Chapter 53 Mimi, why do they call you Brother Mi?
"A clock?"
When Liu Ming received this message, he was stunned.
When they collect evidence at the scene, they will use cameras, which can take both photos and videos, to facilitate subsequent review, analysis and investigation at any time.
He took a lot of photos at that time, but his focus was all on some suspicious things, and he didn't pay any attention to the small ornaments in the living room.
Thought for several seconds.
Liu Mingcai hesitantly replied to the other party: [It seems that it was taken. There seems to be a very old clock in the living room. ]
The more memories.
Details that he had never paid attention to appeared in his mind strangely and clearly. He gradually remembered the details of the clock, which was simple and old with a sense of age after being baptized by time.
It's shaped a bit like a coffin, with a black pendulum underneath that creaks and swings back and forth every time the second hand turns.
“Tick-tock.”
“Tick-tock.”
right.
This was the sound he heard at that time.
In an instant.
Liu Ming suddenly froze, his body seemed to be enveloped by an invisible chill. He slowly raised his head, his eyes following the ticking sound he had just heard and looking towards the wall of the barbecue restaurant.
There was an antique clock hanging there at some unknown time.
“Tick-tock.”
“Tick-tock.”
The sound was not loud and was almost drowned out by the conversations in the barbecue restaurant and the hair dryer used by the clerk outside the door. But what was creepy was that when he suddenly noticed the clock, the ticking sound by his ear became extremely clear.
Shock gradually emerged in Liu Ming's eyes.
That clock...how come it is exactly the same as the one in the deceased's house.
Is it a coincidence?
But the style and age of these watches are exactly the same, which can no longer be described as a coincidence.
Could it be?
That clock followed him?
Liu Ming's unusual reaction attracted the attention of Lao Zhang and Fang Zi. They quickly tensed up and looked in the direction Liu Ming was looking.
There is nothing on the walls of the barbecue restaurant.
But the two did not let down their guard. They immediately stepped forward to protect Liu Ming and asked in a low voice: "Did you see it? Where is it?"
Liu Ming bit his tongue hard, forcing himself to calm down, his voice still trembling unconsciously as he said, "It was the clock. I saw the clock following me."
He believed that Sun Hao would not mention the watch for no reason.
He must have found something in the deceased's house.
Especially the ticking sound that kept ringing in his ears, which proved that the clock was abnormal. As a policeman, his reaction and thinking abilities were far beyond most ordinary people.
I immediately thought of time.
Why did they inexplicably go back half an hour ago? Isn't this just related to the time on the clock?
The two looked again.
It was still empty.
There was no so-called clock in sight.
However, this kind of thing is very common in the strange incidents they have experienced in the past. The two became more and more alert, thinking about how to break the situation.
"ah--!"
Suddenly, a voice sounded, with a bit of panic and confusion. The three of them immediately looked in the direction of the sound. The person sitting there was Liu Ming's mother.
She trembled and said, "I seemed to hear someone calling my name."
A moment.
The three of them and Liu's father were all shocked and terrified, thinking of what Liu Ming had said before.
But, how could it be Liu's mother who heard this voice?
Liu Ming was on the verge of collapse. If he didn't still have a trace of rationality left, he would have known that anger would have no effect at all. He almost wanted to rush over and smash the clock down.
Why is the mother the target?
Do you have the guts to come find me?!
Although Fang Zi was not as analytical as Sun Hao, he had experienced several strange events after all. He immediately realized something and his expression changed drastically: "Oh no!"
They were misled.
They had always thought that the ghost was targeting Liu Ming, and speculated that every time Liu Ming heard the cry, a family member would die as a result, just like the elderly man living alone, and became the last surviving target.
And those who are left will no longer be forgotten by everyone.
But this cannot explain why the person who heard the sound now was not Liu Ming, but Liu's mother, unless - the next target of the attack was not Liu's mother, but Liu Ming.
But why?
Fang Zi asked Liu's mother anxiously, "Can you see the alarm clock on the wall?"
Liu's mother raised her head and shook her head in fear.
