Swallowing the Seas

Wu Yu was startled.

Director Wang's mouth immediately crooked: "Hey—your surname is Bu..."

Bu Zhonghua slammed the car door, stepped forward a few strides, so fast that Director Wang didn't have time to stop him, and grabbed Wu Yu's elbow in the blink of an eye: "Take my words as wind on your ears?"

Wu Yu bowed his head and explained: "Director Wang asked me to help the trace inspection to collect some physical evidence, and I will go back by myself later..."

Bu Chonghua pulled Wu Yu over with his hands, and said coldly, "Is your field subsidy from criminal investigation or from the technical team?"

"..." Director Wang was furious: "Who do you look down upon with the surname Bu! Director Xu said that starting from next quarter, we will increase the allowance for each of us, 200 yuan!"

A few trace inspectors at the side kept nodding their heads, secretly cheering up their boss, but Lao Wang only dared to personally attack Bu Chonghua behind his back, and it was easy to expose his cowardly nature of being strong on the outside and on the inside— Bu Chonghua didn't even pay attention, staring at Wu Yu and mockingly said: "What I said doesn't work for you anymore, does it?"

He was sure that Wu Yu would not change his face in front of everyone, and sure enough, the two faced each other for a few seconds, Wu Yu gritted his canine teeth, and finally his throat moved up and down: "...I'm sorry, team."

Bu Chonghua didn't wait for him to say another word, hooked his elbow on his neck and dragged him to the jeep.Wu Yu staggered and was almost picked up by him, and was shoved into the passenger seat while being pushed, and then "Bang!" He slammed the car door shut.

Director Wang put his hands over his mouth in the shape of a trumpet, and he was filled with righteous indignation and condemned: "You, surnamed Bu, have gone too far!"

Bu Chonghua lowered the car window and shouted, "I'm giving you two hundred increase to buy Bawang anti-hair loss shampoo!"

The police Wrangler started with a bang, rushed down the road, and the exhaust swept Director Wang's sparse hair, and then disappeared amidst the sound of Lao Wang's angry jumping feet.

At the exit of the Panpo Highway, the police car made a U-turn when the green light came on, and merged into the busy main road of the city in the evening rush hour.

Except for the sound of the engine of the vehicle, the air in the cab was dull and no one made a sound.The speed on the dashboard showed [-] kilometers per hour. Wu Yu was wearing a seat belt, with her back pressed against the back of the seat.

He looks very calm, but in fact he is tense from the side of the neck to the back of the shoulders. If you look carefully, you will find that even the waist is slightly bowed forward—that is a person who often lives in danger. An instinctive gesture of self-protection.

Two kilometers straight ahead is the Nancheng District Public Security Bureau, but the jeep lights up and merges without warning, and turns left.Wu Yu glanced to the side from the corner of his eyes, and saw Bu Chonghua staring at the road without squinting, and his sharp eyebrows and eyes were reflected in the rearview mirror—from the picture that was said to have fascinated the little girls in the entire branch office. There was no emotion on the dying Jun's face, and it was impossible to guess what was going on in his mind.

"...team," Wu Yu finally opened his mouth with an apologetic smile, and asked nonchalantly, "Did we go wrong, it seems..."

"Stop acting, there's no one else here."

All the expressions on Wu Yu's face disappeared instantly: "This is not the way back to the branch office, where are you taking me?"

Bu Chonghua lazily said, "Guess?"

Without further ado, Wu Yu reached out and pressed the car door—but at the same time, Bu Chonghua suddenly overtook the car with the accelerator, turned on the lights, and made a sharp turn. The brakes came to a steady stop, and the tires screeched—Zi la!

Wu Yu was caught off guard and leaned forward, raised his head and was stunned.

——No.1 People's Hospital of Jinhai City.

Bu Chonghua unfastened his seat belt: "Why are you standing there waiting for me to invite you down?"

"...What are you doing here?"

"an examination."

"what to check for?"

Only then did Bu Chonghua miserly spit out a one-word answer: "Back."

No matter from which angle you look at it, the captain of the detachment does not look like the kind of boss who cares about the health of his subordinates. He treats the enemy as well as his own people. The little thief who went to the detention center three times has a deep understanding-Wu Yu stopped his movements, and sure enough, Bu Chonghua raised his straight eyebrows slightly: "I don't want to check clearly, wait until you have something next time." Do you have a chance to touch porcelain again?"

