Half an hour later, the self-service barbecue restaurant.
"Okay, I roughly understand the situation." Liang Shan sighed, "You are at a nearby barbecue restaurant, right? Send your phone directly to the Public Security Bureau. I will report it immediately, but don't have too much hope."
Zhong Cheng's cell phone was on speakerphone, and his sigh was very clear.
"Gao Mengyu has been missing for nearly a week. She has no food and water supplies, and is in danger. Evil creatures can feel emotions such as fear, hostility, etc., but it is difficult for them to understand the concept of death. Even if the unknown evil creature really wants to protect Gao Mengyu... guarding Gao Mengyu's body is also considered protection for him. "
Zhong Cheng said without saying a word.
"Xiao Yin should be fine. Xiao Zhong, can you understand?"
"able."
Zhong Cheng answered very firmly, and Liang Shan was a little surprised. He paused for a while before continuing: "There was an accident in Fanghua Apartment last night. The evil thing was very difficult to deal with. In order to ensure the safety of people around him, Shi'an is very likely to 'Indiscriminate cleaning' will be performed."
Yin Ren approached: "What happened to Fanghua last night?"
"Didn't the big guys go to room 1413 last night? They all had cognitive impairment at the same time. They all had extra eyes, hands and feet when they saw their companions, and they almost attacked each other."
Liang Shan lowered his voice.
"You've all seen "Liao Zhai". The evil thing either physically turns into a cat, or uses magic to confuse you. The latter is a very classic hallucination. Your perception of 'cat' has not changed, but your senses have been blinded. "
"In the world I see, human eyes are 'upright'."
At this moment, Yin Ren spoke slowly: "Brother Liang."
Yin Ren: "Hmm... No, I can't guess."
Liang Shan's laughter was still hearty, but at this moment, this heartiness made people's hair stand on end.
"Take the 'cat' you found as an example."
"But 'cognitive pollution' is different. What you see is the original appearance of the evil thing. It replaces your understanding of the concept of 'cat'."
"Listen up, you two, they are wearing anti-hallucination equipment. Minister Fu has stamped it - now it's like C-A1, 'cognitive pollution'. It's more harmful than the gap."
"Yeah, I understand." Even though he knew Liang Shan couldn't see, Zhong Cheng said and nodded.
"… I see."
"Working in the Public Security Bureau, I occasionally come into contact with suspects or corpses with 'normal' eyes. Whenever this happens, I can report it to the police as quickly as possible - after all, my only concept of 'human beings' is contaminated, no matter what those things are. What, they’re not human anyway.”
At this moment, Zhong Cheng suddenly said "ah": "I understand, it's like using lactose intolerance to identify the authenticity of milk."
Zhong Cheng said: "What is the difference between it and hallucination..."
"I'm not very talented in metaphysics. Shi'an is willing to give me a black mark just because I have an ability that can't be said to be an ability."
"Um?"
Thousands of years have passed, and the evil world has become like this. He had never heard of this method before. At first, everyone only competed to see whose illusion skills were better.
Liang Shan cleared her throat: "That's it anyway. If you don't want to become someone like me, you two should just go back to the hotel honestly."
Liang Shan's tone was particularly serious, as if he was afraid that two newborn calves were not afraid of tigers.
"You think it is a cat. The cat in your memory looks like that. Even a normal cat looks evil... but your brain's feeling of being 'cute' and 'liked' by a cat has not changed."
"The same goes for you two, don't casually characterize 'protection'. The fact that it protected Gao Mengyu is an objective result, not necessarily its motive. Never use human emotions to speculate on the thoughts of evil things. Judging from the current cases, the result is 99% correct. It’s human beings who move themselves.”
Yin Ren: "..."
Zhong Cheng said to hang up the call.
Liang Shan: "..." Very good, the weird atmosphere suddenly turned disappointing.
