Bu Tian Gang

Liu Qingbo looked at the winter solstice opposite.

The other party, like him, was moving slowly on the wall, dealing with the attacks of two alien beasts from time to time.

This person suffered internal injuries before, and he hasn't healed so far, but the other party has persisted until now, and has not taken all the burden on himself. When he first joined the Special Administration Bureau, Liu Qingbo saw his soft and good-tempered appearance, and felt that this kind of person could not To be able to come in, the examiner must have been blind, but later he recognized the strength and perseverance of the other party. Until now, he had to admit that the persistence and pride in the other party's heart might not be less than his own.

An ordinary name born on the winter solstice, heralding the land of ice and snow, the day when all things will be hidden, but it has a temperament that can withstand the tempering of fire and forging of gold and stone.

This is his partner.

With this partner around, he can trust his back with confidence.

Thoughts were fleeting, Liu Qingbo felt a sudden chill down his back.

right here!

Without the slightest hesitation, he turned around, raised his sword, and struck down.

In an instant, it is as if the work of opening up the world and turning the world, and the boundless sea of ​​​​fire will also be subdued by it. The sword light actually tore a gap in the space filled with fireworks!

But the moment he turned around, the two strange beasts, Huoshengfengsheng, saw his empty door, roared, and rushed up at the same time.

It was too late, it was soon, almost at the same time, the winter solstice had arrived, the sword moved with it, and the sharp edge swept the wind and fire, and the two strange beasts instantly turned into sparks and disappeared into nothingness!

The two rolled out from the gap that tore the barrier, their faces covered in dust, and they were in a panic.

Tang Jing clapped her hands a few times, and said appreciatively: "You guys have a good understanding, how did you find out that there is a formation eye?"

Winter Solstice had already met Tang Jing when he fought against the monster in Yangcheng. Although Liu Qingbo hadn't met him, it didn't prevent him from guessing the identity of the other party. Regardless of whether the chief or some other leader, let's roll his eyes first.

They are here to report on their work, not to be tested.

Shu He stepped forward to help them up, and said apologetically, "I was also ordered by others, forgive me!"

The corner of Dongzhi's mouth twitched, and it was difficult to maintain a peaceful attitude: "Brother Tang, your way of welcoming is really ingenious!"

Tang Jing smiled and said, "It's not special, how do you show that you value you? But don't be angry, I have something good for you later, answer me first, how did you find the eye?"

Winter Solstice glanced at Liu Qingbo, and saw that the latter was not interested in speaking, so he had to accept his fate and answer: "The space is sealed by a barrier, but no barrier is perfect. , even if there is water, it will not help, so we can only find another way. The only exit in the enchantment must be connected to the outside world. It's the export."

Shu He was slightly moved, and his eyes couldn't help showing surprise and appreciation.

Tang Jing nodded: "Very well, let Shuhe take you to take a shower and change your clothes first, and see you in the conference room in half an hour."

Shu He smiled at them and said, "Come with me."

On the way to wash up, Liu Qingbo couldn't help asking him: "Are those two strange beasts real or an illusion?"

Shu He smiled: "Of course it is true. They are special, but they are not invincible. The reason why you think they are invincible is because you haven't found their weakness. But then again, before A small prank like Bureau Tang’s did not miss the colleagues who came from the local office to report on their work, and those who can break out of the encirclement within an hour like you can count on one hand.”

Liu Qingbo curled his lips, feeling upset, and deliberately picked on the sting: "The clothes we will change into later, how can we be sure that the size fits? I don't wear what other people have worn."

Shu He turned around and said, "Don't worry, they are all brand new, available in all sizes, but the style is relatively simple, they are all casual pants and T-shirts. In the past, we often came back from missions in a mess. Later, Bureau Tang asked people to buy enough. A change of clothes, so we don't have to run home, which saves a lot of time."

But such a method can only be thought of by a master like the East China Branch who is not short of money. It is basically impossible to switch to the Northwest or Northeast Branch.

Winter Solstice was very curious: "Isn't the fund allocated to the branch office the same every year? Could it be that the branch office also generates its own income?"

Shu He let out a sigh: "You don't know. A long time ago, there was a popular saying in our place that we would rather have a bed in Puxi than a room in Pudong. Back then, when the land price in Pudong was so cheap that no one wanted it, our former director So he bought it with discernment and registered it as a training land with the funds. Later, the land price in Pudong soared, and he sold it after changing hands. He also contracted some land in the suburbs and sublet it to others. There are training places."

