Tree 5
The car pendant swung back and forth as the car accelerated, leaving behind an afterimage, and the originally naive smile on the face of the wooden man became a little bitter.
Fortunately, a sudden phone call rescued it from this situation.
The mobile phone connected to the vehicle's intelligent system received an incoming call notification, and Ji Xunjin answered it without much thought.
In the small space, a female voice, slightly distorted by the sound of electricity, rang out: "Hello? Ji Xunjin? Are you okay?"
If they weren't on the highway, they would have stopped the car immediately. Ji Xunjin lowered his eyes and glanced at the glowing electronic screen, which showed that he was on a call.
"I'm fine, how about you?"
"I've come out unscathed—what did you say?"
"Ask the navigation system to find the nearest highway exit for your return trip."
What were they doing on the highway? Yin Sui was so surprised that he checked the time on his phone and watch.
If it wasn't for the fact that less than half an hour had passed, one would have suspected that earth-shaking changes had taken place inside and outside during the time he had been in and out, so Ji Xunjin had inexplicably gone on a long journey.
Although she was puzzled, she kept it to herself: "Oh, then I won't bother you while you drive. Drive carefully and slowly."
Ji Xunjin was about to speak when the navigation system announced that it was time to turn off the highway a hundred meters ahead. He just said "Okay" and turned the steering wheel.
The black car body drew a smooth arc, the bright street lights illuminated the inside, a galaxy lit up and went out, and amid the beeping sound of the phone being hung up, the voices of people at the night market along the street below the highway boiled over.
The car drove along the long road that split the lights of thousands of homes until it left the lights behind.
"Bang."
Ji Xunjin closed the car door and walked into the dark courtyard.
The night dew was heavy, and the first thing that came over my face was water vapor, followed by the bright light in the room.
"Are you okay just now? You're gone in the blink of an eye." Yinsui pushed the door open and spoke.
She leaned sideways against the wooden door, her newly added thin lotus root pink jacket covering her body like smoke and fog, and her expression against the backlight was also vague and hazy.
"I went to get some reinforcements, but unfortunately I couldn't keep up with your clearance speed."
With their familiarity, they could have pulled Songshui Village in. However, he didn't expect that he couldn't get in tonight. He could only drive to the headquarters to get the props that could forcibly break the barrier. Halfway through the journey, he happened to receive a call and drove back.
"It's okay, everything is done. By the way, I think you mentioned last time that you had to write a report after leaving the space."
"You can do it anytime. If you don't need the compensation from headquarters, you don't have to write it. If you don't have time today, you can just remember to do it tomorrow."
"Okay." I really want to visit the so-called headquarters, it's on the way.
"No injuries?"
Yinsui shook her head: "No." Not only did she escape unscathed, but she also felt sleepy. She began to understand that the tiredness and sleepiness she had felt for the past few days were related to supernatural factors.
“But after it was over, I noticed there was a tree at the front entrance.”
When I opened the door, I found that it was true. A silver myrtle tree with twisted branches and flaking bark was growing in the middle of the door. On the side facing outward, there was a dark red mark on the bark about three or four centimeters wide and as long as a palm.
He wasn't too surprised by this. He'd seen a lot of bizarre relics, so a tree that appeared out of nowhere was relatively normal. "Looks like we'll have to hire a decorator to come and fix the floor. Marble should be easy to fix, so it shouldn't be a problem."
Is this a concern?
Yinsui reached out and touched the bark. Having lived closely with the roots of the forest, he didn't mind touching the bark at all. It just felt like ordinary bark.
"If you feel isolated, you can rest in a suitable guest room in the main house first."
“So it has no impact.”
"It won't harm you. Entering that space is like having antibodies, so even a small germ won't do much harm."
"Then put it here."
Seeing her yawning, Ji Xunjin was not a talkative person. He turned around and went back to sleep to let her have a good rest, without saying a word about what had just happened.
That's outside the scope of work.
But he still remembered driving her to headquarters the next day.
This is……
Standing at the entrance of the magnificent hotel, Yinsui frowned hesitantly. There were no staff dormitories, but they were built directly inside the hotel, right?
Ji Xunjin shrugged, stepped onto the gold-painted floor tiles first, walked through the revolving door and into the lobby: "Office space usually follows people. Wherever the headquarters contact person is, that's where the headquarters is."
The hotel receptionist looked up at the two curiously, and when they approached, they asked the usual question: "Hello, are you checking in?"
"Work."
Having received training, she immediately understood and smiled, reminding that the location was on the fourth or fifth floor.
"They're able to openly expose the office's situation to those who know nothing about it...Isn't it because they make this arrangement because they won't be affected by anything related to it?"
Standing in the spacious elevator with its metallic reflections, the two of them could be seen everywhere.
