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In this case, instead of taking the walking ladder, we entered the elevator.

In the stainless steel mirror of the elevator, my pale face was reflected.

Originally, Qu Ling had already pressed the button on the third floor of the basement, but I changed my mind temporarily and pressed the button to reach the first floor. I don't want Tang Wan to see my decadent appearance, that would be an invisible harm to her.

We stepped out of the elevator and the foyer was empty, and it was midnight outside.

"Mr. Xia, shall I accompany you to the campus?" Qu Ling asked.

I nodded, and walked west side by side with her, along the cobblestone path for a hundred and ten meters, to the main entrance square of Shanda.

At this moment, the square is also empty, only the fountain directly north is still spewing water.

I breathed deeply into the fresh midnight air, feeling like my mood had calmed down and all the negative emotions that were surging in my mind had taken their place.

"Jinan is a good place, and Shandong University is also a good place, which makes me feel at home. Although it was the first time I was here, I felt that everything was familiar, and there was not even the slightest strangeness. Mr. Xia, especially when I met you, I am even more-"

I raised my hand in time to stop Qu Ling from talking any further.

"I'm sorry, I forgot our agreement again. Mr. Xia, you haven't eaten all day, why don't I accompany you to find a place to eat?" Qu Ling asked with a smile.

As soon as I got back on the ground, I felt like I was really hungry after putting aside the headaches and complications for a while. However, I didn't come up with my coat on, and I didn't have my wallet with me.

"Okay, but I-"

Qu Ling also raised his hand and interrupted me: "I brought a wallet, I invite you." ”

We walked out of the campus through the side gate, and then walked west, crossed Shanda Road, and walked to the middle of Shanda South Road, where we saw a tavern that was open 24 hours a day and still had the lights on.

Qu Ling took a step forward and pushed the door, asking me to go in first.

A sleepy-eyed waiter stood up from behind the bar and beckoned to me while rubbing his eyes: "Sir, we only have cold cuts and beer, no hot dishes, and the night service fee will be increased by fifteen percent." ”

Qu Ling and I sat down by the window and asked for four cold cuts and two beers.

Outside the window, the street lights were already very bright, and there were a lot of neon lights in front of the shops on both sides, colorful and flashing, illuminating Shanda South Road at midnight. From time to time, empty taxis and private cars whizzing by, their headlights shining brightly, and a whirlwind of high speed rolled up.

The waiter only gave us a beer screwdriver, and didn't even have the idea of opening the bottle for us, so he walked straight back to the back of the bar and continued to sleep.

"Exactly, so as not to disturb our conversation. Qu Ling smiled and skillfully opened the beer, and the snow-white beer foam immediately gushed out.

We don't even need a cup, we just drink a bottle per person and drink it directly to the bottle.

"It's so refreshing!" Qu Ling took a big sip and exclaimed.

The cold dishes in the small shop are very ordinary, but they are sauced beef, pickled pepper and chicken feet, smoked fish fillets, and spiced peanuts, and these two bottles of beer are the most common Baotu Spring dark beer on the streets of Jinan. As a Qu Ling, I guess I rarely come to this kind of small restaurant to eat, and I order the cheapest wine and food.

"Thank you. I held up the bottle and thanked her from the bottom of my heart.

"Thank me for what? I should thank you, Mr. Xia, for making my trip to Jinan the most rewarding. Also, I didn't discuss with you, so I asked another person to come over and meet, I hope you won't mind. She said.

"Of course I don't mind, how could it be? Is it your friend, a colleague, or ......" I smiled and shook my head.

"No, it's a freelance hacker, and I'm a member of my reserve informant team, and I have little contact with it. Now, we're having some difficulties, so I'm temporarily enabling him. Coincidentally, he lived in the neighborhood opposite the small hotel. Qu Ling pointed out the window.

On the other side of the street, a community with a door sign of "LVGEM Jiayuan" has also been silent, only on the top of the fence on both sides of the gate, green creepers are shaking with the night breeze.

"This is the contact address he gave me. I've just messaged him and invited him to meet in fifteen minutes. Qu Ling said.

