The moon was at the zenith.

The old building with gray eaves and white walls was as bright as a lamp in the midnight. The light breeze swept across the prosperous city that never sleeps, across the hazy dreams of sleeping people, and across the phantoms of countless secret monsters.

Under the gray eaves, the corners of the black flame-like clothes moved in the wind. They were all members of the Observation Department wearing demon-suppressing robes.

The black cloaked leader reported: "Director Ye, he came out."

"What?" Ye Huayu was shocked. He quickly calmed down and felt it, and then breathed a sigh of relief, "The seal in our building is fine!"

"It's not that person, it's another one."

Ye Huayu was stunned. He reacted and said suddenly: "It's impossible? Lao Hu didn't send a message?"

"Could it be that Director Hu doesn't know?" The black cloaked said, "He is nearby."

"Nearby? Didn't he say he would only stay in Huaijiang?" Ye Huayu took out his cell phone in panic, "I'll send a message to Lao Hu now..."

As soon as Ye Huayu finished sending the message, he received a prompt and murmured, "What does that mean? He has turned on friend verification, and you are not his friend yet. Please send a friend verification request first, and you can only chat after the other party passes the verification."

Black Cloak: "..."

Ye Huayu: "Did Lao Hu just resign and run away? No way, he is still in the group, but I was deleted?"

Black Cloak: "... Ask Director Hu in the group."

No one in the Silver Sea Observation Bureau can sleep tonight, as they are all thrown into a state of panic by the unexpected change.

In the morning, Chu Zhishui took Xin Yunmao to the award ceremony to receive the Agricultural Poverty Alleviation Project Award. The two had lunch on the spot and chatted with other participants before preparing to return to the Silver Sea Observatory.

In the morning, Du Zigui suddenly sent a message asking her not to leave for the time being, but they were all leaving at that time. Du Zigui heard the news and said that he would drive over to pick her up. I don't know what he was worried about.

Because receiving the award is the work of the Economic Development Department, Chu Zhishui thought it was okay to take the bus, so he agreed to wait for Du Zigui on the spot.

"Let's wait for the car from the bureau." Chu Zhishui looked at Xin Yunmao, "They said they'll drive to pick you up."

Not long after, Du Zigui arrived. He hurried down to open the door and warned in a sharp voice, "Chief Chu, don't run around these two days. There was a big commotion in the bureau last night. You might be in danger..."

Du Zigui was halfway through his words when he felt a terrifying aura coming towards him. He suddenly felt something was wrong, and when he looked up, he saw the source of the trouble.

Xin Yunmao stood expressionlessly beside Chu Zhishui. His broad shoulders and long legs were particularly eye-catching, with pure black eyes and a face like frost and snow. He looked quite good following her. He noticed Du Zigui's gaze and slowly glanced over, instantly scaring the other person into shutting up.

Seeing Du Zigui's stiff face, Chu Zhishui asked curiously, "What kind of trouble happened in the bureau?"

"...Nothing, nothing." You can't

judge a person by his appearance!

Section Chief Chu, who has no demonic aura, is the one who is least afraid of trouble!

Du Zigui shrank when he opened the door, like a frightened quail. When the man and the demon got in the car, he hurriedly fled back to the driver's seat. Fortunately, they were sitting in the back seat at a distance, so he took the time to send a message to the demon in the bureau.

Chu Zhishui was not surprised to see Du Zigui's panic reaction. Every time Xin Yunmao stayed in the office, Jin Yu was basically in the same state. She didn't expect Xin Yunmao to sit in the back seat. If she had known, she should have sat in the passenger seat and chatted with Du Zigui for a while.

She asked in a low voice, "Why don't you sit in the front today? Don't you like the passenger seat?"

Du Zigui shuddered when he heard it.

Xin Yunmao: "No."

Du Zigui felt relieved.

Not long after, Du Zigui drove the man and the demon back to the Silver Sea Observation Bureau. The car passed through the majestic iron gate, but the bureau was much quieter than usual. Even the crowd in front of the office building was evacuated, leaving only an empty and lonely place.

