Urban Night Returner

On the sixth day of the sixth day, Wang Jingjing's body was found in the demolition area in Cangkou.Shen Gu and Zhong Lecen rushed over.At any rate, the corpse still looked like a human being. Although it was corroded a little, Liu Wu concluded that he died of suffocation.

"Brother Chen, why is this case closed?" Little Heizi was very worried.

"It can only be treated as an unsolved case." Shen Gu smiled wryly, "Let's kill and discard the corpse, the murderer is at large. And Zhang Jie, it can only be considered missing." Zhang Jie's pile of bones, how could he have the heart to send them to her parents? .

"But this way—" Xiao Heizi didn't finish the following words.Such a conclusion will greatly affect Shen Gu's future.What would the higher-ups think of a criminal policeman who couldn't solve the case?But what else can I do?Is it possible to write about the Nian Beast in the report?Who will believe it?

"That's it." Shen Gu sighed slightly.In fact, he didn't know whether reporting his disappearance was good for Zhang Jie's parents, or whether it was a temporary pain.It's better to use a missing one to hang it up and down.

"Heizi, I was sorry yesterday." Zhong Lecen walked over and apologized not very embarrassed.

Xiao Heizi laughed on purpose: "It's okay, then what, I know..."

Shen Gu slapped him on the head smoothly: "What do you know! By the way, are you sick?"

"Sick?" Xiao Heizi called out, "Brother Chen, you are so cruel, just curse me to be sick!"

"Are you not sick?" Zhong Lecen looked up and down at him in surprise, "Did you feel any headache or fever?"

"No." Little Heizi was puzzled, "Didn't I just leave the down jacket at your house? I drove back and it won't be cold."

"No." Zhong Lecen didn't know what to say, "Are you not uncomfortable at all?"

Little Heizi raised his hands and feet: "It's not uncomfortable at all!"

Zhong Lecen glanced at Shen Gu: "Heizi seems to be completely immune to these things..."

Little Heizi was confused: "What? Should I be sick?"

"Yesterday's black air was actually the plague ghost released by Nian Beast. You were also thrown at it. It is said that you will be sick at least once. I originally wanted you to go home and drink red bean soup immediately."

"The black air is the plague ghost? I smelled a foul smell at the time, but - I didn't get sick."

"You smell the stench? That means that the plague ghost has touched you, but you are not sick at all. It seems that you are somewhat immune to these things. But just to be on the safe side, you should go home and drink some red bean soup .”

"Oh. Why the red bean soup?"

"Because the plague ghost is afraid of red beans."

"Oh, by the way, Brother Zhong, since he is a plague ghost, why did he flash when he met you that day? Have you had red bean soup? What is drawn on that talisman?"

Shen Gu patted him: "Why are there so many questions. It's you, last time Zuo Jian couldn't open your eyes, how could you see ghosts this time?"

Zhong Lecen shook his head: "That's different. What the Nian Beast spews is a collection of countless plague ghosts. At most, Heizi can only see a streak of black air. This ordinary person can also see it, but he can't see the plague ghosts. Putting on Fang Xiangshi’s mask, the Nuo ceremony is to exorcise ghosts, and the plague ghosts are afraid of Fang Xiangshi, so they retreat. Fang Xiangshi is also painted on my talisman.”

Little Heizi asked in a daze, "What is Fang Xiangshi?"

"Fang Xiangshi is the concubine of the Yellow Emperor, named Momu. When the concubine of the Yellow Emperor passed away, and the coffin was returned by the mother, the Yellow Emperor named her the God of Danger, and she was the one who guided the way. So she can drive away the epidemic. Ghost exorcism."

Xiao Heizi blinked: "Then Fang Xiangshi is the one you drew? Long, four eyes? Such a woman, the Yellow Emperor would dare to marry her..."

Shen Gu slapped him on the head again: "What are you thinking about! Let's go, go back and write the report."

Xiao Heizi's face darkened: "Brother Shen, hand in this report. I think you're taking over the left team... I'm afraid it's suspended."

Shen Gu nodded indifferently: "Yes."

"Why are you not in a hurry?" Little Heizi was about to jump up, when Liu Wu over there suddenly beckoned them to go over, and picked up a piece of paper with his white-gloved hand: "Look at this, there are stains on the corpse. of."

