Chapter 38: Rubbing shoulders
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Not again.
Han Yue looked at the concise message from Ling Shucheng and pouted.
The informant's address. There are only five words that do not match the preamble.
Please wait a minute, I'll finish this meal and check it out for you. Han Yue replied.
"You haven't taken your eyes off your ID during this meal." The young woman with a sweet voice stirred the straw in her drink vigorously, "I feel like my makeup is white." β
"Ouch, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Han Yue said with both hands, "I'm sorry Yingying, I've been too busy lately, you work in the radio station, and most of you have heard about it." β
"Of course I know, that's why I can't bear to ask you to eat and be released twice in a row." Radio host Qi Yingying rolled her eyes angrily, "Busy man, can you have a good meal?" β
"Yes, yes." Han Yue nodded with a smile and added, "But can we eat a little faster?" I'll have something to do in a moment. β
"It's time to get off work, and you're miserable." Qi Yingying poked a pill hard, and took a small bite of it, "Seeing that this year is about to turn the page again, you better behave well and strive to change to a relaxed position as soon as possible." β
This is unlikely, Han Yue thought to himself, unless Ling Shucheng suddenly has three longs and two shortsβbut if he really has three longs and two shorts, he will probably have to apologize. However, he still nodded heavily and said solemnly: "What you said makes sense, in fact, I have wanted to transfer for a long time, but the one above me is really difficult to deal with." β
"yes, I think you're working hard."
"Gee, isn't that pushing me again?" Han Yue pointed to the id in his hand, poured a large mouthful of sour juice, and hurriedly stood up, "This meal can't be eaten well anyway, next time, I will definitely compensate you again." Come here, yes, it's you, pay the bill. β
At seven o'clock in the evening, the whole office area is quiet and ghostly. Han Yue slammed open the door and said "Hi" loudly to the staff on duty who was huddled on the sofa and shook his head to listen to the music, causing others to roll off the sofa in fright. He smiled with satisfaction, whistled at his colleague who was rubbing his waist, "snapped", and closed the door again.
The person inside the door swallowed in shock, and vaguely heard Han Yue outside the door as if he was talking to someone on the phone.
"Hey, wait a minute, I'm looking for it." Han Yue didn't even bother to turn on the light in the corridor, and directly poked the door open with the key in the dark, "How are you there, can you still withstand it?" β
β.β Ling Shucheng replied truthfully, "Last night, when I went to contact the person you said, I learned that he had been killed on the street a few days ago. β
"Uh......" Han Yue paused as he flipped through things, "You should have told me about this last night, and since that's the case, you shouldn't have gone to someone's house at this point in time, someone must be watching." β
"I ...... last night," Ling Shucheng tried to summarize, "there was an adventure. Anyway, I happened to participate in a meeting of the 'Half Noodles', and I got a little bit more information. β
"Wow, you're pretty reliable. In that case, let's wait for me to deal with the matter of the informant in a few days, and you can concentrate on dealing with the 'half-faced' matter first." β
"I feel like there's a connection between those two things." Ling Shucheng's voice was a little softer, and Han Yue probably knew that he was talking from someone, "And this side ...... In short, the situation on half of the side is more complicated than we think. β
"Be careful yourself." Han Yue had to say this nonsense, thought about it, and added, "So now, what are you going to do next?" β
"If I hadn't gone to the informant's house, I might have tried to visit a 'half-faced' civilian stronghold that I came across today."
"A civilian stronghold?" Han Yue was stunned for a moment.
"A place of mission, or a church." Ling Shucheng explained.
"You're too daring." Han Yue smiled, "Before leaving, I told you a thousand times, I hope you won't be so reckless this time...... Uh, don't punch straight like that, okay? If something happens to you at the other end, I will jump from the window to the bottom and tell them to start the boat, I am afraid it will be too late. β
"I understand, I'll be careful."
This is equivalent to still not listening, Han Yue was about to persuade again, when he heard Ling Shucheng hurriedly say "first like this" and hung up.
