Gao Mengyu still dressed the same as before, with her ponytail tied casually. But she was a little rounder than before, and there was light in her eyes. Lin Bei was as capable as ever. When she saw Li Nian and Fu Xingchuan arriving in the living room, she took the initiative to stand up and shake hands.
"We originally wanted to contact Yin Ren, but there has been no response from him."
She took the initiative to explain.
"You said at the beginning that all matters related to 'Qiqi' should be kept confidential. Even if it is within Shi'an, there must be a dedicated person for communication." Lin Bei sat back and crossed her legs gracefully, "The two of us don't know much about the internal affairs of Shi'an. At this level, I can only disturb you two.”
"Qiqi" is a monster cat that Gao Mengyu once raised. At that time, it was classified as the phenomenon C-C19 and was called the gap "cat".
It has strong cognitive contamination ability and can induce incomplete gap phenomena. Now it seems that it is most likely to be some kind of primitive thing. The so-called incomplete gap is similar to that of a cat scratching at the door - it just wants to return to the other side, but can't find the way.
That elemental object should have gone back long ago. Gao Mengyu's cognitive pollution has also been cured, and it has been several months now.
It's interesting, Fu Xingchuan thought.
"Nothing to disturb, no need to disturb."
Minister Fu smiled broadly.
She seemed to be choosing the right words for a long time before continuing.
"I saw some people with disgusting things attached to them."
Compared with Lin Bei, who works in self-media, Gao Mengyu is a little shy. She adjusted her mood for a while, holding the mineral water bottle tightly with both hands.
There was a moment of hesitation on Gao Mengyu's face. She raised her eyes and looked at Lin Bei, who nodded lightly at her. Fu Xingchuan could see her hesitation, but he kept quiet and only waited for Gao Mengyu to speak.
"Uh, okay."
"At first, I thought I just missed it. But these days, every night, I have this dream. Then I told Beibei, and Beibei insisted that I contact Shi'an."
"Ms. Lin, you just said that your self-media studio signed a contract related to 'Angel Arms' and interviewed people who can see the arms. Can you tell me the details?"
Fu Xingchuan suddenly raised his head.
"…Now I can confirm that it was your cat that made you see this."
She still refused to call it a "monster."
Lin Bei was stunned for two seconds: "This... is convenient, but everyone is working on this subject recently, so I shouldn't be able to help you."
Sure enough, after hesitating for half a minute, Gao Mengyu sighed softly.
"etc."
"Tell me about it."
"Mengyu drew more than this one. It looks like an umbilical cord, right? But when she first drafted it, just looking at the outline, it looked more like an arm."
"I'll tell you next."
Lin Bei breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. It saves me from worrying about this guy all the time. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. We'll meet again in the afternoon."
She lowered her head.
"I'm sorry, actually I lied to Shi'an at the beginning."
"It barks at the door and won't let you open the door?" Fu Xingchuan frowned.
It was like an... umbilical cord. It is made up of countless tangled blood vessel-like tubes, hanging down from nowhere in the sky, resting softly on people's shoulders.
"Wise decision, it is very likely that Qiqi is contacting Ms. Gao." Fu Xingchuan wiped his face.
"It's just right for us. Did Ms. Gao encounter any difficulties?"
Lin Bei pulled back a strand of disobedient hair, with a serious face: "You must have heard of the 'angel arms' that have been very windy recently. Our studio recently signed a related order, and yesterday we just interviewed someone who can see the arms Meng Yu also saw this thing in him. "
"It sounds like it doesn't recommend that Ms. Gao go out." Li Nian mused. "When it encountered danger before, its response was to hide Ms. Gao in the gap. But now, it can only warn Ms. Gao like this."
"Ms. Gao, if you don't mind, would you like to move to Shi'an for a while?" Professor Li extended the invitation straight to the point, "We need your ability, and in this way, your 'Qiqi' will feel more at ease. . Your living expenses and housing expenses during this period will be fully borne by Shian.”
Fu Xingchuan murmured.
"Yes."
Gao Mengyu said softly and smiled lightly: "Thank you both, do I need to go out less in the future?"
"I can't paint that feeling." Gao Mengyu was a little embarrassed, "Is this what Qiqi asked me to see? People with this thing on their bodies are men, women, old and young. I don't see anything special."
Li Nian stopped her.
"At that time, you all helped to treat my cognitive pollution, and I... I didn't wait for it to be completely cured, so I lied and claimed that it was cured. At that time, I just wanted to leave a thought to remind myself not to forget Qiqi."
