Yes, they just fell asleep. Although they couldn't figure out when they fell asleep and when they fell asleep, the three corpses that came into view after waking up reminded them of one thing all the time, a terrifying reality without any falsehood. That is, after the strange unsolved murder case in the afternoon, as soon as night fell, there was another murder case in the carriage, and this time 3 people died, 3 people died!
After being stunned for a moment, John woke up. He was awakened by the screams of the passengers around him. He suddenly came to his senses. He immediately ran to the body without saying a word. Together with Grace, who then came to her senses, they divided into two groups to inspect the bodies separately. An old lady who died for no reason and another man in a suit.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! No one is allowed to move the body! Mr. He, the bodies in the back row will be left to you!"
Knowing that manpower was limited, John knew how to make reasonable use of it. With a greeting, he handed over the body at the rear of the car to He Fei and other FBI agents. He nodded. He Fei, who also had no ink marks, crouched down with the help of the bright lights in the car. Lower your head and observe carefully.
(It seems that every time Hao kills someone, the number will always increase. The first time was 1 person, and this time he killed 3 people directly. The only thing that remains unchanged is that Hao’s killings are randomly selected, whether it is the executor or the plot character. , there is a chance of being selected by the wolf, and Yang Zhibin is the best evidence. The way of death has basically not changed. Like Jack who died tragically in the afternoon, his body was covered in blood and his skin was pale. As expected, Yang Zhibin should also have his blood drained and died. ,only……)
At this moment, smelling the strong and pungent smell of blood in the air, and staring at the horrifying corpse of Yang Zhibin, surrounded by Cheng Ying and others behind him, He Fei had a solemn expression and his mind was racing. He first characterized the death as death from blood loss, and then Later, he took advantage of the situation and classified the death into the same category as the afternoon case. Of course, this is a result that anyone with a discerning eye can see, but the point is not that, but that he really wants to know what Yang Zhibin experienced before he died, or what the man saw before he died. ?
After thinking about this, He Fei made a move. After confirming the manner of Yang Zhibin's death, he instinctively turned back and glanced behind him, looking at Zhao Ping who had been haunted since he discovered Yang Zhibin's death!
Yes, unlike He Fei himself or other senior people who were currently panicking and fearful, the man with glasses was not panicked or fearful. He was just confused and incomprehensible. Almost his entire face was filled with confusion, as if he was out of his mind.
Zhao Ping's strange reaction was first noticed by He Fei, so it was natural that after determining the cruel situation that Yang Zhibin had indeed stopped breathing, He Fei thought of something and recalled an incident that happened in the afternoon, one by Cheng Ying An interlude that was initially brought in and arranged by Zhao Pinglai.
Perhaps that matter was meaningless to the newcomers, but in the eyes of He Fei, who knew Zhao Ping, the matter was not as simple as it appeared. Because, with his always excellent analytical and reasoning skills, he had made some guesses during the period. After finding out Zhao Ping's true intention, he came up with a surprising answer. The reason why he chose to keep it secret earlier still came from Zhao Ping. After all, the man with glasses had stated that his idea had no basis at all, and there was no theoretical evidence to support it. Under such circumstances, instead of disturbing everyone's thoughts with random remarks, it is better to wait and wait for the results.
The results have come out and are in front of his eyes, so it is time for Zhao Ping to announce the answer he had kept secret earlier.
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From the beginning of this mission to the present, or from the time the bus entered Route 17 to the present, a lot of things have happened. Through observation, I found that the worms in this mission are very secretive. Not only the way of existence is secretive and unknown, but the methods are also extremely secretive. , the other party never shows up in the crowd, and always uses some method to hypnotize everyone before killing. Hypnosis is irresistible, and ordinary people's resistance is ineffective. Even Maoshan Taoist priests like Chen Xiaoyao, who has extremely high mental power, cannot resist. Hypnotic influence, so the executive team was hypnotized twice.
From the time the bus departed until nightfall, hypnosis occurred twice and killings were carried out twice, once in the afternoon and once in the evening. In the afternoon, a plot character named Jack was killed. After an autopsy, it was found that all the blood had been drained from the deceased's body. After a while, the body surface was covered with a large number of dense holes, indicating death from excessive blood loss. The number of killings increased in the evening, and the method was still to draw blood to kill, but this time he killed 3 people, including the new executioner Yang Zhibin.
Integrating many clues, I came to the following four inferences.
First, first of all, it is certain that the current location and even the experience of the team are very similar to the original video preview. It can be understood that the horrific killings that occurred in the video have now been experienced repeatedly by the execution team.
Secondly, this mango is good at hiding and has strange abilities. There is currently no way to counter it.
