Chapter 60 The whereabouts of the female reporter
It was a face that looked like a wolf or a dog. It seemed to be covered with a layer of rubber. There were traces of decay and ulceration on it, and there was a long growth in the mouth. It was full of sharp teeth, and drool was dripping from the corners of its mouth.
Lin Qi felt his stomach twitching for a while, and he resisted to vomit it out. In his daze, he only felt a hard hand gently patting his back, making his rumbling stomach calm down a little. A little more comfortable.
Fortunately, the strong feeling of vomiting soon subsided and his consciousness returned to consciousness. Lynch gasped for air and asked feebly in his mind.
'Neighbor, what is going on? It is understandable that I felt sick when Simon was burned to death and Granville turned into ashes. Although the things in the photos are indeed ugly and disgusting, they are not As for me having such a big reaction, it's far worse than most horror movies. I shouldn't be that vulnerable. '
[This is not a normal physiological reaction. This is because strange images outside common sense impact your consciousness and have a serious impact on your sanity. Nausea and madness are both your instincts in order to protect your brain and distract you. A spontaneous protective response to stress. Once your will has successfully withstood the impact, the reaction quickly subsides. 】
"Thank you, I'm fine." Lynch regained consciousness and waved to the police officer, "I saw a very strange photo. I don't know if this is the impact of the mysterious document on the will, but it has recovered now. "Okay, I'll continue, you can look at it later."
As he spoke, he pressed the photo to calm down and took another look at the monster in the photo.
I was still frightened for a while, but at least there was no physiological reaction like before.
Then continue.
In the subsequent photos, the situation has changed. There are lights and other people in the cave. These people are all dressed as mountain people. When they were photographed, their expressions were quite friendly. There were even people with the pretty girl. Girls taking photos.
Lin Qi was very surprised. With the monster in the photo just now, why did this girl continue to move forward calmly and even dared to take pictures with the residents here? Did she not see the monster when taking the photo... No, that’s it.
In the next few photos, Lynch saw several hoods hanging on the rock wall. They were exactly the monsters seen in the photos just now. In addition to the hoods, they also had matching claws and leather clothing. It seemed that they were among the totems of the tribe. Sort of like, in one picture you can even see someone wearing a hood.
Phew, it seemed that it was just a mountain man wearing a hood, not a monster at all. No wonder she could still laugh.
Lynch smiled self-deprecatingly, raised his head and described his findings to the police officer.
"But you didn't react so much when you looked at the next few photos."
The smile froze on his face, and Lynch immediately realized something was wrong, and quickly pulled out the photos of the monster just now, and the ones hanging on the wall. The ones wearing hoods are placed together.
They look very similar, but they have completely different feelings.
Although the picture of the monster has been viewed many times and the excitement has faded away, the feeling of panic is still there. However, in the picture of the hood, everything is normal, it is just an ordinary photo.
No need to ask Ms. Luna or the police officer, Lynch himself has already realized the reason. The one in the first photo is definitely not a mountain man wearing a hood, it is a real monster that was photographed .
The beautiful girl later mistakenly thought she was dressed as a mountain man, so she could live with the mountain people without fear.
So, are there really monsters in this cave?
A little worried about the heroine in the photo story, Lynch stopped reading for a minute before continuing. However, the cave experience only lasted a few pictures and then ended abruptly. I don’t know why there was no The shooting continued, and Lynch felt his scalp numb as he held the last photo taken in the cave.
The photo is of an old mountain man with a weak smile and deep eyes that seem to suck the soul in.
Lynch will never forget this person for the rest of his life.
A few days ago in the gray fog area, on the big tree outside the abandoned factory, he witnessed the power of the old man with his own eyes.
A mountain man with at least level 6 power.
It turns out that these can all be strung together.
Lin Qi was stunned for a long time, until the police officer suspected that something was wrong with him and woke him up. Then Lynch shook his head and continued to look through the photos.
The photos that follow are actually some documents taken. Judging from the title, they should be detailed information about the Nolin-Rhein Railway, including what the two saw at the city hall and the order they did not see later. records of the hall. Lin Qi's eyes lit up, this was exactly the information he was looking for.
