Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 281 Source
"It's too easy. I have to consider that possibility... the original premise of 'Halloween,' where Michael and Laurie aren't related by blood, and Laurie and Tommy are just unlucky guys who were targeted while passing by Miles' house," Mu Xiang thought to himself. "But what's the point of the God of War's protection mission then? It's already so simple, and it'll easily draw his hatred..."

Mu Xiang met up with the two, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the intersection where the horror movie started.

Liu Xi suddenly spoke up: "So which direction should we go?"

“Uh… that way.” Mu Xiang pointed in a direction. “This time it’s easier. We don’t need to stay in a hotel. The God has arranged rooms for us.”

Upon arriving at the location, Ba Wang was wandering aimlessly around the courtyard. Ba Wang had been assigned the role of militia captain, with a group of men under his command. However, the militia organization here was quite loose; unless there was something urgent, Ba Wang was practically a lone commander.

"Don't worry, you'll have work to do soon," Mu Xiang greeted Ba Wang with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ba Wang looked at a car in the distance and nodded thoughtfully.

In the afternoon, Zhang Jie and the others finally met with Dr. Loomis, who had arrived in town. This bald, bearded old man, though possessing a dignified appearance, had been playing the role of an anxious whistleblower throughout the film. Fortunately, Zhang Jie and Zheng Zha had fully embraced their roles as good police officers, and their communication with Dr. Loomis was remarkably proactive and efficient.

Long Taobing was quite nervous. He was assigned the role of a psychologist, most likely because his enhancement was that of a priest... But he didn't know much about the professional knowledge before, so while waiting for Dr. Loomis, he kept reading a book from the office.

This book belongs to "Psychologist Long Taobing" in this world, and it even has many annotations in the same handwriting as Long Taobing. This is the most theoretical book that Long Taobing could find in his office... You can't expect a psychologist to still have the books and textbooks from his student days, can you? Fortunately, he has a first-order genetic lock, so Long Taobing's learning speed is quite fast, at least enough to brag to his colleagues.

"So, is it effective for a psychologist to deal with Michael?" Long Taobing asked with some doubt.

Zhang Jie yawned inwardly: "What are you saying? Even psychiatrists couldn't do anything to Michael, could they? You're the only one in town who's connected to this."

As they prepared to head to Miles's house together, Zhang Jie glanced at the distance. The mental imprint was getting closer; Michael should have finished eating and set off from the old house to hunt. To avoid alerting the enemy, this deliberate avoidance was a good thing.

Dr. Loomis urged him on, then turned and walked towards his car. A car drove by, and Dr. Loomis's eyes met those of the person inside for a fleeting moment.

By the time the two cars arrived at Miles's residence, it was completely dark.

Zhang Jie casually pushed open the door, knowing Michael was long gone, so he wasn't on guard at all. The group entered the old house, and Zheng Zha coughed deliberately, "There are new signs... he really was here."

Dr. Loomis went straight to the kitchen and touched the stove: "It's still warm... He must be very hungry."

Zhang Jie didn't say anything like "maybe a mad dog," he just agreed and then led the others upstairs.

Just as Dr. Loomis was standing by the second-floor window, analyzing Michael with the others, a loud bang rang out, and the windowpane shattered. Even Zhu Wen, who had seen this horror movie, couldn't help but shudder. Seeing the seasoned veterans and Dr. Loomis so calm, she felt a pang of shame.

Zheng Zha suddenly touched the bridge of his nose and glanced at Dr. Loomis. Dr. Loomis pondered for a moment: "Tell your people to keep this a secret and to keep an eye out for any unusual people in town."

“We can use a TV and a radio.” To everyone’s surprise, Zheng Zha used a line from a movie sheriff… It was not a very good suggestion.

“No, that would cause panic and make people search everywhere…and then we’d alert them,” Dr. Loomis objected. “Let’s observe from the shadows.”

Zheng Zha nodded: "No problem, I'll go report to the sheriff."

A knowing look flashed across Zhang Jie's face, and then he said to Dr. Loomis, "Then I'll go organize the patrol. Dr. Long, go to the police station first to help prepare the interrogation materials?"

Dr. Loomis smiled. “Of course, that’s troublesome. Once we catch him, we’ll interrogate him. I found his clothes on the way here. He’s killed at least another innocent repairman. Pay attention to people dressed like that… Given that his new crimes are still unknown, he’ll have to stay at your police station until we determine where to transfer him.”

"No problem, no problem," Zhang Jie said repeatedly, leading the others downstairs.

“Then I’ll wait for him here,” Dr. Loomis muttered, preparing to sneak into the yard.

As Zhang Jie and the others drove away, Zheng Zha's voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears in the car: "I think I understand what the main god means... Not all characters in the plot are trustworthy."

Zhang Jie, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, asked, "You noticed it very quickly. I didn't expect you to be so observant... If you hadn't pointed it out, I wouldn't have even realized the problem."

“Mu Xiang is in charge of the other side. If I’m too careless, I’ll be a burden.” Zheng Zha touched the bridge of his nose. “He said before that we could try to handle the theft case as well. Aren’t Li Shuaixi and the other newcomer both warehouse managers? I suspect that the main god is handing us clues.”

Long Taobing asked hesitantly, "But in this day and age, can warehouse managers... access surveillance footage?"

Zheng Zha shook his head: "It has nothing to do with the surveillance. The theft occurred at Haddonfield's logistics warehouse, and most shops' supplies are more or less related to public warehouses. Warehouse managers are the easiest to trace the source of goods, and if we want to trace clues outside the town, we have to start from here."

Mu Xiang's voice broke in: "Zheng Zha's explanation is quite right... You guys remember the mask factory in 'Halloween 3', right? Those masks were actually used to exterminate humans. It's ridiculous, no one writes like that in novels, but that's how messy sci-fi horror movies were back then."

"What we need to focus on is where Michael's mask entered Haddonfield from, and whether it has anything to do with them. In this day and age, there is no internet, nor a map accurate enough to find a small town whose location is unknown... We can't even confirm whether the town in the third movie exists. Although these masks have different forms of expression, we can't just ignore this clue."

Mu Xiang continued, "After all... no matter how far the third installment deviates from the original series, it still belongs to this franchise. We can't ignore it, let alone give it much importance."

(End of this chapter)