The day I was hugged by a goblin

Chapter 24

That real and illusory dream made Gu Shu almost sure that something happened to Jia Xiaojie.But they don't have any news about Jia Xiaojie right now, so the only thing he has to do now is summon the soul.

But from the bottom of his heart, Gu Shu was not willing to summon his soul for him, because if the summoning failed, he might still feel at ease.

However, what Gu Shu didn't expect was that the result of calling back the soul was completely beyond his expectation.

Gu Shu closed his eyes and stood there muttering a word. In an instant, he saw the incense rising slowly and blending into the night, as if connecting to the sky and falling into hell.Soon, I saw fine beads of sweat slowly emerging from Gu Shu's forehead, and on the pitch-black street, there was no one to be seen, but he felt the wind blowing, the cold was threatening, as if there were thousands of troops, and It seems like everything is just an illusion.

After a while, Gu Shu's face was sweating more and more, as if he had encountered great difficulties, his soul was bound and he couldn't break free, and even the incense of calling back souls began to shake violently.

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of "呲", and the Summoning Incense was broken from the center, and unexpectedly, it broke into two pieces.

The soul-calling failed, but Gu Shu didn't show joy, instead he was indescribably heavy, and his face was even more ugly than ever.Weili Street, where the wind was blowing just now, had long since returned to calm, as if nothing had happened, but the Echoing Soul Incense, which was broken in two, was still shining slightly, showing what it had experienced just now.

Gu Shu ignored the sweat all over his face, and just stared at the half of the incense stick with a gloomy expression.His soul-calling on Jia Xiaojie failed, but the result did not prove that Jia Xiaojie was safe and sound as he expected. On the contrary, the soul-calling just now not only showed that Jia Xiaojie had encountered an accident, but also that his soul was suffering from something. An unnatural bondage, that is to say, something forcibly bound his soul.

This is also the reason why he failed in summoning the soul. Under the contest between the two forces, the incense of summoning the soul was finally broken into two pieces.What happened to Jia Xiaojie?Where is he now?Why is his soul bound?Who in the end did this to him?

Gu Shu's mind was a little confused, but at this moment, a person came out from behind in a daze, and when he saw him, he hugged his waist from behind without caring about anything else, and a soft body immediately leaned against his. back.Gu Shu knew who it was without looking back.

"Uncle, what are you doing? Why don't you sleep?" Probably because of the pig's nature, Zhu Meili is always very good at sleeping, but miraculously, she can wake up every time Gu Shu gets up. Anyway, she is a bit too clingy.

Gu Shu ignored him, but turned around and went back to the house to turn on the light. It was almost six o'clock in the morning, but the sky was still gray.When Gu Shu turned around and entered the room, Zhu Meili didn't let go of the hand holding him, but was dragged into the room by Gu Shu.

When Gu Shu sat on the sofa, Zhu Meili was also half awake, but he quickly sat on Gu Shu's lap with his legs crossed. He wanted to throw himself into Gu Shu's arms in this position and go back to sleep again. I don't want to find that Gu Shu's forehead is covered with sweat after sitting on it. This posture and the distance just happen to be very clear.

Zhu Nai was taken aback for a moment, "Uncle, are you having a nightmare?"

Gu Shu didn't answer, but just habitually hugged Zhu Meili on his lap with one hand. He has been used to Zhu Meili's various clingy behaviors from the beginning of all kinds of unnaturalness, especially when he just sits down. He likes to spread his legs apart/sitting on his own legs, and then put his arms around his neck and lean on his arms. This kind of posture looks very ambiguous and abnormal to outsiders, but he does it very naturally and purely. According to him This position is very comfortable.And before Gu Shu verified the authenticity of this statement, he was already used to Zhu Meili's behavior.

Therefore, Gu Shu just let him sit and hug him habitually, and didn't react to his behavior. What's more, at this moment, his mind was full of Jia Xiaojie's affairs.

Gu Shu didn't expect that Zhu Meili's next move would be to raise his hand and wipe his sweat with his sleeve, although he just wiped it a few times indiscriminately, "Unexpectedly, uncle can be timid sometimes." Zhu Meili wiped his sweat in a daze The sweat on Gu Shu's forehead snickered softly, like a kitten who secretly discovered its master's face. While snickering, he couldn't help reaching out to wipe it for the master.

Gu Shu was slightly taken aback, for a moment a strange spark flashed in the deepest part of his heart, even in a flash, it was a spark that he had never seen in his 28 years of indifferent life, but when he looked at the person in his arms again, At that time, Zhu Meili was already falling asleep in his arms, and Gu Shu was unconsciously startled again.

Gu Shu sat there for half an hour, until 06:30, the dim Weili Street slowly began to light up, and the streets outside Weili Street also slowly resumed their traffic and became crowded.Gu Shu called Gao Yang.

To Gu Shu's surprise, the call was answered very quickly, and Gao Yang's voice was very fresh. Obviously, Gao Yang had already got up.

"I think we need to talk." This was more than a disappearance, though he didn't want it to be.

"Oh?" Gao Yang was slightly stunned, but soon he said, "That's just right, I just happened to tell you something."

Gu Shu frowned, guessing that Gao Yang had made progress, "Well, I'll wait for you at the tea house."

When Gao Yang arrived at the tea house, it was only around eight o'clock in the morning. At this time, Gu Shu had already given the monkey and the king a holiday. At least until Jia Xiaojie was found, the tea house would not be open again.

