Nightmare Apostle

After carefully questioning Yu Shu about the dream she saw, Yang Xiao discovered that she had no memory of the lipstick coffin.

Her memory was vague and very strange. She said that she walked in a funeral procession, and walked aimlessly for a long time, but she could not describe any details about this funeral procession.

Yang Xiao knew clearly that this was probably not a problem with Yu Shu's memory, but rather being affected by the big red blood coffin.

There was something very wrong with that coffin. It was present in both the wedding procession and the funeral procession. In Yang Xiao's understanding, the red coffin had always been a taboo existence.

Gradually, a strong curiosity spread from the bottom of his heart, and he suddenly had the urge to open the coffin and find out.

But the next second, he was shocked by his own thoughts. He even thought of opening the coffin. Was he crazy?

Both the Lantern Ghost and the Headless Green Ghost were easily suppressed by the bloody coffin. If the real owner inside was released, the sky would be broken!

"Captain, are you okay?" Yu Shu typed on the screen and looked at Yang Xiao with a worried look.

"Ping Yang Xiao forced himself to calm down. He has experienced too many things recently and he needs time to digest.

After a moment, he showed a reassuring smile to Yu Shu, nodded, and comforted: "I'm fine, don't worry."

Then the two of them began to check what they had seen and heard in the dream. One talked and the other wrote. The atmosphere in the warm and bright ward was surprisingly harmonious.

Yu Shu is very careful. He only uses a tablet computer during communication, and deletes the typed words immediately. He does not use the notebook used for daily communication, so that no evidence will be left.

The tablet is not connected to the Internet either.

For a full hour, Yang Xiao and Yu Shu sorted out the causes and consequences of the incident, some of which were unexplainable.

Or things that are difficult to explain are pushed to the Headless Green Ghost. If anyone really questions it, let them go to the Headless Green Ghost to ask for help.

After confirming that nothing was wrong, Yang Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief, told Yu Shu to have a good rest, and turned around to leave.

When his arm was touched, Yang Xiao turned around and saw Yu Shu taking out a notebook and writing: How is your basic training going?

"It's okay. Coach Zhu Yina is...well...very strict." Yang Xiao was embarrassed to say that his legs were shaking every time he left Zhu Yina.

"What about firearms training and special equipment training?" Yu Shu asked.

"These two items have not officially started yet, but Huang Qiang said that the director has made arrangements for me." Yang Xiao told the truth.

"My performance in special equipment training is average, but I am very strong in firearms. If you need it, I can teach... and help you."

Yang Xiao noticed that there was a word "teach" in front of help, but it was crossed out. Yang Xiao couldn't help but smile bitterly. Is this taking care of his own self-esteem?

Thinking too much, Yang Xiao doesn't have too much self-esteem, and generally he won't waste it on such a place.

"Thank you very much. I'll wait for you to take good care of yourself."

In the evening of that day, people from the Provincial Office came faster than Yang Xiao expected. Someone asked Yang Xiao and Yu Shu respectively. Yang Xiao couldn't help but feel scared. Fortunately, the director made arrangements properly. If it had been later, things would have been troublesome. .

Two days later, the people from the Provincial Office left and Yang Xiao was allowed to leave the hospital. Yu Shu continued to stay in the hospital for observation due to the special situation.

After returning to his own office and leaning back on the chair, Yang Xiao finally relaxed. After learning that Yu Shu and Yang Xiao were fine, everyone was relieved. The cheerful atmosphere of the past was restored in the investigation team office. Ximen Xiu There is a clamor for team building and celebration.

"When Yu Shu is discharged from the hospital, I will be the host." Yang Xiao said with a smile.

“Wuhu~~”

"The captain looks like a department-level cadre!"

As the days passed, Yang Xiao spent a rare free time. During the process, he asked Beibei more than once,

He didn't tell him if he had a mission, but Beibei, who was eating potato chips and watching TV dramas, gave him a big eye roll.

"Captain, wouldn't it be better if we didn't have any missions? When you weren't here, we might not have had one mission every two months. Besides, it's only 20,000 yuan a month. What are we doing?"

"Uh... Okay." Yang Xiao didn't get the 20,000 yuan because he didn't have any tasks. No, he got 23,000 yuan. After all, he was the captain.

Yang Xiao was not idle during this period either. Because his body was recovering, rough combat training was put on hold, but firearms and special equipment training was put on the agenda.

One sunny afternoon, the underground shooting range of the Patrol Office.

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Bang! Bang!"

