Chapter 6 Chapter 5 Preliminary Findings

As I thought about it, I asked, "What kind of phenomenon is that, the invisibility method?" Bai Su said: "There are two possibilities, one is invisibility, and the other is blindness." I couldn't help but smile wryly, and my thoughts became more disordered: "What's the difference?" Bai Su said: "If it is the invisibility method, it means that they have mastered this invisible power. If it is the blindness method, it means they have the power to make them invisible." After Bai Su said that, he paused for a moment, and then said: "The invisibility method and the blindness method are naturally false terms I used. In short, it is the power to make people invisible to them, not that they really disappear. .”

Bai Su's words made my heart shudder, and I couldn't help but look around, but of course I couldn't see Yi Lin and Wen Baoyu. At this time, what I was thinking over and over again were the two things of invisibility and blindness. Of these two things, the invisibility method is relatively simple, and everyone knows what it is.It is a kind of magic. Once it is used, the person's body will disappear and people will not be able to see it.Those who exercise the invisibility method can move freely and can also speak. As soon as I thought of this, I said in a deep voice, "Xiaobao, are you there? Answer me!"

I said it three times, but there was no response at all. I smiled wryly: "It seems that there are more elements of cover-up." Bai Su gave a soft "hmm"——The situation of blindness is more complicated, it is the result of the practice of the law on some other people. Many Chinese folk magicians know the magic of blinding eyes.According to personal experience, watching the jugglers, making the "missing" in the big tricks, find one or two children in the audience, order them to squat down, warn or threaten them never to move, and then cover them with bamboo baskets, and do it. The method, and then pick up the bamboo basket, the child disappeared.

After the juggler collected the money, the bamboo basket was opened again, and the child reappeared in front of people. Asked the child afterwards, the child said: "I have been squatting there, and I have waved to you. Why can't you see me?" The audience cannot see the child, this is the power of blindness. If the child does not heed the warning, moves around, or even makes a sound, no one knows what the consequences will be.It is just said that after practicing the Dharma, the invisible person is imprisoned invisibly, unable to move much or make a sound. Therefore, if it is a cover-up, then naturally Wen Baoyu cannot respond to my request.

Bai Su saw that my expression was different, and hurriedly said: "This is also... just my imagination." I said: "Excellent, I also want to try the taste of being imprisoned invisible!" While I was talking, I strode up and down and shouted from time to time, but after a while, I saw Bai Su, she was there.Bai Su could clearly see me too. I pulled out the belt again, waved it not very hard, and walked around the room. The intention of doing so was also obvious—although I couldn't see it, as long as people were around, I could touch it. But after disturbing for a long time, they didn't notice any invisible objects hit by the belt.

At this time, the doorbell rang, and Officer Zhu's voice was heard.As soon as he entered the door, he said, "The photo came out!" I opened the door and saw Officer Zhu holding a stack of photos in his hand, with an excited expression on his face, as if he had gained something. Officer Zhu handed over the photos to me, and Bai Su and Yi Lin's parents also came over to look at them. Among the dozen or so photos, twelve were taken by Yi Lin during that trip. It was a very ordinary outing photo, nothing worth noting. The remaining seven are worth noting.It was all a picture of the box that Wen Baoyu mentioned.

The box, placed on a small table, looks like a shoe box in terms of size.We are no strangers to that little table, which is a piece of furniture in Yi Lin's room. From this we can see that the photo was taken in her own room.The specific reason why Yi Lin took pictures of the box is unknown, but one can imagine that there must be something special about the box, so those seven photos are also very important. I felt this right away, so it is necessary to introduce the seven photos in more detail. Due to the use of a disposable camera, the result of the photo is not very good, but it can be seen clearly.

The first and second pictures are the appearance of the box, one face up and one bottom up. Judging from these two photos, there is nothing particularly unusual about the box. It looks like an old tin box.There are patterns on the bottom and the surface, but it is not very clear. The plum blossom-shaped keyhole is in the front, and the size and shape are the same as those found in the dormitory. After looking at the third photo, it can be proved that the thing found in the dormitory is the key to open the box, because in the photo, the thing is half inserted in the keyhole, and the size matches.

