The Fantastical Beasts at World's End

As for the leech incident, City H dealt with it almost immediately, and quickly stopped the development of the situation. Except for the first batch, no new names were added to the list of dead.After reading the report, the public realized that this abnormal leech incident not only happened in H City, but caused riots all over the country.Relevant experts said that some special substances were detected in the waters where leeches live, and this kind of substance was closely related to the poisonous fog that suddenly rose up some time ago, and predicted that some small molluscs, especially aquatic organisms, may be affected to a certain extent in the near future. Influence, abnormal behavior.

Ye Zhao and the others heard two boys who looked like middle school students chatting in the elevator, and one said, "This is about to start a mess. My parents said two days ago that they would go to the United States together and live with their grandparents."

The other shook his head and said to him: "Are you dreaming? Didn't you read the report last night? Just yesterday there was another worldwide poisonous smog. It seems to be centered on the Atlantic Ocean. Old Americans, Canada, Brazil, etc. are all important things." Disaster area! Speaking of which, didn’t your parents see the report? It’s best to call and ask your grandparents about the situation.”

The boy who said he was going to the United States was frightened. He was stunned for a while and said, "What report did you watch? The news network? It starts on time at 7:22 every night. Foreign people live in dire straits..."

"...Even if it is a news broadcast, this kind of thing is not nonsense. At this time, I still believe in my Great Heavenly Dynasty. The people's adaptability is absolutely the best in the world. This is not a big mess. Even if it is really the end, it can last In the end, the people of the Celestial Dynasty will definitely be the ones, so let's stay in peace. Moreover, we not only have the advantage of numbers."

"Ah? What else?"

"Hey, idiot! Do you think we have nothing but a big base? This kind of thinking is too reactionary and must be banned! By the way, let me tell you," the boy changed his expression after joking, and lowered his voice With a mysterious look on his face, he said, "Guess what I saw on the way home one day?"

The other put his ear closer: "What?"

"Let me tell you, I saw a lot of black mist rising from the bottom of a person's feet, covering himself, and when it dispersed, that person disappeared!"

"Ah?! Is it true? It's so mysterious, don't you dream it?"

"Fart! Can I talk nonsense with you in my dream?! Seriously, there were very few people on the road that day, and it was a little dark. There was only one person walking in front of me. It was a man. I didn't see his appearance, so I just I thought he was very strange at the time, walking unsteadily, as if he had drunk too much, I wanted to stay away from him to prevent him from drinking crazy. I was shot while lying down, and then walked to a place with heavy shadows. I saw him standing there for a while, and then I stopped, not daring to go any further, and then just as I told you, he moved forward a few steps, and there was black mist under his feet every time he took a step popped out, and then his whole body was blocked, and when the black spread out, he was gone."

The boy who listened probably felt that the view of science had been subverted, and he was a little dazed, but he couldn't help being curious, and asked, "Then what happened next?"

As soon as the words were finished, the elevator dinged. As soon as the two of them saw the ground floor, they lifted their feet and walked towards the bus platform at the north gate of the community.

Ye Zhao and Nie Renyan didn't follow them in the same direction, so they didn't hear what happened next.

Nie Renyan followed Ye Zhao to the garage, scratching his chin while walking, saw Ye Zhao glanced at him, and said, "Hehe, there are a lot of miraculous things recently, and the world view is about to shatter."

Every time Ye Zhao heard his "hehe", he couldn't help but want to give him a couple of slaps, and always felt that the tone had an indescribably cheap feeling.

The two of them were destined not to rest today. After staying at home for an afternoon, they were recruited by Xia Zhiming with a phone call.

In the past, Nie Renyan would definitely mess around for a while if anyone dared to spoil their time alone, but this time not only did they not make trouble, but they were quite happy.Not for anything else, just because now that there are only two of them left, Ye Zhao will keep scanning him with Nie Renyan's unstoppable eyes, trying to make Nie Renyan automatically and consciously explain all the things that he didn't explain clearly.

