After the production funds were implemented, the tea garden was on the right track, and tea was made and shipped step by step.

Xin Yunmao now watered the tea trees regularly. Chu Zhishui would call him with a pendant every time, and then drive him back to the bureau. Whenever Xin Yunmao showed up in the tea garden, Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei were scared and worked hard, showing the monsters' amazing potential as social animals.

Only when Xin Yunmao was not around did the two monsters become a little braver.

"My Lord..." Xiao Hei rubbed his hands nervously. He noticed that Chu Zhishui's expression was not right, and he quickly changed his words, "No, Chief Chu, I want to bother you with something."

Chu Zhishui: "What is it? Tell me."

"Didn't you say that you would only choose one to stay, and the work in the tea garden would be over in a while..."

"When you said that, I remembered that you have a new product research and development direction?"

The green tea business always has a time limit, and it will be gone after the tea picking season. Chu Zhishui assigned a new task to the two demons, to make plans for the construction of the Economic Development Department. If they have good ideas that can be implemented, they can continue to stay in the tea garden and don't have to go to the observation office to suffer physical pain.

Xiao Hei's eyes rolled around: "I recently thought of a hair growth formula. It is said that modern people all have the problem of hair loss. Maybe our product will have a market."

"Hair growth formula?" Chu Zhishui suddenly realized, "Oh, right, you are Polygonum multiflorum, no wonder you thought in this direction."

Xiao Hei said flatteringly: "Yes, yes, in order to help you and the game, I racked my brains for some time and finally figured out this idea..."

"Why are you racking your brains? I clearly contributed to this formula!" Xiao Huang was hiding in the dark, but after hearing this, he couldn't stand it anymore. He jumped out angrily and exposed his companion's lie of taking credit, "Chief Chu, you have to understand, this was originally my idea!"

Xiao Hei was unexpectedly disrupted. He angrily argued, "What are you thinking

? The key to treating hair loss is Polygonum multiflorum, and ginger preventing hair loss is pure rumor." "Nonsense, experts also said that Polygonum multiflorum can cause liver damage. How dare you come up with a hair growth formula?"

"Of course it can. Everything is about dosage. Do you have a scientific spirit? "

Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei argued with each other, making Chu Zhishui's head buzzing. She stopped them helplessly: "Okay, stop arguing, this is the only idea you came up with?"

The two demons fell silent at the same time and nodded: "...Yes."

"Do you have any specific plan? There are so many competing hair growth products now, what are the advantages of your products?"

The two demons were silent.

Chu Zhishui said impartially: "You guys discuss and write a plan, and I'll see if it can be implemented. If it's not suitable, let's all go back to the observation office."

"No, no, think it over again--"

"Don't cry, if you're afraid, let's write a good plan together, and then think of other ideas to make money."

Xiao Hei pondered for a while, he touched his chin, and muttered: "If the old man was here, it would be a lot easier, didn't he raise that little girl..."

Xiao Huang slapped his thigh jealously: "He was so valuable back then that he was poached, why can't we sell for a good price in human society!?"

"What are you mumbling about?"

"No, nothing, then Chief Chu, you go ahead and do your work, we'll go down and discuss it."

Chu Zhishui has been very busy recently, so naturally he can't take care of them. After checking the matter of the tea garden, he drove back to the bureau. She felt a little tired after driving, and walked slowly upstairs. Surprisingly, she ran into a black cat in the afternoon.

"Mimi."

Chu Zhishui was already familiar with the black cat. When she called it, it jumped over nimbly and rubbed back and forth with its soft body. The person and the cat always bumped into each other recently. The black cat no longer looked at her from a distance like when they first met. Instead,

it frequently approached her actively, wishing to squat and wait for her to rub it every day. The black cat's fur was shiny and smooth. It clung to her intimately and walked closely with pleasure.

Petting a cat is indeed a stress-relieving remedy. Chu Zhishui wanted to have a cat since she was a child, but her parents were not interested. Fortunately, she now has the opportunity to live alone. She thought about the new house she was going to renovate, and wondered whether she should build a good relationship with the black cat, or take it home to raise it, so that stray cats wouldn't be displaced and homeless after the temperature dropped.

