Volume 3 Winter Solstice Chapter 32 Response
Jiang You and Guan Nuo stood up at the same time.
Tang Butian walked to the table with a wooden sword in hand.
She raised her head slightly and looked at Guan Nuo who was standing on the other side of the table.
The fluorescent lights on the ceiling of the lounge flickered. Guan Nuo took a step back and then stood still again.
"Where is the evil ghost?" Tang Butian asked again.
"She, she..." Guan Nuo felt that his body could not move again, "She ran away."
"If you die, I won't be able to explain to Senior Zhuang." Tang Butian put the wooden sword on the table, pulled out a chair and sat down.
Guan Nuo's eyes suddenly widened.
Jiang You noticed Guan Nuo's expression and reached out to pull him down to sit.
He said, "There should be some spiritual energy left at the scene. Let's go and scan it later and walk around to try to track it down?"
Tang Butian walked to the table and said, "Okay."
"Guan Nuo, why don't you report your contact with the female ghost to the section chief?" Jiang You reminded Guan Nuo.
"This is my personal behavior and will not implicate anyone..."
"meeting."
Guan Nuo's face suddenly became hot, and a breath rushed in his chest. "I will pay attention next time."
"What do you want to pay attention to?"
"Be careful not to die!" he almost shouted.
"What else?"
Guan Nuo was panting. He looked at Tang Butian. There was almost no expression on her face. His momentum suddenly weakened. "I will report to you and then act according to your instructions."
"Tell me what happened."
Guan Nuo breathed a sigh of relief.
"I heard crying, and following the sound I saw an old woman squatting next to the small theater. I thought she might need help. It was so cold, and she might have lost her family. So I went to the coffee shop and asked for a cup of hot water..."
"Didn't you notice anything unusual about her?" Tang Butian asked.
"Not at first. When she raised her head, I realized she was not human. She was looking for her daughter. Her daughter's name was Zeng Lu. I called Brother Sun..." Guan Nuo paused, "I thought I had a way to control her, so I..."
The door to the lounge was pushed open.
Yang Xuan came in holding two paper bags. "I bought four cups of latte, some sugar packets, and chocolate muffins." She put the bag on the table and took out the coffee and snacks. "I asked the clerk to heat up the muffins for me."
Jiang You reached out for a cup of coffee, opened the lid, unwrapped a bag of sugar and poured it in. Then he reached out for a muffin and took a bite. "Did you buy it at that 75 coffee shop? It tastes pretty good."
"That's the one."
Yang Xuan distributed coffee and cake to Tang Butian and Guan Nuo, and then she sat down next to Tang Butian. "Long time no see."
Tang Butian took a sip of coffee and said in a warmer voice, "Have you booked the show after the New Year?"
"That's about it."
Jiang You pushed the cake in front of Guan Nuo and said, "Eat something high in calories. It's cloudy today. You came into contact with a ghost and fell into the river. You can't take it lightly just because you are young and have enough yang energy. If you get sick, you will suffer in the future."
As Jiang You was nagging, Guan Nuo took a big bite of the cake. It was delicious. He finished the muffin in two or three bites and then took a big sip of coffee.
Jiang You, who had been following Guan Nuo's movements, said, "You should go back today and keep your phone on. We will contact you when we need you."
"I... okay," Guan Nuo stood up, his down jacket rubbing against each other, "Well, my home is nearby, I can just run back..."
Jiang You stood up, patted Guan Nuo on the shoulder, and helped him zip up his down jacket. "I'll take you out."
He escorted Guan Nuo out of the lounge, and when they reached the club gate, he said, "We, the Special Operations Team, fight against demons to protect humans."
"I know."
"Your life is much more important than a ghost, otherwise the section chief wouldn't be so angry."
"She did it because of Uncle Zhuang..."
"no."
"But……"
"She is a very responsible person," Jiang You was only wearing a cashmere sweater, and the wind was blowing on his body, which made him feel a little cold. "You will know later, so go back early."
"My house is nearby. Are you wearing your down jacket?"
"It's okay. I have a lot of fat, which is like I was born with a down jacket." Jiang You stuffed the umbrella into his hand. "Send me a message when you get home, take a hot bath and have a good sleep."
"Well... okay, I'll go first," he took a few steps, then suddenly seemed to remember something and walked back.
Jiang You looked at him puzzledly.
He took out the club key from his pocket and said, "Please put this back under the flower pot when you leave."
"Okay, I'll turn off the lights and the doors and windows."
"Then I'm leaving."
"Go quickly."
After Guan Nuo's figure disappeared from sight, Jiang You walked back to the lounge.