"Let me tell you about mine first. It's good news." Gao Yang brought someone over, while Zhu Xi sat obediently beside Gu Shu. In fact, Gu Shu might not know it, but Zhu Meili felt it more easily than others. His mood changes, that's why he is so obedient.

In the past two days, Gao Yang and his colleagues have been investigating the monitoring of Weili Street and within ten kilometers from the exit of Weili Street, especially the monitoring of Jia Xiaojie in the fifteen days before he asked for leave. Identity checks.

The result surprised them very much. At first, the monitoring and investigation workload was huge and the progress was slow, and Jia Xiaojie was never found. What was disappointing was that Jia Xiaojie’s ID cards were all fake, which increased their difficulties even more. Difficulty of work.

Regarding the identity card, even Gu Shu was surprised. He really didn't care much about these things. He also always knew that Jia Xiaojie was a person with "duplicity in appearance". This is not a derogatory term, but refers to his innermost feelings. Not as bold and casual as his appearance, regardless of the world.

That's why he blushed so often when he quarreled with the monkey. On the surface, he didn't care about anyone's eyes, lived a comfortable life, and dared to pursue the person he liked, but in fact, Gu Shu thought it was just a shell of him, Isolated the shell of his true heart.

Only those who have experienced pain will build a protective wall to isolate themselves from outsiders, so after being slightly stunned, Gu Shu felt that Jia Xiaojie's fake ID card seemed reasonable.

"What is the good news you mentioned just now?" Gu Shu couldn't help asking, and the thought of "I made a mistake" flashed in his mind absurdly, although generally speaking, this is basically impossible.

Gao Yang said with a smile, "Although there is still no news about Jia Xiaojie, we finally found out Jia Xiaojie's real identity through online verification." Gao Yang said and handed the document in front of Gu Shu.

Gu Shu lowered his eyes, and what he was holding in his hand was Jia Xiaojie's real identity information.Jia Xiaojie's real name is Jia Jie. Except for the address information on the ID card, the date of birth is all true. Moreover, he is an undergraduate student at Kunning University, the best university in the city. This surprised Gu Shu. As you know, Kunning University is a very good key university.

Jia Jie is not only a top student of Kunning University, but also a top student of Kunning University's signature major, International Economics and Trade. Being able to enter this major in this school has proved his ability.But what is surprising is that just three years ago, in the first semester of Jia Jie's senior year, he dropped out of school suddenly, and dropped out when he was about to graduate. He still voluntarily dropped out of school.

Since then, he has never had any contact with the school, and even his classmates and friends in college have no news of him, as if the world has evaporated.

"So I think, Jia Xiaojie, that is, Jia Jie, his disappearance is probably related to this incident." Gao Yang finally told Gu Shu his guess.

As smart as Gu Shu, he naturally imagined that Jia Xiaojie’s unreasonable dropout four years ago must not have been for no reason, and now he suddenly disappeared again, it’s no wonder Gao Yang would think so, but the problem now is that Jia Xiaojie didn’t just disappear. .

Gu Shu raised his eyebrows, "I think you should hear my bad news before making a conclusion."

"what?"

"He's dead." Gu Shu said suddenly.

"what?"

"what!"

Gao Yang and Zhu Xi spoke in unison, with two shocked faces. Gao Yang was really surprised, while Zhu Xi, who had been sitting quietly listening to them, was taken aback by Gu Shu's words. After all, during the few days when Jia Xiaojie was here , although on the surface he disliked him very much, and often said things he couldn't understand in a weird way, but in fact, he could feel that this person was not bad, and he treated him as a friend when he got along day and night.

"Uncle... Who do you say is dead?" The word death may be more profound to the demon who has lived for 400 years than anyone here. After all, during these 400 years, he has seen countless A person even dies as a demon, so he understands what it is, so he will be afraid.

"Jia Xiaojie, he's already dead." Gu Shu's face was dark, and he looked directly at Gao Yang with deep eyes. He didn't look at Zhu's beautiful face, but he put his arms around his shoulders, and Zhu Xi leaned against him unconsciously. .

"I'm sure he's no longer alive, but I don't know what happened to him, or even where he is." Gu Shu's voice was a little low, with a bit of heaviness and self-blame.

Gao Yang and him looked at each other in blank dismay at the same time, but then the expression on his face became serious, "Mr. Gu, are you sure?"

"Yes." Gu Shu nodded, then suddenly said, "If you don't mind, I would like to join your investigation."

Gao Yang was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Welcome." With Gu Shu joining, they will be able to get twice the result with half the effort, and it will be much easier to check, which is exactly what he wished for.

"We just want to go to Kunning University to have a look. If Mr. Gu is okay, why don't we go together?" In fact, they had planned this way before they came to the tea house, but they were not sure that Jia Xiaojie had died at that time.

"Okay." Just as Gu Shu finished speaking, Zhu Meili who was beside him hurriedly said, "I'm going too."

Gu Shu turned his head and looked over. Before he could speak, Zhu Meili began to say pitifully, "Uncle, take me. I'm your little follower. I'll follow you wherever you go."

Gao Yang smiled, "Mr. Gu, take him with you, we have a car." Zhu Xi hurriedly thanked Gao Yang before Gu Shu agreed.

Gu Shu: ...I am really getting worse and worse, no longer a deterrent.