment, and then I can receive the money." ”

"Why?" Shen Xing was surprised.

"This thing...... Hehe......" The fat shopkeeper said: "Because it's a bit like a real person, you'd better not take the transportation with you, so as not to cause misunderstandings, there have been customers who have encountered this situation before, so we are now mailing." You can rest assured, it will be there soon, in two or three days. ”

"Mr. Shen, do you really want to buy it? It still feels expensive. Luo Xiaocang said on the side.

From his point of view, it was difficult for him to understand why Shen Xing would spend thousands of dollars to buy such a hard broken puppet to go back, with so much money, wouldn't it be fragrant to buy a soft silicone one?

However, Luo Xiaopao soon understood himself, he thought that Shen Xing, as an outstanding special officer who was favored by even the Security Department, would definitely have his own special hobbies at this level.

Maybe someone's hobby is puppetry? That kind of soft silicone is not interesting. What's more, the news they learned was that this Shen Xing himself was a wood carver.

As soon as I understand this, it feels like it makes sense.

Shen Xing understood the fat shopkeeper's explanation, such a thing was big, and he didn't think about bringing it all the way back, mailing it back was a good way.

Follow the fat shopkeeper to the counter and pay the money and fill in the mailing address.

At this time, Luo Xiaopao was wandering around the store alone, and when Shen Xing had completed the identity registration and completed the formalities, he also selected a puppet here.

raised his head and said loudly to Shen Xing: "Mr. Shen, this puppet has a good figure, better than the one you chose, you see this thin leg, the big place is big, the small place is small, it can be called a masterpiece!" Gee! ”

Shen Xing:

The two of them wandered around the nearby store for a while, this time without buying anything else, and estimated the time to arrive at the airport in Ping'an City.

Luo Xiaopao wanted to return the rental car to one of the rental car locations here, and when the two were about to part, he invited again: "Mr. Shen, please think about it again." The next time there is a chance to cooperate, I will send you the abnormal information first, and you will decide whether to choose to cooperate or not. We will definitely fully respect your opinion! ”

This time, Shen Xing didn't say anything more, and nodded: "Let's talk about it then." ”

The two exchanged contact information and left separately.

……

After seven o'clock in the evening, the plane slowly landed in Yungu City, Kuazhou.

Looking at the familiar night view of the city outside, Shen Xing sighed softly, feeling as if he had been away from home for more than half a year.

It's just that for a while, I actually have a strange feeling here.

He took a taxi and left the airport and went straight to the Great Lakes apartment.

Before she arrived, she had already called Fei Fei, and when Fei Fei heard that Shen Xing was back, she was so excited that she had been standing in the corridor outside her apartment room.

Shen Xing got out of the car and just approached the apartment building, when she was already jumping up and waving in the corridor.

When she just went up to the corridor, Fei Fei had already pounced, hugged Shen Xing, who was squatting down, took a sip on his cheek, smiled all over her face, and said sweetly: "Uncle Shen, you are finally back!" ”

After the words fell, he had to help Shen Xing carry his backpack, but this backpack was really heavy, and it was very laborious to lift, so Fei Fei had to hold his hand and let Shen Xing carry the backpack by himself.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw the second cargo sitting on the sofa, looking down at the puzzle pieces placed on the coffee table.

Shen Xing casually glanced at the puzzle and found that the puzzle was almost finished!

"Huh? Your second uncle is playing puzzles very well now! ”

Fei Fei pointed to a stack of puzzles on the right side of the second cargo on the sofa, there were about three or five pieces there, "Oh, Uncle Shen, what you see now is the fifth puzzle that the second uncle put together, four of which have been completed, and even the most difficult 1024 small pieces of the puzzle have been completed by him." ”

"What?" Shen Xing was stunned for a moment, and looked closer.

found that the second goods were engrossed at the moment, and he didn't seem to find out that he was coming, and the puzzle he was putting together in front of him seemed to be able to be completely spelled out in less than ten minutes.

At this time, Fei Fei's small mouth was close to Shen Xing's ear, and he whispered: "Second Uncle seems to have become smarter, not only is the puzzle very powerful, but now he can also stir-fry." And I feel like he's better at riding a motorcycle than you! ”

Shen Xing became more and more surprised, staring at this guy who didn't even raise his head.

After a moment, he stretched out his right hand and hovered above the puzzle, cutting off the two goods from staring at the puzzle.

The second cargo only reacted at this time, raised his head in some surprise, and after seeing that it was Shen Xing who came back, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he opened his mouth slightly.

"You...... It's back. ”

He spoke so fluently that if he didn't listen carefully, he could hardly feel the pause and discomfort in this guy's tone at the beginning.

Shen Xing nodded, "You have been taking care of Fei Fei during this time, and you have worked hard. ”

The second cargo waved his hand, "It's not hard, I'm ...... Like...... Fei Fei, Fei Fei also ...... Like me. ”

"Well, thank you, Second Uncle!" Fei Fei walked over and put her arm around his shoulder.

"Has anyone spotted you during this time?" Shen Xing asked.

To be honest, he was still not used to communicating with a normal person in the tone of a normal person like this, and he was still an iron man before.

The second cargo shook his head, "I'll take ...... Fei Fei, when I go out, I try not to speak, just do things, and no one notices...... Wrong. ”

Fei Fei said softly: "Second Uncle also received the apartment management just now, and they repaired the gas and electrical circuits in the house. ”

"Are you there?" Shen Xing asked.

Fei Fei said: "I was there the whole time, but the second uncle performed really well, if I were a manager, I wouldn't be able to tell that he was not you." ”

Shen Xing moved his gaze to the neatly stacked puzzle pieces on the sofa next to the second cargo.

It stands to reason that after the second goods become smarter, it should be a good thing for themselves.

At least in the future, if you still have something to leave, you don't have to worry about Feifei being taken care of, and you don't have to worry about no one covering for your departure.

And in the handling of some things, if it is inconvenient for you to come forward or need help, you can also let the second goods come forward on your behalf.

But I don't know why, Shen Xing suddenly felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.

Looking at the second goods sitting on the sofa honestly in front of him, a thought rose inexplicably.

"Will this guy really replace me someday?"

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