Chapter 7
When Su Xuan rushed to the police station, Yan Yue, the boy with glasses from the Monster Affairs Bureau, had already arrived.
It is said that Qi Hanyu contacted them first, and it is not known whether he was afraid of being scolded by Su Xuan.
Before Su Xuan could even catch his breath, he almost fainted when he saw Qi Hanyu's outfit.
This guy… actually put on the same outfit from last night! He had all the clothes, hat, and sunglasses on. Probably to avoid getting sweltering like last night, this unlucky kid cleverly cut off the sleeves, turning a perfectly good Tang suit into a weird short-sleeved shirt with loose threads at the cuffs!
The old man who was calling the police nearby hunched his back slightly, one hand behind his back, and said, "...Hey, I thought it was some swindler who's been around for years, and I was wondering how he could fool people with such a shabby business. With a piece of rags and a tricycle, who could he possibly fool? But when I got closer, I didn't expect it to be a kid! And he's pretty good-looking! You said this kid didn't study hard, but actually got involved in feudal superstitions. I don't know what his parents taught him!"
Qi Hanyu lowered his head in grievance, with his hands on his knees, not daring to say a word.
At this point, the old man spotted Su Xuan who had just entered the hall. He squinted his eyes and looked at him with a perceptive look: "Look at your handsome appearance. Are you from this kid's family?"
Su Xuan's steps froze: "...Yes, I am his brother." He had no choice but to acknowledge him.
Qi Hanyu suddenly looked up: "Woo, Brother Su!"
Grandpa: "Hey, does your family know that your brother is setting up a stall to cheat people?"
The old man looked Su Xuan up and down seriously, obviously thinking that his brother was suspected of "knowing the truth but not reporting it"!
Unexpectedly, Su Xuan shook his head in disbelief: "We don't know!"
Qi Hanyu: “…”
Yan Yue from the Monster Bureau said: "..."
Su Xuanxi came up, stumbling. When she reached Qi Hanyu, she grabbed his shoulders and looked him up and down with a look of deep sorrow. She trembled and said, "Why are you out here dressed like this instead of staying home and doing your summer homework?"
Qi Hanyu's mouth twitched as he was about to speak, but Su Xuan interrupted him immediately, as if he suddenly remembered something, his eyes widened: "Wait, you are not still thinking about acting, are you?!"
Immediately, everyone around was stunned.
The old man was also stunned: "Huh? Acting?"
Su Xuan shook Qi Hanyu's shoulders painfully. "Do you really want to act? Didn't I tell you that I have a company and will help you get roles once you get into college? But what time is it now? You're going to take the college entrance exam in just one year! And you can't help but put on your costume and come practice your acting skills on the street?!"
This conversation left everyone stunned. It had to be said that Qi Hanyu, this unfortunate kid, was actually quite clever. He immediately sat up straight, cried loudly, and hugged Su Xuan: "Brother! I really want to act! I can't help it, I want to be an actor! I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it—waa ...
The old man was a little confused, and hurried over to ask Qi Hanyu: "Wait, kid, you are not really engaging in feudal superstitions, but practicing, practicing acting?"
Qi Hanyu's sunglasses drooped down to his nose, his eyes welling with tears. "Grandpa, I'm sorry for scaring you! I didn't mean to, and the same goes for my clothes. I-I thought I'd look more mysterious in this outfit—hiss!"
Su Xuan secretly kicked him and glared at him: Didn't you give up the mystery last night?!
Qi Hanyu looked back tearfully: "Brother, I thought it seemed a bit scary last night because of the darkness. The real mystery will come out during the day. To be honest, I felt quite mysterious when I was wearing it..."
Su Xuan was mad: Are you stupid?!
Qi Hanyu: Wuuuuuu!
Yan Yue, wearing a black uniform, stood in the corner and met the eyes of the liaison officer and the director who came out.
