"How did he fall asleep?" He Qiu's father... his original name was also He Qiu, but since the father had a son, he went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to change the name of He Qiu, and the current name is He Qiu. First.
Some people simply call him "Mr. He", which is polite and smooth.
Mr. He is over fifty this year, but he doesn't look old at all. He and He Qiu are worthy of being father and son, they look somewhat similar in appearance, with darker outlines and foreign blood.
It's just that Mr. He is a slightly old-fashioned person. From the time he appeared in the hospital until now, he has always been stern, with a gloomy look all over his body, and no smile at all.
Xu Haoyu felt that this elder was a bit similar to his father, they were the kind of people who were very serious and not easy to mess with at first glance, which made Xu Haoyu feel more trembling in front of Mr. He, and replied cautiously: "I put that After the snake cross was given to Zhou Yue... he suddenly became like this."
"Snake cross?" Mr. He walked up to Zhou Yue, who was lying motionless in the wheelchair, squatted down and took a look at the snake cross in Zhou Yue's hand, his eyes seemed to be flickering with astonishment.
"Where did this cross come from?" Mr. He took the cross from Zhou Yue's hand, and turned to ask Xu Haoyu.
Xu Haoyu shook his head honestly: "I don't know, this cross originally belonged to Zhou Yue, but it was taken away by Mu Qin. Before going to bed, Mu Qin asked me to put the cross in the cabinet in his ward. Don't take it home."
Then Xu Haoyu added: "There is also a music box put away together with the cross."
After finishing speaking, Xu Haoyu went to the cabinet next to him and opened the door, showing Mr. He the exquisite and ancient music box inside.
When Mr. He followed Xu Haoyu's movements to look at the music box in the cabinet, he quickly frowned angrily and turned to look at his son He Qiu who had been by his side all the time. Mr. He roared at He Qiu: "Didn't I tell you Have you been? Don’t show my collections to others, let alone give them away!”
"I'm sorry!" He Qiu was startled by his father's yelling, and lowered his head submissively, "I really didn't mean it, Dad, you never said before that these collectibles are dangerous, I thought they were ordinary Collectibles, that’s why…”
"It seems that you completely took what I said as a fart!" Mr. He became even more annoyed when he saw He Qiu's sophistry. He stretched out his hand and slapped his son on the forehead. He Qiu didn't dare to fight back and accepted it obediently.
"Mr. He." Xu Haoyu was also anxious in his heart, and quickly dissuaded him, "Even if you scold your son, it won't help! There are more important things now. I heard He Qiu said that you have a way to get rid of this weird sleeping state. Please help me and think of a way."
"I don't know if it can be done." Mr. He also seemed to be quite distressed, his brows were tied into a knot, and he was pacing back and forth with the snake cross in his hand, "Removing the sleep state of the 'dreamer' is a method handed down by my ancestors. method, but the implementation process is likely to make the 'dreamers' pay a great price, which requires the consent of their relatives."
Xu Haoyu said: "Mu Qin has no relatives, I am almost his only friend... As for Zhou Yue..."
Xu Haoyu looked at Zhou Yue in the wheelchair as he spoke. It was not that he didn't know Zhou Yue's family situation, but he couldn't make the decision for Zhou Yue, so he said to Mr. He: "For Zhou Yue, I need to contact his mother first. .”
"Wait." Mr. He touched his chin, and suddenly asked Xu Haoyu a strange question, "You said the child in the wheelchair is called Zhou Yue, right?"
"Yes." Xu Haoyu nodded, and said after consideration, "He is... the young master of the well-known Zhou company in China."
"Then he's probably finished." Mr. He looked at Zhou Yue with indescribable eyes.
"What do you mean?" Xu Haoyu was startled, "Is Zhou Yue hopeless?"
"The ancestors of the Zhou family are also related to our He family." Mr. He sighed, "The Zhou family also had some coincidences in the past, so that the whole family was infected by the power of the crystal stone and became a 'dreaming dream'. People', was later carried out by our ancestors of the He family to perform a ceremony to release the status of 'dreamers', but this ceremony has to pay a price in blood, and this price will continue to future generations. Dreamer', there is no way I can save him."
"And, this cross is also a medium." Mr. He put the snake cross he obtained from Zhou Yue in front of his eyes to observe, "Since you said that this thing originally belonged to Zhou Yue, then Zhou Yue may have become a "dream" a long time ago. People' gone."
