Urban Night Returner

The noodles were eaten clean, Zhong Lecen took the initiative to wash the dishes, Shen Gu had already brought out a set of quilts and pillows and put them on the sofa: "You sleep in the bedroom, I sleep on the sofa."

Zhong Lecen opened his hands in embarrassment: "No, I'll just sleep on the sofa."

Shen Gu turned on the TV: "The guests do as they please, listen to me. It's still early, want to watch a football game?"

Zhong Lecen blushed: "You are not afraid of me..."

Shen Gu patted the sofa: "What are you afraid of? Didn't you say it yourself, it doesn't mean that a man can have sex? And—" he squinted his eyes and looked Zhong Lecen up and down, "What can you do to me?"

Zhong Lecen burst into laughter: "You look like a bully."

Shen Gu laughed: "Then sit down, good family woman. By the way, I almost forgot one thing - there is a police officer who claims to be Zuo Jian, the 22nd generation of the Zuo family, and wants to meet you."

"The 22nd generation descendant of the Zuo family?" Zhong Lecen pondered for a while, "I seem to have heard of the name Zuo Jian. How do you know him?"

"In the case of Luo Man, he also found out that it was a ghost, and wanted to cooperate with you to find this guy. By the way, do you know what a security certificate is?"

"Security certificate——" Zhong Lecen repeated it several times, and suddenly realized, "I said this name is a bit familiar. Zuo Jian, the 22nd generation of the Zuo family, is a member of the Demon Supervision Committee. The safety certificate is issued to those monsters that are harmless to humans. , with the safety card, they can live in the human world and will not be caught by the mage."

"The Demon Supervisory Council—" Shen Gu was speechless again.

Zhong Lecen smiled: "It's very ridiculous, isn't it? Who knows what they thought of the name at the beginning. I guess it was the idea of ​​the old man of the Dongfang family. He has a son in the Banking Regulatory Commission."

"The Dongfang family? How many are there in your line of business?"

"There is no entry limit in the field of celestial masters, but children from the five major families of Zhang, Zhong, Zuo, Fei, and Dongfang have special advantages. Of course, it mainly depends on ability. Although some people come from ordinary backgrounds, it is the same when they have reached the cultivation level. " Zhong Lecen said, his expression gradually darkened.Shen Gu saw it, and changed the subject calmly: "So, which city has monsters?"

"Of course. Most monsters are still willing to live in peace. The city is expanding day by day, and the shelter in the wild is getting smaller for monsters. They have to move into the city and learn to adapt to the new life."

"I've seen a rabbit spirit."

"How do you know he's a rabbit spirit? You shouldn't be able to spot monsters with yin and yang eyes."

"I saw his security card. He snatched someone's bag on the street, and I caught him. Do you know his name? Bai Luobo. He looks only eighteen or nineteen years old. I didn't expect his date of birth to be 1480. Over 500 years!"

Zhong Lecen smiled and shook his head: "No. The column of date of birth is the time when the monster transformed into a human form. Before that, there were still years of practice. It would take three to five hundred years, so it doesn't count."

Shen Gu was speechless.Dare to be five hundred years old, but it turned out to be a thousand-year-old monster.

"But a monster that has been incarnate for 500 years should be able to live comfortably in the city. Why do they have to live by robbery..."

Shen Gu felt even more speechless: "So, those monsters are still elites?"

Zhong Lecen thought for a while: "Anyway, I know that there is a monkey monster who has practiced for 500 years and became the CEO of the Asian region in some internationally renowned brand."

Shen Gu smiled: "That's really suitable, that kind of people are all monkey spirits."

Zhong Lecen also laughed: "However, monsters are of different races and have different tempers. For example, the fox clan, many people like to follow the path of the entertainment industry. They are naturally charming and often quite successful."

Shen Gu silently went through the beauties he could call famous stars in his mind, wondering which one would be the vixen.Zhong Lecen shook his head and smiled: "Not all monsters like to be in the limelight, even if they are in the entertainment circle, most of them don't like to be popular, because they have to change their appearance according to time because they are in the spotlight, otherwise they won't grow old in decades. Can’t people see it? So some foxes like to do public relations, don’t be too famous, and earn a lot of money, anyway, in terms of appearance, any fox is not bad.”

