musicians of old

Chapter 203 Arrival at Fort Santaram (4K [-]-in-[-])

It was its brim that Fanning held in his left hand.

As a result, the memory in the dream emerged and began to pass away at a moderate speed. This feeling was not too difficult to grasp. Fanning habitually took out his notebook and began to record his dreams.

He has very efficient recording skills. Following the list of key words one by one, or the prompts of stick figures of necessary scenes, most of the plot skeleton, main picture or main emotion of the dream are preserved.

Finally he closed his notebook, rubbed his head, and took a sip of water from his glass.

The confrontation between forgetting and recording is a normal experience, but this dream has some twists and turns, and has gained a lot of secret information. Fan Ning believes that this must be an experience of roaming in the shifting layer. Since it is the will of the world , which means it has the same degree of reality as what happens in the representation of the world.

And when did you fall asleep and enter the dreamland?I can't seem to find the connection point between it and the real experience.

Boarding the car, counting the number of people, chatting with classmates, talking about production safety accidents and "ghost stories", these must be things that happen in the waking world.

After that, the train stopped due to breakdown, chatted about the photos with candles, Kaprun's leukemia, and Lu got off the train to check the maintenance status, which should be the same.

further back?The disappearance of personnel, the reappearance of the sense of gaze, the appeasement of passengers, Roy's divination? . Once the mystery factor actually emerged, Fanning was a little uncertain.

As for leaving the train and stepping on the field with both feet, the sense of detachment from falling into a dream begins to become 100% obvious.

time?Fanning took out his pocket watch, which showed four fifty in the afternoon.

Could it be that so much has happened that time in the real world has not passed at all?This time is basically the same as the sky I saw after the train broke down, and it may even be a seamless connection.

The wrong time and space are really wrong enough.

I still couldn't determine the dividing point between reality and dream. At that time, I didn't look at my pocket watch, but continued to chat with Lu and Kaprun. Roy didn't come over to ask everyone until night fell. Maybe the malfunction had started for a long time.

Fan Ning put away his top hat, stood up and stretched his body, and then walked to the No. 2 carriage. At the junction, he met Roy who was also walking towards him.

There was tiredness and confusion in her eyes, but her expression brightened a lot after seeing her, she quickly approached her, and said in a soft voice: "Mr. Fanning, I just felt..."

"Shh, I know." Fan Ning stretched out his index finger and pressed on her lips, "Let's take a look at the back first."

Roy immediately understood that Fanning wanted to check the personnel again.

Vassius was also one of the passengers on the car. Without checking the situation clearly, it was not prudent to speak rashly to communicate, and it is not known whether the "ghost train" returning to reality is completely out of danger.

During the whole process of the mysterious incident, although Fan Ning clarified some previous confusing nodes through his own analysis, he felt that there were still many things without beginning and end in the fog.

The two walked towards the direction of the No. 2 carriage. Opposite the sofa where Roy was, the second violin principal, Edith, was leaning against the window with her eyes closed. Later, the two found that all the classmates They are all still asleep.

Immediately afterwards, Fanning saw Julius's position. There were two girls lying opposite her, but the place where she was sitting was empty.Only on the innermost side of the sofa by the window stood a small light red satchel that looked expensive, with a white silk scarf on it.

"Her personal property?" Fanning asked.

"I don't really like the taste of 'Tiffany' which was launched in June this year." Roy wrinkled his nose, bent and reached out to unzip the zipper, and found a ticket among a pile of bottles and cans , "She did disappear."

The two came to the public compartment again and confirmed that Vassius's seat was also empty, but the broken glass was in good condition at this time, which may explain that the incident of breaking the glass happened in the wrong time and space of.

When they returned to the No. 1 car, Xilan and Joan had already woken up slowly, and Lu was also woken up under Fan Ning's instruction. They quickly communicated with each other. The memory is the same. Lu, who stayed in the car, has very vague memories of the second half of the night. He can only recall extreme anxiety, but his dream control method has also been practiced to a relatively proficient level. A range of conflict scenarios.

After a brief exchange, Lu quickly woke up the drowsy train conductor and staff, the technicians continued to start the maintenance work, and the flight attendants re-counted the number of passengers according to Fanning's request.

