Chapter 238: Scavenger (34) The Gao brothers and sisters adopted a child...
"Meng, Director Meng?!" He Lun was dumbfounded. "Why would it be her?"
Wei Wei: "After the Many-Faced Buddha went out of control, the health center immediately activated emergency mode. All medical staff and patients were required to return to their rooms immediately. Afterwards, the director of the nursing department led the team to take roll call in each room."
"The person who is most likely to get close to the Many-Faced Buddha is Director Meng. Taking all factors into consideration, she is the most suspicious."
The bird-beak mask was proficient in the art of control. He controlled Director Meng and released the Many-Faced Buddha. However, the effect of his control was only temporary. After Director Meng regained consciousness, he continued to make rounds.
"That sounds a lot like your skill [Involuntary]," Helun said, "Did he copy your skill?"
Wei Wei shook his head: "No."
His [Involuntary] can only control the body of the player or NPC, and cannot erase the memory of the period of control. Director Meng has been busy with work, and just now he asked them to comfort Chen Yuan. She didn't seem to remember that she released the Many-Faced Buddha.
"He can control the body and erase memories. This ability is terrifying!" Bai Jie sighed, "He is also a butcher. Boss, challenge him and kill him, and add another glorious achievement to yourself."
Gao Mengtang smiled and said nothing.
After the discussion, the players took a nap. Lin Li was still restoring files. Before he could fall asleep, he was awakened by a life-threatening phone call.
It was Thunder God calling again. Gao Mengtang turned on the mute button of the phone and stretched.
"Brother, aren't you afraid that he will be angry?" He Lun asked timidly.
Gao Mengtang yawned and said, "Whether he answers the phone or not, he will curse. Who cares?" As he said that, he climbed out of bed and saw Lin Li still concentrating on restoring the documents. He leaned over to take a look.
The fifth restored document is related to the Many-Faced Buddha. It is a handwritten letter in Esperanto, with Bai Jie acting as the translator.
[I heard that 100 boxes of MD1010 virus injections were stolen from the Mental Health Center. You are currently tracking down the whereabouts of the virus injections. You must be very busy at work. I am deeply sorry for writing to you at this time.]
[Let’s not talk about the small talk for now. I’m so confused that I can’t think about trivial matters.]
[A patient has been admitted to your hospital. Her original name is Jiang Xin and her code name is Many-Faced Buddha. She was originally a professor at Zhongzhou University. She joined Tanhualing two years ago and worked in the sanatorium of Xianwang Twelve.]
[For unknown reasons, she was infected with the MD1010 virus two months ago, and her condition deteriorated very quickly. While admitting her to the hospital, I discovered some strange phenomena.]
[First, I found a large number of MD1010 virus injections in Jiang Xin's apartment. There were only her fingerprints on the syringes, and there were no signs of fighting at the scene. The surveillance cameras in the corridor and living room of the apartment showed that Jiang Xin was the only one who entered the apartment when she was infected with the virus.]
[In other words, Jiang Xin injected herself with the MD1010 virus, 10 times in a row! That's why her condition worsened so quickly. It sounds incredible, but it's true.]
[There is no antidote for the virus, and Jiang Xin has reached a desperate situation. What I want to know now is why she did this. She and I are friends, and she is an optimistic, frank, indomitable, and purposeful person. I don't believe that she chose to self-destruct because of depression or any other psychological reasons. ]
[Looking back carefully, she became abnormal half a year ago after she met Gao Huan and Gao Yaxuan.]
After reading this line, Gao Mengtang's remaining sleepiness immediately disappeared. His phone kept vibrating. Lei Gong was still calling him, but he didn't even have time to look at the screen.
