Between mountains and seas

Regarding the situation of the chief of the special affairs department, Shao Jingxing had already learned a lot from Huo Qing.

Qi Tongmin, 48 years old, has been in the special affairs department for 26 years. His qualifications and ability are outstanding enough, and he is also quite skillful in foreign affairs. The evidence is that since he took over as the section chief, all the treatment of the special affairs department has improved.

It is said that it was for this reason that Gu Sheng, the successor of the old section chief, voluntarily withdrew from the competition and recommended Qi Tongmin, while he turned to form a new third action team.

Although the nature of the work is the same, and entrusting him to build a new team seems to be very important, but leaving the capital area to go to the south where there was no fixed station before, no matter how you look at it, it means leaving the center of power or even exile.

Anyway, Shao Jingxing secretly thought so.Of course, it is also possible that he has been with Shao Zhongyan for a long time and has been infected with conspiracy theories, but judging from Su Zheng's attitude towards Huo Qing, he does not believe that the Special Affairs Department, as an organizational department, will really be as clear as water and white as paper , there is no dark side at all.

However, despite some dark guesses, Shao Jingxing had to admit that Qi Tongmin was a very attractive person.Unlike Gu Sheng, who is as gentle as an elder, he looks more like your peers—yes, no matter how much your age difference is with him, you can still feel that he is like your peers.

"Today, there are two new colleagues who joined the special affairs department. Let me introduce them first." Qi Tongmin nodded to everyone, then said with a smile, and even looked at Gu Sheng with a special smile, "This is Gu Rong .Although he is not very old, he has served in the peacekeeping force for three years and has done third-class service twice. This year he awakened his abilities, so he joined us."

"Wow, when did Brother Gu Rong awaken his ability?" Ji Xiaojiu asked Gu Sheng in a low voice while applauding to welcome him.

Gu Sheng's expression was a little complicated, he just shook his head slightly, but didn't answer.

Qi Tongmin smiled and said: "Maybe everyone can see that Gu Rong is very similar to Deputy Section Chief Gu—yes, he is the son of Deputy Section Chief Gu, and he inherits his father's will." However, his voice changed, " Although they are father and son, I have already taken Gu Rong to the second action team first, so please don't fight me."

Someone laughed kindly at the bottom: "Qi Ke, this is not good, how can you rob someone's son with Gu Fu?"

The person who spoke was the middle-aged woman in the logistics department, and Qi Tongmin smiled at her: "Because Deputy Section Chief Gu also entered, so we will share one for each of us."

"Ah!" The middle-aged woman slapped her thigh with a look of heartache on her face, "After all, let Vice Gu snatch her away. I said, Vice Gu, it's the most suitable for this young man to come to our logistics department, right?"

Gu Sheng didn't smile until now: "Vice Yan, this is Xiao Shao's own thoughts."

"It's this young man, right?" Deputy Yan turned directly to Shao Jingxing, sizing him up carelessly, "You said your operation team, what are you doing with such good-looking young men? What a waste!"

This made Gu Sheng shake his head: "Vice Yan, you should also pay attention..."

There was more laughter underneath.Apparently, everyone has an understanding of this deputy Yan's outspokenness.

Qi Tongmin took advantage of the situation and clicked on Shao Jingxing: "This is Shao Jingxing, another new colleague of ours. He is from Linghai City and is a new talent discovered by Deputy Section Chief Gu. He has very special abilities—maybe everyone has heard of it. His ability can eliminate the power of mountains and seas in the body of the alien beast during the cooking process and turn them into normal food. That's why Deputy Section Chief Yan really wants to send him to the logistics department."

This introduction immediately aroused a murmur of discussion, and Deputy Section Chief Yan even directly sent an invitation to Shao Jingxing: "Xiao Shao, why don't you come to our logistics department, you don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun every day with their operation team, and you can't get out of here." What a pity to be dark."

Shao Jingxing scratched his hair, and smiled embarrassedly at Deputy Section Chief Yan: "Thank you, Deputy Yan, for your concern, but I can't get a tan."