As mentioned before, the Monster Affairs Bureau has contacts in many agencies, so although the other employees in the hall don’t know where he comes from, the liaison officer and the director know. At this moment, the two of them were standing not far away looking at this place, with their mouths twitching a little.
Yan Yue shook his head at them and sighed helplessly.
The director waved his hand, signaling him to take the unfortunate child away quickly.
The liaison officer came over and whispered a few words in the ear of the police officer handling the matter.
The police officer was stunned for a moment, glanced at Yan Yue in the corner, seemed a little curious, but still nodded, stood up and went to smooth things over with the old man.
The name "Monster Affairs Bureau" is only circulated among monsters. In fact, among ordinary humans, their agency is called "Special Affairs Bureau".
That’s right, no English involved, it’s that simple and crude.
As for what the special matter is, it is naturally confidential. Therefore, no matter how many speculations others have, they have no way of knowing the truth.
Yan Yue adjusted his glasses.
The old man on the other end was already confused: "No, it was really my mistake? Oh, I'm so sorry, why didn't you tell me just now..."
The old man immediately apologized to Qi Hanyu.
After he apologized like this, Su Xuan and Qi Hanyu felt guilty again...
It is true that they set up stalls to exorcise evil spirits. Of course, they are not trying to fool people or cheat them out of their money. After all, they are monsters with spiritual powers, and they exorcise real evil spirits.
It's just that this matter can't be brought up, so they have to find a way to cover it up. As a result, the old man was at a loss. So Su Xuan said again: "Uncle, you are right. Since this child is here to act, if someone comes to the door, he will definitely act along, which is very easy to cause misunderstandings. That... cough, if you see someone doing this kind of thing again in the future, you still have to call the police! Uncle, there is no need for you to apologize today. It's our family who didn't take good care of this child!"
Qi Hanyu also hurriedly said: "Grandpa, you are a good man!"
After hearing this, the old man felt better and began to talk to Su Xuan: "Hey, it's a good thing for a child to have dreams in his heart. You don't have to let him hold them back. Although the college entrance examination is still a year away, it's still summer vacation. It's not impossible to relax occasionally..."
…
They chatted for a long time, from the importance of dreams to how to balance academic studies and hobbies, and then to how family members should provide all-round support to college entrance examination students. Su Xuan was dizzy and couldn't help but respect the old man, thinking that this old man was really something.
Fortunately, Yan Yue stepped forward to interrupt, gave the liaison officer a look, and took Su Xuan and Qi Hanyu out, otherwise, who knows how long they would have chatted.
As soon as Qi Hanyu went out, he was hit on the head by Su Xuan. He cried out "Ouch" and held his head.
Su Xuan was very disappointed: "If you want to make money, why don't you come back at night? It's so conspicuous dressed like this in broad daylight! You must be so excited that you can't help it so early in the morning!"
Qi Hanyu felt wronged: "Isn't it said that labor is the most glorious? This is the first time I made money. I was so excited that I thought about it all night. I got up at dawn, and I was thinking that you would praise me..."
Su Xuan: "%￥&@#￥..."
I just regret that they didn’t notice that the tricycle in the warehouse was missing, otherwise they would have caught the kid as soon as possible!
Yan Yue took the two of them to the car—Shan Hui also came along, after all, he would be taking him to the Monster Affairs Bureau to register later—and after they got in, Yan Yue reminded them, "Although we will issue you exorcism certificates, this kind of thing is still a bit special in the eyes of ordinary people. When you go out... at least cover it up."
That's right, because monsters have spiritual powers, if they are reviewed by the Monster Affairs Bureau, they can get an "Exorcism Certificate" to perform "exorcism". Many times, this is actually used to preemptively quell certain social instability factors for the Monster Affairs Bureau - Su Xuan had received one before, but he had never used it before.
However, it is not a business that can be justified in the eyes of the world, so it cannot be done openly or honestly.
Su Xuan touched his nose and said, "I know. I will keep an eye on this kid from now on. I'm sorry for causing you trouble today."