Chu Zhishui squatted and played with it for a while, then reluctantly got up to say goodbye.

The black cat didn't try to keep her, and with a flick of its long tail, it jumped and disappeared into the grass. It wouldn't stay here for too long, but it would always show up in the past two days, as punctual as its biological clock.

After a while, Chu Zhishui returned to the office building. Unlike the hustle and bustle on the second floor, the third floor was quiet and no one was in the corridor. She passed by the logistics department and saw a familiar figure, so she went into the house to say hello to Jin Yu and Niu Shi.

"You're back?" Jin Yu turned around when she heard the voice. "I went to get something from Brother Niu."

"Yes, didn't you see Section Chief Wu?" Chu Zhishui looked around. She transferred Jin Yu to the Economic Development Department, which was equivalent to getting rid of Wu Changgong's capable general. It is said that this caused a lot of complaints from the other party.

"It's still the same as before. He doesn't show up unless there is something to do."

"Is Brother Niu busy recently?"

"It's about the same as before." Niu Shi said casually, "It's not the Observation Department. I have been in the bureau for so long, and basically it hasn't changed."

Niu Shi has more seniority. He is not as fearful as Jin Yu when he stays in the Logistics Department. He can also refuse to give Wu Changgong a chance when he is stubborn. His work is not affected by the staff transfer in the department.

One person and two monsters are familiar with the old team, so they simply get together to chat about trivial matters.

"Brother Niu, are there many stray cats in the bureau?"

"There should be quite a few animals. I haven't seen many cats, but there are diamondback snakes in the wasteland."

"If you see a stray cat, please help me keep an eye on its location. I've been seeing one recently and I want to take it home to raise."

"Sure, I'll catch it for you someday. What does the cat look like?"

"It's a black cat with white gloves. It should be a big cat." Chu Zhishui recalled, "You don't have to help me catch it. Just find a spot. I'll come by myself after buying a cat box. I can vaccinate it on the way back, and then find time to sterilize it."

Jin Yu was stunned and said, "A black cat with white claws?"

"Well, it's pretty good, and a big one."

"I seem to have some impression?" Jin Yu shook her head in confusion. She felt something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out why, so she just talked about something else. "Oh, by the way, you're here, I'll give it to you now."

Jin Yu stretched out her hand, and in her palm lay a spray bottle. It was a plain design, with a few milliliters of transparent liquid in the bottle, just like the sample that comes with a regular perfume.

Chu Zhishui took the small spray bottle and asked in doubt, "What is this?"

"This is my bubble water." Jin Yu blushed and whispered, "I usually take so many things from you, I feel that you don't lack anything, so I asked Brother Niu for a bottle, if you don't mind, just use it to spray."

Chu Zhishui thought about the other party's ability and was surprised: "Is it the bubble water that erases memory?"

Jin Yu nodded and hesitated with shame: "I don't have any other talents."

"That's good, I don't have any talents!" Chu Zhishui unplugged the bottle cap and shook the small bottle curiously, "Just spray it directly?"

Jin Yu found that Chu Zhishui was really happy, her face became relaxed, and she began to explain: "Yes, but it is only effective for humans, and then it will be less effective for some special people. If you don't have enough bubble water in the future, you can ask me for it again."

Chu Zhishui was very surprised. She put it away solemnly and thought: "Thank you, I don't know how to return the favor."

Jin Yu waved her hands in panic: "No, no, no, no need to return the favor!"

"But bubble water can't be bought even if you have money."

"It's okay. Jin Yu said that you always take care of her, so it's only natural for her to return it to you." Niu Shi advised, "You may not know that we monsters have a set of rules. If we deal with people, give and take is a positive cycle, otherwise it will not be good for us."

Chu Zhishui was stunned: "Laws?"

"Humans and monsters have different abilities. If we want to coexist for a long time, there must be established rules, otherwise it will bring bad luck and disaster. Many monsters arrested by our bureau have violated the rules."