Han Yue snorted and slapped the stack of documents in his hand on the table, but faintly heard another soft sound.
He raised an eyebrow, crouched down suddenly, rubbed under the table for a while, and suddenly came across something that was clearly protruding.
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Ling Shucheng stood in front of the teahouse during the day, hesitated for a moment, reached out and knocked lightly on the door.
The shop is closed. However, the shops on the first floor of this street are connected to the houses on the second floor, and many residents are resting upstairs and opening shops downstairs.
Sure enough, Ling Shucheng took a step back slightly, and a middle-aged woman who looked to be about forty years old answered the door, and when she saw the stranger outside the door, she hesitated and asked, "Hello, is there anything wrong with you?" β
Ling Shucheng took out the "Hand Star" given by Gan Yao from his pocket, and said as softly as possible: "I came from out of town, and I was fortunate enough to participate in your activities by chance last night, and I wanted to visit during the day, but ......"
"It turned out to be a parishioner." The woman smiled very gently, and the wrinkles at the end of her eyes merged into a line, "It's okay, you're welcome, people often come here to sit at night." β
Ling Shucheng bowed slightly and followed her in.
"What tea would you like to drink?"
"Whatever you want." Ling Shucheng replied briefly and habitually, looked at the person in front of him who was obviously older than him, and added, "You can do anything, it's already night, and I probably can't drink much tea." β
"yes, I forgot about that." The woman supported her face with her hands, thought for a moment, and said with a smile, "So how about milk tea?" Do you still like sweets? β
"It's okay, don't be so polite." Ling Shucheng followed the woman's guidance and sat down at a small table by the window, and saw another man in his fifties come out of a small room next to him holding a half-washed glass teapot.
"Eh, guest?" This is obviously the male owner of the house, and his face is also smiling, and his voice reveals real concern, "The streets have not been peaceful recently, so you should try not to go out alone at night." β
"This is our parishioner." The woman explained, "It's from outside, and I don't have time to come here during the day." β
"Yes, sorry to interrupt." Ling Shucheng nodded cooperatively.
"I see, welcome, welcome. Juan'er, you talk to him first, and I'll clean it up. β
The old couple and wife looked very good, Ling Shucheng frowned, took the milk tea in the woman's hand, took a sip politely, and said: "It's really not easy for an outsider like me to try to understand Lord Yueyu. I happened to pass by here during the day, and I thought I would have to come and see it at night. β
"It's okay, you're always welcome to come over." The woman pointed to the wall covered with "hand stars", "I see you've been staring at this place since you entered the door...... Beautiful, right? These are all left behind by the parishioners who have come here to meet. β
"You call it the 'Hand Star.'"
"Yes. Because it doesn't look like a star? And the moon god we believe in represents the moon. β
Do the stars hold the moon? Ling Shu sincerely met for a moment, and decided to start with the most approachable question: "How did you first learn about the Moon Bird God?" β
"When I was a kid, I was like hearing from the people around me." The woman tilted her head and recalled, "But at that time, there were very few people around to talk about this, and it was generally limited to private. β
"That must have been a long time ago." Ling Shucheng recalled the age of the girl he saw in his dream, "If you say that, Lord Yueyu should be not young?" β
"Lord Moon Bird is a god, how can he be the same as us mortals. She will descend on a young girl of a special race, and once the girl reaches the age of twenty, the moon god will leave her, allowing her to live a free life and find the next suitable girl. "It turned out to be an inheritance system.
"Who's going to determine who the 'next girl' is?"
"It's the priests around Lord Moonbird."
"Oh, that's right." Ling Shucheng was thoughtful. No wonder the current Moon Owl once revealed to him that he was not free.
It's a pity that these devout believers don't know the true physical condition of this Moon Owl. But in a sense, as long as women with similar abilities can be found, the life or death of a certain successor to this title does not seem to matter too much. No one has considered whether the girl is really alive after the so-called "Moon Duck God" leaves.
