Invade the World

  Chapter 330 My sister's mourning dress

On every stormy night, the bright lights of the police station on the corners and alleys are like the lighthouse that the ship can see from afar during the night sailing. It is a symbol of peace of mind and warmth. .

  The office is very busy with people on duty 24 hours a day, so the lights are always bright, day and night.

  From time to time, the alarm phone would ring, and the calm and patient voices of several female operators sitting at the desk echoed in the room. In the noisy office environment, people in uniforms came from the wind and rain, and from the wind and rain, the water vapor from outside poured into the hall; the transparent soft curtain was lifted up for a while and then down again for a while.

  This night is destined to be uneven. Vicious cases have occurred in several areas in the urban area, but due to large-scale radio interference, not everyone can contact the police in time.

  Citizens with nowhere to stay are holding hot tea and sitting in the rest area of ​​the hall. Some people's expressions still looked shocked, as if they had just ran into something extremely unbelievable.

  Considering that the location of the police station is in the old city, this group of people is probably unfortunately involved in a vision that is like a tsunami sweeping away when a girl loses control of her ability.

  ……

  The basement level inside the institute.

  This is the archive room, and the door is hardly opened. It is different from the cramped impression in the minds of ordinary people. If someone walks into it, they will find that the area here is quite spacious.

  In the room surrounded by tall cabinets full of archives, there is a blank area similar to a small square, neatly lined up with tables and chairs, and all kinds of bulky electronic equipment.

   More than a dozen staff members wearing monitor headphones are sitting on chairs, working in front of the instruments and LCD screens, or talking loudly with colleagues around them, the atmosphere seems busy and tense.

  The reverberating sound in the archives room is noisier than above. If it weren't for the perfect underground soundproofing facilities, I am afraid that the "secret" here would have been noticed long ago.

  In front of them, a huge screen was suspended, which was divided into more than a dozen split screens, and different pictures were being played at the same time.

  Such an environment can remind people of the control center of a rocket launch, or scenes such as the command post in a certain base in science fiction works.

  This is one of the base areas of the Supernatural Countermeasures Department of Jinjiang City, relying on a local police station.

  Compared to usual, the personnel in this place are obviously scarce, and only the monitoring personnel sitting in their seats are left. The incident happened suddenly and the situation was urgent. In order to deal with the various abnormal cases that occurred in the city, almost all the action teams were dispatched, and even the security personnel stationed in the headquarters had to go to the front line.

  The only office in the archives room, and at the same time as a place to entertain guests temporarily. Zhou Xingjian with gray hair sits at the desk with two cups of steaming tea.

Sitting across from him was a tall young woman with a neat ponytail.

  Li Qinglian did not wear a police uniform, but a dark suit that she would usually wear on rest days. She straightened her back, held up the tea cup, turned her head and looked at the huge central screen with a thoughtful expression.

  A whole screen is divided into dozens of parts. Although Li Qinglian is not very familiar with the specific operation of related affairs, she can still draw some rules through observation:

  For example, these locations being filmed and monitored are "somewhere house" without exception.

  It may be a rented house, it may be an old house, it may be a floor in an apartment, it may be an unfinished building...

  Moreover, these places should not be inhabited at present. Li Qinglian saw sharply the police isolation fence and isolation belt near the house, which are generally used at crime scenes; there are also construction fences used in several places.

   "Let me ask, these places are under surveillance..."

   "It's a haunted house."

  Captain Zhou answered with a calm tone and did not intend to conceal it.

  "...'Haunted House'."

  Li Qinglian sighed slightly.

   "When I hear this kind of word being spoken in a serious manner, my feelings are still quite complicated."

"To be precise, it is a place where the phenomenon of'overlap between the distant realm and the physical world' occurs and maintains a stable state for a long time. However, according to observations from all over the world, these places are almost all places where people live, so they are collectively called As the'haunted house phenomenon'."

   "The so-called ‘haunted houses’...are they all dangerous?"

"It's dangerous. But as long as people don't step into it, in general, there will be no problems affecting innocent people." Zhou Xingjian replied, "You see, the reason why we are only monitoring, rather than trying to solve it, is because of the latter. The price is too high. You need to be fully prepared for each action, but there is still some sacrifice. Taking into account the issue of administrative resources,'leave it alone' is the best choice."

   "But I see everyone's expressions are very nervous."

"Because things are a bit wrong tonight. Outsiders are invading the city, and they used supernatural abilities to illegally interfere with radio communications. Have you noticed radio and television signals on the way you are here?" Captain Zhou drank. Taking a sip of hot tea, "Of course, based on the current situation, their target is not a haunted house, so the surveillance personnel can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being."

