This safe house prepared by coach Wu is more humble than Lin Wenyuan's, but it is more functional. The room is not big, only a bed, a table, a chair and a small bathroom. The window was nailed from the inside by thick wooden boards, leaving only a few gaps to breathe. Old newspapers were pasted on the wall, which covered the possible gaps. The air is filled with dust and a faint musty smell, but at least it is clean and there is no "echo" residue.
Most importantly, there seems to be some basic shielding or interference measures here. After Chen Mo lay down, he obviously felt that the chaotic "background noise" from the outside world from the left ear stud had weakened a lot, leaving only that part of the interference from his own erosion and ancient mirror fragments. This made his nerves tense for dozens of hours, and finally he was able to get a real relaxation, and his headache was relieved a lot.
He fell asleep, no nightmares, only deep sea of fatigue. I slept for almost a whole day and night.
When I woke up again, I was awakened by hunger. The light coming through the window shows that it is daytime again. Chen Mo felt as sore as a broken frame, but her spirit recovered a lot. The swelling and pain in the ankle is also relieved, at least you can walk carefully on the ground.
He ate, replenished water, and then began to systematically check and deal with his condition.
The first is the wound. The sprained ankle takes time to recover, but fortunately there is no sign of infection. The wound on the back has scabbed and only slightly itches. The most troublesome thing is the left ear.
He found a small mirror (in the safe room) and observed it carefully in the light. The range of induration (crystallization) under the skin around the auricle seems to be wider than before, and the color is deeper, showing an unhealthy grayish white. The skin on the edge of the ear hole is slightly red and swollen, and it has obvious tingling and burning sensation when touched. He tried to concentrate on "introspection", and the echo from the ear nail was chaotic and noisy, like countless radio signals crowded together, which was difficult to distinguish.
He knew that the erosion continued and the balance was only temporary. He must find a way to restrain or alleviate as soon as possible, otherwise it will be a matter of time before he gets out of control.
He took out the fragments of the ancient mirror and tried to establish a deeper communication with it again. This time, he is more careful and more active. He not only conveyed his will to survive and be firm, but also tried to understand and "appease" the sadness, despair and mirror logic confusion in the debris.
The process is slow, like groping in a dark maze. However, Chen Mo can feel that with the deepening of communication, the ancient mirror fragments seem to be no longer just a passive "shield" or "anchor". At first, it is more like an unstable symbiont with independent "emotions" and "logical tendencies". It will "absorb" some of the chaotic forces eroded by the earrings (at the same time, it will also absorb some of Chen Mo's own negative emotions and fatigue), and transform it into a more cold, silent force with the nature of "mirror reflection and covering", and store it in the debris, or ... feed it back to Chen Mo's body?
This is an extremely dangerous balance and exchange. While taking a temporary respite, Chen Mo planted another seed belonging to the logic of "faceless woman" in her body and soul. He didn't know when the seed would germinate and what the consequences would be. But at the moment, he has no choice.
In addition to dealing with his own troubles, Chen Mo also began to sort out ideas and intelligence.
He used the pen and paper found in the safe house (very old, but usable) to list all the clues obtained during this time as clearly as possible:
Core goal/threat: Zhou Wenyuan and the "other side gallery" forces behind him.
Objective: To collect a large number of relics/antiquities with strong negative "concepts".
Key items: "Ghost Eye" Yu Pei (suspected core research target, function: peep into the gap between life and death? Memory retrieval? ）.
Dangerous behavior: conducting human experiments related to the "ghost eyes" which are suspected to be made of living people in the "No.3 Terminal B7 Warehouse".
Personal ability: suspected to be deeply combined with the concept of "shadow", which can control the shadow power; Sensitive to "concept"; Mysterious identity, huge energy.
Associated events:
"Woman without Face" incident (C-714): The restoration of ancient mirrors (relics from the source) was entrusted, and it was suspected that people were guiding, testing Chen Mo or laying some groundwork.
"Shadow bite" incident: a secondary disaster suspected to be related to or derived from Zhou Wenyuan's ability to manipulate shadows.