"You...... Seems to have doubts about the existence of the Moon Owl God? "Women always have a natural sensitivity.
"The ...... who was taken away last night" Ling Shucheng looked at the other party's face and immediately corrected, "Where will the young man who was chosen be taken?" β
"This is the grace of the Moon Owl once a month." The woman's eyes showed a yearning, "If we want to fulfill the wishes of all of us one by one, isn't Lord Yuelu too busy?" So generally speaking, only some big people can meet Lord Yueyu. β
That is, the so-called "rich offerings", right? Ling Shucheng thought that the operation of such a huge organization must require sufficient financial support.
"However, Lord Moon Owl takes pity on us, so we will hold a court meeting every month, so that even ordinary people can have a chance to fulfill our wishes."
Well, a reasonable means of winning people's hearts. Ling Shucheng made a definition in his heart.
It's a shame to say that as a person who was born in the army and was raised by a group of realistic and cold-blooded people, Ling Shucheng feels mean and boring, and he can't empathize with this kind of thing.
"Speaking of which...... What kind of wish can the moon god fulfill? Isn't that too utilitarian? As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Shucheng began to reflect.
The woman only smiled lightly, as if she was used to being asked questions like this: "Tsuki-sama is the god who masters dreams, and if you are looking for some real-life benefits, she may not be able to do anything." β
Before Ling Shucheng could speak, the woman continued: "However, who said that what exists in reality must be the best? Is it shameful to face your heart in a dream? Many humble wishes, if they want to be fulfilled in reality, may not be fulfilled in a lifetime - or, we are simply ashamed to speak. But Tsuki-sama is different, she is a compassionate god of the world, and will not laugh or slack off at any of our unspeakable pains. When you wake up from a dream, your wish will come true, and your life will not be affected in any way, what's so bad? β
"I don't mean to disrespect her, it's just that after a dream, I have to return to reality, and I don't feel more ...... Lost? Ling Shucheng couldn't help but ask.
"My wish is just to see my son who died early again in my dreams." The woman's face finally became a little pale, "Do you think that in your whole life, if you only pursue worldly things, can you do it?" β
Ling Shucheng was stunned for a moment, looked at the woman who suddenly became cold, and had to stand up and bow deeply: "Sorry for bothering me today, it's not early, I have to go back early...... I don't speak much, so I beg your pardon. β
"I'm sorry, I'm too excited." The woman also apologized, "I just hope that every believer can truly believe in her and value her, instead of everyone rushing to ask her......"
These words were quite atmospheric, and Ling Shucheng glanced sideways slightly.
Tonight's conversation came to an abrupt end, but fortunately, there was something to be gained. Ling Shucheng walked out quickly, turned back from a distance, and found that the woman was still standing at the door, facing the direction he left, unable to see the expression on her face.
The second time he entered the room through the window, Ling Shucheng was already familiar with the road.
There was also one person in the room, and he deliberately made some unnecessary movement before hitting the ground. Lao Cai really poked his head out of it, obviously to check whether he had returned to bed on time.
"Yo, it's still early." Lao Cai pointed to the electronic clock on the wall, "It's not even ten o'clock, wouldn't it be better to walk through the gate openly?" β
Ling Shucheng was choked for a moment, so he could only look down at the ID on his wrist and whispered, "I didn't pay attention to the time...... Well? β
"What's wrong with you?" Lao Cai found that Ling Shucheng's expression suddenly became more serious.
ββ¦β¦ It's okay. Ling Shucheng's gaze unnaturally moved away from the ID.
"You'd better not get involved in any strange things, we can't scrape together the money to ransom you." Lao Cai then began to chatter.
"I understand." Ling Shucheng was still playing back the message sent by Han Yue a few hours ago in his mind, but he was actually a little distracted, just habitually imitating Yuan Sui's usual tone of assurance and spit out a few words.
- There is a bugging device in the room where I was talking to you, be careful.