Natural enemies

The author has something to say: Maybe I didn’t express clearly enough about the precious blood in the previous chapters, so many relatives below guessed it incorrectly. Please note that there are two things appearing in this chapter: a drop of blood, and A diamond... Haha I won't talk about it, I will explain it slowly later

Gu Yi suddenly opened his eyes.The dream was so real that he still seemed to have the burning feeling in his body that was stronger than the first embrace.However, the drop of blood lurking in his chest was still asleep and did not mix with his blood.

Letting out a breath slowly, Gu Yi only felt exhausted all over.How long has it been since you had this dream?The labyrinth is already tens of thousands of miles away, and only one of the three holy artifacts is still on his body. As for the diamond that can make his wish come true, it should no longer exist in the world, and he went around After so many years, it is still empty-handed in the end.There is only one chance, and there is only one diamond. He himself gave the opportunity to others. He can neither blame anyone nor regret it. It's just that when he dreams back occasionally, he feels a little regretful and at a loss.

However, it was already past six o'clock in the evening, and I had to go to work even if my soul was burning.Another night of sitting in the office waiting for receipts and mail that might arrive.The only good thing is that today is the weekend, and tomorrow I can rest.

Gu Yi curled the corners of his mouth joyfully.Returning to human society, maybe I didn't learn anything else, but now I have a deep understanding of the preciousness of weekends.

It was dark, and it was raining again, and the air was filled with a smell of soil.Gu Yi opened the black oilcloth umbrella, holding the shiny handle in the palm of his hand, and there was a coolness, which made one's mind clear.

On rainy days, both the subway and the bus are crowded together, Gu Yi has to use some real skills to arrive at the company on time.

As soon as he entered the door, Vice President Zhang hadn't gotten off work yet, and was calling Tang Ji: "President Tang, a young man came to see you. He called himself Wu Peng, and said that his father, Wu Zhanshan, was a colleague of yours..."

Hearing Wu Zhanshan's three words, Gu Yi was slightly startled, and looked into the reception room calmly: a young man in his early twenties was sitting there, with a tennis racket bag leaning beside him.

This bag is already very old, and some places have obviously been frayed, so I sewed it myself again.The stitching is quite neat and strong, but the black nylon thread used doesn't match the green backpack and looks very eye-catching.

But it wasn't just the bag that was old. The T-shirt and sweatpants on the young man were washed and faded, and two pieces of cloth of the same color were even sewn on the elbow.

This situation was common 30 years ago.In order to make the clothes and pants durable, patches are specially patched on the places that are easy to be worn out.But now—at least in the past ten years in Shanghai, Gu Yi has never seen a young man willing to dress like this again.

"Little Gu, please pour a glass of water for Mr. Wu first." Vice President Zhang took the time to ask Gu Yi while listening to Tang Ji's call. It was obviously Tang Ji who said something, and asked him to put "" Wu Peng" became "Mr. Xiao Wu".

Gu Yi nodded, first put away the umbrella and put it under his desk, then poured a cup of coffee and sent it over: "Mr. Wu."

"Oh, thank you." Wu Peng thanked Gu Yi very politely, and at the same time looked at Gu Yi a few times.

He is a little shorter than Gu Yi, because he has just reached puberty, and he still looks a little thin.His skin was tanned, and he had a small crew cut. He was not outstanding in appearance, but his eyes were bright, and he looked at people with a bit of professional sharpness.

Gu Yi also looked at him calmly.The name of Wu Zhanshan, a permanent resident of Shanghai—no, it should be said that the resident aliens in big cities in China should have heard of it: the president of the Asian branch of the Demon Hunter Union, a retired soldier, who once fought in the Vietnam War, and it is said that he was in that war Suddenly awakened to the talent of hunting demons.After retiring, he became a demon hunter. Because of his outstanding performance, he was seconded to America to work for a few years, and after returning, he was promoted to be the head of the branch's China office.A few years ago, the former president of the Asian branch was seriously ill, so he recommended him to take his place.

To say that the Witcher Guild in Asia is not a particularly attractive place.Because the "demons" in Asia are different from those in Europe and the United States, they are more of ghosts and ghosts, and the traditional ones who deal with them are called celestial masters, who have their own organizations and are not very interested in the demon hunter union.

As a result, the Asian Demon Hunters Union is in an awkward position: it has a large territory under its jurisdiction, but there are relatively few job opportunities due to the lack of professionalism.Therefore, although the number of registered demon hunters in the Asian trade unions has increased in recent years, it is still more than one-third less than the European trade unions, and nearly half less than the American trade unions. In terms of geographical area comparison , this number is pitifully small.

