The sky was damp and the ground was wet. After the drizzle dissipated, the air was cool. Chu Zhishui subconsciously rubbed his arms to dispel the coldness that was climbing up from his sleeves, and asked, "What exactly is demonic energy?" "

You can think of it as something that demons need to practice and transform into humans. Now there are fewer and fewer of them, and ordinary people can't see it." Xin Yunmao stared at her eyes for a moment, "You must have just opened your eyes not long ago, so it's easy to be entangled by demonic energy."

"Open your eyes?"

"They hold a list, write their names on it and they will have a position. They can see demons that haven't transformed into humans, as well as the demonic energy surging everywhere." Xin Yunmao said, "Some humans are born with this ability."

The organization of the Huaijiang Observation Bureau has two meanings. One is a job position in human society, and the other is a law enforcement position in the demon world. The Observation Bureau is full of monsters that can transform into humans. There are special departments to deal with troublemakers, help maintain the existing stability, and solve the subsequent cleanup projects.

There are currently four major observation bureaus in the country, namely Huaijiang, Yinhai, Qiwu, and Kongsang, each playing a role in the region. Villager Lao Li's fields were messed up because the bureau had caught monsters here.

"I thought I was just a personnel information entered by the bureau, but now it seems to be put in some strange book." Chu Zhishui said numbly, "Can I choose not to see these?"

According to Xin Yunmao, ordinary people will only feel the coldness of the place where the monster is surging, and will never actually see or touch anything.

"This is something that many practitioners cannot even ask for." Xin Yunmao was silent for a moment, and suddenly he stretched out his index finger and touched her forehead, "You are not used to it, are you?"

Xin Yunmao's fingertips touched her, and the flowing warmth spread from there, slowly soaking Chu Zhishui's internal organs that were chilled and uncomfortable in the evil spirit. She seemed to have been walking in the endless snow for a long time, and finally relaxed her body by the warm campfire.

"This is good."

Chu Zhishui touched her forehead, she felt comfortable all over, and finally had the strength to climb the ridge of the field.

Xin Yunmao had already stepped forward, and he raised his chin in a proud manner: "Let me make it clear in advance, I don't know how to fill out their various forms, and I don't know those complicated procedures. You can handle it yourself later."

"...You won't be so arrogant?" Chu Zhishui sighed, "I didn't expect you to do it."

Not long after, Chu Zhishui stood by the field and checked the list with Lao Li, calculating the total amount of compensation for the entire field to confirm that there was no omission.

"Oh, this is not you who messed up, it was originally like this, no need to pay specifically." Lao Li compared the photos one by one, and even reduced some of the compensation areas.

Chu Zhishui nodded: "Okay, then I'll leave you a phone number, and I'll contact you anytime if you have any questions."

"Okay, okay." Lao Li signed on the list.

Chu Zhishui was walking towards the parking lot while sorting out the photos she had taken with her phone. Suddenly, she felt her feet lighten. She quickly looked down and found that her shoes, which were covered with mud, had become clean, as if she had never stepped in the mud. She felt a little strange and didn't know when the mud fell off. She didn't think about it anymore and continued to complete the work at hand.

Xin Yunmao had already followed her to the car, and his feet were also clean.

The two were ready to go home. Chu Zhishui pulled out the IAD from the bag in the back seat. She fiddled with it for a few times and handed it to Xin Yunmao: "Sign it."

Xin Yunmao took the unfamiliar electronic instrument: "What are you signing?" "

Of course, the report." Chu Zhishui glanced at him, opened the car door and got in the driver's seat.

Xin Yunmao frowned: "Where are the photos?"

"I've put them up." Chu Zhishui asked suspiciously, "You don't know the procedures, but you know to ask for photos?"

Xin Yunmao looked down at the IAD screen and found that the photos had been laid out after the report. He didn't know when she did it. He had seen other monsters crawling like turtles in the past, but he didn't expect that she could finish it by walking from the edge of the field to the car.

