Between mountains and seas

Chapter 66

When he came out of the conference room, Shao Jingxing let out a long breath and slumped his stiff shoulders -- he had been sitting upright just now, but now his back seemed to be aching.

"Why are you nervous?" Ji Xiaojiu laughed, "It's just a meeting."

"It's the first time we met." Shao Jingxing defended himself, refusing to admit that he was nervous, "I also did it for the image of our third action team."

However, it must be said that in the end, this meeting did not yield much.First, Raoshan did not find a clear reason for the change; second, no one had heard of Jiuquzhu and living stones, even if they were similar things.

"Even Li Zhu was the only one who proposed it." Shao Jingxing said in a low voice.

"Of course." Ji Xiaojiu was a little proud, "I'm a living archive."

"Then they still..." Shao Jingxing swallowed halfway through his words.It may also be that he is supercilious, anyway, when Ji Xiaojiu proposed Lizhu, he always felt that there was some disapproval in the eyes that he looked at.

Shrugging her shoulders, Ji Xiaojiu said nonchalantly, "Because I'm famous." She paused and added, "I'm as famous as Brother Huo. Brother Huo is famous and can fight, and I'm a famous good-for-nothing—— I'm not confused, I'm not qualified to enter the special affairs department."

Shao Jingxing finally remembered that Ji Xiaojiu had no supernatural powers: "But you can memorize so much information——"

"Look more, and I will remember it naturally." Ji Xiaojiu shrugged again, "And my memory is good because I chose the right name. If I wasn't born in Ji's family and didn't take this name, I wouldn't have Such a memory."

Shao Jingxing was dumbfounded: "What does this have to do with the name?"

"Didn't I tell you that the names of our family members all come from divination." They walked slowly along the corridor, and when Ji Xiaojiu talked about this, she was somewhat proud and frustrated, "I was in The memory is a little better than ordinary people, but nothing else. That’s why I took up the word Yu when I chose the name. You know that although there are shortcomings, it can’t cover up the advantages. At that time, the word was used, and the elders of divination In other words, this word can give full play to my strengths, so that I don't have to hide my flaws. Therefore, my memory is particularly outstanding."

"The name is so important?" In the past, Shao Jingxing thought it was inconceivable that the names of the Ji family should be divined, but he didn't know that there was such a magical effect.

"It only has such an effect on the Ji family." Huo Qing said lightly from the side, "It also has something to do with their blood."

"Well." Ji Xiaojiu was a little sleepy, "Speaking of which, I'm pretty useless at home. It's said that I have a good memory, but it's actually not a supernatural power. And now that everyone has a computer, a good memory doesn't matter. How useful it is. No matter how good it is, can it remember clearly and search faster than a computer?"

"That's not necessarily true, is it?" Shao Jingxing didn't think that was the case, "Then everyone has a computer and can search, why is it that you are the only one who proposed Li Zhu and no one else can tell?"

Ji Xiaojiu lowered her head: "I don't know if I'm right yet."

"It doesn't matter whether it's right or not, it's also a clue." Shao Jingxing said affirmatively, and turned to Huo Qing for knowledge, "Are you right?"

"Yes." Huo Qing nodded, "The computer can search, but when it comes to association and analysis, it's not as good as you."

"嗤——" There was a chuckle from the side, and someone walked past them without turning their heads, and only left a sentence lightly, "There are many people who can associate and analyze. Anyone who is not surnamed Ji can enter the special Is it a matter?"

Ji Xiaojiu pursed her lips and said nothing.This is also true, if her surname is not Ji, she will be taken away and recruited after being alienated into a tengu, and it is impossible for her to enter the special affairs department.

Shao Jingxing didn't think so, and pointed at the man's back, he said: "If the surname is not Ji, he has no special abilities, why should he come to the special affairs department to do such a dangerous job!" It was as if he had just learned about Shanhai World At that time, he had awakened his abilities, and he didn't even want to enter the special affairs department!

The person in front of him paused, as if he wanted to turn around and refute, but in the end he didn't speak, and just walked away faster.

Shao Jingxing was still a little annoyed, so he turned to Ji Xiaojiu and said, "Don't pay attention to them. This proves that you have a high awareness!" At least it is much higher than his awareness!