Shen Gu was like listening to a story: "Then what do they eat?"

"Just like humans, they will eat everything. Of course, there are some monsters who can't change their cannibalistic nature, but such monsters will usually be arrested by the Monster Supervisory Committee if they show up."

"All monsters—are they beautiful?"

"No, the so-called transformation means that you can change your appearance as you like, so appearance is not important to youkai. Those who like to show off may be willing to be more beautiful, but many monsters don't want to be conspicuous. Yes For them, the appearance of the first human being is considered the original appearance, and the rest, just like changing clothes, can be changed at any time. However, different races have different appearances. Fox clan and flower spirits and bird clan Some varieties are generally good in truth, others—good and bad."

Shen Gu had a sudden thought: "There are monsters in that lonely lotus, right?"

Zhong Lecen pondered for a while: "Maybe there will be some too, but I know the people who come here often, no."

"Do you go often?"

Zhong Lecen's face blushed slightly: "I don't go there often. The address of Ji Lian is not very good, it's too dark, there will be some things in the past...so I go to clear it sometimes."

"How old is Fei Fei? Ji Lian doesn't know how to use child labor, does she?"

Zhong Lecen smiled: "How old do you think Feifei is? Eighteen or nineteen? Actually he is 26."

Shen Gu asked solemnly: "It's actually a monster, right?"

Zhong Lecen was amused by him and burst out laughing: "If you hear it, you will be so happy! This guy uses that face to deceive people every day. Some new guests will think that he is smaller than Xiaoxi."

"Xiaoxi? It's the bridesmaid, right? Doesn't she feel awkward when a girl runs to that place?"

"Well - she really likes to come... In fact, sometimes everyone feels a little awkward, but she is not malicious, and she is Konghua's cousin... Besides, she is not in good health, so she can't come here often. Konghua is also at home I'm very dissatisfied with his—things, only this cousin supports him, so she can come whenever she wants, and no one will object." At this point, his happy expression just now gradually disappeared.

Shen Gu looked at him: "Do you drink?" Shen Zhiyun always drinks red wine, and he has a few bottles here, but to be honest, he still likes beer.

Zhong Lecen thought for a while: "Is there any beer?"

Shen Gu got up and brought a few bottles of Tsingtao beer: "It's a pity that there are no drinks and food."

Zhong Lecen picked up the glass and smiled: "This is very good." The golden luster of the beer reflected on his face, and Shen Gu felt a little sad, so he raised his glass and drank it first.

Zhong Lecen also drank.Maybe he drank in a hurry, coughed when he put down the cup, and two blushes flew up on his face.Shen Gu frowned: "How much can you drink?"

Zhong Lecen blinked: "How much?"

Shen Gu was very speechless and found that Zhong Lecen might have a physique to pour down a glass, because he would already look a little drunk and blurred.Originally, he wanted to take the glass away, but seeing Zhong Lecen's appearance, he thought maybe it would be better to be a little drunk, so he let him pour a second glass.Then he regretted it, because he never thought that people like Zhong Lecen would also go crazy with alcohol.But fortunately, when he was drunk, he didn't cry, make noise, dance or cry, he just liked to talk.

"That guy Feifei is actually number 1, but ten out of ten people who come to Jilian for the first time will be deceived by him, thinking that he is number 0. As a result, it seems that many people have eaten his deficit……"

"Konghua is a thoracic surgeon, and he came back from studying in the United States. At the beginning, he had a lover, and he had recovered for many years. Konghua came out to his family because of him, but that person finally got married. Konghua never After that, he believed in Buddha. His family was very rich, and he opened a bar by himself. Many people had contacts with him, but none of them could last more than a month. His real name was Ye Guchen, and Konghua was I named it myself. Dream Konghua, why bother to catch it, right and wrong, one is to let go. In fact, he is the one who can't let go..."

