Chapter 75 Feeding (two chapters in one)
There is definitely something wrong with the factory.
Lin Qi walked through these two workshops and gradually understood the meaning of little Janet’s graffiti.
In fact, it is very vivid. The assembly lines in the workshop are long, winding, and uneven in thickness. Are they just like the tentacles in the painting? The workers working next to the assembly line all had dull eyes and numb expressions. They kept repeating the same actions in a mechanized manner, like attachments hanging on tentacles.
The incomprehensible and strange existence in the middle may be the source of all this, making it impossible for the workers attached to the assembly line to return.
This is very strange, because not only did the workers die in the factory in an accident, but it was as if they were erased. No one, whether they were supervisors or workers, remembered that they had been working for at least half a month. workers.
Lynch even suspected that even his family members outside the factory might not remember this person.
Because the three supervisors at the door operated skillfully, it means that this kind of incident may not have happened for the first time. If the family members outside still remember it, it will be difficult to cover up the matter.
A living person just completely disappeared from this world? Lin Qi felt a little chilly.
‘Neighbor, is this possible? ’
The gentle Ms. Luna was silent for a moment, as if she didn’t want to pay attention to his question, but finally replied: [Please understand your power, Lynch. 】
Huh? Lin Qi was stunned for a moment, and then realized that this behavior could indeed be explained by being hidden. No wonder he was despised by her.
‘So I can do it too? ’
[Not now, you can do it when your understanding of divine authority reaches a certain level. 】
‘Can it be as weird as shown here? ’
【More difficult. 】
‘Hiss, even divine power is more difficult? ’
[Yeah, it’s hard to just maintain such a rough effect. 】
I don't know if it was an illusion, but there was a bit of briskness in the gentle voice. Although it was only fleeting, it still made Lin Qi open his mouth, but he was choked and couldn't speak.
Ms. Luna, you are wrong.
[When a certain concept of a thing that you cannot directly understand is hidden or swallowed up, the phenomenon you encountered will occur. 】
‘Existence? ’
[It can be understood this way for the time being. 】
After drawing inferences from one example, Lynch's thinking immediately spread: 'I understand, the concept of this person's existence itself has been eliminated, so everyone has forgotten him. But you said this is a very rough effect, ah, I see, only the memory is erased, and the names on the registration book are still retained, so you say the effect is very rough? ’
[Yes, the effect of eliminating existence can only be limited to the level of consciousness. It cannot even interfere with reality from consciousness. To use a rough description is already euphemistic. 】
Lin Qi nodded and had already figured out the general outline of the incident.
There is an unknown mysterious phenomenon in this factory that will eliminate the existence of some people. Little Janet realized this phenomenon for some unknown reason, so according to what Mrs. Bessie mentioned, mysterious contact originated from perceiving mystery. According to the law, she established a connection with the mystery, and her spirit was repeatedly shocked by the mystery. Not only did he continue to draw out the remaining images in his mind, but they were also reflected on his physical body in reality, becoming weaker and weaker and could die at any time.
But this is just speculation, I'd better find some solid evidence first, and then ask for help if it doesn't work. After all, I am now a soul-shifter, and I have developed a certain resistance to the mystery, so I won't be as defenseless as before.
‘I should be able to handle it, neighbor. ’
【I will always be by your side and witness your immortal journey. 】
‘I will always be by your side to witness your immortal journey. You see, I have memorized it all, and I have agreed that I will always be with me on this road, and I am not allowed to lie. ’
[Hmm. 】
Lin Qi smiled to himself. Based on his experience on the first night, since he suspected that this place was affected by mysterious events, whether he wanted to find evidence or solve the problem, he had to find the source of the mystery.
I tried to activate the mysterious intuition. The concentration of mysterious filth here is quite special. It is slightly thicker than the normal environment, but the filth is very uniform everywhere. It is not the normal distribution of radioactivity like in Downey's house.
Lynch has also done some research in the past two days. This behavior seems to mean that the mysterious effect is distributed overlying, so it will be difficult for the self-created concentration positioning method to take effect.
Frowning, Lin Qi's eyes fell on the supervisor in the workshop.