Yan Yue thought, this is not the first or second time that he has caused trouble.
*
The Monster Bureau not only called Su Xuan, but also Lu Tao.
So when the group arrived at the Monster Affairs Bureau, Lu Tao, who had disappeared for the entire night, finally heard the news and rushed over.
He held his waist all the way and asked blankly: "Did something happen to Han Yu?!"
Seeing him, Su Xuan was stunned.
The clothes are still the same as yesterday, but the face... it is rosy, but also seems a little tired. Uh, I don’t know how to describe it, it just feels weird.
Qi Hanyu cried out "Wow" and ran over to hug Lu Tao: "Dad, I'm fine now! But I was scared to death!"
Lu Tao immediately let out a trembling "hiss".
Su Xuan asked sharply, "What's wrong? Did you sprain your waist?"
Lu Tao: “…………”
He denied it firmly: "I'm fine!"
"?" Su Xuan asked hurriedly, "By the way, Dad, why didn't you come home last night? Where did you go? Why didn't you reply to my message? How was the cocktail party yesterday? Did you try to hook up with anyone in the circle?"
Why does he feel that his father has dark circles under his eyes? Is he okay last night?
Su Xuan asked a series of questions, but Lu Tao only heard the last question. His face turned red and then turned pale.
He stared at Su Xuan dimly and said, "I tried my best... I really tried my best..."
Su Xuan: “?”
Somehow, I always feel that there is a constant stream of resentment emanating from my father.
It seems that this time it failed again?
But seeing Lu Tao like this, Su Xuan was too embarrassed to say anything, so he could only cautiously comfort him: "Uh, it's okay, keep trying, keep trying, failure is the mother of success..."
Then Lu Tao's expression became even more distorted.
If mountain ash is to be registered, it must have a name. After some discussion, a few people decided on a name: Lu Hui.
Hui means sunshine, and it follows Lu Tao’s last name, mainly because Su Hui, Sophie, well, isn’t quite suitable.
After the name was decided, Lu Hui followed Yan Yue to register.
Waiting is boring.
Lu Tao sat down on a chair in the hall, leaning against the wall, and thought about life.
Su Xuan was wandering around the hall bored.
Suddenly, he noticed that the staff in the hall were all wearing watches on their wrists, and an idea flashed in his mind!
Qi Hanyu saw him run to the corner and whisper something to a staff member, and soon he came back with a bag of watches.
Qi Hanyu came over curiously and asked, "Brother, what is this?"
At first glance, these watches look no different from ordinary electronic watches, and the screen is black at the moment.
"This watch is called a spiritual power detection watch. It is worn daily by the staff of the Youkai Bureau."
"If there's a spiritual power explosion in the city, this watch will chime and display the coordinates. Generally, a spiritual power explosion means something has happened that needs to be addressed by the Monster Bureau," Su Xuan explained. "Many monsters will apply for this watch from the Monster Bureau to handle spiritual power explosions on their behalf. If they handle them properly, they'll receive a reward."
So that's how it is. Qi Hanyu knew that Su Xuan wouldn't be so kind as to work for others for free.
Judging from the number of watches, it is obvious that everyone in their company has one.
Tsk, it's worthy of being a Pixiu...
He and Lu Tao looked at Su Xuan with admiration in their eyes.
Su Xuan curled the corners of his lips and raised his chin, looking quite proud.
After a while, Lu Hui was led out after completing the registration. After saying hello, several people left the Monster Bureau.
When they left, Yan Yue stood at the door and watched them go.
There were footsteps approaching from behind, and then stopped behind him.
Looking back, I saw the pot-bellied director of the Monster Bureau, standing facing the wind, with a few strands of hair sticking to his scalp dancing slightly in the wind.
The director stroked his chin and said thoughtfully, "Is 'that person' still living next door to them?"
His eyes fell on the backs of Su Xuan and Lu Tao.