Lao Zhang immediately said, "Liu Ming, keep an eye on the clock. If you find anything unusual, notify me immediately. I will contact the captain to tell him about the situation here."
Lao Zhang took out his mobile phone and just when he finished editing the text and was about to send it, he received a message from Sun Hao, which described the situation of the deceased and the other party's speculation in the shortest words.
Old Zhang quickly scanned the text and looked even more shocked.
So that's how it is.
He already understood.
It turned out that the strange taboo was probably related to the fact that Liu Ming took a picture of a clock that no one could see, so the clock began to attack Liu Ming's family.
From the youngest to the oldest.
Clocks are related to time, and this strange ability is most likely to kill the target again and again by reversing time until the last person is left.
But what they are unsure of now is.
When will the next strange attack come?
Now I just hope the captain can come as soon as possible and use the item code-named [Ghost Mirror] to contain this strange clock.
Lao Zhang continued to edit the text, saying that he planned to wait for the captain to come back and would not drive away any guests in the meantime to avoid disrupting the balance.
Unless the weirdness starts to attack Liu Ming, he will use [Sleeping Bullet].
Human technological weapons cannot harm anything strange.
therefore.
In addition to containing the weird, the shelter will also try to make use of these weird taboos and abilities to find ways to fight against the weird.
Even if there is a cost every time you use it.
Just a month ago.
The shelter has a special strange object in its custody. It looks like a sleeping human, but it is actually a stone. Anyone who gets close to this stone or stays next to it for too long will be killed.
They would fall into a deep sleep inexplicably and never wake up.
This thing was discovered in a scenic spot. Many tourists, out of curiosity, came close to touch the stone, but unexpectedly fell into a coma.
after.
After research and analysis, the containment bureau ground a portion of No. 23, codenamed "Sleeping Stone", into powder and loaded it into a special bullet.
Every containment officer has one of this thing. Although it cannot kill any weak monsters, the powder still continues the taboo of the [Sleeping Stone]. Once the bullet hits the target, everything will fall into a deep sleep for ten minutes.
Including humans, weirdness, and weirdness of objects.
Very useful.
As for the price of using this bullet, it will cause you to sleep one hour more every day from now on.
If someone fired 24 times.
Then, the other party will fall into a deep sleep for 24 hours forever, and there is no way to wake him up.
But the scary thing is that the other person's brain is in an active state, which means that the other person is always awake but can never wake up.
The two men placed their hands on their lower backs and kept their minds tense at all times.
The other side.
Sun Hao and Lao Biao were rushing here and would reach the barbecue restaurant in twenty minutes at most.
"Another bottle?"
"Okay."
In the barbecue restaurant, the person sitting next to him called the waiter and ordered two bottles of beer, and his face turned red from drinking.
When Liu Ming learned that he would be the next target of attack, he became unusually calm and stared at the clock. However, Liu's father and mother looked panic-stricken and frightened, holding Liu Ming tightly and refusing to let go.
They couldn't imagine themselves forgetting their son, just like... forgetting another child, without even feeling sad.
“Tick-tock.”
“Tick-tock.”
The clock seemed to agree with the time shown on the phone.
When the time came to eight twenty.
"Zhang Huilan."
Liu's mother suddenly screamed again, saying in panic, "That ghost called my name again."
Father Liu was anxious and angry, "Why didn't this damn ghost come directly at me..."
His voice was a little loud.
Soon, the surrounding guests looked at him with surprised and doubtful expressions.
Why is it this family again?
Before, it was the son who was yelling, crying and making a fuss for no reason, saying that he saw a ghost. Now even his father is like this?
Could this family all be mentally ill?
The boss couldn't sit still any longer. He came over and asked politely, "Guests, would you like to order one of our signature dishes?"
"No need." Fang Zi was always in a state of high tension.
boss:"……"
He had no choice but to leave first, looking over here from time to time.
Another ten minutes passed.
"Tick-tock. Tick-tock."
Liu Ming seemed to realize something, and looked at his mother with fear. As expected, his mother became panicked again, and her voice was already crying: "I, I heard it again."
Everyone's emotions became tense again.
Liu Ming murmured: "Ten minutes..."
first.