At this time, another question arose in my mind: Why did Yi Lin keep the box and the key separately? Isn't it a little unusual to keep the box at home and the key in the dormitory? Bai Su immediately understood what I meant, and said in a low voice: "This box must be weird. She did that to prevent the box from being accidentally opened." Father Yi's voice was dry: "What kind of box is that? Is it... a demon box... or a treasure box?" I said: "I don't know, Wen Baoyu mentioned it to me on the phone, but he disappeared without a box." When I answered Yi's father in this way, of course I also thought of Bai Su's hypothesis just now. It might not be that Wen Baoyu disappeared, but that others could not see him.But I didn't bring it up because it's too complicated to explain in a few words.

I looked at Yi Lin's parents, they all shook their heads unanimously, expressing that they had never seen this box before, and Yi's mother murmured: "This box... I don't know where she got it." Mother Yi's question was unexpectedly answered quickly, because the fourth photo was still the box with the key attached, but beside the box, there was a paper bag with a handle, which was quite delicate. , there is a pattern printed on it, and importantly, there are also the words "Chen Min Thrift Store".It was a special paper bag for a thrift store, and maybe because it was a thrift store, the design of the paper bag also used nostalgic colors.

Under "Chen Min Thrift Store", there are two lines of small characters, I can't read it clearly, guess it is the address and phone number or something.Now that there is a store name, it is not difficult to find the address and phone number. I glanced at Officer Zhu, meaning to ask him to handle this matter. Officer Zhu immediately took out a piece of paper with the address and phone number written on it: "I have already found out the address of this store." I patted him on the shoulder: "Excellent, it seems that Yi Lin wants people to know the source of this box." Everyone has no objection to my statement──Naturally for this point, there is this fourth photo. This photo is an extremely important key. The fifth and sixth pictures were taken after the lid of the box was opened, and the inside of the box can be seen. The box was dark on the outside, like an old iron box, unremarkable, but the inside of the box looked bright silver, very shiny. There was nothing in the box, the inside of the box was shiny silver, and a photo was still reflected on the inside of the lid, and so was the case. Each of us looked at each other in blank dismay, and couldn't tell anything. From the photos, it looks like it's just a box. As for the seventh photo, there is a small doll in the box.The doll is still in Yi Lin's room, and of course it is Yi Lin's plaything. Yi's mother immediately told us that it was a birthday present that Yi Lin received on her tenth birthday, and she loved it very much. It seemed that she intended to use the box to store some of her favorite things, but for some reason, she changed her mind. What prompted her to change her mind was, of course, her discovery of something odd about the box. I remembered that in my previous experience, someone used an alien instrument as a pillow. As a result, the power emitted by the instrument affected the brain activity, causing the person to "dream" many strange phenomena.So, is it because of the weird power of this box that Yi Lin has heard "calling" constantly? In any case, it is imperative to figure out the origin of this box. There is another very useful clue, which is the strangely shaped key. Although the box is no longer there, the key is still there. Studying this key can somewhat reveal the truth about the box. I told the steps of my actions, and said that I would spend the night here with Bai Su to see if there would be any changes. Yi Lin's parents were very timid: "If you also disappear, what should we do?" I was angry, and said in a deep voice: "Then you also lock yourself in the room, and hope is lost—at least, there is a chance to meet your daughter!" After being robbed, the two looked embarrassed and dared not say anything. Officer Zhu said, "What can I do?" I said, "I'm going to ask you to take this key and give it to my two friends for testing and research. You can tell them what happened." Officer Zhu was really familiar with my story, and cheered when he heard it: "Gobi Desert!" I nodded and said, "That's right, it's them. They have the best equipment. If there is no result with them, it won't be found anywhere else. I'll call them." Although it was a time for normal people to sleep, the Gobi Desert is by no means normal people, and naturally there is no need to follow the routine. The phone was connected, and as soon as I told the general situation, the two of them competed to talk, excited inexplicably. I said: "Don't get too excited, Wen Baoyu is missing, good or bad is hard to tell." The two said: "Is this kid okay?" They were