Chapter 8 Chapter Eight: The Ominous Omen

In a mountainous area in the southwest, the mountains and rivers are bright, the vegetation is lush, and it is late autumn, which is the season for citrus to ripen.Lao Zhao had eaten the whistle noodles made by his wife, and he picked up the basket with satisfaction. Today, he will go to the orchard to pick more citrus. His village is rich in citrus, and every family has planted several acres. Every time this season, he picks his back and sells them in the city. .Their oranges are thin-skinned and sweet-flavored, and people in the city like them very much. He picked dozens of catties yesterday and sold them all out.

He hummed a ditty and walked up the mountain in a happy mood. He just turned over a hill when he suddenly froze. The mountains and plains were all white. Snowing?He looked up at the sky, it's impossible, it's not yet the snowing season.He opened his eyes and took a closer look. This was not a small thing. It turned out that it was not snow, but white fruit. All the hills he could see were covered with this white fruit, as if the orange citrus had disappeared overnight. All become white. Don't tell me the orange tree is sick?He was so scared that his legs were shaking. This fruit forest is the hope of his family. His son is studying in college. If this year's harvest is lost, his son's tuition fees for next year will not be paid.

He spread his feet and ran towards the orchard, running all the way into the woods, many villagers from the same village had already rushed over, all of them were pale, and their eyes could not conceal the anxiety. Lao Zhao picked a ginkgo fruit from the tree. It didn't look like a citrus, and he didn't dare to eat it. He said to the villagers next to him, "Lao Li, this is really evil. Please come and see it from the agricultural machinery station." "Evil results!" A thunderous scream frightened everyone, they all turned their heads and saw a dirty old beggar shouting on crutches, "This is all evil results, disaster is imminent! "

Lao Zhao knew that beggar. Before liberation, he was a great dancer. During the "Cultural Revolution", he was criticized and went crazy. You can always see him squatting on the street, eating leftovers given to him by others, talking Weird words. "Old fool, what nonsense are you talking about?" the village head yelled angrily, "Everyone is in such a hurry, and you still come to make trouble! Get out!" The old beggar suddenly laughed non-stop, opened his white eyes, picked a ginkgo fruit, ate it as he walked away, and kept shouting: "The evil fruit bears nine days. There will be great disasters! Great disasters!"

For some reason, Lao Zhao felt the hairs all over his body stand on end. Perhaps, what the old beggar said was not crazy? The lights in the forensic office of the police station were on, exuding a pale, cold light. On the metal dissecting table lay a white bone, the muscle tissue on it was completely removed, as clean as a plastic teaching aid in a medical school. "This is a female corpse, about 20 to 30 years old." Bai Xiaozhou's eyes fell on the crotch of the corpse, his face was a little dignified, he picked up the ruler on the table, and measured the space between the pubic bones Forensic doctor Lao Zhang turned his head and asked, "Did you find anything?"

"The pubic bones are separated by four millimeters. She is at least ten weeks pregnant." Bai Xiaozhou played with the ruler, "It seems that the possibility of love murder is very high." "Don't jump to conclusions," Zhang said, "That's the job of the police, not the forensic doctor." The door opened, and Qu Siqi hurried in and said, "Xiaozhou, I got the news." Bai Xiaozhou hurriedly took off his white coat and came out.Qu Siqi looked around and said in a low voice: "I asked someone to check the situation of Pei Qingdong and the others. People who died in dreams and illusions also died in reality. They had a heart attack and died suddenly. Su Ye and Li Anran lived They came down, but they seemed a little frightened, so they asked for leave and went back to their hometown."

"Where is Xiao Jingde?" "I checked, and there is no such person." Qu Siqi said, "He used a pseudonym." Bai Xiaozhou frowned even tighter: "He won't let us go, one day, he will find us and come to trouble us." "What are you afraid of?" Qu Siqi raised his head, stretched out his thumb and pointed at his face, "With me, his little skill is not enough for me." "Are you boasting again?" A slender man appeared behind him, and Qu Siqi's face darkened suddenly: "Zhu Yikai, do you have to hurt me every day to be happy?"