Chu Zhishui saw the car passing by the guesthouse and reminded, "It passed by."

Du Zigui was like a driver caught by kidnappers. He swallowed uneasily: "Chief Chu, let's go to Director Ye first."

"Ah? That's fine." Chu Zhishui muttered, "...but I didn't bring corn."

Under the ancient building with gray eaves and white walls, countless black cloaks fluttered, like a well-organized army, looking overwhelming and murderous. Ye Huayu stood solemnly in the front row, leading the team to wait in a serious formation, waiting for the legendary Conferred God monster.

Chu Zhishui got off the car and saw the black-clad brigade. She was surprised and said, "Your bureau is really rich. You started wearing black cloaks in broad daylight."

She remembered that the staff of the Observation Department should not be exposed too much, otherwise the subsequent cleanup work would be difficult to do, and it would also take manpower and material resources to clear the memory of witnesses.

Xin Yunmao followed her out of the car. There was a cold light in his eyes, and he sneered, "Oh, it 's a big battle.

" "Xiao Chu, what's wrong with you?" Ye Huayu saw Chu Zhishui standing next to Xin Yunmao. He was so scared that he couldn't stand steadily, and he said in shock, "Come here quickly!"

"Okay, okay, here comes Director Ye." Chu Zhishui didn't understand why Ye Huayu was so surprised, and ran over.

As Chu Zhishui ran forward, Xin Yunmao followed.

Seeing him raise his legs, Ye Huayu exclaimed, "Wait! Don't get any closer to the ancient building!"

Chu Zhishui stopped immediately.

Ye Huayu hurriedly said, "No, no, no, come here, don't just stand there!"

Chu Zhishui hesitated for a moment, she looked back at Xin Yunmao, then at the serious monsters, and then she realized who they were guarding against, and she couldn't help showing a puzzled expression.

Xin Yunmao put one hand in his pocket, he looked around at the anxious Ye Huayu and other monsters, a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes: "It's such a shabby building, you begged me to go there, I..."

He suddenly remembered something, turned to look at Chu Zhishui: "Are you going there these two days?"

"No." Chu Zhishui replied, "That's the Observation Office, we don't need to go."

She only used to stay in the office building and guesthouse when she came here on business trips, there was no need to go close to the Observation Office of the Yinhai Bureau, and she rarely went there when she was in the Huaijiang Bureau.

Xin Yunmao nodded upon hearing this. He glanced at the monsters with contempt and continued to mock: "It's just a shabby building. Even if you beg me to go there, I have no interest in going."

Chu Zhishui: "?"

"Then why did you show up in Yinhai?" Ye Huayu's face was tense, "Didn't you agree not to step out of Huaijiang?"

"Who promised you?" Xin Yunmao stared at the colorful Ye Huayu for a moment, as if trying to identify who he was, and said calmly, "I haven't spoken to you before."

Ye Huayu was heartbroken: "..."

There was nothing wrong with Xin Yunmao's words. He did not promise not to leave Huaijiang. He never talked to other monsters before, so how could he promise not to leave Huaijiang?

They tacitly accepted that he would stay in Huaijiang, mainly because he did not move, which became a subconscious iron rule.

Chu Zhishui noticed the tense atmosphere and said with a gloomy face: "Director Ye, what are you doing?"

"Xiao Chu, I just wanted to ask you." Ye Huayu exclaimed, "What are you doing?"

How could the human beings in the Huaijiang Bureau be so calm throughout the whole process?

"Are we on a business trip?" Chu Zhishui turned around and waved at Xin Yunmao, "Come over and say hello."

Xin Yunmao's expression was cold as ice. He was obviously reluctant, but he still walked slowly.

"Business trip!?" Seeing her casually waving her hands, Ye Huayu was so surprised that her jaw dropped.

Chu Zhishui didn't understand why the monsters were mobilizing so many people, so he asked, "Yes, is there a limit on the number of people on business trips in our bureau?" Otherwise, why are they so surprised?

"..."

