As I spoke, Captain Chi's originally round and smiling face became more and more solemn. By the end, his brows were furrowed.

"So Brother Jiang, do you mean to say that in fact, the source of this grasshopper essence in Pingtian Village is the strange thing contained in that burlap bag? And that thing must have come from somewhere in Shanghai's Hongkou district? ”

I nodded, "yes, that's my speculation."

Captain Chi lowered his head and was silent for a long time before he raised his head and looked at me and said slowly: "Brother Jiang, have you ever thought that the appearance of monsters near this kind of sparsely populated remote village is enough of a headache, if there are monsters in the urban area of Shanghai, what do you think will be the consequences?" ”

Hearing him say this, my heart suddenly locked, and I was really shocked. I hadn't thought about it before, but now I suddenly reacted, if something like this happened in the center of a big city like Shanghai, the damage caused would probably be a little unacceptable.

What's even more terrifying is that the source of this kind of monster that can accidentally give birth to monsters is likely to be in the downtown area of Shanghai!!

It's scary to think about it.

I frowned and thought for a while and said, "In this way, the twists and turns in this are probably more complicated. I'm afraid you need to contact a religious office, right? I believe that as the leader of the police department, he knows Buddhism and magic, so he should know something about this organization, right? ”

Captain Chi nodded and said, "Not only do I know something, but I also have some contact." But I don't like their heads, so I always break up. ”

I was a little surprised when I heard this. I didn't expect this Chi Han to really have some ability. Not to mention that he is the captain of an ordinary police station, he must be a deputy director if he dies, right? actually dared to collide with an executive at the level of Shanghai mayor. Let's not talk about this kind of secular official position. In terms of the magic strength and sect identity in the supernatural circle, Guo Hu from Sanqing Mountain is enough to destroy him several times in terms of his own strength and status.

Well. It's a kind of guy!

In my heart, my evaluation of this Chi Han has improved a little again, and at the same time, I feel that this guy is obviously not as simple as he seems on the surface, and there must be a lot of unknown secrets. But that's nothing, everyone has their own secrets. For my part, there are a lot of secrets hidden in me that can almost be described as earth-shattering.

"Forget it, it's getting late today, let's not talk about it, let's make do with sleep in this room first. We'll wait until tomorrow morning. Captain Chi Han said. As he turned around and walked towards the house, he still looked very tired and wanted to rest.

I shouted at his back from behind: "Hey, I said, I'm just an ordinary person, so willing to help you police do what they should do and protect the villagers of this village, should I be awarded any award?" For example, honor, good citizen, or something. ”

The guy staggered and walked without looking back and said, "Hehe, it's you." A guy whose identity is not clear still wants to be an honorary citizen? Even if I do give it to you, you kid dare either? Come on, I'll give you another reward to reward you for your help...... Sleep first. ”

I was just joking with him. But when he said this, his heart moved, and at the same time, he showed a relieved smile. Although this guy also seems to have a lot of secrets. But it seems that he is a more reliable guy.

I thought so in my heart. I also walked slowly into the house. But my face soon changed: "Hey, hey! Captain Chi, there's only one bed in this room? Where do you want me to sleep? We can't sleep in the same bed, will we? Yes. Hey, wake up first, where am I sleeping? It's so late that it's inconvenient for me to go back and disturb Xiaodi's family, hey......"

The entire courtyard echoed with my voice of grief and helplessness......

Early the next morning, Captain Chi and I got up and started to get busy. I was busy going back to Xiaodi's house, while Captain Chi was busy dealing with some aftermath matters, and I had a headache about how to "deceive" the villagers in a reasonable way, telling them that this perverted murder case was over, and the culprit had been shot dead by the police......

In the early morning, there are still some cold dewdrops on the ridges. Although I was tired last night, and I didn't sleep well when I was crammed into a bed with Chi Han, a burly guy, I relied on my own strength to solve a demonic thing, so the sense of accomplishment and pride in my heart was very enjoyable for a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy.

I even hummed some pop songs from the 90s in my mouth, and walked briskly back to Xiaodi's house.

The courtyard doors of the house were open, and Xiaodi and Old Man Shen were eating breakfast around the table. When they saw that it was me who was back, they all showed happy expressions. Xiaodi quickly stood up, put down the rice bowl in his hand to me, took my hand and walked in the direction of the dining table: "Great, Brother Jiang, you're back!" Haven't had breakfast yet? Come and have breakfast. It's a porridge made by grandpa, and it's delicious. ”

Old man Shen also smiled at me and motioned for me to sit down and eat.

Looking at the old and the young, everyone eating breakfast together, I can't help but think of the scene when I was with my master when I was a child, and when I lived with Brother Long in the past few years. That kind of warm feeling suddenly made me feel a little sad in my heart.

