I am your natural enemy.

Chapter 425 Guarding the intersection, the craftsman (6k)

The camera on the streetlight under the intersection was purely a joke by Wen Yan.

Because the cameras were not special cameras that could capture Ah Piao, they were just ordinary surveillance cameras.

There was a big incident in Decheng before where the whole city was evacuated, and then tens of billions of funds were invested in Decheng. The first place to spend money was naturally to use the cameras in the original Skynet system in batches. Replace it with a new special camera.

Some key intersections and special places are the first to be replaced.

But in these places, the cameras have only been replaced in the past two years. Many of them are still in good condition and have not aged to the point of being unusable.

It must be replaced. According to the procedures, some of the replaced ones will be recycled and some will be scrapped.

When Wen Yan was walking around, he happened to meet someone from the Lieyang Department and wanted to buy a few, but they heard that he was going to install cameras at the intersection, so they gave them to him...

Wen Yan pulled a line, borrowed the wires from the street lamps, and installed several on the street lamps, aiming them at the four directions of the intersection.

The picture seen on the surveillance camera is just an ordinary road under the filter of the underworld. Green light and yellow light are intertwined. It can be as weird as it is. You can't take a picture of Ah Piao, but you can see the halo rising like water. ripple.

In fact, it's just a decoration. Wen Yan thinks the intersection looks right like this, nothing more.

He never expected that ordinary cameras that couldn't take pictures of Ah Piao would be able to take pictures on the underworld.

An old computer at Wen Yan's house is open. This is the computer Wen Yan used before. It was still a 960. The kind that hasn't been cleaned out in five or six years. Even cats and cats think this computer is stuck, so it is now monitored. .

People at home like to come over and watch the surveillance when nothing happens.

Even the most composed butlers like to sit here for a long time when nothing happens. They all feel very involved and feel that this is a very serious career. Even if they talk about it, they are very proud and have a sense of accomplishment.

Because Wen Yan said, this is not called monitoring, this is guarding a major intersection to prevent problems before they happen. Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements.

Today was the same as usual. The little zombie was watching videos on his mobile phone, and the sparrow cat was sleeping on the cat climbing frame. Suddenly he heard something, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a prompt from the computer.

The monitoring software has been set up so that there will be no prompts when there is no obvious movement on the screen.

When it detects that something moving has entered, a prompt will be issued.

Even if no one is watching the surveillance at the time, the automatically saved video will be automatically marked. Where there are changes in the picture, you can directly drag it there to view.

The sparrow cat's eyelids were drooped and he was drowsy. He just glanced at it, and his pupils that shrank to a slit instantly expanded. He immediately raised his ears and raised his head.

"Hey, come on, come on, there's a dead guy!"

The sparrow cat stared at the picture on the screen with wide eyes.

One of the four high-definition cameras captured an old man carrying a pale white paper lantern and several sticks of incense in his hand. He raised his head in shock and looked in the direction of the camera.

The sparrow cat flapped its wings, completely lost its sleepiness, and howled at the top of its lungs. The little zombie appeared in a flash, and when it saw someone on the screen, it widened its eyes and opened its mouth.

Then the little zombie quickly turned off the video and immediately dialed Wen Yan's number.

Seeing the little zombie put the mobile phone on his face and started to moan, the bird cat suddenly became anxious.

"He doesn't understand what you are saying. Give me the phone quickly. This is all my food expenses. No, no, it's our food expenses!"

The little zombie wanted to take credit, but was reminded by the sparrow cat, and then he remembered that her gentle words could not be understood.

She put the phone down reluctantly and put it on speakerphone.

"What's going on? Something happened? Are you all okay?" Wen Yan was confused on the other end of the phone.

"The surveillance found something!" Quemao couldn't hide his excitement: "There is an old man who is walking on the underworld! He must be a living person, no, no, no, no, he must have a body, and the camera can capture it! He is walking on the underworld in broad daylight. , Definitely not a good person!”

"..."

Wen Yan looked back at the barren grave behind him, and then at Feng Wei and Tong Si next to him.

This piece of shit, Quemao, made a good statement, why did he just fire the map cannon?

"When did this happen?"

"Right now, the surveillance system just prompted someone to appear on the surveillance screen. This old man was so stupid that he didn't know how to lower his head when he found out he was being monitored. He even looked up at the surveillance camera for several seconds, and his face was clearly photographed.

Damn it, this Lao Deng is leaving, do you want to stop him? "

"Pull him down quickly. Don't worry about anything. As long as he doesn't come out of the intersection, then don't worry about him."

"Are you looking down on me?" The sparrow cat was furious.

"Yes."

"..." The sparrow cat was so angry that it raised a paw to hang up the phone, but its paw was a bird's claw and was too sharp. It poked it twice without hanging up the phone.

