Stop Calling Me!

This is today's Bayland morning paper. Occasionally, he would miss breakfast time because he was too anxious, so he had to read the newspaper at the bus station.

"Councillor John emerged from the election as the new leader of the city of Bayland with a promise to give people a fuller, richer, safer life...free from crime and crime. Cult."

The campaign is over and a new city administrator has been elected.

Albert nodded slightly and continued reading.

"Mayor John decided to give a public speech two days later, which will be televised to tell the people of the whole country about his future ideas and policies."

He shook his head, alas, boring news, what do these upper-class people think about me?

"Yeah, it's really boring news. Why don't you report on the Miracle Sect and talk about their spread in the remote countryside."

Albert was taken aback by the hoarse voice, and he quickly turned his head, only to find that the speaker was sitting beside him.

This is an old man.

His thin body was tightly wrapped in a thick black windbreaker, his white hair was neatly combed, his face had obvious wrinkles, a small white beard, squinted eyes, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

There is a scholarly temperament... This is Albert's first feeling.

The old man also held the same Bayland Morning Post in his hand, turned his head to look at Albert, and shook his head with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Hello."

The old man stretched out his hand very politely, and greeted Albert with a smile.

"Hello."

Albert nodded slightly, smiled and shook hands.

The old man looked out of the bus shelter, watching the pedestrians and black umbrellas coming and going.

"This is Bayland, the former center of the world, the capital of all capitals, the land of hope, and now the international metropolis. I haven't been here for many years."

Is he someone who used to live in Bayland?Albert took over the conversation with a smile and asked, "I haven't been here for many years. Have you ever been to Bayland before?"

The old man nodded slightly, narrowed his eyes, and smiled: "Well, yes, the last time I came here was a hundred years ago."

Albert was stunned for a while, laughed, and joked, "Then I can tell, you are a long-lived magician, you have a wand, a broom, and an invisibility cloak."

The old man turned his head again and stared at him.

He stared at Albert for a long time, and suddenly nodded seriously.

"Yes, you are right, I am a magician, or the real one."

The old man narrowed his eyes strangely and laughed.

At this moment, his expression was a little weird, and suddenly became a little scary.

Albert was silent for a while, vaguely feeling that the old man's spirit might be a little abnormal.

Out of kindness and concern, he continued to ask.

"You haven't been to Bayland for a long time, why are you coming here again now? Do you still remember your relatives who live here?"

The old man sighed and said, "Because my relatives died here."

A loved one passed away?So come to the funeral?This is an acceptable reason, maybe I think too much, the spirit of the old man is normal.

Albert thought for a while, the moment just now was probably an illusion.

The old man rubbed his legs, shook his body, and hummed an unknown country tune.

"Uh-huh......"

He continued: "Although he is not a very important relative or close blood, but he was killed in this city, so I have to come and see the situation."

"Because this is the family."

It turned out to be a murder case. I didn't expect this kind of development. Albert was silent for a long time.

"Uh, murder?"

"Yes." The old man nodded again.

Albert sighed and said, "Sorry."

The corner of the old man's mouth was raised slightly, he narrowed his eyes and smiled: "It's okay."

"My mood has started to improve."

Albert was stunned for a while, always feeling weird, and didn't answer any more.

The two sat in the long row of chairs without saying a word.

Here comes the bus.

Albert got on the bus, feeling a little tired, and fell asleep before he knew it.

-

Since joining the Anti-Magic Bureau, Su Ling's living expenses have become a lot better.

She moved out of the old house a few months ago, and after careful cost-effective selection, she finally lived in a mid-to-high-end apartment in Bayland City.

For the convenience of going to work and school, the newly rented apartment is located at the handover location between the Anti-Magic Bureau and the school.

It takes less than [-] minutes to go downstairs, and you can see the bus station, and a short walk is the subway station.

With such a good location, the rent is naturally not cheap. Fortunately, [-]% of the rent can be reimbursed by the Anti-Magical Bureau, and it doesn't cost much at all to fall into her hands.