The boy was wearing a British-style trench coat with a stand-up collar. He looked handsome and had a bright smile. He was one of the members of the No. 051 research institute——Zhu Yikai. "Yi Kai, do you have anything to ask us?" Bai Xiaozhou asked. Zhu Yikai shrugged and said, "Mr. Long has been looking for you everywhere, telling you to go back to the research institute quickly and discuss something important." When the three of Bai Xiaozhou returned to Research Institute No. 051, Mr. Chu sat on the mahogany Taishi chair that Long Chuxia had just bought, sitting opposite Mr. Long and drinking tea.The purple sand teapot on the table was filled with an elegant tea fragrance, and even a person like Bai Xiaozhou who didn't know much about tea could smell that it was rare good tea.At the top of the wooden table was a man in his fifties, wearing an ordinary suit. At first glance, he looked like an ordinary uncle, but if you looked closely, you would find that this man was definitely not simple. The temperament of the leader is slowly revealed.

"A rare visitor." Qu Siqi said with a smile, "What kind of wind brought Mr. Chu here?" "Forgive me." Zhu Yikai said bluntly, "every time Mr. Chu shows up, there is nothing good about it." The elder laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Chu Xia, these disciples of yours are really extraordinary." Long Chuxia drank tea on his own: "The chief is absurd." Chief?Bai Xiaozhou was taken aback. This elder is a soldier? "Uncle Liu." Chu Yunfei said, "Let's get straight to the point. After all, we don't have much time."

The elder smiled and said, "In that case, I don't have to beat around the bush." ​​He picked up the remote control and turned on the TV, and the mountains and plains appeared white on the screen, as if the mountains and rivers were covered with a thick layer of snow.When the camera zoomed in, everyone could see clearly that it was not snow at all, but a fruit. All the trees in this mountain range bore the same kind of fruit, which was shaped like a kiwi fruit, but the whole body was snow-white. Facing the sun, it was so transparent that it seemed that there was only the flesh of the fruit. And no core in general.

