Dongcheng this year is much hotter than in previous years.
It's only June, but people have already changed into summer clothes.
The bus is crowded. If you accidentally turn your head, you might kiss ten people on the face.
Most people are wearing cool clothes, but even so, the heat is still unbearable. Among the moving heads, the man in long sleeves, long pants and sunglasses is particularly eye-catching.
He is wearing an inappropriate heavy suit, wrapped tightly from head to toe. He has a briefcase under his arm and a long black umbrella in his hand. At first glance, he looks like an ordinary office worker.
From time to time, he looks down at his watch, then looks up at the blocked lane in front of him, and an anxious look appears on his face.
As the capital of China, Dongcheng has a large population. Even though the license plate restriction policy has been implemented for a long time, traffic jams are still the norm. Even though they have been parked on the road for half an hour, the cars in front are still motionless. Looking around, the sea of cars is endless and there is no end in sight.
[Ding Dong, your client is about to ascend to heaven, please pay attention to the time and don't be late.]
A new message popped up on the phone, reminding the man to pay attention to the time.
As the god of death who guides the dead, punctuality is the first rule of professional ethics.
He took out his phone and clicked on the [Death Home] App. The login page immediately popped up the words "Sexy Death, accept orders online".
Clicking "My Orders" again, he saw that his clientele was increasing, and it seemed that there was not much time left.
"I shouldn't have taken this order if I had known. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid that this month's commission will be gone." The man in sunglasses complained in his heart, while trying to think of a solution.
He clicked on WeChat and sent a message to the top contact: "Brother Xu, can you help me collect a head office? I'm stuck in traffic again."
"..."
The other party seemed to be used to it, and then sent a message: "Location of death, customer information."
"Thank you, Brother Xu!"
Seeing Lu Xu responded, the man finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly sent the customer information and location.
"Kaesong Internet Cafe..." Lu Xu confirmed the message and then stepped on the skateboard. The tall figure stepped on the skateboard, the trees and vehicles quickly retreated backwards, and the wind passed by his ears, bringing a wisp of coolness.
Near the bend, a short-haired girl suddenly rushed out and crossed the road with a mobile phone. Fortunately, Lu Xu reacted quickly and stopped suddenly.
"Are you okay?"
"No..." The girl looked up and fell into a pair of watery peach blossom eyes, and her face immediately blushed.
"Don't play with your phone when crossing the road," Lu Xu twitched his lips and tilted his head, smiling, "Otherwise I will have to do an extra job."
The girl naturally didn't understand the deep meaning of his words, but just nodded subconsciously. She didn't come back to her senses until Lu Xu disappeared, and was busy sending messages to her friends: "Ah, sisters, I just saw a super handsome boy!!!"
"Photo!"
"I didn't have time to take a photo!" The girl sighed, regretting why she didn't think of asking for the contact information just now. She was sending messages while preparing to cross the road, but somehow she suddenly thought of Lu Xu's words, and finally moved her eyes away from the phone.
"Beep--"
Seeing the red light on the sidewalk and the cars passing by her, the girl couldn't help but pat her chest in fear - fortunately she came to her senses, something bad almost happened...
**
Kaesong Internet Cafe is located at the intersection of West Street, with two floors upstairs and underground. The environment is not very good, but the advantage is that the machines are new and the speed is fast, and there is an endless stream of young people coming to the Internet.
The network administrator yawned with dark bags under his eyes, blowing smoke circles out of boredom, and occasionally looked at which machine needed to order food and which machine needed to renew.
Nowadays, every family has a computer and a notebook, but when it comes to playing games, the Internet cafe is still the best.
He moved the mouse casually, and his eyes couldn't help but stop at the 44th camera.
"Huh, has it been three days?"
He vaguely remembered that the owner of this machine was a frequent visitor who often played games all night and ate and slept almost all the time in the Internet cafe.
He shook his head and didn't think much about it.
Many young people come here after school and on holidays, and sit for hours or even days. As long as they recharge the money, everything else has nothing to do with them.
Just when he yawned and thought about taking a nap, he caught a glimpse of a person pushing the door and walking in.
The man had red Beats headphones hanging around his neck, a white longboard in his hands, and was wearing a black sportswear, with his legs straight and slender.
Although I have seen so many people of all kinds, I have to say that this young man is also the best-looking one among them.
His linen-colored hair is slightly curled, and his beautiful facial features are stunning. His fair skin, fair arms, and fair legs are actually a little dazzling at first glance.
Seeing that person curling his lips at him, the network administrator came back to his senses and pointed at the propaganda slogan at the door and said: "Did you bring your ID card? Minors are not allowed to enter."
Lu Xu smiled and shook his head, thinking that he was still a minor when he was over 200 years old.
He didn't rush to get his ID card, but just looked down at the time, and then said to the network administrator: "I'm here to look for someone."
"Who are you looking for?" The network administrator thought that he couldn't remember all the names of so many people, so it would be more convenient to make a phone call.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xu stretched out his hand and tapped the bar lightly with his fingertips: "There has been no movement for three days, don't you think it's strange?"
The network administrator subconsciously thought of No. 44 and looked at Lu Xu suspiciously.
"It's common for these game fans to come here and not get off the computer for three to five days." Although he said so, the network administrator's heart was inexplicably lifted.
He didn't need to take this person's words to heart, but for some reason, he always felt uneasy after listening to what he said.
He first sent a message to No. 44, and then shouted that someone was looking for him.
However, the person on the other end did not move, and there was no response at all.
The network administrator thought it was not good, and ran over there. Seeing the man lying on the table, he stretched out his hand to shake him: "Hey, wake up..."
"Bang..."
