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"It's strange, those people who were arrested this afternoon, why were they so scared when they saw the person in the dark green uniform? Especially when they saw the person who came last, how could they be so afraid?" He Rongcheng got up and asked The people around filled their glasses with water one by one and asked.

"Thank you," the young man wearing black-rimmed round glasses sitting on He Rongsheng's left took the cup and said, "That's the inspector team, and the last person is Lou Yue, who wouldn't be afraid of him?"

"Lou Yue," He Rongsheng muttered in a low voice, "Why does it sound familiar...By the way, Sister Ye who brought us in mentioned it and said to be careful of him."

Ran Yu, who was on He Rongcheng's right, also heard the name, and his hand holding the food paused for a moment, but he didn't speak.

It was almost nine o'clock in the evening after the group of them passed through a series of procedures at the checkpoint, and it was not yet sunset on the plateau.It was cloudy all day, but it cleared up before nightfall.The clouds changed from thick to thin, and the orange color gradually faded from the fluffy fireball in the west that had lost its hot power, like a huge gouache brush dipped in enough paint to write from the west, but unfortunately halfway through, there was not enough paint, So much so that the sky in the east is still empty with a foggy blue background.

After entering the city, they were led to board the tram in batches, passed through the desert buffer zone of 10 minutes by car, and came to the examination area.

Inside the park are tall buildings with uniformly painted off-white exterior walls, which are divided into accommodation areas, physical examination areas, and examination areas.There are still layers of inspections outside the gate. After passing, the candidates will be arranged for accommodation, and will be admitted to the exam on the next day under the unified arrangement of the park staff.

After putting away their luggage in the assigned temporary dormitory, the candidates went to the cafeteria to eat in twos and threes.Ran Yu came to the cafeteria and wanted to find a corner to eat in silence, but at this time the cafeteria was full and there was no vacant table to be found.He Rongsheng, who came down a few minutes earlier, had already integrated into the circle of candidates. When he saw him with sharp eyes, he enthusiastically pulled him to share the table together.

He Rongsheng asked curiously: "How do you know him?"

The round glasses pushed the glasses frame on the bridge of the nose without twitching, and said with a smile: "He is too famous, and most people living in the main city know it, especially those who expect to enter the security bureau. The inspector team is the security bureau. Nemesis. After we pass the city entrance exam, we are usually assigned to the security bureau, and we can only change units after working for at least three years. But we can’t stand the high v point, don’t we all come here for this?”

He Rongsheng grasped the meaning of his words sensitively, but he was not sure: "What is point v... have you lived in the city before?"

Now the round glasses started to be surprised: "Aren't you?"

After dinner until before going to bed, whether it was reading or packing up, He Rongsheng was rarely silent.

Ran Yu closed the "City Entrance Examination Ideological and Moral Class Intensive Lectures" that he had read countless times, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

He Rongsheng couldn't read the books left and right, so he lay down on the bed and said in a muffled voice, "It's the first time I entered the city, and the shock I received was a bit big."

According to the round glasses in the cafeteria, many of the people who took the city entrance exam were actually born and bred in the city.They voluntarily gave up their residence qualifications in the city, and went out of the city to compete with others for the qualifications to enter the city. The reason is that candidates who passed the entrance examination have different promotion channels in the future, and it is easier to obtain "V points"-a must for life in the city. , and people outside the city (such as Ran Yu and He Rongsheng) have no idea what it is.

"The living conditions outside the city are so bad, and there is an age limit for the exam. Otherwise, why do you think the number of applicants has increased so much every year? This year, the number of applicants has exceeded 6000, and the competition is getting fiercer every year." Yuan Glasses said.

Ran Yu was very puzzled: "Their price is too high. There are only ten admission places every year. Even if there is a three-year chance, most people still can't pass the exam. After that, won't they be unable to enter the city again?"

"Yeah, they gave up so much, so they will definitely do their best. I really don't understand, they are living well in the city, why do they have to mess around?" In fact, I still think that everyone is from outside the city, and still say bad things about people... It's so embarrassing."

