The city of Tuntun began to gradually return to normal.

The orderly return of citizens and their ability to go back to their homes is undoubtedly the best news for them.

Some are happy and some are sad.

Lin Mo was very worried.

He found that he couldn't get away for the time being. After all, the people below kept calling him Director Lin. He had a burden on his shoulders, and looking at the mess here, he couldn't leave immediately.

The most important thing is that the expert group of this branch has collapsed. If we want to fill it up, either the headquarters can directly transfer a group here, or we have to recruit and train them slowly.

Lin Mo doesn't have the time.

He made seven calls to the headquarters in one day, all about this matter.

The General Administration is also in a dilemma, wondering where to get so many experts to deploy there? Otherwise, you can figure it out yourself.

"What can I do?"

“It’s the same here at the headquarters.”

"Forget it, forget it, I'll just figure it out myself."

Lin Mo hung up the phone and thought to himself that the General Administration was really stingy. They couldn’t even deploy a dozen people?

Or is it that since I'm here, I can be forced to do the job first?

It must be like this.

The main thing is that it seems that even the head of the Tuntun City Branch has died in the line of duty, which means the entire army has been wiped out, and the only ones left are some office civilian logistics and action teams.

Without me here to take charge, the nightmare incident in Tuntun City cannot be solved at all.

Some people like this, holding great power, and even think that this is a stepping stone. With the experience of being in charge of a side, their future career will surely be smooth sailing.

But Lin Mo's mind was now full of thoughts on how to get out of this situation.

He clearly remembered that when the nightmare world was completely descending, he and Fatty happened to pass by Xiyan City. At that time, the situation in Xiyan City was much more complicated than that in Tuntun City.

It just so happened that Fatty was injured and hospitalized, and we couldn't just ignore him, so he ended up staying in Xiyan City for quite a long time.

Lin Mo didn't want to encounter the same situation again.

Since the General Administration said that all nightmare security matters in Tuntun City will be decided by them, then it will be easy.

Convene a meeting of branch personnel.

In the conference room, everyone sat up straight. Before, they didn't know how powerful Lin Mo was, and they all looked down on him to some extent. But after seeing him for real, everyone respected Lin Mo as a god.

Lin Mo’s first request at the meeting was to recruit people.

"All current action teams will be incorporated into the expert group, and personnel from other security departments will be transferred to the action team. You can discuss this with other departments."

This is definitely a drastic move.

The steps are very big.

"My only request is to fill the branch office with new staff in the shortest possible time."

After Lin Mo finished speaking, someone below couldn't help but speak up: "Director Lin, the action team is easy to deal with, as long as they are special police, they can almost do the job, but what the expert group needs is timely and effective handling of nightmare time, which can't be accomplished by just getting a few people up here."

The other party is telling the truth.

Lin Mo had also considered this early on.

Of course he thought of a solution.

"This is also simple. I will personally train the newly reorganized expert group, and they can start work after they pass the training."

When the man heard this, he knew there was no problem and of course he nodded.

This method works.

Moreover, Lin Mo is a leader in the General Administration's expert group. It is said that he is the fourth special expert. With a mentor of this level, it is estimated that he will be able to form combat effectiveness in a dozen days at the earliest.

Thinking of this, many logistics and civilian personnel were also interested and signed up enthusiastically, wanting to join the expert group for training.

Lin Mo accepted all the requests, and all of a sudden, the expert group of the Tuntun City Branch, which had been short of staff, became fully staffed again.

Twenty-five people.

More than anyone before.

Of course, the key is how to form combat power in a short period of time and deal with nightmare events effectively and promptly.

Lin Mo developed a 'three-day success' training plan for them.

When this plan was put on the table, everyone was stunned.

Three days?

You are too fast. How can three days be enough for such a professional thing? Even if you have some basics, it should take more than ten days of training?

Now the academy at the General Administration requires at least three months of training.

Zhang Xu was familiar with this matter. He was a student and belonged to the elite class, which required a longer training period of six months.