Deputy Section Chief Yan laughed, and nodded as if admiring Shao Jingxing: "It's good if you don't tan."

Seriously, this deputy section chief Yan looks just like those aunts in the sub-district office.By the way, it is the kind of aunt who will ask you "Are you married? Have you had a baby? Don't pick/don't procrastinate when you are not young".Anyway, besides being acquainted, Shao Jingxing couldn't see that she had any special skills to enter the special affairs department.

As if seeing what he was thinking, Huo Qing said in a low voice: "Mu He was planted by Deputy Section Chief Yan. As for the several animals that are confirmed to be edible in the world of mountains and seas, half of them were eaten by Deputy Section Chief Yan. For example, cattle and fish."

"Try it?" Shao Jingxing couldn't help but think of Shennong tasting herbs.And he also remembered the salted beef and fish meat he had eaten at Huo Qing's place, it was really unpalatable.If he was allowed to try this kind of thing every day, his life would be worse than death.

Huo Qing nodded slightly.Ji Xiaojiu heard it, and immediately came over and added in a low voice: "Deputy Section Chief Yan's ability is self-healing. In the past, there was no suitable analysis instrument, and many strange beasts did not clearly record the effect of eating. She would taste it. Later, it was because of the taste. There are too many things, and she is not in good health now. Fortunately, there are analyzers and experimental animals later, so she doesn’t need to taste them herself, so she turns to research on planting wood grains, so now there are wood grains in the special affairs department Food production, even in small quantities, is better than eating bad stuff from start to finish."

After she explained this, Aunt Yan——no, the image of Deputy Section Chief Yan suddenly became taller in Shao Jingxing's heart.Although he couldn't fight, Deputy Section Chief Yan made a huge contribution.

"So she likes you." Ji Xiaojiu chuckled, "You promised me not to go to the logistics department."

"No." Shao Jingxing promised again.Although Deputy Section Chief Yan is admirable, he still has to follow Huo Qing.

Fortunately, Deputy Section Chief Yan didn't seem to have any intention of buying or selling by force, and after introducing him, Qi Tongmin moved on to the next topic, which was about the "opening" incident of the cemetery.

When this matter was brought up, everyone became serious.

Opening the door is not a big deal. Although it is rare to accidentally open the door due to an explosion, it is not unheard of. Otherwise, why would there be a watchman?The trouble is, when the door is opened, unexpected beasts pour out. This is what we are going to discuss today.

Rao Mountain is a relatively safe place. If the door of this place is opened, there will be a beast horde, so what about the door that is placed in an important place?For example, will the door connecting Beiming in Buzhou Mountain be opened one day, and Kunpeng will rush out with countless sea beasts?Wouldn't that mean that Dayu's water control will be staged again!

So as soon as the news came out, everyone who was able to come came to the meeting, including the logistics department, but it wasn't like Ji Xiaojiu said that they came here specifically to win him over.

Regarding this matter, it was Su Zheng who gave the report.Since he did not personally participate in the battle in the cemetery, his report stated that it was based on the descriptions of Huo Qing and the guards, as well as the circumstantial evidence provided by Qiu Yizhu.But no one questioned it, because although there was no fifth person to witness the large group of alien beasts, the types of alien beasts they killed were far beyond what Rao Shan should have, and those mutated striders were enough to prove everything up.

So after Su Zhengnian finished counting the dead beasts, there was a murmur of discussion in the conference room, and someone immediately asked a question: "Why is there such a situation in Raoshan? It wasn't there when the door was opened for inspection last time." Is it abnormal?"

Shao Jingxing observed for a while, and the person who asked this question was a man in his thirties from the action group—he could tell right away that the gate of the cemetery had been spot-checked half a year ago, so he was considered a leader in the group, right?

"There was nothing abnormal when we opened the door last time." Qi Tongmin answered this question, and after he finished speaking, he glanced at Huo Qing and Shao Jingxing, "What's even more strange is that when we immediately opened the door to check again, those abnormal The beasts have all disappeared, and there are still only owls and camels in Rao Mountain, but from some traces, it can be judged that there are indeed other strange beasts that have entered Rao Mountain and preyed on camels."

