Yokai Office

"Ancient apricot garden?" Shen Xi repeated, his expression slightly changed.

"Xixi?" Zong Ci sensed his expression and asked in a low voice.

Shen Xi shook his head, didn't say it directly in front of Fu Chenglin, and told Zong Ci telepathically: [Yesterday Le Chaoyang also said that he wanted to go there to enjoy the flowers. 】

Zong Ci understood what he meant and said nothing more.

Fu Chenglin didn't know the secret communication between the two, and continued to talk to them, "It's been more than a week, and today the district supervisor reported another one, saying that he disappeared three days ago."

Fu Shenglin took a sip of his tea, "You said it was a coincidence, did you go to Xingyuan before you disappeared?"

"There are too many dead spots for monitoring in Xingyuan, and there are too many intersections outside..." Fu Shenglin said, "The bureau has checked the monitoring several times, and there are no traces of a few people at all."

Since the accident of his right-hand assistant 'Xu Ye', Fu Shenglin couldn't find a suitable replacement for a while, so he did everything by himself.

But in this case, as far as it is concerned, the three lost contact in the same area, and there was no murder case, so the superiors only asked Fu Shenglin to investigate the case quickly.

"I think this matter is strange, but the superiors refuse to approve the investigation order to the Monster Bureau." Fu Shenglin sighed, "But it's true, it's really just a disappearance case, and there is really no way to bother your Monster Bureau."

Shen Xi and Zong Ci looked at each other without speaking.

Fu Chenglin rubbed his swollen temples, and took another breath of tea.

Shen Xi saw his exhaustion, thought for a while, and asked tentatively, "Fu Ju, how about...you entrust this case to my firm for investigation?"

Zong Ci raised his eyebrows in surprise, and was not in a hurry to object.

"Office?" Fu Shenglin glanced at Zong Ci, puzzled.

Zong Ci opened... Isn't it a detective agency?Renamed?

Upon hearing Fu Chenglin's question, Shen Xi immediately became serious, "It's like this, Director Fu. Before I joined the Monster Bureau, I opened my own office, which specializes in monster business. It reopened recently, and I'm planning to Expand the business, you see, or... you leave this matter to me?"

"Ah no, it's handed over to our office."

Shen Xi said it straight.After finishing speaking, he even took out a pocket from his pocket, and after fumbling for a long time, he took out a small card and handed it over.

It is still self-made, with a few square lines printed on it.

Hee hee ha office, Shen Xi.

Undertake demon world purchasing agents, job introductions, housing sales and leasing, marriage matching, etc.

Welcome, dear~

Also comes with a dog paw print at the end.

Fu Chenglin glanced at it, and handed it back to Zong Ci.It was also the first time for the latter to see this thing, he was taken aback for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.

Fu Shenglin was suspicious, so he couldn't help but ask, "Who is there in your firm? Is it reliable?"

"Um." Shen Xi, the polished commander, choked, "...Of course it's reliable!"

Shen Xi leaned on the table and moved closer, "Fu Ju, to tell you the truth, everyone in our affairs is covering us."

"Who?" Fu Chenglin asked following his words.

"Golden City Monster Bureau!" Shen Xi directly let out bold words.

Zongci who was drinking water choked.

Shen Xi glanced at him in a heartbeat, and blinked at him.

Anyway, all the words have been said, this case... and this money must be taken down!

"Fu Ju, as long as you need it, I'll ask the Zongci Master to investigate, Liuhuo to assist, and the seniors from the Monster Bureau to help out in friendship!"

Fu Shenglin finally understood.

Dare to love Shen Xi, this is a trick to help him, and also a trick to make money!

Fu Chenglin understood his physical condition and did not try to be aggressive.

"Okay!" Fu Shenglin waved his hand, "How much reward do you want?"

"That's easy to talk about." Shen Xi smiled, "Just pay me the money, the same reward as the previous human skin case and jumping from a building? Just pay me alone."

Fu Chenglin was surprised and glanced at Zong Ci.

Shen Xi noticed his gaze and waved his hand, "It's okay, Zongci will give me a free job, no money."

"...What about Liuhuo?" Fu Chenglin asked again.

"Leave Fu Ju alone, let Zong Ci give you some." Shen Xi has no scruples, "Anyway, Liu Huo is also my friend, do me a favor, and he won't object."

There is really no way to object to Liuhuo who is far away at home.

Fu Chenglin looked at Zongci again, who smiled helplessly and shrugged, obviously acquiescing to his lover's actions.

After all, it is not the first time that the Inspectorate has invited foreign aid to help.As the director of the bureau, Fu Shenglin can still afford this kind of remuneration.