There were people coming and going in front of the hospital building, and everyone who passed by turned their heads and peeked at the large SUV painted with Jinhai Public Security. They saw two people inside and outside the car at a stalemate, and Bu Chonghua's upright posture could tell it was a criminal policeman. In contrast, Wu Yu looked a bit like a criminal suspect just picked up from the anti-pornography scene.

Wu Yu hesitated for a few seconds, took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "Yes, Bu Detachment, please trouble me. But I just accidentally fell, and I'm fine now. Look at this hospital..."

"What about this hospital?" Bu Chonghua said coldly.

"Look, look at how handsome the policeman is!" "Take two photos secretly so that no one will find out..." "The one in the car looks good too. It's a pity why he was arrested?" "Take a photo and take a photo! "

Whispering came from several directions at the same time, and when Bu Chonghua turned his head, he bumped into two girls across the flower bed who casually raised their phones.

Wu Yu: "About the fee..."

The next moment he was quickly dragged out of the car door by Bu Chonghua: "Get down immediately!"

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk, why did you fall like this? The young man just climbed up and down without paying attention." The old vice president adjusted his glasses, and wrote a line of flamboyant characters, poking his index finger at the checklist and said earnestly: " Fortunately, you didn’t fall into an internal injury, otherwise your family would have to prepare to sell the house now-don’t take it seriously, many people are alive and kicking after hitting a car, thinking nothing happened, and then fell down in two days, hey, it’s hopeless Yes! You young people now don’t usually know how to pay more attention to big V, and read more popular science..."

Wu Yu sat in the doctor's office with his head down, and was ruthlessly interrupted when he tried to speak a few times.

"Okay, take the medicine on time, pay attention to disinfection, don't be greedy for cold and don't do strenuous exercise," the old vice president finally slapped the checklist in front of him, and waved: "Go back and find your captain."

"..." Wu Yu finally had no choice but to take the checklist and asked, "Where do I go if I pay the fee..."

"Pay the fee?" The vice president didn't take it seriously: "No, your infantry team has already paid the fee, go back and have a good rest."

paid?

Bu Chonghua?

Wu Yu finally froze.

It was dusk and night fell, the corridor outside the administrative office was empty, and the white walls reflected bright light.Wu Yu came out with the checklist, and saw a silhouette on a bench in the corridor not far away, and his footsteps stopped slightly.

——Bu Chonghua didn't leave.

The business departments of the Public Security Bureau, especially the criminal police detachment, are very familiar with doctors and nurses because they often have to go to public hospitals in their jurisdiction to complete procedures, issue certificates, take suspects for physical examination, etc.Bu Chonghua, as the leader of the detachment in Nancheng District, came here as easily as he went home. He asked the vice president to say hello and joined Wu Yu in the team. He found a bench in the corridor outside the office and sat down, his head slightly Yang Qi leaned against the wall, put his hands in the pockets of his police trousers, and took a nap with his eyes closed.

As night fell, the area outside the office was deserted. A few nurses at the end of the corridor passed by prescribing medicine, blushing and whispering, and then laughed and fought each other and left.

Wu Yu stood silent for a moment, then turned and walked over, stopping in front of Bu Chonghua.

Asleep, he thought.

It is not surprising to fall asleep. No matter how energetic the Bu Detachment is like a monster, it is not made of stainless steel after all. When it comes to interrogating suspects on the spot when they are on a mission, they will certainly be sleepy after working hard for more than 20 hours without sleep.

But under the circumstances of such a high-intensity work, he still remembers that a newcomer with an ordinary face has an injury on his back, and he can understand the difficulty of the other party's inability to speak out—he is not like that kind of person.

Wu Yu had some indescribable feelings in his heart. He bent down slightly, narrowed his pale pupils, and looked at this nominal boss.

He has seen too many things, met too many people, experienced too much displacement and helplessness.He can see through a boss like Bu Chonghua at a glance—vigorous, sharp-edged, from a top university elite, with impeccable personal morality, loyal and firm belief engraved in his bones, and an absolute perfectionist.The double halo of background and ability allowed him to have a starting line unmatched by others from the very beginning, and he should have a bright future in the future.

