Nightmare Apostle

Counting the time, Brother Sui had almost left his defense area. Yang Xiao called and reported the situation here to Director Nalan. Director Nalan ordered him to wait where he was, and a nearby captain had already arrived with a team.

"Director, I'm sorry for betraying your trust." Nalan Shuo didn't blame him, which made Yang Xiao feel even more guilty.

"It's good that everything is fine." Nalan Shuo sighed and said with emotion: "This man let Beibei Yushu go first, and this time he didn't embarrass you. He abandoned his position and didn't say anything. He has done his utmost benevolence."

"Director, when follow-up support arrives, I will work with them to try our best to capture the person and not embarrass our Lin'an Office." Yang Xiao expressed his determination again and again.

Unexpectedly, Nalan Shuo's tone suddenly became serious, "No, if someone doesn't make things difficult for you, you have to accept someone's favor. Now you lead people to pursue them. How is it any different from repaying a favor with a grudge? This matter ends here. Our Lin'an Office will not be involved. Well, life or death depends on the person’s destiny.”

"Then...how do you want to explain to Yiling Academy?" Yang Xiao asked in a low voice.

As soon as these words came out, Nalan Shuo sneered, "An explanation? Who do they think they dare to ask my patrol department for an explanation? I have injured three brothers, do they also have to give me an explanation?"

After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiao secretly sighed, no wonder his director could reach such a high position at his age, and he aspired to be a man like the director.

In less than 20 minutes, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and there were many people coming. The leader was Yang Xiao's old acquaintance, Qu Muzhi.

"Captain Yang, how are you?" After meeting, Qu Muzhi first expressed concern. From the other party's sight,

Yang Xiao knew that this concern was genuine.

"Ashamed." Yang Xiao smiled bitterly, "My skills are not as good as others, there is nothing to say."

In the following time, Yang Xiao told Qu Muzhi everything he could about the situation. In Yang Xiao's story,

He was injured by Sui Chengguo and passed out. Then he was dragged into this broken house. Some of his belongings, especially food and medicine, were searched by the other party.

At this moment, the homeless man who had passed out was also forcibly awakened by the people brought by Qu Muzhi. When the man opened his eyes, he saw that there were suddenly more than a dozen people in the room, some of whom were armed with guns. Everyone's face was extremely serious. I was so scared that I almost cried. I immediately confessed that I had just stolen a few sweet potatoes from the vegetable patch on the roadside because of greed.

Not really.

"Don't be afraid. Let me ask you, do you still remember how you fainted?" Qu Muzhi's vice-captain was a young girl with a single ponytail on the back of her head. Her work style was vigorous and resolute, just like Qu Muzhi.

"I...I borrowed...the borrowed charcoal fire, and then I roasted the sweet potatoes and sang a song. After a while, the sweet potatoes were roasted and fragrant. I just picked up one, hey , it was roasted just right, and it was all oily. I just opened it, and then... I didn't know anything after that."

The homeless man lowered his head and stared at the sweet potato peels scattered on the ground. He still hadn't figured out what happened.

Could it be that these people came in to cause trouble just to eat a few of his sweet potatoes?

"You didn't see anyone from the beginning to the end, right?" The ponytail girl stared at him and asked.

Being stared at by the girl's eagle-like eyes, the tramp felt uncomfortable all over. He could only nod his head, "Yes, that's it...that's it."

Before he finished speaking, another group of people hurried over, led by a sturdy middle-aged man wearing a fur coat and with a scar on his cheek. After Qu Muzhi introduced him, Yang Xiao knew that these people were the people responsible for hunting down Brother Sui from Yiling Academy.

Judging from the traces left at the scene, it is not difficult to find that the suspect replenished food here, and at the same time used the medicine found from Yang Xiao to simply bandage his injuries.

After listening to Yang Xiao introduce the ins and outs of the matter, a middle-aged old man with a gloomy face suddenly said: "Captain Yang, this person is at the end of his strength. You were defeated by Wushang, and you gave this person what he desperately needed with both hands. Food and medicine, this... harms the reputation of your patrol department."

"If you want to damage the reputation, it also damages the reputation of your Yiling Academy. To allow one person to steal an entire team, and to allow this person to run around for so long, to interfere with the security of our Rong City, in my opinion, you are worse than me. "Yang Xiao sneered.

"Presumptuous!" The old man opened his eyes wide when he heard the words, and an evil aura spread out.

"Huh?" Yang Xiao was also furious and jumped up from the ground in an instant, "If I can't deal with that guy, I can't deal with you? Do you really think this is Yiling?!"