Third, the killings of Qi are randomly selected. Anyone may be regarded as the next wave of killing targets by Qi. What is even more frightening is that the number of Qi’s killings is gradually increasing. To put it bluntly, it can be understood that as the number of Qi’s killings increases, As the number of attacks increases, the number of deaths increases, one after another.
Fourth, this worm has certain limitations. It seems that it cannot kill everyone in one go, so it can only kill in batches, and there is an interval in between. The specific time is not sure. In addition, the hypnosis time of the worm There seems to be a limit. Through observation, I found that the first time that everyone and I fell asleep was about 10 minutes, and the second time was still around 10 minutes.
If this is the case, then can I understand that each kill of the locust cannot last long? It can only hypnotize humans for 10 minutes, and the time to kill prey is also limited to 10 minutes? Once the 10-minute limit is exceeded, the dragon must stop, thereby disabling its ability and waiting for the next round of attacks?
The above are all the clues I have found and summarized since my ride. Here are all the inferences and guesses I have drawn. It seems that there are many correct inferences, but unfortunately it does not really help the team's survival. After all, the task requires that the execution team needs to take a ride. The bus rushed to Utah, a journey of more than 20 hours. It was so long that there was enough time for people to kill us all before the bus reached the destination.
Damn it, I still can't find the key to breaking the game. If I can't find the key, it means I can only defend passively. Passive defense just sounds nice, but in fact it means waiting to die on the spot, letting the beasts slaughter wantonly. I still lack clues. No, that's not right. , it cannot be said that there are no clues, at least Cheng Ying found something during the day, a black wooden box containing 12 wooden dolls.
For some unknown purpose, at Zhao Ping's suggestion, everyone distributed the dolls and carried them with them, one for each person. As for the reason? Zhao Ping initially chose to keep it secret and wait for the result. As the time entered the evening and the sky just turned dark, Qi launched a second round of attacks. This time Qi killed three people, including Yang Zhibin who was holding the doll. !
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Hooray, hooray.
The stars are twinkling at night, the wind is blowing in the wilderness, and there is currently a bus parked on the empty and dark road. The bus is in chaos, and screams of men and women are frequently heard.
Let’s not talk about the panic of the passengers in the front seat, and let’s not talk about how John and Grace checked the body with fear, the people in the back...
Ignoring the noise and chaos in the carriage, after checking Yang Zhibin's miserable body, He Fei instinctively turned his head and looked behind him, his eyes locked on one person, looking at Zhao Ping, who had been uneasy since Yang Zhibin's death was confirmed.
When He Fei's gaze came into contact, the man did not speak. He did not announce his guess under the young man's suggestive gaze. Instead, he walked through the crowd towards the body, then rummaged through the body under the collective gaze of He Fei and other members, and finally picked up the body from the body's pocket. He took out a doll. It was none other than one of the 12 human-shaped dolls that Cheng Ying found during the day. It was also one of the dolls that everyone carried with them at Zhao Ping's request.
At this moment, staring at the intact doll in his hand, the man with glasses frowned and sighed: "It seems that I guessed wrong after all. The purpose of the doll is still a mystery, and the actual situation is far from as simple as imagined. "
"Eh? Senior Zhao, what you mean by this is..." As expected, after hearing Zhao Ping's profound murmur, everyone except He Fei was curious. Chen Xiaoyao was even more curious and asked, Chen Xiaoyao was like this, and so were others. It could be said that except for He Fei, who had already guessed, and Kong Ling, who was unconscious, almost everyone was doubtful about the glasses man's words. Fortunately, Zhao Ping didn't sell it too hard this time. Daoshi Chen took the lead in asking, and the man chose to announce the answer. However, before doing so, the man glanced at the back row and glanced at Gabri, a black man who was handcuffed to the guest chair and unable to move.
Seeing this, Chen Xiaoyao immediately understood, and then...
"Hey! Dude, it's bedtime again!"
As Chen Xiaoyao suddenly turned around and grinned, the next second, the poor black drug dealer was attacked by Chen Xiaoyao before he could react. He was pinched on the back of the neck and fainted on the spot!
Next…
Taking advantage of the chaos and panic in the carriage, Zhao Ping began to narrate, explaining his earlier guess to the curious executors. The guess was very simple, and he only said two words at the beginning:
"Substitute death."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned, but Zhao Ping continued to explain without pausing, describing his personal understanding of the doll in an orderly manner.
Through the narrative, it turns out that the moment when the number of dolls was equal to that of the executors, Zhao Ping, like He Fei, concluded that the dolls were mission props. In all likelihood, they were a glimmer of hope left by the curse to balance the difficulty of the mission. But unlike He Fei's initially complicated thoughts, the man with glasses had clear thoughts and even focused on a certain aspect first, that is, since the dolls are displayed in human form and the number is exactly the same as that of the executors, then the dolls and executors Is it possible to draw an equal sign between them? Or does the doll itself represent the executor? .