Passengers also woke up one after another, and Fan Ning communicated with several classmates and passengers. Generally speaking, everyone had similar feelings about this incident. They fell asleep and had a nightmare. The node of dreaming.

But the memory of the ignorant is forgotten faster. They only remember some key words such as failure, night, disappearance, quarrel, waiting, panic, etc., and then wake up.

The maintenance work on the other side was quickly completed. In [-] minutes, after an occasional but small power failure was ruled out, the huge body of the steam train moved again inch by inch.

The next thing to do is to count the number of people, one less maintenance personnel, or one more safety helmet.As for the passengers, the torn-off ticket stubs looked the same as those present, but Fanning’s notebook showed the location of the toilets of the disappearing personnel indicated by a combination of rectangles, plus the incident records of the passengers leaving through the broken window. Those people were indeed out of thin air. evaporated.

The counting work also ended quickly. Amidst the "clang bang" sound of the train, Fan Ning and his party returned to the No. 1 carriage to discuss the next arrangements.

"There are two practical problems now," Fanning said. "Our chief violinist disappeared unexpectedly, and so did Vassius, the investigator of the Special Inspection Office."

"Leave the other two pieces to me to lead the team." Sheeran said, "It's just your "Violin Concerto in E Minor"..."

"The most conventional way to deal with it is to sit on the top of the classmate in the back row of Julius." Fan Ning's decision on this point is not very entangled, "My band part is not complicated, relying on the soloist's The skill is enough to support the effect of the concerto, and the arrangement of the musicians in the string part has been strictly and carefully considered, and the level and leadership ability of the second pick are not too bad, and the effect is just a little weaker."

In the last few days, I didn't have time to realize any other alternatives. Fortunately, it was the simplest song in the band part that was affected.

"Actually... I think the overall improvement has been made." Roy agreed: "Objectively speaking, the effect of the concerto will definitely be worse than before, but those two pieces rely entirely on the orchestra. It will definitely be a big improvement compared to before.”

Fanning didn't like Julius very much, but he couldn't find a suitable replacement for the time being, and it was inconvenient for Sheeran, who had not yet entered the report, to directly replace her, so he wrote a concerto for Sheeran, in this way to let The band members became familiar with her.

Of course, Roy can see the above joints very clearly.

The disappearance of the chief lady of the orchestra is big news in the St. Lania Symphony Orchestra. Even Professor Fanning, whom everyone trusts so much, would definitely take a lot of time to explain on weekdays.

——But the current situation is that the weird and horrifying mysterious incident happened before, and everyone has felt it. With extremely dangerous psychological expectations and the foreshadowing of the phenomenon of disappearance, it can only be said that one more person disappears. "An unexpected surprise".

This problem is not complicated, what is really difficult is the problem of Vacius.

Fan Ning frowned and said, "The No. [-] person of the Uvransell Branch of the Special Inspection Agency, a high-ranking person with knowledge, just disappeared on a train leading to Fort Santaram... The investigator's itinerary It is full of variables and it is difficult to accurately estimate the time. This matter may be considered normal for a day or two for a short period of time, but if it takes longer, all of us will be involved."

Anyway, the result has not changed, and there is no need for him to talk too much about the details of the process in front of Lu, especially the process of his game with Vassius and their so-called containment work on the climbing path.

Although Lu is not an investigator of the Special Inspection Office, as a large factory owner, he is inextricably linked with the outer circle of the Special Inspection Office. It is not a good thing if something happens in his field... Informing him of such sensitive information will instead push all parties into a more difficult situation to deal with.

Fanning's way of expression was enough to make the other three understand, and it was also enough to reach a smooth communication with Lu.

"It's better to take the initiative to report as soon as possible." Lu said, "As you said, after the incident, you elected Mr. Vassius as the chief for all to see, and his "reckless behavior" of jumping out of the window is also obvious to all. This is the direct reason for his disappearance. , is also our best explanation, if you know it disappeared but don’t report it, it will be even more difficult for you as officials who know it to explain clearly.”