"So if I don't accept it, Jin Yu will be wrong?"

"I guess so."

Chu Zhishui said embarrassedly: "Then should I be more careful in the future, so that you are not forced to return it..."

"It's not forced to return. As long as there is no contract or ceremony, normal interaction is completely risk-free, and you don't have to feel psychological pressure." Jin Yu hurriedly explained, "It won't take effect if you don't deliberately ask for it."

"The rule is to judge according to the motivation." Niu Shi added, "Don't worry and keep it. Just treat it as our custom. Humans also have human relationships."

Chu Zhishui nodded in understanding, then looked at Jin Yu and said sincerely, "Thank you, I will make good use of it."

Jin Yu scratched his head, feeling a little shy, and began to bubble. After she gave the gift, she started talking about something else: "Brother Niu, there's been a lot of demonic energy on the second floor lately. Is there something going on?"

"The Observation Department is catching up on their performance. I see they've all come back. Maybe they're planning something big."

"Does the Finance Department have any comments?"

"It's useless to have comments. We have to do the work anyway. We just have to make do with it."

Chu Zhishui listened intermittently. She held the small bottle in her pocket with one hand and subconsciously reached for the pendant around her neck with the other. Suddenly, she understood Xin Yunmao's past monologues. Whether it's an offering or a believer, perhaps they are similar to the law, and can be regarded as the habit of demons.

It was rainy and cloudy, and demonic winds were blowing everywhere.

Fierce air waves broke through the cracks in the mountains, howling in the fields, and howling like a ghost.

The door of the self-built small house in the mountain was tightly closed, struggling to resist the terrible wind, and the raindrops like steel beads hit the eaves. In the dark rainy night, a window with a warm orange light was on, becoming the only bright light in the cold, illuminating the black silhouette of the girl by the window.

Inside the house, the girl was wearing a white school uniform that was almost faded. She sat at the old lacquered desk, buried in the thick high school test papers and supplementary books. She was holding a black signature pen and writing with full concentration, but she heard a series of knocks on the door after being swallowed by the cold wind.

Blurred, not very clear.

Even like an illusion.

The girl did not dare to delay. She pushed the door open and went out in a hurry. Before she had time to open her umbrella, she shouted loudly in the howling wind and rain, "Master Xu, is that you?"

There was no one outside the door, only a bamboo basket covered with cloth. The green and red wild fruits were visible from under the soft cloth. They were wet by the rain outside and condensed into crystal tears, flowing down along the fruits. There were no

footprints on the wet ground in the yard in front of the small building. Even the lock of the yard gate was intact. But the basket appeared in front of the door out of thin air.

The girl walked around the yard with her umbrella, but she could not find anything except the mud hole in the ground. She had to carry the fruit basket back to the house.

The rain was still falling.

The next weekend, the heavy rain stopped and the sky was overcast.

After Chu Zhishui got up, she received a message from Wang Yiwen. The other party must have been very dissatisfied with working on Saturday, so she started to chat with him.

[Boss Chu, I miss the days when you were in the company.]

[I looked at your horoscope and you will have a love disaster today.]

Chu Zhishui replied to her: [I don’t look at your horoscope and you will have a career disaster today.]

[… Have you ever had a weekend without a disaster since you joined our company?]

Chu Zhishui chatted with her friend for a while, and said that she would attend a wedding banquet in the evening and would definitely be talked about marriage issues. Only then did she appease Wang Yiwen’s strong resentment as a social animal. The other party would rather work overtime than encounter these.

The wedding banquet is a formal occasion. Chu Zhishui picked out her clothes before going out, and even put on some light makeup.

At dusk, the hotel entrance was crowded with a fleet of wedding cars. The dark cars were decorated with rose bouquets and connected in the shape of hearts, exuding a festive atmosphere. A red carpet leads directly to the gate. The relatives of the newlyweds are busy outside, sending smiles to the guests.

Chu Xiaohe looked around: "Fortunately we didn't drive, we would have been stuck in traffic."