It is only logical that this completely positive and flawless image of an elite is praised by the media and the public and supported by grassroots supporters.

Wu Yu lowered his eyelashes lightly, and with this slight movement, he concealed the strangeness—no one could see that under the mask of the gentle and good old man, the ugly, secret and shady resentment was slowly coming from the depths of his soul. Silk emerges.

Why is their life so smooth?

Why do their achievements and glory focus on the high light, while some people will struggle in the dark, their iron bones and loyalty will be crushed, their bloody heads will be thrown into the abyss, and even their names will be buried in the world forever. Won't know the hell?

Wu Yu stood up, and exhaled a hot breath tremblingly.

Bu Chonghua didn't know how he was judged.He seemed to be in a deep sleep, with the top of his head against the wall, breathing lightly and evenly, his strong shoulders rarely relaxed and drooping, his spine so straight that it seemed to be supported by a sword.

Wu Yu gave up the idea of ​​calling him, and was about to turn around and leave without making a sound.

But at this moment, he suddenly noticed the serious sleeping posture like a military posture, and his movements froze slightly.

——There are not many people sitting and sleeping like this, and the sudden sense of familiarity in the depths of his subconscious made him feel a little dazed for a moment.

"How could it be possible to tell that something is wrong just by the sleeping posture... Hey, what else do I have to reveal, what do you think?"

"..."

"Tell me you?"

The hospital corridor was quiet and empty, Bu Chonghua opened his eyes silently, and looked at Wu Yu standing in front of him.

However, Wu Yu didn't see it.He raised his head slightly, this action made the deep shadow of his collarbone thin and obvious under the light, his vision was scattered in the void, his pupils seemed to freeze, and he heard the answer sounded word by word, as if it was still in his ears:

"—Look at what the horses in this place usually look like, and look at yourself, you are standing upright even when you are asleep. Are you standing in a military posture?"

"Tiaozi has trained you so well, how can you not reveal your secrets."

"What do you see me doing?" Bu Chonghua asked suddenly.

Wu Yu was startled silently, and suddenly looked down, and the two looked at each other across the air.

Generally speaking, people who are naturally good-looking, because they are used to being allowed to praise since they were young, will always feel a little different in temperament when they grow up, or at least they will be more confident.But Wu Yu is completely the opposite. In Bu Chonghua's eyes, he can't even talk about temperament-he is taciturn, does not stand upright, and reacts a little slowly; Stick to the curb.Even if someone asked him by name, he would hesitate for a few seconds before he could utter every answer, as if he had to carefully cover up and pay attention at all times, so as to avoid disputes with anyone.

When he first came, the gang of young men didn't know that he was a related family, and even made fun of him for it, but Wu Yu never got angry.He is very friendly to everyone, and never resists Bu Chonghua's various difficulties and severe reprimands. He is docile to the point of seeming weak and bully-of course, now that Bu Chonghua knows, this kid probably has been greeting him in his heart. Eighteen generations of my ancestors.

But at this moment, when he stood in the corridor of the hospital and looked down at Bu Chonghua, his undisguised eyes cast a cold light in the shadow of his brow bone, and the fundus of his eyes was covered with red threads, like a bloody sword drawn out of its sheath, which was enough to make one's heart flutter All shocked.

Bu Chonghua thought for a moment that he had read it wrong, and then Wu Yu returned to his old look, slightly pouted his neck and said vaguely: "I didn't see anything."

"..." Bu Chonghua looked him up and down suspiciously: "What were you thinking when you stood there just now?"

Wu Yu sighed: "Think about the case."

... Believe in you to have a ghost!

Bu Chonghua wanted to ask again, but Wu Yu coughed in disguise: "It's late, Captain, aren't you going home?"

It was indeed past eight o'clock, Bu Chonghua stood up, and was about to say something, when the phone rang suddenly interrupted him - it was Liao Gang.

"Hey boss, we invited a sketch expert from the Criminal Investigation Bureau to visualize He Xingxing's confession. Now the details of his stick figure have come out. May I send it to you?"

Bu Chonghua was interrupted by this, so he didn't have time to ask Wu Yu: "Send it here."

Liao Gang hung up the call, and after a while, the phone buzzed, and there was a vivid skull on the sketchpad.

