These weird things are all mine

Although the performer is dead, there are more dangerous scientists and artists on their way to Jiangcheng County. In the performer's memory, they are all upper-level awakeners.

...There isn't even one high-level awakener in the entire patient communication group. Although the rank cannot fully represent the strength, at least in most cases, there is a gap between awakeners of different ranks.

Because of this, Elsa, who is closely involved with the "Evil Herald", is destined to be unable to extricate herself from this matter.

There seemed to be nothing more to peek at, so Luo Ling left the spores' sight.

Turning around, I saw that the sky had already darkened completely. Perhaps because winter was approaching, the night had fallen much earlier recently.

"Buzz~"

Just then, the phone suddenly vibrated.

Luo Ling picked it up and saw that it was Liu Songyi who sent her a private message.

[Ancient Warrior: Ms. Bai, if you haven't fallen asleep yet, please reply.]

[White Witch: Still awake, what's the matter? ]

[Ancient Warrior: Regarding the matter of Baiyan Village, I need you to write a report... I'm sorry, it should have been An Yu's job, but you have also seen her situation.]

[White Witch: Yes, but I haven’t written it.]

[Ancient Warrior: I'll send you a document, just write it down.]

【Ancient Warrior: Qingshan Mental Hospital Communication Group Entrustment Minutes Template.doc】

【Ancient Warrior: If there is anything you don’t understand, you can ask me. 】

After Luo Ling received the file sent by Liu Songyi and opened it, his scalp went numb.

This minutes template is quite complete, but it is a bit too complicated.

Also, what the hell is this inexplicable workplace atmosphere? She is still a high school student and hasn’t even gone to college.

Forced to enter society early?

Oh yes, there is one more thing. While Liu Songyi, this busy man, has finally found some free time, I have to ask him about Ji Ying.

Luo Ling had some vague impressions. It seemed that at the end of the crazy mutual devouring in the underground cave, she seemed to see Ji Ying's figure eating the performer's last head for her.

The other illusions have become blurry after they ended, but Ji Ying's sad eyes are still clear.

[White Witch: Brother Liu, can I ask you something about the police station? ]

【Ancient Warrior: If it is not confidential, then yes.】

[White Witch: I want to find a female police officer named Ji Ying, and the pursuit of her on October 17th... If it is convenient, please tell me the details. ]

[Ancient Warrior: Ji Ying? I don't remember seeing this name, but I can help you check it. As for October 17, there was no pursuit operation. I am the deputy captain of the Criminal Police Detachment, and I still remember this kind of thing very clearly.]

[Ancient Warrior: However, if this is information about something strange, I hope you can talk to us in detail later.]

Luo Ling was not surprised by the latter answer, because it was a controlled action, but the former...

"Even telling your own identity is a disguise?"

Luo Ling sighed. Now that she thought about it carefully, she became more and more confused about this "guide" who appeared inexplicably and disappeared mysteriously.

Up to now, no one except Ji Ying and herself knew about the existence of Puppet Yao. Even the performers thought that there was only a dangerous monster with a sequence of more than 100 lurking in Jiangcheng County.

Little did they know...these were just the "eggs" sent by the puppet.

If that’s the case, how did Ji Ying know about Puppet Rumor and be so familiar with its abilities?

If Ji Shinian hadn't confirmed Ji Ying's existence indirectly and knew that she was a high-level awakener, Luo Ling would really have thought that this person was a figment of his imagination.

"Let's write this commission memorandum first. Hiss... there seems to be a reward distribution ratio? The gypsy girl seemed to have said that the commission reward has been given to the communication group..."

In that case, I’ll just write 50% without any shame!

At least in the Baiyan Village incident, she did contribute the most.

More details...

Well, cover up part of it and say that you defeated your opponent with mysterious power.

After Luo Ling's careful revision, except for the battle part and the puppet ballad, almost the entire true situation of Baiyan Village was written out.

Anyway, there was nothing to hide about these things. Besides her, Elsa and Anyu were also present, and the traces at the scene were very obvious, so it was almost impossible to hide them all.

As Luo Ling was writing furiously, a tiny eye opened slightly at the tip of her finger.

The dark red pupils twisted restlessly.

Chapter 5: The World of Interlaced Eras (k)

The whirring sound of the train was incessant. A young man wearing a monocle sat upright. The windbreaker that was obviously ill-fitting seemed to fit him inexplicably.

