Chapter 9 Chapter nine

Several police officers rushed into the market, which was brightly lit.All kinds of fish in the freezer, through the glass door with ice flakes, the eyes of the fish are emitting a kind of almost monster light. Of course, under normal circumstances, the eyes of a dead fish will not give people such a feeling.But when the people who rushed in saw the body of Police Officer Bai En, they all felt a sense of shudder, which made the eyes of the dead fish become scary. The body of Police Officer Bai En was lying on the lobster tank, with one hand stretched forward, submerged in the water, and there were many lobsters in the water.He was half-kneeling in front of the sink. Experienced people can immediately see that he died in front of the sink. After he died, he fell down and leaned against the sink. That's why he formed the current posture.

A police officer walked over and slowly turned Bai En's body over.Immediately, all the people couldn't help but "swish" a breath of cool air.Bai En's face showed a terrifying expression!That kind of expression, frozen on the face of a dead person, seemed even more palpitating, all the people, none of them could make a sound! After a while, one of the youngest police officers yelled: "God, what did he see before he died? He looked like he was frightened to death!" Of course no one can answer this question. And Bai En's cause of death was quickly found out.He was not scared to death. The result of the forensic examination was: he died of suffocation.By the time the cause of Officer Bai En's death was found out, it was already the next afternoon.

After hearing the news of Bai En's death, Wen Gu, Yuan Zhenxia, ​​Li Bangshu, and Su Yaodong divided into two groups, each doing what they wanted to do. Li Bangshu's words were very clear, although his words sounded extremely psychedelic.He said: "Officer Bai En died in Yudai Market? That may be another case of their actions. It seems that they are impatient. We need to act quickly!" Wen Gu's voice was rough: "Hey, they, they, can you be more specific, what are they? Are they the microorganisms you assumed?" Su Yaodong seemed to be on the same side as Li Bangshu: "So far, we can only make such an assumption."

Yuan Zhenxia smiled wryly: "No matter what the hypothesis is, even if it is a creature that we know nothing about, how do you come into contact with them?" Li Bangshu's answer was very simple, it sounded extremely unreasonable, but it seemed to be the only way, he said: "Go to the sea!" Yuan Zhenxia and Wen Gu looked at each other, and Wen Gu immediately said, "I'd rather find out the cause of Police Officer Bai En's death first." Li Bangshu looked at Yuan Zhenxia and said, "What about you? You are a doctor. I don't know if you are interested in a corpse or some kind of unfathomable creature!"

It is very difficult for Yuan Zhenxia to decide. He still has no idea of ​​the cause and process of Bai En's death. What is certain is that it must be a very mysterious death.And what Li Bangshu was about to do seemed even more unpredictable.The real reason for his hesitation was that he didn't want to do anything, Huang Juan had already left, all his feelings were just blank, and he didn't want to do anything at all! What he thought was that Huang Juan was a person who said she must do it, and she would definitely mobilize all the power she could use in the shortest possible time to develop the seabed resources first.But Li Bangshu was uncharacteristically trying to prevent this kind of thing from happening.

How could Li Bangshu's strength rival Huang Juan's?Unless Li Bangshu can really get help from "them", how can Li Bangshu make further contact with "them"? Yuan Zhenxia also thought that Huang Juan had mentioned to him that she had also seen the "warning" in the sea water, but would Huang Juan accept the warning? He didn't answer the question first, but asked instead: "What method are you going to use to communicate with 'them' at sea? If you aimlessly... that may be a very dangerous thing!" Li Bangshu took a deep breath: "Or, but I believe that since they have chosen me and made contact with me, they will definitely protect me and will not hurt me!"

Su Yaodong sighed from the side: "We claim to be oceanographers, but we really know too little about marine life. Bangshu, I am very happy to have the opportunity to get along with the ocean again, and I will not refuse to join you any action!" Yuan Zhenxia sighed: "I will not participate in your actions for the time being. I think that when your actions conflict with Huang Juan's strong actions, I may be able to play a certain role." When he finished speaking, he suddenly felt an inexplicable bitterness in his heart, and said in an extremely bewildered voice: "I hope I... can play a role!"