As the network administrator moved, the person on the camera fell to the ground, without a breath.
The people around gathered around, and after a while, screams came: "Fuck, someone's dead!!!"
For a moment, people fell to the ground in a mess.
The network administrator first called 120, and then had to be busy calming the crowd, and he was overwhelmed.
When he came to his senses, he found that the young man who said he was looking for someone was leaning against the bar and looking over here.
Unlike the panic of the crowd, his eyes were calm, and there was even a hint of understanding
on his face. It was as if he had expected such a scene. The network administrator was feeling strange, when he saw the man raised the corner of his mouth and hooked his finger in his direction, as if calling someone over. The twilight shone through the glass on the door onto his face, and the blend of light and dark only made his face look more handsome. His smile was sly, and his temperament seemed inexplicably evil and seductive, charming and dangerous.
He lowered his head following the man's line of sight, as if he was calling the person lying on the ground. An inexplicable chill climbed up his back, and he wanted to say something but couldn't utter a word. When he turned around again, he found that the place was already empty, and he didn't know where the person had gone...
"Chen Zheng, from Dongcheng, 19 years old. Died of acute heart failure due to staying up late for a long time..." Lu Xu followed the process skillfully and calmly announced the client's death.
"I'm dead?" The slightly fat soul was transparent, and even though he had seen the body lying on the ground, it was still difficult to accept this fact.
He was only 19 years old, how could his life end before it even began?
Lu Xu was accustomed to life and death, and seeing the fat soul crying, he just patted his shoulder gently as a comfort.
Through the death playback just now, he had already seen the general situation of this young man's 19 years of life-
born in a well-off family, his parents were self-employed and had a good income but did not spend much time with their children. Children's values are immature and it is easy to go astray. Chen Zheng has become a rebellious teenager in everyone's eyes since he was young. Lying, skipping classes, playing games, and staying up all night are commonplace. In addition, he eats excessively and eats all kinds of fried, high-calorie junk food.
At the age of seventeen, he has already suffered from high blood lipids and high blood pressure. After staying up all night for three consecutive days at the age of nineteen, his life has come to an end.
Everyone thinks this way, and always thinks that time is long. However, when you come to your senses, you find that your life has ended, and you are caught off guard.
Chen Zheng covered his face and cried, regretting that he did not cherish time and regretted that he did not do what he really wanted to do.
However, things have come to this point, and no matter how much regret he has, it is useless.
No matter how reluctant he is, Chen Zheng has to walk into the death channel that Lu Xu opened for him.
He was still thinking, wondering if his parents would regret not spending more time with him after learning of his death...
Lu Xu stood on the rooftop, registered the customer information and sent it out, and then sent a message to Xie An: "Done."
Downstairs was a bustling city with a constant stream of traffic.
Life is passing away every day in this world, but everyone is so busy that they always feel that death is far away from them, so they don't care about these things.
Lu Xu lowered his eyes, and everyone below could become his customer in the next second.
As guides to the underworld, they belong to the underworld and are considered civil servants of the three realms.
However, with the development of society and the improvement of medical standards, the overall mortality rate has been greatly reduced.
Seeing that the number of people reincarnated is getting smaller and smaller, the pressure from above is also great, and the treatment of their "Death Department" has also been reduced.
It seems that he has worked with Xie An for so many years, but he still has to learn from humans and squeeze into the bus to rush for performance.
Lu Xu looked up and saw an overly handsome face on the huge LED billboard across the street. His popularity is so high that even if Lu Xu doesn't chase stars, he knows that it is the movie emperor Ji Xiunian.
Looking at that beautiful face, Lu Xu couldn't help but think that when this person dies, he should be able to hold a fan meeting in the underworld.
At this time, Xie An suddenly called: "Brother Xu, we found a super stowaway, you hurry back for a meeting..."
The so-called "stowaway" refers to humans who should have died but used all kinds of means to force themselves to stay in the world.
It is not easy to change one's fate by force. For example, these "stowaways" have to do some evil things to survive. The
superiors hate these people's behavior and have issued policies to crack down on them. Once discovered, they will be severely punished.
Lu Xu has dealt with many "smuggling" incidents in his many years of work, but he did not expect that a super stowaway would appear now.
It was difficult to explain in a few words on the phone, so Lu Xu put on headphones and rushed to the office.
In order to facilitate their work, the "Death Department" has set up multiple offices in the human world. Usually, they are outlets located downstairs in residential buildings in the community. After all, this is more cost-effective.
Lu Xu rode his skateboard through the streets and alleys with ease, and bypassed the residential building next to the People's Hospital. There are many wreath and funeral clothing stores near the hospital. Lu Xu walked to the end of the street without looking around and walked straight into a funeral supplies store called "End of Life Service Station".
This funeral store is not big, less than 20 square meters. It is filled with wreaths and handicrafts. The yellow paper piled up in the corner looks a little damp.
At this time, Xie An was holding a fat orange cat and lighting incense. Seeing Lu Xu coming in, he couldn't help but greet him warmly: "Brother Xu, you came at the right time. Do you want to have a meal together?"
The orange cat, who had a lazy look, became energetic when he saw Lu Xu, twisting his round body and running to rub his calf.
Lu Xu shook the orange cat's head gently, and then said to Xie An: "No need, tell me what the super stowaway is."
Xie An took two deep puffs of incense, then picked up the tablet on the table and pointed it at Lu Xu: "Look, it's him!"
The man in the photo has a very good appearance, and his eye sockets are deep and shining. Although his temperament is a bit cold, it adds to his charm invisibly, and even across the screen, people feel that there is an inexplicable attraction.
Seeing this familiar face, Lu Xu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Ji Xiunian?"