Sitting opposite the boy was a tall and carefree woman, wearing a heavy leather coat half-draped over her shoulders. The most eye-catching thing was the eyepatch on her right eye...on it was a crookedly drawn cute cat head, which was completely inconsistent with her tough temperament.

A fireplace was burning quietly, the faint light of the fire illuminating the carriage full of classical atmosphere. Outside the window was endless darkness, covering this steam train that was heading to an unknown destination.

Artist and scientist.

"The performer is dead." A silver light flashed through the artist's monocle. "I can't sense her presence."

"Ah my, he still died after my sisters took action. He is such a loser, isn't he?"

"This means that there is a force in Jiangcheng County that is powerful enough to kill her."

"I feel like you're talking nonsense."

"If she can be killed, then we can be killed too." The artist said solemnly, "Don't forget what our most important support is... We have it, and the performer has it too, but she's still dead."

The scientist was half-leaning lazily on the sofa, shaving his teeth with a dagger and waving his hand nonchalantly.

"Don't worry, Elsa is over there. Her 'Nine Nether' will probably be released soon. This is a weirdness from the same path as 'Him'. At worst, I can sacrifice it to gain some power."

"This is a transaction with 'Him', and you can always make it sound like going out to buy groceries." The artist raised his head slightly, looking straight at the performer through his monocle, "What era is Jiangcheng County in now?"

"Hmm... modern? Or modern? Anyway, it should be after the 21st century. When I was called to the performance last time, the craftsmanship on the clothes was quite good." The scientist scratched his head. "Why do you ask this? No matter which era it is, it's the same for us. We are not from the "company"."

"...In modern times, it's a bit troublesome. It's hard to act like in Victoria." The artist frowned, "Some methods are no longer useful. There are a lot of surveillance cameras nowadays, and public security is much better."

"Just do as you are told. What are you worried about?" The scientist pursed his lips, and the cat head on the eye mask moved.

"There wasn't any before, but there is now." The artist took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Before we find out the cause of the performer's death, we must be cautious."

"I understand, I understand. You are really more verbose than a philosopher." The scientist still looked nonchalant.

However, the artist knows that this is the nature of scientists.

Even if one cares a lot deep down in one's heart, one will appear nonchalant on the surface.

When scientists received the news about Elsa, they were more anxious than anyone else. They even used the steam locomotive called "Spirit Traveler" to rush to Jiangcheng County as quickly as possible.

You know, this is her most precious sacrificial vessel. She refused to use it when she was hunting the dangerous and strange "Nian" last time.

This is mainly because Elsa is the scientist's more important darling. After thousands of experiments and consuming thousands of qualified "materials", they finally succeeded in creating a "container".

After Elsa disappeared, scientists failed hundreds of times but still failed to reproduce the miracle of Elsa. They have been very angry recently.

That's why she was so anxious after getting the news, fearing that it would be lost again.

For the scientist, her research is much more important than her transaction with "Him".

The artist turned his head slightly and looked out the window at the darkness that seemed to last forever, and the fear called "unknown" buried deep in the darkness.

He closed his eyes and slowly recited a sentence that every member of the "Evil Pioneer" knew by heart.

"Nothing is real, everything is allowed... to this broken "world". "

"We are the pioneers who will correct the root cause of the chaos."

The whirring train travels through the pitch-black void, and its destination is buried far in even deeper darkness.

......

Life in the third year of high school is always boring, but Luo Ling has been much more relaxed recently.

It's not that she gave up on the college entrance exam, but she found some shortcuts...

——「Read」.

Puppet Rumor's second ability is to read all the information about the object the spores are parasitic on.

Now Luo Ling doesn't need to study anymore. He just needs to pick a classmate with good grades and spread the spores on him. Then he can read all of the other person's memories, just like he has experienced the entire learning process personally.

And it doesn't take much time. The flow of time in the memory fragments is constant. No matter how long you stay there, it will only take a moment to come out.

Luo Ling's grades were already good, but she had missed too much schoolwork due to taking leave before. Now with this little trick in life, she no longer has to worry about her grades dropping.

In addition to this "little life trick", in combat, "Read" can also temporarily borrow the abilities of others.

Luo Ling discovered it after leaving Elsa's consciousness. She noticed that the spores had changed a little after reading Elsa's information. After taking them back to check, she found that there was a strange power of "soul torture" stored in them.

However, the preservation time is very limited, and Luo Ling must always keep control of the spores during the preservation process, otherwise they will collapse directly.

The stronger the ability, the more mental power is required. With Luo Ling's current strength, if he wants to maintain the "Soul Torture", he will need to use all his mental power and will not be able to control other spores during this period.

