Shanhai Folklore Research Institute

Crying, other diners looked up one after another.

"Will you do something? The new clothes I just bought were stained by you before I wore them for a day!" The young woman who spoke had a very bad tone.

The person who was scolded didn't dare to refute, but some onlookers couldn't help her out: "It's fine to go back and wash the clothes when they are dirty. There is an old lady who comes to a restaurant to work to clean up the tables at a very old age." easy."

"It's not easy for anyone these days! She stained my clothes and I forgave her. Who will compensate me if my good mood is ruined?" The woman spoke eloquently.

As a policeman, Zhang Qing was also responsible for resolving public disputes. Seeing that the incident seemed to be getting worse, he put down his chopsticks and pushed aside the crowd. Lin Mian frowned slightly, exchanged glances with Wu Ting, and followed.

The old man's head is covered with silver threads, and the deep wrinkles on his face seem to be telling the misery of her late life. There are a lot of oil stains on the apron, and a few drops splashed on the young woman opposite.

The woman wore a vest with shorts, and a pair of sunglasses on her forehead. She was dressed in a very fashionable way, and there were a few similar young men standing beside her, who should be her companions.

The owner of the shop hurried over from the back kitchen when he heard the commotion, and when he saw that the fight was gaining momentum, he repeatedly apologized to the woman: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, she's new here, her hands and feet are not very agile..."

At first, the old man seemed to be frightened, but when he saw the owner, he came back to his senses and kept apologizing to the woman, but the woman still clung to her: "Why do you come out with bad hands and feet? Do you know how much my clothes cost?" ? Even if it is stained with oil, it will be ruined if it is dry-cleaned..."

"Then what do you want? Let her kneel down and kowtow to admit her mistake at such an old age? I'm not afraid of ruining your life!"

After Zhang Qing figured out the ins and outs, she realized that it was actually a trivial matter. When the old woman was cleaning the table, she accidentally soiled the woman's clothes. The woman pushed her and took all the dishes in her hand. I fell, and then kept chattering and not giving up.

The woman was choked by Zhang Qing, and she was a little embarrassed: "You don't need to kneel down, my clothes cost more than 1000 yuan, let her pay me 1000 yuan!"

As soon as the words fell, the crowd began to whisper.

"If this old lady can get the 1000 yuan, she won't be working in a restaurant at her age!"

"That's right, so it's not deliberately embarrassing people!"

"This girl looks pretty, but she has a bad temper..."

When the old lady heard that she wanted 1000 yuan, her eyes went dark and she almost fainted.

Zhang Qing's face also became a little ugly, Yu Qing, because a piece of clothing embarrasses an old man, a woman is not kind, but Yu Li, the old lady did stain her clothes, and it is right to ask for compensation.

Just when Zhang Qing didn't know how to solve this matter, Wu Ting, who had been watching coldly, said lightly, "Isn't it just 1000 yuan? I'll pay for her."

Lin Mian was a little surprised when he heard that Wu Ting was not short of money. For him, 1000 yuan or [-] yuan was probably just a difference in numbers. It made him feel strange that the ancient demon who was indifferent to many things would actually replace a strange The human granny came out.

You know, although Lin Mian thinks that the dean is a good boss, he is definitely not a benevolent monster in his bones. On the contrary, Wu Ting is indifferent and alienated to people, and the same is true to monsters.

The others also looked at Wu Ting in unison, as if they were looking at someone who had been taken advantage of. The latter glanced at him casually, and everyone felt chills at the back of their necks, especially the young woman whose body seemed to be frozen. She was inexplicably frightened and stiff Squeezing out a smile: "No, no need, I suddenly feel that today's affairs can be forgotten."

After speaking, she picked up her bag and ran away in a panic. Several of her companions looked at each other and quickly chased after her.

No one expected that the woman who was still high-spirited would suddenly lose the battle, looking at her back, there was still a bit of dinginess.

The crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed. The owner of the shop brought the old lady over to thank him. Wu Ting was still as cold as usual. His eyes stayed on the old lady for a moment and then moved away. Zhang Qing comforted the two of them skillfully. Emotions.

Lin Mian asked her dean in a low voice, "Dean, did you find anything?"

Wu Ting glanced at him, and the corner of his mouth curled into an imperceptible arc, the little assistant was quite sharp.