"Jiang Quan and Wu Ning are cousins. At the beginning, Wu Ning's family almost beat him to death. Because Jiang Quan was considered promising in his family, and his fiancée's family was also a government official. They all thought Wu Ning had seduced him. But Jiang Quan is very kind, and he ran out with Wu Ning. Now they have a good business with an online store, but the family still refuses to let them go back..."

Shen Gu sat patiently, letting Zhong Lecen hold him and talk non-stop.Alcohol made Zhong Lecen's face slightly red, and the corners of his eyes were also rouge, and there seemed to be a little water on the long eyelashes, which lit up with the blinking of the eyes.His glasses have been taken off, so Shen Gu can take a closer look at his eyes.Such dark and beautiful eyes, watery.The so-called eye wave is probably like this?The eyelashes are very thick, like the wings of a butterfly, fluttering from time to time.The cinnabar mole under the corner of the eye was as red as a drop of blood under the light, indescribably rich and gorgeous.Shen Gu touched his smooth forehead—fortunately, it wasn't very hot, which meant that it was just drunk talk, not nonsense.

"I have been friends with Su Wan for so many years, and I have always wanted to treat him well. I thought he didn't know about our life-changing, and that I was gay. It turned out that he knew everything, and he hated me..."

"I broke his head. I don't know if he has gone to the doctor. And there is no ready-made meal at home. What will he eat tomorrow morning..."

Shen Gu decisively wrapped him in a quilt and put him on the bed: "He can go out and buy tomorrow morning, soy milk and fried dough sticks can be picked at will." If he is not sent to bed again, he has the tendency to run back like this.

"Does he have money?"

Shen Gu took off his sweater: "Didn't you give him all your money? I'm afraid he has no money."

"I, I actually hid a little..."

Shen Gu couldn't help but smiled: "Private money?"

"Well——" Zhong Lecen twisted a few times in the quilt, found a comfortable position, and his eyelids sank, "I'm going to give an injection to a Samoyed family on Nanjing Road tomorrow, and I have a cold..."

Shen Gu's black line: "Large dogs are not allowed in urban areas, right?" Let alone downtown areas.

"Shouldn't be kept. Samoyeds are active and need a place to run. They can't run in the urban area, and the dog is wronged..." It's not the same idea at all...

"Okay, get an injection tomorrow, veterinarian."

Zhong Lecen reluctantly opened his eyes: "Actually, I'm not a veterinarian, I studied forensic medicine. When I went to dissect the corpse..."

Shen Gu felt that he was getting excited, so he quickly pressed him down: "Why do you want to be a forensic doctor?"

"Because I can't see ghosts. As a forensic doctor, I can get in touch with dead people and get closer to ghosts. If I can get in touch with Luo Wei's body, I may be able to find ghosts earlier, and her sister may not die……"

Shen Gu gently stroked his hair: "You must be a good celestial master."

"But I don't have spiritual power."

"A person with spiritual power is not necessarily a good celestial master."

Zhong Lecen looked at him in a daze.Shen Gu smiled slightly, and tucked the quilt for him: "Go to sleep."

When Zhong Lecen woke up, he felt warm all over.Seeing the snow-white ceiling, he was taken aback for a moment before he remembered that he was at Shen Gu's house.The sunlight had already shone on him through the glass window, and through the window, he could see the clothes hanging out of the air on the opposite floor, hanging motionless.In Binhai, as long as there is no wind, the weather is probably warm and fine.Zhong Lecen took out the cell phone next to the pillow, glanced at it, and sat up abruptly—it was 8 o'clock!

Shen Gu had already left.The quilt on the sofa was folded with corners, his clothes were placed beside him, and a note was left: There is soybean milk and steamed buns in the pot.It's too late to wash your clothes, so brush off the mud and wear them for a day.