"Take a pen and sign these two." Chu Zhishui found that he was sitting still, and he quickly broke off the ale encil, stuffed the pen into his hand, and quickly switched files, "And the lower right corner of this one."

Xin Yunmao held the white pen stiffly, and he was observing the tip of the pen without ink.

Chu Zhishui wanted to take back the pen to demonstrate: "It's okay, just like a normal pen, just write on the screen like this..."

Xin Yunmao was annoyed by her thoughtfulness. He quickly signed the list and said in a muffled voice: "You don't need to teach me step by step. It's not that I don't know how to use it, I just prefer the original way.

" "The original way?"

"Yes, your new inventions are cheap, but they still don't feel as good as pens, ink, paper and inkstone." Xin Yunmao said toughly.

"Primitive?" Chu Zhishui rolled his eyes, "Then I should let you get off the bus and walk back. Riding in a car is really not primitive enough."

Xin Yunmao leaned against the car window leisurely and mocked, "If I get off the bus and walk back, your efforts will be in vain."

"Huh?"

"If you want to be alone, just say so." Xin Yunmao suddenly realized, "I actually came out with you. Now I realize that this should be a provocation. It seems that you are frequently creating opportunities for us to communicate."

"..."

Chu Zhishui rubbed his temples in frustration: "Although I know it is difficult to force a monster to do something, can you please be a human being occasionally and say a few words? Don't you think your words are outrageous?"

"Isn't it?" Xin Yunmao shook the candy box in his hand, as if he had something on her, and sneered, "You said you weren't asking about my well-being, but look at what you did along the way."

He was quite cocky, one sentence after another.

Chu Zhishui was annoyed by him, and she pretended to be malicious and sarcastic: "Have you never been liked by others, so when others take a little care of you, you will naturally misinterpret the other person. Haven't you ever felt the kindness of others?"

After she finished speaking, she waited for his arrogant counterattack, but unexpectedly, the car became inexplicably quiet.

The moist cool breeze outside the car seemed to invade, and the originally noisy atmosphere suddenly became cold and quiet.

The two of them were silent, and time seemed to stand still.

Chu Zhishui turned her head and saw Xin Yunmao leaning against the car window in silence. His dark forehead drooped and his eyes seemed to be moistened by thick ink, leaving only a little bright light, flickering in the corner. His arms were across his chest, and his subconscious was on guard.

Chu Zhishui was puzzled by his speechless attitude, so she took the lead in breaking the deadlock: "Why don't you speak?"

"Say what?"

"Who knows what you will say, but I feel you shouldn't keep silent..." Chu Zhishui waved away the awkwardness in her heart. She pulled the corner of her mouth and said unhappily, "According to your delusional logic, it shouldn't be 'Who said that, didn't you chase me downstairs at the beginning' or some other nonsense."

Anyway, it shouldn't be lonely and desolate as if being exposed.

"Oh——" Xin Yunmao's expression relaxed instantly. He shook off the silence just now and nodded, "That makes sense. You have been plotting against me since we met."

The atmosphere became lively again.

"Hysteria started again?" Chu Zhishui said calmly, "Forget it, you can talk nonsense. Anyway, I will only do this for two days. I don't know if the next person can still tolerate you."

Xin Yunmao was stunned: "What do you mean? What next person?"

"If I leave, the position will be vacant and there should be a new person coming." Chu Zhishui didn't dare to mention this topic to Jin Yu, but he didn't care about it to Xin Yunmao.

Xin Yunmao pondered for a few seconds, raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you want to resign? That fish is always pestering you, and you get along well with them."

"You actually pay attention to what's going on in the office?" Chu Zhishui was surprised, "So you pretend to be unfamiliar with them in the room?"

Xin Yunmao didn't answer directly, but looked at her thoughtfully, "Because I rejected you, you chose to resign?"

"No!" Chu Zhishui denied it outright, fearing that he would discredit her again, and said angrily and amusedly, "Do you think I can continue to work here after seeing what happened today?"