[She seemed to have learned something from Gao Huan and Gao Yaxuan. One time when she was drunk, she smashed the statue of the half-dead man and called him a "liar", a "coward who lives a life of shame", and "you deserve to rot in a dark room, but he will be remembered forever". I was so scared that I couldn't move. Jiang Xin was once a devout believer of the half-dead man! ! ]
"Who is this half-dead thing?" He Lun muttered. "Epiphyllum Ridge is full of his followers. Xiao Tien is also his follower."
Bai Jie said reflexively: "Don't talk nonsense, be careful that Xiao Tien hears it!"
[We all know that Gao Yaxuan and Gao Huan are in charge of the mysterious "Shredder" project. Three months ago, Jiang Xin also joined the project.]
[I can be sure that Jiang Xin did not want to promote the Shredder Project, but wanted to destroy it. But she was exposed, so she was persecuted. She had no choice but to choose to inject herself with the virus.]
[She and I have been friends for decades. Now she is dying. I cannot watch her die in obscurity. I found two key pieces of information in her belongings.]
[One is the password of the shredder: ■■■■]
[The other is the purpose and effect of the shredder: it can track faces, and can kill almost all life, even the dead. In addition, the shredder has another purpose, it recognizes faces■■■■■■■■■■]
■ part was burned off by a cigarette butt.
In addition to face tracking and hunting, does the Shredder have other functions?
Thinking about it this way, things make more sense.
If Jiang Xin was afraid of death and didn't want to be recognized by the shredder, she could just scratch her face. Why did she take such an extreme measure as injecting the virus? Would it be better to become a monster like the Many-Faced Buddha than to be alive?
Jiang Xin was not afraid of death. What she feared was something more terrifying than death.
After all, Chen Yuan was not an employee of Tanhualing, so he knew only a limited amount. He guessed that the shredder had a facial tracking function, which was correct, but one-sided. In fact, the shredder's function was not just as simple as facial tracking. Lei Gong did not just want to kill Hei Yankai.
Bai Jie continued to translate:
[Not only Jiang Xin, but also the 20 people who joined the Shredder Project at the same time as Jiang Xin have disappeared one after another. This matter must be very complicated. ]
[I am just a marginal employee of Tanhualing and I know nothing about the secrets of Tanhualing. I am unable to find out the cause of Jiang Xin's death, but I hope that you, Jiang Xin's friend, can help me and Jiang Xin.]
[In addition, before Jiang Xin injected herself with the virus, she asked me about the knowledge of the teleportation array many times. I don't understand her intention.]
After reading the letter, Gao Mengtang was absent-minded for a while. He put the letter, the other four documents, the purse, notes, photos, and other props collected in Chen Yuan's ward into the camp's shared warehouse and sorted them out.
After doing all this, he slowly answered the phone. Thunder God's dirty words poured out like beans.
"I'm calling and answering it right away. Don't you understand, you bunch of &￥@~!#..."
Gao Mengtang waited for him to finish scolding with a numb face.
"Have you found the code to the shredder?"
Gao Mengtang rolled his eyes and said, "No."
"You're useless, nothing...@#*&*!￥..." One can imagine the furious look on the other end of the line, "I'll be at the hospital in two hours, get ready, come over here and explain to me why you're so slow!"
"Well, um, are you done cursing?" Gao Mengtang asked, "Can you tell us the specific function of the shredder? We only know this very common name and no other information, so it's hard to start work."
Lei Gong's voice paused, and then he roared: "I don't know! If I knew everything, why would I keep you around? Are you here to eat for free?"
A beeping tone was heard and Lei Gong hung up the phone.
"He must know the function of the shredder," Gao Mengtang said, "but he is unwilling to tell us."
During the conversation, Lin Li was still diligently restoring the documents, muttering: "Smash...smash..."
"Avi, guess what the shredder is used for?" Gao Mengtang bumped Wei Wei with his shoulder.
"The name is shredder, which has its own metaphorical meaning. Shredders are used to shred information in documents. So, the shredders here are also used to shred information?"