With quick eyes and quick hands, the little zombie grabbed the phone and pointed at the scratches on the tempered film.

"Little guy, if you have any questions, remember to call me. I will buy you a mobile phone and apply for a separate card later."

"Hey..." The little zombie smiled happily and returned the phone to Quemao, but after thinking about it, she seemed to need to use it today, so she took the phone back and sat in front of the computer to watch the video. While watching the video, Watch the surveillance.

The sparrow cat had a cat face, and the corners of its mouth were full of disdain.

"I have money, I can buy it myself!"

The old man in the surveillance camera found the camera and the intersection, but he didn't dare to take any risks. He still walked forward and left quickly.

On the other side, Wen Yan had just walked out of the underworld and arrived at Guanzhong County.

"If someone is on the road to death right now and has just passed through a major intersection, if we go in now, can we catch up with this person?"

"It's basically impossible to encounter them. There is only forward movement in the underworld, not retreat. By the time we get in, the other party may be about to leave." Feng Wei shook his head.

"Have you met other people or things on the underworld before?"

"I have never met anyone who is on the underworld, but I have met A Piao who was already on the underworld. It is really difficult to meet other people there."

"That's a pity..."

It is not surprising to Wen Yan that some people go to the underworld. This kind of thing has happened since ancient times. There are many records with different explanations, but it is basically the same thing.

It is always the most dangerous thing to take the underworld path in the physical body. That is why the Taoist priests in the Three Mountains and Five Mountains never take the underworld path unless they are forced to do so.

Even now, they would rather endure the discomfort and fly for several hours than take a ten-minute shortcut.

But these people are unwilling to leave, but there are always some other inheritances who are willing to take the risk and do things that are only suitable for the underworld.

For example, in this case of soul summoning, the orthodox method is to open an altar, prepare three animals, talismans, god tablets, straw substitutes, etc., to recruit the lost souls or dead souls back.

But after all, there are only a few who teach Taoist priests, or who are taught treasures that are suitable for this kind of magic.

In fact, the need for summoning souls is relatively common, so some methods that do not require conferring but are more risky have been derived later.

The most typical one is to call the soul, or to take a more wild approach, the soul will leave the body directly and go directly to the underworld to find someone. Every time it is like walking on a tightrope on a cliff, and if you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss.

Wen Yan has heard of similar people before, but it is indeed not normal for Wen Yan to walk in the flesh, and it is extremely rare. Therefore, Wen Yan's journey to the underworld is just like returning home. Many people think that Wen Yan is too unusual, or to put it more unpleasant, called Apostate.

Of course, it was okay to get to this point, but Wen Yan heard that the other party was carrying a lantern and walking in the underworld in the flesh, so he felt that it was very necessary to take a look.

Walking into the barren tomb, Wen Yan walked quickly on the dark road, trying to see if he could meet that person.

Unfortunately, they reached the main intersection and saw no one.

After coming out of the intersection, Wen Yan returned home, turned on the surveillance camera, and found all the clips that suggested he had seen something. Except for himself, there was only an old man left.

Now he feels that ordinary cameras are actually quite good.

In the present world, there are living people everywhere, using cameras that can capture Ah Piao, specifically targeting Ah Piao.

On the other hand, in a place full of dead souls, it would be very suitable to use an ordinary camera to take pictures of living people.

These cameras are not purely decorative.

He adjusted the video and fixed it at the few seconds when the other person's face was captured. Then he took out his mobile phone and took a photo. He first fed it to the black box and asked it to search to see if he could find this person. Information.

No matter who they are, as long as they have an ID card, live in modern society, and are still alive, the probability of having no information at all is extremely small.

This old man can't be so cautious that he has to guard against the cameras when he goes to the underworld, so he can just disguise himself, right?

The black box has high-definition photos, a few seconds of video showing the person's face, and the person's gait, etc. Even if the first step is to rely on the face to verify the identity, there are many other methods later.

Fortunately, the black box is very powerful and provides search results quickly.

The old man's name was Fan Zeyun, and he lived in a place called Fanzhou in Guanzhong County, which happened to be the destination Wen Yan was going to just now.

According to the information, Fan Zeyun's family was still very wealthy when he was a child. Later, his family fell into decline, but he was also a man who had read books. In that era, there were very few people who had read books.

The first half of his life was full of ups and downs, and he was displaced from place to place. In the second half of his life, he returned to his hometown and stayed rooted at home. He relied on the lax management of the surrounding coal mines in the early years to buy seniority and make up for the pension. Now he relies on his modest retirement salary and the help of others. Making a living by doing odd jobs as a lantern builder.

He remained unmarried and childless throughout his life, which, at least according to the information, was actually very normal.

Of course, if you take into account the fact that he dared to walk the underworld physically and could still come out, and combined with the previous information, he would not be ordinary, but invincible.

