I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 156 Do you like him?

It was already dark in the North City at around six o'clock.

I don't know when small snowflakes started falling from the sky again.

The thin layer of snow on the ground reflected the street lights and moonlight, making the streets look like a fairy tale.

"Junior, if you really want to join the committee, I know a position that's not competitive at all and is easy to transition from internship to full-time."

Jiang Xiaojiang, with his neck tucked into his down jacket, looked up at Lin Xing'an, whose face was slightly red in the cold wind.

"Ah? Is there anything left on the committee?"

"Of course, junior, let me ask you, do you know how many departments are under the Siege and Killing Division?"

Jiang Xiaojiang exhaled white air.

He used his fingers in the gloves to draw circles on the palm of Lin Xing'an's hand.

"Four. The Operations Division is responsible for hunting down people and animals. Below them are the Information Division and the Operations Division."

"There's also the Logistics Department, the Medical Department, uh... there's another one..."

Lin Xingan paused and pursed his lips slightly.

"The Archives Department! Responsible for recording the files of all members of the Siege Division and recording various events, stupid junior!"

Seeing that Lin Xing'an couldn't remember for a long time, Jiang Xiaojiang rolled his eyes at him.

"Okay, but I can't blame you. The Archives Department is newly established and doesn't have much presence."

"So! Junior, let me tell you something in secret: the work at the Archives Office is easy, the benefits are pretty good, and most importantly, no one's applying. Would you like to consider it?"

"This is what I found out, I guarantee it. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have told you."

Jiang Xiaojiang blinked and leaned closer to Lin Xing'an.

"...Can I...? There are so many people who are better than me..."

Lin Xing'an sighed silently.

"Hey, junior! You've already surpassed 99% of people. Of course you can do it! Believe in yourself! Give it a try. The head of the archives department will definitely like you!"

"The Director of the Archives Department... The Director of the Operations Department is Mr. Xu, and the Director of the Archives Department is..."

"Koko."

Jiang Xiaojiang answered directly, "Oh, you definitely don't know him. This person is also..."

But before she could continue, a look of realization suddenly appeared on Lin Xing'an's face.

"Ah! Is that the one who used to be in the Operations Department?"

"...Huh? You've heard of it?"

Jiang Xiaojiang was stunned for a moment, a look of surprise on his face.

"Of course! That little sister even killed a B-class human-animal. How impressive!"

"What little sister? I'm just a little younger, you should call me big sister!"

Jiang Xiaojiang poked Lin Xing'an's palm with his finger, "Or big brother."

"Big brother?"

"Keke has two genders that he can switch between at any time, or rather, he has no gender at all. This is also one of his abilities."

"Wow, what a cool ability."

"Eh? Pretty handsome?"

Jiang Xiaojiang was stunned for a moment and looked up at Lin Xing'an.

"Yeah, this world consists of two genders. This ability combines all the advantages of both genders. How amazing is that?"

"...Really...how did you know her?"

Jiang Xiaojiang's face suddenly showed a touch of emotion, and then he buried half of his face in his scarf, making his voice a little unclear.

"Mr. Xu gave us freshmen a special admission speech at North City University last year."

"At that time, he opened the ghost realm, blocked out all the confused ghosts and confused people, and said a lot of... very amazing things."

"At that time, behind Mr. Xu was Director Ke."

Lin Xing'an raised his head and spoke while recalling.

"Wow... Junior, you actually still noticed her..."

"Of course, she is very powerful."

"..."

Jiang Xiaojiang didn't say anything.

She clenched her gloved hand into a fist and placed it against Lin Xing'an's palm.

After a long time, she took a deep breath.

"Junior, you're really good. Vote now! You're so good, you'll definitely make the committee! Believe in yourself!"

"...Okay! Then I'll try it tomorrow!"

"Yes! You must submit it. Remember to submit it to the Archives Department. Director Ke will definitely like you!"

"it is good!"

Lin Xing'an looked at Jiang Xiaojiang and scratched his head. "Thank you, senior sister."

he said with a smile.

There was a light snowfall in the air.

Lin Xing'an also breathed a sigh of relief, watching it turn white and making his glasses frosted.

In his peripheral vision, he saw Xu Zhe following them on the street on the other side of the road.

"Junior, let's eat at this place! It's a good old hot pot to warm you up."

After walking and chatting for a long time, Jiang Xiaojiang stopped and pointed to an old hot pot restaurant in front.