Chu Zhishui followed her parents into the hotel. She had no time to attend various banquets when she was away, but she couldn't avoid them when she returned to Huaijiang. The one getting married today was the daughter of her parents' colleague. She had taken photos with him in the yard before, but now neither of them can remember.

"By the way, you might run into Liu Kemei later, so just hide for a while." Xie Yan suddenly remembered something, she looked at her daughter and said with difficulty, "Or you will be bored halfway, you can go back first then."

"Why?"

"Well, didn't she see you in the supermarket last time, and then she has a son who was your classmate..." Xie Yan hesitated, "...you understand, right?"

Chu Zhishui understood and asked suspiciously, "Doesn't Sun Qiao have a girlfriend? It is said that they have been dating for several years."

Xie Yan was stunned: "Ah? Really?"

"Of course it's true. I forgot who told me when I went out for a party when I came back."

Chu Xiaohe joked, "You actually have spies in Huaijiang to exchange information. You are more informed than your mother."

"What secrets can there be in a place as small as a palm?"

Chu Zhishui knew that she had not contacted a few people since she came back, but the news that she worked in the Observation Bureau must have spread. Small places are like this. If there is a little movement, everyone in the city will know about it.

Xie Yan thought about Liu Kemei's recent enthusiasm, and she murmured blankly: "I really don't know about this. Is it my fault?"

After a while, the family entered the dinner venue and looked for their seats. There were large round tables on both sides of the long stage. The people at the same table with Chu Zhishui were basically parents, colleagues and their children, so they couldn't avoid a round of polite greetings.

The topic was nothing more than work and relationship status. Although the salary in the Observation Bureau was extremely low, outsiders didn't know the details, and the name sounded decent. As for emotional issues, Chu Zhishui used a set of "um um ah ah you are right" tactics to fool people, and he was able to resolve most of the conversations safely. After

the middle-aged people compared their children's achievements, they entered the stage of forcing their grandchildren to perform. A group of little radish heads took turns to appear with reluctance on their faces. They twisted their bodies perfunctorily and jumped out of their seats soon, wishing they could run around the place.

Liu Kemei showed up later, and brought her son Sun Shao with her. When she saw Chu Zhishui, her eyes lit up, and she pulled the people around her to greet him: "Hey, Zhishui, you haven't seen Sun Shao for a long time, remember that we used to bump into each other in high school?"

Sun Shao stood behind Liu Kemei, nodding and greeting the people around him. He was about 1.7 meters tall, with an ordinary and regular appearance, looking a little mature, and a bit sophisticated after work, which was different from when Chu Zhishui loudly slandered her for sucking up to the teacher in his memory.

"Indeed." Chu Zhishui looked at Sun Shao and said politely, "Long time no see."

Liu Kemei found that her son was standing there motionless, and she slapped him angrily: "Come and talk to me, you are so shy at this age!"

Sun Shao glanced at Chu Zhishui, he turned his head and was forced to respond: "Chat, chat..."

Chu Zhishui remained calm, but Xie Yan was embarrassed.

Others suddenly realized: "By the way, they are the same age?"

Liu Kemei was very happy to hear this, and said with a frown: "We lived in the same yard at the time, and we were in the same grade in the same school."

"You need to talk more, you are childhood sweethearts!"

Outsiders coaxed together, and the atmosphere became more subtle.

Xie Yan carefully peeked at her daughter's expression, fearing that Chu Zhishui would feel uncomfortable and turn hostile on the spot, especially after hearing that Sun Shao seemed to have a girlfriend, she felt that Liu Kemei's behavior was not very authentic.

Chu Zhishui found that Sun Shao was evasive and thought that he was also being forced to join the party, and maybe Liu Kemei was just too enthusiastic. She didn't want to cause trouble at someone else's wedding, so she just chatted awkwardly.

Sun Shao saw that she looked natural, and he responded to her without any awkwardness as a newcomer.

Liu Kemei said happily: "Look, we are still as close as when we were kids!"