"But the actual sizes of real cats are different, and the touch will be different." Zhong Cheng said and frowned, "Even if the cat in Gao Mengyu's eyes is a monster. The actions of others touching the cat will be unreasonable. Can she really not see the problem? "
"Once it's completely contaminated, you won't notice anything strange. Without timely intervention, the effects of cognitive contamination will be permanent."
“…”
"Yin Ren, you go back to the hotel and rest first."
"Okay, just stay there, I still have a lot of work to do here—"
"Haha, I just thought of myself. Guess, why was I assigned to work as a civilian in the Public Security Bureau?"
"Perception is transmitted to the brain through various organs, and that thing directly rewrites your brain. You see, many people experience confusion in their sense of taste and smell when they are sick - it is not that the taste of things has changed, but that there is a problem with the brain itself. The same goes for sight and touch.”
However, Zhong Cheng said that he would not let Liang Shan go. He raised his voice: "Mr. Liang, does 'indiscriminate cleaning' mean killing that creature? Even if Gao Mengyu is still alive?"
Liang Shan suddenly laughed.
"I realized this only after Shi'an intervened... I must have been cognitively contaminated when I was a child."
Zhong Cheng said staring at the phone on speakerphone, not knowing what he was thinking.
Liang Shan's voice became deeper.
"Shi'an has confirmed that it has no communication ability and is obviously hostile throughout the process. It is completely uncontrollable and may cause large-scale cognitive pollution at any time."
He seemed to have remembered something and was enjoying himself on the other end of the phone for a while. It took him a long time to adjust his mood.
Zhong Cheng said: "Well..."
Finding that the two of them were silent, Liang Shan said: "Hmph, how about it, I was scared-"
"Why were you laughing just now?"
Yin Ren did not answer directly: "Why, you haven't given up yet? Do you think that thing is protecting Gao Mengyu?"
Zhong Cheng said: "I don't care about its motives, but Gao Mengyu may still be alive... According to Miss Fangyuanyuan, my type will be least affected, and I have the capital to negotiate with it."
Yin Ren narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a while: "You are such a good gentleman."
A very strange person, who obviously doesn't know how to get along with others, but has unnecessary enthusiasm.
"That's two lives." Zhong Cheng said with a smile, "And I already have a direction." Yin Ren stuffed the tail of the cone into his mouth, thought for a few seconds, and smiled brighter.
"We are partners. You have already mentioned this. I must follow you to try to improve your performance. Don't look like that. I will just look out for you. If anything goes wrong, I will run away."
"… good."
Near Fanghua Apartment.
Xie Baocai sat in the shade of the tree with Maza on his back, staring at the entrance of the apartment.
The woman has been missing for almost a week.
That bitch cut off the old Xie family and killed his nephew - Xie Baocai had two brothers, but among the younger generation, Xie Chao was the only male. Although Xie Chao didn't like studying, he was very popular and said he had made a lot of money.
What a good baby, who was implicated to death by Gao.
He heard that Gao Mengyu wanted to break up because his cat was accidentally crushed to death by Xie Chao, causing Xie Chao to pursue her for several months. As a result, on the way to save this woman, Xie Chao got into a car accident.
What evil has the old Xie family done! Xie Chao and Xie Chao didn't know what kind of drug that bitch had given her, and they got into such a mess that they couldn't even bear to be beaten! That bitch Gao Mengyu had cultivated his fortune for several lifetimes before meeting such a responsible child as Xie Chao, yet he still dared to be dissatisfied.
My good nephew didn't steal or hit anyone, all because of a beast... just because of a beast!
Now that Xie Chao is gone, that bitch can't afford to lose his life, and Xie Baocai is itching with hatred.
Knowing that something happened to Xie Chao, Xie Chao's own father almost didn't come up and became bedridden. Even uncle Xie Baocai has had nightmares for a long time. In his dreams, his good nephew is crying and suffering.
Even during the day, there were vague whispers in his ears, and the voice sounded very much like Xie Chao.
