Although Xiahoudun was not mentally prepared, he reacted quickly, he looked the middle-aged man in front of him up and down, smiled slightly, and said: "It turned out to be Director Qiu, I have heard of your name for a long time, and I have admired it for a long time." ”

That Qiu Dao Chong was originally jumping on his face, but after listening to Xiahou Xuan's words, he reacted for a while, then raised the corners of his mouth slightly, pretended to smile, and immediately took it back, "Team leader Xiahou, I was about to look for you." ”

"Looking for me?" Xiahoudun asked rhetorically.

"Exactly," Qiu Daochong reached out and scratched the Adam's apple a few times through the collar of his sweater, and then took out a disc from the inner pocket of his suit and handed it to Xiahoudun, "I heard that Team Leader Xiahoudun wants to transfer the director's information. ”

"Oh, oh." Xiahoudun took the CD, and only then did he completely sober up from the conversation he had just had with Luo Yunxiu, "There is Director Lao Qiu." ”

Qiu Daochong replied: "No thanks, I heard Yue Sha say just now, I didn't see Team Leader Xiahou when I opened the door, where did I go?" ”

"Huh?" Xiahoudun was shaken by this question, thinking about the exchange between him and Luo Yunxiu just now. Theoretically, Mo said that within the Spirit Record Bureau, any encounter with demons anywhere should be reported, but Luo Yunxiu did not cause harm to anyone, and he also promised him not to inform others about the meeting, not to mention that Luo Yunxiu gave him news about Cheng Shangyuan, and the matter about Cheng Shangyuan should not be known to more people, and Qiu Daochong was seriously suspected in the case of Cheng Shangyuan's car accident. Xiahoudun's eyes wandered, and after thinking quickly, he still decided to hide the truth, "I...... Just went to the bathroom. ”

"I see." Qiu Daochong smiled unnaturally again, didn't say anything, didn't even say goodbye, unlocked the fingerprint reader at the door of the laboratory, and returned to the laboratory.

Xiahoudun was not angry because of Qiu Daochong's faux pas, but put away the disc and walked out of the building as if nothing had happened. Just as he was walking outside, Xiahoudun passed by the public bathroom in the building and could take a glance, only to find that the bathrooms in it were all fingerprint locked. Xiahoudun was shocked for a moment, and learned that Fang Cai's lie had been seen through by that Qiu Dao Chong, but why the other party didn't expose himself at that time, Xiahoudun couldn't understand, so he had to look back at the door of the laboratory again, shook his head slightly, and left here quickly.

It was already more than five o'clock in the afternoon when Xiahoudun arrived at the station by train, and he thought that he would go home directly to rest, but after all, he had information about Cheng Shangyuan and the letter he obtained from Luo Yunxiu, so he still went to the office building of the Yuanrang Group.

It was already more than six o'clock in the afternoon when Xia Houdun arrived at the unit, but he found that the office building was still brightly lit and there was no sign of getting off work, which made him feel very strange. Xiahoudun walked into the building and saw that Qiao Lili hadn't gone home yet, so he asked, "Why don't you get off work yet?" Is everyone else there? ”

Qiao Lili saw that it was Xiahoudun who came back, so she greeted her from behind the desk, "Team leader, you are back, is it the field staff chief Xiahou who said that there is an urgent task and requires the cooperation of all departments, so I didn't get off work?" ”

"Urgent mission?" Xiahoudun said, straightening his tie a little with his hand, "Did you say what was the matter?" ”

Qiao Lili frowned slightly, and replied uncertainly: "What is the name of the remnant spirit seal......

"Remnant Seal?" When Xiahoudun heard this, he also frowned.

"What's wrong? Leader. Qiao Lili asked, "What is the remnant spirit seal?" ”

Xiahoudun took a deep breath, looked up at the ceiling, thought for a while, and then explained as if reciting a concept from a textbook: "The so-called remnant spirit seal refers to a phenomenon caused by the separation of souls in the same proportion in the process of death. In other words, the whole soul is cut apart, resulting in an incomplete and completely incapacitated soul. It is manifested in the following forms: first, the subject's soul is completely dissipated, and cannot enter reincarnation, nor can it be surpassed by others; Second, scattered proportional parts will form ghosts that are similar to but not exactly the same as the soul carrier and attach to nearby objects, such as walls, floors, trees, rocks, etc. ”

"Then ......," Qiao Lili was confused, "then why is the soul being cut?" ”

"It's mostly because of the tragic death." Xiahou replied.