Winter Solstice and Liu Qingbo looked at each other, thinking that compared to this, they sell milk tea and snacks, which is completely playing tricks.

An hour later, Winter Solstice and the others cleaned up and sat in the conference room again.

A large area of ​​sunlight pours in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and you can have a panoramic view of the nearby high-rise buildings and the distant Huangpu River. Not only are the magnificent mountains and rivers amazing, but in the face of such an urban jungle, viewers are also likely to feel the emotion of human beings transforming the world with their ingenuity. .

Tang Jing has long been used to the fact that everyone who enters the meeting room for the first time will subconsciously look out of the French windows. After a few seconds, he knocks on the meeting table.

"Let's have a meeting."

In addition to Winter Solstice and the others in the conference room, there was also a young man who had never met.

Tang Jing said: "Introduce yourself."

The man grinned his white teeth: "My name is Huo Jie, Huo Yuanjia's Huo, admonishing Jie, who comes from Zhongnan Mountain and has no background or sect."

There are many hermits in Zhongnan Mountain. It is said that even with the rapid development of modern science and technology, there are still thousands of people practicing hard in the mountains.

"Hi, I'm Winter Solstice."

Liu Qingbo also nodded: "Liu Qingbo."

Tang Jing got to the point: "Have you all heard what happened at the animation festival yesterday?"

Dong Zhi said: "I heard what Shu He said just now."

Tang Jing said: "We are currently investigating the source of the devilish energy. We have basically sent out our manpower, and some have been sent out to help find the stele. You should know about this, so there are not many people left in the sub-bureau. What's the matter? If I'm not here, you can find Shu He and Huo Huo first to admonish them."

Winter Solstice said: "Ju Tang, we went to a cultural exhibition yesterday and found a painting."

He took the painting out of the painting tube, spread it out on the large conference table, and gave a general account of what happened yesterday.

Tang Jing didn't expect them to go to an exhibition and have such an adventure, so they gathered around and looked at the painting carefully. Of course, the focus was on the half-exposed stone tablet by the stream.

"Have you reported it to the General Administration?"

Winter Solstice was a little speechless, and he didn't know whether to say yes or no. After all, this kind of thing was a leapfrog report at work, but from a personal relationship point of view, he would definitely seek the advice of his master immediately.

Tang Jing didn't get an answer, so she raised her head to look at him, with a half-smile: "I won't pick on you, so don't worry."

Winter Solstice coughed lightly: "I told you, the Long Bureau means to send the painting over, and the General Bureau will transfer it to the Northwest Branch for processing. After all, Shaohua Mountain is in the northwest, and this painting was completed in the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of years ago. Be mentally prepared for the monument to be destroyed."

Tang Jing nodded, expressing her appreciation for their performance in dealing with Xiang Mu.

"We have a meeting today, mainly to talk to you about a few things."

Tang Jing said: "Last time you encountered two cases in succession in Lucheng. One was the internationally wanted criminal Kiyoshi Yamamoto who sneaked into Lucheng to commit murder and dismemberment. Gathered white-robed heads-down masters from several countries, including Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Malaysia, and issued a wanted warrant for Yamamoto."

Seeing that they didn't know much about the concept of the white-robed head-down master, Shu He next to him added: "The head-down technique is prevalent in Southeast Asia, and there are white-robed and black-robed masters. Generally speaking, the white-robed head-down master Head masters tend to obey the secular laws, live with ordinary people, save lives and heal the wounded, etc., while black-robed head masters are secretive, good and bad are mixed, most of them are mavericks and do not participate in official organizations."

Tang Jing continued: "We have been in touch with the Association of White Robe Head Lowering Masters, and now there is evidence that the puppet avatar technique used by Yamamoto may come from a black robe head lowering master. Most of these people live in seclusion in jungles and mountains. It's hard to find traces. As for the case of Han Qi that you encountered later, according to the feedback from the White Robe Association, she was obviously bewitched and deceived by the black robe head-down master. There are many examples of people being fooled and losing their lives.”

"So we have reason to suspect that there is a certain connection between the two cases. The masters in the Yamamoto and Han Qi cases are likely to be in the same group."