After three rounds of drinks and the newlyweds finished greeting each other, Chu Zhishui wanted to withdraw, but she winked at her parents and decided to slip away quietly.

Liu Kemei had been keeping a close eye on Chu Zhishui. When she saw her getting up, she hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

Xie Yan said, "She has some unfinished work, so she went back to take care of it."

"Sun Shao, please give her a ride. It's getting late now."

Chu Zhishui declined again and again, but Liu Kemei didn't agree, so she had to let Sun Shao follow her out.

At the door of the hotel, Sun Shao held the car key and said, "Wait a minute, I'll drive over."

"It's okay, no need to give me a ride. It's close here, so I can just take a walk." Chu Zhishui waved goodbye, "You can go back."

It was getting dark. Chu Zhishui was wearing a light-colored high-necked thin cashmere sweater. She felt a little cold after coming out, so she put on the tweed coat she brought with her. The delicate and porous skin was stained with soft light under the street lights, showing the graceful temperament of being well-educated and well-mannered.

When Sun Shao heard her gentle tone, he was moved inexplicably and insisted, "I'll take you there."

To be honest, Sun Shao initially rejected his mother's idea, mainly because he had a bad impression of Chu Zhishui when he was in high school. He only remembered that she was quite strong, considerate and sensible in front of her elders, but she always looked at him with a silent contempt. She was the top student in the whole grade and was praised by the adults. Even if she didn't say much, she seemed superior.

But now she has returned to ordinary life, returned to Huaijiang to find a stable job, and her personality has become gentle, as if she is different.

Compared with the other person, her education and family background are indeed impeccable, and her work and appearance are also more impressive.

"Really, it's cold outside, you should go inside."

"Then I should send you off."

Seeing him so stubborn, Chu Zhishui said bluntly: "Old classmates, don't bother with these empty things, don't let your girlfriend misunderstand you."

"My girlfriend?" Sun Shao's expression froze, and he said dryly, "What girlfriend?"

"I heard from people in the school that you have been dating for many years, isn't it your turn to get married next time?"

"Ah, that's not my girlfriend, they are just making up stories." Sun Qiao got over the initial panic, he quickly adjusted his state, explained, "It's just a good friend, she often contacts me, but we are not suitable."

Chu Zhishui raised an eyebrow: "Not suitable?"

"She is from the village, and came to Huaijiang to work." Sun Shao smiled helplessly, "You should also understand that there is no possibility."

Chu Zhishui was silent.

She should also understand, what can she understand?

I heard that the girl's work and education were not outstanding, so it was not difficult to figure out Sun Shao's attitude.

Some men were really realistic and cunning creatures. Chu Zhishui only suspected that she had been playing the fool for too long, and Sun Shao actually thought that she was worthy of him. This was a terrible thing.

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold. Sun Shao knew she had said something wrong and hurriedly said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll drive you there."

Chu Zhishui paused for a few seconds, then she suddenly smiled and nodded, "You're right, it's indeed not suitable."

Sun Shao's eyes lit up, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "Yeah, you grew up in different environments and can't talk in the same place."

"Yes, with your current income, your height and appearance are not outstanding, and your university is not very good, there is really no possibility for you to be with anyone." Chu Zhishui looked him up and down, she showed a sweet little smile and said, "But you know yourself well and know that your conditions are poor. You didn't waste the girl's time, and you are quite responsible as a person."

"..."

Sun Shao's face turned blue and white, and she was so humiliated by her that she couldn't get off the stage.

Chu Zhishui was not afraid of him getting angry. With the amnesia bubble water in her pocket, it was hard to say who would be in trouble if he really started fighting. She was too lazy to look at his expression again, so she turned around and waved her hand casually: "I'm leaving first."

Sun Shao took a long time to come back to her senses, and said angrily: "Chu Zhishui, how can you still be so arrogant like in high school!?"

She is just an ordinary person now, doing a mediocre job, and it is said that the salary is only two or three thousand.

"Oh." A leisurely female voice came back in the night wind, "You are not as bad as you were in high school."

