Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 54 The Clock on the Building

As time passed, the atmosphere in the temporary barracks gradually became uneasy.

Although most of the missing persons were confused when they were brought here, there were still quite a few people who knew the situation. Through word of mouth, these 188 people soon knew what they were about to face.

At the beginning, some people protested, believing that the Federation had no right to restrict their personal freedom, and some even tried to break through the blockade - after all, this group of people had finally escaped from the abnormal time and space and returned to their familiar world, but now they are told: Things are not over yet, you have become the abnormal node, and anyone else would not have a better mentality.

But after the protests were completely ignored and it was completely hopeless to break through the blockade, people gradually accepted this fact.

Of course, the main reason was what Sun Hang said to them through the radio after the four stubborn guys tried to escape and were knocked to the ground by the soldiers with riot shields and dragged back to the camp.

"You know in your heart that all anomalies are real. The time you know is not consistent with this world, so don't hold on to any luck. Even if you successfully escape this place, you will have to face the abnormal situation alone. It is better to stay with everyone so that you can take care of each other in case of any emergencies."

Except for a small number of people with personality defects, the vast majority of people have a herd mentality. After hearing what Sun Hang said, everyone thought it made sense and suddenly became much quieter.

However, as the daylight gradually brightened, the crowd began to stir.

This is the fear of the unknown, and the emotion of fear is very easy to spread among the crowd.

From the perspective of Sun Hang and his friends, this was the beginning of the day (5:00am), but to this group of people, it was the arrival of night (7:00pm).

After many tests, Sun Hang and his team were basically able to confirm that the "time point" of these missing persons was exactly ten hours later than the real world.

"Tell your subordinates to maintain order in the temporary barracks. There must be no chaos at this time." Sun Hang pulled the officer who had accompanied him over and said seriously, "But don't let the soldiers get close to the temporary barracks. My suggestion is to get two high-pressure water guns to calm the situation."

"Are you sure something will happen today?" The doubt in the officer's eyes had faded a lot compared to before, but it had not completely disappeared.

This officer's rank is colonel and he is the second-in-command of the Longquanyi Air Force Base. With the base commander being held hostage by Ye Xuan, he is basically the person with the highest authority on the scene.

"I can't be 100% sure, but you know that their abnormal condition has not been eliminated."

The colonel slowly exhaled a breath and said nothing.

Not long ago, he asked the soldiers to find several missing persons. Pointing to the giant timeboard outside the camp, he asked them one by one about the time they saw. Without exception, the time everyone answered was ten hours later than the time the colonel himself saw.

"Do you remember more details about the second 'resonance'?" Yang Lian asked.

"My memory is already very vague. The more I think about it, the more distorted the image becomes." Sun Hang shook his head. "I can only remember that it was a cloudy day. I was probably on the rooftop of the research institute. Then, I could see the tall buildings in the commercial district in the distance... Wait! The commercial district! The tall buildings!"

"What's wrong? Any new discoveries?" The colonel, who had turned away, was startled and came back immediately. "Yang Lian, call the people in the institute and ask them to go to the rooftop immediately and take some photos of the commercial area for me!" Sun Hang said.

"it is good!"

In less than five minutes, dozens of photos were sent via email.

It can be seen that the photographer used quite professional shooting tools. On such a cloudy morning with such thick fog, he was able to capture the buildings in the distant commercial district so clearly. Many details may not even be visible to the naked eye, but they are clearly presented in the photo.

"What's the name of this tall building?" Sun Hang asked, pointing to a tall building half-hidden behind clouds in the first photo.

"It's the Financial Center Building. It's the tallest building in Tianfu City, four hundred..." Yang Lian got stuck in the middle of her words because she had already discovered the crux of the problem.

At the top of the glass curtain wall of the Financial Center Building are four huge screens. When there are no business activities or other special circumstances, these four screens display four huge clock faces with a diameter of more than 20 meters. In this photo taken by a colleague from the institute, the two pointers on the virtual dial of the Financial Center Building are pointing exactly at 5:08.

In the "virtual picture" seen in the second resonance, the key information of time actually exists!
Looking at Yang Lian's earnest eyes, Sun Hang shook his head with some difficulty.

"I can't remember... I can't remember it at all." Sun Hang murmured, "I only vaguely remember that there seemed to be a clock hanging on a building, but I have no idea what time it showed."

"Is it because my memory is fuzzy, or is the clock just for show?" Wang Xiyi asked.

"What do you mean by... that clock is 'only for show'?" the colonel nearby asked in confusion.

"It means that the clock is just a decoration. It is just a clock. It does not provide you with any other information." Wang Xiyi explained, "The clock only exists in a concept. You know there is a clock there, and you can 'see' the clock, but the clock does not show the time... because it is just a clock, a concept of an object."

"That is to say, the clock is most likely blank, without even a pointer?" the colonel said, seeming to understand.

“There may be pointers, but they don’t point to any number.” Wang Xiyi said, “Of course, your understanding is correct.”

"No... I remember that the hands on the clock pointed to a certain number... But there seemed to be a force telling me not to pay attention to the clock and to forget everything I saw..." Sun Hang put his hands on his temples on both sides of his head. "The more I think about it, the blurrier the picture becomes... I can't even see the shape of the central building clearly now."

"If it's just a simple memory fuzzy, I have a way." Wang Xiyi picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, Director... We need support." Wang Xiyi said into the microphone, "Request to mobilize the contained strange creature 'Ji 1992' and send it to the air force base as quickly as possible."

(End of this chapter)