These supervisors should know some inside information and are not worried about being affected, otherwise they would have run away long ago. But they are willing to be accomplices to hide the facts. It is not good for them to do this kind of thing. They should not do it voluntarily. There is likely to be instructions from higher-ups who know the inside story better.
They know what happened, but unless they are tortured, it will not be easy to get them to talk, or... hmm? Who is this?
Lin Qi noticed that a moment after he came in, a middle-aged gentleman in a formal hat hurried in. The two supervisors immediately stood up and quickly greeted him, respectfully in front of the middle-aged gentleman. Stand at attention with your hands down.
The other party said a few words and turned around to leave. One of the supervisors immediately followed him.
Lin Qi hesitated for a moment, and immediately followed up in a lurking state. This was obviously the higher-ups of the factory. He found the supervisor of 10E shortly after discovering Lika's disappearance. I'm afraid it couldn't be just a coincidence.
Follow the two of them into the depths of the factory. There is a small two-story building with a beautiful flower bed and fountain at the door. There are also carriages for senior executives parked in the stables, which is completely different from the messy factory area outside. different. There was a security guard standing guard at the door of the small building. When he saw the two people coming, he immediately opened the door diligently, without noticing the sound of three footsteps passing by.
After entering the small building, the man in formal attire stopped and said: "The manager came to you because he has something to ask you. I will go in first in a while. When I call you, go in and answer whatever I ask." , these gentlemen are in a bad mood these days, please remember not to talk nonsense."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
The supervisor straightened his waist immediately, and followed him up to the second floor with a happy face, guarding the stairs. At the end of the corridor was a pair of thick ornate wooden doors facing the stairs. As soon as they were pushed open, a strong smell of smoke came out.
Four men in formal attire were sitting on several sofas inside. They didn’t even look at the two people who came in. They were minding their own business and listened to the words of one of them, a middle-aged man in his forties. The man wears a curly wig, and his two slender eyes are narrowed into slits.
"The production schedule must be kept up. No matter how much you pay, the goods must be ready before August. I have already obtained the right to supply the Nolin-Rhein railway project this time. You have given up too much benefit, don’t mess around like those mountain people. Whoever wants to destroy this cooperation is my mortal enemy, and I will make him pay a heavy price. Do you understand that I have given you more than a year? It’s only the last two months. If you don’t finish it, you should know the consequences.” Lin Qi, who followed him into the room, recognized him at a glance. The only feeling was that the trip was worth it. He had met the person who spoke once. It was Mr. Tryon Grant, the Speaker of the House of Commons and the owner of the Grant Screw Factory.
"Your Excellency, time is too tight." The oldest gentleman in the top hat stood up and said distressedly, "The workers have reached their limit and it is difficult to improve efficiency."
"Manager Frank, the things have been given to you. Yes, that’s what I spent a lot of effort to find. You said it worked at the time, but now you tell me it doesn’t work?”
“Sir, the effect of your treasure has already been taken into account. That thing can indeed make those lazy guys not think about anything but work hard, and the efficiency will be greatly improved, but one will disappear every day..."
"Why don't you work for me if I don't feed you? I just feed it something every day, and no one will know. It's not you who are feeding it. What are you nervous about?" The Speaker's eyes were narrowed and he tried to open them. First line, sneered, "It's just one person a day. You can increase production at such a small cost, so what's left to be dissatisfied about."
"But, Sir, there's something wrong with that thing."
"Huh?" Speaker Grant's expression changed.
"One day some time ago, no one was selected in the record, and all the workers went home normally. Since then, something has gone wrong. The number of people who have disappeared has been rising. Yesterday, four people disappeared. And it is not limited to the evening. It's time to go to work. There was an incident in the morning shift. I called their supervisor. Three of their group have disappeared in the past few days."
"Call in."
Soon, the overseer was brought in, rubbing his hands nervously and stammering answers to the questions of the gentlemen in the room.
As the person just said, although there have been rumors that people disappear every day in the factory, no one has actually encountered it. It's just that an unknown person's name occasionally appears on the schedule, and there are so many supervisors. There are very few opportunities to go to the day laborers in their charge, and the supervisors themselves regard it as a legend. However, recent disappearances have occurred frequently, and the supervisors themselves have noticed it when communicating privately.