Zhong Lecen held the note and looked at it for a long time.Shen Gu's handwriting has muscles and bones, and the corners at every turning point are sharp, sharp like a blade, but it makes him feel indescribably warm, like the sun outside.After thinking about it, he still folded the note and stuffed it into his pocket, then ate the breakfast warmed in hot water, cleaned up the kitchen and living room, and then carefully locked the door, keeping his feet on the floor. Float away.He hesitated for a while at the station, and finally got on the No. 2 bus - he had to go back to see Su Wan, he was worried.

The narrow street was full of people, and Zhong Lecen heard the piercing sound of the whistle from a long distance away, and immediately raised his heart.After finally squeezing through the crowd and looking up to the second floor, he was stunned—the window facing the street had been burned into two dark holes, looking at him like a pair of gloomy eyes.With a sudden tightening in his heart, he tried to rush in, but was caught by the person who rushed over from the side.

"You're back! What does that Su Wan of yours want to do? He set fire to the house! Fortunately, I got up early in the morning, and if it was midnight, I wouldn't be burned to death in the house! How could I be so unlucky to rent the house to you?" , everything is burnt out, you pay for my things!"

Zhong Lecen was almost out of breath, and grabbed the landlord with his backhand: "Where is Su Wan? Where is he?"

The landlord angrily shook off his hand: "Who knows where he went! He must be afraid of accidents, so he ran away! Don't run away, and pay me for the furniture and TV!" The people next to him also chimed in: "Yes, fortunately, I found It's early, otherwise everyone will be burned to death! How come there are people like this..."

Two policemen came by and waited patiently for the landlord to finish shouting before asking Zhong Lecen: "Are you a tenant of 202?"

"Yes, I am." Zhong Lecen reluctantly pushed the landlord's hand away, "Don't worry, I will pay for it. Can you let me ask about Su Wan first?"

"According to the on-site investigation, someone was smoking in the house, and the cigarette butt was not extinguished, which caused the fire."

"Where are the people in the house?"

"No one is in the house."

Zhong Lecen heaved a sigh of relief, and frantically took out his mobile phone to dial Su Wan's number, but the only message was: The phone you dialed has been turned off...

"Since you are the tenant of 202, please make a record with us, and we need to know something from you."

"Comrade policeman, he hasn't paid me yet!"

"We will send him back after finishing the record. As for how to compensate, you can discuss it yourself."

"Can I make another call?"

"can."

Zhong Lecen called Xiao Lai and asked him to immediately go to the client's house on Nanjing Road to give the dog an injection. After explaining in detail what medicine to use, he followed the police into the police car.

Transcripts are also routine.The police believe that there is no evidence to prove that Su Wan set the fire on purpose, but he is now missing, which is not good for him, and he is at fault anyway, so the case should be filed.Zhong Lecen was asked to cooperate with the police in finding Su Wan, and if he could be contacted, he was advised to take the initiative to contact the police.

Zhong Lecen nodded in a daze, and was finally brought back by the police car, and was immediately grabbed by the landlord again.Zhong Lecen broke away from her hand and said in a low voice: "I told you, I will pay for it." Su Wan, are you running away again?Are you really going to keep running away and just go through your life like this?

After paying the landlord, Zhong Lecen only had 280 yuan and [-] cents left on his card.He stood for a while in the burned house.The walls were blackened, and the fire mainly started from the bedroom. Their only valuable computer was completely deformed, and only a few clothes that had just been washed and hadn't been put away in the living room escaped. Jie, but it was also watered badly.Zhong Lecen stood for a while, and began to pack out the things that could be used, including a simple suitcase, a pair of underwear, two shirts, a towel quilt, a few CDs that were thrown there casually, and his cinnabar inkstone.After living in the place for more than two years, that's all that's left.

Xiao Lai had already returned from Nanjing Road. When he opened the door and saw Zhong Lecen coming in like this, he couldn't help being startled: "Brother Lecen, what's wrong?"

"The house is on fire." Zhong Lecen felt indescribably tired, "I'm going to squeeze with you tonight."

"Oh oh, then I'll clean up." Xiao Lai just closed the door and was about to run into the inner room, but the door rang again, and Xiao Lai hurriedly opened the door again, "Hello—ah? You are Shen—"