Xu Haoyu seemed to understand something: "Zhou Yue did become a vegetative state due to an accident before, and fell into a deep sleep for two years, and then Mu Qin returned to him to take care of him. Zhou Yue woke up for a few days under the care of Mu Qin, But it didn't take long before he fell into a deep sleep again. Afterwards, his state and Mu Qin's state were reversed, and Mu Qin couldn't sleep anymore, but Zhou Yue woke up completely."
"From your point of view, did this kid named Mu Qin save Zhou Yue?" Mr. He seemed to have grasped another layer of meaning from Xu Haoyu's narration.
Xu Haoyu shook his head in a daze: "I don't know what's going on. These two people have been vague and never told me the truth. I only know... there is a strange and terrifying unnatural force are persecuting them."
"It's that stone." Mr. He's voice was low, mixed with exhaustion and helplessness, "Our He family has been guarding...or the guarded crystal stone for generations."
Xu Haoyu became more and more puzzled: "Mr. He, what is the origin of the crystal stone? Why does it have such power, and how should we deal with it?"
Mr. He didn't answer immediately, he turned his head to look at Xu Haoyu, pondered for a moment, and said to Xu Haoyu: "You are the son of General Xu, Xu Haoyu, right?"
Xu Haoyu didn't hide his identity, and nodded obediently, "Yes."
"You and your family are quite powerful, so do me a favor."
Xu Haoyu bit his lower lip unconsciously: "What's the matter?"
Mr. He pondered for a moment, then turned his eyes back and forth on Mu Qin on the hospital bed and Zhou Yue on the wheelchair next to him, "I want you to help me move these two people out of the country to the location I designated, and don't move." Sensual... get it done ASAP."
Xu Haoyu had a lot of worries: "It's actually okay to send it abroad, but it's a bit troublesome to keep it quiet... Besides, Mr. He, how can I believe what you said?"
"Don't you want these two people to wake up?" Mr. He looked at Xu Haoyu, "If you don't want to, I don't have to make a lot of trouble... just let them continue to lie here."
Xu Haoyu almost bit his lips to bleed. He clenched his fists and looked at Mu Qin on the hospital bed. After a long while, he took a deep breath and said, "Of course I want to wake them up, but I can't be sure whether you are worthy of my trust or not." Hand over all my important friends and his lovers to you?"
"If you really don't believe me, you can take my son as a hostage." Mr. He put He Chou next to him in a daze, and He Chou immediately turned to look at his biological father. Dad didn't even look at him, he stretched out his hand to grab He Qiu and pushed him towards Xu Haoyu.
Mr. He said: "I will keep He Qiu here. Our He family attaches great importance to future generations, especially the name 'He Qiu'. At my current age, losing my only son is a very serious blow. So if these two people If there is an accident, you can kill my son directly... I believe that with the ability of your Xu family, it is not difficult to make someone disappear without making a fuss."
"Hey!" He Qiu was terrified and screamed, "Dad! Are you really my dad!?"
Before He Qiu's panic was over, Xu Haoyu smiled and reached out to shake Mr. He's hand: "Deal! I will send Mu Qin and Zhou Yue to the place you said, and your son stays with me. Is it okay?"
"No problem." Mr. He completed the "deal" with a serious face the whole time.
And He Chou, who was treated as a trade item, was even more terrified. He stared at his father in disbelief, but his father never gave him any eyes. The music box left Mu Qin's small ward with bold steps.
He Qiu had no choice but to turn his head to look at Xu Haoyu, only to see Xu Haoyu showing him a seemingly "comforting" smile, "Don't worry, your father values you so much, he won't let you be killed easily."
He Qiu couldn't help shaking.
After that, Xu Haoyu quickly used his sister's power in the medical field and part of his own relationship to obtain two volunteer places for a foreign Chinese-foreign medical experiment cooperation project, and then let Mu Qin and Zhou Yue use two forged As a medical experiment volunteer, he was sent to Northern Europe by special plane.
This matter is easy to say, but all kinds of procedures and troubles in doing it also make Xu Haoyu have to ask for help from some people he didn't want to ask for help in the past. I am afraid that he will give an excuse to his general father, and he will inevitably be chased in the future. responsibility.
But Xu Haoyu still did it, and he also contacted a secret department of the Security Bureau about this incident.
Although rare, in this world, there are indeed some mysterious existences and mysterious powers that are unknown and difficult to explain with science.
In response to these, the National Security Agency has specially set up a stealth department with unknown members, unknown bases, and no registration. Non-registration is for the safety of the entire department and its members.
It is also because there is no registration, and this department does not have a specific name. People in the know, including Xu Haoyu, call this department "X Department". X means "something that is not yet known" in Arabic, and x is also used in mathematics to represent unknowns, so This unknown department is called X department.
