Chapter 4 The New Year's Call

This New Year, Ouyang Xuan had a very happy life and his family was also very happy.

However, it would be even more pleasant if there were no harassment by some officials.

I don’t know when, but the news of Ouyang Xuan’s tenure in the State Council spread throughout the streets and alleys of his hometown. The simple neighbors just looked envious and educated their children to take this as an example, while those officials who were thriving in crime were different.

In the past, during the Chinese New Year, there were no officials at all. The leaders came to visit the door. Now, from Ouyang Xuan’s parents’ factory leaders to rural cadres, and even in counties and cities, there are many heavyweight leaders visiting the door in a steady stream.

The intention during this period is naturally self-evident. Ouyang Xuan, who was so annoyed, complained and spent a lot of time on social engagements every day.

On that day, on the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, Ouyang Xuan had just gotten up and was packing dumplings with his family. When four or five luxury cars were driving at the door of his house, he got off a row of majestic leaders.

He was one of the thirties ahead of him, young and capable. As soon as he entered the house, he changed into a smile and shouted: "Who is Comrade Ouyang?"

Ouyang Xuan smiled bitterly in his heart, so he had to stand up and smiled and said, "I am, are you?"

"I am Director Luo of the HN Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Commission. Minister Huangfu is my old superior. This time I heard that Comrade Ouyang has an amazing person from my hometown. Both public and private are coming to visit the place." Director Luo's passion almost melted the ice.

"Oh, I don't dare to act like this, sit, sit." Ouyang Xuan's ears were calloused when he heard the polite words in the past two days.

Ouyang Hongjun and Ji Yulan have been used to seeing leaders of all sizes in the past two days, so they are not panicked. They politely brought many stools to sit down these rare leaders.

"This, Comrade Ouyang, how are Minister Huangfu doing well these two days?" Director Luo said with a caring look on his face.

"Well, Uncle Huangfu is in good health and looks very energetic. Thank you Director Luo for caring about it." Ouyang Xuan still looked as unharsh and arrogant.

"Oh, I'm relieved. Minister Huangfu is my old leader, but it's a pity that I don't have time to visit him this year. But is it still the same when I met Comrade Ouyang? I brought some gifts this time, which is the intention of our Foreign Economic and Trade Commission. Please give Comrade Ouyang a presentation to the old leader. In addition, Comrade Ouyang is Minister Huangfu's son-in-law, so we are not foreigners, just brothers! If you have any requirements, just speak up." As he said that, Director Luo glanced at the usual decorations at Ouyang Xuan's home, and looked straightforward.

"Thank you, Director Luo, everything is fine at home, there is no difficulty." Ouyang Xuan was amused: The power in his hands is many times greater than that of you, and he will ask you if you have something to do!?

"Oh, I heard that my uncle and aunt are working in the chemical factory in the town, right?" Director Luo said calmly: "Oh, this is quite hard. Several companies under our Foreign Economic and Trade Commission have good performance, so why not change the environment."

Ouyang Xuan was stunned: I was either here to give gifts or go to the door these two days. Now, I came to deliver jobs again. He looked at his parents with a hint of embarrassment.

Ouyang Hongjun smiled and said, "This, Director Luo, we have been working in the chemical industry for most of our lives. We will retire in a few years. We don't have to bother to change any jobs. We're used to it."

Director Luo was a little disappointed, but still smiled enthusiastically: "Okay, since you are my own, you can just give instructions if you need it in the future."

"Okay, then thank Director Luo." Ouyang Xuan also replied politely.

At this moment, a loud horn sounded, and four or five cars suddenly drove out, blocking the door of Ouyang Xuan's house tightly.

Ouyang Xuan suddenly fainted: Oh my god, I didn’t leave, I came and pulled it again, are you upset?

However, this time, the people who came here were different from Director Luo. They all looked very serious, and their expressions were filled with anxiety and uneasiness.

Director Luo was stunned when he saw this, and hurriedly stood up and said respectfully: "Deputy Mayor Wang, why are you here?"