Sure enough, thinking of this, a bold guess quickly took shape in Zhao Ping's mind. The specific logic is very simple, that is, if the doll really represents the executor, wouldn't it mean that the executor has an extra life? Even if an executor is unfortunately killed by a wolf, the person can still be resurrected with the help of a doll afterwards. To put it bluntly, the doll is equivalent to dying for the executor!
Yes, substitute death, using dolls to withstand attacks and face death on behalf of the executioner. This was also Zhao Ping's initial guess about the 12 dolls. Although there is no direct evidence that the dolls have the function of replacing the executioner's death, However, the logic he said is very perfect, so perfect that there are almost no loopholes. This is the purpose of Zhao Ping's original request for everyone to bring a doll. The purpose is to experiment, to test whether the doll has the function of surrogate death. If the experiment is successful, Needless to say, each of the executors now has two lives, which is extremely conducive to everyone persisting until the end of the mission, but what is the result?
As a result, the dolls were distributed smoothly, and the executors did manage to carry each one with them. Unexpectedly, Yang Zhibin died anyway, and was killed by a tiger even though he was clearly carrying the dolls! ! !
What does this result mean?
This means that the function of the doll is still a mystery and is still unknown!
"The above is my personal early guess about the doll, but it's a pity..." After describing the logical guess, Zhao Ping adjusted the bridge of his nose and glasses, and stopped talking. He stopped abruptly in the middle of the sentence. In fact, he didn't need to finish the sentence deliberately. Any executor with some understanding can easily guess the unfinished words. What are the unfinished words? It was Yang Zhibin who died, killed by a tiger while carrying a doll! This alone is enough to prove that the doll does not have the function of surrogate death at all, at least it does not have the function of resisting insects.
so……
As Zhao Ping's explanation ended, everyone fell silent. All the executors, including He Fei, bowed their heads and remained silent after listening to Zhao Ping's explanation. During the silence, many people were sweating on their foreheads, as if they were frightened. , yes, I thought that the doll could die in place of the executor, and at the worst, it could help everyone find a way out, but it turned out to be useless at all, and it was useless at all for now, and the hidden worm took action again. , launched a total of two attacks from the afternoon to now, and each time successfully killed people. No one can survive the slug attack, and the chance of survival is completely zero! What's even more frightening is that every time the locust attacks, more and more people die, more and more each time!
The first time I killed one person, the second time I killed three, including an executor. If that's the case, what about the third time? What about the fourth time? What about the fifth time? If they continue to kill like this, the executor will probably hardly even see the sun tomorrow, let alone persist until the mission ends at noon tomorrow!
Thinking of the third wave of attacks that will come at an unknown time, and thinking of the unavoidable hypnotic sleep, everyone can't help but feel frightened. Even the senior people who have always been bold and calm can't help but break out in cold sweat. The extremely deep cockroaches were frightening to the point of death.
At this moment, feeling the depressing atmosphere of the scene, Zhao Ping frowned, Cheng Ying looked livid, Peng Hu was covered in cold sweat, Chen Xiaoyao also rarely looked helpless, and as for the already timid Chen Shuihong, needless to say, the fat man overall The reaction was the same as that of the newcomers, only slightly better than Lu Chengbing and Jiang Liqing who were trembling wildly. However, Tang Meng was a bit impressive. While everyone was silent, the female doctor was dutifully examining the corpse. After all, He Fei had ordered that the corpse needed to be examined, so Despite the fear in her heart, Tang Meng still endured her fear and insisted on working. As for Li Tianheng...
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead and swallowing the saliva from his throat, the hairy young man began to look around, his eyes wandering around due to the extremely serious setbacks. This is a typical panic reaction, an unconscious behavior caused by excessive fear. , but just because he was flustered and looked around, Li Tianheng saw something and discovered something.
(Huh?)
"Wait a minute, Sister Tang Meng, please move to the right first!"
Suddenly, Li Tianheng spoke. He opened his eyes wide and shouted without warning. While urging Tang Meng in front of him to get out of the way, he pointed his finger somewhere and shouted loudly: "Everyone, look here!"
Um?
Driven by curiosity due to Li Tianheng's sudden shout, everyone looked down along his fingers, towards the corner of the guest chair, and towards Yang Zhibin's bloody right hand, which was half in the shadow of the guest chair because it was blocked by the guest chair.
Looking through the shadows, the first thing that caught my eye was a line of text, a message written in blood on the ground!
Perhaps it was due to too much pain before death or too much blood loss and physical exhaustion. The overall text is not long, and the font is skewed and sloppy. However, if you look carefully, you can actually understand the content. The content is very short, only a few words. :
After falling asleep...people disappeared...in the car...I was left alone...
