Chapter 085 Chapter 85
China, capital.
Bai Manman has been in the capital for more than a week. She can no longer stay in Heng City because the memories of that city are too heavy for her.
Well, it's nothing, just two weird things.
Before the weird live broadcast, they met a smiling man who could turn people into paper-mache people. Another time, they were directly caught in a weird live broadcast. A faceless little girl floated in the air, forcing them to play a deadly game of hide-and-seek.
Although no one died in the end, no one was irreparably injured.
But Bai Manman was still afraid. She even quit her job and took a train to the capital in the north to make a living.
Beijing, the heart of China - the capital, although this 'heart' is about to burst because of too many people.
But it’s good because there are so many people. If any weird live broadcast incident happens again, it won’t be so easy to be involved with such a large population base.
The follow-up investigation results of the scenic spot live broadcast have come out. During that live broadcast, not all tourists on the mountain were trapped in the weird world. According to the investigation results issued by the newly established weird response department, the tourists who were pulled into the weird world at that time accounted for two-thirds of the total number of people entering the scenic spot, and one-third were trapped in the scenic spot, but not in the weird world.
Simply put, the gray mist surrounded the scenic area and divided it into two worlds. One was the real scenic area, but it was impossible to leave, so one-third of the tourists stayed there. The other was a fake scenic area, and two-thirds of the tourists were trapped. If they stayed in the temple of the fake scenic area, they would face terrible weirdness.
The Internet calls the virtual world the inner world.
No matter what it is called, Bai Manman is certain of one thing, that the probability of entering the weird live broadcast can be calculated. The larger the base population, the lower the possibility of unfortunately facing weirdness. Therefore, in this city with high wages but high cost of living, she is safe.
Learning martial arts has become popular recently.
Not only are there martial arts classes in schools, but many martial arts training institutions are popping up in cities like mushrooms after rain. Short videos often show various "small grappling techniques", "how to escape quickly", "how to use obstacles to block enemies", etc.
Bai Manman followed suit and learned. She even found a martial arts training class to attend. Because she was a "celebrity", the training class used her fame for advertising and waived Bai Manman's training fees.
As expected, when it comes to traffic, no one can compete with Weird Live. She just happened to appear once in Weird Live, and she became a celebrity. How many traffic stars and internet celebrities must be crying.
I'm not a celebrity, so why do I have to wear sunglasses every time I go out?
Fortunately, this situation did not last long. After the live broadcasts from Japan and the United States, netizens began to pay attention to the situation abroad and could not remember who she was.
People in the same training class with her have also become accustomed to being with Bai Manman. Close contact can shatter all filters and halos. Not to mention that she is an unlucky person who has only appeared once in a weird live broadcast. Even if she is really a top-tier star, seeing each other every day, everyone will find out over time that even a top-tier star is just an ordinary person in the end.
Even though she doesn't earn much but spends a lot, and after deducting living expenses, there is only a three-digit amount left each month, Bai Manman is still very satisfied with her life.
Just stop facing weirdness.
Yes, as long as I don't encounter any weird things again...
The rent in Beijing is very expensive. Even clean and nice houses are unaffordable. Even if you share a house with someone, you have to pay a considerable amount of money. And for someone as famous as Bai Manman, sharing a house with strangers is not a good thing.
So she selected carefully and nearly broke her legs before she rented a small compartment in an old courtyard house.
There is only an 80-year-old woman living in this old house. The price for being able to rent here cheaply is that Bai Manman has to take care of the old lady who lives alone.
The old lady's children were all abroad and originally planned to take her with them, but she was stubborn and refused to leave the house she had lived in since she was a child. This place records most of the old lady's life. She has never left since she got married. The old lady decided to meet her own death here, just like her old partner.
The old lady has a kind personality and is easy to get along with. She falls asleep at nine o'clock every night and snores so loudly that even an earthquake would not wake her up.
Bai Manman arrived home at about 8:30 in the evening. The first thing she did after returning to the old house was to meet and talk to the old lady. One reason was to prevent the old lady from feeling too lonely at home all day, and the second was to check on the old lady's physical condition.
The old lady's memory began to deteriorate, and her eyesight was a little poor, but her body was still strong, so Bai Manman generally didn't need to worry about anything.
But this time, it's a little different from usual.
"Grandma Li, I'm back." Bai Manman entered the yard and locked the door. "How are you today?"
"Very good." Grandma Li's old voice came from the room, "A guest has arrived. It must be your friend."
Friend? Bai Manman was puzzled. Which of her friends would come all the way to Beijing to see her?
And besides my parents, is there anyone else who knows my address?
When I pushed open the door, the first thing I saw was the shabby dining table. The empty plates on the table were piled up high, about half a meter high.
Behind the tall plate, a short-haired boy buried his head in the bowl, happily shoveling rice.
"Poor child, you are so hungry." Grandma Li touched the boy's hair and said, "Don't worry, there is more. If you don't have enough, I will make more for you."