Both parties did not expect that such a quarrel would occur after a disagreement. Seeing that the people from the patrol department did not give Yiling Academy any face, the middle-aged man leading the team had to stand up and smooth things over for both parties, "Captain Yang, Captain Qu,

Elder Pu was also anxious for a moment. After all, this matter is related to the face of our Yiling Academy. This thief has hurt a young master of the Sheng family. The people above are also urging him hard. Please make it easier for you two. "

Seeing that the other party was talking about this, Yang Xiao didn't want to be entangled anymore. The group of people blocking the door dispersed, and someone else came.

"Director." When Yang Xiao saw that the person coming was his own Director Nalan, he immediately stood up straight and greeted him.

"Director Nalan." Qu Muzhi also nodded.

Nalan Shuo stepped forward and exchanged a few polite words with the elder named Pu. Both parties were very enthusiastic at least in appearance. At the same time, Nalan Shuo introduced the elder named Pu to Yang Xiao and Qu Muzhi. This person was from Yiling Academy. The elder outside the hospital,

He is also the real leader of the tracking team.

Seeing that Nalan Shuo had come forward, the elder Pu seemed to be emboldened and ordered the people brought to remove all the physical evidence in the room, including medicine wrappers and food packaging bags on the ground, and even sweet potato peels. Don't let it go.

The most outrageous thing is that even the confused homeless man leaning against the wall was controlled and taken away for interrogation.

"What do you mean?" Yang Xiao knew that this old guy was suspicious of him and was here for him.

"Ha." The elder named Pu smiled coldly, "Captain Yang, don't get me wrong, it's just a routine matter. I have to give an explanation when I get back."

"Elder Park, do you think you can't trust me, Nalan Shuo?" Nalan Shuo was not annoyed, and still had a smile on his face.

The elder Pu was stunned. A small person like Yang Xiao could manipulate him, but in his position, Nalan Shuo was the official director of the Rongcheng Patrol Department. He didn't want to offend him, so he smiled politely and said: "Director Nalan, you How do you say this? I can’t trust anyone, and how can I not trust you? You are so supportive of our work. When I go back,

I must tell the Inner Council of Elders that you, Director Nalan, are our friends at Yiling Academy. "

Nalan Shuo also smiled, "Elder Park, since you trust me, don't embarrass these juniors. Captain Yang is my subordinate. If you want to target him, let outsiders see it and think that you are dissatisfied with me, Nalan Shuo. He is angry with our Rongcheng Patrol Department."

With this big hat off, Elder Park was immediately dumbfounded. With his status, it was okay to control a small captain, but if he dared to go against the entire Rongcheng Patrol Department, he would be asking for trouble. , even if you get an advantage, you will be severely punished after returning to the academy. Although Yiling Academy is also among the first-class forces, it is completely inadequate compared with the tyrannical existence of the Patrol Department, one of the three established forces.

But if he said it, he would throw away the water. Now that he has taken it back, where will he put his old face? So he restrained his tone and lowered the conditions, "Since Director Nalan is the guarantee, then there is no problem. Then like this Okay, I'll just take this homeless guy away, after all... he's probably seen the murderer."

Unexpectedly, Director Nalan, who has always been good-tempered, still shook his head. This made the elder Pu very angry, and his face turned gloomy at the moment, "Why, Director Nalan won't give you a bit of face for a homeless man who is worse than a living dog." I?"

"Elder Park, tramps are human beings too," Nalan Shuo said, "His life is the same as yours and mine. They are both lives, no matter how high or low they are."

At this moment, the homeless man also realized that if he was taken away by these people today, the consequences would be very bad, so he immediately begged for mercy loudly.

Looking at Nalan Shuo's impassive face, Elder Park took a deep breath and walked away without even saying hello.

Seeing this, the rest of the people brought by Elder Park also left, and the room that was originally crowded became empty instantly.

Upon seeing this, Qu Muzhi was about to leave, but was stopped by Nalan Shuo, "Captain Qu, it's not our family's business, so there's no need to be so concerned."

After nodding, Qu Muzhi also led others to leave. The room was now completely empty, leaving only Nalan Shuo.

Yang Xiao, and the homeless man who was at a loss.

Raising his head, Nalan Shuo looked at Yang Xiao. Even though he didn't say a word, Yang Xiao felt like his soul had been seen through.

"Are sweet potatoes delicious?" Nalan Shuo suddenly asked.

Yang Xiao was stunned, and after a while he came back to his senses, "Director, you said...what did you say?"

"Let me ask you, are sweet potatoes delicious?" Nalan Shuo raised his hand and gestured to the corner of his mouth. Yang Xiao immediately realized that there was still sweet potato meat on the corner of his mouth.

Yang Xiao's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, but Nalan Shuo didn't say anything and pulled out a piece of scrap cardboard.

Use it as a chair, sit on the ground and stretch out your hands, just around the fire to keep warm, and the warm dark red light reflects on your body and face.