Sun Shao stood angrily at the door of the hotel, watching her back disappear into the night.

The corner of the night market was bustling with people coming and going, and there were shops with lighted signs on both sides.

Chu Zhishui was walking on the street. If she hadn't sneered just now, she would have felt uncomfortable for a longer time. The dinner was disturbed by Liu Kemei and her son. She looked around and wanted to have some midnight snack, but was greeted by a strange and cold wind, and she had an ominous premonition in her heart.

She looked around vigilantly, but only saw people shopping, and no other new discoveries.

She encountered so many monsters, maybe she had experience.

Chu Zhishui used to have no sensitivity to demonic energy, but recently she has indeed trained herself and is no longer a numb mortal. She knows that monsters will not attack in crowded places. The principle is that the atmosphere in a busy city is chaotic, and the popularity of people will directly disperse the demonic energy, making it difficult for the demonic energy to gather.

However, she couldn't stay in the night market all the time, and always had to pass through quieter places.

The end of the pedestrian street leads to a long bridge across the river. Behind the bridge is a brightly lit neighborhood. Only the bridge is a dark place in the city with a brilliant night view. The tall street lamps cast a dim light. As long as you raise your eyes and look up, you can see thousands of lights not far away.

It was night, and there were neither cars nor pedestrians returning late on the long bridge.

Chu Zhishui walked alone under the lights. She glanced down casually and saw that the lights at her feet were swallowed by the shadows, like spilled ink spreading everywhere.

It began.

The street lights on the bridge suddenly flickered, sometimes bright and sometimes dim as if there was poor contact, like the sharp blinking of ghosts in the night.

There is a narrow green belt beside the sidewalk. There is a deep hole in the mud, from which a dark evil spirit permeates, gradually twisting and condensing together.

In the cool breeze, the voice of an old man came from the hole: "Little girl, let's talk..."

"Xin Yunmao——"

Chu Zhishui saw the evil spirit and ran away. She ran to the end of the long bridge without looking back, and she didn't even have the mood to listen carefully to the old man's voice.

"Hey, wait, don't call for help!" The monster heard her shouting for help, and his tone was obviously panicked.

"I'm not calling for a human!"

The next moment, a black figure appeared in front of her. Chu Zhishui felt relieved. She ran over quickly, but she didn't see the familiar hole. Instead, she was flashed by a cold silver light. It was a metal buckle in the shape of an eye. The man was wrapped in a dark black cloak, and was surrounded by a gloomy and evil aura. His face could not be seen clearly. He looked like a headless grim reaper holding a sickle at night in a horror movie.

It seemed as if she had recognized the wrong demon.

She was startled and stopped in a hurry, and took a step back.

The man in the black cloak noticed her retreat and suddenly stretched out his hand, not knowing whether he wanted to touch her or stop her.

Chu Zhishui retreated repeatedly, but her back hit something, blocking her escape route.

She had no time to look back, and saw the man in the black cloak getting closer and closer, with his fingertips reaching out in front of her. Just when she was at her wits' end, the hand of the man behind her passed over her shoulder, and the ink-blue sleeve and cold white fingers grabbed the man in the black cloak's wrist, forcing him to stop getting closer.

Xin Yunmao stood behind Chu Zhishui. He was dressed in ancient costume, with his hair tied up and a crown on his head. He glanced at her and said discontentedly, "How come you are running in the wrong direction?"

"I didn't know you were behind me." Chu Zhishui heard the voice clearly. She turned around and saw him wearing ancient costume with long hair. She was also confused. "...Are you still a fan of Hanfu?"

Why is he dressed in ancient style at night! ?

"You shouted like that, and there is no time to change." Xin Yunmao's intercepting hand did not move, still across Chu Zhishui's face. He looked at the black cloak, seemed to recognize each other, frowned and said, "Didn't you hear clearly? She was shouting for me."

The two demons were in a stalemate in the air for a few seconds, and the black cloak took back his hand first.

"Director Hu asked us to keep an eye on her safety recently and don't let anything happen again." The black cloak said.