"Okay." The boy raised his head from the bowl, narrowed his bright red pupils, and smiled with fangs showing, "Thank you, grandma~"
"Hey, good boy." Grandma Li said with a smile, "My grandson is about the same age as you, but he is not as well-behaved as you."
Bai Manman: ...
She slammed the door shut and pinched her brows.
The boy just now, with a pair of bright red vertical pupils and a mouth full of sharp teeth, must be weird.
Normal people don't look like that, right? Are there bright red pupils in this world? No, they don't exist, as red as blood.
And normal people don't have shark-like fangs.
No, I must have seen it wrong, I must have seen the wrong person. It must be because of the dim light at night.
Bai Manman pushed the door open again. Behind the slowly opened door, a pair of bright red pupils appeared in front of Bai Manman. She didn't know when the young man stood behind the door, staring at her with those scary eyes.
"Hi, hello~~" Tong said with a smile and waved her hand, "I will live here from today, grandma's grandson Tong~~"
Tears began to gather in Bai Manman's eyes.
She wants to cancel the lease, is that possible?
*
In the park on the downtown street.
This is a large park with an artificial lake, a bridge and a pavilion. On weekdays, there are many tourists, including grandpas and grandmas practicing Tai Chi, young couples admiring the flowers and the scenery, and mothers taking their children out for a walk.
But now, the mothers with their children are gone, more than half of the young couples who were sightseeing have also left, and the grandfathers and grandmothers who were practicing Tai Chi are nowhere to be seen. Instead, there are quite a few young people holding their mobile phones, hiding in the distance and looking at the small square in the center of the park.
The little girl with long hair is playing with a ball here.
"In the blue sky and galaxy~
There is a little white boat~"
The girl's tender voice floated in the air. The park was very quiet, with only the sounds of bouncing balls and children's songs.
In the distance, there are whispers of young people.
"You go ahead."
"Don't be silly, I don't want to die."
"Didn't you say before that if you met her, you would definitely perform better than those climbers?"
"Fuck, it's just talk, can you take it seriously?"
"Why is this weird little girl here?"
"Because this is a park?"
"Thank you so much, it's strange that you still come to the park to play?"
"Because she's a little girl?"
"Pooh."
The Faceless Boy was singing and hitting the ball at the same time, but suddenly he missed the ball and it rolled to the front.
The little girl raised her head and 'looked' at the direction the ball rolled out.
The people hiding far away immediately hid themselves, and a few timid ones turned around and ran away, fearing that they would be caught by the weird little girl and play hide-and-seek.
However, the Faceless Child did not seem to want to play with them. She floated up to chase the ball and continued to clap and sing.
"I've called the police." Someone whispered.
"Will calling the police work?"
"You are stupid, of course you should report to the weird response department. The emergency number of the weird response department is 111. You can call the police and get help immediately."
"so it is."
Not long after he finished speaking, someone in a light-colored uniform arrived, with the words "deal with weird things" clearly written on their armband.
The people who came were Yu Miaoqing and her subordinates.
This is not the first time that Yu Miaoqing has called the police. Since the emergency call for help from the ghost response department was announced, many calls for help have been received. Some of them were false alarms. The troublemakers were arrested and dealt with. Some were misunderstandings. The weirdest one was that one person saw the closet door open a little by itself, and he screamed and called the police, claiming that there must be a ghost in his closet, and asked Yu Miaoqing and the others to catch the ghost, otherwise he would not be able to sleep.
For people who are close to persecution mania, the only option is comfort.
Yu Miaoqing couldn't even tell them directly: Please go see a psychiatrist.
But this time was different. The department received more than one call to the police, claiming that a faceless little girl was seen in the park on the central street. So many people calling the police were worthy of Yu Miaoqing's attention, so she came in person.
Then, in the small square in the middle of the park, I saw the faceless little girl who had appeared in the weird live broadcast.
Just like during the live broadcast, she was wearing a bright red skirt, singing nursery rhymes, and hitting the ball again and again.
Yu Miaoqing immediately asked his subordinates to persuade the crowd to leave. Some wanted to stay and watch the fun, but left reluctantly after being sternly warned.
Soon, Yu Miaoqing and her subordinates were the only ones left in the park. Under the tense gaze of her subordinates, Yu Miaoqing took a deep breath and walked towards the little girl.
The Faceless Boy didn't even look at Yu Miaoqing, and continued to play ball and sing by himself.
This is the first time we have faced a real weirdness since the establishment of the weirdness response department. Before, we only had to deal with the aftermath.
Yu Miaoqing pressed the hidden camera on her chest to confirm that it was filming, then she softly said to the little girl, "Hello, can we get to know each other?"
The Faceless Boy stopped patting the ball. The ball bounced on the ground a few times and then rolled to the feet of a police officer. The police officer looked at the round ball on the ground and did not dare to bend down to pick it up.
The little girl's cracked mouth curled up: "Will you play with me?"
Yu Miaoqing felt her heartbeat quicken, and she said, "If I play with you, can you answer a few questions for me?"
The faceless boy nodded: "Okay~"