I have long been aware of Qu Ling's arrangement, because she has come out all the way, no matter whether she walks or talks, her fingers have never left the phone screen.

"No problem, I hope his arrival can give us some new inspiration. I said.

Qu Ling is a thoughtful master, and inviting uninvited guests over at this time is definitely not for drinking and chatting, but with important information.

To be honest, I'm already anxious, especially when the Jade Rakshasa said that Tang Wan's soul was not in the white jade bed, I suddenly felt that the bright road going forward was cut off, and I didn't know whether to turn back and change the way or continue to move forward.

"Drink the bar, toast you. I lifted the bottle and touched it with the bottle in Qu Ling's hand.

"Thank you, Mr. Xia. I'm sorry, but this is the first time I've had a midnight drink with a strange man, and I'm both nervous and excited. Qu Ling's mood gradually improved, and he joked with me like before.

I looked at her and smiled, "Okay, I'm just like you." ”

Qu Ling frowned: "What do you mean? Could it be that you and Miss Tang have never had a colorful nightlife together?"

I explained calmly: "Since we met, in addition to facing the sick, helping the beggars, inviting the gods, and funerals, it is murder, chasing, solving mysteries, and chasing, where do we have the time and mood to come out and drink in the middle of the night? Not necessarily when, I also fell, and the world was quiet and the world was peaceful. ”

Man is not a god, there will always be times when he can't hold on, and a bad news or a mistake may become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

I refused to fall, but I had to accept the ravages of fate, and if I could withstand the wind and frost and sword, I would live with blood, and if I couldn't stand the test, I really couldn't see the future.

"You won't fall, I know, because your 'qi' has always been very strong, like a blazing wildfire. But if a mountain fire does not burn out a mountain or several mountains, it will not be extinguished automatically. I don't want to be flattering, but I always feel that you are the one who can really lead us to victory. Qu Ling said very sincerely.

The word "qiji" that she repeatedly mentions reminds me of the "Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon" contained in Buddhist scriptures.

The Eight Divisions of the Celestial Dragons are all "non-human", including eight kinds of Shinto monsters, and because the "Celestial Beings" and "Dragon Beings" are the most important in the first ranking, they are collectively referred to as the "Celestial Dragon Babu". These eight kinds of "non-human" are dependent on "qi" to live. If the qi is there, the eight parts of the dragon will be born, and when the gas is exhausted, the eight parts of the dragon will die.

In total, the eight divisions include the following beings, the one day, the two nagas, the three yashas, the four gandharvas, the five asuras, the six garudas, the seven kinaras, and the eight maharajas.

According to many Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, when the Buddha spoke to the bodhisattvas and monks, the Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon often participated in listening to the Dharma.

For example, there is such a sentence in the "Lotus Sutra Devadattapin": The eight divisions of the heavenly dragon, human and non-human, all see the dragon girl become a Buddha from afar.

Buddhism believes that everything is impermanent, the six realms of beings are in reincarnation, and after the end of the life span of the eight parts of the heavenly dragon, the qi dies, and they still have to die, and it is pointed out that there must be five signs before they die, that is, the clothes are dirty, the head is wilted, the body is filthy, the armpits sweat, and the jade is scattered, which is the so-called "the end of the qi, the five decays of heaven and man".

I also hope that I am just overtired, and when I have a moderate rest and energy recovery, I can get up again and move forward with confidence.

Ten minutes later, a thin young man appeared at the gate of LVGEM Garden, quickly crossed the road, avoided a speeding taxi, and walked out of our window.

He wore a black hoodie with a hat over his head that covered most of his face, and he looked sneaky.

"Here he comes. Qu Ling said as he raised the wine bottle and gestured out the window.

The young man leaned on the windowpane and looked into the tavern, his suspicious eyes glancing up and down at me.

I didn't bother to pay attention to him and bowed my head to drink.

As soon as the door opened, the young man walked in with a fluttering step, staggered over with a whole case of beer from the bar, and placed it under our table with a clatter.

"Fat sheep, you are very punctual. Qu Ling got up and shook hands with the young man.

It is clear that Fat Sheep is just his code name, not his real name.

