Survival [End Times]

After leaving Fancheng, it went smoothly at first. When they entered the city at the next stop, they went into the city to rest. People in the city are in panic. Residents only dare to walk or ride bicycles when traveling. The dark alleys and alleys in remote areas have become places where no living people have disappeared. All subway and bus lines have been suspended. There are so many people missing and no clues. It is normal to panic.

Yu Heng and Zou Ning were eating in a restaurant, eating obviously salty and unsuitable food. Everyone was staring at the TV in the hall to watch the news.

"...Please don't spread panic and go to work and study as usual. The situation is still under control. Relevant national departments are doing their best to solve the case and rescue the citizens held hostage by terrorists as soon as possible."

"For everyone's safety, please don't go to remote places, don't act alone, and set up alarm dialing shortcuts on your mobile phone. ... It is recommended to carry an emergency first-aid kit with you. Experts recommend the following medicines and food..."

Zhao Ya swallowed a mouthful of food and asked Zou Ning in a low voice: "Master, is the country still hiding it? Will anyone believe it if it is said to be a terrorist action?"

Zou Ning smiled bitterly: "Even if the truth is told, not everyone will believe it. This kind of supernatural power will cause greater panic. Besides, it is useless to say it. If the top Taoist power and Buddhist power in the country join forces, it will not be able to Ordinary residents are even more powerless to deal with it.”

"...That's right. If I wasn't there, I wouldn't be able to believe that many of these people were swallowed up by ghosts." She smiled bitterly, "What on earth are ghosts? There are so many powerful ghosts out there harming people, the book says Doesn’t the underworld care about it?”

"You also said that it is written in the book. There have been many explanations for various supernatural phenomena in the history of human development, and the underworld is the most widely accepted one. In fact, there is no underworld in our world. In such an existence, death is like a lamp going out, and the soul is led into reincarnation by the power of the rules of heaven and earth. "

"Due to the skyrocketing population over the past few thousand years, the power of heaven and earth seems to be unable to bear the burden of attracting souls and frequent mistakes have been made. Those mistakes and omissions are filled by our Taoist and Buddhist sects. But manpower is limited, and those missing wandering souls and impurities between heaven and earth are The darkness and evil that have accumulated over the years have mutated together, forming lost places, which are commonly known as ghosts.

Ghosts devour living creatures and their vitality. In the early days, they could only secretly devour the yang energy of living people in dark places, and more powerfully, they could seduce the souls of living people. No one noticed them at first, until they grew stronger and expanded their territory. "

"The wooden sign in my hand is called the Order of Alliance. It was given to me by my father on my sixteenth birthday. It is said that five hundred years ago, there was a major accident in the world where ghosts invaded the world. At that time, the yin and yang were in conflict, and death In order to unite to solve the disaster, the Jingming Sect took the lead in convening a missionary conference. After the conference, they came together to save the world. When the disaster subsided, each sect returned to the mountains and fields, taking only the alliances from the conference with them. This is a token of appreciation, and we promise to support each other in the future.”

Zou Ning put away the token: "This time the ghost invasion of the world seems to be more powerful than five hundred years ago, but we are not without progress. Excellent disciples have succeeded us from generation to generation. We will definitely be able to avert danger this time. Return the world to a sea of ​​clear rivers.”

It was the first time she heard such a secret. Zhao Ya's heart was filled with excitement. She took a deep breath and nodded with a smile: "Master Zou is right. We will definitely be able to get through the difficulties. I would like to thank you in advance."

It was also the first time that Yu Heng heard about the specific development of ghosts in this world. The development process of different worlds is different. For example, the formation of ghosts will have different evolution processes in different worlds. He remembers that there is no important news about the underworld in this world. Maybe this will be a key.

After eating, they went to find a hotel. After searching for a long time, they found a hotel that was still open. Yu Heng had a solid sleep and set off again the next morning. They rode for a full day before finally arriving in Tanxiang. In fact, even riding a bicycle usually does not take such a long time. The main reason is that there is a long queue of cars on the highway. After the owner disappeared, these cars were piled on the highway. Maybe the car was still running when the owner disappeared, so it turned over and piled up, and it took a while. I really can’t finish it in a while. In addition, these cars left behind at the scene always have some supernatural elements. There are also photos in the report. The empty cars stretching for miles have their lights on, but there is no one there. They look like ghost cars. Employees of the car pulling company Even more terrified.