This is a wasted death, a wasted death! Gao Mengyu must pay with his life.
Anyway, I am seventy-five years old, and I still have a tumor. Xie Baocai planned to surrender after killing everyone, and then cry and repent. He specifically inquired so that even if the police caught him, it would be difficult for him to be shot.
In the end, he finally found out Gao Mengyu's address. I wonder if he saw his knife, but the bitch disappeared out of thin air.
How can this be done? If you want to see people alive or dead, you will see their corpses.
Xie Baocai is very patient.
He has neither a wife nor children, and the last thing he lacks is time. Since Gao Mengyu disappeared, he has been squatting nearby almost seamlessly, even sleeping in the utility room opposite the apartment.
Gao Mengyu evaporated out of thin air, the scene was strange, and he was already a topical figure. The building has been closed recently, and there are many people watching the excitement. The first thing Xie Baocai does when he wakes up every day is to ask about Gao Mengyu from the old men and ladies watching the excitement.
But today, he seemed to have another adventure.
Xie Baocai was sniffing a cigarette out of boredom when a young man came over. The man looked good, wore glasses, and looked like a simple student.
"Hello, are you Mr. Xie Baocai?"
"Yes, who are you?" Xie Baocai was alert.
"Xie Chao's colleague, Xiao Zhong." The young man scratched his head nervously, "Xie Chao showed me your photo, and I thought you looked familiar... Do you live nearby?"
"Absolutely." Xie Baocai relaxed a little when he heard that he was a colleague of Bao Baocai's nephew.
"You're also here because of Gao Mengyu's matter?"
Xie Baocai narrowed his eyes: "Oh, it doesn't count. There are so many people here."
"We have rumors that the police want to catch Gao Mengyu." Xiao Zhong whispered, "She was mentally disturbed a few days ago and hid in the garbage chute without saying a word. The administrator was so anxious that she called the police. We just found her two days ago. She He refused to leave and threatened to blow up the building."
"Tsk tsk—" Xie Baocai tskted loudly.
Quickly dismissing the tenants and bringing in professionals with equipment was consistent with the development he saw.
Xiao Zhong: "Now the police have found out that there are no explosives in the building. They plan to arrest her in the middle of the night."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"We want to sneak in and shoot the video first. You can go with us - you are also a relative of Xie Chao, so this will work well. Uncle, we know that Xie Chao died because of her. The woman was afraid of ghosts knocking on the door and went crazy. ”
After saying this, Xiao Zhong looked over steadily, as if waiting for an answer.
crazy? Xie Baocai swallowed.
No matter if you are crazy, you will have to pay with your life if you are crazy.
"Okay, I'll go with you. I also want to talk to that little girl."
He groped in the bushes for a while and pulled out a cloth satchel, which contained the boning knife he had sharpened.
"You don't need to take the bag, it's too heavy. We can buy whatever you need."
I don't know why, but Xiao Zhong's tone is a bit weird, and there is a subtle smell of regret in it.
"It's a little gadget, I'll get used to it."
Xie Baocai grinned and spoke slowly and thickly.
"Young man, when are we leaving?"
At the same time, room 1413.
A dark gap opened in the void.
The gap was suspended in mid-air, and countless jellyfish-like soft limbs protruded from the edge of the gap. There is no hair on the soft limbs, and the color is close to that of rotten flesh. Its surface is covered with layers of precise wrinkles, much like the sulci of the brain.
Dozens of soft limbs, about the thickness of a human leg, stretched continuously, almost filling the room. They are completely symmetrical from left to right and look like a misshapen flower at first glance, exuding a creepy geometric beauty.
And deep in the darkness, fourteen points of red light of the same size lit up one by one at the roots of countless soft limbs.
"Creak... squeak... squeak..."
It seemed to feel something and made a noise like fingernails scraping against a blackboard. As a few seconds passed, the sharp sound gradually became distorted and rounded.
"… meow."
It barked.
(End of chapter)