As soon as I walked out of Yuiso, Tsubaki woke up, the white cat made a faint sound in the cage, I took her out and touched her head, "It's okay, continue to sleep, and I'll go home in a while." ”

As soon as I walked to the door of Tianbei groceries, I saw Guan Qing and me running.

"Why don't you wait in the store, why do you run out?" I asked, holding the cat in one hand and the cage in the other.

"Fu Bai is inside. Guan Qing said, "You told him you work here?"

"......" had just come out of Zong An's place, and he had met another troublesome person.

"You don't look good, are you okay?"

"It's nothing, I'll talk to you in detail later, let's deal with the matter in front of me first. I saw Fu Bai poke his head out and beckoned to the two of us.

"Fu... Teacher, what a coincidence!" Guan Qing also said hello.

As soon as he entered the door, a million arrows shot out of the old man's eyes, "Ye Ke! Why didn't you tell me yesterday when you were going out in the morning!"

More than an hour... Oh my God, how long has Fu Bai been here?

"It seems that I went to find a cat," Fu Bai bent down and looked at Tsubaki in my arms, "Your cat doesn't look very good, did you run to a crowded place to play again?" He just wanted to reach out and touch Tsubaki, but the white cat bit his finger fiercely, "Ahh

I couldn't hold back my laughter, "Tsubaki, no. The white cat let go, I squatted down, she jumped to the ground lightly, stretched, it seems that her body has recovered, "She didn't directly scratch your face is already very gentle." ”

"Kitten, you can't attack people casually, I've brought you snacks. Fu Bai still wanted to get closer to her, but when he saw Tsubaki's fried hair, he finally gave up.

"How did Mr. Fu find here?" After the conversation with Zong An in the morning, I was no longer in the mood to start greetings.

"The home address registered on your information is here. Fu Bai is also very direct.

"So, you deliberately found my information and waited for me to come back, is it for a home visit?"

"Ye Ke, don't talk to the elders like this. As soon as the old man finished speaking, a pack of paper fell on my head.

"If you don't agree with someone, you'll hit someone," I muttered.

"It's okay," Fu Bai waved his hand to the old man, "Ye Ke and Guan Qing are both my students, so they naturally speak more casually." ”

"Teacher Fu came to Ye Ke today, there should be something important, right?" Guan Qing came out to clear the siege.

"Well, it's really important, I have a project here, and I haven't been able to find a suitable student to be an assistant, so I want to ask Ye Ke if he's interested, of course, Guan Qing would be good if he could come. Fu Bai said, "It won't take up too much of your time, mainly to read the literature, especially some ancient materials that can't be seen on the market, and report the results to me regularly, but it's a little boring, how about it?"

"Okay, we promise. Guan Qing answered without asking.

"You..."

"Okay, rejoice! That's it, as your mentor, I'll invite you to my house for dinner in the evening, and I'll send you a message in a moment. Boss, I'll leave first, and I'll bother you another day!" Fu Bai deliberately ignored me and quickly disappeared.

"Why did you just agree and pull me into the water together!"

Guan Qing didn't speak, pretending to look out the window.

"Isn't it good," said the old man suddenly, "I should be able to learn a lot from this teacher." ”

"What did he say to you, was he brainwashed so quickly?" I was already speechless to the two people in front of me.

"Say you sleep in class. "I felt like I was hit in the head with a tissue again.

At dinner time, Guan Qing and I found his community according to the address sent by Fu Bai.

"He really checked the two of us," Guan Qing said, "family, phone numbers, hobbies, all of them are all clear." ”

"Fu Bai is the only person who can start classes at school according to his mood, and he is definitely not a simple character. And every time he says Tsubaki's words, he always feels like he knows something.

"Do you think it's an honor for the two of us to be chosen by him as assistants?"

"Who knows... I hope so. Standing downstairs in Fu Bai, I looked up, it was really an old community.

"You are Lao Fu's students, right?" The door was opened by a middle-aged woman, presumably Fu Bai's wife, "Come in and sit down, he's reading a book, I'll call him for you." ”

The decoration in the house has a strong sense of the times, Fu Bai heard our voice come out of the study, "Come on, there will be a while to eat, sit down first." ”

Guan Qing and I sat on the sofa in the living room like two elementary school students, Fu Bai looked at the two of us and laughed, "You two don't have to be so restrained, you can do whatever you want, I work in the library and at home most of the time, so you will probably come often in the future." He glanced at his wife, who was busy in the kitchen, and said in a low voice, "Come to my study." ”

I have to say that Fu Bai's study surprised me, the bookshelves on three walls were full of books, and the ground was also scattered with various materials, there was no other furniture in the room except for a large table and three chairs, and there were several books and notes he made on the table, and he didn't mean to put the notes away, so he naturally sat on the chair.

"Remember, don't tell my wife that I asked you to do the project, and then come and say that the paper needs to be revised by me. He seemed to be saying something unsightly, and seeing that Guan Qing and I were puzzled, he continued, "My wife is very opposed to me doing these studies, and she wants me to teach students well, so you two just pretend to be very clumsy students, and you must not say anything." ”

“... Teacher, what exactly is the research you want to do? Guan Qing couldn't help but ask.

"The way youkai survive in human society. Fu Bai glanced at the door of the study and said with his hand over his mouth.

“... Why is it such a strange subject? I said.