Once they encounter these overturning obstacles, they have to carry their bicycles over them, which wastes more time going back and forth.

When they arrived at the toll booth at nightfall, it was also empty. There was no one there. Even if the country pretends to be peaceful and maintains superficial tranquility, human beings are animals with a keen sense of danger. What they are good at is seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. If such a big thing happens on the highway, except for some people who care about their loved ones and have the courage to look for them, there will be no one. There are not many brave people who dare to drill here.

In fact, Zou Ning didn't recommend rushing at night, so they spent the night at the toll station.

That night, Yu Heng received a call from Xu Lu, saying that he had finally found Ge Xiaohui's last whereabouts. The surveillance camera on the street next door to her home captured her getting into the car with her child.

"The whereabouts of the car are still being investigated. It is difficult to check if the license plate number is not captured in the surveillance. People from the police also told me that the police force is limited and cannot be allocated. It will take time to find out the whereabouts of the car. Don't worry, brother, since she He left by himself, so there must be nothing wrong with him.”

As long as the person didn't enter the ghost world, this was barely good news. After hanging up the phone, Yu Heng closed his eyes and continued practicing. It has been two days since he came out of Guixie, and his Taoist skills have improved a lot. If he can have the opportunity to go to Qingsui Mountain where Zou Ning's Taoist sect is located in the future, he will practice faster in the mountain where the magic circle protects and isolates the hustle and bustle of society.

Under the influence of various external and internal medicines, his injuries healed quickly. In the past two days, it had become itchy and scabbed. After practicing, he took off his clothes again and applied medicine, and then fell asleep. In his sleep, he could always hear the sound of the monk from Qilian Mountain knocking on the wooden fish. The sound of the wooden fish made him feel peaceful and free from nightmares all night long.

At dawn the next day, Yu Heng entered Tanxiang. Zou Ning and others took him home and took note of the address before leaving. Zhao Ya also waved to him: "I'll contact you when I get home."

There was a stuffy smell in Yuan's home that had not been opened for a long time. He opened the windows first to ventilate the air and then took a shower. Standing in front of the mirror and looking at my body, I saw a pink scar where the scab fell off. The condition looked fine, but the injury on my right ear, which was chewed off, still looked horrifying. Yu Heng treated the pus and blood in his ear and bandaged it again, then put on his clothes and went out.

He checked the bedroom and his daughter's bedroom and saw that Ge Xiaohui packed her luggage, property and documents in an orderly manner before going out. I just don’t know where I went and I can’t get through the phone.

Yu Heng turned on the computer at home and started surfing the Internet. He first invaded Tanxiang's surveillance system, and started investigating from the surveillance system on the next street according to the information provided by Xu Lu. After that, the workload was huge, and he sifted through a large number of surveillance videos to find the car. Different camera angles allowed him to finally capture the license plate number. However, the license plate number was fake, so he had to continue to look for the surveillance camera to find its direction. When Xu Lu frantically rang the doorbell, Yu Heng finally locked the location of the car.

He was still in Tanxiang, in the old city of Tanxiang, where there was a mixture of good and bad, and the surveillance was cut off there. There was no surveillance installed in the old city, so he had to go in and look for it.

Xu Lu suddenly realized: "You said that, and I suddenly remembered it! In the past half month or so, there have been many magicians who have been pretending to be deceitful, saying that they can help calculate the location of the missing person. I heard my sister-in-law say it before, and I also Tell her it’s all a lie, it seems she went anyway! Let’s go directly to the police station to report the situation.”

The police station was overcrowded. After registering his information, Yu Heng squeezed out and decided to go there on his own. There were not many other cases at the moment, but the most missing ones. The case of his wife and daughter’s disappearance was really not worth mentioning among the massive number of bizarre disappearances. . The police force is indeed limited, and every police officer on duty has red eyes and hoarse voice. By the time we free up manpower to check in the old city, it will be too late.