Chu Zhishui guessed that it was a colleague from the Observation Bureau. She hoped that Xin Yunmao would introduce him, but he raised his eyebrows and stopped talking.

"Let me go, I'm here to surrender, let me talk to the girl!"

Chu Zhishui turned around and found that she was surrounded by black-cloaked monsters from behind. The one kneeling in the middle and being restrained was an old man with a white beard. He was the monster who attacked her and escaped. When Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei were caught, he took advantage of the chaos to leave the tea garden. It seemed that he was still the leader of the trio.

The long bridge across the river was covered with dark shadows. Countless black cloaks were like waving flags, fluttering in the evening breeze. In the sky, on the ground, on the railings, under the street lights, as long as the sight can be seen, there are staff members on duty at the Observation Bureau, like a group of dark bats walking at night.

The evil spirit was chilling, just like falling into an ice cave.

Chu Zhishui lifted up his woolen coat and subconsciously leaned towards Xin Yunmao, always feeling that there was no cold wind on his side.

Xin Yunmao said lightly: "Miao Lu, take off the demon-suppressing robe and put away your evil spirit."

"Why?" A male voice came from under the black cloak, "I don't seem to have any reason to listen to you."

"She hates evil spirits and ugly monsters."

"..."

The black cloak paused for a moment and slowly turned to Chu Zhishui.

Chu Zhishui had already realized the identity of the black cloak, and hurriedly said: "...No, I really don't judge monsters by their appearance. Director Miao, don't listen to his nonsense, you just work normally."

It sounds unreasonable to not use evil spirits to catch monsters.

"Don't call me that. It worked fine before." Miao Lu reached out and took off his cape and hood. He had deep features, golden eyes, and a mixed-race look. He smiled apologetically, "Sorry, I forgot that humans are not used to demonic aura."

The hooded black cape seemed to be called a demon-suppressing robe. After Miao Lu revealed his true face, the demonic aura was obviously tamed, no longer sharp and cold.

"You also take off your demon-suppressing robes."

The other monsters followed the director's instructions. They took off their hats one after another, revealing their true faces, and greeted Chu Zhishui.

"This is the first time I've seen so many people in the bureau." Chu Zhishui changed her words, "So many monsters."

The Observation Department is indeed a core department, and it seems to occupy most of the bureau's staff.

"If you still feel uncomfortable, I can..." Miao Lu stretched out his hand to Chu Zhishui, as if to touch her shoulder.

Xin Yunmao was dressed in ancient costume. He lowered his head and straightened his clothes. He lifted up his wide sleeves and swept the opponent away.

Miao Lu felt puzzled when his arm was swept, and continued to stretch out his hand.

Xin Yunmao used the same trick again.

"No wonder." Miao Lu saw through his trick and understood it now. "I was always wondering why the mark always disappeared. It turned out that you did it."

Xin Yunmao sneered: "You can't change your animal habits after turning into a human. You like to leave your scent on others?"

Miao Lu said impartially: "My talent is to ward off evil spirits. Humans will attract things after opening their eyes. This is more convenient for her."

"What's the use?" Xin Yunmao raised his eyebrows, "Didn't it attract it anyway?"

"The Observation Department will punish severely." Miao Lu paused for a moment, as if very surprised, and asked doubtfully, "This is the first time I've heard you say so much."

It is not good for the monsters in the Observation Department to stay on the bridge for too long. It is easy for too many people to witness it, making the subsequent cleanup work difficult. They locked the white-bearded old man with a demon chain and reported: "Director Miao, take him away first."

The white-bearded old man shouted at the top of his lungs: "Let me go, let me talk to her--"

"What to talk about! Let's go back to the observation office!"

"I have nothing to talk to you about, and you don't understand the college entrance examination, so at least let me say hello..."

The demon in charge of arresting put on the demon-suppressing robe again, and dragged the white-bearded old man away without saying a word. The figures of the demons were swallowed by the demon energy and disappeared cleanly on the long bridge.