It must be said that the only human on the scene eased the tense atmosphere. If Xin Yunmao wanted to break into the ancient building, Ye Huayu and other monsters would not be able to stop him, but Chu Zhishui suggested finding an office to sit and chat, and Xin Yunmao followed him honestly.

In the office, Chu Zhishui felt that Director Ye and other monsters were facing a powerful enemy, and he was really confused. The monsters in Huaijiang Bureau would also be afraid of or ignore Xin Yunmao, but they never let the staff of the Observation Department surround him. Director Miao even dared to confront Xin Yunmao.

Ye Huayu changed his usual ostentatious attitude. He sat at the table solemnly and examined him, "What is the relationship between the two of you?"

Xin Yunmao ignored him at all, looking as if he was too lazy to open his mouth.

Chu Zhishui didn't want the conversation to get boring, so she naturally took over the task of bringing up the topic. She fumbled for the phone in her coat pocket, but couldn't find it immediately. She glanced at Ye Huayu's watch and asked, "Director Ye, what time is it now?"

Ye Huayu looked down at the watch: "Six thirty."

"Is it so late?" Chu Zhishui's expression changed slightly, thinking that it was a mistake. It was actually time to get off work.

When Xin Yunmao heard this, he raised his eyebrows proudly and finally said, "She is my believer."

Ye Huayu was dumbfounded: "Believer!?" Didn't he say he had no believers?

Chu Zhishui faced the surprised eyes of the monsters. She was embarrassed by her identity and forced a smile: "You can speak softly."

There is no need to shout such a shameful and childish name.

The black cloak next to him secretly reminded: "No, Director Ye, you read it wrong, that is 4:30 in the afternoon, not 6:30 in the afternoon."

Ye Huayu's watch dial also has a 24-hour timekeeping method. He glanced at it roughly, and because he was thinking about something, he said 16:30 as 6:30.

Ye Huayu looked down at his watch: "Oh, oh, oh, it's true. I'm dazzled. It should be half past four."

Chu Zhishui changed his state with one click when he heard this, and calmly changed his words: "Director Ye, I'm sorry, I was joking just now. He is in our department. We are colleagues."

Xin Yunmao: "..."

"Colleague? I remember you are the section chief,

right?" The more Ye Huayu listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He glanced at Xin Yunmao, then at Chu Zhishui, and said in shock, "Are you his direct supervisor?" "Yes."

Xin Yunmao: "Humph."

Chu Zhishui turned around and glared at him: "Humph what?"

Xin Yunmao glanced at her, and he lowered his eyes again, completely calmed down, and didn't dare to talk back.

Ye Huayu and other monsters witnessed the whole process, and they also calmed down completely, and didn't dare to say a word.

Chu Zhishui was the only one in the room who was calm and explained, "So he is also on a business trip, mainly for the work of the Economic Development Department of our bureau. It's just that I didn't inform you in advance before coming. It was quite sudden. I'm really sorry."

Ye Huayu: "..."

At this point, Ye Huayu couldn't just jump up and deny Xin Yunmao's identity. After all, accepting Chu Zhishui's relatively friendly explanation was obviously better than directly tearing his face with Xin Yunmao. He gritted his teeth and sent the man and the demon out of the house, then took out his mobile phone to call Hu Chenrui, with a posture of calling a traitor.

As soon as the call was connected, Ye Huayu asked repeatedly in a fierce manner: "What should we do? What should we do? He is in our bureau now, what do you want us to do?"

"Old Ye, calm down a little, he has been in our bureau for so long, we are fine now, aren't we?" Hu Chenrui on the other end of the phone spoke leisurely, obviously the joys and sorrows of demons are different from those of demons. "

What do you mean? He won't stay here for a long time, right!?"

"That shouldn't happen." Hu Chenrui paused for a moment, and added with a smile, "Don't talk nonsense to Xiaochu in our bureau, you probably won't be beaten, just hold on for two days."

Ye Huayu was stunned: "Nonsense? When did I say nonsense?"

However, there was no reply on the other end of the phone, and when he looked down, he saw that the call had been hung up.