Some people questioned this, but Lin Mo was very sure.

"Yes, three days. If I say it takes three days to become a talent, then it must take three days to become a talent."

Still no one believes it.

It doesn’t matter, you’ll know if you try it.

After the meeting, Lin Mo took 25 people out and took a bus straight to the suburbs.

Lin Mo had already figured it out before.

He had thought about which places in Tuntun City had the most nightmares, which places were the most dangerous and the most terrifying. In three days, he would not teach the theoretical knowledge in class, but would go straight into practice.

Practice is the first key to mastering skills.

"The first stop is the abandoned Fourth Sanatorium in the mountainous area outside of Tuntun City."

When hearing this, many people's faces turned green.

"That's a dangerous place."

"It's a haunted house. Many people died there before the nightmare came. I heard that the mountain has been sealed off."

"That's a restricted area. Do we really want to go there? There are many strange legends in Tuntun City, all about this sanatorium."

"What if, those are just rumors, maybe there's actually nothing to it."

Some people still hold on to their luck.

When they finally arrived at the place, Lin Mo asked them to fall asleep directly in the horrifying sanatorium, and some of them collapsed at that time.

Some girls were so scared that they cried.

When they really fell asleep and saw this horrific Fourth Sanatorium, many of them were frightened.

Anyway, a day later, when the twenty-five people left on the bus, the laughter and joy in the carriage had disappeared.

Each of them seemed to have lost their souls, still immersed in the terrible experiences before.

Of course, although it was really scary and dangerous, no one actually died in the Fourth Sanatorium because Lin Mo was there.

"The second stop is the urban legend of Tuntun City, the non-existent ninth floor."

Lin Mo had explored these places in advance.

If it is not good, he will not arrange new members of the expert group to train there. If the difficulty is not enough and there is no training effect, Lin Mo will let Doudou and some paper figures make guest appearances.

Anyway, the true horror and danger must be shown 100%.

Another day passed, and after the meeting outside the haunted building, the carriage was not just silent, it was dead silent.

Although some people were already safe, they still stared with their eyes wide open and twitched from time to time.

Some people had their eyes blank and saliva flowed onto their collars without realizing it.

Obviously, the training effect of this second stop was very good, even better than the first stop. It seemed that everyone's spirit was different from before.

Lin Mo felt encouraged.

"Everyone take a short break, we will go to the third stop right away, and this time we will make sure everyone has a great time."

Just as he finished speaking, a student came over and knelt on the ground with a plop.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Lin Mo said, "I know you want to thank me, but now is not the time. Believe me, after the third stop, I guarantee that you will become a qualified expert group member."

"No, Director Lin, please let me go. I don't want to be an expert anymore. I want to go home and find my mother!"

The man's eyes were red and it looked like he couldn't hold on any longer.

Lin Mo kicked the other person away.

"Since everyone has no objection, let's start the third stop and get going."

“…”

It is quite difficult to find a third suitable training venue in Tuntun City, but this is not a difficult task for Lin Mo.

This time he did not look for a place, but arranged a venue and asked Doudou, Xiaohu, Zhiren and Yuejie to cooperate and train this group of new students with the ultimate difficulty.

"You guys are really lucky to have met such a good mentor like me. Think about it, where can you find a mentor as good as me? I teach you step by step, without holding back. Well, we can express our gratitude later. Now let's just practice hard."

Because Lin Mo had high requirements, the extras arranged by Lin Mo worked very hard in the third stop.

The difficulty level increased by several levels compared to the previous two training sessions.

Less than two minutes into the session, one of the students was so frightened that he fell to the ground and started convulsing.

This should be a stress response.

The stimulation was excessive.

However, Lin Mo did not show up to rescue this time. There were other nightmares in the previous two times and it was difficult to control, so Lin Mo led them step by step and told them what methods to use to deal with and respond to various situations.

But this time they are all family members, and Lin Mo has already given instructions, so just stop there.

So don't worry.

And they must be allowed to practice on their own.

