6 Chapter 6
◎【Weird D73005: Sleep Paralysis】◎
There were a few more packages at the restaurant entrance. He'd stopped by the printing shop during the day, and the new payment codes and small cards advertising the food orders had arrived. Ye Ping'an hung them up one by one at the counter.
Put the dishes in place one by one and check the Chinese toon first.
Fortunately, it was not crushed by the inflatable toy in the car.
Toona sinensis sprouts cannot be kept overnight. Remove the leaves from the pot and blanch them in water. Pour boiling water over them to soften the leaves and remove their slight astringency. After draining the water, the sprouts will still be bright and fresh.
Chop the leaves, add a few spoonfuls of chili powder and salt ground in the store, pour hot oil and stir, the oil will sizzle, like a flame exploding, and a hot and spicy aroma will rush out.
Someone in the shop next door just took out some grilled sausages for a midnight snack, and when I smelled the aroma, the sausages no longer smelled good.
He clutched his stomach, feeling bitter and resentful. "The food court is closed today. Who came to open it in the middle of the night? No, I can't eat anymore..."
A few minutes later.
The fat boy, carrying a can of Coke, knocked on the door of the Xile Restaurant. "Congratulations on the opening of our new store! My name is Xiao Kui, and I run a 24-hour convenience store next door to you. Come on, Coca-Cola, good luck!"
Seeing someone coming out of the kitchen, he swallowed his saliva and asked, "What is the boss cooking tonight? It smells so good!"
"Thanks for your good wishes, may everyone get rich." Ye Ping'an took out the freshly canned Chinese toon sauce and asked, "Do you eat Chinese toon?"
This is the last crop of Chinese toon this year, and making it into Chinese toon sauce is just the right way to seal in the flavor of spring for the whole year. Four pounds isn't a lot, so even if you divide it into small jars, you can only fill a dozen or so.
The aroma of Chinese toon is strong, and those who like it love it very much, while those who don’t like it don’t want to touch it at all. If you don’t meet a customer who likes it, you can eat it all by yourself.
People came here late at night because of the smell. It seems that most people like to eat it.
Xiao Kui took out a multi-grain steamed bun from his pocket and said, "Give me a spoonful!"
The purple-red buds and leaves wrapped in chili peppers in the glass jar make people drool just by looking at them.
The Chinese toon sauce was not completely cooled yet, and it still had the heat from the wok. I scooped out the oil seal and spread it on the steamed buns, which absorbed the oil while they were still hot. The aroma that remained in the air suddenly became more noticeable.
"I'll lose more tomorrow." Xiao Kui muttered and took a bite.
The aroma is more noticeable than the spiciness.
The unique rich aroma of Chinese toon supports the straightforward spiciness, hitting the taste buds at once, and even the ordinary and somewhat unpalatable multi-grain steamed buns become delicious.
"The boss is really good. It's even better than the toon sauce that the big hotel in the city made a few days ago!"
Xiao Kui's eyes lit up immediately, and he took out his gold-plated cell phone. "How much is it? I'll take this can back home to eat. I've had enough of these lousy steamed buns!"
Ye Ping'an looked at the words "When you see me, please remind me to lose weight" engraved on the back of his phone, and hesitated to speak. "A can is thirty. You brought the Coke over, and this can of sauce is for you, but..."
Xiao Kui stiffened his neck, "...Chili peppers can help with weight loss, and Chinese toon is a vegetable leaf with no calories, so if you round it up, it's zero calories!"
"The Coke is an opening gift, but you still have to pay for it." He scanned the code and left with the sauce.
[Ding Dong! Thirty yuan has arrived!]
"Losing weight in the food court is a good idea." Ye Ping'an sealed the cooled toon sauces one by one, opened a bottle of Coke, walked upstairs slowly, sat down and turned on his mobile phone.
The food delivery platform is still waiting for review, and several university town accounts contacted have responded.
"The food delivery platform is selling their promotional packages. The advertising fee for a reliable account is 200-300, and they also recommend using multiple accounts to promote..."
Ye Ping'an covered his empty wallet with a painful grip.
I can’t afford publicity, I can’t afford publicity.
"Let's talk about it after we make some money. No, good wine needs no bush, and I'm determined not to be a leek for capital."
Ye Ping'an thought about replying to each one, then opened the chat, "Huh? The stall owner hasn't sent the photos of the vegetable patch yet?"
AAA Xile Restaurant: [Xia, it's hard to take pictures now that it's dark, but we can still take pictures tomorrow morning.]
Ding Dong.
The message alert sounded in the quiet yard of the self-built house. The moonlight seemed to be blocked by dark clouds, and the eaves cast long and thin shadows, almost covering people.
Xia Zihan remained in the same position she had just entered the doorway, leaning against it and falling asleep. Her eyes were tightly closed, and her face was twitching uncontrollably, as if she was struggling desperately in a dream.
Run! Run! The ghost is coming to eat you!
When Xia Zihan heard the phone ringing, he suddenly realized that he was dreaming.
The chaotic dream of running away finally ended, and the scene before my eyes returned to darkness.
Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, her breathing became labored. It felt like a thousand-pound ice cube was pressing down on her, and she couldn't even open her eyes.
Here I am again, it’s like this when I’m setting up a stall! I suddenly fell asleep and couldn’t wake up...
The irresistible drowsiness came over him again, and Xia Zihan's face became paler.
In the self-built house, the faces of the other people lying there gradually turned pale.
The puppy tied to the door jumped around anxiously and barked at the air.
"Whose dog is making such a fuss? Oh, and the dog next door seems to be still asleep..."