When the Deputy Mayor Wang saw Director Luo, he was stunned. He suddenly understood something and smiled reluctantly and said, "Oh, Lao Luo, you are here too. What a coincidence, what a coincidence." Then he turned his head and said anxiously: "Who is Comrade Ouyang?"

Ouyang Xuan stood up with a wry smile: "Deputy Mayor Wang, I am."

"I finally found you." Deputy Mayor Wang's expression on his face was extremely complicated: excited, surprised, anxious, and uneasy. It made Ouyang Xuan inexplicably: If you want to show your enthusiasm, you don't have to exaggerate your face.

"You, are you doing something?" Ouyang Xuan said carefully.

"Yes, things are urgent, can you talk about it when you get in the car?" Although the cold wind was howling outside, Deputy Mayor Wang was still sweating.

Ouyang Xuan was a little surprised and shook his head and said, "This, today is the Little New Year, and I still have to have dinner with my family."

Deputy Mayor Wang immediately looked disappointed and said hurriedly: "Comrade Ouyang, the situation is urgent, and the lives of people, please help me."

At this time, a middle-aged man with a very military temperament came over behind Deputy Mayor Wang and said politely: "Comrade Ouyang, I am Guo Tongsheng, director of the National Security Bureau of HN City. Deputy Mayor Wang does have an emergency and ask for help." Speaking of this, Guo Tongsheng said with a pun: "This, we have asked your leader for instructions."

Ouyang Xuan was suddenly surprised: Guo Tongsheng said this, but he knew his true identity! I think it must be what Team An told me. Is there really an emergency?

Ouyang Xuan thought for a while and said to his parents: "Dad, mom, since that's the case, I'm afraid I have to go there. I'm so sorry, you have to spend this little New Year by yourself."

Ouyang Hongjun and Ji Yulan also felt a little regretful, but they both said generously: "Xiaoxuan, if you have a job, go and do it, it's okay."

"Okay, we'll leave right away." Ouyang Xuan nodded and said to Director Luo with some regret: "Director Luo, I'm so embarrassed. I originally wanted to keep you sitting for a while."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm going back too. You go with Deputy Mayor Wang." Director Luo was so clever. He immediately followed the situation and sold Deputy Mayor Wang for a favor.

"Okay, Lao Luo, let's say goodbye first. Comrade Ouyang, you have the same car as Director Guo and I, and I have to tell you about the matter on the way." Deputy Mayor Wang's frown finally relaxed a little.

Ouyang Xuan hurriedly packed up and got into the car.

The car started quickly and drove towards the city like lightning.

Deputy Mayor Wang wiped the hot sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, looked at Guo Tongsheng anxiously and said, "Old Guo, I, I don't know what to say, you should say it."

"Okay, Comrade Ouyang, this is the thing." Guo Tongsheng said with a serious look: "Deputy Mayor Wang has a son named Wang Jin, who is eighteen years old. He just went to high school this year. He usually likes to go online and play basketball and football, but his studies are pretty good.

That is, the night before yesterday, Wang Jin came home in a daze, and he kept saying nonsense like "I won't go" or "Save me" that he couldn't wake up no matter how much he called it.

Deputy Mayor Wang and his wife were only this one treasure, and they were frightened and hurriedly took Wang to the hospital for examination. Unfortunately, many famous brain doctors were hired but they could not find any problems. Traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine also tried them all. Finally, an old Chinese medicine doctor suspected: This is probably not a disease, maybe it was entangled by something that does not cause illness!?

Wang Deputy City had no choice but to ask someone to invite a mage from Tieshan Temple and take a look. Unexpectedly, the mage changed his face when he saw Wang Jin. He shook his head and said: The noble man is indeed entangled with unclean things. But I am weak in magic and powerless, so I should ask for another clever one. But you must be fast, the noble man may not last for two days.

At that time, Deputy Mayor Wang was almost crazy. Deputy Mayor Wang and I were good friends. I suddenly remembered that your Dragon Group was a master who specialized in handling such supernatural events, so I quickly asked for help from your group.

Just so happen, Comrade Ouyang, you are in HN. Thank God, so the group told us your address and asked us to come to you. That's the matter, please ask Comrade Ouyang for more help."