It was a piece of paper that had been glued together and was so wet that it would have been difficult to identify if it hadn't been mixed with the corroded surface of the corpse if Liu Wu hadn't been careful.However, although the paper was so wet and rotten, the pattern on it was still there. It was a red mass, which was already stained, and it was not yellow or white by the exudate of the corpse, but the shape of a pentagon could barely be seen. .Zhong Lecen held it up to his eyes and looked at it carefully for a long time, his face changed slightly: "It seems to be—— Qingming Campanulaceae."

Shen Gu frowned: "Seimei what?" He didn't understand the word, but when he heard Seimei, he thought of the Tsuchimikado family, and that Ichiro Kuritaguchi who was gnawed clean by Yako Hyakki.

"Seimei Kikyo is the divine pattern of Seimei Shrine, and it is actually the pentagram seal created by Abe Seimei. How did this thing be found on Wang Jingjing? Could it be said that an onmyoji once tracked it?"

Shen Gu frowned even tighter: "Could it be someone from the Tuyumen family?"

Zhong Lecen looked up at him, but said nothing.But both of them understood what the other was thinking—the Tsuchimikado family, wouldn't it be for the dog ghost?

Xiao Heizi was right. The personnel transfer came down in the tenth day of junior high school. Zuo Jian was replaced by the former deputy captain. He said he was the acting captain. In fact, everyone knows that if Zuo Jian does not come back after a while, he will definitely be backed up. .And because of the two unsolved cases in his hands, although Shen Gu was not explicitly criticized, there was some meaning in everyone's words.Little Heizi was a little bit aggrieved, but Shen Gu didn't care.He didn't think he could take over the captain.The vice-captain has nearly 20 years of experience. Apart from being small-minded, his work ability is not bad.Zuo Jian was already a parachutist, but he took the position of captain only because of his glorious anti-drug history on the border. If he left and got another parachutist to become the captain, the people below would not be convinced.As for the two cases in hand, only he can handle them.If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would lose their lives, and things would get even worse.

"That is to say, Brother Shen, you are the only one who can handle this case, what do they know!" Little Heizi followed Shen Gu all the way, muttering bitterly.Shen Gu smiled and patted his head: "Okay, what's the matter, why are you angry?"

Little Heizi snorted, "I'm so mad, I really want to go back and tell my dad!"

Shen Gu was about to tell him not to talk nonsense, when suddenly a little policeman poked his head at the door of the office: "Brother Shen, the director told you to go over immediately."

Little Heizi jumped up: "Don't you want to train you?" Originally, the vice-captain seemed to want to teach Shen Gu the case in his hands after he was promoted to acting captain, but because of Shen Gu's aura, he couldn't help it. I didn't dare to say more.Speaking of which, Shen Gu's aura doesn't fit with these people around him, and it seems really inappropriate to be the captain.

Shen Gu waved his hand: "It's okay, just stay here, and I'll tell you what I said when I come back later."

The door of the director's office was closed tightly. Besides the director himself, there were four strangers inside: an old man with snow-white hair, two middle-aged people who looked exactly the same, they seemed to be twins, and one made Shen Gu look a little bit Familiar young man.As soon as Shen Gu entered, the four strangers looked at him in surprise.The director introduced: "This is Officer Shen." But he didn't tell Shen Gu who they were.

The old man looked Shen Gu up and down.One of the middle-aged people leaned over and whispered something next to his ear, the voice was very soft, but Shen Gu still heard it, what he said was "like walking away".

Shen Gu sneered slightly: "No." Are these people also celestial masters?

The middle-aged man straightened up and looked at him in surprise.The old man smiled, and said kindly: "It's just 'like'. However, the birth date of the young man is quite peaceful, why is there such a sinister aura?"

He was kind, and Shen Gu replied very peacefully: "I used to be a special soldier."

The old man looked at him.Although he is old, his complexion is very good, rosy and clean, his eyes are not cloudy like that of ordinary old people, but he is obviously shrewd and sharp: "If someone has a life in his hand, there must be evil spirit, but what is the matter with this evil spirit?"

Shen Gu frowned: "It's just by chance."

The young man next to him sneered: "By chance? What kind of chance can have such a dark energy? It seems to be pulled back from the gate of hell."

Shen Gu glanced at him lightly: "I've been to Ghost Gate twice, it's nothing special." At this moment, he suddenly remembered that this young man looked very similar to Shao Jing, no wonder he looked familiar , maybe someone from the Zhang family.

Shen Gu's words really shocked everyone.The director's face turned green and red, and the young man also showed obvious surprise.A middle-aged man couldn't help but said: "Young man, I'm afraid the ghost gate we're talking about isn't the same as what you're talking about, right? We're talking about the real ghost gate."