He tapped his finger on the table twice, then raised his chin in the direction where the old lady left: "She has a demonic aura about her."

"What?!" Before Lin Mian could speak, Zhang Qing, who had just sat down again, opened his eyes wide, "The old woman is a monster?!"

Wu Ting glanced expressionlessly at the fussy Deputy Director Zhang, and casually said, "She's not."

Zhang Qing was stunned, but Lin Mian understood: "The dean means that there are monsters in her house?"

Wu Ting nodded.

"Do you want to catch that monster?" Zhang Qing looked at Wu Ting and then at Lin Mian. He didn't know much about the work of their research institute, only knew that they were catching monsters.

"Catch the thief first, and then we'll talk about the rest." Wu Ting put another piece of pork liver into Lin Mian's bowl.

There are eight thousand monsters if not ten thousand in the human world, especially after the recovery of spiritual energy, more and more big monsters and little monsters wake up from their deep sleep. There is not enough manpower for a regiment.

So for those monsters who are honest and harmless, Wu Ting has always turned a blind eye to them and let Dijiang go to work on his own.

After a simple lunch, Zhang Qing returned to the police station to deal with other matters, and Lin Mian and Wu Ting returned to the security room of Jinyuan Community - this has become their temporary stronghold.

When the young security guy saw the two, he knew that they were public officials sent by his superiors to investigate the theft, so he immediately stood up and let them sit casually. Lin Mian chatted with him with a smile, hoping to learn more about it. For more information about the theft, Wu Ting leaned against the window, closed his eyes and rested.

"To tell you the truth, I'm not bragging. I've been in this community for almost five years. The brothers have been working hard all the time. Don't talk about thieves at night, and don't even think of a strange mosquito flying in." The security guy went to the water dispenser to pick him up. He poured two glasses of water, handed one to Lin Mian, and put the other on the table in front of Wu Ting.

"Besides, the law and order in the western part of our city has always been good. After the retirement of the old deputy office, the new deputy Zhang came to take office. The law and order area is very strict. I really can't figure out why the community is suddenly attacked by thieves... ..." The security guard complained sincerely.

Lin Mian can understand his mood. If the owner loses something at home, he will definitely go to the property management to make a fuss, and the property management will undoubtedly blame their security guards. If you don’t guard well and let thieves sneak in, criticism is inevitable. Yes, wages may be deducted.

"I heard that the one who stole things is still a monster?" The security guard looked at Wu Ting at the side, then at Lin Mian and lowered his voice and asked.

The content of that surveillance video has already been circulated from the stolen owner's house, and almost half of the people in the community know about it, but because there were no casualties due to the loss of things, it did not cause panic.

Lin Mian smiled: "I'm not sure yet, besides, where are there so many monsters?"

The security guy had an expression that I understand that you need to keep it secret and can't just reveal it, and continued to whisper: "Hey, you said that monster is really real, it's not good to steal money, it looks like it will spend money even if it steals money." No way!"

Lin Mian nodded, and was about to say something when a familiar figure appeared in her field of vision.

Her head is full of silver hair, her eyebrows are miserable...

It was the old lady I met in the noodle shop before, but she was not alone at this time, and she was holding a four or five-year-old girl by her hand.

Lin Mian remembered Wu Ting saying that the old man had a demonic aura, so he couldn't help raising his eyebrows. He thought for a while and asked the security guard, "Does that mother-in-law also live in Jinyuan District?"

Hearing this, Wu Ting slowly opened his eyes, and also saw the old and the young coming in from the gate of the community. His eyes moved for a few seconds, and then he closed his eyes again.

"That's Granny Deng and her little granddaughter Xiao Min from Building 12. I didn't expect you, Assistant Lin, to know them." The security guard was surprised.

Lin Mian told him what happened at noon, and the security guy immediately put aside the complaint he had just made about the monster and thief, and said with righteous indignation: "That woman is too unreasonable."

Then he looked at the grandparents and grandchildren with sympathy: "Grandma Deng's family of three lives in Room 12, Building 901. The couple are usually busy with work, so the old man came from the countryside to help them take care of the children. Granny Deng is getting old. But he is very diligent and skillful. He often makes some delicious snacks for his granddaughter and distributes them to the children in the neighborhood. Even us security guards have been honored a lot.

