Chapter 336 Urban Legend
That night, it was as if Pandora's Box had been opened. In more than one place, the sound of 'ding bells clanging' sounded on the streets in the middle of the night, like someone walking on the road wearing iron shoes, and The intervals between the beeps are exactly the same.
It happened again and again, and it was naturally heard by people. However, in the middle of the night, there was a strange sound on the street. Most people reacted with fear, and then ran back to bed and hid. After getting into bed, those who are a little braver will secretly open the window a crack and look out from the crack.
There are also people who claim to have learned the essence of science and are not afraid of any feudal superstition. They bravely go out carefully with a flashlight, wondering who is walking on the street in the middle of the night and making such disturbing noises. The sound.
Among these people, either they found nothing, or they saw a tin man walking in a very stiff posture, which made everyone in the world know that he was a robot.
If a piece of white cloth were floating on the street, it would definitely scare people into fainting, but when they saw that it was a robot created by science, the fear disappeared.
No one would think that this was a robot that escaped from the research institute, but that it was a prank by someone. Those with a bad temper would even scold a few words, but the robot with heavy steps and stiff movements would turn a deaf ear to it. , continued to walk forward step by step according to his frequency, until he disappeared into the dark street.
So, what I saw and heard at night naturally became the talk of the next day, spreading among the people, but it was just talk, and I laughed it off and turned to my own work. No one cares about life. In this fast-paced era, just running for life consumes people's energy. There is really not much energy to explore.
The reporters and media who heard about this were not very interested. In fact, in the era of great changes, there were too many urban legends born, such as legends of angels, legends of demons, and vampires. The legend of Obik, the legend of the shadow monster< br>
In contrast, the legend of the 'Steel Mask' is really unattractive. It has just become a popular topic of conversation, and no one understands it in depth, because no one is bored enough to stay up until midnight. , went to the street to look for the 'steel plate mask' that I didn't know where it was, let alone what it looked like.
As for TPC, they were naturally aware of the various urban legends that were spread by word of mouth in the streets, but they did not stop them, they just ignored them and pretended they did not exist.
It’s not that TPC doesn’t want to do anything, it really can’t do anything.
People who are full of hesitation about the future and uneasiness about life cannot find a sense of security in the real world, so they want to place their souls on illusory religions or gods. The era of chaos is also the birth of The time when there are the most legends about ghosts and ghosts.
In many cases, it is better to block than to open up. The more negative the TPC is, the more curious it will be aroused, and the more people think it is true. However, if you ignore it, this urban legend will soon disappear. will disappear or be replaced by new urban legends.
For this reason, a staff officer transferred from Europe formulated a new plan, which is to add fuel to urban legends, that is, to fabricate more urban legends, the more outrageous the better.
Because people's curiosity is limited, when they hear urban legends for the first time, they will naturally be extremely curious and express their own opinions about it. But when they hear it for the second time, they will only be curious. And the third and fourth time
The various urban legends that are absent again and again will make people completely lose interest. Of course they will still listen. After all, it is boring and there is always something to do, but Once you finish listening, it's done. Basically, it goes out through the left ear and in through the right ear.
TPC’s strategy was very successful. The sudden increase in urban legends minimized the possibility of causing mass incidents. The newly emerged mask of steel plates did not cause any fluctuations, as if it were going into the sea. Dropping a pebble will not cause a storm at all.
So, Chiba Makoto of Kisarazu still lives a peaceful life. He gets up early every day and runs ten kilometers, then has breakfast, then jogs into the forest, and continues to kick the wooden stakes stuck in the ground and hanging from the branches. wooden blocks on. Rest for half an hour at noon, eat a lunch by the way, and then practice boxing and swordsmanship in the afternoon. In the evening, carry firewood down the mountain to the old man, then go home, rest, eat, and sleep.
Simple And repeat!
'call! call! '
Chiba Makoto was running in stride, breathing very regularly, with large drops of sweat flowing down his face. Although it was morning, it was summer, The temperature was still very high, and he would be covered in sweat if he moved even a little, so Chiba Cheng had to bring two water bottles to replenish his fluids.
While I was running, I suddenly saw a few children pushing and shoving on the side of the road, seemingly having a conflict, so I ran over and continued running in place, saying, "No, good kids can't fight. Hurry up and go to school, you’ll be late in a while.”
“Ah, it’s the weird uncle.”
Chiba Makoto immediately emphasized: "It's my brother!"
A child wearing a baseball cap backwards said stubbornly: "What's weird about him? The robots I've seen are much weirder than him."< br>
"The robots are all in the science and technology museum. They can't appear on the streets late at night," another, stronger child sneered. He nodded and said, "You're lying."
"Yes, mom said those who stay up late at night are bad guys."
"I'm not a bad guy, I really saw it ." The child wearing the baseball cap backwards loudly rebutted the ridicule of several children, but his eye circles turned red and he just tried not to shed tears.
Chiba Makoto stopped running on the spot, squatted down, and was eye level with the child, and asked; "What do you mean by the robots on the streets in the middle of the night?"
"You don't know how. Do you believe it?" The sturdy child was very surprised. Immediately, a child next to him quickly followed suit and said: "Yes, this is simply fake. Only children will believe it if it scares children. "
"Weird people, weird kids, and weird robots." These children immediately started shouting a jingle, which made the child wearing a baseball cap backwards became angry and finally couldn't help but lift his sleeves and wipe his eyes. Chiba Makoto stood up and coaxed the booing children away. They ran and shouted, causing the child wearing a baseball cap backwards to lower his head, his shoulders trembling, and big drops of tears falling on the dry road.
Chiba Cheng came over, took out a towel from his backpack, squatted down, wiped his tears, and said: "Boys will not cry even if they bleed. Just like me, no matter how painful it is, I will not cry." If you can cry, you are a strong man. If you want to be a strong man, you will not be afraid or care about their ridicule.”
(End of Chapter)