"Yes, Comrade Ouyang, as long as you can save my son's life, I will never forget this kindness of Wang Kun." Deputy Mayor Wang almost knelt down and begged.

Ouyang Xuan understood and smiled bitterly in his heart: Oh, why do you think that it’s so difficult to celebrate the New Year! But he nodded and said, “Since it’s a job, I have no choice but to do my best. Deputy Mayor Wang, don’t worry.”

Deputy Mayor Wang and Guo Tongsheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief with joy.

Soon, the convoy of rapid racing drove into the city and stopped in the city government compound.

Deputy Mayor Wang quickly got out of the car, led the way in front, and entered an independent courtyard. The rest of the idle people stayed outside.

As soon as he entered the room, a middle-aged woman was sitting on a chair and sobbing quietly. When she saw Deputy Mayor Wang, she quickly stood up and said with a look of wings: "Old Wang, how about it? Have you invited someone?"

"Wife, the person is here, here, don't worry, it will be fine if you enter." Deputy Mayor Wang hurriedly comforted his wife and said to Ouyang Xuan: "Comrade Ouyang, the child is in the inner room, please give me everything."

"Well, don't come in, I'll go in and take a look." Ouyang Xuan nodded, gently opened the door, and walked in.

I saw a small bedroom here, surrounded by many basketballs and large posters of football stars, and even the desk, bed and various small decorations were full of sports atmosphere. It seemed that this was a very sunny and lively boy.

On the bed beside the wall, a tall boy was curled up in the corner of the bed, his hair was messy and his face was sallow. He kept talking to himself: "I won't go, you can let me go, help..."

When the boy saw Ouyang Xuan, a stranger, come in, he even looked horrified and curled up to the corner of the bed.

Ouyang Xuan understood that this was Wang Jin. It seemed that the symptoms were quite serious. A young man became so haggard.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you." Ouyang Xuan tried to smile on his face, gently activate Zhurong's inner pill, and his powerful spiritual sense slowly enveloped him.

As soon as he felt a sense of safety, Wang Jin's expression slowly calmed down, and his scattered eyes gradually became brighter and unified.

Ouyang Xuan gently came to Wang Jin's bedside, held Wang Jin's right hand, and said in a gentle voice: "Wang Jin, tell my brother, what have you seen, okay?"

Wang Jin's expression was far from normal at this time, but he was half awake as if he was being hypnotized. He replied subconsciously: "That night was Saturday, and my classmates and I were on video games in the Internet cafe and we came back very late.

When I was walking on the road, it was very dark and the street lights were not too bright, but I was not very scared because I was a boy.

When I was almost home, I discovered a strange scene: a group of people came over the east road, six in front and more than a dozen behind. Because the street lights were very dim, I couldn't see their eyes clearly. When I got closer, I saw that the six people in front were pale and expressionless, and they were all holding mourning sticks in one hand and iron chains in the other, and the dozen people behind the chain were tied to the back of the chain.

The scene was very strange. I was very scared at that time. I knew I must have encountered something unclean, so I wanted to run away quickly. Unexpectedly, I accidentally knocked down a garbage can, alarming the leading monster. The monster looked at me with green eyes and said a gloomy sentence: You are dead, we will pick you up.

At that time, I was so scared that I fainted."

Speaking of this, Wang Jin's face appeared again with an extremely frightened expression, and he repeatedly said in a trembling voice: "Save me, I don't want to die..."

Ouyang Xuan frowned slightly and said softly: "Wang Jin, don't be afraid, this is just a dream, it will be fine when you wake up. Come on, be good, have a good sleep."

He gently stroked Wang Jin's forehead. Wang Jin seemed to have a strong sense of security. The horror on his face gradually disappeared and he soon fell asleep peacefully.

Ouyang Xuan quietly stood up and walked out of the bedroom. Outside, Deputy Mayor Wang and his wife and Guo Tongsheng were waiting anxiously.

When he saw Ouyang Xuan coming out, Deputy Mayor Wang hurriedly greeted him and said anxiously: "Comrade Ouyang, how about it? Is my son saved?"