She has no worries, no children, no relatives, and her emergency contacts are all people from the village committee.

Wen Yan knew in his heart that this old man was most likely the target he was looking for.

Then I asked the black box to compare it with the white lantern carried by the old man, and compared the pattern on it.

Sure enough, this time the black box directly gave an identification result with a matching degree of 98%.

It is basically certain that the pattern he compared with before was made by one person.

Wen Yan wanted to check other information about the old man, but there was very little information. The few information was only available after registration.

But the other party's behavior is the same as that of many elderly people in Guanzhong County whose income depends entirely on their retirement salary. They go to the bank every month with their salary books, record the receipts in the salary books, and then withdraw all the money and take it away. All purchases are made in cash, and electronic payments are never used, so naturally there are no records.

In this case, according to the risk assessment of the Lieyang Department, this old man will basically be judged as the lowest risk group, and no attention will be paid to his actions at all.

Wen Yan pondered for a moment and did not rush to report it. After all, so far, the other party had just taken the underworld, and the Lieyang Department did not have a strict rule against taking the underworld.

According to the records of the Lieyang Department, taking the underworld is roughly equivalent to risking one's life, and is roughly equivalent to committing suicide. There can't be a rule against committing suicide, right?

People are ready to kill themselves, are they still afraid of your rules? China does not have the tradition of killing people first to prevent them from committing suicide.

When he put away his mobile phone and was about to set off again, he saw the little zombie staring at the computer screen with a serious expression on his face, as if he was watching the surveillance camera very seriously.

Wen Yan reached out and pinched the little zombie's face. In front of the little zombie, he opened the online shopping platform and let her choose a mobile phone. The little zombie didn't have a choice, he just held Wen Yan's arm and screamed. This time Wen Yan understood, anything was fine.

What she may want is a mobile phone that belongs completely to her.

Wen Yan chose a mobile phone with a good reputation. After placing the order, he went out. The little zombie stopped watching the video this time and stared at the surveillance video very seriously.

Wen Yan continued on his journey to Guanzhong County, thinking about what to say and do next.

On the other side, Fan Zeyun walked out of the cellar of his home carrying a lantern. The incense in his hand had almost burned out.

Next to the cellar, there is a small incense burner with an incense stick inside. There is a red rope on each of the three legs of the three-legged incense burner.

One of the red ropes was tied to a palm-sized scarecrow, the other end was tied to the feet of a big rooster, and the last end was thrown into the cellar.

Accompanied by the loud crow of the big rooster, Fan Zeyun climbed out of the cellar holding the last red rope.

After he came out, he took out a small white candle from the lantern, pinched the wick with his fingers, and extinguished the flame.

Looking back at the cellar again, Fan Zeyun sighed and said to the big rooster standing on the shelf.

"Brother Dao, something happened this time. You should leave quickly before it affects you."

The big rooster standing on the shelf turned his head and looked at Fan Zeyun sideways.

"Look at you, you're such a coward. You're talking about hammer talk."

"Brother Dao, this time it's really not a joke. When I was walking in the dark, I saw the intersection, the street lights, and the camera. I'm afraid I've been photographed."

"What can I do if I take a photo? Is it illegal to go undercover? Can I bite this coward like you?" The big cock cocked its neck and looked at Fan Zeyun with its eyelids.

“The walk itself is nothing, it’s just that if I am photographed there, I will be noticed.

I can't stand the investigation myself, but maybe I can find out what happened in the past.

When you are not capable, you will naturally not doubt me, but when you are capable, you can doubt me about many things.

You should leave quickly, at least it won't involve you. These things have nothing to do with you in the first place. "

Fan Zeyun's tone was sincere. He did not underestimate the current Lieyang Department. He himself knew that as the spiritual energy recovery progressed, his abilities were steadily increasing even though he did not practice very deliberately.

He can do this. He doesn't dare to think about how far the Lieyang Department, which can install cameras in the underworld, has developed now.

To be honest, the moment he saw the street lights and cameras, he clearly realized that he was not keeping up with the times.

The strongest and most outrageous things he could imagine were far from what others could achieve.

The street lights and cameras there directly made him feel depressed. He was already prepared. Maybe tomorrow, no, maybe even tonight, this afternoon, people from the Lieyang Department would enter his yard.

Fan Zeyun looked at the unruly big rooster and lost his usual quarrel. He was so angry and said with a hint of sobs in his voice.

"Brother Dao, let's go. I'm serious. You have helped me too much. I can walk back from the underworld only because of your guidance. I should have died a long time ago. I am lucky to have survived until now. You Don’t let me get involved.”