Gao Mengtang nodded: "Yes, shred the information. What kind of information should be shredded... Anyway, don't tell Lei Gong the password of the shredder yet, let's try to pry open Lei Gong's mouth first."
A group of people were discussing something when they suddenly heard a loud explosion, which shook the windows and doors.
He Lun opened the window to watch the fun. As soon as he stuck his head out, he exclaimed "Wow".
A mushroom cloud rose above the management area, with flames blazing into the sky and screams emanating from all directions.
The explosion was followed by a foul odor, the stench of the Many-Faced Buddha. Looking through the telescope, the open space around the cylindrical building was covered with shattered limbs and internal organs, as well as equipment covered in blood plasma.
"It's going to explode again, it's going to explode again." He Lun exclaimed again and again, "Oh my God, the Many-Faced Buddha is so scary!"
In the telescope's field of view, the armored vehicle transporting the Many-Faced Buddha overturned. The huge and ugly monster used its short limbs to desperately crawl away from the cylindrical building.
The soldiers of Epiphyllum Ridge approached with guns and shields raised. As soon as the weapons touched the Many-Faced Buddha, it exploded with a bang, and the resulting air wave could be transmitted hundreds of meters away.
Bai Jie: "This guy's attack method is to self-destruct, and he can explode many times. It's so troublesome."
The Many-Faced Buddha was infected with the virus of the Dead Born, and it had extremely strong self-healing ability. Others did not have this ability. The second time it self-exploded, more than a dozen people in Epiphyllum Ridge died again.
The mighty and proud warriors of Tanhualing, wearing black armor, showed no bravery at this moment and climbed into the car using their hands and feet.
"They ran away!" He Lun shouted. "It's so funny to see them running away. The people from Epiphyllum Ridge jumped into the car and didn't care about their faces. Haha, they can't beat them."
Wei Wei: “Run away?”
"Yeah, what is Epiphyllum Ridge? They act like superheroes, but they run so awkwardly... Wait," He Lun realized later, "If they run away, what about the Many-Faced Buddha?"
As if in response to He Lun's words, a string of purple electricity flashed on the outer wall of the Mental Health Center. Then, a dark purple wall of light rose up and gathered in the middle to form a semicircle, covering the entire hospital.
The radio sounded, and this time it was not Director Meng's voice: "The Multi-Faced Buddha, the patient in the highest-level monitoring, is out of control. The Mental Health Center is urgently closed. Medical staff and patients, please ensure your personal safety."
"The authority to open the dormitory doors of medical staff has been delegated to individuals. Reminder: In dangerous situations, do not go out unless necessary."
This time the broadcast was repeated only once, and thunderous protests immediately broke out in the corridor.
He Lun stuttered, "W-what do you mean, we are locked up, with, with a monster that can, can self-destruct?"
Then, the system prompt sounded in my mind: "Due to uncontrollable factors, the difficulty of the dungeon has increased. Please be careful and pay attention not to let the spirit value reach zero."
"It's already a level 1 copy, how much more difficult can it get?" Bai Jie roared towards the sky.
Patients were locked in their wards, but medical staff were able to move around freely. The metal dormitory doors kept opening with muffled thuds, and other medical staff rushed to the cafeteria to grab food. Self-service vending machines were also smashed one after another. There were multiple stampedes in the corridors.
"Luckily I prepared a lot of food." A lot of food fell out of Gao Mengtang's bubble. He took a carrot and chewed it with a crunching sound. The others ate snacks and watched the fun.
Wei Wei picked up a bag of snacks and said, "I'll go downstairs and give food to Tu Cheng."
He climbed out the window and found the window of Tu Cheng's ward. He knocked on the glass, raised the bag of snacks in his hand and shook it at him.
Tu Cheng was very calm, reading a medical book in his dormitory. When he heard the knock on the window, he looked up and looked at Wei Wei expressionlessly.
His condition deteriorated rapidly. His head was crowded with faces, and several mouths opened and closed, talking non-stop.