He did not let Xu Lu follow him and headed to the old city alone. The puppet substitute wore a mask to help search. Yu Heng squatted for two days before the car reappeared in the old city. After entering the old city, the car turned this way and that. Yu Heng followed closely. Maybe the driver didn't care. Out of extreme vigilance, he was allowed to follow him to the base camp.

The large courtyard in the last row looked ordinary. Yu Heng avoided the surveillance at the door and climbed through the back wall. Inside, he saw countless people imprisoned. Maybe they were drugged, and they were staggering around without any struggle. Among them, the majority are elderly people.

He couldn't find Ge Xiaohui through the gaps between the tightly nailed wooden boards. He could only first judge how many people were guarding the yard. The car that just drove in brought an old man and a young man in, accompanied by three strong men. There were only two people walking around in the yard, and I didn't know how many people were inside.

After temporarily retreating, he planned to come back at night. While lurking around waiting for dark, he discovered that the courtyard was not well defended. The car went out again, carrying another group of people at night. There was the noise of people drinking, playing cards and talking about the mountains. It was in the last row of the alley. , there were only a few sparse residents in front of them, and they had already turned off the lights and rested.

No matter what, this car with a fake license plate goes out frequently, and there are strange young and middle-aged people frequently moving around in the dilapidated yard. This phenomenon that seems out of place is not surprising in the old city, where there is a mixed bag of good and bad people, the rent is cheap, and there are many people from all walks of life. There are, and it is indeed a good place to do bad things.

As the night deepened, the movement in the yard finally stopped. Yu Heng climbed in through the back wall again, first knocked out three men who were napping in the yard, and then sneaked into the room and controlled the other eight sleeping men and women. He tied everyone together and threw them in the yard, and finally opened the door.

The doors and windows of the three rooms were all nailed shut. He pried them open and went in to check, and found that they had indeed been drugged and were confused. He shined the flashlight in each room one by one, looking for people. No, Ge Xiaohui and Zhang Zhizhi were not inside. Were they transferred away?

In the yard, a man was woken up by cold water. Then he felt a stinging pain in his head. Someone strangled his neck and asked him: "Where are the mother and daughter you kidnapped?"

The man coughed several times before he could speak: "Who are you? Ah! Let go, let go!"

Yu Heng let go of his hand: "Say quickly, I'm impatient."

"There are several mothers and daughters. I don't know which one you are talking about."

"The eldest is called Ge Xiaohui, and the youngest is only four years old. Think quickly!"

"Ah ah, let go, let go, I just want to, just think...I remember, I just came in that day, and sent him away the next day. Where to send? I don't know! Let go, let go, brother, I really don't I know, if you want to ask, just ask the big guy over there, I’m the gatekeeper here, he’s the one who makes contact there, we always listen to him!”

Yu Heng turned around and asked the man with a shaved head lying next to him. This man was a thorn in the side. He looked like a desperate man. He could endure physical pain very well. Even if he succeeded in hypnotizing them, it took a lot of effort. After the interrogation, Yu Heng locked these people in the house, cut off the video of himself entering the house, and then set up a maze array in the yard.

This array is both a control and a protection. Outsiders can't get in, and the people inside can't get out or leave. After leaving a puppet stand-in outside to guard, Yu Heng immediately went to the place that had just been interrogated.

According to the man, he sent all the goods that the superiors liked to one place. Looking at the abandoned factory in front of him as a transit station for human trafficking, Yu Heng was very worried about the safety of Ge Xiaohui and his daughter. One of them was young and beautiful, and the other was young and cute. They stood out among the deceived elderly people. They were good goods at first glance. I hope they are still here! If they have been taken away by the buyer, they are really far away, and it is very difficult to find them back.

The social unrest has given some people who live on the edge a second spring. They have precisely targeted people's weaknesses to develop joint industries, first cheating and then selling, with a complete industrial chain, and they must plunder every drop of blood from their prey. This kind of behavior of making money from national disasters is disgusting. People who can do such things must have black blood flowing in their veins.