"Shh--" Ouyang lowered his head and raised his fingers: "I just coaxed him to sleep, let's talk about it in another room."

"Okay, okay." Deputy Mayor Wang nodded and hurriedly took Ouyang Xuan to another room.

"Comrade Ouyang, how is my son?" Deputy Mayor Wang asked anxiously before he sat down.

"Things may be a bit tricky." Ouyang Xuan's face was a little serious, and he slowly told the phenomenon that Wang Jin saw.

"What is this? Why do they confuse themselves? Comrade Ouyang, you are a very capable person. Please save my son." Deputy Mayor Wang's wife almost knelt down for Ouyang Xuan.

"As far as I know, the six strange men Wang Jin saw with mourning sticks and iron chains should be the soul-catching messengers in the underworld, that is, the "yin soldiers". The people they were detained were those who had their lives gone and had just died, so as not to stay in the world to become ghosts. This phenomenon is called "yin soldiers passing by"!

Generally speaking, it is difficult for ordinary people and even psychic people to see this terrible phenomenon, because the underworld does not want to cause any fear to the world. However, for various reasons, there are very few people who will accidentally see the phenomenon of "shen soldiers passing by" by chance. This is how Wang Jin is." Ouyang Xuan slowly said everything he knew.

At the beginning of the day, Vice Mayor Wang and his wife and Guo Tongsheng all had their hair standing up, and the cold air was blowing.

Guo Tongsheng changed his color a little and said, "So, Comrade Ouyang, what will happen if someone occasionally sees the 'ghost soldiers passing by'?"

"Yes, Comrade Ouyang, what will happen?" Deputy Mayor Wang was a little panicked.

"Die!" Ouyang Xuan said with certainty: "Because the underworld will not let his secret be known by the human world, those who see the ghost soldiers passing by will not survive for three days. First, they are confused, and then their souls are taken away by the soul-catching messenger sent by the underworld, which means 'dead'!"

"Ah——" Deputy Mayor Wang and his wife were so shocked that their faces looked like earth, and they sat down.

Suddenly, Deputy Mayor Wang's wife knelt down in front of Ouyang Xuan and begged bitterly: "Comrade Ouyang, please save my family from entering. We are the couple with only this one child, please."

Ouyang Xuan hurriedly helped her up and comforted her: "Please get up, please get up, I will definitely do my best, don't worry."

"Comrade Ouyang, can my family be saved?" Deputy Mayor Wang's face was a little dull, as if he was very desperate.

Ouyang Xuan was silent for a moment and said, "This time the opponents are different from the previous monsters and monsters. They are the 'ghosts' in the underworld and should have very powerful magic power. I don't know if I can stop them, but I will do my best."

"Thank you, thank you..." Deputy Mayor Wang's eyes lit up, as if he saw a little hope again. He quickly stepped forward and held Ouyang Xuan's hands, saying thank you desperately.

"But, the city government compound cannot stay. I guess those 'ghost soldiers' will arrive tonight. When the fierce battle comes, the destructive power will be very huge. So, please help me keep a secluded place, only Wang Jin and I stay." Ouyang Xuan thought for a while and said.

"Okay, let our National Security Bureau arrange this matter and it will be done soon." Guo Tongsheng saw that it was already noon and dared to delay it. He immediately took out his phone and made careful arrangements for his subordinates outside.

Soon, Guo Tongsheng said: "Comrade Ouyang, there is a place! We arranged an empty house in Chengxiao, and we can pass now."

"Okay, please trouble Director Guo again: First, prepare some food and water; second, there is a fiery red jade flute hanging on the wall of my bedroom, so I'm sorry to send someone to get it for me." Ouyang Xuan gave a few instructions, and then said to Deputy Mayor Wang and his wife: "As for you two, you don't have to go, and you can't help any more, just wait for my news."

"Okay, OK, Comrade Ouyang, I'll ask you if I get in. Thank you, thank you!" Deputy Mayor Wang's expression on Qi Yi made Ouyang Xuan feel that the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
Chapter completed!