"Eat your rice and beat your crow. This is the way of heaven. You know how to use a hammer." The big rooster still said dirty words. Seeing Fan Zeyun's appearance, it flapped its wings and flew to the roof, standing on the roof. He held his head high and did not look at Fan Zeyun.

Fan Zeyun was helpless, so he returned to the room and began to pack his things.

He was ready to be caught and had no intention of running away. After his mentality collapsed, his clearest understanding was that it was impossible to run away.

He had just packed his things and packed a few sets of clothes for himself. When he was about to tell Brother Dao how to leave all the money for him, there was a knock on the door outside.

Fan Zeyun paused and heard someone shouting in the local dialect outside the yard.

"Lao Fan, are you at home?"

"Who is it?" Fan Zeyun shouted.

"I."

Fan Zeyun thought about it for a while, but couldn't tell who the voice was. He thought it was someone from the brigade, or a young man who came down to help the poor.

Fan Zeyun went to open the door and saw a young man standing outside.

"you are?"

"My name is Wen Yan, can I come in and have a chat?"

"What's the matter?"

"You just passed by my door, I just came to have a chat with you."

As soon as these words came out, Fan Zeyunlai's muscles all over his body tensed up, and his cloudy eyes became sharp, but the next moment, he seemed to have lost all his strength and sighed.

"Are you a member of the public family?"

"No, at most he is a professional who helps occasionally."

Fan Zeyun hunched over and opened the door without saying anything, inviting Wen Yan in for a chat.

Wen Yan knew that he had found the right person the first time he saw Fan Zeyun.

"Master Craftsman (Lantern)"

"I grew up in a wealthy family, but I was particularly interested in lanterns. Thanks to my sweet mouth at a young age, I learned a lot from the old master. When my family fell into decline, I made a living from this and specialized in this all my life.

As his spiritual energy revived, he began to make the legendary lanterns recorded in ancient books.

Soul-guiding lamps, road-guiding lamps, etc.

From high-spirited to low-key and quiet, I am ready to spend the rest of my life here. "

"What you want to know is that he is ready to stop hiding it. You should just listen to what he has to say."

"Temporary ability: none."

Wen Yan followed in. When he entered the yard, he looked up and saw a big rooster standing on the edge of the roof with his head held high.

With just one glance, he could tell that this big cock was a monster. His unique temperament and even his unabashed eyes were so recognisable.

Wen Yan smiled, waved hello, and followed Fan Zeyun into the house.

Fan Zeyun took out a glass and made a cup of tea for Wen Yan. He sat across from Wen Yan.

"What do you want to know?"

"I'm not interested in why you went to hell, that's your business.

In fact, I had already arrived here half an hour ago, but I heard that someone was walking in front of my house and was caught by the camera at the intersection, so I went back and took a look.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be someone from here, which saved me the trouble of slowly looking for someone here. "

When Fan Zeyun heard this, a hint of understanding appeared on his face.

Before he went to the underworld, Wen Yan had already found his area. It was only a matter of time before he found him. It seemed that there was no camera, but it was actually the same.

"Apart from things related to lanterns, you shouldn't have anything else to find me here, right?"

"Yes, I have some things I would like to ask you. For example, what kind of lantern can block the spirit summoning?"

"Soul-calming lantern."

"You've made it before, right?"

“Yes, when I was young, I was young and energetic, and I always felt that I was awesome and could do legendary things, things that others couldn’t do.

Many things were made at that time, and the soul-soothing lantern was one of them.

At that time, someone gave me an ancient book with instructions on how to make a soul-soothing lantern.

I have also read that this thing is originally good, but after some people are summoned, or children lose their souls, and are summoned back, they are actually still unstable.

At this time, it is necessary to use a soul-calming lantern to illuminate the soul to help people get through this period of unstable soul.

It's a pity that any good thing will eventually be wasted and used to do other things.

I later found out what the soul-calming lantern I made was used for.

Used to suppress the dead souls.

Even I almost died. "

Wen Yan thought for a while and gave a keyword.

"Ghost market?"

Fan Zeyun raised his head and glanced at Wen Yan. He was silent for a long time, and then hatred began to appear in his eyes.

"Yes, it's a ghost market."

Wen Yan didn't rush to say anything and waited quietly.

Fan Zeyun's eyes gradually became a little hollow, and he murmured to himself.

"What can I do? Someone went to report it, and the person who reported it disappeared.

Someone died, and the souls of the dead were almost suppressed.

Some people found out that their family members were missing inside, but they couldn't do anything.

What kind of world is that?
Why can those guys be so unscrupulous when they are so powerful?

I finally met a good young man, but he turned into a mentally numb puppet.

Do you know what he said at the end?

He begged me to kill him, and he wanted to exchange his life for revenge.

I was prepared to be caught, but who would have thought that no one would pay attention to me at all.

So many people died, so let it go. "

(End of this chapter)