Last winter solstice, when they wiped out the parasitic demonic energy in Han Qi's belly, they heard the other party read out a string of Sanskrit names. It was later confirmed that the name was the demon of the Indian legend, so this matter was immediately reported to the sub-bureau and General Administration.

The winter solstice thought jumped quickly, and immediately thought of the magic energy that He Yu and Wang Chaosheng discovered at the bottom of Fuxian Lake in Yunnan a long time ago. Yunnan is very close to Southeast Asia, and it may have something to do with the demon.

When he raised this question, Tang Jing said, "That's right, the higher-ups have thought of this, but the biggest problem now is that the other party's identity is hidden, and it's impossible to guard against it. It's impossible for us to close the country for this, so international cooperation is very important."

Liu Qingbo also had a question: "According to this, is there a connection between the heavenly demon and the human demon?"

But Tang Jing shook his head: "Heavenly Demon and Human Demon are just the names given by the ancients for the convenience of distinguishing them, but we directly use the names in ancient books. In the West, the names are different. What we can know so far Yes, the demons are closely related to the Japanese side. He has cooperated with Onmyoji several times to attack the stele. It can be seen that there is a larger force behind the manipulation in Japan. Their goal is the stele. In Southeast Asia, there is no It was discovered that the Heavenly Demon is related to the stele, so it can be regarded as two different forces at first."

He said: "Now the international situation is getting more and more serious, not only in Japan and Southeast Asia, but according to the feedback we have received, the odds of weird and troublesome incidents in many countries and regions have increased significantly, and similar cases may continue to increase in the future, especially in South China. The area has a large population, mixed with fish and dragons, and is also a window connecting the rest of the world. Practitioners like Yamamoto who forged their identities and sneaked into the country are difficult to be discovered in the early stage. I hope everyone will be more vigilant."

Looking around for a week, seeing that no one had any objections or additions, Tang Jing said: "Okay, then the meeting will end, and Dong Zhi and Liu Qingbo will stay."

After Shuhe and Huo Jie left, Tang Jing took out a box and pushed it towards Dongzhi.

"This is the Shangqing Pill from Longhu Mountain. The last time you fought against Yamamoto, your injuries haven't healed yet. Take it back and take it to heal your internal injuries."

Dong Zhi hurriedly thanked her, opened the box, and there were three inside. Mu Duo also suffered an internal injury last time, so she happened to take one back to her.

Tang Jing finally showed a familiar smile: "You can just call me Brother Tang in private, how do you think the environment here?"

Dong Zhi also laughed and said: "That is the configuration of a local tyrant. To be honest, although the location of the headquarters is expensive, it doesn't look like this place!"

"Actually, there is a reason for choosing this place." Tang Jing got up and walked to the window, condescendingly, and looked at the boats passing by on the river in the distance, "You see the tall buildings and busy traffic outside, don't you think you saw the lifeblood of a city center?"

Both Dong and Liu nodded.

Tang Jing said: "We have special identities and special responsibilities. We chose this place not to let you overlook the scenery of Shencheng, but to let everyone see it. Everything we do is to allow Shencheng to continue to maintain its status. The vitality, the prosperity and peace that these eyes can see, need to be guarded by someone.”

Dong Zhi and Liu Qingbo immediately stood in awe.

Presumably, every newcomer will marvel at the magnanimity of the East China Branch, and then be shocked and convinced by such a conception.

Tang Jing recovered and teased relaxedly: "Again, you don't need to thank me about the Shangqing Pill. Your master specially told me to give it to you. Otherwise, how would I know that you suffered internal injuries?"

Dong Zhi was startled: "I didn't tell him either."

Tang Jing raised her eyebrows: "Have you two talked on the phone? He still can't tell if you're injured or not? Let me tell you, the Dragon Bureau is the only one for apprentices. He originally told me to give you two, but You were not chaotic in the face of danger just now, and performed well, and the extra one is a gift from me at my own expense."

Practitioners have better physical fitness than ordinary people. Similarly, if they are not injured, it is enough. Once injured, ordinary wound medicines will definitely not be effective. The wound medicines of Longhushan and Yuanming Palace have already sold 10,000+ pills on the black market. There is also no market for the price, and you may not be able to buy it if you want to buy it.

There is never too much good medicine, Dongzhi accepted it with a smile on his face, and thanked Tang Jing.

