Volume I: Chapter 57 The Troubles That Ensued
The alarm clock wakes up the day to a new day.
Xiahou Yuan sat up suddenly, stretched his waist, looked around, and couldn't help but sigh when he thought of his eldest brother having fled unjustly. But life still has to go on, there is a sister to take care of, and a pregnant sister-in-law to take care of, as a man, how can you escape reality.
Thinking like this, Xiahou Yuan got up and prepared to go to the bathroom to wash. However, as soon as I walked out of the door, I heard the sound of utensils colliding downstairs. Who is it? Chen Xuan went back to Aunt Cheng's house to stay overnight, could it be Xiaoling? But Xiaoling is only on winter vacation, so it is common sense to sleep for a few days. Xiahou Yuan thought, turned his head and glanced at Xiahou Ling's room, the door was ajar, and when he glanced at it, there was no one in the room. Sure enough, it's Xiaoling!
Xiahou Yuan ran downstairs in three steps and two steps, and saw Xiahou Ling preparing breakfast there, the dinner plate had been placed on the table, and bread, milk, and coffee were also ready.
"Morning, brother, are you up?" Xiahou Ling saw Xiahou Yuan coming downstairs and said with a smile.
Xiahou Yuan had never seen Xiahou Ling prepare breakfast so actively, and he couldn't believe that the busy little girl in front of him was his sister who usually refused to do housework, so he didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to stare at him with round eyes, and stood there dryly, looking at Xiahou Ling, and then at the breakfast on the table.
"What's the matter, this is ......" Xiahou Ling waved her hand at Xiahou Yuan, "Sleepy?" ”
"You're sleeping!" Xiahou Yuan finally opened his mouth, "What are you doing here?" ”
"Prepare breakfast." Xiahou Ling's answer had a tone of course.
Xiahou Yuan obviously didn't take this for granted, his own sister preparing breakfast, in his heart, I am afraid that it was more "supernatural" than all kinds of events encountered at work, "preparing breakfast ......"
"That's right," Xiahou Ling said, and continued to get busy, "The eldest brother is not at home, and the sister-in-law has returned to her parents' house in the past few days, so I can't let you do the housework alone......
As soon as Xiahou Yuan heard this, he reacted. I thought: The eldest brother has basically not been on a business trip for more than three days before, even if there are a few cases where he has been in the field for a long time, he will send news to his family every day, and call or send messages to Xiaoling regularly, it seems that things can't be hidden, the eldest brother has been away for so long, Xiaoling must have felt something.
"Have you washed up?" Xiahou Ling asked.
"Xiao Ling......" Xiahou Yuan's thoughts were a little confused for a while, and he didn't know how to talk to Xiahou Ling.
"Actually, you don't have to hide it from me, how long can you hide it, you often mumble something while I'm in my room, I know what to say," Xia Houling took off her apron and hung it on the hook on the wall on the side, speaking with a little crying, "I'm not a child anymore, what can't I do for you to bear together?" ”
Yes, I ignored my sister's feelings and failed to treat her as an adult. Xiahou Yuan thought like this, stepped forward and hugged Xiahou Ling, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't hide it from you." ”
Xiahou Ling finally couldn't hold back her tears, hugged her brother tighter, and her voice became choked, "What's wrong with big brother?" Is it impossible to come back? ”
"Will be back!" Xiahou Yuan put his hand on his sister's shoulder and looked at her firmly, "Big brother is indeed in a lot of trouble, although this matter is not enough for my level, but our colleagues are working hard for him to come back, and you have to believe that our eldest brother is an extremely strong person, and he will definitely be able to overcome all difficulties and return to us." ”
"I believe it!" Xiahou Ling wiped her tears and nodded, "Can we do something for him?" ”
"What we can do now is to make our lives normal," Xiahou Yuan stroked Xiahou Ling's cheeks and helped her wipe away the tears that had not been wiped clean, "Wait for the eldest brother to come home at any time, so that as soon as he enters the house, he can return to his original life immediately." ”
Xiahou Ling nodded again, then pretended to be strong and smiled at Xiahou Yuan, then pushed him, and said jokingly: "Go wash up, your mouth is too delicious." ”
"Is there one?" Xiahou Yuan covered his mouth and sighed, and then said, "Why can't I smell it?" ”
"Normally, I can't smell it," Xiahou Ling said, pouting at Xiahou Yuan, "Brush your teeth quickly!" ”
Xiahou Yuan shook his head helplessly, and prepared to go upstairs to wash. He just took a step up the stairs, turned his head and glanced at Xiahou Ling, who was not good at getting up early to prepare breakfast, sitting at the dining table with a tired look, knowing that his sister had grown up, he was a little distressed and a little relieved. He suddenly had a premonition that things would get better, and he believed that the day when his eldest brother would return home would not be too far away.
After breakfast, Xiahou Yuan came to the unit. As soon as I walked into the door, I saw Ding Yao standing there, still wearing a police uniform.
Xiahou Yuan was a little surprised, and walked up to Ding Yao and asked, "If you don't go to work, what are you doing here?" ”
"I'm here for business." When Ding Yao saw Xiahou Yuan, he finally stopped standing up, pursed his lips, and showed a helpless face.