Originally, the family lived harmoniously and beautifully, but unfortunately there was an unforeseen event. Just a year ago, Granny Deng’s son and his wife were involved in a serial car accident when they came back from other places. They were killed on the spot, leaving behind the whole family mortgage.

The location of Jinyuan Community is good, and it was not cheap at all when I bought it. Some people advised Granny Deng to sell the house and take her granddaughter to rent a house outside, but the old man disagreed. She lost all her hands, so she desperately made money to pay off the mortgage and raise her children.

In fact, Granny Deng is quite old, and the white-haired person sends the black-haired person. If the little granddaughter is not still there, everyone suspects that she may not be able to survive. The proprietress of the noodle restaurant across the street feels sorry for her and only sends Give her the simplest job, but the salary is not less. "

Brother Security was very sad after he finished speaking, and Lin Mian felt a little heavy, but immediately felt that something was wrong. According to Brother Security, Granny Deng and her granddaughter depended on each other, and now there are only two of them in the family, so Wu Ting felt that something was wrong. Where did the trace of evil spirit come from?

"That little girl's demonic aura is even heavier." Wu Ting said softly as if seeing his thoughts.

Grandma Deng's granddaughter is a monster?

He asked Wu Ting with his eyes, and the latter shook his head.

Lin Mian thought for a while, but didn't come up with a clue, so he temporarily put the matter aside and concentrated on dealing with the theft case. He checked the time, sent Zhang Qing a WeChat message, and asked him when he would come.

Zhang Qing didn't reply for a long time, and Lin Mian waited for a message from him when the security brother took over shift at four o'clock: on the way.

Lin Mian and Wu Ting had a hasty dinner, Zhang Qing came late, and contacted the police officer Xiao Li who was in charge of surveillance, and the four of them still met in the security room.

"What happened?" Lin Mian asked Zhang Qing.

Deputy Director Zhang wiped the sweat off his neck, picked up the water that Wu Ting hadn't drunk on the table, and drank it all in one gulp.

The dean has a complicated expression on his face.

"There was a fire in another place, and an emergency meeting was held just now, asking everyone to do a good job in publicizing safety knowledge on fire prevention and disaster reduction." Zhang Qing frowned.

"Summer is indeed a period of high incidence of fires." Lin Mian gave him a cheering look.

"But it's not so high in previous years. It's the third time in the past ten days..." Xiao Li scratched his head.

Eventful summer.

Lin Mian sighed silently in her heart.

According to the previously established plan, Xiao Li stayed in the security room to watch the surveillance, while Zhang Qing and Lin Mian were in charge of the east and west buildings around Building 7, 10, and 13.

As for Wu Ting...

No one dares to command this big monster, okay!

So the dean unhurriedly followed behind the little assistant.

In order not to alarm the thief, Lin Mian found a dark place to hide in the bushes, where the street lights couldn't even reach him. After a while, there was a faint sound from behind, and Wu Ting squatted beside him calmly.

Lin Mian hesitated for a while, and couldn't help persuading, "It's hot and there are many mosquitoes here. Why don't you go to the security room, dean. There is air conditioning there, so it's cooler."

Dean Wu said proudly, "I am not afraid of heat, and the mosquito that dares to bite me may not have been born yet."

Lin Mian remembered that when he was in Linwan Village, he was so hot that he was sweating, and Wu Ting still seemed to be refreshed. Is this the Xuangui?

How enviable!

Before discovering the traces of small animals, squatting is the most boring thing. After thinking about it, Lin Mian took out the Lucky Cat candy bowl from his schoolbag, handed a mint-flavored hard candy to Wu Ting, and peeled a watermelon-flavored candy himself. of.

Wu Ting squeezed the hard candy in his hand, and suddenly said: "I'll buy it for you after you finish eating."

Lin Mian reflexively wanted to say no, but for some reason, he could hear a hint of promise from this simple sentence.

Compared with humans who like to run trains with their mouths full, monsters don't make promises easily. Lin Mian doesn't know the reason, but he knows that promises are very important to monsters, once they are spoken, they will be fulfilled.

This kind of ritual-like solemnity made Lin Mian unable to say no for a moment. He inexplicably thought of the pair of couple-style swimming trunks that Wu Ting bought on Feiyu Island, and his ears felt slightly hot.