"Tragic death?" Qiao Lili couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, this is to mention the theory of 'soul with form' in contemporary supernatural research, which is the so-called consistency between the soul and the carrier form," Xiahoudun continued to explain, "Generally speaking, after the death of a creature, the soul will gradually dissipate according to the unit amount of each soul, but there are exceptions, such as car accidents, falls and other unnatural deaths, the soul will instantly leave the shell at the same time, forming a ghost, the ghost with a low resentment value will enter reincarnation like a gradually dissipating soul, and the ghost with a high resentment value will turn into a powerful ghost and need to be artificially measured." ”

"What about the remnant spirit seal?" Qiao Lili listened a little fascinated.

Xiahoudun coughed lightly twice, cleared his throat, and continued: "In the process of extremely tragic death, such as the decomposition of the body in the process of soul separation, or the extreme fear of the deceased, or the process of death mixed with very complex negative emotions, etc., many comprehensive factors are mixed together, so that the souls of the deceased are torn apart in the same proportion in the process of leaving the shell, and the part that is torn out is the remnant spirit, and the incomplete soul that is separated from the shell in the normal way will be completely separated. ”

Qiao Lili was a little scared when she heard this, but she still couldn't help but want to listen.

And Xiahoudun did not hesitate to mention his knowledge, "This kind of remnant spirit, the unit size is extremely small, and it cannot float in the air like ordinary ghosts, so it has to be attached to some non-living beings to form a mark, which is a remnant spirit seal." The remnants do not reflect the full appearance of the original host, about 80% of them, so according to the uncanny valley theory, they will look particularly creepy. ”

After listening to Xiahoudun's explanation, Qiao Lili stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say, until she heard a movement upstairs, and then she was startled and came back to her senses.

Xiahou Yuan's voice came from upstairs, "The detachments are preparing to set off according to the plan!" ”

"Order!" After a few replies, accompanied by the sound of shredded footsteps, the members of the Field Service Section and the Investigation Section came down from the road one by one, neatly dressed in the same gray loose tracksuit and black field boots, which were the action uniforms of the Motorang group. When the team members saw Xiahoudun, they didn't say much, just greeted them one by one, and trotted out of the building. Then Yu Ban ran down, said hello to Xiahoudun, and walked quickly towards the outside of the building.

Xia Houdun looked a little puzzled, thinking about the face that had just greeted him, it was probably all the staff of the Field Service Section and the Investigation Department who had been dispatched. Turning his head to look outside the door, he muttered quietly, "It's just a remnant spirit seal, can't you be so excited......"

"Big brother, why didn't you come home?" This is Xiahou Yuan also came down from the stairs, putting the hell crossbow pistol into the holster on his waist, and also trotting outside.

"You can wait a minute." Xiahoudun stopped Xiahouyuan, "What mission are so many people going?" ”

"Remnant Spirit Seal," Xiahou Yuan had a feeling that he didn't know where to start, and because of the urgency of time, he couldn't explain in detail, "There are a lot of Remnant Soul Seals!" ”

"A lot?" Xiahoudun stared at Xiahou Yuan with round eyes, "Where is it?" ”

"There is a ...... everywhere" Xiahou Yuan said it and felt that it was not right, so he hurriedly waved his hand, like garlic in his mouth, and began to explain again, "It's not everywhere, there are many communities, report the case, and the police have also gone, there are many, it's not a place......

"Okay, you go first!" Seeing that Xiahou Yuan was in such a hurry, and that his work was ready to act, he didn't ask any more, "I'll go back to the office for something, and report to me at any time if you have any progress over there." ”

"Order!" Xiahou Yuan didn't say anything more, so he followed the team members in three steps and two steps.

Seeing that Xiahou Yuan and his party were setting off in different cars, and seeing them leave, Xiahoudun frowned and muttered in a low voice, "A lot of ......?" ”

Qiao Lili saw Xiahoudun standing there in a daze, so she asked, "What's wrong, team leader, is there anything wrong?" ”

Xiahoudun came back to his senses, looked at Qiao Lili, and let out a sigh of relief, and then said: "As I just said, only people who have died a tragic death can be separated from the remnant spirit, so that is to say, if you find a remnant spirit seal, you can conclude that someone died tragically." And Xiahou Yuan said a lot just now, but it's not in one place, what is the situation? ”

After hearing this, Qiao Lili trembled and whispered, "It won't be...... There are so many people who have died in different places, right? ”

Xiahoudun looked at it, and a smile appeared on his originally solemn face, "Don't think about it, the security of Yandu is one of the best in the world, there must be some other reason......

