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Chapter 56 The Detective Who Came To The Door
Several long-distance buses moved forward steadily. Some of the students on board were fast asleep, and some were whispering to each other.

Yan Jingxing put his elbows on his knees, propped his face to watch the passing scenery outside the car window, and at the same time let his mind go. It was a rare opportunity to find a time to relax his mind during this period of time.

Occasionally he would look back and see the curly-haired girl sitting alone at the back of the car.

Yan Jingxing found that Chunzao had been operating the mobile phone given to her by "Secretary Xie" all the time, and did not put it down until the car arrived at the destination. Her long hair was hanging down, which happened to cover her expression.

...Could it be an addiction?Because the girl's curiosity was too strong, sometimes Yan Jingxing was worried that she would be tempted and go astray, so he felt it was his responsibility to watch from the sidelines.

The location of the military training is located halfway up the mountain, and the road passes through several continuous farmlands and villages.There is a closed school. Cars pass through the iron gate, and you can see that the area inside is quite spacious, and the blue and white buildings are scattered along the gentle slope.

The students with schoolbags left the car one after another. While breathing the fresh air in the mountains, they stood in twos and threes and waited for the teacher to let them gather.

Yan Jingxing naturally went straight to the back seat to find his friends as soon as he got out of the car.

He saw Ji Chunzao standing alone behind the unobtrusive car with a half-slung bag, his eyes downcast, and he was clutching his phone tightly.

"Is there anything you don't understand? I can teach you."

He leaned over and said.

"No." The little girl curled her lips, and a dissatisfied expression appeared on her raised pretty face, "It's just a mobile phone, and it's not like I haven't seen it before. Jing Xing, do you think I'm an ignorant countryman?" ? Even if you are from the city, you can’t underestimate people.”

"I don't dare to underestimate you, but it's a bit strange to see you sitting in the back of the car and playing with your mobile phone all the time."

"That can't be helped. I sat alone, and no one chatted with me. It's not like you, there are people with you."

No wonder there was a little bit of resentment hidden in her tone... Yan Jing Xingzhi felt that he couldn't laugh or cry because of this kind of thing.

"That's my deskmate. The seat in the car is the same as the seat in class. That's how the school arranges it. I can't help it."

"I know. But if you are willing to take the initiative to sit next to me, no one will stop you..." Ji Chunzao was still muttering, humming softly from his nose.

Having said that, she still took the initiative to hand over the phone to Yan Jingxing.

"You see."

After Yan Jingxing opened it, he saw a small person who was skiing and fell to his death on the phone interface, and a "game over" icon popped up.

"...You really have been playing the above game."

"Huh? Have you seen it?"

"I used to borrow my uncle's mobile phone to play."

Yan Jingxing couldn't help but began to persuade with earnestness:
"You may think that the game is very fresh and fun at first, but if you become addicted, you will get bored easily. It is better to restrain yourself and learn to control your own time."

Ji Chunzao shook his head lightly.

"I didn't like to play."

"...Really. Because it's not fun?"

When Yan Jingxing came into contact with games for the first time, he really couldn't help playing for a long time.And the girl Chunzao's self-control might be worse than her own.

"Actually, it's okay. If I used to feel that ordinary life was boring, I might..."

Ji Chunzao sighed.

"As for now, to be honest, apart from things related to aliens, it's hard to arouse my interest in the rest."

He couldn't help but nodded when he heard this sentence.

"It's no wonder, in fact, I have the same idea. This is the so-called 'psychological threshold'."

"……What's the meaning?"

"Yuzhi and I talked about it on the phone last night. This is a psychological vocabulary. The reason why we talked about it is because she has the same thoughts as us."

The minimum amount of stimulation that can just cause psychological sensations is called the lower limit of the sensory threshold; the maximum amount of stimulation that can produce normal sensations is called the upper limit of the sensory threshold, and the middle range is the threshold of emotion.

Whether it is happiness or pain, the same psychological stimulation is repeated, and the threshold will gradually increase.It's like when you play a game for the first time, you will feel very happy, but after a long time, you will definitely feel tired.

"Because of the excitement and reality of the alien adventure, the game itself has become nothing... makes sense."

Ji Chunzao replied thoughtfully.However, she soon discovered the real point of the sentence just now.

"Wait, wait, Jing Xing, what did you just say? Did you call Yuzhi last night?"