Nie Renyan said that he was about to lose his hold, and whoever could save him would be his mother—at present, his mother is Comrade Xia Zhiming.

Xia Zhiming also had a reason for calling Ye Zhao out.They went to the victim's house in the previous case in the afternoon, and chatted with his parents for a while. Seeing that the old couple couldn't control their emotions, they calmed down for a while, then hurriedly left and went to the victim's girlfriend instead.Originally, they didn't have much hope. After all, there were so many cases, and every person related to the victim had been questioned countless times, and they didn't necessarily dig out any clues. No one expected to make any progress this time.Unexpectedly, this time I actually asked something useful, and it had something to do with the mysterious things Ye Zhao said earlier, so I hoped that Ye Zhao could go over and make a formal record.

Ye Zhaocai saw that Luo Xiaochen had also been recruited after he got to the game.

Xia Zhiming raised his chin: "The last time you mentioned the pedestrian street, he was there, so I called him over together."

Ye Zhao nodded and followed them upstairs. Luo Xiaochen rubbed his hands together and said, "Oh, it's the first time I entered the game, so excited!"

Xia Zhiming rolled his eyes at him: "Did you make yourself consult something wrong by consulting others?"

But Nie Renyan unexpectedly didn't follow Ye Zhao up, but asked Xia Zhiming for a cigarette and said to go to the door.

"Hiss—why are one or two so abnormal?" Xia Zhiming thought to himself.

Luo Xiaochen and Ye Zhao took notes in two rooms respectively. Because the matter was not complicated, it only took less than half an hour to get it done.When he came out, he saw the baby-faced Comrade Fang Siyuan leaning on the corner of the stairs outside the door and playing with his mobile phone.

Fang Siyuan has always been one of the outstanding performers in Xia Zhiming's team, otherwise Xia Zhiming would not have chosen to bring him here, but compared to the others, he is also the youngest one, so Xia Zhiming's entire team treats him like a younger brother That said, when there are enough people, he rarely arranges things for him to do.

This time is also the same, since there are not many people needed to make the transcript, naturally they will not drag him on.He happily checked Weibo outside and waited for Mu Mu to finish his notes before going to dinner.

He raised his eyes to see that Xia Zhiming and the others had come out, then handed over the phone and said, "Boss, let's see what I've been swiping."

Xia Zhiming took the phone with a puzzled expression on his face. It was displaying the Zhalang Weibo interface. Fang Siyuan probably searched with keywords, and the entire page was about the topic of the aquarium.

Just click on one, and it says: "Take my girlfriend to the aquarium to relax this afternoon. She is timid. She has been driven crazy by the eschatology recently. I just want her to relax. They say that the girls in the aquarium are very nervous." I like it, so I went... I just went out of my mind! Ah! I want to kick out the person who proposed the aquarium now! Damn it, is that an aquarium?! What the fuck, shouldn’t the aquarium be blue and very romantic?! Shouldn’t it be harmonious and beautiful?! Nima, those fish are fighting everywhere like crazy, so what’s the matter? It’s blood red and swollen?! I’m dating in a second Fright on the bottom of the sea, oh shit!"

Xia Zhiming and the onlookers on both sides: "..."

I clicked on a few more and found that they were all similar.

Fang Siyuan took back his phone and said, "Didn't the experts say that some small molluscs are more susceptible and may have abnormal behavior in the near future? Squids are small? Sharks are molluscs?"

The black and thin man who just took notes for Ye Zhao said: "The speed is faster than the experts estimated. Is it because of the greater impact in the water? I hope it will not have such a big impact on animals on land, otherwise..."

Everyone felt a little cold thinking about it.

"By the way, speaking of which, what is it that affects these animals? Temperament? From mild to ferocious?" Xia Zhiming rubbed his chin.

Luo Xiaochen said: "I think... it should be food intake."

Xia Zhiming: "..."

Fang Siyuan twitched the corner of his mouth: "The logic of a foodie." As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Mu looked at Luo Xiaochen silently with the same kind of eyes.