His request was to let these students walk out of a closed building, it was that simple.

From time to time, miserable cries could be heard from inside, some were calling for their parents, some were calling for their grandparents. Zhang Xu, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but sigh for the people inside.

"Why are you sighing? Do you also want to go in and gain some experience? It's not too late to go in now."

Lin Mo glanced at Zhang Xu.

The latter shook his head repeatedly.

"No, no, I just think that even though they are shouting so loudly, the progress is actually very great."

"You think so, don't you?"

"Of course, when they first encountered the nightmare, they didn't know what to do and couldn't even scream. But after two practices, listen to the screams, they are full of energy after such a long time."

When Lin Mo heard this, he realized that just having full energy was not enough.

After thinking for a while, Lin Mo already had a plan in mind.

After two days and nights of contact with these twenty-five people, Lin Mo has become very familiar with them. He has already figured out their characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses.

So Lin Mo had to make arrangements for them before leaving.

Divide them into four specific series.

Combat, control, curse, and spiritual.

In Lin Mo's opinion, the easiest ones are the 'Control System' and the 'Combat System', and the Control System is even easier. If you want to learn quickly, you have to take this path.

Combat requires talent and practice.

I won’t think about the curse system and the spiritual system for now. One requires yellow paper and you have to collect curses; the other one relies entirely on chance and one’s own characteristics, which cannot be trained.

After formulating a reinforcement plan for twenty-five people, Lin Mo planned to capture twenty-five smart and communicative nightmares and let them make friends with each other.

Of course this is forced. You have to pay it whether you are willing or not.

In fact, Lin Mo already had a plan. The fourth sanatorium he visited before, the non-existent one-ninth floor had many nightmares. Meeting was fate, and Lin Mo decided to go with them.

So Lin Mo went again.

When they came back, a large group of Nightmares with unwilling and helpless expressions were taken to the third training ground by Lin Mo.

There are "patients" wearing hospital gowns with ferocious eyes; there is a fat female nurse holding a knife and enjoying torturing people; there is a female student who accidentally fell from the elevator; and there is a taxi driver who was killed and built into a concrete wall.

The strength of these nightmares varied, but at this moment they all followed Lin Mo obediently.

In the shadow behind Lin Mo, black cursed chains connected these nightmares together, and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.

"You can choose who you want to work with later. From today on, you will have a permanent job. You are all regular employees and can get paid if you want."

This is a combination of kindness and severity.

After beating him up, you have to give him some sweet treats.

Finally, several hours later, the trainees who had completed the third practical training walked out of the dark building, supporting each other and trembling.

Look at their faces, pale and bloodless.

Some of them came out and sat on the ground crying loudly.

Seems to be venting.

Others had eyes wide open, staring blankly with no focus, as if they were reminiscing about something.

Sister Yue returned to Lin Mo quietly.

“I had a lot of fun this time.”

Sister Yue's voice was filled with satisfaction.

Well, after several hours of hard work, how could she not be satisfied?

Look at what has happened to these students.

But Lin Mo knew it was all worth it.

Jade cannot be made into a useful object without being carved.

They will thank themselves in the future.

At this time, some students finally noticed the group of familiar faces behind Lin Mo.

But it's true, after going through three hellish combat trials, they all performed very calmly this time. Their calmness alone surpassed that of most ordinary people.

Staying calm when encountering problems is the minimum requirement of the expert group.

In this regard, everyone has met the standard.

"Didn't they say there were only three games?"

"Director Lin, you don't keep your word."

"Why panic? Grab your weapons and fight them. We are not easy to mess with."

Twenty-five people are really different from before.

When faced with nightmares, fear is stimulated in the greatest reverse direction and no longer becomes a burden or encumbrance to them. Instead, it becomes the source of their strength.

Lin Mo was extremely pleased when he saw this.

"Don't worry, they are not here to beat you up this time. These nightmares are now your colleagues and will be brothers in the same trench from now on. Everyone, get to know each other quickly, form pairs, and move forward hand in hand to create brilliance together."