I just ran away from home without saying a word, Brother Long...... Do you feel anxious? Am I doing something wrong?

In my heart, I finally felt a trace of guilt.

"Brother Jiang Min, what do you want? Let's have dinner with me and grandpa first. "The cute little flute looked at me with a rice bowl and told me to hurry up and eat.

I nodded, and finished this warm breakfast with this kind and simple old and young man, who is also my savior.

After breakfast, Xiaodi, a child who couldn't stay idle, ran out to play with all kinds of little frogs and dragonflies. Of course, I know. He can communicate with these little animals, so even if there are almost no children his age in the village. The older children also found him strange and reluctant to play with him, but he did not feel lonely either.

Wait until after the flute leaves. Old man Shen put down the rice bowl in his hand, looked at me with a meaningful look, and didn't speak for a long time.

Although his eyes are not aggressive, they are wise, full of a kind of wisdom after years of precipitation, as if he can see through people's hearts at a glance.

My heart trembled suddenly, could it be that Xiaodi's grandfather found something?

But he is really just an ordinary old peasant, and he doesn't know any spells, so he shouldn't be able to see the clues, right?

But don't know why. I just felt a little nervous, like when I was a child in my master's money shop, and I was about to be punished for doing something wrong.

"Xiao Jiang, old man, I actually know, what you say about doing business or the like, and being hunted down by the enemy, it shouldn't be the truth, right?" Shen Lao said slowly.

"Huh?!" I pretended to be stunned, "Shen, Uncle Shen." You. How can you say that. I'm ......."

As a result, he laughed: "Xiao Jiang, you don't have to be nervous, old man, I have lived for so many years, I can still tell who is a good person and who is a bad person." Although you didn't tell me the truth to Xiaodi. And there are too many suspicious places about the origin of the identity, but old man, I'm sure I'm not wrong, you're a good person. Not to mention. The fact that the police can ask you to help also illustrates the problem in another way. ”

Hear him say that. And the stone of my heart fell to the ground. Because I was just worried that my white lies would make this equally kind old country man angry. That's the case. I must feel very sad, even if he is just a helpless person for me, but it also makes me respect.

"Actually, I was quite hesitant to rescue you from the paddy field that day. But now it looks like I should have done it right. Judging from the look on your face, you should have helped those police comrades solve the case last night, right? Yes, lad, my instincts tell me that you are a man of great ability. You are like a natural dragon who was injured and fell into the mortal world and was rescued. But the dragon will fly to the sky again after all, and it can't indulge in mortal life for too long. ”

As he spoke, he looked at me with a meaningful gaze, and I muttered to myself.

Although this Shen Lao is not from the Xuanmen, he always feels that there is a very deep wisdom in his body. Is it because he is very old and has experienced a lot of things? Is it true that everyone at his age has this kind of wisdom and vision for others? I thought to myself.

He was right, after more than a month of recuperation, my body was gradually recovering. Although I also like such a leisurely and tranquil country life, there always seems to be a voice in my heart calling for mediocrity, so that I don't want to be so willing to be mediocre, and don't wear out the passion and enthusiasm of youth in such a place.

Therefore, the reason why I want to help this Captain Chi Han is actually because I am not willing to be lonely......

Unexpectedly, even my own heart, which I was not aware of, was actually seen by a helpless country man. But it is precisely because of this that I also have a decision in my heart.

That is, I should really leave Hirata Village......

I stood up and thanked Shen Lao with a smile: "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years." The juniors thanked Uncle Shen for his teachings. ”

Shen Lao touched his white beard and smiled: "Oh, hey, don't drag me to be a cultural person, I'm also a farmer in the countryside, I don't know any big truths, just talk about it casually, and you can listen to it casually." It's just that if you leave, Xiaodi will definitely be very sad. It can be seen that he likes you very much and treats you as his big brother. ”

Little flute......

Yes, this innocent and amazingly talented little guy is indeed very close to me. It's really reluctant to leave like this. But I had no way to take him away, let alone take care of him.

What happened in any villa, even if Guo Hu and the others did not have clear evidence, they would definitely have doubts about me. There are also other people in the Demon Slayer Squad, I'm afraid it's the same, but I don't know what happened to Fu Ergou and Shen Xue......

So I don't dare to disclose my identity now, it's very troublesome, let alone with a little flute.

Just when I was still a little hesitant. Suddenly, I heard my name called at the door.

"Jiang Min, are you in there? I'm Chi Han. ”

It turned out that Captain Chi was here. There weren't many people in the village, so he could find Xiaodi's house by asking around.

