Human dimension reduction

The negotiations in the south of Siberia did not last long. It was more like confirming that there had been a charter agreement. Whether it was Stuart or Vincent, the speeches were clouded, making everyone stare at each other through the screen. People with blind eyes scratched their heads in curiosity.

After half an hour of fictitious arguing, I don't know what they agreed on, but judging from the situation, it is obvious that the arbitral tribunal suffered a loss. The Duke of Stuart looked at Vincent opposite him with a fake smile. A few minutes before, the Duke, who had recognized reality and accepted it with great speed, didn't look too angry.

Anyway, this loss is settled, it is better to behave more calmly, at least the number is not too ugly to lose.

The handsome speaker of the council put his sword back into its sheath, and stuck his cane in the snow at will. He looked like a harmless and thin doctor again.

The little king played the role of a hostage very calmly from the beginning to the end. After they finished talking, he stretched out his hand to pull the cloak, covered the bleeding wound on his shoulder, and walked slowly towards Stuart.

When he was only an arm's length away from Stuart, the two glanced at each other calmly. The Duke stepped forward as if to help him, but the hand was about to touch the little boy. The king's arm did not stop for a while, but suddenly accelerated——

Boom!

The curly and powerful tentacles slammed into the snow, splashing several meters of crystal white snow, and a large circular hole was smashed out on the ground. Vincent, who was standing there, held the hem of his clothes blown up by the wind with one hand, and suddenly appeared Ten meters away, the cane was pointed in front of the toes, and the end of the long silver-gray hair was cut off, and the fine hair was swept away by the wind in an instant.

"Your Excellency, the Duke is too rude." After being attacked suddenly, Vincent didn't show anger at all, and he could be said to be mildly accusing, no, compared to his tone, it was a bit accusing serious.

Winners are always more willing to show tolerance and generosity.

Stuart had already pulled Edward behind him: "You can't compare to Lord Lorraine, and what you did to His Majesty is not considered polite."

Vincent smiled without saying a word, tapped the ground with his cane, took a last look at the two of them, and then disappeared into the wind and snow.

The storm that started from Siberia and swept across the whole world ended in Siberia after nearly three hours.

However, the aftermath of this is still brewing. For example, a Huaxia ship in the South China Sea suddenly ended its patrol ahead of schedule and turned to go to land. Knowing that their place of residence is not as safe as they thought, and there are monsters living nearby...

After several years of tempering, black holes that appear and disappear have become part of their daily life, but most people still can't accept these monsters in black holes to come into reality, let alone live with them in a piece of land .

So for a while, all kinds of fierce talk about killing monsters was rampant, but after seeing the life-and-death fights that took place in various places, such talks suddenly subsided a lot, not because they suddenly thought about accepting aliens, They were only briefly intimidated by their inhuman and terrifying fighting power.

Even if many people have obtained extraordinary abilities, it seems that it is difficult to be hostile to this terrifying force that can easily stir up a tsunami and blizzard.

The Special Affairs Investigation Office split up and rushed to the place where the battle took place as soon as the change occurred. The battle in the Huaxia territory was considered low-key and ended quickly.

The only space ability user in the investigation department was proposed to be a teleporter. To some extent, his ability is very similar to that of the speaker of the final parliament. They are all about the use of space, but compared to the mad doctor who is calm and calm. The flexible use of displacement skills in battle is as light as weightlifting. The person who was lucky enough to obtain the space ability from the black hole can use the ability a limited number of times, and the distance he can cross is also limited.

The Academy of Sciences is trying to find out the principle of his ability. If this ability can be thoroughly studied, whether it is used in military industry or people's livelihood, it will have great significance in changing the world. It can even be said that it can span thousands of miles in an instant. It has always been the dream of mankind since ancient times.

But there is no need to think so far now. This lucky guy ran three times, from the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties to the southern water town, and then ran to the South China Sea after receiving orders. The battle was over when he landed for the first time. He glanced at him, turned his head and left without saying anything. The second time he caught a small tail of the battle, and it was just a tail. The people in the council moved very fast, and left as soon as they sensed someone coming, and the second time Three times... He just listened to the orders from his superiors to deliver something, and acted like a human being to run errands.

The thing to send was a big three-foot-square box, which was tightly sealed and extremely heavy. The silver-white box was obviously made of explosion-proof material. He obeyed the order and sent it to a research institute with a very high level of secrecy in the south. Then he fell to the ground and fell asleep.