"Come on, Senior Sister invites you!"

Without waiting for Lin Xing'an to speak, she pulled Lin Xing'an's arm and came into the store.

The hot steam instantly frosted Lin Xing'an's glasses.

Jiang Xiaojiang considerately took it off for him and wiped it carefully with paper.

"...Mr. Xu? Senior!"

But Lin Xing'an poked Jiang Xiaojiang.

"Is that Mr. Xu?"

He asked in a low voice of surprise and delight.

Jiang Xiaojiang followed his gaze.

Next to the dipping sauce table, Xu Zhe was preparing the dipping sauce himself.

"Really are……"

Lin Xing'an put on his glasses and took a deep breath.

"How could it be such a coincidence..."

"Yeah, what a coincidence."

Jiang Xiaojiang poured a glass of water for Lin Xing'an.

"Has Mr. Xu seen me? Senior, should I go and say hello to Mr. Xu?"

Lin Xing'an looked away nervously.

But then he shook his head himself.

"Forget it, forget it. Mr. Xu is eating hot pot alone. He looks like he has something bothering him. He probably doesn't want to be disturbed."

He drank some hot water and took off his coat.

Jiang Xiaojiang also nodded, and then he seemed to be relieved and a smile appeared on his face.

"Junior! Eat!"

An old-fashioned copper pot was brought over, and the lamb rolls inside were cooked thoroughly in the gurgling boiling water.

The two of them dipped the food in sesame sauce and ate while chatting.

……

"Junior, you really have a deep understanding of the committee."

“…It’s all just talk.”

After dinner, I strolled back to school and it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.

"Senior, I'll go back first. Thank you so much today."

Seeing that the girls’ dormitory was in front of him, Lin Xing’an also stopped.

"It's so late..."

Jiang Xiaojiang glanced at the time, as if he had never expected that time would pass so quickly.

"Junior, don't you live in school?"

"No, I found a small studio nearby. The monthly rent is 100 yuan cheaper than the dormitory, and it's convenient for me to run around and work part-time."

"Oh, junior, you must submit your resume tomorrow. Internship on the committee won't be so hard!"

"Well, I hope I can be lucky."

Under the street light, Lin Xing'an looked at Jiang Xiaojiang and took a deep breath.

"Don't worry! There will definitely be good news tomorrow!"

Jiang Xiaojiang patted Lin Xing'an's chest and said, "Go back quickly and get some rest!"

"Yeah! Goodbye, Senior!"

Lin Xing'an waved his hand and walked out of the school.

Jiang Xiaojiang watched him go silently.

It was not until Lin Xing'an's back disappeared from her sight that Jiang Xiaojiang's figure gradually changed under the light of the street lamp.

The wind brought snowflakes, and Jiang Xiaojiang turned into Keke again.

But compared to this morning, Ke Ke no longer has short hair, but long hair like Jiang Xiaojiang.

Despite her petite figure, her facial features appear more delicate and three-dimensional, and she no longer looks androgynous, but completely feminine.

"Brother Xu, did you hear anything?"

Keke sat on the bench.

From the shadows behind, Xu Zhe slowly walked out and stood in the cold wind.

"Do you see anything?"

Instead of answering, he asked back.

Keke fell silent.

"I appeared before Lin Xing'an in the form of Jiang Xiaojiang, and his first reaction was perfect."

"The subsequent events were completely normal. He probably had no idea Jiang Xiaojiang was dead."

"As for you, he didn't hide the fact that he investigated you."

"Also, he has absolutely no skills in controlling the ghost realm, and there are no other abilities or attributes in the ghost realm."

"In the hot pot restaurant, all his reactions after he noticed you were normal reactions."

"so……"

Keke looked at Xu Zhe and said nothing more.

Xu Zhe sighed softly and nodded.

"I didn't hear anything either."

"And Liu Xu also checked his resume. It's clean, there's nothing suspicious about it."

Xu Zhe paused.

"I was overthinking it. Lin Xing'an is fine."

He put his hands in his pockets and said in a deep voice.

And his words made Keke smile unconsciously.

"Brother Xu, I plan to recruit Lin Xing'an to our archives department as an intern first and then make him a full-time employee later."

"I think he's very capable, and...his views are very similar to Minister Zhang's."

She stood up and said.

Xu Zhe nodded without any surprise.

"You are the director now. This is your own authority."

"it is good!"

Keke breathed a sigh of relief.

