After taking his son for a walk downstairs, Gu Xizhou finally entered the house. He heard his phone vibrate. He picked it up and saw that it was a WeChat message.
"The old bureau chief is about to retire. Our deputy bureau chief is going to be promoted!"
"We were talking about this a while ago. I wonder who our new deputy bureau chief will be?"
"Insider information ~ I know ~"
"You don't want me? Do you know who it is? Who is it in the bureau? "
"Take a guess ~ 2333, beg me if you want to know!"
Gu Xizhou glanced at the message. He was not interested. It was definitely not him. If he was promoted to deputy bureau chief, he would suspect that there was some unspeakable insider information.
"Tsk, keep me in suspense."
"Are you going to tell me or not? I'm not going to beat you to death tomorrow."
"It's not from our bureau. The new deputy bureau chief was transferred from another province. He used to be a narcotics officer."
Gu Xizhou glanced at the new message on his phone and sat on the sofa. Gu Xizhou supported his chin with one hand and told Gu Zhizhi about what happened in the mission world. He did not mention the murder on the street today. After all, it was a serious case.
Gu Zhizhi was silent for a moment. He picked up his pen and wrote: I think the chains you mentioned are the key to the appearance of the mission world. A ghost might not have the sound of chains, but a ghost with chains must have a door to leave the mission world.
Gu Xizhou tapped the note twice with his index finger. "That seems to be the case. There were several ghosts in the mission world, but the only one with the sound of chains was Su Xiaomian. After opening the door, the memories we saw were also Su Xiaomian's."
Because Gu Zhizhi did not enter the mission world, he could only deduce from Gu Xizhou's description. The two chatted for a while.
Gu Zhizhi: By the way, don't go to work the day after tomorrow.
"What? Don't go to work? "
Gu Xizhou was stunned. He picked up the note and glanced at it. Gu Zhizhi asked him not to go to work?
Gu Zhizhi: Yes, there's something I need you to do.
"What's the matter?" Gu Xizhou raised his eyebrows. "You can't do it this weekend? Asking for leave is quite troublesome. "
Gu Zhizhi: "Help me pay my respects to someone … Just ask Uncle Wang for a leave of absence. He'll approve it."
"Who?"
Gu Zhizhi had said that they were worshipping one person, not two. That was why Gu Xizhou asked. If there were two people, then it was obvious that they were worshipping Gu Zhizhi's parents. But if there was only one person … Gu Xizhou couldn't figure it out.
Unfortunately, Gu Zhizhi did not answer his question. It was quiet and dull. Gu Xizhou only knew that the ghost who had been sitting on the sofa seemed to have walked out to the balcony.
"Okay, I got it," Gu Xizhou said softly as he looked at the empty balcony.
The next day, Gu Xizhou had just gone to work when he saw the forensic doctor, Xiang Yuan, in his white coat. He walked in front of Gu Xizhou and pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. He looked like a beast in human clothing. He winked at him and whispered, "Hey, Old Gu, do you want to know who our new deputy director is?"
Gu Xizhou shook his head slightly to show that he wasn't curious at all. Xiang Yuan rolled his eyes at him. "Why are you so boring? Isn't gossip a daily hobby?"
"It's not me. I don't have this kind of hobby," Gu Xizhou looked at Xiang Yuan and said calmly.
"Okay." Xiang Yuan looked disappointed. In the end, he couldn't help but gossip to Gu Xizhou. "A classmate of mine told me that our new deputy director is the captain of the narcotics police in the neighboring province. His name is Ma Qi, and people call him Magical Old Ma!"
"Magical Old Ma? That's an interesting name, "Gu Xizhou said." Why do you call him that? "
"He's a narcotics police officer. He often has a battle of wits and courage with those drug dealers. There are often gunfights," Xiang Yuan explained. "Ma Qi is very lucky. Every time they think that Ma Qi will die heroically, he can survive all kinds of miraculous accidents."
"The strangest thing was that the debris of the car explosion helped him block the bullet! How small was the probability? It was simply inconceivable. He can miraculously survive every time. Don't you think it's amazing? I heard that this time he captured a big drug dealer, but his other teammates all died. He was the only one who survived. He applied for a transfer from the narcotics police because of this. "
Hearing Xiang Yuan's words, Gu Xizhou thought to himself, "I'm afraid that it's not that he's lucky, but that he passed the mission world?"
"Okay," Gu Xizhou said, "Are you done gossiping?"
Xiang Yuan nodded. "Yes."
Gu Xizhou said, "Then let's go upstairs."
"What's wrong?" Xiang Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked.
Gu Xizhou gave him a look and said in a low voice, "Old Wang is behind you."
"F * ck, you should have said so earlier." Xiang Yuan was scared instantly. He turned into a gust of wind and ran directly to the stairs.
Wang Ao especially disliked his subordinates gossiping when they were at work. He was like the King of Hell, so everyone in the bureau was afraid of him. Wang Ao bumped into Gu Xizhou. He glanced at Xiang Yuan who was running away and shook his head. "This guy …"
Gu Xizhou looked at Wang Ao. When he was at work, Gu Xizhou always called Wang Ao Deputy Chief, so it was the same at this time. After he greeted him, he remembered what Gu Zhizhi had told him. "Chief Wang, can I take tomorrow off?"
He was originally worried that Wang Ao would not agree. Who knew that Wang Ao would first be stunned. Then, he took out his phone and looked at the time. With a look of realization, he said, "I know, you want to visit her again. I'll approve it for you. I'll arrange for someone else to take over the work."