The alien beast like the camel is basically the lowest. Its alienation means that its skin is tougher, its hooves are sharper, and its running speed is faster. It can be said that it is at the bottom of the food chain. Any larger alien beast, such as Roe owls and dragon nephews can prey on it.Therefore, with so many strange beasts gathered in Rao Mountain, they were the most unlucky ones, and they were almost wiped out.

Su Zheng added: "Besides, in Rao Mountain, we have not found the reason for the alienation for the time being, and it is possible that those striders did not alienate in Rao Mountain." He also glanced at Shao Jingxing, "Of course, our search time is not timely enough. It may also be one of the reasons."

It wasn't that they didn't want to search immediately, but because Shao Jingxing was kidnapped by Brother Shi and others the next day. Everyone was busy saving people, and they didn't formally organize people to go to Rao Mountain until he was rescued. It had been several days.

But Su Zheng didn't mention this point, which made Shao Jingxing feel more fond of him.

"It's also because I'm out of town." Qi Tongmin took the responsibility on himself casually, "The second operation team is short of manpower. If you enter rashly, if the beast tide hits and the door cannot be closed, it will be even more troublesome."

Then someone asked: "Before that—it was the third team and the guards who stopped the beast tide?"

There was a bit of skepticism in this man's words, but the others felt the same way.The second group is in charge of the northern area. Although the most dangerous place is not here for the world of mountains and seas, the capital is different after all. Even if there are strange beasts with little lethality, it may cause serious consequences, so the second group always has people Not to mention staying behind, the logistics is also here, and there are some combat personnel.If this is not enough manpower, how did the previous beast tide be stopped?Could it be that the people in the third group are so powerful?

As for the watchman, no one mentioned it.The watchman is not a dedicated combatant, and he has been guarding here for more than ten years, and everyone knows what level he is.

For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Gu Sheng and the others.The third group has not been formed for a long time. Except for Gu Sheng, who is a veteran, the rest are almost newcomers.Of course, they had heard that there was a young man who was particularly capable of fighting in the third group, but was he so good?

If you can perform action groups, everyone is a superhuman who can fight.But listen to what the report says?There are several roe owls alone, and there is a mountain ash that blows a strong wind, and there are also scorpions, a group of mutant striders, a large group of owls, and maybe nearly a hundred striders, just four people--three if the guards are removed. A—is it that powerful?

Oh, according to the report, among these three people, there are two in the third group, besides Huo Qing, there is also this newcomer.Hey, what did you say about his ability just now?It seems to be suitable for logistics, right?

Shao Jingxing was a little scared.The people in these action teams all looked capable of fighting, and all of them had sharp eyes. Even if there was no malice but just judgment, it felt like a knife was scraping the face.

Huo Qing sat forward a little, and said calmly, "It's because Jing Xing borrowed the Tongtian rhinoceros horn from a friend. We lit the rhinoceros horn fire and drove those strange beasts back before closing the door."

"Tiantian Rhinoceros Horn!"

"Which friend did you borrow this from? Who can have this thing?"

"I haven't heard of anyone receiving it..."

After a while of whispering, some people showed a clear look, but some people looked at Huo Qing and Shao Jingxing more solemnly.The report also listed the types and numbers of the beasts that were killed, and these alone are enough; and there are not many people here who can borrow the horn of the Tongtian rhinoceros.

But the more important issue now is the matter of Rao Shan. Qi Tongmin tapped on the table lightly, diverted everyone's attention, and then said: "It seems that the reason for the alien beasts to disperse is because the rhinoceros horns of the sky are shining to drive them away." As for the mutant striders—because there is no source of variation found in Rao Mountain, we tend to think that this is normal evolution."

"I'm afraid not." Huo Qing said again.

What he said was a little blunt, especially when Qi Tongmin denied his statement just after he finished his conclusion, it immediately attracted Su Zheng's dissatisfied stares.