Because of the large area of ​​jurisdiction and the small number of staff, demon hunting operations in Asia often have demon hunters wandering around without hunting targets. Once they find traces of hunters, they cannot mobilize enough manpower in time to let the prey slip away calmly. embarrassing situation.Wu Zhanshan would not have an easy life as the president of such a branch.

However, the life of the Wu family has become so embarrassing?Gu Yi glanced over Wu Peng's body, feeling a little puzzled.Even if the situation of the Asian trade union is embarrassing, Wu Zhanshan is the president after all, so he wouldn't let his son just wear this to go out, right?A child of Wu Peng's age will inevitably pay more attention to his appearance. If he is willing to wear such clothes to go out, it means that the family's financial situation is really difficult.

But this idea just flashed in Gu Yi's mind, and then he put it aside.Wu Zhanshan is the president of the Demon Hunting Guild, and Wu Peng seems to be inheriting his father's business. He doesn't have the energy to care about the economic situation of the enemy.

After talking on the phone with Tang Ji, Vice President Zhang came over with a smile on his face: "Mr. Wu, please wait a moment, our President Tang will be here soon." As he spoke, he also quietly looked at Wu Peng's clothes, wondering why he was so shabby Why did Tang Ji attach great importance to such a poor student-like young man.

Although Vice President Zhang is a fine individual, after all, successful people have been working for a long time, so it is inevitable that they will be less cautious.Wu Peng quickly noticed his scrutiny, a layer of embarrassing red appeared on his young face, his eyebrows raised slightly, and he coughed heavily.

His complexion was originally dark, even if he blushed slightly, he couldn't tell, but Vice President Zhang really didn't pay attention.But his eyebrows raised up, although he was a young man, he had a somewhat aggressive edge.Vice President Zhang woke up suddenly, realizing that he might have offended someone important in Mr. Tang's eyes. He coughed dryly and turned to Gu Yi, "Sit with Mr. Wu for a while, and Mr. Tang will come over soon. There is something wrong, please forgive me first."

The latter sentence was addressed to Wu Peng.It would be too embarrassing to apologize at this time, it's better to pretend that nothing happened and just get away with it.

However, Wu Peng was young and vigorous. Although Vice President Zhang had stepped up, he didn't really want to step down, and said coldly, "I don't dare to bother you two. I'll just wait here for Mr. Tang."

"Ah—that's good, that's good, we won't bother Mr. Wu." Vice President Zhang is also flexible. Wu Peng's words like this won't hurt him at all, but he pulled Gu Yi out with a smile on his face, and then let out a sigh of relief , murmured: "Which fairy is this?"

Gu Yi glanced at the reception room, and really wanted to tell Vice President Zhang that at this distance, Wu Peng must be able to hear everything he said clearly - if a demon hunter can't even achieve the special sense of hearing and eyesight, it's better not to do this as soon as possible. okay.

But of course he didn't say anything.Vice President Zhang didn't ask him what he meant, but just said: "Go to work, I'll pick up President Tang at the elevator." It's better to admit the mistake first, so that Tang Ji doesn't miscalculate the situation, and in case something happens What about bigger troubles?

Gu Yi was naturally eager.Although with Wu Peng's strength, there shouldn't be much threat to him, but he is a demon hunter after all, and no other species would like to stay with them.

Tang Ji came very quickly, and arrived at the company in 10 minutes, accompanied by Sang Lin.

"Comrade Xiao Wu." Tang Ji came in with a smile and shook hands with Wu Peng.

Gu Yi glanced at the back of his desk, and felt that it was a bit—horrible.

Tang Ji changed his clothes: white trousers, and a sky-blue shirt, which was quite decent, but he left the top two buttons unbuttoned. He also had a rose-shaped brooch on his breast pocket. The crimson gem was like blood. Looking at his fair skin... Standing with Wu Peng, it's more like a vampire standing opposite the exorcist.

That's all.But he was dressed like this, but he called out the old-fashioned title of "comrade", even the corner of Wu Peng's mouth twitched, and he took a breath like a toothache, before asking: "Mr. Tang Ji?" Is there a mistake?

"I'm Tang Ji." Tang Ji didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him at all, and happily held Wu Peng's hand, "Finally, I saw the organization. Let's go and talk to my office."

Wu Peng felt that his whole cheek was hurting, and he followed Tang Ji into his office blankly, followed by Sang Lin, and closed the door.

Vice President Zhang also had a toothache expression, and subconsciously asked Gu Yi: "What organization?" What happened when you saw the organization?As far as he knows, Tang Ji is an American citizen and has never lived in China before. Why does he sound like a veteran cadre when he speaks today?Who is this little Mr. Wu?

Gu Yi coughed: "Mr. Zhang, there are a few forms that need your signature yesterday." How did he know what Tang Ji was going crazy?An organization is an organization, but—at least he can be sure that Wu Peng will definitely not appreciate Tang Ji's humor.

