What It’s Like Being a Vampire

After pushing open the bedroom door, for nearly ten seconds, no one made a sound, and no one continued to walk into the room. Everyone was crowded in the area where they had just entered the door, fixedly looking at the one placed in the glass cabinet. Wood carving with eight arms and eight eyes.

They are all trying to feel the fear of those who saw the vision of the "eight-armed and eight-eyed monster" in various previous investigations.

Mi Qiao and Ye Chong subconsciously thought of the description they heard from Old Man Du in the afternoon, and the differences that Zhao Feng and Wang De'an recorded when they went to Mentamila to record the eight-armed and eight-eyed giant illusions on various people. Emotional impact.

As for Fang Pingfang, Li Shijue, and Zhou Rui, they thought of the mission in the no-man's land of the Qinling Mountains and were influenced by the rabbit wood carvings, and had strange dreams in which rabbit meat appeared. Especially Fang Pingfang, after returning from the no-man's land of the Qinling Mountains, she saw the illusion of rabbit meat again in a sober state in the underground laboratory of the "Shenxing Technology" secret research center in Antie Town, and also saw a The strange influence of the series is that this wooden sculpture with eight arms and eight eyes, which seems to be the same type as the rabbit wooden sculpture, is full of fear and a little "expectation".

"Xiao Liu" didn't take it seriously at first. After opening the door, he was about to walk towards the glass cabinet. However, under the influence of Fang Pingfang, Zhou Rui, Zhao Feng and others, he seemed to feel that the whole room was filled with emotion. The atmosphere became tense and solemn, so he subconsciously did not dare to move or make a sound.

Looking at the eight-armed and eight-eyed wooden sculpture in the glass cabinet, he couldn't help but think of the news about the impact of Montamira's eight-armed and eight-eyed giant vision that he had seen on the Internet.

At this time, if there really is a vision of an "eight-armed eight-eyed monster" coming out, it is estimated that the voices of these nine people will be "Sure enough," "Hurry up and experience it," and "Fuck, that's awesome" instead of being frightened and scared. .

But unfortunately, they stood by the door for almost a minute, and nothing happened.

What was originally the most normal situation made them a little "disappointed".

"Xiao Liu" finally took the lead and walked to the glass cabinet. Putting his hand on the glass, Fang Pingfang said: "Before my cousin went in, I had only seen this wood carving four times. The first three times he moved it to the copper Before I moved to Shizhen, the fourth time was when I moved. You can tell by looking at it placed in the bedroom that my cousin treasures this wood carving very much."

"Then you bring us in to take a look. If your uncle finds out, won't he be angry?" Fang Pingfang said while giving Ye Chong a wink, and the latter immediately took out his camera from his bag and started taking pictures knowingly.

Although it is a bedroom, it is nearly 40 square meters, which is larger than the living room of ordinary people's homes. There is not much furniture and furnishings, so when nine people come in, it is not crowded at all, and it is very empty.

"Xiao Liu" waved his hand: "It's okay. After my cousin goes in,

I am taking care of this house and I can make the decision. My godfather has said that he will entertain you well and cooperate with you well, and my cousin will definitely not object. To be honest, I am also quite interested in your previous investigation of the giant illusion of Monta Mira. It would be great if this wood carving can really help you find relevant clues. I only have one request. If you find anything, I hope you can tell me. I'm also very curious. "

"No problem." Fang Pingfang said and asked, "Can you open the glass cabinet so we can check the wood carving?"

After "Xiao Liu" hesitated for two seconds, he finally nodded: "Okay." Then he helped open the glass and let Fang Pingfang take out the wood carving.

The wood carving was more than a foot tall and was carved from solid wood. It was very heavy to hold in the hand. It could be seen that the craftsmanship of the maker was very good. In comparison, the rabbit wood carving in the no-man's land of Qinling Mountains was like a child's graffiti.

But apart from the good workmanship, there is not much that is special about this wood carving. At least when Fang Pingfang looked at it, she felt that in terms of the degree of weirdness, even if the rabbit wood carving did not have the ability to create hallucinations and influence dreams, its light shape was also Much weirder than this wood carving.

"Can we take this wood carving back for some testing? Don't worry, I promise to return it before Mr. Qi comes out. It won't take long." Zhou Rui asked.

"Xiao Liu" waved his hands quickly: "That's definitely not possible. It's okay for you to watch here, but it's absolutely not possible to take him out of this house."

Zhou Rui didn't say anything more. Originally, he thought "Xiao Liu" was easy to cooperate with, so he thought of just mentioning it casually and forgetting it if he was rejected.

Of course, if necessary, they would have other ways to "borrow" the wood carving.

But those are not their tasks. They are only responsible for experimental research and frontal investigation.