Gao Mengyu looked away with a guilty conscience: "After that incident, I saw that all cats still have fourteen eyes. Apart from this, nothing else is abnormal. But since I dreamed about Qiqi a few days ago, I have seen …saw…”
"That's right, I always have the same dream recently. In the dream, Qiqi - well, it's not the cat I have now, but the bigger creature from before - keeps banging on the door and meowing outside the door. , and squeezed the tentacles through the crack of the door. In the dream, I wanted to open the door and let it in, but it held the door lock tightly and refused to let me open.
Lin Bei nodded: "Meng Yu may be fine, but as a bystander, I always find it scary."
Shi'an's instruments and techniques can't detect it, so it's probably something from the other side.
Lin Bei took over.
Gao Mengyu said a little nervously.
"Well, the world is not peaceful recently, so it's a good thing to be cautious." Fu Xingchuan tapped his fingertips on the table, "Besides the recurring dreams, are there any other abnormalities in your life?"
"Then what?" Li Nian answered calmly.
After that, she took out her mobile phone and showed the two ministers pictures of her paintings.
"It is to promote the theme of 'Angel Arms' and associate it with some 'lucky' and 'blessings' to create a positive impression. However, this approach is relatively common. If negative associations are promoted everywhere, it will be harmful to us self-media It’s not good either.”
Lin Bei changed her legs and crossed her hands, clasping her hands on her thighs. When she talked about her work, her tone instantly became calm.
"Anyway, just make this topic popular and popular - the society is not peaceful recently, and everyone likes to watch something reassuring. Several companies I know are doing this."
Li Nian was noncommittal: "I see... Do you know which investor is the most active among them?"
"Don't worry, this is not an official inquiry, it's just my personal curiosity." Seeing the embarrassment on Lin Bei's face, Professor Li added seemingly unintentionally.
"Coral Reef Group Co., Ltd." Lin Bei said, "They are the ones who signed the contract with me this time."
"Thank you for your cooperation."
Li Nian nodded.
"You two were very helpful."
Watching the two girls leave in a hurry, Fu Xingchuan finished a bottle of mineral water: "Coral reef? Why does it sound familiar?"
"Remember Gao Mengyu's evil ex-boyfriend named 'Mr. Rose'? When he first appeared, he scared the employees of the Coral Reef Group."
Li Nian tapped his temple with his long and thin index finger.
"After that, Bai Yongji, who is half-stepping Charon, is also nominally the new media person in charge of the Coral Reef Group - if he has not committed any crime, he should be the one responsible for dealing with Lin Bei. Now they are instigating the 'Angel Arms' thing, which is interesting. "
Indeed, looking at these incidents alone, there is nothing suspicious about the "Coral Reef Group".
Mr. Rose is the devil and their employees are the victims. Bai Yongji's kidnapping and transformation of others has nothing to do with his work itself. As for the recent arm incident, many new media practitioners are paying attention to it, and the coral reef cannot be said to have ulterior motives.
It is regarded as a long-established local private enterprise in Haigu City. It has always made all kinds of products and participated in all the excitement. From oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar to animations for young people, to mobile games for middle-aged and elderly people, Coral Reef has them all involved.
Even so, the fact that it rolled up to the surface two or three times was really impressive...
"Subtle."
With a click, Fu Xingchuan crushed the mineral water bottle.
"We can't do anything about the other side," he muttered pointedly, "but if someone gets involved, we can't let it go."
"You want to check?"
"Find someone to keep an eye on it first." Fu Xingchuan said, "There have been so many trivial matters recently, and this is a troublesome thing."
the other side.
There is no passage of time here, and everyone's biological clock is in chaos. After finally surviving twenty-four hours, Qi Xin finally announced with compassion that they could continue their journey.
The white room disappeared, and the group of people entered the endless tunnel that Yin Ren had seen before - of course, except for Yin Ren and Zhong Cheng, the rest of them were able to gain a foothold because of Qi Xin's personal help.
Facing this dizzying and spectacular sight, almost everyone held their breath, except for a trace of bitterness on Lu Xiaohe's face.
Mom is here, but it's too big.
I thought that when I came to the other side, I would feel better. As a result, seeing the appearance on the other side, the despair in her heart only increased to a higher level.
Countless fragments and colors, vast and endless. Although here, everyone can imagine things that are used daily. But even if she imagined computers and devices, they were just superficial and could not be turned on or retrieve data.