"Okay, then it's settled like this." Fu Chenglin was not polite, "It's too late today, come to the Inspectorate tomorrow!"

"Row."

As soon as the voice fell, the restaurant waiter brought the things up.

The three of them had a full meal before checking out and leaving.

After sending Fu Chenglin away, Shen Xi apologized to Zong Ci, "Zong Ci, I made my own claims just now, don't be angry..."

Zong Ci understood what he was referring to, and held his hand, "I'm not angry, I know you want to help Old Fu."

Shen Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and explained, "It's not just because I'm worried about Ju Fu."

"You're also worried about Le Chaoyang?" Zong Ci said.

Shen Xi nodded, "Well, you said that his identity is quite special. Moreover, he also said yesterday that he was going to Xingyuan..."

A trace of worry flashed across Shen Xi's brows, "I don't know if I'm overthinking it, but I always feel that this matter is not easy."

Some time ago, there were frequent cases. Although Zong Ci had solved the mastermind behind the scenes, Huan Mirage, Shen Xi always felt uneasy.

"Don't worry, since it's handed over to us, we can always find out," Zong Ci said.His eyes flashed, hiding the complicated emotions in it.

Shen Xi is right, I am afraid this case is not easy.

Zong Ci took his hand, put it on the back of his hand and kissed, "Go home?"

The tips of Shen Xi's ears were slightly red, and he said, "...it's still early, I want to go to a place."

"Got it." With a clear expression, Zong Ci hailed a car and took Shen Xi into it.He said to the driver, "The outskirts, the ancient apricot garden."

This is the tacit understanding.

Shen Xi's eyes were full of smiles, and he couldn't help getting closer to his lover.

***

07:30 in the evening, at the entrance of the Ancient Apricot Garden.

There is a long electronic sign hanging at the gate of the park, which reads brightly: Today in the park, the costume drama "Like a Pet" is privately filmed. Unrelated people are not allowed to enter, thank you for your cooperation.

In addition, there are staff members wearing guard uniforms standing at the door. This posture looks quite good.

In the garden, there is a temporary dressing room.

A make-up artist is facing a person, busily busy.

"Brother Lan, the makeup is done." After the makeup artist finished speaking, she stepped aside.

Su Lan is a popular niche in the entertainment industry nowadays, she looks good, debuted for nearly two years, and gained countless fans.And he is the number one male in the costume drama "Like a Favorite".

Today's shooting is a night scene, where the hero and heroine are under the apricot tree, making a private decision for life.

Now, Su Lan has already flattered her headgear and put on her makeup, and she looks like a young man like jade.

"Brother Lan, wait a little longer." Assistant Su Lan ran in, "The heroine still needs some makeup time."

When Su Lan heard this, she sneered, "Wait, wait..."

The female lead in this drama was brought into the group with funding, and she acted pretentiously and procrastinated.Su Lan really didn't have much affection for her.

Su Lan knew it well. According to previous estimates, it would take at least half an hour to wait.

"Okay, I'll go outside for a walk, and I'll be back in about ten minutes." Su Lan got up.

The assistant wondered, "Brother Lan, it's a big night, and we're going to shoot again, you still..."

"I know what's in my mind, so I just walked around in the garden, and besides, I have my mobile phone with me." Su Lan shook her mobile phone and walked out on her own.

In order to facilitate the shooting, the crew had already paid for it and covered the entire night.

At this time, there are no outsiders.

Su Lan strolled in the garden and came to a place where there was no one there.

The moonlight was slanting, the night wind was blowing, and the apricot blossoms were flying all over the sky. He was standing under the tree, his white clothes were like snow, and his hair was blowing up.

This kind of scenery makes him very relaxed and intoxicated.

Suddenly, Su Lan smelled a strong aroma of apricot blossoms.

The wind blows and mist grows, and the petals falling on the ground rotate in small circles with the wind.Su Lan raised her eyes and felt a figure standing under the tree, hidden by the mist, looming.

"Young master." The voice suddenly appeared, gentle as water, not offensive.

Su Lan subconsciously took a step forward, but unfortunately, before he could take a few steps, her eyes darkened and she fell to the ground unconscious.

***

It was eight o'clock in the evening when Zong Ci and Shen Xi arrived at the garden.

When the two of them approached the door, they were stopped by the guards, "I'm sorry, you two are not allowed to go in because the park is filming a show right now."

Shen Xi naturally saw the sign at the door, and felt a little distressed.

It looks like this is a waste of time?

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly saw a girl running over in a hurry, "Brother Guard, did you see Brother Lan?"

"Brother Lan?" The guard was stunned.The girl said again, "Su Lan!"

"I didn't see it."