Fang Pingfang and others stayed in the bedroom for a while, took some photos, and then left the villa with "Xiao Liu".

He sent Fang Pingfang and the other eight to the hotel, and sent another driver who picked them up with him to drive away. "Xiao Liu" drove a commercial car back to his place of residence.

"Xiao Liu", who was alone in the car, finally put away his warm and sincere smile, and frowned, thoughtfully.

Today he received three calls. The first call was made by Old Man Du asking a nurse to help him make the call. The explanation was very simple, asking him to cooperate with the interview and filming and say what he wanted. The second call was from a media platform who invited him for an interview and filming. He also sent a very formal cooperation document by fax, which was verified to be authentic. Not long after the second phone call, he received another call from his cousin, lawyer Qi Hao Guotuo, who only said ten words:

“Try your best to cooperate, don’t hide anything, just follow your intuition.”

He didn't say who he was cooperating with, nor did he say he didn't have to hide anything, nor did he say what to do according to his intuition. If it were "Xiao Liu" who had just been released from prison a few months ago and had not yet worked with Qi Haoguo, hearing this He must have been confused during the phone call, and he must ask the lawyer to ask him in detail. He may even think that the lawyer was doing some trick to defraud him.

But now, "Xiao Liu" immediately "understood" - he could only realize the indescribable "understanding".

After contacting the two phone calls he received before, he could roughly understand what Old Man Du and Qi Haoguo meant without having to confirm. So he still didn't know exactly what to do or how to do it, but he already "understood" it in his heart.

After receiving Fang Pingfang and others, he has been adhering to the instructions of Old Man Du and Qi Haoguo, and has been extremely cooperative. Basically, he has responded to all requests and answered all questions.

He also quickly figured out the real purpose of Fang Pingfang's trip, which must be related to the eight-armed and eight-eyed wood carvings of Qi Haoguo and the eight-armed and eight-eyed monsters that Old Man Du often drew.

And from Zhao Feng's question, he also realized that these people were also paying attention to Xiang Kun.

If there hadn't been calls from Mr. Du and Qi Haoguo in advance, then "Xiao Liu" would definitely not have revealed anything. Even now, he has not really told the truth. He is still cooperating and retaining some details. This is his intuition. And he was also observing Fang Pingfang and others, getting some information from their reactions and words.

What he said to Fang Pingfang, "I'm also very curious," was sincere. He was indeed very curious about the investigation of this eight-armed and eight-eyed wooden sculpture and eight-armed and eight-eyed monster.

He has been curious since he followed his cousin to see Old Man Du.

At first, many of his uncle's behaviors were completely incomprehensible to him. If it were him, there would be no way he would give up his flourishing business in the provincial capital and go to a place like Tongshi Town to spend money. Investing heavily in various projects that obviously have little return.

But as he spent more and more time in Tongshi Town and spent more and more time with Qi Haoguo, he gradually had some changes. He also inexplicably developed a theory about this mountainous town. Unexplained emotions.

Especially when he was blackmailed and coerced by "Duck Feet" in Qi Haoguo, but he neatly called the police and surrendered, his performance at that time made him feel as if he had suddenly become more open-minded, as if he was following his uncle to break through the clouds and bask in the sunshine. Average.

He had a vague feeling that his cousin had seen something unusual, and might even have some extraordinary abilities - just like Old Man Du.

They have an enviable "sense of certainty" about them.

And according to his observation, Chu Xiuwen, Liu Feibao, Liu Caifu and others also acted like they "know something".

When the sudden incident of Tamira happened and the Internet became a hot topic, "Xiao Liu" had some vague speculations. The eight-armed and eight-eyed monster that Uncle Cousin and Old Man Du were very concerned about was probably the source of the incident of Tamila. . You know, when he saw Old Man Du drawing an eight-armed and eight-eyed monster, saying things like "The eight-armed Yama suppresses evil in the heart," "Death is not the end," and "Fear reveals the true self," it was far better than Monta Mira. The event was too early.

It's just that he understands his uncle's character very well. Since he hasn't told him these things, he has no intention of letting him know. It's useless for him to ask. To pry in private is to seek death.

Now that Fang Pingfang and others have arrived, "Xiao Liu" is even more certain that Menta Mira's group illusion, the extremely majestic eight-armed eight-eyed giant restored by the media, is exactly the same as what Old Man Du and his cousin believed. The pursuit is the same existence.

He was also a little excited because he knew that he might also be exposed to those things.

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In the hotel room, Zhao Feng and Fang Pingfang were watching the photos of the "Eight Arms and Eight Eyes Wood Sculpture" they had just taken at Qi Haoguo Villa on the big computer screen. Ye Chong, Zhou Rui and others gathered together to discuss the next action. plan. They have reported the situation they investigated to Mr. Liang, and they believe there will be a more definite mission goal soon.

