Lin Mo was deeply impressed by this middle-aged man.
Most of the neighbors he met in the nightmare world had either turned into corpses long ago, or, like Liu Ying, had suffered a mental breakdown due to fear and then died of fear.
And this middle-aged man looked very calm at the time.
If you think about it, this is not normal.
Then Lin Mo discovered that the identity of this middle-aged man was indeed not simple.
Because all the police officers present stood at attention and saluted after seeing the other party, and even the very aloof Dr. Song behaved extremely respectfully in front of the other party.
The next moment, the middle-aged man looked at Lin Mo and raised his hand to greet him.
Lin Mo responded.
The two of them were like old friends, and the people around them were stunned.
Afterwards, the middle-aged man turned and left, while Dr. Song walked over with a strange look on his face.
"Lin Mo, come here for a moment."
Lin Mo nodded.
Doctor Song was obviously just delivering the message; the one who really wanted to see him was the middle-aged man.
"Cat, wait for me."
Lin Mo patted Mao Mao's head. Perhaps because he had told him his most horrifying nightmare, Mao Mao's emotions obviously stabilized a lot and he nodded.
"Come back soon."
Lin Mo agreed, stood up and followed Dr. Song out.
Outside, a middle-aged man was leaning against the wall smoking. Lin Mo didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that this man was very lonely and not very sociable.
"Expert Chen, someone is here."
"Thank you for your hard work, Dr. Song."
Doctor Song nodded, then turned and left. Before leaving, he glanced at Lin Mo a few times with a strange look in his eyes.
I guess he couldn't understand why Expert Chen wanted to meet Lin Mo alone.
Only Expert Chen and Lin Mo were left in the corridor.
The former took out a cigarette and gestured, and Lin Mo waved his hand.
Because of the nature of my work, I often have to stay up late. If I smoke, my health will be ruined.
"Good habit." Expert Chen smiled, put the cigarette back into the cigarette box, and then said, "We have met in the nightmare world."
"I remember." Lin Mo nodded.
"Let me introduce myself, Chen Bing, a member of the Special Security Bureau's expert team." Chen Bing glanced at Lin Mo and said, "I know you have a lot of questions. Fortunately, I can help you answer all of them today."
Lin Mo did have many doubts, and he followed Chen Bing to a separate office.
"I'll get straight to the point." After the middle-aged man sat down, he continued, "About a year ago, the first nightmare incident broke out in a small country in Continent M. It was said that it happened after nightfall without any signs. It started in a 120-year-old church and then radiated to the surrounding area, spreading to an area as large as four standard football fields."
Chen Bing suddenly started telling the story.
It was a bit incoherent, but Lin Mo could understand it.
"That time, more than a thousand people died. The response strategy of that small country was to build a high wall to seal off the contaminated area. Until now, it has been a no-man's land. But it turns out that this is completely useless..."
Chen Bing continued, "Nightmare incidents have occurred all over the world since then. In our country, it happened nine months ago in a village in the north. The village lost contact with the outside world overnight. Two days later, police and officials from surrounding villages went in and found that all 120 people in the village had died."
Although Lin Mo was not afraid, he frowned as he listened.
"After that, similar incidents occurred every month. So far, not to mention overseas, there have been 22 nightmare incidents in China."
Lin Mo wanted to ask a question, but Chen Bing waved his hand to indicate that he had not finished speaking.
"The country has set up a special security bureau to be responsible for such incidents. What is known so far and within my authority is that nightmares are spread through viruses. The power of the virus is related to the level of the pollution source. The known pollution sources are divided into three levels. The threat level and transmission ability of the first-level pollution source are the weakest, and normal protective equipment can isolate the spread. The second-level pollution source is much more troublesome, a bit like radiation and magnetic fields, and cannot be blocked by isolation. As for the third-level pollution source... I don't know either. I haven't seen it."
“And this time, the nightmare incident in Lvyuan Community was caused by a secondary pollution source.”
"Okay, I'm done. You can ask any questions you have."
Chen Bing sat down and took a sip of tea.
Lin Mo listened very carefully just now, so what Chen Bing said contained a lot of information, and most people would definitely have no idea what it meant, but Lin Mo remembered it all in his mind and refined it.
What the other party was talking about was about the nightmare world.
Lin Mo summarized.
The first point is that the nightmare incident that occurred in Lvyuan Community is not the first one. Similar incidents have occurred all over the world within a year.
The second point is that the country has set up a special security bureau specifically for this kind of time, and the person in front of you is a member of the security bureau's expert group.
The third point is that nightmares can spread and are divided into levels.
Lin Mo began to summarize his own questions.
With this expert, there is no need to ask the spirit of the pen.
You can then ask the Pen Fairy to verify the answer.
Lin Mo started to ask.
"What are those monsters and ghosts?"
"Nightmare." Chen Bing thought for a moment and added, "It can be understood as the thing a person fears the most. After this person falls asleep, he will enter the nightmare world, and at the same time, his nightmare will also be born in that world."
Lin Mo nodded. He had guessed this a long time ago, and Chen Bing's answer confirmed his guess.
"How did the nightmare world come into being?" Lin Mo asked the second question.
Chen Bing shook his head: "I don't know about that."
"How big is that world?"
Still shaking his head.
It turns out there are things that experts don’t know.
"Then, why are you telling me this?" Lin Mo asked the fourth question.
He could see that he was being treated differently. Including the Green Garden Community, there were more than 20 people who had survived a nightmare. Why didn't the other party look for others, but only for him
"You are different from others." Expert Chen stared at Lin Mo: "You are the only person I have ever seen who knows how to use the power of nightmares without any training. I have seen your description of the nightmare world, which is different from others. In short, you are very talented. I intend to introduce you to the Security Bureau, or even directly recruit you into the expert group."
It felt good to be praised, but Lin Mo had little interest in this job.
"I know you're the boss of a gaming power leveling studio, but you have to know that if you can really join the Security Bureau, or even become a member of the expert group, your status will be completely different, and you will get things that you never dared to think about in the past."
At this time, Chen Bing's voice was tempting.
Lin Mo still wasn't very interested.
He did not doubt Chen Bing's words, but everything in this world is relative.
The more you get, the more you give.
He would rather live a leisurely and free life.
Chen Bing probably saw Lin Mo's attitude, so he didn't say more about this matter. He thought for a moment and said, "Although I have read your description of the nightmare, I want to hear from you in person what happened in that building."
Lin Mo nodded.
He repeated what he had said to Team Leader Liu before.
Chen Bing listened very carefully, especially about the skinny man 'Zhou Li'. He asked particularly detailed questions. After hearing Lin Mo's description of the strange body that was completely dismembered in room 404, Chen Bing's pupils shrank obviously.
"That corpse is the secondary pollution source. It turned out that it was transferred to the next neighborhood by a nightmare. That's right. No wonder I didn't find it in Lvyuan Community."
Chen Bing talked to himself.
Obviously, Lin Mo's story helped him answer many questions.
And after hearing that Lin Mo accidentally triggered the charred corpse and caused a fire, his expression was very interesting.
"I never thought that you could accidentally eliminate the horrible secondary pollution source in this way."