Shen Gu glanced at him: "The real gate of ghosts? Isn't it the one with the pattern of coiled beetles on the gate?"

Now even the old man was a little moved: "Young man, have you really been to the gate of hell?"

Shen Gu nodded slightly, too lazy to repeat.He guessed that these people must also be celestial masters, or at least related to the celestial masters industry, but he wondered why these people came to him, and judging by the director's appearance, these people must have another identity.Sure enough, the old man pondered for a moment and asked, "Young man, you have two unsolved cases, right?"

Now Shen Gu was sure why they came here, and simply replied: "It's an unsolved case, but there's no need to investigate any further."

The old man smiled a little: "Really? I want to hear your opinion."

Shen Gu was impatient to go around in circles with them.Because of Zhong Lecen, he didn't have a good impression of the Celestial Master, if it wasn't for an old man in front of him, he would have left.Isn't it for the Nian Beast?What on earth are you trying to say?

"What exactly are you trying to say? If you just read the report for inspection work, I may not have much time to chat with you."

The director coughed dryly: "Xiao Shen, these people belong to Guoan."

The expression on Shen Gu's face did not change at all.It's not that he has never seen Guoan, but these few must be different from ordinary Guoan.

The old man observed his expression and smiled: "The young man is very interesting, well, the old man is always a bit long-winded, and the young man is a little impatient, so let me just say, who is the murderer in these two cases? "

Shen Gu pouted secretly.That's it, is this still called straight talk?It's just changing the big circle into a small circle.

"Zodiac."

"Where is Nian Beast now?"

"It has been driven away, or temporarily wiped out, at least it will not come out until New Year's Eve this year."

The old man leaned forward slightly, his expression finally a bit surprised: "Young man, what method did you use to drive away the Nian beast?"

Shen Gu shook his head: "It's not me who drives away the Nian Beast, but my friend."

The old man exchanged glances with two middle-aged men, and a middle-aged man asked, "What's your friend's name?"

"Zhong Lecen."

At this moment, the faces of the four people showed surprised expressions, and the young man snorted first: "Zhong Lecen? Is that the eldest grandson of the Zhong family who has no spiritual power? How could he drive away the Nian beast?" The suspicion and contempt in the words He made no secret of his love.

Shen Gu's impression of this person plummeted immediately, and he gave him a cold look: "Which one is your Excellency?"

The old man waved his hand to the young man, turned around and asked Shen Gu with a smile: "What? Are you friends with that kid from the Zhong family? That kid is kind and smart, but unfortunately he was born with no spiritual power. You said he chased away the Nian beast." ? How did he do it?"

"Sacrifice with wax."

"Wax sacrifice?" The old man's face was moved suddenly, and he seemed to want to stand up while holding on to his crutches. "Why did he think of using wax sacrifice?"

Shen Gu felt unspeakable pride in his heart: "You said it just now, he is very smart."

The young man's face was a little ugly.But the old man smiled: "Yes, he is very smart. He has no spiritual power, but he can think of the wax sacrifice to drive away the Nian beast. This method has not been thought of by anyone for so many years. Even us people feel ashamed. It's a pity. If you have spiritual power, you're a genius."

Shen Gu snorted softly: "I am afraid that only spiritual power will not make you a good celestial master, you must have a sense of responsibility."

The old man smiled gently, and bowed forward: "Speaking of now, you don't know who we are, do you? My name is Zhang Shengyi, and this is my grandson, Zhang Jingquan. These two are Fei Ming and Fei Liang."

Shen Gu snorted: "The Zhang family and the Fei family." Hearing Zhang Jingquan's name, he was even more sure that this must be Shao Jing's cousin.

The old man nodded: "You are friends with the child of Zhong's family, you must know about us. I have read your birthday horoscope, it is obviously very peaceful, but you have such a heavy evil spirit. You did not kill Humans have evil spirits, and this is born by chance. However, you have too much negative energy, if you don’t know how to use it, it’s not good for yourself. Are you interested in joining us? Let’s learn to control your spirit. Talent, secondly, use your ability to do more things.”

Shen Gu frowned: "Join you? I'm afraid I can't be a celestial master."

Zhang Shengyi smiled: "It doesn't have to be a celestial master. Didn't Director Zhou just say that we belong to the National Security Department. To be more precise, it is the Special Affairs Department of the National Security Department. Few people have heard of this name, but there are special departments everywhere. People are working. You are very talented, I hope you can join us and set up a special working group in Binhai. After Zuo Jian returns to Shu, Binhai needs someone to handle these things."