"How about I sleep in that villa tonight and you guys keep watch over me? See if I can dream about that eight-armed eight-eyed monster." Zhou Rui suggested with some excitement and fear.

"We'll wait for Mr. Liang's follow-up mission. Maybe he will send someone to fetch the wood carving, replace it with a fake one, and then let us take the real one back to the laboratory for research." Mi Qiao guessed.

"But if you do this, will you annoy that... person behind the scenes?" Zhou Rui said worriedly.

"Well, it shouldn't be. If it's unhappy, it will probably give us some 'warning'." Mi Qiao said, looking at Fang Pingfang, she remembered Fang Pingfang's research center in Antie Town. She only found out about the vision of rabbit meat in the underground laboratory not long ago.

While they were chatting, Ye Chong suddenly said: "The information collection department has found the maker of the wood carving in Qi Haoguo."

Upon hearing this, the other seven people gathered in a hotel room stood up and looked at him expectantly. In their opinion, the maker of the eight-armed and eight-eyed wood sculpture, even if it was not eight-armed and eight-eyed, The creator of the illusion must also be involved.

Ye Chong didn't show off and directly told the information about the wood carving master. But before others could discuss the wood carving master's situation, he continued: "Feng Xiuye ​​used it to 'cast a spell' on Mr. Du." I also found photos of the wood carvings. Mr. Du's so-called 'consulting company' had a very formal process. All the items that were 'enchanted' had photos from multiple angles and videos... "

As he spoke, Ye Chong picked up the tablet in his hand and faced the others: "This is Feng Xiuye's wood carving."

Seeing the wood carving photos on the tablet, everyone except Ye Chong was stunned. Even Fang Pingfang, who had always been steady, couldn't help but move closer, subconsciously stretching her neck, frowning, and squinting. Close your eyes and look at the photo carefully.

"Is this... correct?" Zhou Rui also asked with a frown, "If the one Feng Xiuye ​​sent to Old Man Du was this... wood carving, then the one in Qi Haoguo's room... is a fake?"

Ye Chong said: "According to the information found, Qi Haoguo customized this wood carving after returning to the provincial capital from Tongshi Town. Judging from the time point, it was a few months after Feng Xiuye ​​brought the wood carving to Mr. Du. , so the wood carving Mr. Du mentioned is definitely not the same one."

"That one is fake... Then this one..." Mi Qiao also looked a little unable to accept it.

It's not that they can't accept that the wood carvings in Qi Haoguo are not genuine, but the eight-armed and eight-eyed wood carving in the photo Ye Chong showed is really far from what they imagined.

Although the wooden sculpture in Qi Haoguo's bedroom did not bring them any fear or monster vision, it did look like it. The details and the whole had a simple, heavy and mysterious feeling, very religious or divine. the taste of.

But the eight-armed and eight-eyed wooden sculpture in Ye Chong's photo looks too cartoony. Although it is also a wooden sculpture, it has a strong "hand-made feel" and is even a bit cute? !

They really couldn't accept that this thing would be the source of the eight-armed and eight-eyed monster or the eight-armed acromonster that scared the shit out of so many people, changed their minds, came to their senses, and made them realize their enlightenment.

"People can't be judged by their appearance, and wood carvings can't be judged by their appearance." Fang Pingfang shook her head and couldn't help but smile: "But looking at it, this workmanship is actually pretty good. Do you know who the maker of this wood carving is and where he is now? ?Do you have direct contact with Mr. Xiang and Ms. Tang?"

"Feng Xiuye ​​took it from his father, but the specific situation is still under investigation, and there should be results soon." Ye Chong said.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Fang Pingfang's special communicator rang, and everyone looked over, because they all knew that the person who contacted Fang Pingfang directly through the communicator at this time was most likely Mr. Liang.

After Fang Pingfang connected, she heard Mr. Liang's iconic voice, as hoarse as metal friction: "Disengage from all targets of investigation and contact, suspend all tasks, and go to the villa where you lived before to stay on standby. You are not allowed to leave without notice."

After the explanation, Mr. Liang ended the call without further explanation.

Fang Pingfang put down the communicator, took a deep breath to slow down her suddenly accelerated heart rate, and then relayed Mr. Liang's words to the other seven people.

Except for Zhao Feng and Wang De'an, who had just joined the secret department of "Shenxing Technology" and rarely communicated directly with Mr. Liang, everyone else had performed several field missions, especially Li Shijue and Gao Shu, who were in charge of security. He immediately realized the current situation.

Similar situations have occurred in the past, which means that the target they are currently in contact with or may be in contact with is extremely dangerous, and they are not equipped to deal with it.