[Reality is just the fact we tell each other. If madness becomes the majority, normality and madness can be easily switched, then the normal you will be imprisoned in a lunatic asylum, thinking about what is going on in the world]
After the fire, smoke curled up.
No one disturbed Sam's enjoyment.
It wasn't until the cigarette burned out that he said to Lu Li, "Doctor, it's a mess outside."
"You mean the whole world? I feel like it's abnormal and withering."
Hearing this, Lu Li shrugged and expressed his opinion from the perspective of a bystander.
"Withered? A very apt description."
Sam Neill was in a daze, as if immersed in memories.
However, this was not a good sign. Lu Li quickly urged:
"That's enough chatter, Mr. Neal, let's continue talking about [them]. What do you know about it?"
Considering that Dr. Brian, the leader of Cloverfield Asylum, might come over at any time, Lu Li's tone was a little anxious.
Unfortunately, Mr. Sam, the key man, seemed to have lost control at the critical moment. He said a lot of words that were difficult to understand:
"They? They exist in dreams and in reality."
"Doctor, I don't know where the plot will go, I don't know how it will end, and I don't know if he is the mastermind behind this."
"All I know is, I don't know anything."
plot.
ending.
The mastermind.
What does it mean?
Lu Li's brows knitted together, trying to extract some key information.
Somehow, he suddenly thought of all his experiences in the past few months——
Pinnacle Academy of Arts, a mysterious college, the all-powerful principal recruited some losers, and then held various bizarre examinations, claiming to the outside world: filming.
For example, now.
And these can happen to be connected with the plot, ending, and the mastermind behind the scenes.
Almost subconsciously, Lu Li blurted out: "Mr. Neil, do you mean acting?"
"That's right...hahahaha!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sam laughed crazily, opening his mouth at a weird angle, which was very exaggerated.
In addition, Lu Li also noticed that although this guy was laughing wildly, his body was shaking unconsciously, as if he was afraid of something.
Then, Sam roared again:
"Excellent stunts!"
"Concealed horn!"
"In order to promote the new book, the publisher and Kane teamed up to put on a show for me, hahahahaha!"
The expression that looked like crying and laughing made it impossible for Lu Li to judge his mental state.
However, the publisher Sam mentioned is worthy of attention.
Lu Li clearly remembered that on the way here, the driver said: The person who handled the formalities for private detective Sam Neill was the legal representative of a publishing company.
So, one step closer to the truth.
Thinking of this, Lu Li calmed down, patted Sam on the shoulder, and began to guide:
"Forget it, forget about it, let's talk about yourself first. Actually, I'm curious about what the specific work of a private detective is."
A moment of silence.
Sam raised his wrinkled face and stared at Lu Li with his cloudy and reddish eyes, which made him feel scared. Then he said, "I am a freelance insurance investigator."
"Responsible for investigating commercial fraud, company fraud, and other things like that."
At this moment, Sam's mental state was much more stable. He sat cross-legged, making crosses on the mat with his hands, and said in a slow and hoarse voice: "Recently, no, ten months ago, I played for Innsmouth State. Work for an insurance company.”
At this time, Lu Li, who was sitting next to him, took out the unlit cigarette from his mouth, tore it in half and gave it to Sam.
During the whole process, he didn't interrupt, just lit his cigarette silently, and then listened carefully.
"It all started with a disappearance."
"Sat Kane."
"A terrorist, he disappeared, but before that, the publisher bought a huge insurance policy for him, starting at one million."
Along with the intoxicating smoke, Sam whispered a past event, a past event that put him in this situation:
The insurance company suspected that this was a fraud, so it invited private detective Sam to take action.
However, the publisher flatly denied this and stated that for a horror master like Kane, one book can bring them tens of millions in profits, so there is no need to do such things as insurance fraud.
In this case, Sam formed a partnership with female editor Darlene Stiles to track down Kane's whereabouts...
Due to the unclear words and the worrying mental state of the other party, Lu Li only knew that the two finally came to a strange town filled with demons.
In Sam's description, these monsters all have fish characteristics, such as octopus wrists, gills, and fins. Once Lu Li asked for specific details, he would fall into a brief madness.
Of course, these are not the only gains.
There are two things that have been mentioned repeatedly.
[On the way to the mysterious town, Sam often saw in the car reflector an old lady riding a bicycle, wandering back and forth on the road, sometimes walking in the opposite direction of the car, sometimes going in different directions]
Wilderness, late night, bicycle, old lady.
A horror story was born.
The fact was just as Lu Li expected.
While the female editor Darlene was driving, the old lady suddenly appeared in front of the car like a ghost and was violently knocked away.
Sam, who was napping in the passenger seat, woke up instantly and got out of the car to check the situation. He only got one response:
Sutter Kane wouldn't let me out.
The next moment, the old lady was back to her original state, smiling, riding her bicycle, and driving towards the darkness.
And the second thing is about the female editor Darlene.
Sam's attitude towards her was extremely ambivalent, which made it difficult for Lu Li, as an audience member, to give an accurate definition of this woman——
Before arriving in the weird town, the female editor in Sam's mouth was an out-and-out liar, deliberately concealing the truth in an attempt to defraud the insurance company of high compensation.
After arriving in the town, this guy started to cry, saying that he should believe Darlene, and this was the contradiction. Sometimes, while crying, he began to curse the female editor loudly, describing her as a madman, A debauched, horrible person.
At the end, the curses were replaced by wailing, and Sam hugged the mattress covered with black crosses and huddled in the corner, shivering.
After constant reassurance, communication, speculation, and verification, Lu Li reluctantly got an important piece of information——
[In the weird town, the female editor Darlene met the horror writer Kane as she wished, and watched the final ending. Later, she mutated into a head and limbs that could twist the crawling monster at incredible angles]
Everything seems to have returned to the origin of the story.
That missing home.