After Qiao Zhou got the puppet, he stayed obediently in the hospital as a good patient. The competition with the puppet caused him to suffer from headaches from time to time. After all, not everyone has the glorious experience of dying dozens of times in a short period of time. Every time I die, it's like tearing a part of my spirit, even for a tough person like Qiao Zhou.

So during this period of time he has been focusing on self-cultivation, not to mention the scene of a global melee, even the usual way of assigning a representative to go for a stroll around the place is not good enough, the instinct of the body is warning him not to act too hastily, a rough estimate, He may have to support him for half a month before he can resume his old job.

In addition, he didn't read the news very much, so he didn't know the news that there was another black hole in this city until one night later.

Since the appearance of the black hole, the country has been in a hurry for a while, and quickly launched a corresponding risk avoidance reminder app. The official found that the place where the black hole appeared once will not appear again. These places are marked as safe areas. When a black hole appears nearby, the app will send out a warning based on the location of the owner, reminding the owner to immediately go to the nearest safe area to evacuate.

Therefore, the app will display the location of the black hole within a certain range around it as a travel reference.

Qiao Zhou's hospital may be the first place in the world where a black hole appeared, and it was also the first place marked as a safe zone. There is no danger in living here, so except for the doctors and nurses who need to commute to and from work, the patients have no downloads at all. This app—to be precise, some patients are not even allowed to have a mobile phone.

Of course, Qiao Zhou is not one of those people who are not allowed to hold mobile phones, but he seldom cares about the things around him. He heard about the black hole in Changchun Street in Shangcheng District when two nurses were chatting. I was startled.

Changchun Street, Shangcheng District...

That's where Qiao Wan's company is located.

Their siblings don't usually get in touch with each other very often, and it's normal not to see each other for ten days and a half months, but he has always known that Qiao Wan's feelings for him are complicated, saying that he hates him doesn't mean that he hates him, and that he likes...it can't be said that he likes him , probably a bit of a respectful stay away.

Qiao Zhou was very considerate and didn't bother Qiao Wan's life. Such two estranged siblings, if the elder sister loses contact for a day or two, it's really not easy to find out.

But Qiao Zhou soon received the relevant notice from official channels. As Qiao Wan's only family member, after the government pulled out the list of those who fell, they called him to inform him of the unfortunate news, and at the same time comforted him. , and promised that the government would do its best to rescue those who fell there, and asked him to wait patiently for a period of time, waiting for the next notice from the government.

Qiao Zhou listened to the notice in a gentle female voice, apparently with a template, without saying a word, and then hung up the phone.

The puppet was lying in his pocket, like a rough handmade product bought at a street stall. He pressed his hand on the puppet, and when he thought about it a little, he felt a sharp pain like a needle prick in his brain.

Despite this, Qiao Zhou still showed a slightly relieved expression. Compared with the pain he endured the day he just killed the puppet, this level is already very good. It seems that the time he needs to recuperate will be much shorter than expected.

But no matter how short it is, it is absolutely impossible for Qiao Wan, who is trapped in the black hole, to wait until the day he recovers.

He thought for a moment, searched the address book and dialed a number. There was a regular beeping sound from the phone. After waiting for a while, it was the familiar sweet voice: "Hello, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable." Someone answered, please try again later..."

Qiao Zhou pressed the hang up button, threw the phone on the table, and suddenly had an idea in his mind.

Tao Bosheng, who was sitting in the office typing up medical records, put a cup of tea on the coffee table, sat down on the sofa opposite, and repeated: "You mean, you want to be discharged from the hospital?"

The young man obviously saw his refusal. Other hospitals are better off. This hospital itself has the responsibility to accommodate mental patients. The care of these patients is extremely strict. Without a letter of guarantee from a relative guardian, it is absolutely impossible to leave the hospital at will. Yes, Tao Bosheng is organizing euphemistic terms to reject his request.

"Hmm... Your condition is not high-risk. In fact, it is not impossible to go out, but you still need the signature of your relatives. Otherwise, if there is an accident, the hospital will take too much responsibility."

After much deliberation, Tao Bosheng decided to tell the truth.

