Chi Shen's smile was very kind and friendly. He said in a very polite voice: "Hello, officer. Thank you for saving me the other day."
"No, you're welcome. My name is Xu Jiayuan, you can just call me Jiayuan." Xu Jiayuan smiled embarrassedly. He seemed to think that Chi Shen's smile was a little too dazzling. He didn't dare to look directly at Chi Shen's face. He always felt it was a bit offensive. If you look at someone who is too good-looking or too ugly for too long, people will feel that they are offended. However, Chi Shen obviously belongs to the former category.
"Hello Brother Xu, are you on a field trip?" Chi Shen automatically changed the address and tilted his head to glance at his own shadow. His shadow was quiet and dark. Ji Xingchen had already returned.
"Brother Xu, hehe, Brother Xu, I am actually your distant cousin," Xu Jiayuan smiled a little embarrassedly. He even thought about it for a moment. They are obviously relatives from the same ancestor, so why are there such big differences in their appearances? But then he became more serious and said, "It was the incident where you hit someone here before. It happened too long ago, and there was no major accident. Brother Yuan can't mobilize too many people to investigate. Now I'll come over and see if I can find anything."
As he spoke, Xu Jiayuan suddenly remembered what happened just now. He looked around with the black box in his hand and said to Chi Shen, "I detected a ghost here before, but it suddenly disappeared. Did it malfunction?"
As he spoke, Xu Jiayuan reached out and knocked on the black box. The box was the size of a palm, made of plastic, and looked very light.
"What is this?" Chi Shen looked over curiously.
Xu Jiayuan brought the small black box over to show Chi Shen, and explained to him: "This is a Yin Qi detector developed by the R&D department. It is made of willow leaves and other random things. Anyway, it is something that is sensitive to Yin Qi and can detect it. The more powerful the ghost, the redder the bar on the display will be. They are still developing things like numerical displays, but they haven't been developed yet."
"Can willow leaves detect Yin energy?" Chi Shen asked. He knew too little about this.
Xu Jiayuan said: "Rubbing your eyes with willow leaves will help you see ghosts, it's the same principle."
Chi Shen looked at the bar on the screen that turned white, thought about it, and nodded.
"Wait a moment, I'll go see what happened just now. This instrument shouldn't be malfunctioning." Xu Jiayuan said as he put the bicycle aside and walked around in all directions. But no matter whether he was standing, squatting, or lying down, the white bar on the instrument showed no signs of turning red.
Chi Shen didn't disturb him. He waited quietly for him to explore for a long time. When he found nothing, he walked back in confusion.
"I'll go to the R&D department tomorrow to ask what's going on," Xu Jiayuan was still very serious. He took the small box in his hand and asked Chi Shen, "Brother Yuan should have told you, are you also looking for the ghost who pushed the old lady that day?"
Chi Shen nodded.
"How about together? I can just tell you some basic things to pay attention to," Xu Jiayuan said as he pushed his bicycle, "You don't know anything, and you'll be unlucky if you encounter something like this in the future."
Chi Shen did not refuse, and followed Xu Jiayuan slowly. After Xu Jiayuan talked for a while, Chi Shen found that he knew a lot, and asked curiously: "I heard that no one from the Bai family entered the Special Security Bureau. Brother Xu, you seem to be doing well in the Special Security Bureau. Aren't you considered a member of the Bai family's power?"
"I count as one too. Maybe. My parents don't interact with them much, so they can't control me," Xu Jiayuan thought for a moment and said, "In fact, I can't understand them. It's so good to be a civil servant. The benefits are high and it's a stable job. For people in our industry, if we want to join the Special Security Bureau, the exam is much more relaxed. The political review is very strict, but there are also special recruitments."
Chi Shen nodded, he deeply agreed: "The end of the universe is the civil service exam."
If he wasn't short of money, he would also like to take the civil service exam.
Xu Jiayuan seemed to have finally found a like-minded person. He talked nonstop, "I wanted to be a normal person since I was a child. Although my family was not ordinary, it was because of my extraordinary family that I was determined to leave my family. I even went to a university in another city for this reason. I studied hard every day to stay in another city. It was a difficult and fulfilling time. But when I thought that I would never have to deal with ghosts in the future, I felt that the world was so beautiful."