Miao Lu asked curiously: "Is the college entrance examination an exam for humans?"

"Yes, but I have finished the college entrance examination for many years." Chu Zhishui asked, "Director Miao is not going back to the bureau with everyone, do you have other work?"

The other demons in the observation office came and went without a trace, and now there are only one person and two demons left on the long bridge.

Miao Lu smiled and said, "It's too dark now. I'll take you home first, and then we can go back to the bureau."

Xin Yunmao pursed his lips and said in disbelief, "You want him to take you home?"

Chu Zhishui said to the two demons standing on her left and right like guardians: "..."

Why do all the humans and demons think that she is incapable of walking home by herself today? She is already an adult and doesn't need anyone to take her home.

Moreover, Miao Lu is the director of the Observation Department, with a higher rank than herself. She just met him, but she has to go all the way back. Just thinking about it makes her almost suffocate.

Chu Zhishui said tactfully, "Thank you, Director Miao, but you will have to go back to the bureau to work overtime later. It's really tiring to go back and forth. I can walk home in two steps, so you don't have to send me off specially."

"It's okay, it's not tiring."

"Director Miao, my home is over there, there's really no need to send me off specially."

Chu Zhishui was afraid that Miao Lu would insist, so he pointed to the community on the other side of the bridge.

"You don't have to call me Director Miao all the time. I thought we don't have to be so polite because of our friendship." Miao Lu showed disappointment. He noticed her resistance, glanced at Xin Yunmao again, and simply softened his tone, "Okay, see you at the bureau tomorrow, go back and rest early."

"You should also rest early."

Miao Lu put on the demon-suppressing robe, said goodbye to them, and was gradually surrounded by demonic energy. He looked rather lonely, with golden eyes, and he looked strangely familiar, like a heartbroken cat that had been abandoned.

The demon-suppressing robe was like a dancing black fire, wrapping Miao Lu and disappearing into thin air.

Xin Yunmao glanced at her: "Are you on good terms?"

After Miao Lu left, Chu Zhishui denied it flatly: "This is the first time I met him."

Xin Yunmao was skeptical.

She recalled the conversation just now and suddenly felt something was wrong: "Wait, what is Miao Chu's true form?"

"Cat."

"...A black cat?"

"This is the first time I met him today, and you know him so well?"

"..."

Chu Zhishui had only encountered a black cat recently, no wonder Miao Lu looked like he was very familiar with her. She never thought that monsters could appear in their true form, and they were no different from ordinary animals!

Don't pet the stray cats on the street. She calls out "mimi" to the leader downstairs every day, and rubs Director Miao's cat body. This is simply the moment of social death in the workplace!

Chu Zhishui has always been thin-skinned, and a touch of pink clouds appeared on her cheeks, and even her ears were burning red. When she thought about the past, she felt blood rushing to her brain. She was so embarrassed that her toes were digging the ground. Is it too late to resign now?

Xin Yunmao noticed her abnormality. He moved a little closer to observe and asked, "Why are you blushing?"

"Am I blushing?" Chu Zhishui subconsciously touched her face, and it was indeed burning hot, and even the night wind could not cool it down.

Xin Yunmao was incredulous: "Why are you embarrassed about him?"

Chu Zhishui didn't want to expose her stupidity. She was already messy. She turned her head away in panic and said vaguely: "I can't explain it to you clearly."

Xin Yunmao's eyes were complicated and he was shocked: "Although I knew you were greedy for her, but he was too unrestrained. Can he make you blush?"

"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense." Chu Zhishui was embarrassed and angry, "Don't put the blame on me!"

"You'd better not." Seeing her strong reaction, Xin Yunmao's expression eased a little, and he snorted again, "There is no good result between humans and monsters, and you are worshiping me now, you shouldn't change your beliefs casually."

Chu Zhishui: "I have never changed my beliefs."

Xin Yunmao nodded in approval: "That's more like it."

"From the beginning to the end, I have always believed in the party, the country and the people." Chu Zhishui glanced at him and retorted forcefully, "I have never believed in anything else!"

"..."