His appearance now was completely different from the Tu Cheng that Wei Wei knew. His appearance was horrible, his eyes were dim, his fingers were swollen, and he couldn't even hold a pen.
Even so, Tu Cheng is still studying. He is still looking forward to returning to normal, going to school and living a normal life.
Thinking of this, Wei Wei sighed. When he was a teacher, why had he never met such a studious student?
Tu Cheng put down the book in his hand, opened the window, and let Wei Wei in: "Aren't you afraid of being infected by me?"
"Don't be afraid." said Wei Wei.
Liar, he told Gao Mengtang that you were a monster behind your back. You heard it. One of the deformed mouths said to Tu Cheng. Look in the mirror, how disgusting you are now!
Tu Cheng didn't react. He took the snacks and put them on the bedside table: "I want to play chess with you."
"Now?" Wei Wei was surprised. "I'm really sorry, the situation is serious now. If we leave this instance, we..."
"I don't know how long I can live," Tu Cheng interrupted him, "Just one more game, okay?"
Looking at his gloomy eyes, Wei Wei couldn't bear to refuse and nodded reluctantly. He Luo crawled on his arm, strongly expressing his protest.
The two of them set up the chessboard in silence. The shouting and smashing continued in the corridor. The ward was so quiet as if there was a barrier around it. Only the sound of chess pieces hitting the board could be heard.
"The last time I saw you was a day ago. Three days ago, I was still sitting in the back seat with you," Tu Cheng said calmly, looking at the chessboard. "Now that I think about it, it seems like a lifetime ago."
Wei Wei ate one of his chess pieces: "Don't think too much, we will pass the level. Take the medicine I sent you on time."
The left cheek raised his voice: Don’t think too much? He was not the one infected with the virus, so of course he wouldn’t think too much!! How can a person who is sitting back and relaxing understand a person whose life is hanging by a thread!
The mouth on the right cheek kept cursing: Bite him! Infect him with the virus and see if he can "stop thinking too much"!
With a snap, the chess piece fell on the chessboard. Tu Cheng looked up and saw Wei Wei's puzzled expression. He quickly looked away and continued playing chess.
: Bite him bite him bite him bite him bite him bite him bite him bite him bite him!
Those mouths kept repeating the word, the sound getting louder and harsher, beating on Tu Cheng's heart like a drum. His breathing became rapid, and his trachea kept making noises like a bellows.
"This is a good move." Wei Wei was thinking hard, trying to figure out a way to break the deadlock. His attention was focused on the chessboard, and he didn't notice Tu Cheng slowly raising his head and staring at him, his eyes gradually becoming bloodshot.
Wei Wei was wearing a nurse's white coat, with a long-staple cotton white shirt underneath, and a pair of Rococo-style silver collar ornaments on the tip of his lapel. When he raised his hand, the moonstone cufflinks flashed a mysterious light blue, and the shiny stainless steel watch chain rested on his thin wrist.
On weekdays, the black clay puppet always dresses Wei Wei very exquisitely, with his semi-long silver hair combed back, his nails trimmed into almond shape and polished, and then applied with a layer of nail polish.
In the dungeon, Wei Wei would not waste his energy points, summoning the black mud puppet to comb his hair and trim his nails. At this moment, his silver hair was tucked behind his ears, and his nails were dull, but he still looked clean and tidy.
Subconsciously, Tu Cheng looked down at himself. The hospital gown that hadn't been washed for three days was wrinkled. He scratched his face, and his collar was stained with dirty black pus and blood. He was clumsy, and when he ate, there was a yellow-brown oil stain on his cuffs.
The mouth at the back of the head said: Do you think you can become friends with Wei Wei just by playing a few games of chess with him? Go back to the sewer, disgusting monster.
: He is willing to play chess with you because he pities and sympathizes with you. You are so pathetic.
"Wei Wei, do I look disgusting now?" Tu Cheng asked.
"No."
fraud.