But Tang Jing changed the subject: "You were injured on duty, and no matter how rare the wound medicine is, it is not as important as your life. I will learn a trick in the future. After you are injured on duty, you must take the initiative to apply for the wound medicine. Also, since you are here, you can Don't hurry back, there is a case here, and the sub-bureau is short of manpower, so you just go and have a look."

The winter solstice just broke within a few seconds after being moved. So they came here to be coolies?

The two took the document and flipped through it speechlessly, while listening to Tang Jing say: "An artificial lake, it used to be a reservoir. Up to now, people often go swimming in summer. The water is very deep. It is said that it is connected to Dianshan Lake. Every year there will always be so many people. Individuals drowned."

Liu Qingbo frowned: "Isn't there a warning sign that prohibits swimming?"

Tang Jing asked back: "Do you think that is useful?"

Liu Qingbo: ...

The sign was erected, and it also said "The water here is deep, there are many drowning people, no entry into the water", but it was useless, and those who wanted to die could not be stopped no matter what.To put it bluntly, it is fate.

Tang Jing: "In the past, I had people go to see it, and cleaned up some things. Later, there were fewer accidents, but this year, there have been more accidents. Since summer, until now, a total of five people have died. I suspect that there are still things underwater. I didn't clean it up. I wanted to send someone to take a look after I finished working here. Now that you are here, I will leave this case to you. There are Mu Duo and Zhang Chong in Lucheng. If there is anything wrong, You can come back anytime."

If the leader speaks, can they not agree?

Of course not, so Dongzhi and Liu Qingbo looked at the information resignedly.

According to the file, the artificial lake is called Moon Lake. Since ten years ago, drowning incidents have occurred every year, and the number of deaths is also regular, seven people. Later, this incident was reported and attracted the attention of the sub-bureau. Tang Jing sent someone to Check it out and find water monkeys under the lake.

Water monkeys are called water ghosts in the folk. It is said that after drowning, people cannot be reincarnated. In order to find a scapegoat, they continue to kill people.But in fact, practitioners know that the water monkey is actually a kind of monster, good at using illusions to confuse people, dragging people into the water and drowning, and then absorbing the soul as food, and it also eats livestock, but for the water monkey, it must be Humans are tastier.

Tang Jing said: "Shu He and Huo Jie went there at the time, and they wiped out a water monkey. After that, Moon Moon Lake was quiet for two years. Although people drowned occasionally, it had nothing to do with monsters. Until this year, it was said that someone saw The head of a strange beast appeared by the lake, and a couple was walking by the lake, and accidentally fell into the water. The monitoring showed that the two people were still some distance away from the lake, but only one was rescued. The man said that his girlfriend did not know Why do you have to go into the water? In addition to this, there are four other cases, two of which are students from the private middle school nearby, and you can stop by to have a look if you have time."

Close the file on the winter solstice.

"Understood, we will find out."

……

Yin Xiangxue is a sophomore student in Yasheng Private Middle School, but in stark contrast to the beautiful name that makes people imagine, her body is overweight, and she is a typical adolescent girl who is easy to gain weight and eats uncontrollably. She often encountered strange looks in school, and her grades and popularity were also average. Yin Xiangxue felt very inferior because of this. Even the boy she had a crush on didn't dare to tell her friends easily, let alone go to others to confess her love.

Tomorrow is the school celebration, so the school dismisses school early and asks everyone to help their classes prepare for activities. This kind of activity that requires showing up is always an opportunity for the active girls in the class to show off. Laughing, he simply left the class and wandered around the school to relax.

Unknowingly, she came to Wangyue Lake in the north of the school.

Wangyue Lake occupies a large area. There is a bridge in the middle that divides the lake into two halves. On one side of the bridge is Guiyasheng Middle School. On the other side of the bridge is public land for citizens to enjoy. Seal it up.That is to say, students can only walk on one side of the lake, and cannot go to the other side. Moreover, stones with calf height are piled up beside the lake.

Yin Xiangxue had no interest in swimming in the lake, let alone swimming in the cold winter months, so she turned around and was about to turn back.

Unexpectedly, at this time, she saw a person.

The school girl and male god of their school is also the object of her crush, Jiang Lang.

Besides him, there was another girl, Yin Xiangxue vaguely recognized that she seemed to be Fang Anan, the class flower next door to them.