Unexpectedly, Ye Zhao nodded: "I also think that they seem to be very hungry. Of course, their temperament should also be affected."

"That's right!" Seeing Ye Zhao agreeing, Luo Xiaochen put his arm around his shoulders and said, "You stupid humans, the professional is right in front of you, you have to trust a psychological counselor with very complete professionalism How about that! Otherwise, you will be a disadvantaged young man! Well, there are still middle-aged people!" Luo Xiaochen pouted at Xia Zhiming.

"..." Xia Zhiming looked at him wordlessly for a few seconds, then continued, "You are equal to them in some aspects, such as IQ, IQ, and IQ. So it's normal to understand each other."

Luo Xiaochen was very dissatisfied: "Have labor and management tested their IQ?! It's enough! I say so with a basis! In fact, I think it's not just these animals, some people may also be affected, and it's not just this time. The poisonous smog was earlier than this, probably because of the previous smogs. I have seen one, came to our consultation center for consultation, and explained that he ate as usual or even more, but his stomach was like a bottomless pit. Psychologically, I always feel a strong sense of hunger.”

"Really? Is there still such a problem?" Xia Zhiming stopped teasing him after hearing this, and resumed his seriousness and asked, "Then what?"

Luo Xiaochen spread his hands: "The man looked quite dazed at the time, the kind of daze that was similar to helplessness. I chatted with him all afternoon, and he became much calmer, and then he didn't come here again. Speaking of which, some time ago I met him once, and I asked him about his current situation. He said that sometimes it would be better if he took a nap, but now he rarely does that, so it may be caused by too much thinking and too much pressure. I His complexion is not as stiff as when he came to the consultation center, and he looks good, probably much better. But now that I think about it, it should be that there was no poisonous fog for a long time before that, and he gradually got used to it."

Ye Zhao suddenly remembered the little boy he met in the supermarket in the morning, and said, "Well, I met a person today, and it seems that he mentioned that he was very hungry. This is probably the case. It seems that some People have been affected by this poisonous smog, and they don’t know what will happen in the future.”

"I don't know... Maybe it will be the same as the person he mentioned." Xia Zhiming pointed to Luo Xiaochen, "If the poisonous fog is not frequent, it will recover slowly, after all, people's adaptability is still very strong. "

"I hope so." Ye Zhao nodded, and then asked Xia Zhiming, "By the way, you said that the clues you investigated today are related to what I said before. What clues? Can you tell me?"

Xia Zhiming waved his hand: "Actually, it's nothing. The victim's girlfriend suddenly said today that her boyfriend mentioned some strange things to her before his death."

"what?"

"I just saw some weird things. Her girlfriend didn't take it seriously before, thinking that he deliberately made up things to scare her. But the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this case was abnormal, so she said it out." gone."

"See something weird?" Ye Zhao was surprised, "You mean, similar to what I said?"

"Yeah." Xia Zhiming nodded, "Almost. So we have to think about this clue carefully. Although it's a bit unbelievable, we will contact the relatives of other victims tomorrow to see if there is a similar situation."

Outside the police station, Nie Renyan was lazily standing against the wall with a cigarette between his hands.

It was a little dark just now, but the street lights in the city have been turned on.The police station is on the edge of the circle in the city center, and the surrounding area is neither prosperous nor remote.The terrain here is higher than other buildings. Standing at the door, you can see the signboards of different shades, yellow or white lights in the small commercial area on the left hand side, and you can hear the occasional sound of horns and vague people passing by. language.

Nie Renyan squinted his eyes in the flickering fireworks, remembering that he was the same way when he was in college, leaning against the school gate and waiting for Ye Zhao, and then watched him walk slowly through the shadows of trees and the mottled light and shade of lights, and stood beside him.

This kind of life was lost by him for a few years, and now he has found it again. He hopes to continue to have it, and to have it for a long time.

The street lights here are beautifully designed, from sparse to dense, from near to far, along the road of this city, stretching along the road, leading to the end of nowhere, just like this walking, I don’t know what will happen world.