Chapter 160
"In many ways," Lu Jiamu said. "This experience has made me doubt their existence."
The man in black thought for a moment and asked, "Is it because you met those seniors?"
Lu Jiamu did not comment: "I think you have done a more in-depth study on them, and I would like to hear your opinions."
"Although the previous reports were vague and did not describe the predecessors in detail, I roughly know that they are very special. Your description of them just now was also positive, and you said that they are continuing to explore. In fact, you have gained some convenience from it, so you have doubts, right?"
His guess was quick and accurate.
"Some new team members will also have such doubts. After all, humans are visual creatures. When they see something similar to themselves, they will inevitably subconsciously think that it is the same kind."
Seeing that Lu Jiamu did not deny it, the man in black continued, "But based on my experience, don't sympathize with them, and don't have any expectations. No matter who they were before, what their identities were, or what they did, as long as they become abnormal, they will be our enemies in the future and no longer be our peers."
"You can't talk about psychology with abnormal people. Even though we have studied it for many years, we haven't made any progress in this area. Because the minds of abnormal people are very difficult to understand. They are often in a capricious and chaotic state. Moreover, many of them have extremely high IQs and know how to disguise themselves. There is no credibility in the research conducted on them."
"If you must understand, then treat them as mentally ill. Occasional kindness may just be a coincidence in the chaos, or some kind of instinct before death, but it is not stable at all. Once they come to their senses, they will easily change."
The man in black pointed at his solar plexus and said, "I don't know if you have listened to my words, but insisting on this kind of self-bottom line, having no empathy, and not listening to anyone's advice is a very important character when studying anomalies. After all, anomalies may deceive you by selling misery. When you have nothing to do, think more about the experience of that little boy.
If you think you can't do it, you can also fill out an application form to join our field department. You won't feel embarrassed if you let others do the research. Working with us, you will gradually strengthen your faith and understand that what I said makes sense. "
It seems that he has not given up the idea of surrendering.
Lu Jiamu thanked him: "Thank you for your guidance."
After sharing these experiences, the man in black promoted his department, and the car was about to drive into the mountainous area north of the city.
From a distance, you can see that a line has been drawn in front of the village on the mountain, and some staff are guarding it to restrict entry and exit. There are also several villagers arguing with them fiercely about something.
"We are currently negotiating the resettlement issue." The man in black explained, "A lot has happened recently, and a lot of rumors have spread. Everyone is very uneasy."
Bypassing this small village, in an open space closer to the mountain, several large rescue vehicles have formed a temporary command area.
"The priority of handling this anomaly has been raised to the top, so we will be stationed here to monitor the situation inside the mountain recently, and equipment will be supplied here first. You can learn how to rappel with us first, wait for the new equipment to be developed and delivered, and then help our team members explore together in a few days."
The man in black asked, "Would you like to meet your friend first?"
Lu Jiamu responded: "Okay."
The man in black got out of the commercial vehicle and led him to one of the rescue vehicles.
The interior of the car was simply divided into three areas by glass, and Coleman was sitting in the innermost area, reading a book idly.
When she heard the door open and saw that it was Lu Jiamu coming, she immediately stood up and walked to the glass.
The man in black indicated that he had no intention of eavesdropping, and after sending him in, he closed the door and left.
"I'm sorry, I didn't even get close to that ghost area this time. I might not be able to handle it." Coleman saw the man in black go out and said immediately, "But I think she must be alive."
On the way here, the man in black had already told him about the current situation of the woodland search.
No signs of any villages, hermits, wild men, or travelers were found in the woods.
It is also possible that these people existed originally, but they were swallowed by the anomaly and unfortunately died. It was just because they were too closed off that the news did not spread to the outside world.
"I don't know." Lu Jiamu thought for a moment and decided to ignore Kou Man's feelings and speak directly, "Every time we arrive in a new world, we often encounter a test first. It is possible that she also encountered it this time, but because she was alone, she didn't make it."
"No, I have a feeling that she must still be alive. Think about it, the information says that she went into the mountains several years ago and never came out, and the official record is that she is dead. But in fact, she definitely was not dead at the time. There may be something wrong here. Maybe she is still alive in some strange way."
Coleman put his hands on the glass and said excitedly: "We can't give up on her. We can't give up on any of our companions."
Lu Jiamu sighed and said, “Sister Man, no one said to give up your companions.”
"I know that what I'm asking may be excessive, and you don't have to agree to it. After all, this is an adventure." Coleman's face showed a begging look, "But I hope that since we have been through so much together, you can take a closer look at that ghost area, and if possible, help me bring her out."