Nalan Shuo pierced a roasted sweet potato with an iron skewer by the stove and handed it to him. Nalan Shuo suddenly turned his head and looked at the homeless man squatting in the corner with a confused look on his face, "Do you mind if you eat your sweet potato?" "

"I don't mind, I don't mind. You can eat whatever you like. If it's not enough, I'll go steal it from the fields." The homeless man immediately regretted it after saying that, "No, no, if it's not enough, I'll buy it again. I...I'll give you money." ”

"You have to pay for eating people's food, and you have to repay the kindness you owe them. This is a matter of course." Nalan Shuo lowered his head and stared at the sweet potato. What he said seemed to be educating the homeless or telling Yang Xiao.

"Well... you eat first, I... I'll go out and stand guard for you, you eat... don't be in a hurry, eat slowly." The homeless man here couldn't stay for a second, he just wanted to When you leave here, the people you meet tonight are not normal people.

"stop."

Suddenly, the homeless man paused and stopped behind the door. The person who called him was Nalan Shuo.

The next second, as the homeless man turned around, he saw Nalan Shuo take out his wallet from his pocket, take out a few hundred-dollar bills, and hand them to him while turning around, "Go find a small hotel and take a shower." , buy new clothes, and you are not allowed to come back here within a week. "

The homeless man was stunned for a moment. He didn't even dare to step forward to take the money. Yang Xiao on the side urged him with a serious face: "Take it as long as you are told. After taking the money, leave immediately, otherwise you will wait for those people to find you." Come back and take your life!"

As soon as these words came out, the tramp immediately stepped forward, took the money with both hands, thanked him repeatedly, then went out and ran away.

After the homeless man left, Nalan Shuo and Yang Xiao were the only two people left in the room. Yang Xiao had always been very honest in front of his director.

"Director, this is hot, you take my share." Several fingers were burned red, but Yang Xiao still pushed open a sweet potato, wrapped it in thick cardboard, and handed it to Nalan Shuo with both hands.

Nalan Shuo was not polite and started eating slowly after taking it. During this time, Yang Xiao told Nalan Shuo the whole story in detail. In the middle of the story, Nalan Shuo suddenly interrupted, "Rulin" Is the secret competition in the academy going well? "

As soon as these words came out, Yang Xiao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized that it must have been Lu Youdao who told Nalan Shuo. After all, it was Lu Youdao who had pointed him out and said that the secret competition in the Confucian Academy might help him solve it. Ghost in the mirror.

"It went smoothly." Yang Xiao replied.

"Has the ghost in the mirror been solved?" Nalan Shuo raised his head and glanced at him. It was this simple glance that sent a chill down Yang Xiao's spine. He instantly realized that Nalan Shuo knew much more than he imagined.

"Fortunately, I know the solution, but... I'm still trying. I don't know if it will work in the end." Yang Xiao recalled the attitude of the new mirror ghost towards him, and he didn't say anything.

"If you don't understand something, you can always ask Coach Lu in the future. He values ​​you as a student." Nalan Shuo said, "You suffered a lot this time, right?"

"Fortunately, we made it all the way to the second-tier competition." After these few games, Yang Xiao almost died.

But for the sake of the old ghost in Taoist robes, it was quite rewarding. Of course, more importantly, he dealt with the threat of the ghost in the mirror. The young master's method was very effective. He was a rare talent.

"As far as I know, Qu Muzhi also went to the Confucian Academy. You should have met each other. It seems that we had a good conversation." Nalan Shuo changed the topic.

"How...how did you know this?" Yang Xiao knew that this could not be the news leaked by Qu Muzhi, but not many people knew about it.

"Don't think too much, it's just a guess." Nalan Shuo folded the leftover sweet potato skins and stuffed them into the paper shell. He raised his head and looked at Yang Xiao, "Qu Muzhi once doubted your identity many times and told you that it was... It's not too much to say that you are incompatible with each other, but today I see that his attitude towards you has changed a lot. Considering that you both went to the Confucian Academy, the result is easy to guess. "

"This time you have made it all the way to the second-tier competition. Counting the qualifiers, you need to play at least 4 games. Although the injuries in the mission will recover, the backlash from the use of the magic weapon is inevitable. First of all, congratulations on solving the ghost in the mirror. This is a big trouble, but you have to know that your nightmare mission is coming soon, your ghost script."

Yang Xiao vaguely felt that something was wrong with the feeling the director gave him today. It was not today, but it was different from the feeling he had when he called not long ago. But what exactly went wrong, he couldn't tell for a while.

The next second, Nalan Shuo raised his head and smiled with a bitter smile, "Xiao Yang, I just received the ghost script on my way here.