"Yes, serving people's jobs and being managed, you called me here, even if there are knives in the sky, you have to come over on time with a basin. The fat sheep replied.

"This is Mr. Xia. Qu Ling introduced.

I also stood up and shook hands with the fat sheep.

The fat sheep pushed his hat away, revealing a messy head of curly hair.

"Summer stone. "I introduce myself.

"Fat sheep. "Young people report their homes.

He dragged a chair and sat down, tore open the beer crate, picked up two bottles of beer, hooked the caps left and right, shook his arms, and the two caps fell in his hands.

"Drink first or talk about things first?" he asked, looking at Qu Ling.

"Let's talk about the Jade Rakshasa, and also about the fact that someone paid you to spy on the secrets of the 'Mirror Room', and then there's that, if possible, you can tell Mr. Xia all the clues related to the 'Divine Water Mirror' that you have collected. Qu Ling commanded.

Fat Yang sneered: "Tell him about it? I have written these things and sent them to your e-mail, why bother so much, just ask this Mr. Xia to read the document? He doesn't look like he is illiterate." ”

Qu Ling shook his head: "Fat sheep, I'm not afraid to tell you that Mr. Xia is the new director of the 'Mirror Room', and he will be in direct contact with Mrs. Zhu." It's a great honor for you to have a drink with him. Didn't you tell me that you want to develop in Jinan, and begged me to find you a new job in the 'mirror room'? Now, I have brought you the opportunity, and it is up to you whether you can seize it or not. ”

The fat sheep was stunned, turned his head, and looked at me deeply, as if he wanted to confirm what Qu Ling said from my face.

"You?' Director of the Mirror Room?" he asked.

I nodded silently and said not a word.

"But, Xia Shi, I know you and have seen you. Last month, weren't you still selling books in an old house on Qushuiting Street? Now you're the director of the 'Mirror Room'? Don't be kidding, who are you fooling? I'm a hacker, not a three-year-old kid, and I will believe you if you say you're the director? I don't believe it, and I won't believe it the next day!" The fat sheep sneered contemptuously, raised his head to drink, and stopped looking at me.

Qu Ling was not in a hurry, and waited until Fat Yang drank half a bottle of beer in one breath before asking: "Fat Sheep, how can you believe that Mr. Xia is really the director of the 'Mirror Room'?"

Fat Yang shook his head: "I said, no matter what you say, I don't believe it." ”

Qu Ling smiled, raised the bottle to drink, and let the fat sheep drink by himself.

"You want to work?" I asked in a deep voice.

"That's right, Director Xia, I want to work for the 'Mirror Room' and ask for a formal job. I'm No. 5 on the list of hackers in Asia and No. 22 in the world hackers, and I can hack into the host of any commercial unit in Asia as long as I am given a laptop and a 100 Gigabit line. If I am willing to add a little more commission, I will break the firewall of the financial system of any country in Asia within 48 hours. Similarly, within 10 days, as long as you name the unit, no matter who it is, I am sure that I will do everything I can to hack into the host computer and steal the data. The fat sheep replied lazily.

I nodded: "Okay, for Miss Qu's sake, you have been admitted, and you can come to work in the 'mirror room' early tomorrow morning." ”

The fat sheep didn't take it seriously, but squinted at me and sneered: "Okay, I'll go to work tomorrow, but what if people won't let me in?"

I also sneered: "Go to the 'mirror room' and find Jana, and say that I arranged it." She will give you a satisfying position, but at the same time she will teach you some human manners. ”

As the supervisor of the "mirror room", arranging for the right people to come in is the most trivial thing in my purview.

Qu Ling interjected: "Fat sheep, don't make trouble, let's start chatting about business." ”

The fat sheep stared at me suspiciously, and then laughed: "Brother Xia, you really have a great sense of humor and pretend to be real." I'll take the time to go to Qushuiting Street to play with you another day, and we can seriously learn about the skills of drinking and bragging. ”

Since he knew me, of course, he couldn't understand that in just a few days, I could be promoted from a civilian to the director of the "Mirror Room", including the old neighbors of Qushuiting Street.

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