"Besides, are people with supernatural powers willing to join the Special Affairs Department? Are they all willing to contribute to the protection of world peace?" Shao Jingxing couldn't stop talking, "If that's the case, will the Special Affairs Department still feel that there are not enough people? Those with supernatural powers are not willing to come, those without supernatural powers are willing to come, and those who are picky are picky, what's wrong!"

Unknowingly, his voice became louder and louder, attracting the attention of everyone in the corridor, so that when he finished speaking, he looked up and found that almost everyone was staring at him.

Shao Jingxing only felt that his scalp was blown, but if he shrinks at this time, it will affect the image of the third group too much, and he feels that what he said is right, there is no need to shrink back, so he bites the bullet and straightens up back, and stared back at the others.

But those people's eyes were too sharp, Shao Jingxing felt that he couldn't stand it after a few glances.Just when he couldn't help but wanted to shrink back, the figure flickered, and Huo Qing was already standing in front of him, looking around calmly.

The pressure suddenly decreased, and Shao Jingxing heaved a sigh of relief.At this time, the beep sounded when the elevator arrived, and everyone looked away. Those who went downstairs went downstairs, and those who talked talked, and the previous atmosphere was restored.

"Huh—" Shao Jingxing subconsciously wiped away the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, and whispered, "Fortunately, you blocked it for me, these people are so vicious..."

Huo Qing glanced back at him, feeling a little helpless: "No one murdered you..." In fact, most of these people should still agree with Shao Jingxing's words, and he just wanted to see who was fighting, and——Shao ​​Jingxing His voice was a bit loud, and as a newcomer, everyone was a little surprised that he was so loud.

It's just that the gazes of these people... Given Shao Jingxing's cowardly character, they might really be a bit unbearable.Moreover, the gaze of the supernatural beings is also stressful. He stood up to protect Shao Jingxing from the pressure of these supernatural abilities.

Shao Jingxing muttered softly: "I think they are fierce. They are very unfriendly to our third group."

Huo Qing looked at his thoughts, and the corners of his lips twitched slightly: "Don't be delusional, it's not that serious."

Ji Xiaojiu spoke for Shao Jingxing: "Brother Shao is speaking for me. Brother Shao, thank you."

"Cough, thank you." Shao Jingxing waved his hand, and suddenly remembered something, "Where's Uncle Gu?"

"Talk to Brother Gu Rong over there." Ji Xiaojiu really had a good eye, and had already seen it.Then she lowered her voice again: "The relationship between Uncle Gu and Brother Gu Rong still doesn't seem to get along well. Uncle Gu doesn't seem to know when he comes back..."

Shao Jingxing looked over and saw that Gu Sheng was still in the meeting room. Through the glass wall, he and Gu Rong could be seen standing opposite each other. The expressions of the two of them really didn't look like the appearance of a father and son reunited after a long absence. It was a bit too serious. , it seems a little distant.

Not knowing what they said, Qi Tongmin walked up from behind, put his arms around Gu Rong's shoulders, and talked to Gu Sheng with a smile, looking as if he was enlivening the atmosphere.

"I don't know what they are talking about..." Shao Jingxing muttered unconsciously.

He hadn't expected an answer at all.The meeting room was at the end of the corridor, and the door was still closed, so they couldn't hear what was being said inside at this distance.But Ji Xiaojiu quickly answered him: "It seems that Uncle Gu was asking Brother Gu Rong why he didn't tell him he was coming back. Brother Gu Rong said that he submitted the application directly to the Special Affairs Department. Qi Ke said he approved it, forgot I told Uncle Gu that it was all his fault."

"Can you hear?" Shao Jingxing was taken aback.

"Xiao Jiu has learned lip language before." Huo Qing explained.Ji Xiaojiu is not a supernatural being, how could he have better ears than him?Shao Jingxing didn't think too much about it...

"Oh, that's even more powerful..."

"Just a little bit, let's read and guess..." Ji Xiaojiu blushed a little, "Brother Shao, how dare you praise me today."

Shao Jingxing was about to speak when Gu Sheng and others had already come out of the conference room.The expressions of the two father and son were still a little too serious, but Qi Tongmin smiled and greeted Shao Jingxing and others first: "The meeting is not short, are you hungry? Let's go to eat first."