I smiled apologetically at Old Man Shen. He waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, he's the captain of the police." Yesterday, I also met Captain Chi. ”

When I ran to the door, I saw this fat man with a cigarette in his mouth, and his round face loomed in the smoke. He looked at me with a smile and said, "Well, Forensic Doctor Xing is here, and the case is closed, thanks to you." ”

"Don't thank me, if it weren't for your awesome Buddha Gate magic power and that string of Buddhist beads that killed and injured the two locust spirits. It's not so easy, maybe it's not impossible for the two of us to plant it. ”

Captain Chi didn't say anything anymore, but smiled at me a little mysteriously: "Young man, you have the ability." Would you like to be recruited into our team and follow me? ”

I was a little moved in my heart, but on the surface I still pretended to be calm: "What? Come and be your little brother? ”

He smiled: "That's naturally not, a strange person like you, a future Dao genius, how can you be a junior brother?" That's it. If you want to do something righteous, you have to have a reputation? Nominally, follow me. ”

Although I know that this guy is, young people always have a bit of vanity. I have to say that the sentence "Daomen genius" really makes me very comfortable. But considering my current status. Again, I felt a little hesitant......

Who knows, this guy who looks like a bear is as fine as a fox, and you can see at a glance what I'm hesitating. He looked around and saw no one. He leaned into my ear and whispered, "I know, you're worried about your identity, right?" Never mind. I'm not gossipy, and I don't want to know who you are. As long as you can do practical things for the people, and besides, I have a way to let no one know your identity except me and Lao Xing. ”

This time, listening to his words, I was really a little tempted and blurted out: "How?" ”

He smiled and gently spat out four words: "Human skin mask." ”

When I sat in the police car with this guy who looked like a bear on the outside and a fox on the inside, and drove towards downtown Shanghai, I was still a little dizzy and felt a little unreal.

First, I didn't expect that Forensic Xing's technology in making human skin masks would be so powerful. When I put it on in this car, I couldn't believe it was me when I looked in the mirror at the guy who was at least twenty-five years old and had a rough face! The second reason is that I didn't say goodbye to Xiaodi, I just said a word to Old Man Shen, and left secretly. I don't know how to explain to Xiaodi if I have the opportunity to see him again in the future. I guess this kid must be a little resentful of me, right? He treated me like a big brother, but I didn't even tell him to leave, and I left secretly.

"Haha, how's that! I'll just say that I have a way to make people not see who you are, our Lao Xing's skills are very good. Being a forensic doctor is really wronged by you. Captain Chi patted me on the shoulder vigorously and said very proudly. I have to say that he looks like this, but he is a little similar to Brother Long.

Forensic Doctor Xing, who was driving in front, snorted coldly: "Pat yourself on the back or something, don't come." If I hadn't seen that Jiang Min was indeed a nice little guy, I wouldn't have been able to do this. actually fabricated an identity and blended into the police station, this ...... This is simply a crime and a crime! ”

Belch...... In this way, I am a good law-abiding teenager, but I still have a reputation for breaking the law and committing crimes.

Captain Chi said with a straight face: "But Lao Xing, have you paid attention to what Brother Jiang and I told you just now?" It can make ordinary locusts become monsters cultivated in the spirit world in a very short period of time, once this kind of thing is leaked out, or acts on other animals, the consequences are simply unimaginable! ”

When it comes to business, Forensic Doctor Xing no longer raises the bar with Captain Chi. He thought seriously for a while before saying, "If there really is such a thing, then it must be extremely precious. A leak is unlikely, and the person who made it must have protected it very well. This incident in Pingtian Village, according to what Jiang Min saw in the locust spirit nest, is likely to be really just an accident. It's just that it's unsettling that people who study this kind of thing. What kind of purpose exactly? It's not quite like it's based on pure scientific research...... Alas! ”

Forensic Doctor Xing sighed, and seemed to feel that things were a little tricky.

But for now, it seems. Everything is still below the surface, and we know that this thing is dangerous. And it may be made somewhere in Hongkou District, there are no other clues. It can be described as confusing, and I can only take one step at a time.

It was at this time that I learned that it was a very coincidental thing that Captain Chi and Forensic Doctor Xing originally belonged to the Hongkou District Police Department. It's just that this time I happened to encounter a short-term internal rotation transfer, so I came to Nanhui. They will immediately apply to be transferred to the Hongkou Police Station, and at the same time, they will also find a way to get me in......

Police cars are speeding down the road. I reached out and touched my completely different face, looked at the scenery that flashed by the window, and sighed in my heart......

Am I about to start a completely different life again?

But at that time, I was still too naïve. Everything in this world comes and goes freely, and it has its own fate here. Since he has been a Taoist since he was a child, how can he have a different life? I'll soon find out, actually. I'm still in it, it's just a circle, and I'm back......