Wen Gu patted him on the shoulder understandingly: "Let's talk about it later!" When he said this, he looked at Li Bangshu, and both Li Bangshu and Su Yaodong had strangely excited expressions.Li Bangshu said: "We won't wait any longer, Yaodong, what can you do with your ability?" Su Yaodong laughed: "Anything that can be done with money, I think I can do it." Li Bangshu said: "Okay, for now we only need a well-equipped ship, and we will drift aimlessly at sea until they make further contact with us. Well, in this respect, they are better than us." Progress, we don't know how to get in touch with them!"

Su Yaodong felt the same way: "We don't even know what they are!" The two scientists were lamenting, Wen Gu felt a little impatient, and gestured to Yuan Zhenxia: "I want to go and see Bai En, hey, he is a very interesting person after all!" Yuan Zhenxia sighed, nodding his head indifferently. When Wen Gu and Yuan Zhenxia came to the gate of Yudai Market, the black box car had already removed Bai En's body.There were quite a lot of passers-by watching, and the manager of the market sighed at the door, but no one paid attention to him, and all their attention was on Joss.

Joss was still holding the iron pillar tightly with both hands, her body was trembling, and she made a horrible noise, and the two police officers tried to forcefully pull her fingers away. When Yuan Zhenxia saw this situation, he shouted sharply: "Stop! Can't you see that this young lady is seriously frightened?" A police officer said unconvinced: "We just want to help her! And she can't stay here forever, she was the only person present when this murder happened!" When Yuan Zhenxia came to Qiao Si, based on his medical experience, he could tell at a glance that the fright this beautiful long-haired girl suffered was beyond what she could bear!