He didn't say who "that person" was, but a figure naturally emerged in Yan Yue's mind.
Yan Yue nodded and said, "Yes."
The director was puzzled: "It's been over a month now. I wonder what interest 'that person' has in Su Xuan that he would even move there specially."
Yan Yue watched Su Xuan hail a taxi not far away, hurriedly open the door and sit in the passenger seat, and adjusted his glasses.
Who knows.
No one could ever guess what that person was thinking.
*
Lu Tao had something hidden in his mind. If he hadn't received a call from the Monster Bureau saying that Qi Hanyu was in trouble, he would have sneaked back to the apartment and gone to sleep.
Now that the problem was solved, he stopped the taxi halfway and planned to go home.
Shanhui was very sensible. Seeing Lu Tao like this, he quickly followed him and planned to go back together to take care of his new father.
Su Xuan shouted through the car window: "Dad, have a good rest. See you at the banquet next week!"
As soon as the words fell out, Lu Tao was frightened and trembled, almost falling down on the spot.
Su Xuan was also a little confused.
No way, the shadow is so big?
After returning to the company, Su Xuan distributed the spiritual power test form, abbreviated as spiritual power form, and specifically explained that if there are any tasks in the future, they should accept them, as they will all be paid!
After saying this, he ignored the wailing of the crowd, slipped into the office, closed the door, and got to work in peace!
Qi Hanyu stayed and was surrounded by people asking about what happened in the morning.
"...You don't know how good Brother Su and I are at acting, but it's mainly because I react quickly enough and can follow Brother Su's acting, hehe!" Qi Hanyu said this with a bit of pride.
"What are you so proud of, you silly kid? You almost cried behind bars!" Wen Yu laughed so hard that he slammed the table.
"Sister!" Qi Hanyu was furious. "You, you haven't earned a penny yet, you have no right to laugh at me!"
Wen Yu stopped laughing and raised his eyebrows, saying, "What are you talking about, little brat who made fifty dollars? Isn't it easy to make money?"
Qi Hanyu glared at her.
Xia Yan held her chin with her hand and said with a smile: "Sister Yu can go shoot a beauty makeup video."
Wen Yu has a beautiful appearance, superb makeup skills, and a bold personality. If she really becomes a beauty blogger, she will probably become popular soon.
But Wenyu doesn't follow the usual path.
She played with her nails and said, "No, it's too boring to make a makeup video by myself. I like the lively atmosphere."
Everyone is familiar with her character and doesn't find it strange.
As he spoke, Wen Yu's gaze shifted and fell to the side.
Just now, Zong Ning felt bored and left first, and the last person left in their company finally came to punch in.
He is tall, silent, and looks very honest, but he is also very good-looking.
——It’s Bifang.
The original form of the monster Bifang is Bifang, who controls fire.
He has been sitting quietly listening to everyone making noise until now, not saying a word, just smiling with his lips pursed.
However, Bifang's quiet personality does not mean that he has a weak presence. On the contrary, no one will forget that there is such a member in their big family - because Bifang is a very reliable person and makes people feel safe.
Zong Ning has never been very sociable, and Wen Yu has never thought of recruiting him to join the group, but Bi Fang can.
Thinking of this, Wen Yu suddenly leaned over, put his arm around Bi Fang's shoulder, and said, "By the way, I remember your mom used to run a night snack stall. Did she have a license and a cart?"
Bifang was stunned and nodded blankly: "Well, what's wrong?"
Wen Yu curled her lips and said, "Go sell barbecue with me? The name should be 'Xishi Beauty's Summer BBQ is Here'?"
"...Maybe we can reconsider the name." The honest man Bifang said honestly.
*
Su Xuan spent the entire afternoon busy with recruitment.
After scratching his head for a while, he took great pains to draft a recruitment notice that he felt would definitely attract outstanding people, and posted it on the recruitment website.
I looked up and saw that night had fallen outside the window.