Moreover...to exert her abilities she uses Luo Ling's own strength, and she has to pay the price herself.

If "soul torture" is carried out in this way, part of the torture will also act on Luo Ling's soul.

Of course, even with many limitations, this is already quite powerful.

After a few days of boredom, Luo Ling finally received a message from Liu Songyi on Saturday afternoon after school.

[Ancient Warrior: Come to the hospital in the evening when you have time. The follow-up of Baiyan Village and... the matter of "Ji Ying" have all been summarized.]

【White Witch: Yes.】

After replying to Liu Songyi's message, Luo Ling immediately rushed to the hospital. After finishing the discussion, she had to hurry home.

I have a sister waiting for me at home, so I can't go back too late.

After transforming into the White Witch form again, Luo Ling took out the hat and mask that concealed her appearance from her hair - now, Luo Ling's hair could be used as a four-dimensional pocket.

The specific principle should be to decompose the items into information that can be recorded by certain spores, and reassemble them when taken out.

So for now it can only hold some small items, at most the size of a schoolbag, but it is already very convenient. This ability directly made Luo Ling give up the idea of ​​cutting her troublesome long hair shorter.

Qingshan Hospital was as deserted as usual in the evening, except that the person at the front desk was neither Shen Miaoyun nor Yang Meili, but a nurse whom he had never seen before.

Seeing Luo Ling take out the name "Bai" engraved on her name badge, the nurse felt strange about it but still let her in.

This time, without anyone to lead her, Luo Ling arrived at the door of Ward 0 on the seventh floor with ease. As soon as she opened the door, she saw several pairs of eyes cast towards her.

Yang Meili, Shen Miaoyun, Anyu, Elsa, Liu Songyi, the bearded Lao He, the "swordsman" Zhong Bo who had lost one arm, a few unfamiliar faces, and Ji Shinian who was once again lying on the hospital bed, dying.

Almost all members of the patient exchange group are here.

An Yu seemed to have come out of the shadow a little, but she was still in a very depressed mood, leaning against the corner with her head down.

When Elsa saw Luo Ling coming in, she moved her wheelchair and subconsciously moved a little closer.

As for the others, they looked at Luo Ling in a strange way. It seemed that they had read the commission report submitted by Luo Ling and checked the situation in Baiyan Village.

“Ahem…” Ji Shinian coughed a few times, whether it was because of his injury or to draw everyone’s attention back, “Now that everyone is here, I’ll just start talking.

"White Witch, I need to tell you one thing first... The 'Ji Ying' you mentioned does exist, but she is in a very strange state, so I couldn't find her last time."

Following Ji Shinian's words, Liu Songyi continued, "You asked me to find two things. First, not only is there no police officer named Ji Ying in the police station, I checked all the household registrations and records in the entire Jiangcheng County, and there is no one with this name.

"Second, contrary to my expectation, a criminal police team was indeed dispatched on October 17th... and it was an emergency mission beyond my authority to hunt down a dangerous suspect. However, the suspect was shot dead on the spot. I examined the body and found that he was just an ordinary person."

Just as Luo Ling showed a slightly surprised expression, Ji Shinian spoke again,

"Xiao Liu asked me to help... Although it was dangerous, I still took another peek. The thread of her fate showed a strange fluctuation, constantly disappearing and reappearing. The two most recent reappearances were in the Jiangcheng County Cemetery on October 17, and the other time..."

He looked at Luo Ling deeply and said in a deep voice, "It was in Baiyan Village a few days ago, the day you were in danger."

Hearing this, Luo Ling's expression finally changed significantly, and she looked at Ji Shinian in disbelief.

Could it be that the last person she saw, Ji Ying...wasn't an illusion?

Luo Ling touched the cold dagger in her arms. It was the last thing Ji Ying left for her.

Ji Shinian must have used his ability to glimpse the thread of fate, so the injuries he had recovered with great difficulty were aggravated and he was once again lying in the ward, relying on medical equipment to survive.

Although he found the awakened ones on the "other shore" path annoying, he had to admit that the information Ji Shinian paid the price to obtain was always very accurate, even terrifyingly accurate.

"There is one more thing. The situation you described in the report is inconsistent with the situation we found at the scene." Liu Songyi continued, "We have carefully checked and found that there is no underground cave in Baiyan Village, nor any strange traces. All the villagers seem to have disappeared out of thin air.

"Besides, we couldn't find the performer's body. Even the gypsy girl who rescued you said she found you on the ground."