Chu Zhishui learned about the main work of the Observation Bureau and immediately realized that she could not be competent. She had less contact with monsters outside in the Logistics Department, but she also realized that humans were not suitable for this place at all.

"What happened today?" Xin Yunmao was puzzled. "The evil spirit in the ground has been dispersed."

Chu Zhishui said helplessly: "That's not what I meant..."

"I've gotten over it, what are you still worried about?"

He had indeed gotten over it today, but she might encounter such a thing again in the future!

Chu Zhishui let out a long sigh. She looked at Xin Yunmao who was frowning, and said gently: "Let me give you an example. Some people will take an examination to find a job. Some of them choose their hometown, while others choose an unfamiliar place. The latter will often find themselves in a strange environment where they are unfamiliar with everyone and have no connections, so it is difficult for them to carry out their work. Then they feel frustrated and lonely..." "

Although the Huaijiang Observation Bureau is in my hometown, my situation is the same as that of those who take the examination in other places. The main reason is that I am the only human in the bureau, and you are all not human. Do you understand?" Chu Zhishui said calmly, "I am different from you. We are not from the same world."

"I have never seen a monster before, or even a demonic aura, and I don't have the ability to work in this area."

Chu Zhishui's tone was sincere, and her words were seamless, as if she had rehearsed them countless times in her mind.

Xin Yunmao pondered for a moment and whispered, "So what if it's not the same world?"

"You still don't understand..."

"Just because they are all monsters doesn't mean they are from the same world. Aren't you humans the same? You said it yourself just now, it's just that the environment is different, so the difference is huge." Xin Yunmao put his head against the car window, looking at the distant mountains outside. He didn't know what he was recalling, then turned his gaze back and said calmly, "I'm different from them, but I still stayed. The same goes for you."

There was a dark mist in his eyes, hazy and elusive, but Ling Yun's spirit could be seen from it.

"They have their abilities, and you have your abilities. Even if you have never seen a monster before, the fact that you can use these strange things can be considered a working ability." Xin Yunmao shrugged, "So it's okay if you don't have any monster energy."

Chu Zhishui was used to his ridiculous words, but unexpectedly he suddenly changed his self-righteousness and became so serious that it was unfamiliar.

Her eyebrows twitched slightly, and she said softly: "It's so easy for you to say that. I'm not a monster. If we encounter the situation just now again, you can disperse the evil spirit, and I..."

"What's the big deal?" He pursed his lips, "I can just go out with you later."

"Ah?"

Facing her surprised look, Xin Yunmao seemed to feel that he agreed too readily, and added in a concealing way: "But you have to report it."

Chu Zhishui was confused by his easy-going attitude, and said blankly: "Aren't you afraid that I will pester you now?"

Obviously, he was still cold and indifferent before, but now he changed his usual behavior and persuaded people to stay.

Xin Yunmao was suddenly speechless, his expression changed several times, and finally he gave in suffocatingly: "There is no way, you can't help yourself, I will bear it for a while."

"..."

Very good, her emotion disappeared.

This monster could only speak human language for less than two minutes, which was shorter than the experience card.

Chu Zhishui said sarcastically, "Your ability to use words is really at the top level."

"But I still hope you can control yourself. You are a person, do you understand?" Xin Yunmao tapped the car door with his fingers and warned her seriously, "A gentleman is not lustful, he starts from emotion and stops at etiquette. It is not right for a monster to teach you how to be a human being."

His tone was serious, and he had already quoted Confucius' words, as if she was really a beast that was hungry and could not force him, who was pure and innocent, to submit.

"..."

After a long while, Chu Zhishui finally spoke, changing the subject: "Do you know what kind of evaluation you will get in our human world if you just sit with a co-pilot of the opposite sex, say a bunch of unclear words, or even make a roundabout way to make an appointment for the next trip?"

Xin Yunmao: "What evaluation?" "

Not observing male ethics." She smiled contemptuously and glared at him, "Just like you."

"???"