"En." Lin Mian responded imperceptibly. Of course the ancient monster with excellent hearing heard it, but Wu Ting at the moment didn't know the inner activities of the little assistant, and he was still trying to figure out how to win the other's favor. .

The two of them squatted in the bush for a long time with their own thoughts, until Xiao Li's voice sounded in the headset: "I found the trace of the little beast, I found the trace of the little beast!"

"Where is it?" Lin Mian and Zhang Qing asked at the same time.

"Room 12, Building 1102."

"Building 12?" Lin Mian and Wu Ting looked at each other, and the place where the little beast appeared changed again!

Moreover, Lin Mian somehow felt that the number 12 was familiar. Don't Granny Deng and her granddaughter live in building 12?

Room 12, Building 901.

Is it pure coincidence?

Lin Mian didn't have time to think about it, and ran towards Building 12.

Building 12 is not far from where he is, or it should be said that Building 12 is not far from Building 7, 10, and 13.

It was almost midnight at this time, and the whole community fell into silence, except for the lights in the windows of a few scattered households.

Lin Mian ran into the lobby of Building 12, pressed the elevator button, and planned to go straight to the 11th floor, but the elevator stopped on the 11th floor and did not come down.

"What's going on?" Lin Mian asked Xiao Li in the security room through the headset.

Xiao Li glanced at the surveillance cameras on the 12th floor of Building 11, and was stunned: "Assistant Lin, a mop was laid across the elevator entrance on the 11th floor, and the elevator door couldn't be closed."

Needless to say, that little beast must have done something good, unexpectedly the little guy is quite cunning!

Lin Mian immediately gave up the elevator and ran up the fire-fighting corridor.

Ordinary people on the 11th floor feel weak just thinking about it, but Lin Mian is fine. He is just worried that when they arrive, the thief will also run away.

Just thinking like this, Wu Ting grabbed his wrist, the dean squatted down/body, raised his chin towards him: "Come up."

Without hesitation, Lin Mian lay on Wu Ting's back.

Wu Ting supported his knees and turned up slightly, and then it blew like a gust of wind. Lin Mian subconsciously hugged his neck in order not to fall off.

It took Wu Ting less than three seconds to go from the first floor to the eleventh floor, faster than the elevator, so when the two of them appeared on the surveillance screen again, Xiao Li's eyes almost popped out.

"Is the little beast still in there?" Lin Mian asked in a low voice as the entrance door to Room 12 in Building 1102 opened a gap.

"It's still there." Xiao Li said firmly, "I didn't see it come out of the house."

Lin Mian didn't hesitate anymore, and stepped into the room. The living room in Room 1102 was pitch black. He held his breath, and carefully identified the location of the little beast. The next second, a very subtle sound came from the study, a bit like fingernails gently scraping metal. the sound of.

The two approached quickly, but the noise suddenly stopped. Immediately, Lin Mian felt something come out of the study, and ran past his calf, fluffy.

"It ran away!" Lin Mian was startled, and was about to catch up, but Wu Ting quickly grabbed her.

"Don't worry, let's see where it goes." Wu Ting's tone was as usual, looking very calm.

This little beast only steals things and does not harm people, so it is basically not dangerous.

Lin Mian thought of something when he heard the words, his eyes lit up, and he said to Xiao Li, "Please continue to watch the surveillance."

Xiao Li agreed, and broadcast the whereabouts of the little beast in real time.

"It's going downstairs!"

"10th floor."

"9th floor."

"It crawled through the window of room 901!"

Room 901? !

really……

Zhang Qing heard the surveillance broadcast on the headset and went directly to 901, where the three met at the door of Room 901.

"So Room 12 in Building 901 is the lair of this little beast? It has been hiding here before??" Zhang Qing quickly understood the reason.

"I'm afraid that's true." Lin Mian nodded, hesitated, and rang the doorbell of 901.

The author has something to say:

Ah, yesterday I promised six days in the comments, but fortunately I didn't break my promise...

This article has not had a manual list for a long time, and because of some problems when setting up the publication, there is no natural list such as the word list and monthly list, so it is basically equivalent to no exposure, and the collection has been as stable as an old dog. It's very slow. I originally planned to finish V on the next day, but now it seems that there is a high probability that I can only finish V. The full text has a total of 30 words.

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