  Sure enough, ten minutes later, the noisy noise in the archives gradually calmed down, and what was left were the noise of people walking around and the mechanical sound of equipment operating, mixed with whispers.

During   , Li Qinglian went around the staff a few times. She saw that the expressions of some people had relaxed and were drinking tea or coffee to relax. Those who did not relax were usually contact persons wearing headsets and conveying instructions to the microphone with a serious expression.

The picture on the LCD screen is constantly changing. In several places, people have engaged in firefights with unidentified enemies, and ordinary people will only find it unknown when they see the battle in the supernatural realm-blurry color blocks with different outlines are on the screen. While the upper part is constantly moving and colliding, destroying the surrounding environment, even the signal of the nearby monitoring system is affected, and jitters and even screens may occur from time to time.

  ……

  After she returned to the office, Zhou Xingjian just put down the landline microphone and pressed his temple tiredly. There seemed to be a few more wrinkles on his old face.

  "The situation in the city has not improved for the time being."

  Seeing Li Qinglian's return, Captain Zhou poured another two cups of hot tea.

   "I think the pressure seems to be on the side of the field staff. The other party doesn't seem to mind a conflict with the official."

  She sat down in the chair and gave out her observations just now.

   "Yes," Zhou Xingjian nodded, "This shows that they are determined and their plans are not small."

  "Do you know the origin of these criminals? What is their purpose?"

"If you can figure out what they want to do, you don't have to be led by the noses of these people like headless flies and go around the city. The only thing I can do now is to send out all the people on hand. , To control the situation by casting a wide net."

   "...sounds very passive."

"This is their purpose. This group of people also specially arranged several attacks involving evil spirits in different places in the city. It was nothing more than to divert attention from others, or to contain our hands... But even if we know this. , We can’t leave the chaos created by the possessors aside, we can only let the members of the group cooperate with the police to act together, wherever there is a fire, where to fight.”

   "So, in the face of such a sudden attack, we don't have a good way to deal with it? Without a corresponding plan prepared in advance, we can only let them mess up?"

   "Well..."

   Zhou Xingjian laughed.

  For the person in charge of the region, this is undoubtedly a very hard night. Because of the urgency in her heart, Li Qinglian's tone suddenly became as if she was forcing people.

  However, even in this process, the other party always behaves very calmly.

  The look of the old policeman was full of fatigue, but he was exhausted, but he was never too surprised, let alone panicked. It seemed that the chaos caused by this attack, including the incident itself, were all within his expectations.

“In fact, even if tonight’s incident did not occur, the local department would be very busy in order to maintain social order on weekdays and ensure that relevant information is not leaked to the public.” Zhou Xingjian said, “not just Jinjiang City, almost all parts of the country There are similar situations. And anyone with a discerning eye can see that with the frequent international exchanges and the needs of domestic media development, this contradiction will only become more and more obvious."

  The female police officer frowned slightly.

  "What should I do?"

  "What should I do?" The man smiled and shook his head, "Since there is a contradiction, find a way to solve it, just like we have always done. You can't close your eyes and treat it as invisible? That's equivalent to self-destruction."

  Zhou Xingjian looked at her pensive expression and knew that the other party had already guessed. He thought about it for a while, and simply gave an affirmative statement.

   "In order to deal with the increasing scale of the supernatural phenomenon, our existing system needs to be reformed...and in this process, it is impossible to be caught in the pain."

  Li Qinglian remained silent and did not answer.

  Zhou Xingjian did not elaborate on this matter, which means that she is not yet able to know the specific inside information.

  But for her limited curiosity, this is enough.

   "In addition, the current incident will also be resolved soon." Captain Zhou continued, "There is no way to rely on the locally stretched manpower, but I have already requested assistance in the first place."

   "Isn't that the communication is cut off?"

  "The instrument is not useful for the time being. But the other party uses a psychic ability after all; since it is an ability, naturally there will be a corresponding cracking method."

   "Can you win?"

   "Of course." Zhou Xingjian seemed to have confidence in the "helpers", "If those guys know who will come, they must run away."

   "Maybe I have escaped."

   "They can't escape the country."

   "If you circulate within the country, will it cause worse effects?"

   "It will only die faster."

"……That's good."

  Li Qinglian nodded, and then a wry smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Hey, I didn't expect that one day I would find that even the gun in my hand is useless... It is an obligation to say that'protecting the people' is an obligation, and how much courage will be left after it is really'damn it' It's unknown."