"By the way, if you don't like your current appearance, you can trade with the black businessman." Wei Wei took out the corpse oil candle and placed it on the table. "The businessman's identity is mysterious. He seems to know everything and can do everything. He may be able to help you return to normal."
Tu Cheng smiled and said, "Back to normal. Yes, I am not normal now. I am a monster."
: Bite him bite him bite him bite him bite him!!!
"I don't mean that. Don't think like that." Wei Wei frowned and said sincerely.
Tu Cheng stood up suddenly and stumbled into the bathroom. Wei Wei asked in surprise behind him, "Aren't you going to finish this game?" But Tu Cheng ignored him. He slammed the door shut and stared at the deformed head in the mirror. Those mouths kept repeating: bite him, bite him, bite him, bite him...
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Tu Cheng suddenly became furious. He tore those deformed mouths and punched himself on the head one after another until his noses were broken and his eyeballs were shattered.
When he regained his composure and returned to the ward, Wei Wei had already left. On the table was an unfinished chess game and a corpse oil candle.
Tu Cheng thought for a few seconds and picked up the candle impatiently.
All mouths screamed together: You shouldn't have left us!!
He lit a candle, and in the light of the fire, he saw a path leading to the ghost ship...
*
Wei Wei originally wanted to wait for Tu Cheng to come out of the bathroom and comfort him. However, just a few minutes after Tu Cheng hid in the bathroom, Wei Wei saw an unexpected person.
"Thunder God?" Wei Wei asked in surprise. Tu Cheng's roar came from the bathroom, drowning out Wei Wei's sharp and thin voice.
"Come here." Lei Gong said with a sullen face, and he flicked his hand, and a ball of purple electricity bounced to Wei Wei. Wei Wei felt his whole body numb, and Lei Gong grabbed the back of his collar and threw him against the wall.
The next second, Wei Wei appeared in an empty office with Lei Gong standing behind him.
Is this teleportation? No, teleportation will make you feel dizzy. But Wei Wei only felt an electric shock, and the next second he was standing here. Teleportation is not like this.
Lei Gong kicked the socket on the wall. "Pig brain? The body turns into electric current and is transmitted through conductive materials. You can't figure this out?"
No wonder, the mental health center has been sealed, but Lei Gong can come in. Even the black tower device cannot do without electricity, and the conductive medium is like air, which is everywhere. Lei Gong has this ability and can come and go freely anywhere.
The hope of passing the level was already very small, and now that Lei Gong has this ability, the probability of passing the level can only be described as slim.
"Shredder password." Lei Gong said. He was filled with low pressure and anger on the verge of erupting, ready to explode at any time.
Wei Wei: “Sorry…”
Before he could finish his words, his face felt hot and there was a crisp sound in his ears. Lei Gong slapped Wei Wei in the face. It was so fast that he couldn't even see how he did it.
The octopus tentacle was about to come out aggressively, but was quietly held down by Wei Wei. Within half a second, many thoughts flashed through Wei Wei's mind.
To clear the [Scavenger] dungeon, they need to kill Lei Gong. He, Gao Mengtang, and Yin Mingwu together are no match for Lei Gong. Lei Gong can teleport anywhere with his skills, and they can't even hurt Lei Gong.
The correct approach is not to confront Thunder God head-on. Perhaps, you can use other monsters in the copy to kill Thunder God.
Thinking of this, Wei Wei suppressed his anger and continued, "But we have found out one thing. The Many-Faced Buddha's real name is Jiang Xin. She once participated in the shredder project and knows the password of the shredder."
Pah. Another slap came over, and this time He Luo could not be suppressed, and one of his arms and legs had already stretched out of Wei Wei's sleeve.
"Your fucking brain and your thing were removed together?" Lei Gong cursed, "The Many-Faced Buddha is a fucking patient, a lunatic, and a monster! It knows nothing!"