However, after just two glances, he punched his thigh hard.
The photography technology of this era is simply appalling. It was taken at a close range, but the small letters and tables in the photo were still blurry and he couldn’t even see a single word. It was like the truth was dazzled in front of him, and then It's just as bad as taking it back.
I gave a cordial greeting in the pronunciation of my hometown, damn steam technology, damn the Victorian era, and high-definition digital photography, you should hurry up and invent it.
I quickly looked through the blurry document photos, and the movement slowed down until the last dozen or so photos.
These can be seen clearly because they are all patterns. These are drawings of various sections of the Rand Railway.
Lynch recalled that he had seen similar drawings in the city hall's documents, but they were not so detailed. There was only a design drawing of the Nolin-Rhein railway, and the photo included the entire rail network.
Putting down the last photo and looking up at the bright flames from the gas lamp nozzle on the roof, Lynch felt that the mysteries in his mind not only did not decrease, but instead increased. He lowered his head and smiled comfortingly at the police officer, and pushed the photo over:
"Look, it seems that it is indeed not a mysterious document, it is very safe. Except for a photo of a monster, everything is very safe. Ordinary. Please make sure I haven’t missed anything. I’ll look at the other evidence you found first.”
Lynch put the pocket watch next to him, making sure to remind the police officer the time every minute, and then took out the other items in the evidence bag.
Actually, there are only three things, a letter, a photo frame, and a newspaper.
The letter was in an envelope. It was written by Maya to Donnie, but there was no stamp or address. The signature was on the 12th. It was probably delivered by little Martha along with the photo. The content is relatively simple. It probably means that I haven’t been feeling well since I came back from Best Mountain, so I submitted the manuscript hastily without even completing the follow-up investigation. She suspected that she had encountered some strange incident in the mountains, but she was not physically able to come forward on her own, so she passed on all the recent photos recording her experiences to Downey, hoping that Downey would find the store owner whom he had told him about the strange incident before and ask her about it. What's wrong with your body?
The newspaper was from the 13th, and half of the second page was devoted to Maya's report. The mountain people and their conflicts with the railway project are introduced in relatively detail, but the subsequent bloody conflicts and their causes are briefly mentioned. It feels like an anticlimax, and it also confirms the bad state mentioned in the letter.
However, after Lin Qi read it once, it was the first time he understood the origins of the mountain people in detail.
These people are the aboriginal people near Best Mountain in the Carlos Mountains. They are used to living in caves and leading a relatively independent primitive life. These people believe in Kaia, the Mother Earth Goddess, and respect the mountains, so they have strong opinions on tunnel digging and have tried various methods to stop it.
They even convinced the engineering staff who entered the mountain to start construction of supporting facilities in the early stage that doing so would offend the gods and cause huge disasters. After several fatal accidents, most of the engineering staff believed it and protested with the mountain people, asking the government to change the plan. , allowing the railway to be rerouted.
If he had seen these photos, Lynch might have believed this report, but after seeing the monster in the photos, Lynch believed that things were not as simple as the reports said. Understand the reasons for the conflict between the two parties, then clarify their respective positions, and then confirm the calculations of each party, and finally find out the purpose of the shadow alliance behind it.
Even if there is no entrustment from Duke Wein, he still has to give them a hard blow. Lynch has always been very vindictive and does not intend to easily let go of this organization that plots against him.
Let's go step by step, our game has just begun.
Lin Qi sneered secretly, put down the newspaper, picked up the last photo frame, and sighed after looking at it.
The above photo is of a man and a woman standing in front of a small wooden house. The man is in a straight formal suit and has a serious expression. The woman is wearing a half-length skirt that is rare in this era, exposing her ankles and her face is more serious. He was smiling and didn't care about the camera at all.
The man is the dead Downey, and the woman is the heroine in the photo just now, who must be the missing Maya. The cabin looks like it is in the woods, with many plants around it, and towering mountains can be seen in the distance.
Lin Qi's heart moved and he remembered the habits of many people. He immediately took the photo out of the frame and turned it to the back.
Sure enough, there was a line of small words written on the back.
May our friendship last forever and never fade. 1398, taken in a secret base.
(End of this chapter)