"You mentioned the receptionist downstairs. Ms. Xu wasn't completely clueless. She had previously participated in one space and was then dragged into a second one against her will, which left some psychological scars. After consulting with her, the organization helped arrange this job. She went to work as usual, and if anything happened in the future, at least she would have someone to look after her, so she happily accepted it."
Yin Sui noticed something else: "She doesn't seem to know you but you know her pretty well."
At least I can remember the surname and past relationships.
"Uncle Liu is in charge of administration and human resources management. I usually work as his part-time assistant. Over time, I learned everything from the information."
"Then do you know what my last name was?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ji Xunjin's relaxed expression suddenly froze.
She keenly noticed the momentary strangeness in the atmosphere and understood that the casual question would be very difficult for the respondent. She raised her head slightly and saw her own pale face looking back at her silently from the dark surface of the elevator ceiling.
The slightly taller figures beside the shoulders were visually closer, but they never had the same expression on their faces. Their black hair was facing each other, hiding their facial features.
Ji Xunjin is someone who can calmly take "I don't know" as an answer. When answering questions, he can always find a solution that matches the current situation: "I know, but it's not good for you to know now."
"All right."
Amidst the numerous mazes, Yinsui is the one who must grasp the thread tightly and follow it to search for evidence. There are always countless questions before unraveling the mystery, so the current reply cannot be considered a reply, it can only be put on hold for the time being.
The elevator slowly reached the floor, and when the door opened, the upside-down reflection on the elevator lid instantly disappeared.
In the office covered with gray velvet carpet, a plump, round-faced man put the pen and paper in his hand beside him and invited them over with a smile.
"Come, sign in this area." The man handed over the electronic pen.
Yinsui sat opposite him and did as he was told. He wanted to return it to him, but was waved away.
"After signing, click confirm and continue writing. Um...you can write down anything you see, hear, or know. Yes, yes, that's right. You can even draw it. Just make sure it's true and credible. You don't need to show me what you've written. I'm old and weak. Don't just glance at it and send me in. I'll have to file a work injury report."
So casual, she wanted to complain about their style again.
"Then I'll pay you. The information you provide will be submitted for review. Do you want to leave your card number now or call Xun Jin?"
"Give it to him."
"Okay, thank you for your cooperation. I wish you good health and good luck."
Yin Sui stood up and left with Ji Xunjin.
After they left, the man stretched his waist and continued chatting with his colleagues: "There are more and more things happening every day lately."
"It's said that those things are getting restless right now. We're fine, really busy as hell."
He took a sip of his coffee, squinted his eyes and sighed, "Alas, my eldest brother, not to mention my second brother, is destined to be a spinning top. Once the whip is cracked, they will either fall apart or keep spinning."
…
In the quaint private room, waiters in uniform brought trays and served dishes in large bowls and small plates one by one.
"The renovation team has arrived. I asked a friend to help keep an eye on it, preserving the truly useful parts and restoring the rest to their original state." Ji Xunjin raised his hand and enlarged the several photos that had been sent to Yin Sui who was sitting opposite him.
The most striking thing about her coat were the shiny cufflinks, like a deep blue starry sky. It would have been hot to walk around in a coat in the afternoon, but she wore a long-sleeved jacket. She'd been adapting to the local lifestyle for a few days, turning on the air conditioning when she got out of the car and going to an air-conditioned place when she got out. The ambient temperature throughout the day had little to do with the forecast.
"Is there anything else you want to eat?"
Shake your head.
"School is about to start. Did you fill in your application for this city? I want to see if it's necessary to buy a house there."
Ji Xunjin never expected that there would be a day when he would ask about such things. He was just like an old man who had nothing to talk about and could only talk about studying. But Yinsui didn't say anything or play with his phone, just stared at him with his eyes open. He had nothing to do so he could only find some topics to talk about.
"I've seen it before. It's a school in the capital." She sipped the tea in her delicate cup, feeling no difference from any other cheap job. After a moment's thought, she added, "It refreshed on its own. It had nothing to do with my will."
"My hometown is also in the capital, there are a lot of fun things to do there."
"And you..." There was no one else in the box, but she still spoke in a low voice, because it was suspected to be a relatively important secret, otherwise she would not have brought it up specifically.
His mysterious look actually made the other party laugh: "He's not there now."
"Can I ask you for a favor? Please help me look up someone when you have time." Then he repeated the ID number he got last night.
"No problem, you can call me when you want revenge." He didn't ask why, just typed on his phone and clicked send.
"It's to repay a favor."
It seems that digging out people's information is what this industry is best at. Before the meal was finished, a series of information including the name and home address of the ID card owner was sent to the mobile phone.
"It's on the outskirts of the city, very close. Maybe it's because you're close enough to form a relationship that you met there."
"How should I go to thank him? He's a man in his thirties or forties, and he looks a little depressed."
"You can just wait until you get to his house and ask him what he needs."
Simple, but practical.
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