"Business?" Xiahou Yuan said, dragging Ding Yao to go upstairs, "What's wrong?" ”
"Ouch, I won't go up," Ding Yao shook off Xiahou Yuan's hand, "I'm wearing a uniform, pulling and pulling, like something." ”
Xiahou Yuan turned his head to look at Ding Yao, "Then you are here to talk about what happened?" ”
"That's it...... That ......" Ding Yao couldn't say clearly.
Xiahou Yuan was a little anxious when he heard this, "No, what the hell is going on, you can't tell this or that." ”
"Oh," Ding Yao frowned, "You asked, Officer Xu has taken over this task, just let her accompany me." ”
"Xu Xu?" As Xiahou Yuan spoke, he heard a sound of footsteps coming downstairs from upstairs.
The person who came down was Xu Xu, carrying an equipment box for placing the Lingzi detection device in his hand, and when he got downstairs, he saw Xiahou Yuan, so he fixed there, looked at him blankly, and after looking at him for a while, he spoke, and said, "I'm in a hurry, but I still let you bump into it." ”
"What do you mean this is?" Xiahou Yuan looked back and forth at Ding Yao and Xu Xu with a blank face, "What the hell is going on!" ”
Xu Xu was also in a dilemma, and refused to speak, so he had to ask Ding Yao, "Do you say?" ”
"Oops......" Ding Yao's face showed a displeased expression, looking very impetuous, he didn't want to say it, but seeing that Xiahou Yuan was so anxious, he had to open his mouth, "That's it, the Cui Tianping you met the day before yesterday, do you remember?" ”
Xiahou Yuan was angry when he heard this name, "Just that stinky boy, how could I forget!" ”
Ding Yao had expected Xiahou Yuan's reaction, so he wasn't too surprised, "It's him, something happened......
"Something's wrong...... Xiahou Yuan muttered, "Something's wrong, okay, I'm afraid he won't have an accident!" ”
"Section Chief, is this your consciousness as the director of the Spirit Record Bureau?" Xu Xu reminded on the side.
Xiahou Yuan eased his emotions a little and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"Let me tell you," Xu Xu replied on the side, "Officer Ding came to me this morning and said that there was a man named Cui Tianping, who had participated in the operation with them the day before yesterday, but he lost contact that night, and when he contacted their unit, he said that he had not been at work for two days, and the people in their unit said that the phone could not be reached, and he went to his house yesterday afternoon and found that he was delirious and insane at home, so he reported the case." ”
"That's crazy, what does it have to do with us?" Xiahou Yuan looked disdainful.
"You listen to me," Xu Xu put the equipment box on the ground, and then continued, "I thought I was going crazy, so I sent him to a mental hospital." But in the evening, things were different, and it is said that he began to mumble things like 'take them all,' and then he suddenly went crazy when he saw the doctor, saying that he had seen a ghost in a dark brown cloak. Then this Cui Tianping was thin in an instant, and now he is dying and is being rescued. ”
"Dark brown clothes...... "Xiahou Yuan's expression suddenly became serious when he heard this, "Demons? ”
"That's the problem," Xu Xu said, "The demons are generally cruel and rude, and their purpose is very clear, they did what they wanted to do at that time, and this Cui Tianping didn't seem to have been attacked, and there was no change in his family, and there was no demonic energy left." ”
"There is no demonic energy left in his house, how do you know?" Xiahou Yuan looked puzzled.
"I went there last night," Xu Xu said, "and Officer Ding came looking for me yesterday." ”
Xiahou Yuan was suddenly very unhappy, and asked Ding Yao in a questioning tone, "Why don't you look for me?" ”
"Oh, he's not, isn't he having a crush on me," Ding Yao explained, "and then his house was full of my pictures, and I didn't want you to think about it, so I didn't look for you." ”
"I ......" When Xiahou Yuan heard this, anger began to appear on his originally peaceful face again, "This person is sick!" ”
Xu Xu shrugged his shoulders, "Officer Ding is taking into account your emotions, and I am afraid that if her colleague comes, she will come to you directly, and I sent me a private message yesterday to ask me to investigate, but I didn't find it, so I thought I would come early today, and I took Lingziyi to take a look again, I didn't expect you to come so early......"
"Why are you here so early today?" Ding Yao asked, "Didn't you cook for Xiaoling?" ”
"Xiao Ling made breakfast today...... "Xiahou Yuan replied without a match.
Ding Yao was taken aback, "Xiaoling is really a big girl, she can help share the housework." ”
"Don't talk about this yet," Xiahou Yuan pointed to the equipment box on the ground, "It's better for me to go, it's not easy for you to deal with demons." ”
"Forget it," Xu Xu said, lifted the equipment box again, and then motioned for Ding Yao to prepare to go, "I'm worried that you won't be able to control yourself when you see that scene." ”
"What do you mean by this," Xiahou Yuan stopped Xu Xu, "I can control it, let me go!" ”
"No way!" Xu Xu pushed away Xiahou Yuan and walked out.
Just then, a girl in her early twenties walked through the door, holding in both hands a covered object that looked like a picture frame. The girl saw so many people standing at the door, a little timid, and didn't know who to speak with first, so she had to bow slightly and ask in a low voice, "Excuse me, is this the first action group in the north of the Spirit Record Bureau?" ”
"Yes," Xu Xu stopped, "What's the matter?" ”
"Hmm......" The girl looked down at the covered object in her hand, "I have encountered a strange thing, I wonder if you can help solve it here." ”