Shen Gu thought for a while: "Isn't Zuo Jian a member of the Demon Supervisory Council?"

Zhang Shengyi looked at him: "It seems that you and Zuo Jian have a good relationship, he trusts you very much, not only recommended you to us, but also told you about the Demon Supervision Council."

Shen Gu immediately said: "Le Cen told me about the Demon Supervisory Council, it has nothing to do with Zuo Jian." Don't hurt Zuo Jian again.

The smile on Zhang Shengyi's face deepened: "Okay, Zuo Jian is right about you as a friend. Think about what I said just now. You can choose a few reliable people to be with you. But it's best not to exceed Three people. You see, who are the suitable people in the bureau?"

Shen Gu frowned.He already understood what Zhang Shengyi meant.Although he didn't like to see these celestial masters very much, he also felt that such an organization was really needed.At least from his return to the present, how many things have happened, there is indeed a lot of trouble if there is no expert to deal with it.However, if he takes this job, he will deal with extraordinary things in the future, and those who follow him will be in more danger.People in the Bureau, who else can deal with these things?

The director gave a dry cough and reminded in a low voice: "I think you and Wu have a good relationship, otherwise..."

"He can't." Shen Gu immediately refused, "It's too dangerous, he can't even see ghosts, Zuo Jian can't even open his eyes if he wants to, so he can't let him participate." Although he often brings him to work now , but he is not at ease dealing with those things professionally.

Zhang Shengyi snorted: "Why, Zuo Jian once wanted to open the eyes of the police officer Wu you mentioned?"

Shen Gu didn't know if this would violate the taboo of Tianshi Xing again, so he immediately explained: "It was a while ago when the word spirit was making trouble, the three of us were busy with this matter, Zuo Jian felt that it was troublesome for him not to see anything , so I wanted to temporarily open the eyes of the sky for him, but it didn't work."

Zhang Shengyi seemed to be interested: "Oh? How did Zuo Jian do it?"

Shen Gu recalled for a moment: "Use a copper coin wrapped with a red thread, and shake it in front of his eyes."

Zhang Shengyi was a little surprised: "He still can't open his eyes? Director Zhou, can you invite that police officer Wu to let me have a look?"

Little Heizi came in very quickly, seeing the situation, he was also a bit puzzled.Zhang Shengyi beckoned to him: "Young man, come and let me have a look."

Xiao Heizi approached suspiciously, Zhang Shengyi looked at him carefully, a smile gradually appeared on his face: "Son, can you tell me your birth date and time?"

Little Heizi was even more puzzled, and when he reported the time, Zhang Shengyi laughed: "Sure enough. No wonder Zuo Jian couldn't open your heavenly eyes. You are also rare. You are born to be insulated from these evil things. Let alone Zuo Jian, it's me I can't open your eyes either."

Shen Gu asked in surprise: "Is there any problem with him like this?"

Zhang Shengyi smiled and shook his head: "No. With his physique, ordinary ghosts can't do anything about it. Because to them, this child is no different from wood and rocks on the roadside, and they can't tell the difference at all. So he... um, be your assistant It's quite appropriate."

Little Heizi was confused when he heard this, he only understood that he was no different from wood and stone, and his face was suddenly embarrassed.Shen Gu smiled and did not explain to him: "Can you guarantee that he is not in any danger?"

Zhang Shengyi laughed: "If it's an ordinary ghost, he's safer than anyone else, because he can't see ghosts, and ghosts can't see him."

Shen Gu was relieved now: "If this is the case, can you help me see another person? If you can, I think he will also be very helpful to me."

"Yes. Who is it?"

"Forensic Doctor Liu in the bureau."

Liu Wu also answered the call.Zhang Shengyi looked him up and down for a while, and smiled slightly: "This one is not the same as Police Officer Wu, he is an ordinary person. However, he is slightly better than ordinary people. Fuze is not bad, and his horoscope is also relatively heavy. If it is a forensic doctor , it should be possible, but it is better not to let him touch dangerous things. There are three people, which is already a lot in terms of organization, but can these two accept it?"

Shen Gu smiled: "You can rest assured about this, they can all accept it." Liu Wu had seen Zuo Jian's fox a long time ago, not to mention Xiao Heizi, and one was perverted, the other was stupid and bold, and What is unacceptable?

"Okay." Zhang Shengyi stood up while supporting his crutches, "That's it. I think, take me to meet that kid from Zhong's family. I haven't seen him for a long time, and I still miss him."