Speaker Grant asked the overseers' reactions in detail, then waved his hand to signal the overseers to leave. After the irrelevant personnel left, he frowned and fell into deep thought.
"Sir, that thing is becoming more and more dangerous, and we are worried that its impact will slowly expand."
"So?"
"We think we should shut down for a while to see if we can calm it down and prevent the people below from panicking."
"Shut down "What about the production progress? Don't even think about it." The speaker slammed the table and said angrily, "I'm warning you, Frank, I don't care how many people disappear, but if you dare to delay the construction period, I promise that none of you will even have a chance to regret.”
"Yes, yes, yes." Several gentlemen in formal attire stood up with ugly expressions and lowered their heads cautiously.
“Just support me for the next few days. Isn’t there only four of them every day now? Increase the number of workers. Anyway, more and more people are coming to the city. What the Rhine is most in need of is idle people without jobs. These lazy people How many pennies are the ghosts worth? Those who are recruited can work for us while they are alive. It is even better if they are selected. We don’t even have to pay them the salary for the day. Is there any business more profitable than this? What are you afraid of? "
“But, Your Excellency, the people below don’t know that they won’t be selected if they don’t go to the production line. They have begun to panic and are worried that they will disappear too.” Frank said distressedly, “And... …Now that the number of people per day has increased, we are worried that the range of choices will also expand. It would be terrible if people who do not use the production line will also be selected.”
"This is a problem. You can't cause panic, otherwise no one will work. Let's do this, Frank, go and find the people who know the most, especially the gatekeepers at the door. They know the most. Make a list of them Give it to me, I'll find a way to clean it up, so I won't panic. As for the expansion problem, don't worry, I will contact the person who provided the thing in the next two days and ask him for a solution. But before that, production will definitely be done. You can't stop. No matter how many people feed it, you must keep going. Remember, anyone who dares to affect my business or stop me from making money is my enemy, including you."< br>
“Yes, yes, yes.” Several gentlemen looked sad, but they could only swallow the bitter pill by themselves.
The speaker did not even look at the expressions of the people. He stood up and picked up his cane: "As soon as you find a solution, I will send someone over to solve the problem. Those losers spend so much money from the city hall every month." , it’s time to do some work, even raising a dog is more useful than raising them. Keep it a secret before they come.”
With that said, Speaker Grant called the entourage waiting outside and walked away, leaving only a few senior factory officials looking at each other with tears in their eyes.
"Hmph, such a big business, with at least tens of thousands of pounds in profit, you want me to give up for a few lives?"
Until he got on the carriage, the Speaker was still sullen. Full of anger, he said to his followers:
"Remember to remind me to contact that person at night. If there is a problem with the thing he provided, he will be responsible for solving it. You want me to pay for it myself and find someone to solve it? Just dream."
While cursing, the carriage drove all the way. Rolling away, in the smoke and dust on the roadside, a figure in casual clothes wearing a peaked cap appeared vaguely.
Lin Qi, who was in the shadow of the building, looked at the leaving carriage with a gloomy expression, feeling greatly shocked.
He originally thought that this incident was an unexpected mysterious incident in the factory. The manager concealed the accident, which led to an increase in casualties. Similar incidents were not uncommon in previous lives.
However, in the short ten-minute conversation, the more he listened, the more frightened he became, and for the first time he realized that he had underestimated the cold-bloodedness and ferocity of these emerging classes.
It turned out that everything was done proactively, using human lives to feed the mystery, just to improve production efficiency and earn tens of thousands of pounds in profits.
However, it is reasonable to think about it. This person can secretly instruct the Railway Workers Union to create the Crown Plaza case, even at the cost of causing hundreds of casualties, just to smear the mountain people. So it is not surprising that he exchanged his life for huge profits.
People die every day, and the number is increasing. Although these are people from another world, they are still human lives after all. If I don’t know, forget it. They have already bumped into me, and they are with me. There is a conflict in my commission, how could I pretend not to see it? No matter how powerful the damn Speaker is, I will find a way to mess this up for him, at least to be worthy of my own conscience.
But I don’t even know where the mysterious object is. Even if I ask the Watcher to come forward, it can be easily rejected. It is really irrational to act rashly at this time. Lynch thought for a moment, and a plan gradually took shape in his mind. .
(End of this chapter)