Judging from the extent of Joss' fright, if she didn't handle it properly, her brain nerves might be permanently damaged due to the extreme fright.Therefore, when the ambulance arrived and the two medical staff jumped down, Yuan Zhenxia immediately ordered in his professional and authoritative voice: "Tranquilizer injection, the action should be as gentle as possible!" A medical worker came over and reached out to Joss' eyes, trying to open her eyelids to take a look.But Qiao Si screamed immediately, and Yuan Zhenxia hurriedly pushed him away. Yuan Zhenxia stroked her long hair softly, tried to slow down his voice, and said softly: "Everything is over, there is nothing wrong, after you receive the injection, nothing will happen!" Qiao Si seemed to have heard Yuan Zhenxia's comfort, and looked at him with blinking eyes.Yuan Zhenxia made a gesture, and the medical staff slowly injected the sedative into Joss' arm. A minute later, Qiao Si let out a long breath, let go of the hand holding the iron pillar, and fell limp.Yuan Zhenxia quickly supported her, and the medical staff carried her onto a stretcher. A police officer who seemed to have a high position came over, shook hands with Wen Gu, and introduced himself. An hour later, in the ward of the hospital, they first heard what happened from Joss. Joss' face was still very pale, but it could be seen that the extreme panic did not affect her like it did when she was at the gate of the market. She first told how she went to Bai En. When they arrived at the gate of the market together──because of the haste when Joss left, the market was still brightly lit, and the gate was only ajar.Bai En drove here by himself. After parking the car, he got out of the car with Joss, pointed at the entrance of the market, and said, "Okay, let's go and see, what is the difference between ghosts and people!" Joss timidly said, "Mr. Police Officer, please don't say that, I don't think...it's very interesting!" Bai En waved his hand: "If ghosts can also discuss whether they should catch a bigger lobster, I think it's very interesting!" As he spoke, he had reached the door and pulled open the iron door forcefully, making a "crash" sound.Then he walked in and shouted, "If anyone is inside, come out with your hands on your head, I'm a policeman!" At that time, Joss was still at the door, hesitant to go in, but it was only a very brief hesitation. Officer Bai En's loud shouts and the bright lights in the market were enough to minimize the fear of any timid person, so Joss also walked in. As soon as you enter, it is the cashier counter. After bypassing the cashier counter, you can see the lobster tank. When Joss walked in, Bai En's shouting could still be heard, but Bai En's shouting stopped suddenly.According to Joss: "Mr. Police Officer's shouting stopped suddenly, and in an instant, the surroundings were as quiet as if everything had condensed!" Joss was startled suddenly, fear struck her again, but she saw Bai En, standing in a very weird posture, half bent, with one finger pointing forward, his expression was even more weird and inexplicable, It was as if he had seen something unbelievable.But Joss can absolutely swear: "In front of Officer Bai En, there is absolutely nothing or any phenomenon that can make people frightened." Immediately afterwards, Bai En suddenly yelled again: "Don't go!" As he shouted, he took his pistol in his hand with great speed.Seeing this situation, Joss was too frightened to make a sound. She could only be sure that Bai En must have wanted to shoot the gun as soon as he drew it. But just when he raised his hand, his sudden movement was even more peculiar, as if some terrible poisonous insect suddenly crawled on his right wrist, his left hand was suddenly clenched right wrist.Originally, he was holding the pistol with his right hand. At the same time, he let go of his right hand and the pistol fell down.Since he was in front of the pool, as soon as the pistol fell, he fell into the pool. (Joss' narration was immediately confirmed. The police officers who were listening to Joss' narration at the same time, as soon as they heard this, immediately sent someone to look for it, and found Bai En's gun in the pool.) As soon as the pistol fell, Bai En's expression became even weirder. When Joss talked about this part, she couldn't help crying, while crying, she said: "Mr. Police Officer began to struggle, his situation was like he was fighting with an invisible devil, and The expression on his face became more and more terrifying. I was terrified, turned around and ran away, and after holding the iron pillar at the door with both hands, I couldn't let go anymore, I just screamed. I didn't say the name of Officer Bai En until someone...as if someone asked me loudly, who was that person inside. " It may be that shortly after Joss ran out, Bai En fell to the edge of the pool and died, and Joss' screams attracted passers-by. The passer-by who called the police station was also the first person to find Bai En's body. His narration was nothing special. The passer-by walked into the market and saw Bai En collapsed by the pool, and he knew he was dead at a glance.He came out again. According to him, he asked more than a hundred times before Joss told him who died in the market, and he called the police station. Wen Gu and Yuan Zhenxia knew the cause of Police Officer Bai En's death the next day: "He