actually very worried, so their tone hesitated. I said, "Why is he not in trouble? There may not be a protector dedicated to his safety." The two said: "He does have a protector, Lansi is." One sentence reminded me, I couldn't help but patted myself on the forehead, and immediately looked at Bai Su, Bai Su also said immediately: "I will contact Lan Si right away." Not only because Lansi is a supernatural head-down master, but also because there is a very wonderful connection between Lansi and Wen Baoyu, which is close to the level of spiritual connection. Now that Wen Baoyu's whereabouts are unknown, if anyone can know what happened to him, it must be Lansi. Bai Su is also starting to communicate with Lansi. The advancement of modern communication equipment enables people who are thousands of miles away to talk at any time when necessary, which means that everyone has the legendary "sound transmission over thousands of miles" spell. When Bai Su and Lansi talked, I thought again that some of the legendary spells had already become reality, and people were not surprised.There are still some things that have not become facts, and some people will write them down, saying what they say is unscientific. This kind of attitude towards things is really naive. Putting down the phone, Bai Su said: "She also feels that something is wrong with Xiaobao, and wants to contact us—she will come as soon as possible." I said: "Excellent, people from all walks of life are dispatched together, and the matter is of course much easier to solve." Officer Zhu had left to go to the Gobi Desert, and Bai Su and I returned to Yi Lin's room. One night was easy, during this night, Bai Su and I made many assumptions, but none of them got the point.Yi Lin's parents didn't sleep well all night. We heard their footsteps and coughing continuously. When the dawn emerged, I couldn't help but feel a strong chill in my heart.Because whenever a person disappears, the longer it takes to find a clue, the more dangerous it will be.Especially the disappearance of two people this time is not an ordinary disappearance, but mysterious.It has been so long now, and there is no clue, and the degree of danger is so high, one can imagine. Bai Su and I looked at each other, although Bai Su had been acting calmly, but when the morning sun shone through the window and reflected on her face, I also felt that her face was extremely pale. She and I were there, the night was over, we were not missing, that is to say, what happened to Yi Lin and Wen Baoyu did not happen to us. I went to the door, opened the door, and saw Yi Lin's parents standing near the door. The faces of the two of them were as ugly as they wanted, and they were truly pale. As soon as Yi's mother opened her mouth, her voice was dry: "No...no..." Bai Su said: "No progress." Yi's mother turned her head away, twitching, and Yi's father patted her on the back, not knowing what to say to comfort her. Just then, the doorbell rang loudly.I turned against the customer and opened the door, only to see a person from the Gobi Desert walking in with a box in his hand, followed by Officer Zhu. Most of the three of them hadn't slept all night. Officer Zhu looked haggard, but the Gobi Desert was full of energy. As soon as they came in, Gobi Desert greeted Bai Su and me, looked around, and came to the dining table, and honestly moved all the things that were originally on the dining table away to make room for the table.Then, they opened the two boxes they brought, one of which was a computer, and the other was an unknown instrument. Their movements were so proficient and quick that they were connected to the power supply within half a minute. Then, they turned around, with solemn expressions, and called me together, and I took a breath: "What amazing discovery have you made?" I knew they must have made a discovery, and it must have been astonishing, I guessed it from their actions and looks. The two also took a breath: "I don't know, I'll wait for your analysis." They speak while operating.On the computer screen, graphics have appeared, which are two "keys".On the screen, the key is slowly turning at various angles. Gobi said: "This is an ordinary metal product, the composition is an alloy of iron and nickel. After magnetic treatment, it is a key to open a magnetic lock. Strange, but nothing noteworthy." He said it in one breath, and he had come to a conclusion about that thing. I couldn't help being stunned——Since this thing is ordinary, then naturally it can't be called any amazing discovery, so why do they look so nervous? I didn't say anything, waiting for their further explanation. Desert waved his hand, Gobi operated the computer, Desert said: "We found something in those photos." He glanced at Officer Zhu, and Officer Zhu hurriedly explained: "I also asked two experts to analyze the negative of the photo." This police officer Zhu is very considerate, and he also thought of things that I never thought of. I