Liu's mother said that it was 8:10 when she heard someone calling her name. This was the second time, at 8:20. By 8:30, that might be the time when she was swallowed by that flesh and blood monster.
He will disappear.
Perhaps, everyone present, including Sun Hao and others, will forget their own existence.
But it doesn't matter.
But he was afraid that once all traces of him were erased, everyone would forget about this ghost. At that time, his parents would be like lambs to be slaughtered, allowing the monster to devour them bit by bit.
Sun Hao and his team didn't have enough time to get here.
He must find a way to save himself.
We can't put all our hopes on Fangzi and Lao Zhang.
Liu Ming's brain was working rapidly, and his eyes unconsciously fell on every corner of the store.
Suddenly.
His expression gradually showed some hesitation.
Why does it feel like there are fewer people in the store?
He remembers it very clearly.
He and his family arrived at the barbecue restaurant at around six o'clock. At about seven o'clock, nearly eleven people came into the store, but what really caught his attention were the four college students who had obviously different styles from their companions.
He had previously suspected that the four students had been cheated.
And then.
He no longer paid attention to these people, but continued to eat barbecue with his family. He left the barbecue restaurant at about eight o'clock, which was basically the same time when Liu's mother heard the sound this time.
That is to say.
Xiaoxue was engulfed by flesh and blood at half past eight.
He looked a little confused.
Has time really gone backwards?
Is all this really happening and not an illusion?
Seeing Liu Ming's ugly and pale face, Lao Fang took a deep breath and comforted him: "Don't panic, if the captain hasn't arrived at the barbecue restaurant yet, I also have a way to stop it from attacking you."
Attack… ?
Liu Ming's brain seemed to be struck by a bolt of lightning. He turned his head sharply, and his voice seemed to carry a hint of doubt and hesitation: "Do you call that thing weird?!"
As soon as these words came out.
Fang Zi and Lao Zhang looked shocked and incredulous: "How did you know?!"
They would never tell ordinary people anything about weird things. During this period, Liu Ming obviously knew nothing about weird things. How could he know the word weird?
Time is still passing.
Liu Ming could hardly suppress his urge to stand up, but suddenly realized... time was running out.
It must be because those people were protected by Migo.
So when the time was strangely turned back, those people did not appear the same way as the first time.
They won't be affected by this weirdness.
He clearly remembered every word those people said at that time.
Before, I just felt puzzled and didn't care, but I didn't expect that this moment would be the last chance to save my parents.
He hurriedly grabbed his parents and said quickly, "If I disappear, you must go to the university town to find the hotel owner and ask him to take you to find Brother Mi. He is the only one who can save you. Remember?!"
Mother Liu couldn't help shaking all over, tears streaming down her face: "Son, you can't be in trouble, let that ghost kill your mother."
She couldn't bear it anymore.
"Tick-tock. Tick-tock."
Ten minutes are up.
"Zhang Hui."
A voice that could not be identified as male or female suddenly sounded, seeming to be far away, yet also near.
The temperature around suddenly became extremely low.
Lao Zhang and Fang Zi hurriedly took out their guns.
Everyone in the barbecue restaurant was shivering from the cold and was about to ask the boss if the air-conditioning temperature was too high, but when they turned around, they saw two men pulling out guns.
They were confused and shocked at first.
Is this fake?
Without waiting for them to stand up in panic.
Fangzi immediately took out the certificate he had prepared earlier: "Special police officers are investigating the case. Everyone, leave the barbecue restaurant in an orderly manner. Quick!"
The next moment.
Fang Zi said to Liu Ming and Liu's parents: "I will find a way to survive for five minutes and wait for the captain to get here!"
When others saw this, they were a little confused about the situation.
Fortunately, the owner of the barbecue restaurant reacted the fastest and immediately told everyone to leave. He didn't want anything to happen to the guests here. If someone really died, he would no longer be able to open the restaurant.
Although everyone had drunk alcohol, they were very cooperative and obedient. They immediately followed the boss and left the barbecue restaurant. Only a few middle-aged men shouted why they had to leave and wanted to continue drinking.