died of suffocation." Yuan Zhenxia also discussed with the forensic examiner of the autopsy: "Suffocation, what does it mean? His head was immersed in the pool, causing the suffocation?" The forensic doctor shook his head: "No, he didn't have any fluid in his lungs, it was just suffocation, not suffocation caused by drowning." Wen Gu was already very impatient, but now because of Bai En's strange death, he became even more impatient, and asked loudly: "What does that mean, the deceased has no injuries, how could he suffocate to death?" The forensic doctor glared at Wen Gu: "For example, pressing a pillow on a person's face to prevent him from breathing can suffocate a person to death without leaving any scars!" Yuan Zhenxia waved his hand: "Officer Bai En is a very strong man, and he has been trained in self-defense martial arts. If he is to be suffocated without any injuries, at least two people are required to do the murder. And Joss But the lady said that she didn't see anyone else at all!" The forensic doctor seemed very unhappy: "Maybe she was lying. All I know is that the cause of his death was suffocation. You are a doctor? You should be able to understand the cause of his death!" Yuan Zhenxia smiled wryly, "Of course, I'm not doubting your judgment, it's just... just..." just what?Yuan Zhenxia couldn't say anything.A strong and tall person would suddenly die from suffocation. Things are so weird, what else is there to say? There may be seventy or eighty reasons for a person to suffocate to death, but none of them are suitable for Bai En's death.Yuan Zhenxia and Wen Gu believed that Qiao Si's fear was definitely not faked.There is no one who can lie calmly in such a fearful situation. That is to say, what Joss said is true, and the cause of Bai En's death is unknown.Like the couple from Maine who died mysteriously in a mortuary, the cause of death is unknown. Both of them thought of Li Bangshu's words: "This is another example of their actions!" "they"! Is there any creature that has the ability to make people disappear, die, and even make the entire fleet disappear on the surface of the sea? When Wen Gu and Yuan Zhenxia returned to their residence, it was already dawn.They don't feel hungry, they don't feel tired, they're just confused and clueless about what to do. Li Bangshu and Su Yaodong are no longer there.Both Wen Gu and Yuan Zhenxia were lying down, smoking cigarettes incessantly, without saying a word.It wasn't until noon that Wen Gu asked: "Yuan, you are a doctor. Do you believe that if many microorganisms invisible to the naked eye unite, they can fight against humans?" Yuan Zhenxia hesitated for a moment: "Your question is too vague, do you want to deny Li Bangshu's assumption?" Wen Gu thumped heavily on a chair: "I don't know what I want to do, my thoughts have never been so disordered!" Yuan Zhenxia sighed: "I am the same, but we must calm down and confirm some things first..." He paused for a moment before continuing: "Your question just now can actually be said: Is it a microbe that is too small to be seen by the naked eye, has unknown powers, and can fight against people?" Wen Gu smiled bitterly: "Whatever you say, in short, microbes are fighting against humans... This is really unimaginable. Whether this kind of microbes live in the sea or on land...It's too unimaginable!" Yuan Zhenxia looked at Wen Gu and said, "As a doctor, I don't think it's too unimaginable!" Wen Gu's eyes widened, and Yuan Zhenxia explained: "A large part of human medicine is the process of fighting between humans and microorganisms. It is the process of humans using various methods to deal with pathogenic microorganisms!" Wen Gu was stunned for a moment, and said: "You are mistaken. It is a fact that humans fight against microorganisms, but it cannot be reversed. Microbes will also fight against humans!" Yuan Zhenxia said: "Why not? Some drugs, such as antibiotics, can be very effective against a variety of bacteria when they are cultivated, but after decades of antibiotics, some bacteria will not be eliminated by antibiotics. They have their own methods to fight against the drugs that humans use to eliminate them. This situation has existed for a long time, which shows that microorganisms have always been fighting against humans, and it has always been like this!" Wen Gu blushed, and said: "You... you say this... Yes, I admit that this kind of confrontation has existed for a long time. But... like the series of things that happened today, that form of confrontation... At least, I cannot accept that microbes have thoughts, and can warn humans about such things in the form of words!" Yuan Zhenxia smiled wryly: "Don't get excited, old friend, I can't accept it just like you. But the fact is that at least two people, Li Bangshu and Huang Juan, have seen such a written warning!" Wen Gu picked up the pillow and covered his own face.Although Wen Gu didn't say anything, he was clearly saying that he still couldn't accept this fact. Yuan Zhenxia murmured: "I hope they can get in touch with them smoothly!" Wen Gu threw away the pillow all of a sudden: "What kind of contact is that!" Yuan Zhenxia was silent for a moment, and then said: "I don't know, it is actually a very extravagant desire for human beings to have contact with alien creatures, because human beings have very little contact with other creatures on the earth. The attitude of being an