After a burst of gunfire, Yang Xiao emptied the magazine. He subconsciously turned the muzzle of the gun and imitated the hero in action movies and blew into the muzzle of the gun.

"stop!"

The person behind him stepped forward and lowered his right hand holding the gun. The bald man in camouflage frowned, "Don't point the gun sideways at yourself, be careful of misfire!"

"Um...I know." Yang Xiao put down the gun and looked at the human-shaped target paper not far away. The target paper was very close, only 5 meters away, and the bullet holes on it were relatively concentrated. "Coach, can I challenge the medium and long distance?" Shooting, 20 meters or 30 meters is fine.”

The instructor who received the pistol shook his head, unloaded the magazine, reloaded a new magazine, and handed the gun back to Yang Xiao, "No need, the pistol is only for emergency self-defense. Normally, the shooting time left for you in combat situations is very long. In a short time, in the complex urban terrain, if you want to accurately hit the target at a distance of 30 meters, marksmanship is no longer important, it depends on fate. "

"We mainly train you on the speed of drawing, aiming, and firing the gun. For your shooting distance training, it is mainly 5 meters to 10 meters."

"Remember, you must fire at the enemy first. Don't aim at the head with the first shot. The head is too small to hit. Instead, hit the body, chest, or abdomen."

"The first shot is not intended to kill, but at least to make the opponent lose the ability to resist. Then after confirming that the surroundings are safe, immediately approach and shoot again at close range. The rule is two shots to the torso and one to the head."

"Mozambique shooting method?" Yang Xiao suddenly thought.

The bald coach smiled, lit a cigarette for himself, squinted and said, "Oh, that's good, you still know this."

"Then what if the opponent has a numerical advantage and suddenly rushes towards me from a distance?" Yang Xiao asked. It would be difficult to have time to take aim.

"Theoretically speaking, we are the party with the numerical advantage, but... we also have ways to deal with the extreme situations you mentioned."

The bald coach laid the cigarette flat on the table, with the burning end exposed. He skillfully took out his gun from his waist, unloaded the magazine, pulled out an extended magazine and stuffed it in, unlocked the safety, and held it with both hands. Aim the gun at three human-shaped targets 5 meters away and pull the trigger.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang... bang bang!!"

Yang Xiao: "!!!"

As dense bullet casings were thrown out, bullet holes were left with irregular distribution on the three human-shaped targets, and one of them was shot three times in the head.

After emptying the magazine, the bald coach smiled slightly, turned the muzzle of the gun to himself, blew a breath of air, and boasted: "The Glock 18 9mm fully automatic pistol has a standard magazine capacity of 17 rounds. I just used it. The extended magazine has a capacity of 33 rounds. The magazine can be emptied within 3 seconds in fully automatic shooting mode, which is enough to deal with small-scale cluster impacts. All you have to pay attention to is holding the gun with both hands to offset the recoil, control the angle, and prevent jumps in small spaces. bomb."

"If you think it's not enough, we also have 50-round capacity drums to choose from, but the department doesn't have them at the moment, so you need to apply for deployment."

The bald coach smiled slightly, showing a row of white teeth, "Firepower is justice, a gun from 7 steps away is fast, and a gun within 7 steps is fast and accurate!"

After the training, as soon as he walked out of the training ground, Huang Qiang was already waiting for him and informed him to go to the director's office.

He knocked politely and opened the door. Director Nalan was already waiting for him, "Director, you are looking for me.

Nalan Shuo asked him to sit down, and without any nonsense, he took out a cube wrapped in newspapers from the drawer and Yang Xiao's eyes widened when he opened it.

"Here is 100,000. Last time you saved Yu Shu, the department decided to give you a reward." Nalan Shuo got straight to the point, "Because this matter is confidential, the department has temporarily waived the commendation meeting, and I will do it alone. Can you give me a reward?"

"Okay, okay, thank you Director for your training!" Yang Xiao's whole body became energetic, and the fatigue from training was gone.

"It has nothing to do with me, this is your personal effort." Nalan Shuo looked businesslike, "You saved all your teammates in the ghost-killing mission, and this time you saved Yu Shu. Young man, I am very optimistic about it." You, if you perform well, I will give you a promotion report."

“Thanks Tissue Cultivation!”

After Yang Xiao excitedly stuffed the reward into his backpack, Nalan Shuo reminded: "Captain Yang, this matter was decided at a meeting by the leadership of the department. We are not planning to announce the award to the whole department for the time being."

Yang Xiao understood it as soon as he heard it and immediately said that he would keep it secret.