Ye Huayu called Hu Chenrui again and found that her phone number was blocked. There was only a fox message left in the group.

[Let's talk next year when the business fee is issued.]

Outside the house, after Chu Zhishui and Xin Yunmao came out, she curiously asked the reason: "Why did you make such a fuss with them?"

"They don't want me to get close to the observation office." Xin Yunmao sneered arrogantly, "I won't go even if I beg you to go."

Chu Zhishui was puzzled: "As long as it is the observation office of the Observation Bureau, you can't go? But didn't Director Miao let you in last time?"

"So I said he neglected his duties." Xin Yunmao raised his eyebrows, "Isn't he a good cat."

Chu Zhishui said weakly: "Is it Director Miao's fault for giving you a break?"

Director Ye and others turned their faces away coldly when they didn't let him get close to the observation office. Director Miao let him enter the observation office and said that he was not a good cat. He said everything he said.

When Xin Yunmao heard her speaking for Miao Lu, he said unhappily: "Hmph."

"Hmph what?"

"Hmph. Hmph. Hmph."

When Chu Zhishui heard his retaliatory snort, she looked at him in surprise, then smiled: "Good hum, hum louder."

"..."

After that, Ye Huayu and other monsters no longer raised any objections to Xin Yunmao's existence. They became like most monsters in Huaijiang Bureau, avoiding the man and the monster from a distance, as if they were afraid of the evil aura of the big monster.

Because Chu Zhishui didn't understand the rules and regulations of the monsters, she didn't understand why Xin Yunmao wanted to stay away from the observation office. Fortunately, they didn't have to go to the ancient building. She planned to go back to the Huaijiang Observation Bureau and find Director Hu or Director Miao to ask the reason in detail.

In the office building of the Yinhai Bureau, you can see various electronic self-service equipment as soon as you enter the lobby. People who come to do business can line up and get a number by themselves, waiting for the relevant monsters to handle their business, just like the office lobby of a bank or hospital.

No matter how many times she has seen it, Chu Zhishui can't help but sigh at the luxury of the Yinhai Bureau. She wondered when the Huaijiang Bureau could have such good hardware conditions. She didn't understand what kind of business the Observation Bureau could handle, and she fiddled with the equipment curiously. However, as soon as her finger touched the electronic screen, the login information popped up in the upper right corner, as if it automatically entered the employee system.

[Welcome back, Chu Zhishui.]

"Wait, I didn't swipe my work badge or my ID card, how did it know it was me?" Chu Zhishui asked in confusion, "Is this facial recognition?"

Xin Yunmao has always been bad at electronic equipment. He observed for a moment and actually gave an answer: "This thing reacts to evil spirits. Although you don't have evil spirits, you will be identified if you stay on the list."

Very good, the knowledge that normal humans don't need to know has increased again.

"Hello, I want to ask you something. Do I just sit there and wait after I get my number?" A middle-aged man in a dark suit passed by the self-service machine. He suddenly saw a man and a demon, and suddenly turned back to ask.

Chu Zhishui was wearing a work badge. She and Xin Yunmao stood by the machine, and they really looked like service personnel of the Yinhai Bureau.

In fact, the demons in the Yinhai Bureau did not wear work badges, but Chu Zhishui did not have a demonic aura. Du Zigui was afraid that the demons in the bureau would not recognize her, so he gave her a work badge on the first day and asked her to show her ID when she was stopped in the bureau.

Chu Zhishui was embarrassed to say that she was an outsider. She showed a business smile in accordance with professional ethics: "Yes, you can just sit in the rest area and wait for your number to be called."

"But I got my number a few days ago, and I haven't been called yet. I've been waiting here every day recently."

Chu Zhishui was startled and looked at his number-taking form: "I got it a few days ago? Did it pass?"

"No, I heard that the lobby is still calling, but my number is particularly slow."

Chu Zhishui took his form, checked the numbers on it, and studied the rules for calling numbers in the lobby. There are two types of numbers on the screen in the lobby of the office building, one is red, and the number called now is 3122, and the other is gray, and the number called now is 56.