"That's really the only way." Fanning nodded.Although the facts and truth that Lu knew were not complete, this did not prevent the correctness of his suggestion.

Only in this way, the Special Inspection Office will definitely dig deep into the reasons why a few people got out of trouble.There is no other way to do this. We can only start from the chaotic nature of the mysterious field and keep repeating that a few people don't know anything.

But when he thought that the Special Patrol Office paid far more attention and understanding to him than expected, a trace of worry flashed in Fan Ning's eyes. It is definitely not a good thing to be paid more attention in this way, and it is hard to say whether he can pass the test smoothly.

"Caroun, I don't think you need to worry?" Joan noticed Fanning's expression, "...Anyway, in the wrong time and space caused by the 'hidden lamp', the disappeared people will be hidden, and all traces of direct contact will be erased , The special patrol agency doesn’t even know there is such a person, what are you afraid of..." She suddenly realized that what she said was contradictory, and covered her mouth with her hands, "Isn't it right? We...why are we still Remember Vassius??"

Fanning's hand holding the water glass froze in mid-air.

The other people who disappeared, we don’t even know who they are now. Judging from the direct traces such as ledgers, ticket stubs, and the memory of the neighbors, everything is normal. It was Fanning who found out through indirect evidence.

Everyone remembers Julius, this is understandable, her accident was not caused by evaporation, but Vassius? …

Was his disappearance any different?

Strictly speaking, yes, he neither escaped the gaze of others beyond the time limit, nor suffered from a hidden disease, and he was also blessed by a ritual vessel suspected to be related to the "hidden lamp". His disappearance was purely because Fanning put The No. 2 exhibition card was issued to him, and the mysticism trigger was triggered.

Perhaps he was not completely lost in secrecy and nothingness, but was left somewhere.

"In short, I will report as soon as possible." Fanning said finally.

Just don't let him go back to the real world to report on his work, otherwise he really can't control the development of the situation. Right now... let's think about how to deal with the Special Patrol Office.

After the brief discussion, everyone took a rest separately. After the catastrophe, they were all exhausted. This time, they rested until after six o'clock in the evening. Fanning, who had his eyes closed, was awakened by the sound of the siren.

Arriving at the station, the steam train slowly stopped.

There was a time difference with the specially prepared train group, and the doors of carriages 45-1 were opened about 4 seconds in advance. Under the arrangement of Kaplan and ten students in charge of administrative logistics, the middle and large musical instruments were already in place. Everyone started to get off the bus in an orderly manner.

"I thought that the preparation work I asked these guys to do for the juniors would not be needed." Lu also did not expect that after such a twists and turns, the train would still arrive at the station on time, he shook his head And laugh and walk down the stairs.

The person in charge of the Imperial Capital Station knew that Master Adair was taking this train, so he obviously made a more grand battle with his heart.

Carpets, banners, ushers in columns, hired hands to take over, pre-divided cordoned areas, drinking water and sweets for a quick energy boost.

"How do I feel like I'm a world-renowned musician on tour?"

"Senior Adair arranged this according to the reception standard of the Santa Ramborg Philharmonic Orchestra?"

Many students immediately felt flattered and held their heads up higher.

Fan Ning, however, felt a faint tension outside the grand reception arrangement of the railway company.

Among the crowded platforms, he noticed that the mental state of many people was tense. There were security personnel in railway work uniforms, people in police uniforms, and a considerable number of plainclothes people who were also armed with live ammunition.

Perhaps there are still spiritual perception fields of several sentient beings.

Naturally, these secret organizations can't compete with the official and knowledgeable ones, but what they like to do most is to hide in the dark and run meeting places or concoct vicious mysterious incidents. The "wild" forbidden people who act are enough to make firefighters exhausted.

In such a crowded place, if something happens, I really dare not think about it.

And... those guys from the Special Patrol Office?In name, it is a mysterious control agency representing the authorities, but Fan Ning has long discovered that the safety of the people is not their first principle of conduct.

Fan Ning took a deep breath, and suddenly felt that the airway was filled with moisture and dust, fine and warm.

Anyway, Fort Santaram, after a long and unexpected process, everyone has finally arrived here.

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