There are very few people who know the x department, and Xu Haoyu was lucky enough to know the existence of this department because his father, the general, made an accidental leak. By Xu Haoyu's questioning, his father made an exception and quietly told him some truths.
After that, Xu Haoyu also heard a lot of anecdotes about the x department and its solutions or investigations from his father, all kinds of ghosts and supernatural events, although most of these supernatural events were later confirmed to be caused by man-made or accidental, But there are also some... indeed, things that still cannot be explained by science.
In addition to tracking supernatural events, Department X will also track down events related to astronomy and life in outer space... such as suspicious signals from space, traces left by suspected aliens on the earth, and so on.
Due to the pursuit of these illusory and uncertain things, this department is endowed with a strong sense of mystery and the highest right of free action.
However, the investigations of Department X are sometimes full of dangers and unknowns, sometimes they seem boring, and there are often situations where the bamboo basket is empty. Neither the investigation process nor the results are recognized by others. For a long time, Department X has almost disappeared completely. .
However, they are always there quickly when needed.
Xu Haoyu didn't want his close friend Mu Qin to be involved in the investigation of the X department, because the X department was an organization secretly set up by the higher authorities, and if he got involved with them, he would be involved in a higher-level power struggle.
However, things have long been out of Xu Haoyu's control. When He Qiu and his father briefly explained the mysterious crystal stone and the "dreamer" to Xu Haoyu, Xu Haoyu felt that this situation was no longer within his control. of.
Because according to He Qiu’s father, Mr. He, the crystal stone guarded by their He family for generations was stolen by unknown forces a few years ago. So far, Mr. He has been trying his best to investigate those who stole the crystal stone. With the help of some other forces.
However, the other forces that Mr. He is looking for, although they are indeed helping Mr. He to investigate and find the crystal stone, privately do not intend to return the stone to Mr. He after the crystal stone is recovered. They are full of curiosity about the power of the crystal stone. , trying to take the stone as his own.
After understanding this situation, Mr. He stopped cooperating with other forces. He knew that if this continues, this terrible stone will be known to more people. As long as you get it, you can master this magical power.
But the He family is very clear that no one can control the power of this stone, even the He family can't do it. The He family can only be immune to the infection of the stone power and the fate of becoming a "dreamer".
Once this stone contacts more people outside, more and more people will become "dreamers". The disaster brought by the stone will spread like a virus, and countless people will go crazy, die, or die. Can't sleep.
All dreamers enter the terrible, hellish world of their dreams in their sleep.
At this time, Xu Haoyu felt that it was necessary to try to believe in the power of his own high-level people.
With this thought in mind, Xu Haoyu successfully got in touch with the X department through the military's secret line. A female voice on the phone who seemed to be the receptionist communicated with him for a while, and then the female voice said to Xu Haoyu: "Major, please wait a moment." Wait, I will ask a member closest to your location to contact you, and you can communicate with this member if you have any questions."
Afterwards, the female voice stopped talking, and hung up the communication before Xu Haoyu could react.
After hanging up, Xu Haoyu stared at the phone for a while, and the phone rang again, and an unfamiliar caller number was displayed on Xu Haoyu's phone screen, and Xu Haoyu connected.
This time, the voice of a teenager who obviously seemed to be a little sleep deprived said, "Hi, hello, I am the liaison officer of x. Our receptionist asked me to call you."
Xu Haoyu said: "Yes, I just talked to your department..."
"Don't talk nonsense." The young man didn't seem to want to talk about unnecessary things with Xu Haoyu, "Where are you, I'll go find you right now."
"now?"
"Otherwise? Of course now!"
Xu Haoyu reported his current address, and the boy over there immediately hung up the phone after hearing this.
Xu Haoyu, who was directly hung up on the phone twice, thought to himself, the behavior style of this x department is really interesting.
In less than an hour, the members of the x department who had communicated with Xu Haoyu on the phone came to the hospital where Xu Haoyu was. Before that, he needed to gather information with Department X.
He had heard about the famous members of the x department for a long time, and Xu Haoyu also had some expectations about it, but after seeing this legendary member of the x department, Xu Haoyu's expectations disappeared.
The person who came was a teenager who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, about 1.7 meters tall, wearing a student-like shirt and jeans, and carrying a large black backpack. The backpack was very heavy, and the boy was crushed. hunchback. He also wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and his appearance was very ordinary, the kind of public face that could never be found after being thrown into the crowd.