Since I re-entered Shanghai with Captain Chi and Forensic Doctor Xing, I arrived in Hongkou District. Life is also uneventful, and nothing major has happened.

Time flies, unconsciously. I have been in the Hongkou Police Station for more than two months as a special assistant to Captain Chi Han. The weather is getting hotter. There are still no major cases worthy of our attention, and no trace of that strange substance has been found.

The whole of Hongkou and Shanghai. It's so peaceful, I almost forget that under the cover of this everyday world, there is another strange world...... It's a little different from what I expected, but that's fine.

However, it will not be long before the days of peace will not last long.

I still remember that it was a hot summer evening in 1996, and Captain Chi and I were sitting in the office drinking tea and reading the newspaper boredly, when we suddenly heard a panicked cry outside, as if he was talking loudly.

There is a case!

Captain Chi and I glanced at each other, and at the same time, we both came to our senses, and quickly stood up and walked towards the outside of the office. Originally, it stands to reason that this should belong to the reception staff of the police station, and it has nothing to do with our half a dime.

But after staying here for a while, I also know Chi Han's style, he is a nosy guy, he likes to join in the fun of everything, and everyone is used to him because of his excellent popularity.

When we walked over, we saw a middle-aged woman being supported by a middle-aged man, crying and saying something to the police officer who received her.

"Comrade police, comrade police! My child is lost, my child is lost! He has just entered the second grade of elementary school this year, but he is obedient and never walks around, how can he say that he will disappear if he can't see it? You've got to help me, or ...... Otherwise, I wouldn't be alive! ”

This middle-aged woman had tears all over her face, her clothes were disheveled, and her hair was scattered, she looked very pitiful, obviously a mother who was extremely sad. And judging from her words so far, it is that her child in the second grade of elementary school is missing.

Cases of missing children?

The poor mother was emotionally unstable, and the middle-aged man next to her should be her husband, trying to comfort her, and the police officer who received her also let them talk slowly. So the middle-aged man gave a general explanation of the matter.

It turned out that their son was eight years old and in the second grade at a primary school in Hongkou District. Yesterday afternoon, because the couple were busy with work, they didn't go to school to pick up their son. The two thought that their son was calm and sensible on weekdays, and the school was not too far from home, so they should be able to take the bus back by themselves, so they didn't think much about it.

But when the couple came home from work in the evening, they found that the house was dark, and their son was not at home at all. At that time, it was already more than eight o'clock in the evening, and the two were in a hurry, so they hurriedly looked for their son everywhere near the community, asked many neighbors, and learned that their son had not entered the community at all.

The two followed their son's way home all the way to the school, and called the teachers and the principal's home to make various inquiries, and asked some vendors who set up stalls along the way, and asked the bus driver. Finally, I learned some news that their son got off the bus near Hongkou Park, but no one knows exactly where he went.

So the couple searched around Hongkou Park again, almost digging three feet into the ground, but they didn't find any trace of their son. The two wanted to call the police, but they felt that the time was too short, and the police would definitely not accept it. So they asked relatives and friends to look for them in all directions, and the couple found them just now at eight o'clock last night, and they didn't eat a bite of food, nor did they drink a sip of water, and there was still no news of their son, as if their children had evaporated from the world......

After listening to the middle-aged man's narration on the side, Captain Chi and I both frowned.

If the disappearance is indeed confirmed, then this should indeed be the biggest case in Hongkou District in recent times. But so far there are not 24 hours, so you can't make a judgment too early, and you have to pay attention to it for a while.

The police officer who received the couple also gave them all kinds of advice, did ideological work, and told them that although the case could only be filed for 48 hours after the disappearance, they would help them pay attention. If there is no news after 48 hours, the police will immediately open a case and send personnel to assist in the search.

I looked at Captain Chi: "What do you think about this?" To do it or not to care? Let them honestly go through the formal police process, or can we help see where his son has gone? ”

The guy turned around, with a smile on his round face, which had seemed very kind before, but now looked ...... Feel obscene.

"What do you say, Officer Chiang? Naturally, I went to see it, and it didn't bother anyway. Either you come or I come? ”

I laughed too.

There is a subtext to our conversation. After all, we all know Xuanmen spells. Using some of the missing child's things to find someone will not consume too much spiritual power, and the difficulty will not be too high. If you encounter this kind of thing, if you can, let's help.

Thinking of this, I stepped forward: "Please stay, two of you." ”

The middle-aged man with a haggard expression turned around: "Is there something wrong with the two police comrades?" My husband and wife are going to continue looking for our children. Alas, it takes more than forty-eight hours to file a case, which is ......" (to be continued.) )