When I opened the door, I saw Tang Butian and Yang Xuan's two heads
"Boss, you have to apply for a special subsidy for me," Jiang You walked to the table and sat down. He picked up the coffee cup and took a sip. "Special psychological counselor for people with connections."
"Sun Yu sent me Zeng Lu's information. I'll pass it on to you."
Jiang You lowered his head to look at the screen. He clicked on the information for a while, then looked up at Yang Xuan and said, "This Zeng Lu is in the same industry as you."
"Idol?" Yang Xuan was a little surprised.
“No, I’m selling pancakes.”
"I can make pancakes." Yang Xuan said proudly.
"She came to Tangjiang with her husband six years ago. She is from Sumo and her husband is from Jinrong. It's not easy for them to eat together," Jiang You swiped down the screen. "They now live in Yushui District, in Jiaxin Apartment, sharing a room. It seems to be nearby."
He raised his head and asked Tang Butian, "Then should we solve this matter as soon as possible?"
"good."
Tang Butian stood up.
"I'm going to the bathroom, wait for me." Yang Xuan walked out.
After listening to her footsteps fading away, Tang Butian suddenly said, "I just stood at the door for a while."
"I know." Jiang You drank the last sip of coffee. "Let's go, let's wait for her in the corridor."
"You care a lot about Guan Nuo."
"Yes, last night, Zhuang Zekun came to my place specially," Jiang You stood up and pulled down his cashmere sweater, "I think it's quite interesting."
"interesting?"
"Yeah, it feels like the curtain of a play has finally been raised."
Yang Xuan washed her hands and fixed her hair in front of the mirror.
The sound of water suddenly became louder and she looked down at her hands.
Red blood flowed on her hands.
She slowly raised her head, and in the mirror, her long gray hair was flying behind her.
"Special effects, special effects, all special effects." Yang Xuan hypnotized herself.
Then she took a deep breath, closed her eyes, squatted on the ground, hugged her head with both hands, and then screamed at the top of her lungs: "Jiang You! Tang Butian! The evil spirit is here! Come here quickly!"
Chapter 212
Guan Nuo found the key and opened the door.
Zhu Hongwen walked out of the study. "Are you back?"
"Well," Guan Nuo changed his shoes, "Where's mom?"
"She went to the supermarket. Has she had dinner?"
"I ate a bowl of wontons."
After a brief conversation, Zhu Hongwen returned to the study, Guan Nuo returned to the room, turned on the light, took off Jiang You's down jacket and hung it on the back of the chair, took a set of pajamas, and went to the bathroom.
Hot water poured from the shower head.
A hint of chill evaporated.
Not far from the apartment building, Guan Qingtong looked up and saw the light in Guan Nuo's room turned on.
Her hands were placed awkwardly on her back, as if they were tied up.
Zhuang Zekun, who was standing next to her, took a step to the side, and Guan Qingtong's hand loosened.
"He'll be fine."
"It's so cold..." Guan Qingtong shook her head, "You are too..."
"Have you been helping him secretly in the past?" Zhuang Zekun asked.
He waited for a while, but Guan Qingtong didn't answer.
"Xiaotong, you are too protective of him."
Guan Qingtong turned around and said, "I just want to live a peaceful life."
"He wanted to join the Special Operations Department, to use his strengths, and to investigate the cause of his father's death."
"I handed him over to you, but you just threw him to Tang Butian..." Guan Qingtong 's voice became louder, "Zhuang Zekun, are you doing this to Old Sang?"
"Are you worthy of it?" Zhuang Zekun asked back.
Zhuang Zekun looked into Guan Qingtong's eyes and said, "He is the son of Sang Xu and Guan Qingtong."
Guan Qingtong lowered her head.
"You gave him a wrong perception," Zhuang Zekun looked into her eyes. "You made him think that ghosts are rational, have some human moral sense, can communicate, are the continuation of human life, and are the same kind. He is 21 years old, a man. The fairy tale game of playing house should end."
Zhuang Zekun paused, "Don't you understand that you are harming him?"
Guan Qingtong remained silent.
"You can't protect him forever."
"I'm going upstairs." Guan Qingtong walked towards the doorway of the apartment building.
"Xiaotong..."
She didn't look back.
Jiang You and Tang Butian heard Yang Xuan's screams in the corridor.
"That evil ghost?" Tang Butian looked at Jiang You.
"I kept following it. I was afraid I would scare it away..."
Before Jiang You could finish his words, Tang Butian trotted forward, turned a corner, and threw a wooden sword towards the bathroom.
"Wait, it's running to the left..."
A big hole was suddenly smashed into the wall.
"Where?" Tang Butian asked.
"Left window, hurry, there's still time." Jiang You ran two steps, reached out and pushed Tang Butian on the shoulder, and then she saw a strand of gray hair passing by the window.