inferior creature is very unscientific!" Wen Gu sat up: "Your statement is just a philosophical statement. Philosophically, it can be said that not only do people not understand other creatures on the earth, they also don't understand each other, and they rarely have real contact. Even So, I don’t necessarily understand myself!” Yuan Zhenxia is very helpless: "It can be said this way, but what I mean is that every creature, no matter what reason they appear on the earth, has the right to continue to survive and not be disturbed. No matter how small and annoying creatures, each with its own unique way of life, even fleas—" Wen Gu snorted: "Don't tell me that fleas are more advanced than humans!" Yuan Zhenxia also sat up: "I just want to tell you this. Biologists have discovered that fleas have the ability to communicate with each other using ultra-high frequency sound waves. That is the researcher of West Virginia University in the United States. discovery!" Wen Gu blinked his eyes, trying to express his disbelief, but he immediately said: "Maybe, I also know that some moths can use a weak signal to communicate with the same kind several kilometers away. However, killing and ordering To lose a fleet is another matter!" Yuan Zhenxia took a deep breath: "The bacillus of plague, which can only be seen under a microscope, has wiped out tens of millions of people. A few people are nothing!" Wen Gu blushed: "But the cause of death of those ten million people is known, it's not that they died for no reason!" Yuan Zhenxia was very calm: "Before the bacteria were discovered, before human scientific knowledge knew about the bacteria, people who died of the plague also died of unknown causes. We can only say that Bai En and That middle-aged couple, the cause of death is unknown, it is because of our level of knowledge, we don't know why they died!" Wen Gu's voice became louder and louder: "People who are killed by microorganisms will not disappear, the body is still there!" Yuan Zhenxia was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked: "Where are their bodies now?" Wen Gu was very angry: "The plague was rampant hundreds of years ago, so the corpses have already decayed." Yuan Zhenxia laughed: "Our debate has come to an end." Wen Gu angrily said, "I don't understand what you are talking about!" Yuan Zhenxia made a gesture: "The reason why the corpse rots and disappears is all due to the activity of bacteria. You have also admitted the fact that bacteria can destroy the human body!" Wen Gu laughed: "How long will it take? Doctor Yuan, it will take at least several years for bacteria to destroy the human body? How do you explain the fact that people disappear in a very short period of time?" Yuan Zhenxia spread his hands: "Actually, I can't explain it, but I know that we know too little about all living things. Moreover, in theory, after a period of time, the activities of bacteria can make animals If the body is eliminated, then as long as the process of bacterial activity is accelerated, the time can be shortened, this is a very simple proportional formula!" Wen Gu looked at Yuan Zhenxia for a while, then suddenly said: "Don't you think it's pointless for us to argue about such illusory assumptions here?" Yuan Zhenxia was silent for a moment before sighing: "Yes, what Li Bangshu and Su Yaodong are doing is much more meaningful!" Wen Gu snorted, and pointed at Yuan Zhenxia disapprovingly: "I'd rather you pursue that beautiful and powerful female general!" Yuan Zhenxia felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if being pricked by a sharp needle.The pain even made his body tremble. Seeing that his words had caused Yuan Zhenxia's reaction, Wen Gu was very apologetic, and reached out to pat Yuan Zhenxia on the shoulder.He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but when he didn't know how to say it, the phone rang suddenly. Wen Gu picked up the phone, listened to it, handed it to Yuan Zhenxia, ​​and said, "It seems to be Su Yaodong!" Yuan Zhenxia listened to the phone, but only heard a series of rapid gasps.Yuan Zhenxia said "Hello" a few times before hearing Su Yaodong's voice: "Zhenxia, ​​come quickly!" Yuan Zhenxia was taken aback for a moment: "Where are you coming from?" His question was not answered, and there was only a "rustling" sound mixed with panting.Yuan Zhenxia asked several more times before he heard an answer: "At sea!" Then, there was another louder noise, even the panting was drowned out. That kind of noise sounded exactly like a radio with poor reception.Yuan Zhenxia immediately thought that Su Yaodong was still on board, and he used the wireless phone, but the communication equipment was clearly malfunctioning! He said "Hello" again and again, but suddenly, nothing was heard. Yuan Zhenxia was holding the phone in a daze, but Wen Gu said hastily: "Go find them! Although he only said that he was at sea, it must be in the waters near Oahu Island. It is impossible for the boat to travel too far." Yuan Zhenxia put down the phone: "Let's use two boats to find them separately. The chance of finding them is better!" Wen Gu had already grabbed his coat, rushed out, rushed to the door, and then retreated, using the phone to contact the boat rental company.During those few minutes, Yuan Zhenxia just rubbed his hands and kept muttering to himself: "God, anything unimaginable can happen on the sea!" Half an hour