It can be said that I have been quite frustrated for more than a month after returning from Taiwan.
This time we went to Taiwan, although we successfully solved a curse incident and became the first person in the history of Bureau 749 to successfully crack the cursed object. However, after the incident was resolved, we deliberately hid it from the Bureau in order to have time to play in Taiwan.
The incident progressed, but somehow the bureau discovered it.
At first, Zhang Mo and the others wanted to make some excuses, but when Wang Jun took out the bug from the satellite phone in front of us, we realized that our every move had long been under the surveillance of the bureau.
.With no excuse at all, we can only accept the punishment from the bureau honestly.
Of course the punishment mentioned here cannot be corporal punishment, but compared to what we are going to do next, I would rather they give us some corporal punishment.
In the past month, the four of us have been responsible for almost all the daily work of the entire investigation office. In addition to handling the printing and photocopying of documents in various departments, we have even done the cleaning and sanitation work in the offices of various departments in the bureau, and even in the toilets.
It was thrown to us. In the end, the third section of the Investigation Department almost turned into a logistics section.
What makes me feel most aggrieved is that Zhang Mo, as the direct instigator of this punishment, did not have any trouble. Because he successfully broke a curse, his status in the bureau has become more and more consolidated, and he has suddenly become a supernatural incident.
As an ace investigator, whenever the other two departments encounter supernatural incidents, they scramble for his help.
So in the end, the punishment given to Zhang Mo by the bureau was to let him solve all the supernatural incidents he had accumulated during his outings. This punishment was basically the same as not being given anything.
Another thing that makes me a little frustrated is Lin Qianyi's attitude towards me. When Luo Lin and I kissed goodbye at the airport that day, Zhang Mo and the others actually didn't leave at all, but hid near the security checkpoint and peeped.
After we knew that what we were doing was seen by them, I was originally worried that Lin Qianyi would be jealous of it, but in the end I found that Lin Qianyi seemed not to have any regard for me and Luo Lin kissing each other goodbye.
She didn't seem to have the slightest idea, let alone being jealous. After returning to the bureau, she, Zhang Mo and the others often teased me about this matter, which made me very depressed.
On this day, I, San Pang, and Lin Qianyi were pushing a sweeper out of Wang Jun's office, and the cell phone in my pocket suddenly rang.
I just took out the phone and before I had time to see who made the call, I heard Lin Qianyi suddenly say to San Pang: "Xiao Zhu, do you think this call was made by Miss Luo?"
"It's possible, maybe Miss Luo misses him?"
"Sister Lin, you three!" I yelled dissatisfied. Just as I was about to explain to them that what I left for Luo Lin was just the number of the satellite phone, not the phone I have now, but I suddenly discovered that,
I have never seen the number on the phone.
I suddenly felt a little strange. The phone numbers of the people I met after joining the 749 Bureau were basically stored in this phone. Therefore, if it was someone I knew, the phone should display the other person’s name, and since
Now that my name is not displayed on my phone, it means that this call was made by a stranger.
But how could a stranger have my number?
I think so because the mobile phone numbers assigned to us investigators in the 749 Bureau are different from the mobile phone numbers generally available on the market. Nowadays, the mobile phone numbers used by most people on the market are eleven digits long, but our 749 Bureau
The mobile phone number provided by the bureau is a special nine-digit number.
Therefore, except when we proactively report our phone numbers to others, it is almost impossible for strangers to call our mobile phones.
Thinking of this, I looked at the calling area code on my phone and found that the call seemed to be coming from Hubei.
Hubei? Do I know anyone there?
After thinking for a while, I suddenly slapped my forehead and cursed myself. Damn it, don't Jiang Kai's parents and his daughter live in Hubei? How could I forget them?
Jiang Kai, that was my colleague and best friend when I was working at the auction house. During the Buddha statue incident, Jiang Kai saved my life and died tragically in the hands of the Buddha statue. Therefore, I have always felt guilty about him. After joining
After the 749th game, I went to his hometown once and met Jiang Kai's parents and the only daughter he left behind.
During that visit, I did leave a business card with my mobile phone number on it. Therefore, this call from Hubei could and could only be from them.