nodded, and the desert said again: "The box, when I looked at it from the outside, I found nothing, but there are two photos taken inside the box." I hurriedly said: "Yes, the inside of the box is shining with silver light, what is that?" Desert said: "Look!" At this time, the negative of the fifth photo appeared on the screen. From the negative, it looked silvery, and it was a strange green color, which was even more blurry.Gobi pressed a button, and the negative turned into a photo, which looked silver. Desert said: "Zoom ten times!" A ten-fold magnification appeared on the screen, but I still couldn't see why.Desert said: "I have studied it, and the degree to which I can see it most clearly is to magnify it eighty times." Following his explanation, Gobi operated the computer, and the screen was magnified eighty times. After the object is enlarged, it will look completely different from what the naked eye sees. At this time, it could already be seen that the silver light on the inner wall of the box was originally composed of scale-like objects. Naturally, what is enlarged is the photo, and the photo is composed of particles. Once enlarged, there will be gaps between the particles, which will make the picture look blurry. But that's a weird combination that can still be seen.At this time, it seems that the first scale is smaller than a small fingernail, and there are many pieces.There is a slope between each piece, which looks like many lenses set at different angles. I was suspicious: "This... is a special treatment method, the purpose is to make the light of the metal reflect each other." Desert said: "Maybe, but please pay attention to the shadows in each small piece." Yes, within each "scale", there are irregular and fuzzy shadows, which are not as clear as the shadows on the surface of the moon. I said, "What is that?" Desert said: "I don't know, maybe some kind of information is transmitted in a special way." I shook my head: "You are too sensitive, that's just the shadow caused by the unevenness of the metal sheet." Desert took a breath: "However, this shadow will change." I was stunned: "What change?" Gobi operated the computer, and two pictures on the left and right appeared on the screen. Desert said: "There are two pictures showing the situation inside the box, and the angles are the same. It can be presumed that they were taken consecutively, and the time difference will not be a second. According to the saying , a small piece of shadow, the difference will not be too big." I said: "In theory, but a slight change in the light that causes shadows can also cause differences in shadows." Desert said: "Please look at the different degrees. The more than 70 small pieces seen here are all in the same position. Please look at the shadows on them within a hypothetical period of one or two seconds. None of them are the same, and they are completely different. !" Once pointed out by the desert, and a little more attention, this is indeed the case. The scales with the same shape are obviously the same, but the shadows in them are completely different, some are long on one side, and turn into a circle on the other side. The desert said again: "Please look at the shadows on these pieces, one is from a circle to an oblate circle, the other is from two squares merged into one, and the third is a series of circles that are separating. So , I think the shadows in the scales are constantly changing." Desert's statement and the evidence he presented are very convincing.Both Bai Su and I nodded: "Yes, it's changing." I paused, and then said: "With this discovery, so what?" Yes, the discovery of the Gobi Desert can be said to be the result of extremely careful observation. Let me conduct analysis and research, and it may not be possible to have such a discovery. However, it is useless to find a phenomenon alone. What is important is to find out what this phenomenon indicates and what it represents. I looked at the two of them, and they paused in unison: "We believe that these small pieces are alive." The two of them were able to come to such an astonishing conclusion, I was taken aback for a moment, there was really no way to accept it immediately. Desert Road: "From the perspective of the changes in the shadows, it is very similar to the changes of some single-celled organisms, such as amoebas. Our conclusions come from this." I made up my mind: "At best, that can only prove that there are living creatures moving on these small pieces." Gobi Desert stared: "What's the difference?" I said, "It's quite different—the small piece itself is not life, it just has life attached to it and moves." The two nodded and said, "That's exactly what we mean." These two people are sometimes a bit entangled, so I won't argue with them any longer.The two said again: "If there is life in motion, there must be energy released──" Without waiting for him to speak further, I made a gesture: "Wait a minute, the problem cannot be so simple."