This is a message. It is a message that Yang Zhibin left before his death! And similarly, as soon as they read the message, the next moment, everyone's expressions changed drastically, including He Fei! After seeing the words scrawled in blood on the ground, the collective heart trembled and their eyes widened!
Yes, although the word "blood" is short, there is no need to explain it at all, because anyone who can understand Chinese characters will instantly understand its meaning after browsing the ground information. The meaning is extremely simple, that is...
However, the person hypnotized by the locust disappears from the eyes of the victim, and the victim will stay alone in the car facing the locust!
"Disappeared? When Yang Zhibin was attacked by hawks, did all of us not exist?" At this moment, staring at the bloody words in the shadow, He Fei frowned and muttered to himself, and directly locked the key to the question from the message, and the key was just as he said As mentioned in Yang Zhibin, in Yang Zhibin's eyes, all hypnotized passengers or performers, including the driver, have disappeared. In other words, only when the crowd disappears will the worms actually appear and attack, attacking the isolated and helpless victims.
He Fei personally understands it this way and thinks this is the most reasonable explanation. Of course, other people may have different opinions, but in the final analysis, the literal meaning cannot be escaped, and the overall meaning should not be much different from his guess.
(Yang Zhibin, Yang Zhibin, I really want to thank you this time. I really didn’t expect that you would leave such an extremely important clue of value to everyone before you died. You are a good person, but unfortunately you were unlucky and came to the cursed space. )
Returning to the topic, after explaining the meaning of the deceased, He Fei stood up and turned to stare at everyone. Sure enough, because the content of the information was too incredible and even unbelievable, although everyone knew that the information was important and they all thought hard, no one could solve the mystery. I don’t understand how I disappeared during my sleep? Also, why was Yang Zhibin the only one left in the carriage when he was attacked by a locust? .
To be honest, everyone, including He Fei, initially understood this hidden locust. That is, the locust was just a simple hypnosis. Although most people were unconscious, they still existed in the eyes of the victims. It still exists in the bus compartment, but it is just that the sleep is deep and cannot be awakened. The theory is true, but the actual situation is completely different! What actually happened was that as everyone fell into sleep, they disappeared! Just like this, he disappeared in an incomprehensible way, and in the end, only the victim was left in the car. What on earth happened? What's the logic inside?
Thanks to Yang Zhibin's message before his death, otherwise, everyone would have been kept in the dark and would have always insisted on the above point of view. It is also worth mentioning that, realizing the importance of clues, He Fei had a vague idea, A thought emerged, an exciting thought, that is...
If this mystery can be solved, although everyone may not necessarily be able to find a way to survive, they can at least find a way to resist hypnosis. As long as they are not hypnotized, they will be able to see, witness, and even discover pythons with their own eyes. Essence, what is the essence? The essence is precisely the speculation mentioned by Peng Hu earlier, that is, what exactly is this cockroach? Is it a carrier type? Or is it a different secret disguise?
As the saying goes, when treating a certain disease, doctors will first determine the cause of the disease. If the cause is not found, there will be no treatment. In the same way, facing an unknown worm that is shrouded in mystery and cannot even be seen, if you want to respond to it. To control, the first thing the executor has to do is to understand, and he must give priority to having a certain understanding of the enemy. This is the so-called knowing yourself and the enemy. If you don't understand, you can't defend. If you can't defend, you can only be beaten passively until you are destroyed by the enemy. In this tiny bus with no escape!
(Where is the hawk hiding? What is its true form?)
Thinking of this, He Fei couldn't help but look regretful, and together with a few senior people who had similar thoughts, he turned his gaze to the opposite side, looking at the unconscious girl held in Peng Hu's arms.
(It would be great if you were clear now. With your unique eyes, I believe you can find the worms, but it's a pity...)
Sighing, He Fei shook his head slightly and stopped observing. At this point, he and everyone were thinking about whether they could unravel the truth of hypnosis. Everyone was in urgent need of time to think about it. They never thought about the reality, but they didn't give He Fei time or anyone to think about it. Time to think! ! !
In the blink of an eye, just when He Fei was about to analyze the clues he had obtained and try to analyze the logical relationship between hypnosis and the disappearance of the crowd, he felt something. His brain that was about to concentrate was suddenly filled with a hazy trance. Before he could He noticed something was wrong and reacted. The next moment, only 0.5 seconds later, his brain began to feel dizzy and his whole body shook!
Not only He Fei, but when the haze struck, the other executors gathered around him also looked sleepy and swayed, and they all slumped to the ground uncontrollably!
(How could it be? Why did it happen so quickly? Oops, too bad...)
Plop.
This was the thought that came to He Fei's mind the moment he fell to the ground, and it was the only thought. Then, his consciousness faded, his thoughts disappeared, and his whole person fell into a sudden deep sleep!