Doubts within the association: the inspection team acted abnormally, internal factional struggles, and some people may collude with Zhou Wenyuan's forces.
Own status and resources:
Self: the erosion deepens, forming a dangerous balance with the ancient mirror fragments, and the combat power is damaged.
Allies: Su Yat-sen (unknown, but still in action), Coach Wu (providing unofficial asylum), Lin Wenyuan (ambiguous attitude, exchange of interests), Lao Mao (intelligence and channels).
Evidence: image data of the experimental field (key).
Cards: Light Bi (residual energy), ancient mirror fragments (unstable), and whispering earrings (erosion source but also the core of ability).
Problems to be solved:
How to safely hand over the experimental field evidence to Su Yat-sen or a credible association force?
How to alleviate self-erosion?
How to guarantee Chen Yu's long-term treatment?
How to deal with Zhou Wenyuan's inevitable pursuit and revenge?
What is the ultimate goal of the "other shore gallery" and "ghost eye" experiments?
Looking at the dense handwriting on the paper, Chen Mo felt a heavy, but also a little clear. The enemy is strong and the plot is deep, but he is not without a clue.
The most crucial step now is to send out the evidence from the experimental site and contact Su Yat-sen to make the next plan.
He stayed in the safe house for another two days, concentrating on recovering and consolidating the balance with the fragments of ancient mirrors. My ankle is much better and I can walk normally. Although the erosion of earrings still exists, there is no sign of further deterioration under the balance of debris, and the chaotic "auditory hallucination" is also controlled in a tolerable range.
On the third night, Chen Mo decided to act. He put on clean clothes and hid important items (USB flash drive, light bi, ancient mirror fragments, emergency pager) close to his body. He intends to go to the vicinity of "Lao Wang's garage" first to see if there are any further instructions left by Su Yat-sen or coach Wu, or try to convey information in a safer way.
As night fell, Chen Mo quietly left the safe house in Willow Lane. The streets are colder than before, and the air is filled with an unusual sense of tension. Although the earrings were deliberately suppressed, they still captured some abnormal "echoes"-there seemed to be vehicles cruising slowly in the distance, there seemed to be eyes peeping in the shadow of the alley, and the air was filled with a cold logic field like a hunter searching for prey.
Zhou Wenyuan's people are still looking for him! And the search scope is likely to have covered this area!
Chen Mo awe-inspiring in the heart, immediately increased vigilance. He gave up the plan of going directly to the garage and chose a more circuitous and hidden route, walking through the narrow lanes of old residential areas like a real ghost.
Just as he passed through a back alley full of garbage, there was a sharp warning from the ear nail-there was a strong "malicious" and "shadow" echo in the corner ahead! More than one!
He stopped at once, leaned against the wall and held his breath.
On the other side of the corner, there was a low conversation (air vibration):
"... mama of, this all a few days, did not even find a shadow. Can that boy really fly to the ground? "
"Shut up, the boss ordered the death, live to see people, die to see the body. He must still be hiding around here. The things in the experimental field must not be leaked out! "
"I heard that boy is a little weird, that thing on his ear ..."
"Afraid of what? It's not like we haven't seen' special people'. Boss to' things', just use ... "
Taking his word, Chen Mo saw that two dark and swift shadows, like cheetahs, were suddenly saved from the corner, not people, but two monsters completely composed of rich shadows, like large dogs! They don't have eyes, but there are two depressions in the head, emitting dark red light. The deadlock has set the direction of Chen Mo!
At the same time, after the corner, two men dressed in black sportswear and strange masks on their faces seemed to absorb light. Each of them holds a weapon with a strange shape, like a signal transmitter and a short stick, with a blue light flashing at the top.
"I found you, little mouse." One of the men sneered and raised his weapon.
Shadow dog growled (silent, but the logical noise was harsh), one left and one right, and outflanked Chen Mo, which was extremely fast!
Chen Mo knew that encounter was inevitable. There was a flash of cold light in his eyes and the light slid into his palm.
A short breath, it's over. Fight, come again.