In the CEO's office, Sang Lin closed the door and called up the monitoring screen first.On the screen, Gu Yi came out of Vice President Zhang's office with a few receipts, and returned to his desk, quietly reading the mail, without any intention of approaching the president's office.

Tang Ji also glanced at the surveillance camera, then turned his head and smiled at Wu Peng: "How is President Wu? Speaking of which, I haven't seen President Wu since I came to Shanghai."

"Okay." Wu Peng was still in a daze, and he squeezed out a word with some difficulty. When he heard the last sentence, his mind suddenly became clear, "The president has something to go to Beijing. But if Mr. Tang goes to the trade union for secondment The formalities do not require the president to be present."

Tang Ji laughed: "Hasn't my transfer order already been issued to the branch?"

"But the regulations require Mr. Tang to go to the trade union in person to go through the formalities." Wu Peng spoke fluently, "Because of this, the trade union can apply for a temporary law enforcement certificate for Mr. Tang. I think Mr. Tang should have already done this before he was transferred to Asia." Have you been notified?" Although Tang Ji belongs to the registered demon hunter of the American branch, since he wants to be stationed in Asia, according to the regulations of Asia, he needs to apply for a regional law enforcement certificate.

"Oh——" Tang Ji was still smiling, and touched his chin with one hand, "There seems to be a notification..."

Sanglin took out a bottle of red wine and two glasses from the small wine cabinet in the corner, brought them to the desk, and said lightly: "I heard that President Wu is in charge of the security work of an exhibition in the imperial capital recently. I don't know What is the relationship between this exhibition and the work of the trade union, what kind of demon hunting activities are going to be carried out, do you need our help?"

Wu Peng's face turned red again.Wu Zhanshan went to the imperial capital a month ago to do security for a touring jewelry exhibition.Of course, this is not the job of the Demon Hunters Guild, but his part-time job. To put it bluntly, it is to make extra money.

The embarrassing work of the Asian branch also has something to do with the lack of funds.Therefore, many of the demon hunters registered in the Asian branch are part-timers.But in this case, it's one thing for everyone to know it, but it's another thing for someone to expose it.What's more, Wu Zhanshan is the president of the branch, and it is particularly eye-catching when he is found out when he goes out to earn extra money.

"This is a personal matter..." Wu Peng reluctantly defended himself, unable to continue.He knew that Wu Zhanshan not only went by himself this time, but also brought a deputy to accompany him. It seemed a little unreasonable to say that it was a completely private act, at least he was suspected of using power for personal gain.

In fact, Wu Peng didn't like his father making such extra money.For as long as he can remember, the family's financial situation has been stretched.My father not only had to support the family, but also supported the families of several comrades who were killed or disabled in the Vietnam War, so that my mother couldn't bear it, and finally divorced her father and went to live her own good life.

Wu Peng lived a hard life with his father since he was a child, and he is used to it, but he is willing to wear patched clothes, but he does not want to see his father bowing his head to others and being ordered around by others in order to earn extra money.Because of this, he had several conflicts with his father, but his father promised well every time, but he still went his own way when he turned around.As time passed, he didn't bother to talk anymore, but just ignored his father's "private actions", let alone participated in them.

But now, it is too embarrassing for Sang Lin to say so on the spot.Wu Peng couldn't help feeling angry, not only towards Sang Lin and Tang Ji, but also towards his father Wu Zhanshan.

"Oh. Even if it's a personal matter, please speak up if you need us." Tang Ji rounded up the situation in a timely manner, and raised a glass of red wine to signal Wu Peng, "Please."

Wu Peng gave Tang Ji an awkward look, imitating him by holding the wine glass with three fingers.However, this unfamiliar posture made him very awkward, and he was not as graceful as Tang Ji: "Mr. Tang, last night, you seemed to be law enforcement in the Jing'an Temple area and damaged a public facility..."

"Ah——" Tang Ji suddenly realized, "Mr. Xiao Wu is not coming today, and I will go to the trade union. I found a neurological drug in a certain entertainment place last night. According to analysis, the ingredients in it are very suspicious."

He was sitting in the swivel chair with his legs crossed, holding the red wine in one hand and supporting his head in the other. Wu Peng was taken aback by his slightly smiling appearance, and he was involuntarily led to the direction of his thinking: "What ingredients?"

After he finished speaking, he came to his senses, and couldn't help muttering to himself: Is this really a demon hunter from the famous Thorn Owl family?Why does it look more like a well-dressed vampire?

Tang Ji put away his smile: "Some kind of prohibited ingredients. Mr. Xiao Wu should have heard of U9, right?"