The middle-aged man has a round face with a little rosy cheeks. He looks kind and talkative. He should be a small boss. His number is gray, and he is ranked 728421st.

In the lobby, only red numbers have been called, and gray numbers have not been called for a long time. No wonder the other party said that the calling of numbers is particularly slow.

"I'm sorry, I'm here on a business trip, not from the Silver Sea Bureau." Chu Zhishui said sincerely, "Can I find a colleague to ask for you? I don't know much about the operating system here."

The middle-aged boss suddenly realized: "Oh, are you from another place? Are you also a member of the same system?"

"Yes, please wait a moment, I will find someone for you." Chu Zhishui looked around, she wanted to find a familiar monster from the Silver Sea Bureau to explain this problem to the person in front of her, but there was no suitable candidate for a while.

Xin Yunmao observed the calling of numbers in the lobby without saying a word, and then carefully observed the people whose numbers were called in the rest area, and soon summed up the pattern. He lowered his head and leaned close to Chu Zhishui's ear, whispering, "Red represents emergency, and gray represents not so important. This is how they are ranked."

His breath was moist and slightly cool, with the freshness of grass and trees, floating gently into her ear, making her feel as if she was surrounded by a bamboo forest after the rain.

Chu Zhishui touched her neck and realized that she was too close, and even his breath could sweep over her. She awkwardly moved away a little, and found that the middle-aged boss next to her was watching, so she was forced to move back and whisper to him, "Then do you know when it will be his turn?"

Xin Yunmao was silent.

Chu Zhishui saw that he didn't answer: "I don't know?"

Xin Yunmao thought, "No, I wonder how many years of life he has left."

"..."

What does this mean? Is it possible to get a number in the next life?

The middle-aged boss did not hear their private conversation. He found that the expressions of the two people in front of him were unpredictable, and hurriedly said: "Let's put it this way, don't ask someone to explain the speed of calling numbers. Is there any way to help me solve the problem quickly?"

Chu Zhishui felt a headache when she heard this, and said tactfully: "Hello, the bureau calls numbers according to the urgency of the matter. Just wait patiently for the processing. There is no quick solution channel, which is not appropriate..."

Director Ye said that there are always people who try to spend money to jump the queue, but Chu Zhishui will not get involved in such things.

The middle-aged boss waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, you misunderstood, I don't mean to use backdoors to find connections, in fact, my problem is not serious, and it does not affect my current life at all, I just want to consult someone, is there any other way, I can do it myself when I go back, and I won't bother the people in the bureau."

Chu Zhishui was puzzled: "Other ways?"

The middle-aged boss nodded: "Yes, for example, do you recommend praying to gods and Buddhas? If praying to gods and Buddhas is okay, which temple or Taoist temple is more effective? Do you have any recommendations?"

"Pray to gods and Buddhas?" Chu Zhishui said seriously, "I respect everyone's beliefs, but generally I don't recommend praying to gods and Buddhas. If you really want to worship, do your homework in advance. Don't worship everyone you see. After all, there are various gods. If you worship a funny god or a narcissistic god, it will easily produce magical effects."

Xin Yunmao: "?"

"You'd better queue up according to the process." Chu Zhishui advised kindly, "You really asked the wrong person. I am not in charge of this part of the business in the bureau, and I don't know much about these."

He really asked the wrong person. He should ask the demon.

"So what are you responsible for?" The middle-aged boss might be tired of standing and talking. He loosened his tie casually and smiled with relief, "Well, I've been waiting in line here for a week. To be honest, I'm not in a hurry. I'm free anyway, so I'm just chatting casually."

Chu Zhishui said without leaking a single thing: "I'm responsible for the management level of the bureau, so it has nothing to do with the main business."

Therefore, it's useless to find her, she can only help the bureau make money.

"Do you mean business by operating?" the middle-aged boss asked in astonishment, "This is actually a deficit unit? What do you mainly operate?"

"Agricultural planting."