She looked particularly sad and said, "I don't want one of our companions to be gone. Those who leave will never come back. Don't let her die alone."
Lu Jiamu lowered his head and remained silent politely for a while.
It's not that he was too affected by Kou Man's emotions, or too worried about Wei Xiaoyan being afraid that she would not come back, but he had already seen that she was on the verge of emotional breakdown again, and with just a little more external stimulation, she might fall into the abyss and never get out again.
It's best not to provoke her anymore.
It is not difficult to imagine that she was about to be overwhelmed by the negative emotions caused by losing her teammates last time and seeing too many people she had been with day and night heading towards destruction in the previous world. Therefore, not giving up on her teammates may have become a mental illness for her.
Lu Jiamu had been influenced by her thoughts many times before.
"I need to see what kind of exploration plan their base will provide." Lu Jiamu did not finish his words. "If their plan looks promising, I will go in to explore. But if it looks uncertain, I may not dare to go in. After all, my ability has a limit, and it is not omnipotent. I can't survive in a high-density ghost area for a long time."
He looked a little pitiful and asked Coleman, "You definitely don't want to hear my bad news. I heard that I died alone in the ghost realm, right?"
Thinking of another possibility, Coleman's emotions immediately calmed down a lot, and then turned into another state of panic and anxiety.
"Of course I don't. So you..." Coleman still had some hope in his heart, "you should also be careful. I don't want to force you to do anything. If there is really no chance, just tell me directly."
Lu Jiamu nodded and agreed.
After briefly exchanging pleasantries with the others and chatting about their recent adventures, Lu Jiamu left the quarantine vehicle.
The man in black was waiting for him outside. When he saw him come out, he asked someone to take a ruler to measure his height and three-dimensional data, and then pulled a field team member to introduce him to him: "You will follow him for the next two days and carry out the necessary short-term training to improve the degree of coordination between us."
The man in black brought a few more files and said, "If you have time, please write a report."
After arranging the work here, the man in black quickly left the base in a hurry, probably to be busy with the villagers' affairs.
The team member he assigned to Lu Jiamu was very diligent and responsible. He first took him to see the equipment he could see in the temporary site, introduced the usage of several equipment that might be used, and taught him twice.
Then he began to very patiently explain the sign language commonly used by the base's field personnel, the team's previous combat style and so on.
It was already midnight when the temporary training ended.
Several households in the village had already evacuated in advance, and their houses had been requisitioned by the base. Lu Jiamu was arranged to live there with several civilian staff.
The next day was spent visiting Coleman, helping her bring some things in, continuing with temporary training and writing reports.
On the third day, the team member felt that he had some basic field skills, could do what he was told, and seemed very reliable. After emphasizing the details of the field team's communication habits with him several times, he felt that there were no problems in all aspects, so he ended the quick training and went to do other work.
Except for those who had been told off by the man in black, the rest of the people in the base did not speak to Lu Jiamu. Lu Jiamu had nothing to do, so he accompanied Kou Man to read a book for a while, and then went to the village to watch the excitement and see how they dealt with the residents.
The villagers were arguing with the staff, and after watching for a while, Lu Jiamu almost understood what was going on.
This □□ seems to be very good at handling this kind of thing, and is extremely shrewd and cunning, even bad.
They had clearly decided to relocate all the nearby villagers from the beginning, but the villagers here are very homesick, and they were afraid that they would not cooperate, not understand the harmfulness of the things in the mountains, and develop rebellious emotions that would affect efficiency.
They were also afraid that they would not believe what the officials said, so they first took advantage of the researcher's accidental slip of the tongue to spread the rumor that "there are deadly microorganisms in the mountains."
Then they pretended that the matter was too serious to be told and kept it secret, allowing the panic to spread among the villagers for two days.
Now many villagers are cursing the militants for being inhumane and researching deadly microorganisms in the village without evacuating them.
Those who had some knowledge and understood what was going on told the story to those who didn't understand, and the young people told the old people about this terrible thing. The whole village was excited and the spirit was unprecedentedly united.
Even the most home-loving old men and women were brainwashed and began to curse them for studying the plague but not evacuating them.
After a lot of backlash, when the staff said they could be evacuated, no one in the village objected, and some even thought it was a benefit they had fought for.
We quickly packed our luggage and prepared to transfer to the bus sent by the base, and everything went very smoothly.
After watching the whole process, Lu Jiamu felt that he had learned a lesson again by this shameless operation.
That night, the truck transporting the equipment arrived overnight.
The people at the temporary command point also got up immediately and began to move the equipment.
The man in black found Lu Jiamu and waved: "Come here, I'll tell you about the plan this time."
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