Su Xuan thought Qi Hanyu should still be waiting for him, so he quickly turned off the computer and stood up.
The exorcism work has to continue, but we can't stay in the bridge hole yesterday anymore. Qi Hanyu, the silly kid, scared the old man who was walking fast for exercise in the morning in the bridge hole this morning.
Hmm, I need to find a place that's equally secluded but not completely deserted. Su Xuan pondered this and walked to the large open space, only to be shocked to find no one in the company! The lights were all off!
What? Just after being caught once, you gave up, stupid kid?!
Where had his enthusiasm gone this morning?!
Coincidentally, a phone call came in and the caller was Qi Hanyu.
Su Xuan picked up the phone and heard the silly kid excitedly say, "Brother, I'll send you a location, come over quickly! Sister Yu is awesome! She even set up a seat for me. From now on, her customers will be my customers. We can both make some extra money together!"
Su Xuan was confused.
After hanging up the phone, he hurried to the location address sent by Qi Hanyu, and saw a thriving night snack stall on the side of a secluded road. There was a simple, crooked banner hanging on the stall - "We are all out of work, so we do amateur barbecue to make a living. Please support us."
Su Xuan: “…………”
When Bifang saw him, she whispered, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have advised her to change. The original one was fine."
Su Xuan: Is it necessary for him to ask what the original slogan was?
Wen Yu, with her hair tied up and wearing a midriff-baring top, was grilling skewers with sauce and flour in a sexy and uninhibited manner. Bi Fang was controlling the fire. Su Xuan took a closer look and saw that some of the vegetables looked strange, not like they were made in this world...
He remembered that Wen Yu knew several monsters that were transformed from plants. Those monsters could use spiritual power to irrigate their original plants, which were flowers and plants, some of which were edible.
If he was not mistaken, those strange-looking vegetables were actually Polygonum multiflorum, which looked a bit like kale and was good for the human heart.
The bowl of dark brown sauce next to Wen Yu seemed to be the sap of the white tung tree. It was sweet and could make people forget their worries and be carefree after eating it.
Tsk, the banner is ugly, but the thing is good...
Among the open-air seats nearby, there is one seat that is particularly special.
Qi Hanyu was sitting there in a short-sleeved Tang suit, a hat, and sunglasses...
Su Xuan: "Why are you doing this again?!"
Qi Hanyu's eyes lit up and he waved his hand towards the front: "Brother!"
Su Xuan, who was standing in front of him on the left, collapsed and said, "I'm here!"
Qi Hanyu quickly took off his sunglasses and waved to Su Xuan joyfully, "Brother!"
Wen Yu happened to see a passerby and immediately called out, "There's no work at Shanlegehai Idol Entertainment Co., Ltd., so the idols and the bosses are all out selling barbecue to make some money! This is a rare opportunity, come take a walk and take a look!"
Su Xuan: "Don't expose our past!!" This banner and this slogan make me feel so socially dead! !
A woman even scarier than him appears!
The passersby were three office workers who had probably just gotten off work after working overtime. They had indeed noticed the night snack stall by smelling the aroma, but when they looked at the entire open-air stall, there was no one else except a short-sleeved boy dressed in strange and scary clothes, so they didn't think of trying it.
But when the beauty called out, they heard...
What? Idol companies have no work, so idol bosses are collectively selling late-night snacks?
Take another closer look, wow!
That... under the strange banner, the beautiful woman grilling skewers with great enthusiasm was simply a Daji on earth. The tall man fanning the fire beside her was handsome and handsome. A beautiful little white cat with blue eyes was sitting on a table in the front, looking up and meowing at them tenderly.
The strange boy at the table also waved: "Come on, there's a 20% discount for new customers!"
A very good-looking young man immediately rushed over and took off his hat and sunglasses. The weird boy turned into a handsome boy with sweat all over his forehead, and he made a "Puha" sound!
Very good-looking young man: "Are you hot?"
Handsome boy: "It's hot, but brother, the mystery..."
