After finishing the on-site investigation of the parking lot of Jiexin Square, Lu Xiang took Song Lan home directly.

It will take some time for the human skin to be tested, and there is no need for her to wait in the bureau until the results come out.

When she got home, she took a shower, changed into the casual clothes she wore at home, and sat down on a chair at the dining table.

Song Lan had tied an apron and added a braised pork rib since half an hour ago.

The smell of meat permeated the living room, and the night heron who smelled the fragrance also sat down opposite Lu Xiang awkwardly, she had already forgotten about eating rice in a rice cooker at night.

"Hey, Old Song, I find that you are getting bolder now."

Lu Xiang teased at Song Lan's busy back, and even her title became "Old Song", she rarely called others in this way.

After Song Lan moved in, this apartment became more and more homely.

She relaxed her hands on the chair, straightened her legs, and stretched.

Lu Xiang began to gradually understand the knowledge points she had seen in "A Love Trick Every Day", it turned out that this was the feeling of small talk, she didn't actually need to rack her brains to think about the content of the conversation before she spoke, and the purpose contained in each sentence, she just needed to follow her feelings and say what she thought of.

She also realized that she had never really gossiped with anyone in her years at Daystar.

She was too busy to waste time on meaningless conversations.

"Huh?"

Song Lan, who was busy seasoning, answered without replying.

"Do you remember the first time you went to the eucalyptus site a few months ago, when you were still in the logistics department, and followed your section chief to deliver condolences."

"Of course."

How could Song Lan forget everyone's best friend?

"That was not long after Chai Ke kidnapped them."

"I remember that your face was white with fright, and you didn't slow down when you sat on the chair for a long time, hey, did you pretend at that time?"

"How so? The scene of the murder is so scary. ”

"I see that when a few of them took out the human skin from the sewer pipe tonight, you didn't even blink, and the psychological quality of the newcomers in the special operations team was not as good as yours."

"Isn't that tempered by Xiao Tun?"

After staying with the Devourer for a long time, what is the value of a few human skins? He has seen a lot of more grotesque and curious scenes a few days ago, and Song Lan's psychological endurance is now strong enough to be able to watch the murderous eucalyptus scene investigation film while eating.

Lu Xiang lowered her head, staring at her shaking feet, the suede slippers were kicked aside by her at some point, it stands to reason that this kind of unorthodox behavior should not have appeared on her, but she suddenly felt that this might be the state that she should have when staying at home.

Then she casually said, "What about Ingle? Is there really an emergency at home? ”

"He found the human skin, but he was scared first, and I think he might know something."

The dignified national-level rescuer, who was also awarded the five-star Gold Star Medal, was frightened by a few human skins, and even the young man in the bureau behaved much better than him.

A phone call interrupted the conversation between the two.

Song Lan was busy, pressed the hands-free and put the phone directly on the edge of the pot, "Lao Sa, what's the matter?" ”

"The toll collector was found, and I met Captain Doug and the Special Operations Team."

"Did it?"

"Well, Doug has been trolled, and has been taken to prosthetic hospital, and the doctor said that a broken rib should not be a big problem."

Poor Captain Doug!

This is the second time he has been admitted to the prosthetic hospital in recent months, and Song Lan vaguely remembers that he was the one who stuck his butt to the toilet last time.

Although Doug later warned the Einsatzgruppen not to gossip around, the story eventually spread bizarrely in the bureau, so much so that for a long time afterward, Captain Doug would be reminded to be careful when he went to the bathroom.

"I asked someone to get the people out of the way, and now I'm dealing with the aftermath."

As he spoke, the sound of a sharp object being cut came from the other end of the phone.

"The supervisor is next to her now, you can report to her directly."

"Understood."

It turned out to be a wise move for the Shadow Guard to follow Captain Doug, who was described by Samuen as having the two sides exchange fire almost as soon as they arrived at the toll collector's house, which had been remodeled to resemble an armory.

In the course of their stubborn resistance, the snipers in ambush by the Special Operations Group had to defeat the maniac.

But something strange happened.

It was precisely because of the news that the target was confirmed to be killed that Captain Doug carelessly stepped out of a safe distance and was shot in the abdomen with a shotgun by the returning toll collector.

While the body armor blocked the bullet, it also broke a rib in him.

"We deduce that the toll collector was parasitized, and that the parasitic creatures resemble the devourers, or that the original toll collector had been disposed of a long time ago, and that it was a substitute for absorbing his genes."

Samuen reported the results of Maydell's analysis, "Its body is a worm about ten centimeters long, and when the worm burrows out of the toll collector's body, healing and regeneration stop. ”

"What about worms?"

"Ran into the sewers, and someone has been sent to the sewers to investigate."

"Okay, let us know as soon as the result comes."

After that, Song Lan hung up the phone with her hands free, and then put the braised pork ribs out of the pot on a plate and served it to Lu Xiang, and served Lu Xiang a big bowl of rice.

The reason why I hung up the phone in a hurry was because Lu Xiang's mobile phone also rang.

The voice from the other end sounded a little weak, and Captain Doug reported what had happened to them, in fact, after Samuen appeared, they were disrupted in formation, and in order to ensure the safety of the team, he had to fight and retreat, and he was the only wounded man.

"MD, there's a cyber maniac!"

Lu Xiang was busy eating, so he also pressed the speakerphone, and Captain Doug's scolding voice reached the ears of Song Lan and Yelu.

"Don't swear."

Lu Xiang glanced at the big innocent eyes of the night heron, frowned and reminded Doug.

"Didn't I break a rib, it hurts, and seriously, I've been thinking about getting a subcutaneous armor transplant lately, and I've seen an ad saying they've had a discount there for a while."

Doug felt that the injury was due to the fact that District 17 had been too peaceful for too long, but he still wanted to get comfort and encouragement from his superiors, or some valuable life advice.

But his hopes were dashed.

And there was the sound of chewing on the other end of the phone.

"Director?"

"Huh?"

"Are you busy right now?"

"I'm not busy, I'm eating ribs."

Bandages on his body, Doug sat on the hospital bed, and suddenly felt the cold like winter.

"Braised pork ribs."

Seeing that there was a long silence on the other end of the phone, Lu Xiang thought that Doug didn't hear her clearly, so he added another sentence after spitting out a bone.

"What ribs?"

Doug's eyes were blank, and he asked casually, in fact, even he didn't know what he was asking for.

"Pork ribs."