On the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, the wind is cold in the mountains, and it is even colder in the deserted cemetery.

Cao Cao placed a bouquet of flowers in front of the tombstone of Cheng Shangyuan and his wife, while Xiahoudun watched with his pocket in his pocket.

Cao Cao pointed to a wordless tombstone next to the tombstone of Cheng Shangyuan and his wife, and said: "That is for Xiaoling, back then, Cheng Shangqian and Cheng Yun only knew that they had a child, and they didn't know the name and gender, so this happened, and they didn't find the baby, I don't know if it was dead or alive, so they only set up this wordless tombstone." ”

Xiahoudun was still there with his pockets in his pocket, he didn't speak, his face was haggard, everything that happened during this period of time really made him a little tired.

"The Spirit Record Bureau has rules, so I haven't told you the truth, don't blame me." Cao Cao said.

"I don't blame you, no one else knows the origin of their bodies, but I didn't expect it to be like this......" Xiahoudun finally responded, "I still have a question." ”

"You say." Cao Cao said.

Xiahoudun asked: "The moment I woke up in the Welfare Institute of the Spirit Record Bureau, I clearly remembered that I had a younger brother and a younger sister, is it because I have a high degree of matching with Cheng Wen's soul, so I have some memories of Cheng Wen?" ”

"Yes," Cao Cao replied, "that's exactly what you want to know about your background more than other fighting spirits, you are a special existence." ”

"Special ......" Xiahoudun muttered, and then stopped making a sound.

"The instructions of the council have been given," Cao Cao looked up at the sky, "just in time to delay your reunion with your family on Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

"Family ......" Xiahoudun looked at the tombstone of Cheng Shangyuan and his wife, his heart was a mess, many years of the Chinese New Year were spent at Aunt Cheng's house, the feeling of family reunion made Xiahoudun, who had no memory of his parents, feel extremely warm, but now it made him a little overwhelmed, how to face them from now on, Xiahoudun panicked for a while.

"You don't have to go to your heart, it's all destined." Cao Cao naturally knew what Xiahoudun was worried about, "If Chen Xuan's biological parents are not accidental, she will not pass them on to Cheng Yun, so she has nothing to do with Cheng Wen; This body also belongs to you Xiahoudun because of these messy things, so everything has a fate, don't care about those details. ”

"I know, I know," Xia Houdun nodded in response, "I just haven't been able to turn this corner for a while, and it will be fine if you get used to it." ”

"But you can't tell them who you are, and you have to give Cheng Shangqian an explanation," Cao Cao reminded, "This is also the rule, and according to the current situation, the more they know, the more dangerous it is." ”

"I understand that, you don't have to worry." After Xiahoudun finished speaking, he suddenly changed his words and asked about something else, "What's the matter with Jia Xu?" ”

"He's an old friend of mine," Cao Cao said, "and later left the Spirit Recording Bureau and joined the Zolkraut Group as an executive. ”

"Castle Zolcraut?" Xia Houdun subconsciously touched the single eye patch in his left eye, recalling the night he met Jia Xu, and was shocked by this high-tech feeling, "What kind of company is that?" ”

"As you can see," Cao Cao pointed to Xiahoudun's left eye, "it is the world's most advanced biochemical company, headquartered in Yandu, and more than a hundred countries around the world have their subsidiaries and R&D institutions. The high-end products they have developed are beyond human imagination, as if they did not belong to this era. Many of the high-precision equipment in the research institute of the Spirit Recording Bureau also comes from them, such as the instrument that can measure the yin-yang ratio of an object in an instant, which is purchased from a Lingzi equipment production factory under Zolclaut Castle. ”

"How can there be such a company?" Xiahoudun felt a little frightened, "Didn't anyone go to investigate?" ”

"It's been investigated," Cao Cao shook his head helplessly, "I only know that their boss is called Yang Jin'an, this person is very mysterious, but such a big boss never shows his face, everything is handled by Jia Xu." ”

"Is it useful to ask Jia Xu then?" Xiahoudun asked.

Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "How can it be useful, Jia Xu bows his head to this Yang Jinan and is very loyal." ”

"Strange," Xiahoudun turned and walked out of the cemetery, "It seems that the investigation of Zorceraut Fort should be strengthened in the future." ”

Cao Cao followed Xiahoudun out, and said as he walked: "There is still a lot to do, Li Dao and Guo Xi have opposing opinions in this discussion of lifting the ban on you, I don't know if they are also like Cao Bao who are nine worms planted in the Spirit Recording Bureau; and what exactly the evidence collected by Cao Ren points to, which has to be further tracked; What is the relationship between the demonization and corpse experiments that Qiu Daochong wants to do and their ultimate goal, as well as the whereabouts of the human soul sucked by the corpse spirit before, and what happened to Sima Yi, we still don't know, and these are all related to the conspiracy of the nine-headed worm, and what exactly is the place that Director Cheng said back then. ”

Xiahoudun stopped, looked back at Cao Cao, and asked, "Then you say, could it be that the nine-headed insect is on the body of Li Dao or Guo Xi?" ”

"It's possible, but it's not likely," Cao Cao also stopped, "If one of them is a nine-headed insect, this conspiracy to frame you will be too long-winded, and their identities are too easy to attract the attention of others, and it is inconvenient to act." ”

"Do you have a target direction?" Xiahoudun asked.

Cao Cao let out a sigh, frowned and thought for a while, and replied: "Batik should be an important clue, and we can continue to investigate according to this, Guo Jia also said this yesterday." ”

Xiahoudun nodded and continued to walk out, asking as he walked, "Then, what should be done with that demon named Luo Yunxiu?" ”

"That guy is unfathomable, but at the moment, he doesn't have any threat, and he can be wooed at the right time," Cao Cao said, "However, what is the purpose of Yang Jin'an looking for him, we still have to investigate it properly." ”

The two walked out of the tombstone garden surrounded by a short pine, and began to walk in the direction of the cemetery gate, each thinking about their own business, and did not speak all the way, until they came to a supercar in the parking lot at the entrance of the cemetery. This supercar is specially built for Cao Cao at the southwest R&D base of the Linglu Bureau, with two doors and two seats, a mid-rear engine, strong power, a strong sense of interior science and technology, and a black matte paint on the outside.

Xia Houdun suddenly felt a sense of unease, he felt that although he had survived this catastrophe, there were more difficult tests waiting for him in the future, he was already heavy thinking of this, his chest was like a boulder pressing, making him a little breathless.

"Brother, there is a long way to go!" Cao Cao saw through Xiahoudun's thoughts, he patted Xiahoudun's shoulder twice, and then shook it twice hard, looking at him with firm eyes, as if to say I will always stand by your side, you have to come on.

Xiahoudun naturally understood, he also patted Cao Cao's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, big brother, I will do my best." ”

"But before that, let's have a good New Year." Cao Cao smiled and helped Xiahoudun open the door next to the co-pilot.

Xiahoudun remembered the scene when he was on a mission with Cao Cao in the early years, and at that time he felt that there was nothing impossible with Cao Cao's brother, and he still thinks so now. He relieved his mood a little, looked around, looked at the blue sky and white clouds, took a breath of fresh air, and thought about the family he would see soon, and felt less stressed, so he also smiled and sat in the co-pilot's seat.

Cao Cao closed the car door and walked around and sat in the driver's seat. He fastened his seat belt, started the car, and then drove his Shadow with a strong roar, carrying Xiahoudun out of the cemetery.

After noon, Xiahou Yuan began to count the New Year's goods he had just purchased, packed up the things he was going to bring to Aunt Cheng and Chen Ming, and prepared to take Xiahou Ling to Aunt Cheng's house for the New Year after a while.

"Brother!" Xia Houling looked at the three cartons of milk on the ground in the kitchen and shouted, "Milk, bring a few cartons to Aunt Cheng?" ”

"It's all for Aunt Cheng," Xiahou Yuan shouted in the hall, "We've put away our own." ”

"Oh!" Xiahou Ling responded, and then moved the three cartons of milk to the door.

As soon as he arrived at the door, the door opened, and Chen Xuan walked in from the outside.