"Yeah, we talked for more than an hour."

Recalling the scene at that time, the corners of Yan Jingxing's mouth couldn't help but rise.

"I suddenly discovered that it's quite interesting to call and chat with people. I used to use it as a tool to connect with friends. I didn't expect that when I really chat with friends, it's a completely different experience."

It was obvious that he and Miss Xie had an adventure together the night before; but when they were lying in bed and talking on the phone the next night, they still felt that they had a good conversation, and at the end, both of them felt reluctant to leave.

Ji Chunzao's rosy lips parted slightly, as if surprised.

"As for making such a fuss..." Feeling that her expression was a bit exaggerated, Yan Jingxing complained, "Didn't you say that you had a phone conversation with her all night? It was only after I found out about this that I thought I could try it too." .”

"But... we are all girls!"

"Can't boys?"

He felt even more confused, so he answered seriously:
"Well then, I'll call you too."

"what?"

"I have already made an appointment with Yuzhi. When we are at home, we can make more phone calls and chat more. This is to not favor one person over another."

"That, that..." The little girl's face flushed slightly, and her tone stammered a little, "You can call me regularly and say good night to me... something like that."

"Okay, no problem."

Yan Jingxing nodded and agreed without hesitation.

At this moment, he heard a familiar voice from beside him.

"What are you doing here?"

Xie Yuzhi appeared in front of them again.

"Oh, just talking about your business."

"my business?"

"Yes, didn't we call and chat yesterday?"

Miss Xie nodded.

"Yes. But put this matter aside first, look around, everyone is gone."

It was only at this time that Yan Jingxing realized that the hustle and bustle from the students around him disappeared at some point.He looked around and found that after a while, the two of them were really the only ones left chatting here.

"... Has no one come to inform you?" Yan Jingxing looked at Ji Chunzao, feeling a little helpless, "Is the popularity between the two of us in the class too bad?"

"Maybe it's because the two of you are chatting too enthusiastically in a place far away from everyone, and others feel that there is no way to intervene."

Xie Yuzhi folded her hands in front of her chest, with a smile on her lips, and her tone seemed to have deep meaning.

"Even when I saw it from a distance, I felt that when the two of you talked, there was an atmosphere that was difficult to be interrupted."

"……What's the meaning?"

Yan Jingxing felt that there seemed to be something in her words.He couldn't help but sneak a glance at Ji Chunzao again, and found that the little girl's expression was blank, as if she was wandering away.

"It's not interesting." Miss Xie raised her eyebrows, lowered her arms, and walked to the front, "I'll take you to find your own class first."

Yan Jingxing scratched the back of his head, feeling that the behavior of the two girls was a bit strange today.

……

On the way, Xie Yuzhi said to them:
"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing. Before leaving home today, someone wrote to contact me."

"Ok?"

"I plan to hire someone to collect the disappearance cases that have occurred in Baiyue Town in the past ten years, and to find clues about the whereabouts of the explorer and the 'element body' brought back to Earth. This matter has already begun."

"This is the business! You should have said it first."

After Yan Jingxing complained, he asked strangely:

"Is it a little too fast?"

"Yeah, I think it's weird too."

Xie Yuzhi rested her chin with her hands, showing a pensive expression.

"Baiyue Town is a small place, not a big city. I don't really believe that there are people who specialize in detective work here... Besides, rather than saying that I found him, it is better to say that the other party came to him on his own initiative. That's why it was so fast. "

"What do you mean?"

"I asked someone to release the news a week ago, but the initial scope was only a few villages nearby, because I originally planned to collect information on the local people first, instead of pinning all my hopes on finding suitable professionals. Enter people."

"In short, unless the detective who wanted to meet me had been in this town from the beginning, he would not have been able to take the initiative to contact me so quickly."

Xie Yuzhi looked at Yan Jingxing and Ji Chunzao.

"Well, do you want to meet up together?"

"Of course." Yan Jingxing said, "But military training..."

"I've already asked the teacher. I have nothing else to do this afternoon. Let's just sneak out while no one is looking."

As a well-known top student in the experimental middle school, Xie Yuzhi said such words without hesitation. If other teachers and students heard this, they would definitely be surprised.

But Yan Jingxing and Ji Chunzao showed admiring smiles at the same time and gave her a thumbs up.

"no problem."

"Let's go together later."

(End of this chapter)