Tang Butian jumped out of the window.
"Don't break it up, I'm in need of fertilizer for the flowers."
After watching Tang Butian turn into a small black dot and disappear into the distance, Jiang You turned around and stepped into the bathroom through the cave.
Yang Xuan was still covering her head and screaming.
"Jiang You!! Tang Butian!!!!!!"
Jiang You walked over to her, bent down, stretched out his hand, grabbed the collar of Yang Xuan's down jacket, lifted her up, and shook her, "Okay, okay, you scared away all the ghosts."
When Yang Xuan heard Jiang You's voice, she opened her eyes slightly.
The yellow light fell into her eyes.
She saw the hole in the wall, she opened her eyes wide, turned her head, and saw Jiang You smiling kindly.
She said, "Put me down."
"Stand firm."
Jiang You loosened his hand, and Yang Xuan took two steps forward before she could steady herself.
Yang Xuan patted her chest and said, "I was so scared." She lowered her head and looked at her hands. "The blood was flowing out of the faucet, and then in the mirror..."
Her body trembled. "Where is it now?"
"I don't know. Congratulations on acquiring the Screaming Ghost Exorcist skill."
"Can it really exorcise ghosts?"
"Fake."
"oh……"
Jiang You took Yang Xuan's arm and led her out of the bathroom. "I think you have a wide vocal range. You can sing from top to bottom."
"I was scared. I can't sing."
"Not even dancing."
"What's wrong with that? I learn dancing pretty quickly."
"It's just to grab the beat."
"You're addicted to hitting me, aren't you?"
"I'm praising you." After walking into the corridor, Jiang You let go of her hand and rubbed Yang Xuan's pink hair.
"Did the ghost escape?"
"Tang Butian went after her, don't worry," he glanced at the hole in the bathroom wall, took out his phone and took a picture and sent it to Sun Yu, "Let's go out and wait for her."
Guan Nuo took a shower and lay on the bed.
The air conditioner was turned up to the highest setting.
He took out three copper coins from under the pillow and threw them a few times casually. Then he heard the door open and Guan Qingtong came back.
"Would you like to have something else for dinner? There's pork rib soup and noodles?" Guan Qingtong's voice came through the door.
"No." Guan Nuo said.
He stood up from the bed and opened the door to the room.
"It must have rained. My shoes are all wet."
"I got a little wet and accidentally stepped into a puddle on the road."
"I'll make a bowl of Zheng Chaihu Granules for you to drink later. Don't catch a cold."
When Guan Nuo was about to refuse, Guan Qingtong had already walked towards the kitchen.
Jiang You and Yang Xuan stood in front of the club for a while.
It was winter and raining, so there were few people on the streets.
Jiang You squeezed under Yang Xuan's small flower umbrella.
Yang Xuan coughed and felt a little congested in her throat. Jiang You took out his box of mints from his bag, put three in his hand, and stuffed one into Yang Xuan's mouth. "Let's have a midnight snack to calm down."
"Okay, why don't you come to my place? There's a delicious spicy hot pot restaurant there. I treated Tang Butian to it last time." Yang Xuan agreed quickly.
"Next time, wait for Guan Nuo to return my down jacket."
Yang Xuan looked at the cashmere sweater propped up on Jiang You's body, "You're not just wearing a down jacket in winter, are you?"
"Just one piece. I bought it during the Double Eleven event last year."
"What about before?"
“The old ones are smaller.”
Jiang You saw Yang Xuan smile.
The wind picked up.
Yang Xuan gripped the umbrella handle tightly.
On the deserted street, a girl in a light blue coat and holding a wooden machete in her hand ran towards them through the rain.
The wind is howling.
She threw the wooden sword forward.
Jiang You took out a half-drunk bottle of Coke from his bag and walked out from under the small flower umbrella.
The wooden sword stood in the middle of the street.
Jiang You walked over, squatted down, unscrewed the cap of the Coke, and took a sip, "Waste is not good."
He tilted his head back and drank all the Coke, then reached out his hand, pulled out the wooden sword with his right hand, and grabbed a handful with his left hand. Yang Xuan saw strands of gray hair entangled in Jiang You's hands.
Tang Butian walked up to Jiang You and pulled the wooden sword from his hand.
“Not broken up.”
"He's half dead," Jiang You looked up and asked, "Is this matter over, or do we need to figure it out?"
"Ask for clarification."
"Please bear the hardship and consider it as training for new employees." The empty Coke bottle was gradually filled with gray hair, and then slowly turned into a turbid black-gray color.
Jiang You screwed the lid on and stood up.
He handed the bottle to Tang Butian and said, "See you at work tomorrow."
"good."
