Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting walked to the 'door' of the director's office, straightened their ties, and brushed their hair. Ke Yongliang knocked lightly on the 'door'.

"Please come in."

The two walked into the office, and the two people in the room got up from their chairs. Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting only recognized the director of the public security bureau with 'gray' hair and a tall figure. Another 'woman' in her forties, with a serious expression, whom they had never seen before.

The director of the Public Security Bureau stretched out his hand to shake hands with Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting, and at the same time introduced: "Director of the National Security Bureau, Nalan Zhimin 'female'." ”

Nalan Zhimin coiled his hair, dressed in a plain professional suit, with outstanding temperament, looking calm and capable. She shook hands with the two officers without a smile. "I heard that the two are the best detectives in the city's public security bureau, and I am glad to meet them."

"It's over, Nalan 'female'." Mei Ting said humbly.

After the four of them sat down, Nalan Zhimin's legs were 'crossed' and said, "The situation is urgent, don't talk nonsense, let's get straight to the point." ”

She flipped through a notebook on her desk and read: "A man fell to his death in a swimming pool; A magnitude 7 earthquake confined to an office building; A middle-aged man and two police officers were struck to death by a mysterious force; A house in Yuanjiaqiao Village was inexplicably burned; A man was mysteriously killed in the underground parking lot of the Sanlian shopping mall; Seven members of the triad committed suicide en masse—" she looked up at the two detectives. "In one week, there are so many unbelievable events happening in our city. What do these cases have in common? ”

"It's all about the students of Class 13 of the Mingde Foreign Language Training Center. In every incident, someone from Class 13 was involved. Mei Ting said.

Nalan Zhimin bowed slightly: "But so far, you haven't arrested anyone. ”

Mei Ting pursed her lips and replied, "Yes." ”

"Why?"

"The evidence is insufficient." "In most cases, they are just 'stakeholders' in these events. ”

"Why don't you bring some of them back to the bureau and ask?" Nalan Jimin questioned further.

Mei Ting thought about it for a moment and said: "On the one hand, at least on the surface, many of these incidents do not have the elements of direct crimes, but have a certain supernatural 'sexuality' nature, which is beyond the scope of the police's handling of cases. Therefore, we reported to our superiors and asked for instructions and support from the higher authorities. She lowered her eyes. However, we really didn't expect so many incidents to happen in just a few days. ”

"On the other hand, why?" Nalan Jimin asked.

"Another reason is that two police officers have already died in the investigation, and we are aware of the danger and dare not act rashly." Mei Ting told the truth.

"So, are you afraid of death, so you don't dare to investigate deeply?" Nalan Zhimin pointed sharply.

Ke Yongliang expressed his position in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant: "From the first case, we almost rushed to the scene for investigation and analysis as soon as possible. No police officer has been more involved in this series of events than we have at the moment. I don't think that's what you say. ”

"We just want to be more secure and cautious about this." Mei Ting added, "Personal safety is not important. But if we also encounter accidents, these cases will not be able to be followed up for the time being. ”

Nalan Jimin stared at them with stern eyes for half a minute, and finally showed a smile. She turned to the police chief and said, "Very good, what I need is this sensible, calm, cautious and sensitive detective." ”

Mei Ting and Ke Yongliang glanced at each other.

Nalan Jimin said to the two of them: "I have obtained the consent of your director to temporarily seconded the two to the National Security Agency. From today onwards, the two of you will form a task force to investigate the incident related to Class 13. You are not part of any agency of the National Security Agency, and you are directly under my orders. I will give you authority beyond the average police and intelligence officer. ”

Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting were both a little surprised. Ke Yongliang asked, "Why did you find us?" I'm sure the NSA also has very good agents. ”

Nalan Zhimin shook his head and said, "I'm ashamed to say that the National Security Bureau has no keen sense of smell as you in this incident, and the investigation is not as deep as yours." As you said – you were the first to notice these events, and no police officer went deeper into them than you did. So, you are the best person to investigate this case – and the 'exchange' with you just now makes me even more convinced of that. ”

Mei Ting said: "You just said that there are only two of us in this task force? ”

"Yes. Due to the 'secrecy' of secrecy, it is not appropriate for a large group of people to investigate these incidents. Two people are enough. However, in the event of an emergency, you can directly mobilize most of the city's police force without going through me, and get the support of the various departments of the National Security Bureau. If necessary, even the military forces can be mobilized. ”

"To put it simply, you now have a lot of authority than me, the director of the public security bureau." The director said on the side, raising his eyebrows.

Mei Ting and Ke Yongliang 'exchanged' and exchanged their eyes, and the two stood up at the same time: "Yes!" ”

"Good." Nalan Zhimin then stood up and 'handed over' two special documents with silver 'color' badges to Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting. "This document will give you all the powers I just said."

The two carefully placed their documents in the inner bag of their clothes. Ke Yongliang asked, "What are our priorities?" ”

"Quickly uncover the secrets behind these events and 'figure out' what all this is all about. The sooner the better. "However, I have a specific task for you to investigate at the moment - my gut tells me that this is the latest incident related to Class 13." ”

"What event?" Mei Ting asked.

"This morning, three citizens were taken to a city hospital – they were suffering from a very rare disease - acute 'viral' hemohidrosis (*hereinafter referred to as hemohidrosis)." Nalan Jimin said.

"Hemohidrosis?" Ke Yongliang had never heard of this name. "What type of disease?"

"It should be a blood disease or a skin disease. Okay, I'm not a doctor, so you better go to the hospital and find out. ”

"Why do you think someone has something to do with this disease and the people in Class 13?" Mei Ting asked.

"Hemohidrosis is also known as the 'doomsday disease'. It is said that this disease occurs only occasionally when people are in extreme pain or have a premonition of imminent great calamity. There has never been a report on this disease in China before, and no relevant medical history data can be found. But within a single day, three people in the city were sick with the disease, and all three patients were ill at about the same time and place, which is obviously very abnormal. Nalan Jimin looked at them and added, "By the way, according to the Bible, before Jesus Christ was crucified, he had a premonition of a crisis and shed blood and sweat. Can you believe it? ”F