"Evil results!" Bai Xiaozhou opened his eyes wide, and spit out these two words from his throat in a daze. The elder said in surprise, "Little girl knows the evil results?" "I read in the archives that in 1965, this kind of fruit was grown in a certain place, and it would grow immediately after picking. It tasted very bitter and hard to swallow. In ancient times, people called it 'evil', 'evil fruit'. The word comes from this." Bai Xiaozhou's face turned pale, "The place where the evil fruit grew in the past had a strange geomantic omen, and it was a rare dragon vein. It is very unlucky for the dragon vein to produce 'evil fruit'. After a year, the country will be in great trouble." "This video was shot nine days ago." The smile on the elder's face gradually disappeared. "The Fengshui here is more important than the mountains and rivers in 1965. It can almost be said to be the lifeblood of China. The evil results are raging on the lifeblood of China. What does it mean?" , I don't think I need to say it clearly, do you?" Bai Xiaozhou felt chills all over his body, and the evil fruits only borne for nine days. After nine days, they withered without a trace. No one could stop them. Once they appeared, everyone could only hopelessly wait for the disaster to come.These disasters may be natural disasters, or they may be man-made disasters. As 2012 is approaching, is there some kind of hidden connection between the evil consequences?In this way, natural disasters are more likely. "What can we do?" Zhu Yikai asked solemnly, he understands the pros and cons, and perhaps now has reached a critical moment for the survival of the nation. "The emergence of evil results is God's will, and no one can go against the sky." Chu Yunfei turned his head sideways and squinted at the three of them, "However, this does not mean that there is no room for change." Holding a teacup, Long Chuxia raised his eyes: "Did you find the 'piece'?" "What is 'piece'?" Bai Xiaozhou couldn't help asking. "'Piece' is a legendary creature. According to ancient books, it is the messenger of the gods. They are often born among domestic animals and have strange shapes. The timing of their birth is always in times of disaster, and they can speak human words after birth. , but just say one thing, this sentence is the only way to eliminate the disaster." The elder sighed, "Heaven will not destroy our China, just when yesterday's evil fruit withered, we found it ninety miles away from the mountain where the evil fruit grew. An egg was laid. The egg was born by an ordinary hen, and a sad human face appeared on the egg shell. Legend has it that it is the face of the gods who are merciful to the world." "Has 'piece' been born?" Long Chuxia leaned forward slightly, impatiently asking.The elder smiled faintly and said, "We sent the egg to a professional organization to incubate it, but we tried everything, but it still didn't help. However, at five o'clock in the morning today, the system of the professional organization was blocked A Trojan horse was planted, and someone used this Trojan horse to send us a message." His eyes swept over the faces of the three young men, his gaze was as sharp as a knife, "The only person who can make 'piece' hatch is the 'Prophet'." Hearing the word "prophet", everyone's eyes fell on Qu Siqi.Everyone looked at Qu Siqi with hairs all over his body: "What do you see me doing? I do have a little bit of prophecy ability, but you all know that this ability works sometimes and sometimes doesn't work. I can't control it at all." "In the whole of China, you can count the supernatural beings with the ability to predict with ten fingers." The elder looked at him and said, "You are the most powerful among them. Now you are our only hope." "Wait." Long Chuxia interrupted him, "Sir, please forgive me, do you just believe that intruder? Maybe it's just a trap." "Our technicians have thoroughly checked the system vulnerabilities, and they can't find the source of the Trojan horse at all, or they can't find the physical way for it to invade." The elder frowned slightly, "Our technicians are all cutting-edge If they can't find a loophole, it can only explain one problem, this Trojan horse virus does not come from a certain technician, but from a certain powerful person with terrifying abilities, and even—" He paused , it seems that it is difficult to accept this statement, "God itself." Bai Xiaozhou doesn't believe in any ghosts and gods, but the appearance of this message is by no means accidental.Perhaps the chief is ready to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. Qu Siqi was silent for a while and said, "I'm willing to give it a try." Long Chuxia drank the remaining tea in the cup, and put the purple sand teacup on the table gently. "Si Qi, you have to think clearly, things are not as simple as they seem on the surface, and they are very dangerous." Before Qu Siqi could answer, Chu Yunfei suddenly interjected, "How long can you protect them?" Long Chuxia was stunned, and met Chu Yunfei's eyes. The young Mr. Chu said: "The three of them, and Ye Buer who was not present, although they are all young people in their early twenties, they have extraordinary abilities. , the future is boundless, you can't always hide them under your wings and protect them, you should let them go on their own. Without experiencing danger and failure, it is impossible for chicks to become eagles." Long Chuxia seemed to have been punched in the chest by someone. She was unwilling to be left speechless by his question, but she really couldn't find anything to refute.She knew he was right. These students need experience, she can't protect them for a lifetime by their side. "In that case." Long Chuxia said