The neighbor complained and couldn't help yawning.
"call……"
He fell straight down and fell asleep on the ground.
Like falling wheat, one figure after another fell down.
Night enveloped the entire village, but there was no sound in the lighted rooms.
Only the rapid, struggling breathing of the sleeping person remained, spreading like a plague.
A shabby bus staggered out of the darkness and passed the village entrance.
The street lights dimly illuminated the car window, and the dark shadow of a human figure sitting by the window seemed to become more solid.
Around it, some people were dazed with their heads down, some were clutching puppets painted with strange oil paints, some were holding red balls... and more figures were hidden in the darkness of the carriage and could not be seen clearly.
The bus stopped for a moment on the road. The woman in the front seat holding the puppet changed her expression slightly. Taking advantage of the moment of stopping, she pressed the button on her cell phone to send a message.
In an instant, all the "people" in the carriage looked up and stared at her.
The car lights flickered, and in the dim light, countless broken limbs stretched out from the car seats. They dragged the woman, almost pulling her into the car.
The woman's body went rigid before she was completely dragged away.
Like... a puppet in her hands.
The outstretched hands stopped in mid-air and disappeared one after another as the bus drove into darkness.
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The Jiang City Investigation Branch and the Action Team's headquarters are built together with the Jiang City Police Station. There are still people busy working with documents in the middle of the night.
"An alert has been received from the General Administration regarding the recent appearance of an A-level anomaly. All other matters should be put aside. Be wary of the escalation of low-level anomalies... [D28017-Life Purchase Money] has unexpectedly disappeared. It will be treated as a frozen state for the time being. The search for the anomaly will continue."
Old Li read the arrangements, looked at everyone's serious expressions, and made a joke, "Our Jiang City is close to the General Administration, which has its advantages. Although there are fewer people, there are not many troublesome guys in the city. If a big ghost really comes, we will definitely be able to hold out until we can call for help."
Captain Hu half-closed his eyes. "We can't let our guard down. The information department should keep a close eye on the new E-level cases that have appeared in the records, and the action team should resolve them as soon as they have time. The files handed over by the police must also be carefully checked to confirm whether there are any new strange people or people with strange objects causing trouble..."
The information officer typing away on his computer was a little worried. "The victim of the April car accident case, missing due to [C3562-Hearse], has not been found yet."
Captain Hu nodded slightly. "Having encountered something strange before makes it easier to get involved in other strange incidents. Witnesses have all signed agreements and asked people to confirm their safety. Also, we should work with the media to provide guidance. Negative emotions will only make strange things stronger, so we must not let panic spread."
"Lin Province has organized a tracking operation for the [hearse]. They've activated the [wooden figure], a mysterious artifact, preventing the investigators aboard the [hearse] from leaving on their own. Once we've located it, we'll also be participating in this operation."
Captain Hu said softly, "We'll do our best to bring the victim back."
“Ding ding.”
A special vibration interrupted the meeting. Lao Li clicked on the emergency message sent by the Investigation Bureau APP and took a breath.
"The hearse has been tracked down. There are still people aboard, but they've been transformed into ghost slaves. When the investigator aboard sent a message, the location appeared in Jiang City. She witnessed a strange figure exit the vehicle, suspected to be suffering from [D73005: Sleep Paralysis]. She only managed to catch sight of the 'Happy Hotel' sign outside the vehicle."
Old Li paused, "Where have I seen this name?"
Captain Hu suddenly opened his eyes. "It's that shop from this morning! It must be the strange aura of [Life-Buying Money] that erupted nearby, attracting other strange things."
Bai Xuan scratched her head, "But there's no strange aura left there..."
"Even now, we still don't fully understand the existence of strange things. All records are just for reference. Let's act first."
Captain Hu stood up, holding onto the table. "I remember the owner put a handwritten business card in his bag. Who saw it? It takes almost an hour to drive to the university town. It's three in the morning now. She's probably still awake at her age. Call her. She might still be alive!"
Several cars sped out late at night. Bai Xuan held the hedgehog, wrinkled her face and tried to memorize the strange file temporarily.
[Strange D73005: Sleep Paralysis]
Description: When D73005 is in a strange aura explosion or a strangely formed ghost cave, non-physical entities can be observed, appearing as black mist or black mist humanoids. No crash records have been made so far, and no records of strange phenomena during the crash have been made.
It is actively aggressive and can affect multiple people simultaneously. When a person encounters something strange during sleep, the attack is triggered, and they experience multiple stages of drowsiness, lucid dreams, and sensory deprivation, before dying after being unable to wake up for several days.
Those affected by the condition have reported that it is based on dreams, with distorted, fearful hallucinations similar to various folklore such as "sleep paralysis," "nightmare," and "demon."
[Countermeasures: Based on multiple incidents, forcibly waking up for at least one hour before the inability to wake up can help escape the strange attack. It has been confirmed that if the affected person remains awake, it is impossible to cause them to freeze and transform into strange creatures.]
[Note: D73005's aura is relatively weak, making it relatively easy to deal with. Originally rated E. Its aura rarely explodes during attacks, and investigators have only witnessed its appearance during three roundups. Due to its repeated escapes and difficulty in targeting, its rank has been increased.]
"Beep-beep--Sorry, the user you dialed is temporarily unavailable and will be transferred to voicemail. Welcome to Xile Restaurant, accepting orders and delivery..."
Old Li looked at the handwritten business card with elegant handwriting to make sure he had dialed the right number.
"…Rejected? Is he awake or not?"
【Author’s words】
Thanks to the little angel for the landmine, hug and kiss~
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