Inadvertently, I heard a slight snore coming from my ears.
Turning around, he saw Jiang Feng holding his arms and resting his head on his shoulder, already dozing off.
On the other side, Wu Xiaoqian crossed her arms across her chest, lowered her head, her eyes were too sleepy to open, and she leaned toward him limply.
Gao Fei was sandwiched between the two "sleeping cats" and couldn't move. He smiled helplessly and could only hold back his drowsiness until the police car drove back to town.
When they arrived at the guest house, Jiang Feng and Wu Xiaoqian were no longer sleepy and chatted about what to eat in the evening.
Ma Tao was sitting in the smoking area of the hotel lobby. He obviously had "Jiaozi" in his pocket, but he didn't smoke, so he insisted on smoking "Huazi".
"Tao'er, Hua Zi is old and expensive, can we go to Yuxi?" Wang Daqing discussed with him.
"That won't work! I have to get a piece of Hua Zi today, otherwise I won't be able to sleep well!" Ma Tao shook his head like a rattle.
Jin Zhijian went to the bar and bought a box of soft Chinese, opened it and gave it to Ma Tao and Wang Daqing, three old smokers, and sat around on the sofa, puffing and chatting nonsense.
Seeing Gao Fei approaching, Jin Zhijian handed him the cigarette.
Gao Fei didn't have the habit of smoking, but he still took the cigarette and put it behind his ear.
This journey of chasing the murderer in the ancient tomb has gone through many hardships and dangers, and the harvest has been quite fruitful.
Everyone has accumulated a lot of experience points. During the break, Gao Fei and his teammates were promoted to lower levels.
Jiang Feng spent 21,000 experience points to upgrade the special police to level 8, with 11,425 points remaining.
After upgrading, her free attributes and free expertise will become four.
"Defensive Bracers" has completed level 3 synchronization, ac8.
Ma Tao also upgraded the SWAT to level 8, with 13,775 experience points remaining, which he kept for later use.
Wang Daqing upgraded the special police officer to level 7, with 18575 experience points remaining.
Goofy has accumulated the most experience points, with an inventory of 50,900 points.
His consistent principle is that if the main profession "Tiangong Special Police" can be upgraded, he should upgrade it as much as possible, and if the sub-profession cannot be upgraded, he should not upgrade it.
Spending 30,000 experience points, Gao Fei upgraded the SWAT from level 8 to level 10 in one go, leaving 20,900 points for spare.
After upgrading two levels in a row, he now has 5 free specialties, plus 5 free attributes.
In addition, the level 10 "Tiangong SWAT" also received a new professional ability - "Mastery Reset".
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Mastery Reset: Spends 1 minute to reset free feats and free attributes.
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The time required to clean points has been shortened from 10 minutes to 1 minute, making it more flexible and able to adapt to actual needs on the battlefield.
Wu Xiaoqian, a non-staff member of the SWAT team, has also accumulated a lot of experience points.
The life dice rise to 11hd, and it is one step closer to evolving again.
As for what new abilities will evolve in the future?
Even she herself is still unknown.
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This business trip of Gao Fei's team was expected to take one week, but actually the task was completed in four days.
There were only three days of vacation left, so they were not too busy going home. They just vacationed in Mulan Township, going to the hunting ground to practice their marksmanship, and shoot pheasants, wild ducks, rabbits and so on.
If you're lucky, you might even see a wild boar.
Wu Xiaoqian enthusiastically offered to be their tour guide and accompany them throughout the whole process of sightseeing and camping in the mountains.
The camping spot is located deep in the forest farm, and the nearby old residential area was originally the family area of the state-owned logging factory. They are all bungalows.
The logging camp has long been gone, and now there are no traces of young people in this dilapidated community. Only a group of old men and old ladies are left stubbornly clinging to the old way of life.
Every morning and after dinner, Gao Fei and Jiang Feng often come here for a walk, and Wu Xiaoqian sometimes accompanies them.
Gao Fei noticed that in this depressed old neighborhood, there were only two large houses that were very popular.
A big house is a church.
The other building is also a church.
On Sunday morning, Gao Fei passed by one of the country churches while taking a walk and heard hymns coming from the window in the distance.
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"Our Father in heaven: hallowed be your name."
"Thy kingdom come; thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
"Give us this day our daily bread."
"Forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors."
"Lead us not into temptation; deliver us from evil."
"For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours forever and ever. Amen."
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Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere of singing, Gao Fei stopped unconsciously and looked into the church through the window.
In the softly lit hall, there are old men and women sitting on the benches.
On the opposite wall are pictures of the Passion of Christ, a statue of the Virgin Mary, and a bright red national flag.
Gao Fei was lost in thought when the window opened and an old lady wearing a headscarf smiled at him.
"Good morning, fellow seekers!"
Gao Fei was stunned for a moment and nodded to the kind-hearted old woman.
"Hello, I'm a tourist passing by. I hope I didn't disturb your worship."
"Don't bother, don't bother, do you want to come in and sit down?"
Under the old lady's warm invitation, Gao Fei had no choice but to walk into the church and sit on the bench next to her.
The old lady was holding a Bible and preaching to him.
Frankly speaking, with Gao Fei's shallow theological knowledge, he could tell that her understanding of the Bible was too superficial. Her various interpretations had the naivety of a country woman, which reminded him of that old joke:
The Empress of the East Palace bakes big cakes, and the Empress of the West Palace peels green onions.
Just when he was absent-minded, the old lady closed her scriptures, walked to the podium with hobbling steps, and began to preach.
It turns out that she is the pastor of this country church.
Gao Fei listened for a while and gradually became interested.
Apart from those clichés about advising people to do good, the main purpose of the old lady's sermon was to raise donations.
This is not surprising.
What surprised Gao Fei was the purpose of the donation.
After listening to the old lady's words, he realized that the epidemic had become serious again recently.
Especially along the northeastern border, many cases of imported infections have been discovered, and several small towns in border areas have entered a state of emergency.
In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, strict city closure measures had to be implemented. The lives of local people were very inconvenient, and the supply of daily necessities was once in short supply.
Churches across the border have taken active action, serving as volunteers to assist the governments of affected areas in maintaining order and delivering fresh vegetables and fruits to closed communities. For this purpose, donations need to be raised.
After receiving the news, the church here in Mulan Township is also actively organizing fundraising activities to help believers in distant places share their worries and solve their problems.
Gao Fei felt mixed after hearing this. He touched his pocket and wanted to donate some money.
However, he soon realized that he didn't have a penny in his pocket.
Living in a big city, electronic payment is very convenient.
At some point, he had forgotten the habit of carrying money when he went out, and he even felt unfamiliar with banknotes.