helplessly, "At least let me know where they are going." Chu Yunfei paused, then smiled narrowly: "The Abnormal Human Research Center." If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Bai Xiaozhou couldn't believe that such a place really existed. It was an old warehouse, located in a remote urban area with few people, surrounded by a desolate and dilapidated scene. There was a company's signboard hanging on the warehouse door, and an old man was sitting in the security booth, leaning on a chair and taking a nap. Qu Siqi stepped forward and knocked on the glass. The old man picked up the list on the table with sleepy eyes open. "Are you Qu Siqi?" He looked at Bai Xiaozhou next to him, "Are you Bai Xiaozhou?" The two nodded. "Okay, you can go in." The old man pressed the switch, and the shutter door of the warehouse slowly rose. "There is a door inside, and you should know the password." Just as the three of them were about to leave, the old man suddenly said, "There are only two people on the list, little brother, you can't go in." Zhu Yikai was stunned: "Are you sure?" "Sure." The old man glanced at him, "Please go back." Half of Zhu Yikai's face turned black, Qu Siqi finally waited for the opportunity to shame him, patted him on the shoulder and said: "The character is too bad, there is no way, Kaizi, you should go back and wait for the news." The muscles on Zhu Yikai's face twitched After a while, he said, "Be careful." "Don't bother to worry about it." Qu Siqi has never been so comfortable before, and even his footsteps become brisk. Bai Xiaozhou shook his head helplessly. The two people's flirting is increasing day by day. This is to follow the trend and develop their relationship. ? The two entered the warehouse, and the shutter door was slowly closed. There was indeed a wooden door in the depths of the warehouse, which looked ordinary.Qu Siqi twisted the doorknob a few times in a specific rhythm, and the handle suddenly opened, revealing a combination lock. Chu Yunfei had told him a six-digit combination before he came. opened. The wooden door is just an illusion, but it is actually a one foot thick metal door. Inside the door was an elevator, and a middle-aged man in a white coat was already standing inside. "Welcome, my surname is Li. You can call me Dr. Li. The higher authorities sent me to receive you." He pressed the button on the negative twenty-fifth floor, "First of all, I must declare that after entering the research center, you can see and ask , but without my permission, nothing can be touched, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous." Bai Xiaozhou tentatively asked, "Isn't this a mental hospital?" Dr. Li glanced at her: "Have you watched too many movies? Our center studies abnormal human beings, and mental patients are also normal people." Bai Xiaozhou got out of the elevator full of doubts, and it suddenly became clear that this place turned out to be a large research room, full of precision instruments and researchers in white coats.The two were dazzled by watching, and thought they had entered the hive in "Resident Evil". The objects they study are not much worse than the various biochemical monsters in "Resident Evil". A little boy was sitting in one of the research rooms, and a female researcher was talking to him. He turned his head and stared at Bai Xiaozhou, sticking out his barbed tongue like a sea cucumber, twisting in the air like a snake. Moved a bit, then shrank back.A man was tied up in another laboratory. He was naked, his skin was covered with dense eyes, and he could blink and blink, which was really scary.In another laboratory, several security guards were holding down a yellow-haired, nine-foot-tall monster with a woman's face, while a female doctor was injecting a sedative into its vein. Bai Xiaozhou couldn't help but feel chills all over his body. Dr. Li was right. Compared with these people, mental patients are really normal human beings. After walking through several corridors, I saw many "abnormal human beings" with strange appearances, and finally arrived at the destination. A young and beautiful woman greeted me. Dr. Li said, "Xiao Chen, what happened to that egg?" "It's still the same." The woman said while sighing, "I can't detect any signs of life at all, Dr. Li, I'm afraid this egg is not a legendary 'piece'." "It's too early to draw conclusions now." Dr. Li turned his head to Bai Xiaozhou and Qu Siqi and said, "This is Xiao Chen, an excellent researcher in our research center, and she is fully responsible for the research of 'piece'." Xiao Chen nodded to the two, and led them into the laboratory. There was a shelf on the table full of various documents and instruments, and the egg was placed upright on the shelf, and a sad picture appeared on the eggshell human face.Bai Xiaozhou and Qu Siqi leaned over and stared at it for a long time. Suddenly, the face moved, and they shrank back in fright. "We have tried everything." Xiao Chen frowned, "Except for the sad expression on her face, nothing has changed." After a pause, she raised her head, looked at Qu Siqi and asked, "I heard you Can it hatch?" Qu Siqi smiled wryly and said, "I'm not a biology student, what can I do?" Before he finished speaking, his eyes were suddenly suffocated, and a strange picture appeared in front of him like a movie: something happened in the research center, and all People were running away in panic, sirens blared, and screams were everywhere.In the midst of this chaos, Xiao Chen came to a computer, looked around vigilantly, entered something into the computer, and then turned up the corner of his mouth, revealing a cold smile. And the eggs on the shelf behind her had cracked, and the contents inside were missing.