Not to mention, Ge Tingting, Huang Jin and Fu Tianyi, all three of them have lost their special abilities or mystical skills. We are all just like ordinary people on the street, and it is impossible to investigate alone.
The other shore, the other shore. They really seemed to have died, leaving only their light souls with them.
She didn't know what to do. They said they were looking for someone, but so far they couldn't find any relevant clues.
Lu Xiaohe looked at Yin Ren with some melancholy—except for waiting for Yin Ren to start searching, she seemed to be unable to do anything.
When this thought came up, Lu Xiaohe's face became even more bitter.
"Everyone, take out the photo." Qi Xin has no intention of caring about the psychological conditions of mortals. "Now I need to help you adapt to walking on the other side. This photo is a crucial prop."
Lu Xiaohe took out a photo with his mother and lowered his eyes.
In the photo, my mother still has a healthy round face. She hugged the young Lu Xiaohe and smiled brightly.
Lu Xiaohe knew that behind every photo, there should be personal comments from five other people. These comments are written individually, and no one else knows the content of these comments except the reviewer and the owner of the photo - this was specifically stated by Shi'an when soliciting photos from them.
As a scientist, Lu Xiaohe still wavered for a second. If I could get blessings from my companions and the Great Heavenly Master on this photo, would it be regarded as some kind of protection
At this moment, Qi Xin grabbed the photo in Yin Ren's hand and flipped through it casually. Lu Xiaohe also imitated her movements and turned to his back.
Only then did she notice that there were black filaments connected to the edges of the photo, which penetrated into the hard board behind the photo. If you look closely, you will see that these hard boards are all woven regularly from these black filaments, giving off a faint black light.
She was not the only one to discover this. Fu Tianyi tried to tear the photo apart from the base to see how long the black threads could be stretched.
"Stop tearing it apart!" At this moment, Qi Xin scolded Fu Tianyi, "The photo was copied with my hair, connected to my body. Otherwise, how do you think a dead thing like the photo could get in?"
Fu Tianyi's hand shook and he almost threw the photo away.
This is the body part of the Great Yuanwu. As long as Ms. Qi disconnects it, this thing will become the strongest source of pollution in minutes.
Lu Xiaohe was too lazy to pay attention to the noise. She carefully read the writing behind the photo, trying to adjust her emotional state.
[Your mother will definitely be fine. Fu Tianyi] Fu Tianyi's calligraphy is very beautiful, and he must have practiced it.
[Come on, Sister Xiaohe! Ge Tingting] Ge Tingting's characters are beautiful and green.
[Wish you good luck. Huang Jin]Neither beautiful nor ugly, a common font.
[Lu Xiaohe, Lu Xiaohe’s mother He Huan. Zhong Cheng said]... It's still the human body printer she's familiar with.
[I will handle it! Yin Ren] It can be seen that Yin Ren's writing is a little unskilled, but the handwriting has a unique beauty.
On the other side, Qi Xin glared at Fu Tianyi again and continued to explain.
"There are comments behind the photos. Whether it is the writing or the content, it is information of 'you know and I know'... Well, in human terms, you have established an encrypted connection with each other."
Her boss explained reluctantly.
"On the other side, if there is fluctuation at one end of the connection, it will naturally have an impact on the intelligence, such as -"
Qi Xin struck mercilessly, wrapping a certain limb in mist, and knocked Fu Tianyi unconscious with a "sap". Dr. Cat almost fell down and his tail was so thick.
At the same time, Fu Tianyi's comments disappeared from Lu Xiaohe's photo. She looked at the blank line in shock, and then at Fu Tianyi who was motionless. Then, Qi Xin picked up Fu Tianyi and let him wake up crying in sadness.
As Fu Tianyi regained consciousness, the comment emerged crookedly and returned to the back of Lu Xiaohe's photo.
"Loss of consciousness will cause the connection to be interrupted. In addition, there is another situation."
Qi Xin threw Fu Tianyi aside who was crying bitterly. The body in the mist acted again and lifted up the back collar that Zhong Cheng said.
Zhong Cheng said: "?"
This time Qi Xin moved very quickly. Zhong Cheng said that before he had time to express doubts, he disappeared from the spot. Yin Ren's hair exploded more powerfully than Dr. Cat's, but he couldn't use his powers. Lord Ghost King stepped forward and reached out to grab Qi Xin's collar.
Lu Xiaohe looked at the photo again.
On the back of the photo, Zhong Chengshuo’s comments became blurry and difficult to read. And the line of words is slightly skewed, leaning in a certain direction.
Like a pointer.