Su Ling sometimes even thinks that if the death rate and madness rate are not too high, being an investigator of the Anti-Magical Bureau is really the best choice for contemporary young people...

inside the house.

Su Ling picked up a hooded black windbreaker from the sofa, put it over a white wool sweater, put on black jeans, and finally a pair of black boots that almost touched the knees.

She is going to the coffee shop today.

Su Ling collected information about Dust of No Light, and planned to report it to Mr. Shen.

Information about the Salian family.

In fact, she got the information from the director.

The director seems to know the Salian family very well, and their current patriarch, Henry, is indeed a member of the Dust of Light.

He has very rich combat experience, has participated in many wars, has a lot of massacre experience, and has a very powerful and strange invisible technique.

"The members of Dust of Light seem to be codenamed after a certain script theme, such as "action drama" or "comedy", and Henry's codename is..."

Su Ling picked up a jar of stuffed seaweed on the table, unscrewed the lid, picked out a dark green seaweed with two fair fingers, stuffed it into her mouth and began to chew.

"Ah."

She glanced at the scale on the table suddenly, and after a moment of silence, she screwed the cover back on and kicked the scale under the bed with her black boots.

"Anyway, even if you get fat, the flesh will grow where it should grow." Su Ling whispered to herself.

Going to the coffee shop to eat too many snacks in the past few months... Even though I have an extraordinary physique, I still gained a little weight.

"Bang, bang, bang."

knocking.

Who is outside the door?Su Ling was taken aback for a moment, and while putting down the jar filled with seaweed, he got up and looked towards the door.

Su Ling, who was already dressed, went straight to the door and reached out to open it.

She found that the person standing outside was an acquaintance.

A middle-aged man of medium build, wearing a suit and red tie, with a high hairline.

Su Ling was stunned. This is Mr. Albert, the landlord of his previous house. Why did he find this place?

"Mr. Albert, why are you here?"

She stood behind the door, thinking that there was something wrong with the room she had rented.

Albert shook his head, smiled, and said, "Su Ling, I haven't eaten for a while, and I feel a little hungry now."

"Huh?" Su Ling was slightly taken aback, not knowing why he said this.

Albert begged: "Can you let me eat something? Just eat some, sorry, I made you laugh."

"okay."

Su Ling thought for a while, nodded slightly, and came to open the door without rejecting the other party.

As long as it's not looking for trouble.

"Please come in." Su Ling said.

She had a good impression of Mr Albert, a humorous, gentle and friendly man who worked hard every day for his family.

It's just that Su Ling felt a little strange.

Why would he suddenly find his own home, and then inexplicably want to come in and eat something, after all, this man should not be in poverty, and there is no place outside that sells food.

Maybe there is something you want to tell me?It couldn't be premeditated, Su Ling shook his head.

Albert walked in and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Su Ling, to enter the girl's house so ungentlemanly. I'm really hungry now. I haven't eaten since morning."

"Don't you have any money with you?" Su Ling closed the door and asked.

Albert walked into the room, sat down on the sofa, smiled and touched his stomach.

He looked around and found that the house was more than [-] square meters, with exquisite decoration and a very good location. Obviously, the rent would not be very low.

"Are you doing well now? You can already live in such a nice house." He was a little confused, why an ordinary college student could afford to rent this place.

Su Ling replied casually: "Well, I found a job recently. Although it is a part-time job, the salary is very good."

"Well, Su Ling...then your part-time job is really quite profitable."

Albert hesitated to speak, almost said the words of self-respect as a girl, but swallowed it after thinking about it carefully.

Su Ling was silent for a while, but actually knew what the other party wanted to say.

She remembered the rumors that she was adopted at school, and the corners of her mouth twitched calmly.

Su Ling thought about it for a long time, and finally gave up on the excuse. He really couldn't make up a part-time job that would make money and be justified, and at the same time show it to his classmates.

Albert's throat moved, and he said embarrassedly: "Can you get me something to eat? I feel really hungry. I'm sorry, but such an ungentleman came to ask for food."

"It's ok."