Wei Wei took out the fifth file they had just restored and showed it to Lei Gong: "I have read the information about the MD1010 virus. The virus will only cause physical deformities and make the host highly sensitive, but will not harm the brain. In other words, Jiang Xin has not lost her memory and is conscious. Even if she becomes a multi-faceted Buddha, she still remembers the password to the shredder."
After reading the letter, Lei Gong glared at Wei Wei fiercely: "What happened to the place that was burned by the cigarette butt?"
"This is what the original document looks like. We don't know what was written in the burned part." Wei Wei said quickly.
Lei Gong's expression visibly relaxed.
This detail did not escape Wei Wei's eyes. The burned part of the letter contained the password of the shredder and the function of the shredder. Lei Gong's relieved look showed that he did not want others to know the second function of the shredder.
"Many-faced Buddha, huh?" With a crackling sound, the Thunder God shattered the letter into powder. "I'm going to pry its mouth open."
After saying that, Lei Gong glared at Wei Wei and cursed him several times, saying things like "I still have to rely on you at the critical moment" and "You guys are a bunch of good-for-nothings".
He was furious like a wild animal. The third person who saw this would definitely advocate sending Lei Gong to a mental hospital. Wei Wei never reacted, which made Lei Gong look a little funny. Lei Gong became even angrier and wanted to slap him for the third time.
This time, He Luo couldn't bear it anymore. He jumped from the collar to the top of Wei Wei's head and grabbed Lei Gong's wrist.
Lei Gong was less than 1.6 meters tall. He Luo grabbed his wrist from above and lifted him up.
"You. Dare. To. Return. Your. Hand!" Lei Gong spoke word by word, gritting his teeth. His rage completely erupted, and dense electric currents like a spider web were woven between his five fingers, pressing towards Wei Wei's face.
Wei Wei thought: He Luo, you have done me a disservice. If we anger him, how can we be his opponent?
"Good afternoon, Lei Gong." A man pushed the door open and came in. "Hey, Wei Wei, you're here too."
Hearing this voice, Lei Gong and Wei Wei were both startled. They both turned their heads and looked towards the door.
The man at the door was wearing a white suit, a white hat, shoulder-length black curly hair, round and bright eyes, a beautiful smile, and youthful and charming. It turned out to be Hei Yankai.
"Why are you grabbing Wei Wei by the collar?" Hei Yankai separated the two men, "Don't hit your men. Wei Wei looks like an obedient child, yet you are willing to hit him."
Wei Wei: ...
In just two seconds, Lei Gong seemed like a different person. His anger subsided and he looked humble and even a little pitiful. He quickly moved a chair for Hei Yankai and poured him a glass of ice water.
When passing by Wei Wei, Lei Gong lowered his voice and said, "Why don't you get out of here?"
Wei Wei was overjoyed and bowed politely. Just as he was about to leave, Hei Yankai stopped him and said, "Don't go, Awei. I think you and I are destined to be together. Please stay."
Hearing the name "Avi", Wei Wei was in a trance again. The person in front of him was exactly like Gao Mengtang in terms of height, appearance, voice, personality, tone and intonation.
Oh, they were one person.
"You are actually Lei Gong's subordinate. When we first met, I thought you were a thief." Hei Yankai said intimately. When they met for the second time, he didn't feel strange at all. "The one above your head, eh?"
He Luo was lying on Wei Wei's head, but at this moment he quickly slipped into his collar and disappeared.
"It..." Hei Yankai seemed to want to say something, but only uttered one word and did not continue. At this time, Lei Gong was trembling with fear while bringing him fruits, and accidentally fell, and the strawberries and blueberries spilled all over Hei Yankai.
After sorting out these, Hei Yankai's attention was diverted: "Lei Gong, you told me on the phone that the Gao brothers and sisters adopted a child named Gao Geng. What's going on?"
Gao Geng? Isn't that Gao Mengtang's brother? Wei Wei continued to listen.
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