Before Bu Chonghua suspected that the murderer was wearing a mask that resembled a skull, He Xingxing was extremely frightened and regarded the murderer as a whole zombie.But he didn't realize it was more of a helmet than a mask until the criminal sketch expert's picture came in.

The lower part of the helmet is a ossified front face, with huge hollow eye sockets, exposed nasal cavity, and incomplete teeth.The upper part is cut off from the Tianling cover, and there are three rectangular bones connected to the forehead and the left and right sides of the temple. These three bones are slightly curved. One or two melon caps made of bones are worn one above the other.

Bu Chonghua has worked as a front-line criminal police officer for more than ten years. He has never even heard of such a helmet, let alone seen it. What the hell is it?

Wu Yu suddenly said, "This helmet..."

Bu Chonghua was a little surprised. He saw Wu Yu staring at the portrait, and said in astonishment, "I've seen it before, this is—"

The bonfire crackled loudly at night in the countryside, men, women and children sat or knelt around, and weeping and chanting scriptures sounded from all directions.Human skulls jumped and danced in the licking of flames, and white smoke rose into the night sky, exuding an old smell mixed with fragrance and smell...

"What is it?" Bu Chonghua asked immediately.

"Dancing God."

"what?"

The two of them looked at each other, and Wu Yu hesitated and said: "In the past, the great god of exorcising ghosts and dances in the countryside, isn't there any in Jinhai?"

"Northern dancers are not like this," Bu Chonghua's sharp brows were locked together: "They all wear hats, cover their faces with colorful tassels, and wear colorful masks on their faces. And dancers usually have two wizards , called "One God" and "Two Gods" respectively, and they have to tie bells and beat whips and drums, singing and dancing... Have you ever seen this human bone helmet? Where is your hometown?"

Wu Yu's face froze slightly, and for a few seconds, Bu Chonghua felt that he seemed very surprised.

But he quickly came back to his senses, and said in a low voice: "Actually, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, maybe I remembered it wrong..."

"Where is it?"

The two of them faced each other in a stalemate, Wu Yu couldn't help but finally let out a breath, and said in a low voice, "...while watching the Qing court drama on TV."

Bu Chonghua put away his phone without saying a word.

Wu Yu followed Bu Chonghua silently, and the two walked out of the hospital, it was already dark outside.Bu Chonghua looked at the time, and hesitated for two seconds between "I'll take you to the nearest subway station" and "Take a taxi yourself", before asking, "Where do you live?"

Wu Yu immediately said, "No captain, I live in the south, so I can take the subway by myself."

Bu Chonghua said, "I'll see you off."

"..."

"Didn't your back hurt?"

Bu Chonghua doesn't care much about people, but when he cares, it definitely makes people feel creepy.Wu Yu just subconsciously wanted to decline, but Bu Chonghua had already turned around and walked towards the parking lot in front of the hospital building, without turning his head, he said, "You wait here, I'll go and drive the car over."

Wu Yu froze in place and thought: ... He was actually just afraid that I would find an excuse to ask for sick leave tomorrow.

Wu Yu was resistant to someone like Bu Chonghua who was born with a bright personality, but he didn't want to be so tit-for-tat with his boss.Before he came to Jinhai, his vision for the future was that it is best to keep a distance from everyone without conflicts and disputes, get along with alienation and politeness for a few years, and get a good salary every month on time. His own transfer from Jinhai can be called a relatively perfect transition in his life.

After all, at his age, reintegrating into society is very difficult, and finding a way to live alone will make him feel more comfortable.

——But Bu Chonghua was different from the superior leader he imagined.

Bu Chonghua is a very non-bureaucratic boss in the system, but he is too young and sharp, too sharp, easily intrudes into the safe distance of others, and has a strong desire and ability to dominate, which occasionally makes Wu Yu Feeling very uncomfortable.

The street in the distance was full of traffic and the lights were just coming on. Wu Yu stood stiffly at the gate of the hospital. He wanted to leave several times, but he hesitated.

At this moment, a black A6L suddenly drove into the hospital gate from the night, stopped silently in front of the door steps, and then the driver's window lowered: "Wu Yu!"

Wu Yu's eyebrows twitched.

——It turned out to be Lin Hao.

The car door opened with a click, and Lin Hao looked at him with a smile, his eyes gleaming in the night: "Go, I'll take you home."