Thinking about it carefully, I have never contacted them since I went to Hubei during my last vacation. Although I have sent them money during this period, I don’t know how they are doing.
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And there is another thing that makes me a little worried, that is, Jiang Kai's parents are honest and conscientious rural people. They will call me suddenly, maybe something serious has happened.
So, I immediately picked up the phone.
There seemed to be some noise on the other end of the phone. I blocked one ear and shouted into the phone: "Hello, I'm Lin Sijiu, is this Uncle Jiang?"
"Xiao Lin? I'm your Uncle Jiang!" I heard the other end of the phone say: "Oh, Xiao Lin, why is your phone number nine digits? If this phone number hadn't been able to get through, I would have thought it was you.
The card was printed incorrectly."
I said: "Uncle Jiang, I will explain this to you later. How did you think of calling me? Did something happen at home? Or are you facing financial difficulties? If you want money, just ask and I will give it to you right away.
You call over."
Jiang's father said politely on the phone: "No, no, Xiaolin, why are you sending us so much money every month? We have enough money here, and we don't need you to send us any more money."
"Then what's going on here, Uncle Jiang?"
Father Jiang on the other end of the phone was suddenly silent for a while, as if he had some difficulty but didn't want to trouble me.
Seeing this, I said again: "Uncle Jiang, if you have something to say, just say it. I have said before that Jiang Kai saved my life, so in this life, Jiang Kai's family is my family, and you treat me as yours."
My son, if you want me to do anything, just ask, don’t worry!"
"This, this..." Jiang's father hesitated on the other end of the phone for a long time, and then he said to me hesitantly: "Xiao Lin, what happened to Jiang Kai is that he was not lucky. How can we blame you? You don't have to keep it.
Keep it in mind. But...this time I really have something to ask you for help."
"Okay, just ask." I said.
"Okay, um, I just want to ask, Xiaolin, are you a policeman?"
Police? I was a little confused at first, but then I understood. Because the identity of the 749th Bureau cannot be disclosed, the business card I left for Jiang Kai’s family was a business card from the Ministry of Public Security, and my name was clearly written on it.
His identity is that he is a police officer from the Criminal Investigation Bureau under the Ministry of Public Security.
So I said to him: "Yes, Uncle Jiang, I am now with the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security. What's wrong?"
"Oh, the Ministry of Public Security? Isn't that bigger than the police station? Xiao Lin, you really can't do it anymore, now it's the government? It's amazing, it's amazing..." Jiang's father sighed for a while, then calmed down, and said
I continued, "In this case, I won't hide it from you. Xiao Lin, the person who wants your help this time is actually not me, but Xiao Lili. Something happened to her."
Little Lili... isn't that Jiang Kai's daughter? When Jiang Kai left, he left behind a daughter named Jiang Lili. She should still be in elementary school this year, but I remember that she is only in the second grade now, right? So young
What could happen to a child? He still needs to call the police for help?
I asked with some confusion, but Father Jiang on the other end of the phone said to me: "Hey, Xiao Lin, it's really hard to talk about this on the phone. If possible, can you come to our place?"
I scratched my head and said with some distress: "Well...Uncle Jiang, it's difficult to ask for leave at my job here. If you don't explain clearly what happened, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to rush over immediately."
"It's really hard to tell, Xiao Lin, you should have heard the noise around you, right? I'm calling a public phone now, it's really inconvenient."
What on earth was it that was so inconvenient to say outside? I couldn’t help but feel a little disgusted with Jiang’s father’s hesitation, but when I thought about it, I knew that Jiang’s father was not a bad person. He must have had some reasons for doing this. And what happened this time
Since it is related to Jiang Lili, it is even more impossible for me to ignore it.
Jiang Lili is the only flesh and blood left by Jiang Kai in this world. No matter what, I cannot ignore her matter.
Thinking of this, I agreed to Jiang's father's request on the phone and decided to go to Hubei. After asking about their current address, I hung up the phone, but I was thinking about how to ask Gao Liang for this holiday later.
?
After all, except for Zhang Mo, all of us in the third department have unfinished punishments. Under such circumstances, I have to ask for leave for personal reasons, and I don’t know if Gao Liang will approve it.
[Author's digression]: A new chapter begins. I believe many people have experienced and heard part of this story when they were young.