later, Yuan Zhenxia and Wen Gu went out to sea in speedboats with good performance.After sailing out of the sea together, they waved to each other, one sailed to the left and the other to the right, the two drove around the island, and they could meet again after each circled half the island. However, after going around half the island in Wengu, he didn't see Yuan Zhenxia.He continued to drive until he reached the sea where he and Yuan Zhenxia parted ways, but he still did not see him. Wen Gu's red hair is even more eye-catching in the sun, and he keeps grabbing his hair with his hands.The anxious mood made him almost unable to think about anything, but tossed and turned, thinking about the words Yuan Zhenxia said when he was about to set off: "At sea, anything unimaginable can really happen!" What unimaginable things happened to Yuan Zhenxia?Since it was something unimaginable, Wen Gu naturally didn't know.He had no choice but to dock to refuel, and then circle around the sea, hoping to meet Yuan Zhenxia. Of course, something happened to Yuan Zhenxia.Otherwise, Wen Gu won't be able to find him. When he parted from Wengu, he drove west, keeping a distance of five hundred to one thousand meters from the coast.In this way, it is naturally quite difficult to find a ship of unknown model and size at sea.Fortunately, there were not many boats on the sea. When he sailed past the small island called "Chinese Hat", he only encountered two boats.But as soon as he approached, he knew that it was vacationers playing, not the target he was looking for. He continued to drive forward, and he came to the surface of the sea with considerable waves.Although the speedboat was at a high speed, it could not help but fluctuate with the waves. While driving carefully, he kept an eye on the ships on the sea.Not long after, I saw a yacht in front, almost standing still on the sea surface, rising and falling with the waves. Yuan Zhenxia speeded up and drove forward. When he approached the ship, he saw a person standing on the deck, leaning on the railing, looking down at the sea.Yuan Zhenxia immediately recognized that that person was Su Yaodong, and he raised his hand while yelling. Su Yaodong on that boat didn't seem to hear his call at all.Yuan Zhenxia drove the speedboat all the way to the side of the boat, and Su Yaodong raised his head and looked at Yuan Zhenxia, ​​looking in a daze, with a hoarse voice, pointing to the sea: "He...he has been down for more than three hours! I ...I don't know what to do? The communication equipment on the ship is suddenly damaged...I dare not leave here, you..." When Su Yaodong was speaking, Yuan Zhenxia had already boarded the boat, looking towards the sea that Su Yaodong was pointing at.The sea water is clear blue, and the waves roll up a white edge from time to time. It can be seen that there is no abnormality at all. Yuan Zhenxia took a breath: "The compressed air he brought is enough for more than three hours?" Su Yaodong yelled: "What compressed air! He just jumped down like this!" Yuan Zhenxia shook suddenly, and repeated Su Yaodong's words absently: "Dr. Li...that's how he jumped!" The muscles on Su Yaodong's face twitched involuntarily: "I can't stop him, he said...they will protect him, they will form a space in his head so that he can breathe, he has had such an experience before, I've been through that too. So he just went in the water like that, he took them somewhere, and I... I..." Under the sun, Su Yaodong's face was pale, and Yuan Zhenxia knew that his face must not be much better.Su Yaodong exhausted all his strength to continue, "I'm afraid... he will also disappear in the... seawater just like those missing people!" Although the sun was shining brightly, Yuan Zhenxia couldn't help but shuddered: "No way, they want to contact him... What kind of signal did he get into the water?" Su Yaodong said: "It's strange, we were on the side of the boat together, I didn't see anything, but he pointed at the water and shouted: 'Look, they're coming, they're coming!' After he shouted a few times, He's about to go into the water, and I can't stop him...I think I should also go into the sea..." Before Su Yaodong finished speaking, suddenly, the whole ship was surged up by a sudden huge wave on the sea.The waves were so high that when the boat was lifted by the waves, they could clearly see that the sea was twenty meters below them! Yuan Zhenxia let out an exclamation, and then the boat fell down extremely fast.The waves moved forward, and with the movement of the waves, a deep ditch appeared on the sea surface, and the boat fell into that ditch. The sea water on all sides was also 20 meters high.And then, without waiting for them to make any moves, the sea water standing on all four sides has closed, enclosing them in the sea water! In less than half a minute, Yuan Zhenxia couldn't think of anything at all, his body was surrounded by sea water, and there was a huge pulling force, he could feel this force.Then, after he calmed down a bit, he could completely understand the experience that Su Yaodong had encountered before. He was in the sea water, but his breathing was not difficult at all! Yuan Zhenxia opened his eyes, for a moment, he seemed to be in a dream.The pulling power was still there, making him feel that he was moving rapidly.But he couldn't be sure of this, because he couldn't see the situation around him at all.