The middle-aged boss slapped his thigh happily, "I used to do agricultural planting, but now I mainly run a ginseng processing factory and make some related products to sell. Not many people have been doing business in the past two years!"

"..." Chu Zhishui looked subtle, "Is it such a coincidence? Let's grow some ginseng too."

"What a coincidence!" the middle-aged boss said excitedly, "My last name is Peng, and we are destined to chat like this. I'll just not make it today, I guess I won't be able to make it, otherwise let's just make friends and go to my factory together. We also grow some ginseng there, let's exchange ideas!"

"In the early years when we were specializing in agricultural planting, we often went to the ginseng festival auction."

After listening to Boss Peng's proposal, Chu Zhishui knew how to understand the other party's routine, which was the way a standard industrialist entrepreneur did things. When they first found that there was no breakthrough, they would start a boundless chat, but as long as they caught an opportunity in a conversation, they would immediately and quietly close the distance and look for common ground to establish a relationship.

Even if you don't agree to help them do anything, they will persist in contacting you, frequently greeting you under the banner of "making friends", not seeking to gain something from you in the short term, but to build a long-term harmonious friendship.

Over the years, you tacitly acknowledge that there is no interest between the two parties but a friendship, then it is possible to help them when they are in trouble. They are not looking for short-term benefits, but for the probability of turning things around with the help of friends when they are in trouble, and the more they can increase the better.

This way of thinking is more difficult for contemporary socially fearful young people, and it is mainly more common among the older generation, commonly known as "more connections, more paths".

Chu Zhishui knew that she didn't have to help Boss Peng today, but she still secretly asked Xin Yunmao: "So is the trouble he got into trouble?"

"No trouble." Xin Yunmao looked at him and said frankly, "The demonic energy on him is very weak. He has neither signed an agreement with the monster nor been involved in any major cause and effect. It may be contaminated by his professional relationship, and the impact on him is also very small."

Because of this, Boss Peng's number is very low, and in the eyes of the monsters in the Silver Sea Bureau, he is not a matter of urgency at all.

Chu Zhishui understood that it meant that Boss Peng was a good person and did not take the wrong path.

"Hello, Mr. Peng. My name is Chu Zhishui, and this is Xin Yunmao. Actually, we have just started to grow ginseng." Chu Zhishui glanced at Xin Yunmao and said politely, "Since you have been growing ginseng for many years, I will go and learn from you."

"Oh, no need to be so polite, just call me Lao Peng!" Boss Peng said enthusiastically, "Then let's go. My car is still parked outside. Let's go to the fields before the sun goes down."

The journey on the road was quite long, and Boss Peng drove all the way to the suburbs.

The high-rise buildings of the city disappeared behind him, and the shops and buildings outside the car window became increasingly scarce. After getting off the highway, he saw only green mountains, rising and falling under the light clouds.

Chu Zhishui was still able to cheer up at first and pretended to chat with Boss Peng. Soon she was also made sleepy by the long car journey. She was so dizzy that she wanted to close her eyes, but her eyelids began to droop. She leaned half-tilted and half-slanted, and her head tilted and fell on Xin Yunmao's shoulder. She held her forehead in a daze and sat up straight with difficulty.

Boss Peng glanced at the rearview mirror: "Xiao Chu, are you carsick? You should close your eyes and take a nap. It's really too far from the city."

Chu Zhishui rubbed her temples and said gently: "It's okay, I just haven't taken a car for a long time."

She usually drives herself, which is less likely to make her carsick than taking a car, and she rarely drives for so long. No wonder she said she would try to arrive before the sun sets.

Xin Yunmao stared at her for a moment. He sat on the right side of Chu Zhishui and patted his left shoulder with his right hand.

Chu Zhishui: "?"

Seeing that she didn't understand, Xin Yunmao patted her left shoulder again, silently hinting, his eyes flickering.

Chu Zhishui: "???"

Chu Zhishui pursed her lips tightly, and she turned her head to look out the window on the left, too lazy to pay attention to this empty-headed idiot, but was suddenly awakened by his ridiculous behavior.