In the early morning, the golden sunlight passed through the gray mist above Qingding City and scattered throughout the city.

A vehicle with two red lanterns that had not been lit in front of it, nearly 5 meters long, covered with iron sheets, and a long whistle sound was heard on the top, and drove into the stop outside Mingdefang, north of Qingding City.

In the carriage, men were wearing short brown or deep clothes, smoking cigarettes, talking about their recent work while sucking clouds and fog, while women adjusted their hair buns on their heads, stretched their plain skirts from time to time, and chatting about interesting things in life.

Lu Jiu boarded the vehicle with a bag on his back and threw two copper coins. He felt very distressed when he heard the jingle of the coins falling into the box.

Through the memory of his predecessor, Lu Jiu knew that his monthly salary in the newspaper was 3 silver dollars. It was logical that he would have some savings, but before leaving, he searched through the drawers and cabinets in the house, and found a total of 1 silver dollar plus 300 yuan. The bank's vouchers were also empty, and he didn't know where the remaining money was gone.

I sighed helplessly. Fortunately, if I save a little, it should be enough for the monthly expenses.

Let’s throw the loss of money behind you for the time being and keep your eyes on the station signs on the car door.

Qing Ding City is within the jurisdiction of Zhiyuan Prefecture, and its urban planning is a typical official regulation.

There are five urban areas in total:

Beicheng District is a residential area, not that everyone lives here, but it is just a relatively common area for people to live in; Nancheng District is a commercial and handicraft area, and to some extent it is also an entertainment area; Xicheng District is a cultural area, schools, temples and some annexes are all built in it; Dongcheng District is an industrial area, whether it is a government-run craftsmanship workshop or some private factories, it is all inside.

Yunling Newspaper engages in cultural activities, so it is naturally in Xicheng District.

Listening to the sound of the steam engine under the car running in his ears, Lu Jiu's eyes turned from the passengers' outfits to the scene outside the car.

Although he has a certain understanding of this city and this era through the memories of his predecessors, he still makes Lu Jiu very novel when he sees it with his own eyes.

Pedestrians traveled on the road paved with bricks and stones, including plain people wearing coarse cloth brown clothes, and people wearing satin clothes, monocle glasses, and following the servants; a pack horse more than two meters high pulled a cart of coal slowly, and a steam "car" with steel wheels at the bottom, but a pure mahogany sedan was speeding past; vendors pushed small cars with wheels, changing points from time to time, looking for the most lively place.

When the bus drove into the west of the city, Lu Jiu saw another floor of a school on the street. The teacher was teaching a group of children in his morning class. He was holding a special ship model with mechanical wings on both sides, pointing at it from time to time and saying something.

Some of them are like the flying dragon boats that the father of his predecessor participated in the production of a few years ago.

After turning two street intersections, the Yunling Newspaper's sign finally appeared in front of Lu Jiu.

Lu Jiu is very familiar with this place. Although the roof of the three-story house is still made of eaves and paved with tiles, the overall style below is already towards the buildings of the previous life. It is less refined, but it seems much more refined.

The first floor is a printing area, which is also an area where the printing press is placed. The newspaper has a dedicated person to be responsible for this matter. He is an interviewer who needs to go around to go to news and do interviews. He usually needs to organize manuscripts and handle some other things in the newspaper, so he works on the second floor.

This is already a relatively avant-garde new-style building in Qingding City. Most of the rest are still in the same state as ancient buildings except factories. After all, Qingding City is just a county town in Zhiyuan Prefecture, which is not as good as a big city in the province.

As soon as Lu Jiu got off the bus and was heading towards the newspaper, he heard someone calling his name behind him.

Looking back, I saw a young man wearing a beige gown and full of body shape.

"Lao Lu, where have you been having the New Year in advance?"

After saying hello, Zhou Ze still held Lu Jiu's shoulders as before and walked to the newspaper.

Zhou Ze’s words “New Year’s Day in advance” are actually the annual leave given to each employee by the newspaper, which is a total of five days.

This is a holiday set aside from the premise of official holidays. Under normal circumstances, employees are allowed to take leave at any time. Because they are generally reserved for the extended holidays during the Chinese New Year, there is a saying that the New Year is in advance.

"Just just wander around... and run to the countryside outside Qingding City to relax. There is nothing special about it."

Lu Jiu came to the newspaper to know where his previous life went these few days ago and how could he answer Zhou Ze's question, so he had to respond vaguely.

You should know that the content about the remaining memories about these days is completely missing. Lu Jiu initially thought that it might be that he had just traveled to this world, and the memory of his predecessor took time to "load", but after a whole night until now, he has not recalled any memories about his current state.

In his opinion, the reasons for this situation are nothing more than two possibilities.

First, someone deliberately made him forget this part of his memory.

Second, when there is physical problems, the original body is in a coma or unconscious state, so naturally no memory will be retained.

"What's wrong with you? I'm still thinking about being worried after going out for a few days."