Moreover, the teenager obviously lacked sleep and had deep dark circles around his eye sockets. His voice was also nasal, as if he had a cold. Maintaining a decadent posture the whole time, he walked into the room where Xu Haoyu was.
"You...you are that x..."
The boy sat down on the sofa chair in front of Xu Haoyu carelessly and unceremoniously. He seemed to be very satisfied with this chair, so he sighed comfortably and replied: "Yes, yes, I am from the X department."
Without giving Xu Haoyu time to be shocked or questioned, the boy then threw off the backpack on his back, and took out a laptop from the backpack, opened it and quickly operated something on the computer.
"Our receptionist said that the reason why you contacted our department is that you obtained some information about the 'Crystal Stone'." The young man said to himself, "If the Crystal Stone you mentioned is the one that makes people go crazy and fall into nightmares , the crystal stone that can't sleep for a long time, then I think this is the item we have been investigating."
When Xu Haoyu heard it, he was also shocked: "Have you investigated this crystal stone?"
"Of course, what do you think we are a department for?" The young man glanced at Xu Haoyu with disdain, and said quite proudly, "Since the last century, Department X has been collecting information about this crystal through various means. The information about the crystal stone, we also know the 'keeper' of this crystal stone - He Qiu's lineage."
"We have been monitoring the He family, so when you are a major..." The young man pointed at Xu Haoyu, "After contacting and contacting the He family, we have already got the news as soon as possible. If you don't call us today , we will take the initiative to contact you.”
Xu Haoyu was even more shocked: "You guys already knew about the He family...?"
"I knew it a long time ago." The boy turned the laptop he was operating in a circle, and let Xu Haoyu look at the computer screen, there was a file on it.
The file number is x-7530. Below the number is a photo. The photo is taken of an exquisite old European-style pendant box. There is a small crystal stone lying in the box. It is full of unknown characters like rice grains.
Pointing to the crystal stone in the photo, the young man said to Xu Haoyu, "This is the crystal stone passed down by the He family. This photo was taken about ten years ago."
"Since you already knew about this crystal stone, why..." Xu Haoyu wanted to ask.
"Why didn't you take some action?" Before Xu Haoyu could finish speaking, the young man interrupted him, "We have taken action. Years ago, after learning about this crystal stone, Department x tried to communicate with the He family. Trying to get them to hand over the rock to us."
"But as you can guess, the He family didn't agree. Afterwards, my ex-boss kept on doing nothing, forcibly snatching their stones for research, and code-named the research as 'Nightmare'."
"Then the nightmare really appeared. As long as the researchers or technicians who have come into contact with this stone, without exception, they all fell into a crazy nightmare. Once dead, you can never wake up again.”
"The research on nightmares failed completely, and many people in the department were sacrificed. The few who survived were the only ones who survived after we went to the He family for help, and they performed the ritual of dispelling the 'dreamer'."
"This stone is like a source of infection, the kind that cannot be eliminated. We cannot control the power of this stone, especially those who become 'dreamers' because of crystal stones. Some of them will leave behind special 'mediums'. These mediums It will spread the nightmare to more people, making more and more people become 'dreamers'."
"We are still unable to find out the specific way of this kind of nightmare infection, but this kind of infection is catastrophic. As long as other people come into contact with crystal stones or related media, or even some people just take a look at it from a distance, they may be infected. The only Only the He family is immune."
"So later, the x department returned the stone to the He family, and reached a cooperation agreement with them. The x department will provide the He family with funds and manpower, but the He family needs to continue to turn over the situation of the crystal stone and carry out recycling. And the job of destroying the medium."
Hearing this, Xu Haoyu finally understood, "So that's the case, then Mr. He should have told you about my contact with Mr. He, right?"
"Yes, Mr. He contacted us before meeting you." The boy said, "And, you have two 'dreamers' who may have fallen into a dream state, which is also the information we have obtained."
Xu Haoyu was helpless and angry at the same time, and even couldn't help but knocked on the table with his fist: "In this case, why didn't you say it earlier, it caused me to struggle for a long time!"
"We have confidentiality regulations." The young man stared at Xu Haoyu thoughtfully, "This information must not be revealed, and I believe the major is very clear."
"Don't worry, I won't reveal any information." Xu Haoyu rubbed his temples uncomfortable.
"Then I'm relieved." The boy stood up from the seat, "Then, please, the major, act according to Mr. He's arrangement, and send the two 'dreamers' in your hand to the location designated by Mr. He."
"As for me, the reason why I came to you, Major, is because I have an unkind request."