"Then why did you come back?" Chi Shen asked.
Xu Jiayuan was stuck for a moment, then sighed: "You don't know how hard it is to find a job. You're supposed to work in a 985 university, but you have to work 996 after you get in. 996 is fine, but they also brainwash you by saying that this is for the future of the company. You have to treat the company as your own home. What I fear most is my own home!"
Chi Shen understood clearly: "E-commerce industry."
Xu Jiayuan felt that he had found a soulmate, and his eyes changed when he looked at Chi Shen: "Later, I realized that it would be better to come back and join the Special Security Bureau. I can eat and live at home, and I don't have to spend money. The most important thing is! Two days off a week! Good treatment! Good benefits! Although I occasionally have to work overtime, I can apply for leave later! Perfect! If I die in the line of duty, the pension will be generous!"
Chi Shen was moved by what he heard. This was simply a job for a god: "So are you still hiring?"
"We're still hiring, but you have to take the civil service exam, and..." Xu Jiayuan said, "You have to hold a Heavenly Master Certificate or a Ghost Exorcist License to work."
Chi Shen looked up at the sky: "It's okay then."
The shadow behind him suddenly moved. Chi Shen stopped and looked at Xu Jiayuan: "Can you show me your detector? I'm a little curious."
The two chatted happily. Xu Jiayuan was completely unprepared and handed the black box over directly: "Look, I think I can apply for one for you. The cost is quite low, but it is still in the research and development stage and may not be very stable. You can have an early warning when you hold it in the future."
Chi Shen took the detector and took a look at it. This black box was indeed unremarkable. He observed it and found that there were not only willow leaves inside, but also some hairs of unknown things and something like cinnabar. As Xu Jiayuan said, this thing was indeed still in the research and development stage. When he shook it, the things inside still made a rustling sound.
After finishing his observation, he reached his other hand into his pocket inconspicuously and put away the small mirror in his pocket.
This small mirror is called the Faceless Mirror. It is a prop he obtained in the Death Game. It can hide a person's true identity and also hide his aura. This aura includes yin energy and yang energy. Even things like talismans that need yin energy to trigger will become useless.
Xu Jiayuan said at the side: "In fact, this can also be used to ward off evil spirits. Not only can you use it as a detector, but you can also feed it to ghosts when you encounter them. Ordinary ghosts are basically..."
Before he finished speaking, the white stripe on the black box in Chi Shen's hand instantly turned red, and the entire box began to burn as if it were spontaneously combusting.
"What's going on!" Xu Jiayuan hurried over to check, his face full of shock and disbelief. He looked around and said, "Is there really a ghost nearby? If there is a ghost, this place shouldn't be so peaceful! Or is there something wrong with this thing?"
"I don't think there's something wrong with the detector," Chi Shen let the burning black dot fall to the ground, and said slowly, "It was fine before, but it broke down when you handed it to me. It might be because I was standing on the inside."
He looked very calm and composed, as if he was speaking the result of a careful analysis, which made him look very credible.
"In here?" Xu Jiayuan reacted quickly. He looked at the construction site nearby, where there were workers laying bricks. Everything looked normal and there didn't seem to be any evil spirits.
Chi Shen lowered his eyes and looked at the burning box: "It should be in here."
"Wait a minute, I'll go take a look." Xu Jiayuan said, and walked into the construction site.
As a member of the Special Security Bureau, Xu Jiayuan greeted the gatekeeper and entered the construction site. Not long after, he came out with a few branches in his hands and a strange expression on his face.
"Have you found it?" Chi Shen asked.
Xu Jiayuan showed Chi Shen the branch, which was still wrapped with some fishing lines and white cloth. "Found it. This is a locust tree branch. It's wrapped like this. This is the Bai family's... the Bai family's ghost-controlling technique."
Chi Shen did not show any surprise, but just looked at Xu Jiayuan, waiting for him to continue.
"I have to ask," Xu Jiayuan looked a little annoyed, "The ghost rider will be attacked by the ghost sooner or later. This thing shouldn't be here."
He took out his cell phone, and Chi Shen saw the name he was about to call: Bai Ran.
Chi Shen suddenly asked: "What kind of person do you think Bai Ran is?"
Xu Jiayuan seemed to have no idea why he asked this question at this time, and looked up in confusion: "Good man?"
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