Lin Mo gave an impassioned speech, and under the urging of the group of nightmares, they could only choose the object of their choice.

Lin Mo had considered why he had to let the nightmares choose. It was mainly to accommodate the nightmares' moods. Forcing them already made them very unhappy. If he assigned someone they didn't like, there would definitely be problems in the future.

So Lin Mo was democratic this time and let them choose for themselves.

Then they will have nothing to say.

People make their own choices, and they have to walk on hand in hand even with tears in their eyes, swallowing their anger. That's probably what it means.

"Hurry up and make your choice. This is your only chance. Once you make your choice, you can't regret it."

At this moment, Lin Mo was like the host of a blind date corner, running around to pair people up.

Some nightmares were still hesitating when he grabbed them and assigned them at random.

You know what, the efficiency is quite good, and they all formed pairs in no time.

In a short period of time, the expert group of the Tuntun City Branch regained its combat effectiveness, and Lin Mo believed that the current expert group was definitely stronger than before.

Lin Mo also gave them some basic rules for dealing with nightmares.

These are all his own experiences.

In order to get out as soon as possible, he tried his best.

A bunch of arrangements were made afterwards. Under Xiaoyu's auspices, the nightmares paired with Lin Mo signed contracts and had cursed chains drilled into their bodies.

Once they violate the contract, they will have no other choice but to be swallowed by the cursed chains.

After everything was arranged, Lin Mo made a report to the General Administration and resigned that same day, taking Zhang Xu with him.

Tuntun City is also a port city, but after the nightmare came, sea transportation has been reduced by 80% to 90%, so there are many ships docked at the pier.

It’s not a big problem for Lin Mo to requisition some ships to go out to sea. He doesn’t even need to go through official means. He can just pay the money directly.

He has plenty of money now. Every month, the fat man transfers millions to tens of millions into his card. If this guy changes into red clothes, he can be the God of Wealth.

The question now is whether to go out to sea in the real world or in the nightmare world.

There is a big difference between the two.

It is very easy to fall into danger when going out to sea in the real world. After all, your physical body is also floating on the sea, and if something really happens, you will definitely not be able to save it.

There is no such problem when going out to sea in the nightmare world, but being in a dream for a long time is also a hassle. After all, going out to sea to find something is not something that can be done in a day or two.

After comparison and discussion, Lin Mo finally chose the first option.

As I said, this time out to sea, it was all luck to find the Silence in a month or two. It is impossible not to wake up forever, or to go out to sea again every time I wake up. I can only choose the first option.

Lin Mo informed the General Administration about this matter. Since they were going to go out to sea, they had to get a big ship.

The boat is not stable.

For the General Administration, this was a trivial matter. After some arrangements, Lin Mo and Zhang Xu boarded a maritime investigation ship that day. The ship was not small, weighing more than 900 tons, 96 meters long and 15 meters wide. Although it was not as big as the Glutton, it was not small either.

Zhang Xu told the crew on the ship the approximate location, and it only took one day to reach the sea area Zhang Xu mentioned.

"Go into the dream and see what's going on!" Lin Mo and Zhang Xu closed their eyes and went into a dream.

What I see is the bloody moonlight.

This is a cloud-free area.

Not big.

Lin Mo looked around, but saw nothing except the bloody moonlight and the pitch-black sea.

The projection of the ship they were on in the nightmare world was incomplete.

Only a small part, and it appears and disappears from time to time.

Lin Mo asked Zhang Xu about the time when the Silence passed by. Logically speaking, these ghost ships have regular movements.

Zhang Xu was recalling, and at this moment, he seemed to see something and squinted at the sea.

"Expert Lin, there's a ship floating over there."

"Silence?"

"No, it's a boat."

"oh."

When Lin Mo heard it was a small boat, he immediately lost interest.

But the next moment, Zhang Xu's voice changed.

"Wait a minute, that, that looks like my boat."

(End of this chapter)