Zhao Chao often dealt with such things. He stood up and grabbed the man, his expression stern: "The police are investigating the case. If you don't want to die, get out now!"
The man staggered when he was dragged, and his cloudy eyes became clear when he saw Zhao Chao's 1.9-meter-tall, broad-shouldered and thick-waisted figure. "I, I'll leave now."
Get up faster than anyone else.
Zhao Chao quickly moved the surrounding tables and chairs to the edge to avoid affecting their escape. It would be troublesome if they tripped.
The lights are still on.
But it seemed inexplicably dim, as if it was covered by something.
Fang Zi and Lao Zhang stood in front of Liu Ming and the others, pointed their guns outside, and were ready to pull the trigger at any time.
According to what Liu Ming said.
The thing seemed to be hiding in the darkness, waiting for its chance to strike.
Liu Ming picked up a stool. He knew rationally that this kind of physical attack was useless. He was unwilling to just wait for death, and his brain was still working fast.
Innkeeper——
That's right.
He quickly took out his mobile phone, logged into a platform and searched for hotels around the university town. Some hotel links immediately popped up and he just had to place an order and make a reservation.
He quickly pressed the contact information below.
In less than a few seconds.
The call was answered and it was a female voice.
"Hello, this is Sunshine Hotel, how can I help you?"
Liu Ming's heart was beating like a bone, and he shouted hurriedly: "Is your boss about 40 years old and a little fat?"
The receptionist opposite was stunned by this strange question and said, "Sorry, that's not the case."
"Excuse me." Liu Ming quickly hung up the phone and quickly dialed a hotel number. This time, a man's voice answered, "Hello? Are you staying at a hotel?"
Liu Ming couldn't quite remember the hotel owner's voice. Plus, the voice was a little different when he listened with his ears and through the phone. He couldn't confirm if this person was the hotel owner, so he could only ask hurriedly, "Do you know Brother Mi?"
"Who is it? I don't know."
Liu Ming's heart sank again, "Excuse me."
And at this time.
The barbecue restaurant seemed to be starting to look mottled and old, as if time had quickly moved forward several decades. The tables and chairs became rotten, and cracks appeared on the floor.
“Tick-tock.”
The pendulum seemed to be swinging faster and faster.
It was getting darker all around.
In the shadows, a skinned figure appeared at some point, revealing an empty mouth without any facial features, and smiled towards this side.
"Ah——!!" Father and Mother Liu couldn't help but scream.
They had never seen such a horrifying scene, but their parental instinct made them subconsciously grab Liu Ming for fear of being captured by the monster.
Mother Liu was frightened and mad, and she shouted, "Don't come over here, don't hurt my child!"
The monster got closer and closer. Wherever it went, the decay became more serious. It seemed to get darker outside as well, and the surrounding buildings could not be seen at all.
Liu Ming once again thought of that dark street.
They seemed to be dragged into that place—
Liu Ming's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he desperately continued to dial the next number, "Do you know Brother Mi?"
But unfortunately, this was still not the hotel owner he was looking for.
Despair deepened again.
Seeing this skinless flesh monster getting closer and closer, Fang Zi gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger.
"call out--"
Unlike ordinary gunshots, this sound was almost silent.
The bullet hit the monster on the opposite side accurately.
Liu Ming's hand paused, and a hint of hope appeared on his face.
Saved?
Fang Zi looked pale and smiled: "This thing is very useful. We will be safe in ten minutes."
By then, the captain should have arrived.
As soon as the words fell.
"Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick--"
The clock hanging on the wall actually started to rotate backwards, and no one could see or hear it except Liu Ming.
The next moment.
The time also seemed to be adjusted back to three minutes ago.
Zhao Chao once again moved the table and stools to prevent them from tripping over things when they escaped next, while Fang Zi and Lao Zhang stood in front to protect the people behind them.
Everyone seemed to have lost their memory of the future for those three minutes.
The next moment.
Mother Liu screamed again: "Ah——!"
In the corner, the skinless monster appeared again without anyone noticing. It opened its empty mouth again and smiled towards this side.
Full of malice.
It seemed as if it was mocking Liu Ming and the others' naivety and stupidity.