"There is one more thing I want to tell you. The Provincial Office's monitoring of Yu Shu has ended. The technical staff stationed at the hospital have been withdrawn. Yu Shu will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow afternoon. After she comes back, you have to lead everyone to resume work as soon as possible. state."

"Yu Shu is coming back?" Yang Xiao was overjoyed, "Great!"

After bringing the news back to the office, there was inevitably another burst of excitement. At night, Yang Xiao lay on the folding bed in the office, looking at the cash on his back on the table, feeling that he had hope for life again.

Now that he is considered a wealthy man and a captain-level cadre of the Patrol Office, living in such a simple office is somewhat inappropriate for his current status.

Yang Xiao decided to move tomorrow, first find an apartment nearby, and then move all the things he left in the rental house.

Calculating the days, the rent for the rental house was about to expire. The landlady seemed to be sure that he would not be able to pay the rent next month, so she had posted a rent-seeking notice early on.

"Ten years will be in Hedong and thirty years will be in Hexi. It's a bit dangerous these days, but it's really profitable. There's still a lot of room for improvement!"

Yang Xiao planned to donate more money, enough to pay the down payment. After graduating from college, he got used to a wandering life and wanted to settle down.

I sent a message to Beibei and asked her if she was free. Beibei agreed immediately and drove here early the next morning, and even roped in Ximenxiu and Daxiong to do coolies.

A few people had breakfast in the office, and then drove to a nearby high-end apartment with one bedroom, one living room, and one bathroom, more than 40 square meters, with a monthly rent of 5,000, with a deposit of one to three. The only drawback is that the water and electricity costs are between those of civilian apartments. between commercial.

To be honest, the price exceeded Yang Xiao's expectations, but he really likes it here. The decoration and environment here are nothing to say. It is almost the same as the old community where he lived before. There is also a supporting gym and reading room downstairs. This is all free and greatly increases the happiness of life.

In the end, after some bargaining by Beibei, the deal was settled at a price of 4,700 yuan a month, with a one-year lease.

Then the group of people drove to the old community where Yang Xiao once lived. On the way, Yang Xiao got out of the car and bought a few packs of good cigarettes. When the car drove to the gate of the community, Yang Xiao got out of the car with the cigarettes and walked to the security booth.

After a while, three security guards walked out with Yang Xiao in a lively manner. Judging from the intimacy, they seemed to be long-lost brothers.

When they actually walked into Yang Xiao's rental house, Beibei and the others were stunned. Ximen Xiu stared at the moldy and black corner.

I couldn't help but frown, "Captain, you...did you live here before?"

Yang Xiao smiled. He was embarrassed to say that he was almost kicked out of a place like this. Under Beibei's command, Daxiong moved large and useful items, such as suitcases, while Ximenxiu was responsible for cleaning the wardrobe and packing the clothes. take away.

Yang Xiao went to the landlady with the fruits she bought at the fruit shop in the community and told her that she would move out today. If she owed any water and electricity bills, she told her that she would pay it right away.

By the time they got back, Daxiong and the others had almost sorted it out. In fact, there weren't many things originally owned by Yang Xiao. They were mainly some books and some manuscripts he had left behind. These things were very meaningful to Yang Xiao. No amount of money could buy them. Come.

Seeing Yang Xiao come back, Ximen Xiu, who was tired and sweating profusely, took the iced Coke handed by Yang Xiao and took a sip, "Brother Xiao, you usually read all kinds of messy books, Feng Shui Secrets, Yin and Yang Fragments" , folklore, and records of unusual events, who would read these things?”

"I rely on these things to make a living." Yang Xiao muttered in his heart and changed the topic with a smile.

A few people drove their things to the newly rented apartment. After simple decoration, the new home was considered habitable.

At noon, Yang Xiao served as host and treated several people to a meal. Since they had to pick up Yu Shu from the hospital in the afternoon, they found a nearby bathing center to take a bath and put on new clothes.

"Ximen Xiu, is this the same place where you were arrested last time during the anti-pornography campaign?" Beibei, like several others, was lying on the bed, waiting for a massage.

"Nonsense! I, Ximen Xiu, never come to a place like this!" Ximen Xiu retorted with a stiff neck.

The next second, the door was pushed open, and several technicians walked in under dim light. When the foreman saw Ximen Xiu, his eyes lit up, and he said sweetly and coquettishly: "Isn't this Brother Xiu? You are so good The weather has not come yet. These are your friends, right? Should I use your VIP card or count them separately?"

"Hahaha, take his VIP card!" Beibei was generous for Ximenxiu.