When Gu Xizhou heard Wang Ao's words, he muttered in his heart. Who was this him? Even Wang Ao knew this person. It seemed that Gu Zhizhi went to pay respects to him every year.
F * ck, could it be that Gu Zhizhi had a long-dead first love?
"Don't always think that it's your fault. It was just an accident." Wang Ao looked very worried. "It's not your fault."
"Mm … I know." Gu Xizhou thought for a moment and decided to show a more serious expression. He said, "Then I'll go up first."
"Go ahead, go ahead."
When Wang Ao spoke, there was a sense of worry. Gu Xizhou could clearly feel it. He seemed to be worried that Gu Xizhou would take things too hard. Gu Xizhou realized that the person he was going to pay respects to was not Gu Zhizhi's lover. Perhaps Gu Zhizhi had met someone at work before. Because of some reason, that person died, and Gu Zhizhi was partly responsible for it?
When he went to work, Gu Xizhou sat in his office and thought for a long time.
When Gu Xizhou returned home, he told Gu Zhizhi the news of his successful leave application.
"Can you tell me who you're going to see now?" Gu Xizhou asked. "I'm still confused. Anyway, I have to go."
Gu Zhizhi was silent for a long time. He only wrote down an address and a name for Gu Xizhou: Wenhong Cemetery, Row 19, Room 33, Tong Jia.
Gu Zhizhi: Remember to buy her flowers. You can't burn paper in the cemetery. Also, don't forget to pay the management fee.
Seeing that Gu Zhizhi wrote "her," Gu Xizhou asked tentatively, "What's your relationship with her?"
Gu Zhizhi: Classmate.
Gu Xizhou cursed in his heart. His love interest was sure to be there!
After satisfying his curiosity, Gu Xizhou did not continue to ask. After all, from Wang Ao's tone, the person's death seemed to have something to do with Gu Zhizhi. If he continued to ask Gu Zhizhi, he might explode.
"Okay, I'll buy her flowers tomorrow." Gu Xizhou puffed out his chest and patted it.
Gu Zhizhi: Okay, thank you.
Gu Xizhou narrowed his eyes when he saw the word "thank you". He felt that Gu Zhizhi was very sincere when he wrote those two words. It seemed like Gu Zhizhi was the first person to say thank you to him.
Gu Xizhou started to be curious about what the Tong Jia looked like. After all, Zhizhi was also a handsome guy. With the bonus of being a professional, he had a lot of charm.
The next morning, Gu Xizhou's phone did not even ring. He got out of bed and washed up because he was very curious about what the Tong Jia looked like. Gu Zhizhi did not tell him and there were no photos at home. His curiosity made him tremble in excitement.
Gu Xizhou walked to the door and turned back to look at the empty room in a particularly flirtatious manner. He asked, "Squeak squeak, do you need me to dress up and do my hair or something? After all, I'm visiting your classmate! "
Gu Zhizhi was speechless.
The pen on the table moved and a note was stuffed into Gu Xizhou's hand. There were only two words on it — no need.
Gu Xizhou opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but the ghost at home was impatient. He pushed him and asked him to leave quickly.
"Wow, I also want your classmate to see your best side!" Gu Xizhou was speechless. Then the door closed.
Gu Xizhou raised his eyebrows. "You don't know how to appreciate my kindness."
According to the address given by Gu Zhizhi, Gu Xizhou went to the florist to buy a bouquet of chrysanthemums. Then he drove straight to Wenhong Cemetery. As soon as he entered the cemetery, Gu Xizhou heard the six-syllable mantra of Buddhism: Om Mani Padme Hum. This melody repeated endlessly.
Standing on the main road leading into the cemetery, Gu Xizhou glanced at the tall hill and shrugged. There weren't many people at the cemetery, but there were always a few people walking on the small path built on the hill.
Gu Xizhou asked a few people. Along the way, there were a few people who seemed to be there to send off their loved ones. They walked together for a while.
One of the women with a big belly was also climbing the hill. Her eyes were red and it was obvious that she had just cried. Gu Xizhou walked behind them and couldn't help but take another look at the woman. This mountain path was built with cement. The whole mountain was very steep. Even if they were walking on the cement stairs, if they looked back, most people would feel afraid.
"Ah — —"
The woman let out a scream and missed a step. The moment she screamed, Gu Xizhou grabbed the railing beside him and supported the woman who almost fell.
"Phew …" The woman let out a long breath. Her friends came over one after another and thanked Gu Xizhou profusely.
Gu Xizhou waved his hand and said, "It's my duty."
Those people were going in a different direction from him, so Gu Xizhou managed to find another path online.
Row 19, Number 33, Tong Jia …
"32 …"
“33！”
Gu Xizhou finally reached his destination. He wasn't out of breath. He walked to the front of the tombstone and wanted to see the face of Gu Zhizhi's classmate.
Gu Xizhou fell into deep thought when he saw the photo on the top right corner of the tombstone.
This was Gu Zhizhi's classmate?
Had he been fooled?
The photo on the tombstone was of a young girl. He concluded that the girl was no more than 14 years old.
Sure enough …
Gu Xizhou's gaze fell on the date of birth and death on the tombstone. Subtracting the two dates, the girl was only 13 years old when she died.
However … her date of birth was the same as Gu Zhizhi's.
Gu Zhizhi didn't lie to him. This girl should be his junior high school classmate. But why … was Gu Zhizhi worshipping this girl?
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