A few months ago, because He Rongsheng was too excited before the exam, he specially spent a lot of money to dye his silver-white hair, which is very flamboyant. Coupled with his dark skin, thick eyebrows, big eyes and high nose bridge, he is always a very energetic guy .However, at this moment, the white hair was hanging limply under the quilt, which made people feel that he was going to die in the next moment.

Ran Yu came over and stroked his soft white fur, like a whimpering wolf cub: "It's okay, anyway, we won't see you in the future. No matter how much they scold you in their hearts, you won't lose a piece of meat." , so it doesn't matter."

"...you are really good at comforting people."

Ran Yu nodded: "I think so too. Hurry up and read the book, the exam is important."

At seven o'clock the next morning, candidates lined up at the entrance of the examination area on time, waiting for the entrance inspection.In the long queue ahead, occasionally someone would be stopped outside the door, and various strange-looking equipment would be found by the invigilator.

Yesterday's round glasses came at about the same time as Ran Yu and the other two, and they happened to be in the front and back.Although He Rongsheng was depressed last night, it only showed up after he went back, and they had a good talk during dinner.

Yuan Glasses sighed, "It's so strict this year, and the inspection team participated in the whole process."

Ran Yu took a closer look, only to find that among the many black police uniforms maintaining order, there were several dark green uniforms mixed in.

He Rongsheng was doing a surprise review while pinching and reciting the pamphlet, his fingers were trembling when he saw this: "Suddenly I feel so nervous, this is the official exam... It's more exciting than going to the wild to fight mutant wolves."

Yuan Glasses said with a clear smile in the attitude of someone who has experienced it: "It's okay, as long as you don't cheat and answer the questions well, the inspection team will not trouble you at will. Don't be nervous. The most important thing before the exam is to have a good attitude!"

Ran Yu: "But you're shaking too."

Round Glasses finally stopped smiling. He wiped the cold sweat off his brow with his hand, his voice trembling: "This is the second year for me to take the exam. Back then, my parents gritted their teeth and agreed that I would go out of town. It was a big gamble. I can't... …Oh, forget it, let’s not talk about frustration, let’s all work hard! Don’t be nervous! We can do it! I want to go home to see my parents! Buy a big house for my parents! There must be me among ten people! There must be me !"

He finished cheering himself up, and it was not over yet, so he insisted on pulling Ran Yu and He Rongsheng to shout slogans together.He Rongsheng followed him passionately and self-motivated with a trembling voice, which attracted strange looks from the people who lined up in front and behind.Ran Yu moved silently, moving away from the two of them.

After passing the admission inspection, the candidates took the admission tickets issued on-site to find their own examination room. Ran Yu, He Rongsheng, and Yuan Glasses were not grouped together.The buildings in the examination area were very close to each other, and the signs were clear. Ran Yu quickly found his examination room according to the admission ticket.Rows of single desks in the classroom were neatly arranged, and the candidates' names were pasted on the desks. Ran Yu found his name, sat down, and waited for the exam.

The test subjects on the first day are cultural courses, ideological and moral courses in the morning, and general education courses in the afternoon.The exam time is three hours.

The examination room was filled up one after another. Not long after, a bell rang, and a female voice came from the radio in front of the classroom: "Hello, friends, candidates. Welcome to the 32nd Entrance Examination of the Main City of Aibo in the Asia-Pacific Region. Now we Instructions for the exam will be read out..."

Ran Yu didn't feel particularly nervous.He sat in front of the window, turning his head boredly to look at the blue sky outside the window and the occasional little sparrows flying by.

The broadcast ended soon, and then the invigilator unpacked the test papers, checked the candidates' information, and distributed the test papers and pens.

Ran Yu concentrated on reading and doing the questions, and the examination room was very quiet.When he finished all the objective questions and began to write the first essay question, there was a slight gasp in the examination room.

Ran Yu's thoughts were stuck, and after raising his head to catch his breath, he discovered the reason for the abnormal movement.