"But, officer Li came for this, right?" Zhou Xingjian said, "I have read the files, and you are undoubtedly a conscientious cadre. However, if you join our team, the enemy you have to deal with is not an ordinary criminal. Up."

  "Holding back is not my style." Li Qinglian clenched her fists on her knees, her expression firm, "Since I already know the inside story, I won't be willing to be just a bystander."

"good."

   Zhou Xingjian agreed without saying a word. This time it was her turn to be surprised.

   "Is this considered passed?"

   "At least I have no problem here."

  Captain Zhou was very candid.

"Actually, I originally hoped that you could be one of us. Psychics with military and police backgrounds have always been popular targets in local departments like ours, and in some respects they are always better than civilians. The promotion is more reliable. As for the qualification test as a psychic... I just took you to try it out."

   "Oh, it's that...that evil spirit?"

  After Li Qinglian visited and explained her intentions, Zhou Xingjian took her to a small laboratory in a closed room as soon as possible.

  So, Li Qinglian saw a "monster" from another world in that place——

  Just a few hideous silhouettes that emerged in the dark surprised her; and ordinary people could not even detect the silhouettes.

"Well. People who can manipulate that kind of monsters are called psychics, they are more advanced psychics, and they are also truly'superpowers'... But if you can see them, it means that you have at least the communication skills. The aptitude of the spiritual man is qualified to participate in related affairs. In addition, Officer Li, you are originally a member of the public security system, and with a little training, you can become a full member like me."

  Zhou Xingjian pointed to himself.

   "Of course, generally speaking, psychics will be more valued, but this is not absolute. Look at me, it’s just a psychic."

   "That's it."

  Li Qinglian seemed to be relieved.

"It's just that you may not have picked a good time. Today, including the next few days, all relevant people can foresee that they will be very busy. Regarding your personnel transfer, you can only talk about it later. ."

  "It’s okay. If you have anything, please let me know. I can participate as a non-staff person."

  ……

  After saying goodbye to him, Li Qinglian got up immediately, preparing to leave here.

  This kind of straightforward personality makes Zhou Xingjian very fond of.

  I worked with this female police officer last time, and it left a deep impression on him. And from that moment on, he had the idea to win over the other party.

Inherent ability is certainly important, but in Zhou Xingjian’s eyes, for the core personnel of a collective or a group, the more important thing is not necessarily the strength of the ability, and the ability to calmly make correct judgments, And the willpower to act decisively.

Too strong psychic ability will appear to be very "reliable", but it is this kind of reliability that will become an unstable factor at certain moments-at this time, someone needs to be able to become psychics and ordinary people. The "valve" between.

  Zhou Xingjian was thinking, but suddenly thought of something and stopped her who was about to leave the office.

   "By the way, Officer Li."

"Ok?"

  The woman turned her head slightly.

   "You seem to have been investigating this aspect of things before you were sure that there was a supernatural phenomenon in reality, and you started it a few years ago... Am I right?"

  Li Qinglian nodded gently.

  She doesn’t think this kind of thing can be concealed from future colleagues and bosses. Rather, if she hadn't taken any action herself, it would be impossible to get on the line with the other party at this moment.

  "Can I ask the reason?"

   Zhou Xingjian coughed.

  "Don’t get me wrong, I’m just thinking...I might be able to help you."

   "Nothing. It's just that my family members may have something to do with psychics and psychics."

"Oh……"

  Zhou Xingjian nodded thoughtfully.

  He knows who the other person is talking about.

   and Li Qinglian have a cousin from a distant house. They now live under the same roof. They met a month or two ago.

  The kid is a psychic, and he also knows a girl of the same age who is a first-class psychic.

  But the problem is that according to the information she has obtained, Li Qinglian has shown her enthusiasm almost after graduating from the police academy. For this reason, there are internal staff who have investigated her specifically.

   Could it be that her younger brother showed an unusual side long ago?

  But in fact, psychics who are not psychics can't perceive the difference between them and ordinary people without undergoing special inspections...

   Zhou Xingjian did not continue. At this time, Li Qinglian had already walked out of the office and opened the door leading to the ground.

  The cold wind blew up the woman's long ponytail and the hem of the suit she was wearing; the last dim light swallowed her thin back.

  Zhou Xingjian watched her disappear at the door, and a strange feeling suddenly appeared in his heart.

  Li Qinglian, in addition to wearing police uniforms at work, usually only wears formal attire even on rest days; as a young woman, there is almost no decoration on her body, except for occasional white tie or floral ornaments.

  It's as if what she is wearing is not an ordinary suit, but more like a...

  Mourning clothes for funerals.

  (End of this chapter)