It's not just Su Zheng.Shao Jingxing glanced around. The people in the second group all looked a little displeased, and even some people in the first group and the logistics department frowned slightly.

Huo Qing is too straightforward.Shao Jingxing couldn't help thinking.He was about to explain, when Gu Sheng leaned forward slightly, and coughed lightly: "When Jing Xing was kidnapped, he met a mutated yellowtail on the mountain. Because of Jing Xing's understanding of the world of mountains and seas, The creature is not familiar, and it is not yet certain whether it is a secondary mutation, so we did not say it immediately. We checked the information based on his description, and we were sure that it was a mutant silverfish."

Now the conference room was full of discussions.

The people here are not two swords like Shao Jingxing, Shiyu comes from Rao Mountain, and the Cotoneaster Mountain belongs to the same family as Rao Mountain, everyone knows it.If the silverfish also mutates, then the source of the mutation is Rao Mountain, which is very likely.

Su Zheng's face darkened slightly.But he still respects Gu Sheng very much: "Deputy Gu, but we searched carefully in Raoshan, and we really didn't find the cause of the mutation."

Shao Jingxing said in a low voice: "It may be a kind of beads. The tiger fish mutated after swallowing it, and the mutated tiger fish all ran away, so I couldn't find it..." As for those striders, they were not Raoshan's creatures in the first place. As long as you run faster according to nature, you will never find it.

Qi Tongmin raised his eyebrows: "Zhuzi? Xiao Shao, can you explain it carefully?"

So it was time for Shao Jingxing's report.

To be honest, Shao Jingxing was really not nervous about speaking in public. Of course, it would be better if the eyes of those staring at him were not so sharp.And when it comes to Jiuqu Zhu, Hu Yuan must be mentioned, and Hu Yuan's purpose of pulling him to the antique street must be mentioned, so halfway through the talk, he heard someone whispering from below: "He is Bi City Group——" Although the words behind him were unclear, someone must have found out his identity.

Nothing to be ashamed of.Shao Jingxing comforted himself.He used to be idle, unlearned and incompetent, and he didn't have all kinds of poisons, so it's okay even if his identity is known.

While comforting himself, he finished the report.As he expected, everyone started to discuss immediately: "Jiuqu Zhu, is there really such a thing? There is no mention of mutation ability in the records."

"The question is not whether there is any ability to mutate. It would be understandable if it was just a grayling mutating, but why are so many alien beasts gathering in Raoshan? Do they know that there are such beads there?"

"Raoshan has never heard of producing this."

"If there is a birth, why didn't you attract strange beasts before?"

Does this count as questioning his statement?Shao Jingxing couldn't help but glanced at Huo Qing nervously.Huo Qing leaned forward slightly: "Speaking of this matter, I actually wanted to submit a report about the fact that several doors on the mountain spider's boundary lead to the Antique Street... I think, This kind of bead is likely to attract strange beasts."

Su Zheng couldn't help but said: "This is also a guess, right? Are there only those two doors on the mountain spider's land? And it's also possible that there is a connection with Linghai City. Or—"

He wanted to say something more, but Qi Tongmin spoke first: "In this case, we should first investigate the origin of that bead in Linghai City."

He knocked on the table again: "Although it is speculation, it is also a direction of investigation. Although there is no corresponding record in Jiuquzhu, we all know that no record does not mean that there is no fact. Of course there is another possibility, this thing is not The Jiuqu Bead is a new thing that we haven't discovered yet. Since Xiao Shao discovered two of them, and they are definitely the same kind, and one of them has contact with the mutated grayling, we should pay attention to it."

Su Zheng couldn't help but said in a low voice: "But where do we start... Besides, there's the matter of He Maochuan..."

Everyone showed similar expressions - there are too many things to do, and there are really not enough people.

"I've asked people from the third group to investigate this matter." Gu Sheng said slowly, looking at Qi Tongmin, "Just now Xiao Su mentioned He Maochuan, this matter is indeed very important, mainly what He Maochuan talked about The living stone that arrived, has anyone heard of it?"