"Sister-in-law, Happy New Year!" Xiahou Ling smiled and bowed to Chen Xuan for a year.

"Happy New Year, Xiaoling." Chen Xuan responded, then changed his shoes and prepared to go to the house, "How's it going?" ”

"It's going to be fine right away," Xiaoling said, pointing to the pile of New Year's goods piled up at the door, "That's pretty much it, and a little nut, my brother is cleaning up." ”

"Hey, Xiao Yuan, why are you bringing so much milk?" Chen Xuan looked at the three cartons of milk on the ground and frowned, "My mother can't even think of drinking it, it's a waste when she turns around." ”

"It's not wasted," Xiahou Yuan walked from the hall to the door carrying a box of nuts, "Brother Chen Ming's family can drink it." ”

"You're really, how much does it cost, every year!" Chen Xuan pouted and said to the side.

"It's only once a year." Xiahou Yuan responded casually, then pointed upstairs, and said to Xiahou Ling: "You go and see if the lights upstairs and electricity have been turned off, and it will be next year if you come back." ”

"Oh!" Xia Houling responded, and then trotted upstairs.

Seeing Xiahou Ling go upstairs, Chen Xuan stepped forward and asked Xiahou Yuan, "Didn't let you work overtime today?" ”

According to the practice of the action group in previous years, the team leader should be on duty in the office until 5 p.m. on Chinese New Year's Eve, and then go to duty after 10 a.m. on the Spring Festival.

"My colleagues are more sympathetic to me, and they know that you are pregnant, so they didn't arrange for me to be on duty this time." When Xiahou Yuan talked about this, he suddenly felt a little listless, "In the past two days, Xun Yu has given me the top." ”

"Xun Yu?" Chen Xuan asked, "Isn't his hometown from Xudu?" Don't go back for the New Year? ”

"How can he have a hometown?" Xiahou Yuan smiled helplessly when he heard this, "He is not married yet, and his girlfriend's family is from Yandu, so he will follow his girlfriend's family for the New Year." ”

"Doesn't he have an older brother named Xun Yu? ...... in Xudu," Chen Xuan asked again.

"That's his little uncle...... Xiahou Yuan couldn't help laughing, "It's also a coincidence, these are the two people who have a seniority difference in the fighting spirit." ”

Chen Xuan naturally read books, and knew that Xun Yu was Xun Yu's uncle, and this uncle was younger than his nephew, but in life, why did he say Xun Yu as "brother", he also felt bitter and couldn't smile, and asked: "Then won't he celebrate the New Year with his uncle?" ”

Xiahou Yuan explained: "Xun Yu's family came to Yandu for the New Year, and they happened to be reunited here. ”

"Oh, oh." Chen Xuan nodded, then walked to Xiahou Yuan's side and asked solemnly, "When are you going to tell me the card number?" ”

"Oh, sister-in-law, are you in charge?" When Xiahou Yuan heard this, he showed an irritated expression, "I can repay the mortgage alone, I can't let you pay." ”

"How can I speak, am I not from this family?" Chen Xuan's face was a little angry.

"It's the New Year, let's not discuss it." Xiahou Yuan was a little impatient, he glanced to the side and found that Xiahou Ling was standing on the stairs looking at him.

"Second brother, it's all checked above." Xiahou Ling interrupted the topic. She has become very sensible since this incident, but she is not as cheerful as before, she is sad, one is because her eldest brother has been away from home for a long time, and she is worried, and then because she has not yet entered the society, and she is powerless in the face of various situations at home.

"Okay," Xiahou Yuan calmed down a little, then looked at Chen Xuan, lowered his head slightly, as if apologizing for what had just happened, "Let's go, sister-in-law." ”

Chen Xuan knew what Xiahou Yuan meant very well, because this house was purchased by Xiahou Yuan with a mortgage a long time ago, and now there is still a large loan that has not been repaid, and for Chen Xuan, it belongs to Xiahou Yuan's property before marriage, and Xiahou Yuan does not want to let himself put money in it. So she didn't say more, thinking that she could also support her younger brothers and sisters in other ways, today is the New Year, and there really shouldn't be any arguments about this, so she nodded slightly, "Then let's go." ”