This girl is Su Lan's assistant. After hearing this answer, her eyes became even more anxious, "Didn't you see? Didn't he go out?"

"No, no one has ever come out."

The phone rang, and the assistant answered it. It was Su Lan's manager. On the other side of the phone, there was a burst of cursing.

The assistant's eyes were red, and he turned around and ran back, "I'm sorry, I'll try again, but I can't get through..."

Zong Ci and Shen Xi watched all this from the sidelines.

The guard glanced at them, "Still leaving?"

Shen Xi smiled, "Leave right away."

After finishing speaking, He Zongci turned and left.After the two walked a certain distance.

"Zongci, that girl just now..."

"Someone is missing, probably an actor in the crew." Zong Ci guessed.

Shen Xi was thoughtful, always feeling something was wrong.

If possible, he really wanted to go in and find out, but...

"Would you like to go in and have a look?" Zong Ci asked, taking a sideways glance at the distance.

"Isn't it impossible to get in?" Shen Xi was puzzled.

Zong Ci smiled, "Become the main body, and I will take you in."

"Ah?" Shen Xi was confused and blinked innocently.

Zong Ci patted his forehead fondly, "Hurry up."

"Oh." Seeing that there was no one around, Shen Xi obeyed obediently.

In a few seconds, a chubby puppy appeared at Zong Ci's feet, wagging its tail vigorously at him.

"Ow!"

Zong Ci hugged him up.

The dog's body was soft and warm.

"Lie down, don't move around." Zong Ci ordered, and he stretched out his two front paws and held his arms, "Aw!"

Zong Ci rubbed his little head, and led him towards a high wall.

The area of ​​the apricot garden is not small. In order to distinguish it and to make a profit from the ticket sales of the scenic spots, the surrounding walls are all three meters high.Ten meters away, there will be surveillance cameras.

Zong Ci inspected it carefully, then stepped back a little to avoid the surveillance cameras.

Immediately afterwards, he closed his eyes and concentrated, exuding a faint spiritual power all over his body.

Sensing this, Shen Xi nestled in his arms, not daring to speak.

In the next second, Shen Xi only felt everything around him flash by.When he came back to his senses again, the scene around him had changed.

Zong Ci put him down, Shen Xi walked around in a circle, and only after making sure that there was no one there, did he return to his human form.

"This is in the garden?" Shen Xi asked in surprise.

Zong Ci responded, "Yes."

"It's amazing!" Shen Xi grinned and praised Zong Ci without hesitation.

The corners of Zong Ci's mouth were slightly bent, and he turned to say, "The garden in Jindu is famous because of an old apricot tree that has survived for nearly 500 years."

"Nearly 500 years?" Shen Xi was very surprised.

"Well, then I transplanted all kinds of surrounding apricot trees." Zong Ci continued to explain to Shen Xi, "Originally, apricot trees were difficult to grow, but the apricot blossoms in this apricot orchard are blooming better every year, so the Very famous."

In today's era, it is becoming more and more difficult to cultivate green plants.

The reason why Jindu Ancient Apricot Garden has such a reputation is obvious.

The night wind blows, driving the petals on the branches, rustling and falling, with a faint fragrance of flowers.

One word: beautiful.

Shen Xi looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him, and was fascinated for a moment, and almost forgot the reason why he came here.

Zong Ci was not in a hurry, and watched with him for a while.

After Shen Xi had enjoyed enough of the scenery, he turned around and said to Zong Ci, "Can we take a look?"

"Huh?" Zong Ci raised his eyebrows.

"Take a look... Is there any sign of evil activities?" Shen Xi expressed his thoughts.

If there is any evil activity, there can always be some clues left behind.

"It's simple." Zong Ci turned around and said, "Xixi, try releasing your spiritual power?"

"My spiritual power?"

"Your spiritual power is pure, if there are traces of evil activities..." Zong Ci pointed out, "You can feel it."

The spiritual power in Shen Xi's body is peculiar and cannot be underestimated.Moreover, his spiritual power has been enhanced.

Therefore, Zongci is using every opportunity to subtly teach how to use spiritual power.

"What should I do?" Shen Xi nodded firmly and asked.

"Hold your breath and concentrate, concentrate the spiritual power on the demon core, and then try to drive the spiritual power to flow to all parts of the body." Zong Ci said calmly, "Release the spiritual power perception, you try?"

"Okay." Shen Xi closed his eyes, and followed what Zong Ci said.

Not long after, a burst of white spiritual power was released from his body, faintly and slowly extending towards the surroundings.Zongci looked around vigilantly, not letting other people or evil things take advantage of his lover.

After a while, Shen Xi opened his eyes again.