Very good-looking young man: "You unlucky child!!"
The three office workers looked at each other, then burst out laughing.
With this appearance, she really looks like someone from an idol company, but why does this scene look so much like a comedy?
The three of them found it very interesting and walked forward and said, "Let's try it. Where's the menu?"
Cat Xia Yan's ears pricked up, and he immediately jumped to their table with the menu in his mouth and put it down.
The three of them petted the furry cat, feeling refreshed after a long day of fatigue. However, when they looked at the menu...
Mutton skewers, beef skewers, pork belly, palm treasure... well, all very normal...
Baby cabbage, potato chips, green peppers, happy grass... huh?
The seasoning options include cumin powder, chili powder, and happy fairy sauce...hmm?
An office worker laughed: "What are Happy Fairy Grass and Happy Fairy Sauce?"
"You'll know after trying it. Just order a few." My colleagues immediately accepted the offer and each of them took a skewer to try first.
The first order came, and Wen Yu grilled the fish even more enthusiastically and hummed a song.
The flour was sprinkled on and the sauce was brushed on, and soon the first portion of fragrant skewers was served to the customer's table.
Wen Yu didn't come out to do business casually. He spent the whole afternoon doing it.
Baigao sauce is slightly sweet and cannot be brushed on any food casually, otherwise it will ruin the taste.
Wenyu did some special research today and came up with a combination of chicken wings and white sauce. The taste is quite similar to New Orleans grilled wings. The herb is simply paired with light soy sauce. Since it has a sweet and delicious taste, just add a little saltiness and color it.
Among the three office workers, one with big eyes picked up the grilled wings first. Looking at the dark color of the grilled wings, he turned back and asked Wen Yu with a smile: "Could this black thing be the Happy Fairy Sauce?"
Wen Yu threw a wink: "Yes."
Big eyes: “!” blushing.
After coughing twice, he turned around and whispered, "What a beautiful woman bakes must be delicious."
Both colleagues laughed: "Everything is fine when you see a beautiful woman?"
To them, the black stuff didn't even look like sauce, it looked like it was burnt.
Are the beauties really planning to do this? // I don’t know, but they’re definitely not professional barbecuers. However, they look pretty, so it seems that their lack of skills can be forgiven...
But Big Eyes took a bite of the chicken wing, chewed it twice, and his eyes lit up: "Hmm? It tastes good?"
His two colleagues were stunned by his reaction, then came to their senses and jokingly said, "Hahaha, is this true? You can't just blindly praise someone just because they're good-looking!"
Big Eyes quickly took another bite: "No, it's really delicious, not burnt! The sauce tastes a little sweet, but not greasy, it's quite delicious. Come and try it!"
Seeing that Big Eyes was serious, the two colleagues took the remaining two skewers with some doubt and took a bite each...
Then they were all surprised.
“It tastes really good!”
“Delicious, delicious.”
The three of them immediately started to eat them happily. The grilled wings tasted delicious and became more and more fragrant the more they ate.
When they work overtime, they often don’t even have dinner. They come home hungry, eat a bowl of instant noodles, fall asleep tired, and wake up tired.
When this goes on for a long time, I always feel like I can't lift my spirits all day long, and I have problems all over my body, including my stomach, intestines, liver, heart and lungs. None of my body is healthy.
In fact, for their stomachs, it is easy to get stomachache if they stuff themselves with a greasy barbecue when they are so hungry.
But sometimes I get so greedy that I just can’t stop.
Unexpectedly, after eating the food, my stomach not only didn't feel uncomfortable, but it felt warm instead. Even the fatigue and depression accumulated throughout the day disappeared in an instant. I felt as if I was purified and felt extremely comfortable.
After eating a skewer of grilled chicken wings and drinking half a glass of beer, I burped comfortably and felt refreshed.
"Oh my god, I was so tired I couldn't even speak just now, but now I'm fine! I'm completely fine! I can still do fifty more skewers!"
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