After enough rest, they received the news at three o'clock in the afternoon and immediately drove to the hospital. After seeing Yu Shu, Beibei went up to give him a hug. Ximen Xiu followed suit and opened his arms. Before he could get closer, Beibei Beibei raised his legs.

"Sister Xiao Shu, brother, I miss you so much!" Ximen Xiu was 2 meters away from Yu Shu and was very excited.

Yu Shu was in good spirits and seemed to be recovering well. Yu Shu looked at Yang Xiao with a bright smile and wrote hello, "Captain."

Beibei drove. After learning that Yu Shu had not eaten anything delicious recently, he drove directly to a big hotel and immediately decided to engage in team building.

Daxiong called Zhuge Zhijie, who was left behind, and asked him to take a taxi over quickly. Yu Shu was discharged from the hospital, and the captain invited him to dinner.

The atmosphere during the dinner was very lively, because there were regulations not to drink too much, and Yu Shu had to go home to rest, so the meal broke up after 8 o'clock in the evening.

They were all drunk and the car could not be driven. Several people took a taxi home. After Yang Xiao saw everyone off, he walked slowly towards the apartment alone.

The apartment is not very far from here, and the street is very lively. A gust of night wind blows, which slightly dissipates the alcohol smell. Yang Xiao enjoys this rare alone time.

I passed by a cake shop that was about to close. The rolling shutter door outside had been lowered by a third, and a handwritten sign hung outside: 50% off everything after 8 o'clock.

Yang Xiao originally wanted to buy some for breakfast so that he wouldn't have to get up early, but when he got closer, he saw the owner of the cake shop scolding a female clerk.

There was a box of cakes on the table nearby. After listening to a few words, Yang Xiao probably understood. The female clerk went to deliver the cake to the customer, but accidentally broke a bit on the way. The customer didn't want it and returned it. , this cake is not cheap, the boss asked the female clerk to pay for it.

The female clerk was young and looked like she had just come of age. Yang Xiao, who had been tortured by society for a long time, knew that this piece of cake might be her two days' wages.

"Boss, can I see this cake?'

Seeing someone asking, the boss immediately changed his attitude and introduced the cake to Yang Xiao. Through the transparent part of the cake box, Yang Xiao saw that the cake was beautifully made and there was a black swan on it, but the goose head was damaged. .

"Young man, the ingredients for this cake are very good. It's just a little bit damaged, but it doesn't affect the food. If you like it, I'll give you a discount. How about 50% off?"

Seeing the look from the female clerk, Yang Xiao nodded, "Boss, can you write a few words on it for me?"

"Yes, what do you want to write?" The boss's eyes lit up when he saw that a customer was willing to take over.

After a moment of silence, Yang Xiao said, "Just write better and better."

"Just these four words?"

"Um."

The boss quickly opened the cake box, smoothed the original blessing words on the cake with a knife, then filled the cake with cream, repaired the damaged black swan, and finally carefully wrote the words "Better and Better" on it with red jam. Character.

The boss' handwriting is very beautiful and eloquent, and Yang Xiao likes it very much.

After paying, the boss skillfully packed the cake and put it in a new box. The female clerk lifted the cake box, walked out of the store, handed it to Yang Xiao, and said thank you.

Carrying the cake back to his own apartment, closing the door, washing his hands, Yang Xiao opened the cake box on the table, inserted the candles, and lit it.

In the room with the lights off, several candles emitted warm and soft light, which illuminated Yang Xiao's young face.

The fire flickered in his pupils, and the words "getting better and better" seemed to come alive.

Yang Xiao closed his eyes and made a wish in his heart, wishing that his life would get better and better, wishing that everyone in the investigation team would be safe and sound, wishing that the senior in the blood coffin would not have any malice towards him, and wishing that he would receive the ghost script later.

He made many wishes in a row, until he felt a little embarrassed at the end, and then he slowly opened his eyes. Yang Xiao sat up straight, picked up the table knife with a sense of ritual, and cut the cake in the middle.

"Hmm?"

The knife got stuck, and only a thin layer was cut in, and there was a hard touch underneath.

Yang Xiao used the knife to peel off the cream on the top in confusion, and he was stunned. The next second, the knife fell to the ground uncontrollably, and there was a box wrapped in the cake.

The surface of the box was a strange gray, as if it had been precipitated for countless months. After a few seconds, Yang Xiao took a deep breath, grabbed a fork, and peeled off the four words "getting better and better" bit by bit. Under these four words, there were another four words hidden.

The four bloody words were abrupt and abnormal, breaking the strange harmony of the whole picture, and this was exactly the name of the script-Fulin Middle School.