Qiao Zhou was silent for a few seconds, opened the phone call history, turned the page to Tao Bosheng, tapped the government short number to call: "My only relative was swallowed by a black hole last night, you want her signature, I don't have one, but I want go out."

This news was beyond Tao Bosheng's expectation. Hesitation immediately appeared on his face. It seems that it is really not humane to drag people to the hospital like this. Moreover, for mental patients, we should pay more attention to their psychological conditions. , if you restrict your personal freedom in the face of such bad news...

"I just went to the scene to see the situation. After all, they are relatives connected by blood. I can't just ignore it. I know I can't enter the rescue, and it's useless to stay there... Just give me a day, no matter what. If there is no result, I will come back." Qiao Zhou said in a timely manner.

Tao Bosheng thought for a long time: "Okay then, do you need me to find a nurse to accompany you until the hospital closes at ten o'clock in the evening?"

He seemed very moved by his proposal, and Qiao Zhou frowned: "This is a business trip, right? Is there overtime pay?"

Tao Bosheng closed his mouth.

At [-]:[-], Qiao Zhou took a puppet and a mobile phone and got into a taxi in front of the hospital.

At 50:[-], the car stopped outside the two crossroads of Changchun Street. Standing here, I could already see the edge of the black hole. Compared with the S-class black holes he came in and out of, this black hole was almost as small and cute as it could be. To describe it, the height is only more than [-] meters, swallowing up half a block of buildings, and the police pulled up cordons and fences at the intersection to prevent people from entering.

Outside the cordon, there are hundreds of family members with haggard and sad faces. Men, women, old and young are supporting each other, sitting or standing, looking at the silent black hole with earnest eyes. Volunteers in red vests distribute mineral water and boxed meals one by one. It seemed that these family members had been waiting here for a long time, and the intersections were all blocked by them. The pedestrians and vehicles did not show any dissatisfaction, and they all changed their way with sympathy.

"I heard that I've been waiting all night. I don't know how long I'll have to wait." The driver stopped at the intersection and said sympathetically.

"It's okay to wait, I'm afraid it will come out..." He turned over the QR code hanging on the driver's seat and handed it to Qiao Zhousao, shaking his head and sighing.

Qiao Zhou paid the money and got out of the car. He stood here on the side of the road and looked ahead for a while. There were really many people in front of him, and it was broad daylight.

Qiao Zhou walked half a block along the cordon, and he had to admit that the rigor of the Huaxia police is still worth learning. Such a large area is surrounded tightly, and there are policemen every ten meters. Standing guard, it is impossible to get in under their noses during the day.

Then we can only wait for the night.

Tao Bosheng's ten o'clock access warning was lightly ignored by him. From the beginning, he had no intention of promising to go back before ten o'clock. After all, the flow of time inside and outside the black hole is different, and God knows what's going on inside the black hole.

The days are short and the nights are long in autumn and winter. The sun goes down at 06:30, and it is already dark at around [-]:[-]. The high-wattage searchlights placed next to the cordon are turned on one after another, illuminating the surroundings clearly, and the policemen’s eyes are as sharp as eagles. In all directions, I am afraid that some disobedient people will insist on rushing in - some family members who are too sad and lose their minds will really do such a thing, they can only keep their eyes wide open day and night.

And just a few seconds after the searchlight was turned on, when the light and darkness intersected and the eyes were blurred, a figure calmly stepped on the flower bed, rolled into the grove, and disappeared.

Hearing the rustling of branches, the guarding policeman tensed up and turned his head to look. Under the white light of the searchlight, the woods were still buzzing with insects, as if the shadow that flashed past just now was just his hallucination.

He stared at this side for a long time, and finally turned his head away. Qiao Zhou, who was standing motionless behind a tree, held up his shoes and counted a thousand in his heart before walking forward lightly.

No matter how many times you go through the black hole, this strange feeling is still the same as the first experience, as if you have penetrated the membrane of the world and been reborn.

Qiao Zhou opened his eyes, and was immediately taken aback.

In front of me is a living room of the most ordinary ordinary family. The living room is connected to the dining room. It is transparent and spacious, with all the furniture. The orange light shines on the marble floor. If... there is no corpse in front of you, then this is a living room. The sweetest little family.

But the blood splattered on the snow-white wall, and the young man with grim facial features who fell to the ground all made this warm scene suddenly terrifying.

Did he time travel to the murder scene, or...

He is the murderer?