People from the inspection team came to inspect the examination room.

Ran Yu met the two people who walked in yesterday, one was the burly vice-captain, and the other was the captain named Lou Yue.Just like yesterday, when the big man stood beside Captain Lou, all the muscles in his body seemed to be receding, and he looked aggrieved.

Ran Yu didn't want to be distracted, and continued to write with his head down.Not long after, there was a sound from the right back corner of the examination room, followed by the candidates' arguing and Captain Lou's order in a low voice: "Take him to the examination room to deal with it."

It turned out that the candidate who had cheated was discovered again.I don't know how that person passed the strict inspection outside.

Ran Yu didn't turn his head to watch the excitement, his thoughts fell into chaos.He memorized this question last night when he was reviewing it, but all of a sudden the knowledge suddenly escaped, and he couldn't remember how to discuss it after the third point.

Ran Yu's left hand clenched even tighter, and the small hard thing in the palm made his hand a little painful.His palms were sweating all the time, and he really wanted to take that thing out, but he didn't think it was the right time.

At least wait until the inspection team has left, he thought, bear with it, even though the rules of the examination room didn't say that you can't bring it, it didn't say you could.He doesn't want to cause trouble at this time.

However, after the cheating candidates were taken away, the inspector captain walked leisurely between the seats.The black high-top police boots stepped on the concrete floor, making a crisp clicking sound.

The sound stopped behind Ran Yu.

This stop is nearly 1 minute.

Ran Yu felt the cold sweat slowly wet his back.His whole back was chilly, and he tried his best to concentrate on the test paper, but the gaze behind him was too alarming.He really felt the feeling of being like a thorn on his back.Before, he felt that the trembling of Yuan Glasses and He Rongsheng was too exaggerated, but now that he thought about it, it wasn't that he wasn't nervous, it was just delayed until now.

"What's in your hand?" The person behind finally spoke.

The sweat on Ran Yu's forehead dripped onto the table next to the test paper.Resignedly, he stretched out his left hand and spread it open.

In the palm of my hand is a banana-flavored toffee.

This is the bag of sugar that came with Hem's last letter a few months ago.Ran Yu had almost finished eating, there was only the last one left, and he was reluctant to eat it.Because he thought that if he was too nervous in the examination room and the blood supply to the brain was insufficient, he could use it to replenish energy.

The people behind did not speak or move for a long time.

Ran Yu thought that the temporary invigilator didn't see clearly, so he turned his head and looked at him sincerely, and raised his hand up, showing him in all directions that this is a candy, not a cheating paper ball.

Captain Lou bent down and asked softly in a voice that only two people could hear: "Bribe?"

At this moment, Ran Yu's mind was blank, and he withdrew his hand without thinking, but before he could close his fingers, there was a brief coolness in the palm of his hand.

Lou Yue's fingers were cool and dry, and his fingertips poked into the palm of Ran Yu's palm, and they fell apart with the touch.

"Stingy." The stern invigilator whispered, snatching the toffee from the examinee's hand.

The invigilator grabbed the candy too fast, and his voice was too soft, submerged in the rustling sound of the corners of the uniform and the buttons when he raised his hand, so that the examinee thought he had an auditory hallucination.

Ran Yu froze for a moment, although he was dissatisfied in his heart, but it was inconvenient to resist, so he could only accept this hidden loss and continue to work on the problem.

Lou Yue took the sweet banana-flavored toffee in his mouth, and Shi Shiran walked back to the front of the classroom.As he walked, he unfolded the stripped candy wrappers and stuffed them into the breast pocket of his uniform.

Adjutant Xiang watched Lou Yue approaching.The captain walked briskly, with a specious smile that appeared and disappeared from the corner of his mouth, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Adjutant Xiang was a little puzzled, but he didn't dare to say much, he just asked, "Captain Lou, did the examinee have any questions?"

Lou Yue moved the tip of his tongue and hid the sugar into his cheeks: "It's nothing, the word is ugly."