Gu Sheng hesitated: "We—"

Qi Tongmin interrupted him with a smile: "I know you have to go back to Linghai, but you are not in a hurry for this meal, right? You are not hungry and I am not hungry. The young people are hungry. Let's go, first Eat. Especially Xiao Shao and A Rong are newcomers, don't you want to try our food?"

When he talked and laughed, he had an affinity, so 10 minutes later, they were sitting in the cafeteria of the special affairs department.

Not to mention, the food in the special affairs department is still acceptable.Of course, it's a bit simple for someone like Shao Jingxing who is well-clothed and well-fed, but by the standard of "canteen", it's already pretty good.

"Xiao Shao is not used to it, is he?" Qi Tongmin put a portion of fish-flavored shredded pork on the table, and sat down with a smile, "Try this. The dish in the cafeteria is still pretty good."

Shao Jingxing took a chopstick and thought it was really good, especially the bean paste for seasoning, which was quite distinctive.

"Xiao Shao is a gourmet." Qi Tongmin said with a smile, "This bean paste is specially made by the logistics department, and the chef relies on this to support the scene. So eat more."

So everyone stretched their chopsticks towards the shredded fish-flavored pork.

Here, Huo Qing was always silent, Gu Rong still had a serious face, Gu Sheng didn't speak, so even Ji Xiaojiu didn't dare to speak.

Shao Jingxing felt that it was like asking Qi Tongmin to sing a one-man show. After all, he was the chief of the section. Isn't that bad?So he had no choice but to say: "I don't know which brand it is, I will buy some later, and try to make it when I get home."

"Xiao Shao can also cook? Well, a man who can cook is a good man." Qi Tongmin smiled and praised him, and then turned the topic to serious business, "The matter of the living stone, He Maochuan said at that time Do you remember all the words?"

Shao Jingxing nodded: "I remember almost all of them. I wrote them all in the report." As long as he is willing to remember, his memory is not bad.

"Oh——" Qi Tongmin nodded, "You have made contributions again this time. Speaking of which, although you have just joined the special affairs department, you have already made a lot of contributions."

"No..." Shao Jingxing was modest, "This time it was really a coincidence, I didn't expect Chen Xiang to lead someone to kidnap me..."

"You said in the report that Chen Xiang thought of kidnapping you when he saw you using your supernatural ability to drive away bugs. You came to the capital, didn't you follow your uncle? Why did you do this again?"

Shao Jingxing then talked about Zhou Qingshan's affairs: "...It's all a coincidence. Speaking of which, Uncle Li gave me the rhinoceros horn. The cemetery is thanks to him."

"I already know this." Qi Tongmin smiled, "For Mr. Zhou Qingshan, although there are some things that he can't let him know, but for his help, the Special Affairs Department will also express it. Then about his daughter, you guys Got it figured out?"

"Not yet." Shao Jingxing suddenly remembered what he had promised Zhou Qingshan, "I plan to wait for her classmate to come back, and then go take a look. But..." This method may not be very reliable.He wanted to find out how to obtain the blood of the green clam, but he didn't have the means to do so.

"Indeed..." Qi Tongmin nodded, "Green clams are not particularly rare in the world of mountains and seas, and they are not aggressive. There are also many poachers who use them, and there are many channels for them to flow out to our world. It is a special event. It's hard to find out."

"Is that so..." Shao Jingxing originally wanted to ask Corey if he could do anything, but it turned out he couldn't.

Qi Tongmin sighed: "There are many difficulties in our work. Many things are clueless, and it is difficult to find clues. Qingxue blood is still good, at least there is nothing too dangerous. To say something irresponsible, Even if you can't find it, it's not a particularly important matter. At present, our main task is to deal with possible barrier cracks."

"But—" Shao Jingxing felt that he shouldn't refute the leader's words, but he still couldn't help it, so he hesitated, and finally said weakly, "If it's just the blood of green clams, it really doesn't matter. But if the blood of green clams doesn't work, then How about using another method?"

As he spoke, he thought of the curse he had encountered: "I'm fine, I finally met Huo Qing, but Shopkeeper Zheng..." And Xiao Zheng's wife died all of a sudden.