Zhou Ze looked at Lu Jiu in confusion, and suddenly seemed to notice something, and asked again,

"Where did I give you the backpack?"

"Um?"

Lu Jiu was stunned at first, glanced at the old shoulder bag on his waist, and an image of a brown leather backpack and a related memory emerged in his mind.

‘A week ago was my birthday, and Zhou Ze gave himself a backpack as a gift.’

Wait... I didn't see that backpack at home!

"Isn't this bag still usable? I thought about it and I will use it when I go out for a long time."

While making up a reason to make up for excuses, Lu Jiu kept the matter of this backpack in his heart.

You should know that the missing backpack was only obtained not long ago, or whether it was a birthday gift from a friend. There is no possibility of reselling it or throwing it around everywhere.

Lu Jiu was almost certain that she should have carried it out for "traveling" before.

This means that if you can find this backpack, you may be able to figure out where you went a few days ago!

"Haha~ You guy is quite considerate."

Zhou Ze was very happy that the gift he gave was valued by his friends, and patted Lu Jiu on the shoulder and said loudly.

While the two of them were talking, they had already climbed directly to the second floor from the stairs outside the newspaper. Relying on the memory of their predecessors, Lu Jiu greeted his colleagues who were coming and going without showing any abnormality.

The area where the visiting clerks work is the second floor lobby, with more than a dozen large tables distributed among them, mostly two people, and some three people share the table.

Lu Jiu and Zhou Ze’s desks are put together, right next to the window of the lobby on the second floor.

After finding his place to sit, Lu Jiu did not rush through the boxes and cabinets to find clues left by his predecessor. Any strange behavior was causing trouble for himself, and he knew this very well.

So as always, I moved a chair and sat down to Zhou Ze.

"I know you're back today, I bought you a welcome gift for you!"

Take out two food boxes from your backpack, Zhou Ze held his chin with his face full of expressions of "come and praise me".

"Is there anything else I don't know about Mr. Zhou's loyalty? "

When he lifted the sealed lid, a fragrance swelled up in his face. Lu Jiu shrugged his nose and gave him a flattery at the right time.

Zhou Ze's family is in business and is considered a rich second generation. So after the two became friends, Lu Jiu's breakfast was contracted by him, and every meal was good.

When recalling this part last night, Lu Jiu once thought that his predecessor made friends with this young master Zhou for this.

"It's just average, nothing."

Zhou Ze opened his own part, lifted the hair on his forehead, and replied with his eyebrows raised.

"Old Zhou, didn't you ask me just now why I was worried? To be honest, something happened to Uncle Zhao's family last night."

Blowing the still steaming soup, Lu Jiu took this opportunity to mention what happened last night.

"What's wrong?"

As a friend, Zhou Ze was clear about Lu Jiu's situation and immediately frowned and asked in a low voice.

"Uncle Zhao suffered from hysteria, a very strange hysteria. He almost injured Aunt Zhao and Xiao Wanhua. If I hadn't happened to be at home, I might have had a life last night!"

Deliberately emphasized the danger of the matter, Lu Jiu continued,

"Later I asked, Uncle Zhao had no such problem before. What's even more strange is that he went to a worker's funeral in the afternoon. By chance, the man died of hysteria and even killed his wife and son like crazy before his death. It was exactly the same as Uncle Zhao's situation last night... Uncle Zhao said he wanted to report to the official, so I stopped him."

"It's right to stop it. If the inspectors come to deal with it, they will either be detained or sent directly to the hospital. By then, your Uncle Zhao's family will definitely be affected."

Putting down the spoon in his hand, Zhou Ze first affirmed Lu Jiu's way of doing it, then scratched his temples with a strange expression, took away the wontons, got up, and found a newspaper in the miscellaneous items on the side of his desk and handed it to Lu Jiu, pointing to a report above.

"This is the newspaper from Qingxi Daily yesterday, look at it."

‘There are frequent hysteria in the north of the city, which has caused many deaths!’

Lu Jiu locked in the black title in the newspaper at first sight. The more he looked down, the more solemn his expression became.

The main content of the report can be summed up in one sentence: Within half a month, a middle-aged man in five families in the north of the city suddenly developed hysteria, all of whom had lost their minds and suddenly injured people, with the death toll reaching 12!

"Your Uncle Zhao's family is likely to be the only survivor of hysteria so far. Lao Lu, this is a big news. As long as we operate well, we can not only help Uncle Zhao, but also make us a great contribution!"

As a newspaper interviewer, Zhou Ze immediately captured the hot spots in this matter.

"I know... Uncle Zhao should go to the clinic to check his health this morning. Now he can write a first draft first, which will save a lot of time at that time."

Lu Jiu looked at the newspaper, but she didn't feel much excited.

According to the plan he thought of last night, if Uncle Zhao did not find anything wrong, then expose the matter through the newspaper to attract the attention of the county government. At that time, in order to give a reasonable explanation to the people in the north of the city, Uncle Zhao's family will naturally be treated fairly and protected.
Chapter completed!