"That's the case...... Qiao Lili replied, but she was still a little nervous.

"Alright, don't be afraid." Xia Houdun smiled helplessly again, "Let's leave while there are many people outside, you said that you are too sincere, what are you doing to work overtime with these people." ”

"Oh." Qiao Lili answered, and began to tidy up her things.

Seeing that she no longer spoke, Xiahoudun went upstairs with his bag.

Taking off his coat and hanging it on the hanger, and putting his bag on the sofa, Xiahoudun sat down at his desk, precipitated his mood for a while, and opened the letter that Luo Yunxiu gave him, the content of the letter was very simple, only one sentence, which said, "We are trapped by a gray-black spar, please tell me the exact time, and please help us, thank you." ”

It was such a sentence that made Xiahoudun fall into deep thought. Judging from the content of the letter, this letter should not have been sent to Luo Yunxiu specifically, but Luo Yunxiu said that the letter was positioned for him, so what is the positioning? Xiahoudun regretted that he didn't ask clearly. And why did Cheng Shangyuan, who died 20 years ago, send such a distress letter 4 months ago? How did he send it to the demons? Why did they delay for 4 months and then hand it over to Luo Yunxiu? All these mysteries made Xiahoudun feel that he had no way to start this case.

Xiahoudun put away the letter, knocked the table a few times with his hand at a loss, and then took out the CD he got from Qiu Daochong from his briefcase, looked at the CD, and fell into deep thought......

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In the middle of the night, the fifteen-year-old boy Lu Xing woke up from his sleep, with an extremely frightened look on his face, maybe he was too young, maybe Fang Cai's dream was too terrible, Lu Xing suddenly burst into tears.

Lu Xing's parents, Lu Baohua and Xing Lan, who were in the next room, were woken up and hurriedly ran over.

Xing Lan sat on the edge of Lu Xing's bed and hugged her son, "What's the matter, son, you're having nightmares again?" ”

Lu Xing sobbed and nodded.

"Did you dream of Yi Duoduo again?" Xing Lan's expression was a little flustered.

"Yes." Lu Xing nodded again.

"Hey, this damn little mute!" Lu Baohua said indignantly on the side.

Xing Lan turned her head to look at Lu Baohua, and said thoughtfully: "Baohua, did you say that Yi Duoduo and her family knew something and secretly went to school to tell our son?" ”

"What do you say...... Lu Baohua looked disdainful, "What can you say?" What could they do if they knew something? It's the other way around! ”

"No!" Xing Lan said anxiously, "Our son is still young, they can't do anything, but if they run to school every day, their son will be so scared that he can't sleep!" ”

"Yi Duoduo, have her parents looked for you?" Lu Baohua asked Lu Xingdao.

"No......" Lu Xing replied with two sobs.

"What's going on?" Xing Lan looked at Lu Xing suspiciously, and asked, "That's what your teacher told you?" ”

"It's not ...... either," Lu Xing shook his head.

"Hey......" Xing Lan twisted her head towards Lu Baohua again, "Then why does this kid have nightmares every day?" ”

"Alright, let's go to sleep first!" Lu Baohua stepped forward and touched Lu Xing's head, "Don't be afraid, ah, son, don't be afraid, it's not a big deal." ”

"Sleep, kid," Xing Lan kissed Lu Xing, "Don't be afraid." ”

"Mom, my arm hurts." Lu Xing suddenly pointed to his left arm and said.

"Arm pain? Mom look. Xing Lan rolled up the sleeve of the left arm of Lu Xing's pajamas, and was so frightened by the scene in front of her that tears flowed out. She found that there was a handprint on Lu Xing's left arm, maybe it was too strong, and the skin at the handprint was a little dented, and from the direction, it could never be Lu Xing's own hand.

Lu Xing looked at the handprint on his arm and was scared and cried again.

"This is ......" Lu Baohua looked at the handprint, and also fell into horror.