"That's right." Qi Tongmin didn't look displeased, but nodded to Gu Sheng with admiration, "Your vision is indeed good, and Xiao Shao is a very responsible person. The special affairs department needs such a person. His With such a special ability, in time, he will definitely become the pillar of the three groups."

Emma, ​​the section chief said he was a pillar...

To be honest, since high school, Shao Jingxing had only heard others say that he was a dude, a scumbag, and so on, and he thought that the word "dongliang" had nothing to do with him in his life.

He really wanted to get away with it, but he still had his senses after all. He knew that Qi Tongmin's compliment was more of an encouragement, after all, what they said was "in time".

"I will work hard and live up to the expectations of the leaders." This is the standard answer Shao Zhongyan taught him.

Qi Tongmin laughed, and patted him on the shoulder like an elder: "Okay. I am very optimistic about you and Xiao Gu."

Gu Rong had been eating seriously, and only now put down his chopsticks: "I will work hard too."

Ji Xiaojiu looked left and right, and felt that the atmosphere had eased up, so she whispered, "Brother Gu Rong, what kind of power did you awaken?"

Qi Tongmin replied: "It's the ability to predict."

"Wow!" Ji Xiaojiu opened her mouth wide with envy, "That's great!"

Gu Rong blushed a little when she saw it: "I can't say it's a premonition yet, it's just a vague premonition..."

"Cory will arrange corresponding training, and the abilities can also be upgraded gradually." Qi Tongmin said with a smile, looking at Gu Rong and then at Shao Jingxing, looking very relieved, "Should Xiao Shao also stay at the headquarters and talk to Xiao Gu?" Training together?"

"Ah? Me, I—" Shao Jingxing couldn't help but look at Huo Qing, "I've always trained with Huo Qing..."

"Oh—that's also very good. I also know some of Xiao Huo's training, and he is the most diligent. It is also very good for you to train with him." Qi Tongmin nodded, "If there is any need, it is not easy to solve it at Linghai. Anyone can apply for support from the headquarters.”

Shao Jingxing nodded quickly.Gu Sheng watched his son hesitate to speak.Seeing his eyes, Qi Tongmin smiled and patted him: "Old Gu, don't worry. Gu Rong will follow me, so you have nothing to worry about. But you guys, when you plan to return to Linghai, you will also bring some special products back to the third group The lads..."

The meal was pretty good. After the meal, Gu Sheng and Ji Xiaojiu went to the guest house of the Special Affairs Department, and Huo Qing sent Shao Jingxing home.As soon as the group broke up, Shao Jingxing couldn't help asking: "What's the matter with Uncle Gu and his son?" The relationship between the two fathers and sons was so stiff that the naked eye could tell.

Huo Qing hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "Actually, it has something to do with me too. I grew up with Uncle Gu, and Uncle Gu cared more about me than he did for Gu Rong, so he neglected him... Later, I entered the special case Ke, Gu Rong also wanted to join, but Uncle Gu said he didn’t have supernatural powers, so he refused. But Xiao Jiu also didn’t have supernatural powers... Gu Rong went abroad for peacekeeping in a fit of rage, and hasn’t had much contact with Uncle Gu in the past few years.”

"He still wants to enter the special affairs department so much?" Shao Jingxing was dumbfounded, "It's so dangerous, Xiao Jiu is only doing logistics. Isn't Uncle Gu not letting him in, is he protecting him?" If it were him, he wouldn't enter.

Huo Qing was amused by him and smiled: "Do you think Gu Rong is the same as you? Uncle Gu's father is in the special affairs department, and Uncle Gu is also there, so Gu Rong also wants to join." He hesitated again before saying "Actually, Uncle Gu and his father's abilities are not high. Some people say that the reason why their father and son are able to hold high positions in the Special Affairs Department is because Uncle Gu's father donated a piece of magic to Corey. Treasures, but as far as they are concerned, the name does not match the reality. Gu Rong wants to enter the special affairs department because he wants to prove to them that even without supernatural powers, he can go to the world of mountains and seas to fight."

Shao Jingxing listened for a long time with his mouth open, and asked the wrong focus every day: "What treasure?"

Huo Qing suddenly showed helplessness again: "Finishing the pen."