"The further the distance, the weaker the connection signal. But at this time, it can probably indicate the location of your companions... Okay, I'm done with my explanation. You are all smart people and you should know how to use this thing."
Qi Xin clapped his hands, his face full of relief after finishing a boring job. The next moment, Zhong Cheng suddenly appeared beside her with a look of disapproval.
Yin Ren was still holding Qi Xin's collar. His eyes were like knives, as if he was thinking about how to slice this person up and rinse him.
"What's your expression? If I throw away the cub, it will really be lost." Qi Xin was calmly held by Yin Ren, looked at Zhong Cheng sideways and said, "Or do you have other opinions, Mr. Fear?"
Zhong Cheng hugged his satchel tightly and remained silent.
"Is that all?" Lu Xiaohe asked anxiously, "For those missing people, do we have similar methods..."
"As long as Yin Ren can become a mature element, he can do all the little things you think about."
Qi Xin did not answer directly, and did not even look at Lu Xiaohe.
"Then it's free time. You can do whatever you like. I'm only responsible for bringing humans here, and I don't care about anything else. If you encounter something you can't handle, just go back to the white room and wait."
Lu Xiaohe clutched the photo.
Indeed, with Qi Xin's ability, there is no reason to help humans. She was willing to give them a chance and a little instruction, which was considered the most benevolent thing. To put it bluntly, during this so-called trip to the other side, humans like them are just Yin Ren’s additions—like comfort toys that babies don’t want to let go of, tiny dead things.
Yin Ren and Zhong Cheng said it was okay. Human beings should remain highly vigilant about other Yuan objects and try not to come into contact with them.
Just as Lu Xiaohe was thinking, there were bursts of harsh whistling sounds coming from the end of the tunnel. The black torrent piled up into a mountain and rushed towards this direction like a torrent.
Yin Ren recognized this scene. Another group of Yuan objects gathered together and rushed to look for food.
"Let me introduce you by the way."
Tour guide Ms. Qi raised her hand and pointed at the rushing black army.
"This is a common phenomenon on the other side recently, group hunting. Because of the shortage of food, the weak will join together and tear apart all the elements that dare to be left alone. There is my aura in your photos, they should not be easy …Eh?"
The mighty legion rushed over and swallowed up everyone present in Shi'an in one breath. Countless soft limbs swayed wildly, they rolled up everyone, gathered high on top of the cluster's head, and ran wildly in a certain direction.
For a moment, the screams of everyone in Shi'an were mixed together. Dr. Cat's claws dug tightly into Fu Tianyi, and the latter's screams added a hint of pain.
What a heroic kidnapping, even Qi Xin was stunned for three seconds.
Dare to provoke "Sadness", are these people crazy with hunger
She narrowed her eyes, her body ready to move. And just when she was about to attack, she heard Yin Ren's voice in the middle of a scream—
"Qi Xin, stop!" he shouted angrily, "It's an acquaintance!"
The first time he was tied up, Yin Ren felt an eerie sense of familiarity.
He had definitely seen such soft, slippery, rotten flesh-colored limbs before. The place where those soft limbs meet is a grape-shaped piece of black and gray flesh full of holes. And around the piece of meat, there were fourteen red spheres embedded in it.
Well, I did see this kind of thing, but it was on a night with just the right moonlight. Yin Ren quickly moved his gaze, and sure enough—
One of the Yuanwu was holding up a tablecloth with a cat pattern on its soft limbs. The tablecloth swayed like a flag. Among the sharp chirping sounds, its mellow "meow" call was particularly ear-piercing, and even the briquettes looked around.
Miss Gao Mengyu, your cat is here.
[what happened? !]
Before Qi Xin could speak, Yin Ren struck him with a thought.
The fourteen-eyed cat waved its soft limbs faster and shook the tablecloth: "Meow!"
At the same time, its thoughts also penetrated into Yin Ren's mind.
[We want to go to war with humanity, but we don’t want to fight.]
It curled its tentacles aggrievedly.
Yin Ren was shocked: [Start a war? Do you have a way to fight in the human world?]
He looked at the soft fourteen-eyed primitive objects beneath him. These things had a way of cognitive contamination, and they could indeed become formidable opponents.
But now that the weather is calm and there is no big gap, how can these things reach the present world
Take a step back, even if they can pass through the gap. Without possessed bodies, they can only hide in gaps and rely on transitional spaces to survive. By then, let alone activities, food will be an issue.
[It’s not “that side”, it’s here.]
The "cat" responded sincerely.
[There are other humans here.]
(End of chapter)