Out of the inexplicable psychology at that moment, she didn't leave, and she didn't go up to disturb the two of them, but chose a hidden corner and looked at the two of them neither far nor near.

At this time, the sky had gradually darkened, and the street lights by the lake were on, but they were still not as bright as in the daytime. The lake surface was gloomy and glistening, and the shadows of the trees hung upside down, covering the two of them in the shadows.

Yin Xiangxue heard Fang Anan say to Jiang Lang: "Jiang Lang, it's too dark here, let's talk tomorrow if you have anything to say!"

Jiang Lang hurriedly said: "An'an, I have something important to tell you! I, I like you very much, can you be my girlfriend?"

Yin Xiangxue has heard countless rumors about Jiang Lang in school. All in all, this is a tall, rich and handsome Xueba, but she did not expect the Xueba male god to be so innocent, and actually find the girl she likes here to confess.

She felt a little sour in her heart. On the one hand, she knew that she would never become Fang An'an and come into Jiang Lang's sight. On the other hand, she strangely hoped that Fang An'an would reject Jiang Lang.

The God of Hope seems to have heard her prayer, Fang Anan really said: "Actually, I also have something to tell you, your attention to me in school has already caused me trouble, those girls who like you think it is I pester you, I hope I don’t do this in the future. I’m very sorry, I can’t accept you, I wish you find someone you like more soon, goodbye!”

After saying that, Fang An'an simply turned around and left, not only Jiang Lang didn't have time to hold her back, but even Yin Xiangxue who was hiding in the corner was stunned.

Fang Anan rejected the schoolgirl who was chased by countless girls in school?

Yin Xiangxue looked at Fang An'an's back with mixed feelings.

She envied the other party's chicness, and felt deeply inferior again.

If she were Fang An'an, she would be dizzy with joy when she heard Jiang Lang confessing to her, she wouldn't care if his confession was vulgar or not, and other girls were not happy.

After thinking about it wildly, Yin Xiangxue's legs were a little sore from standing for a long time, and she couldn't help moving.

She found that Jiang Lang was still standing there, motionless, he must be sad because his confession was rejected.

Do you want to go forward to comfort him?

Intellectually, Yin Xiangxue knew that Jiang Lang could not like her at all, but the adolescent girl still had dreamlike fantasies about love, thinking that maybe the other party was in a sad moment, and with her gentle comfort, maybe there would be something like that. I like it a little bit.

Before she finished tangling, Yin Xiangxue saw Jiang Lang take a step towards the lake.

Isn't it hard to think about committing suicide?Her heart skipped a beat.

Just about to go up to stop her, she heard Jiang Lang happily say: "An'an!"

where?

Yin Xiangxue looked around, where was Fang Anan's shadow?The opponent had already run away.

But Jiang Lang was still talking.

"An'an, you performed so well on stage during the last debate competition. At that time, I thought that I might like you."

"It doesn't matter, we can keep our relationship secret for now, and after we graduate next year, we will enter the high school together, and then we can make it public, okay?"

"No, I won't affect my studies!"

Yin Xiangxue watched Jiang Lang stepping on the stones by the lake step by step, and a chill rose from the bottom of his heart.

She wanted to stop, but for some reason, maybe it was the fear deep in her heart that stopped her, maybe it was reason telling her that things were not that simple, Yin Xiangxue watched Jiang Lang bend down and sit on the rock, Half-immersed in the lake water, the body sank a little bit.

On the surface of the lake, the dark monster couldn't see its figure clearly, floating and sinking on the surface of the lake, but Jiang Lang was still pulling it happily!

Yin Xiangxue tightly covered her mouth, her body was so stiff that she could no longer feel her existence, her face was pale, her eyes were staring straight ahead, and she didn't dare to blink.

"An'an, where are you taking me?"

Jiang Lang's happy voice came, but the second half of the sentence was gradually submerged in water and turned into gurgling blisters.

Yin Xiangxue watched Jiang Lang disappear into the lake, trembling all over, huddled in the shadow of the corner, tears streaming down his face.

She was wearing a down jacket, which was tightly wrapped, but she could clearly feel the chilly wind constantly creeping into her clothes.

After an unknown amount of time, Yin Xiangxue's legs gave way, and she sat down on the ground. She jumped up quickly, using both hands and feet, not even daring to turn her head, and even rolled and crawled towards the opposite direction of Moon Lake.