Liu Ming's face turned pale in an instant, and he said hurriedly: "We have gone back to three minutes ago. Fangzi, you have just fired a shot at the monster."
Fangzi showed an expression of disbelief.
It's over.
This monster can actually reverse time at will. They have been able to restrain most of the weird [Sleeping Bullets], but now they are restrained instead!
This also means that…
The weird is coming to kill Liu Ming. After that, they will not remember anything related to Liu Ming, and they will also forget the existence of this weird, including its most terrifying ability to reverse time.
We can't let him continue to develop.
Fang Zi's eyes suddenly became determined, and he fired five shots at the weirdness again.
Not once.
That’s five times in a row!
The weirdness was hit again, and the clock once again made the ticking sound of going backwards.
Zhao Chao moved the tables, chairs and benches again.
Liu's mother screamed.
Liu Ming's face was filled with despair, as he realized that Fang Zi's weapon was not capable of stopping the monsters at all. He could only continue to call the next hotel during his last bit of survival time.
Which store is it?
Hurry up, answer the phone.
Call after call, no one recognized Brother Mi.
Liu Ming watched the strange creature getting closer and closer to him. Fang Zi pulled the trigger again. Liu Ming hurriedly stopped him: "It's useless. You have already fired six times before. Don't save me! Take my parents out first!"
As soon as the words fell.
The strange hand had already grabbed Liu Ming. A sharp pain came over him, making Liu Ming vaguely think of Liu Xue. Was she feeling the same pain at that time?
He looked at Liu's mother, "Mom, remember, look for me."
Before he finished the last two words, hurried footsteps suddenly came from the door, and then two people ran in. Fang Zi's expression suddenly became surprised, "Captain!"
Liu Ming turned his head with difficulty.
Mother Liu cried and shouted while attacking the monster. At that moment, she didn't even have time to be afraid. She only wanted to prevent the monster from taking her child away.
Fang Zi was surprised and shouted hurriedly: "Don't use the sleeping bullet, it will reverse time!"
Lao Biao was shocked and suddenly had some bad thoughts in his mind.
This weirdness can be immune to the ability of the sleeping weirdness, so it shouldn't be able to be immune to the [Ghost Mirror], right?
If possible.
I'm afraid there is no other strange object in this world that can contain and kill this monster!
Sun Hao also realized this.
But at this critical moment, he must give it a try. If it doesn't work, they must find a way to pass this information to the containment bureau and never allow this weirdness to continue to grow!
No. 79, codename [Ghost Mirror].
The taboo is that you cannot have your own shadow reflected in the mirror, including your reflection. Once you are photographed by the ghost mirror, you must avoid everything that can reflect you for the rest of your life, including water, mirrors, reflectors, eyes, etc.
Once this taboo is violated.
This person's soul and consciousness will be immediately sucked away by the ghost mirror, and a new person will crawl out and take his place.
It is no longer the same person, but truly eerie.
This is a terrifying item that can create weirdness. Fortunately, this thing can also deal with weirdness. He only needs to point the ghost mirror at the weirdness and then stare at it closely.
This weirdness will be sucked into the ghost mirror.
And then.
No new monsters will crawl out.
The Shelter Bureau believes that... this strange object may be beneficial to humans, but some people think that this is a conspiracy of the Ghost Mirror, trying to cooperate with the Shelter Bureau to achieve the goal of devouring its own kind.
At present, they don’t understand the weirdness enough.
I don't know what will happen after the weirdness swallows the weirdness...
Sun Hao took out the ghost mirror in a special box from his backpack and yelled at everyone, "Get out of the way."
The fleshless creature seemed to realize that the ghost mirror was dangerous, and suddenly sped up and dragged Liu Ming again.
Fang Zi had an ugly expression on his face and had no time to dodge. He quickly pulled up a table and asked everyone to squat down, just avoiding the mirror.
Sun Hao quickly pointed the mirror at Weird.
The ghost mirror suddenly emitted light and began to suck Weirdness in, forcing Weirdness to stumble back several steps.
But the next moment.
"Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick--"
Time goes back again.
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