"you like him?"

Xu Zhe suddenly asked.

“…admire him.”

Keke was stunned for a moment before answering.

"Xiao Ke, how old are you?"

"twenty."

"We're old enough now. Let's try to find a partner before the next round starts. Don't worry about how the coordination department divides the division later. At least we have the qualifications first, right?"

"……Um……"

Keke buried his face under his scarf.

"However, you have to endure some hardship these few days. Jiang Xiaojiang's death is no small matter."

"Now we have no targets, no suspects."

Xu Zhe narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Old Zhao and Sister Bai..."

"No, they spent the entire afternoon investigating, checking all of Jiang Xiaojiang's social connections, and found no new suspects."

"hiss……"

Keke's brows also frowned, "This shouldn't be the case..."

"Indeed, it shouldn't."

Xu Zhe's voice sounded inexplicably irritated in the cold wind.

This is the most bizarre thing about the whole case.

Apart from Lin Xing'an, there was no suspect in the entire case...

And Lin Xing'an has no problems at all now.

Even his status as a "suspect" is quite forced.

"Brother Xu, if that's the case, then we really have to doubt the people in the Coordination Department."

"Although...it seems like they have no reason to kill Jiang Xiaojiang."

Keke shook his head.

"If it's the Coordination Department, regardless of their purpose, why haven't they made any moves yet?"

Xu Zhe was silent for a moment and asked back.

This question left Keke unable to answer for a while.

"Anyway, this case is very strange. The murderer is not an ordinary person. I hope everyone will be busy these past few days. You should go back and rest first. We will have a meeting tomorrow."

"Ah."

Keke nodded and said nothing more.

Then he jumped lightly.

As her feet left the ground, her body turned into a flying bird, circled in the air, and then flew away.

But Keke didn't fly towards home.

Instead, he found Lin Xing'an's lonely figure in the air.

From high in the sky, I silently watched him return to a rental house of only 20 square meters outside the school.

"Clap."

Keke stood on the electric pole outside the rental house and stepped on the icicles hanging from it.

From this angle, you can see every move of Lin Xing'an in the house.

Although it was already half past ten, Lin Xing'an did not rest or play with his phone.

He first boiled a kettle of hot water, filled a cup of hot water, then sat in front of the window facing Keke and took out the little notebook.

After confirming the tutoring time for tomorrow, I started preparing for the lesson.

At 11:05, Lin Xing'an finished organizing the materials for tomorrow's tutoring class, and without taking a break, he took out the paper he had printed out in the library in the afternoon.

Watching and taking notes.

It was not until one o'clock in the morning that he let out a sigh and closed the book.

After closing the curtains and changing into pajamas, I crawled into bed.

Seeing that there was no light in the house, Keke flapped his wings and flew away.

After she left, Lin Xing'an quietly opened his eyes.

In the air outside, specks of darkness, finer than dust, floated gently as Koko flew away.

Keke, the Archives Department...

In the darkness, there was a gleam in Lin Xing'an's eyes.

He leaned over, closed his eyes, and his breathing became steady as if he was asleep.

But the darkness, which is deeper than the darkness, quietly formed lines of words.

Don't talk, Xu Zhe is listening.

Let’s stick to the original plan. The Archives Department is not conducive to making meritorious contributions or getting promoted.

Let the Coordination Department discover Jiang Xiaojiang’s death.

Put pressure on Zhang Guang and let Xu Zhe continue to dig, continue to dig deeper into me.

Until I found out I lived in South City, and found out...Yu Yu...

Gloom appears like words typed on a computer.

Every time a word appears, the previous one disappears.

Until there is no more words in the air.

And in the air, it was like a gust of wind blowing...

Like an invisible ghost floating away...

"..."

seven in the morning.

In the 24-hour convenience store across from the residential complex where Lin Xing'an lived, Xu Zhe's eyes were filled with bloodshot.

Finally, he took another deep look at Lin Xing'an's room.

He sighed lightly, tore up Lin Xing'an's information and threw it into the trash can beside him.

"Buzz~"

After leaving the convenience store, Xu Zhe was about to call Lao Zhao and the others when his cell phone vibrated.

"minister……"

When Xu Zhe saw that the caller was Zhang Guang, he frowned and felt an ominous premonition inexplicably in his heart.

"minister."

He took a deep breath and answered the phone.

"Xiao Xu, I heard that an intern in your Operations Department died?"

(End of this chapter)