"You two shouldn't think it's strange, right," Fu Bai said, "When I was your age, there was a person who was as interested in myths and legends as I was, and then I stayed with him to teach, but for some reason he resigned, and I was left alone to continue the research at that time, but one person's ability and energy were too limited, I once thought that my research might not be able to continue, until I saw the assignment of the two of you," I saw that there seemed to be a light flashing in his eyes," The research on the merman that you both handed in at the same time made me feel that there was someone to follow. ”

Sure enough, Guan Qing still didn't let go of Lower Zhen.

"Why do you think so?" asked Guan Qing.

"The analysis is in-depth, the insights are unique, and the more interesting things are, although the two people are talking about it from completely different directions, but it gives people the feeling that you have both really seen the merman. Fu Bai flipped through his notebook, "I found it, this is it." He pushed the notebook in front of us.

There are newspaper clippings pasted on the book, which is simply a history of the decline of Mida's fortune.

"Rumors of the shark silk, pearls of unknown origin suddenly occupied the market, the Guan family bought Mida Company, and soon after that, you two handed in the work about the shark at the same time. Fu Bai said, "This can't be, it's really a coincidence, right?"

"Mr. Fu, you've read too many detective novels. Guan Qing suddenly stood up and asked with a cold face. As long as it is about You Zhen, he is very sensitive.

"Don't get so excited, sit down and say. Fu Bai smiled, Guan Qing's reaction was enough to prove that this matter had something to do with us.

"It's time to eat. "The sound of the kitchen relieved me, there was so much going on today.

Fortunately, Guan Qing quickly adjusted his mood, swept away the previous unhappiness during the meal, and cleverly made Mrs. Fu believe that Fu Bai attaches great importance to teaching at school, and I also cooperated with him to act, Fu Bai also happily drank a few sips of wine, and as soon as dinner was over, Mrs. Fu went out to exercise, and the three of us returned to the study, and the atmosphere became awkward again.

"Oh, Guan Qing, don't you be so serious. Fu Bai seemed to have drunk a little too much, "I'm not tempting you, I really want you to complete the research with me, if you follow me, you can have a lot of opportunities to get in touch with things that you can't usually touch." He held out his index finger and stared at the lamp, "For example, information that should not be made public, or, someone who can see the monster." ”

"Who the hell are you?" I couldn't help but think of Zong An.

"Haha, I'm just an ordinary person who was saved by a monster when he was an hour. Fu Bai's eyes were a little red, I don't know if it was because he was drunk or because of something else, "I accidentally fell into the river once when I was a child, the river was turbulent, my nose and mouth were full of water, just when I felt that I was about to be drowned, something dragged my body up, and the feeling of choking on water just now disappeared all of a sudden, I opened my eyes in the water and saw the underwater world, but I couldn't see what it looked like, I could only see the outline of it moving forward in the water." When I got back to the shore, my mom hugged me and cried, saying that no one could fall into the river and survive, and everyone said that I was a miracle, and I knew that something had saved me, and later I learned that it was a youkai who sent me ashore. He paused for a long time and smiled self-deprecatingly, "But no one believes it, everyone says that I was choked by water to have this idea, but I understand that this is not the case." ”

Guan Qing and I were speechless for a while, and the suspicions just now were swept away. The drunken person in front of us is not talking to us as a teacher, just an ordinary middle-aged person telling about his childhood memories.

"You think I'm telling a story, don't you?" he laughed, "It's okay, it's normal for you to think so, after all, you've seen such a thing, unless you've experienced it yourself, who will believe it." Holding his head on his hands, he looked at the table.

"No," Guan Qing said, "because we... I've had a similar experience. ”

Fu Bai was stunned.

"I see," it was so long that I thought he was asleep, "It's so good, finally someone believes what I said," Fu Bai raised his head and smiled very kindly, "It seems that my feeling is right, you should really be my students." ”

After that, it seemed to open the door to each other's hearts, and for the first time I found out that he was a humorous and considerate elder outside the classroom, erudite and reliable, who told us many legends that we had never heard of, and many years later I have forgotten the story he told that night, except that he said when we left: " People will meet a lot of people in their lives, and there are very few people who can meet monsters, whether they are people or demons, it is likely that they can only see once in a lifetime, so cherish the fate of each encounter and don't leave regrets. ”

"One session and one meeting. I said.

"Yes, one session and one meeting. Fu Bai said with a smile.

It was late when I returned to the store, the old man was lying on the bed in the storeroom and snoring, and Tsubaki also fell asleep on the beams of the room, and the moment he sat on the chair, the fatigue swept over. Zong An and Fu Bai, what a crazy day.

It's almost the New Year.,There's no monster coming to the door these days.,I flipped through the membership records of Tianbei groceries.,The names of the monsters appeared in front of me in a row.,Indeed,I've really only seen a lot of monsters.,Thinking of this, I'm suddenly a little lonely.,Only see one.,Doesn't it mean that there will be no intersection anymore?

"Ahh

"Shhhh I picked Tsubaki out of the storeroom, sat down in front of the cash register, and whispered to her, "Why don't you sleep yet?"

Tsubaki had already fallen asleep on my lap, it seemed that I could only sleep on a chair tonight, I raised my hand to turn off the lights in the store, but the phone suddenly turned on, it was a message from Guan Qing.

"Ye Ke, let's continue to take Teacher Fu's course next semester, see you tomorrow. ”

This guy,How could he be inexplicably involved with a monster.,I just wanted to reply to tease him.,But my hand stopped at the top of the phone screen.。

That's right, just like I said to Zong An today, I'm not alone anymore, I re-edited the message and pressed the send button.

"Okay, see you tomorrow. ”